In the past, the underground prison in the third princess's house was blown up, and in the later, the Second Master Zhuo injured several lives and hid the jewels. These two incidents attracted more attention than anything else.

The storyteller in the teahouse wrote several new paragraphs overnight, and the venue was packed.

Gu Yunyao and Shen Munan had lunch and asked the boss to go home first. She found a private room in a teahouse and spent the afternoon comfortably.

It was almost evening, Shen Munan came in and took off his cloak, and Gu Yunyao poured him a cup of hot tea.

"What's new?"

"Well, things are done smoothly and quickly in Jingzhao Mansion. Important members of the Zhuo family have been sent to prison, and others are also banned in the mansion and are not allowed to come in or out at will.

Shifu Yin went to the palace to ask for an order to conduct a detailed search of Zhuo Mansion to see if there were any other clues.

Regardless of whether there is or not, the Zhuo family is finished."

Shen Munan took a sip of hot tea: "Their family is not important. What is important is the Zhuo family, the Minister of Civil Affairs. Besides..."

He paused slightly: "Who is behind that stone wall?"

"Don't worry, a fox will always show its tail," Gu Yunyao comforted.

A smile flashed in Shen Munan's eyes: "Have a good rest?"

"It's very good. The storyteller spoke very well," Gu Yunyao praised. "There are quite a few guests who came to listen."

Shen Munan looked out the window: "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Gu Yunyao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what you eat. Have you arranged the things after dinner?"

"Don't worry, everything is fine."

…

The moon was dark, the wind was high, it was snowing again, and there were no pedestrians on the street.

Gu Yunyao wore the clothes Shen Munan prepared for her, which were light and warm, and they went to the back door of the third princess's house together.

Chunni heard the signal and quietly opened the door from inside, and the two of them ducked in.

"My lord, the county lord, the coffin is parked in the front hall, and the stewards and servants of the mansion take turns keeping vigil."

"Has anyone else been here?" Shen Munan asked.

"The East Palace sent someone here, and the steward around Concubine Yun also came here. The fourth and sixth princesses came over one after another, hung up a few pieces of paper and then left."

"I didn't even shed any tears," Chunni did not forget to add.

"When she was alive, apart from the prince she could still have a good face, other people...

Oh, it’s not even in her eyes. The fourth prince’s concubine has always been soft-tempered and was bullied by her. When he heard that she died, he might have laughed secretly, so how could he cry?”

Shen Munan pulled Gu Yunyao's hat: "Let's go and have a look too."

The candles in the front hall were bright, with dozens of white wax sticks burning, mist curled up on the incense table, and the brazier on the floor was filled with paper money and smoke.

There were about a dozen slaves on each side. It was already getting late, and they had lost their manners and were kneeling and swaying.

Gu Yunyao took out the things she had prepared and handed them to Chunni.

Chunni silently jumped up to the roof, flicked her fingers, and the thing fell into the brazier.

Not long after, a faint wisp of green smoke was mixed in the smoke and would not be noticed at all.

Those slaves who were already sleepy fell asleep completely.

After waiting for a while, Shen Munan led Gu Yunyao into the hall and to the coffin.

Gu Yunyao's heart was pounding. When she looked inside, she saw that it was indeed the third princess.

She was dressed in fine clothes and had pearls all over her head. It was obvious that someone had taken care of her remains.

However, although the jewelry on the head is luxurious, it is worn in a haphazard manner, as if you want to pile all the valuable things on your head and wear them randomly.

Gu Yunyao whispered: "When I met her before, she was indeed full of nobility, but she was not such a noble person. The people who took care of her body didn't pay much attention to it."

"Everyone is dead, so why bother," Shen Munan chuckled, his smile not reaching his eyes, and his eyes passed over the third princess coldly.

Cold and disgusting.

"Look at her hands," Shen Munan said suddenly.

Gu Yunyao looked carefully and saw that the three princesses had their hands folded and placed on their lower abdomen, with six rings on their ten fingers, including red gold, jade and gemstones.

