Blood was dripping to the ground, all the way forward.

By the moonlight, Kou Shu walked forward slowly step by step, and a few people walked for a while, but saw that the blood stains suddenly disappeared in one place.

Kou Shu looked up, but was so frightened by the scene in front of her that she couldn't help but take three steps back in succession, speechless in horror.

Now it is the height of summer, and the Queen Mother has even gone to the summer resort in Tianzhou to escape the heat, and the palace is naturally no exception.

However, Kou Shu only felt a chill spread from the top of her head to the center of her feet. Just because the place in front of her was the last thing she wanted to think of in the entire palace, and it was also the place she was most reluctant to come to - the palace prison.

Yuan Yun stepped forward with some worry and followed closely behind his mother. How much Niangniang is worried about the death of her master, Yuan Yun is very clear, I am afraid that there will be no second person in this palace who is more afraid of this harem than her own mother.

Song Jinyan raised his eyebrows and took the lead in walking towards the prison, Kou Shu and Yuan Yun glanced at each other, and followed closely behind. As soon as he entered the prison, a gust of yin wind came from inside, whirring past Kou Shu's ears, and the scene of Kou Yunwu's tragic death that day kept repeating itself in Kou Shu's mind with the sound of the wind, each time more and more terrible and terrifying, constantly tormenting Kou Shu, Kou Shu's whole person trembled slightly, only to feel that the palms of his hands were also slightly sweaty.

Song Jinyan noticed the strange appearance of Kou Shu behind him, and suddenly had a little realization in his heart, and said: "The prison is deep and dark, the queen should not go in, I will go in and investigate." ”

Carrying light skills, his body skipped through the prison doors extremely quickly, and Kou Shu only felt that a black image in front of him flashed into the depths of the prison as quickly as a ghost.

After a while, a black figure came out of it and stood still. It's really Song Jinyan, looking at Kou Shu, and said slowly: "I have checked, and there are no suspicious people in it." ”

"Huh?" Kou Shu frowned, and wanted to take a step towards the depths of the prison, but was pulled back violently by Song Jinyan: "Does the queen believe me?" ”

Kou Shu was stunned for a moment, and then shook her head: "Your Majesty, the concubine didn't mean that, it's just—"

"Since you believe in me, go back. Tomorrow, I have to rush to avoid the summer villa" Song Jinyan's voice was faint: "The queen's girls will drag on for a day and a half at most, if the queen doesn't rush back, I'm afraid that Lan Guifei will find out." ”

Kou Shu was helpless, but she also knew that what Song Jinyan said was true, so she had no choice but to turn around and walk outside the prison.

Walking out of the prison, Kou Shu obviously felt a lot more relaxed, and her steps were much faster, and she tilted her head and said to Song Jinyan: "How did the emperor know that there were people from Lanling Kingdom in the palace?" ”

Song Jinyan raised his eyebrows and asked, "I'm also curious, how did the queen know about this?" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, both seeing the answer in each other's eyes. I'm afraid that both of them got the news from Concubine Shu, if you talk about the understanding of the people of Lanling, I'm afraid that no one can beat the Marquis of Dingguo, and now that the old Marquis of Dingguo is dead, the person who knows the people of Lanling Country best is probably the concubine in the palace.

A cool breeze blew, and Yuan Yun didn't know when he retreated into the distance, and slowly followed behind. Only Kou Shu and Song Jinyan were left standing side by side, walking to a pond full of lotus flowers, and the two stood quietly, neither of them spoke. An inexplicable atmosphere of harmony flowed between the two.

"Although Concubine Shu has no salt in appearance, she is also a rare person with a pure heart, if the emperor is free, he can also go to her to sit and find peace, which is also a good choice." Looking at the infinite lotus flowers in front of her, Kou Shu slowly spoke.

"Oh?" Song Jinyan raised his eyebrows: "If I remember correctly, Concubine Shu just framed the queen in the summer resort a few days ago. ”

Shaking his head slightly, Kou Shu's eyes revealed a different kind of sadness and compassion: "Yes, it's just that Concubine Shu is also a poor person." ”

"Where did the queen start with this, I gave her the position of concubine, to ensure her glory and wealth, and she also had her to support the façade of the Marquis Mansion to prevent it from declining," Song Jinyan pouted disdainfully: "Isn't it that I give less?" ”

Kou Shu sighed slightly, and laughed a little self-deprecatingly, men are like this, men always feel that as long as they give women enough status and enough wealth, women should feel satisfied, if women still want to ask for sincerity, men will feel that this woman has to inch in and desire too much. What's more, if you are the king of a country, it is even more normal to have such thoughts. Even if she is the queen, Song Jinyan only regards her as the queen of Daxuan, she is Song Jinyan's comrade-in-arms and teammate, but she is not Song Jinyan's wife, the person Song Jinyan wants to care for and love.

Thinking of this, Kou Shu's heart felt a little sour.

"That's it. If the emperor is reluctant, he should be a concubine and never mention it. Kou Shu waved her hand and continued: "By the way, how is the matter of Yanzhou, how did Senior Brother handle?" As soon as the conversation changed, Kou Shu asked.

didn't expect Kou Shu to suddenly talk about Yanzhou, and a look of surprise flashed in Song Jinyan's eyes. "There are many corrupt officials in Yanzhou, and the largest expenditure goes to a man named Twelve Masters," Song Jinyan replied, "I asked people to check the whereabouts of those official silvers, and found that those silver taels with inscriptions were scattered in hundreds of prefectures and counties up and down the country. ”

Kou Shu frowned: "In this way, this person either has great power in the rivers and lakes, or has great power in the DPRK and China, so that he can have such a large network of contacts to help him scatter his wealth." ”

Song Jinyan nodded and continued: "Tianyan Pavilion has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and it has always been my secret Jianghu force, if such a huge Jianghu force really appears, it is impossible for Tianyan Pavilion not to know, the only gang that has the potential to achieve such coverage is the beggar gang. ”

Kou Shu raised her eyebrows: "Beggar gang? ”

"That's right," Song Jinyan continued, "This person is either in collusion with the beggars, or he has great influence in the court. ”

With a long exhale, Kou Shu said: "If this is the case, there is no need for Yanzhou to investigate it now, no matter how it is investigated, it is just corruption and bribery. ”

"Yes," nodded, and Song Jinyan continued: "I have asked Sui Yuanzhou and Bai Tingran to return to Dadu to report on their work in a few days, if the queen is interested, she can also come and listen to it together." ”

Kou Shu smiled slightly, and couldn't help but feel a little sad in her heart: "Everything the concubine did was for Daddy and the Kou family to be able to avenge their grievances and comfort Daddy's death in the sky, but there were more conspiracies involved in it." ”