When the sun sets.
In the east, there seemed to be a brilliant colorful light passing by.
Shangguan Ran, the Sixth Princess of the Xuanyou Empire, looked up at the blood-red sunset glow in the sky. She spoke excitedly, "Did you see that streak of light just ahead? It seems to be the auspicious sign recorded in ancient books."
The Third Princess was already feeling a little tired, but after hearing Shangguan Ran's words, she immediately perked up. "Since this is an auspicious sign, we should hurry over to take a look. If you ask me, this is a blessing from heaven. May the friendship between Xuanyou and our Chisha last forever."
Ling Shumo looked up at the eastern sky, where the rays of light were brilliant and dazzling.
She subconsciously turned back to look for Ling Shujiao. Looking around, she realized that she had not seen the eldest princess since Ling Shujiao said she wanted to go back to the tent to rest an hour ago.
Fu Yichen and several other princesses also walked forward together. They discussed the magnificent sunset, and everyone had a smile of curiosity and joy on their faces.
Ling Shumo stopped half a meter away from Fu Yichen and asked, "Eldest sister just said she went to look for you. Is she still resting in the tent now?"
Fu Yichen stopped, his face a little confused. "Your Highness, I only saw your Highness around noon when I delivered sour plum soup. Afterwards, I was talking with a few of my brothers-in-law."
Ling Shumo's gaze fell on the men around Fu Yichen. After these men saluted respectfully, they all confirmed what Fu Yichen said.
None of them had ever seen Ling Shujiao.
Fu Yichen politely bowed to Ling Shumo and said goodbye, then quickened his pace to catch up with the person in front.
Ling Shumo's heart inexplicably felt a little flustered. She frowned involuntarily and forced herself to suppress the thought that suddenly arose in her mind.
After Ling Shumo took a few quick steps forward, she became more and more agitated. She simply asked Shi Qi to bring the white horse, and rode the horse to catch up with the people in front.
There is a small bamboo forest at the easternmost end, and behind the bamboo forest is a dilapidated temple.
These palaces were originally built for people who came to the outskirts of Beijing to rest. Later, they were requisitioned by the royal family. These houses had no time to be repaired and are now abandoned.
Someone shouted, "Oh, there's a colorful stone that's fallen from the sky onto the roof of the westernmost house. Does anyone have a ladder? Climb up to the roof and take a look. What on earth is that thing that's fallen?"
At this time, the Third Princess and Shangguan Ran were already standing in front of the door of the house that was hit by the stone.
Shangguan Ran wanted to open the door, but found that it was locked from the inside.
The Third Princess walked to the window on the side of the house. She raised her hand and pressed the window sill, shaking it. She spoke in confusion, "This window is also locked from the inside. This really shouldn't happen."
This place has been abandoned for several years. The doors and windows are not so dilapidated that they are moldy, but they can definitely be opened with a push. Who would go to the trouble of nailing them tightly?
At this moment, Shangguan Xu, the seventh prince of the Xuanyou Empire, who was dressed in luxurious attire, kicked the door. "Why are you asking so many questions? I'll break the door down and see what's going on. I'll know everything."
The wooden door was locked very tightly. The middle part of the door had been eaten away by ants, and the wood was very loose inside.
Shangguan Xu didn't even use his full strength, but a hole was already formed in the middle of the wooden door.
Shangguan Xu bent down slightly and looked inside curiously, then he froze on the spot.
Bai Lin appeared from nowhere, his face also full of curiosity, but he was of low status, and in such an occasion with so many important people, it was not his turn to interrupt.
Ling Shumo tried her best to sound normal, "Sixth Prince, what did you see inside the door?"
Shangguan Xu seemed to have finally come back to his senses at this time. Although he did not answer Ling Shumo's question, he finally moved away from the position blocking the door.
Ling Shumo looked through the hole in the middle of the door, which was about the size of two soccer balls, and saw a scene that made her almost tremble all over.
At the same time, the wooden door, probably kicked to its foundation by Shangguan Xu just now, fell to the ground with a loud bang towards the outside of the house.
Now, not only Ling Shumo, but everyone present could see the scene inside the house clearly.
Ling Shujiao leaned against the wall in disheveled clothes.
Lu Jinshu, who was also in a very embarrassed state, knelt on the ground.
A lonely woman and a single man are in the same room.
Anyone with eyes can see what just happened in here.
Fu Yichen let out a scream that pierced the sky, "Lu Jinan, how could you be so dissolute and shameless as to be here with His Highness..."
Fu Yichen got stuck after saying half of his sentence. He was a well-spoken and elegant son of a noble family, and he couldn't even say the unbearable words that followed.
Lu Jinshu's face flushed red, he knew very well that he was being plotted against.
Lu Jinshu tried to endure the physical pain and kneeled in front of Ling Shumo, but after struggling for a few times, he found that he could not move at all.
There was a dagger stuck in Ling Shujiao's thigh. She pulled the dagger out with force, and blood gushed out from the wound, instantly staining her skirt red.
Ling Shujiao stood up despite the severe pain in her leg. Her voice was a little hoarse, "Shumo, Xianjun (Lu Jinshu) and I are innocent. We were both drugged."
Ling Shujiao said this as she lifted up her skirt. She showed the bloody wound on her leg to everyone, "I stabbed myself in the leg to stay awake."
Lu Jinshu still felt a little dizzy, his lips were as red as blood, and the blushes on his cheeks were even deeper.
Lu Jinshu almost used up all his strength, he knelt and crawled in front of Ling Shumo, "Your Highness, I swear on my life that I have never done anything shameful with you.
Although the servant's clothes were covered with dust from the ground, they were wrapped around his body intact, without even a single button falling off.
Although Her Highness's coat was unbuttoned, it was because she wanted to expose her thighs, using the pain to keep herself awake."
Everyone present looked at Lu Jinshu and Ling Shujiao repeatedly. Just now, they were shocked to see the messy state of the two people, and they had a preconceived notion that the two people were doing something shameful. Now, after listening to Lu Jinshu's explanation, they realized that this matter seemed to be just as Lu Jinshu said.
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