Looking at Jian Huaizhen's back, there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

Zhu Jianshen was pacing back and forth in Wan'an Palace, anxiously waiting for Jian Huaizhen to come back, and suddenly heard Lin Jian'an come in to report, saying that Jian Huaizhen had returned.

He couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "Hurry up and invite the eldest princess in." ”

So, Lin Jian'an went out and invited Jian Huaizhen in.

After Jian Huaizhen came in, she was silent when she saw Zhu Jianshen worried.

She guessed that Zhu Jianshen came to her mostly because of the robbery of the imperial silver, so she changed from passive to active, pretending not to speak, and just waiting for the emperor to ask.

Sure enough, Zhu Jianshen couldn't hold his breath first, and he opened his mouth and asked, "The eldest princess heard that Tang Jingran was arrested, how is she now?" ”

Jian Huaizhen was stunned for a moment, and then she understood why Zhu Jianshen was anxious.

It turned out that he knew about Tang Jingran's imprisonment, so he had been worried about Tang Jingran's safety.

Jian Huaizhen didn't blink for a moment, just looked at Zhu Jianshen and said, "The emperor can rest assured, it's okay to be shocked, don't bother the emperor." ”

Zhu Jianshen's eyes glanced at Jian Huaizhen sharply, and he said to Jian Huaizhen: "Princess, you don't lie to me now. According to Liang Fang's return, the woman who was robbed by Ouyang Ling was exactly the same as Tang Jingran. If that person wasn't Tang Jingran, would there be a second her in the world? ”

Zhu Jianshen's words made Jian Huaizhen not know how to answer for a while.

Jian Huaizhen didn't blink her eyes, she stared at Zhu Jianshen and said, "Your Majesty, is it better to care about the safety of the shocked people than about the people of the world?" Since the emperor has to ask, then the palace will not hide it from the emperor. Yes, presumably the emperor already knows that the imperial silver was robbed by the palace, and if the emperor wants to dispose of the palace, he will listen to it. But if you want to get the imperial silver back, you can't do it anymore. Because the palace had already arranged for someone to send the imperial silver to the flood-stricken area of the Yellow River at noon. If the emperor wants to chase it back, it is simply impossible. ”

Zhu Jianshen saw that Jian Huaizhen seemed to be angry in his heart, so he took two steps forward and said very sincerely: "The eldest princess, I took out 10 million taels of silver to build the Queen's Immortal Temple. ”

Jian Huaizhen didn't expect Zhu Jianshen to say such introspective words, she just remained silent and waited for Zhu Jianshen to continue.

Sure enough, Zhu Jianshen continued to say slowly: "It's just that this matter is indeed something I did wrong, but the eldest princess also did one thing wrong, that is, to hijack the imperial silver." It is a big crime to hijack the imperial silver, if it is spread out, and the eldest princess, who is known to the world, actually takes someone to hijack the imperial silver of our court, won't it be laughed at by the people of the world when it is said? ”

Jian Huaizhen looked at Zhu Jianshen and said word by word: "Maybe this matter will be laughed at by the people of the world, but what is more important than being laughed at by the people of the world compared to the victims of the flood-stricken areas of the Yellow River?" The emperor can think about it himself. ”

Zhu Jianshen's expression calmed down, and he finally nodded slowly and said, "The eldest princess has learned a lesson." Although I am sometimes immature in my work, I actually know in my heart that the eldest princess is only doing this for the sake of the common people in the world. Last time, I was in a bad mood and collided with the eldest princess, and I asked the eldest princess not to take it to heart. ”

Jian Huaizhen didn't expect Zhu Jianshen to apologize to himself so pously today.

