The huge palace city was lonely at this time, and the palace people were in a hurry, especially when they saw a face like Gu Changqing, they just lowered their heads and pretended not to see it.

Gu Changqing smiled bitterly, everyone was like a frightened bird, what the people behind this did was really powerful, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace and walked forward.

Leave from the moon pavilion, turn left and walk through a long street is a small warm pavilion, outside the warm pavilion there is a small pavilion for people to enjoy the cool in summer, although it is not as big as the moon pavilion just now, but it is also small and exquisite.

As soon as Gu Changqing appeared, he saw the man in white sitting in the pavilion waving to him with a sad face.

"How's it going?" Gu Changqing walked over and asked Yan Mu, who was sighing in the pavilion.

"Just now I said that you want to go to Shexiang Courtyard, you don't agree, you have to ask me to go to some art gallery, but I didn't ask anything, only met a group of weirdos!" Yan Mu shook his clothes and pointed to Gu Changqing, "Look at this, and this, it's all made by those weirdos, this son's clothes are the best brocade!" ”

"Isn't it just a piece of clothing, as long as the skin is not broken!" After Gu Changqing sat down opposite him, he continued, "I didn't let you go to Shexiangyuan just now because there are many women there, I'm afraid that you don't have a mouth, and you can't help but say anything when you see a good-looking girl, don't let the murderer not catch it, and finally put yourself in this palace!" ”

Yan Mu snorted coldly, "Am I that kind of person?!" ”

"That's it!" Gu Changqing smiled lightly, "I know you have been wronged, but what about the situation of the art gallery?" ”

As soon as he mentioned the art gallery, Yan Mu trembled in his heart.

"What kind of painting hall is that, I think it's called a martial arts museum!" Yan Mu's face turned red with anger, "I haven't suffered such a big humiliation!" I went to the art gallery, just pushed the door open, only to see that the whole yard was barren, not even a figure, things were messed up in the corner, I shouted twice and no one answered, so I wanted to push open the door of the house to take a closer look, who knows, I haven't raised my feet yet, a pair of cold hands brushed my shoulders, I turned around, the next half dead! The man's hair was long and scattered, and when he spoke like a crow, his face was pale and bloodless! What a daylight daylight! ”

Gu Changqing sighed, "Pick up the key points!" ”

"He scared me, I naturally wanted to reason with him, but I didn't say a few words, just now I shouted no one responded to the gallery but suddenly a good person came out, both of them held something in their hands, before I could explain, come up and do it, if I didn't run fast, I was afraid that my life would be lost there!!"

Gu Changqing knew that Yan Mu was exaggerating, and with his kung fu, he shouldn't want to be so embarrassed by people if he didn't want to make a move in this palace, but he also knew that Yan Mu just didn't want to make trouble for himself.

The two grew up together since childhood, just like many people close to them, they were obviously grateful in their hearts, but they were ashamed to say anything, so Gu Changqing just patted Yan Mu's shoulder lightly, and said bluntly after saying two words of hard work, "But besides the art gallery, is there anything wrong?" ”

"Eerie, scary, weird...... Stench, nerves! Yan Mu stretched out his fingers and said several words in succession, "If you go, you will naturally understand that there are strange things everywhere!" Take the person at the beginning, the whole appearance of a ghost, and his face looks like he has lost his light. And the one who hit me with a broom, God, the skinny one is the same as the broom. And the one, the one who kicked me in the ass, with a face like the plateau that rises and falls, and the ravines ......"

"Stop!" Gu Changqing bluntly interrupted Yan Mu's words, thinking that if he was allowed to continue, he was afraid that he would not be able to get out of the palace gate today, "What about the clues of the case, are there any?" ”

"There are no clues, but the people in the gallery seem to hate investigating cases!"

"What do you mean?"

"At first, when I entered the door, it was very calm, I shouted twice and no one answered, then I thought about it, and I had to show my identity, saying that I was ordered to investigate the case of the palace night banquet, but before I finished speaking, those people ran out like crazy!" Yan Mu said aggrievedly.

