The person brought by the guards was the prince's personal maid, Zi'er.

The prince's mansion is now strictly investigating the murderer who poisoned the prince, but Zi'er wants to secretly leave the mansion at this time, no matter how you look at it, there is a problem.

"Why are you leaving the house at this time? Is Prince poisoning related to you? The queen temporarily turned her attention away from Lin Yingxue and began to interrogate Zi'er.

Ran Zi'er knelt on the ground without saying a word, looking indifferent.

Zi'er's attitude undoubtedly angered the queen - the maids around the prince are all born in the family, and they have grown up with the prince since childhood, and some of them are even selected by her own hands, but now there are such people around the prince, how can she, a mother, not be shocked and angry?

"If you tell the matter and the situation now, this palace can still keep you a whole corpse, otherwise don't blame this palace for being unkind!" The corners of the queen's mouth twitched slightly, and because she was too excited, the queen's headache was committed again.

The queen held her forehead and sat on the chair with the support of the red lotus, the red lotus frowned, took out the pill she carried from her sleeve, and let the queen take it with tea.

The people in the hall watched this scene, and everyone had a nervous look floating on their faces, but no one dared to speak.

“…… It's the slave and the maid, I'm sorry for the prince. After a moment of silence, Zi'er kowtowed to the queen, then got up and slammed into the pillar on the side.

And Lin Yingxue happened to be the closest person to Zi'er, so she reflexively wanted to reach out to stop it, but it was a step too late after all.

Zi'er's words have obviously proved that she did the poisoning, but now that Zi'er is dead, I'm afraid her suspicion will be even more difficult to clear up.

Lin Yingxue was secretly sighing in her heart, but she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, she turned her head to look, and saw that everyone in the hall was looking at her indifferently, and even Fang Mengru's face couldn't help but have a little look of surprise.

Could it be that her action just now made these people in the hall misunderstand that she and Zi'er are in the same group?

A sense of powerlessness gradually rose from Lin Yingxue's body, and she turned her head to look at the queen, only to see that the queen's face had long since lost its previous kindness when she looked at her.

"Not me." This is the only weak confession that Lin Yingxue can say.

Of course, in the end, no one believed her.

"Lin Yingxue, you trust you so much in vain in the palace and the crown prince, but you did such a thing!" A look of anger and pain intertwined on the queen's face, "For the sake of the past friendship, if you tell the matter and the plan, this palace may consider letting you go." ”

The situation finally came to the worst.

Lin Yingxue smiled dejectedly, and her bright face began to darken, "All this has nothing to do with Yingxue, and Yingxue has nothing to explain." ”

Lin Yingxue looked in the direction where the queen was, her eyes were calm and firm.

It's just that the queen has lost trust in Lin Yingxue, no matter what Lin Yingxue says at this time, the queen doesn't believe it, "Presumptuous!" Do you really think that this palace will not dare to touch you?! ”

"Queen Mother!" Seeing that the queen seemed to be really angry with Lin Yingxue, Fang Mengru hesitated for a moment and then stood up, "Queen Mother, Yingxue and the concubine and the prince have been friends for so long, there may be some misunderstanding in this." ”

"At the moment, just Xiaoqing's words can't prove anything, it's better to wait for something to be found out in the future, and it's not too late for the queen mother to come and deal with Yingxue." Fang Mengru stood in front of Lin Yingxue and pleaded.

When the queen heard this, she hesitated for a while before she glanced at Lin Yingxue deeply and said, "Okay, since the crown princess is interceding for you, then the palace will let you go for the time being, but——"

The first half of the queen's words just made Fang Mengru breathe a sigh of relief, and then she heard the queen say again: "Come on, take the county lord of Yuhui down to take care of it, until the truth is clarified, the county lord of Yuhui must not take a step out of the chamber!" ”

Is this going to put her under house arrest?

Lin Yingxue knew that the queen was angry at this time, and it was useless for her to say more, so she simply didn't say anything, just let the guards drag her down without saying a word.

The light in the room sneaked away little by little, but Lin Yingxue didn't light a candle. The furnishings in the room gradually became dim with the passage of light, and everything turned into all kinds of strange, black shadows in Lin Yingxue's eyes.

Her world was dark.

Just when the sky outside the window was completely dark, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Lin Yingxue looked up at the door, only to see Murong Jun walking in from outside the door like a beam of light.

"Why don't you light candles?" When the familiar voice sounded, Lin Yingxue actually felt that her eyes were a little astringent.

Soon the room was filled with warm yellow light. The sudden light made Lin Yingxue a little unbearable, she squinted her eyes and tried to adapt to it for a while before she got used to the light in the room.

"How is the prince?" Lin Yingxue asked hesitantly.

"Not awake yet." Murong Ju walked to Lin Yingxue's side and stretched out his hand to take Lin Yingxue into his arms.