Her expression was as calm as frozen water, and she said to Zhu Jianshen: "Your Majesty, since you already feel that what you did before was inappropriate, then now that the palace has taken the 10 million taels of silver to help the victims in the flood-stricken areas of the Yellow River, I don't know what the emperor has in mind?" ”

Zhu Jianshen shook his head helplessly, and said, "You have already done it all, princess, what do I have in mind, what is the use?" What's more, the eldest princess did this for the sake of the common people and the society, do I still want to blame you? ”

Jian Huaizhen listened to Zhu Jianshen's words, and his heart suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

She had a mustard in her heart with Zhu Jianshen before, all because of Zhu Jianshen's sentence of listening to politics.

Now that Zhu Jianshen confessed his mistake to her, she settled down in her heart.

She knew that no matter how much estrangement and mustard there was between her and Zhu Jianshen, it would all disappear at this moment.

Zhu Jianshen finished talking to Jian Huaizhen about 10 million taels of silver, and then continued to discuss with her how to save Tang Jingran.

He said worriedly, "How big is the person who took the shock away?" ”

Jian Huaizhen said with a slight sigh: "That person is only more than thirty years old. ”

She knew why Zhu Jianshen asked this, if that person was a young man or a man in the prime of life, how could he not be tempted in the face of Tang Jingran who was as beautiful as a fairy, and Tang Jingran might be humiliated by him at that time.

If that person was older, even if he had any ill intentions towards Tang Jingran, he would be powerless, so he wouldn't have to worry so much.

But Jian Huaizhen's words immediately shattered his expectations.

Jian Huaizhen said: "That Ouyang Ling looks like he is only about thirty years old, but I didn't expect that person to be vicious like this. ”

Zhu Jianshen's face suddenly changed miserably, and he hurriedly asked Jian Huaizhen and said, "Princess, now that you say how to save Shock, if there is anything I need to do, just ask, I will definitely find a way to complete it." ”

Jian Huaizhen saw that the expression in Zhu Jianshen's eyes was so eager, and knew that he really liked Tang Jingran.

But what can be done now, he is the emperor, and Tang Jingran is just an ordinary folk girl, not to mention that Tang Jingran is a Jianghu person.

According to the character of the Empress Dowager Zhou, she would not allow Tang Jingran to enter the palace, that is, the emperor and the Queen Mother were willing to allow Tang Jingran to enter the palace, how could Tang Jingran listen to the happiness arranged for her by others according to Tang Jingran's stubborn temperament.

Jian Huaizhen pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, since you are bent on helping the shock, it is not easy for the palace to refuse your kindness. In this way, I heard that Liang Fang said that Ouyang Ling had settled in the black forest twenty miles west of the capital, why don't you send people out to investigate the matter of this black forest, and then come back to talk to the palace? On the other hand, the palace has also invited Jiang Taifu, Fang Daxia, Brother Ji and others to rescue the shock, hoping that the shocking can come back safe and sound, so that my heart can be put down. ”

Seeing this, Zhu Jianshen said repeatedly: "Okay, everything will be ordered by the eldest princess." ”

After Zhu Jianshen talked with Jian Huaizhen, he immediately sent a large number of Jinyi guards to inquire about the black forest twenty miles west of the capital.

After hearing about it, Jinyiwei came back and reported that there was indeed a black forest twenty miles west of the capital, but the black forest was very mysterious.

Although the area of the black forest is not large, I don't know why the branches of all the trees are black, so this forest is called the black forest.

It was dark in the black woods, and no one had ever rushed into it, and if anyone dared to set foot here once in a while, then he would never return.

Legend has it that someone once strayed into the black forest, and his relatives and friends gathered a large group of people to go into the black forest to look for it, but this large number of people entered the black forest and never came out again.

Since then, the black forest has been shrouded in mystery.

After Jian Huaizhen knew the news, he pondered for a long time before saying to Zhu Jianshen: "In this way, then Ouyang Ling must be hiding in this black forest." ”

"Why did the eldest princess say that, but is there any basis?"

Zhu Jianshen naturally didn't understand the things on the rivers and lakes, so he opened his mouth and asked Jian Huaizhen.

