Chapter 68: Step by step

(Cat fluttering Chinese) Su Liuying, who gave Mama Lan's cotton shoes as promised, had a moment of relaxation and joy in her heart.

When I went back, I passed by Xianfu Palace, but there were bursts of sad crying in my ears...... Listening to the cry, Su Liuying remembered the fifth princess Ling Lan.

She lost her mother last night, and her heart must be in pain like a knife at this moment. Thinking of her, Su Liuying couldn't help but think of the heartbreak she felt when she learned of the death of her father and mother four years ago, and at that moment, she didn't have the courage to live at all...... Thinking that Ling Lan is now the same age as her, she endured the pain of losing her mother alone at a young age, and her steps couldn't help but stop, and she really wanted to go in and visit her.

But when I thought about it, I thought that she and Ling Lan had agreed before, that they should pretend not to know each other and have no intersection in the palace, in case the real murderer knew that Princess Ling Lan was also one of the people who knew her inner lover, and she finally left silently...... Back at the Division, Nanshan had been waiting for her at the door for a long time.

Lou Yue sent Mrs. Lou back, and asked Nanshan to send her many treasures to replenish blood. Nanshan helped her move her things into the house and put them away, but before she could speak, Su Liuying rushed in front of him and asked anxiously

"How's my sister? Have you woken up? "Minamiyama Road

"Don't worry, Concubine Su has already woken up, and she has also been seen by the house doctor, it's not a big deal, just rest and recuperate for two days." It's you...... The prince was very worried about your wounds, so he asked the servant to tell you that you must eat these blood-replenishing herbs. Hearing that Su Shiyu was fine, Su Liuying's heart of concern also relaxed for half a minute.

Thinking that because of herself, Lou Yue bumped into the old lady Lou, she asked worriedly

"After the prince goes back, will the old lady be angry with him again?" Nanshan was a little indignant

"She's in the house, and she has to be taken care of. The Su family didn't know and heard about the morning, and Mrs. Su also brought someone over...... Now that a room full of people are taking care of her, what are you worried about? It's you, just a little better and hurt your head again, and there is no one around you......" The more Nanshan said, the more angry he became, Su Liuying stopped him and smiled bitterly

"It's naturally best to have someone to take care of my sister. I'm fine here, too, the queen is merciful, and I can be comforted by lying in the house and enjoying myself during this time. You tell the son that you ...... Let him not worry......" In the end, she finally removed the last word "I" silently.

Nanshan cautiously went to the door to take a look, and when he came back, he locked the door with his backhand, and the expression on his face was also rare and serious.

Seeing him like this, Su Liuying's heart flashed with suspicion and asked

"What's wrong, Nanshan?" Nanshan lowered his voice and said to Su Liu

"The green foam has stabilized, and the prince is going to quietly send the green foam into the ......palace three days later, that is, on the night of the palace banquet three days later."

"The prince has already thought about it, and when the time comes, he will take the green foam to Changxin Palace. It's grounded now, but it's the safest. In addition, about the cold palace last night, the prince also has many questions to be clear to Concubine Ning in person. Hearing this, Su Liuying's whole body sank-he still got involved in this matter!

And in Lou Yue's heart, if the real murderer is not found out for a day, he is not worried about her, so compared to her, Lou Yue wants to find the real murderer as soon as possible.

Three days later, the palace held a banquet to entertain foreign guests and the protons of various countries detained in Dayong, as well as the princes and vassal kings, plus the ministers of civil affairs, but it was the largest palace banquet in the New Year.

In the past three days, all departments have been busy, and the bureau is no exception. Seeing Sui'er and them busy before and after, and she was arranged by her aunt to rest in the house, Su Liuying felt a little uneasy, but when she thought that Lou Yue would bring Lu Mo into the palace immediately, as long as she saw her, the mystery that had been entangled in their hearts for so long could be revealed, and her heart became extraordinarily excited and nervous.

Taking out the string of rosewood Buddha beads in her arms, her fingers gently rubbed the small word 'Qiong' on the Buddha's head, and her hands trembled slightly...... It was night, the palace was a lively scene, the people of each division were busy, and there were people coming and going on the palace road, and there was an endless stream.

