Jiang Yaonian looked up inadvertently and found a half-embroidered gauze screen in front of the window.

He stood up and walked over to take a look. He saw a mountain scene after the snow embroidered on the screen. The white snow covered the rolling green hills, dotted with lush trees and blooming mountain plums. In an elegant courtyard halfway up the mountain, there were two snowmen. A pair of lovers stood under the eaves, gazing at each other with admiration...

Jiang Yaonian was immediately shocked and looked carefully, and found four words engraved on the snowman's body: Until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble.

The words on the other snowman haven't been embroidered yet, but you can vaguely see traces of tears on it...

Jiang Yaonian knew that Qinghe should have discovered the incident by now, and when he recalled the sweet time when the two of them swore to the snowman, he could not help crying... His tears also dripped on the gauze screen, leaving deep and shallow dried marks.

Jiang Yaonian stared at the screen in silence for a while, then turned off the light, turned around and walked out...

……

At three o'clock in the morning, in a forest in the northeast corner of Prince Jing's Mansion, several dark figures were quietly digging a deep pit.

When the pit was almost dug, several people threw a black cloth bag on the ground into the deep pit, filled it with soil, and then pressed a few large stones on it.

After everything was done, several people carrying hoes quietly disappeared into the night, while the leader took many twists and turns and arrived at Ninglu Garden.

The maid Bingsui, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, led him into the living room. Jingying stood in front of the window, admiring the night view outside, and asked softly, "How is it, is everything done?"

The man said respectfully: "Please rest assured, my lord! Everything has been done!"

Jingying turned around, smiled at him and said, "Okay! Mr. Cheng, thanks to you this time! But don't worry, I will definitely help you with what I promised you!"

Cheng Heli bowed and said, "Thank you, my lord. I am very grateful!"

"No need to be so polite, we are family from now on..."

"Yes!"

After Cheng Heli left, Jingying breathed a long sigh of relief!

Just go check it out!

Even if they turned the capital upside down now, they would never find that little village girl!

……

The next day.

In the morning, Concubine Jia sat in front of the dressing mirror. The maids Jinse and Dujuan carefully helped her to arrange her hair. Jin Ling'er knelt beside her with her head lowered and said nothing...

After a while, Jinse whispered, "My Lady, it's done."

Concubine Jia looked at herself in the mirror, then smiled and said, "Okay, you guys go down!"

"Yes."

The two palace maids retreated quietly.

Concubine Jia turned to look at Jin Ling'er who was kneeling beside her and said softly, "This is your last chance, do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand!" Jin Ling'er answered respectfully.

"If you look closely, you don't look like that little girl, but if you dress up a little more, you'll be about 70% similar..."

When Concubine Jia said this, she couldn't help but carefully look at Jin Ling'er's face for a while, then smiled with satisfaction and said: "Most people can't see the difference at all! If you are lucky, maybe you can replace that little girl in the future..."

Jin Ling'er kowtowed and said, "I dare not! I am the daughter of a criminal, how dare I have such delusions..."

Concubine Jia said gently: "It's nothing! Although Ah Nian was deeply in love with that little girl, after she died, he would have to remarry! When the time comes, you can find a way to get pregnant, and maybe your grandmother will give you an identity..."

"I dare not dream of such a blessing. I will be satisfied as long as I can rescue my father!"

"Don't worry! If you become Madam Jiang, your father's affairs will be resolved... But you have to be on your guard against someone!" When Concubine Jia said this, her tone became cold and she warned: "Jingying has always been determined to get this position! Now that you are in her way, she will definitely try every means to deal with you. Whether it will be a blessing or a curse at that time, it all depends on you..."

Jin Ling'er kowtowed heavily and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Madam! I will definitely keep it in mind!"

"Okay, go ahead! From today on, you can never return to the palace. I have rented a house for you not far from Pingle Street. You can live there from now on."

"Yes!"

……

Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Yaonian sat alone in the study, sank into silence.

Several days passed, but there was still no result!

Qinghe seemed to have disappeared out of thin air!

No one knows where she went.

Also missing with her was the second son of the Li family. If Jiang Yaonian didn't know Li Jian, he would definitely think that the two of them eloped together.

But why did Qing He want to meet this person? What did the two of them talk about?

Jiang Yaonian pressed his brows in annoyance, his heart shrouded in a cloud of doubt.

The guard came in and said, "Sir, someone from Yingtian Prefecture said that an unidentified female corpse was found in a canal in the suburbs."

Jiang Yaonian looked up in astonishment, "What!"

The guard said, "The prefect asked you to go over and take a look."

"Hurry and prepare the car!"

Jiang Yaonian immediately stood up and left the study.

……

An hour later, the group arrived at a canal in the suburbs.

It was already winter, the canal had long dried up, and the accident site was surrounded by a large group of soldiers and yamen runners.

A group of villagers gathered nearby to watch the fun, and they were all talking in low voices.

When the prefect saw Jiang Yaonian getting off the carriage, he hurriedly led his men to greet him and said cautiously: "As soon as I received the news, I quickly sent someone to report it to you, young master..."

Jiang Yaonian frowned and asked, "Where is the person?"

The prefect hurriedly said, "Here, here..." Then he led the way and led Jiang Yaonian and others to the canal.

The officers and soldiers made way for the scene, and saw a female corpse lying on the ground, covered with a white cloth.

The prefect explained, "She was found by a nearby villager. Although her face was smashed and unrecognizable, her clothes made her look like a rich lady instead of a village girl, so they notified the local security guard..."

The village head sighed, "Sigh, the death was too tragic! I don't know what hatred she had, her face was smashed by stones... Judging from her figure, she was a pretty slim girl, not too old, with delicate skin and tender flesh, wearing a lot of jewelry..."

The coroner stepped forward to remove the white cloth, and Jiang Yaonian suddenly felt his heartbeat quicken, and his hands trembled slightly uncontrollably!

He closed his eyes sadly and turned his head away...

After a long time, he turned his head gently, opened his eyes, and found a female corpse with a bloody head lying on the ground!

His hair was disheveled, there was an obvious mark of strangulation on his neck, and the blood on his face had already dried...

Although her face was completely smashed into a bloody mess and unrecognizable, her stature looked exactly like Qinghe!

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