176: This County Lord Is Not Ordinary

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"Did the maid surnamed Zhang commit suicide by hitting the wall?"

Yang Jin heard His Highness suddenly mention this again. Although he didn't know what His Highness was thinking, he nodded and said, "Yes, she confessed that she was instructed by the people of Yuanhui Palace to deliberately make things difficult for the Princess of Yong'an County. Even if she didn't commit suicide, I'm afraid the Queen wouldn't forgive her. It's better to die."

Speaking of this, Yang Jin sighed and said with a bad look, "It's a pity that Zhang Huiming didn't sign her confession and hit herself to death. It would be better if she had a confession signed by her."

Yan Junchu said lightly, "Since she wanted to commit suicide, she naturally wouldn't sign it, otherwise she would have died in vain."

Yang Jin felt it was a pity. Such a good opportunity to catch the Queen's handle, but the person was in the hands of Prince Rong, and they couldn't just grab it by force. It was really a pity.

Yang Jin was thinking about this, and heard the prince slowly say, "Has the body been transported out of the palace?"

"Not yet. People who died in the palace have to wait until dark before being sent out of the palace." Yang Jin said.

Yan Junchu turned his head and looked at the dark sky outside, "Then go and give a reminder to Yuanhui Palace."

Yang Jin was stunned, but he was happy in an instant, and said with a smile: "I know what to do."

Yang Jin saw that the prince had no other instructions, so he immediately went to do this.

After leaving the door, Yang Jin couldn't help but be stunned. The prince's trick was really great.

There is a Yuqing Pool outside Yuanhui Palace. When the time comes, he will throw the person into the pool. The people of Yuanhui Palace will definitely find the body early the next morning. When the dead body suddenly appears in the palace, this matter will become a big deal.

Yang Jin snorted in his nose. The queen really knows how to make things difficult for herself. Why did she embarrass the sixth girl for no reason?

Yang Jin did this very carefully. First, he stole the body from the corpse transporter, and then he had to wait until the middle of the night when the palace was at its weakest to sneak in and throw the body.

He silently calculated the time, kept his eyes open and waited until the third watch, then he carried the body and disappeared into the vast night.

***

Su Xinyi slept well that night, but she could hear Wang Yingyao next door turning over several times, and Pei Nianwei on the other side obviously didn't sleep well either.

Su Xinyi always went to bed and got up early, so it was impossible for her to do morning exercises in the palace. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she didn't get up early to go out for a walk, so she took a book and leaned against the soft pillow to read slowly.

However, before she read a few pages, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside, and then there were subtle voices, especially outside the window of the West Palace where she lived.

Although the noise was not big, it was not small. Wang Yingyao was awakened first. She lifted the curtain and saw that Xinyi had packed up and sat down to read a book, so she asked: "Xinyi, why is it so noisy outside, what happened?"

Su Xinyi shook her head, "I didn't go out either, and I don't know."

Wang Yingyao muttered again, then sat up and dressed, "Why did you get up so early?"

"I'm used to it." Su Xinyi replied with a smile.

After saying this, Pei Nianwei also made a noise. She lifted her curtain and called the maid in unhappily, asking, "What's going on? What's the commotion so early in the morning?"

The granddaughter maid then whispered, "Miss Pei, it's not that something happened in Yangde Palace. I heard that something happened in Yuqing Pool, but we don't know what it is yet."

Yuqing Pool?

Pei Nianwei's slightly drooping eyes lit up, and then she said, "Then you should go and find out what it is. You can't let people sleep well so early in the morning."

"Yes, I'll go right away." The granddaughter maid bowed and retreated, and went out in a flash.

Su Xinyi's eyes flashed. Something happened in Yuqing Pool. Yuqing Pool is adjacent to Yuanhui Palace where the queen lives. If something happens in this place, the queen will not look good.

It seems that today can be a relaxing day.

Breakfast is eaten by everyone in the main hall. Su Xinyi and Wang Yingyao cleaned up quickly, and they didn't wait for Pei Nianwei who was still washing her face and rinsing her mouth to go to the main hall first.

When they arrived at the main hall, they saw Zhu Chanyi and others as soon as they entered the door, so they walked over immediately. Before they got there, Jiang Ruolan arrived and immediately came over to join them.

Zhu Chanyi smiled and greeted Su Xinyi and others. Although she was not very close to Wang Yingyao and Jiang Ruolan, there was no longer the subtle atmosphere of mutual dislike in the past. Because of Su Xinyi, everyone could actually live in peace.

"Xinyi, do you know that something big happened in Yuqing Pool?" Zhu Chanyi pulled people over and whispered.

