Unlike the tension and anxiety when they just entered the deep forest to rescue people, it was only a quarter of an hour before they came out, everyone's face was pale, and some people even vomited while holding onto a tree trunk because of discomfort.

Only the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, Wang Xiaoyuan, was able to remain calm.

After some greetings, Xiao Qian looked at Wang Xiaoyuan and asked calmly, "How is the situation?"

Wang Xiaoyuan bowed and replied, "Your Highness, the three black bears have retreated. Your Highness and Miss Shen should not go to see it... The scene was too tragic. The man's original appearance could no longer be identified. Even his identity, I cannot confirm at the first time. I can only take these relics to find someone to claim them, and then collect his body with his family later."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a guard soldier behind him walked out with a few things in his hands.

There was a blood-stained strip of cloth that was so tattered that its original color could not be recognized, a shoe sole that had been half-gnawed off, a horse whip, and a jade hairpin that had been broken into pieces.

Even Shen Nanzhi found it difficult to recognize that it was Jiang Qingyuan's thing, let alone these people.

Xiao Qi'an nodded: "Go back first, and we'll know after we count the number of people in each household."

After saying that, Xiao Qian looked up at Shen Nanzhi, "Miss Shen, why are you here alone?"

There was scrutiny in his eyes, and he obviously didn't think Shen Nanzhi's appearance here was just a coincidence.

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi looked up at him, her tone so calm that there was no sign of anything unusual: "I can't help it. Those girls don't seem to like me, and I don't know the way. I just wanted to walk around here and go back after a while. I didn't expect to hear screams from this side, so I rushed over."

It was no secret that she had had unpleasant experiences with Zhao Yuerong and others before her death. A little inquiry would reveal this, so it was not unusual for Shen Nanzhi to be isolated and act alone.

Shen Nanzhi didn't need to elaborate on the rest of the conversation, as Wang Xiaoyuan had already taken over for Shen Nanzhi: "When I came here, I happened to meet Miss Shen who had just arrived. I can testify to this."

At this point, Xiao Qian naturally had nothing to say.

Moreover, he didn't know who the person eaten by the black bear was, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions.

But unexpectedly, Shen Nanzhi turned around and asked Xiao Qian: "What did the Seventh Prince mean when he came down just now? Could it be that the Seventh Prince thinks that I should be in trouble?"

In fact, when Shen Nanzhi asked this question, he already had the answer in his mind.

Xiao Qian'an's reaction was enough to prove that Shen Nanzhi's previous guess was correct.

He too is born again.

He knew what happened in his previous life, so he immediately thought that it was Shen Nanzhi who was attacked by the black bear today.

However, I don’t know if Xiao Qian’an has also guessed that I am the same as him. But even if he hasn’t guessed it before, considering the Shen family’s completely different choices and trajectories from their previous lives, it is only a matter of time before Xiao Qian’an guesses it is her.

Shen Nanzhi asked this deliberately just to see his reaction.

After hearing this, the guards including Wang Xiaoyuan looked at each other in surprise.

Shen Nanzhi's eyes were clear and bright, as if they had the magical power to see into people's hearts.

Xiao Qian'an suddenly felt a little flustered.

He was deeply upset about what he had just blurted out.

But at the moment, he could only turn his head away somewhat unnaturally. In front of the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, he could only make up an excuse: "Third brother is seriously ill. I heard that you died alone. Naturally, I have to take care of you and pay more attention to you on behalf of third brother."

It's a bit lame, but there's no reason to blame it.

And this is exactly the excuse Xiao Qian'an is most reluctant to use.

Shen Nanzhi pretended not to notice his strangeness and only gave him a meaningful look. "I see. I would like to thank His Highness the Seventh Prince for his kindness and care."

Xiao Qianan turned to look at Shen Nanzhi and said sincerely, "It should be."

When he said this, his black eyes were filled with undisguised tenderness and affection, which reminded Shen Nanzhi of the time when she was seriously injured in her previous life. Xiao Qian'an looked at her like this and comforted her gently: It's okay, Zhizhi, even if you are disfigured, I will always be with you, don't worry, I'll take care of everything.

But the result was that he personally fed her medicine and left her to Jiang Yanran to be tortured. He also personally ordered the search of the Shen family and issued an order to execute Shen Changan, who had returned covered in blood.

In the eyes of outsiders, Shen Chang'an, the hopeless dandy of the Shen family, shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending his country. He defeated the larger force with a smaller one, turned the tables and escaped death. He did not die under the iron cavalry of foreign enemies, but eventually died under the guillotine of his own people.

Now, even if she looked at Xiao Qian'an one more time, Shen Nanzhi was afraid that she would not be able to suppress the deep hatred in her heart.

