Gel makeup

Chapter 106

Siqing went upstairs and looked at Lu Chu who was leaning against the window. Lu Chu fell asleep, her soft skirt hanging down to the floor, thin beads of sweat still hung on her forehead, and she was still murmuring in her dreams. Long and short sentences filled in by Qing.Siqing wiped off her sweat and sat by the window.At sunset, the sound of silk and bamboo in Fenzi Hutong resounded, and the streets were brightly lit.This is the imperial capital where Siqing has lived for many years, the imperial capital that is always noisy and flashy.In the city, there will always be an undercurrent surging between the bustling streets, and there will always be countless people who are full of calculations.

Siqing suddenly realized that she hadn't been as flustered as she was today for a long time. Ever since the Jigu Pavilion was erected, an invisible big net was quietly opened under the planning of her and Jiang Feng, netting the imperial capital city with constant singing and dancing. Many vacillating chess pieces in the court game also captured the world that belonged to her and Shangzhi Jingwei.She told herself countless times that there was no way out by doing this, but she told herself countless times proudly that only by doing so could there be a way out and room for retreat.

When this big net was cast, no one knew how proud she was.Waking up from a dream in the middle of the night, she quietly opened one long window after another by herself, letting the night wind blow her wantonly.At that moment, she felt that she really existed in this world, not someone's shadow, not someone's vassal, not a weak flame, not afraid of the wind and rain.

However, when she was feeling proud, Jiang Feng's sudden disappearance gave her a blow. She suddenly realized that what she had done was far from enough, and her plan was full of loopholes.The once-full plan was like a kite with a broken string released in spring and March, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Lu Chu woke up and hurriedly said: "I actually fell asleep, is there any news from the pigeon house?"

Siqing shook her head, the weather was too hot, she reached out to touch the broken hair behind the bun, and used a tortoiseshell comb to comb it, "We must prepare for the worst."

Cheng Yingzhou left the market near Jigu Pavilion, intending to go back to the Jinwu Guard, but before he took two steps, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.He looked intently and said, "Mr. Gu?"

Gu Liangfen turned around and was quite surprised to see that it was Cheng Yingzhou.Gu Liangfen nodded lightly to Cheng Yingzhou, and the two turned to a secluded place to meet each other.

Cheng Yingzhou asked, "Why is Mr. Gu back?"

Gu Liangfen said: "I received a letter from Wu Zhai on the way, and learned that Mrs. Shen had an accident. I expected that Uncle Wu's family would be anxious when he found out, so I turned back to Beijing halfway." After thinking about it, he added, "I I came back by myself. I heard that this incident seems to have something to do with Dingfan. Last year, Jiayan was implicated by Dingfan. I was worried that someone would target Jiayan because of Dingfan’s old affairs, so I asked Jiayan to go to Tonghe first. "Fu Linchuan has a special status, and Gu Liangfen and Siqing are afraid that Fu Linchuan will be involved in the incident again.

Gu Liangfen also called Fu Linchuan with the word "family strictness". Ying Zhou nodded and said: "It is very appropriate to do so."

Gu Liangfen asked: "There is still no news about Mrs. Shen?"

Cheng Yingzhou shook his head again and again, "No. This matter is really weird. Mrs. Shen is extremely skilled, and she cannot be easily captured. If Mrs. Shen is still in the city now, our people should not have received any news."

Gu Liangfen thought for a while and asked: "I heard that the person disappeared near Prince Duan's Mansion, so Prince Duan's Mansion..."

"Prince Duan's mansion is fine," Cheng Yingzhou said, "If it is related to Duan's mansion, it's impossible for Duan's mansion to make a move near his home, it's too conspicuous."

Gu Liangfen said: "That's true. What is the purpose of Mrs. Shen going to Duanfu?"

Cheng Yingzhou said: "Go and find out the source of the letter from Tang Peng's mansion, there are new clues."

"What did the people from Prince Duan's Mansion tell Mrs. Shen?" Gu Liangfen pondered.

Cheng Yingzhou said: "The clues are only related to the relatives of the servants of the Duanfu, and the Duanfu doesn't want to get involved. So after Mrs. Shen came to the Duanfu, she met with the relatives of the servants of the Duanfu alone. Only Madam Shen and the relatives of the servants were discussed. Everyone knows, but other people in Duanfu don't know."

Gu Liangfen quickly asked: "Where is the person who might know the clue?"

Cheng Yingzhou sighed: "The joint is here. That man resigned before Mrs. Shen left Duanfu, and then disappeared..."

Gu Liangfen's heart moved, "Could it be possible that Mrs. Shen has found a clue that catches everything?"

Cheng Yingzhou said: "Probably so."

Gu Liangfen thought for a while and then asked: "Did Mrs. Shen find the relatives of the servants of the Duanfu through the Duanfu? If so, what did Madam Shen say when she asked the Duanfu to find someone?"

"Mrs. Shen asked Duanfu to help check if there is any abnormality in the relatives of a servant of Duanfu," Cheng Yingzhou said, "Then Duanfu went to check and found nothing unusual."

Gu Liangfen asked: "Then what does this relative of the servant of the Duanfu do for a living?"

"Open a shop," Cheng Yingzhou replied, "The relatives who opened the shop told Prince Duan that there was nothing unusual about his shop recently. That is to say, the people who supplied the shop were a bit slippery, and they were short of catties to make up for it. Prince Duan listened. So I invited Mrs. Shen and told Mrs. Shen what she said. After Mrs. Shen went to Duanfu, she asked the relatives who opened the shop some things alone. No one else knew what they were asking. The family member who opened the shop left Duanfu before Mrs. Shen, told the family to go out of the city to buy goods, then disappeared and never returned."

"Purchase?" Gu Liangfen hesitated, "What kind of goods are you buying? I'm fairly familiar with the trade of goods around the imperial capital." Gu Liangfen said.

In this way, the clue was diverted from Jiang Feng to the owner of the pastry shop.Cheng Yingzhou thought for a while and said, "I don't know what to buy. Why don't you go to the shop and ask his wife?"

Gu Liangfen nodded, Cheng Yingzhou came to Jigu Pavilion to meet Siqing without any entourage, Gu Liangfen found a place to fasten his mount, and the two of them used their light skills to find a path to the pastry shop.

The door of the pastry shop was closed, Gu Cheng and the two didn't go in directly, but settled in the tea house next to the pastry shop. This was the whistle of the military guards of the government, and the plainclothes of the Jin Wuwei were also among them.

Gu Liangfen suddenly understood why Duan Wang and others were so afraid of Siqing. It turned out that she silently controlled the most elite guards in the imperial capital, and stretched her hand to the former court, but no one could catch the evidence.He was thinking wildly, Cheng Yingzhou had finished talking with the secret sentry of the military guards of the government, and said to Gu Liangfen: "The owner of the pastry shop has not come back, the door of the shop is closed, and there has been no movement."

Gu Liangfen said: "Are there other forces nearby staring at this place?"

Cheng Yingzhou replied: "Probably not. Go in and have a look?"

Gu Liangfen nodded, and the two turned into the shop in the dark, Gu Liangfen turned on the fire folder, and suddenly said: "Come and see!"

There used to be a family of four and two shop assistants in this pastry shop. At this moment, except for the owner of the pastry shop, everyone is silent, lying dead here.

Cheng Yingzhou was horrified, and sent a signal for a dozen or so forbidden soldiers to come into the courtyard. After they checked the corpse, they all sealed their throats with swords.

(End of this chapter)