"See the concubine." Qiu Luoxue came to make a simple salute to Concubine Jiang Guifei, she could have done without saluting, but she had to be polite.

"Your Excellency is very polite." Jiang Guifei said with a smile.

"This minister is ordered by the emperor to investigate the matter of Concubine Duanniang, and I want to ask Niangniang some questions, and I hope Niangniang will forgive me for the trouble." Qiu Luoxue continued.

Jiang Guifei is a person who is good at communicating, and when Qiu Luoxue speaks, she keeps smiling and listening carefully. After Qiu Luoxue finished speaking, she said: "Don't bother, this palace is not good at governing the palace, and if such a major incident occurs, it will trouble the prime minister to investigate it, and this palace should thank the prime minister." If you have any questions, please ask, Your Excellency. ”

She cooperated so much, Qiu Luoxue naturally didn't shirk it, and said: "Where is the palace maid who reported to Niangniang that Concubine Duanniang secretly hid men's tokens now?"

"This palace maid didn't report it to me, she told Concubine Liang about it, and the palace also learned about it from Concubine Liang. Now this palace maid should also be in the palace of Concubine Liang. How? The Prime Minister wants to see her? Jiang Guifei asked.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has gone to the palace of the noble concubine." Jin Fu reported to Xia Zimo that he knew that what Xia Zimo wanted to know now was the news about Qiu Luoxue.

Hearing the news, Xia Zimo immediately put down the fold in his hand and said, "Drive Fengren Palace."

"I've already sent someone to pass on the palace maid, please wait here later." Jiang Guifei said.

"There's Lao Niangniang." Qiu Luoxue said.

"The emperor has arrived~" A long and loud voice resounded through Fengren Palace.

When Concubine Jiang heard this, she was extremely excited, after all, Xia Zimo hadn't come to her palace for a long time. However, if she knew that Xia Zimo was here for Qiu Luoxue, she would definitely be angry. But at the moment, she was so immersed in excitement that she didn't have time to think about it, and was busy asking the palace maid how she was dressed.

Compared with Jiang Guifei's excitement, Qiu Luoxue's attitude was much colder. It's just that after hearing the words "The emperor has arrived", her heart "chuckled", why is this happening? Are you looking forward to seeing Xia Zimo or not? Without waiting for Qiu Luoxue to think about this problem clearly, Xia Zimo, who was dressed in a dragon robe, walked in. His majestic posture, resolute and charming face, steady and powerful steps, and noble and inoffensive temperament are all familiar to Qiu Luoxue.

"Wechen/concubines participate in Your Majesty." Qiu Luoxue and Jiang Guifei knelt down at the same time and said.

Although Jiang Guifei knelt in the middle, and her clothes and outfits were gorgeous enough to attract people's attention, Xia Zimo's eyes still fell on Qiu Luoxue's thin figure on the side.

When he came in, he saw Qiu Luoxue's expression when he saw him, no longer smiling, no longer expecting, but a strange, expressionless expression that he had never experienced.

When he saw Qiu Luoxue kneeling down to salute him, Xia Zimo felt a chill rise in his heart. Once upon a time, she said that kneeling down and bowing seemed too far away between the two of them, and asked him if he would be able to kneel and bow in the future. He allowed her not to bow to herself on occasions other than the court. Now that she had returned to her knees, had she made up her mind to distance herself from him?

"Let's be flat." Xia Zimo said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qiu Luoxue and Jiang Guifei said at the same time.

Being in the same space with Xia Zimo again, although there were outsiders there, she still felt embarrassed. And she didn't know what Xia Zimo was looking for Jiang Guifei, and she always felt that it would be very inconvenient for her to be there.

So he said: "Wechen's matter has been asked, so I won't bother Your Majesty and the concubine, please allow Weichen to retire."

Xia Zimo wanted to say that he was not allowed to leave, and wanted to say, "I came for you, but you left because of me, what should I do?" ”

But in the end he said, "Go down."

After that, he watched Qiu Luoxue walk away step by step in full of sadness, until Qiu Luoxue's figure disappeared into the palace, and he also looked at the direction of her departure, the figure that was gradually moving away, in his sight, in his mind, lingering.

"Your Majesty, lunch time is almost here, let's eat in Fengren Palace today." Jiang Guifei hadn't noticed Xia Zimo's abnormality yet, and said with anticipation.

"It suddenly occurred to me that there was one more important matter that needed to be taken care of, and that you should eat lunch by yourself. It's been hard to manage the harem during this time. After Xia Zimo finished speaking, he left without staying too long.

"The concubine sends your majesty."

Although Xia Zimo is not far away, she can't be retained, she has her dignity and dignity that must be preserved. And she knows very well that what Xia Zimo needs is an obedient woman, so she has been doing so. Whether he loves him or not, she doesn't cry or make trouble, and in this deep palace, she silently waits for his arrival.

Although the time was short, at least she waited for his arrival today, and although the time to see him was short, she was glad that she had stayed in his life. The long wait, that was her love for him. It's just that what she didn't expect was that his love had been quietly given to others during her long wait.

