Huo Tingfang was found dead in her room by the little palace maid on duty at night.

The emperor gave an order, and the people from Xichang carried the palace lamps to carry people in a hurry, and the place where Huo Tingfang lived was close to Jiang Fu's courtyard, which alarmed her, who was already asleep.

She looked through the window and saw the light outside, and her heart jumped, and she always felt as if something terrible had happened.

Today, my fair lady was on duty outside, and the movement outside made her vigilant and knocked on the door gently.

"Miss?"

Jiang Fu closed the window and got up and went to the ground.

"Come in, help me comb my hair and change my clothes, it looks like it's going to be lively again tonight."

My aunt quickly came in with hot water, Jiang Fu washed her face, and turned her head to see Zhang Songying still sleeping in bed as if she was dead, and she couldn't wake up.

The corners of her mouth twitched, and she wet a handkerchief and handed it to my fair lady:

"Go and burn that dead pig for me!"

Zhang Songying and Jiang Fu are in the same room, which can be regarded as an old sin.

Soon Huo Tingfang's body was carried to Chengde Garden, where the body was covered with a white cloth and placed in the aisle at the entrance of the courtyard.

Along with the corpse, there was also Concubine Zhang Guifei, who heard the rumors, as the master of the harem, when something like this happened, she was only one step slower than God when she got the news.

She was wearing a bright yellow satin skirt embroidered with peony flowers, her eyebrows that flew into her temples were slightly frowned, and her bright red lips were lifted and she spat out worried words:

"The concubine heard that there was a death, and she was worried about your safety, Your Majesty, so she hurried over to have a look."

As soon as Zhang Guifei entered the door and saluted, she took the emperor's hand to check up and down, Yan Mingxi was squeezed by her, and silently took two steps back.

The emperor was moved by her concern and put his arm around her shoulders to comfort:

"I'm fine, it's a show girl who died, you just came, let's take a look with me."

After speaking, he took Zhang Guifei's hand and came to the courtyard together, and when the little eunuch saw the emperor come out, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and reported:

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, the body has been brought here, but the death of this beautiful girl is terrifying, be careful not to stain the eyes of Your Majesty and Niangniang."

The emperor frowned and watched as the little eunuch lifted the white cloth that covered her face.

As soon as the cloth was lifted, I saw that the original white face of the female corpse was covered with purple-black lines, her eyes were bulging and she stared at the boss, and several blood marks were scratched on her face, and the exposed neck had been scratched, which showed that she had suffered great pain before she died.

Zhang Guifei had never seen such a miserable death, and shrank into the emperor's arms with a scream.

Yan Mingxi hurriedly stepped forward and put Bai up again, pointed to the corpse, and said in a firm tone:

"It's a ghost covering your face!"

Hearing this, Concubine Zhang raised her head from the emperor's arms and asked curiously:

"What is a ghost mask?"

Yan Mingxi explained:

"This is a miracle poison that has no cure, and the poisoned person is extremely itchy all over his body, starting to rot from his internal organs, and will die at most a quarter of an hour from the beginning of the attack.

The face of the deceased appeared with dense patterns, as if it was covered by embroidered gauze, hence the name ghost mask, which is a unique poison in southern Xinjiang. ”

Yan Mingxi paused at this point, looked at the emperor's expression, and continued:

"As far as the slave knows, in this court, only Lord Jiang has been to Southern Xinjiang, and it is also a coincidence that Lord Jiang's daughter happens to live closest to Miss Huo."

Hearing that this matter might involve Jiang Guangyao, the emperor's face changed.

Yan Mingxi saw that the emperor was silent, his eyes darkened, and he began to fan the flames:

"General Huo's life and death are uncertain, but his daughter died in the royal place at this time, doesn't this seem to shake the hearts of the army!

Your Majesty must strictly investigate this matter, not only to give justice to the Huo family, but also to give an explanation to the Huo family. ”

This can be regarded as putting the emperor on the shelf, and it will not work without a thorough investigation.