Jian Huaizhen smiled slightly and said, "Exactly." That Ouyang Ling was known for his use of poison, and what he was best at was poisonous snakes, which were called black snakes. Now that this forest is black all over, it must be because he is raising poisonous snakes in the woods, so this palace said that Ouyang Ling must live in this black forest. As long as we follow this line, we will definitely be able to find out the whereabouts of the shock. ”

Zhu Jianshen was overjoyed when he heard this: "Since this is the case, then I will immediately send more people to rescue the frightened girl." ”

Jian Huaizhen shook his head and said, "That's not bothering the emperor, the emperor's kindness is appreciated by the palace." It's just that this black forest is so mysterious, ordinary people go in and never return. Although the martial arts of the Jinyi Guards are strong, they are not good at avoiding drugs, so this palace thinks that it is better to leave this matter to this palace. The palace immediately went to Huaiming Yuan to inform Brother Fang, Brother Jiang and Brother Ji that they would definitely be able to come up with a way to rescue the shock, and the emperor would not have to worry too much. ”

Zhu Jianshen knew that Fang Xiao, Jiang Shaoheng, Ji Qihan and others were all masters who were rarely matched in the martial arts, and if they came out to rescue Tang Jingran, the chance of rescuing Tang Jingran would definitely be greater than that of Jinyiwei.

So he nodded and said, "In that case, without further ado, the eldest princess should hurry up and set off for Huaiming Yuan." ”

Jian Huaizhen smiled slightly, then said goodbye to Zhu Jianshen, and went to Huaiming Yuan to discuss with Jiang Shaoheng, Fang Xiao, Ji Qihan and others.

When Jian Huaizhen rushed to Huaiming Garden, he saw that all the people were gloomy, as if something big had happened.

She walked up to Jiang Shaoheng and asked with a smile, "Brother Jiang, what happened?" ”

When she asked, she couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with the shock.

Still, she didn't show it on the face.

Jiang Shaoheng glanced at her worriedly and said, "The princess sister doesn't know, something big happened during the time you were gone. ”

Jian Huaizhen was stunned and asked, "What happened to him?" Brother Jiang, tell me quickly. ”

Jiang Shaoheng told the ins and outs of the matter.

"It turned out that Yu Mian had been looking for Tang Jingran for a long time, and he found out that Tang Jingran was originally hidden by Ouyang Ling in the black forest twenty miles west of the capital, so he sneaked into the black forest alone at night, hoping to rescue Tang Jingran."

Jian Huaizhen's heart sank, and he asked, "What is the result?" ”

"As a result, Yu Mian never came out after he went in." Jiang Shaoheng was a little depressed.

When Jian Huaizhen heard him say this, her heart suddenly became cold, and she hurriedly asked, "Yu Mian didn't know martial arts, why did he run into the black forest for no reason?" Brother Jiang, who did you listen to? ”

Jiang Shaoheng smiled bitterly and said, "But I heard from Yu Mian's mother." She couldn't find Yu Mian, so she came to Huaiming Garden to ask Yu Mian. Only then did he know that he had told Mrs. Yu before he left that he was going to go to the black forest to rescue the frightened dye. ”

Jian Huaizhen sighed and said, "How can this kid be so reckless, how can the black forest be a place where everyone can go." Ouyang Ling's martial arts and use of poison are very superb, Mian'er is just a scholar who has no power to restrain chickens, how can he be his opponent. ”

Fang Yu was particularly touched, and he said: "That Ouyang Ling is not only good at using poison, but also very scheming. When I fought him at that time, he threw different hidden weapons or poisonous snakes several times, which caused me to suffer a big loss, let alone Yu Guan. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Yu couldn't help but show a trace of regret on his face.

In his eyes, Yu Mian is a very good young man, but now that his great future is buried here, isn't it a pity.

What's more, Yu Mian is Yu Qian's only son, if he has any three longs and two shortcomings, then the Yu family has no queen, Jian Huaizhen and them, wouldn't it be a serious sin.

