Meng Xizhou led the eagle guards to follow the trail of the lark and chased them all the way out of Yujing City.

They found an overturned carriage on the side of an official road ten miles outside the city.

The inside of the carriage was empty, there was no lark in sight, and there were traces of a fight next to the carriage, which looked like a vicious fight.

Meng Xizhou left two people next to the carriage, and the rest followed him to continue the investigation.

They followed the trail all the way and finally found the lark in the dense bush.

Coincidentally, at this time, the lark was being pressed to the ground by a masked man.

Her mouth was covered by the man, and she couldn't call for help, so she could only stare at the man in front of her with wide eyes and horror.

Meng Xizhou shouted: "Stop! ”

When the masked man noticed that someone was coming, he drew his dagger and slashed the lark's throat without hesitation.

Suddenly, blood splattered out and splashed all over him.

The lark convulsed in pain, and his legs thrashed desperately.

Meng Xizhou didn't expect this person to be so bold, and he was shocked and became more and more angry.

He drew his saber at his waist and struck at the masked man at a rapid pace!

The rest of the eagle guards also drew their swords and surrounded the masked man so that he would not escape.

The masked man let go of the lark, rose to his feet, and fought with Meng Xizhou.

After a fierce fight, the masked man fell to the disadvantage.

He was slashed in the arm, and the pain slowed him down.

Meng Xizhou made up for it and kicked the person out directly.

The masked man fell to the ground in embarrassment.

The rest of the Eagle Guards immediately swarmed up, ready to take him down.

The masked man did not dodge, took out the poison hidden in his sleeve and threw it into his mouth.

Seeing this, Meng Xizhou secretly screamed that it was not good.

It was too late for him to stop it.

The masked man swallowed the poison, his brow furrowed, and he looked pained.

The cloth covering his face was stained red with the blood that had been spat out.

Soon he was gone, and fell straight to the ground with his eyes open.

An eagle guard stepped forward to inspect and found that the masked man was out of breath.

Meng Xizhou had no choice but to pin his last hope on the lark.

He took out the golden potion he had brought with him and poured it on the lark's wound, and used a silk handkerchief to help her wrap the wound.

At the moment, the conditions are limited, and this can only be done.

Meng Xizhou picked up the lark and comforted.

"You hold on a little, I'll send you to the doctor."

With difficulty, the lark stretched out his hand and handed over a blood-stained handkerchief, his bloodless lips closed one by one, as if to say something.

Meng Xizhou lowered his head and leaned his ear over.

He heard the lark say—

"I'm not a lark, I don't want to die."

Meng Xizhou's spirits perked, she was really not a lark, the guess of the king of Langjun and the princess of the county was right!

Now as long as she is brought back, she will be able to identify Concubine Shu.

He rushed all the way back to the Dharma Division.

Meng Xizhou kicked Luo Pingsha's residence away and shouted hoarsely.

"Xiao Luo! Save this girl, don't let her die! ”

Meng Xizhou's commotion was so great that Yu Yuanxuan and Xiao Ti were also alarmed.

As they arrived at Lopinsha's quarters, they heard Lopinsha speak in an almost merciless tone.

"There is too much blood loss, and the person is dead."

Meng Xizhou stood by the bed sweating profusely, his chest and hands covered in blood.

He gasped and said, "How come? She was talking to me just now, and she said she didn't want to die. ”

Luo Pingsha repeated with a blank face.

"She's dead."

Xiao Ti walked over, stretched out his finger and put it under the lark's nose, and said after a moment.

"It's really out of gas."

Meng Xizhou felt as if he had been drained of his strength, and sat staggered and collapsed on the ground.

He looked at the motionless lark on the bed and muttered incredulously.

"How so?"

Thinking about the scene that happened just now, the more Meng Xizhou thought about it, the more he hated.

He clenched his fists and slammed them to the ground, his tone full of resentment and self-reproach.

"It's just a little bit close to catching Concubine Shu's feet! It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I can't catch the killer, and I can't save the lark's life! ”

Yu Yuan asked people to help Meng Xizhou up.

"Xiao Meng, you have done your best, go take a bath first and have a good rest."

Meng Xizhou was helped out.

Soon after, however, he ran back again.

"His Royal Highness, Princess Jun, I forgot to hand over this thing to you just now!"

Meng Xizhou said as he handed out a blood-stained silk handkerchief.

Yu Yuanxuan took the silk handkerchief and looked at it.

It's just a very ordinary white silk handkerchief.

The only thing worth paying attention to is that there are two small characters embroidered on the corner of the silk handkerchief.

But because of the blood, these two words are not very clear.

Yu Yuan ordered someone to fetch cold water.

Soak the silk handkerchief in cold water, add soap and rub gently.

Soon the blood stains were wiped clean.

By the time Yu Xuan took the silk handkerchief out of the water, the words on the silk handkerchief had become very clear.

Yu Xuan read those two words-

"Anlan."

Xiao Ti thoughtfully: "Sounds like a woman's name." ”

In the Wild Goose Dynasty, silk handkerchiefs were very personal items, and women generally did not carry silk handkerchiefs embroidered with other people's names on their bodies.

Yu Yuanxuan guessed: "This should be her original name." ”

This speculation coincides with Xiao Ti.

He immediately said, "I'll go into the palace now." ”

After Xiao Ti entered the palace, he went straight to the inner chamberlain.

There is a record of the information of all the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, and Xiao Ti ordered people to check all the rosters, and in the end, the emperor lived up to his painstaking efforts and really let them find a palace maid named An Lan.

This palace maid is on an errand in Biquan Palace, and she is a third-class palace maid, who is responsible for serving tea, sending water, sprinkling and sweeping.

Xiao Ti went to Biquan Palace to meet Empress Dowager Deng, hoping to meet An Lan.

Empress Dowager Deng seemed to have expected him to come, and her reaction was very calm.

"Because An Lan was seriously ill, the mourning family was afraid that she would infect others, so they sent her out of the palace."

Xiao Ti asked, "Since An Ran is a person from Biquan Palace, why did he appear in Jingque Palace?" And she also claims to be a lark? ”

Empress Dowager Deng said lightly: "Is there such a thing?" The mourning family doesn't know what's going on, if you want to know, just ask An Lan herself. ”

"Anlan is dead."

Empress Dowager Deng's expression remained unchanged: "That's it, that's a pity." ”

Xiao Ti continued: "An Lan is just a third-class little palace maid, without the permission from above, she would not have the courage to run to the Surprise Palace, let alone rashly take over the identity of the lark. ”

Empress Dowager Deng frowned slightly, showing a little dissatisfaction.

"Are you suspecting that the mourning family has harmed An Lan?"

Xiao Ti lowered his head: "Weichen doesn't dare, Weichen is just confused in his heart, hoping to get the right answer from the Queen Mother." ”

Empress Dowager Deng: "As the queen mother, how can the mourning family know about a little palace maid?" No matter how many times you ask, the mourning family still says the same thing, I don't know. ”

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