Author: Bai Xiaoyuan

Outside the gate of Princess Pingyang's mansion.

Not long after the carriage Shen Lingxi was riding stopped, someone knocked on the window from outside.

She opened the curtain and saw Mu Huaian wearing a crimson official uniform, and Chu Yan standing behind him in a black robe embroidered with gold, standing outside the carriage.

But compared with Mu Huaian, Chu Yan didn't have a disguise this time. He lacked the elegance of "Ning Liulang" and was different from the coldness of the guard.

He stood behind Mu Huaian with a cold expression, looking down at her, his handsome and handsome face showing the dignity and alienation of a superior.

Seeing him glance towards her coldly, their eyes unexpectedly collided in mid-air.

Shen Lingxi's heart was inexplicably clenched.

Seeing that her eyes were all on Chu Yan, Mu Huaian couldn't help raising his eyebrows and asked, "You are the special envoy of the majestic Queen Mother. Instead of going to Dali Temple, you came here instead and didn't send anyone to inform me. If you hadn't gone, On the way to Fu'an Hall, I saw Xiaodouzi sitting in front of the carriage and following him, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you even if I go to Wangxian Village."

As he spoke, he moved forward without leaving any trace, blocking Shen Lingxi's sight.

Shen Lingxi quickly looked away.

She didn't expect to see them here, so she hurriedly got out of the carriage to greet them.

Shen Lingxi: "On the way, I heard the people talking about the East Palace. Thinking of the maidservant I caught last night, I suddenly wanted to try my luck."

"Try your luck?" Mu Huaian's eyes brightened, thinking that it was Shen Lingxi who found the scene of Yuzhu's murder last night. He turned to her side, covered his lips and whispered, "Are you doing divination or magic this time? Do you need me? Give you a shot?"

"No need." She replied in a low voice.

Behind him, Chu Yan's eyes seemed to casually glance at the corners of their clothes that were touching each other, and then he looked back lightly.

Shen Lingxi turned sideways to avoid Mu Huaian, took the initiative to look at Chu Yan, and greeted sincerely, "By the way, is Your Highness okay?"

Knowing that he had saved his little aunt's life, Shen Lingxi was very grateful to him from the bottom of her heart.

Of course, if he can return his little aunt to her in the future, she will be even more grateful to him.

Now, if Shen Lingxi wants to save her little aunt, she must have a good relationship with Chu Yan.

She had made a decision last night.

Chu Yan was extremely defensive. He was not someone who would easily trust others if he put her life on the line.

Of course, she also knew that the court was treacherous, and he must have had many scruples and obstacles in the court, so he had such a palace.

She is not a narrow-minded person, and she insists on remembering his "little grudge" that "sent her to death".

Since there were many eyes in the former harem staring at him, the grandson of the emperor, there were even many hidden arrows waiting for him to make mistakes.

Although she doesn't have any great abilities, this damn ability might just be able to help him seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Shen Lingxi has been burying people and sending their souls to reincarnation in the past few years. She knows that everything in this world is about karma, and no one will be kind to anyone without any reason.

In short, she hopes that from now on, she will treat him sincerely and help him.

In the future, he will be grateful for her sincere help, and it will be the result of letting her little aunt out of the sea of ​​suffering.

Thinking like this, Shen Lingxi looked at Chu Yan with a little more expectation.

Her beautiful eyes were watery, and her eyes only fell on Chu Yan.

It was as if the man in front of him was not a cold-faced and noble grandson of the emperor, but some kind of treasure in the world.

Being stared at by Shen Lingxi with overly passionate eyes, Chu Yan's brows furrowed slightly.

The jaw was tense and the eyes were averted.

It was as if he hadn't noticed that her eyes were different from yesterday. His eyes were cold and his tone was indifferent: "I'm worried about you."

"The girl's feet couldn't move last night, but they can move as usual today. It seems to be recovering well."

Shen Lingxi smiled at him, with a slight dimple on her lips, "Thanks to His Highness for sending my daughter back to Shoukang Palace last night, I was able to recover so quickly. I have to thank Your Highness."

"No need to be polite." The corners of Chu Yan's lips curled up slightly, but his eyes were bright and insightful.

The little liar suddenly changed his attitude, but there was no hint of guilt in his eyes.

She had never been so enthusiastic and flattering in the past, deliberately trying to please others.

I'm afraid I have other plans.

Therefore, Chu Yan's eyes looking at Shen Lingxi became more and more warm, but the smile pulling at the corners of his lips no longer reached the bottom of his eyes.

The emperor and grandson of the Great Zhou Dynasty were surrounded by people who were always flattering and flattering.

Unexpectedly, she would become one of them.

Mu Huaian on the side looked at the two of them, feeling a misunderstanding.

What he hates the most is seeing these two people flirting in front of him.

The matter involves the East Palace. At this time, His Highness the Emperor Taisun would not stay in Beiya.

Shen Sheng wanted to follow him to investigate the case and meet Shen Lingxi with his true face.

Now that he and Shen Lingxi are no longer engaged, he has to think more.

