"Your Highness."

The next moment, a group of forbidden soldiers came out of the dense forest and saluted Rong Chen.

"No courtesy." Rong Chen let go of his hand, and when he saw that Shen Nian could really stand up on his own, he turned his head to look at the leader and asked in a deep voice, "Commander Hu, how is the search?" Is there any news of Commander Xiao Shen and Miss Zhu? What happened to that body that was found earlier? ”

"Back to the prince, I am still searching, and I have found some related things, and the body is parked in a clearing in the woods in front of me, if Your Highness wants to see it, I will lead you over." Commander Hu replied.

"Okay, I'm sorry for Commander Hu." Rong Chen nodded, and immediately reached out to take Shen Nianzhen's hand and walked forward.

Shen Nianzhen's heart went up and down, both nervous and expectant.

The road in the dense forest is not easy to walk, especially when she is still wearing a long skirt that drags the ground, and it is several times more difficult to walk than others, Rong Chen led her for a while, and Shen Nianzhen couldn't keep up with his pace.

Rong Chen immediately stopped, glanced back at her, and said in a low voice: "Do you want this palace to carry you over, or do you go back to the carriage and wait first?" You can rest assured, Hongu has received the exact news and will tell you. ”

"No, I'll see for myself."

Shen Nianzhen gritted his teeth when he heard this, and rejected his kindness.

She didn't choose any of the two choices Rong Chen said, but bent down and tied the hem of the long skirt in two knots at her ankles, so that it would not affect walking, nor would there be any danger of being naked, and she could walk faster.

Rong Chen looked at Shen Nianzhen's stride forward, and couldn't help but show a smile on the corner of his mouth.

For a moment, he was stunned by the appearance of Commander Hu on the side, and thought silently in his heart, no wonder the people in Shangjing said that His Royal Highness the Second Prince was handsome and graceful, but he was a celestial figure, and the rumors were really true!

With such a handsome second prince, it is no wonder that he has a bad reputation, and there are many admirers like carp crossing the river.

The three of them had only been walking for a moment, and a small clearing appeared in the dense forest, and in that clearing was a bamboo stretcher, on which a corpse was covered with a white cloth, and two soldiers were guarding it.

As soon as Shen Nianzhen saw the corpse, his heart almost came out of his throat with nervousness, and fine beads of sweat appeared in his palms.

Rong Chen turned his head to look at her, and comforted her in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, not necessarily." ”

"Hmm." Shen Nianzhen nodded, and walked towards the corpse step by step.

Finally, it was time to get to me.

She slowly bent down and reached out to lift the white cloth sheet, but the moment she was about to touch it, she suddenly retracted her hand.

Rong Chen looked at her extremely nervous appearance, and said kindly: "Or, this palace will be opened for you?" ”

"No, you don't." Shen Nianzhen gritted his teeth and refused, his eyes closed, his heart was horizontal, and he reached out violently and lifted the white cloth list!

Under the white list, there was a young man lying quietly, dressed in military uniform, his eyes were closed, his skin was dark, and his lips were blue and white, this person was not Shen Yunlan.

The moment she saw it clearly, Shen Nianzhen's heart instantly returned to her stomach, she let out a long breath, then covered the white cloth sheet back, stood up calmly, and replied affirmatively: "He is not my eldest brother!" ”

Rong Chen nodded when he heard this, and looked back at Commander Hu: "Did you hear clearly?" This is the younger sister of Xiao Shen's commander, what she said shouldn't be false, right? If you continue to search, even if you turn this Mochizuki Mountain over and dig three feet into the ground, you will find people back! ”

"Yes, Lord Wang, the lower officials understand." Commander Hu nodded immediately, then turned to his soldiers and commanded.

Rong Chen took Shen Nianzhen's hand and walked to other places in the dense forest: "Nianzhen, you can't be happy too early, the Imperial Forest Army has now searched the entire Moon Mountain, and there is still no news of your eldest brother, this is not a good thing, we must prepare for the worst......"

"Nope! I'm sure my big brother will be fine! The reason why I can't find it now is because there was an accident! ”

Shen Nian interrupted him violently.

