Fu Yingran and the little palace maids were playing pitching pots under the cloister full of palace lamps, and none of the little palace maids could compare to her, and all the immature little faces were painted by turtles.

Fu Yiran leaned forward and leaned back, picked up an arrow and prepared to throw it into the pot, raised his eyes to see the tall figure walking on the bluestone path in the courtyard, and a small eunuch in front of him carried a lamp to lead the way.

With a flick of his wrist, he threw the arrow into the pot with unmistakable accuracy, took two steps into the courtyard, and bowed on his knees.

"Your Highness is leaving?"

King Yan stopped, kept a safe distance from her, and responded with a salty attitude.

"Your Majesty, let me say hello to you by the way, tomorrow is your birthday, and the ceremony has already been prepared, don't forget."

Fu Yiran knew that he had an opinion about him, and he didn't care about his attitude, but he was a little impatient about the matter of the Gupta ceremony, "I still have to do it, I thought it was over, it was really troublesome." ”

King Yan opened his mouth and said, "This is Your Majesty's intention for the county lord. ”

His Majesty's intentions for the county lord can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, but the falling flowers are intentional and the flowing water is ruthless.

"However, the selection of the guest and the praiser will have to be decided again. I suggested to His Majesty that the concubine be the guest, and no one is more qualified than her, what does the county lord think? ”

Originally, this ceremony was prepared by the mother and daughter of the original family from beginning to end, and the mother and daughter of the original family spent all their efforts to draw in the relationship with the queen mother and revitalize the original family.

The two honors of being the guest and the praiser were given to them, but the world always had plans that could not keep up with the changes.

Yuan Li was involved in the dispute between Fu Yiran and the Queen Mother, and not long ago there was a ghost collision, and the mother and daughter did not come to participate in the spring hunt at all.

The taste of this ceremony has long changed, but the emperor still wants to hold it as scheduled.

Every girl's birthday is an irreplaceable day, and he doesn't want Fu Yiran to leave regrets on such an important day.

Fu Yingran raised her eyebrows invisibly, is King Yan standing up for Concubine Han?

Hey, how could this not be said in front of Concubine Han, Concubine Han would definitely be very happy.

"My concubine cares for me a lot, she is my most beloved elder since I came to Twilight, and it is my lifelong honor to have her as my guest."

When King Yan heard this, his face softened a lot.

"As for the praiser, the eldest princess's Ze'an monarch recommended himself. Your Majesty has not yet responded, let me ask the county lord what he means. ”

King Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the emperor was really careful and thoughtful to the county lord.

The county lord of Ze'an and Fu Yiran had a disagreement, and the emperor was worried that she would not be satisfied, so he specially consulted her first.

How glorious it is for the lord of the county to be willing to come and be a praiser, and others can't ask for it.

"I don't have any friends of the same age in Twilight City, the county lord is the county lord, I don't care."

The slightly disgusted tone made King Yan couldn't help laughing, and it was really shameful to let the county lord be a praiser for her.

If you want to let the county lord of Ze'an hear this, there must be some trouble.

The next day was a sunny day, and it was also an important big day for Fu Yingran.

Today is her Jiji Day, and according to the rules of the Twilight Kingdom, Heji represents an adult and can start to discuss marriage.

Early in the morning, guests who watched the ceremony entered the Xiaguang Courtyard one after another, looking at the groups of glamorous clan nobles, women and nobles, many people sighed secretly.

A little girl's ceremony, most of the officials and family members of the court came, and they were really decent.

In addition, the most talked about is the mother and son of the original family who originally bothered to plan this and the ceremony.

I thought that the original family would be valued by the Queen Mother this time, and it would rise to the top in the future, but now the original lady is crazy, and Mrs. Yuan is worried about taking care of it, and she can't even come to the spring hunt, and the original family is even more plummeting than before.

really responded to that sentence, people are not as good as heaven.

Everyone was sighing, the emperor walked into the main hall where the ceremony was held in the crowd of people, just sat down on the upper seat, and in a shrill 'Queen Mother arrived', the figure of the Queen Mother appeared at the door of the main hall.

