In the Qiling Palace, the little palace maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground, and their shoulders trembled uncontrollably because of the panic in their hearts.

When Yu Changqing and Su Zhen arrived, the atmosphere inside was extremely strange, they didn't smell blood, and secretly guessed that this Jieyu Niangniang was not assassinated to death.

Suddenly, Su Zhen frowned slightly, how could there be such a strong yin qi in this hall.

Shang Yujiao sat in the right position, his face furious, "Say! What's going on? ”

The palace maid Yueluo's body was almost prostrate on the ground, and she stammered a little when she spoke because of excessive fright.

"Your Majesty... The emperor spares his life! Jieyu's death really has nothing to do with the slaves! Jieyu was supposed to go to the palace banquet, but she suddenly said that she was unwell and asked the slave maid to go to the imperial dining room to bring some sweet soup. But when the slave and maid returned, they saw that the mother had fallen to the ground, and she was not breathing! ”

"What about corpses? I can't even look at the corpse, what do I want you to do? ”

Shang Yujiao's chest rose and fell in anger, and the queen hurriedly approached and patted him on the back to help him smooth his breath, "Your Majesty, don't get excited." Maybe Li Jieyu just fainted, these palace people were too panicked, so they mistakenly thought that people were dead, maybe the younger sister woke up and went elsewhere and didn't return. ”

After listening to a few words outside the door, Yu Changqing and Su Zhen looked at each other, walked into the hall one after the other, and bowed down.

"See the Emperor."

Shang Yu's eyebrows quickly condensed into the word 'Chuan', "Yu Aiqing!" I command you to investigate this matter thoroughly! Be sure to find Li Jieyu! ”

"Yes, I obey!"

Even if Shang Yujiao was worried, he couldn't ignore the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces and their families, as well as Xiao Chuhong, who held 100,000 Xiao family troops.

After a few words of advice to the imperial commander, he handed over the matter to the queen and left the Qiling Palace.

The queen sat upright on the beauty couch, her legs together, her slender jade hands folded in front of her, her brows frowned, "Lord Yu, what do you think of Li Jieyu's matter?" ”

"Niangniang, can the minister enter the palace to investigate first? You might be able to find a clue. Yu Changqing said.

"Go ahead." The queen waved her hand.

The Qiling Hall is gorgeously decorated, and there are many treasures sent from foreign lands, which shows that the emperor is really fond of Li Jieyu.

The sweet and pungent incense made them cover their mouths and noses with their sleeves, and the smell of this incense was so strong, like ...... Seven incense prepared by Mi Yao.

Su Zhen couldn't find Mi Yao before, so she sneaked into Jiyue Fang every night and pondered the tens of thousands of spices she made. Although some of the ingredients are not recognizable, most of them can be smelled.

The seven incense is different from the Yiren drunk on Princess Jingyao, this fragrance is pungent, but after a long time, it can make people feel happy and even addicted. At first, it can make the skin smooth and delicate, but over time, it will accelerate aging until the source of life is exhausted.

The incense niche is made of bronze, the hollow pattern is peacock-shaped, and wisps of green smoke visible to the naked eye are wafting out.

Su Zhen picked up the tea on the table and extinguished the incense.

"Youning, what's wrong with that incense?"

Su Zhen explained the effect of the seven incense, and added a sentence at the end, "By the way, this seven incense can also be used for flirting between husband and wife, and Li Jieyu should use it to seduce the emperor." ”

The Imperial Commander nodded, looked around, and was suddenly caught by a fragment under the tablecloth.

Squatting down to pick it up, the shard should belong to the category of enamel porcelain. One inch in size, light purple on the outside, and a special material, they had never seen it before. The glaze color of the fragment is bright, and because the fragment is too small, it is impossible to guess the overall ornamentation through the gold thread on the surface.

But all over the house, no other fragments were found.

