Shen Hanxi broke into Renshou Palace, and along the way it was like entering a no-man's land, until he reached the front of the Qingliang Palace, and was stopped by Xie He, the commander of the Inner Guard.

The other party's cold gaze fell on him: "Lord Shen, is this going to trespass on the Queen Mother's bedroom?" ”

A faint smile appeared on Shen Hanxi's beautiful face, and there was no oppression in his voice, but he was not angry and threatening: "This official is the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Health Division, and he has a token given by the Holy Lord, and he can enter the palace at any time." I heard that a palace concubine wanted to murder the Queen Mother, and the official wanted to come to share the worries of the Queen Mother. ”

He said it righteously, and the corners of Xie He's eyes twitched slightly.

It had only been two quarters of an hour since he had come to this place, and I saw that he was dressed with wide sleeves and no crown, and his hair was not tied with a crown, and he looked careless and meaningless.

One proves that the eyes and ears of the court guard are all over the palace, and the other confirms his relationship with the one in the Musk Palace from the side. If it weren't for the special relationship, this commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard Division would not be standing here with great momentum at this moment.

This person has relied on the favor of the saint, he has been domineering for a long time, and his temperament is evil, no matter how dissatisfied Xie He's heart is, he doesn't dare to make a mistake in front of this master.

He took a step back and said, "My lord, I want to let the commander pass it on." ”

Shen Hanxi didn't embarrass him, and said lazily: "Then there will be Commander Lao Xie." ”

Xie He entered the inner hall, quickly returned, and made a gesture to him: "Lord Shen, the Queen Mother is invited." ”

Shen Hanxi walked into the hall, and in the magnificent hall, a woman wearing a red palace veil was kneeling in front of the low-hanging bead curtain, the phoenix hairpin was loose, her long hair was lying messily on the cold gold bricks, and her shoulders were trembling slightly. Li Moting was actually there, he was still like an outstanding crane, with a faint pity in his eyes, but it was not easy to be noticed.

Wisps of ambergris rose from the gilded incense burner behind the curtains, and the woman sitting there was no longer young, but still gorgeous and solemn, high above.

This is a woman that even the stubborn Taizu respects all his life, and she is also the mother that the saints have always feared today.

"The mourning family hasn't sent anyone to invite yet, but Lord Shen came first." Her voice was steady, and there was no emotion in it, but for some reason, it made people tremble from the bottom of their hearts.

Shen Hanxi was calm: "I heard that the Queen Mother was frightened, and Weichen naturally hurried to share her worries. ”

His eyes fell on the woman kneeling there, and he saw that she slowly raised her head, and her beautiful face was a dead silence after despair.

She opened her mouth and silently called his name: "Shen Yun......"

He quickly retracted his gaze, although he knew what happened today from beginning to end, he still asked the woman behind the curtain: "Since Concubine Yi entered the palace, she has been favored by the Queen Mother, and she has always been liked by the Queen Mother. ”

Empress Dowager Xie listened to him avoid the important and lightly, and said coldly: "The mourning family also asked herself, she treats Concubine Yi well on weekdays, how do you know that she actually cursed the mourning family with evil magic behind her back, if it weren't for the female officials in her palace who came to the mourning family to complain in person, the mourning family still doesn't know that the person she has been pampered in the palm of her hand for many years has another identity." ”

Shen Hanxi pretended to be surprised: "Oh? ”

Empress Dowager Xie called the name of the eunuch standing on the side, and the other party immediately stepped forward with a sandalwood box, stopped in front of Shen Hanxi, and said, "Lord Shen, see for yourself." ”

Shen Hanxi raised his hand, scooped up the paulownia puppet lying in the sandalwood box, squinted his eyes slightly for a moment, and his gaze fell on another object.

Empress Dowager Xie's voice was wrapped in a strong aroma of ambergris, coming from behind the curtain, with a trace of oppression: "Lord Shen, this thing can be regarded as an unexpected gain." ”

It was a tablet, some years old, and the eight words engraved on it, "Ancestor Gu Linsheng's Spirit Seat".

His fingers curled invisibly.

"The mourning family also thought about whether this would be framed by anyone, after all, the mourning family also came from a small palace concubine, and they know too well how terrible it is for the harem women to dump each other. Therefore, the mourning family asked people to check when Concubine Yi entered the palace, but unexpectedly, the mourning family really found out something. ”

"Back then, Concubine Yi entered the palace as the daughter of Su Ming'an, the daughter of Qinghe Mansion, but the Su family did not have such a daughter. The process in the middle, the palace will not repeat it, and Concubine Yi's personal palace maid also confirmed that every year on the eighth day of Qingming and the eighth day of the lunar month, Concubine Yi will secretly go to the apse of the Musk Palace to burn a handful of paper money. On the eighth day of the lunar month, Lord Shen should know better than anyone what day it was. ”

He naturally knew that it was Gu Linsheng's death day.

The Queen Mother's cold voice concluded: "Concubine Yi Su Long is a chess piece that the traitor Gu Linsheng planted beside the saint. This incident, compared to the puppet of paulownia, made the mourning family shudder. ”

Su Long knelt there blankly, Shen Hanxi could see that it was a gesture of giving up and struggling, and in her eyes, there was no longer half a wisp of will to survive.

