There were quite a few people gathered in the main hall of the front yard, and some of the faceless ones were summoned here. The indifferent person is peaceful, and his eyes occasionally fall on the person who is at odds, looking like he is out of the way; The timid person is like sitting on pins and needles, lowering his head to hide his sense of existence, constantly rubbing the silk in his hand with one hand, fidgeting, for fear that some trouble will provoke him; The mockers laughed and mocked, and they wished that these two people would pinch each other to be lively. In short, all kinds of people, each with their own thoughts, all have a posture waiting to see a good show.

Princess Yu looked at Mu Xuefu, who was silent and lowered, and her heart was even more uplifted, "Ah Rong, don't blame me for talking too much, now the news of the unknown dead people in this Chen Wangfu has been spreading, how many pairs of eyes are looking at our palace." Actually, it doesn't matter if a slave dies, it's just that the bad thing is that you die in your princess's yard. And this person is still a maid waiting by your side, this back and forth is connected, which makes people have to be suspicious. ”

The coldness on the side of his mouth turned into a wisp of ethereal breeze, and Jing Rong spoke, "I don't care how a slave died, this king cares that someone actually uses some things to chase the wind and shadow to destroy Xuefu's reputation, so, without you saying, this king will also find out this matter clearly." ”

"I don't think it's that someone is sincere in ruining your princess's reputation, but maybe it's those little maids who are spreading false rumors. However, as the saying goes, groundless things may not be without cause, and what is going on is still to find out the truth before drawing conclusions. Princess Yu glanced at him slightly, twisted the Buddha beads again, and smeared a helpless expression on her face, but the corners of her slightly upturned mouth revealed infinite calculation, "I heard that the suspect will be arrested in prison pending trial when the case is investigated, and he can only be released after the case is solved." Now Princess Chen's suspicion is the greatest, although I feel sorry for her, I am reluctant to let her suffer this, but the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, if outsiders know that our palace is covering up the suspect, I am afraid that it will not be her reputation that will be ruined, but the reputation of the Chenwang Mansion. ”

A raging fire burned in Mu Xuefu's chest, as if it was rushing to the top of his head, just waiting to erupt from the Heavenly Spirit Gai. Suddenly, the anger in the chest was vented, and the spring water eyes turned to look at Jing Xuan, as if there was infinite grievances to confide, a layer of mist rose under the eyes, conveying the slightest wisps of resentment, the eyebrows swelled slightly, and the sorrow was on the brows, and the expression was full of intoxication.

Jing Xuan's eyes have been following her since Mu Xuefu entered the door, and when he saw her charming appearance, he was even more fascinated, as if he had been hooked. The resentment in those charming eyes was so pitiful that he couldn't wait to take her into his arms and appease her immediately.

He knew that his mother didn't like Mu Xuefu, and he deliberately made it difficult for her to take the female corpse in the East Courtyard. I was a little unhappy in my heart, and secretly blamed my mother for having nothing to do. If it is because of his mother concubine, the beauty is angry with him, how can he have the opportunity to get close to her in the future. Besides, how could he be willing to let the beauty suffer in prison? Immediately pleaded with Princess Yu on behalf of Mu Xuefu, "What the mother said is wrong, even if the body was found in the courtyard of the sister-in-law, it can't prove that the sister-in-law is suspicious?" Maybe someone else killed someone and then threw the body in the east courtyard, the purpose was to frame the sister-in-law. If this is the case, the sister-in-law is not only not suspected, but the victim. Besides, the sister-in-law is a princess, which prison dares to let a princess go to prison without evidence? ”

Looking at the dissatisfaction cast by the concubine, he stopped for a moment, his heart was concerned, and then he looked at Mu Xuefu's full and grateful eyes, and was suddenly full of courage, and then said: "The concubine said that it was a false rumor, how can it be taken seriously?" The sister-in-law is delicate and delicate, kind and kind-hearted, how can she take the life of a maid, you also believe these words. Besides, even if this matter is related to the sister-in-law, with me and the eldest brother, the two princes, can't we keep the sister-in-law? A maid dies when she dies, and the mother concubine makes a bit of a fuss. ”

Seeing that her son seemed to be hooked by this vixen-like woman, Princess Yu sulked in her heart, looked at Jing Xuan with angry eyes, and said: "Of course I know that your sister-in-law will not do such a thing, but now the rumors outside are extremely unfavorable to King Chen's mansion, I am afraid that your eldest brother will be affected, so I said this." Too lazy to take another look at Mu Xuefu, she looked at Jing Rong again, and said, "In this way, first wronged your princess, grounded in the East Courtyard, and the people around her are not allowed to come and go at will, and then release her to return her innocence when the truth is found." After speaking, he added, "My arrangements are all for Ah Rong's good, Princess Chen won't ignore the overall situation, right?" ”

