Pretending to be jealous in the arms of Dali Temple

Chapter 177 Meeting in half an hour

The palace lanterns are flickering, and the dark night is cold.

Su Jin, which is soft and drape, outlines Wan Yan's figure very softly, and makes her shiver in the autumn night.

Eunuch Huang asked with concern, "Miss Xue, why don't you go to the House of Internal Affairs?"

Wan Yan shook her head, "Time is running out, it doesn't matter, the main thing is that I have no clue now, I always feel that Siqin's death is not easy, but..."

She had no idea where to start.

The little girl wished the adults were around.

"Talk about Siqin's performance in detail today. You can do it in all aspects. Think about how unusual she has been recently. The most important thing is today. Do you know how long she has been in Qianqing Palace? Where did she go? gone?"

Wan Yan now regards Si Qin as a suspect. No matter from which angle, this girl is suspicious, especially now that she has turned into a cold corpse.

The round-faced girl was still thinking, and the other girl who hadn't said much said, "Today, the servant girl has been with Siqin all the way. When she entered Qianqing Palace, she asked the servant girl to go to Wenhe Palace first, and we separated there until The servants saw her again after the banquet was over."

Wan Yan lowered her face.

In this case, Si Qin is likely to act alone.

"Do you know that there is a masterpiece handed down by Master Wen hanging in Qianqing Palace?"

The two girls looked at each other, shook their heads and nodded, "I only know that there are paintings, but I don't know what it is."

"Do you have a chance to enter the Qianqing Palace on weekdays?"

"No on weekdays, but we have a chance to go there during festivals or when the emperor summons his ministers."

Wan Yan's thoughts gradually became clear.

"Which part are you mainly in charge of when you enter the Qianqing palace?"

The two little maids were vague, and Huang Gonggong said, "It's simple and simple. The food that was withdrawn from the banquet, the broken cups, the stains that accidentally splashed, in general, it is a trivial matter in the palace."

The little maids nodded.

"There are more than that in normal times. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is short of manpower, and it is necessary to transfer people wherever it is needed." Eunuch Huang continued to explain, hoping that Wan Yan could understand.

"I see, where is Siqin? What do you usually do?"

"That girl is clever and quick in handling things. How should I put it? She likes to run errands for the ladies. Although each hall has its own grand maid, the piano player is familiar with each hall, and sometimes it is more convenient."

Eunuch Huang thought about it, "Recently she was in the Shangyi Bureau, and she was transferred back to the Dianjian Division after the autumn tea banquet yesterday."

"Did she ask to come back? Or did your father-in-law arrange it?"

"It's not a special arrangement, because every year at the autumn tea banquet, almost all the members of our House of Internal Affairs are mobilized, and the remaining elderly palace ladies have no choice but to stay."

In this case, Siqin has a good chance to enter the Qianqing Palace and touch the paintings.

But Wan Yan then asked another question.

Si Qin is a little court lady, taking such a big risk to steal the painting, what does she want to do?
"If, I mean, if Si Qin stole the painting from Qianqing Palace, can she leave the palace with the painting and live outside?"

This assumption is obviously impossible, Eunuch Huang, the two young maids, and the three of them showed surprise on their faces at the same time.

"Si Qin didn't say anything about going out of the palace. She also said yesterday that she hoped that the empress would be happy after the autumn tea banquet, and she would give us some silver coins." The round-faced little maid denied Wan Yan's guess with reason.

Empress?

"Isn't Concubine Yi in charge of the palace banquet?"

That's right, the round-faced little maid was stunned for a moment, "Oh, I didn't think much about it, but it's not like this. I heard Si Qin say that yesterday, and I was still thinking about it. Later, I interrupted because of other things."

Wan Yan looked at the dark night sky, and saw the twinkling stars very clearly.

Siqin, what are you doing?
Either suicide or homicide.

Could it be that she was silenced?

As soon as this idea came up, the words of the adults sounded in Wan Yan's ears, after all the possibilities were eliminated, the truth finally came.

What else is possible?
"When did Si Qin fall into the well? Who found it?"

Eunuch Huang replied, "It's a coincidence that a lot of broken cups were removed from the autumn banquet today, and according to palace regulations, they were sent to the South Courtyard. The old maid temporarily put these things in the backyard of the House of Internal Affairs."

Wan Yan blushed, "Master Su left all the court ladies who participated in the autumn tea banquet today outside the Qianqing Palace, and checked them one by one."

"Yeah, I never knew. When I came back from the Shangyi Bureau, I found out that something happened in Qianqing Palace. Before I could find out what happened, the old palace lady ran over and said that there was a bag of sachets by the well, and there was a scuffle at the well. Traces, embroidered shoes are not far away."

Eunuch Huang thought of something and lowered his head.

"Yes, in such a scene, how could Si Qin commit suicide?"

Eunuch Huang fell silent.

"There's nothing I can do about it, Eunuch Huang. I want to find out the murderer. No matter who Si Qin is, I have to give her an explanation."

The two little maids looked at Wan Yan with light in their eyes.

"What the girl said is that I didn't think carefully before, what does the girl want to do now?" Eunuch Huang immediately expressed his attitude when he saw this.

"I just came out from Concubine Yi. There were a lot of people entering and leaving Qianqing Palace yesterday, and I have to check them one by one." Wan Yan looked at the two little maids, "I want to make one final decision."

"Do you firmly believe that Si Qin will not commit suicide?"

"Yes."

"Okay, you guys go to see Mrs. Su outside the Qianqing Palace immediately, and tell her the content of my investigation. Mrs. Su will ask you some questions. I want to know if Si Qin knows anyone outside the palace. Can you explain this sentence to me?" Pass it on to Mr. Su?"

"Yes." The two young maids said in unison.

"Okay, you guys go now, I'm going to see the empress, we'll meet up here in half an hour, if you tell Lord Su like this, he will bring me a message."

Eunuch Huang waited for the two to leave, and looked at Wan Yan embarrassedly, "I was ashamed of what the girl said just now, from now on, just tell me what the girl has to say."

Wan Yan looked at the Palace of Funing, which was in darkness, and asked softly, "I want to see the empress, how is her temper?"

This question was too direct, Wan Yan knew that Eunuch Huang couldn't answer, but he didn't expect him to say, "We have always been at odds with Concubine Yi."

"Concubine Yi is presiding over the palace banquet today. Is it possible that the Empress might trip up Concubine Yi at the banquet and embarrass Concubine Yi?"

This is disrespectful, and Wan Yan said it in order to get Huang Gonggong's sympathy.

The two looked at each other, and Huang Yousheng nodded slightly.

Everything is going in the direction of a good investigation.

The two walked towards Fengcheng Palace.

When approaching the gate of the palace, Wan Yan stopped in her tracks, "Eunuch Huang, I will go in alone. You should investigate immediately when you return to the House of Internal Affairs. When will Siqin return to the House of Internal Affairs? Old maid, is there anything special about the scene?"

Huang Yousheng agreed, "Miss, see the Empress alone?" Concern was evident in his eyes.

"Why not?"

Huang Yousheng looked up at the high hanging palace lanterns in Fengcheng Palace, and sighed slightly with the wind in the dark night, "That's fine, the lady is holding the emperor's jade pendant."

"I can't think too much, time is running out, Eunuch Huang, we will meet up in half an hour."

Wan Yan raised her hand and tapped on the door of Fengcheng Palace.

(End of this chapter)