Six-tailed love

Chapter 80
"But she said that she didn't elope with anyone, so... she was coerced when she left the General's Mansion? Could it be that man forcibly took her away and then killed her?" Lin Changjing frowned deeply.

"How could that man have the guts to lure the current princess and kill her? What is his purpose?"

Lin Changjing sighed and said, "Forget it, don't guess here, go back and ask Lin An about the situation of that guard, maybe you can find clues from it."

The two buried Ye Chunhua's body in the yard together, and Rong Ying suddenly remembered something, she took out Ye Chunhua's pearl flower from her bosom, and said: "This is her thing, give it back to her."

Just as she was about to bury the Zhuhua and Ye Chunhua's bones together, Wu Xinlan's frightened expression when she saw the Zhuhua in the daytime suddenly flashed in Rongying's mind, she couldn't help being startled, and stopped her movements.

Seeing her stop, Lin Changjing asked, "What's wrong?"

Rong Ying glanced at him and said, "Oh, I still think it's better to keep this thing as a souvenir."

"As you please." Lin Changjing said.

Rong Ying put away the pearl flowers, but didn't make another sound.

Back at the General's Mansion, Lin Changjing and Rong Ying asked Lin An about the guard.

"The man named Zhang Liang is a new guard who entered the mansion, and I blame the old slave for being careless. He was allowed to enter the mansion without carefully checking his identity and character." Lin An believed that Ye Chunhua had his own reasons for having an affair with the guard. I feel sorry for Lin Changjing.

"Okay, why do you want to recruit new guards?" Lin Changjing asked.

"Because a guard named Li Sen said that his mother suddenly became seriously ill, and he had to go home to take care of her, so he couldn't do it anymore. Before he left, he recommended Zhang Liang, saying that he was a cousin of his. The old slave saw this picture Liang Kungfu is good, and he was recommended by an acquaintance, and he just happened to be able to fill the vacancy of the guard, so he was allowed to stay. Who knows..."

"Now is not the time to blame yourself." Rong Ying said, "Where does that person named Li Sen live?"

Lin Changjing and Rong Ying found Li Sen at the address provided by Lin An. Li Sen's old mother had died of illness, and he looked very haggard after taking care of his mother's funeral.He was very surprised by the arrival of the two of Lin Rong, he didn't know what happened in the Lin family not long ago.

"Zhang Liang is a distant cousin of mine who used to work in the palace. Actually, he and I didn't have much time together. That day he came to me suddenly and said that the work in the palace was too tiring and he didn't want to do it anymore. He was looking for an errand. I happened to be rushing back to my hometown to take care of my mother, so I recommended him to the housekeeper to take my place."

"You said he was working in the palace?" Lin Changjing asked with a frown.

Li Sen nodded: "Yes. What's the matter? Did something happen to him?"

Lin Changjing and Rongying looked at each other, and said, "Oh, he left without saying hello, we don't know where he lives, so we came to see you."

"Huh? That kid is so unreliable? General, wait a minute, I'll go to the Seventh Aunt's house next door and ask where the kid lives."

Li Sen went to the next door for a while, and when he came back, he told Lin Changjing where Zhang Liang lived.After sending the two of them away, Li Sen scratched his head and muttered, "Is it worth asking the general to come to such a thing?" After he finished speaking, he turned and went back to the house.

The two found Zhang Liang's house according to the address Li Sen told them, but found that his house was already empty, and the neighbors didn't know where Zhang Liang's mother and son moved.The clue seemed to be interrupted, but when the two were about to leave the village, a hunchbacked old woman blocked their way.

"Hehe, I know where they moved to."

Rong Ying said happily, "Mother-in-law, you know?"

The old woman laughed: "That night, they left in a hurry, my old woman, I got up in the middle of the night to urinate, and I heard Ah Liang tell the third woman that he was going to take her..."

Leaving the village, Rongying walked beside Lin Changjing without saying a word.Zhang Liang who once worked in the palace and disappeared suddenly after the incident, Wu Xinlan whose face changed when she saw Zhuhua, and Xuanji who said to her before she left, "Be careful of the people around you"...all these brought together made her There was a speculation in her mind that she didn't want to face.She looked up at Lin Changjing who was furrowing her brows in deep thought, and thought, "If Ye Chunhua's death is really related to her, what are you going to do?"

Rong Ying stopped suddenly.

Lin Changjing, who was walking and thinking, found that Rong Ying hadn't followed, so he stopped and turned his head to look. Seeing Rong Ying standing there with his hands on his stomach, he couldn't help but feel his heart tighten. He walked up to her and helped her and asked, "What's the matter?" ?”

"My stomach feels a little uncomfortable, maybe I ate too much in the morning..." Rong Ying pretended to be very uncomfortable.

"Then let's accompany you to find an inn to rest. Zhang Liang's house is not too far from here. I'll go there by myself after I settle you down."

Rong Ying nodded.

