Qiling Hall accidentally walked into the water, but fortunately, it was a big day, and the palace people found it in time, which did not cause much loss.

When Yu Changqing and the others rushed back, not only the emperor and queen arrived, but even Concubine Yu Guifei, who had just met not long ago, came to join in the fun, and she was followed by King Qin.

The palace people in the main hall knelt on the ground again, their heads lowered and shivering, and cold sweat on their foreheads.

After saluting, Shang Yujiao didn't let them get up, his eyes were deep and fierce, "I asked you to find Jieyu, you are good, not only did you find a corpse for me, but you couldn't even save her whole corpse!" ”

Yu Changqing knelt on the ground and arched his hand, "The emperor is angry, and the minister is guilty." ”

"Guilty? I want the truth, not your perfunctory! ”

Concubine Yu lowered her head and brushed the broken hair on her sideburns behind her ears, hid the chuckle on her lips, and pretended to regret the pain when she raised her eyes, "Alas, it's a pity, Your Majesty, the concubine and Yu'er's sister have always had a deep sisterhood, who knew that she would suffer misfortune, you must help her find the murderer!" ”

Shang Yujiao glanced at her and looked at Yu Changqing, "Changqing, what have you found out from last night to now?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister searched out a porcelain doll from the Jieyu courtyard, and when the Xiyan girl in Jiyuefang died before, there was also such a thing in the room. Chen suspected that their deaths should have something to do with it, but before they could find out, Jieyu's body appeared. ”

"Jiyuefang? You mean the Red Mansion that has gained fame in recent years? ”

"Back to the emperor, exactly!"

"Show me the porcelain doll you have in your mouth."

Su Zhen stretched out her hand and handed out the wooden box she was carrying, the head of the house waved her hand, and immediately a little eunuch stepped forward to take it and sent it to Shang Yujiao.

There were two porcelain dolls inside, one of them intact and one cracked into pieces.

After Shang Yujiao looked at it carefully, he didn't feel anything abnormal.

"What did you find out of it?"

Yu Changqing replied, "Back to the emperor, the ministers guessed that this was the legendary stand-in puppet. In addition, the ministers found out that Li Jieyu had bought many famous paintings from Miss Xiyan in Jiyuefang before, but she had not opened them. ”

As for the matter of the Seven Spirits...... He didn't know whether to say it or not, after all, the dead were the greatest, and Li Jieyu was dead, if the emperor knew that he had been seduced by the incense......

"Could it be that Li Jieyu met Xiyan in your mouth before entering the palace?"

Yu Changqing looked at Jin Lian, who continued, "Back to the emperor, Miss Xiyan is from Jiangnan, and Li Jieyu's hometown is far away in a small town near the desert, so it stands to reason that their acquaintance may be extremely low. ”

Shang Yujiao didn't go to bed until he was ugly last night, and he slept for less than an hour before going to court. This has not stopped, first heard that Yu Ziye is missing, and then heard that something happened here, he rubbed his temples tiredly.

"Check! Then check, we must find the murderer of Li Jieyu as soon as possible! ”

"The emperor can rest assured, the minister will do his best to investigate and return Jieyu to the truth."

Shang Yu looked at Su Zhen suddenly, "Su Zhen! ”

"The minister is here." Su Hao lowered her head and replied.

"I ask you, do you know Ziye's whereabouts, and did he go to look for you before he disappeared?"

"Back to the emperor, the minister had admired the moon and stargazing with the prince in the back mountain of the house last night, but he drugged the minister and stunned the minister. After that, the minister did not know anything about his disappearance. ”

"Drugged? I know that the two of you have a personal relationship, and he will drug you? Shang Yujiao's eyes narrowed, and his tone was clear in disbelief.

"There are leftover pastries in the courtier's room as evidence, if the emperor doesn't believe it, he can send someone to check."

