Suddenly, a shout came from outside: "You two! Go to the backyard and take a look!"

The two royal guards looked at each other, obediently gave up the pile of thatch in front of them, turned around and ran towards the backyard.

Pei Chun heaved a sigh of relief only after he was sure that the Imperial Guards had gone away.

The imperial guards ran to the backyard and shouted, and saw that there was indeed a New Year pig hanging there, with its black hair still not shaved.

There was a huge wooden basin below, with bright red pig blood dripping slowly, and faintly visible steam.

Gu Yuan's eyes also drifted towards the backyard, his expression indifferent, as if he had known the result long ago.

The commander of the Royal Guards frowned with regret, snorted with disdain, and retracted his sword.

Before leaving, he pushed the only leisure bamboo rocking chair in the yard.

He pushed it up and down, causing it to shake continuously, and it didn't stop for a long time.

Pei Chun swallowed and finally let out a sigh of relief.

He lay there, looking up at the thatched roof of the small kitchen.

Gu Yuan rushed over here anxiously. With his fingers red from the cold, he grabbed Pei Chun.

With an anxious look on his face, he said, "Mingcheng, please return to the Princess's residence!"

Pei Chun blinked, put down the kitchen knife, and looked back at Gu Yuan as he climbed over the wall.

He was wearing only thin pajamas, his bright red cloak had been taken off, and the narrow sword wound on his neck was glaring.

If it were any deeper, she wouldn't be able to see him.

After thinking about it, Pei Chun didn't say anything more and jumped out of the yard.

She has to return to the princess's mansion as soon as possible, otherwise it will be bad if her parents are suspected!

As for my third and fourth brothers, I don’t know whether they have returned.

Fortunately, when Gu Yuan's poisonous insect hurriedly slaughtered the pig on the first day of the new year, it sucked most of the pig's blood, leaving only a basin of blood.

That's why the backyard looks so clean, as if the pigs had been slaughtered there a long time ago.

On the other side, Gu Yuan looked at Pei Chun's back as he quickly walked away, and pursed his lips with some worry.

After a while, he turned around disappointedly.

This year’s Spring Festival...we can’t spend it together.

She returned to the house like a wandering soul and carefully took out the wedding dress fabric that had just been delivered today.

The envoy from Western Xinjiang has not arrived yet.

When the envoy from Western Xinjiang arrives, it will be time for him and Ming Cheng to get married...

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Looking at the residence of the Minister of Revenue in front of him, the commander of the Imperial Guards sighed.

Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, son of Duke Xin, son of the eldest princess, and future young master.

All these identities combined are enough to make him unworthy even if he had a hundred lives.

The leader of the Royal Guards turned his head and saw the Princess's Mansion next door standing quietly in the deep darkness.

He can't afford to offend this one!

After thinking for a while, he took the torch handed to him by his subordinates, smiled, jumped off his horse, bowed, and went to knock on the door himself.

After a while, the sound of a servant running was heard from inside, and then a round head appeared from the small door next to it.

"What's the matter?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been assassinated. The Imperial Guards need to search the capital. Please inform Lord Pei."

The little head was stunned for a while, and suddenly said: "Commander, please go to the Princess's Mansion first. The women in the family are sleeping.

I have to clean up first before I can meet the guests."

The commander of the Royal Guards laughed dryly, looking embarrassed, and was just about to find a reason to beg the watchdog in front of him.

However, he saw that the guard dog had already run out of the door and smiled at him kindly: "Let's go, I will take the commander to knock on the door."

The commander of the Imperial Guards breathed a sigh of relief, and his favorability towards the doorman and the Minister of Revenue increased dramatically.

There was even a faint feeling of being touched in my heart.

Knowing that it was not appropriate for him to knock on the Princess's door, he actually took the initiative to lead the way.

If all the families in the capital had this attitude, he wouldn't have to beg the arrogant watchdog so humbly when he searched the first few families.

The servant was quite agile and knocked on the door of the Princess's mansion.

He explained in detail what he was going to search for.