After Lin Changjing settled Rong Ying in the inn, he went to the place that the old woman mentioned by himself. He didn't know that Rong Ying, who was supposed to be lying in the inn room, disappeared and followed him quietly.When passing through a small forest, Rongying cast a spell, trapped Lin Changjing in the forest, and then flew towards a house at the other end of the forest.

Jinren Palace.

"Mother, the new nurse is already breastfeeding the little prince." Cui'er reported to Wu Xinlan.

"Okay, has the maid who lighted the incense been replaced?"

"Yes, empress." Cui'er was a little puzzled, "empress, why did you suddenly replace these two people?"

Ye Tianhui was easily taken away from the Jinren Palace, and the incense she lit in the palace passed into Ye Tianheng's hands. Wu Xinlan believed that these two incidents had something to do with the nanny and the maid serving the incense. How dare you continue to stay in the palace?
Wu Xinlan didn't answer Tweety's question, but said: "Tomorrow the Japanese Palace will go to Kongyin Temple to offer incense and ask for amulets, you can make arrangements."

Cui'er was taken aback for a moment: "Why does your lady suddenly want to go to burn incense?"

Wu Xinlan glanced at Tweety, and Tweety knew that she was talking too much, so she said: "Yes, I will arrange it now."

"Wait." Wu Xinlan called to stop Tweety.

"Is there any other orders for your mother?"

"Go ask the emperor to come over, and say that the little prince wants to see his father."

"Yes."

When Rong Ying came to the door of the mansion behind the forest, she saw an old woman cleaning the dust on the steps.She was about to go up to inquire, but saw a servant girl running towards the woman in a hurry, reached out and snatched the broom in her hand and said, "Oh, old lady, why are you sweeping the floor here again? Didn't you say that?" Don't you want to do these servant jobs in the future?"

The old woman said with a smile: "I'm a country woman, I'm used to this kind of work, but you suddenly won't let me do it, and I have nothing to do all day long."

"Oh, how many times have I told you that you don't need to do anything! Just stay indoors!"

"But I..."

"Excuse me, is this Zhang Liang's mother?"

The two who were arguing turned around and saw a pretty woman in white standing not far away looking at them.This place is very remote, and no one can find it here on weekdays. Where did such a beautiful girl come from?
The woman looked at Rong Ying with some doubts, and suddenly realized: "Ah! Is it from the imperial concubine or empress?"

Hearing the words "Imperial Concubine", Rong Ying's heart sank, her guess might have come true.

Rong Ying stepped forward and said to the woman: "Madam, how do you know that I was sent by the imperial concubine?"

The old woman didn't know Rong Ying's identity, and smiled kindly: "No one knows that the old woman lives here except the imperial concubine. Miss, you are so beautiful, you can tell at a glance that you are the person who is with the empress, a woman from an ordinary family. How can it be so beautiful?"

"Ma'am, can we go in and talk?"

"Oh, look at me, how can I ask a distinguished guest to stand at the door? Please come inside, I'll make you a pot of tea."

The maid standing aside was dissatisfied: "Old lady, you are here again, I will leave this matter to me."

The servant girl turned and ran away after saying that, the old woman smiled and led Rong Ying into the house.

Rong Ying saw that the house was very elegant, but there were not many people there, and it looked very deserted.In the guest room, Rong Ying asked the old woman while drinking tea: "Ma'am, my mother asked me to ask you, are you still used to living here?"

"Habits, habits! Your Majesty is a Bodhisattva with a heart. She invited someone to cure Lao Sheng's illness, and let Lao Sheng live in such a good house. Lao Sheng is really grateful for your kindness! I can't stand it!"

Hearing what the woman said, Rong Ying guessed something in her heart.Wu Xinlan is kind to Zhang Liang's mother and son, and may have used both kindness and power to Zhang Liang, making him willing to sneak into the general's mansion, risking the crime of beheading to seduce Ye Chunhua, and lure her to commit the crime of infidelity.After the matter was completed, Wu Xinlan arranged this house for Zhang's mother and son to avoid investigation, just because she was afraid that someone would find her from Zhang Liang.

Rong Ying was about to ask where Zhang Liang was, but the woman said: "Young lady, you live in the palace with the imperial concubine, please tell Ah Liang for me, so that he will serve the empress well, just like a cow To be a horse is to repay your mother's kindness!"

Rongying's heart was shocked, it seemed that the old lady didn't know where her son had gone, but Zhang Liang must not be in the palace anymore, where would he go?

"Madam, has Zhang Liang visited you recently?" Rong Ying asked.

The old woman was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No, since Ah Liang took me to this house last time to settle down, he hasn't come back. Didn't it mean that there are too many things in the palace, so I can't come out?"

"Oh, yes... People who enter the palace cannot come out casually."

Rong Ying thought, Zhang Liang was a filial son because he committed the felony of beheading his mother. After doing things for Wu Xinlan, Wu Xinlan would definitely not let him return to the palace, so he hasn't been seen for so long... Could it be? !
Rong Ying glanced at the kind-hearted old woman, she didn't want to disturb her anymore, so she said goodbye and left.

(End of this chapter)