After a while, the two of them walked out of the inner hall, and Su Zhen stroked her chin and asked, "Yueluo, before you go to the imperial dining room, what happened to your Jieyu's body?" Has she done anything unusual lately? ”

"This ......"

Yueluo was a little frightened, her eyes wandering back and forth between them.

Yu Changqing said, "This is Su Shaoqing from our captain's mansion, you can answer whatever he asks." ”

"Yes." Yueluo lowered her head, "In the past two days, the emperor has come to Qiling Hall several times, but Jieyu has been hiding and refusing to see her, and even locked herself in the house. Today, she suddenly dressed up and wanted to attend the palace banquet, saying... Say ......"

Yueluo glanced at the queen, looked at her slightly scrutinizing gaze, and shrunk her neck in fright.

"What did Li Jieyu say?"

Yueluo kowtowed vigorously, and soon her forehead was red and swollen, and blood stains appeared.

"Mother's life! Li Jieyu said that she would soon completely envelop the emperor's heart, not to mention Concubine Yu...... Even the queen mother will be pulled down by her and become the master of the harem! ”

After she finished quickly, she was relieved and collapsed to the ground.

The queen's expression did not fluctuate much, not to mention those concubines and beauties in the harem, as well as the show girls who had not yet entered the palace, there were countless female officials and palace maids like Li Jieyu who wanted to climb onto the dragon bed.

If you really want to be more serious, she didn't drown, but she had to be sour to death by the smell of vinegar first.

In the harem, it will never be the emperor's favor that can protect himself, but to find ways to stabilize his position.

Yu Changqing took out the fragment wrapped in a handkerchief, "Yueluo, what's the matter with this fragment?" ”

"This is Jieyu's porcelain doll, she has always regarded it as a treasure, but she suddenly dropped it two days ago."

"Porcelain dolls? And what about the remaining fragments? ”

"It's buried under the Yutang spring tree in the courtyard."

There are many precious plants in the palace, but very few trees are planted, firstly to highlight the solemnity of the palace, secondly to prevent assassins, and thirdly to prevent flooding.

Shang Yujiao transplanted Yutang Spring from the royal garden for Li Jieyu, and this flower bud can be used for medicinal purposes to cure headaches. Even the bark and flowers and leaves can be used to extract aromatic extracts and use them as fragrances.

Yu Changqing looked at Jin Lian, who immediately led people outside.

Su Zhen felt that something was wrong in her heart, but she couldn't say it clearly.

"That's right! Jieyu seems to often meet privately with people in the temple, maybe... Maybe...... Maybe the mother wants to fake her death to ..... with someone for personal gain."

"Shut up! Yueluo did not wait for her master properly and was demoted to a third-class palace maid. Come on, drag her down! ”

Chunyin, who was beside the queen, waved when she heard this, and immediately two palace maids covered her mouth and dragged her down.

After listening to what Yue Luo said, Yu Changqing thought about the seven incense in Su Zhen's mouth, and his brows became tighter and tighter.

"Since Li Jieyu has prepared incense, she must want to gain grace again, how can she run away with someone, there must be another reason for this."

"My lord, I found it."

Jin Lian held the wooden tray in his hand, walked quickly into the hall, and walked in front of Yu Changqing.

The queen and the others looked closely, and the surface of the porcelain was covered with mud, and they couldn't see the original appearance clearly.

Yu Changqing raised his slender fingers, and the moment he swept over the sludge, he quickly retracted his hand. At the same time, beads of blood erupted from his fingertips.

Since Su Hao and Jin Lian were closer than the empress, they could clearly see that Yu Changqing was not scratched, but bitten like a gray shadow that swooped out from the fragments.

Su Hao snatched the tray from Jin Lian's hand, Yu Changqing blocked in front of the queen at the same time, Jin Lian pulled out the saber at his waist, and everyone looked vigilantly at the porcelain that had been broken again on the ground.

The queen sat up from the beauty bedroom, and Mama Qing looked at them in surprise as if they were facing a great enemy, "Your Excellency, what's wrong?" ”