"Investigating the case?" Gu Changqing's eyes suddenly lit up, "It seems that this gallery is really not simple, it seems that we still need to go again!" ”

"Don't go!" Yan Mu shook the goosebumps on his body, as if the creepy appearance of the person just now was still in front of him, and shook his head again and again, "I won't go to kill me!" ”

Gu Changqing smiled bitterly and quipped, "If the murderer is not found out and is beheaded, don't blame me for not protecting you in the end!" ”

Yan Mu pursed his eyes and laughed, "It's not strange, it's not weird, it's fun to be with you on the Huangquan Road." ”

Yan Mu said it nicely, but he had already scolded Nayun Wangye in his heart, thinking that if it wasn't for Yun Wangye who came out and pushed Gu Changqing out that day, the two of them might have been at ease a long time ago, maybe they were watching Erhai Lake at this time, maybe they were climbing the Snow Mountain, it was better than being scared here.

But after thinking about it, Yan Mu knew that what was in front of him was more important. So he stepped forward and looked at Gu Changqing with a blank look, "But you really want to go?" ”

Gu Changqing rolled his eyes, and said as he walked, "You have already provoked them today, even if I go, it is estimated that there will be no good end, with my ingenuity, how can I go to fight at this time!" ”

"And where are you going?" Yan Mu quickly stepped forward and said flatteringly.

"Shexiangyuan!"

"Then I'll go too!"

"Just like that?" Gu Changqing looked at Yan Mu's painted paint with disgust, "Are you sure you won't be beaten out by them as a beggar?" ”

"How can a perfect skin be blocked by this external thing, just go like this, it doesn't matter!"

Gu Changqing knew that Yan Mu was the only thing that was excellent, one was thick-skinned enough, and the other was never taken seriously what he said, Gu Changqing just smiled and let him go.

When the two of them came out in the morning, they only ate two steamed buns, and at this time, seeing that it was about to be noon, their stomachs couldn't help but gurgle, but in this palace, no one came to invite, so they had to be hungry, but their steps had unconsciously accelerated, and they were silently looking forward to the matter of She Xiangyuan ending soon, and they could go out of the palace to eat something good.

As the place where the musicians and dancers in the palace are located, the location of Shexiangyuan is a little remote, and the two of them walked all the way, coupled with the sun shining, they were already sweating profusely, but this Shexiangyuan has not yet been seen, but there is already a faint tune coming out.

It is also common for musicians to practice their voices, but it is not common for Xu Meiren to sing here on Chinese New Year's Eve, what is the reason for this? Could this be the clue to the final resolution of the entire case?

When Gu Changqing was thinking like this, he had already walked to the door of She Xiangyuan, under the wall of Zhumen Palace, a woman walked out of it, and bumped into the two of them, Yan Mu couldn't help but smile evilly, "The girl will walk in the future, but you have to see clearly where the road is and where the wall is?" It's a good thing you hit us, not the south wall and the north wall! ”

Gu Changqing glared at Yan Mu, who retracted these joking words stupidly, saluted the girl, and said, "I was abrupt just now, please don't mind the girl!" ”

The girl saw that the living person unconsciously took two steps back, and after there was a slight distance between the two of them, she raised her head and looked at them vigilantly and asked, "Who are you?" What are you doing here? ”

The girl who was just soft and weak changed her face in an instant at this time, which made Yanmu feel interesting.

In fact, it's no wonder that the girl is so vigilant, this Shexiangyuan has been in danger since the incident of Xu Meiren, not only to be treated as a suspected suspect, but also to be often called out for interrogation, in the past, they would often go to the palaces to perform for the girls, but now they are more like birds in this courtyard, and they can only sing to themselves all day long.

"Naturally, I came to this Shexiangyuan to listen to music!" Yan Mu glanced inside, "I don't know which girl was practicing just now?" ”

"There are no performances here, if you want to listen to music, it's better to leave the palace!" As the girl spoke, she faintly burst into tears.