The emperor pinched the bridge of his nose, his face was full of irritability, these messy and things, he really didn't let himself be at peace for a moment.

"That's it, go and bring everyone up, and I'll judge it myself."

Yan Mingxi showed a triumphant smile on the corner of his mouth, and personally led people to Jiang Fu's yard to arrest people.

Zhang Guifei leaned on the emperor's arms gently, stroked his chest, and said softly:

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, the concubine has prepared red bean soup, why don't you go first and eat while waiting?"

Who is a normal person who can still want to eat this horrible corpse after seeing it? And it's also blood-red red bean soup, how unlucky!

The palace people in the summer resort lowered their heads one after another, afraid that the emperor would suddenly be angry, and at the same time wondered, why didn't the concubine even have this eyesight?

But apparently people can be concubines because they know how to please the emperor, I saw His Majesty chuckle when he heard this, patted her hand on the back and said:

"It just so happens that I'm hungry too, let's bring it in, and Concubine Ai will accompany me to use some?"

Zhang Guifei's stomach was still turning over the river, but when she heard this, she didn't show any reluctant expression, and said coquettishly:

"Your Majesty fed it with your own hands, and the concubines will eat it."

Emperor Lang smiled and stopped Zhang Guifei into the study, and the maidservant girl behind followed him with a food box.

Jiang Fu was dressed neatly and waiting for Yan Mingxi, so she was soon brought over, and in order to show fairness, Yan Mingxi also pretended to bring other show girls with her.

Among the show girls, only Jiang Fu and Zhang Songying were neatly dressed, the others were disheveled, and a few people had no time to comb their hair, so they were directly draped behind their backs.

When Zhang Guifei saw their appearance, she immediately felt happy, she touched her long nails painted with dancome, and reprimanded condescendingly:

"Didn't you teach you the etiquette of meeting Your Majesty? What kind of body is dressed like this, the sisters meet for the first time today, and the sisters will teach you the rules.

Those who are not in good clothes go back and copy the Diamond Sutra by hand 200 times each, and hand it over to the palace after the selection is over. ”

The Diamond Sutra of 200 times cannot be copied even if you never sleep for three days!

Wu Mingyu didn't have any ink in his stomach, and his shoes were slow, and his face became bitter when he heard about copying books, and at the same time he waited for Jiang Fu hatefully, why was her life so good!

The emperor didn't care about the affairs of the harem, and his gaze involuntarily stayed on Jiang Fu for a few seconds.

Strangely, Jiang Fu shuddered involuntarily, as if she was being targeted by some dangerous animal, and her hairs stood on end.

"You live next door to Huo Tingfang, have you found anything unusual tonight?"

Jiang Fu knelt on the ground and replied truthfully to the emperor:

"Back to Your Majesty, the courtiers went to bed when they returned to their courtyards, and they never heard any movement, nor did they go out."

The emperor was noncommittal about her words, but turned his head to look at Zhang Songying on the side.

After the concubine punished the show girl, she didn't want to speak, and planned to stand by and watch the excitement, but seeing that the emperor set his eyes on her own sister, her beautiful eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and she opened her mouth to attract the emperor's attention, and asked Jiang Fu:

"Have you ever heard of the poison of the ghost covering your face?"

Hearing the words ghost covering his face, Jiang Fu immediately understood everything, this is someone who wants to deliberately frame himself!

Jiang Fu nodded.

"I once heard my father mention it by chance, it is said to be a very powerful poison, very rare, and it is impossible to ask for it."

This answer is very ingenious, and it does not deny that this poison is rare, but it also says that it is completely possible to get it as long as you are willing to spend money.

When the concubine heard her answer, there was a look of appreciation in her eyes, and the emperor also turned his attention to her.

Seeing this, Yan Mingxi stepped forward, ready to directly put the poisoned hat on Jiang Fu's head.

