Noble First Daughter-in-law

Night falls.

In a night that should have been completely quiet, tonight there was a faint uneasy agitation. Qianqiu Palace, which had finally calmed down, was not quiet for long when the tranquility was broken by a rush of footsteps.

When Tusheer heard the sound and went up to greet him, he saw Chu Ruoyan and Panqing walking in hurriedly just like during the day.

Only this time, her face was no longer as aggressive as it was during the day, and she was confident that she was looking for trouble. Instead, the corners of her eyes were red, and she was a little panicked. Although Tu Sheer had never liked her very much because of Shang Ruyi, but seeing such a beautiful woman at a loss, she felt a trace of pity in her heart, and her tone was not as cold and tough as before.

"Mrs. Chu, you are so late -"

Chu Ruoyan looked at her, without her usual coldness and arrogance, and said eagerly: "The princess hasn't gone to bed yet? I have something important to report."

Tusheer said: "The princess is not asleep yet, and His Highness the King of Qin is also——"

Before she finished speaking, Shang Ruyi's voice came from the hall: "She'er, bring Mrs. Chu in."

Hearing this, Tu Sheer didn't say much. He just raised his hand and Chu Ruoyan took a deep breath and followed her into the hall.

The lights in Qianqiu Palace were brightly lit, and Chu Ruoyan saw Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi sitting directly in front of them at a glance. The two people frowned slightly, their expressions were solemn, and they had no intention of taking a rest.

As soon as he saw Yu Wenye, Chu Ruoyan's steps immediately slowed down: "Second brother..."

Yu Wenye had a serious face. When he looked up at her, his expression was a little more complicated, but his voice was still gentle and he said, "You're here."

Chu Ruoyan's eyes were red, as if she had something to say, but she hesitated. When she saw Shang Ruyi beside her, she immediately straightened her back to make herself look more upright, and said: " I came here so late not to disturb your rest, but I have something to say."

Shang Ruyi understood clearly, and raised his hand gently: "Sit down first, and then we'll talk after you sit down."

Chu Ruoyan bit her lower lip, then walked aside and sat down as instructed, then raised her head and said, "The princess asked me to give an explanation tomorrow, but I just checked everyone in Jinyuyuan, and they all have no problems. only--"

"Just what?"

"It's just that the maid guarding the warehouse is missing?"

She originally thought that Shang Ruyi would be shocked when she told this matter, but to her surprise, Shang Ruyi just frowned and looked at Yu Wenye, but he didn't look too surprised, as if he had known about it for a long time. Average.

Chu Ruoyan said in surprise: "Princess..."

Before she finished speaking, Yu Wenye on the side asked: "What's the name of that palace maid? Where did she come from?"

Pan Qing took a step forward and responded: "To return to Your Highness, the palace maid is called Jian Chun. She was sent by the Shang Palace Bureau. She usually does not serve Madam. She is only responsible for cleaning the courtyard and managing the warehouse. This time, Madam is doing the work for the Princess. The snacks, the food box I specially found in the warehouse was just for her to find and deliver."

"..."

"Just now, Madam went back and searched all the places and everyone, and found that she was missing."

Hearing this, Tusheer took a deep breath and said softly: "Just now, I was passing by and saw you guys looking for someone, that's-"

"Just looking for her."

Pan Qing said eagerly: "But we have searched all around and can't find her."

The Qianqiu Palace was quiet again.

Shang Ruyi took a deep breath and said to Yu Wenye, "As expected."

Yu Wenye didn't speak, but a secret murderous aura emerged between his frowning brows. When Chu Ruoyan heard Shang Ruyi's words, he immediately asked nervously: "When the princess said, 'Sure enough,' she meant -"

Shang Ruyi said: "Come and see."

After saying that, pointing to the table behind her, Chu Ruoyan stood up and walked over. Only then did she see the food box she had carefully prepared and delivered during the day on the table. It had not been moved yet, but The beautifully carved lid of the food box has been removed. It has two layers of hollow carvings, and the middle layer, including a large area on the table, is stained with fine white powder.

She said in surprise: "This is -"

Shang Ruyi said: "The five elements grass ashes were put into the lid of this food box."

"what?!"

"You asked the palace maid named Jian Chun to find the food box. She cleaned it before delivering it to you, right?"

"……Yes."

"When it was delivered, your snacks were already prepared. You just put them in and closed the lid, right?"

"……Correct."

"When you put the lid on, there was powdered sugar sprinkled everywhere, so you didn't notice that there was actually some white powder in the hollow lid, mixed with the powdered sugar..."

The more Chu Ruoyan listened, the paler her face became. Then she recalled that after several days of practice, she had finally made these neat pieces of hawthorn cake. She couldn't help but feel a little proud, and sifted them carefully. After the powdered sugar was poured, the room was filled with powdered sugar. Even her and Panqing's faces and heads were covered with powdered sugar. Everyone was laughing, so when the lid was closed, even if some powdered sugar fell, she Didn't care at all. Unexpectedly——

When she came back to her senses, her eyes were red: "It's that Jianchun! She framed me!"

