Chapter 42: The Truth 1
Jiang Cailing's distress was not known to many people, and the hottest news in Luoyang City on the second day was the disappearance of Princess Hejia's body.
His sister's body disappeared, and Prince Helian was very angry, especially after learning that Jiang Cailing was next to the ice coffin at the time of the incident, he sent someone to tell the little emperor that now the 300,000 elites of Nanzhao are ready to attack on the border.
The morning light shines through the soft water blue curtain, and the room is covered with a layer of water vapor, quiet and elegant.
Jiang Cailing woke up early, the faint pain in her right shoulder made it difficult to sleep, and Gu Jiming didn't alarm anyone when she sent her back last night, so even Bai He didn't know about Jiang Cailing's injury.
When combing her hair in the early morning, Jiang Cailing received a holy decree asking her to arrest the murderer today.
In front of the bronze mirror, Jiang Cailing looked at the holy decree and let Bai He comb her hair. Bai Lotus has a pair of skillful hands, the green silk is turned into a beautiful startling bun, and a white hosta is inserted obliquely, which makes Jiang Cailing very noble.
With a "squeak", the door was pushed open, and a person quietly entered the room. The hair on the top of his head was matched with a strong suit, and the sword hanging from his waist was shining, so frightened that Bai He, who was combing his hair, was about to scream subconsciously and knocked down the bluegrass on the pear wood flower stand.
This person is He Xiaoxiao.
He Xiaoxiao quickly reached out to cover Bai He's mouth, and after Jiang Cailing told Bai He that this was her own person, the horror in Bai He's eyes gradually faded. After combing your hair, turn around and leave.
"It's reassuring to see that you're safe and sound. I informed Gu Xiang last night, you are his fiancΓ©e, he will naturally help you, but I didn't expect him to go in person. Seeing him take you to the hospital, I went back to Su's house and stared at the maid named Yanyun. β
Jiang Cailing pulled her to sit beside her, poured a cup of tea and handed it to her, and asked carefully, "How did you find out?" β
"I followed her into a spice shop, the shop was not big and there was no back door, I stood at the gate and waited, but I didn't see her come out for a long time, I felt that the matter was not right for me to go in and look around, and found that she had disappeared into the shop in vain, and did not return to Su's house."
He Xiaoxiao's martial arts are not low, if Yanyun can disappear under her nose, it can be seen that Yanyun is definitely not an ordinary person. Three days was indeed a bit tight, and if it weren't for the disappearance of Princess Hejia's body, she would have hoped to convince Prince Helian to give her another two days, but it was almost impossible now.
The two clues of Yanyun and Hejia's bodies were cut off one by one, and there was no evidence, and no one would believe her guess when she said it without evidence.
Jiang Cailing's eyes were filled with gloom, the mastermind behind the scenes was indeed clever, whether the assassination last night was successful or not, Nanzhao and Da Zhou were bound to have a bloody battle.
Sighing lowly, he raised his eyes to see the fatigue on He Xiaoxiao's face, thinking of He Xiaoxiao's desperate protection of her last night, his heart was moved, and he couldn't help but persuade: "It can be seen that this maid is not so simple, you have worked hard for the past two days, where have you slept these past few nights?" This is the medicine that Gu Xiang gave me yesterday, I used it very well, half of it was prepared for you, you take it and wipe it, it will not be good to leave a scar. β
He Xiaoxiao took the white jade medicine bottle, thanked him and replied, "After escaping the marriage halfway, I stayed in the inn near the East City Gate for a few nights. β
Jiang Cailing stood up, took out a silver ticket from the small box on the dressing table, and handed it to He Xiaoxiao, "If I can come back alive today, you will live here with me, I have already figured out how to arrange your identity; If I can't come back, you'll take the money and get away with it. β
Hearing this, He Xiaoxiao felt the solemnity between Jiang Cailing's words, and said with relief, "You are the only person with a different fate from my dream, how can you die so easily." I don't believe I'm going to be so depressed, just choose to follow you, and you're dead. β
Although He Xiaoxiao is thin but has a round face, she is very pleasing, and with her unique voice, Jiang Cailing felt that He Xiaoxiao was very amused when she spoke, and couldn't help laughing.
After a short period of relaxation, Jiang Cailing left for the Xiangfu and went to the Star Picking Tower to take a look, at this time Gu Jiming had not come back from the previous dynasty, Jiang Cailing probed around and did not find any traces of fighting, nor did he have any traces of the device. The Star Picking Tower is eight meters high, and the top floor is only the size of an octagonal pavilion, which is ventilated everywhere, and once the superfluous people come out behind her, Princess Hejia will not fail to find it.
Thinking of the conclusion that Princess Hejia did not struggle during her lifetime, Jiang Cailing's brain was running rapidly, and she always felt that she had missed something important.
Jiang Cailing had just walked on her front feet, and a sedan chair with blue auspicious clouds at the main gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion landed steadily, and a handsome man in a purple white crane official uniform walked out of it. β
Gu Jiming's cold eyes were dyed with a touch of temperature, "Where is it?" β
Jiu Ge spread his hands, "It's a pity that people will go back before the adults come back!" β
Gu Jiming shook his head helplessly, reached out and knocked Jiu Ge's head, regaining his previous coldness, "Have you done what you were told?" β
Jiu Ge looked serious, "Don't worry, my lord, it's been done, and the person has been saved." β
He Fu
Time always flies inadvertently, night falls, Luoyang is still prosperous like a heavenly fairyland, brightly lit, thousands of lights, but behind this prosperity, a cloud of invisible black clouds shrouded Luoyang and even the entire Great Zhou, everyone is nervously waiting for today's results.