Gu Yunyao's eyes were fixed on her nails, which were clean, neat and beautifully manicured, especially the kodan painted on the nails, which were bright, beautiful and meticulous.

"This should be newly painted," Gu Yunyao whispered, "and it was not painted by those who put jewelry on her."

Those people didn't even bother to give her any jewelry, so how could they paint her nails carefully?

Shen Munan hesitated: "Really?"

"Of course, girls know best about manicures," Gu Yunyao raised her head, "My lord, tell me, if a person decides to die, how can he have the time to paint his nails?"

"That's the second result I mentioned before," Shen Munan turned to look at the third princess, calmly and coldly.

"Let me take a look," Gu Yunyao walked to the top of the third princess's body and took a closer look under the bright light, "This is not a state of suicide."

She stretched out her hand, but Shen Munan stopped her: "What are you doing?"

"Check it," Gu Yunyao's eyes reflected the light, "otherwise how can we be sure?"

Shen Munan frowned slightly, took out a handkerchief and put it on his hand: "Where do you want to see? I'll do it."

Gu Yunyao pursed her lips slightly to hold back her laughter, and took out the prepared gloves: "It's okay, I have these, I'll just do it."

"No," Shen Munan put away the handkerchief and took the gloves away, "It's bad luck, I'll do it."

"Look where?"

Gu Yunyao touched the tip of her nose: "Hanged himself, look at his neck."

Shen Munan held the third princess's head up with one hand, exposing the red marks on her neck, and pressed lightly on the red marks with the other hand.

"This trace..."

As soon as Gu Yunyao opened her mouth, she stopped abruptly.

Shen Munan raised the hand that was pressing on the red mark and twisted it with his fingertips: "Don't look at it, it's fake."

The red marks should have been drawn with something like rouge, and they were all stained on the gloves.

Gu Yunyao sighed: "That confirms the prince's guess that she faked her death."

"I've heard that Master Qingji'an has a secret pill in her hand that can make people stop breathing and feign death. She was in the nunnery a while ago, so I have this suspicion."

The candlelight swayed, reflecting the smile on Gu Yunyao's face: "Your Majesty, I have an idea."

Shen Munan looked at her smiling like a little fox, feeling happy: "What?"

Gu Yunyao lay on the edge of the coffin and looked inside happily: "I have a problem. I have been bullied. I have to pay back double the amount."

"Don't she like to fake her own death? Then I have to help her."

Shen Munan's smile deepened: "You want to simply poison her to death?"

"How could that happen?" Gu Yunyao blinked, "If you poison me all at once, what's the point?

Now everyone thinks that she is dead and she hanged herself to fulfill her filial piety to the emperor. If she is really poisoned, wouldn’t it be a blessing to her?"

Gu Yunyao took out a small medicine bottle and said, "I'm not that kind."

After feeding the pills, the two quietly left.

Soon, the effects of the drug in the brazier dissipated, and several slaves rubbed their eyes and woke up, quickly sitting up straight.

Like nothing happened.

Shen Munan was sending Gu Yunyao back home. Halfway there, he suddenly saw a sedan walking through a small alley, looking for a dark place.

A cool breeze passed through the alley, and a scent of fragrance drifted down the wind, which was particularly clear.

Gu Yunyao stopped: "Huh?"

"how?"

"This smell is like the smell of incense candles and paper money," Gu Yunyao looked at the small sedan chair, "Let's go and have a look."

The sedan went around mysteriously, and finally stopped in front of a house.

The people in the sedan did not get out of the sedan immediately. After whispering a few instructions, the bearer went up and called the door.

After a while, the door opened, and a servant came out yawning, holding a lantern in his hand.

The word "Zhuo" is written on it.

Gu Yunyao was slightly surprised and turned her head to look at Shen Munan.

Shen Munan whispered in her ear: "This is the back door of Zhuo Shangshu's house."

I see.

The servant was obviously a little impatient and didn't want to report it.

The voice of the man in the sedan was soft but firm: "Tell Master Shangshu that he will definitely be interested in what I have in my hand.
Chapter completed!