Beibei lay motionless on the ground. The man looked at the "corpse" coldly, perhaps feeling guilty.
, lowered the brim of his hat and left quietly when no one was prepared.
Wait for a while to make sure there is no movement in your ears.
"Whoa!" Beibei opened his eyes, got up quickly, and ran back to Danqiong Courtyard without stopping.
Just when Chu Yunning came out to look for him, Beibei plunged his head into Chu Yunning's arms and cried so hard that he was out of breath.
Chu Yunning panicked. Beibei must have encountered something if he didn't cry so easily. He bent down and saw the purple pinch marks on Beibei's neck, and he immediately became furious.
When Beibei gradually became quiet, he asked what happened.
"Mom, I wanted to go back to get Xiaobai and Xiaomujian, but someone strangled my neck from behind. Fortunately, I remembered what my mother said and pretended to be dead..."
Chu Yunning was frightened after hearing Beibei's few words, and asked again: "Have you seen what it looks like?"
Beibei tilted his head and thought for a while, then shook his head: "I smell half vanilla and beauty lotion."
"Okay, Mom knows." Chu Yunning touched Beibei's head. He is only a four and a half year old child, how can this group of people not tolerate him?
Are you really treating her like a soft persimmon?
After coaxing Bei Bei's mood, Chu Yunning carried Bei Bei back to the house. The child had never experienced such a thing, and his hands were still cold, and his body was trembling as he nestled in her arms.
Aunt Mao asked: "Princess, do you want to report this matter to the prince?"
Chu Yunning shook his head, and there was no point in telling Prince Xiao. If he really wanted to find out something, he might even have to cover it up.
What's more, Prince Xiao is also on her list of suspects.
Who knows if this pervert can kill his son?
"I know this well."
Chu Yunning made sure Beibei was asleep, told Aunt Mao to accompany Beibei, and left angrily.
"Concubine, the princess is here." Green sleeves said.
Ye Yaner was arranging a hairpin on her temples in front of the mirror and said calmly without raising her head: "Let her come in."
Chu Yunning strode into the main courtyard. Compared with Danqiong Courtyard, this place was luxurious and grand, with scenery everywhere. Dozens of pots of blooming flowers were placed under the corridor, and every brick and tile was particularly exquisite.
The main room is even more luxurious, with 16 lifelike screens featuring the Eight Immortals holding longevity peaches, a half-human-high blood coral, and even a set of peony porcelain white glazes placed on the table.
She is indeed King Xiao's most beloved woman, and she is pampered to the extreme.
Ye Yaner smiled and poured a cup of tea and handed it over, as gentle as ever: "How come the princess is free today? Is there something missing in Danqiong Courtyard? Princess, don't be anxious. The maids were cleaning in a hurry yesterday. There are some places."
Before I have time to take care of it, I will send extra manpower to clean it and buy some more items soon."
Chu Yunning looked at Ye Yan'er calmly, trying to see any clues.
However, Ye Yan'er's performance was flawless, without detecting any clues, and she was considerate and virtuous, unable to make any mistakes.
Chu Yunning didn't take the tea, her breathing was tight and her tone became anxious: "Concubine, thank you for your hard work, but I'm not here to clean up the Danqiong Courtyard."
Something must have happened to the child!
Ye Yan'er was filled with joy in her heart, waiting to see Chu Yun Ning crying bitterly, but pretending to be nonchalant on her face.
"I came here to ask my concubine to help me find the Feather Spirit Order given by the Queen Mother. Maybe I left it behind when I moved yesterday. When the Queen Mother asked me, I really had no way to explain it, so I had to shamelessly trouble my concubine again."
Ye Yaner was a little disappointed when she heard this.
Could it be that Chu Yunning hasn't discovered that the child is "dead" yet?
Then he thought that it would be strange for the Queen Mother not to be upset that such an important thing was lost. Without the support of the Queen Mother, Chu Yunning would just wait to die!
So Concubine Ye covered her mouth in surprise: "Princess, you are too careless. This is a gift from the emperor. If you can't find it, you will be beheaded."
Chu Yunning also became anxious. Ye Yaner comforted her a few words and started playing Tai Chi with her. She didn't intend to send anyone to help find her.
"It's all my fault for losing such an important thing because of my negligence. I'm just worried that the Queen Mother's blame will implicate the entire palace or the concubine. After all, the things are in the palace, and the palace is under the control of the concubine. How much is such a good thing?
People are thinking about it."
Ye Yan'er's face stiffened when she heard this, her chest felt clogged with anger, and she raised her voice: "Luxiu, send someone along the road to look for her right away."
"yes!"
About an hour later, Luxiu reported back: "Back to Concubine, my servants have searched carefully all the way from Danqiong Courtyard to Lengxiang Garden, but no Yu Lingling was found."
Luxiu couldn't help but roll her eyes. She was sweating profusely as she stared at the scorching sun in the summer, looking for something. She secretly scolded Chu Yunning for not being able to collect even the trash.
Chu Yunning insisted that he lost it when he moved.
This matter was a bit tricky. Ye Yaner's brain was swollen and she winked at Luxiu and said: "Send more people to look for it, and be careful not to let any corner pass."
Luxiu understood and sent someone directly to find Prince Xiao after leaving the house.
