Zhou Jingrong thought about it and quickly figured it out.

Fu Yunshen guessed that this assassination was the handiwork of the five princes.

First, the five princes and Ling Xie were all accompanying the holy driver on the trip, and the security work was taken care of by the five princes.

If there is an assassination, the first person to be blamed is the fifth prince, so no one will suspect that he was the one who arranged the assassination.

On the contrary, it is the crown prince who sits in Beijing, if the emperor has an accident at this time, the prince benefits the most, so he is the most suspicious.

Second, it was the reason why Concubine Ling took the risk of disobeying the holy decree and blending into the team in disguise.

This assassination was only to frame the crown prince, not to take the emperor's life, so they could also take the opportunity to arrange a drama in which Concubine Ling sacrificed her life to save the driver, so that she could recover again with the help of saving the driver.

This plan was excellent, but no one expected such an accident, it was Lin Shutong who blocked the arrow for the emperor by mistake.

Although Concubine Ling also rushed to the emperor at a critical moment, the momentum of forgetting life and death moved the emperor. But this arrow didn't shoot at her in the end, this affection can't help but be greatly reduced, and it will be able to withstand her crime of leaving the palace without permission, so don't think about it too much.

That's why Concubine Ling looked at Zhou Jingrong with such hatred, she didn't hate Zhou Jingrong, she hated Lin Shutong, and even hated people related to her.

Zhou Jingrong thought in a daze, I have to remind Fu Jiao and Lin Shutong tomorrow, let them beware of Ling Concubine, and then fall asleep in Fu Yun's deep warm breath.

The next day, the sky was clear.

Courtiers gathered outside the emperor's dormitory, arguing over yesterday's assassination.

Yesterday's assassination, the assassin did not come close, only set up an ambush in the distance, with arrows and crossbows to attack from afar, when the Royal Forest Army caught up, no one was caught.

After a night, it snowed again, burying all traces, and the murderer could not be chased at all.

As a result, officials who stood in different lines began to secretly poke and poke each other with dirty water.

Until there is clear evidence, the emperor does not believe anyone, and everyone doubts.

But what was unexpected was that the emperor handed over the matter of tracking down the assassins to Dali Temple for investigation.

Fu Yunshen, as the newly appointed Shaoqing of Dali Temple, has the unshirkable responsibility to become one of the persons responsible for the case.

Zhou Jingrong was puzzled: "The responsibility of the trial of the case of the master of Dali Temple, why did the emperor let you arrest people?" ”

Fu Yunshen smiled meaningfully: "This is a good thing." ”

Zhou Jingrong was even more puzzled: "Why? ”

Fu Yunshen smiled mysteriously and said: "The Shangshu of the Criminal Department secretly supports the five princes, and the emperor does not use the Criminal Department, which shows that he is suspicious of that side. ”

Zhou Jingrong asked, "Then are we going back to Beijing?" ”

Fu Yunshen shook his head and said, "Judging from the direction of the assassin's retreat, it is not going to Beijing. Moreover, as soon as the assassination incident came out, Jingzhong strengthened its defenses, and they would not throw themselves into the net. ”

Zhou Jingrong frowned, and complained a little: "But except for a few arrow feathers, there is no evidence left, how can I trace it?" ”

Fu Yun pondered for a long time and said, "I received a secret report from Qi Ruyan a few days ago, and there are several people living in the courtyard, all of whom do not have a Beijing accent, and they are people who practice martial arts. Based on her description, I judged that these people should be charlatans. At that time, I thought that the five princes were recruiting talents and making friends with people with lofty ideals from all walks of life. Now that I think about it, those people may have entered Beijing for this assassination, and when the mission was completed, they dispersed. ”

Zhou Jingrong's brows furrowed even deeper: "If those people are not from Beijing, and they are scattered all over the rivers and lakes, the sky is big, where can I find people!" ”

Fu Yunshen smiled slightly: "Have you forgotten, didn't there happen to be a Jianghu pass around us?" ”

Zhou Jingrong's eyes lit up: "The wind of the world? ”

Fu Yun nodded with a deep smile: "Although the world style is far away from the rivers and lakes, there are still some connections that can be used." ”

Zhou Jingrong mentioned the world style, and couldn't help but admire: "The world style is really powerful, I just learned a trick and a half from him, and he has become powerful!" ”

As she spoke, she proudly raised her arms and clenched her fists, showing Fu Yunshen the muscles she imagined she had but didn't actually have.

Fu Yun smiled deeply, reached out and touched her arm.

She has been in the cat winter recently, and the door is not out of the door all day long, except for eating and sleeping, but she has saved a lot of meat, which is soft to the touch and feels very good.

It's just that where does this fleshy arm have anything to do with the four words Kong Wuli?

Zhou Jingrong thought that he came to the palace to go on vacation with Fu Yunshen, but Fu Yunshen wanted to investigate the case, but he still went out early and returned late every day, and he had no time to accompany her.

So in addition to going to see Lin Shutong every day, she went to chat with the Queen Mother and Mrs. Fu, and the rest of the time was to update the comics.

She has already begun to draw the second story of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which tells the story of the heroine being forcibly married by a bully and being forced to separate from her beloved, but after marriage, she was bullied and suspected in every way, and her bad wife became a lower cousin.

The scumbag in this story is obviously more outrageous than the foolish and filial person in the first story, and the crowd is waiting for the heroine to tear up the scumbag, which is even more popular than the first story.

Concubine Ling has rarely been out of the house recently, and she has kept a low profile.

After all, she sneaked out of the palace and came over, and the emperor did not blame her for the crime of leaving the palace without disobeying the holy order, nor did he send her back, which was already a great gift, and she naturally knew how to accept it when she saw it.