It is a battle between soldiers, floating corpses for thousands of miles; It depends on today whether the prosperous times will continue to be prosperous and the people will live in peace.
When the agreed time to enter the palace, Jiang Cailing still found nothing, changed into palace clothes, and wore a smoke-blue wide-sleeved pleated skirt with white raw edges, and the fluffy texture made Jiang Cailing a little thinner.
After touching a thin layer of osmanthus oil on the startling bun, Bai He picked up the eyebrow powder, worried and nervous in his heart, the most skillful hand who knew how to make up in Su Ri trembled, and the eyebrows drawn were curved, and the thickness was uneven, tangled like a wave, and after repainting many times, it was still the same.
Jiang Cailing smiled, looking at the wavy eyebrows in the bronze mirror, she couldn't help but joke with Bai He, "Bai He, is it possible that you want Prince Hejia to laugh when he sees me and not pursue the case?" β
"Girl......" Bai He's eyes were filled with tears, "It's all Bai He's bad, if Bai He hadn't eaten bad that day, the girl wouldn't have been on this black pot." β
"What does it have to do with you, it's obviously coming at me." Jiang Cailing soothed, and took the Dai powder in Bai He's hand, "You go to rest first, my eyebrows are not light, it's okay not to paint Dai powder, and besides, it didn't take long for Princess Hejia to pass away, so it's better to dress plainly." β
"Girl, let Bai He accompany you into the palace, if anyone dares to touch the girl, I will be the first to go up and fight with her."
Bai He's temperament has always been weak, and when she sees a mouse on weekdays, she will lose her color, if it weren't for a pair of skillful hands that do neat needlework, can comb hair that people can't comb, and is the best makeup among all the maids in the house, Meng Yun will definitely not mention her to the big girl in Jiang Cailing's yard.
Seeing that Jiang Cailing didn't speak, Bai He said again, "I will always accompany the girl, so let me follow you into the palace." β
"Z-" A flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and in an instant, this light quickly spread to all the nerves in his brain, forming a continuous picture in his mind.
Jiang Cailing seemed to have thought of something, her apricot eyes emitted a bright brilliance, her face showed a look of sudden realization, and she muttered alone, "Yes, why didn't I think of it!" So that's it! β
"Girl?" Bai He saw that the girl's face was overjoyed, her eyes were full of excitement, and she thought in her heart that it was because she was so stressed that she was crazy, and the tears in her eyes were also frightened back, and she asked cautiously on the side.
"Bai He, do you know, you do me a big favor!" Saying that, Jiang Cailing excitedly pulled the white lotus in front of her, and after hugging the white lotus warmly, she tied a white plum blossom cloak and hurriedly entered the palace.
A small lamp at five meters, a bright lamp at ten meters, the palace maids and eunuchs who come and go are also holding warm yellow red paper lamps in their hands, and the long palace alley also looks dark, but it is brighter than daytime.
The prosperity of the Great Zhou looks at Luoyang, and the prosperity of Luoyang looks at the palace city. Especially the more you go to the Chongzheng Palace, the more you can feel the bright light as day and the true dragon nobility from the pavement.
The Chongzheng Hall was brightly lit at this time, and there were many people gathered inside, and after the report was entered, almost all the officials above the third grade were present, and they were on both sides of the main hall.
Gu Jiming stood in the first row, holding a wat board, under the illumination of the lights, his deep eyebrows cast a hazy shadow, and his eyes became more and more profound.
Guo Ang sat high on the dragon chair, his immature face was full of calmness, behind Jin Chan was a wall painting carved by gold and jade, the golden dragon on the wall painting was entrenched in a corner, with golden scales and golden armor, lifelike, as if he wanted to fly into the air.
At the foot of the three steps, another set of tables was set up, and it was Prince Helian who sat upright, dressed in the traditional costume of Nanzhao, with small braids tied high above his head, and colorful sandalwood beads strung among them. Helian clenched his back teeth and looked at Jiang Cailing hatefully, if his eyes could kill, Jiang Cailing would have died hundreds of times at this time.
Jiang Cailing walked in without squinting, and she was dressed in a palace dress that made her pure and elegant, her apricot eyes were warm and black, and she did not see the slightest stage fright.
Walked to the center of the main hall, knelt on the ground, bowed his head, put his right hand on his left hand, and after holding a circle in the air, his forehead touched the ground and made a dull sound, and the girl's unique voice sounded above the hall, sweet and steady, "The courtier Jiang Cailing knocked on the saint, long live my emperor, long live long live." β
This is the highest standard of etiquette in Da Zhou, because Guo Ang is still young, and this set of etiquette is rarely done by anyone except for the old lady in the palace.
Guo Ang did not let He Ling'er calm down, but after glancing at the angry Prince Helian, he said without anger, "He Ling'er, three days have come, have you found out the truth?" β
Jiang Cailing maintained her posture and spoke respectfully, "Back to the saint, the folk girl didn't find out the truth, but she already knew who killed Princess Hejia!" β
"Say, who killed my sister!" Prince Helian stood up excitedly and said to Jiang Cailing.
"Hui Shengshang, Prince Helian, the murderer is Princess Hejia's personal maid."
γ