Suddenly, the entire Xiaguang Courtyard fell silent, and everyone's eyes followed the footsteps of the Queen Mother, and they didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere.

The rumors about the Queen Mother are now well known in Twilight City, and the subtle atmosphere of tension between the Queen Mother and the Lord of Yunsang County in the paddock in the past two days has also indirectly confirmed the authenticity of those rumors.

The Queen Mother wants to kill the county lord of Yunsang!

And she will appear at the Yunsang County Lord's ceremony, the purpose is thought-provoking.

"Mother, you are here."

The emperor got up and personally led the Queen Mother to the position next to him, which was the position of the parents and elders, and the Queen Mother sat down in a dignified manner.

"The county lord is ready, when will it start?"

The Queen Mother opened her mouth and glanced at everyone in the main hall lightly, her eyes were warm.

The emperor said, "It should be soon." ”

Saying that, he secretly cast a meaningful look at Yu Gonggong, Yu Gonggong bowed down, quietly withdrew from the main hall, and beckoned the commander of the forbidden army to take care of the palace people brought by the Queen Mother, and no one was allowed to move around at will.

The emperor is beware of the Queen Mother taking advantage of the fact that the people in Xiaguang Courtyard are doing something to hurt Fu Fei by taking advantage of the many people in Xiaguang Courtyard today.

The Zhongchang attendant saw the emperor's thoughts in his eyes, glanced at the figure of Father-in-law Yu leaving, and didn't raise his eyelids.

At this time, in the backyard of Xiaguang Courtyard, in the sleeping room.

The county lord of Ze'an pushed a few young girls who came to be close to Fu Fei outside the house, and said impatiently, "What are you doing here, go out and block the way." ”

"We just want to see the hairpin crown rewarded by the emperor."

Several girls were pushed out of the house, blushing in embarrassment, but they didn't dare to speak out loud with Lord Ze'an.

"I want to see it later."

The county lord of Ze'an slammed the door directly without hesitation, guarding the door like a door god, and no one was allowed to enter.

Fu Yingran listened to the movement outside, a smile rose at the corner of her mouth, and then she asked tiredly, "Mama Hai, are you okay?" ”

Mama Hai carefully outlined her eyebrows, and her movements were smooth, and it took a long time to put down the eyebrow pencil.

"That's it."

Fu Yingran looked in the mirror, with fine makeup, long hair and shawl, and bright and lively clothes.

Just as she was about to get up and go out, Mama Hai pressed her shoulder from behind and said, "Comb your hair again." ”

Fu Yingran couldn't wait to roll her eyes, this hair had been combed eight or ten times, and it couldn't be smoother anymore.

Thinking that Mama Hai was the person arranged by the emperor after all, she still didn't refute her, so she reached out to take the agarwood wooden comb on the dressing table, but before her fingertips touched the wooden comb, she suddenly felt a pain in the back of her hand, and subconsciously retracted her hand.

"What's wrong?"

Mama Hai saw that her face was not right, and asked with concern.

Fu Yingran touched the back of his aching hand, and it was red, it should have been hit by something.

She tensed her nerves and raised her vigilance, and scurried around the room.

There was no one in the room except her and Mama Hai.

It's really weird, who is plotting against her? Queen Mother?

But the Queen Mother wants her life, how can she play such a painless little trick.

At this moment, the urging voice of the county lord of Ze'an came from outside the door, "Fu Yiran, the emperor and the queen mother have arrived, and the ceremony is about to begin." ”

When Fu Yingran heard this, he answered, "Just come." ”

I checked the whole house again, but I still didn't find anything, so I had to go to the main hall first.

The process of the ceremony was explained in detail by Concubine Han to her last night, and it was not difficult to implement, but it was trivial.

What's even more unbearable is that the Queen Mother sat in front of her solemnly, always staring at her with the kind of eyes that couldn't wait to eat her, seeing that she was very irritable, and she couldn't wait to end it quickly.

One plus the hairpin, two plus the hairpin, and just as the third plus hairpin crown was about to be crowned, suddenly a piercing scream came into the main hall, and everyone was startled.

