Qi Yue led Ji Cunyan to Qingyuezhai. Today, Ji Jingyang and Jian Shaolin are here, plus Luo Sinan is also there.

When Ji Cunyan saw Ji Jingyang, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Third brother! ”

Ji Jingyang smiled at Ji Cunyan.

Ji Cunyan said to Jian Shaolin again: "Thank you Lord Jian for saving your life yesterday." ”

Jian Shaolin said: "If it weren't for Miss Ji's Xuannu blood yesterday, Jian might have turned into charcoal." Speaking of which, Jian has to thank Miss Ji. ”

Luo Sinan sighed: "Don't thank you. I see that Xiao Yan's time to come out is also limited, so let's sit down and talk about Jinyang Palace. ”

So the five of them sat down in the house, and Ji Cunyan told what he had seen and heard in the past two days to the rest of the people.

After listening to Ji Cunyan's words, Qi Yue frowned slightly, and said, "So the Qilin Gu is indeed raised in the Jinyang Palace. In this way, Concubine Ning will not be suspicious. ”

Jian Shaolin said: "When I saw the Qilin Gu in Jinyang Palace, only me and Miss Ji can be witnesses, but we have no physical evidence, and the concubine will not admit it." rashly admit this matter, I am afraid that I will not be able to convince the public. ”

Ji Cunyan also said: "I think Master Jian is quite right. Now we can't explain why that Qilin Gu Array appeared in the pavilion? And who is there to put the Gu? What is the purpose of releasing Gu? ”

"Therefore, Miss Xiao Ji has to go back to Jinyang Palace today and continue to investigate the strange situation in the palace." Qi Yue said, "But after all, letting Concubine Ning clear her suspicion is already a great achievement." ”

Ji Cunyan nodded and said, "I'll explore the Huxin Pavilion at night at night to see if I can squat on the mysterious woman that Master Jian said." ”

Ji Jingyang asked Jian Shaolin: "Master Jian, you said that you saw that mysterious woman in the middle of the lake last night, did you find any traces of her later?" ”

Jian Shaolin shook his head. "Yesterday we disturbed the Gu Array, and after the incident, in order to help Miss Ji get rid of suspicion, I deliberately exposed my whereabouts and did not continue to guard the lake."

"She is on the third watch in the middle of the night, what is she going to do in the Huxin Pavilion?" Ji Cunyan touched his chin and thought, "There is one more thing, I also think it's quite strange. ”

"What?" Ji Jingyang asked her.

"Master Jian said that those unicorn Gu can burn when they touch a living person, and they will also take the initiative to find someone as a host and reproduce their offspring by self-immolation."

Jian Shaolin nodded.

According to the little palace maid Kerr, the three of them walked in a row in front and back according to the rules of the palace at that time. In this way, Chunqin is in front, Cui'er is in the middle, and Ke'er is last. Then why did the Qilin Gu only attack Cui'er alone? Then when was the Qilin Gu laid? ”

Luo Sinan saw that Ji Jingyang and Jian Shaolin were both in deep thought, and his expression was also puzzled, and he said with a smile: "Our Xiaoyan is really smart, and one question will stop your third brother and Master Jian." ”

Ji Cunyan pouted and said, "My serious brother is here, who is from your family?" ”

Ji Jingyang said: "Actually, I have thought about this question before. The person who wants to cast Gu should have a specific method. If you think about it, according to the charred shape of the corpse and the dictation of Chunqin Kerr, the corpse was burned from the inside out. In other words, the person who placed the Gu directly lowered the Qilin Gu into Cui'er's stomach, rather than simply letting the Gu worm attack from the outside. But how can the two palace maids walk with Cui'er, the Qilin Gu can be put into Cui'er's belly? Or is there any other way for the person who casts the Gu to delay the onset of the Gu poison? ”

Everyone looked at Jian Shaolin together.

Jian Shaolin looked at everyone, shook his head and said, "I don't know this." I've seen the Qilin Gu really attack the Dian Kingdom. At that time, the enemy army blocked the entire mountain with the Qilin Gu Array, so that we could not attack it for a long time, I only saw the soldiers of our army, as soon as they climbed the mountain, they were ignited by this strange Gu worm. ”

"Then how do you restrain this Gu worm?" Luo Sinan asked.

Jian Shaolin said: "I don't know how to make Qilin Gu. It's just that it's extremely evil, with an evil aura, and any thing that destroys evil can theoretically deal with it. For example, Xuannu's blood. If there is no Xuannu's blood, splashing it with black dog blood can also make it lose its ability to spontaneously combust. ”

Ji Cunyan tilted his head and thought about it, clapped his hands and said, "I know!" ”

Everyone looked at her.

Ji Cunyan said: "Third brother, you told me that Cui'er was called to the inner hall by the noble concubine Niangniang to ask questions during the day on the day of spontaneous combustion. I have given you a reward. ”

Ji Jingyang nodded.

