When it comes to the mother of a country, this matter is difficult to do.

"Commander Hu, my father ordered you to investigate this matter thoroughly, and now this palace has neither forced you to enter the palace to interrogate your mother, nor has it forced you to make a decision, but I just ask you to tell your father about this matter impartially, is it so difficult?" Rong Chen's tone was cold.

Commander Hu felt a pang in his heart when he heard this, and immediately nodded like pounding garlic: "Yes, yes, the lower officials must report this matter to Your Majesty as soon as possible, and this father-in-law's corpse will also be sent to the palace as a witness." ”

Rong Chen gave up.

Seeing this, Commander Hu reached out and touched the cold sweat on his forehead.

Later, when he sent people back to Beijing to report, Rong Chen also sent people to go with his people, as if he was afraid that he would cheat on them.

After Commander Hu knew about this, he felt a little uncomfortable inexplicably, but he didn't dare to show it in front of Rong Chen.

Shen Nianzhen suffered all night, almost didn't sleep, and she couldn't support it at this moment, seeing that there was still no news of Shen Yunlan and others, she said to Rong Chen, and went back to the carriage to rest.

Rong Chen was afraid that she would be tired, so he immediately left Nanfeng to wait around the carriage in person.

He still led people to search in the mountains and forests, and the people under his hands persuaded him not to take a break, after all, it was a busy night, but Rong Chen shook his head, his eyes were bright, and he was not tired at all: "No, find Commander Xiao Shen as soon as possible, Nian Zhen will rest assured." ”

After saying that, he led people to the mountains and forests to look for people.

Shen Nianzhen slept this night, and when she got up, the sun was already setting, and dusk was approaching, she got up from the carriage and sat down, stunned for a moment, everything poured into her mind, and people also woke up.

Reaching out to lift the curtain of the carriage, she helped the carriage down slowly, and was about to move her muscles and bones to find Rong Chen, but suddenly heard a rustling sound behind her.

Shen Nianzhen thought that Rong Chen was back, and a smile immediately appeared on his face, but when he turned around, he saw a strange tall and fat man, with a meaty face, dark skin, and a black dress on his body, smiling and rushing towards her.

Shen Nianzhen was taken aback, and he didn't react for a while.

"Little lady, you look so standard, why don't you play with me, ...... master" The man smiled and pounced, and when his hands were about to touch Shen Nianzhen's clothes, suddenly there was a sound of breaking the air behind him, and a dagger flew over, snorted, and inserted it into the man's shoulder.

The man rolled on the ground in pain in an instant, and let out a howl like killing a pig.

All this happened only between lightning and flint, and as soon as the fast Shen Nianzhen saw the blood flying out, the man rolled his eyes and passed out.

Then a few guards stepped forward, tied him up quickly, and dragged him down.

Quickly walked over from behind the woods with the wind, picked up the dagger on the ground, and apologized guiltily: "Miss Shen, it was the subordinates who took poor care that gave the thief a chance, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine." Shen Nianzhen shook his head when he heard this, and said in shock: "What did that person do just now?" Hasn't this mountain forest been blocked by the forbidden army? How could anyone break in? ”

Nanfeng also looked confused, God knows how the man appeared here, quietly, if he didn't just pass by, Shen Nianzhen would be in danger.

The guards are not effective, and he still has the face to meet his master. Hearing Shen Nianzhen's question, he immediately replied: "I'm afraid I have to ask Commander Hu about this, but he took someone to search the mountain and hasn't come back yet." ”

"Where's your Highness?" Shen Nianzhen looked left and right and asked.

"The prince also went out to search the mountain, left early in the morning, and didn't come back." Nanfeng asked with concern, "Miss Shen, are you hungry?" I'm going to bring you something to eat? ”

Shen Nianzhen slept for almost a day, and she was naturally tired at this moment, but she was worried about Shen Yunlan in her heart, and she was also worried that Rong Chen would encounter any danger, so she couldn't eat at all, and shook her head when she heard the words: "I'm not hungry, I want to go out for a walk." ”

"Then the subordinate will accompany you." When Nanfeng heard this, he immediately said.