Fu Yingran's kneeling body was about to stand up straight again, and a bad premonition burned in the bottom of his heart.

She immediately ran to the sleeping room where the screams came from, and before she reached the door, she saw a little palace maid rushing out, her face pale and full of horror.

Mama Hai also came out of the house after her, although her face was ugly, she was much calmer.

As soon as she saw Fu Yingran, she immediately walked a few steps quickly and said in a low voice, "Don't go in the county lord, it's dead." ”

Fu Yiran's eyes widened and asked, "Who?" ”

"Fourth Miss of the Sun Family."

Fu Yingran didn't remember who this person was for a while, and she didn't know much about the daughter in the twilight city.

It was Mama Hai who reminded, "One of the few girls who wanted to see the hairpin crown rewarded by His Majesty before." ”

Fu Yingran asked again, "How did you die?" ”

Before Mama Hai could answer, a series of footsteps came, and the emperor had already brought a group of maidens into the backyard, and the county lord of Ze'an ran in front with his skirt regardless of etiquette.

"What's wrong?" Lord Ze'an asked.

Having happened to such a big thing, Fu Yingran naturally didn't dare to hide it, so she told Mama Hai with a solemn expression.

When the lady of the Sun family heard this, she screamed and fainted directly.

"Why did Miss Sun Si die suddenly, how did she die?"

The county lord of Ze'an was still arguing with Miss Sun Si at the door, why was the person gone in a blink of an eye?

The county lord of Ze'an was anxious and afraid, but no one told her the answer, and watched the emperor stride directly into the house.

The ladies were so frightened that they didn't dare to go in, only Fu Yingran and Concubine Han followed.

The fourth lady of the Sun family was lying on the ground stiffly on all fours, foaming at the mouth, the whites of her eyes turned up, and she was out of breath.

The room was neatly furnished, and there were no traces of resistance and struggle, only a few fat powder boxes and makeup dowry on the dressing table were turned open, but there were no missing things inside.

Fu Yiran's gaze froze when he saw the wooden comb on the dressing table.

The wooden comb had been placed on the right side of the bronze mirror when he left, but now it was near the edge of the table, and there was a hair hanging between the teeth of the comb.

But this wooden comb ...... She didn't use it at all today.

Thinking of the time when someone plotted on the back of his hand before, Fu Yingran's heart was pounding, could it be that this wooden comb was strange.

Fu Yingran was about to say something, when suddenly her hand was grabbed, and when she turned around, she saw Concubine Han shaking her head at her.

Fu Yingran's heart was shocked, could it be that Concubine Han also guessed something?

The emperor looked at the corpse on the ground and said, "Pass the imperial doctor and find out the cause of death." ”

With that, he left the house quickly, and at the same time pulled Fu Yingran away.

Fu Yiran really wanted to remind that the autopsy should be done by the doctor, and the imperial doctor treats the living.

However, thinking that the royal paddock is not a yamen, where did it come from, there is no big talk.

The news that the fourth lady of the Sun family died in the main bedroom of Yunsang County soon reached the ears of the officials in the front yard, and many speculative and inquisitive eyes drifted to the queen mother who was drinking tea leisurely in the main hall from time to time.

The Queen Mother listened to Mama Xi's words, her brows furrowed slightly, and when she raised her eyes just in time to see the emperor coming back, her brows immediately stretched out again, and she continued to drink tea with her eyelids down.

The emperor sat in the main hall and waited for the results of the imperial doctor's autopsy, with a pimple twisted in his eyebrows, and cast his inquiring eyes towards Duke Yu.

Gonggong Yu bowed slightly in understanding and was about to answer, but the Queen Mother suddenly spoke.

"If someone dies in the county lord's house, won't the emperor think that he is mourning the family and hurting the county lord."

The tacit suspicion was directly pierced, and the emperor's face was embarrassed, and even everyone waiting in the main hall felt that their breath was stagnant.

"My son doesn't dare."

The Queen Mother snorted sarcastically, still drinking tea calmly, and goosebumps rose as if she was smiling.