Concubine Ling had nothing to do, and heard that a comic called the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has been popular in Beijing recently, and she also knew that the author was Zhou Jingrong, so she studied her comics.

Concubine Ling leaned on the couch, looking at the painting with a pair of beautiful jade hands, a trace of surprise suddenly flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she asked the people who served beside her, "Is this painting really made by the Zhou family?" ”

The palace man replied respectfully: "Yes." ”

Concubine Ling was stunned for a long time, and suddenly lifted her lips and smiled, a hint of calculation flashed in her eyes: "This cartoon is somewhat interesting." ”

She rolled up the drawing paper and said to the palace: "Send it to the elder brother of the palace, such a masterpiece, please also ask the elder brother to evaluate it with the palace." ”

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Although the assassin had not yet been caught, Xu had lived in the palace for a few days, and was no longer burdened by government affairs all day, and the emperor's mood was much better.

As soon as the emperor was happy, he felt that it was better to be happy alone than to be happy with all, so the banquet that had been postponed was put on the agenda.

When the banquet was in full swing, the emperor suddenly named Lin Shutong's name.

Lin Shutong got up and bowed, the emperor raised his hand to excuse himself, and asked kindly: "No need to be polite, the injuries on your body are better?" ”

Lin Shutong replied respectfully: "Thanks to the emperor's blessings, the courtier's injuries have healed and are fine." ”

The emperor nodded, and then asked, "That's good, you have done a great job in saving the driver, what reward do you want?" ”

The emperor had said that he wanted to reward Lin Shutong, and she thought that the emperor would give some gold and silver rewards, but she didn't expect to ask her directly what she wanted.

She was a little hesitant, could she really ask for anything?

After Lin Shutong hesitated, Concubine Ling, who had been silent all night, suddenly laughed and proposed: "Your Majesty, the palace has not accepted newcomers for a long time. The concubine looked at this sister who was knowledgeable and reasonable, and her color was excellent, and when the assassin came, in such a chaotic situation, she blocked an arrow for the emperor, and she was also destined for the emperor. ”

The emperor didn't squeak, and the gentle smile on his face didn't change, but the eyes that looked at Lin Shutong had some deep meaning.

Zhou Jingrong glanced at Concubine Ling in disgust, Lin Shutong is younger than the fifth prince, she can be Concubine Ling's daughter, how can she be embarrassed to call her sister, and let the little girl marry someone who can be a father, isn't it disgusting?

Fu Yunshen was also very disgusted with Concubine Ling, but he thought of something else.

Lin Shutong's rescue was a coincidence, but when Concubine Ling said this, it seemed that it was intentional, and the motive was not pure.

The assassination of the prince is already suspected, if the Fu family, who is on the same front as the prince, gets benefits and is sent to the palace to a mother, how can the emperor not care.

Lin Shutong listened to Concubine Ling's words, and his heart was also steep, and he knelt on the ground suddenly, not caring about it, and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, in fact, the courtiers already have someone they like, and they are hesitating whether to ask for this reward." ”

The emperor was not angry because Lin Shutong couldn't wait to get rid of his relationship with him, but his expression softened a little, and he said with interest: "Oh? Which boy won your favor? ”

Lin Shutong gritted his teeth and replied: "The courtier's heart is happy with the prince." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised by Lin Shutong's bold confession, and turned their attention to focus on An Wang's family.

Fu Yun breathed a deep sigh of relief, but Fu Jiao lifted her heart and looked at Lin Shutong with worried eyes.

The emperor was slightly stunned, did not respond immediately, did not say yes, did not say no, and fell into deep thought.

In fact, the emperor originally had nothing to hesitate, but he knew the old relationship between King An and Fu Jiao, and he also knew that even after so many years, King An still remembered Fu Jiao.

Previously, after the Fu family moved back to Beijing, the emperor also joked with King An, saying that Fu Jiao had no husband, and if he still had someone in his heart, he could marry back as a side concubine.

I have to say that in this matter, Pei Deyin and her, the imperial uncle, really have a heart.

The emperor is still thinking about matching the two, why is it that now the marriage of adults has not been completed, but has become a marriage of children?

The emperor couldn't help but be a little entangled, should he marry his brother or his nephew, what a headache!

Pei Xiuhong, the son of King An, was just shocked by Lin Shutong's public confession, and only then did he react and called in a low voice: "Father." ”

King An smiled lovingly: "Go ahead." ”

Pei Xiuhong felt guilty for a while, and then became firm again: "Thank you for your father!" ”

After that, he got up and came to the hall and knelt beside Lin Shutong: "Your Majesty, the minister and Miss Lin are in love, and I hope Your Majesty will fulfill it!" ”

The warm and generous voice sounded in his ears, making Lin Shutong's heart suddenly stop when he was falling sharply.

She quietly raised her eyes to look at the person around her, but saw that his eyebrows were full of gentle but powerful smiles, which made her flustered heart settle down instantly.

He is willing to stand up, willing to be by her side, face everything with her, no matter what the result is, she has no regrets.

Seeing this, the emperor laughed loudly: "Since the two are happy, how can I not allow it." Someone, the proposed will, for the marriage of King An and Miss Lin! ”

The emperor spoke, and the inquiring expression in the palace immediately turned into joy, and there was a congratulatory voice in an instant.

Fu Yunshen put down his heart and turned his head to look at Zhou Jingrong, but saw that the corners of her eyes were red, and he hurriedly asked, "Why are you crying?" ”

Zhou Jingrong leaned on his arm, unceremoniously picked up his sleeve and wiped his face: "I'm moved!" ”

Fu Yunshen smiled helplessly, where did she move, she was really a soft-hearted little girl!