Taking advantage of the fact that the people in the bureau were all on errands outside, Su Liuying quietly went out, avoiding crowded places, and came to the back door of Changxin Palace unconsciously.

Fei'er had been waiting for her there for a long time, and when she saw her arrive, she hurriedly pulled her in. Follow Fei'er all the way in, the eyes are full of desolation, the once luxurious and exquisite Changxin Palace, after less than ten days of confinement, is already full of desolation, without the prosperity and liveliness of the past, like a cold palace.

In the back hall of Changxin Palace, there was a hazy candle flame, and Concubine Ning was sitting on the warm couch under the window in plain clothes, looking lonely, looking out of the window from time to time, eagerly looking forward to Su Liuying's arrival.

In just a few days, Concubine Ning, who was once radiant, was also a lot haggard, with all the beads and hairpins removed, and she simply held her plain bun, and her face was extremely pale.

Seeing Su Liuying, her silent eyes lit up, but the next moment she turned her head and drank tea by herself. After Su Liuying asked her to say goodbye, she stood quietly aside, waiting for Lou Yue to bring Lu Mo over.

Concubine Ning's face was gloomy, and after a while, she sneered coldly

"Do you hate Hongu for pulling you into the water? Hate this palace uselessly dragging you down? Looking at the loneliness and resentment on her face, Su Liuying understood her mood and couldn't help but say softly

"Niangniang doesn't need to feel sorry for herself, the truth will come out soon, and she will soon be able to return her innocence." Fei'er also comforted her

"Yes, sis. I really want to find out the real culprit. At that time, the saint knows that he has wronged Niangniang, and he will feel guilty about Niangniang, and he will definitely compensate Niangniang for the grievances suffered. Perhaps, the mother will be blessed by misfortune and will be favored by the saints even more......"

"Enough!" Coldly drank Fei'er, who became more and more excited the more she talked, the expression on Ning Concubine's face did not stretch, but became more and more gloomy.

From this accident, she can be regarded as having a thorough understanding of the fate of the harem woman. And the favor of the emperor, when you want to cling to it, heh, is simply useless...... Turning her head to look at Su Liuying, who was standing quietly, Concubine Ning sneered extremely sarcastically

"Even you believe that Concubine Chen was not killed by me, but the pillow person I have been with for four years didn't give me a word of justification, and directly convicted me......" Looking at Concubine Ning, who was full of disappointment, Su Liuying didn't know how to persuade her.

At this place, there was a heavy knock on the door from behind, and the eyes of the three people were bright, and it was Lou who came with green foam.

Fei'er ran over to open the door, and sure enough, standing outside the door was Lou Yue, who was dressed in night clothes. And beside him, followed by Green Foam, who was also dressed in black.

I haven't seen her for a few days, but Lu Mo's complexion has improved a lot, as Lou Yue said, she is much better than before.

Lou Yue stepped in, his eyes swept over Su Liuying on the side, and stepped forward to greet Concubine Ning as usual.

Concubine Ning didn't want Lou Yue to see her current down-and-out appearance, but when she saw Lu Mo and thought about the secret hidden in her, she was so excited that she couldn't care about anything else.

Su Liuying's heart was also excited, after chasing for so long, she could finally find out who the real murderer was, and finally could completely find out who the owner of this sandalwood bead was, and her heart was also tumbling with excitement...... Suddenly, the eyes of all four people in the room looked at Green Foam...... Su Liuying came to Lu Mo's face, looked at her panicked appearance, and said softly

"Green foam, we know that your master is wronged. So I hope you will tell us who made you deliberately appear Chen Zhaoyi, and who is it...... Got you like this? She wanted to ask Green Foam who cut off her tongue, but she felt that it was too cruel to Green Foam to ask directly, and it would hit her again.

Lu Mo kept shaking her head in fear, and her body trembled uncontrollably and retreated, as if she wanted to escape from all this.

Su Liuying continued to persuade

"If you don't tell us, you will never be able to justify your master, and you will never be able to seek justice for yourself." However, Green Foam's head shook more aggressively.

Seeing this, Concubine Ning couldn't help but get anxious, and Fei'er couldn't help but blurt out

"You still don't tell us from the murderer, do you know that the real murderer has killed your master, and she has already died in the cold palace......" Su Liuying was afraid of hitting Lu Mo, and she used to call Concubine Chen Chen Zhaoyi, just because she didn't want her to know the news that Concubine Chen had been killed.