Ke Yanmu's heart grew in Shexiangyuan at this time, where did he pay attention to the girl's tearful eyes, and while she was not paying attention, he got into it sideways.

"Hey..."The woman sniffed and hurriedly chased after her, "This Shexiang Courtyard is a place of right and wrong, what are you doing when you come in?" ”

"Doing nothing, just listening to music!"

"I said, there's no singing here!"

The girl's words were of no use to Yanmu at all, he pointed to the woman on the stage and said, "Who said that, this is not someone!" ”

The two were arguing, Gu Changqing could walk in openly, this Shexiang Courtyard was no different from what he imagined, the spacious courtyard was occupied by a tall stage, and on the stage, there was still a woman wearing makeup and costumes at this time, and the tune just now should have come from her mouth.

"Lan'er ......"

The woman also noticed Gu Changqing's gaze, but she just looked at the little girl just now and called softly.

"Sister Qian, this person has to break in, I can't stop him!"

"Those who come are guests, take them to the front hall, and I'll change my clothes!"

Listening to the tone of this Sister Qian's words, thinking that it should be the steward here, Gu Changqing nodded at her in order to make the conversation go smoothly for a while, and followed the little girl to the front hall.

From time to time, Sister Qian changed into plain clothes and walked in, looking at Gu Changqing and Yan Mu without greetings, and said directly, "Since something happened, this Shexiangyuan is a person who has come from two ends in three days, Lan'er was a little too much just now, and I hope you don't mind, but since the two of you are here, ask directly if you have anything!" ”

Yan Mu tilted his head and glanced at Gu Changqing, and then said, "Looking at your vigilant demeanor, you must have been bullied a lot!" ”

Sister Qian took a sip of tea and ignored it.

Yan Mu was not embarrassed, and continued to say quietly, "However, since the accident in this Shexiangyuan, I am afraid that you have not received any money for a long time!" ”

After Yan Mu said this, he shook the cup in his hand, "Although this palace is the emperor's home, it is no different from the outside, if you want to live, you can't do it without money, otherwise it will be like the tea in this cup, it can only rot slowly!" ”

Sister Qian quickly raised her head, and said in a trembling voice, "What do you mean!" ”

"What we mean is, what we ask today, you will answer truthfully, and this is the best result for you." Gu Changqing decisively took over the conversation and said, "It's not a wise move for you to conceal it!" ”

There was a moment of hesitation on Sister Qian's delicate face, but it was only a moment that was not easy to detect, "What should be said, we have already said it all when the Palace Punishment Department interrogated us!" ”

"The Palace Punishment Division is the Palace Punishment Division, I am me, what you tell them is the truth, and I may not be telling the truth?"

Gu Changqing really didn't have a good impression of this palace criminal department, and the case files of these cases were also a mess, if it weren't for that, he wouldn't have come here to ask again.

"Okay!" Sister Qian sighed, "What do you want to ask?" ”

"I want to know what happened on the night Xu Meiren died?"

"That night was Chinese New Year's Eve, and everyone in the palace was busy celebrating the New Year. In fact, according to previous years, Chinese New Year's Eve should be our busiest time, but just in time for the Queen Mother's funeral, there is no dance and music in the palace, so we are happy and leisurely, and we make dumplings for the New Year! It's also strange that day, I'm not a person who can't drink alcohol, but after two glasses of wine that day, I was unconscious, and when I woke up, I was still woken up by someone splashing a basin of water, and Xu Meiren was already dead at that time! ”

"You were drinking your own wine? Or is it because it's Chinese New Year's Eve, and it's given to you? ”

"It's our own!" Sister Qian nodded, "I also wondered if there was something wrong with this wine, but there were only our own people in Shexiangyuan that night, and they were all unconscious after drinking, just like me!" ”

Gu Changqing understood that the meaning of Sister Qian's words could not be their own hands, but if there was really a problem with the wine that night, and it was not their own person, then only another person was possible.

"What about Xu Meiren, did she come before you got drunk, or after?" Gu Changqing thought about it and changed the question.

