"Miss Gu." Chu Ziqiao bowed to her respectfully. He was as gentle as a spring breeze and not fussy about details.

She does not have the generosity and wisdom of Cheng Shaoyuan, nor the domineering and strong character of Rong Zhenshen. Instead, she has a kind of quality that flows slowly into people's hearts like running water.

"Master Chu, you don't have to be polite. Please take a seat." Gu Yunru had a friendly smile on her face. She finally understood why Qingxing couldn't walk when she saw him. When he walked in closely, she seemed to be suffocated. Chu Ziqiao was the most handsome and outstanding man in the musician troupe.

"I haven't seen the princess for a few days. Is she okay?" Chu Ziqiao asked.

"She...she's still in the main hall, and can't go out anywhere. But I came here to see you on her behalf. You know, although the princess has avoided a marriage alliance, the disparity in your status makes it impossible for you two to be together."

Gu Yunru actually had this expression on her face at the moment, even she herself felt a little disgusted.

Chu Ziqiao's eyes were a little lonely. Seeing his hesitant and sad look, for some reason, her heart also felt ached.

"Well... don't be sad. In fact, according to the current development, it is still optimistic. It's just that the Queen Mother dotes on the princess and doesn't want the princess to lower her status."

Looking at Chu Ziqiao, there was a deep sorrow in his eyes, which she did not see in the eyes of ordinary men. Could it be that he really had feelings for the princess?

What should I do? I would rather tear down ten temples than ruin a marriage.

His thick eyelashes, like a palm-leaf fan, trembled and slowly raised. The affection in his eyes made people's hearts tremble.

"I will leave the palace and go to a place that no one knows. This way, Tingya won't have to worry."

Hearing him say this, it seemed like he had thought about it for a long time.

"This will be good for both you and the princess. Since Master Chu has had plans long ago, please act quickly." Gu Yunru didn't want to be the bad guy, but someone has to go to hell.

After coming out of the Music Master's Mansion, Gu Yunru looked up at the dark night sky. There was nothing there tonight, even the moon had disappeared without a trace.

"Miss, let's go back quickly." Qingxing was very afraid of walking at night. The ancients believed that walking at night was very unlucky.

"kindness."

Gu Yunru didn't say anything. As she walked back, when she reached a crossroads, a black cat suddenly jumped over her. Gu Yunru was so scared that she took a step back.

"This cat should have run out of the Millennium Palace..." Qingxing was so scared that her courage almost broke, but looking at the direction the cat ran, she knew that it should be the Millennium Palace.

Gu Yunru was still in shock as she watched the cat stop behind a small hill, scratching something. She curiously poked her head towards it.

"Miss, let's go quickly. There are many evil things around the Millennium Palace."

"Wait." Gu Yunru felt something was wrong and walked towards the cat. The black cat noticed someone behind it and meowed and jumped away.

Gu Yunru was in a state of panic when she saw a human hand emerging from the soil. "Ah!!"

Xiao Dengzi and others gathered around, everyone holding lanterns. This small mound was the back door of the Millennium Palace, and usually not many people passed by. The black cat was obviously looking for food, but it dug up a corpse. However, the corpse was a little strange, with its hands and feet separated and no one knew where the head was.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Someone shouted in the crowd, Rong Zhen, Concubine Shu, and the Emperor all came over at the same time.

Concubine Shu frowned in disgust, pinched her nose with a handkerchief, and said coldly with a flash of coldness in her eyes: "It is the royal cat of the palace after all, but it actually picked up such a disgusting thing. Catch it and lock it up."

"yes."

Gu Yunru calmed down and watched the palace guards dig out the bodies from the mound. There were three people's hands and feet, but no one knew where the head had gone.

A foul smell floated in the air. The emperor and everyone moved to the Millennium Palace. Rong Zhen looked at Gu Yunru beside him with concern and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just a little nauseous." Gu Yunru found that after coming here, her psychological endurance suddenly weakened. She carefully observed the expression of Concubine Shu, and found that she didn't have any changes, as if she had seen such scenes before.

"What is going on?" The emperor sat on the high seat and looked at everyone with a domineering expression.

Concubine Shu took the lead and started to cry, "Your Majesty, you have to help me. These things were dug up in the backyard of Millennium Palace. It's obvious that someone wants to disgust me."

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Looking at Concubine Shu kneeling and crying before the Emperor, there was no trace of acting at all. She was either innocent or a professional veteran.

At this time, an imperial physician stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, these bodies look like they have been buried for a long time. It doesn't look like something that happened recently. I checked the list of missing persons in the palace and found that many palace maids and eunuchs have disappeared."

"After something like this happened, Concubine Shu, should I ask you how you manage the six palaces?"

The emperor looked at Concubine Shu with sharp eyes. Concubine Shu was being questioned before her tears had dried. She lowered her head with a wronged look on her face and said, "Your Majesty, I really don't know who is so bold as to bury these corpses in my backyard. I am also very scared."

"Forget it. You guys keep investigating until you find out the identities of these bodies. Then the truth will naturally come out. It's so late now, so let's all go."

The emperor was obviously a little tired, but he didn't mean to show favoritism.

Rong Zhen saw Gu Yunru off and noticed that she was always trembling, so he held her hand, as if to give her a reassurance. Sure enough, her palms broke out in cold sweat. "Do you break out in cold sweat when you're nervous?"

"Well... this is an old habit that I was born with. I can't change it."

Gu Yunru lowered her head, her ears turned red from his gaze, and she also rarely saw the love and concern in his eyes. Qingxing followed behind her with her eyes wide open in surprise. The prince took the initiative to hold the young lady's hand, it seemed that the development of their relationship was very optimistic.

When she arrived at the side room, Gu Yunru was still a little nervous, afraid that she would not be able to sleep tonight.

"You should take a rest first. I've asked someone to prepare some calming tea. Drink it later before you go to sleep." Rong Zhen knew that the girl had never seen such a bloody and cruel scene, and she would probably suffer from insomnia tonight.

"Thank you." Gu Yunru's face was expressionless. She watched Rong Zhen's back as he left and then returned to the table and sat down.