The same affectionate look from the previous life now only made Shen Nanzhi feel disgusted! So hypocritical!

After saying that, Shen Nanzhi also turned to look at Wang Xiaoyuan: "Thank you for your care, Lord Wang. It's almost time, I will go back first."

Wang Xiaoyuan nodded and said, "It's not safe here. I'll ask them to send Miss Shen back first. We have to stay and deal with the aftermath."

The black bear suddenly went crazy and appeared on the outskirts. This place must be cordoned off and no one is allowed to get close. Those who enter the enclosure are all noble people. No matter which one we bump into, we cannot shirk our responsibility. Now that one has died, we can't let anything else happen!

They are responsible for guarding here and also have to investigate why the black bear suddenly went crazy, so they can't leave for the time being.

Shen Nanzhi did not refuse and nodded gratefully: "Okay, thank you, Lord Wang."

After saying that, she squeezed the horse's belly, turned around and left, and the two guards also followed to escort Shen Nanzhi away.

Even though they had walked a long way, Shen Nanzhi could still feel Xiao Qi'an's burning gaze behind her, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

At this time, the scene in front of the lookout tower was in an uproar.

The herald has sounded the warning with the gong.

The girls who were outside before have also come back after hearing the news.

Before Shen Nanzhi approached, he could already hear a group of people chattering.

"How come several blind bears suddenly appeared? I heard someone died. It's so scary!"

"Luckily we didn't go to that forest just now, it was a close call!"

"I don't know which unlucky guy it is. Judging from the time, the men have already entered the deep part of the enclosure, but we girls are still on the periphery at this time. Do you think it could be some family..."

"Hush, didn't you see the Royal Guards rushing over just now? There will be news soon, so don't speculate."

……

Shen Nanzhi noticed that Mother Liu was hiding behind a tent not far away. She wanted to prick up her ears and listen to the discussion of these people to determine whether Shen Nanzhi was the one in trouble.

Especially when she heard the words "Whose girl is she from", Mother Liu's brows were filled with excitement, and Shen Nanzhi saw it clearly.

Wang Xiaoyuan sent someone to present Jiang Qingyuan's relics, causing several ladies and noble ladies in the stands to be horrified.

Emperor Shunqing called everyone to identify them. Mother Liu, who was standing outside, also stretched her neck to look, fearing that those things did not fall from Shen Nanzhi.

However, she was destined to be disappointed.

After seeing the pieces of the lily hairpin, Mother Liu's expression was no longer good.

When Shen Nanzhi walked into the crowd, the moment she saw Shen Nanzhi, Liu's mother didn't have time to hide the surprise on her face.

"What happened to Mama Liu?"

Shen Nanzhi looked at her nonchalantly, and said with some concern in his tone: "Why do you look unwell?"

At this point, Mother Liu finally came to her senses. She smiled awkwardly, "No, it's okay. It's just that I just looked at those things... weird... weird and scary."

Shen Nanzhi nodded and said regretfully: "Yeah, I don't know who is so unlucky, it's so tragic."

As she said that, she turned to look at Mother Liu: "By the way, have you seen Jiang Qingyuan and my cousin come back?"

Mother Liu was still a little dazed. When she heard Shen Nanzhi's question, she shook her head quickly: "No, maybe they have already gone deep into the enclosure. By the way, I saw that the girl didn't look well before... Is she okay?"

Mother Liu spoke tentatively.

Shen Nanzhi shook her head: "I am just like Liu's mother. I can't stand watching these scenes."

At this time, Jiang Qingyuan's belongings were passed around, but no one came forward to claim them.

At this moment, someone used a branch to pick up the pile of rags, and a bloody jade pendant rolled out from the pile of rags.

The moment she saw that thing, Mother Liu was stunned. Only then did she notice that the width of the sole that had been half eaten away by the black bear was clearly the size of an adult man.

And the broken jade hairpin, if I put it together...

A terrible guess emerged in Mother Liu's mind, making her feel like she was falling into the abyss in an instant.

Before she could recover, she heard a cry of surprise: "This... This is impossible!"

Jiang Shiyan, with a look of shock on his face, walked out from the team of civil servants accompanying the emperor.

He took a quick step forward and looked at the blood-stained jade pendant on the table, and he felt as if struck by lightning.

The shape of this jade pendant is somewhat peculiar. There is a corner missing from the bottom of the tassel, which can be seen at a glance.

All the young men from noble families who came to participate in this autumn's hunting ground were of prominent status and well-off. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for them to wear a jade pendant with a missing corner.

Only Jiang Qingyuan.

This jade pendant was a token of love between Jiang Shiyan and Zhao Wan, and later Zhao Wan gave it to Jiang Qingyuan to wear.

