As soon as he finished speaking, Wan Jun, the steward of the palace, suddenly entered the study, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zheng, Mr. Zheng would like to see you."
Zheng Yuanning frowned and said, "What is he here for?"
King Pei smiled and said, "Why don't you invite brother-in-law in quickly!"
Soon, Zheng Xuansheng came to the study, saluted King Pei first, and then said with a solemn face: "Your Highness, father, something happened, Bilian was killed."
Zheng Yuanning said in shock: "Did Di Renjie find out her identity and kill her?"
Zheng Xuansheng shook his head and said: "It seems that he died at the hands of Jianghu people."
Zheng Yuanning suspected that he had heard wrongly and his mind was stuck.
King Pei poured a cup of tea for Zheng Xuansheng and said, "Brother-in-law, don't be anxious. Let's talk slowly over a cup of tea."
Zheng Xuansheng thanked her, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "The owner of the courtyard where Bilian lives is Zheng Lingxuan. Your Highness, you should know this girl, right?"
King Pei nodded and said, "I know that although she is a private woman, she has a good relationship with Wu Chengsi."
He knew almost everyone who had anything to do with Wu Chengsi.
Zheng Xuansheng continued:
"I sent someone to Wannian County to inquire. The person handling the case was Zhugenan. According to him, those Jianghu people originally came for Zheng Lingxuan, a junior sister, but accidentally killed Bilian!"
Zheng Yuanning came to his senses and was furious, saying:
"Bilian is a secret agent that I have personally trained for twenty years. It is really abominable that it was destroyed by the reckless hands of Jiang Hu. Moreover, it also ruined our plan. I will make the person behind the scenes regret coming to this world!"
King Pei's eyes flickered slightly and he said:
"Father-in-law, our plan is of great importance and nothing can go wrong. We must find out whether your maid was accidentally killed."
Zheng Yuanning stood up and said word by word:
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will send someone to investigate this matter when I return home. No matter who is behind it, I will find him out!"
"No, if you come forward in this matter, it will easily arouse Wu Chengsi's suspicion. It is better to let Jingye investigate. Jinwu Guard is responsible for the security of the capital. It is justifiable for him, Jinwu Guard, to investigate."
Zheng Yuanning could only nod and said: "Okay then."
…
Zhou Shang woke up from a coma, opened his eyes and found himself lying on a bed.
After checking her body, she found that all the wounds on her body had been treated. Although there was still some dull pain, there was no big problem when she got up and moved around.
Getting up from the bed, I saw an elegant cabin deep inside myself.
There was a pile of new dresses on the table. They were soft, delicate and smooth to the touch. She had only seen similar dresses on girls from wealthy families before.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally put on the clothes.
I have to say that wealthy people know how to enjoy themselves. This dress is indescribably comfortable and smooth when worn on the body.
When she opened the door, the dazzling sunlight immediately made her squint her eyes. It took her a while to adapt to the light outside.
After leaving the house, I stood on the corridor and looked around.
She saw that the room she lived in was located in a garden, with a stream surrounding a rockery, pavilions, waterside pavilions, and red towers and green tiles. She had never seen such a house before.
After walking a few steps on the corridor, I suddenly saw a small white dog running towards me. Behind the small dog was a maid in green clothes.
The maidservant's steps were light and nimble, and one could tell at a glance that she was skilled in martial arts.
The little white dog came to Zhou Chang's side, circled around her twice, and suddenly got under her skirt. Zhou Chang was startled and hurriedly took a few steps back.
The little white dog looked up at her and ran away into the distance.
After the maid in green approached, Zhou Shang hurriedly raised her hands and said: "This lady is polite, can I ask where this is?"
The maid in green looked at her for a while and replied: "The Prince's Mansion of Changping County."
Zhou Shang had already guessed, and asked again: "I want to find the prince, can you take me there?"
The maid in green clothes said: "I still want to chase Mao Gu. Miss Yumian is in the Xihua Pavilion in front. If you want to find the prince, you can go find her."
Without waiting for Zhou Shang's reply, he quickly chased in the direction where the little white dog escaped.
Zhou Shang followed the instructions of the maid in green and walked along the corridor for a while, when a stone pavilion appeared in front of him.
Several maids were sitting in the stone pavilion, eating cakes, talking and laughing, two of them were Yu Mian and Hong Ming.
Zhou Shang approached and asked: "I want to see the prince, can you take me to see him?"
Yumian looked her up and down, smiled and said, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, can you take me to see the prince?"
