Lingnan Royal Mansion Study.

The king of Lingnan sat behind the desk with a calm face, and the prince sat on the chair beside him.

It has been almost twenty days since I returned to the palace, and although the prince's body is still very early from full recovery, it is still okay to walk around the palace or read books in the study.

Of course, Shizi didn't appear in the study at this time to read a book.

Shizi's face was still a little pale, and he occasionally put his fist against the corner of his mouth and coughed low once or twice......

The guards stood below and reported on the clues they had found.

"It has been confirmed that the purse is from the hand of Su Xiaoyu, an embroidery girl in the Splendid Workshop, which was obtained by Su Xiaoyu through the hand of a good embroidery girl who worked in the embroidery room before." The guards put a fan embroidered with pine and bamboo on a white background on the desk.

"The fan has been handed over to Jing Niangzi to see, and it is confirmed that it is from the same person as the purse."

"In addition, Su Xiaoyu's family set a family for her a year ago, the man's surname is Shen, and the name is Yu."

"This Shen Yu is Shen Huan, the guard of King An's Mansion."

The guard's face was solemn and rigorous, and his voice sounded as monotonous as boiled water.

King Lingnan frowned slightly, the result was not much of a surprise, but it was still a little chilling.

There are countless large and small embroidery rooms in Beijing, and in addition to the embroidery girls in the embroidery room, there are countless young women who embroider well.

But when the Lingnan palace had no clue, the Marquis of Anyang helped the palace point out a clear direction.

So. On the day when the Marquis of Anyang came to look for the King of Lingnan, the King of Lingnan already knew it in his heart.

However, after all, this matter is not trivial, so I specially instructed the guards to investigate carefully.

"Is it really Ah Song?" Qin Hao looked up at the guards, and the warm light in his eyes dimmed a little.

In fact, he has always hoped that those clues are wrong, although he is in the royal family, he has known that the heavenly family is the most ruthless since he was a child, but after all, that person is the brother who grew up with him, and now he is suddenly told that this brother instructed someone to kill him, and he doesn't even know the reason, how can he accept it at once!

"Yes, our people have checked the entry and exit records of those days at the city gate, and King An happened to go out of the city to Jiuling Mountain in those days, and it is said that he went to Jifu Temple to repay the wish of the concubine Niangniang." The guard said expressionlessly.

Maybe that man never thought of him as a brother! He smiled bitterly in his heart.

"In addition, our people also learned that King An also sent Shen Yu out of the city to run errands last month, and he went for more than a month before returning to Beijing." The guard continued, he would not know the mood of the prince, and was only responsible for objectively stating the facts.

"Have you found out where you went? What exactly does it do? King Lingnan glanced at his son, who was a little depressed, and his voice was calm.

"It should be in the direction of Qingzhou, and I have to check what I need to do."

"Then continue to investigate and send someone to Qingzhou to find out." The light in the eyes of the King of Lingnan was faint, and when he gave the order, his whole breath became solemn and calm, not angry but mighty.

"Yes."

"What's the clue for the other group?" Qin Hao slowed down slightly, suppressing the complicated emotions in his heart, and his eyes returned to clarity and gentleness, and his tone was always gentle, as if he was just asking when to eat.

"There are no clues found outside the city, but our people accidentally learned that King An secretly had private contact with the South Vietnamese envoys. Moreover, his subordinates suspected that those people on that day should also have some involvement with the South Vietnamese side. ”

"Nanyue-" The King of Lingnan looked pensive, his resolute and upright face had seen a little vicissitudes because of years of conquest, and he looked more serious when his brows were tightly locked: "Arrange people to keep an eye on them, and then find some reasons to contact them, it is best to find out the tone." ”

......

In King An's Mansion, Qin Mosong was also discussing things with everyone in the council room.

In addition to the staff in the palace, there are several officials in the court, and the Marquis of Jingning is also impressively listed.

While a few people were talking, the guard outside the door knocked on the door and said, "Lord Wang." ”

Qin Mosong, who was talking, glanced at the door: "Come in." ”

The guard came in, walked to Qin Mosong's side and whispered something in his ear, seeing that his face quickly darkened, and then glanced at everyone in the study with a calm face, and the cold light in his eyes flashed.

Everyone didn't know why, they looked at each other a few times, and they all quietly lowered their eyes and said nothing.

"Let's go out today." After listening to the guard's report, Qin Mosong stood silently for a few breaths with a gloomy face, and finally wiped away the faint anger on his face and waved his hand.

Seeing this, everyone bowed down and retreated.

When everyone in the study was gone, the guard closed the door.

