Chapter 111 (8,000 words) Eating Cherries...
The water ripples, the sky is clear, and the wind blows and the waves surge on the lakeshore, bringing a little coolness.
Xuan Yizheng looked quietly at Yin Xing's smiling eyes and crescent-shaped eyebrows. His original intention to tease her suddenly disappeared. His heart felt swollen, and he raised his hand and placed it in front of him, feeling the strange beating.
Seeing Xuan Yizhen's inexplicable actions, the infatuated Yin Xing lowered her eyes and remained silent. Her long eyelashes hid the expression in her eyes, and she was as quiet and silent as a jade-faced bodhisattva.
"Yizhen, what's wrong?" Yin Xing was now paying special attention to the changes in Xuan Yizhen's expression, fearing that she would suddenly fall ill and he would not be able to detect the clues in time.
"It's nothing, just something wrong with my chest." Xuan Yizheng calmed down and met Yin Xing's concerned gaze. His originally calm heartbeat gradually became agitated again and difficult to control.
After he finished speaking, Yin Xing felt that the problem was even more serious, because Xuan Yizhen had never easily expressed his feelings in the past unless he was in extreme pain.
Yin Xing immediately went to call the female official, frowning and muttering, "I'll ask the female official to ask the imperial physician to come and treat him!"
Before he finished speaking, Xuan Yizhen raised his hand and grasped Yin Xing's slender wrist, stopping her movements. His fingertips lingered as he stroked her wrist bone, and he spoke softly, "I'm fine."
Yin Xing turned around to look at Xuan Yizhen, and looked at her carefully. Seeing that she looked normal, with clear eyes and eyebrows, and not as distracted and numb as if she had an illness, he felt relieved.
"Then why did Yizhen suddenly feel abnormal in his heart?"
"It's probably because of you."
Hearing this, Yin Xing didn't have time to ask her doubts before Xuan Yizhen pulled her palm and slowly landed in front of her. Her cheeks flushed and she said, "It's not appropriate to do this now, right?"
Xuan Yizhen chuckled and replied frankly, "I want you to feel the abnormality of your heartbeat, but I don't want to do anything like that with you."
Yin Xing was so embarrassed that her face turned red and she wished she could crawl into the ground and never come out!
However, Yin Xing also gradually noticed that the heartbeat in his palm seemed to be a little fast.
"It still hurts a little here." Xuan Yizheng added slowly, his eyes fixed on Yin Xing's blushing face, his throat dry.
"Ah, does it hurt a lot?" Yin Xing asked with concern, suppressing his shame.
Xuan Yizhen blinked her beautiful eyes and replied calmly, "It's okay. I just feel obvious pain when I think of you."
Hearing the sound, Yin Xing reacted belatedly and was at a loss for words for a moment.
Especially the touch in the palm of your hand, it is so obvious that it is hard to ignore. Perhaps the clouds are just this soft.
Yin Xing blinked as she stared at the elegant and graceful Xuan Yizhen before her. She realized she was daydreaming, her cheeks flushed, and she stammered, "This is normal. Sometimes I feel the same way when I think of Yizhen."
Liking someone is something that triggers a physiological reaction, probably similar to crying when you are sad.
"Is that so? So you also feel pain here because of me?" Xuan Yizheng's cold face showed a hint of concern and curiosity. His eyes fell in front of Yin Xing, and he felt it was very special.
"Well, so don't worry if there is nothing else unusual." Yin Xing slowly withdrew his hand from Xuan Yizheng's collar, feeling very embarrassed.
Xuan Yizheng looked so serious, but I was thinking about all sorts of colorful scenes. It was so embarrassing.
Xuan Yizheng saw that Yin Xing's ears were red and her thin lips were raised, so he finally gave up the idea of touching her heartbeat.
However, Xuan Yizheng was particularly happy when he learned that he and Yin Xing had such a special and painful connection.
It turns out that there are such incredible things in the world. There are no chains or sharp weapons, but he can firmly control himself and Yin Xing. It is incredibly wonderful.
In the silence, the wind blew, and the stacked talisman papers suddenly flew around, making a rustling sound. Yin Xing collected his thoughts and exclaimed, "Oh, I forgot to tie it up!"