Jian Huaizhen also thought so in her heart, she thought about it and said to Jiang Shaoheng, Fang Xiao and the others: "In this case, I think we have to go to the black forest no matter what." Shocked and Yu Mian are still trapped in the black forest, hoping that they will not have any accidents. ”

Jian Huaizhen pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, we are going to take a trip to the black forest. ”

Everyone agreed.

So, Jian Huaizhen, together with Jiang Shaoheng and Ji Kaihan, left Huaiming Garden and came all the way to the black forest.

Originally, Fang Yu was also going to follow, but because the poisonous wounds on his body were not all removed, and his skills were not fully recovered, Jian Huaizhen and the others persuaded him to rest in Huaiming Yuan and wait for the good news.

Fang Yu knew that Jian Huaizhen, Jiang Shaoheng, and Ji Qihan were all martial arts masters in the world, especially Jian Huaizhen.

Although her martial arts may not be comparable to Jiang Shaoheng and Ji Xinhan, she is a first-class expert in the use of poison and medical skills.

So with her going with Jiang Shaoheng, Ji Qihan and others, Fang Xiao was not so worried in his heart.

He was afraid that his strength had not yet recovered, but it would affect everyone, so everyone persuaded him, and he agreed.

Jian Huaizhen, Ji Qihan, and Jiang Shaoheng soon came to the black forest twenty miles west of the capital.

But when they reached the Black Forest, they were astonished.

Because there was a forest in front of me, and all around me was bare.

Everywhere they looked, there were black ashes for miles, some of which still had smoke on them.

It can be seen that someone set a fire in this black forest and burned it to ashes.

Jian Huaizhen's face sank, and he said to Jiang Shaoheng: "Brother Jiang, we're late. ”

Jiang Shaoheng knew that Jian Huaizhen must be extremely hurt in his heart at this moment, so he comforted him, and said, "Since we are already here, don't give up so easily." Anyway, let's walk around and see if we can find any clues. Maybe you can find the whereabouts of Yu Mian and Shock. ”

Jian Huaizhen barely mustered up his spirits at this time, and went with Jiang Shaoheng and Ji Qihan to search for the whereabouts of Yu Mian and Tang Jingran.

They quickly searched for miles, and the results they got were very sad.

It turned out that they found two human bones in the ashes that had been burned to ashes, and the two human skeletons were white, and they looked very hideous and terrifying.

There was also a jade pendant around a human bone, and the color of the jade pendant was very lush.

Jian Huaizhen just glanced at it, and then recognized that this jade pendant was given to Tang Jingran by her.

When she saw this, she only felt a pain in her heart, her eyes were black, and she fainted.

Jian Huaizhen has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for several years in her life, and she has seen power in the court, and has supported several emperors, but she is just an ordinary woman after all, and she also has her own weak side.

At that time, Bai Qingqing's matter had always made her depressed and incomprehensible, and later Nangong Jiuzhong's betrayal of her made her unable to walk with Jiang Shaoheng because of this.

Now seeing that Tang Jingran and Yu Mian, who were very distressed by her, were burned into two white bones, how could she not feel pain in her heart.

Seeing this, Jiang Shaoheng hurriedly helped Jian Huaizhen up.

Ji Kaihan put away the two white bones, and everyone returned to Huaiming Garden together.

When he returned to Huaiming Garden, Fang Yu had already been waiting a little anxiously.

Seeing them returning, Fang Yu stepped forward and asked, "How are things?" What about Shock and Crown? ”

He looked behind him as he spoke, but he didn't see the shadows of Tang Jingran and Yu Mian.

Fang Yu's heart jumped suddenly, and he asked, "Didn't Shock Ran and Yu Mian be rescued?" Did Ouyang Ling play some tricks? Why do princess girls faint? ”

Jiang Shaoheng couldn't answer so many questions for a while, so he first carried Jian Huaizhen and put him on the bed.

