When Heshan hurriedly came out of the small door on the right, he saw Meng Zhou being wrapped in a fat cyan robe, leaning against a big tree in the vestibule, probing his brain and not knowing what to see. Heshan pushed the things in his arms inside, stepped forward a few steps and patted Meng Zhou's head, and his tone was not good: "Let you go and change your clothes, and you will make such a big move." ”

"Shhhh

"You know that there are people who are still here to watch openly, and they are not leaving."

Out of the Zongfu, Heshan tugged at Mengzhou's clothes, frowned, and said, "You didn't say to change your clothes, why did you steal such a body." ”

"It's a long story, did you find that person?"

Heshan said: "Almost. ”

"What do you mean?"

Heshan frowned slightly: "As soon as I entered Zong Ying's study, I heard a commotion outside, and a team of government soldiers passed by, I was worried that Zong Ying would come back, so I had to give up." ”

Meng Zhou snorted lightly and said, "You, this is called self-inflicted sin and cannot live." ”

Heshan said: "It's my own sin, I shouldn't have taken you out, I knew I was in trouble." ”

"I can't help it, it happened suddenly, how did I know that a robber appeared halfway and robbed the bride."

Heshan stopped, his eyes showing doubts: "Robbing the bride? ”

"You don't know?"

Heshan said angrily: "Should I know?" Ever since I entered the Zongfu, I've been looking for things, so how can I have time to take care of it. ”

"Wait, what do you mean when you say I made a big move?"

Heshan spread his hands and said, "Those dogs, didn't you release them?" Also, what's the matter with the robbers you just mentioned?"

Meng Zhou's eyes widened: "How is it possible?" Not long after I entered the inner courtyard of Mingxiang, I was arrested by a woman in purple, she fed me medicine, pretended to be a bride, and then took the real bride to no idea, no way, I had to wait for the effect of the medicine to disappear, and the stunned grandmother escaped. Halfway through, I saw a group of mad dogs in red scarves rushing to the front court, and I immediately thought of you, so I went all the way to the front court to meet you. ”

After Meng Zhou finished speaking, he said cautiously: "You really didn't do it?" ”

Heshan shook his head, "Looking for you alone, it won't make the Zongfu Mansion unpeaceful." ”

"So, someone else is doing this? Could it still be the girl in purple? ”

"I don't know, anyway, leave this place of right and wrong first, and come with me."

In the Zongfu, Zong Ying walked around the house a few times, wanting to speak and stopping.

Zong Zhixian bowed down and said: "Father, my son has cleaned up the outside, and the guests have personally apologized and sent each other one by one, which has frightened you today." ”

Zong Ying stopped and looked at Zong Zhixian, with an indissoluble gloom in his eyes: "Have you sent someone to find out?" What the hell is going on, has the person in charge of the Yokonoin Temple been found? ”

"My son has increased the number of people to search, and there will be news soon."

Zong Ying said: "What's going on in Mingxiang Courtyard? I can't even look at a person. ”

Zong Zhixian lowered his eyes: "My son will go to check." ”

Zong Ying patted the table and said in a deep voice: "Tell me to go down and check today's guest list to see if there are any suspicious people, as well as the new maids and mansions who have come to the mansion in recent days, one by one for interrogation, and no one is allowed to be missed." ”

"Yes. My son will do it. ”

"And the maids next to your mother, find someone who is clever to ask questions. Today's matter, we must find out, there must be no sloppiness, understand? ”

"Yes."

Zong Ying waved his hand, "Go down, you go to the Hengzhiyuan in person, and report any problems in time." ”

On the door closed, Zong Zhixian pressed his brows a little tiredly.

"Young Master."

"Any news?"

Ming'er said: "Zhao Qi sent someone to report that he found Miss Xuanying's hairpin on the north wall of the Zongfu, and there was a message. ”

"Where's the stuff?"

"The slave is in your room."

Zong Zhixian lifted his steps and said as he walked: "Has the person who guarded the Hengzhiyuan found it?"

"Dead."

Zongzhi offered a step.

Ming'er continued: "The body was hidden in the room of the Hengzhi Courtyard, and the slave maid found a doctor to examine it, and it was poisoned and died. ”

All the way to the door, Zong Zhixian's hand pushing the door paused slightly, as if remembering something, and said in a low voice: "Ming'er, those dogs today are handled well." ”

"There are a lot of places, so it's naturally clear."

Zong Zhixian glanced back at Ming'er, who was bowing his head behind him, and his mind flashed the ragged and wounded appearance when he picked her up from the corner of the street.

He pushed open the door and walked into the house, took out a bottle of wound medicine and put it in Ming'er's hand, and said, "Go back." ”

"Yes."

Out of the yard, Ming'er pulled up the sleeves of her coat, and on the white inner sleeves, blood spread layer by layer, she tilted her head, and a sarcastic smile flashed at the corner of her mouth.

On the second day, the sky was slightly bright, Xuan Ying woke up in a burst of thirst, she slowly opened her eyes, looked at the unfamiliar room in front of her, and couldn't help but panic. There was a sound of footsteps outside the house, and she glanced around in a bit of a panic, plucked the hairpin on her head, and clutched it tightly in her hand.

The door opened, and a thin figure walked in, put down the bowl in his hand, and looked at Xuan Ying on the bed,

"Long time no see."

Facing those eyes, Xuan's heart trembled: "It's you, what do you want to do, kill me and avenge her?" ”

"I thought that Miss Sheng Xuan was a noble person who forgot things and forgot us a long time ago. But this time you were wrong, if it weren't for me, I'm afraid that you would have gone to make amends with her in person by now. ”

"Sheng Lan, what do you mean, what do you want after so long?"