Mu Xuefu barely calmed down the anger in her heart, and said nonchalantly: "Anyway, I don't usually like to go out, so it makes no difference." Moreover, the pure person will clear himself, and I believe that the prince will clear his innocence for the concubine. ”

"You don't have to-" Jing Rong held Mu Xuefu's hand, felt her squeeze herself hard, swallowed back what she was about to say, and changed her words: "I have wronged you, this king will investigate clearly, and will not let you bear such a stigma." ”

Jing Xuan looked at the overlapping fingers, a trace of jealousy entangled in his heart, and said not to be outdone: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will help my eldest brother track down the real murderer, and I will never let you be wronged." ”

Princess Yu squinted at her unassuming son, and said coldly: "Since you are grounded, Ah Rong will not go to the East Courtyard to rest in the future, and she will rest with others these days. ”

When Hua Meier heard this, she inevitably had a few expectations in her heart, and looked at Jingrong one by one, hoping to get his attention.

"I don't need others to serve me, this king wants to investigate the case, where can I have time to go to others." Jing Rong sneered again and again in her heart, this woman had arranged everything. got up and helped Mu Xuefu up, "In that case, this king will send Xuefu back first and settle her down, so that this king can concentrate on handling the case." After speaking, he took Mu Xuefu and left the front yard.

"Don't be unhappy, this king will quickly find out the truth and return your innocence." After returning to the East Courtyard, Jing Rong comforted Mu Xuefu, he held her in his arms and gently stroked her cheek, "This king already has a clue, and he will definitely lift your grounding in a few days." You should be wronged first, if you are bored, this king will let the troupe in the city come over to relieve your boredom. ”

Mu Xuefu glanced at him obliquely, pushed him away and walked to the window to open the window, with a coquettish taste, "I don't dare, if I really do that, that old woman still doesn't know how to arrange me." His eyes wandered away for a moment, and he looked aimlessly at Hongmei outside the window, "Now I don't know if this Chenwang Mansion is the prince, are you in charge or is she in charge?" ”

Jing Rong walked behind her and wrapped around her, his chin rested on Mu Xuefu's neck, and his lips touched her pink earlobes intentionally or unintentionally, "Why don't you let this king defend you today, you know that as long as this king says a word, you will not be wronged like this." ”

The warm breath sprayed on her pink and fair skin, Mu Xuefu involuntarily shrunk her neck, and lowered her head slightly, she was really not used to his lips always sticking to herself, "What kind of grievance is grounding, you know that I have nothing to do and don't want to go out." And now it's the first month, and there are countless people visiting each family, and it's just that I'm too lazy to deal with it, which is not a good thing for me. Besides, if I contradict her for a few words, it will be okay, if you go against her will, she will add more oil and vinegar, and the word will be ugly. ”

"This king has wronged you." The red plum in the window is wrapped in crystal snowflakes, the wind shadow hits, gently blows down, revealing the ice muscle jade plum, and the elegant fragrance wafts from the window, which is refreshing. Jing Rong didn't know whether the lingering fragrance on the tip of his nose was from the plum blossom outside the window or the woman in his arms, the light in his eyes became thicker, and his gaze fell on the exposed jade skin, extending inch by inch until the round place, only feeling reverie. His throat tightened, he swallowed his saliva, stiffened his face, and let go of the hand around her slightly, and then talked about him, "What do you think of Hanxiang's death?" "Hanxiang is the person arranged by that woman's side, and it cannot be ruled out that she killed Hanxiang in order to frame Mu Xuefu.

He knew that Mu Xuefu was very intelligent, as if she could tell at a glance last night that there was something wrong with the humble bowl of decanting soup. And bold, when the body was fished out that day, this woman dared to break even the hands of a dead man because of a hairpin, and many people were frightened by her in such an action. And she didn't care, and said that her things couldn't be taken away even if the ghost came.

Mu Xuefu squinted her eyes, recalling the way Hanxiang was fished out of the hibiscus pool that day, and said: "It stands to reason that if she commits suicide or is pushed into the water, then the deceased will struggle before she dies, and there will be more or less mud and sand in her nails, but I remember that her palms and nails are very clean." In addition, there are two bruises on her neck, the blue-white marks were left by wrapping around her neck during the salvage of the body, and the other is a dark red mark, and the red bruises indicate that this was caused before death, so she was strangled before being thrown into the pond. Turning around, he looked at Jing Rong, "But I didn't kill her, and I can tell that this is not the place of the first murder." ”

Jing Rong looked at her deeply, suspicious, and said meaningfully: "Why does Concubine Ai know this?" The fingertips ran over her jaw, causing Mu Xuefu to tremble, "Is the princess too smart or does this king underestimate you?" ”

Her heart tightened for a moment, she forgot that a lady shouldn't know this. Mu Xuefu hooked her lower lip, smiled lightly, raised her chin, and said complacently: "Both." After a pause, "But aren't all these things recorded in the "Record of Unjust Prisons"?" Doesn't the prince know? Then the prince should really read more books. ”