Then Yin Xing hurriedly sorted out the various talismans on the ground.
Xuan Yizheng sat upright in the middle, her beautiful eyes smiling softly, watching Yin Xing running around in front of her without haste, like a waving flower branch, bright and charming.
Although Xuan Yizheng didn't believe in these things, Yin Xing felt at ease, so he let her do it.
Outside the window, the scorching sun moved slowly. The wellheads in various parts of the summer palace were cleaned up one after another, but the rumors of ghosts and ominous things continued to intensify.
Especially with the Ghost Festival approaching, people are prone to superstition about ghosts and gods, and the issue of blood and water has caused many people to avoid and fear it.
Many court officials requested to return to the capital to hold sacrifices, and it was obvious that they did not want to stay in the summer palace for too long.
The eldest princess is crazy, the second princess is under house arrest, and the affairs of government and assisting in administration fall on the shoulders of the third princess and Princess Tai'an. As for the fourth princess, she basically doesn't speak out.
Princess Tai'an looked through the memorials submitted by the court officials and found them absurd. She said, "In this scorching summer, it seems the court officials are too idle. They still have the mind to fear so-called ghosts and gods all day long. They should be taken out for training."
The Third Princess closed the memorial in her hand, the jewel on her wrist gleaming as she sarcastically said, "Your Majesty is too kind to certain outsiders. If it weren't for the lax patrols, how could such a peaceful summer palace have caused so much trouble and attracted so much criticism?"
As soon as the words came out, the two looked at each other with hostility. The fourth princess swallowed her tea silently and did not dare to say anything.
Currently, Princess Tai'an is in charge of patrolling and deploying defenses in all the palaces of the summer palace, but such a mistake occurred. The words of the Third Princess are a direct call for accountability.
The outsiders are not just the thousand-household generals and palace guards. In fact, Princess Tai'an is also a person of an outsider.
The earliest rumor about the Summer Palace being haunted was because the fourth princess fainted after encountering a ghost, so no one dared to speak at this moment.
"I'm afraid the Third Princess has a role to play in all these things, right?"
"My Lady, please provide solid evidence for your words, otherwise my patience will be limited!"
With a bang, the third princess put down the memorial in her hand heavily, and she was very suspicious that Princess Tai'an knew something about the inside story.
Princess Tai'an didn't care about it. She raised her hand to pick up the tea and drank it. With a fierce look in her eyes, she said sternly, "Just wait. There will be concrete evidence soon."
In the past, Princess Tai'an didn't like to interact with these princesses, but she avoided the limelight because of the previous emperor's measures. Now, she certainly cannot tolerate the third princess trampling on her and provoking her.
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall fell into dead silence, and the bright light outside could not shine in at all.
The fourth princess only regretted that she had not found a reason to avoid the limelight earlier.
When the sun sets and dusk falls, the three of them leave the pavilion.
On the long path in the garden, the third princess was sitting in a carriage, waving a fan in her hand with a solemn expression.
It is still unknown who caused the bloody scene.
But the third princess suspected that the second princess was involved. The man was under house arrest on the surface, but in reality he seemed invisible, making it even more difficult to guard against him.
Suddenly, a figure jumped out from the bushes in the garden to obstruct the ceremonial procession, making a sharp roar from his throat, like an evil ghost!
As night fell and darkness engulfed the area, Jiang Yun, on the other hand, patrolled to the eldest princess's residence and prepared to arrange for the palace guards to change shifts so that he could return to the East Garden.
However, before reaching the eldest princess's residence, Jiang Yun smelled the blood first and immediately led the palace guards to the gate.
The palace guards attacked people like crazy, blood splattered everywhere. Jiang Yun realized something was wrong, held his breath and flew inside to check the situation.
The medicinal mist in the hall had long since dissipated, many chains had broken, and the eldest princess had long since disappeared. The situation had clearly become more dangerous.
When the night fell silently over the mountain palace outside the hall, in the darkness, blood was seen on the paths and gardens of the summer palace. Court officials and maids were injured, and everyone said that it was the eldest princess who had gone mad and hurt people.