When King Xiao learned that Chu Yunning was causing trouble for Ye Yan'er again, he dropped what he was doing and hurried back to his house without saying a word.
Luxiu personally waited at the second door. When she saw Prince Xiao, she immediately told him in a more jealous manner how Chu Yunning made things difficult for Ye Yaner.
"Your Majesty, the concubine has always been humble to the princess, but the princess insists on making things difficult for the concubine. The whole family is upset and complaining. The concubine is not in good health to begin with..."
Before Green Xiu could finish speaking, Prince Xiao rushed over anxiously.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a leisurely Chu Yunning, and Ye Yan'er standing aside with her eyes downcast and silent, her face pale.
"If something is lost, send someone to look for it. Why are you embarrassing Yan'er here?" Prince Xiao said displeased.
Chu Yunning stood up slowly. She and Ye Yan'er had spent so long waiting for Prince Xiao.
"Your Majesty, although I am a princess, the concubine has always been in charge of the house. Those servants may not be willing to listen to me, so I want to ask the concubine for help."
Chu Yunning shrugged innocently: "As for the embarrassment the prince mentioned, I don't know where to start."
Ye Yan'er explained softly: "My lord, please don't get me wrong, the princess did not embarrass Yan'er."
Ye Yaner's eyes turned red as she said this.
King Xiao was even more certain that Chu Yunning had bullied Ye Yaner.
After all, Yan'er would never take the initiative to file a complaint, she would always whitewash the situation and try to smooth everything over for Chu Yunning.
In the final analysis, it was because Chu Yunning had the support of the Queen Mother and came to bully Yan'er every now and then.
After being imprisoned for so many years, he still refuses to change his ways. Fortunately, he still felt guilty yesterday.
She doesn't deserve it!
Ye Yaner gently tugged on Prince Xiao's sleeve and said timidly: "It's important to find something."
Prince Xiao took a deep breath and couldn't bear to refute Ye Yaner's face, so he had to suppress his anger.
"Look! You must find something today!"
Chu Yunning added: "Your Majesty, apart from Aunt Mao, there is no one to serve you in Danqiong Courtyard. I want to pick a few available people to serve you, so that I don't have to trouble the concubines in the future."
This is not too much to ask for.
"Your Majesty, I was in such a hurry yesterday, so Yan'er didn't prepare anything. Yan'er originally had the intention to choose a few suitable ones for the princess." Ye Yan'er quickly explained, not giving Chu Yunning a chance to make mistakes.
Chu Yunning curled her lips, Ye Yan'er was too mean-spirited, she didn't bring this up just to sue.
King Xiao nodded in agreement.
Taking advantage of her free time while looking for things, Ye Yaner arranged for a whole yard of maids and women to be chosen by Chu Yunning.
Chu Yunning walked through the corridor and passed everyone carefully. She had a keen sense of smell, and she could smell any smell on these people.
"Change another batch."
Chu Yunning said that no one was satisfied.
Another batch was quickly arranged.
"Change again!"
"Change!"
"Keep changing!"
After changing hundreds of them in a row, Chu Yunning didn't like any of them.
Prince Xiao's stern eyes fell on Chu Yunning: "Is the princess deliberately looking for trouble?"
Chu Yunning retorted disapprovingly: "You have to have a good eye when choosing someone to serve. If the service doesn't go well with you, the master won't go well with him either."
Prince Xiao sneered coldly, looking to see what tricks she could use, and patiently said: "Continue to prepare for the princess until the princess is satisfied!"
Chu Yunning continued to choose from them. Just when she thought there was no hope, Chu Yunning suddenly stopped in front of a fat and strong woman. She lowered her eyes. The woman's shoes were still stained with black mud.
In order to grow medicinal herbs in Lengxiang Garden, a lot of black soil was specially moved. There are not many places with black soil in the palace, and this woman's body is still stained with a faint smell of herbs.
Wang Sanniang subconsciously took two steps back, and suddenly a hairpin fell from her body.
Wang Sanniang was stunned and reached out to pick it up, but Chu Yunning was one step faster than her.
"This is not my hairpin, why did it end up on you?"
Wang Sanniang had no idea how she could find this hairpin in her arms. This was the first time she saw it.
"This..." Wang Sanniang hesitated and couldn't answer.
"Have you been to Lengxiang Garden?" Chu Yunning continued to question.
There were big drops of sweat on Wang Sanniang's forehead, and she was obviously unable to resist.
Ye Yaner quickly noticed something, but because of Prince Xiao's presence, she couldn't mention anything and could only wait silently.
Chu Yunning played with the hairpin in her hand and looked at Prince Xiao meaningfully: "I don't know if the rules in the house are not strict. Just after I moved away, someone broke into Lengxiang Garden without authorization. It seems that this feather
The spiritual order has been taken into consideration for a long time."
"Your Majesty, this slave is unjustly accused!" Wang Sanniang knelt down, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and nodded at Prince Xiao: "I don't know how this hairpin came to be on my body, let alone what order the princess gave. Please, Your Majesty.
Mingjian.”
"Your Majesty, is there any misunderstanding here?"
Seeing that Wang Sanniang was emotionally unstable, Ye Yaner had to step forward to smooth things over in an attempt to confuse the situation.