The master and servant walked out of Donghua Gate, along the root of the city wall, all the way quickly, walked for about half an hour, the sky was dark, and then walked back to the gate of Xihua Gate Palace.

Ling Qingyue was standing outside the Xihua Gate, pacing back and forth anxiously.

Seeing Xiangling coming from the outer city, the fox said suspiciously: "Lady, why didn't you leave the palace from Xihuamen?" ”

Xiangling groaned: "It's a little episode, let's talk about it when I get in the car, my feet are almost blistered." ”

Ling Qingyue bent over and carried Xiangling directly into the carriage, Hongluan sat on the wheel with no trouble, and the carriage had to go.

In the carriage, Ling Qingyue took off Xiangling's socks, and asked while pressing the soles of her feet, "Lady, what's the matter?" ”

Xiangling told Ling Qingyue about Princess Pingle's attitude towards her at today's banquet and the sight of Chu Peony on the Broken Rainbow Bridge.

Ling Qingyue frowned deeply.

A few months ago, because in the eyes of the Long Live Lord, the Horse Lord died a very disgraceful death, Princess Pingle made a shrunken turtle and made herself act like air.

Ling Qingyue had always thought that the words she had warned had worked, but now it seems that no, Princess Pingle was just waiting for the anger of the Long Live Lord to subside.

Long live the Lord gave her a good face, and she came out and jumped up and down again, faintly showing a tendency to show her teeth and claws.

Ling Qingyue felt that she should find a way to warn Princess Pingle again, so that she would disappear for a while.

Before Ling Qingyue could come up with a way to warn, on the third watch, the Xiao Cavalry Battalion came to the door, saying that the Long Live Lord and the Queen Mother had invited the Lord of Chu County to enter the palace.

Ling Qingyue stepped forward to ask Commander Cao what the reason was, and Commander Cao clasped his fists and saluted: "Lord Shoufu, the affairs in the palace are not easy to talk about, so don't be embarrassed about the small ones." ”

Xiangling comfortingly pulled Ling Qingyue's hand and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, isn't there a queen mother?" Out of the way. ”

At this time, there was no other way, Ling Qingyue could only watch Xiangling being taken away by the men and horses of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion.

Although the people in the Xiao Cavalry Battalion did not have a smile on their faces, they were quite polite and did not take any undignified measures for Xiangling.

The group approached and arrived at the Kunning Palace, the inner court of the queen's mother.

The queen mother was lying on the soft couch "weakly", looking very weak, and at the moment when Xiangling entered the hall, her eyes glanced in the direction of Xiangling, and she blinked mischievously.

Xiangling knew that Yang Jingshu was telling her that she was in good health, and she supported her and let her not be afraid.

In front of the hall, there was a woman kneeling, Xiangling didn't recognize it at a glance, and then looked carefully and found that it was Princess Pingle!

Why are these eyes so swollen that I can't see them? It's scary, right?

Seeing Xiangling come in, Princess Pingle was about to pounce on her with a "whoop", how dexterous Xiangling was, she dodged to the side in a flash.

Qi Rui said angrily: "Pingle!! You just forced me to try the case overnight, causing the queen to be tired, and now I promise you to ask overnight to understand, even the early dynasty has been canceled, do you still want to sprinkle in front of the palace? ”

Princess Pingle finally quieted down, staring at Xiangling with resentful eyes.

Xiangling saluted again: "The courtiers bowed to the long-lived lord and the queen's mother, and I don't know what happened to summoning the courtiers overnight?" ”

Qi Rui raised his eyebrows and said: "County Lord Chu, yesterday the county lord of Peony was stranded in the Yingwu Hall of the Outer Dynasty, and someone found him drowned in the Broken Hongqiao at night, Princess Pingle said that she was killed by you, you may prove your innocence?" ”

Xiangling couldn't help but be surprised, Chu Peony died? Or drowned? Who would be so ruthless as to attack a seven-year-old?

