This time Zhou Yunyi also thought that this was the case, but she didn't expect that by the evening, it would be already dark, and Xiaocui had not come back yet, so Zhou Yunyi was a little anxious next day.

Xiao Cui and Wang Dascoop, even if they are greasy and crooked, should come back.

Zhou Yunyi decided to send someone to find Xiao Cui, who went to a little eunuch in the palace, and the little eunuch arrived at the imperial dining room, but found that the imperial dining room had been locked early, and the imperial kitchen and miscellaneous servants had already left, and no one could see it.

The little eunuch came back to Zhou Yunyi and said that no one was found.

Zhou Yunyi suddenly felt that something was wrong, according to the rules of the palace, the imperial kitchen and handymen had to leave the hospital of the palace after finishing the emperor's dinner and go to live in the collective dormitory outside the palace.

Wang Dasco seems to have followed everyone out of the palace Xiaocui, but he is still nowhere to be seen.

Zhou Yunyi couldn't sit still any longer, and took the people of Chifeng Palace and began to look for them in the palace.

Everyone carried lanterns and shouted Xiaocui's name while looking for them, but no one responded.

The commander of the Praetorian Guard bumped into Zhou Yunyi and the others.

"See the Queen."

"What is the queen mother?"

When night falls in the palace, a curfew is imposed, and there is no particular reason that palace people and concubines are not allowed to wander around.

Zhou Yunyi said very anxiously: "My personal palace maid Xiaocui is gone. ”

Commander Zhang of the Praetorian Guard thought of a compromise. "Queen Mother, please don't worry, it is really the palace rule to find Xiaocui girl for the Queen Mother, and please ask the Queen Mother to lead the palace people back to Chifeng Palace to rest."

"No, Xiaocui can't find it, how can I rest in peace, if you are really embarrassed, then I will go and ask Your Majesty, special permission."

Zhou Yunyi asked loudly, "Where is Your Majesty?" ”

"Go back to Her Majesty the Queen Mother before dinner, go to the Warm Pavilion to discuss with General Situ, presumably the two of them haven't finished discussing yet."

Zhou Yunyi took everyone to the warm pavilion with high spirits, and Xiao Chengze was discussing with Situ Rou how to further weaken Xiao Chengtian's power.

"Xiao Chengze!"

Before you see him, you hear his voice first. Xiao Chengze sat in the room and heard Zhou Yunyi calling his name.

Xiao Chengze hurriedly got up to greet him, but Zhou Yunyi was too anxious, so he simply ran fast in the second half of the race, running until he was out of breath.

"What's going on? Why are you in such a hurry? Xiao Chengze saw Zhou Yunyi and thought that she was in danger again.

"Xiao Cui, it's gone." Zhou Yunyi used the most concise language to explain the key points.

Xiao Chengze hurriedly comforted, "How can a big living person disappear out of thin air in the palace." ”

"Come and find her, even if you turn the whole palace over, you have to find her."

"Yes."

Zhou Yunyi tugged at the clothes on Xiao Chengze's chest, "I need you to help me lift the curfew, and I will also go to find it." ”

"You don't have to worry, just leave it to them." Xiao Chengze didn't dare to let Zhou Yunyi go to find it in person, when the night was dark and the wind was high, if a little palace maid hadn't been found, most of them would have been killed.

Xiao Chengze didn't dare to imagine what Zhou Yunyi would look like when he saw Xiaocui's corpse.

"Let me help!" Situ Rou stood up and took the initiative to find Xiaocui.

Xiao Chengze also echoed on the side, "Let her go!" ”

"Xiaorou, you must help me find Xiaocui." Zhou Yun instructed Situ Rou.

"Definitely." Situ Rou promised Zhou Yunyi.

After Situ Rou went through a carpet search, she really salvaged Xiaocui's body from the lake.

Everyone was also very sad and sad when they looked at Xiao Cui's corpse, and Zhou Yunyi cried even more, she couldn't believe that the person who was alive a few hours ago had now turned into a cold corpse, lying there motionless.

In addition to Zhou Yunyi's sadness, he also saw the scars on Xiaocui's head, which were injured by someone with a blunt object, which indirectly proved that Xiaocui was not accidentally overboard, but was killed by a traitor.

When such a situation happened, Xiao Chengze was also very angry, and people began to investigate thoroughly, and they investigated very quickly, and soon told Xiaocui about meeting Concubine Liang in the afternoon.

Because Concubine Liang saw Xiaocui holding a lychee in her hand, she also humiliated and abused Xiaocui, which was bumped into by many people.

Xiao Chengze said: "Call Concubine Liang over." ”

At this time, Yangmei was still wearing a mask in the palace, and she didn't notice that the atmosphere in the palace was very subtle.

Xiao Chenzi directly led people to break into Yangmei's Blue Bird Palace, and didn't even report it, Yangmei heard a sound outside, put on a coat and walked out, but saw that it was Xiao Chenzi.

"My father-in-law came here late at night, what is this for?"

Yangmei is not a fool, seeing that there is not only Xiaochenzi coming, but also a team of guards behind her, she knows that something must be wrong.

"Concubine Liang Niangniang knows that the queen's personal palace maid is named Xiaocui."

"Yes."

"Then this afternoon, Concubine Liang met Xiaocui and scolded her."

When Yang Mei heard this, she thought that Zhou Yunyi had complained to the emperor because of this incident, so she sent someone to Xingshi to ask for the guilt.

"Why can't this palace concubine beat a palace maid? The queen mother was too careful, and she didn't hit her. ”

"Miss Emerald was found drowned in the lake."

"What!" Yang Mei didn't expect that little girl to die like this.

