The final result of the punishment was: For Uncle He's sake, Mu Yun and Chen Feng were each slapped with fifty pieces, and each was fined a month's worth of silver. They were sent back together to the Daxiangguo Temple Bodhisattva to make sesame oil money.

Of course, Chen Feng will not be let go this time. Yueyin can be handed over directly to Nanny Shen, and she can go to Daxiangguo Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings in the name of Prince Jing's Mansion.

The two naturally expressed no doubt about this, and said with shame that they would go back and reflect on it.

Seeing that the fire was almost done, Uncle He glanced at Shen Fu, coughed slightly and turned the topic to business:

"Your Majesty, these two boys have told me about the matter in general before. I didn't expect that such a heinous thing would happen just a few days after I went out. Fortunately, Miss Zhou is auspicious and is safe and sound now. However, the person behind this , no matter who it is, they have to find it no matter what. If they don’t clean it up and can’t sleep peacefully for a day, who knows if there will be another time.”

"Yes, what Uncle He is thinking is exactly what I am considering," Shen Fu glanced at the two people with their heads lowered, which was an eyesore: "You guys should go out first!"

There was something they needed to discuss with their master. Chen Feng and Mu Yun immediately bowed and left as if they were being pardoned.

"Your Majesty," after the two apprentices left, Uncle He put away his good-natured smile, put a serious expression on his chubby face, and asked Shen Fu directly:

"So you think this matter is directed at the palace? Is there any evidence?"

Shen Fu nodded and motioned for him to take a seat while giving him a rough explanation: "Before taking the boat at noon that day, A Heng had lunch at Tianxiang Tower by Liuhu Lake. He happened to meet her third sister, a concubine, in front of the building. Mention it to her so that she won’t have to worry about the wet nurses, personal maids, etc. around her soon.”

Shen Fu felt a little embarrassed when he said this, but this Uncle He had always had a deep relationship with him. He knew about A Heng's earlier attempt to make him agree not to accept his concubine. There was no need to hide these things deliberately, not to mention. If you don't explain this clearly, you won't be able to say anything else later.

After a pause, he happily continued to tell all what Zhou Heng had said to him before: "The third young lady said that after dealing with these people, there will be no more hidden dangers in Prince Jing's palace, and let A Heng wait to become Princess Jing." .”

"These words, Uncle He, if put aside in normal times, might be regarded as personal words between sisters. However, they happened to choose such a place on the day when the incident happened, which makes people suspicious. Moreover," Having said this, Shen Fu also revealed to Uncle He the news he had received from the Zhou family immediately:

"Uncle Zhou sent a message earlier, saying that he has secretly investigated the situation of his third son-in-law's family in the past two days. There is nothing else. He just feels that his son-in-law's family is very rich now and has a lot of money. The servant also set up some real estate shops, and his concubine was very generous. After careful inspection, I felt that this situation had been going on for some time, and it had started years ago. It was a bit unusual, this is one of them. "

"Secondly, A Heng told me a detail at that time, saying that when she woke up and went ashore, she found that there was no one on the shore, and the same was true in the river. This is also very unusual. Uncle He, just imagine, you can do it quietly. There aren't many people who block the river silently, right? The key is that so far, Mu Yun and the others have investigated privately, but haven't found any clues."

These words made Uncle He's originally small eyes suddenly become bigger in an instant: "There is also this matter! But Your Majesty, if we think about this matter in reverse, we can also speculate based on this, people with such abilities can't There are so many.”

"Exactly," Shen Fu nodded: "So Uncle He, a family like this can't afford to deal with a young lady from a mere fifth-grade official's family. What's more, Mu Yun must have told you that there are still people from the boatman's family in advance. To instigate, you have to pour dirty water on A Heng. This is also extremely unusual. As the saying goes, the dead are the most important, let alone a girl from the boudoir, how can there be such deep hatred?"

"My cousin's aunt is not said to be kind to others, but she doesn't treat her children who are the concubine's children in any harsh way. The third lady's husband's family is neither high nor low. It is said that the couple has a good relationship, and they don't treat the aunt and the aunt. My sister hates it so much, of course, I don’t think she has such ability."

Having said this, he praised Zhou Heng unconsciously: "Fortunately, Ah Heng is also very brave. When the boatman's body was fished out that day, she also followed me to identify it, saying that he was not the one who wanted to kill them. The ages are simply not right for each other."

"Then there must be something wrong with this matter. Why would someone want to get rid of Miss Zhou family so deliberately? These days, the Zhou family and A Heng himself have thought about it repeatedly. There are little thoughts between the girl's family, but Speaking of such deep hatred, it is absolutely unprecedented."

"She is a daughter of a boudoir. She goes out to socialize and so on. It can be said that it is well documented. If something big happened, there will naturally be rumors in the capital. But in the past few years, I have been observing filial piety. Apart from Aheng, she came to the palace. There is not much place to go, which is her maternal grandfather’s home, Xie Mansion, so naturally nothing will happen to her there.”

