Let people find the roster of the palace in and out of the last few days. Xu Chu's throat tightened, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

The man sent by Lou An acted very quickly, but it took only a quarter of an hour to retrieve the booklet.

Xu Chu looked through it carefully, and finally set his eyes on the names of the people who had entered and left the palace the day before.

It is impressively recorded that in the evening of the day before yesterday, the queen mother and the queen looked for pearls to enter the palace to discuss the wedding, and then in order to be perfect, the queen specially summoned Hua Wuxian into the palace. In other words, the only people who appeared in the Jing'an Palace and the palace at the same time in the past few days were Hua Wuai.

The Jing'an Palace's palace is heavily guarded, and there are secret guards in the town, how can ordinary people and people in the palace easily carry the medicinal powder out?

She should have thought of it a long time ago, and she should have thought of Xiao Qinglang's sentence "There is a problem in the palace".

Xu Chu took a deep breath, but just a simple breath, she felt difficult and painful.

Under the bright and bright world of this capital, how dark it is, so that brothers can draw knives against each other, and friends will also stick knives in their backs.

When I left the inner court, it was already noon.

The dry wind mixed with a little coolness blew through the palace garden, blowing the flowers and plants within the palace walls, and even the towering trees swayed. The dead leaves kept swirling and falling, bleak and cold.

Out of the palace gate, Xu Chu glanced back at the palace wall that symbolized supreme power and glory, and suddenly remembered the word lifeless. Where, there is endless wealth, but in the final analysis, it is just a small river and lake without freedom.

Intrigues, power struggles, and even framing and slander at any time. Where is the half point of relaxation and freshness?

The people there are trying their best to keep their wealth and wealth and compete for supreme favor, but who really lives for themselves? How many people really have family affection, love and friendship? It's just taking advantage of each other, and when they are friendly with each other, it's just because there is no interest involved, or it's profitable. But once his interests are shaken, the friendship that is not deep will disappear.

This palace contains all kinds of things in the world, but it shows the arrogance and greed of the world the most.

She thought of Xiao Qinglang, thought of Huaxiang, and even thought of Emperor Chengzong and Chu Mei, and finally her heart suddenly hurt, and even her breathing was a little tighter. She subconsciously covered her chest, but she didn't know how to calm the unprovoked coldness and helplessness in her heart.

Just as she sighed, she saw a guard in a strong suit coming, and when she saw her, he arched his hand and said, "My lord, General Wei is already waiting in the palace." ”

Xu Chu glanced at him and recognized this person as a palace guard, so he took the reins from his hand.

Now she shouldn't indulge in boundless self-pity, even if the truth is unacceptable to her, at least before leaving, she has to rescue Xiao Qinglang first.

The horses galloped, the wind hunted, and the sound of selling could be faintly heard in the distance. In a trance, Xu Chu remembered that Xiao Qinglang bought roasted pears for her, and at that time, her heart was on the case, and she felt that the roasted pears were ordinary. Now that she thinks about it, her memory is very clear, she remembers that Mingzhu once said that her third uncle never eats roasted pears, and even sneers at roasted fruits every time he encounters them......

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it seems that since she has traveled with him all the way, he has broken many precedents for himself. It's like she still remembers how the noble man who sat on the street noodle stall with a light smile and ate the noodles she gave birth to, raised his head in a phoenix posture.

Inexplicably, Xu Chu regretted it a little. I regret that when I panicked because I was worried about my background, I would be easily appeased by him. If at that time, she could withdraw her feelings and only be a subordinate who admired him, would she not have to face hardships and dare not speak today?

Xu Chu smiled bitterly in his heart, and let the wind blow dry and painful under his eyes. She really regretted it, regretted that she had been involved with him, regretted not controlling her heart, and even regretted looking at the jade pendant that Wei Gang brought back from Jinling.

You must know that if you are really the daughter of Rong Yu and Sun Rou, and the first emperor is not the son of Emperor Chengzong, and even Xiao Qinglang is not a royal bloodline, then it is okay. But if the truth is not what they had guessed before, but ......

Xu Chu subconsciously clenched her right hand, and the pull of the wound on her arm made her break out in a cold sweat.

If the truth is like the situation in those picture scrolls, then how should she be good, and how should Xiao Qinglang deal with herself?

When he arrived at the palace, Xu Chu's sour heart gradually fell silent. She took a deep breath, handed the horse to the subordinate who was already waiting at the second gate, and then hurried towards An Rong Hall.

"Brother Wei......" As soon as Xu Chu entered the hall, he smelled a smell of blood. The smell that couldn't be concealed made her heart hang in an instant.