The purple-clothed girl called Sheng Lan approached step by step, and her voice was full of coldness: "Until now, you still have no remorse." ”

Sheng Xuan sneered as if he had heard a joke: "Repent, what's wrong with me, I just want to escape from that place and start living again." Sheng Jiu's death, do you dare to say that you are not at fault at all?"

"I'm guilty."

Hearing those three words, Sheng Xuan's heart tightened.

Sheng Lan's voice seemed to float from far away: "Whether you are wrong or not, someone will tell you soon." ”

In the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Tingyuan wrote a word, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Zong Zhixian standing quietly at the door, and he was surprised: "Brother Zong? When did you come, don't say a word. ”

Jiang Tingyuan stood up as he said and greeted Zong Zhixian, "Brother Zong, please come here." ”

After the two sat down, Jiang Tingyuan poured tea and asked, "How is it, how are things handled in the house?" ”

"I came today because I want to ask Brother Jiang about something."

"What's the matter, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Zong Zhixian took out the piece of paper and handed it to Jiang Tingyuan, and said tentatively: "Does Brother Jiang know this word?" ”

Seeing the extra word "north", Jiang Tingyuan's eyes tightened, and his throat was dry, "Where is she?" ”

Zong Zhixian sighed, "Sure enough, it's her, Brother Jiang, it's time to clarify the matter between you, and I hope that Brother Jiang will give me an explanation when the time comes." Oh, and this. Zong Zhixian took out a white handkerchief from his arms and put it on the table, "This is what I found together, and she must have fallen it too." ”

Jiang Tingyuan stretched out his hand to unfold the handkerchief, and when he saw the embroidery on the handkerchief, he stood up suddenly, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"What, Brother Jiang, but what's wrong."

"You just said that this veil was found with that note?"

Zong Zhixian frowned: "To be exact, it was found in different places at the same time. The veil fell in the inner room of the temple at that time. ”

Jiang Tingyuan said eagerly: "Sect Brother, is there anything else besides this?" ”

Zong Zhixian shook his head, "I only found these two things, and I'm still investigating, Brother Jiang, what did you find?" ”

Jiang Tingyuan put away the handkerchief, pulled his robe, and looked eager, "Sect brother, I still need to confirm now, if there is any news, I will definitely tell you." ”

"That being the case, Brother Jiang, Zong will leave first, so I won't bother."

"I'll send you."

Zong Zhixian's carriage and horses were getting farther away, and Jiang Tingyuan turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

"Lord Wang, Gongzi Jiang is here."

Jing Rong stretched out his hand to wipe the soup from the corner of Kongqing's mouth, turned to Sanqi and said softly, "Did you say anything?" ”

Sanqi said: "Jiang Gongzi said that the matter is very important, and I hope to tell you in person." ”

"Let him wait outside my room."

"Yes."

"Daddy, aren't you going to eat with Qing'er anymore?"

Jing Rong stroked Kongqing's head and said gently: "Qing'er eats first, and Daddy will come back immediately." ”

"Don't lie."

"Okay."

Jing Rong walked to the Yang Shu Courtyard, saw Jiang Tingyuan standing restless outside the door, and said loudly: "What's the matter?" ”

"Lord Wang, me."

Jing Rong glanced at Jiang Tingyuan, who wanted to speak and stopped, "Come in and say." ”

The door closed, Jiang Tingyuan reached out and took out the embroidered handkerchief from his arms and handed it to Jing Rong. For a long time, the people in front of him didn't say a word, just pinched the embroidered handkerchief like a lost soul.

Jiang Tingyuan frowned, and called softly: "Lord Wang." ”

Jing Rong turned his back suddenly, lowered his hand holding the embroidered handkerchief, and his voice seemed to come from a distant fog, "You go." ”

"Don't you want to know the answer?"

There was another period of dead silence, Jiang Tingyuan sighed, and remembered the past four years ago, since Su Qinghui jumped off the city wall and disappeared into the moat, Jing Rong stayed by the river day and night, searching everywhere along the river, but Su Qinghui seemed to have suddenly disappeared from this world, and he couldn't even find his bones.

Later, within half a month, Jing Rong became seriously ill, and after he recovered, he never went to the river again, everything was like a sad dream, and after waking up from the dream, he returned to that unsentimental appearance.

Jing Rong sat in that high position for two years, during the day, he filled himself with those complicated court affairs, and at night he walked alone over and over again the palace road that Su Qinghui walked on the day of his wedding. He didn't dare to face Kong Qing and June, so he let them stay in the Six Princes' Mansion and handed them over to Xu Juan to take care of.

Later, it was Kong Qing who suffered from a serious illness, Jing Rong was like being awakened, relieved of the heavy responsibilities on his shoulders, withdrew from the palace, and gave the throne to the five princes, and returned to the Huai Wangfu with Kong Qing and June, helping the five princes deal with some chores on weekdays, and accompanying Kong Qing and June to walk around in their spare time.

The name Su Qinghui seems to have slowly faded into the world, and the imperial concubine seems to have only become an occasional name in the teahouse. However, Jiang Tingyuan knew that Jing Rong had never given up searching, even if it was a little bit, he had to personally verify it.

Thinking of this, Jiang Tingyuan took one last look at the back of Xiao Ran in front of him, and sighed lightly, "Lord, the carriage will leave tomorrow morning, minister, retire." ”

The door closed, Jing Rong slowly let go of the hand holding the embroidered handkerchief, leaned weakly against the table, he closed his eyes, as if he was in the shadow of the knife light and blood again. Su Qinghui sat in the firelight in a bloody suit, his face full of tears but he didn't know it, like a hesitant child.

He watched her fall step by step alone, a little desperate, dragged into the dark cage.

Jing Rong opened his eyes, a dull pain in his heart, and two whispers in his ears.

"I'm sorry"

"It's okay"