Sword·Qinxin

Imperial City Chapter 10 Yuyang Died

"Princess, princess, don't fly it so high, be careful that if the kite breaks, you won't be able to get it back."

"No, no, there are thousands of people in the palace, why can't I find it back?"

A gust of strong wind blew by, and the kite was hooked to a tree. Princess Yuyang pulled it suddenly, but unexpectedly, the string broke.

"Ah, it's broken." Princess Yuyang looked at the broken thread in her hand a little dejectedly, looked in front of her eyes, and told the palace servants who were waiting on the side, "The kite is still on the tree, you go and give the kite to Ben. Bring it back to the palace."

"Yes, princess." Several maids and palace guards hurried towards the direction of the kite.

The autumn wind gusts, the kite swayed a few times and was blown down under the tree. With the wind, it actually floated towards Qiuyang Palace.Seeing the kite flying farther and farther, Princess Yuyang became impatient and chased after it.

"Strange, I saw the one flying here, but why it disappeared..."

Princess Yuyang bent over and looked east and west behind the rockery, not far away, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure, she smiled and said: "Huh?... Isn't that Qing'er, she also came to find the kite, this girl Really considerate..."

When Princess Yuyang was about to call Qing'er, she saw that she was talking to Xu Shangshu, and she was so curious that she hid behind the rockery to listen to what they had to say.

Xu Shangshu asked: "The death of the envoy won't let Bao Zheng find out anything?"

Qing'er snorted coldly: "Hmph, my unique skills are not easily found by ordinary people."

Xu Shangshu said: "That's very good, how is the prince's business going?"

Qing'er complained angrily: "He will protect her, and he won't do anything until now."

Xu Shangshu said: "This matter needs to be dealt with urgently. The Kaifeng Mansion has close contacts with her, and the prince is very worried."

Qing'er said: "Don't worry, I will make her unable to stay in Song Dynasty."

Princess Yuyang was hidden behind the rockery, and she was a little far away, she couldn't hear clearly, she could only vaguely hear Bao Zheng and Kaifeng Mansion, how could this Qing'er talk about Bao Zheng with Xu Shangshu?Could it be related to the envoy?Out of curiosity, I wanted to get closer and listen.

Unexpectedly, Fang Yi moved his body, only to feel a shadow swaying past, looked up, Qing'er had already passed in front of him, and said with a smile: "So it's Princess Yuyang."

Princess Yuyang opened her eyes wide, pointed at Qing'er and said in surprise: "Qing'er, you will... Wu..."

Without saying a word, only the sound of neck breaking was heard.Yuyang collapsed on the ground, lifeless.

Xu Shangshu and Qing'er talked well, suddenly seeing her jumping to the rockery, he already guessed that someone was hiding in the dark and eavesdropping, and followed to see which palace maid or palace supervisor it was, she was shocked and paled : "Grand...princess...how did you kill Princess Yuyang?"

"She has been hiding here and overheard what we said, so she must not let it out." Qing'er said coldly, her eyes turned around and stopped on a well not far away, "There is a well nearby. Abandoned well, just go in."

After saying that, he dragged the body and walked towards the well, Xu Shangshu could only watch Princess Yuyang being thrown into the well, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the proud daughter of heaven, she just passed away at the snap of her fingers.

Remnants of leaves drifted down leisurely, turning into mud, and the ground was full of flowers.

When Princess Yuyang died, the Empress Dowager was furious, and sent Bao Zheng to enter the palace to make a thorough investigation.

The envoy's death was still unknown, and now there was another murder case, Bao Zheng obviously couldn't sleep at night.

Zhan Zhao was very saddened by the death of Princess Yuyang. Although the princess was canonized by the queen mother, she was neither arrogant nor arrogant, and she was kind to others, and she was very popular in the palace.

Zhan Zhao went to the palace to inquire about the situation that day, and the maidservants were very sad when they told them, so they went to the place where the princess was playing to investigate.

The Yueqiu Pavilion is located at the back of the Imperial Garden, to the west is the Pearl Palace of Concubine Pang Gui, and to the northeast is the Qiuyang Hall.

"Puchi...Puchi..." A bird flew from the west and landed on the beams and pillars of the Yueqiu Pavilion.

Not far away, a small-looking palace guard ran and shouted: "Don't fly, don't fly, you will be blamed if you lose your mother."

Panting, the little palace supervisor chased the bird into the pavilion, saw Zhan Zhao standing in the pavilion, and hurriedly saluted: "See... I have met Mr. Zhan."

The little palace inspector looked at the beams and pillars with a helpless expression on his face. He couldn't reach the bird on the beams anyway.He looked at Zhan Zhao again, smiled at him, and said, "Master Zhan is a master of martial arts, can... can you help catch this bird, so I can explain to my mother when I go back."

Zhan Zhao looked in the direction of his finger, jumped into the air, and the bird on the beam was already in his hand.

