Chapter 105 The Corpse Stealer
"puff--"
The steamed bun crumbs from Shen Yue's mouth sprayed all over his face.
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean it, haha!"
Shen Yue apologized while wiping his face, and as a result, the oil on her hands got on his face.
Xiao Yuheng's face looked extremely ugly, but he couldn't bear to blame her, so he had to wet the handkerchief and wipe it himself pitifully.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, Shen Yue washed her hands and took the handkerchief.
"I'm not sure whether they are having an affair, but I can see that Jiang Da is sincere to Wan Mei."
A man snorted, "I don't believe it."
If she was really that good at observing, why couldn't she see that he liked her? Was it because he wasn't obvious enough?
"Don't believe me, what I said is true."
Shen Yue carefully wiped his eyebrows, the area around his eyes, and the wings of his nose, but paused when she passed his tightly pursed lips.
Last night, it was this man, with such a face, who said he wanted to kiss her.
She didn't know whether he was joking or not, she only knew that she was serious at that time.
How nice it would have been if he had kissed her at that time.
"What's wrong, Ayue?"
"No, nothing."
She wiped it a few times, then sat back in her seat, buried her face in the bowl of porridge, and snored.
Xiao Yuheng didn't notice her discomfort because he was thinking about how to get her away.
"Hey, Ah Yue, my cold poison just broke out yesterday, so I shouldn't be in any trouble today. Why don't you let Si Jin take you out for a walk?"
He felt a little guilty when he spoke, his eyes flickering, sometimes looking at the food on the table, sometimes looking at the flowers outside the window, but he didn't dare to look at Shen Yue.
Shen Yue raised her head in confusion, "But doesn't the prince dislike me and Si Jin playing together?"
"That was in the past."
He knew Sijin's medical skills, and she must have helped A Yue hide her daughter's identity.
In the past, he was afraid that something might have happened between them, so he didn't want them to meet. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, he naturally doesn't mind them playing together.
Shen Yue was even more puzzled, "What about now? What's different?"
"When the king says something is different, it's different. I'll have Baozhu get you some more banknotes later. You can go out early and spend more time shopping."
"oh."
Shen Yue felt that Xiao Yuheng was a little strange today, but she didn't say anything. After all, she really liked shopping at public expense.
After dinner, she called Cheng Sijin and left in a carriage.
When the man was not around, the two girls were like having a blast, visiting the best rouge and powder shops, jewelry shops, silk shops and snack bars in the capital without any scruples.
Cheng Sijin bought a few skirts, some pearl flowers, jade bracelets and the like. Chen Yue didn't need those, so she mainly bought food.
The shadow guard of the Second Division was infected by her and loved to eat melon seeds, candied fruits and various snacks, so she bought several bags.
Later, she felt a little embarrassed for spending Xiao Yuheng's money, so she went to the jewelry store to choose a nice hair crown for him.
"Sijin, you've been away from Beijing for many years, how come you're so familiar with the shops here?"
"Well, because..."
Cheng Sijin leaned close to her ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Because these shops belong to the prince."
"The prince's?" Shen Yue was stunned. "All of them?"
"Well, those are all the ones we just visited. Besides Suzaku Street, there's also Yujing Street and Rongsi Street. There are hundreds of shops, big and small. Don't you know?"
"Uh, I know, of course I know."
I don’t think I’d know!
As a frontier prince, Xiao Yuheng is so rich!
Why did he develop so many industries in the capital? What did he need so much money for? To support the army?
No wonder he is not worried even though there are so many traitors in the Shadow Guard Division.
That’s because, there is a high possibility that there is a force behind him, or even several forces that are several times more powerful than the Shadow Guard Division!
Cheng Sijin saw Shen Yue holding the purple jade crown and was in a daze, and couldn't help but teasing:
"Hey, this hair crown is bought for the prince, right? Are you and him so close?"
"Intimacy!"
If Xiao Yuheng was really close to her, he wouldn't have hidden so many things from her.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. There seems to be a place selling tea cakes outside. Should we go buy some?"
Shen Yue had never eaten tea fruit before, so when she heard her ask, she immediately responded, "Yes!"
After buying the hair crowns and tea cakes, the two of them had a big meal at Zuixianlou. As soon as they went out, they saw many people pointing at a house and talking about it.
"Have you heard? The eldest young master of the Huang family was buried in the south of the city yesterday, and today his grave was dug up and his body disappeared!"
"Yes, it's tragic enough that the elderly have to bury their young, and now the body is missing. How can Mr. and Mrs. Huang not be heartbroken?"
"By the way, this is the third case of a missing body in the south of the city recently, right?"
"Stealing corpses too, how interesting." After listening to a few words, Shen Yue pulled Cheng Sijin away from the crowd.
"Sijin, I'm tired from shopping. Can we go back home?"
When Cheng Sijin heard the words "go back home", she immediately became anxious.
"No, I can't go back!"
When she went out this morning, the prince specifically told her to take Shen Yue as far away as possible, and it would be best to go back after dark. The sun is still high now, and she must not go back!
"Why?" Shen Yue was puzzled.
This tea cake looks delicious, and she wants to take it back early to eat with Xiao Yuheng.
"No, that's right. I haven't had enough fun yet!"
Cheng Sijin frowned and thought for a moment, and finally came up with a solution.
"The Queen always taught me to do more good deeds. Why don't we go to the south of the city and join in the fun and see if we can catch that corpse stealer?"
"No need, it's so far..."
"Go ahead, go ahead. You're good at martial arts, I want you to take me with you, okay, Ah Yue~~~~~"
Her voice was sweet to begin with, and now when she acted coquettishly, it was soft and sticky. Shen Yue felt as if her bones were about to soften after hearing it, so how could she dare to refuse?
"Okay, let's go and take a look. If we can't catch him, don't blame me!"
"Yeah!"
The two men parked the carriage on the side of the street and rode on horseback. It took them half an hour to reach a locust tree forest in the south of the city.
Cheng Sijin dismounted and pointed ahead, "Look, the feng shui here is good. Many families in the city choose to bury their graves here."
Shen Yue looked forward in the direction of her finger. The tombstones were leaning here and there. Some were covered with moss and had blurred words. Some had no names at all. The grass on the graves was almost taller than a person's head.
"Do you think a body stealer would steal such an old corpse?"
Cheng Sijin smiled awkwardly, "Probably not. Let's go inside. Maybe there's a new grave."
The two walked along the winding path, through the grass and thorns, into the depths of the woods, but they could not see a single person.
"If you ask me, that corpse stealer is not stupid. He won't stay here and wait for us to catch him."
"Hey, just think of it as accompanying me on an adventure!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yue smiled and shook her head. In ancient times, there wasn't even a haunted house or escape room, so it was no wonder that Si Jin came to the cemetery to seek excitement.
Well, since we are here, let’s have some fun.
They walked deep into the woods and suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from the front.
Looking closely, I saw a white-haired old man wearing a coarse linen shirt and a red hairband, hunched over like a dead tree, standing in front of a new grave, waving a shiny shovel.
He kept repeating, "Fresh, fresh..."
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