The prince supports her, and the reborn princess kills people

Gu Beihuai came to the side hall.

The mess caused by the fire had been cleaned up. Gu Beihuai looked around but did not find any useful clues.

He did not give up. He dismissed all the palace servants and searched carefully in the side hall.

At the same time, he asked Shuofeng to go back to the palace to investigate the situation, and asked Jifeng to investigate the ins and outs of the matter in the palace.

The queen was worried and followed him, but was stopped by Gu Beihuai's men and could only stand outside the door anxiously.

Some important traces, such as footprints, were cleaned up. Gu Beihuai had no way to investigate and could only close his eyes and simulate Shen Qingyan's situation at that time.

After a long time, he opened his eyes and looked towards the two corners where he could hide.

One is next to the bookshelf and the other is on the left side of the windowsill.

Once a fire breaks out, it will inevitably ignite the bookshelves, so it is impossible to hide near the bookshelves.

Then there is only the left side of the windowsill.

Gu Beihuai stepped forward, squatted down and looked carefully for clues.

Suddenly, a very thin crack on the ground caught his attention, as if it was cut by some sharp weapon.

The first thing Gu Beihuai thought of was the hairpin.

He raised his hand and knocked, and a hollow sound came from the cracked floor tiles.

Soon, he found the starting mechanism, and the moment he fell into the darkness underground, he breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter why there is a secret passage here, as long as Shen Qingyan finds it, then she will not be burned by the fire and will probably be safe.

Gu Beihuai walked forward along the dark passage without hesitation.

The Queen waited for a long time but Gu Beihuai didn't come out, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.

She turned to look at Gu Ruxiao and said anxiously, "Xiao'er, are you willing to go in and take a look at Beihuai? It's been so long, I hope nothing has happened..."

However, Gu Ruxiao's eyes were empty and he didn't hear what the queen said at all.

"Xiao'er." The queen looked displeased.

"it is good."

Gu Ruxiao stepped inside.

However, within a few breaths, she ran out, looking anxious.

"My brother is missing!"

"What?!" The Queen immediately rushed in to check, and sure enough, she did not see Gu Beihuai.

Her mind went blank and she almost fainted again.

Could it be possible that people could be eaten in this side hall?

The noise here was quite loud, waking up Lu Jiuxiao who had just caught up on his sleep.

After finding out the whole story, he immediately volunteered to lead people to search for clues in the side hall.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

The Queen was going mad and her emotions were getting agitated again.

"That little bitch must have wanted to harm Bei Huai and took him away. Bitch, bitch!"

Gu Ruxiao looked at her expressionlessly. He neither agreed with her as before nor tried to reconcile with her as he had done recently. He just stood behind her coldly and indifferently, and no one knew what he was thinking.

----

After Shen Qingyan and Qingmei came out of the ghost market, they did not return to the palace, but went directly to Fengyue Tower.

She wanted to ask Shen Yuanmu something, something about Chu Qingyue.

On the way there, he met someone from the Rat generation and learned that Gu Beihuai had entered the palace.

When Shen Qingyan heard Gu Beihuai's name, her breathing paused unconsciously.

"understood."

When they arrived at Fengyue Tower, Shen Yuanmu was busy in the private room. He stood up when he saw Shen Qingyan.

"Yan'er, why are you here?" Shen Yuanmu felt relieved. "I heard that there was a fire in the palace and you and Gu Beihuai were missing. I was just about to ask the people of the Rat generation to find out about you, but now it seems to be a rumor."

Shen Qingyan was secretly surprised. Did the news spread so quickly? But why did they say that she and Gu Beihuai were both missing?

Before he had time to think too much, Shen Yuanmu saw the clues.

"Your complexion doesn't look right. What's wrong? Did Gu Beihuai bully you?"

Shen Qingyan forced herself to cheer up and shook her head.

"Brother, I have something to ask you."

Gu Beihuai's expression gradually became serious. "If you have any questions, just ask."

Ye Yuege retreated tactfully and closed the door.

Shen Qingyan asked directly, "Brother, is mother's death related to anyone in the royal family?"

On the way here, she figured out why Shen Yuanmu was unwilling to deal with people from the royal family.

Shen Yuanmu didn't expect her to ask this question. He hesitated for a moment and did not hide it.

"Yes."

"Have you ever thought about revenge?"

Shen Yuanmu did not answer her question, but asked: "Who told you?"

"I know everything." Shen Qingyan tried to calm herself down, but couldn't help her eyes reddening. "No matter who told me, I will tear the person who harmed my mother into pieces."

Finally, he emphasized, "I want revenge."

Shen Yuanmu had a complicated expression, with a trace of heartache in his eyes. After a while, he said, "Think it over carefully. If you insist on revenge, you and Gu Beihuai..."

"I know." She had thought about it countless times after knowing the truth.

"I will handle the relationship between him and me well. I am the one who let him down. If after my revenge, he can still accept me..."

Are you acceptable?

I guess he couldn't accept it, after all, the person he was going to kill was his biological father.

She can avenge her mother, will he avenge his father?

Thinking of this, Shen Qingyan's tears welled up in her eyes.

"Yan'er, I didn't want you to be involved in this." Shen Yuanmu felt even more distressed and raised his hand to wipe away her tears with his fingertips.

"But now that you know, I can't hide it from you anymore."

"In fact, I have been preparing for revenge these years. This is the main reason why I gave up my official career and worked hard to run Fengyue Tower."

Shen Qingyan was speechless. Her brother had endured so much alone.

Suddenly, she thought of something and her eyes widened suddenly.

"Brother, the reason why you are willing to get along with Gu Ruxiao is, could it be because..."

"Yes, I do have this idea." Shen Yuanmu admitted generously, "Using the princess can indeed make it easier to get close to that person."

Shen Qingyan choked up a little, "Brother, you should have told me earlier."

"Silly Yan'er." Shen Yuanmu reached out and touched her head. "I just hope you can be happy. That's enough. I can do this revenge alone."

Shen Qingyan shook her head, choking with sobs and unable to speak.

Just then, there was a slightly hurried knock on the door.

Ye Yuege lowered her voice and said urgently, "Sir, Princess, the Prince of Huai is bringing people here."

Hearing Gu Beihuai, Shen Qingyan suddenly came back to her senses, and her first reaction was to find a place to hide.

She couldn't see him yet, she wasn't ready to see him yet.

"Brother, I..."

"If you don't want to see him, then don't see him." Shen Yuanmu quickly understood what she meant, "Don't worry, I will deal with him."

Shen Qingyan nodded and went to the bedroom with Qingmei.

When Gu Beihuai came out of the mysterious passage in the side hall and saw the barren hills of the imperial palace, he knew that Shen Qingyan must have escaped.

However, she did not return to the palace.

Gu Beihuai thought that she would be with Shen Yuanmu.

The moment he pushed open the door of the private room, there was a faint and elegant floral scent in the breeze, which was the unique fragrance of Shen Qingyan.