Shen Nianzhen thought of the lewd man who had just appeared, and immediately nodded in agreement, and the two of them left the relatively flat rear camp one after the other, and walked towards the mountains and forests in front of them.

The evening sun was warm, scattering the last bit of golden light onto the earth, covering up the darkness in the mountains and forests last night, as well as those untold conspiracies.

Near the camp, the forbidden army focused on searching, of course Shen Nianzhen couldn't find anything, but she had luck in her heart, if Shen Yunlan and Zhu Xiuyan were not dead, and they were hiding from these searchers, it was also possible, after all, who knows how many forces there are in this mountain forest?

Although the forbidden army is known as the closed mountain, the inexplicable dead body, the sudden appearance of Zhang Gonggong, and the lewd man just now all represent that the forbidden army is not monolithic, and I don't know how many secrets are hidden in this mountain forest.

And her eldest brother, Shen Yunlan, is now fierce or lucky......

Shen Nianzhen sighed heavily, her mood was very sad, and she walked forward aimlessly, last night in the carriage, she had already changed out of her somewhat cumbersome floor-length skirt, and put on a concise and neat narrow-sleeved placket.

Nanfeng silently followed her side, raised his eyes to look at Shen Nianzhen from time to time, hesitated and did not speak, he thought, Shen Nianzhen is just a delicate lady, this dense forest is overgrown with weeds and vines, or it won't be long before this eldest lady will retreat, and it will not be too late for him to take her back at that time.

Unexpectedly, Shen Nianzhen walked faster and faster, and he didn't look tired at all, originally they started from the flat woods below the cliff, but Shen Nianzhen walked all the way down the sloping mountain road to the halfway up the mountainside.

"Miss Shen......"

Nanfeng finally couldn't help but speak, and was about to open his mouth to call Shen Nianzhen, but saw her suddenly stop, turned around and asked, "Listen, there is the sound of water, is there a river ahead?" ”

"Back to Miss, turn the cliff in front of you, it is a falling cliff, the cliff faces the river, the river is turbulent, the mountain wind is fierce, let's go back." The south wind said slowly,

Shen Nianzhen didn't know that this Moon Mountain was actually facing the river, but at this time, listening to the faint sound of roaring water, imagining the sparkling waves under the cliff not far away, and the river was turbulent, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Did anyone send someone to the river under the cliff to have a look?" Maybe my eldest brother just fell over there......"

She had a glimmer of hope in her heart.

"Miss, that's impossible." Nanfeng sighed when he heard this, and said: "Under the cliff, on the first day, the prince personally led people to search, not only did he not find the people of Xiao Shen and Miss Zhu, but he didn't even touch a corner of his clothes......

"Really?" Although he already knew the result, Shen Nianzhen was still a little disappointed.

She didn't believe in evil, and the more the south wind said that there was no trace under the cliff, the more she wanted to go and see it, but when she looked up at the sky, even the last trace of sunset had been hidden in the thick clouds, and it was about to get dark.

The dense forests and cliffs that gradually darkened were like a huge monster, with a suffocating terror.

Shen Nianzhen hesitated for a moment, then turned back to Nanfeng and said, "I'll just go up and take a look, let's go back, okay?" ”

Nanfeng actually wanted to refuse, he was afraid of danger, but when he saw Shen Nianzhen's pleading gaze, he couldn't bear to refuse, thinking that this girl was so valued by his own master, it was probably not good for him to refuse like this, not to mention just looking at it.

"Okay, but my subordinates said in advance that I would go back after taking a look." 、

"Okay." Shen Nianzhen readily agreed.

Immediately, he lifted his skirt, stepped on the rugged mountain road under his feet, and walked to the cliff by the river step by step to meet the last rays of sunset.

The cliff is towering, the wind is howling under the cliff, and the river is turbulent.

But Shen Nianzhen suppressed the fear in his heart and lowered his eyes to look down the cliff.

The mighty mountain wind swayed her thin and slender body, standing there almost wanting to return by the wind, Nanfeng stood behind Shen Nianzhen, only looking at it with fear, and couldn't help but say: "Miss Shen, let's go back!" ”

Shen Nianzhen opened his mouth and was about to answer, but at this moment, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps on the mountain road behind them.

Shen Nianzhen immediately turned around.