Shangguan Sheng led the palace guards all the way to another garden, where they saw the eldest princess, who had been shot to death by a sharp arrow. Her body was leaning against the courtyard wall, her clothes mostly soaked in blood, her eyes glaring, and she was already dead.
The third princess and others were not far away, with different expressions on their faces, most of them were surprised and surprised.
At night, the light of torches drifted and spread. Princess Tai'an led her personal guards to surround them and spoke condescendingly, "Who dares to shoot a royal princess?"
As these words came out, the maids beside the Third Princess looked at each other in confusion, and the guards around her had solemn expressions, and no one responded.
Shangguan Shengzheng ordered people to clean up the eldest princess's body. Thinking of the fact that this man raised ferocious crocodiles, he felt no pity in his heart.
However, this princess was guarded by layers of palace guards, but she was able to escape from the palace. It seems that many people will have trouble sleeping tonight.
"The eldest princess escaped from the palace and attacked and injured people. I am thinking about everyone and will apologize to His Majesty." The third princess said in a deep voice. She didn't expect that it was the eldest princess who was shot.
Previously, because the eldest princess had disheveled hair covering her face, her entire body was as thin as a dead tree and she was completely unrecognizable.
"Come, take the third princess to see His Majesty for trial!" Princess Tai'an looked at the third princess majestically and spoke.
The light of the scarlet torches danced and changed, and the atmosphere was silent. The third princess was annoyed by the aggressiveness of Princess Tai'an, but she knew that if she disobeyed now, the other party would only gain the upper hand, and she would not show mercy.
Shangguan Sheng, who was not far away, watched this scene without saying a word. He waited until everyone had gone far away before he spoke: "Send someone to invite Captain Jiang immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yun emerged from the garden at a brisk pace, breathing heavily through his nose, "The eldest princess ran away."
"Yes, and the eldest princess coincidentally died at the hands of the third princess." Shangguan Sheng gestured to Jiang Yun to look at the corpse, feeling that the whole thing was too weird.
Only then did Jiang Yun see the dying princess, and he secretly sighed in his heart that it was bad, as expected, the matter was getting more and more serious.
It was late at night and the lights were bright. It was rare for so many people to gather in the East Garden, so Yin Xing didn't have time to change her nightgown. She could only stick her head out and secretly watch the hustle and bustle in the front hall, holding a handful of talismans in her hand to be prepared.
Princess Tai'an stepped forward and bowed, reporting, "Your Majesty, the Third Princess publicly ordered the Eldest Princess to be shot and killed. Multiple witnesses witnessed this, and the evidence is irrefutable. I beg for your judgment."
The Third Princess spoke with embarrassment, "Your Majesty, this happened too suddenly. It was dark, and the eldest princess went crazy and attacked, leading to the accidental killing. It should be the fault of the guards. I suspect someone deliberately plotted to take advantage of the insane eldest princess. Please investigate."
As Shangguan Sheng finished speaking, many officials were whispering to each other. Just as Shangguan Sheng was about to step forward, Jiang Yun stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I failed to oversee the affairs of the palace. The guards at the eldest princess's residence became extremely furious and mad, causing her to escape and injure others."
"Your Majesty, such a coincidence tonight must be someone with ulterior motives who is plotting to frame me. Please investigate carefully!" The third princess cast a fierce glance at Princess Tai'an.
As soon as the words fell, everyone could feel the dangerous atmosphere between the Third Princess and Princess Tai'an.
But Xuan Yizheng, who was sitting on the high seat, had no expression on his face, his brows were blank, and he didn't care about the bloody storm in the hall.
Xuan Yizhen's fingertips were wrapped with a thin red string, which he twisted in various patterns with light movements. He said calmly, "Since there are so many suspicious points, we will order an autopsy to collect evidence first. As for the palace guards at the eldest princess's residence, they will be severely punished and questioned. The third princess will be imprisoned for the time being. The case will be presided over by the fourth princess, and Shangguan Sheng will assist in handling it. Princess Tai'an does not need to be involved or bothered."
After he finished speaking, everyone in the hall had different expressions. The Third Princess's face was slightly gloomy, while Princess Tai'an's eyes were filled with surprise, and her palms were clenched into fists.
Hearing the voice, Jiang Yun felt that he seemed dispensable and nothing happened at all?
