Chapter 7: Visiting Ghosts

Subsequently, the three of them did as they could.

Half an hour later, two black shadows flashed into the underground ice cellar where the corpses were parked in the Kyoto Prefecture.

Gu Xi leaned on the edge of the door with one knee bent, his clothes were like light smoke, and his smile was like a floating cloud. Maintaining his grace in this eerie, cold place, he swept the stone bed in front of him one by one, and his eyes fell on the number he was looking for, even in the darkness of the night, his eyes were as usual.

He waited all day for Yun Yanzheng to answer the question.

"Who is this man?" He said softly.

Before leaving the palace, she found a moment when no one was there and asked Yun Yanjin the question in her heart.

Yun Yanjin let her not worry about the identity of Gu Analysis, she only needs to wait until the time is ripe to reveal it, and then she will naturally understand the reason. Some of the speculations in my heart seem to have been confirmed, but it does not make people feel more reassured, but there are more doubts and scruples and more gains and losses.

Yun Yanjin's eyes said solemnly: "The deeper he enters the game, the more shackles he has, the more difficult it is to get out." There was a hint of coldness and scheming in those eyes. A net was opening from his hand, and the person who wanted to invite him into the urn was this white-clothed young man Gu Xi. Since the third brother said such a sentence, he wanted her to help, and together with the strength of the two of them, he left Gu Yi to play a strategic plan for the country in Gyeonggi.

A trace of trance flashed in her calm eyes, her gaze slowly fell on a corpse covered with a white cloth, the corners of her lips were slightly raised, and she smiled lightly: "Brother Gu is thoughtful, he must have already seen through the identity of this person?" ”

Gu Xi sneered and chuckled, and whispered: "This person only has a skeleton left, forgive Gu Mou's clumsiness, he can only see her death before her death, and guess her approximate age and identity, but she does not have the ability to communicate with ghosts." If you let General Yun down, it is indeed very sorry. ”

His soft words echoed in this small space, with a shallow smile, and it looked so leisurely and casual.

"There are also things in the world that Brother Gu can't do." Yun Yanzheng chuckled in return to him. In his heart, he was secretly wondering, if that person was flesh and blood, would he have already seen her identity? Why has it never been revealed, is it his playfulness? Or is it a different purpose to push the boat along the water?

She then said with a slight smile: "This person should probably be the favorite concubine Liying of the previous dynasty." Later, this woman once went out of the palace to pray for blessings, but disappeared in the Baiyun Nunnery where the Buddha was worshipped. None of the maids or guards knew her whereabouts; The presiding officer of Baiyun'an searched all the disciples, and no one saw her whereabouts when she left. In a fit of rage, the emperor sealed off the nunnery, and no one present was spared imprisonment. Therefore, it involves the secret affairs of the palace, and it is inconvenient to investigate it clearly, and the first emperor has only been sending people to secretly track down her whereabouts, but there has been no news. It wasn't until I saw the handwriting on the wall of Dali Temple tonight that I remembered her again. ”

She sighed softly and walked over to remove the white cloth in front of her. The woman who used to have eyebrows has now turned into a pile of white bones. Her hair was scattered, and she could vaguely identify the ring before she was born, and the maid's palace dress on her body was slightly mutilated, only the delicate mutton fat jade ring that fell loosely on the flesh-and-blood index finger showed her once noble identity.

Gu Xi had already walked to her side, and said softly: "The ring was put on later, how can you prove this woman's identity?" ”

Yun Yanzheng also noticed that the ring was very smooth and clean, and it was not stained with much dirt.

Gu Xi put on a pair of extremely thin gloves that could not be seen material, confirmed that there was no one around, moved his hand, polished a fire fold, and leaned over to pinch the bones. From the head to the toes, the eyes are focused and solemn, without half a minute of casual leisure.

Yun Yanzheng observed every subtle movement and expression of Gu Xi hidden in the shadows, intentionally or unintentionally, quietly waiting for the results of his inspection.

"He died with a broken neck, and an old wound on his left shoulder blade. After healing, a slightly convex roughness formed on the bone, which was caused by an arrow piercing the bone. Gu Xi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he whispered softly.

"When Concubine Li accompanied the first emperor to hunt in the palace, she was wounded by an arrow in her left shoulder." Yun Yanzheng recalled the past and said quietly. Why did Concubine Li appear in the hunting forest that day? Is this incident inextricably linked to her subsequent disappearance?

"Does Concubine Li have no heirs?" Gu Xi asked lightly.

"I've never been pregnant with a dragon fetus." Yun Yan replied.

"Concubine Li was not honored for a period of time, and then she was able to leave the palace to pray for blessings after recovering the emperor's favor?" Gu Xi said a digression lightly again.