When Rong Chen heard this, he didn't know what to say, so he had to sigh.

Shen Nianzhen didn't seem to believe in the methods of those Imperial Forest Army, carrying his skirt like a headless fly to search in the dense forest below the mountain, even if he accidentally tripped over the roots of a tree, and his hands and knees were broken, he refused to give up and turn back.

Rong Chen saw that he couldn't persuade her, so he stepped forward and opened the way for her in front of him.

The two of them searched for a while, but found nothing, Rong Chen saw that the sun above his head was gradually slanting westward, and if he didn't return to the city, they would be sleeping here tonight, so he opened his mouth to persuade: "Nian Zhen ......"

He had just said two words, when there was a sudden rush of footsteps behind him, and then the voice of the south wind sounded outside: "Lord Wang! Another corpse found! ”

Rong Chen immediately turned his head and asked in a serious voice, "What's the matter?" It's a corpse again! Is it commanded by Xiao Shen? ”

"This ...... The subordinates couldn't say it clearly. ”

Nanfeng hesitated for a moment, then replied, "As soon as my subordinates heard the news, they immediately came to report it. ”

Rong Chen was about to speak, but when he saw that Shen Nianzhen had turned around and walked back, he immediately raised his heels.

Back in the clearing, there was already an extra corpse, but it was not covered with a white cloth.

Whoever dies is bad news.

Shen Nianzhen stumbled forward, raised his feet and stepped forward, looking extremely nervous.

Rong Chen could see that she was almost on the verge of collapse.

This kind of thing, it's not comfortable for anyone, right?

Rong Chen was about to step forward to comfort him, but he saw Shen Nianzhen take a deep breath, try to calm his mind, and then walk in front of the corpse step by step.

Commander Hu and his men retreated far away, not coming forward to disturb them.

Shen Nianzhen slowly squatted down in front of the corpse, little by little, and looked at it carefully.

After a while, she breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said in an extremely calm voice: "He's not my eldest brother, but what's the matter with the injuries on his body?" It's not like falling off a cliff and dying, it's like being killed, right? ”

Following the place of her finger, there was a blood hole between the waist and abdomen of the corpse, and the blood had coagulated, and the appearance was very terrifying.

Shen Nianzhen was not frightened and fainted, and could calmly say such an opinion, this time not only Rong Chen, but even Commander Hu looked at her in surprise.

I thought that Shen Nianzhen was just a delicate daughter, and she would definitely be frightened and faint when she saw such a bloody and terrifying corpse, but she didn't expect that she was not afraid at all, and she was worthy of being born in the Great Commander's Mansion.

It's really a tiger father and a dogless girl!

"Yes, this man was killed, and he died no more than half a day." Rong Chen stepped forward, glanced down, frowned and said: "What is the identity of this person, why was he killed, who is his enemy, Commander Hu, this palace orders you to find out within today." ”

"Lord Wang, don't worry, the lower officials will definitely review it carefully." Commander Hu replied respectfully when he heard this: "This incident involves a homicide case, and the lower officials have ordered someone to notify the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, so that they can bring the servants and servants to examine the corpses, and make portraits of the deceased, and conduct door-to-door investigations, I believe that we will soon know the truth, and I don't know if these two murder cases are related to the disappearance of Commander Xiao Shen......

"You mean, my eldest brother killed these two people?" Shen Nianzhen's expression suddenly turned cold when he heard this.

"No, no, no! That's not what Xia Guan meant! ”

Hearing this, Commander Hu hurriedly replied: "Commander Xiao Shen is young and promising, with a noble character, and the lower officials will not suspect him of being a murderer, but in the eyes of the disappearance of Commander Xiao Shen, these two dead are too abrupt, just like ...... It's like ......"

"Whether they died by suicide or were silenced is not certain." Rong Chen said in a cold tone: "These two people may have found the clues of the commander of Xiao Shen, and I hope that the commander will investigate well." ”

"Yes, the subordinate will definitely do it." Commander Hu nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, it's not too early, how about sending someone to send you back to the city?" ”

"I don't want to go back to the city."