"Thank you...Master Zhan." The little palace supervisor stretched out his hand to pick up the bird, but Zhan Zhao stared at the bird and frowned, not intending to give it to him, and asked in a low voice: "Master Zhan, this bird Is there something wrong?"

Zhan Zhao stared at it for a while, then asked, "This bird...isn't like... from the palace."

The little palace inspector smiled and said: "Master Zhan has a good eye. This is a tribute from the Liao Kingdom who entered the palace a few days ago. The Holy Majesty saw that the bird was completely white, with red eyes and white feathers. It was very beautiful, so he gave Pang Niangniang a pair. Mistress, look at it." Very happy."

"A tribute? A tribute from the Liao Kingdom?" Zhan Zhao's voice was slightly strange.

"Yes, it is a tribute, there are only four in total, the pair of the queen mother, and the pair of the empress dowager." The little palace supervisor replied, "I remember what the empress called it... God... what kind of bird..."

Zhan Zhao's eyes darkened, and he murmured, "The bird falls from the sky..."

"Ah, that's right, that's the name." The little palace inspector said again: "I heard from your mother that this bird is very clever and can recognize people by smelling its fragrance, so she ordered the servants to tame it. Mr. Zhan, can you... take the bird Give it back to the servant...the servant can go back to work."

Seeing that he had been holding the bird for a long time, Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, then handed the bird in his hand to the little palace supervisor, and walked away slowly.

Far away, under the setting sun, a long shadow is reflected behind him, very lonely.

A wisp of fragrance slowly floats out from the incense burner on the table, and the remaining smoke curls up, filling the room with pure fragrance.

Yun Ying took a sip of tea, looked up into the courtyard, and saw Zhan Zhao standing in front of the aviary, sprinkled corn, staring at the three birds eating in front of her.

Yunying put down the teacup in her hand, got up and walked out of the house, approached Zhan Zhao, and asked with concern: "Seeing that you have a dignified expression every time you come here, what happened?"

Zhan Zhao spoke slowly: "Princess Yuyang... the fragrance has disappeared."

"Princess? How could it be..." Yunying was surprised by the news, knowing that Zhan Zhao was in grief, and stood quietly by the side, accompanying him.

"Lord Bao couldn't sleep peacefully for a long time."

"The fragrance has the effect of refreshing the heart. Even if you can't sleep at night, smelling it will make you feel much more comfortable."

Zhan Zhao stared at Yun Ying with an unfathomable expression, and after a while, he slowly spoke, his voice seemed unusual: "Do you... have anything to say... to me?"

Yunying raised her eyes and smiled faintly: "Look at your tired face, you can't sleep well these days, you should take care of yourself."

Zhan Zhao smiled wryly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Miss. It's getting late, so Zhan will leave."

Zhan Zhao had a strange look on his visit the past few days, and there was something in his words. Yunying guessed that it might have something to do with the palace, and with the news of Princess Yuyang's death, she couldn't help feeling sad, so she sneaked into the palace that night.

Losing Princess Yuyang's laughter, the bedroom was completely quiet, and the grief of the maids was beyond words.Seeing that the servant girls and attendants were all outside the sleeping hall, Yunying quietly entered the inner room.

The furnishings in the bedroom were as usual, Yunying looked around, recalling the time when she entered the palace to teach the princess how to play the piano, her eyes were blurred with tears.

...Miss Yun is willing to come to teach the piano art, I am so happy that it is too late...

...Miss Yun, you don't need to be polite, now I am your student, if I am not good at learning, you can just say it...

... Your Majesty, Miss Yun was invited by Ben Gong, and I believe that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Miss Yun...

...Miss Yun, this is the best jade cream in the palace, that matter...that fact is wronging you...

...Miss Yun, come and see, which hairpin should I bring on the Empress Dowager's birthday...

...Miss Yun has a good eye, this jade hairpin is exactly what I want...

The willow-leaf jade hairpin made of jade was quietly placed on the dressing table. Yunying reached out to touch the pattern, and tears fell quietly, one drop, one drop... spreading out along the willow leaves.

A very faint fragrance secretly leaked out, Yunying frowned slightly, secretly startled: Lan Youcao!How could there be the fragrance of orchid grass in the princess' bedroom?

Yunying's eyes fluttered, and the light flicked around the dressing table. She saw a small dark brown wooden box next to the copper mirror. She picked up the wooden box and looked at it. She turned it over and there was a word "tribute" engraved on the bottom of the wooden box. .

Yunying was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood why Zhan Zhao was so weird, she laughed at herself and said, "So... so..."

That trace of luck has never escaped.

There was something strange next to the word "tribute", Yunying frowned, put the wooden box back to its original place, and quietly jumped out of the bedroom.Someone carved a mark on the wooden box, and followed the mark to find it, all the way to Qiuyang Palace.

"Hehe, I'm still wondering when you will appear." A clear female voice sounded softly in the dark night.