Li Moting suddenly spoke: "The Queen Mother, Concubine Yi Niangniang these years, deeply immersed in the Holy Family's Longen, and the Holy Lord is also a deep couple, the Holy Lady has been lying on the sick bed for a long time, and the Niangniang has prayed for the Holy Sutra, there has never been a day of interruption, such a fist heart, even the ministers are a little moved. Even if the identity of Gu Fuyu is true, this case cannot be presumptuously concluded, and according to the minister's opinion, it should be further investigated. ”

Shen Hanxi had some surprises, but he didn't expect that this celebrant who was indifferent to anything would actually speak for Su Long.

Su Long turned his head slowly and glanced at him, with some apprehension in his eyes.

I only heard the Queen Mother say: "It should indeed be investigated in detail." It's just that the mourning family still has a puzzle. Her gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing through the bead curtain and falling on Shen Hanxi's body, "Lord Shen also grew up in the Gu Mansion, Concubine Yi is the old person of the Gu Mansion, and even called Gu Lin Sheng his father, Lord Shen has no reason not to recognize her." If Lord Shen and her had known each other for a long time, it would be a concealment and not reporting. This incident made the mourning family a little incomprehensible. ”

Su Long, who had not spoken, suddenly looked shocked, she tried her best to restrain the panic in her heart, knelt down again, and said: "Queen Mother, the sin concubine did grow up in the Gu Mansion, and it was true that she entered the palace under the arrangement of Lord Gu, but there were thirty or forty girls who were adopted by Lord Gu back then, and the sin concubine was only the most inconspicuous one among them, and she didn't even have the opportunity to meet Lord Gu. When the sin concubine entered the mansion, Lord Shen was already studying in Yaozhou Mansion, so the sin concubine recognized Lord Shen, but Lord Shen did not recognize the offended concubine...... Please ask the Queen Mother to check clearly. ”

Shen Hanxi listened to her words, his hands tightened slightly in his sleeves, but he was calm on the surface, and said to the Queen Mother: "What Concubine Yi said is that if Weichen had recognized her earlier, how could she have let her live to this day." ”

Empress Dowager Xie's expression was hidden behind the bead curtain, and it was indistinguishable, the atmosphere in the hall was cold and solemn, and only the smell of ambergris was extremely strong.

Su Long took a deep breath and buried his head deep on the ground: "The sin concubine wants to die, and I hope that the queen mother will be fulfilled." ”

Shen Hanxi's eyebrows were cold, and his voice was much colder than Shi Cai: "Concubine Yi Niangniang, don't be busy begging for death first, if you can easily end it with death, what are the difficulties in this world." If you want to die, you have to follow the process step by step. ”

Li Moting, who was standing on the side, straightened his sleeves, turned to the Queen Mother, and proposed: "The Queen Mother, the palace concubine committed a crime, it stands to reason that it should be handed over to the Inner Palace to decide, but this case involved Gu Linsheng, the Gu family's rebellion case was handled by Lord Shen back then, and this case might as well be handed over to the Ting Wei Division." ”

Empress Dowager Xie didn't nod, and said coldly: "According to the meaning of the mourning family, it is better for Lord Shen to avoid suspicion, I have always heard that Xiao Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is an upright official, and he has the ability to judge the case, so he handed over the case to the Criminal Department." ”

Li Moting looked at Shen Hanxi, only to see his eyebrows and half-distinguished emotions, as if the woman kneeling on the ground at this time had nothing to do with him. He said: "The same old man of the Gu Mansion, Weichen should avoid suspicion. ”

He stood next to Su Long, Su Long looked up at him in a trance, only to see his hand hidden between his sleeves, clenching it tighter and tighter, and his nails almost sank into the flesh.

Before retiring to the Queen Mother, he suddenly glanced at her, and the chilling coldness in his eyes made her heart feel like she was being clenched by a pair of hands. She knew it was the look in his eyes when he was angry. But why he was angry, whether he blamed her for being involved with him, or because he couldn't forgive her for this broken jar and broken posture, she didn't know. Who made him a person, it's never easy to guess......

Shen Hanxi boarded the carriage back to his home, his expression was gloomy and uncertain, and the waves were not calm, and the waves rose again. Su Long hid so deeply, who dug out her identity? Is it the Queen Mother? Still, the one he thought in his heart.

He habitually touched the thumb of his right hand, but only touched the bare phalanges, his eyes moved slightly, and he remembered it, as if he had been picked up by the girl......

Song Ran sat at the rosewood table and played with the jade wrench he picked up on the ground. The jade was unexpectedly ordinary, except for the extremely smooth pine crane carving on it, there was nothing special, she stroked it inch by inch, speculating on the origin of this wrench.

All his possessions should be worth a great deal. Even the most ordinary clothes he wore were embroidered with gold and silver thread, and she originally thought that the wrench he often wore on his hand must be priceless, but she didn't expect it to be such an ordinary jade.

She took a closer look at the jade wrench, and suddenly found that there was a very small character hidden in the carved pattern of the pine crane.

She squinted her eyes, carefully identified it, and then realized that it was a Su character.

Her heart slowly tightened. Then, there is a bitter pain that spreads from the mouth of the heart.

It's actually a Su character.

She lowered her hand in a dejected manner, remembering the hurry in which he left, only to feel that the world was turned upside down, her eyes were black, and a gloomy smile could not help but float on her lips.

She didn't notice that Shen Hanxi had already come behind her.

As soon as she approached, I heard her whisper: "Shen Yun, how can you lie to me......"