When Xiu'er led Xue Mu to Mo Xi'er's side, she took the initiative to leave and walked outside the screen to wait.

In the screen, I saw Mo Xi'er leaning on the bed, looking at Xue Mu on the side, and said with some tears: "Lord Xue." ”

Xue Mu immediately gave up his hand and responded, "Niangniang, what happened this morning?" ”

Mo Xi'er saw that he was unmoved, and thought that his eyes couldn't see, so she deliberately walked in front of him.

Then gently sweep the petals over the tip of his nose.

He pouted and asked, "Lord Xue, don't you ask this palace, are you scared?" ”

Xue Mu had no choice but to pretend to ask: "Niangniang, are you okay?" Do you need your subordinates to go to Gonggong Cao to ask for a doctor? ”

"Hmph." Mo Xi'er threw the petals in her hand to his chest, and deliberately said angrily, "What's the use of looking for a doctor?" If the Imperial Doctor is useful, is there still an incurable disease in this world? ”

"Niangniang has always been in good health, and my subordinates believe that today's incident should not be too frightening." Xue Mu changed the subject.

Mo Xi'er saw that he didn't eat oil and salt, so she had to say: "This morning, in fact, I didn't see the dead eunuch. ”

"Huh?" Xue Mu was a little surprised.

Mo Xi'er explained: "It was Xiu'er who saw it, and she immediately told me about it, and then I asked her to go to the forbidden army. ”

Xue Mu then nodded: "I see, it's good that the lady is not frightened." ”

"How?" Mo Xi'er said tentatively: "It seems that you still care about this palace." ”

"The subordinates were ordered to find out about the harem cat demon incident, and they must also be responsible for Niangniang." Xue Mu naturally didn't dare to directly express his concern, so he could only turn a corner.

After Mo Xi'er heard this, she was also happy.

Immediately after that, she walked up to Xue Mu and asked in a low voice: "That day. What do you think? ”

"What day is the mother talking about?"

"Why don't I let Gonggong Cao come in, and then discuss what day it is?" Mo Xi'er said with a smile.

Xue Mu knew that she was ridiculing herself, so naturally she couldn't be at a disadvantage, so she replied: "The main reason is that I have had too many contacts with Niangniang, and my subordinates have forgotten about it." ”

Hearing this, Mo Xi'er became angry: "Okay, you Xue Mu, you sat outside that day, and the palace gave it to you personally, did you forget?!" ”

"My subordinates will never forget." Xue Mu pretended to be nervous.

"You really haven't forgotten?" Mo Xi'er frowned.

Xue Mu replied: "Niangniang deigned to do these things for her subordinates, and it is impossible for her subordinates to forget them in their lives." ”

When Mo Xi'er heard this, she became arrogant: "Hmph, now I know that I said this, you wooden fish head." ”

"Mother's lesson." Xue Mu naturally didn't dare to refute, after all, the person in front of him had just helped him two days ago.

And she is also the concubine of the Daqing Dynasty.

This is a blessing that not everyone can have.

Mo Xi'er saw that the conversation was almost over, so she asked, "Did you just go to Sister Weiwei's?" ”

Xue Mu nodded: "Yes." ”

"She heard a cat meow last night, didn't she?" Mo Xi'er continued to ask.

Xue Mu replied: "That's right, last night I heard a cat meowing in the bedroom of Concubine Mu Guiniang, and the cry was very miserable. ”

After Mo Xi'er heard this, she gloated and laughed: "She will definitely be so scared that she can't sleep." ”

Then, she asked Xue Mu to sit down.

Xue Mu thought she was going to do that again, so she hurriedly stopped: "Niangniang, I'm afraid."

At this time, Mo Xi'er took something from her body.

She looked at Xue Mu and deliberately teased: "What, don't you want it?" ”

"It's not. I'm afraid at this time. Of course Xue Mu didn't dare to refuse too obviously, what if he didn't say it in person if he had the opportunity in the future?

Mo Xi'er handed the jade pendant she was carrying to Xue Mu and said, "What do you want?" Don't think you'll be able to hold out for a long time, this palace hasn't used all its strength yet, but forget it this time. ”

"You take this jade pendant, exorcise evil spirits, I hope you can find the mastermind behind the cat demon case."

After saying that, he personally tied it around his waist.

Xue Mu was moved to see that Mo Xi'er loved him so much, but he was also a little surprised.

Then he tentatively said: "Niangniang, there is something unknown to my subordinates. ”

"Say."

