Pretending to be jealous in the arms of Dali Temple

Chapter 171 The First Suspect

Funing Hall.

The shadow of the moon is beautiful.

Dressed in tender green peony silk, Concubine Yi, with eyes as clear as water, apricot face and peach cheeks, just lay on the soft couch, looking at Wan Yan with a half-smile.

"You doubt me too?"

"Your Majesty, the daughter of the people just wants to know what happened."

Concubine Yi's smile deepened: "How strange you say that, the first time I saw you, I liked you very much. Even if you doubted me, I think it's because God gave us a chance to get closer again."

Concubine Yi's voice was lazy, and Wan Yan recalled how she looked in the rainy pear blossoms in the imperial study just now.

At this moment, in the eyes of Concubine Yi, there is no longer the loneliness when she passed Wanyan just now.

In the candlelight, there is shrewdness.

"Wan Yan, the emperor's son is the most vocal to become the prince." Concubine Yi played with a dark nanmu brocade box in her hand, and put it under her nose to sniff gently from time to time, "Tell me, why should I make trouble for the emperor?"

Concubine Yi picked up her finger, and the nanmu brocade box opened, and the faint fragrance of Su Mu Xiang Wan filled the hall instantly.

"How dexterous you are, you can concoct such a unique aroma, Wanyan, I like it very much."

Concubine Yi took out one and put it under her nose, then rubbed it on her neck. She closed her eyes and immersed herself in the fragrance of flowers.

"Your Majesty won the prize."

"Wan Yan, I didn't take that painting. After you leave the palace tomorrow, can you make me a Suhexiang pill? I really like this taste!"

"Your Majesty thinks I can leave the palace?" Wan Yan couldn't understand this woman.

If Concubine Yi hadn't taken the painting, who was the thief?

If the biggest suspect is ruled out, where will she go to find clues?

Apart from being anxious, Zuo Guyan also felt dissatisfied with Wan Yan's unhurried attitude towards Concubine Yi.

"Your Majesty, you are in charge of the palace banquet. Now that the paintings in the Qianqing Palace are lost, it is inappropriate for a girl to say this, but the paintings are of great importance now. If your Majesty knows any clues, please tell me."

Concubine Yi smiled, "These are the only people in the palace. I believe in Master Su's ability. Wan Yan, the Empress Dowager went to Tongshan Mansion to pray, and I know everything."

Wan Yan saw the gleam in Concubine Yi's eyes, and her heart trembled, "Ma'am, since that's the case, who took the painting?"

Concubine Yi leaned on the toffee mat and shook her head, "I don't know, I'm in charge of the palace banquet today, and I'm very busy. After the palace banquet is over, I sent the last batch of guests away. I didn't know the painting was lost until I returned to Funing Palace. "

Wan Yan raised her head and stared at Concubine Yi, she still had that nonchalant expression, Wan Yan didn't know where to start.

She believed that Concubine Yi must know something, but she didn't say it, why?

"Your Majesty, since the voice of the third prince becoming the crown prince is the best, why doesn't your empress help Mr. Su retrieve the painting?"

Concubine Yi laughed loudly, she had had enough, she squinted her eyes, raised the tip of her eyes, she was charming and domineering.

Concubine Yi who held Wanyan's hand at the palace banquet just now and said that she likes the Su Hexiang pills she made seems to be two people.

"Wan Yan, tell me, do you like Lord Su?"

Wan Yan blushed, what is the problem.

Today, she especially wore the su brocade with a waist. Sitting on the nanmu chair at the moment, she felt stuffy.

"Why do you ask me that, ma'am?"

When she came to investigate the case, she thought that Concubine Yi had been so warm and kind to her just now, so she should be able to talk freely with her at this moment, and say whatever she wanted.

Unexpectedly, not only did she not provide any clues, but she also did not mention anything about solving the case, wasting her time.

Wan Yan was a little impatient.

"Why, you don't want to answer me?"

Wan Yan stood up, "Mother, if you like me and the case is solved, don't talk about Su Hexiangwan, whatever the empress likes, Minnv will do. Now, Minnv is anxious to help adults retrieve the painting."

Wan Yan looked at the hourglass, an hour had passed.

There are four hours left, but now she has no clue at all.

Concubine Yi stared at Wan Yan, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, "Did you know? Today is the 20th year since I entered the palace, 20 years ago today I was sent to this palace, from now on..."

Concubine Yi looked out of the window with infinite loneliness in her eyes, just like what Wan Yan saw in the imperial study just now.

"How are you doing now?" Concubine Yi seemed to be asking, but she continued on her own, "I used to be as naive as you, I would laugh at funny things, cry when I was unhappy, eat and drink with my little sisters, Poems and songs all night."

Concubine Yi put the Suhexiang pill under her nose again, "This smell is the same as the spring smell in the back garden of Duke Zhen's mansion. It's like smoke. I regret entering the palace."

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Wan Yan looked at Concubine Yi, what's the point of saying this after 20 years?

Concubine Yi lowered her eyes and covered the look in her eyes, "But I have a prince, and for him, I want to live in this deep palace, not only to live, but also to live well, to live wonderfully, to live in any Protect yourself when it happens."

Pulling up her sleeves, the maid behind Concubine Yi put a thin feather coat on her body, "Wan Yan, have you seen it? This dress alone is worth a thousand taels. This is a tribute from the Western Regions, and the emperor rewards it alone." I."

Concubine Yi stretched out her hand to caress Yu Yi, and smiled, "Wan Yan, I didn't take the painting, it's the same sentence, I won't do anything to offend the emperor."

Wan Yan was confused by Concubine Yi, but she still heard that there was something in Concubine Yi's words, "At this level, the empress still refuses to say a word?"

"Wan Yan, today I am hosting the autumn tea banquet, you change your identity and think about it, I might do this kind of thing in my own territory?"

Concubine Yi reminded Wanyan with one sentence that she really felt that Concubine Yi was the most suspicious before coming to Funing Hall, but Concubine Yi said so, it was not unreasonable.

"Wan Yan, this painting was originally intended to be a gift to the Wali Kingdom, but there are still a lot of things on the gift list, among other things, there are several night pearls the size of my little finger. If I want to mess things up, wouldn't it be easier to take the jewels? "

Concubine Yi leaned against the back of the chair, slowly closed her eyes, "I heard that the painting was lost, and I wondered who did it, but I really don't know, Wan Yan, you checked it out, I'll tell you , is another matter."

"Your Majesty, the women are dull and don't understand."

Concubine Yi smiled and opened her eyes again, "This harem cannibalizes people. In the dead of night, I always think, is it luck or fate that I can survive till now?"

Wan Yan is getting more and more incomprehensible, Concubine Yi is unpredictable, she is like a peony flower swaying outside the window, beautiful but illusory.

Wan Yan didn't want Concubine Yi to lead her by the nose like this, since she entered Funing Palace, Concubine Yi just made her unable to understand.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for being disrespectful. Now the emperor has asked her to find the lost painting. My Lady is eager to solve the case. My Lady, if we get closer, we can talk about it later. Can Your Majesty answer my question?"

Concubine Yi smiled and sat upright slightly, "After talking so much, you still don't believe me, okay, just ask."

"Why did your empress choose to rest in the Qing Palace? Is this a temporary decision, or did your empress have an idea?"

"I want to say that I have an idea, what would you think?" Concubine Yi was very interested in Wan Yan's reaction.

Wan Yan sat up straight and said firmly, "Then I still firmly believe that the empress is the number one suspect."

(End of this chapter)