Xiangling didn't have time to think too much, tried to recall yesterday's events, and said in an orderly manner: "Back to Long Live Lord, after yesterday's banquet, Princess Pingle and others left first, and the courtiers were instructed by the queen to check the grafted camellia in each hall, and the courtiers first checked the Yingwu Palace, and indeed saw the lord of Peony County, but the courtiers did not step forward, and went to the Wenhua Hall in a hurry. ”

Xiangling said to the palace maid on duty: "Please Miss Liansheng help me invite Xiuhe girl." ”

Liansheng glanced at Long Live Ye, and saw Qi Rui nodding slightly, Liansheng went down to call Xiuhe, who was on duty yesterday, to go.

Xiuhe entered the hall, knelt down on the ground and said: "Back to Long Live Lord, the slave maid did see the Lord of Chu County turning back from the direction of the Yingwu Hall when he was in the unitary time, and also instructed the slave and maid to help the Lord of Peony County add a piece of clothing, so as not to let the Lord of Peony County get cold." The slave told the little eunuch Xiao Guizi of the Zhonghe Hall to take someone to send the county lord back to the princess's mansion. ”

Liansheng went to call Xiao Guizi again.

Soon, the little nobleman also came over, holding a coat in his hand, and said aggrievedly: "Back to Long Live Lord, the slave got the instructions of Xiuhe and the girl, so he went back to the house to get a cloak, and called Xia Baihu from the Xiao Riding Camp to join him, wanting him to send the county lord back to the princess's mansion." How do you know that after meeting the county lord of Peony, the county lord scolded the slave for meddling in his affairs, and kicked the little heart. ”

The little eunuch flattened his clothes, and sure enough, he saw a clear shoe print on it.

Princess Pingle roared: "Chu Xiangling deliberately let the little eunuch testify, and then she turned back and killed my daughter!" ”

Xiangling ignored Princess Pingle and continued to tell: "After the courtiers separated from Xiuhe and the girl, they went straight to the Wenhua Palace, and there was a hundred carving plates in front of the Wenhua Palace, and the courtiers clearly saw that it was three quarters of the hour, and the courtiers had just walked for a quarter of an hour. ”

Deputy Commander Cao gave an order to his subordinates, and soon, the man with a scar on his brow brought it and confirmed that the post he took over at the time of the unitary, Xiangling who he saw after taking turns in the Wenhua Palace, calculated the time, and it was almost three quarters of the unitary hour.

Xiangling also listed in detail the palace people with lanterns and the eunuchs who sent sesame oil she saw...... The guards who went all the way to the gate of Donghua Gate, after leaving Donghua Gate, made a detour to Xihua Gate to meet Ling Qingyue......

All the hours, places, and people are all remembered exactly right, and the time is perfectly matched, and everyone is dumbfounded.

Sure enough, the perfect self-proof of innocence, no one can say a flaw.

Qi Rui couldn't help but squint lightly, he just asked Chu Xiangling to prove her innocence, but he didn't let her repeat what happened yesterday, this, it's amazing, right?

Qi Rui muttered: "County Lord Chu, ordinary people don't remember what happened clearly, for example, if you ask me what I ate yesterday, what I drank, who I saw, and what I said, I may not remember it so clearly, and you remember what happened last night so carefully, it is a bit deliberate." ”

It's hard not to be suspicious when you remember it like this.

Xiangling smiled indifferently: "Long live the lord, the courtiers remember this, in fact, it is not strange at all, the courtiers are called 'the heart of harming people, the heart of preventing people is indispensable', from the time she saw the lord of Peony County, the courtiers started the spirit of twelve points, did not dare to slack off, and even, abandoned the Xihua Gate, and went to the Donghua Gate instead. ”

Qi Rui didn't say anything, only waved a little tiredly: "Lord Chu go back, the queen will give a banquet to Ling Mansion at noon." ”

Xiangling hurriedly kowtowed and thanked her, and went down.