The ruined palace, which had been destroyed by fire many years ago, was once again ablaze with a monstrous fire, which not only burned all the remaining ruins, but also found human heads and corpses in the underground secret room.

Although the secret chamber was also burned, some of the heads and corpses in the jars were still intact, and after the fire, the regent himself led the people to dig up, and the secret that shook for a while was revealed-

These heads are not outsiders, they are the palace people who served the queen back then!

said that he died to protect the queen and the crown prince, but who knew that he was not burned to death, but cut off his head and made a human skin mask!

And the most shocking thing is that Liu Xueqiong, the Duchess of Ningguo, who has been missing for many years, is also in the secret room!

As soon as this news came out, it shocked everyone in Kyoto, and a palace in the good end turned out to be a purgatory on earth, so who is this murderer?

Chu Lingyue rushed to the scene when he learned about this, his face was also very ugly, he had already closed this waste palace, he had always felt that this was an ominous place, who knew that it was really so terrifying!

"Go, call the queen and the crown prince!" he shouted angrily, his face clouded.

The palace people were silent and cautiously summoned.

On the spot, Ning Wei was stunned at first at the mutilated corpse on the ground, and then knelt down with a puff after a long time, choking up.

"Xue Qiong...... Xue Qiong is really you...... Is that you?" He stretched out his hand to touch the potion-soaked corpse, but he couldn't do anything, and his grief was uncontrollable, "Why, why are you here...... It's been so many years, and my husband is still lucky to think that you are still alive, but I didn't expect ......"

The people around looked at it and felt sad, those who knew knew that Ning Wei really loved this alien woman, otherwise they would not have forcibly brought Liu Xueqiong back despite the obstruction of the main room.

After searching for so many years, now only a mutilated corpse can be recovered, which is somewhat poignant.

Ning Ke knelt on the side, although she couldn't cry and grab the ground, she was also moved by Ning Wei's feelings for Liu Xueqiong, and when outsiders looked at her, they thought she was sad.

Chu Lingyue looked at it, and felt a little weak in his heart, his wife died in the harem in a dignified manner, he really couldn't explain, so he could only comfort a few words in a deep voice.

"Ning Aiqing, Ke'er, mourn! I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. ”

Ning Wei bowed deeply with red eyes, "Your Majesty! The old minister has nothing else to ask for, but to ask Your Majesty to find out the real murderer and return the innocence of the insider!"

"I beg Your Majesty to find out the real murderer!" Ning Ke also followed.

Chu Lingyue nodded, and promised on the spot, "Don't worry, I will definitely track it down to the end!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

......

After a while, the prince was called, but the queen was not there, and the palace people said that the queen had left the palace to worship the Buddha.

Chu Lingyue immediately ordered with a black face, no matter where she was, she had to bring it back.

With such an iron order, if the queen refuses to come back, it will be a rebellion.

This is also Chu Junyue's strategy, this matter, Ning Ke originally wanted to investigate secretly, but the queen hid and couldn't see anyone, and there was no way to continue, so she could only expose the secrets in the secret room and put them all in the open.

This is Yang Mou, who made it clear that this was a Hongmen banquet, but she had to come back.

If she runs away, the crime will be confirmed, and she will not want to live in peace in this life. If she comes back, she will also face a trial, and it will not end well.

This is also what Ning Ke admires most about Chu Junyue, no matter how tricky things are, he can reverse them, and the strategy is all in his hands.

Not long after, the person who went to look for the queen bumped into the queen on the way, and asked someone to escort her back.

When the queen saw the ground full of human heads and corpses, her face turned white with fright, and she hurriedly took the Buddha beads and chanted the Buddha, "Amitabha, sins, sins......"

"Queen, you're back. Chu Lingyue's face was cold, and he gritted his teeth and pointed to the corpse on the ground, "What the hell are you explaining to me, what the hell is going on?!"

The queen opened her eyes in confusion, looked at the emperor, and then at the crown prince, and finally looked innocent, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?

"This was dug up from under the ruined palace! This used to be your palace, and you said you didn't know about it?" Chu Lingyue snorted.

"Your Majesty, the concubines really don't know!" the queen cried with a wronged face: "A fire almost killed the concubine and the prince, if it weren't for the palace people desperately saving each other, the concubine's mother and son would have died in the sea of fire!"

"As you said, the palace people saved you, but why were they not burned down, but in the secret room?" Chu Lingyue narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice.

The queen cried, and the pear blossoms brought rain, "The concubine really doesn't know...... The abandoned palace has been abandoned for so many years, and the concubines dare not go again, for fear of remembering those unbearable memories...... In order to save our mother and son, the palace people were grateful, and they also went out of the palace every month to spend time for them, knowing that they would be found in the secret room...... Who knows who took advantage of it!"

Her image in people's hearts has always been gentle and kind, and she is dedicated to the Buddha, and no one will believe that this matter has something to do with her.

Even Chu Lingyue herself felt ridiculous, and her heart softened when she saw her crying like that.

However, the matter back then was originally strange, he had been investigating for a long time but there was no progress, and now he has dug up so many heads, if he doesn't investigate clearly, this person is panicked, how to settle down?

"Don't cry!" Chu Lingyue waved his sleeves irritably, and shouted: "This matter is handled by the regent!

The queen bit her lip aggrievedly and weakly responded.

As soon as he turned his head, Chu Lingyue said to the prince again: "You are the same! If you think of something, you must tell me!"

"Yes, my son's decree. The prince's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had something to say, but he still lowered his head and responded patiently.

Chu Lingyue explained a few words to Chu Junyue, comforted Ning Wei and Ning Ke by the way, and left with a calm face.

This time the matter was very exciting, and many people were watching, but fortunately, the sooner Chu Jun organized to maintain order, this time it was not too chaotic, and he was dismissed soon.

