After that, Shen Yan looked at him apologetically.

Guan Qingqiu looked directly into Shen Yan's eyes softly: "The concubine will not embarrass the saint." ”

Guan Qingqiu thought in his heart that Shen Yan was so relieved of her because he knew, instead of trusting her unreservedly.

On his face, his eyebrows were lowered, as if with a slight melancholy.

Shen Yan sighed, rubbed her jet-black hair, raised Guan Qingqiu's chin slightly with her slender index finger, and said softly, "You have to believe me." ”

Guan Qingqiu looked at Shen Yan with watery eyes: "I believe in the Holy Lord, I just don't understand why those people want to frame me." Her voice was low and soft, but with a hint of sadness.

Shen Yan was stunned, a little speechless.

He wanted to say that the palace has always been like this, the power is tilted, the wind makes the rudder, you cheat, you live and die.

But looking at Guan Qingqiu, he couldn't say a word, and finally could only say: "Don't worry, I won't let you face the danger alone." ”

After speaking, he himself felt the paleness of his words.

Although she lowered her head, she could also imagine Shen Yan's current expression, and a light smile appeared on Guan Qingqiu's lips.

What is there to be afraid of her, as long as Shen Yan believes in her, what is grounding......

What's more, the Jokhang is gradually quiet, and the northern Xinjiang has a new king, which is a restless time, if there is enough food and grass next year, it will not be a good thing for the Jokhang.

At this time, the former dynasty was still restless, and many old ministers and families were intricately hooked together, and relatives, families, and clan relatives inevitably ran on the bright and fought in private. At present, the Xilin Party led by the queen's father Cao Jia is commonly known as the Baohe Party, the Wushan Party headed by the family of Jia Guifei Li Concubine is commonly known as the Radical Party, and there was originally a Guanmen Party headed by his father Guan Ru, commonly known as the Baomin Party.

As the name suggests, the Baohe Party is headed by old ministers, and the work is mainly moderate, and the radicals gather mostly young people, and there are often some innovative moves, while the Conservative Party does not help each other, and it is beneficial to the people to support, as long as it damages the people, no matter which side will fight to the end, and most of the Conservative Party is a poor family with no background, and it has been tempered by the two parties for a long time.

It is impossible for Shen Yan not to know the phrase 'outside must first be inside'.

Moreover, the biggest forces in the court are the Cao family of Empress Huaqing and the Gao family of Jia Guifei Chaohua, and their relatives are in power

It has always been the most taboo thing for emperors.

Shen Yan looked gentle, but she was not a foolish master, she could feel the iron-like coldness in Shen Yan's heart.

If she guessed correctly, Shen Yan was quietly waiting for an opportunity, if these ministers still tried to confuse the public and 'authoritarian shock the imperial court', once Shen Yan took action, the seemingly powerful Cao family and the Gao family would not be far from collapse.

The queen and Jia Guifei can take it easy.

A trace of disgust flashed between her eyebrows, Gao Hechang, Cao Jia, you join forces to participate in my father's account, we will calculate it sooner or later.

……………………

Guan Qingqiu knew that the evidence would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly. That day, Shun Su came in and said, "Little master, Xin Rui is dead. ”

Xin Rui was the big palace maid next to Concubine Li, so she felt strange: "How did you die?" ”

"I drowned last night by the lake in the Imperial Garden."

Guan Qingqiu frowned unconsciously, Minghu Lake is full of trees, there seems to be a layer of vague water vapor on the surface of the lake, and the mist is permeating the surface of the lake, because the environment is quiet, all the palace people like to go there, although there are few guards next to him, but there is a dense fence by the lake, it is difficult for even children to fall in, how could Xinrui ......

"What did Concubine Li say?"

Shun Su suspiciously: "The slave maid also feels strange, Xin Rui is Li Concubine's dowry maid, the relationship between the two is extraordinary, it stands to reason that if there is anything, Li Concubine would have made a lot of trouble, but now there is no movement in Zhong Cui Palace, the slave and maid sent someone to Zhong Cui Palace to inquire, saying that although Li Concubine was sad, she did not do anything, and notified the family to bury according to the usual practice, and heard a little eunuch say that Li Concubine gave Xin Rui's family a lot of things. ”

The status of the palace maid in the palace is unusual, and it is even equivalent to half of the master, just like Chen Shanggong in front of the queen mother, and even the saint has to be called an aunt. Some of these maids have the same relationship with their masters as sisters, although Concubine Li scolded her subordinates, she never scolded Xinrui.

Now that she is suddenly dead, Concubine Li is not abnormal at all, and there must be a demon when something goes wrong.

Either Xinrui is really drowned, or ...... It's something else.

Guan Qingqiu said: "Have you been cremated?" ”

"Not yet." Shun Su was a little surprised and said: "The little master wants to ......"

Guan Qingqiu said softly: "You arrange a reliable person to find out how Xin Rui died." ”

"Yes."

In the afternoon, Shun Su came over and whispered about the matter: "The little master forgives his sins, the guards are too strict, and the slaves and maids can't get through at all." ”

is so strict, Shunsu can't help it, let alone others.

Guan Qingqiu knocked on the white jade three inlays in his hand Fushou Qingji Ruyi, he was anxious in his heart, he couldn't delay it, and it was too late when the corpse was gone.