"Miss Jiang, now we suspect that Huo Tingfang was poisoned, and we already have the evidence, I hope you don't play tricks and tell the truth."

"Impossible! Jiang Fu was with me all day yesterday, and she would never poison Biren! ”

Zhang Songying heard that someone accused Jiang Fu of poisoning, but she didn't do it, so she raised her voice to testify against her.

Her move made the concubine Niangniang, who was sitting at the top, raise her eyebrows to cover the dissatisfaction in her eyes.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is clearly the second factory of the East and West Factory, what is she doing when she is an outsider and crashes in? I don't have to burden myself!

But her sister was already involved, and Zhang Guifei couldn't ignore it, so she said lightly:

"Living close doesn't mean anything, and it's too hasty to blame someone with just one poison."

"Niangniang doesn't know, it's not just poison, it's something that the slave sent someone to search out in the yard, Miss Jiang to see if it's your thing?"

Yan Mingxi said and presented a purse embroidered with crimson butterflies for a month, which looked like the girls' money bags containing broken silver.

But there is no name written on it, how can you identify it as Jiang Fu?

Zhang Guifei looked at the purse, although she was puzzled, she also knew that Yan Mingxi would not be untargeted, so she did not speak rashly, but handed the purse to the emperor, turned her head and whispered a few words to the snow goose standing beside her.

"Your Majesty, that's not a courtier········"

Jiang Fu's purse and handkerchief will inevitably embroider a small hibiscus flower with gold thread in the corner, and now the purse that Yan Mingxi took out is not hers at all.

But halfway through her words, her pupils shrank slightly, and she suddenly remembered that this was not her own purse, it was Bai Wanying's purse for herself on the carriage to the cottage!

She bit her lip and swallowed what she wanted to say.

can't refute, if Bai Wanying is pulled in, then she will definitely die!

"What? Miss Jiang has nothing to defend herself, or will she plead guilty? ”

Jiang Fu looked at his way of winning, and he didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.

Angry that he found someone to steal his own things and framed him, laughed at him for stealing the wrong thing and didn't know it, and stealing a purse that didn't know whose one was embarrassing.

But his blind cat touched the dead mouse, and stole this wrong purse to make himself speechless.

Jiang Fu bit her lip, the situation is very unfavorable to her now, there are only two ways in front of her, either to clear the relationship and give up Bai Wanying, so I don't know what impact it will have on her father.

The other way is to admit the crime, but in this way, your life is really in danger.

Damn the old eunuch!

Jiang Fu scolded hatefully in his heart, in a dilemma.

Yan Mingxi saw that she had no way to refute, and was about to take advantage of the victory to chase her directly into the prison, but at this time, the voice of the little eunuch suddenly came out of the door:

"Your Majesty, there is a coachman outside, he claims to live in the stable next to Miss Huo's yard, and he has seen suspicious people enter Miss Huo's yard before the incident."

Witnesses?

Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment, they didn't expect things to suddenly take a turn for the better, Zhang Guifei didn't wait for the emperor's reaction, and took the lead in speaking:

"Announce him in."

The witness walked in with his head bowed under the guidance of the little eunuch, who was dressed in a gray-black coarse linen robe, and although his head was bowed, his figure was erect.

After he walked into the courtyard, he knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said with a humble or arrogant attitude:

"See Your Majesty, when the servant came out of the room after dinner, he did see someone sneaking into Miss Huo's courtyard, but it was too dark to see the person's appearance clearly, but looking at the figure, it was definitely not a woman."

Although this testimony cannot completely clear Jiang Fu's suspicions, it can at least solve her urgent needs and clear her suspicions.

Otherwise, looking at Yan Mingxi's posture just now, he could directly force the emperor to convict himself.

Jiang Fu exhaled and looked at the man kneeling on the ground, his eyelids jumped when he saw his face.

, Chen Jian'an????