"I really fell for this guy." Sang Qian was so anxious that she almost stamped her feet, and at the same time, she quickly began to think about how to deal with the aftermath.
Given her status, King Qi would probably not kill her, but breaking into the palace at night and plotting evil was a big deal, and it was impossible to be beheaded and exiled.
My father finally recovered, and he would probably lose his official position because of it. After all, in the eyes of others, my father was a staunch royalist.
The King of Qi might even use this as a threat to draw the Sang family to join the King of Qi's lineage, in which case the Sang family would be absolutely passive.
She was about to review his confession with Zu An and teach him what to say to get a lighter charge when he was caught later, but she didn't know that the other party pulled him and jumped into the pool nearby.
Sang Qian thought to herself what the use was. The guards in the palace were all experienced people, and such a big movement as entering the water would definitely alarm them.
But she was immediately surprised. When the two fell into the water, there was no sound at all!
She recalled the details just now. As soon as the two people entered the water, the water surface seemed to be pushed open by a pair of invisible hands, and a gap automatically opened. Then after the two people submerged in the water, the water surface naturally closed up. Looking up from below, there was not even a ripple in the water surface. .
What surprised her even more was that she was already ready to hold her breath, and even thought about what to do if the other party came over to relieve her when she was not angry enough.
To refuse or not to refuse?
After all, there are many such plots in those romance novels.
"Why are you staring at my mouth?" Zu An's doubtful voice rang out at this time.
"Who...who is staring at your mouth?" Sang Qian's face turned red and she hurriedly turned away.
But she was stunned immediately, because she didn't feel like drowning at all. The surroundings were empty and fresh air, and the two of them seemed to be in a transparent bubble.
"What...what's going on?" Sang Qian was shocked. At this time, the patrolling guards had already walked nearby. She was worried that she would be exposed by making a sound, so she had no choice but to whisper in Zu An's ear. The girl really breathed out like blue.
"Sister Qian'er is teasing me by being so close. I have a family." Zu An also whispered in her ear.
Sang Qian: "..."
Like a frightened rabbit, she instantly pushed him away and distanced the two of them.
Why doesn't this guy die?
After the guards left, Zu An grabbed Sang Qian and emerged from the water.
Feeling that there was no water stain on her body, Sang Qian didn't care about being angry anymore and asked quietly: "How did you do that?"
"Secret." Zu An smiled. All this was of course due to the affinity effect of Lan Fu's water element, but it was Mi Li who taught him how to use it in this way. In the late stage of the secret realm, Mi Li fell into a deep sleep and did not know how to recover. How's it going?
Sang Qian pursed her lips. This guy really made people have the urge to take a bite.
But then her mood was quickly replaced by admiration, and she saw that sometimes Zu An led her to walk slowly, and sometimes he led her to leap quickly, and sometimes it even took a while... but it was just such a series. After this operation, the two of them were never discovered by the palace guards.
Soon the two came to a remote courtyard, where white lanterns were hung around, and a lot of paper money and dead leaves were scattered on the ground.
A large word "Die" in the center looked eerie in the dim candlelight.
During the day, Zu An had already asked his men to find out. This was the place where the coffin of King Qi's concubine was parked.
According to the customs of this world, the soul of a person will remain in the world for a period of time after death and cannot be buried immediately.
Only on the seventh day after death, that is, the first seven days, the soul will go home to visit, and only then will it enter reincarnation.
That means at least seven days will pass before burial.
Calculated, today is exactly the seventh day after the death of King Qi's concubine.
"Why is there no one in the courtyard?" Sang Qian was originally cautious, but after looking around, she found that there was no one in the mourning hall, so she couldn't help but ask.
"Because today is the first day of King Qi's side concubine." Zu An used the jade cong to control the small animals around him to check. There was indeed no one nearby, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Sang Qian immediately understood that the ancient custom believed that the soul of the deceased would return home on the "first seven days", and the family should prepare a meal for the soul of the deceased before the soul returned, and then must avoid it; if the soul of the deceased is allowed to see family members or other familiar people,
People will make her miss them, which will affect her reincarnation as a human being.
She couldn't help but glance at Zu An. Although this man was usually careless, his thoughts were so delicate. No wonder he chose today to inspect the body of the concubine.
Zu An came to the mourning hall. There was a huge coffin placed in the center. After all, the woman was the prince's woman, so she would not be treated unfairly with these details.
He put his hand on the surface of the coffin and felt it, then with a jolt of energy, he knocked out the nails sealing the coffin, and then opened the coffin aside: "Sister Qian'er, it's your turn next."
As soon as the coffin lid was opened, a cold air came to the face, as if there was a big freezer inside.
Inside, the concubine of King Qi was lying quietly, her appearance was beautiful, and her whole person was lifelike.
He immediately understood that the coffin should be engraved with a refrigeration circle, which could prevent the opponent's body from rotting. It must be said that these powerful people lived a luxurious life in every aspect.
Sang Qian rolled her eyes at him, obviously blaming him for his rudeness, and hurriedly ran to the coffin with her hands clasped together and saluted: "Princess, don't blame me, we just want to find out the truth about your death and avenge your injustice."
After she finished apologizing, she came to the coffin to inspect it. When she saw him for the first time, she couldn't help but sigh: "The concubine is so young and so beautiful. She is really a beauty."
Zu An smiled: "I think she is not as beautiful as sister Qian'er."
"Bah, you are glib." Sang Qian spat, but she was not angry at all in her heart. Instead, the corners of her lips were slightly raised. Apparently women like to hear compliments.
Hey, how can the eldest brother, who usually looks so macho, win over him? No wonder my sister-in-law...
She raised the hand of King Qi's concubine and began to give her judgment: "When ordinary people drown, due to nervousness before death, they struggle hurriedly, scratch with both hands, and water plants, sand and other objects will be embedded in the gaps between their fingernails, but she did not.
, of course, it is also possible that someone in the palace helped her clean it when she was collecting her body. But just now I checked her mouth and nose, and there was no red foam, which is one of the most important characteristics of a drowned person."
As he spoke, he began to untie the dress of King Qi's concubine. Halfway through, he suddenly realized something and turned around to look at Zu An.
Zu An understood and immediately turned around. He was not a necrophiliac and did not want to see the body of a dead person, even if the person still looked as beautiful as before.
After a while, Sang Qian's voice came again: "Although the skin on his palms, soles and body has shrunk and turned white, it is not serious. It should be because he has not been soaked in water for a long time. In addition,
There was almost no sediment in her mouth and nose, so based on comprehensive judgment, she was thrown into the pool after death to make it look like she had drowned."
"As expected," Zu An nodded, "Then what was the real cause of her death?"
Sang Qian replied: "I checked her whole body, and there were no external injuries. There were no signs of poisoning either. However, there were signs of bleeding in her eyes. As expected, her head was damaged, and she was raped with a gentle force.
It directly injured the inside of the brain, but how could she be killed like this in the heavily guarded palace of Prince Qi, who was a concubine of Prince Qi?"
Zu An sighed: "Actually, that's the only person who can do this."
Just as Sang Qian was about to say something, Zu An's expression suddenly changed: "A group of guards is coming this way."
"Could it be that we were discovered?" Sang Qian asked in shock.
"Probably not." Zu An shook his head. Seeing Sang Qian trying to escape from the other window, he hurriedly grabbed her, "It's too late."
After saying that, he directly pulled her and jumped into the coffin. Almost as soon as the coffin lid closed, people outside entered the room.