Shen Nianzhen suddenly spoke: "Your Highness, let's go to Shangqing Temple!" The cause of this incident is in Shangqing Temple, and I think that if I go there and look at it, I may be able to find some answers, but I don't know. ”

She had made a temporary decision, and she hadn't discussed it with Rong Chen beforehand.

When Rong Chen heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and said, "If you don't go home tonight, aren't you afraid that your grandmother will worry?" ”

"Yes, Miss Shen, this young girl is not accompanied by her family, so it is not good to spend the night alone......"

Commander Hu persuaded on the side.

Rong Chen's cold and gloomy gaze immediately drifted over when he heard this, and the scalp of Hu Tongling, who was only watching, was numb: "She is the fiancée of the palace, what happened to the palace taking her to live in the Shangqing Temple for one night?" Are you still afraid of defiling the holy land of Buddhism or what? ”

"No, no, no, that's not what Xia Guan meant......"

Commander Hu said with a smile.

"I think that's what you mean." Rong Chen snorted coldly and said unceremoniously: "I not only look down on this palace, but also look down on her!" We won't go to Shangqing Temple tonight, just camp at the foot of this mountain! I want you to see what innocence is! ”

"Lord Wang, you misunderstood...... Commander Hu kept explaining with a bitter face, but Rong Chen didn't listen to him anymore, and ordered the soldiers he brought to bury the pot and cook at the foot of the mountain and prepare for camping.

Shen Nianzhen thought that he was deliberately angry with Commander Hu, but when no one was around, Rong Chen secretly told her: "The two corpses found today are really weird, it is really dangerous to go up the mountain at night, in case there is any ambush, it is not good, it is better to go again tomorrow morning." ”

It turned out that he was worried about this!

Shen Nianzhen thought about it carefully for a while, and felt that his worries were not unreasonable, so he nodded and said, "The prince has arranged it well, have you sent someone back to the city to spread the word?" ”

"It's already arranged." Rong Chen glanced at her when he heard this, and said, "You don't have to worry about this. ”

Shen Nianzhen nodded and didn't say anything more.

In one day, he experienced two shocks in succession, both of which were related to death, and at this time, Shen Nianzhen was indescribably tired, but his mind was very clear.

She couldn't stop, and after making sure that after camping, she was going to look for someone in the mountains and forests again, but she was stopped by Rong Chen, he looked into her eyes, and said seriously and seriously: "Nianzhen, this palace knows that you have a deep relationship with your eldest brother, but two people have died today, can't this make you vigilant?" Too dangerous, don't go. ”

"But ......"

Shen Nian was really unwilling and wanted to explain again, but Rong Chen waved his hand and said in a resolute tone: "This matter is up to the palace, don't say anything more." ”

Shen Nianzhen had never seen him have such a tough attitude.

Except for the oolong incident when the two met at the beginning.

"Okay." She sighed and stopped insisting.

Soon, at dusk, it seemed like it was just a blink of an eye, and it was dark. The birdsong, which had been shouting all day, had stopped, and the whole mountain forest fell silent.

Shen Nianzhen sat in the carriage, looking down at the map in her hand, the bright candlestick was burning on the coffee table, reflecting her slender and elegant back on the wall of the carriage, attracting the guards patrolling not far away to look at this side frequently.

Listen carefully, and there is a low voice that can't control the excitement: "Hey, I say, how can there be a woman in the carriage in this barren mountain and forest?" What's going on? ”

"You're crazy! In that carriage was the fiancée of His Royal Highness the Second Prince, the sister of the missing little Shen Commander! She was worried about her brother and came to find her in person! You don't make fun of people! ”

"Looking for someone? You're kidding! What can a delicate lady do here? It's just for drama. The person who spoke before looked disapproving, and when he said this, he suddenly lowered his voice and said in an extremely excited tone: "You say, will it be ...... for this little Shen to stay in such a place with His Royal Highness the Second Prince?"

Speaking of this, he laughed hehe, and his tone was very obscene.

It's a group of men, who mingle between the barracks and the palace all year round, and it's rare to gossip like this, but it's inevitable for men to get together and talk about women.