"But the doctor said that the poison in the eldest brother's body was not formed overnight, but at least three years." Murong Jun's voice was very soft, like a ball of warm water slowly enveloping Lin Yingxue's cold heart.

Lin Yingxue blinked her dry eyes, but she didn't feel as relaxed as she imagined, "I've been planning since a few years ago, and I don't know who the person behind this is." ”

It is really not easy to buy someone close to the prince to poison the prince for so long and has not been discovered until now.

"Well, if it weren't for the eldest brother's cold that didn't heal for a long time, the doctor gave some fierce medicine, and as a result, the medicine collided with the toxicity in the eldest brother's body, causing the eldest brother to cough up blood and fall into a coma, I'm afraid that this poison would not be discovered until the eldest brother is terminally ill." When Murong Jun said this, there was a sense of fear in his tone.

The two hugged each other for a while, and suddenly a maid came in with food from outside.

The girl put the food on the table with an indifferent face, and withdrew again without even saluting after the incident.

"I haven't eaten for a day, so let's eat something first." Murong Jun wanted to pull Lin Yingxue up from the ground, but he just pulled it but didn't pull it.

He couldn't help but look down, only to see Lin Yingxue holding her head high, looking at him fixedly with a pair of dark and bright eyes.

"Is the queen still suspicious of me?" If she had cleared her of suspicion, Yahuan, who had just come in, would not have such an attitude, and Murong Jun would not have allowed her to continue to stay here.

So all this can only show that her suspicion has not been cleared, and she will still be under house arrest in this passenger compartment for the next few days.

Murong Jun didn't answer, but the trace of hesitation that flashed from his face had already told Lin Yingxue the answer.

"I really haven't done anything to hurt the prince." The feeling of powerlessness rose from the bottom of Lin Yingxue's heart again.

"Hmm." Murong Jun still replied lightly, and he couldn't see too much emotion on his face, "Let's eat first." He almost picked Lin Yingxue up from the ground.

Lin Yingxue found that Murong Jun's attitude was abnormal, and her heart hurt slightly, "Is there anything else that the Third Highness hasn't told Yingxue?" ”

She shook off Murong Jun's hand and slowly took two steps back.

Seeing Lin Yingxue's defensive posture, how could Murong Jun's heart feel better, "Don't you have anything to take the initiative to tell me?" ”

The implication is that Lin Yingxue is actually hiding something from him.

Lin Yingxue's heart 'chuckled', she really thought of something, but she couldn't say it.

"When did the Third Highness learn to beat around the bush?" Her face was calm, but in fact, the hand hidden in her sleeve was clenched tightly, and the long, thin nails poked deep into her palm.

The slight pain in the palm of her hand reminded Lin Yingxue not to lose her mind.

Seeing that Lin Yingxue was unwilling to confess until now, a trace of disappointment obviously flashed on Murong Jun's face.

"A few days ago, the maid ring next to Yingxiang accidentally saw you and the fifth brother meeting in private." Murong's heart throbbed fiercely when he said this.

He hoped that Lin Yingxue could give him a reasonable explanation, as long as Lin Yingxue said that she had nothing to do with Murong Xun, he would believe it.

As long as she says it, he believes it.

But Lin Yingxue finally failed to deny the relationship between her and Murong Xun as he thought.

Lin Yingxue and Murong Jun looked at each other silently, and in the complete silence, both of them seemed to hear a 'click' sound coming from each other's bodies.

It was the sound of something cracking.

- Lin Yingxue also wanted to tell a small lie and settle the matter. It's just that she can deceive anyone without blinking, but she can't open her mouth to the person in front of her, not to mention that she may have to do something to 'hurt' the person in front of her in the future.

"I have thought about anyone's betrayal, but I have never thought that one day you will also stand against me." At the moment of speaking, all the pity, pampering, and distress disappeared from Murong Jun's face, and the only thing left was indifference.

And, cold.

After Murong Jun said this, he turned around and left without looking back, and the door was slammed shut with a bang.

Obviously, there was still light in the room, but this time Lin Yingxue felt that her world was completely dark.

Autumn is coming, and the sycamore trees in the courtyard are swaying in the wind, and the leaves rustle.

Murong Jun stood quietly under the tree for more than an hour, and Fang Mengru also watched in the house for more than an hour.

"Have you made it all clear? Is there some misunderstanding? Fang Mengru stepped forward, with some worry on her face.

"The prince's business has nothing to do with her, but ......" she may have made another decision to be sorry for him. Murong Jun hadn't said it yet, but just thinking about it in his heart, he would be heartbroken.

The person he thought would never betray him chose someone else after all.

Seeing Murong Jun trying his best to endure his pain, Fang Mengru felt a little unspeakable uncomfortable in her heart, but this discomfort was not just because of the person in front of her.

“…… I always felt that Yingxue was not that kind of person. After a long time, Fang Mengru said in a low voice.

But no one answered her, only the fallen leaves fell from the branches and fell silently to the ground.