Chapter 320: Trace
Ziyan stepped forward to observe carefully, the paper roll was yellowed, and at a glance, she knew that it had been some years, and then looked at the payment, sure enough, it was painted by Luo Tian more than ten years ago.
This painting is mediocre, it is not a masterpiece, why did Luo Tian hang it here? Shouldn't the average painter's study be mostly Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum or something? emphasizes his own elegant sentiments, but this Luo Tian has hung a demon slaying picture, could it be that he has a ghost in his heart? Do you want to rely on this painting to be courageous?
Ziyan didn't have time to think too much before she heard footsteps and talking at the door.
"Strange, the key is clearly on the table, huh? How do you wake up and it's gone? ”
"You don't know where to throw it, you love to mess around......"
"I didn't, I remember it very well...... It's on the table......
"Okay, hurry up and find it, if you lose it, see how Lord Luo cleans you up!"
When Ziyan heard this, she quickly hid, and while the two of them were checking the next room, she waited for an opportunity to sneak out, threw the key around the corner, covered the door and retreated.
Ziyan's heart was pounding, and she strode towards the palace gate, her heart was very panicked, if it weren't for the reminder of the two palace maids, she would probably be difficult to suspect Luo Tian for the rest of her life, plus Luo Tian and He Hongxin were close friends before, after Lord He's accident, Luo Tian immediately cleared up the relationship, and then drew a demon slaying diagram and hung it in the house, the whole thing seems to be inextricably linked, what happened in the middle? What does it have to do with the death of the former queen?
A series of questions surged through Ziyan's mind, making her nervous and excited, but she could calm down and think about it. A painting can't prove anything, but there must be conclusive evidence to prove He Hongxin's innocence, so that He Qishan can completely let go of this knot.
Ruo'an was waiting at the palace gate, almost falling asleep. Only then did I vaguely see Ziyan's figure coming quickly in the dark.
"Why has it been so long? Nothing happened, right? Ruoan asked, rubbing his eyes.
"I didn't ...... I chatted with Master He for a few words, and my sister waited for a long time......" Ziyan explained awkwardly.
"Oh, that'......s fine, it's understandable for the little couple to get closer," Joan quipped.
"Sister!" Ziyan blushed and pretended to be angry.
Ruoan hurriedly smiled: "Okay, did I make you happy." Let's go back, I'm really tired......"
Ziyan nodded, secretly relieved in her heart. accompanied Ruo'an back to the palace.
Without waiting for the door, I saw Princess Yuning standing in front of the palace from a distance, looking at the mournful appearance of Wangfu Stone, and when I saw that the person who came was not the prince but Ruo'an. The look on his face was ugly.
"You're back? What about the prince? Yu Ning asked.
Ruoan handed the reins to Ziyan. walked up to Princess Yuning and responded: "The prince is still in the palace, discussing state affairs with His Royal Highness the Prince, let us rest first, don't wait for him to ......"
"Uh...... Didn't he say when he would be back? "Princess Yuning is a little unwilling.
"No...... Sister, you still have a wound on your head, let's go back and rest, don't stand here and blow the wind......" Ruoan advised.
"The princess doesn't wait for the princess, isn't it possible for you to take advantage......" Hongling muttered and complained, although her voice was not loud. But Ruoan and Ziyan still heard it clearly.
"You can eat food indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. Someone is advised to keep to themselves and stop doing thankless things! Ziyan said, glancing at Hongling.
Hongling was angry in her heart, but because she had just offended the prince and received the punishment, she had palpitations in her heart, and she didn't dare to be too arrogant, so she had to grit her teeth and endure it.
"Okay, don't make any noise, if my sister is willing to wait, then wait, I'll go back and rest first, my body can't bear it, Hongling, take care of my sister, take a cloak and put it on, be careful of catching a cold...... I'll quit first......" Joan said, saluting, turning and entering.
Seeing Ruo'an and Ziyan walking away, Hongling dared to speak: "Look at them, ...... so arrogant"
"Okay, let's not say a word, she looks really tired, it's come to this point, the prince must not come back, let's go back too......" Princess Yuning said, and also turned around and walked back, Hongling pouted, helplessly following behind, as if she was very dissatisfied with Princess Yuning's obedience to Ruo'an's words.
This night of sleep was very heavy, Ruoan seemed to feel like a heavy object in his body fell on him, even lying in bed, he felt very tired......
Leng Chen didn't come back until the next night, Ruo'an was going to sleep, but as soon as he lay down, Leng Chen pushed the door and entered.
"Did you sleep?" Leng Chen asked softly.
Ruoan sat up and shook his head: "Not yet, why did you come back?" Tired, right? ”
Leng Chen nodded, sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and took Ruo'an's hand, and smiled tiredly.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Ruo asked as he soothed his shoulder.
"I'm going to ...... out"
"Huh? Where to? What do you have to do in person? Joan was curious.