However, I didn't expect to be pierced by Fei'er's words. Sure enough, the moment she heard of Concubine Chen's death, Lu Mo's eyes widened in horror, and in the next moment, tears were already falling violently, and a terrifying sound of 'woo woo woo wow' came out of her speechless mouth, describing it as very sad and painful.

The next moment, Lu Mo suddenly rushed to the desk, clumsily picked up the brush and drew something on the rice paper.

Ning Concubine and Su Liuying hurriedly approached to see what she had drawn, and even Lou Yue didn't even notice what she had drawn on paper.

Lu Mo, who can't read and can't draw, drew a courtyard on rice paper, and then drew a villain inside, and the villain was surrounded by a villain.

After finishing the painting, she anxiously pointed at the villain in the painting with her hand and looked at Su Liuying, 'Ahhh

Her drawing skills were so rough that she couldn't tell what she was drawing. But Su Liuying looked at the anxious look in her eyes, and suddenly understood in her heart and asked

"You painted the fifth princess Linglan?" Hearing this, Green Mo's tearful face showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, and he nodded busily.

Su Liuying understood what she meant. She asked if Princess Linglan was okay now after Concubine Chen's accident?

Seeing that she was like this, and still worried about Ling Lan, Su Liuying was moved by her loyalty, and couldn't help but redden, and comforted her softly

"Don't worry, the fifth princess is fine now. The real murderer probably doesn't know that she saved you. But-" As soon as the conversation changed, Su Liuying said in a deep voice

"Just considering the safety of the fifth princess, you must help us find out the real murderer, otherwise, after a long time, I am afraid that the real murderer will attack the fifth princess." Lu Mo's whole body trembled, and his face showed a look of pain, and then he finally nodded slowly.

Seeing this, Concubine Ning and Fei'er couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but Lou Yue became nervous for no reason. Seeing that she agreed, Su Liuying suppressed the excitement in her heart and said softly

"Okay, now I will tell you the names of the concubines and concubines in the palace, and you will nod the one you say." Lu Mo's expression was very complicated, as if there was an unspeakable pain, and her eyes looked at Su Liuying in despair.

Inexplicably, Su Liuying was furious by her eyes, but a bad premonition surged in her heart.

Because Concubine Chen was in Zhaoyi's position before she came out, Su Liuying started from the position of a concubine one order higher than her.

"Concubine Shu...... Concubine Ji...... Concubine Yan...... Liu Shufei...... Concubine Yan De...... Concubine Li Xian ......, "There are three concubines in the Dayong Dynasty, and then there are the four concubines of Guishu and Dexian, and in the end, only the queen of the middle palace remains!"

However, after Su Liuying said all the concubines in the concubine position, Lu Mo shook her head without exception. In the end, Su Liuying's heart became tighter and tighter, Lou Yue's face was also solemn, and Lu Mo's mood became more and more irritable.

Only Concubine Ning gritted her teeth with hatred. Almost subconsciously, everyone has set their eyes on the real murderer Queen Lou.

Su Liuying raised his eyes and glanced at Lou Yue, only to see him standing silently in the dark in a black night suit, Lou Shizi, who has always been outstanding and dazzling, at this moment, he annihilated all the aura on his body, and his body was actually full of pain - if the real murderer was really his most beloved imperial aunt, he couldn't bear this fact, and he had no face to face Su Liuying...... Su Liuying saw through his pain, so she hesitated for no reason when she spoke again, and the name in her mouth couldn't be said for a long time.

"Queen Lou!" However, before she could speak, Lou Yue had already come out of the darkness, walked straight to Lu Mo, and asked the answer in her heart!

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Ning's eyes looked nervously and almost firmly at Lu Mo. But Su Liuying looked at Lou Yue worriedly.

At this moment, his face was unusually pale, his lips were closed, and his eyes were deep and cold - if the real murderer was his aunt, what would he do?

Is it to cover up for personal gain, or to abandon his aunt's love for him since he was a child, bring her to justice, and send her to the guillotine?