"You said you gave a bowl of begonia osmanthus cake as a reward."

Ji Jingyang nodded again.

"You say, did the concubine put the Gu worm in the pastry...... Cui'er swallowed the eggs along with the pastry. The eggs are wrapped around the pastry, so naturally they will not burn immediately. But after a while in the stomach, it will burn? ”

Ji Jingyang and Jian Shaolin glanced at each other. Both felt that this explanation was indeed reasonable.

However, Luo Sinan pretended to cough lightly and said, "Xiao Yan, be cautious." Before there is tangible evidence, and Gu art must not be related to the concubine Niangniang. ”

Qi Yue sighed and said to Ji Cunyan: "Little Ji girl, we've been out for a while, but we have to hurry back." I'll leave the rest to the three adults to investigate! ”

Ji Cunyan was led by Qi Yue to a palace wall, where there were already several eunuchs waiting, and these eunuchs were carrying several large food boxes in their hands.

Qi Yue said to Ji Cunyan: "You lead these little eunuchs back to Jinyang Palace!" Let's just say that our family sent them to follow you. These are our family's henchmen, so there is no need to shy away from them. ”

From here, you can turn two corners, and you can reach Jinyang Palace without half a burnt incense.

Cao Guifei was naturally dissatisfied that her kitchen could not be used, so she picked a few words about Ji Cunyan and those little eunuchs.

Ji Cunyan finished serving Concubine Cao Guifei's meal, and the sprinkling and cleaning work in her hands was still waiting for her, and of course, there was an errand to feed the fish in the pond at the back.

Ji Cunyan put the barrel on the shore, and frowned to look at the small pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Why do you want to put Gu in that kind of place? It can't really be fed to the fish, right?

Thinking that yesterday was not real, Ji Cunyan walked to the center of the pavilion again. I don't know if it's because I know it's a little weird here. At noon, in early summer, standing on top of this gazebo, Ji Cunyan always felt chills all over his body, as if he was being targeted by something weird.

She sighed, looked back and forth, and then looked back at the other end of the corridor. Walking through this corridor across the pond, there is a rockery on the other side of the pond. It's just that due to the long-term neglect, the lake is overgrown with weeds, and some have grown to the point that they don't have a calf, so I really can't see any artistic conception.

Ji Cunyan thought about it, and said in his heart: Put the Gu in the middle of the lake, so that people can't pass through, maybe it's used to release the wind? If this stone corridor does not pass, there is no way to go to the other side, and there is no other way on the other side except this stone corridor. It's just that the other side of the lake is just a little bit square, and the horizontal and vertical are only two or three zhang, what can be hidden?

She hesitated and walked across the stone corridor to the other side.

There is only a rockery in the shape of stones, and the wild grass grows wildly around it, and this rockery also looks strange. Ji Cunyan walked around the rockery, but didn't find anything. She tilted her head to look at the dark cave and simply slipped into it.

The cave doesn't look big from the outside, but it has a cave inside, and you can hear the sound of ticking water. Ji Cunyan lit the fire and went into the cave, but he couldn't see anything different. Suddenly, she stumbled on the soles of her feet and almost fell.

Ji Cunyan hurriedly held Dongbi with her hand, only to feel the yin wind on her face, the wind with a strange heat, blowing on her face from the bottom to the top, although it was hot wind, but it made people feel cold, very uncomfortable, and she vaguely smelled a burning and rancid smell. Ji Cunyan rubbed his eyes, feeling that it was dark in front of him, as if there was a black thing. She probed the fire fold down, it turned out that in the cave of this rockery, there was a deep hole dug downward, and the other deep holes were all gusts of yin wind, and this deep hole was blowing up, but it was a cold and hot air, and vaguely, there seemed to be the green and white mixed glow in the cave last night.

This ghostly light appeared from time to time, but it also made Ji Cunyan dare not explore inside.

It should be those Qilin Gu inside. If she was touched by the Qilin Gu Array again, she would not have the ability to retreat with her whole body.

Ji Cunyan heard Jian Shaolin say yesterday that these Qilin Gu can sense the temperature of sound and attack living creatures. At this time, she didn't even dare to get out of the atmosphere, so she slowly retreated.

When she came out of the cave and looked up to see the bright sun, she dried her cold sweat.

It seems that the biggest secret of Jinyang Palace is in the cave of this rockery. If you let Gonggong Qi know that His Majesty came to search the palace, he will definitely gain a lot!

Ji Cunyan thought like this, and suddenly saw Tian Hui calling her on the other side.

"Sister Tian!" Ji Cunyan greeted as he walked back to the other side along the stone corridor.

"Didn't you just feed the fish? What are you going to do on the other side? It's not peaceful here, and I wonder if there are any man-eating ghosts on the other side. Tian Hui said to Ji Cun.