"After that, none of us saw her alive that night!" The woman sighed and said, "However, I have always wondered a little bit, this Xu Meiren should not be a person who likes to listen to music, but why did she appear in this Shexiangyuan that night, I heard that she sang here in person that night?" ”

"Why do you say that this Xu beauty doesn't like to listen to music?" Gu Changqing was shocked in his heart, as if something was about to come out.

"It's not particularly certain, but I've been in this palace for three or four years, and I've never seen this Xu beauty ask us to sing in the past, even if there is a song on the occasion of a big banquet, she still looks interested!" Sister Qian frowned, looking deeply confused.

"People who don't like music can sing music?! That's interesting! Gu Changqing muttered, "However, this Xu beauty must have some reason for coming to this She Xiangyuan, otherwise this palace is so big, and she wouldn't have to come here!" ”

Sister Qian snorted coldly, "Everyone is sad about the death of this Xu Meiren, and thinks that it is a loss of fragrance and jade, but this is a very hateful thing for me, if she didn't have to come here to die, we wouldn't know how to end up in such a situation." Sister Qian hid her face and took a deep breath, "You also know, but as long as you can get by, few people are willing to do this business, saying that you like to sing songs, that's all an excuse, an excuse to not make yourself look pitiful." But because this Xu Meiren died in Shexiangyuan, not only can we not get the silver, but we don't know if we can keep it. ”

I think these words have been held in my heart for a long time, and now I have found an outlet, regardless of whether these words are decent or not, I said them all in one go, and when I finished speaking, I regretted it, wiped two handfuls of tears and said, "You shouldn't say this, you should be a fart!" ”

Gu Changqing and Yan Mu didn't take this to heart originally, no one was stupid, they would say this to the emperor, and they would provoke themselves.

"That platform, but that's where Xu Meiren fell at that time?" Gu Changqing got up, stood at the door and pointed to the platform outside, which also broke the silence in the room in a timely manner.

Sister Qian nodded, "That's the platform!" ”

After that, Gu Changqing walked towards the platform with his feet raised, the workmanship of the platform was very exquisite, but it looked like it had been many years old, and the patterns carved on it were also mottled.

The platform is only one zhang high, not high, but because the ground has been specially treated by stone slabs, if it falls from here, it is not impossible to die, Gu Changqing has read the case file, and he remembers Xu Meiren's death quite clearly, because the five organs were damaged due to the fall from a height, and there were no other signs of poisoning, so he did not doubt the cause of Xu Meiren's death.

Gu Changqing walked two laps on the high platform and came down, after such a long time, even if there were any traces left at that time, there were no more at this time.

"Did you find anything?" Yan Mu asked with some curiosity.

"None? Nothing was found! Gu Changqing spoke, but his eyes kept falling on Sister Qian's body, "But I didn't find it, it doesn't mean that others who appeared at the scene at the beginning didn't find it!" ”

Sister Qian's body shook involuntarily, while Gu Changqing stared at her, she also looked at him motionlessly, and after a long time, Sister Qian asked in the smallest voice, "There are some words, if I say it, can you keep our Shexiangyuan old and young safe!" ”

What Yan Mu said at the beginning was just to let this Sister Qian tell the truth and have nothing to hide, and Gu Changqing wanted to blow her up, unexpectedly, this Sister Qian really had something to hide.

"As long as you Shexiangyuan don't kill anyone, I can guarantee it!" Gu Changqing said seriously.

Sister Qian took a breath, turned around and squirmed for a long time, and when she turned around, she was holding a handkerchief in her hand, and inside was a small white porcelain vase that she couldn't see anything.

"I picked this up on Chinese New Year's Eve, and I was afraid to take it out when the Palace Punishment Division interrogated me!" Sister Qian paused, "I'll give you this today, the only hope is that we can remove the suspicion, it's already tiring enough to live, I don't want those children to lose their lives because of this again!" ”

After that, Sister Qian turned around and walked into the room, and gently closed the door, Gu Changqing felt that she should have nothing to hide anymore.