When Jiang Qingyuan was a naughty child, he accidentally fell beside a pond. It was the jade pendant that got caught on a dead branch nearby, which prevented him from falling into the pond and drowning, but the jade pendant also had a corner broken.

It is not only a token of love between his parents, but also once saved his life, so Jiang Qingyuan almost never leaves it.

It was because of this special feature that Jiang Shiyan recognized it at first sight.

"No... No... How could it be Yuan'er..."

Jiang Shiyan didn't even care about the blood stain on the jade pendant. He snatched it and held it in his palm. He didn't dare to look at other things on the table. He just turned around quickly and searched the crowd for the traces of Jiang Qingyuan's personal servants Fulin and Fuan. But before he saw the two people, he saw Shen Nanzhi and Mother Liu who was standing with Shen Nanzhi.

"It's you!"

In grief and anger, Jiang Shiyan didn't even care about the current situation. He stared at Shen Nanzhi and said angrily: "It must be you! You did something wrong here!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Shen Nanzhi, even Emperor Shunqing, Concubine Zhang and others sitting on the main seat looked over.

At this time, Jiang Qingyuan's personal servants Fulin Fuan were also rushing over.

When they saw what was in Jiang Shiyan's hand, the two of them were so scared that they knelt on the ground from a distance.

Jiang Shiyan couldn't care about Shen Nanzhi at this moment. He strode towards Fulin Fuan and asked, "Where is the young master? Where is the young master who asked you to protect? Why are you the only ones back?"

Fulin and Fuan were trembling with fear, and it took them a long time to utter a complete sentence: "The young master asked us to go first, he wanted to go for a walk in the front alone, and asked us not to disturb him, but not long after we waited, we saw the young master's horse rushing around like crazy. We realized something was wrong and wanted to rush over to take a look, but at that moment we heard the roar of a black bear from the direction where the young master left..."

After all, it was a blind bear, and they were afraid of it, so they didn't dare to chase it rashly. They only dared to show up after the guards took the lead. They never thought...

They couldn't say the rest of the words.

Now that Jiang Shiyan has claimed the relics and with the corroboration of Fulin and Fuan, the identity of the person who fell into the mouth of the black bear can be basically confirmed.

There were whispers everywhere.

Some people are glad that the death has nothing to do with them, so they feel neither sad nor happy, and can just sit back and watch the joys and sorrows of others.

Some people lamented that such a big living person could meet such a tragic end in just a short moment.

Of course, some people also remembered Jiang Shiyan’s previous accusation, and couldn’t help but look curiously in the direction of Shen Nanzhi, guessing that there was some inevitable connection between the two.

At this moment, Jiang Shiyan suddenly turned around and knelt down in front of the observation deck towards Emperor Shunqing: "Your Majesty, please make a decision for my son. My son died so unjustly, it must be Shen Nanzhi who was behind it!"

"What nonsense!"

Before Emperor Shunqing uttered a word, the two aunts of the Shen family could no longer sit still.

Third aunt Liu stood up and bowed to Emperor Shunqing, saying, "Your Majesty, please make a decision for my Zhizhi and don't let this heartless person throw dirty water on my Zhizhi!"

No matter what, Jiang Shiyan was still a fourth-rank official in the court. He should have been punished for openly insulting court officials. What's more, he insulted him in front of Emperor Shunqing, which was obviously against the rules and etiquette.

If it was anyone else it would be fine, but this person is the eldest daughter of the Liu family, the daughter of Liu Jijiu who governs the family according to rules and etiquette, and the third wife of the Shen family.

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Liu seemed to be unable to see those surprised looks, and only stood up and said, "Rules and etiquette should also be given to the right people. Lord Jiang is a bastard who would even defame and scheme against his own daughter. He is not worthy of being a father!"

At this time, Shen Nanzhi's fourth aunt also bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please give my Zhizhi justice!"

The two ladies of the Shen family have always been very low-key and easy-going. This is the first time they have acted so recklessly.

But no one dared to underestimate them.

Not to mention that they themselves came from wealthy and prominent families, but also because the third and fourth sons of the Shen family used their flesh and blood to block the last offensive of the rebel king, and used their flesh and blood to exchange for the current peaceful and prosperous times under the rule of Emperor Shunqing, and also earned the two of them first-class imperial edicts.

Not to mention that no one at the scene dared to belittle them, even Emperor Shunqing had to soften his tone and said soothingly: "Madams, please be patient, I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

As he spoke, Emperor Shunqing turned to look at Jiang Shiyan in the field.

Seeing that the situation was going to be unfavorable to him, Jiang Shiyan kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty! I am not slandering you. I have witnesses and physical evidence!"

As he spoke, he looked up at Shen Nanzhi, his eyes full of madness and determination to win.

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