Ji Cunyan smiled and said, "I swim in the lake, anyway, I feed the fish, so I wander around." Does my sister have anything else to tell me? ”

Tian Hui said: "The concubine asked you to come over." I don't know why. ”

"Ah, okay." Ji Cunyan picked up the barrel at his feet.

Tian Hui looked at Ji Cunyan, her face was tangled and complicated, she pressed Ji Cunyan's hand and said, "Niangniang called you over, you don't care about these trivial things anymore." Let's talk back right away. ”

"Yes." Ji Cun responded and put the bucket down.

Tian Hui glanced at her deeply and said, "When you go back to the concubine, you must be respectful and cautious, and you can't talk nonsense." Other than that...... Don't eat the things that the concubine is rewarding. ”

Her last sentence was straightforward, Ji Cunyan was smart and clever, and immediately understood the meaning of her words.

According to Ji Cunyan's inference, the little palace maid Cui'er who was burned to death was the one who ate the begonia osmanthus cake rewarded by the concubine.

Ji Cunyan was led by Gonggong Zhang and went to see Concubine Cao.

Cao Guifei sat on a chaise longue and squinted at Ji Cunyan. She held a cup of tea in her hand, but she didn't drink it, just lifted the tea lid, looked at the tea leaves and the heat floating in the tea, and put the tea lid down.

"Hongu remembers you. When you entered the palace yesterday, the palace didn't look at you very well. Today, Qi Yue came over to call someone, and sure enough, he found you again. ”

After listening to Ji Cunyan's words, he buried his head a few more points, looking respectful.

Cao Guifei sighed and asked Ji Cunyan, "Father-in-law Qi asked you to come over, did he say anything to you?" ”

"Back to the concubine. Father-in-law Qi...... I didn't say a word to the slave along the way. Just let a little father-in-law lead the slave to the imperial dining room, and let him wait outside the door. Later, a few fathers-in-law came out with food boxes, so they only asked the slaves and maids to lead the way and return to Jinyang Palace. ”

"Really? Didn't ask you about Jinyang Palace? ”

"Not really. The slave maid is just a little palace maid doing rough work, and she is the first time she has entered Jinyang Palace, and she wants to come to Qi Gonggong...... When asked, they will not look for slaves and maids. ”

Cao Guifei sighed and said, "You are right. ”

Cao Guifei didn't speak again, and Ji Cunyan also stood aside to accompany her.

After a long time, Cao Guifei said slowly: "Since Qi Yue has made you run errands, this palace is also clever when I see you." Now you're running an errand for this palace. ”

Ji Cunyan chuckled in his heart.

Cao Guifei said: "I haven't seen Concubine Ning's sister for a few days. I heard that she was grounded to listen to the rain pavilion. Hongu was very worried. You sent some food and clothing for the palace, and said that the palace intended to visit my sister, but the body was not happy, and there were many affairs, so I couldn't get busy. After sending it, if you come back to the main palace. ”

Ji Cunyan thought in his heart, this is not right. So she knelt down in front of the concubine Niangniang with a puff and said to her: "Niangniang spare your life, Niangniang spare your life." ”

Cao Guifei raised her eyebrows, squinted at her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?!" ”

Ji Cunyan said: "Everyone...... I've heard...... A few days ago, the little palace maid who spontaneously combusted burned inexplicably on the way to deliver something to Concubine Ning. This, this errand to Concubine Ning's mother, I'm afraid it's not Huangquan Road, right? ”

Cao Guifei sneered and said, "Your ears are very sensitive, as smart as your eyes. ”

Ji Cunyan was silent, and he had to pretend to tremble.

Cao Guifei said: "You don't want to go, are you afraid that this palace will kill you, and if you kill you, you are afraid that Concubine Ning will kill you?" ”

Ji Cunyan said: "This, the slave maid is a person in the Niangniang Palace, so she is naturally afraid of Concubine Ning's ......."

Cao Guifei said: "If you refuse to go, you are greedy for life and afraid of death, and you are not loyal to the master of this palace." The palace can immediately beat you to death with a stick and throw you into a mass grave. How about making your death a little more painful? ”

Ji Cunyan lowered his head and said, "Niangniang forgives ...... sin"

Cao Guifei stood up, stretched out her hand to help Ji Cunyan up, and said, "You kid, you have too many eyes." You are a man in my palace, can I treat you badly? Don't worry, Concubine Ning has been placed under house arrest, and she doesn't dare to act rashly. She's not going to do anything to you. ”

Ji Cunyan said in his heart, eldest sister, I'm afraid of you.

Cao Guifei said to Ji Cunyan: "You see that you are smart and clever, and you are very good at talking, so I will hand over this errand to you." There is a plate of mung bean cake on this table, which is the craft of the imperial dining room, so the palace will reward it to you. ”

Ji Cunyan said in his heart again, Mom, isn't this Qi alive?! In that mung bean cake, there must be a unicorn Gu.