When Wei Guang saw her coming back, he raised his hand and said, "This trip has suffered heavy losses, but fortunately, I found out the ...... Xuanyang Daoist and the Iron Mask Man."

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, the so-called iron-masked man should be the second son who was really sent to the Sun family by the old King Su to save his life. is also the person behind all the conspiracies, the real Su Wang Rongyu.

It's just that now, his identity is too tricky, so Wei Guang has to call him the Man in the Iron Mask.

After all, even if he is a high-ranking chief of guard in the palace, he does not have the right to dispose of the royal family at will, let alone the prince with a name. Even if the prince has no real power above the court, he is not reused.

"Where are the people?"

"He was imprisoned in Dali Temple, and the guards around him were also sent to Dali Temple for trial." Wei Guang frowned, glanced at Xu Chu and said, "The guards around him do have many crooked tricks, and those people also have the clan emblem that the prince found on the arrows of the British Mansion that day. It is almost certain that they are indeed from the Jinling royal family. ”

Xu Chu nodded, not surprised by this. She thought for a moment and said, "Brother Wei will let people go to Dali Temple later, inform Tang Qiaozheng of this inside story, and let Tang Qiaozheng personally interrogate the Xuanyang Daoist." If necessary, let the Xuanyang Dao people meet the captured guards......"

"As for the Man in the Iron Mask, you don't need to interrogate, just let someone take good care of it."

"I'll go." Wei Guang got up and left in a hurry without delay.

After Wei Guang left, Xu Chu sighed and looked at the courtyard outside the door for a long time. At the latest, tonight will all fall into place.

However, for the first time, she couldn't live up to the joy of solving the case. Even, she had a momentary impulse to hide the truth......

As long as she carries the truth, the others will never know what is inside, and they will no longer talk about her and Xiao Qinglang's life experience. Then, whether she forgets about him in the rivers and lakes, or she bears him all her life, she will never leave him the slightest stain.

It was a clear sky outside, but no one knew how tormented Xu Chu was at this time, so tormented that she almost couldn't stick to her principles.

I don't know how long it took, Xu Chu suppressed the dark emotions in his heart and slowly left Rong'an Hall.

The sun was shining in the sky, with a cool breeze, and it was really a good day. She looked up at the sky until she felt dizzy before she gritted her teeth and leaned against the side of the corridor.

Later, Xu Chu went to look for Xu Chengzuo, because he was the same person as Aunt Chu who held the evidence, so the two waited together at this time. As for when it will be, they don't know, but the aura of murder that has permeated the palace since yesterday has made them feel a sense of urgency.

When Xu Chu arrived, he saw Xu Yanzuo with a sad face, and Aunt Chu also sighed for a long time, just pulling Ah Qiu to tell something. Obviously, Aunt Chu was worried that Ah Qiu would leave rashly and something would happen.

She looked at her father's sad face, and was inexplicably a little silent. It was supposed to be a close father and daughter, but at this time they were speechless.

This wordlessness is not an emotional estrangement born from life experience, but a helplessness that is powerless to resist. Everyone knows that once the truth is revealed, the first to face danger must be a few of them. And this danger is difficult for even Xiao Qinglang to protect.

So they are silent, they are worried......

After a long time, Xu Chu took out a piece of rice paper full of dirt from his sleeve pocket.

"This prescription has been covered up by filth, can Daddy and Aunt Chu help me confirm what this prescription is for?"

This recipe is mixed with the scrolls that are stored in the dark grids in the painting pavilion. At that time, Xu Chu saw that there was the seal of the imperial doctor on it, and the name of the old British duchess, she was surprised, so she quietly brought it back.

Xu took the paper, and saw that the paper had obviously been left for a long time, and the edges were badly damaged, as if it would be weathered at any time.

He naturally didn't think that Xu Chu would take a random recipe for him to identify, so he looked very carefully, and after a while, he twisted his eyebrows and said, "Yam, Shi Lian, Chuanlian, Baipi...... This is a recipe for protecting the fetus. ”

After he finished speaking, he looked at the top, and was stunned before saying, "This is the fetal protection prescription that my grandfather prescribed to the old British duchess?" ”

However, for the sake of prudence, all doctors, whether they are imperial doctors or ordinary doctors, will have their own unique marks on the prescriptions they prescribe. After all, in the process of treating and saving people, doctors will also encounter patients who are extorted, and the unique mark is a proof of this.

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, and said solemnly: "That's really the case!" ”

"Daddy, those medical checklists in your hand about Emperor Chengzong's inability to have children, have you ever been able to see why Emperor Chengzong can't have children?"