Yin Xing behind the screen didn't understand the situation. She just watched the red rope flying between Xuan Yizheng's fingertips. She remembered that she had played with the flower rope with her before, but she didn't know how to do it at all. She was shocked!
When everyone left the East Garden one after another, the heads of the Wanqi family looked at each other. They all knew that the royal family was going to be in chaos, especially Headmaster Ji and Headmaster Xin, who watched the internal struggle of the Xuan family with cold eyes.
The fourth princess, who had suddenly accepted the important task, glanced at the third princess, then looked at Princess Tai'an, and felt that things were becoming more and more chaotic.
But now both of the imperial sisters are implicated in the eldest imperial sister's death, so doesn't that mean I have a chance!
Jiang Yun and Shangguan Sheng were walking behind. Jiang Yun looked up at the increasingly full moon in the night sky and said jokingly, "It seems that this year's Zhongyuan Festival is really going to be incredible."
Shangguan Sheng recalled Jiang Yun's earlier brave step forward and hesitated, "Why are you taking the blame for me?"
According to his official position, Jiang Yun is a general of a thousand households, and is actually mainly in charge of the East Garden, but the summer palace has been in chaos recently.
Therefore, Shangguan Sheng was a little too busy, so he asked Jiang Yun to assist in some of the rotation matters.
"I'm not taking the blame for you. Now you are unlucky enough to take over the murder case of the eldest princess. Take care." Jiang Yun said with a smile.
It would be difficult to get away with it once you get involved in the affairs of these royal ladies, so it would be better for Jiang Yun to be punished.
Shangguan Sheng didn't expect Jiang Yun to have already thought through the pros and cons of this matter. He was silent for a while before taking a deep breath and calming himself down. "Do you think this incident today has anything to do with Princess Tai'an?"
The palace guards at the eldest princess's residence are not ordinary soldiers, and Princess Tai'an has no authority to mobilize them, so she is very likely to take advantage of the chaos and make a move, causing the third princess to get involved in a fight.
Jiang Yun calmed down a bit, shrugged and said thoughtfully, "It's hard to say, but I know why the princess and the palace guards went crazy. This matter may be related to another person."
Regarding the poison of the Wuxiang Flower, it is very likely that some of the princesses who sent people into the Flower Garden to investigate knew the benefits and harms before taking advantage of it.
As he finished speaking, in the hazy night, the sound of a wooden fish continued in the Second Princess's residence. She fiddled with her ruby Zen beads with her fingertips and said with a leisurely smile, "She probably has a taste of what it's like to be falsely accused now."
The maid served tea and lit the lamp and replied respectfully, "Master, you are wise, but wouldn't this be a great favor to Princess Tai'an?"
"You underestimate Xuan Yizhen. How could she not know the ambition and danger of Princess Tai'an? Now she is just letting people fight each other." The second princess drank tea, knowing that Xuan Yizhen would not tolerate one side dominating, so she would use Princess Tai'an to suppress the third princess, and naturally she also had ways to punish Princess Tai'an.
Putting oneself under house arrest is not actually a bad thing. At least one is hidden in a safe corner, just like Xuan Yizheng likes to manipulate others to fight instead of fighting himself.
Amidst the sounds of wooden fish and faint chirping of cicadas, the night sky was filled with brilliant starlight. Liu Ci in the small palace garden waited for Jiang Yun for a long time but could not get him anywhere, so she stopped anxiously.
The little girl squatted obediently at the doorstep, looking at the red ants crawling on the ground, and then looking at Sister Liu by the gate. She could vaguely feel Sister Liu's anxiety and didn't dare to get close.
When she looked up again, the little girl saw Sister Jiang appear with her eyes shining, and Sister Liu had already come forward to hug her, and everything returned to its usual peace.
Jiang Yun raised his hand and hugged Liu Ci intimately, explaining: "Don't worry, it's just that the patrol and rotation delayed me. I'm starving."
"That's good. I'll go heat up the soup." Seeing that Jiang Yun was indeed not injured, Liu Ci stepped back slightly and raised his hand to lead her inside.