Yun Yanzheng was stunned, and looked at him suspiciously, the eyes in the shadows were so dark that people were inexplicably frightened, Ruyu's face also seemed to have a strange brilliance, she made her voice sound calm and authentic, "How did you know?" Later, Concubine Li did not know why, and gradually suffered from the snub of the first emperor, which is also the ruthlessness of the emperor and a common thing in the harem.

It's just that he, a person who should have been thousands of miles away at the time, how did he learn about the secret things in this deep palace back garden?

Gu Xi ignored the vigilance of the people around him, continued the movements in his hands, and said solemnly: "Concubine Li was five months pregnant when she died, and the degree of pelvic bone expansion can be judged to be the first pregnancy. He paused, his fingers twitching, "The child's spine remains in her body as well." His words were light-hearted, but Yun Yanzheng's face turned pale when he heard it.

The palace had never heard of Concubine Li's pregnancy, and if this child was obtained before she fell out of favor, according to common sense, she should immediately summon the imperial doctor to come and record it in order to compete for honor. Why is it that no one knows for five months? Yun Yanzheng's scalp was numb, isn't this child a royal descendant? Concubine Li was being snubbed by her father at that time, so who is this child?

Is Concubine Li's departure and even death related to this person?

The autopsy document did not record that Concubine Li was pregnant, is this an oversight during the examination? Or is someone going to do it deliberately? Where is his purpose directed?

What is the identity of the man behind Concubine Li? Is it a man in the backyard of the deep palace, a guard who can freely enter and leave the palace and guard his safety? A royal doctor who can run around the harem without being suspected? Or was it an East Palace crown prince who was already living in the palace at the time? The sweat in her palms secreted slightly, her thoughts gradually became confused, and a trace of hesitation welled up in Yun Yanzheng's calm eyes, and her heart was even more pounding for those possible speculations.

"In what capacity did Concubine Li enter the palace?" Gu Xi's brows moved slightly, his mind was always ahead of others, and he threw out another topic.

The two seemed to be competing, Yun Yanzheng immediately understood, and said in a low voice: "The righteous daughter of the favored minister, Concubine Li was included in the harem by the first emperor because of her outstanding talent and stunning appearance. Thinking about it, her methods were also extraordinary, and she soon gained honor. ”

The two of them appeared in the dark night in long clothes like snow, the same self-confidence and strength, and there was an extremely delicate relationship between them. You say a word, I say a word, the words are only the beginning, and the other party has already figured out what he wants to talk about below.

"Is there anything suspicious about the peter?" Gu Xi covered the corpse with a white cloth again, shifted his gaze to the misty moonlight outside the window, and cautiously took off his gloves.

"The favored ministers are not highly educated, and they only rely on the honor they get. After Concubine Li disappeared, he was snubbed by the first emperor, and even after the new emperor ascended the throne, he let him return to his hometown. Yun Yanzheng's eyes were pale, but there was another frightening possibility in his heart.

"Is he still alive now" The fire fold in Gu Xi's hand burned the gloves placed next to the stone bed, and they disappeared in an instant, leaving no trace.

Yun Yanzheng's eyes were slightly distracted, and his breath was paused.

Gu Yi smiled softly and said firmly: "Don't be nervous, there should be someone else who sent Concubine Li into the palace, not as you think." ”

Yun Yanzheng suddenly raised his eyes in the darkness, and his gaze was like a flame of fire. Gu Xi was still the same, his eyes were calm, and he smiled indifferently, "The bloody case is suspicious, and the spearhead is naturally pointed at the person you think of in your heart." Since he pointed to that person, he must be eighty percent sure that he can know exactly what Concubine Li is doing, and even know that she is five months pregnant. This person must be monitoring Concubine Li at all times, and she can't say that Concubine Li's actions in the harem are also instructed and arranged by him. ”

Yun Yanzheng's heart was as clear as crystal, and his slightly lowered eyes flashed with trembling emotions that could not be concealed, and he asked unexpectedly, "How did Brother Gu decide?" ”

"Treat others as you would like to be treated." The corners of Gu Xi's lips rose, and he said with a smile: "General Yun, stretch out your hand." ”

Yun Yanzheng suddenly came back to his senses, subconsciously raised his hands, and the next moment, he was a little stunned to see his smile in the darkness like melting ice and snow.

Gu Xi looked at her face, smiled, and then took out a white porcelain bottle from his sleeve bag, and said lightly: "The bones of the corpse have been coated with some powder, and some will be stained on the white cloth." After General Yun took the medicine back, he washed his hands and applied it overnight, and he was safe and sound. ”

Yun Yanzheng stared at him suddenly, but he couldn't speak.

Gu Xi smiled innocently again, didn't say anything, turned around and walked out.

Yun Yanzheng's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, followed behind him, and locked the door again. When the two of them left the Kyoto Prefecture, she looked back at the hiding place of those who had fallen when they came, and felt a little uneasy in her heart. His eyes flickered slightly, and he only hoped that after tonight's step-by-step cracking of the game they had laid out, he could give some hammering to the conspiracy under this bloody case.