Hearing what Shen Fu said, ignoring the meaning of defending Zhou Heng in his words, Uncle He quickly wanted to go in and nodded in agreement:

"Yes, there are no promising children in the Zhou family now. Zhou Yan himself is doing his job in the Ministry of Etiquette without any pain. In other words, the other party can make such elaborate arrangements. Getting rid of Miss Zhou is just superficial. The final step is The target is actually you!"

After finishing speaking, he added another question: "Then, the husband's family of the concubine of the Zhou family, did their family suddenly become wealthy at the same time as you were discharged?"

Seeing that Shen Fu gave an affirmative answer, he raised his head and thought for a moment, then said to himself: "That's right, Miss Zhou was making trouble before to ask you to promise not to accept the concubine, so she was probably the one Was this the Third Sister instigating it?"

Having said this, he also looked down at Shen Fu and smiled: "Miss Zhou, your intestines should be full of regret now, right?"

Shen Fu instinctively wanted to defend Zhou Heng, but before he uttered the words, he remembered that the Zhou Heng of today was not the original Zhou Heng. He might as well admit the injustice, so he reluctantly said: "This is I have already told her about it. After all, after this disaster, Ah Heng, she also immediately thought of coming to the palace to find me."

After saying this, Uncle He couldn't help but take a serious look at Shen Fu, wasn't it? Didn't he avoid Miss Zhou's family in the past? Why does it sound like he is trying to protect her now?

Miss Zhou was originally a delicate young lady, and it was indeed admirable to be able to reach the palace with such strength. However, this was not enough. Thinking of this, Uncle He couldn't help but raise his head and seriously look at Shen Fu again. Ouch, my ears are red!

Uncle He, who had known him since childhood and knew Prince Jing very well, knew that Shen Fu was embarrassed.

What are you sorry for?

Uncle He's tiny eyes rolled. Could it be that the hot-blooded young prince felt pity for the girl in distress? Didn't Prince Jing always dislike the kind of charming and willful young lady?

However, Miss Zhou was able to escape to the palace without being noticed that day. After all, she was not the petite and willful girl she was criticized in the past. She still had a lot of skills. The prince just said that she could bravely offer to go and identify her. It seems that the corpse has undergone a great change, and the original character in his bones has been revealed.

That's right, the girls of the Zhou family, a few generations back, still have people like the imperial concubine. They don't show off when they are pampered, but they show their true qualities at critical moments.

Thinking of this, Uncle He suddenly became interested in the Miss Zhou family who survived the catastrophe. Originally, the marriage between the Shen and Zhou families was a bit of a coward, but unexpectedly, once the situation suddenly changed, it took a turn for the worse.

Maybe the lottery that that silly boy from Morrowind asked for was actually quite effective. Maybe it was really "good things come in hard times"?

Uncle He's chubby face was now like a ball of fermented dough, slowly starting to stretch out:

"Your Majesty, it's no problem for Miss Zhou's family to live in the mansion now. But finding the real murderer is not something that can be done in a day. So what will happen in the future?"

Although the two of them had been engaged for a long time, living together like a man and a woman under the same roof for a long time would inevitably lead to criticism. Even if the case was overturned in the future, it would be better for Shen Fu if the situation during this period was seriously investigated. , Miss Zhou, as a girl, will inevitably suffer some loss in reputation.

"Uncle He, don't worry. I have already told A Heng and she is willing." Shen Fu was naturally confident about this matter. He immediately introduced the subsequent arrangements and said that he would arrange for Zhou Heng to go to Tangquan Town later. .

"Either this," Uncle He pondered for a moment, then made a final decision:

"The village in the palace has been idle for many years. It's a pity. Just say that I'm a little weak now that I've returned from indigestion. Just let me go to the hot spring village to recuperate. It will be easy to see what happened there. No matter what, Zhou Miss Jia is still engaged to you, and there is no room for any mistakes. Besides, we don’t know the details of the other party right now, so it’s better to make more preparations, so that we can also explain to the Zhou family, what do you think?"

When Chenfeng asked Chenfeng to take him back from Daxiangguo Temple in such a hurry, he originally thought he wanted to discuss the arrangement of this matter with him. Now it seems that things have been arranged almost and properly, so he basically wanted to I will go there and take charge in case something happens to Miss Zhou when she arrives.

Thinking of this, Uncle He once again looked Shen Fu up and down seriously, which made Shen Fu confused for a while: "What's wrong, Uncle He? But what's wrong?"

"It's okay, it's okay," Uncle He smiled. He wanted to express his feelings that this eldest nephew is now as tall as a tree and has a handsome appearance, which is a perfect match for Miss Zhou. He was thinking like this in his mind, and suddenly he had an idea and blurted out: "That's right. Could it be that someone is interested in you?"
Chapter completed!