Gu Yunru was a very meticulous observer of people. Kang Keren knew that she could read people's minds through micro-expressions. It was impossible to deceive her, so she simply admitted, "Two days ago, Qingfeng came to the store to check the accounts, but he didn't find anything and left. What happened? Did Qingfeng never go back?"

Kang Keren was also looking at her with an inquiring gaze, afraid that she would discover something. She was very cautious in her words, and even her wording was very rigorous. Gu Yunru touched her chin, took a sip of tea, and suppressed the restlessness in her heart.

"I haven't seen Qingfeng for two days. Whenever there is a problem, he will report it to the mansion immediately. But this time I think it is too strange."

Gu Yunru's face gradually showed a sinister look. She suppressed the uneasiness rising in her heart and looked at Kang Keren and said, "Did he really leave without saying anything at that time?"

The other party hesitated for a moment, then half chuckled and said, “Yes, I just said what you meant. I came to check the account and then went to Ruyi Inn.”

Afraid that Gu Yunru didn't believe it, his eyes wandered for a moment, and he quickly asked, "Could it be that Yunru, are you doubting me?"

The probing words almost exposed Gu Yunru, and she chuckled and said, "Of course not, I just have some questions that haven't been answered yet. I've been busy with Uncle Shen's affairs lately, and I'm exhausted. If I can't see Rong Zhen again, I can only go to ask the Queen Mother in person."

"So." A hint of uneasiness flashed across her face, and then she returned to her calm expression. She chatted and laughed with her. After Gu Yunru came out of the milk tea shop, she was ready to go to the palace to see what had happened.

As expected, just as he was about to enter the palace, he saw Rong Zhen coming out of the palace. His indigo robe fluttered in the wind, his wide sleeves seemed to be filled with wind, a green cloud-shaped brocade belt stood up around his waist, his jet-black hair was held up by a silver crown, his eyebrows were deep and his eyes were like a painting, and he walked straight out of the city gate.

Seeing the tall and strong figure slowly approaching, Gu Yunru unconsciously felt as if there was pressure on her. She silently took a step back and looked at her pupils as black as inkstone and said, "Didn't you say that you don't have to enter the palace today?"

"The emperor gave the order, so I went in again." Rong Zhen grabbed her hand and asked her seriously, "Is it because of something that happened to you?"

Gu Yunru was extremely shocked. Rong Zhen was almost like a worm in her stomach. She didn't expect that he knew everything she was thinking about.

"How do you know?"

"I thought that before I returned home, Shen Aojun should have gone there." Rong Zhen held her hand with a gentle expression and walked side by side with her.

"You are quite good at calculating, you are simply a genius." Gu Yunru teased in a light-hearted and humorous manner, and then immediately regained his serious expression.

"Do you believe that Uncle Shen is innocent?" Gu Yunru wanted to hear how his intuition would sort out the matter. If Uncle Shen was really innocent, then wasn't the emperor's treatment a bit too stern?

Shen Aojun had been worrying in vain. If Huang Zijun really went to Yangzhou and captured Lord Shen back without mercy, the relationship between the couple would become even more strained.

"This matter has to be handled by the people in the Ministry of Justice." Rong Zhen didn't know who to trust for a moment. Perhaps he should believe that those people in the Ministry of Justice will give a satisfactory explanation.

"I was the one who asked the emperor to assign this matter to Zijun. Zijun is Lord Shen's son-in-law. No matter what, it will not come to that step. Everything is still possible." Gu Yunru had already discovered Rong Zhen's little tricks. If someone didn't know the inside story, they would have thought that the father-in-law and son-in-law were going to become enemies.

"You." Gu Yunru took his arm as if acting coquettishly, got on the carriage, and went all the way back to the mansion. At this time, Kang Keren came out from an inconspicuous corner, and Liu followed her out, looking shifty, as if he had done something bad again.

"Butler Liu, if anyone comes to see me these days, just tell them that I'm not feeling well and I have to go somewhere."

"Ah? What?" Butler Liu looked at Kang Keren with a slow reaction. Looking into her bright and dazzling eyes, he didn't know what bad things she was up to. However, it was not the first time that the two of them did this kind of thing, and they cooperated perfectly every time.

"You don't have to worry about this." Kang Keren gave him a brief explanation, then changed into ordinary people's clothes and sneaked out of the city, heading towards Yangzhou.

At this time, Huang Zijun had already found Lord Shen, and the two of them stayed in a nearby tavern. It would take two more days to get back to the city. Looking at Lord Shen, who was worried, Huang Zijun took a jar of wine and placed it in front of him.

"Father-in-law, why did you insist on going to Yangzhou? Who told you what?" Huang Zijun believed that the post of admiral was very rigorous, and there was no necessary connection between him and the Grand Chancellor, but those snakes and insects just wanted to bite him into the water.

Lord Shen frowned, and seemed to have aged a lot overnight. He looked at Huang Zijun in front of him and sighed, "Someone secretly sent me a letter, saying that I could find a group of elite soldiers raised by the Grand Chancellor in Yangzhou. I really didn't know that I was being tracked and investigated by the Ministry of Justice..."

It was not until today that Lord Shen suddenly realized what had happened. However, by the time he realized it, it was obvious that some time had passed. He did not expect that he would be suspected by the emperor. He had no place to save his old face.

"In that case, let's go back to Beijing and explain it clearly." Huang Zijun said lightly, poured him a full glass of wine and drank with his father-in-law.

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"It's getting late. You should go back to your room and get some rest." Huang Zijun said, and sent him upstairs. At this time, it was not completely dark, but Lord Shen was really tired after traveling all the way.

While waiting for nightfall, Huang Zijun knocked on the door, wanting to ask him if he wanted something to eat, but no one answered after knocking for a long time. He thought he was fast asleep and did not wake him up. But at this moment, he heard a noise in the room. He quickly broke open the door and saw a dark shadow jumping out of the window. At this moment, Lord Shen was lying in a pool of blood.

"Father-in-law!" Huang Zijun had a look of surprise on his face, with veins all over his forehead. He quickly walked forward and pinched his philtrum to see if he was still breathing. Coincidentally, the waiter and some guests went upstairs and saw the door open. The scene before them shocked everyone.

"Ah! Murder."

Everyone started to yell and run around as if they had seen a ghost. The waiter saw Huang Zijun's hands covered in blood and stood at the door for a long time without coming to his senses.

"You killed someone, you actually killed someone!" The waiter mistakenly thought that the old man died in his arms, and ran away in fear.