After Shen Tingnian sent Pu Yangxu away, he felt as if he had been gnawed a thin layer of skin, and now his bones were sour, fortunately it was the forbidden period, and Pu Yangxu could only satisfy his hunger, otherwise he might not know how to punish her, this person always has a novel way.

She stood under the porch for a long time, until Mama Liu came in a hurry.

"Niangniang......" Her expression was ugly and scary, but she didn't see panic, but seemed to be suppressed to the extreme, and then she held back a sentence, "Zhiya-that girl has an accident." ”

People will always have some encounters, birds hit arrows, fish caught in a snare, and there is no room for suddenness.

Shen Tingnian stretched out his hand to support the pillars, waited for a breath, and then turned around and walked towards the inner room.

Mama Liu hurriedly followed, wanting to give her a hand, but she avoided her.

She had to take a step behind and elaborate on the situation as she walked.

It turned out that after Shen Tingnian got into Puyangxu's car and came back, Changxinyuan was busy driving, and all of them were on an errand, both excited and full of energy, and Mama Liu did forget that Zhiya did not come back for a while.

When she remembered, she couldn't find anyone.

Min Yun, who came back half a pillar of incense late, brought back more specific news.

She knew what Shen Tingnian was waiting for, shook her head, and said in a heavy tone: "It has been placed in the Le Worry Hall." ”

The hall is a special place to house the dead palace people, and the bodies sent will stay until the next morning to be transported out of the palace for disposal.

There was only one night left for Shen Tingnian.

"Where did they find her?" Shen Tingnian asked.

"The southeast corner of the lotus pond." Min Yun went to negotiate the situation with the palace guards as the aunt of the steward of Changxin Garden, and participated in the whole process from searching for people to claiming them.

"It's not the right direction."

If the southeast corner of the lotus pond is salvaged, it means that it spans most of the lotus pond, and the nearby fork in the road is far from the place where Shen Tingnian originally stayed.

Shen Tingnian said to herself: "She won't go the other way for no reason." ”

"You mean, she bumped into—"

It turned out that the fish had been hooked, but by mistake, Pu Yangxu appeared.

Min Yun suddenly said, "Only in this way is the most reasonable, they must know that dealing with a palace maid will not affect you at all, but will make you more vigilant, even if it provokes you, it will do more harm than good." ”

The risk of committing murder during the ban period is not so easy to bear.

But they still did it, maybe it was Zhiya who came back from looking for a veil and saw the person, and the other party was afraid that she would alarm Pu Yangxu, so he immediately killed him.

Or maybe she saw someone who had caused her death.

This further proves that there are indeed people in the East Palace who frequently kill her, and her game is also calculated by the other party - Shen Tingnian underestimated this person's murderous intentions, and even an innocent palace maid was not spared.

"Later, you will go to see Hu Yuchun in person, no matter what method you use to coerce and lure, I want to know if Shu Youlian has gone out today."

Hu Yuchun lives next to Shucairen, and if there is any wind and grass, it is impossible not to see it.

"She was so cooperative before, she was a smart person who knew the current affairs, and it was not difficult to ask," Min Yun nodded, and hesitated again: "However, Changxinyuan is already in the spotlight at this time, and I will inevitably go out-"

Shen Tingnian rubbed the corners of his forehead, his eyebrows and eyes hidden under his palms were tired, and they were also indifferent, "The crown princess will definitely look for me, you go out with you, and then find a chance to walk away halfway." ”

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Zhao Jingyi was looking for Shen Tingnian after returning from Kunning Palace.

Neither of them was idle and polite, and directly said the main point.

"That's the way it is, the palace will routinely give her brother a consolation money."

Shen Tingnian stood upright, his expression indifferent, "Falling into the water?" ”

Zhao Jingyi didn't reply to her immediately, and she thought she would at least check it before seeing the queen, but the queen just smiled and told her, "The palace knows, let's deal with it according to the stumbling and falling into the water." ”

The things in this palace can't stand thinking about it, and when she arrives at the position of the queen, it's too easy for her to know what, and it's natural to see a few people in the East Palace.

They are still too young and immature.

"But-" Zhao Jingyi only said a word, and met the queen's casual glance, and the question behind her swallowed, she lowered her head and said respectfully: "I'll do it." ”

The queen was very satisfied with her attitude, and although she did not understand and was reluctant, she did not say a word about her command.

"You will get used to this kind of thing in the future, and this palace will only teach you this time."

The queen flipped through the booklet in her hand and spoke to her: "What you see is always the side that sees the light, and the shadow of the backlight is incomprehensible to you. ”

"The maid she died, someone cleared the scene, someone suppressed the news, someone moved, and someone sealed ......"

"It's like a target, when ten thousand arrows are fired, you never know who killed her."

Not to mention the mastermind, but the whole process involves complexity, and the law does not blame the public, even if this kind of thing occurs during the ban period in the palace, the queen still blocked the news as soon as possible, and it is best to deal with it on the grounds of falling into the water.

Zhao Jingyi pinched her cuffs tightly, "If it's Shen Jieyu......"

A real smile appeared on the queen's lips, and she asked her rhetorically, "If it weren't for the prince's appearance, would you still be able to speak to the palace here?" ”

Zhao Jingyi's face turned pale, "Prince, didn't he appear by chance?" ”

The queen did not answer her this question, but bluntly admonished: "Acquiescence is also an accomplice, you don't want to be self-defeating, it's better to see clearly, who should help." ”

Who should help? Is it the one in front of her - the queen asked her to help Shen Tingnian in turn?

was thinking about it, but saw that Shen Tingnian was blessed, "The concubine retired." ”

Zhao Jingyi called out to her, "This matter has nothing to do with me." ”

Shen Tingnian turned his back to her, paused, and left without looking back.