Ji Qihan weakly pointed to the package in his hand, and said to the other party: "Shocking Ran and Yu Mian are here." ”

His eyes were very sparse, and his expression was even more gloomy.

When Fang Xiao rarely saw Ji Qihan look like this, he looked at the package in disbelief, and finally reached out and opened the package.

Two terrifying white bones suddenly appeared in front of him.

Fang Xiao stared at the white bone incredulously, and took two big steps back in a row.

He pointed to the white bones and asked Jiang Shaoheng and Ji Compassion Handao, "You say that this is Shocking Ran and Yu Mian, how can this be Shocked Ran and Yu Mian?" How could they become two white bones? ”

Ji Qihan glanced at Fang Yu with some pity.

He knew that Tang Jingran was his apprentice, they had a deep master-apprentice relationship, and Yu Mian had a close personal relationship with him.

He said, "Brother Fang, don't be too sad. That Ouyang Ling actually made such a poisonous move, and did not hesitate to burn the entire black forest. Shocked and Yu Mian must have been poisoned by him, and they were all burned to death in the black forest. It's sad to think about this matter, we will definitely not let go of Ouyang Ling's thief. ”

Fang Xiao's eyes suddenly turned blood-red, and there were faint tears in the corners of his eyes.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but it's not time to be sad.

Fang Yu is such a person who has gone through strong winds and waves and seen through life and death, once he encounters his relatives dying in front of him, the grief and indignation in his heart are still indescribable.

Jian Huaizhen lay in Huaiming Yuan for a long time before he woke up.

She didn't say a word after she woke up, just stared at the two white bones stupidly.

She was stunned for a long time and suddenly said to Jiang Shaoheng: "Brother Jiang, I want to drink water." ”

Jiang Shaoheng saw that Jian Huaizhen was stunned for a long time, and now he suddenly said that he wanted to drink water, and he hurriedly asked in his heart: "Princess sister, do you feel better?" ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded slightly.

Jiang Shaoheng's heart was put down.

He immediately went to bring a glass of water himself, brought it to Jian Huaizhen, and said, "Princess sister, drink the water you want while it's hot." ”

Jian Huaizhen didn't say a word, and drank the water.

After drinking, she was in a lot of energy.

She sat up from the bed, put on her clothes and shoes, and walked over to the two bones.

She looked at the two white bones for a long time, then put the white bones in her hand and broke one of the bones with force.

Her move made Ji Xianhan, Fang Xiao, Jiang Shaoheng and others feel very puzzled.

Especially when Fang Shao saw this, he hurriedly asked, "Sister Princess, what are you going to do?" This is the corpse of Shocking and Yu Mian, how can you treat them like this? ”

After Jian Huaizhen broke the bones, he put the bones in front of his eyes and looked at them for a long time, and the expression on his face suddenly became relaxed.

She pointed to the white bones and said to Jiang Shaoheng and the others: "Brother Jiang, Brother Fang, and Brother Ji, these two white bones are not shocked and Yu Mian. Shocked and Yu Mian must not have died, this is a trap by Ouyang Lingbu to lure us into being fooled, making us mistakenly think that the two of them are dead. ”

Jian Huaizhen's words sounded incredible to Jiang Shaoheng and the others.

"What's going on? Princess, sister, how do you see that these two pairs of white bones are not shocked and crowned. ”

Jian Huaizhen smiled slightly and said, "If a person has just been burned to death, how can the bones be so brittle. The skeleton had just been broken by me with a slight break, and it had obviously been left for a long time. Legend has it that the West Poison Gate is located in the White Camel Mountain, and there is a 10,000 poison pool behind the White Camel Mountain, and tens of thousands of poisons are raised in the 10,000 poison pool. Whenever these poisons were hungry, Ouyang Ling would order people to catch some living people to feed these poisons, presumably these white bones were the bodies of the two people who were fed with poison. Because their bodies had been left for so long, the bones had become so brittle that they could break with a single blow. If Yu Mian and Shocking Ran really just died, how could the bones be so brittle? ”