What is going to happen to the grandmother, how does the grandmother accept this fact? What about the entire Lou family, will the Lou family be punished...... In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, his eyes went black, and his body almost fell, but he was held by a hand stretched out from the side.

Looking back, it was Su Liuying who supported him with a look of regret and shook her head at him, and her voice was with a hint of joy

"Shiziye, not Queen Lou. Just now...... Green Mo shook her head and said no! Lou Yue, who had almost decided that the murderer was his aunt, suddenly heard Su Liuying's words, and couldn't believe it.

It wasn't until he turned around and saw the disappointed look on Concubine Ning's face that he believed that Su Liuying hadn't lied to him. In an instant, Lou Yue had a feeling of being reborn from hell, and his heart that was so suffocated that he couldn't breathe was let go heavily, and the whole person relaxed.

He breathed a sigh of relief, but Concubine Ning was on the verge of collapse! None of the concubines who are higher than Concubine Chen are the real murderers, so who is the real murderer?

Could it be a low-ranking concubine who is lower than Concubine Chen's concubine? However, low-ranking concubines are generally from mediocre backgrounds, so what threat does Concubine Chen use as a scapegoat?

The last bit of hope also turned into disappointment, Ning Concubine collapsed in despair, and Su Liuying was also confused.

At this moment, Lu Mo picked up the pen again, dipped it in ink, and drew a taller figure next to the villain he had drawn before.

He pointed at the villain, then at himself, and then cried. Lou Yue, who calmed down, instantly understood what she meant, and her expression was shocked, and she couldn't believe it

"You mean, you betrayed Concubine Chen in the first place, but it was Concubine Chen herself who asked you to do this?" As soon as Lou Yue said this, Su Liuying and Ning Concubine were stunned.

However, what I didn't expect was that Green Mo cried and nodded! With a 'bang', Concubine Ning was so shocked that her legs weakened, and her body stumbled into the screen around her.

Su Liuying was also pale, looking at the villain on the rice paper in front of Lu Mo in a daze, and her mind was blank...... Such a result was something they never expected.

If it weren't for Lu Mo personally admitting it, Ren couldn't believe that everything that Lu Mo betrayed was actually made by Concubine Chen.

Su Liuying's mind was chaotic, and countless bright lights quickly passed through her mind, but she couldn't figure it out...... For a moment, the side hall fell into a terrible silence like death...... After a long time, Concubine Ning suddenly broke the dead silence in the hall with a sneer that was almost crazy.

She slumped back in her chair and chuckled uncontrollably

"Hahaha, this palace believes in green foam. Because in the cold palace, it was Concubine Chen who pulled out the phoenix hairpin on my head and stabbed it into her heart...... She committed suicide, not Hongu killed her...... It's a pity that no one believed what Ren Bengong said at that time...... No one believed in Hongu, and no one believed that she would commit suicide. Hahaha...... "What Concubine Ning said was like a heavy blow to Lou Yue and Su Liuying's hearts.

Lou Yue came to Changxin Palace this time, in addition to wanting to know who the real murderer was, he also wanted to ask what happened in the cold palace that night.

It's okay to be another result they never imagined! Smiling and smiling, Concubine Ning shed tears, pinched the back of the chair with both hands, her face was hideous, and she gritted her teeth and said fiercely

"Concubine Chen!! Why would she do it? Why did she blame Hongu until she died!! Not only did Ning Concubine not understand, but the mystery in Su Liuying's mind was also getting bigger and bigger, as if she was in a white mist, and she couldn't see everything around her more and more clearly...... And the key person of the incident, Lu Mo, calmed down at this time, her fingers stopped on the fifth princess Princess Linglan who was drawn first, and then drew a few villains on the edge of the rice paper farthest from the house, and then drew things on the villains, as if they were tying all the villains together with something, and also drew a knife beside them.

After watching her finish, Lou Yue fully understood in his heart, and he said in a deep voice

"Concubine Chen did all this because she wanted to protect her daughter Princess Linglan, and she was tied up as a hostage by the real murderer and threatened her family." remembered that the Criminal Department went to Concubine Chen's mother's house to arrest people, but the building was empty, at that time, everyone thought that the Chen family was absconding in fear of crime, but now that I think about it, I was coerced into being a hostage to threaten Concubine Chen...... After listening to Lou Yue's words, Lu Mo lowered his head with tears, while Su Liuying and Ning Concubine were already cold, and their whole bodies were cold from head to foot.

