Jiaochu

Chapter 298 Turmoil

Ye Lingxi thought the matter was over, but he learned another news from Yan Fei.

There was no one in the pool under the Canglang Pavilion.

She guessed that Yuan Luo wanted to close the case as soon as possible, so he found a drowned corpse to pretend to be. Guo Huai confessed after entering the Imperial City Department. He was not a strong-willed man. He had seen the interrogation methods inside. How dare you speak harshly in the end? Then again, the other party is bringing it upon himself.

But is it really just seeking revenge? Did Yuan Luo rush to close the case to claim credit, or did he have other motives? And is Xu Zilin dead or alive?

Ye Lingxi always felt that Xu Zilin's disappearance was just a teaser, and something strange would happen later.

Sure enough, a few days later, something happened again.

The great Jiangnan talent Ruan Zhu also disappeared.

Ruan Zhu also received the invitation and went to attend the appointment, but he never came back after going. After Ruan Zhu came to the capital, he stayed at a friend's house. The day before yesterday, a boy came to deliver an invitation, saying that his master invited him to go out for an outing. After Ruan Zhu saw the invitation, he happily went, but did not come back until the next day. This friend After waiting for another day, the person still didn't come back, so he asked the housekeeper to go outside the city to look for the person. When he couldn't find the person, he sent the housekeeper to Shuntian Mansion to report the case.

In the early morning, Liu Shangshu reported this case to Ye Lanchen.

First, the great talent from Qingzhou was killed, and now the great talent from Jiangnan disappeared mysteriously. For a while, the students who came to the capital to take the exam were panicked, and rumors of some fox monsters and ghosts were rampant.

Ye Lingxi sat on a big stone in the imperial garden, holding her face in her hands and looking at the white clouds in the distance, wondering about the connection between the two.

"I think Mr. Ruan must have been drunk. He hid somewhere to sleep. After he woke up, he got lost again. Maybe he is still wandering in the forest on the mountain at this moment." Ling Ding said.

He He smiled and said, "You think everyone is as confused as you, and gets lost easily." Ling Dang retorted, "When have I ever lost my way? I know all about how many dog ​​holes there are in this palace." Hehe smiled and said, "Have you ever crawled through a dog hole?" Lingdang said, "You have just crawled through a dog hole."

"Shh." Ye Lingxi shushed, and both of them fell silent.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and a piece of handkerchief blew on her head. She immediately pulled the handkerchief off, feeling that it was not a good sign. Sure enough, the next moment someone came to beg for the handkerchief.

"It turns out that the princess picked it up." A playful smile appeared on Murongze's lips.

"Give it back to you." Ye Lingxi immediately threw the handkerchief back, and Murongze reached out to take it, then raised the handkerchief to signal her, "Thank you, princess." He looked sideways as he spoke. When she looked in that direction, a man turned and walked away.

Yanfei's expression was stern, as if he had misunderstood something, his steps were faster than usual, and the raised corners of his clothes drew a cold arc in the air.

"Brother Yan, wait a moment."

Hearing the voice behind him, he slowed down, walked two steps and stopped on the side of the road. Ye Lingxi hurried over and said, "Brother Yan, don't get me wrong." Then he explained what happened in this way, Then he took out his little handkerchief and showed it to him, indicating that he had not given it to anyone. Yan Fei blushed slightly, as if he was embarrassed and felt a little weak. Seeing this, she asked again deliberately, "Was Brother Yan angry just now?" Yan Fei denied that he was not, but there seemed to be a little blush on her face. She let out a disappointed sigh, and then I almost have the words "I'm overthinking" written all over my face. "Handkerchiefs cannot be given to others casually." After Yanfei said this, he left in a hurry. After walking a few steps, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Seeing the embarrassment of the other party running away, Ye Lingxi also smiled. The next moment Murongze appeared next to her and asked bluntly, "Princess likes him?" Ye Lingxi also answered bluntly, " I like it." Murong Ze curled up his lips and played with the taste, "The more you like something, the more it will become a person's weakness. Even if you like it in your heart, you can't say it out loud." Ye Ling said sharply, "What's the good of hiding it in your heart? Yes, others don’t know. If you don’t tell me, and I won’t tell you, how could you just stare at me all day long?” At this point, she turned to stare into those dark eyes and asked, “Brother Murong, there is no one you can trust. ?" Murong Ze smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I can trust the princess, and please take good care of her in the future."

Ye Lingxi: "..., can you really trust me? Then I ask you a question, are you willing to answer it truthfully?"

"Princess, ask." Murong Ze said.

Ye Lingxi looked around and asked, "Are you really staying in the palace just for medical treatment?" Murongze didn't give an answer immediately. After a few seconds of staring into each other's eyes, he straightened the knot on his knee. He held a thin blanket and said, "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If I stay in the north, I will only make things difficult for my father and make Sister Wang angry. My father keeps me here, firstly to treat my illness, and secondly because he doesn't want me and the king." Sister is having another conflict. Is the princess satisfied with this answer?"

Ye Lingxi thought about it for a moment and said, "I believe you for the time being."

"It's really not easy to get the princess to say a single letter. I also want to ask the princess a question. It's okay if the princess doesn't want to answer." Murong Ze said.

"What's the problem?" Ye Lingxi asked.

Murong Ze said: "That day, the princess climbed over the wall and entered the imperial concubine's palace. Was she looking for something?"

Still remembering this, Ye Ling said heartily. After thinking about it, she answered with one word, "Yes." Then she said, "I said I lost something there, do you believe it?"

"I am more willing to listen to the truth than to lie. If the princess doesn't want to tell, there is no need to use lies to excuse me." Murong Ze said.

"Then I don't want to say it." Ye Lingxi said.

"It doesn't matter." Murong Ze's expression softened slightly, he paused and said, "I don't think the princess can trust the imperial concubine, so she probably doesn't want the Second Highness to inherit the throne in the future, right?"

Ye Lingxi's eyes suddenly turned cold, "The imperial concubine is the imperial concubine, and the second brother is the second brother. My father is now in his prime, no one can have any crooked ideas!" After saying this, she turned away angrily, taking one step at a time. It seems like I have to jump up and step on it a few times to relieve my anger.

"Are you angry now? Interesting." Murong Ze watched the angry figure walk away with interest, continued to bask in the sun in the yard for a while, and then returned.

Two more days later, Ruan Zhu's whereabouts were still not found. Someone in the city was spreading rumors, saying that Su Shangshu was using power for personal gain. In order to let the number one scholar fall into his house, he had eliminated all the competitors who threatened Su Shi. , Su Shangshu had someone pretend to be a robber to get rid of Xu Zilin earlier. The news spread widely, and the Shangshu Mansion was immediately put at the forefront of the storm.

(End of this chapter)