Unexpectedly, the little girl ran to her side, raised her head and stretched out her arms, muttering obediently: "Sister Liu, Siyun wants a hug too!"
Liu Ci's face flushed and he forgot for a moment that the little girl was following him. He was about to speak.
Jiang Yun lifted up the little girl and said with a smile, "Your sister Liu is busy, I'll do it!"
After saying that, Jiang Yun ran quickly with the little girl in his arms, causing a burst of childish exclamations.
"Help, Sister Liu!" The little girl cried out with a dizzy head, but she was unable to break free from Jiang Yun's clutches. She looked very pitiful.
"Ayun, don't scare the child too much." Liu Ci stepped forward and spoke with a dumb laugh. Jiang Yun was very concerned about some things. When He Yun was young, she was very clingy and she often did such things.
Under the moonlight, many lights in the summer palace were on, and Yin Xing in the inner room of the East Garden raised his hand to flip the flower rope between Xuan Yizheng's fingers, and he was a little stumped!
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xing patiently. Seeing her tense face, which showed she was at a loss as to where to start, and her serious expression, he chuckled and said, "Why don't you hook the thread with your thumb first, and then try it?"
Yin Xing cooperated without thinking and quickly succeeded in untying the flower rope in Xuan Yizheng's hand, but then a new problem arose.
Because Yin Xing's flower rope turned into a more complicated knot wrapped around her fingers, this style was completely different from any of the ones she taught her!
"It seems that it is difficult for you to untie it by yourself now. What should I do?" Xuan Yizheng spoke rather casually, gently and harmlessly.
"..." Yin Xing looked at the beautiful Xuan Yizhen in front of him innocently, but felt that she was a little too sinister.
Xuan Yizheng has always been good at playing with knots. If she hadn't done it on purpose, Yin Xing would have eaten the red rope like noodles!
But in this situation, Yin Xing could only cooperate with a blushing face: "Yizhen, please solve it however you want."
"That won't do. You have to rely on yourself, otherwise it will be considered as surrender." Xuan Yizheng's eyes fell on the red rope wrapped around Yin Xing's thin white palm. It was staggered and orderly, gently tightening the fair and tender skin, sinking into the depression, making it look softer.
"Okay." Seeing Xuan Yizheng say this, Yin Xing could only think of a solution on his own.
Admit defeat. Yin Xing still remembers the punishment from the dice last time.
After a while, Yin Xing found that the more he struggled, the tighter the flower rope became, and then he realized that it was not simple.
Xuan Yizheng leaned quietly and elegantly to the side, drinking from the white porcelain teacup in her delicate hands, looking very calm and casual.
Yin Xing had no choice but to shamelessly call out softly, "Okay Yizhen, untie it for me."
"Are you sure you want to admit defeat?"
"Well, there's no need to be so clear about the distinction between us."
When playing this emotional card, Yin Xing's dark eyes were filled with hope.
But Xuan Yizhen just lowered her beautiful eyes, her cold jade face shining with the candlelight, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, and she said mysteriously: "You don't want to admit defeat and still want to untie the flower rope. This is a foul."
After saying this, the light in Yin Xing's eyes dimmed a lot. He could only touch Xuan Yizhen's thin lips and said flatteringly, "I promise it will only be this time!"
When it comes to playing games, Xuan Yizheng is always very serious, and Yin Xing feels a little desperate.
Xuan Yizhen was like a heartless and loveless Jade Bodhisattva, remaining indifferent to Yin Xing's flattery. He raised his hand and gently tucked the hair beside her ear, saying slowly, "The beauty trap, but it requires more effort to be effective."
The implication is that this little bit of sweetness is not enough.
At this time, even if Yin Xing was slow to notice Xuan Yizhen's interest, he could only swallow his shame and say, "What does Yizhen want me to do?"
"Don't you even know how to please someone?" Xuan Yizheng touched Yin Xing's fair and tender face with his slender fingertips and sighed helplessly.
"But am I not already doing it?" Yin Xing replied with a blushing face.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yin Xing was suddenly hugged by Xuan Yizheng and brought into his arms. The silver chain on his right foot swayed slightly, making a crisp sound.
Now Yin Xing was even closer to Xuan Yizheng, his nose touching her face and his whole body sitting on her lap. He felt something was not right!