Yangmei began to defend herself, "This has nothing to do with me, I just beat and scolded her twice......"

"Concubine Liangniang still saves some tongue and goes to the emperor to defend herself." Xiao Chenzi said.

If Yang Mei understood it, it turned out that everyone regarded her as the murderer of Xiaocui.

Yang Mei followed Xiao Chenzi and the others to the lotus pond in the Imperial Garden and saw Xiao Cui's body.

"Ahh Yang Mei was so frightened that she almost peed her pants just by looking at it.

"What are you doing now! You murderer. ”

Zhou Yunyi couldn't help but want to pounce on Yangmei's body, and hit her twice.

Fortunately, Situ Rou stopped Zhou Yunyi, otherwise Yangmei would really be beaten miserably.

"Zhou Yunyi's matter is not clear yet, you can't make a conclusion yet." Situ Rou stopped Zhou Yunyi from making a move.

Zhou Yunyi was excited and opened directly, "How can this matter be understood, isn't this fact in front of you?" Besides her, who else could it be that she couldn't get along with Xiaocui. ”

"I was really wronged, his death had nothing to do with me, I just slapped her twice, and I really didn't hurt her." Yangmei defended herself aggrievedly.

There was a pot of porridge in the imperial garden, which naturally alarmed the Queen Mother and Song Yueran.

Because of her advanced age, the Queen Mother couldn't help but vomit when she saw the corpse.

She has never seen this kind of thing, so she wanted to step forward and make her feel uncomfortable.

Xiao Chengze couldn't stop shaking her head when she saw it, and Situ Rou and Xiao Chengze glanced at each other.

Situ Rou said: "The Queen Mother, please go back!" The night is dark and windy, so be careful of catching a cold. ”

Situ Rou replaced Xiao Chengze and stuffed the Queen Mother's Buddha back.

Song Yueran did not go back with the Queen Mother, but continued to stand in place and watch the play, after all, the scene in front of her was written by her, so she naturally had to pay attention to the direction behind the play at all times.

Because Xiao Chengze has no evidence, it is difficult to draw a thorough conclusion for a while, but judging from the current situation, Yangmei's suspicion is the greatest.

"Someone came to put Concubine Liang under house arrest in the Blue Bird Palace, and no one is allowed to enter or leave until the matter is clarified."

The two guards were ready to drag Yangmei away, but Yangmei was still unwilling to defend herself, Yangmei shouted at Xiao Chengze, "Your Majesty, the concubine is really wronged, I really didn't do it." I didn't kill her. ”

"I'll be here tonight, and I'll wait until tomorrow to start the official inspection." Xiao Chengze looked at Zhou Yunyi's energetic appearance, and felt distressed.

"Let's go back first." Xiao Chengze whispered in Zhou Yunyi's ear.

Zhou Yunyi reluctantly glanced at Xiao Cui for the last time and nodded.

Xiao Chengze helped Zhou Yunyi to leave, and Song Yueran bowed. "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to the Queen Mother."

After everyone dispersed, the corners of his mouth hooked a smile of conspiracy succeeded.

Everything is going according to her predetermined trajectory, and there's another problem with Cher.

Since Xue'er solved Xiaocui, she hid in the room and refused to come out, refused to meet, and when she saw someone, it was like seeing a ghost, she was so scared that she was gone, and the whole person would only tremble in the room.

Xue'er's mental state is not good, if Xiao Chengze and they see it, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

Song Yueran wants to solve this hidden danger, but it's a pity that the rumors in the palace are too tight to kill Xue'er.

If another palace maid dies in her palace, I am afraid it will also arouse the suspicion of others.

Then you have to settle for the next best thing.

After Song Yueran returned to my Tongque Palace, she immediately called Xue'er to herself, Xue'er's current mental state is still bad, she knelt in front of Song Yueran and trembled, and she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.

"Don't be afraid."

"I've already gone to see that little girl, she's already dead, I'll find someone to write a talisman when I go back, so that she will never be reborn, don't worry, I won't let her lonely ghost come back to you."

Xue'er was already very scared, and when Song Yueran mentioned some lonely ghosts, Xue'er was really scared to death.

Song Yueran took Xue'er's hand, "Look at your shivering appearance, it must be cold, I have prepared a bowl of hot soup for you, drink it quickly." ”

Xue'er stared at the bowl of soup in front of her with wide eyes, thinking that Song Yueran was going to send her back to the west, so she withdrew her hand and refused to drink it, and kowtowed on the ground many times.

"Your concubine will spare your life, your concubine will spare your life." The daughter's head was knocked heavier and heavier until the kowtow broke and bled out.

Song Yueran did not intend to let Xue'er go because of Xue'er's begging for mercy, but directly pinched Xue'er's chin, held the soup bowl in her right hand, and poured it directly.

Xue'er was so angry that she desperately spit out with her tongue, but Song Yueran's strength was very strong, and she still poured a lot of decoction.

A bowl of soup and medicine saw the bottom, and Song Yueran smiled with satisfaction.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to kill you, I'm just going to make you quieter. ”

Cher desperately wanted to vomit, but it was too late to vomit at this time, and she had already spoken.

"It's working very well." Song Yueran smiled proudly.

Song Yueran continued, "Prick up your ears and listen carefully, if someone comes to ask you why you suddenly became dumb these days, you can tell them that you have a high fever and burn out. Got it? ”

Xue'er's current soul has already flown thousands of miles away, Song Yueran said what she should do, and just wanted to answer, but remembered that she could no longer speak, and nodded.

"Good, what a good boy."

Yangmei has been placed under house arrest, as long as she makes a little more effort in the future, she can completely push this matter on Yangmei.