"I just heard some noises in the morning, but I don't know what happened. What happened?" Su Xinyi asked because she really didn't know.

Zhao Yeqiu whispered beside him: "It is said that a female corpse was found in Yuqing Pool."

Su Xinyi was stunned, and Wang Yingyao and Jiang Ruolan's faces also changed slightly. Female corpse?

Is it so exciting?

Someone died on the first day they entered the palace?

Jiang Ruolan's voice was trembling as she asked, "Is it someone from Yangde Palace?"

"No." Zhu Chanyi replied.

Jiang Ruolan breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest and said, "I was scared to death. I hope it's not from Yangde Palace."

If a lady from Yangde Palace came in and lost her life, this matter would really get out of hand.

"Who is that person?" Wang Yingyao's expression was not very good either, so she looked at Zhu Chanyi and asked.

"It's not clear yet, but there are no less ladies from Yangde Palace, so it can only be someone from other places." Zhu Chanyi said softly.

After such an incident, everyone was in a very heavy mood. During breakfast, Su Xinyi found that Li Qingyi and Shu Siyang were not there, but she didn't care whether they were there or not, and she filled her stomach seriously.

Before breakfast was finished, a palace servant strode in, his eyes fell on Su Xinyi, and he looked at her and said in a not very polite tone: "Princess Yong'an, the Queen Mother asks you to come over, and you will go with me now."

As soon as the voice fell, the eyes of the whole hall fell on Su Xinyi. Someone died at this time, but the Queen wanted to summon Su Xinyi privately. Could this matter have something to do with Su Xinyi?

Su Xinyi stood up, looked at the palace servant and asked, "I wonder what the Queen summoned for?"

The palace servant said with a smile, "Princess Yong'an, you will know when you arrive. I dare not guess what the Queen is thinking."

This insinuation seemed to be talking about Su Xinyi, and the smile on Su Xinyi's face disappeared instantly, "You people just think too much. In our countryside, when neighbors call each other, don't we have to ask what's the matter? Why can't we ask? Which palace rule stipulates that we can't ask?"

Everyone: ...

Everyone knows that Princess Yong'an grew up in the countryside, and many people despise her for this. But Princess Yong'an doesn't care that she is a country girl, and she keeps talking about our countryside. It really gives people a subtle feeling.

I think this is your fatal weakness, and it can be used to stab you at any time, and you have to endure it with anger and grievance and can't refute it.

But the Princess of Yong'an doesn't need anyone to tell her. She talks about it all day long, which makes people feel different.

This Princess is not ordinary.

Zhu Chanyi smiled all of a sudden, and said to the maid, "Why don't you say it nicely if you have something to say?"

The maid's face flushed red, and she was angry and annoyed, but she couldn't refute it. There was indeed no palace rule that said you couldn't ask, but isn't it all about following the rules in the palace?

The Queen is the master of the six palaces. Who in the palace dared to ask why except Concubine Li?

But can you say this?

The maid knew she couldn't say it, so she had to pinch her nose and admit her mistake, looking at Su Xinyi and said, "Please forgive me, the Princess. It's my fault. The Queen is still waiting. Please go ahead, the Princess."

Su Xinyi walked out, and when she came to Zhu Chanyi's side, Zhu Chanyi was about to speak, but Su Xinyi shook her head slightly to stop her, and then followed the others.

The spring breeze in February brought the tail of winter, blowing slightly cold on her face. Su Xinyi was strong and naturally not afraid of this little wind. She walked vigorously, causing the maid leading the way to look at her frequently.

But Su Xinyi didn't care.

If she was troubled by the queen in her previous life because she blocked Yan Qiongsi's way, then in this life, she didn't block Yan Qiongsi's way, and the queen still disliked her and wanted to deal with her whenever she could. It seemed that they were destined to be enemies of fate.

In this case, she didn't have to care about how the queen looked at her, and pretend to be a lady in front of her. Naturally, she did what she felt comfortable without violating the palace rules or being caught.

The distance from Yangde Palace to Yuanhui Palace is not close. There are two ways to get there. One way is to walk along the big and small Yuqing Ponds. There are basically no people along this road, just to see the scenery.

The other way is much more lively. You have to pass through Shaoyang Courtyard, Linde Hall, Qinghui Pavilion, Penglai Hall, and then you can see Yuanhui Palace.

Yuanhui Palace is the main palace where the queen lives. The Yuqing Pond mentioned by the palace servants before is actually the Small Yuqing Pond. You can see it when you leave Yuanhui Palace. Next to the Small Yuqing Pond is the Big Yuqing Pond. In fact, the Small Yuqing Pond is extended from the Big Yuqing Pond. In order to distinguish them easily, there is a difference in size.