There is still a difference between giving and selling yourself, right?
Xuan Yizhen noticed Yin Xing's nervousness. She raised her hand and gently patted her slender figure, fiddling with her lotus root powder sash with her fingertips. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on her cheek from beginning to end, observing her expression. With her other hand, she picked up a cherry and said leisurely, "How about this? If you can eat this cherry, the punishment will end."
After he finished speaking, the innocent Yin Xing blinked, but looked at Xuan Yizheng biting the cherry, secretly sighing that she knew how to play with herself!
But now Yin Xing's hands were tied, and he could only suppress his shame and lean over to kiss those warm and cool lips, but was unexpectedly frustrated.
In the past, Xuan Yizhen would hardly resist Yin Xing's kiss, but now she was rejected. Yin Xing looked at her resentfully, her lips numb, a little bit unbelievable.
Xuan Yizheng didn't mind at all. Instead, her beautiful eyes showed a faint smile, like ripples on the lake, making it very easy for people to drown and die without knowing the severity of the situation.
Yin Xing chose to forgive the infatuated man and had to try again, but with little success. She bit Xuan Yizheng a little shyly.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Yizhen revealed a flaw this time. Yin Xing's eyes showed joy, and he wanted to taste the cherry quickly, without noticing that the harder he chased, the clearer the kiss sound became.
It was also the first time that Xuan Yizheng felt Yin Xing's passion so clearly, but he didn't expect it was because of a cherry. He pinched her soft flesh with his fingertips in anger, and felt her trembling, then he stopped caring.
But this time, Yin Xing swallowed the cherry that he had finally tasted without any preparation, with a confused look on his face.
Finished, the cherry has a pit!
Xuan Yizhen hadn't expected Yin Xing to be so ticklish. He couldn't help but let out a faint smile. His eyes swept across her moist lips, and he said slowly, "I didn't expect you to be so greedy."
Yin Xing looked at Xuan Yizhen who was blaming him with resentment, wanting to say that she had deliberately attacked and pinched him, but his eyes fell on her slightly swollen thin lips, and he suddenly couldn't say a word.
It seemed a bit too intense just now, so now Xuan Yizhen looks like he has been bullied.
In silence, Xuan Yizhen didn't want to tease too harshly, so he untied the red ropes on Yin Xing's hands with his fingertips, gently rubbing the crisscross marks, savoring it: "But you rarely took the initiative just now, I am very satisfied."
Yin Xing blushed and was too embarrassed to look at Xuan Yizheng for a moment, thinking that there was no need for her to make such a serious comment.
But thinking of the cherry, Yin Xing raised his hand and touched his belly, and said solemnly: "I think it's dangerous not to be distracted when eating."
Fortunately, the cherry was not big, otherwise if it got stuck in his throat, Yin Xing felt that he might die on the spot!
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xing like this, raised his hand and stroked the back of her hand, jokingly saying: "Yes, that cherry was not pitted, maybe many small cherries will grow here."
Yin Xing felt very embarrassed after hearing this. Looking at the malicious Xuan Yizheng, he suddenly felt that he had bitten too lightly!
The candlelight beside the couch flickered, illuminating the intimate figures of the two people whispering to each other.
The moon was bright on the lake, almost like a full moon, and the waves were surging. Somewhere on the shore of the summer palace, dark shadows were gathering.
Shangguan Sheng approached and unexpectedly saw that the person was Princess Tai'an. He then understood the meaning of the person who left a letter on his door.
"Everyone witnessed the death of the eldest princess tonight. It is a fact that the third princess killed her relatives. Why don't you go with the flow, Lord Shangguan?" Princess Tai'an rested her palm on the hilt of the sword, her eyes as sharp as torches.
"Your Highness is concerned about the death of the eldest princess. I will not be careless and will do my best to investigate." Shangguan Sheng responded in a serious tone.
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Tai'an stepped closer, her eyes glancing at the scimitar at Shangguan Sheng's side. She whispered, "This princess wants the Third Princess to have irreparable evidence. If you handle this successfully, your Shangguan family will enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future."
Shangguan Sheng's expression changed and he didn't respond immediately, but he could clearly feel the proud aura of Princess Tai'an.