Pan Qing, who was on the side, also showed an expression of resentment, and immediately stepped forward and said: "So madam, she is missing now, she must have fled in fear of crime."

Chu Ruoyan gritted her teeth and said, "We must capture her!"

At this time, Yu Wenye asked: "You sent people to look for it, but you didn't find it?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ruoyan's eyes were a little flustered, and he said eagerly: "After I found out that she was missing, I immediately asked people to search everywhere, and also searched several palaces nearby, but I didn't see her. Now. , the palace door is almost closed, I don’t know where she went.”

Shang Ruyi frowned and looked at Yu Wenye: "The palace door is closed. Even if she wants to run, she can't."

Yu Wenye said solemnly: "Both the left and right are in this palace, there is no way they can escape."

You can tell by looking at her face that he won't take this lightly. After all, Jian Chun actually used the hands of King Qin's concubine to murder Princess Qin's pregnant body. A little palace maid definitely didn't have such courage, and she was afraid that someone was behind her.

This matter cannot be left alone!
  Chu Ruoyan said: "I was not strict in governing and acted improperly. I am here to apologize to the princess first, but I definitely have no intention of murdering the princess! Please be aware of this!"

Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi looked at each other, and he said in a deep voice: "The princess and I both believe that you are innocent, not to mention that this box was left to you by your mother. You will definitely not use this box to do anything harmful to God. , it’s such an unbearable thing. So, you don’t need to panic.”

Shang Ruyi continued: "When I find this Jianchun, I will definitely clear your name."

Chu Ruoyan's eyes turned red and she nodded gently.

Yu Wenye said again: "You should go back first, and don't come out for the next two days, so as not to make things worse and let Father know about it."

Chu Ruoyan nodded. She also understood that even if she did not instigate this matter, Jian Chun was from Jinyuyuan after all. Even though she had never seen this rough maid and was not even familiar with her name, she could When discussing the crime, she will definitely be punished for the crime of lax governance.

It seems that Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi want to find the person in private first and find out the matter clearly.

So she stood up to plead guilty and left with Panqing.

When the two people's backs disappeared into the dark night outside, and the heavy night made people feel even more depressed, Shang Ruyi took a deep breath and turned to look at Yu Wenye, only to see a slight evil spirit floating in his solemn face. , the hand placed on the table was clenched into a fist so hard that the knuckles turned white.

Shang Ruyi said: "That Jianchun..."

Yu Wenye said solemnly: "Ruo Yan is different from you. She stayed in the palace. Only Pan Qing was left with her before. All the other maids and chamberlains have been rearranged."

"Is it arranged by the Shang Palace Bureau?"

"Ah."

Shang Ruyi fell silent.

In fact, as soon as the incident broke out, she had a vague premonition in her heart. Now, as soon as she heard that she was the palace maid arranged by the Shang Palace Bureau, and she was missing at this moment, the suspicion in her heart was almost confirmed.

Aunt Hui is the maid in charge of Shang Palace Bureau.

At this moment, the anger that had been suppressed for a long time slowly accumulated in his heart. Shang Ruyi clearly remembered that Aunt Hui used a Wulian cup to almost kill everyone left by Mrs. Guan. Fortunately, she took action , only to save Changwan, and this time——

She had been paying attention to her since she knew she was pregnant, but she didn't expect that the other party would actually use Chu Ruoyan to attack her.

And this is the most damning thing!
  Regardless of whether Chu Ruoyan was familiar with the palace maid named Jian Chun or not, she had been assigned to the Golden Jade Garden after all. Even if Chu Ruoyan wanted to be wary of those unfamiliar palace people and only arranged for her to clean the courtyard and manage the warehouse, But in everyone's eyes, she was already Chu Ruoyan's person.

The people of King Qin’s concubine harmed Princess Qin…

Even if this incident occurs, it will damage the majesty of King Qin!

Shang Ruyi gritted his teeth and said solemnly: "Damn it!"

Yu Wenye didn't speak, but his face was livid. Compared to Shang Ruyi and Chu Ruoyan, he obviously knew the stakes of this better. After being silent for a long time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Find the person first and find out who is ugly, and then we can talk!"

Shang Ruyi nodded: "Yes."

However, things are not that easy.

In the next few days, Jinyuyuan and Qianqiu Palace sent many people to search in the palace, but there was still no trace of the palace maid named Jianchun. She seemed to have suddenly disappeared in the palace. No matter how she looked for it, she could not find it. Can't find her.

until three days later.

In the afternoon of this day, Shang Ruyi was taking a nap in Qianqiu Palace, but she actually didn't sleep well at all. The missing Jianchun made her have trouble sleeping and eating in the past few days.

At this moment, Tu Sheer hurriedly ran over to report: "Princess, I found Jianchun!"