"I'm not related to my mother, why are I so good to my subordinates?" Xue Mu asked.

Hearing this, Mo Xi'er laughed.

She then said: "Because you are good-looking, you may not be able to see your own face, but every time I see you, I always feel that I should not stay in this palace, if I met you two years ago, I would definitely not agree to my father and mother to enter the palace to choose any concubine." ”

"The mother has won the prize."

Xue Mu explained: "The subordinate is an ordinary person, and he is not worthy of being so fond of his mother. ”

"Look at what you said, if you were an ordinary person, then I wouldn't look down on you for a long time, okay, don't say these words, if you are free in the future, come here often, I don't ask you too much, just talk to me when you have time."

Mo Xi'er walked to his side, suddenly leaned her head on his arms, gently wrapped her hands around Xue Mu's waist, and said with a sigh: "If you marry a wife and have children one day, then I will break this thought, of course, if you still miss the warmth of that day, you can come to me at any time, you can rest assured, Your Majesty will not come to the harem now." ”

Xue Mu was a little embarrassed, so he could only stand and let her hug him.

After a while, Mo Xi'er let go of him and waved her hand, "Okay, you can go quickly." ”

Xue Mu nodded: "Yes, Niangniang." ”

With that, he left.

Mo Xi'er saw that he was walking very resolutely, and she also knew that she didn't really leave his heart behind.

However, it is normal.

After all, it was he who used the means of light mouth at the beginning to make him have some conceptual changes.

If you want to make him a little worried, then it can only be

Thinking of this, Mo Xi'er looked at the red bed.

Xue Mu walked out of the palace.

Immediately after, he came to Nangong Xue's face.

Nangong Xue couldn't help frowning and said, "Why is it so long?" ”

Xue Mu explained: "I just heard Niangniang talk about what happened this morning. ”

"What the hell happened this morning?" Nangong Xue asked.

Xue Mu replied embarrassedly: "Actually, the first person to find the body of the little eunuch was the maidservant Xiu'er, when she found the eunuch in the water, she was already floating on it, face up, very scary. ”

Nangong Xue looked at Gonggong Cao and asked, "Gonggong Cao, where is the body of the little eunuch?" ”

"Two adults come with me."

Soon, Grandpa Cao took them to the morgue again.

Every time she passed by here, Nangong Xue always felt a little creepy.

There is a chilly feeling.

After pushing the door open, Grandpa Cao led them to the first corpse.

"Because of the cat demon case, the queen mother specially told us to keep the body and show it to the two adults."

"Yes, the queen is really careful." Nangong Xue nodded.

Gonggong Cao seemed to feel a little panicked, he looked around, and finally said, "Two adults, the old slave is still waiting outside. ”

After saying that, he left in small steps.

Closing the door, Xue Mu asked, "Sister Xue'er, how is this corpse?" ”

"After soaking all night, the corpse was visibly a little swollen." Nangong Xue checked.

Then she looked at the marks on the corpse and began to examine it.

Looking for some clues.

However, after a general look, there is still not much to discover.

Xue Mu suddenly thought of the obvious bruises on the forehead on the body of the palace maid last time, so he asked Nangong Xue: "Sister Xue'er, take a look at the forehead." ”

Nangong Xue recalled suddenly.

I took a closer look.

Really.

On the left front of the forehead there is a turquoise abrasion.

The bruise was fresh, and it looked like it had been made before death.

In this two murders in a row, the deceased had a wound on the front of his forehead.

Fell into a well and died.

For a while, Nangong Xue didn't know what truth was hidden?

In the end, she and Xue Mu also walked out of the morgue.

Gonggong Cao, who was standing outside the door, hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Two adults, how is the inspection?" ”

Nangong Xue explained: "There are not many discoveries. ”

"In that case, let's go to Kunning Palace and tell Niangniang about this." Gonggong Cao proposed.

Nangong Xue nodded and motioned for him to lead the way.

It didn't take long for them to arrive at Kunning Palace.

"Queen Mother, the old slave is here with two adults." Gonggong Cao knelt on the ground.

At this time, the queen obviously had an anxious tone: "Two adults, this cat demon incident happened again, is there a clue?" ”

"Queen Qi, my subordinates checked the deceased found this morning, and my subordinates found that the two deceased had slight abrasions on the front of their foreheads, and there were no other external injuries, which means that they did die by throwing themselves into the well."

"Did they throw themselves into the well?" Empress Lan Jiuyun suddenly asked.

