Early the next morning, Cheng Shaoyuan received an imperial decree and entered the palace. This was an imperial decree from the emperor, and it was also an opportunity for Cheng Shaoyuan to be tested.

Qingxing came in with a bag of pear blossom cakes at the door, winked at her and said, "Miss, someone has been sending pear blossom cakes in these two days. Could this be an order from the prince?"

"Yeah, he might have bought all the pastry shops." Gu Yunru sighed depressedly. Although she managed to get a good night's sleep last night, those fragments would always flash through her mind unconsciously. The amputated corpses seemed to have exposed their white bones, emitting a white light in the night.

"Miss, Master Cheng has entered the palace."

"Really?" Gu Yunru's eyes lit up, and she looked up at Qingxing. Qingxing pouted and said, "Miss, why are you so happy to hear that Master Cheng has entered the palace? Could it be that the person in your heart is Master Cheng?"

These words happened to be heard by Rong Zhen who was at the door, and his eyes dimmed.

He was just about to check on her condition, but he didn't expect to hear the master and servant talking about such a dark matter.

"Oh, Qingxing, what nonsense are you talking about? I only have admiration for him, not any romantic feelings towards him." Gu Yunru couldn't help blushing when she said this.

"Miss, if you really don't have any romantic feelings, then why is your face red?" Qingxing joked with a smile on her face. Gu Yunru rolled her eyes and pretended to hit her. She pouted and said to her, "If you keep talking nonsense, I will betroth you to a eunuch and let you and the eunuch be your partner for the rest of your life."

"No." Qing Xing became nervous, but she couldn't help laughing when she saw the young lady's appearance. She took a few steps back and found that she had bumped into someone. She turned around and saw that it was the serious-looking prince. She was so scared that she quickly took a few steps back.

"Your Highness, I deserve to die. I didn't mean it." Qing Xing was so scared that her face turned pale. She didn't dare to look up at him. For some reason, the prince today exuded an intimidating aura and was no longer as gentle as before.

Rong Zhen put his hands behind his back and walked in from the door with a tall body.

"Go to the compound and slap it twenty times."

When Gu Yunru heard Rong Zhen's order, she jumped up from her chair.

"Your Highness, Qingxing...!" Gu Yunru was about to speak up for Qingxing, but he gave her a warning and cold look.

Qingxing bit her lips tightly, knelt outside the courtyard and slapped him hard. Gu Yunru tried to pull her, but was stopped by him.

"I am doing this for her own good. As a servant, you should remember what to say and what not to say. You will only spoil her and scare her."

Rong Zhen spoke word by word with a cold expression. Gu Yunru felt a strange breath from him. She originally wanted to thank him for the tranquilizer, but today, she didn't want to see him.

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness. However, they are my own people and I can teach them myself. Your Highness, please don't worry about it!" Gu Yunru ignored his warning, rushed to the courtyard, and pulled Qingxing up from the ground.

Qing Xing's cheeks began to swell asymmetrically. With tears in her eyes, she shook her head and said, "Miss, there are still twelve left. They will be fine after the beating."

Without Rong Zhen's order, Qing Xing would never dare to get up. Thinking about how tragic the end of the Second Miss was, she understood. She gritted her teeth and finished the rest of the slaps. Then she had no strength left in her body. Gu Yunru looked coldly at Rong Zhen's back, treating him as air, and helped Qing Xing back.

It was unknown when Rong Zhen left, and Gu Yunru did not take this matter to heart. Qingxing sat on the bed with a weak look on her face, watching Gu Yunru applying medicinal wine and ice cubes to her face, and her scalp could not help but feel numb.

"Miss, you can't blame the prince for this. It's my fault."

"This is my territory. My people can say whatever they want. Is it his turn to interfere?" Gu Yunru finally understood that the mentally dark pervert had not gotten better at all. He was gentle and gentle on weekdays, no different from a normal person, but the evil in his bones could never be changed.

"Miss, you forgot that this is the imperial palace. Last time Qingxing accidentally offended Concubine Shu, it was the prince who came to her rescue."

Qingxing was so frightened that she trembled all over when she thought of Concubine Shu's sharp eyes last time.

"Then let's call it a draw. I don't owe him anything." After Gu Yunru applied the medicine to her, he was still filled with rage.

"Just stay here and don't go anywhere."

"Miss, where are you going?"

Qing Xing looked at her nervously. Gu Yunru raised the corner of her mouth and forced a smile, saying, "Now that Master Cheng has entered the palace, I must have a good chat with him."

Gu Yunru put her hands behind her back and skipped out of her sight.

The scene changed. Cheng Shaoyuan was preparing to transport the dismembered bodies back to the Dali Temple. He asked the coroner to take a closer look. He saw a girl in green clothes and smiled unconsciously.

"Ms. Gu."

"Brother Cheng, I'm here to see how the progress is." The lines on Gu Yunru's bright face softened a lot.

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"Miss Gu, this is a case of headless corpses. These people have been dead for at least two years, and their flesh has almost rotted away."

Cheng Shaoyuan had never encountered such a difficult case before, and it happened in Concubine Shu's territory.

"So that's how it is. Is it a boy or a girl?"

"There were two female victims and the other was a male." Cheng Shaoyuan said this to her. Knowing that she was quite interested in solving the case, he revealed some information to her.

"Brother Cheng, remember to tell me if you have any news. If you need my help, I will do my best to help you." Gu Yunru patted her chest solemnly. Cheng Shaoyuan looked at Gu Yunru with admiration. A woman like her, who is generous and magnanimous, is really rare.

The contact between the two was also seen by Rong Zhen who was not far away. For some reason, his heart seemed to be pulled by something. When he saw Cheng Shaoyuan, the anger in his eyes was burning.

"Your Highness." Qingfeng stood behind him and knew that the prince's mood was extremely unstable at the moment. There was no expression on his face that seemed to be both happy and angry.

"What is it?"

"The princess is missing."

Yes, the princess disappeared again, and this time no one knew where she had gone, and the musician was also missing.

The Queen Mother quickly linked the incident to Gu Yunru, thinking that she was the one who tipped off the princess and the musician to leave, causing the two to leave the palace together.

Afterwards, Gu Yunru was invited to the Empress Dowager's palace. It was the same familiar nanny from last time. The nanny's attitude was relatively friendly, but the Empress Dowager's sharp eyes made people tremble involuntarily.