Yunying followed the prestige, and a graceful figure gradually appeared behind the rockery, dressed as a court lady.

"Qing'er?" Yunying was startled, unable to believe it.

No, no, Qing'er had been taking care of her when she was injured, if she was also one of them, she would not fail to notice.

Qing'er smiled and looked at Yunying playfully.

Such an expression... Yunying thought about it, and she had a clue, and said in a deep voice, "Hua Qianying."

Hua Qianying clapped her palms and said with a smile, "You guessed it right."

Hua Qianying is good at disguise, she pretends to be Qing'er, then... Yunying asked: "Did you kill Qing'er and the princess?"

"You also said that you missed one. I also killed the envoy."

Yunying was startled, she was the one who committed the murder in the palace?No, she's different from them, and she has no reason to.

"Why do this?"

Hua Qianying's smile faded away, she pointed at Yunying angrily, and said angrily, "Are you stupid in the Song Dynasty? How much do you want Brother Qin Mu to do for you?"

Yunying frowned slightly, and looked at Hua Qianying in confusion.

"It was you who killed Qingfeng, you were the one who had something to do with the Kaifeng Mansion, you were the one who disobeyed King Yelu's order, and you were the one who killed the flying knives. Why, don't you think these things are not troublesome enough?"

Hua Qianying counted Yunying's crimes in detail, Yunying was dumb, unable to refute, she lowered her eyes and stood quietly.

"King Yelu has already ordered, if you don't listen to the advice, even you will be killed!"

Yunying raised her eyes and said in surprise, "Brother Qin...he..."

Hua Qianying turned her eyes away and pouted her lips, "Hmph, if he is willing to let you die, can you still stand here?"

"Then you... are here to kill me?"

Hua Qianying snorted coldly: "If I kill you, he won't hate me forever! Remember you forever! I'm not that stupid."

"Then you lured me here?..."

"There are some things that brother Qin Mu can't bear to say, and some things that brother Qin Mu can't bear to do. I'm different. I won't be soft-hearted when it comes to your affairs."

Yun Ying was confused and asked, "What exactly does the lord want me to do?"

"Leave the Song Dynasty forever."

"It's that simple?"

"Hehe, you will know how to do it."

These days Yunying tossed and turned, and that night, Hua Qianying's evil smile lingered in her mind.

Hua Qianying is different from them, she is the lover of the poisonous king Lianshang, she and Qin Mu met him by chance six years ago, and she has been following Qin Mu ever since, intentionally or unintentionally, she even teases poisonous spiders and poisonous scorpions Own.She understands her affection for Qin Mu.

Hua Qianying is a master poisoner, she will never expect what kind of method she will use. If she deals with herself, she is not afraid, but... this time it will not be so easy to deal with.

Thinking of this, Yunying headed towards the Fortune Inn, he was the only one who could convince Hua Qianying.

In the Tianzi Room of the Fortune Inn, Hua Qianying had already come uninvited, sitting in the room drinking tea as if no one was around.

Qin Mu looked at the uninvited guest in the house, frowned and said, "What are you following me this time?"

Hua Qianying ignored his expression, drank tea on her own, and said with a smile, "I'll be there wherever you are, don't try to get rid of me."

Qin Mu said impatiently, "I have something important to do."

Hua Qianying nodded and said, "I know, I'm here to do important things for you."

Qin Mu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do something for me?"

Hua Qianying walked to Qin Mu's side with a smile, and said, "King Yelu doesn't want Yunying to stay in the Song Dynasty, so I want her to never come back here."

Qin Mu asked vigilantly, "What did you do?"

"Isn't she in close contact with the Kaifeng mansion? If Bao Zheng dies, what do you think the Kaifeng mansion will do to her?" Seeing that Qin Mu didn't answer, Hua Qianying continued, "Zhan Zhao has been investigating cases in the palace these few days. , has already doubted her identity, and if Bao Zheng dies again at this time, all the crimes will fall on her head, so that the matter of King Yelu can kill two birds with one stone. Brother Qin Mu, what do you think of my estrangement?"

She secretly learned about King Yelu's plan and Qin Mu's mission, and came to Bianjing one step ahead of him. He has always protected her, so she took this opportunity to teach her a lesson.

Hua Qianying took Qin Mu's arm, raised her eyes and looked at him eagerly, waiting for his praise.

"Nonsense! The lord ordered me to take her back, why use such means." Qin Mu flicked his sleeves, his voice seemed to be annoyed.

"As soon as Bao Zheng dies, she will turn against Zhan Zhao, isn't it good?" Hua Qianying wondered why Qin Mu would annoy her.

"What do you think happened to Mr. Bao?" The window opened in response, and Yunying jumped into the room, looking at Hua Qianying in shock.

"Master Bao? Hmph, I think you are really stupid in the Song Dynasty." Hua Qianying disdain Yunying's protection of the Song people, and said coldly, "Bao Zheng has already won my unique sect, Piaomiaosan, within five days will return to the west."