When Erniu returned to Prince Yan's Mansion, it was still dark. Xiao Lezi personally sent it back.

"Where's the prince?"

The steward who brought Xiao Lezi in said embarrassedly: "The prince has fallen asleep, please wait a moment, I will go wake him up."

Xiao Lezi said hurriedly, "No need, just take good care of General Xiaotian. We still have to go back to the palace to report."

Tsk tsk, the King of Yan is really generous. He brought General Xiaotian into the palace in the middle of the night. Obviously, something happened in the palace, but the King of Yan didn't even wait and fell asleep.

After Xiao Lezi sighed, he looked around and found that Erniu was nowhere to be found.

He was stunned: "Where is General Xiaotian?"

The steward laughed and said, "General Xiaotian just got in from there..."

How could this Erniu crawl into a dog hole in front of his father-in-law? Does he still have any majesty of a general?

Xiao Lezi was a little confused when he looked at the hole marked by the steward's finger.

General Xiaotian can actually crawl into a dog hole——

After expressing his feelings, Xiao Lezi said goodbye.

The steward sent Xiao Lezi to the corner gate, and when Xiao Lezi's figure disappeared into the darkness, he immediately delivered the news to Yuheyuan.

Of course Yu Jian was not asleep at this moment.

Bringing Erniu into the palace so late at night obviously meant something had happened, and it was probably something serious, most likely related to the Crown Prince. The reason why he told the eunuch that he had gone to bed was to show that he didn't care.

Ahem, necessary disguise is still needed.

"Erniu is back?" After receiving the news but not seeing Erniu, Yu Jin frowned and whistled at the door of the study.

He had worked hard to learn martial arts since he was young, and his breath was long and abundant, so the sound of his whistle could be heard from far away in the quiet night.

Erniu, who had just been lying down in the warm den, pricked up his ears, then got up reluctantly and went to report to his owner.

"What did you do in the palace?" Yu Jin rubbed the big dog's head hard.

Erniu moved his nose.

"Found the thing? What does it look like?" Yu Jin said, gesturing the shape of a bone.

Erniu decisively cast a look of contempt.

It’s okay if others are stupid, but why is the master like this too?

Yu Jin’s face darkened.

This bastard actually dared to look down on him. He was just worried that the bastard didn't understand.

Erniu searched everywhere in the study, and after a long time he returned to Yu Jin with an empty mouth, wagging his tail helplessly.

What should it do if there is not even a similar object?

At this time, a voice came from the door: "Erniu is back."

Yu Jin went over and held Jiang Si's hand: "Didn't I tell you to go to bed first?"

"How can I sleep? Erniu, what's going on?"

"The palace took Erniu away overnight, so they must have asked it to find something. Unfortunately, Erniu can't talk, so we can only try to let it find something similar." Yu Jin said, looking at Erniu and sighed, "I don't know what it is. We don't seem to have it here."

When Erniu saw Jiang Si, he seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly rushed out and went straight to the main room.

Seeing this, the two men followed, but found that Erniu jumped in from the window of the west room.

Jiang Si and Yu Jin looked at each other and their expressions changed slightly.

Ah Huan was still young, and until the time came for him to move into another branch, he lived in the west wing of Yuheyuan.

What was Erniu doing in Ah Huan's residence? Did Ah Huan have that thing there?

Before the two of them went in, Erniu came back with something in his mouth and put it into Jiang Si's hand.

Jiang Si picked up the object and looked at it carefully. It was a big Afu, or a doll made of clay.

Erniu stuck out his tongue.

This thing is so uncomfortable to hold in my mouth, it makes my teeth hurt.

"Could it be that the palace wants Erniu to find a clay figurine?" Jiang Si lowered his head to look at Erniu, but saw Erniu shaking his head.

Yu Jin shook his head: "It doesn't look like a clay figurine. The clay figurine that Erniu found is just similar to that thing, which means that the thing is in human form——"

The two looked at each other, and both of their expressions changed slightly.

What kind of object is in human form and can cause such a commotion in the palace?

"Let's talk about it in the room."

The two of them walked into the main room hand in hand, leaving Erniu confused for a while.

It had made such great contributions, but it was just abandoned by its master and mistress?

After entering the house, Yu Jin asked Jiang Si: "Ah Si, what do you think that object is?"

Jiang Si glanced at Yu Jian and said with a smile, "You may have guessed it. That thing is most likely a puppet."

Yu Jin sneered: "The prince is really courting death this time."

Jiang Si looked out the window and said softly, "Yes, I'm afraid the weather will change as soon as the sun rises."

All the disasters caused by witches and puppets in history were caused by puppets, which were the things that emperors feared the most.

"Asi, do you think a tiny puppet can really kill someone?" Yu Jin asked, stroking his stubbled chin.

He had been in the south for many years and had some understanding of the Wu Miao people. However, even though the Wu Miao people had many magical skills, he had never heard of them using puppets to harm people.

Jiang Si shook his head: "I don't know either."

When she was training with the Great Elder Wu Miao, she happened to hear him mention that there was an island further south where there were strange people who could control inanimate objects with spells. Dolls... could they also be considered inanimate objects, right?

She only listened to the general idea of ​​these things; the Great Elder did not say much.

"No matter what, my father's heartache came at an odd time, and it coincided with the appearance of the puppet. There must be a connection between them."

Even if the puppet did not work, Emperor Jingming's sudden angina might have been caused by someone else.

Yu Jin took Jiang Si's hand and said, "Forget it. Let's not think about it anymore. Let's go to sleep first. There will be some storms tomorrow."

The two of them lay down side by side and lowered the bed curtains.

After a moment, a ginger-like voice sounded: "Ah-Jin."

"Um?"

"This time, the prince can't hide anymore, right?"

Yu Jin chuckled, and her calm tone seemed somewhat ruthless: "If I am related to the prince, he will definitely be doomed."

Jiang Siyu raised the corners of his lips in the dim light.

From this perspective, their small goal this time was achieved ahead of schedule.

"Go to sleep." Yu Jin stretched out an arm and put it on Jiang Si.

Gradually there was no movement in the tent.

Emperor Jingming sat in the Qianqing Palace for a long time, and when it was almost dawn, he finally passed down the edict.

The Crown Prince was guilty of treason in the middle of the night, so he was given a cup of poisoned wine. The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince were demoted to commoners and lived in Jingyuan from then on. As for the rest of the East Palace, from top to bottom, anyone who worked for the Crown Prince was sentenced to death.

When the decree reached the Crown Princess, she hugged Chun'er and tears fell from her eyes.

There is fear in these tears, but more of it is joy.

She had originally prepared herself for death, but she never expected that her father would be so merciful as to spare her life and even provide her with a shelter so that she could watch Chun Ge'er grow up.

She was already satisfied with this result.

The Crown Princess took Chun Ge'er and kowtowed several times in the direction of the Qianqing Palace.

Pan Hai, who came in person to deliver the imperial edict, sighed and said, "Don't move the items in the palace. Take the young master to Jingyuan early."