After a while, she really thought of an idea, and she whispered to Shunsu and said something.

Rao is Shunsu was also frightened by Guan Qingqiu's audacity: "This ......"

Guan Qingqiu's expression was calm as usual, panicking at this time could not solve any problems, all she had to do was to be calm.

Time is urgent, and since you already have a plan in mind, you don't have to look ahead and look backward.

"What's this, don't go yet."

Shunsu walked to the wall and didn't know what to say, but a note came through the crack in the door.

After a while, they saw smoke rising from the palace, and gradually the smoke turned into a pillar and rose straight into the air. There was a faint noise outside, as if it was a commotion from the northeast corner of the palace, and Shunsu asked the people passing by outside by the door, "What's going on over there?" ”

The eunuch was in a hurry, and was asked by Shun Su impatiently: "Don't you see the water over there?" Don't ask, our family rushed to put out the fire. ”

Shun Su's eyes lit up, she knew that this matter was mostly done, she and Guan Qingqiu in the window glanced at each other, and thought of an idea in the blink of an eye.

"Big brother, our little master has fainted, please ask a doctor to come."

"This ......" The guards hesitated, Zitai Palace was still grounded, but the little master inside was sick, and if it was delayed, it was not something that a few little guards could afford to offend.

Shun Su saw that his complexion had changed, his heart moved, and the expression on his face became even more anxious: "Brother guard, you can do it, our little master is not in good health, in case it is really a serious illness......

"Okay." The guard was also a little flustered when he heard Shun Su say this, and hurriedly interrupted: "You wait." ”

After a while, Wei Jiang hurried over with the medicine box, but saw Guan Qingqiu sitting there well, and knew it in a flash, so he saluted and asked, "What's the matter with the little master?" ”

Guan Qingqiu glanced at Shun Su, and Shun Su took out a finger wrapped in the silk knowingly.

"Look at this, did this person drown?"

It was torn off from the corpse before cremation, and they didn't see any difference, but they showed it to Wei Jiang but knew the secret: "The drowning person's skin will be pale with soaking, and this finger is faintly black." ”

"The human hand is in the shape of a chicken claw, is there something on it? Can there be a foreign body in the mouth and nose? Wei Jiang asked a few questions in a row.

Shun Su carefully recalled the words of Xiao Fuzi, who was exploring the corpse: "I didn't pay attention to my mouth and nose, there should be nothing on my hands, and it didn't look like chicken feet." ”

Wei Jiang looked at it and said affirmatively: "No." ”

He pointed to Guan Qingqiu: "The fingernails are gray. ”

His eyes froze, and he used a silver needle to pick out the contents of his nails, a mass that had turned black.

He rubbed it with a cloth and looked at it carefully: "This is a sheep's hesitation, which makes people have diarrhea, vomiting or cramps when eaten by mistake; Sheep often stumble and die when eating, hence the name. It can treat rheumatoid arthritis, bruises. Folk are usually called "sheep flowers". ”

Guan Qingqiu thought that if this was the case, there must be something strange in it.

She said earnestly, "I still have something I want to trouble my lord. ”

"Little master, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Guan Qingqiu said: "Let me make it clear first, this matter is a bit risky, if adults have concerns, I will never force it." ”

Wei Jiang only said: "Listen to me." ”

"It's inconvenient for the palace maid to enter and leave the hospital, I want to know who used this sheep heel in the palace recently?"

Wei Jiang said with a smile: "Thanks to the little master's refusal to give up, what is so difficult about this matter, I should be able to find out within a few days." ”

A smile appeared on Guan Qingqiu's face, and he said sincerely: "Thank you, Lord Wei, you have helped me a lot this time." ”

Wei Jiang didn't dare to do so.

"What don't you dare to do, Lord Wei's medical skills are outstanding, and sooner or later he will get ahead in this palace." Guan Qingqiu said gently.

Hearing this, Wei Jiang smiled politely, as if he didn't care much.

Guan Qingqiu saw that the smile was clearly a little bitter, and couldn't help but say, "But what's wrong?" ”

Wei Jiang shook his head, there was a faint shadow between his eyebrows, and he didn't want to speak.

Guan Qingqiu was not reluctant to see him like this, "If you have something, you can come to Zitai Palace." ”

Wei Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then said yes.

When the people left, Guan Qingqiu asked Shunsu directly: "Wei Jiang was ostracized in Tai Hospital?" ”

"The dragon well in the rainy year has been drunk, and only the previous one remains." Shun Su handed over a cup of tea, and when he saw Guan Qingqiu, he waved his hand to show that it didn't matter, and said: "It can't be regarded as exclusion, Wei Jiang has only been in the Tai Hospital for a short time, and he has no family background, so he naturally can't be taken seriously. ”

Guan Qingqiu took a sip of tea and was noncommittal: "Forget it, don't talk about this, you ask someone to inquire about who else is in Xinrui's family?" It's best to figure out where to live, I want to know what I don't know about Zhongcui Palace. ”

Shun Su's face was embarrassed: "The little master's orders to the slaves and maids will naturally do their best, but we are still in the ground, and I am afraid that many things cannot be investigated." ”

Guan Qingqiu said: "Do your best." ”