The commander of the Royal Guards waited anxiously for a while, and finally, the servant inside opened the door.

He was nervous at first, thinking that he would be given a hard time, but who would have thought that the Princess's Mansion would be so good!

It's really rare!

Especially when he saw Duke Xin standing outside in his pajamas, the commander of the Royal Guards was so moved that he almost knelt down.

How could there be such nice people in the capital city who didn't make things difficult for them at all!

"Search, please, but please be quick."

Look, Duke Xin spoke to these people in such a leisurely and calm manner.

"Okay, okay. Sorry to bother Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Duke."

The commander of the Royal Guards bowed and nodded.

When he passed by the eldest princess, who was dressed neatly but without any flowers in her hair, he didn't even dare to raise his head.

"The Royal Guards have been ordered to search for the assassin. Everyone come to the front hall immediately!"

He shouted towards where the maids and servants lived.

There was no way. No matter how polite Duke Xin was, he didn't dare to go to the backyard where the women lived first.

I could only shout towards the servant's residence.

Fortunately, there are few maids and servants in the entire princess's mansion, and even the number of guards is simple and touching.

It’s so quiet, so nice, it makes things much easier for him.

But... "Why is there only the Second Young Master?!" The commander of the Imperial Guards was horrified.

He was about to question the old butler beside him.

Then the Duke said calmly, "The children are staying at the Ministry of Finance Shilang's residence. You can go there to check later."

The commander of the Royal Guards breathed a sigh of relief.

Okay, okay, as long as the assassin has nothing to do with this group of dignitaries.

He bowed respectfully to Duke Xin and the Princess, and when he retreated, he ordered his men to wipe the dirty stone bricks with a soft cloth.

It's extremely servile.

After seeing the person leave, the eldest princess and Pei Ding looked at each other, and looked at their eldest son's mansion with great concern.

Over there, the commander of the Imperial Guards successfully entered the residence of the Minister of Revenue. When he looked up, he saw the young general Pei Zhan, who was highly respected by the military men, with a gloomy face, as if someone had disturbed his sleep.

The person squinting and yawning was Pei Che, the fourth son of Duke Xin.

She didn't show any expression, nor did she express any dissatisfaction with him.

The commander of the imperial guards smiled subconsciously and counted the attendants with the list handed over by the servant.

After confirming that there was no problem, he was about to turn his head when he suddenly remembered something.

He turned around and counted the number of Duke Xin's children carefully again.

No... "Where did Princess Funing go?"

His voice trembled. He really didn't want to find anything related to the assassin in the houses of these dignitaries.

If they were found, they would inevitably be questioned by the friends and relatives of these dignitaries in the court.

There is even a possibility of being hated, which is really frustrating.

"My sister is washing up, please wait for a moment, Commander." The eldest brother Pei Qing said.

There was a tone of refusal.

Upon hearing this, the commander of the Imperial Guards frowned, his eyes rolled, and he became a little suspicious.

He spent such a long time searching the Princess's Mansion and still hasn't finished washing?

Besides, he looked up and glanced at the sky which was about to break dawn. It was almost daybreak now. Should he wash up at this time?

Is it the wash in the morning or the wash before going to bed at night?

Suspicious, so suspicious!

Although offending high-ranking officials would make him very uncomfortable, what if the assassin was really the Sixth Miss of the Pei family?

Doesn't that mean military achievement is just around the corner? !

The commander of the Imperial Guards glanced at Tobe Shirou and saw that he still looked nonchalant.

Gritting teeth secretly.

He suddenly raised his hand and shouted to his subordinates behind him: "Go in and search!"

After he finished yelling, he deliberately observed the expression of the Minister of Revenue and saw that his face had changed.

The commander of the Royal Guards became increasingly certain that something was wrong.

He walked towards the backyard at a rapid speed.

All he saw were the rows of gold that the emperor rewarded him with.

The commander turned a corner and saw through the orange candlelight a swaying figure of a burly man in the room.

He was delighted, feeling that the reward was just around the corner.

He raised his hand suddenly and pushed the door open aggressively.

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