A group of people waited for the mighty to come to the lotus pond, where there were already a lot of palace maids and eunuchs, all gathered together to point and whisper, seeing that the queen mother was coming, they retreated to both sides, bowed their heads and said nothing. When the crowd dispersed, a man could be seen lying on the ground, covered with a white cloth, wet, apparently fished from the lake, and some of the surrounding water stains had begun to freeze due to the cold weather, and the white cloth seemed to be very stiff.

"Are you all idle? Gather here to see the excitement? The queen glanced at the palace people around her, and Father-in-law Tian Rong immediately waved at the palace people: "I don't want my head anymore, do you?" Let's go! It's all scattered! Scattered! What does it look like to gather here! ”

The palace people were frightened and fled, the venue was suddenly empty, the pool was already cold, plus such a corpse was lying there, Ruo'an couldn't help but feel a chill, Fang was still a living person, but at this moment it had become a cold corpse......

"What's the matter?" The queen asked sharply. A short old man walked out of the crowd tremblingly, saluted and said, "Meet the Queen Mother......

"He's the ......," Tian Rong whispered in the queen's ear.

The queen took a step forward and asked, "How is the inspection?" ”

"Hui Niangniang...... This person is the palace maid in the imperial dining room, and he accidentally fell into the water and died......"

"Impossible!" If An didn't believe it, how could it be that he fell into the water and died, he was clearly strangled and suffocated. She ran forward, stretched out her hand, and tore off the white cloth, revealing a miserable white and hideous face...... Although Ruo'an was prepared, he was still shocked when he suddenly saw her death......

Although her face was hideous, Ruo'an still recognized her as a woman who had a good time with Shan Lin in the bamboo forest, and the fear before death was fixed on her face, and her hair had turned into ice, wisps by strands, mixed with miscellaneous things such as aquatic plants, which was extremely desolate.

"Is that her?" The queen asked as she stood aside. Ruo'an nodded, and the queen's smile became even stronger: "Didn't you say that she was strangled to death, but you also heard it just now, it was drowned, how can this be explained?" ”

"He's lying!" Joan angrily pointed to the side of the man. "She has obvious strangulation marks on her neck, but you say she's drowning! It's clearly a lie! ”

"Nonsense! The corpses that the old decay has seen are hundreds or thousands long, whether they are drowned or strangled to death, you know at a glance that it is not your turn to make a big talk about this little girl here! The old man was so angry that he roared at Ruo'an with a trembling body. Ruoan ignored him at all, and continued to ask: "Then how do you explain the strangulation marks on her neck?" ”

"The woman's belly was bulging, and there was sludge on her mouth and nose, as if she had drowned...... she explained. Ruo'an was anxious: "Then have you checked her **, is there any trace of intercourse?" ”

"Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! The old man's face turned blue with anger, he had been doing it for so many years, and it was the first time he was popularized like this, women**, how could she look at it casually, even if it was a dead person, she had to give enough respect, this is a rule passed down from their ancestors' generation, unless it is absolutely necessary, no one will want to do this kind of lack of morality.

But Ruo'an didn't know, she was in a hurry to clear her suspicion, but forgot that this was not modern, but ancient...... How can a group of people with such old-fashioned thinking help themselves get rid of their crimes?

"It's really a stubborn girl, this palace will let you die of this heart, come on! Find Wen Po! When the queen mother ordered, Tian Rong looked embarrassed and persuaded in a low voice: "Niangniang, do you really want to find a stable woman to test?" It's also too ......."

"Why, can't you understand what Motonomiya is saying?" The queen glared at Tian Rong, and Tian Gonggong immediately bowed his head and retreated. After a while, a chubby old palace maid followed Father-in-law Tian.

"The slave maid meets the queen...... the old palace maid knelt down to say goodbye, and the queen waved her hand and said impatiently: "Excuse me, hurry up and go to the examination to see if it is still not a virgin!" ”

"...... Slaves...... The slave maid ...... "As soon as the old palace maid saw that it was a dead body, she began to be frightened. The queen had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and when she saw her rubbing like this, she was even more annoyed and said sharply: "There is this palace, what are you afraid of!" Examine! ”

"Yes...... the old palace maid squatted beside the corpse tremblingly, began to untie the clothes and pants of the female corpse, and stretched her hand tremblingly into it...... As soon as she touched the cold skin, the old palace maid's body began to tremble, and she knelt directly on the ground in fright, and after groping for a while, she withdrew her hand.

"Return...... Niangniang, this girl is still a virgin...... There was no sign of intercourse...... "The old palace maid replied while rubbing the water stains on her hands.

"You're lying!" Ruo'an said that he was about to step forward to pull the placket of the stable woman's clothes, but was hugged by Leng Yang's waist.

"You let go of me! She's obviously lying! Joan roared, furious!

"Presumptuous!" The queen mother roared loudly, "What a boldness, dare to be wild in front of this palace!" Come! Drag her out of the jab and cut her down! As soon as the queen waved her hand, the little eunuchs on the side stepped forward to capture Ruo'an, who struggled hard, but in vain.

"What did I do wrong! You're going to kill me! Joan argued. The queen's eyebrows tightened: "You are so rude that you can directly take your life!" Besides, you also stabbed Prince Shan Lin of the Kolan Kingdom! Sin is one more! ”

"I didn't!"

"Still quibbling! Drag me out! ”

Leng Yang knelt on the ground with a puff and kowtowed to plead: "Queen Mother!" There is a lot of strangeness in this matter, and such an arbitrary judgment of Ruo'an is not safe! Please think twice! ”

The last thing the queen wants to see is that Leng Yang came out to intercede, and when she saw him helping outsiders so affectionately, she was even more unhappy in her heart: "Why, this palace is the queen, and she doesn't even have the qualifications to dispose of a palace maid?" Do I need your permission? ”

"Erchen didn't dare to ...... It's just that such a careless disregard for human life is not what the queen of the mother world should do! ”

"You! Dare to talk back again! I will punish you with you! ”

Leng Yang knelt on the ground and didn't dare to say anything, cold sweat broke out on his head, Fang Cai's tone was indeed heavier, he really helped the queen like this......

When Leng Yang was in a state of confusion and didn't know how to help Ruo'an, Leng Chen on the side opened his mouth: "The queen mother is angry, no one wants to see such a thing, there are still doubts about this woman's death, how she will commit suicide by throwing herself into the water still needs to be carefully investigated, as for the assassination of the prince, there are still doubts, not to mention Ruo'an's motives, just her powerless appearance, how can she rely on a silver hairpin to hurt His Royal Highness Shan Lin?" His Royal Highness Shan Lin is a brave and good fighter, and it seems a little unreasonable to be approached by a woman so easily this time...... And the second brother did have a trick with the two men in black, Ruo'an also provided clues to the palace maid, although the cause of death is different, but after all, it is a human life, presumably our palace has invaded the cult people, and we need to search it strictly, as for Ruo'an...... Since she is a person in my palace, she has no way to discipline her, and Leng Chen can't escape the blame......"

"Oh? Really? The head of what the eldest prince said was the Tao, and he also came to intercede, so according to you, what should this woman do? The queen glanced at Leng Chen.