He Qingxiao came back and entered the city before the city gate fell.

And Chang Liang ordered Yan Chao to be secretly arrested in a secret letter to Yan Chao before he came back.

It went well, I got Chang Liang's confession, and I just waited for tomorrow to enter the palace to report.

"How have I been in the capital these days since I left?"

Even if Jinlinwei has an independent transmission system, the distance between the north and the south, and the complexity of people's hearts, many things are still not easy to fall on paper, and it is impossible for everything to be passed in so timely.

Yan Chao reported some things, mentioning that Miss Kou participated in the New Year's Day celebration, and Qingwang got the Wanmin umbrella sent by the victims of Dingbei.

It was dark outside, and He Qingxiao's voice sounded a little dull: "Miss Kou didn't have any trouble, did she?"

Yan Chao hesitated: "There shouldn't be."

After being told by the adults, he also sent someone to quietly pay attention to the movements of the Qingsong Bookstore.

"Should?"

"It's just that after the second volume of "Journey to the West" was released, more people came to buy it, and there were many officials and nobles. A few days ago, King Qing personally went to Qingsong Bookstore, but there was no ...... to make any trouble."

After listening to Yan Chao quietly, He Qingxiao's expression was a little lighter: "It's hard work."

The next day, the spring cold was still there, and He Qingxiao quietly entered the palace.

Emperor Xingyuan couldn't wait to see He Qingxiao.

He Qingxiao knelt down on one knee: "Weichen—"

"Excuse me!" Emperor Xingyuan didn't wait for He Qingxiao to finish speaking, then asked him to get up, and asked urgently, "Have you found the queen?"

He Qingxiao half-bowed his head and was silent for a while.

Emperor Xingyuan's face sank, and there was disappointment in his eyes: "Didn't find it? What about Mr. Songling?"

Mr. Songling and Shin Shin must have a relationship, and if you can't find Shin Shin, it won't be all for nothing to find Mr. Pine Ling.

After a moment of silence, He Qingxiao bowed his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, I didn't find any trace of Mr. Songling on this southward trip, but I suspect that I found the queen's mother——"

Suspected?

Emperor Xingyuan's heart chuckled, and for some reason, he had an ominous premonition.

"What do you mean? Qingxiao, what did you find, tell me the truth."

"Wechen went south to Wanyang to investigate, and accidentally discovered a tragic case......" He Qingxiao moved all the details of the previous investigation to this time.

"Wechen found that valley and found some objects in the valley, which looked like they were from the palace—"

"What about those objects?" Emperor Xingyuan asked with a pale face.

The dead in the valley can't be Shin Shin!

He Qingxiao opened a small box he brought: "Some prices are inconvenient to bring into the palace, and Weichen only brought these."

"Bring it in!"

The chamberlain took the box and inspected it and presented it to Emperor Xingyuan.

Emperor Xingyuan saw a hosta in the box at a glance.

The jade is not a good jade, and the carving is ordinary, but Emperor Xingyuan's hand when he picks up the hosta keeps shaking.

This hosta was bought by him as a gift to her in the year he married Xinxin, and he also engraved Xinxin's name on the tail of the hairpin.

Emperor Xingyuan flipped over the hosta and saw a small word "Xin" at the end of the hairpin.

He Qingxiao lowered his eyes, but he could imagine Emperor Xingyuan's reaction.

These objects, which can prove the identity of the queen's mother, were found by him from a very hidden place.

Emperor Xingyuan picked up another phoenix pendant.

This phoenix pendant is a half-moon shape, and the other half is here with him, and together it is a complete dragon and phoenix pendant.

Compared with the ordinariness of the hosta, the carving of this phoenix pendant can be described as ingenious, and it was given to the queen by him after entering the palace.

Emperor Xingyuan immediately ordered Sun Yan to take the carefully collected Long Peilai.

The two jade pendants touched each other and fit tightly.

Emperor Xingyuan's eyes were wet: "Xin-"

He couldn't go any longer, and after a long silence, his voice was hoarse as if he was several years old: "That is...... All the people in the valley are dead? Have you checked it yourself?"

He Qingxiao understood what Emperor Xingyuan meant, and asked him if he had dug it up to see.

"Your Majesty, it's been almost a year since the Valley Massacre."

When digging up and inspecting, only the number of men and women can be identified.

Emperor Xingyuan leaned back in his chair and muttered, "I don't believe it, I don't believe it......

As he said this, two lines of tears flowed down his face.

He Qingxiao didn't say a word, waiting for Emperor Xingyuan to digest the emotions in his heart.

Emperor Xingyuan waved his hand.

Sun Yan, the big eunuch on the side, whispered, "Lord He, you wait outside for a while."

"Wechen retired."

He Qingxiao walked out.

The spring sun is shining brightly, and there is a smell of flowers in the air.

He waited quietly for a long time before being summoned again.

"Wechen has seen Your Majesty."

After saluting again, He Qingxiao saw the emperor who had calmed down a lot.

"Did you find anything else?" Emperor Xingyuan's eyes were cold, "Who is the murderer?"

He Qingxiao's always calm face showed a look of embarrassment.

Emperor Xingyuan's face sank: "I ordered you to investigate quietly, just be prepared, and tell the truth if you find anything!"

He Qingxiao half-lowered his head: "Wechen found out that there are a group of people who are active in the vicinity, and the person who is the leader is ...... after investigation of Guchangbo Mansion."

Emperor Xingyuan's pupils shook, and he asked word by word, "Guchang Bofu?"

"Yes."

Emperor Xingyuan raised his hand to grab something, and finally landed on the white jade paperweight.

The paperweight is slightly cool, but the inside of the house is warm. Just as he was in the mood, cold collided with scorching heat, and beneath his calm exterior was tumbling magma.

Bursts of dizziness hit, and there seemed to be countless mosquitoes flying in my ears.

Emperor Xingyuan closed his eyes, opened them for a long time, and stared at He Qingxiao: "Is there any evidence?"

He put He Qingxiao in the position of Jinlin Wei's envoy, which does not mean that he trusts this person wholeheartedly.

Baiguan thought that He Qingxiao's background made him feel uncomfortable. In fact, such a background is not something that hundreds of officials are afraid of.

He needs someone else to stay away from, and can only rely on his lonely retainers to do things that are not good for the open.

But he also needs to be wary of whether this person will be disgruntled and muddy the waters at key points.

Like now.

"Your Majesty, please take a look, this is the confession of Chang Liang, the nephew of the leader of those people. Chang Liang went to the south with his uncle, and then returned to Beijing ahead of schedule......

"Bring it up."

Emperor Xingyuan read Chang Liang's confession and frowned tightly: "In other words, Chang Liang doesn't know the identity of his target?"

"It's his uncle Chang Qing who really understands the southbound mission." Speaking of Changqing, He Qingxiao's lowered eyes had waves, but his tone was no different, "Changqing left Beijing in April last year and has been staying in Wanyang."

If the dead are no longer important, then he will use the living to add a weight to the emperor's heart.

Sure enough, Emperor Xingyuan followed these words and asked, "Why have they been in Wanyang?"

"According to Wechen's investigation, they seem to be looking for something. Wei Chen visited the surrounding area of the valley and learned from several villagers that one of the people living in seclusion in the valley was a teenager who was sixteen or seventeen years old. This boy is probably a survivor of the tragedy in the valley—"

"What?" Emperor Xingyuan stood up and stared at He Qingxiao with his eyes, "What is the identity of that young man!"

"According to the villagers, he is the son of the hostess of the valley who practices medicine and saves people."