Princess Tai'an's internal strength is very strong, even not weaker than Jiang Yun. No wonder she looks so majestic.
It is obvious that according to the current situation, among all the princesses and princesses in the royal family, Princess Tai'an is the most capable of succeeding to the throne.
After thinking this over, Shangguan Sheng lowered his eyes and replied, "Yes."
After she finished speaking, Princess Tai'an chuckled, her expression full of self-evident arrogance and pride.
The night wind was clear and the sky was getting bright. Palace guards were patrolling outside the second princess's residence day and night.
Shangguan Sheng glanced at Jiang Yun and said, "You seem to think that the Third Princess is definitely not the murderer?"
Jiang Yun looked at Shangguan Sheng suspiciously and asked, "You don't really doubt that the Third Princess would be so foolish as to kill the First Princess in public, do you?"
Shangguan Sheng avoided Jiang Yun's gaze after he finished speaking, and instead looked around the Second Princess's residence for any movement. He then asked, "But what does this have to do with the Second Princess?"
"The flower in the Flower Tree Garden is called the Wuxiang Flower. It's said to be loved by ghosts. It has a hallucinogenic poison that can drive people crazy."
"So the eldest princess and the palace guards went crazy because of those flowers?"
Jiang Yun nodded and added, "As for the mad cat that hurt people, before you closed the Flower Tree Garden under His Majesty's decree, these princesses had all been there. The eldest princess who was in trouble was obviously unaware of it, so she can be ruled out."
Shangguan Sheng looked at Jiang Yun, who was so clear-headed, and finally believed that she was the top detective in the Dali Temple. He pondered, "This is a fight over the position of Crown Princess, so you suspect the second princess who is in line for the throne?"
There was a reason why the empress appointed Jiang Yun as a general of a thousand households.
"To be precise, it's not just the Second Princess, all the princesses including Princess Tai'an are under suspicion." As he spoke, Jiang Yun took out an egg pancake wrapped in oil paper from his sleeve. It was soft and chewy, and he chewed it in big mouthfuls.
Liu Ci’s cooking skills have always been excellent, except for the unpalatable special herbal tea.
"In that case, why don't you go and monitor the third princess who is now more suspicious?" Shangguan Sheng glanced at Jiang Yun's food and didn't expect that she brought her own dry food.
Jiang Yun chewed an omelet and said bluntly, "Because when it comes to cunning, the Third Princess can't beat the Second Princess, and the other princesses can't either. And that day, we watched the maids of the First Princess who set the fire go crazy. This is enough to prove that the Second Princess has mastered the use of the poison of the Wuxiang Flower."
Shangguan Sheng suddenly realized why Jiang Yun had asked her to cover her face with a veil. He said, "But the Second Princess has been under house arrest, and her maids have never been to the First Princess's residence. How could they have murdered her?"
"Yes, that's why I want to see how well the Second Princess is guarding her. If there isn't another secret passage, then there must be an accomplice."
"Given the Second Princess's abilities, the possibility of her being an accomplice is very high."
Many aristocratic families had heard about the cheating in the imperial examination caused by the Qujiang banquet that year, and everyone knew that the second princess was imprisoned in the Dali Temple.
For a second princess whose maternal family is in decline, she has been able to plan and make plans for many years under the nose of the late emperor. It is indeed not a difficult task to build a summer palace.
Especially since Shangguan Sheng had received instructions from Princess Tai'an, there was naturally no need for him to doubt others.
The Second Princess and Princess Tai'an are working together to strangle the other princesses, and may even eventually force the Empress to their side.
This matter is more dangerous and complicated than Shangguan Sheng imagined. After all, dealing with and suppressing the third princess is still controllable.
But the current empress cannot be forced to abdicate so easily. If anything goes wrong in this matter, it will lead to the destruction of the entire family.
The sun was rising, and the heat wave was surging, bringing dryness, and an invisible dullness was condensed in the hearts of many court officials in the summer palace. The eldest princess was shot and killed by the third princess. Once the crime was confirmed.
Those officials who were recruited by the third princess with a large sum of money could not imagine what their fate would be.