Hong Ming frowned and blamed:
"What do you mean it's okay? You are so seriously injured, why are you still running around? If the injury recurs, I will have to trouble Miss Shen to treat you."
She was originally Li Zhiying's maid, and she came to the palace with her own lady.
Zhou Shang didn't ask any more questions, turned around and left.
Yumian said hurriedly: "Hey, where are you going?"
"If you don't take me to find him, I will go myself."
Yumian said hurriedly: "Don't get me wrong, the prince is investigating your case in Dali Temple. He probably won't be back until night. I'll take you to see the princess first."
Zhou Sang held up her hands to Yumian and said, "Thank you very much. Can you take me out?"
Yumian said: "I can take you out, but you need to go see the princess first."
Zhou Shang lowered her head. She was not used to dealing with nobles and nobles. If she had no other choice, she would not come to Wu Chengsi this time.
Hong Ming said: "Your injury was cured by Miss. You should quickly kowtow to Miss."
Zhou Shang frowned, cupped his hands and said, "Please thank Her Royal Highness the Princess for me."
After saying that, he turned around and left, ignoring Hong Ming's shouts behind him.
The back garden of the palace was too big. Zhou Shang walked for a while but could not find the exit.
At this moment, she suddenly saw the maid in blue again beside a small pool.
I saw the woman squatting by the pool, holding the white dog's neck with her hands, pushing the dog's head into the water, and after a while she pulled the dog's head out.
This was repeated several times.
The most amazing thing is that the dog didn't even bark.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Sang came up behind the woman.
Qing He was startled, stood up hurriedly, hid the white dog behind him, and explained: "Mao Gu is disobedient, I am disciplining him." His eyes were slightly panicked.
Zhou Shang glanced at the little white dog and saw that it was looking at him with pleading eyes, and said coldly: "Your palace can just eat the dog directly, why do you need to torture it?"
After hearing this, the little white dog trembled all over and looked at Zhou Shang with fear.
Qinghe laughed and said, "This dog is not for eating."
"Is that for guarding the door? Your palace is so majestic, but you still use a dog to guard the door? And it's such a weak dog." Zhou Shang asked curiously.
Qinghe smiled and said: "It's not for looking after the door."
"What's that for?"
"This is a spirit dog. It is very smart. It is mainly used to make the prince and princess happy."
Zhou Shang was stunned, and his worldview was strongly impacted.
"By the way, have you found Miss Yumian?"
Zhou Shang shook his head, decided to put what he just heard behind his head, and said, "I found it. Do you know the way out of the house?"
"I know, do you want to go out?"
"Yes."
Qing He was silent for a while and said, "How about I take you out and forget what you just saw?"
Zhou Shang originally planned to forget about the dog, so naturally he couldn't ask for it, so he immediately said: "Deal."
Under the leadership of Qing He, Zhou Shang left the palace from the side door. He asked someone on the street for directions, and soon found Dali Temple.
After the announcement outside the temple office, Wu Chengsi, Di Renjie, Zhuge Nan and Han Cheng came out soon.
Wu Chengsi was slightly surprised and said: "Aren't you healing in my house? Why are you here?"
"My injury is fine." Zhou Shang stared at him and said, "Your Majesty, the daughter of the people wants to take you to meet someone."
"Meeting whom?"
"A little girl."
Zhuge Nan wondered: "Why did you let Wu Shaoqing see a little girl? Also, do you know who sent those killers who are chasing you?"
"I know, his surname is Wu!"
When Zhou Sang answered, he kept looking at Wu Chengsi and carefully observed his reaction.
Di Renjie suddenly said: "Could it be the Wuwei you mentioned before?"
Zhou Sang glanced at him, nodded and said, "Yes, that's him."
Zhuge Nan scratched his temples and said cautiously: "Wu Shaoqing, isn't that Wu Wei a member of your Wu clan?"
Wu Chengsi frowned and said:
"I don't remember this name, but there are too many branches of the Wu family, and I don't know many of them, so I can't rule out this possibility."
Zhugenan turned to Zhou Shang and said, "Hey, who is Wu Wei you are talking about? Why does he want to kill you?"
Zhou Shang said: "To answer this question, you'd better go see someone with me."
"Is this the little girl you just mentioned?" Di Renjie said, crossing his arms.
"Yes."
Wu Chengsi was silent and stared at Zhou Shang. In this woman, he felt a temperament similar to that of Gao Junhui.
"Okay, I'll accompany you to meet her. Where is the little girl?"
"Outside the city."
Wu Chengsi immediately asked someone to fetch five horses, and the five of them headed west of the city.