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When the news reached Xu Xi and the others, they hadn't had time to report to Pu Yangxu.

Shu Tai, who was accompanying Pu Yangxu, said this earlier.

The palace maid stumbling and falling into the water is the queen's treatment on the bright side, and it is a fact that someone kills people.

Shu Tai lowered his head and pleaded guilty, "The murderer has been tied up and put in prison, waiting for His Highness to be handed down, this matter is the minister's ineffective control, please punish His Highness." ”

Pu Yangxu had a rare moment of leisure, came to the forbidden military academy to practice his fists and feet, loosened his bones, and also vented/vented/fire, his good mood seemed to be unaffected, he took the tea handed by Xu Xian, and drank it in his mouthful.

"Atai, this matter, it's not worth asking for guilt, you can deal with it yourself."

Pu Yangxu put down the empty cup and walked back to the field, and Shu Tai followed.

After only three or five steps, Chen Luo, who had never spoken at this time, called out to change shifts: "Your Highness." ”

Both stopped at the same time and looked back at him.

Chen Luo walked two steps, knelt down and said: "The slave has something to say, the palace maid is the person close to Shen Jieyu, her name is Zhiya, she is a rule, she serves the master carefully, please be merciful and punish the murderer." ”

Chen Luo is a middle-aged person who has served the prince since he was a child, and Shu Tai is usually good friends with him, so as soon as he opened his mouth, Shu Tai was very surprised in his heart.

Pu Yangxu was even more surprised than him, he only saw Shen Tingnian yesterday, and the maid of the family died.

Seeing Pu Yangxu's expression, Shu Tai chuckled in his heart, Chen Luo turned around and reminded Pu Yangxu that it was Shen Tingnian's maid who died, and it was different from others.

Sure enough, Pu Yangxu turned his eyes to look at him, "You don't know who transferred your soldiers?" ”

What can be done in the palace in broad daylight without alarming everyone, and disguised as a person who has fallen into the water, can only be a palace guard.

A big living person can't even call for help, it is difficult for ordinary people to do it, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace don't have this ability.

Shu Tai's face changed sharply, and he knelt on one knee, "The minister is guilty-it's just that the murderer refuses to confess, and the minister really doesn't know who instructed him." ”

It is not difficult to command an inconspicuous guard committee, but Shu Tai knows very well that there are few people who dare to do this.

There happens to be one person he knows and will dare.

That's why after he arrested someone, he sealed his mouth as soon as possible, and then took the initiative to report to Pu Yangxu first.

Until this moment, he still didn't know what his mistake was, not because he didn't expect Chen Luo's abrupt move, nor how serious this matter was.

Instead, Pu Yangxu accurately obtained information from his words, who was the person who instructed the murderer.

Pu Yangxu helped him up, "Atai, you are like this, you can't tell the slightest lie." ”

Shu Tai also reacted quickly, ashamed and unspeakable.

"As for you, you have always ordered and forbidden, and the discipline is strict, these little mistakes, just change them."

Pu Yangxu didn't blame him for half a point in the end, but he knew that Pu Yangxu had counted all the accounts on his audacious niece.

Again and again, Puyang Xu allowed her once or twice, because of the affection of the Shu family, he has been loyal to the prince all these years and has worked hard, but this will not become her gold medal for avoiding death.

"Did Shen Tingnian send someone to pass the word?"

When Pu Yangxu asked this sentence for the second time, Chen Luo first glanced at Qiu Yu, who was reading the excerpt for the prince.

The latter looked at the nose and nose, and the fold in his hand was stretched very long.

"Back to His Highness, no one in Changxin Garden went out," Chen Luo thought for a while, and said a few more words, "Xu Xi asked the eunuch who sent fruits and vegetables in the morning, Shen Jieyu didn't seem to have eaten last night. ”

"I know her temperament-" Pu Yangxu was a little angry, last time, this time, he refused to talk to him about anything, "It's too worry-free." ”

Chen Luo wanted to laugh when he heard it, but he was too worry-free and distressed.

Shen Tingnian endured such a big grievance last time, and naturally she won't make trouble this time, let alone ask him to help her.

Pu Yang also realized this, and did not feel relaxed, he always felt that inconsequential people were too troublesome before, he was used to controlling them, and he was used to doing whatever he wanted, but Shen Tingnian made him feel again and again that she was not actually in the palm of his hand.

Not only does she have limited liking for him, but she doesn't even have half a dependence on him.

"What do you think she is?" Pu Yangxu's tone was a little stunned, he tasted frustration again in Shen Tingnian yesterday, it was very subtle, she seemed to recommend the maid next to her, blatantly tempting him, but at that moment, his almost instinctive resistance and discomfort were also undoubtedly revealed, she sensed it, and so did he.

Pu Yangxu was naturally unhappy, but later, after Guangmu's tent fell, Shen Tingnian told him frankly and directly, he just didn't want him to touch her maid in the future, she begged him in a soft and pitiful tone, how could he not nod.

"Your Highness, Shen Jieyu is stupid and smart."

Chen Luo gave the answer without hesitation.

Pu Yangxu smiled and was noncommittal.