This mysterious real murderer has been doing it step by step from the beginning, and everything that happened after him has been accurate step by step.

From Concubine Ning's miscarriage to the death of the assassin, and then to Concubine Chen's suicide in the cold palace, she didn't make a mistake, just like a chess master, laying out a delicate and impeccable chess game...... And Su Liuying and Ning Concubine are like chess pieces in the game, everything is in the hands of the layout person!

Cold sweat fell, Su Liuying held the last glimmer of hope, and said with trembling lips

"Green foam, do you really not know anything about the real murderer?" Until now, they have been chasing the murderer for so long, but they haven't even touched the corner of the real murderer's clothes.

Lu Mo looked at Su Liuying in despair, and shook her head again helplessly and painfully...... I thought that with green foam tonight, everything would be revealed.

Unexpectedly, not only did they not get a result, the deeper the confusion in Su Liuying's hearts, the more they felt the horror of their opponents.

Walking out of Changxin Palace, the night breeze blew, and Su Liuying, who was soaked in cold sweat, felt a chill to the bone. Lou Yue asked the shadow guard to take Lu Mo out of the palace quietly.

But he took off his night clothes and wanted to return to the feast. When they broke up at the back gate of Changxin Palace, Lou Yue looked at Su Liuying's expression of loss and defeat, knowing that she was desperate and helpless for such an answer tonight, but she didn't know how to persuade her for a while, so she had to say in a deep voice

"You don't have to worry, I have sent shadow guards to guard the Xianfu Palace of the fifth princess day and night. And you...... Be careful! She nodded slightly, but her expression was still depressed and she didn't see her face.

Lou Yue knew that she was worried that the real murderer case had not made any progress so far, but even the last hope had been disappointed, and the mystery that plagued them was getting deeper and deeper.

Lou Yue was also very upset in his heart, to be precise, he had never been so at a loss as he was now. Rumo's deep eyes were full of frost, and he said coldly

"The things of the world, as long as they are done by people, can eventually follow the traces. I think we need to sort this out from the beginning to the end to see if there is something we have overlookedly forgotten. Hearing this, Su Liuying's whole body was shocked, and she couldn't help but think of the string of rosewood Buddha beads she put away alone.

This string of Buddhist beads, because she suspected that she had a connection with A-Niang, never mentioned it to anyone. In fact, subconsciously, Su Liuying has realized that maybe this string of Buddhist beads engraved with A-Niang's surname is the one she found in A-Niang's cabinet when she was a child.

Therefore, before she found the real culprit, she subconsciously did not want others to know the existence of the red sandalwood Buddha beads.

But at this time, she hesitated - the real murderer case fell into a puzzle, perhaps, this string of rosewood beads is the last clue!

kept struggling and tangling in her heart, and finally, when Lou Yue was about to turn away, she finally called him, gritted her teeth and took out the Buddha beads hidden close to her, handed them to Lou Yue with trembling hands, and said in a trembling voice

"This ...... It was worn by the Qinghui master in Anguo Temple at the beginning...... The musk that harmed Concubine Ning's miscarriage was hidden in this Buddha's head......"

"The assassination of that day...... I heard the Assassin leader say that when you find something, kill them all...... And what they're looking for is this string...... Buddha beads ......" The more she spoke, the more Su Liuying's voice trembled.

When investigating the assassin's case, Lou Yue asked her if she had heard what the assassin said on the mountain that day, but she didn't hear anything in order to hide the Buddha beads.

Now, she confessed, but she was so ashamed that she was ashamed of herself. The back door of Changxin Palace was dim, and Lou Yue's face was solemn and he couldn't see joy or anger, but his body exuded a fierce chill.

He held the Buddha beads tightly in his hand, and said in a low and cold voice

"Why did you—why did you hide this bead?" Su Liuying's legs were weak, and she knelt in front of Lou Yue with a pale little face, and said with trembling eyes

"Because...... This string of beads is engraved on the head of my mother's surname......"

“…… When I was a child, I saw an identical string of ...... "cat pounces Chinese in my mother's cabinet