When you walk through Qinghui Pavilion, you can see the scenery of the Big Yuqing Pond. From a distance, the green waves are gently swaying, the sunlight reflects the sparkling water, and there are small boats swaying in the wind on the lake. When you pass through Penglai Palace, you can only see the Small Yuqing Pond and the Yuanhui Palace next to the Small Yuqing Pond.

At this time, many palace servants outside Yuanhui Palace were busy cleaning the pool. A straw mat was rolled up on the bank. Su Xinyi knew at a glance that the person wrapped inside might be someone who fell into the water.

She was very curious about who died and why the queen called her here. Since she called her here, it means that the deceased was someone she knew or related to her.

Su Xinyi thought about it and didn't know what "acquaintances" she had in the harem. She didn't harm anyone, but if this matter really had something to do with her, she had to think carefully about how to get out of the queen's trap.

While she was thinking hard, she suddenly saw the people in front of her kneeling down, neatly shortened. When she looked up, she saw His Royal Highness, who was wearing a black robe and a jade belt tied around his waist, striding towards her.

"Greetings, His Royal Highness."

The palace people's neat kowtow brought Su Xinyi back to her senses. She took a few quick steps and also stepped forward to greet him, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness."

Yan Junchu stood by the Xiaoyuqing Pool. The black robe made him look taller and slender. With his back to the sun, Su Xinyi couldn't see his face clearly for a while, but the awe-inspiring momentum made people dare not act rashly.

"Princess Yong'an, no need to be polite. Get up."

Su Xinyi felt very strange. She and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were obviously very familiar with each other. They were comfortable with each other outside the palace, but the Crown Prince at this moment was a perfect overlap with the one she had seen in her previous life.

His voice was still cold and his expression was indifferent, as if he didn't care about anything.

He was cold and aloof, and he didn't fight with the world.

Su Xinyi was slightly dazed at this moment, and for a moment she forgot to look away. Her eyes fell directly on Yan Junchu's face, looking at him but not looking at him.

Yan Junchu met Su Xinyi's obviously distracted eyes, and turned away in just a moment, listening to Su Xinyi say: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Yan Junchu also found that in front of everyone, Su Xinyi was more disciplined when facing him, more... awkward? No, more serious.

"Shouldn't the county lady be in Yangde Palace? Why is she here? A murder just happened here, it's not suitable for the county lady to come."

The voice of His Highness the Crown Prince was not warm even in the sun, but Su Xinyi felt strangely at ease.

"To reply to Your Highness the Crown Prince, it was the Queen who summoned me here, and I don't know the reason." Su Xinyi replied in a serious tone.

Obviously, the two knew each other in private, but in the public eye of the harem, the two of them strangely unified their steps again, pretending not to be familiar!

That feeling is very wonderful.

Yan Junchu nodded slightly, then looked at Su Xinyi and asked, "Does the county lady know that someone committed suicide in Xiaoyuqingchi last night?"

Su Xinyi nodded slightly without hesitation, "I heard a little about it this morning, but I don't know it very clearly. I just heard that someone committed suicide in Xiaoyuqingchi, and I don't know anything else."

The two asked and answered each other. At this time, the door of Yuanhui Palace opened and the queen came out with people.

Everyone bowed again, and Su Xinyi also bowed with everyone.

The queen's expression was not very good. She walked straight over without even looking at Su Xinyi. She looked at the prince with a smile on her face, "Why is the prince here?"

"I received news that a female corpse was found in Xiaoyuqingchi. I was afraid that the queen would be frightened by this matter, so I rushed over to deal with it." Yan Junchu said slowly.

"Don't bother the prince with this kind of thing. You are always busy with errands when accompanying His Majesty. I will handle such trivial matters myself." The queen stared at the corners of the prince's mouth and said with a perfect smile.

Su Xinyi smelled a hint of nervousness from the queen's expression. If she hadn't known the queen very well in her previous life, she would never have noticed that the queen was nervous now.

The queen is nervous?

What is she nervous about?

Su Xinyi felt that this matter was strange, but she couldn't guess what was strange, which made her pay attention to the dead body rolled up by the mat again.

Is there something wrong with the dead person?

Who is the dead person?

Su Xinyi was full of questions, which made her nervous.

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Today's update is here. When the seasons change, everyone should pay attention to their health. Our second baby got the viral flu. Today, we went to the hospital for a checkup. There were too many procedures during the epidemic. We stayed in the hospital for most of the day before we could go home. Everyone, take care of yourself. Thank you for your support. Muah.