Zhao Qingyan was in a very bad mood, or rather, terrible.

There are few things in the world that are worse than waking up in the morning to take a walk and seeing a few dead people hanging from a tree in your yard.

No one will be indifferent to this kind of thing, and Zhao Qingyan will naturally not be an exception.

Seven corpses lay on the bluestone floor, their faces contorted, but they could still be seen to be the maids who served him. Although she is not his close handmaid, she is also a person who has served him for a long time. That is to say, they are all people that Zhao Qingyan is familiar with.

In addition to a large number of guards, the people attracted by the screams were also the King of Qi and the Princess of Qi, who were supposed to be here, and Pei'er, who was supposed to be screaming, had already rushed to the scene but was paralyzed by fright, and Yiqi was helped to a place far enough away from here to rest.

Zhao Qingyan was sitting in a wheelchair and looked up at the tall branches of the magnolia tree - although the body had been put down, it couldn't change the fact that the body was originally hanging on the tree.

Princess Qi came over to hold his hand and said softly: "Mo'er, your father has already sent someone to the Yamen, don't worry too much." ”

King Qi echoed: "Yes, the work will come soon." ”

Zhao Qingyan retracted his gaze, pulled down his mother's hand, turned his head and smiled, signaling his mother not to worry, and then said, "Actually, I was thinking, how did they get in?

King Qi turned his head to look at the guards behind him: "Who was on duty from last night to early this morning?"

There was a small commotion among the guards, and one of the guards stood up stubbornly: "Back to the prince, I was on duty for two hours last night, but I didn't see anything unusual. ”

"Who else?" King Qi looked at the rest of the people again.

Zhao Qingyan said: "Father, they should all go to rest at this time, and there is no need to ask." ”

King Qi was stunned: "Why?"

"If the puppet palace dares to make a move, it will not leave a flaw. Zhao Qingyan raised his head again and continued to look at the magnolia tree.

King Qi didn't understand for a while, and asked, "What?"

Princess Qi looked at the corpse on the ground: "Crying blood for tears, puppet palace." Looking at his contemplative son, "Is this aimed at you?"

"It's obvious. Zhao Qingyan's eyes were heavy and a little nervous, "To be precise, it's a warning to me, it's too fast." His fingertips twitched slightly, and he suddenly lost his calm.

King Qi asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Zhao Qingyan held his head in his hands, his shoulders shook more and more, and his face was full of fear and despair. Her eyes were fixed on the woman on the ground, but there was something else reflected in her eyes.

"No, no, it's not like that, it shouldn't be so fast. Zhao Qingyan was suddenly swallowed up by fear, and unexpected things made him lose his normality and be at a loss.

Princess Qi leaned over and hugged him, and said softly: "Mo'er, just say what you know, my father and mother are here." ”

Zhao Qingyan shook his head desperately: "I don't know, I don't know anything." ”

"Don't think about it, it's over, it's all over, don't be afraid. Princess Qi pressed his head and whispered reassuringly.

"How can it pass? It's back again!" Zhao Qingyan's voice suddenly rose with fear.

"But this time Niang is by your side, I will never let anyone hurt you again!" His voice was high, and Princess Qi's voice was even higher, and every word was extremely firm and could not be doubted.

"Haha, hahahahahahaha. After suppressing it, the laughter that seemed more sharp came out of Zhao Qingyan's mouth, but it stopped abruptly.

Seeing that he suddenly lost his voice and remained motionless, Princess Qi couldn't help but panic, the strength of her arm was a little lighter, she reached out to touch his hair, and called tentatively: "Mo'er." ”

The fingers holding the edge of the wheel were violently forced, Zhao Qingyan stepped back some distance, looking a little tired: "I'm tired, I want to go back and rest." "There was nothing unusual on his face.

Princess Qi turned her head and glanced at King Qi, and opened her mouth silently. King Qi nodded silently and sighed lightly: "Then you go to rest first, and when you want to talk to me, go over to me." ”

Zhao Qingyan agreed, turned the wheel and quickly left, not wanting to stay for a moment.

Princess Qi hesitated, and couldn't help but walk towards Zhao Qingyan's room, but was pulled by King Qi's hand. She turned around and saw King Qi shaking his head lightly: "Let him stay by himself, he doesn't want others to see him." ”

Princess Qi turned around and grabbed King Qi's sleeve and lowered her voice: "I'm just such a son." ”

King Qi raised his hand to caress his wife's hair, felt the trembling of her fingers, and smiled bitterly: "I only have such a son as him, and I am also afraid." I'm going to have his yard protected, and there are more guards in the house. Give him some time to calm down today, and talk to him tomorrow. ”

Princess Qi looked at the corpse on the ground, and her voice was so low that she could barely hear it: "You have tortured him for so many years, and you still won't let him go?"

King Qi pursed his lips: "I knew that this was the case, when they wanted to see blood and tears, I should have asked this matter clearly." Now like this, I'm afraid Mo'er won't say anything. ”

"Thirteenth brother. Princess Qi looked up at King Qi, who had not yet reacted to what she meant, and repeated, "Go and ask the thirteenth brother, he must know something." ”

King Qi was stunned: "This is not suitable......"