After Su Zhen was angry, she also knew that Yu Ziye drugged her in order to leave her a way out, so as not to be held accountable by others.

"Well, if he comes with news, you must tell it in time, and if you hide it, I will never spare you!"

"Yes, the minister obeys." Su Zhen hung her head, hiding her emotions.

Shang Yujiao flicked his sleeves and got up, walked outside, and everyone got up and saluted, "Congratulations to the emperor." ”

After the emperor left, the queen asked a few more questions, and left later on the grounds that the harem was busy.

The corners of Su Zhen's eyes slanted slightly, and she glanced at Concubine Yu who had not left, only to see that she had changed her sad state, and drank tea calmly for a long time, without the slightest intention of leaving.

After the two of them made a fight, they went to the side hall with Jin Lian.

When passing by the courtyard, Su Hao deliberately glanced at the vigorous Yutang Spring, which was in a mess, and the flowers were blooming well, and they were not affected at all.

The air was filled with a pungent smell of burning, and they clutched their mouths and noses, stepped over the standing water on the ground, and pushed the door open, but the burn inside was not as bad as expected.

In the center of the hall lay a charred corpse, so burned beyond recognition that it was impossible to identify.

Su Zhen pinched her nose and stepped forward to take a look, judging from her body shape, she could roughly identify it as a female corpse.

"Lord Jin, everyone has been burned like this, why do you think this person is Li Jieyu?!"

"Look at this."

Jin Lian handed Yu Changqing a black handkerchief, and when he opened it, he saw a blue water jade bracelet inside. The color is pure, transparent sea blue, and the texture is fine, but no matter how you look at it, there is no trace of being burned.

"This was found from the deceased, and the subordinates had already identified it as Li Jieyu's belongings. However, this kind of blue water jadeite is extremely precious, and it belongs to the category of priceless market, and she can't afford it at all. ”

Yu Changqing looked around, his brow furrowed. Squatted down and sniffed at the corpse, except for the burnt smell of the corpse itself, there was no smell of fire oil.

"Depending on the extent of the burning, the point of fire was on the body. There should be no signs of struggle before death, otherwise the limbs will be abnormally twisted. It seems that she, like Xiyan, should have been burned after death. ”

Su Hao suddenly smelled a familiar smell, took the handkerchief used to wrap the jade bracelet on Yu Changqing's left hand, held the corpse's right wrist and put it in front of his nose, forcibly endured the disgusting smell, and forcibly recognized a medicinal fragrance.

"No, this is not Li Jieyu, it's Yueluo!"

"What? Yueluo?! The two said in unison.

"Yes, she has applied my special ointment on her hands, and there is a kind of medicinal herb in it that balances the medicinal effect, called Qiluo incense, and after applying this medicine, the fragrance will take more than half a day to dissipate."

Yu Changqing instructed, "Jin Lian, immediately send someone to find Yueluo." ”

"This ...... Her subordinates wanted to look for her to identify the bracelet, but they couldn't find anyone at all. ”

"Lord Yu, can you show me the bracelet in your mouth?"

The three of them turned around when they heard the sound, only to see Gu Yunshu pushing Xiao Chuhong to appear in the courtyard, the latter was breezy and calm, with a smile between his eyebrows and eyes.

I didn't see the prince, so I thought he should be in the palace with Concubine Yu.

"I've seen General Xiao, Master Gu."

After they saluted, Yu Changqing handed the bracelet to Jin Lian, who went out and sent it to Xiao Chuhong.

He glanced roughly inside the hall, and then looked at the jade bracelet, "The jadeite will turn red after being burned by fire, and the water inside will be lost, and the structure will definitely be damaged." This results in a rough appearance with dry cracks. But it didn't show the slightest sign of damage, either the fire was extinguished and put on the corpse, or ......"

Su Zhen turned around and smiled at him, "Either it was once wrapped in something so that it was intact." ”

"Yes." The corners of Xiao Chuhong's lips curled.