Xie Zhan's smile made the Duchess of Huguo full of chills.

She pushed Xie Zhan away, stared at him cautiously, and said, "Xie Zhan, what do you want to do?" Is it possible, do you want to use your mother as a witness in court? ”

Xie Zhan looked at her pleadingly and said, "Now only you know about this matter, if you are unwilling to testify that Xin Ye's jade pendant has been lost a few months ago, Xin Ye is afraid that he will get into trouble." Mother, you are your father's most proud helper, and Master Xin is His Majesty's most valued right-hand man, you shouldn't be able to see death without help, right? ”

"This ......," the Duchess of the Protector hesitated.

She is just a woman, she doesn't want to get involved in too many political-related things, she just wants to teach her husband and children at home.

Xie Zhan raised his hand, his expression was serious, and said, "Er swears, Er will definitely work hard to find other evidence, and only if he can't find it, he will ask his mother to come forward." ”

Seeing Xie Zhan's insistence, the Duchess of Huguo was half cold in her heart, closed her eyes tiredly, and said unhappily: "You only have those two surnamed Xin in your heart." That's it, no matter what your mother says, you won't listen, in that case, you can go. My mother is tired and wants to rest. ”

Xie Zhan stopped talking, lowered his head, and said, "I'm sorry for making you sad." ”

After leaving, Xie Zhan looked at the round sun in the sky, and couldn't tell whether he was relieved or pressed a stone.

Since she only heard about this incident after returning from the day she was killed, it is believed that Xin Muyuan found that the jade pendant was lost after returning home, so the iron spread the news so as not to be discovered.

never thought that the mistake would become a proof of her innocence a few months later.

Xie Zhan immediately sent people to Tianling Mountain to search for the small thatched hut mentioned by Xin Muyuan, but time had stopped for too long, and there was nothing left here.

Only the hut was crumbling, but as soon as it was near, a wild dog heard the movement and rushed out and ran into the distance.

The soldiers turned the bottom upside down here, but they didn't find much useful evidence either. Suddenly, the soldier screamed, and Xie Zhan hurriedly walked over and saw that the thatch had been ripped open by the soldier, revealing a shallow footprint.

He pressed the soil and found that it was once supposed to be a shallow puddle, and that the mud here should be deeper than in other places. The man just didn't notice and stepped on it as he picked it up.

After discovering it, he immediately retreated, and after being filled by wind and rain and the sun's rays, this became such a small shoe print, and it was completely solidified.

Xie Zhan instructed his subordinates to collect shoe prints and search for them in a netting style.

From morning to dusk, twenty-eight people were found with the same shoe prints, of which seven or eight were official ladies, and most of the rest were rich ladies, and no useful information could be found.

According to them, the origin of these shoes is the Bubu Shenglian produced by Liying Shengxiang, and there is a lotus flower behind the heel, and the pink or golden lotus will be printed on the ground.

Xie Zhan suddenly remembered someone.

transferred all the investigation to the Criminal Division, and hurriedly entered the palace.

Xiao Changting was still busy, and when he heard Xie Zhan coming, he put down the things in his hand and looked up to greet him with a smile, and said, "Brother Zhan, you just came back from Huolei Village, and I gave you two days off, why don't you have a good rest at home?" ”

Xie Zhan sat opposite him and said, "The minister heard about Mu Yuan's matter, and he couldn't rest in peace. ”

"You......" Xiao Changting shook his head helplessly, "I heard that you are checking women's shoes today?" ”

Xie Zhan saw that he went straight to the topic, and he didn't continue to go around with him, and simply picked out the reason why he entered the palace: "The minister still insists on entering the palace in the twilight, because I heard that Luo Guiren also has shoes that give birth to lotus in two steps." ”

The smile on Xiao Changting's face froze.

After taking a breath, he put away the things on the table, propped his two arms on them, stared at Xie Zhan seriously, and said, "You mean, the murderer is from my harem?" ”

Xie Zhan said: "The minister didn't say that. It's just that the clues point to the shoes of Bu Bu Shenglian, and the person who buys this pair of shoes always has to ask about the situation. ”

Xiao Changting stared at him: "Including my women? ”

Xie Zhan got up, took a step back, hugged his fists and said: "The Son of Heaven broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people, and the concubine is suspicious, so it should be." ”

"Get out." Xiao Changting lowered his eyes, unfolded the put away copywriting, and continued to be busy.

"Your Majesty......"

Xiao Changting raised his eyes and said word by word: "I said get out." ”

"Yes." Xie Zhan clenched his fists and left unwillingly.

Xiao Changting stared at the open space in front of him, and after the door closed, he angrily overturned the desk in front of him, his chest rose and fell violently, and he scolded in a low voice: "It's really presumptuous!" ”

He calmed down for the time being, thought about the question Xie Zhan had just raised with a gloomy face, walked out of the room, glanced at the eunuch who was kneeling, and said, "Go to Luohuayuan." ”

He had indeed seen a small golden lotus flower in the garden, which was used by the little nobleman to attract his attention at first, but then for some reason no one wore it again, but Luo Qin was still wearing it.

No, Luo Qin doesn't seem to be wearing it anymore.

It seems to have been a while, and there are fewer people wearing it outside, maybe it's because it's outdated.

Xie Zhan really doubted everything for Xin Muyuan.

When he arrived at the palace gate of Luohuayuan, Xiao Changting looked up at the magnificent door plaque, couldn't stop being depressed in his heart, and turned around and left.

But thinking about Xie Zhan's words, he couldn't help but turn back.

The palace maid guarding the palace gate saw the emperor coming up, and ran to find Luo Qin with her skirt in surprise.

Luo Qin, who was gloomy and sad in the mirror in the room, didn't know what she was facing, and asked happily, "Really?" ”

She hurriedly touched her hair and asked the maidservant, "Is the hair in this palace messy?" How's the clothes? Oops, it's all wrinkled, hurry up and replace it with a brand new one for this palace! ”

Hurriedly changing his clothes, Luo Qin straightened his hair again and hurried out of the house. At this time, Xiao Changting had already entered her small courtyard.

Luo Qin's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly knelt down to ask for guilt, and said: "Your Majesty, when the concubine learned that you were coming, she was too excited in her heart, and she missed the drive, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." ”

"It's okay, the harem is a place for me to rest, so why bother with all the rules?" Xiao Changting helped Luo Qin up, looked at the shoes on her feet, and gently led her to the house, "Why didn't you wear those shoes that can print lotus flowers today?" ”

Luo Qin was in the harem, and he didn't know what was going on outside, so he said with a smile: "Those shoes were novel at first glance, but they didn't look interesting after a long time, so I didn't wear them again." Why is Your Majesty so interested in Bu Bu Shenglian today? ”

Xiao Changting's lie came as soon as he opened his mouth: "Today, I saw the daughter of Minister Wang's family wearing a skirt of brocade flowers, swaying with her steps, and leaving a string of lotus flowers where she stepped on, so I remembered you." Are your shoes still there? I want to see it. ”