Princess Qi took a step back and asked, "What's inappropriate? Mo'er's appearance, what do you have to care about whether it is suitable or not? Wait for the puppet palace to drive him crazy?"

King Qi said: "Don't be so excited, how can I mean this?"

Princess Qi looked at him, not intending to listen to his explanation at all: "Are you going to ask? If you don't go, then I'll go." ”

King Qi looked at the princess who had regained his youthful temperament for a while, and sighed with emotion: "Okay, I'll go, and when the government comes over and clean up here, I'll go to King Huan's mansion." ”

Princess Qi smiled slightly, and her expression softened: "Okay, I'll go back first." I asked something from the thirteenth brother, tell me quickly. ”

King Qi nodded again and again: "Yes, I understand, Madame, please go back, right?"

Princess Qi couldn't help but purse her lips and smile when she looked at him and wished she was leaving, and she fulfilled his wish, glanced at the direction of her son's room again, and then left.

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"Are you so scared, crying so pitifully. Jin'er pushed the door and walked in, sat down beside Pei'er, and wiped her crying face with a handkerchief, half joking and half distressed.

Pei'er snorted and asked, "How is the young master?"

Jin'er blinked: "Ouch, Xiao Pei'er cares so much about the young master, isn't she afraid? Why do you ask the young master with one mouth?"

Pei'er pouted and said angrily, "Sister Jin'er, don't bully me!"

Jin'er responded with a smile: "Okay, I'll tease you." The young master has already fallen asleep after drinking the medicine, and there will be no problems. ”

Pei'er breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine. ”

Jin'er reached out and pressed the tip of her nose, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter? How can the young master be so easily defeated? It's just that I remembered some bad things for a while, so I don't care." ”

Pei'er asked, "Does Sister Jin'er know the young master very well?"

Jin'er tilted her head: "Sort of, right? I've been with the young master for almost ten years, although the young master has barely come back to live a few times in the first few years." ”

"Sister Jin'er?" Pei'er suddenly asked, "I often hear the young master mention Sister Shu'er's name, who is she?"

Jin'er's face turned slightly pale, but she quickly returned to normal, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Pell nodded: "A little." ”

Jin'er said: "She was the personal maid who served the young master with me before you came, and she came a year earlier than me." ”

Pei'er asked, "Is Sister Shu'er older than Sister Jin'er?"

Jin'er said: "She is two years older than me, only three or four months younger than the young master. At first, I was ignorant, but she taught me little by little...... Obviously she's not that old. ”

Pell asked, "And where is she now?"

"She ......" Jin'er subconsciously wanted to make up a random reason to lie to her, but she was also worried that she would ask in front of the young master, so she hesitated a little and replied simply, "She's dead." ”

Pei'er's eyes widened suddenly: "Dead? Why? Is it because of illness?"

Jin'er shook her head: "No, she is, she died by throwing herself into the lake." Seeing that she still wanted to ask, her face sank a little: "Pei'er, Shu'er is very important to me and the young master. Her death also made us uncomfortable for too many years. I hope you don't ask anything about her again, especially not in front of the young master, understand?"

Pei'er was slightly stunned, then slowly lowered her head, and her fingers grabbed the corners of her clothes: "Well, I'm sorry, I know, I won't in the future." ”

Seeing her aggrieved appearance, Jin'er was a little unbearable, softened her tone, and said softly: "You will probably know these things slowly in the future, don't ask for now, okay?"

Pei'er nodded, and let out a soft "um".

Jin'er held her hand and said softly: "You are also scared today, take a good rest, young master, I will take care of it." The prince has strengthened the guards, you don't have to worry, there will be no danger. ”

Pei'er raised her head and asked, "What about that night? Last night was Sister Jin'er's vigil, is it my turn today?"

Jin'er smiled: "It's okay, you have a good rest, I'll come tonight." ”

Pei'er shook her head vigorously: "No, I can't let Sister Jin'er replace me." ”

Jin'er looked at her still a little scared, and quipped, "So what?

Pei'er's little face turned white, and after a while, she gritted her teeth and nodded: "Well, I'll guard it." ”

Jin'er couldn't help laughing: "Okay, seeing that your face is so frightened that your face is white, are you still reckless? Otherwise, I'll go and keep a vigil with you at night." Even if you are left alone in the house, you will be afraid, right?"

Pei'er was a little embarrassed, but she didn't refuse: "Then ...... I'm sorry to trouble Sister Jin'er. ”

Jin'er smiled: "What's the trouble? I'll accompany you and chat." Okay, I'll go get dinner for the young master, you wash your face first, then lie down for a while, sleep for a while, and I'll call you back then." ”

Pei'er cried for so long, and she was a little tired, so she pursed her lips and nodded, and whispered, "Then Sister Jin'er will come back soon." ”

"Good. Jin'er walked outside the door and reminded before closing, "Don't forget to wash your face." ”