Xue Mu also knew that she would ask this question, so she explained: "Hui Niangniang, I really don't know if they threw themselves into the well and died, or if someone did it on purpose. ”

"Can you check it?" Lan Jiuyun frowned.

Yes.

Since this cat demon incident, the harem has become even more uneasy.

Lan Jiuyun was worried that this matter would alarm the emperor.

At that time, as the mother of a country, she has the responsibility of managing the harem, and I am afraid that she will be punished.

So she is also very worried about whether the Divine Capture Division will be able to handle this case well.

Nangong Xue didn't dare to give an affirmation.

Because he doesn't know if he can find the background of this cat demon incident.

After all, the harem is just too big.

They can't crouch in one place as they normally would.

It is very likely that if you squat wrongly, you will lose another life the next day.

Xue Mu thought about it, and suddenly thought of something.

So he asked, "Queen Mother, can my subordinates ask you a question?" ”

"Say."

"Is there a well in every dormitory?" Xue Mu asked.

Lan Jiuyun nodded, but subconsciously shook his head again: "Not necessarily." ”

"Where is the well, and where is there not?"

Lan Jiuyun didn't know very well, she then looked at Gonggong Cao: "Do you know Gonggong Cao?" ”

Gonggong Cao also shook his head embarrassedly: "Back to Niangniang, the old farmer really doesn't know." ”

"Queen Mother, is there a map in the palace?"

Xue Mu's question made Nangong Xue startled.

You know, the map of the palace is not something that ordinary people can see.

How could he dare to open such an opening so easily?

It's just deadly.

But the reason why Xue Mu said so.

It's all because he promised his master Murong Dai at the beginning.

I'm going to get her a map of the palace.

Then you can take advantage of this opportunity to get a map of the palace.

And Lan Jiuyun, who was eager to solve the case, didn't think much about it, and felt that he really had to investigate how many wells there were in the harem.

So she said to the palace maid behind her, "Go, go to the cupboard and get a map." ”

"Yes, sissy."

The palace maid behind him immediately walked behind the screen and took out a box.

Xue Mu said to Nangong Xue at this time: "Sister Xue'er, you have to remember all the places where there are wells, and then make a mark, we have to investigate on the spot." ”

"Okay."

Nangong Xue didn't expect Lan Jiuyun to really show them the map of the palace.

This will also be of great help in solving the case.

As the map of the palace spreads out.

Nangong Xue looked at it seriously.

I have to say, until after looking at the map.

She just realized.

It turns out that the map of the imperial palace of the Daqing Dynasty is so large.

If they squatted one by one, they might have to squat until the Year of the Monkey.

No wonder someone once said that you may not be able to see the emperor in your lifetime.

Lan Jiuyun looked at them, and then said, "Okay, you guys hurry up and see if you can find some clues." ”

"Yes, sissy."

said.

Nangong Xue looked at it seriously.

Xue Mu was thinking of a way.

He's going to have to find a way to get his hands on this map.

Over time.

Lan Jiuyun was also a little tired.

She simply said to Nangong Xue: "You guys look here, the mourning family will go and rest first." ”

"Yes, sissy."

After Lan Jiuyun left, the few of them were a little more relaxed.

After all, there is no need to be so nervous in front of the queen.

Seeing that they were looking at the map carefully, Gonggong Cao stepped forward and reminded: "In fact, every dormitory will basically be equipped with a well, so that they can be self-sufficient in terms of draft." ”

"Grandpa Cao, it turns out that you know." Nangong Xue was surprised.

Gonggong Cao smiled awkwardly: "After all, the old slave has been in this harem for decades, and the road is still familiar." ”

"Then why didn't you say that just now?" Nangong Xue asked rhetorically.

Xue Mu replied at this time: "Of course Gonggong Cao doesn't dare to say that he is familiar with the road, otherwise, if something happens in the future, he may have to think of Gonggong Cao." ”

When Gonggong Cao heard this, he could only wipe the sweat on his forehead: "It's still Lord Xue hahaha." ”

Nangong Xue knew that this old eunuch was very thoughtful, but she didn't expect to have this trick.

However, Xue Mu was also grateful for his low profile, otherwise he would not have been able to touch this map.

The big question now is how to get this map out there.

Taking away the original map, it is definitely impossible.

If she wanted to redraw a painting, it would definitely take a lot of time, and it would be impossible for Lan Jiuyun to redraw it in front of her.

Therefore, Xue Mu was also thinking about a way.

On the other side, Murong Dai came out of the mountain again.

This time, she's going to find her good disciple and plan to practice together.

(End of chapter)