Xu Qizuo nodded, "On the initial medical list, the record is very clear. Emperor Chengzong took mercury all year round, and mercury was just enough for contraception. It's just that the damage of mercury to the body is irreversible, even if it can be contraceptive because of the small amount, it will completely induce men to have children. ”

Xu Chu's already pale face sank slightly, and his heart was full of possibilities, and in the end, he only fell on the word love. Unexpectedly, Emperor Chengzong, who could confuse his bloodline for the throne, was so infatuated.

She didn't know for a moment whether to sigh about Emperor Chengzong's deep affection, or to sigh and make people.

After getting an accurate answer, Xu Chu got up and left. Even if she has a thousand things in her heart, she can't easily tell Xu Yanzuo and Aunt Chu now, and she doesn't even dare to find someone to help her bear half a point.

In fact, judging from the situation found now, in fact, the situation that framed Xiao Qinglang is really as the emperor said, and it is not perfect. It's just that the timing she chose was too good, if it weren't for Xu Chu's reluctance to give up, and the emperor really resisted the pressure to let her perform an autopsy, I was afraid that everything would really be as the person expected, and the case would end on Xiao Qinglang's confession.

In this way, the prestige of the Great Zhou will be preserved, and the Great Zhou will not become a laughing stock of all ethnic groups. can not shake the current throne, so that the royal bloodline is hidden.

Presumably, that person also used this to persuade Xiao Qinglang to confess.

In the first half of Xiao Qinglang's life, he was worried about his mother's concubine, but in the end, he found that the truth may be more tragic than his mother's "troubled harem". Therefore, when he relaxed, he probably really didn't want to reveal everything.

But he can give up, but Xu Chu can't. For Xu Chu, neither the royal face nor the Great Zhou Tianwei could compete with the belief that let him live.

When he was about to enter the palace, Xu Chu went to Huafu first. However, she didn't enter, but stood in front of the gate of Huafu for half an hour, and finally asked people to hand over the jade pendant that Xiao Qinglang had given her to the porter, so that the porter must be handed over to Hua Wuxi.

In fact, she and Hua Wuxian are not acquainted, and all the contacts between the two of them are because of Xiao Qinglang and Xiao Mingzhu. Now, Hua Wuxian has turned her back on Xiao Qinglang, and the only thing she wants is to use her friendship with Xiao Qinglang to arouse some of his conscience.

As for the final outcome, she is not really hopeful.

She had tried to think about how she would choose if she stood in the position of Hua Wuxia, but after thinking about it, she never came up with an answer. After all, if according to the initial situation they found out, once the truth is revealed, it will not only be the current and Xiao Qinglang who will be caught in the whirlpool, but the Qi Wangfu will not be able to escape the ending of the bloodline.

In this way, his marriage contract with Mingzhu is also very likely to become a piece of waste paper.

Even, the whole Great Zhou will be divided again because of this......

Before leaving the gate of Huafu, Xu Chu went to Dali Temple again. At this time, she was not panicked, perhaps because she had made a decision in her heart, so even if her heart hurt, she no longer had the initial panic and anxiety.

"Xu Sicheng." Tang Qiao was holding a stack of confessions in his hand, and was hurriedly walking out, when he ran into Xu Chu with a dark face. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This is the confession of the Xuanyang Daoist and several injured guards. In addition, although the assassin who was sent by the Praetorian Guard did not confess to the crime, the official found out that he was a eunuch...... It's just that when the Praetorian Guard was leaving, he reminded the official that the man was extremely stable and athletic, so he should have learned martial arts. ”

When Xu Chu heard this, his eyes sank, and his heart was full of turmoil.

An assassin, a eunuch, and a master of martial arts. If it is simply separated, it has no directionality, but once it is combined, it can be completely pointed to one place. And that place was something Xu Chu had never thought of.

She suppressed the fluctuating emotions in her heart and took the confession in Tang Qiaozheng's hand.

In fact, he can serve as the secretary of Dali Temple, how can Tang Qiaozheng have no means? He is the best at interrogation, and he is especially good at breaking ...... For example, when interrogating Dong Ruer and Dong Er, the same is true.

Xu Chu looked through the general confession, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, please be sure to stare at the man in the iron mask every step of the way!" The lower official entered the palace. ”

Before leaving Dali Temple, Xu Chu still went to see the assassin and the Xuanyang Daoist. However, her purpose was not to ask anything, but to see the faces of the two men.

Tang Qiaozheng knew that this matter involved the royal family, so naturally he would not compete with Xu Chu for the matter of entering the palace to report. You know, if you are involved in this kind of thing, if you are lucky, you may be able to save your life, but if you are unlucky, you don't know how to die.

He doesn't have Xu Chu's mentality, he cares more about his life and official career than any avenue justice.