"See the prince." A kind-faced old man saluted Xia Ziyan.

"Doctor Wang is very polite." Xia Ziyan hurriedly went up to help him up and said, "This king came to you to examine a corpse. This kind of thing is really useless for Doctor Wang, but you have excellent medical skills and have a reputation in the Seven Kingdoms, and this examination can only be done by you to convince the public. ”

"The prince is polite." Doctor Wang said, and then asked, "Where is that corpse now?"

"Come with this king." Xia Ziyan said.

Then they took the same carriage and spared most of the circle in the Nanliang Imperial City, and finally came to a mansion. This is a deep mansion compound, with a high-walled compound outside, and it is estimated that you will not be found if you do anything inside.

Xia Ziyan stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon after the door opened a crack from the inside, Xia Ziyan took out a token and handed it to the people inside, and the door was completely opened, welcoming them in.

This mansion is Su Mufei's private residence, and almost no outsiders know about it. And it is far from the downtown area, so it is safe to park the coffin of the emperor. Xia Ziyan brought Doctor Wang over and asked him to examine the body of Emperor Nanliang.

"Time is running out, let's get started." Xia Ziyan said to Su Mufei.

Su Mufei nodded, and said to his subordinates, "Open the coffin."

There was a coffin parked in the center of the courtyard, and after Su Mufei's order, five or six men stepped forward to open the coffin. Standing next to him were Lan Yan and Su Muyi. Open the coffin and let Doctor Wang examine the body, and the truth of the emperor's death will be revealed.

"Are you from the palace of Concubine Duan? Why do you want to report the matter of Concubine Duan? Qiu Luoxue took the informant palace maid to a room for interrogation, and Nie Yuan accompanied her.

"Although the slave maid is a person in the palace of Concubine Duan, she is a subject of Your Majesty, and she always thinks of being loyal to Your Majesty, and when she sees Concubine Duan's misdeeds in the palace, she should be exposed." The palace maid replied with righteousness and awe.

Qiu Luoxue didn't take her set of arguments, and continued to ask: "Since you always want to be loyal to Your Majesty, why don't you report it directly to Your Majesty, but to Concubine Liang?" Concubine Liang and Concubine Duan are of the same grade, so they should not be people who can manage each other. ”

"You, you accepted the benefits of Concubine Liangniang, so you framed Concubine Duan Niangniang for this reason." Qiu Luoxue stared at the palace maid and asked.

"Why did the Prime Minister frame the slave so much?" The palace maid was a little indignant when she heard Qiu Luoxue's words, but because of Qiu Luoxue's identity, she couldn't resist, so she could only explain: "A palace maid with the status of a slave maid has no chance to see Your Majesty at all, so she chose to report this matter to Concubine Liang." What's more, they have found the man's waist in Duanfei Niangniang, and the slave and maid have not framed anyone? ”

"Choosing to report to Concubine Liangniang, it means that you know that she will definitely make a fuss about this matter, even if there is no false accusation, there is also collusion between you and Concubine Liangniang. Otherwise, she won't transfer you to her side either. Qiu Luoxue said.

"Okay, I know. Until you find out the truth, stay here now. Qiu Luoxue said and stood up from the stool.

"It's Concubine Duan's private possession of a man's token, why do you want to investigate me?" The palace maid asked unconvinced.

Qiu Luoxue glanced back at her and asked, "If the palace is haunted, how should it be solved?"

When the palace maid heard this question, she was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Of course it's ghost hunting."

"No, no......" Qiu Luoxue shook her head and said, "There are no ghosts in the world, and haunting means that someone is playing ghosts." In order to solve it completely, it is necessary not only to hunt ghosts, but also to find the people who make ghosts. That's what I'm doing right now. ”

"The slave doesn't understand why the Prime Minister is doing this? These things are not relevant to you, and you can completely ignore them. The palace maid asked puzzled.

"It's okay not to do it, but doing it that way shows more of your intelligence. And the prime minister is a diligent and upright prime minister, there is no reason not to do that. After speaking, Qiu Luoxue hooked her lips and smiled, turned around and left.

"I just saw you smiling, why are you smiling?" After going out, Qiu Luoxue asked Nie Yuandao.

"I just think you're joking." Nie Yuan replied.

"What are you kidding?" Qiu Luoxue asked puzzled.

"Intelligent, diligent and upright, it should be a joke." Nie Yuan said.

"Why, I'm super serious." Qiu Luoxue corrected.

Seeing Qiu Luoxue's more serious expression, Nie Yuan felt very funny and laughed unconsciously. Qiu Luoxue saw him laugh, and laughed along, and said: "For people who sleep every day in addition to eating, it is indeed like a joke to be diligent."

The scene of the two laughing happily in the sun stung Xia Zimo, who was watching from a distance. In the past, Qiu Luoxue and he were also talking and laughing, and they were very happy. Now those scenes seem to be a world away, getting farther and farther away. He could only look at her from a long distance, in a place where Qiu Luoxue couldn't see him.