This person looked at each other, and the others immediately became excited, and nodded their heads in agreement: "It's greasy!" These two princes must have a bad heart! I have often heard people say that the private lives of those princes are very chaotic, and they are grooms almost every night, and countless women have been replaced...... Could it be that His Royal Highness the Second Prince was disgusted with going to Beijing and was not having fun, so he deliberately brought his fiancée to this kind of mountain and wild place to seek excitement, right? You say, has the eldest lady of the Shen family been given ...... by him?"

"Ahem!"

Suddenly, a heavy cough sounded.

The rising guards who were talking about it were unaware of it, and continued to talk there excitedly.

Nanfeng glanced back at his own master, who was already as black as charcoal, and then raised his feet and stepped forward, kicked them to the ground one by one unceremoniously, and said angrily: "What are they talking nonsense one by one? So interested, why don't you come over and see how ridiculous our prince is? ”

Everyone was kicked first, and then heard this, when they turned around, they saw Rong Chen standing not far away with an angry face, and they were all frightened, and they all got up from the ground with a grunt, and kowtowed desperately to Rong Chen: "The little one is open-mouthed, talking nonsense, offending the prince, please atone for your sins!" ”

Rong Chen stepped forward slowly, his eyes swept over the faces of these people one by one, and then he said in a cold voice: "This palace is nothing, the innocence of my daughter's family is so slandered by your red mouth and white teeth, if you don't punish it, it's really unreasonable, Commander Hu, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Commander Hu was embarrassed for a while when he heard this.

When these people were discussing, Rong Chen was discussing things with him, but he happened to encounter such a thing! Should I say that Rong Chen is unlucky, or should I say that these people are unlucky?

"Come on, escort them down, each of them will be beaten with fifty military sticks, and tomorrow morning, they will be sent to the border gates!"

Gritting his teeth, he turned his head to look at Rong Chen: "Your Highness, are you satisfied with such a punishment?" ”

Rong Chen snorted coldly when he heard this, raised his eyes to look at him slowly, and then spoke: "Commander Hu, you should discipline your subordinates well, there are such obscene subordinates, I'm afraid that you, the chief, are not very good." ”

With that, he turned around and strode away.

When Commander Hu heard this, his face was red and white, and he looked back at the wailing soldiers, and snorted coldly: "You still have a face!" Come! Pull it all down! ”

Shen Nianzhen faintly heard the movement in the carriage, but she couldn't hear what was making trouble, and after Rong Chen went back, she opened the curtain and shouted to him: "Your Highness." ”

Rong Chen raised his head when he heard this.

In the cold moonlight, the girl's beautiful face reflected the orange candle flame, with a shallow smile on her lips, and the looming pear vortex on both sides of her mouth was indescribably charming, he looked at it for a moment before he spoke: "Do you have something?" ”

"What's going on over there? But there's a clue? Shen Nianzhen glanced at the distance that had quieted down and said.

"It's okay, it's just a few soldiers and ruffians making trouble, and Commander Hu has suppressed it." Rong Chen replied lightly, thinking of the words that those people had just done uncleanly, he let out a sneer in his heart, how could he Rong Chen do such a dirty thing, could he use it?

"Oh......"

Shen Nianzhen, who originally thought that there were new clues, couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

"You have a good rest, you have to go up the mountain early tomorrow morning." Rong Chen looked at her and couldn't help but speak: "Nianzhen, if you come out of this palace alone like this, you won't be afraid ......"

"Afraid of what? Are you being talked about? Shen Nianzhen smiled faintly when he heard this, and said indifferently: "I only care if I can find my brother, what is it to be talked about, not to mention that you and I are innocent in the first place, I am not afraid of what they say." ”

After saying that, he lowered the car curtain.

Rong Chen watched quietly for a moment, and a shallow smile rippled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

He knew that this was the answer.

He didn't say anything more, and turned to look for the south wind.

At the next tuyere, Nanfeng was roasting half a goat meat without touching the ground with his busy feet, the heat was good, Rong Chen smelled the sound of oil as soon as he approached, and at the same time a rich meat aroma hit.