Mu Huaian deliberately walked between the two of them, coughed, and said to Shen Lingxi: "Let's go, we're already here, no matter what, we have to go and pay homage to Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess."

After saying that, he turned around and bowed respectfully to Chu Yan: "Your Highness, please go first."

*

Princess Pingyang's Mansion was a residence granted by the late emperor.

As the late emperor's favorite daughter and the current sister, the eldest princess's mansion occupies a very large area, with pavilions, terraces and pavilions all decorated with carved beams and paintings. It is extremely luxurious and luxurious, even more so than the Prince An's Mansion next door.

Shen Lingxi and Mu Huaian followed Chu Yan to the eldest princess's residence, so they did not have to wait outside the door and were directly greeted by the concierge to the front hall.

After sitting in the front hall for about a quarter of an hour, Shen Lingxi saw about twenty servants, surrounded by four chamberlains, carrying a green soft sedan, walking from the corridor on the east side.

The soft sedan fell down in front of the hall. A woman in her thirties, wearing a flying bun and dressed very elegantly, stepped out of the sedan holding the arm of the chamberlain.

She had a pair of extremely majestic phoenix eyes, and when she glanced towards people, she naturally had a domineering power.

She was exactly the same as when she met Shen Lingxi that day at Fu'an Hall.

It is Chu Ying, the eldest princess of Pingyang.

"Meow..."

Xue Tuan followed Chu Ying's sedan chair to the front hall. When he saw Shen Lingxi, he rushed up to her and nuzzled her skirt.

Along with it came King An, whom he had not seen for a few days.

King An smiled happily when he saw Shen Lingxi.

Just as he was about to step forward, he suddenly realized that Chu Yan was also there, so he quickly stopped and hid.

"I'll wait for you outside. A few days ago, Sixth Brother visited the princess's house at night. The evil energy on his body bounced me far, far away, and I was in a coma for two days before I woke up." The young man said with lingering fear.

Shen Lingxi:......

She withdrew her gaze and followed Mu Huaian and Chu Yan to greet the eldest princess.

After sitting down, the eldest princess's eyes swept over the faces of the three people. Only when she saw Shen Lingxi, her eyes showed a bit of surprise.

However, this surprise was quickly covered up.

She looked at Chu Yan and asked straight to the point, "Liu Lang came today, but for the sake of the martial maid he captured in the East Palace yesterday?"

"Exactly." Chu Yan raised a pair of black eyes and stared at the eldest princess with deep and sharp eyes, "Wu Wu confessed last night that she was ordered by her aunt to go to investigate, so today my nephew came to ask, I don't know if my aunt Where did you hear that ice cellars are different?"

"I went to Yutan Palace a few days ago and heard from the female official in front of my mother-in-law that someone had seen Yuzhu going to the East Palace alone before she disappeared." The eldest princess looked at him calmly, "I feel something is strange, that place in Dali Temple I was not very efficient in doing things, so I thought of sending someone to have a look. If I went to visit in the open, I might be misunderstood as my aunt, and I wanted to embarrass you, so I took advantage of the palace banquet to let the people around me Maid Wu, quietly go in and take a look."

At this point, she paused and her eyes were a little sharp: "I also want to ask Liulang, how did you know that there was something strange in the ice cellar, and happened to bump into Wu Maid when she was going there? If Wu Wu If the maid didn’t go, wouldn’t anyone have discovered the ice cellar last night?”

In his words, he insinuated that Chu Yan was the "master" of the ice cellar. It was because the maid broke the secret of the ice cellar that he had to make the ice cellar public.

Shen Lingxi sat opposite, looking at the aunt and nephew, going back and forth, tit for tat.

It was obvious that they were suspicious of each other.

I just don’t know whether the eldest princess is shouting to catch a thief, or whether she is really innocent.

After all, all the clues now point to her.

Shen Lingxi turned to look at King An who was leaning by the gate.

The young man saw her thoughts and said to her from afar: "You asked me to look for Yuzhu these days, but I couldn't find him, so I had to follow my aunt. What she said was true. He was indeed a man from Yutan Palace. The little eunuch of Sasao told her three days ago that she had seen Yuzhu going to the East Palace, so she sent her maid to the East Palace last night."

On this side, Chu Yan did not show any annoyance at the eldest princess's question, and said calmly, "I always have the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in the East Palace. My aunt should know that."

The eldest princess's red lips curled up slightly, "So, do you think that if I were the one behind the scenes, I would be so stupid that I would send someone to throw myself into a trap even though I knew you were in the East Palace?"

"Of course my aunt wouldn't do this." Chu Yan narrowed his eyes, slightly bent his knuckled fingers, and tapped the table, "That's why my nephew came to the door in person and asked my aunt face to face."

"It seems that someone is deliberately provoking it, hoping to create discord between you and me, and take advantage of the chaos." The corner of the eldest princess's lips had a hint of mockery, "Originally, I had no interest in getting involved in your affairs. But now that If the other party plots against me, then I have to get involved. How about we act according to their wishes and put on a show?"

"My aunt has her destiny, and my nephew dare not disobey her." Chu Yan nodded in agreement, "I just don't know how my aunt plans to act in this play?"
Chapter completed!