In the twilight, Rong Chen led a group of people down from the cliff, his tall and mighty body stood out in the crowd, and Shen Nianzhen recognized him at a glance.

"Your Highness......"

When Shen Nianzhen saw Rong Chen, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, and then he stood there quietly, waiting for Rong Chen and his party to come closer.

Rong Chen naturally saw Shen Nianzhen, his face changed suddenly, he immediately stepped forward quickly, walked straight to her, and undoubtedly pulled her arm and left the cliff, before Shen Nianzhen could react, the angry scolding that split his head and covered his face sounded in his ears: "You don't want to die?" This kind of place can you also come to? You don't believe that Hu led them, at least you should believe in this palace, right? And said that you even suspect the main palace? ”

Because he was angry, Rong Chen's voice was very harsh.

"No, it's not." Shen Nianzhen shook his head again and again when he heard this, and explained: "I just came over to take a look, and besides, there is still the south wind, he will protect me." ”

When Rong Chen heard this, a pair of eyes full of gloom suddenly looked at the south wind.

Nanfeng was already dumbfounded, and knelt down with a plop, and wanted to explain cowardly in his mouth, Shen Nianzhen had already rushed to say: "Your Highness, don't blame him, if it weren't for Nanfeng today, I would have almost been killed, he has merit!" ”

"Meritorious?" Rong Chen suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"yes." Shen Nianzhen immediately told the story of what happened in the afternoon word for word, the more Rong Chen listened, the more ugly the expression on his face became, and when she finished speaking, he immediately took her back to the vicinity of the camp at the foot of the mountain, and then ordered someone to bring the man who attacked him up, and he wanted to interrogate him personally.

However, Nanfeng, who went to mention the people, came back empty-handed: "Lord Wang, that man bit his tongue and committed suicide." ”

"Killed yourself?"

Rong Chen's face suddenly darkened.

Gu Panxi was also taken aback, this person was really secretly let in! There must be a mastermind behind it, otherwise, he would never have killed himself without waiting for interrogation.

It's really getting more complicated......

"Second Highness, Miss Shen." As soon as Commander Hu came back, he heard about the incident, and immediately hurried over and apologized to Rong Chen: "Lord Wang, it was the poor supervision of his subordinates that let people get in......

"Master Hu, you are the most trusted person of your father, but there has been such a serious mistake, Nian Zhen is the fiancée of this palace, if something happens to her, do you think your father will forgive you?"

Commander Hu was already in a cold sweat, and said with a great shame when he heard this: "What Your Highness said is very true, thanks to the Nanfeng guards today, the lower officials want to thank him a lot......"

However, Nanfeng said: "His Royal Highness ordered his subordinates to take care of Miss Shen, and it is the responsibility of his subordinates to protect her." ”

This face was beaten, Commander Hu twitched the corners of his mouth, and he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, he was the leader of the emperor's Imperial Forest Army, and Li Jingting didn't want to embarrass him too much, so he said a few words lightly at the moment, and then changed the topic: "Lord Hu, how is the situation in the palace?" Zhang's father-in-law's matter, did you report it to your father? ”

The last thing you want to face is finally here.

Commander Hu was in a cold sweat when he heard this, and replied hurriedly: "The lower official has already reported to His Majesty, as for the current situation, the lower official does not know...... However, His Majesty was very angry and said that he would thoroughly investigate the matter and return the queen's innocence! ”

"Innocence?" Rong Chen playfully repeated these two words, the corners of his mouth hooked up contemptuously, revealing a mocking smile: "Is this the only one?" ”

"Your Majesty also said that he would send more people to find Commander Xiao Shen and Miss Zhu." Commander Hu lowered his head, and didn't dare to look at Rong Chen's face: "As for Miss Shen, after all, she is a girl's family, and staying in a place where all men are not in her favor, it is better to go back to Beijing early." ”

His heart was crossed, and he spoke all the words.

Shen Nianzhen is really in the way here, these two things that have happened recently are related to her, Commander Hu has long been impatient, but he didn't dare to say it clearly, and now he took this opportunity to mention it in a bright way.

"Little Shen is her brother!"

