Gu Yunru stood firmly in front of him, her eyes seemed to be filled with poison.

"Enough, he didn't do this." Rong Zhen realized that she was extremely upset at the moment, but Huang Zijun was sent by him to patrol the east wall courtyard, so it was obvious whether he did it or not.

"He is your man, so of course you have to speak up for him!" Gu Yunru said unyieldingly, with complex and indescribable emotions in her eyes.

"Princess...if you really think it was my subordinates who did it, then please do as you please." Huang Zijun knew that she would not listen to anything he said, so he simply closed his eyes.

"Do you really think I dare not kill you?" Gu Yunru glared at him sideways, the murderous intent in his eyes should not be underestimated.

Seeing him look like he was about to be executed, Gu Yunru closed her eyes heavily and turned around to leave.

When they returned to the yard, Qingxing's body had been wrapped in a straw mat and placed in the yard. Gu Yunru walked in with a dejected look on his face, his face full of tear marks, and his whole body sank into the mud.

"Yunru..." Rong Zhen knew very well how sad she was. He walked forward, bent down, and gently patted her shoulder.

"They didn't see who the murderer was. You said...did she really fall in by accident?" It did look like an accident, but Qingxing couldn't have made no noise at all. Could it be that no one passing by didn't notice it? Gu Yunru felt that there were many strange and bizarre things in it.

"Don't rule out this possibility." Rong Zhen thought for a long time the moment he walked in.

Gu Yunru stood up and wanted to go back to the crime scene to take a look around. It was almost dawn now. Rong Zhen took her hand and after knowing her intention, he decided to go with her.

The night was as dark as ink and everything was quiet except for the rustling of leaves.

When we arrived at the site where Qingxing was salvaged, we found a very deep lake nearby where some miscellaneous fish were raised.

"It's too dark now, and we can't see anything for the time being." Rong Zhen looked up at the sky. She watched Gu Yunru walk up with a heavy heart, as if the darkness or brightness of the sky did not affect her ability to solve the case.

"This place is only a few hundred meters away from the palace. If someone really fell down and screamed and struggled, how could no one hear it? What is going on?" Gu Yunru was so confused that she paced back and forth on the shore.

There were no hidden sharp rocks nearby, so there was no possibility of slipping and falling, unless someone pushed him down.

Rong Zhen put his hands behind his back, staring at her back with a pair of indifferent tiger eyes.

Gu Yunru looked at the deep lake and stood on tiptoe. Rong Zhen thought she was upset, so he walked up to her quickly and held her in his arms.

"What stupid thing are you going to do?!" Rong Zhen's brows were slightly serious and his tone became heavy.

"I just want to see... if there will be any noise if I fall like this." Gu Yunru struggled from his arms, and couldn't help rolling her eyes at his fussing look.

An incense stick of time passed, and Gu Yunru lay on the rockery, looking at the lake from afar. The sky was already turning pale, and some palace servants who had woken up early began to get busy.

Gu Yunru quietly observed the surroundings. Last night, everyone gathered between the palace and the side courtyard, and few people would pass by here. If Qingxing really fell down, no one would probably know.

Rong Zhen looked at her confused expression and kept watching her quietly beside the rockery, fearing that she might slip and fall down by accident.

Just then, Gu Yunru saw a panicked figure walking from the south. Gu Yunru looked carefully and found that it was just the small stool.

She held her breath and watched his movements. He had thrown something into the bottom of the lake, looking left and right, looking very nervous and panicked.

Before the people left, Gu Yunru took a bamboo pole and fished the thing out. It was a red ribbon with a few tiny beads tied to it, which Qingxing often used to tie her black hair.

How did this thing end up in his hands in the blink of an eye?

Gu Yunru was puzzled and was about to catch up when he unexpectedly Rong Zhen brought him over.

“Hey…” The little stool’s face turned pale, and it obediently lay under Rong Zhen’s hands.

"Tell me, what are you doing sneaking around here!" Rong Zhen asked in a cold and harsh tone. Xiao Dengzi felt guilty and flustered. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and swallowed his saliva.

"I didn't do anything. I just took a stroll nearby." Gu Yunru was suspicious of him, although she couldn't believe the thought she had just thought.

"Xiaodengzi...Qingxing. Was she pushed down by you?" Gu Yunru stared into his eyes, trying to find his flaw. Xiaodengzi's lips were obviously slightly open.

"Tell me, yes or no!" Gu Yunru raised his voice, and an aura of authority without anger emanated from him.

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"I dare not, I dare not..." Xiaodiaozi's legs trembled, and he knelt down in front of the two of them. It was obviously a guilty conscience. Gu Yunru's eyes were red with anger. She walked up to him, grabbed his collar, and asked viciously: "Why did you do this?"

"I...I didn't mean it..." Xiaodeng confessed that she saw Qingxing following Huang Zijun and asking him questions last night, but General Huang gave her a cold face. How could she be happy living with such a person? Xiaodeng argued with her for a few sentences, trying to persuade her to change her mind. Unexpectedly, the two quarreled after a few sentences. Xiaodeng was so angry that he pushed her, but he accidentally pushed her into the river.

After hearing what Xiaodengzi said, he now looked full of remorse. Yesterday he hid by the wall, shivering with cold, trying to repent for Qingxing's death.

"Why did you throw her things in there?" Gu Yunru took out the red ribbon. She had seen Qingxing use this thing to tie her hair once. She had always cherished it. The beads on it were also top-grade jade.

"This is her thing. I don't want to keep it, so I thought of returning it." Xiao Dengzi cried loudly. Looking at the sparkling lake, he wished he could jump in and be buried with her.

Rong Zhen seemed to see what he was thinking at a glance and grabbed his belt directly, preventing him from getting what he wanted.

"Your Highness... please let me go with her." Xiao Dengzi cried heartbreakingly and looked very regretful. It seemed that he did not do it on purpose as he said.

But Gu Yunru was trembling in his heart. He was unwilling to forgive Xiaodengzi and looked at him coldly.

"Okay, if you really want to go with her, then jump down."

Gu Yunru had a cold face and looked at the small stool with a somewhat retreating expression. He paused and did not show any determination to jump down.

"What? You don't dare to jump?" Gu Yunru encouraged him to jump, but when she saw that he had no intention of doing so, she pulled a mocking smile at the corner of her mouth and then looked away.