Yuan Zhen's sudden "iron mouth straight break" made Bai Ling stunned for a moment, but before she could react, Yuan Zhen had already turned around and walked towards the dark night.

This Yuan Gonggong ...... It seems that there are quite a lot of stories on the body.

Bai Ling watched his back disappear into the stairs not far away, and quickly withdrew his gaze. She looked up again, alone at the tall temple in front of her.

Bai Ling took a deep breath, then stepped steadily onto the threshold.

Emperor Jianxi seems to be really fond of using drapery in his interior arrangement, which are like long banners that fall from the zenith to the ground, fluttering from time to time, changing people's vision.

In the gap, Bai Ling suddenly saw Huang Chongde sitting not far away, as if he was closing his eyes and recuperating.

Bai Ling lifted the curtain and walked straight in the direction of the old man, Huang Chongde heard the sound and opened his eyes to look over.

As soon as he saw Bai Ling, he smiled.

"Sit." Huang Chongde pointed to the chair beside him.

Bai Ling looked to the side and sat beside Huang Chongde obediently, "Isn't the emperor here?" ”

"It was originally here, there are still some things in the court, the emperor is stumped, and he will come soon." Huang Chongde replied softly, "Let's have a sip of tea first." ”

Bai Ling picked up the cup next to him and took a sip.

Next to the tray of cups, there was the golden step shake that was found from the Bai family.

Huang Chongde straightened the clothes in front of him and said in a low voice, "The situation of the Queen Mother, how is it lately?" ”

"In general, nothing has changed," replied Bai Ling softly, "but the old man has been in a good mood for the past few months, burning incense and cooking tea every day, going to bed early at night, waking up early in the morning, and eating three meals a day most of the time very regularly—all of which are recorded in the living notes of Cining Palace." ”

Huang Chongde nodded, "Well, it should be very good, I see that there are a group of newcomers in Cining Palace this morning." ”

"yes, I feel quite busy, and Fourteen has to go back every time this time......"

Bai Ling smiled and spoke, she held the warm cup in her hand, remembering the words of Yuan Zhen in her yard, she suddenly realized that Huang Chongde was not chatting.

In the constantly disturbing curtains on both sides, there seemed to be a dangerous sight lurking, Bai Ling lowered his eyes and drank tea, and the afterglow could not leave the flickering shadows behind those curtains.

An old man and a young man sat opposite each other in the slightly dimly lit hall with cups in their hands.

Huang Chongde's words were very detailed, but with the tone and attitude of parents concerned about juniors, there was no sense of abruptness.

About what she has been doing these days, about the preparation of the fourteen pairs of newcomers to Cining Palace, and about her attitude and thoughts towards Lin Jieyu...... Huang Chongde's questions are real and false, some words Bai Ling answered directly, and some questions Bai Ling thought about for a long time, but it was difficult to give an answer.

The two talked for a long time, and Bai Ling leaned back in her chair, the tea in her cup had been drunk, but she still yawned several times in a row.

"Grandpa Huang, can I dare to ask you a question?"

Bai Ling lowered his head and played with the teacup in his hand, his voice as low as a mosquito humming.

Huang Chongde looked over, "Bai Si Yao can be said." ”

Bai Ling didn't speak immediately, but lowered his head and hesitated for a long time before looking at Huang Chongde with a little uncertainty, "...... Tonight, what happened tonight, when I was at my house just now, Father-in-law Yuan also asked me a few similar questions. ”

Her hand gripped the rim of the cup, her knuckles slightly white from the exertion.

Bai Ling's throat moved, and he bit the corner of his lip slightly, and the uneasiness and nervousness were written directly on his face.

She continued, "Although Father-in-law Xu suddenly became polite after finding Bu Shao in my house, I can feel that today's events are not trivial. There have been many times before people from the palace, but there has never been a time when they have so blatantly rushed in to arrest people, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and smashed things. ”

Bai Ling looked at the old man beside him, "Can Grandpa Huang tell me, why?" ”

Huang Chongde sighed lightly, "Bai Siyao's feeling is right, there is indeed a big event in the palace. Someone saw you appear with Jin Bu Shao in a place where you shouldn't be. ”

Bai Ling's eyes widened slightly.

"Who? Who saw me and where? ”

"In the Penal Division." Huang Chongde said softly, his gaze stayed on Bai Ling seriously, not letting go of any of her minor changes, "Someone saw that you appeared in the Shen Criminal Division this morning, holding this golden step to intimidate Lin Jieyu." You know, in a place like the Sentencing Division, there are very few people who can—"

Before Huang Chongde finished speaking, the cup in Bai Ling's hand fell to the ground.

"...... the Punishment Division?" Bai Ling's eyes were full of disbelief.

Huang Chongde glanced at the cup swirling on the ground, "What's wrong?" ”

Bai Ling lowered his head, and the hand propped up on his knee clenched into a fist.

"That night in Chuxiu Palace, in front of everyone, the emperor obviously said that it would be transferred to Dali Temple for verification, why is the Lin family in the Shen Criminal Division?"

The voice was much higher than before, echoing over the main hall.

Huang Chongde suddenly reacted - only a few palace people who participated in the execution knew about this matter, and Bai Ling had been outside the palace these days, and he might not have heard of this matter before.

He lowered his eyes and thought about it, this question was really difficult to answer for a while.

Huang Chongde's silence caused Bai Ling's greater unwillingness and anger, and she took a few deep breaths, as if trying her best to control her emotions.

"Obviously, that night, I asked all the questions I should have asked? In the harem, the emperor is still reluctant to do this step by using witch Gu to frame blame, and when this matter reaches the ears of the concubine, what will she think, what should she think? If there is another in the harem—"

Bai Ling's voice stopped abruptly, and she heard a noise not far away on her right, and behind the curtain, something seemed to have been knocked over.

Bai Ling turned to the sound source, "...... Who's there? ”

"Nobody's there, Boss."

"But I heard—"

"That's the wind." Huang Chongde replied categorically.

Bai Ling opened her mouth slightly, but she didn't speak, and after a long time, she finally asked with some sadness, "...... Is there anything else Huang Gonggong would like to ask? ”

"Not yet." Huang Chongde also stood up from his seat, he looked at the drip not far away, "I didn't expect to talk about it at this time, the saint hasn't come back at this time, I guess I won't have time to see you again tonight." ”

Bai Ling nodded palely, "Minister...... Got it. ”

Huang Chongde personally sent Bai Ling out of the main hall, arranged for the palace people to send her home, and then almost returned to the place with a run.

Before he stepped back to the threshold of the main hall, he heard Qiu Shi's whispered reply.

Behind Fang Cai's curtain, Emperor Jianxi stood in the dark, the green tendons on his forehead flared up, and his face was almost bloodless.

Qiu Shi rarely saw Emperor Jianxi's face, and he was so frightened that he couldn't say a word.

"One thing to say," Huang Chongde reminded on the side, he looked at Qiu Shi, "What did you find in Jia Yuchun's room?" ”

"Slave...... Slave maid," Qiu Shi hesitantly took out something from his bosom, "the slave and maid found this." ”

Emperor Jianxi stepped forward and grabbed what was in Qiu Shi's hand, it was a very delicate snuff box, with a red rose in full bloom painted on the front.

"Where did you find it?" Huang Chongde asked.

"In ...... Is it in ...... Your Majesty, don't be angry, slaves and maids are ...... It's ......"

"Where the hell did you find it!!" Emperor Jianxi shouted loudly, and Qiu Shi trembled.

Qiu Shi almost burst into tears, "Is it ...... Under Jia Yuchun's pillow......"