"What's going on?" Qin Mosong took a few deep breaths, trying his best to suppress the irritability in his heart, and his face was very bad.

"Shen Huan has a fiancée who works in the Splendid Workshop, and she embroidered a purse for him before, which should have fallen to that place last time in Yi County, and was picked up by the people of the King of Lingnan, and then it was found on Shen Huan's head." The guard cautiously said.

Qin Mosong listened with a gloomy face, and the guard quietly glanced at his expression, paused for a moment and continued: "However, it should be difficult to find out on his head so quickly with an ordinary purse alone, but someone gave it to the Lingnan Palace. ”

"Our people?" Qin Mosong's eyes flashed, and his voice was terrifyingly cold.

"A few days ago, the maid of the autumn lady in Willow Hutong chatted with the maid of another family when she was buying gouache in Hongsu Pavilion, and said that she had a little sister who worked in the Splendid Workshop and was going to get married at the end of the year, and the fiancé of the little sister was a guard in the palace...... The subordinates have checked that Qiu Niangzi's maid and Shen Huan's fiancée are neighbors."

"Mrs. Anyang Hou happened to be picking up gouache in Hongsu Pavilion that day."

"Moreover, the subordinates also found out that this little lady had contact with Mrs. Anyang Hou before"

The guards became more and more cautious when they returned, carefully considering their words, and explaining everything at once.

"Oh-" Qin Mosong looked at the guards with a slight squint in his eyes.

"Marquis Jingning?" Qin Mosong was silent for a long time, and then squeezed out a few words from between his lips.

The guards did not dare to answer, but stood with their heads bowed.

King An crossed his fingers with his hands, rested his wrists on the desk, and said after pondering for a while: "Go to Willow Hutong and star, don't startle the snake." Also, Jing Ninghou's whereabouts these days are also checked. ”

"Yes."

"Uncle Huang's side is more close, and also, find an opportunity to test my good cousin."

"Don't contact that side for the time being, withdraw the people first." He said coldly, one by one.

"Let Shen Huan come to see me!" He commanded at the end, a bloodthirsty sneer on his lips.

The guard's heart trembled, and he hurriedly retired.

......

Ning Shuang went to the Lingnan Mansion to change Qin Hao's medicine, and it was still early when he came out, but he didn't go to the hospital as usual, but went back to the Xia Mansion directly.

"Is Mr. Gu here?" Entering the inner courtyard, Ning Shuang asked Xiaoru who came out.

"It's already here, Uncle Zhong arranged for Mr. to stay in Songshi Xuan." Xiaoru said.

"Is the girl going to come over now, or will she rest for a while?" After entering the house, Xiaoru twisted a wet handkerchief and handed it to Ning Shuang.

"Let's go over first." Ning Shuang groaned for a moment, took the handkerchief and said while wiping his hands.

......

When Ning Shuang took Xiaoru to the Songshi Courtyard, he heard the sound of a piano from a distance.

Ning Shuang stood at the gate of the courtyard for a while, and only after the sound of the piano had stopped, did she walk inside.

"The girl is here!" When the people in the courtyard saw Ningshuang coming, they hurriedly put down their work and said hello.

"Miss Xia!" The little scholar in the room heard the sound outside and hurriedly came out to greet him.

Ning Shuang nodded and asked, "Sir, everything is okay?" ”

"Hmmm! Sir, everything is fine. Summer girl, please! ”

"The frost is coming." Gu An sat at the piano table, dressed in white and shengxue, with a gentle voice.

"Sir!" Ning Shuang bent down and gave a salute: "Ning Shuang took the liberty to ask Mr. to come over, and please forgive me for any inconsiderate considerations!" ”

Gu An sighed lightly and said, "Ning Shuang originally bothered to think about the affairs of my Gu family and the Li family, so why ask me for forgiveness!" ”

"Mr. knows that I am selfish, and it is difficult for Sister Gu to get rid of it this time...... Therefore, I sincerely ask for your forgiveness! Frost's tone was still steady, and it was hard to detect the slightest hint of guilt in it.

"These sins were created by her, and they should have been repaid a long time ago......"

There was a brief silence in the room.

Pei Yao, she ...... What can you say? Gu An hesitated to speak.

"Sister Gu, she is willing to cooperate." Ning Shuang looked at his slightly thin face and spoke slowly.

"That's good, that's good......" Gu An said slowly, his voice was always gentle, and there was a trace of sadness that was difficult to detect.

The room fell silent again......

"I'm sorry—" After a while, Frost said.

"I don't blame you, if I want to blame, I can only blame herself......" Gu An looked at Ning Shuang, but there was no light in his eyes.

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