Leng Chen sighed lightly: "Go to Sheng Zi's hometown...... His village ......"
"The village where Voodoo was entrenched before? Haven't Huo Lin and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already gone down? Why do you want to go there yourself? Ruoan was puzzled.
Leng Chen smiled bitterly: "The damage to the corpse is serious, and it is not easy to carry, so I have to go there in person......"
"Wait...... Corpses? What corpse? What's going on? ”
“…… Do you remember the sacrificial scene that Sheng Zi depicted? The woman who was burned by fire and then drowned by water? ”
Ruoan nodded, she naturally remembered, how could she forget such a terrifying picture.
"Could it be...... Was she found? ”
Leng Chen nodded: "That's right, it was indeed found, but it was found on the river far from the village, the body was seriously damaged, and it was soaked in the water for a long time, and it was no longer human......"
"Uh......" Ruo'an felt that the scene was terrifying enough just thinking about it, but he didn't understand why Leng Chen insisted on going there in person.
As if to see Ruo'an's thoughts, Leng Chen continued: "The villager who found the corpse felt ominous and wanted to bury it hastily, but the things she was carrying were remembered by the thieves and stolen out and sold in the market......
"What did the man steal?" Ruoan asked, faintly uneasy in her heart.
"This ......" Leng Chen said and took out a piece of jade pendant from his waist, the whole body was turquoise, very dazzling, but the rope spike on it was pitch black, and it was impossible to tell whether it was sludge or blood......
Leng Chen rubbed the jade pendant with a solemn expression, Ruoan leaned over and asked, "Is this ...... Be? ”
"This is a royal jade pendant...... It's Princess Yizhen's ......"
When Ruo'an heard the word Yizhen, he gasped a few times in shock......
"How can the prince be sure...... This jade pendant is Princess Yizhen's...... I mean...... There are so many jade pendants in the palace......" Ruoan asked.
Leng Chen shook his head and took out another piece from his waist, the color and texture were no different from the one in his hand, but the style changed slightly.
"Leng Yang still has a ...... These three pieces are made of the same piece of jade...... When the envoys of the vassal countries came to pay tribute, my father was pleased, so he made the jade material into a jade pendant and gave it to the three of us...... At the beginning, Siyi was still young, and the jade material was only enough to make three pieces, so she only rewarded us with a few older children, and Siyi cried for several days because of this incident...... So I'm very impressed with this and I can't be mistaken......"
Ruo'an stretched out his hand to take the two jade pendants, looked at them carefully, and sure enough, the texture, texture, and even transparency were the same, obviously belonging to the same piece of jade......
But Ruo'an couldn't believe that the woman who had the accident was Princess Yizhen......
She should have hid in the Thousand Mountains......
She was so familiar with the terrain of a thousand mountains, and she had saved her own life, how could she be killed so far away from a thousand mountains? She couldn't believe it, and she didn't want to believe it......
"Is there any other evidence to determine that it is Princess Yizhen?" Ruoan asked anxiously.
Leng Chen shook his head: "The body was burned by fire and soaked in water...... Unrecognizable, unrecognizable......"
"Then how can you prove that it is Princess Yizhen?!" Ruo'an was in a hurry, and his tone sharpened.
Leng Chen was stunned: "What's wrong with you?" So excited? ”
"Uh...... I...... I'm just, Princess Yizhen has been missing for so long and there is no news, and now it is too hasty to judge that she was killed based on just a piece of jade pendant...... I mean, it's possible that the jade pendant was stolen...... Or maybe she'll take it...... Or ......"
Ruo'an spoke incoherently, her voice choked and emotional.
Leng Chen took her into his arms and comforted her softly: "I know you're worried about me...... Although I have never seen Condensation, you know the relationship between me and Sister Condensation, and I am afraid that I will not be able to bear it, so I will be so worried...... Actually, after such a long time, my heart is already very calm, and I have long been prepared for the worst, so even if this is the case, I must be able to accept it......"
Ruo'an was speechless, not knowing how to answer, she had seen condensation, and she had saved her life......
It's just that she repeatedly begged not to tell Leng Chen the news that she was still alive......
If Ruo'an hadn't listened to her and told Princess Leng Chen Yizhen in time that she was still alive, she would be fine now, at least she would be safe......
Ruoan shook her head desperately, unwilling to admit that the woman was Princess Condensation, she broke free of Leng Chen's embrace and asked eagerly, "When are you leaving?" ”
"Well, I'll leave as soon as dawn, and I'll come back to tell you......"
"I'll go with you!" Ruo'an said categorically, Leng Chen was stunned: "What are you going to do?" You better not watch such a miserable scene, lest you have a restless sleep in the future......"
"I'm not afraid of those ...... I want to go with you, so take me with you! Joan pleaded.
Leng Chen shook his head: "No, I can't let you go to see that kind of 'thing' with me, no, no, no......" (To be continued......)