Chapter 113: Set Up
After the princess finished speaking, she felt that what she said was a bit too rude. Even though Wen Ling was already married, she was still a young girl and was very shy.
Unexpectedly, Wen Ling nodded in approval: "You are right, but it's a pity that you found out too late. You should have done it earlier. Now there is no chance."
The eldest princess: “…”
This Wen Ling is indeed a ruthless person!
Until now, no one has thought that Gu Chenran’s legs had already recovered to normal.
After the men went hunting, the female guests gathered in groups of three or four and walked around the camp.
Wen Ling and the princesses didn't like to move around much, so they chatted and ate snacks in a small tent set up by the river.
The weather is nice today, the sun is shining brightly, and it feels warm on people.
Wen Ling was basking in the sun, feeling a little drowsy.
Just when she was about to fall asleep, the sound of hurried running came from far away.
A young eunuch who was running out of breath came up and bowed without saying a word. After bowing to everyone present, he said with his head down: "Princess Chen, please come with me. Something happened over there and I need to ask you."
Wen Ling opened his eyes, yawned, looked at the eunuch for a while, and stood up cheerfully: "Finally, you're here. I almost fell asleep waiting. Let's go."
"Ah?" The young eunuch was stunned. What does it mean to wait until you almost fall asleep? Did Princess Chen already know that he would come?
This shouldn't be the case. He was sent here temporarily to be the messenger because he had offended someone before. How could Princess Chen have been waiting for him?
The princess didn't let Wen Ling go directly. She stepped forward and blocked her way. She frowned and asked, "Where are you asking the princess to go? And why are you asking the princess to go? Please explain clearly and don't say half of it."
The eldest princess has seen too many such cases where people are taken away halfway through saying something since she grew up in the palace.
Who knows what will be waiting for you over there? It may even be a trap that has been set up long ago, waiting for you to go there without any preparation and then jump in.
The eunuch's forehead was already sweating, but he could only grit his teeth and say, "Yes... the Dali Temple in the back tent sent someone to call Princess Chen over for questioning."
"Dali Temple?" The princess's eyebrows jumped. As expected, she knew it was not a good thing. "Why did the Dali Temple call Wen Ling over for questioning for no apparent reason?"
The sweat on the young eunuch's forehead became more dense, but he did not dare to lie to the princess, so he could only answer: "There was a murder case in the back tent. According to the investigation, it is suspected to be related to Princess Chen, so I sent someone to call Princess Chen over for questioning..."
The princess slammed the table angrily and said, "What nonsense! Without any evidence, how can you openly call a princess over for questioning? Who gave you the courage?"
The young eunuch knelt on the ground with a snap. Without saying a word, he began to kowtow: "Princess, please calm down! Princess, please calm down! I am just a messenger. I know nothing!"
The princess wanted to say something, but Wen Ling stopped her.
Her lazy expression did not change at all, instead she looked quite excited: "Remember I told you yesterday that there was a play to watch today? Well, it's here now, the stage is set up over there, why don't we go over and take a look?"
After Wen Ling said this, the princess finally remembered that this seemed to be true.
The wife of the Marquis of Pingyang comforted him, "Wen Ling said there is a good show to watch, so there must be a good show. Let's go. This imperial hunting ground is boring. Let's go and see what the show is and show some support to A Ling."
The wife of the Marquis of Zhennan was even more irritable: "Let's go and see who is playing opposite A Ling."
The old lady from the mighty general's mansion is here today as well. She brought along the siblings Xiaocong and Xiaohui to broaden their horizons and build their network.
At this time, the two children went to the children's hunting area to play, so she stayed with the eldest princess, listening to everyone chatting and keeping quiet.
The general's wife said very little, and almost only smiled as she listened. Now she also stood up and said, "I haven't watched a play for a long time. It's a good opportunity for me to go with everyone to see the excitement."
The eldest princess also stood up and followed Wen Ling.
The young eunuch broke out in sweat on his forehead. Damn it, he just said this to offend people. With such a powerful lineup, please don't hate him. He is really just a messenger!
The tents in the backyard are where the palace servants and eunuchs live. They are located in groups, and the gaps between the tents are very small, only enough for one person to pass through. Six or seven people sleep in one tent, which is very cramped.
Generally, nobles would not go here because this is where the servants live.
But today it is very lively here. There are ladies and young ladies standing in front of a tent, and soldiers are standing outside to guard it.
When Wen Ling and the others came over, the people who were chattering around suddenly quieted down and all looked over here.
They even automatically made way for Wen Ling and the others in the crowd.
There is no other reason, and it is not to give face to Wen Ling, but the aura of these ladies following Wen Ling is really too strong.
They are all big guys who are not easy to mess with. They are usually smiling, or even if they don’t smile, they are very decent and don’t make people feel anything.
But at this moment, they all had stern faces and looked so powerful that no one dared to approach them within a few steps.
On the contrary, Wen Ling, who was walking in front, looked the most harmless.
This scene gives people the feeling that a group of tigresses are protecting a little tiger cub.
Now everyone became even more excited when they thought about what would happen next.
Wen Ling was brought into the tent, and the soldiers stopped the princess and the others.
"We are investigating a case inside. No unauthorized persons are allowed to enter!" the gatekeeper shouted.
His voice was quite loud, but the beads of sweat on his forehead showed his nervousness.
Wen Ling turned around and gave the princess and the others a reassuring look, then walked in alone.
The gatekeepers immediately wanted to lower the tent curtain.
The princess shouted, "Why put up the curtain? Can't we let people see the investigation?"
"This..." The gatekeeper's hands trembled when he was shouted at, and he turned around to look inside.
The Chief Justice of Dali Temple was an old man with a long beard. He knew very well that today’s matter was going to be tricky, but he didn’t expect it to be so tricky!
He waved his hand: "Okay, then don't release it, let the people outside see it too!"
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