Rong Chen's face suddenly sank when he heard this: "My sister came to find my brother, what's wrong?" ”

"Xia Guan didn't say anything wrong, it's just that Miss Shen is a girl's ...... after all," Commander Hu said helplessly when he heard this.

"Alright, I'll go myself."

Shen Nianzhen interrupted him and said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow I will look for the last day here, if there is still no news of my eldest brother and Sister Zhu, I will return to Beijing immediately, and I will not be nostalgic." ”

"It's still Miss Shen who understands righteousness!" Commander Hu immediately exclaimed.

Rong Chen snorted coldly and said coldly: "Okay, don't wear a high hat, hurry up and find out what the identity of the person who committed suicide is!" Master Hu, this palace remembers that you were born in the Criminal Department, and you can be regarded as having the ability to investigate and judge cases, right? ”

"His Royal Highness has praised it falsely, and the officials dare not be it." Commander Hu said modestly: "However, the lower officials will definitely do their best to investigate that person and give His Highness an answer as soon as possible." ”

Rong Chen was satisfied, and before leaving, he glanced at Commander Hu with a faint look, and then took Shen Nianzhen's hand back to the carriage, after this busy, Shen Nianzhen was already hungry with his chest and back, and sat by the bonfire with Rong Chen, and enjoyed dinner.

"Tomorrow, if you can't find your eldest brother, do you really plan to go back?" Rong Chen looked at Shen Nianzhen and asked slowly.

The firelight reflected Shen Nianzhen's face, coating her with a layer of soft orange, making her more and more pretty, Rong Chen had been busy for a day, and her mood had inexplicably improved.

"Yes." Shen Nianzhen nodded and said, "Then what Master Hu said is right, I am a girl who has not been out of the cabinet, and it is indeed not suitable to stay in a mountain and wild place where all men are men, which will damage my reputation, and if my reputation is damaged, it will also affect your reputation." ”

"Feelings have been talked about for a long time, are you thinking about this palace?"

Rong Chen was angry and funny when he heard this: "Is this palace the kind of person who cares about false fame?" Besides, you're with Hongu, not with anyone else! Whoever dares to say anything, if there is that blinding nonsense, this palace will not let him go......"

"Really?" Shen Nian looked at him with a smile: "The man who committed suicide and the person hidden behind Gonggong Zhang, His Royal Highness really can't guess at all?" ”

"Can't guess." Li Jingting frowned when she heard this, glanced at her and said, "Mo Fei, you know? ”

"I don't know." Shen Nianzhen said very simply.

"Nianzhen, do you have a guess in your heart......" Rong Chen looked at her and said slowly.

"No, Your Highness, it's not too early, you can go back and rest." Shen Nianzhen bit her lip and said, and after saying this, she stood up.

Under the moonlight, she was tall and slender, but she was indescribably moving.

Rong Chen moved the corners of his mouth, and then stood up as well: "Okay, you also have to rest well and wait for the good news from the palace." ”

Shen Nianzhen nodded, then turned around and got into the carriage.

Rong Chen watched her lower the curtain, and then turned around and went back to his tent to rest without mentioning it.

……

Early the next morning, Shen Nianzhen woke up.

After arranging her clothes and sideburns in the carriage, she lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.

The forest was quiet, the guards were all on the periphery, and only the morning birds chirped in the treetops, as if to greet her.

Shen Nianzhen raised his eyes and glanced at the treetops, smiled slightly, and didn't call Rong Chen, alone with his skirt along the mountain road he had walked yesterday afternoon, and walked step by step to the cliff.

She always felt that something was wrong there. If you want to find the eldest brother, you must unravel the secrets there.

The road in the mountains and forests has been trampled for a few days, but it is easy to walk, from the bottom of the mountain to the halfway up the mountain, it doesn't take much effort, but Shen Nianzhen is the eldest lady who stays at home after all, but this short section of the road is tired and out of breath.

When she reached the cliff, listening to the rumbling sound of the water below and the clear water vapor rushing in front of her, she immediately stopped and held on to a small tree to look down the cliff.

In the morning, the sound of the water on the riverside was murmuring and the breeze was breezy, and there was a different kind of beauty when I saw it, but Shen Nianzhen was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery, but bent forward slightly, checking the situation under the cliff little by little. 、