Liu Xueqiong's body naturally couldn't stay here, so Ning Wei personally put the person into the coffin and took him out of the palace.

Before Ning Ke left, he glanced at Chu Junyue deeply, and said in a low voice: "I'll leave it to you here, I'll come to you after I finish handling things." ”

"Don't worry, I'm here. Chu Junyue secretly pinched her palm, her eyes were gentle and relieved, she lowered her eyebrows and nodded, and then left.

*

Ninh House.

The people in the house received the news in advance, and knelt in front of the door early to welcome the hostess, who had been missing for many years, home, and the scene was solemn and *.

Mama Wang was the servant who had followed Liu Xueqiong for the longest time, and when she heard that she had found the body, she immediately cried to death, and then strongly asked to clean and change her master's clothes in person.

Ning Wei originally disagreed, it was the woman he loved, but now that she has become such an unsightly appearance, he naturally doesn't want others to see it anymore.

But Mama Wang begged hard, and Ning Ke made it clear, and Ning Wei finally relented.

Liu Xueqiong's body was also carried to the side courtyard, after all, this is the place where she once lived, and if she wants to leave, she will leave from here, which can be regarded as a good beginning and a good end.

Qingqiang laid her hand on the side, and Mama Wang personally cleaned Liu Xueqiong's body with clean water, and every time she saw the ruined face, Mama Wang always couldn't stop crying.

"Master, what a beautiful beauty she was...... It's a pity that it ended up like this......"

Qingqiang also snorted, "Mama, people can't be resurrected after death, don't cry, let Mrs. go well!"

"Does she look like she's walking peacefully? Look at her face, her body...... What a pain it was!"

"Mama, don't talk about it....... I feel uncomfortable looking at it, and if you cry again, Miss will be even more upset when she hears it......"

"Oh, I don't cry, I'll endure the ......."

The crying was lowered, although the voice was quieter, but it sounded more sad and desolate, and Ning Ke felt distressed when he listened outside.

Although she is just a wisp of ghost, Liu Xueqiong loved herself very much when she was young, and taught so many medical skills, if she is not a little sad, it is impossible, especially listening to Mama Wang crying so desolately, it brought her into this sad mood.

I don't know how long it took, but Mama Wang's exclamation suddenly came from the back room, and something fell to the ground with a bang.

Ning Ke's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly rushed in, only to see Mama Wang sitting on the ground in a reluctant state, and the basin fell to the side, flowing all over the ground.

"Mama, what's wrong?" she asked.

Qingqiang said while cleaning up: "The slave doesn't know either, when Mama cleaned Madame, she was suddenly startled. ”

"What's the matter?" Ning Ke walked over, his hand lightly fell on Mama Wang's shoulder, and whispered a few times before Mama Wang raised her head and looked at her in a daze.

Ning Ke frowned, and asked again, Mama Wang suddenly came back to her senses, blinked, and then covered her heart and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's just that I saw the injury on the master's body just now, and I was frightened......"

"Don't wash it if you're afraid, let me come!" Ning Ke also knew that this corpse was indeed terrifying, his face was gone, and all the skin on his body was burned and festered, only a small piece of skin on the back was intact, servants like Mama Wang and Qingqiang had never seen the world, so it was strange that they were not afraid of such a corpse.

Mama Wang nodded in a trance, then shook her head again, and picked up the handkerchief again, "No, the master treats the old slave and saves her life, since she is leaving, the old slave can't help but send her." ”

"Okay!" Ning Ke saw that she insisted, and did not stop her too much, but she did not leave, she stayed by the side, listening to Mama Wang talk about many trivial things in the past, and when it was almost noon, Liu Xueqiong's body was cleaned up.

Ning Wei also quickly sent someone over to bury and collect the coffin.

The next day, Ning Wei made a big show for Liu Xueqiong's funeral, and the scene was so big that it was like the treatment of Mrs. Yipinzheng, which can be regarded as a deep affection.

After being dead for so many years, it shouldn't have been so much trouble, but the emperor sent people to mourn, and the rest of the people didn't come, so it was lively.

Ning Ke was dressed in filial piety, kneeling in front of the mourning hall, bowing her head and burning paper money, not crying or making trouble without any expression, others only felt that she was too sad when they saw her, and she couldn't cry.

The condolent ministers came and went, and there were many words of comfort, but she didn't listen to a word, it was just hypocrisy.

Until, a familiar, apologetic voice suddenly sounded overhead.

"Ke'er, please mourn!"

Ning Ke raised her head suddenly, just in time to meet the prince's worried and sad gaze, her eyes flickered slightly, and then she lowered her head, and her tone was light.

Prince Xie is concerned, his mother has been missing for many years, and Ning Ke has long been mentally prepared. ”

She said that she was mentally prepared, but her words were full of alienation and ridicule, this body was found under the palace where the queen once lived, and the prince also lived there back then, it would be strange if she didn't think much about it at all.

The prince pursed his lips and said apologetically: "Bengong knows that you are angry, but Bengong really doesn't know about this matter. ”

"The folk girls don't dare to be angry with the prince, it's just fate. Ning Ke's tone was even more cold and detached, and he didn't want to say a word.

The crown prince sighed silently, and wanted to say something, but he still stopped, only one sentence, "The festival mourns and changes, and the father will give you an explanation." ”

Ning Ke glanced up at him, but he had already walked away lonely and talked to Ning Wei.

I don't know why, at this moment, the prince, she always feels as if she is very lonely and helpless, like an abandoned child, in the worship of all living beings, he is a lone star, cumin alone.

Maybe Chu Junyue is right, the crown prince is the best entry point, but I don't know, how prepared that guy is?