The entire main hall fell into an eerie silence.

The imperial physician quickly returned from the backyard with the medicine box, and after saluting, he asked, "I wonder what medical history the deceased had before his death?" ”

Master Sun, a junior official of Wupin, who learned of his daughter's death, hurriedly replied, "The little girl has had epilepsy since she was a child, and she has occasional seizures, the most recent of which was two years ago. Xia Guan thought that her illness had been cured, so he dared to bring the hunting ground, and asked His Majesty for forgiveness. ”

Master Sun knelt on the ground and kowtowed, but Fu Yingran's heart was sour.

When her daughter died, she still had to endure the pain and plead guilty.

The emperor ignored him and looked at the imperial doctor inquiringly, and the imperial doctor said, "The deceased should have had a seizure, and he couldn't find it in time, so he died." ”

The emperor asked, "Is there anything else suspicious?" ”

A burst of sneers floated away, and the Queen Mother also asked angrily, "Could it be that he killed, such as poisoning." ”

The emperor's face was blue and white for a while, and he didn't look at the queen mother, and secretly clenched his fists.

Everyone felt the strange atmosphere between the emperor and the queen mother, and they lowered their heads and didn't dare to look around.

The imperial doctor was covered with sweat, buried his head and tried to keep his voice calm, "The minister did not find any traces of poisoning on the deceased's body, and the silver needle did not change color when tested for poison. ”

There was silence for a while, and the emperor spoke, "Carry people away, the good days have been disturbed." ”

This is the final decision.

Master Sun said yes again and again, wiped his tears and retreated.

Everyone heard that the emperor was unhappy, and no one dared to touch the mold, so they all quietly pretended to be ostriches.

When the queen mother saw what was going on, she left with her head held high, taking all the palace people under her command with her.

She seemed to know that something big would happen today, so she deliberately avoided suspicion, and didn't bring many people at all, except for Mama Xi and a personal palace maid who followed her, the rest were honestly waiting in the courtyard.

The emperor soon left, and then the people who watched the ceremony, and the grand ceremony ended without a problem.

Fu Yingran sat on the steps in front of the main hall in a daze, watching the two forbidden soldiers carry the corpse covered with white cloth out of the backyard.

Mrs. Sun was supported by two subordinates left and right and followed behind, her crying voice had become weak, her eyes were red and swollen, and she couldn't stand on her own.

The mournful group walked through the main hall and walked out of the Xiaguang Courtyard, looking at Mrs. Sun's painful back, feeling uneasy.

Miss Sun Si...... How the hell did he die?

Fu Yiran suddenly ran briskly to the backyard, ran into the bedroom, and saw Concubine Han wrapping the wooden comb on the dressing table with her hand and preparing to throw it away, and her heart suddenly felt a breath of turbidity.

"This wooden comb is poisonous?"

Although it was an inquiry, it was affirmative.

Miss Sun Si used her wooden comb, which is why she died.

The wooden comb used by Mama Hai for her to dress up today is not this agarwood comb, but another sandalwood comb, because the teeth of the comb were broken during the use of the sandalwood comb, so people found another agarwood, and this agarwood comb she went to the main hall before she had time to use it.

So she didn't use this agarwood comb, so she escaped it.

Concubine Han looked back at her, carefully wrapped the wooden comb, and threw it into the brazier.

Tongues of fire swept through and soon engulfed the wooden comb wrapped in the handkerchief.

Fu Yingran's eyes widened, and she immediately wanted to pick it up, but was stopped by Concubine Han first.

"Be careful of being hurt, what's the use of picking it up, it's just a dispensable thing."

"Here's the proof."

Concubine Han's eyes were cold and ruthless, "Being needed is evidence, and not being needed is garbage." Don't you see, the emperor doesn't need it at all. ”

Fu Yingran's chest rose and fell, and he watched the wooden comb gradually change color in the flames, and turned his head to stop looking.

She couldn't see it, the doctor didn't say a word about the results of the examination of the corpse, just asked about Miss Sun Si's medical history and scribbled the cause of death, and the emperor scribbled the case.