As a result, many officials wrote letters to intercede for the third princess, and some even suggested protecting the reputation of the royal family and giving her a lighter punishment.
Most of these folded books were placed on the desk of Princess Tai'an, and the Fourth Princess did not say anything.
Therefore, when the female official Chunli entered the East Garden with today's memorial, she felt particularly relaxed.
These court officials always report every little thing to the emperor, so it is strange that they did not react to the commotion last night.
Xuan Yizhen casually flipped through the documents without asking any questions. He simply said, "Now that the Second and Third Princesses are imprisoned, only Princess Tai'an and the Fourth Princess are assisting with court affairs. It's too much work. Let the Wanqi family select three officials to help with court affairs."
The female official was surprised, but she replied calmly, "Yes."
This is not just a simple sharing of worries, but it allows the elders of the Wanqi family to enter the court and enjoy a higher status of power.
The footsteps faded away, and soon, Yin Xing came out of the inner room, holding his stomach with his palms. He inexplicably felt that the cherry was about to take root and sprout.
When Yin Xing walked to the window, he did not sit down immediately, but opened the window to enjoy the breeze and look out at the vast lake.
Xuan Yizhen looked up at Yin Xing, who was standing in the wind. Her hairband was flying, and she looked very pretty with red lips and white teeth. He said, "Why don't you come over and sit?"
Yin Xing pursed his lips and said unnaturally: "Wait a minute, I'll get some fresh air."
"I thought you were still angry."
"I'm not that petty."
Xuan Yizhen blinked her beautiful eyes, her quietness tinged with playfulness as she said leisurely, "That's true. You've always been easy to coax."
Yin Xing's face flushed, feeling that Xuan Yizhen's words were not serious. He glanced at the documents on the table, remembering the commotion last night, and asked curiously, "How did the eldest princess's autopsy go?"
Last night, the Third Princess and Princess Tai'an quarreled so much that their veins almost popped out. There was no doubt that they were about to fight at any moment!
"The cause of death was naturally an arrow, so the Third Princess couldn't refute it. Are you worried about her?" Xuan Yizheng quietly looked at Yin Xing, who was particularly bright and energetic in the light.
"No, I just think that the third princess is not so arrogant as to kill her own sister in public." Yin Xing knew that Xuan Yizhen didn't like him mentioning the third princess, so he didn't hesitate too much.
Xuan Yizhen asked with great interest, "Then who do you think it is?"
Yin Xing shook his head and replied, "I don't know. It happened so suddenly, and preparing for the funeral in just two months was too intense. Furthermore, it was so close to the Ghost Festival. I always felt it was a bad omen."
"It seems that you have read a lot of Taoist books recently. You can even predict good and bad luck. You have made great progress." Xuan Yizheng chuckled.
"But the spirits of the Ghost Festival are particularly fierce, and the eldest princess always had a bad temper when she was alive." Yin Xing had a deep impression of the eldest princess slapping a female official in the face, and she was probably even more cruel in private.
Xuan Yizhen saw that Yin Xing was getting more and more scared as he spoke, so he raised his thin lips and said slowly, "You have collected so many talismans and magic weapons, they can be put to good use."
Yin Xing thought it made sense, and hurriedly took out the Bagua mirror from among the sundries. It was so bright that it almost blinded him. He returned to Xuan Yizhen's side and said confidently, "Yes, I think we can hang it in the East Garden to ward off evil spirits!"
This Bagua mirror is finely crafted, and the mirror surface is particularly transparent, which shows that the female official is meticulous and rigorous in her work, and any objects she takes out are made of excellent materials.
"It's up to you, just don't suddenly become a monk." Xuan Yizheng felt that the light reflected by the Bagua mirror was a bit dazzling, so he didn't look at it any more. He raised his hand to embrace Yin Xing and teased him softly.
In the past, Xuan Yizheng never liked looking in the mirror.
Yin Xing raised his eyes to look at Xuan Yizhen, who was smiling gently, as if basking in the spring breeze. His gaze lingered on her rosy thin lips, which were still slightly swollen and inexplicably charming. He thought to himself that he would never become a monk.
In fact, as long as Xuan Yizhen doesn't play anything too dangerous, Yin Xing quite likes her unique tricks.
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