Gu Yunru put away the fan and looked at Xie Bingyan's face, which had now recovered as before.

"I really didn't know what the effect would be when you used the Herb Cream last time. I think you might be allergic to some ingredients."

Gu Yunru couldn't think of any other reason. She was willing to imagine Xie Bingyan as a good person. After all, she was as beautiful as a fairy and had a kind heart, so she shouldn't be ugly.

"It was my fault for making a big fuss about what happened last time, which led to my sister being blamed by the prince."

"Okay, don't mention him when you come here today. I'll be upset if I mention him."

Gu Yunru smiled, looking at her pretty face, which was dotted with just the right amount of apology.

"I wonder if my sister knows how to play mahjong?"

"I know a thing or two, but I'm not very skilled."

"It's just a game of mahjong. There's no need to be so sophisticated. Qingxing, bring the things over."

"yes."

Qingxing quickly ran into the house and found some cards. Seeing how enthusiastic she was, Xie Bingyan simply followed her example and played a few rounds with her.

The two of them played until dark, and Xie Bingyan left. Unexpectedly, she ran into Rong Zhen as soon as she left Ginkgo Garden.

"Your Highness." Xie Bingyan looked at him lovingly with her autumn-water eyes. If it were an ordinary man, he would have been unable to resist.

"Why are you here?" Rong Zhen's tone was concerned and urgent.

"My sister asked me to stay here to play mahjong." Xie Bingyan nodded and looked curiously at his pair of dark eyes as quiet as two clear springs.

"Don't come here unless you have to, lest she finds ways to harm you again." Rong Zhen straightened his back, but unexpectedly, Qing Xing, who was about to come out to see him off, heard his words, and she quickly told Gu Yunru secretly.

"What! That Rong Zhen! He actually made such malicious assumptions about me." Gu Yunru was so angry that her hands were shaking, and she wished she could cut that guy in half.

"Princess, please don't be angry and take care of yourself." Qing Xing felt her heart twisted when she saw her like this. This man was really fickle.

"I'm not angry with him." Gu Yunru snorted in annoyance.

After Rong Zhen sent Xie Bingyan back to her room, he went to Ginkgo Garden.

Standing in front of Gu Yunru's door, he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, but unexpectedly the candle in the room suddenly went out, leaving it in darkness.

Qiu Shui Pavilion.

Xie Bingyan sat in front of the couch, watching Mingyue packing up in front of her. She felt a little dazzled, so she asked her to stop.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Mingyue came to her curiously, having never seen her look so melancholy before.

"You said the prince is so good to me, but why doesn't he live in Qiushui Pavilion?" Xie Bingyan couldn't figure this out. Could it be that the prince is not interested in women or...

"Miss, please don't worry about it. Maybe the prince really has official business to attend to."

Mingyue tried to comfort him, but she felt that things were not as simple as he imagined.

"Forget it. Go and keep an eye on Ginkgo Garden's actions."

"yes."

One morning.

After Gu Yunru woke up early, she and Qingxing changed into men's clothes and slipped out of the palace.

Qingfeng followed the two with silence in his eyes.

When she arrived at Ruyi Inn, she and Cheng Shaoyuan had already agreed on a time.

Ting Ya came up to her, put the peach blossom wine on the table, and said, "You didn't make an appointment with Master Cheng to meet here again, did you?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Gu Yunru didn't think it was a big deal, but Tingya seemed very surprised.

"I wonder if you two have been getting closer lately?" Ting Ya lowered her voice and said softly.

"He and I both hold public office." Gu Yunru was just relying on Cheng Shaoyuan's influence. It was because Rong Zhen was unwilling to take her out to play.

"But have you ever considered Zhao's feelings?"

"Why...consider his feelings?" Gu Yunru looked at Tingya with a puzzled look on his face, and drank the wine in the glass.

"Okay, then you drink slowly." Ting Ya saw that she really didn't seem to understand the mystery, so she simply gave up.

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Cheng Shaoyuan walked in quickly. Before the two of them sat down, they started chatting for a few words, and then Gu Yunru followed him and left.

Tingya saw this scene and shook her head helplessly.

Cheng Shaoyuan is indeed handsome and elegant, but I am afraid that one day Gu Yunru will lose control...

Gu Yunru followed Cheng Shaoyuan nervously and asked, "How could he let that Zhang San get away?!"

"He put laxatives in the wine, so..." Although people were sent to keep an eye on Zhang San's house, Zhang San looked honest but was actually very cunning and difficult to deal with.

"Okay." Gu Yunru and he quickly came to Zhang San's house and found that all the valuable things in it had been taken away by him. After walking around the bedroom, Gu Yunru smelled an unpleasant smell. He sniffed the tip of his nose and looked at Cheng Shaoyuan in front of him and said, "Do you smell a particularly disgusting smell?"

She couldn't tell what the smell was at the moment, but she was sure it was near this room, so she pushed open the bed and took a look, and sure enough... it was empty.

“Ah…”

Qingxing was so frightened that she screamed and cried, as if her soul had been sucked away.

"Brother Cheng, look." Gu Yunru stood aside very calmly and found a woman's body here, but the woman's head had been cut off. It seemed that it should be Zhang San's wife, Xiuniang, who had been missing for a long time.

Cheng Shaoyuan walked closer and could conclude that the stench of the corpse was coming from here. He hadn't smelled it a few days ago, but recently the weather has been getting hotter, so the smell has become stronger.

"Someone, call the coroner!"

Cheng Shaoyuan called the coroner to perform an on-site autopsy to see if there were any new discoveries. Gu Yunru and Qingxing sat on the side, covering their bodies with several handkerchiefs, but were still sickened by the unpleasant smell and immediately ran outside to breathe fresh air.

"Princess... this job is too difficult. But where did the head of this girl named Xiuniang go?" Qingxing looked at Gu Yunru with curiosity and was frightened by this suspenseful case.

"I don't know either. I have to look around the house to see if there are any new discoveries." Gu Yunru patted his chest, trying to let go of all the uneasiness he had just felt.

At this time, someone else made a new discovery: Xiuniang's head was actually buried in the rice jar.

Everyone came over to take a look and were disgusted by the scene. The layer of rice underneath was already crawling with bugs, and Xiuniang's head was empty. It was filled with rice, which could barely cover up the smell, but the disgusting smell was still hard to conceal.

When Gu Yunru heard Cheng Shaoyuan calling her, she immediately walked into the house. The coroner had finished examining the body and made a new discovery. He found that Xiuniang had many wounds from sharp weapons. A gold ring on her finger caught Gu Yunru's attention.

"This belongs to Mrs. Gu!" Gu Yunru recognized at a glance that this was Mrs. Gu's personal belongings.