withered prosperity

It took a full cup of tea for the chariot to arrive at the courtyard where Bai Lele's coffin was temporarily parked.

Two white paper lanterns were hung outside the gate of the courtyard, and the door was also ajar, with a half-old plaque on it.

"My father and my second uncle have discussed it, and I will put it here for a few days for the time being. I will send my second sister back to Jiangdong for a good burial when I find a day when there is no offense." Their Bai family has an ancestral hall and ancestral tomb in Jiangdong. Bai Chunchun's body was also directly transported back to his hometown for burial.

Bai Yinuo is also a little embarrassed, how can you say that Bai Lele is also the daughter of the second wife, and almost became the concubine of Tianhe County King. After her death, she was placed in such a remote courtyard for coercion. Although everyone knows the reason, it is not justified after all.

"Furong Garden?" Yin Yutang asked, "Where did the incident happen?"

"Yes." Bai Yinuo nodded: "This yard is the closest to the outer part of the entire White Mansion. Even during the day, few people come. It was originally planned to push the house to build a rockery pond. That's why we didn't I believe that the reason why my timid little sister would come here alone in the middle of the night."

Murong Ji who jumped off the horse suddenly sneered.

Bai Yinuo and Yin Yutang looked at him puzzled.

Murong Ji didn't say anything, and was the first to go into the yard.

The chariot was some distance from the ground, and the servants brought Jindun and placed it in front of the chariot.

Yin Yutang was the first to step down, and Yun Ji was the second. When Yan Hai was about to step down, Yun Ji, who was in front of him, turned around very naturally, put his hands under his armpit and half raised his arms. Take him out of the car.

"Young Master, be careful." He even said something in his mouth, as if he was really worried that Yan Hai would fall.

Yan Hai's face turned red immediately.

Yun Ji's movements and tone were so natural that Bai Yinuo, who was following behind, didn't feel anything wrong.

Murong Ji had already walked to the gate of the courtyard, and wanted to turn around to ask questions, when he happened to see this scene.

His face twisted for a moment, he swallowed the words, turned his head and pushed open the courtyard door and walked in.

In the courtyard, there were also five or six servants guarding the spirit. When they saw someone entering the courtyard, they immediately came forward to welcome them.

"Where did it happen?" Yan Hai suddenly asked Murong Ji.

Murong Ji originally planned to enter the mourning hall, but upon hearing his question, he turned on his toes and led him to the other side.

He has been here since the incident and is very familiar with the yard.

"It should have been cleaned up. It was even more remote when the vegetation was flourishing." Murong Ji looked around while walking. "The yard is usually locked from the outside, and the night watchmen basically just walk past the door and don't come in on purpose."

The courtyard had a winding route, and when they came to a rockery piled up in front of a lake, Murong Ji and He Li, who had been following him silently, got in one after another.

"Who built this yard? Why are there so many twists and turns?" Yin Yutang was very surprised.

"It's just that this area hasn't had time to be renovated. These courtyards are still the same as before. It is said that the original owner is also a southern court official. He especially likes this kind of mountain and rock landscaping. We have moved some to the front before. In the pond, but the biggest one is not easy to move, so it has been left undismantled.”

Bai Yinuo asked all the servants of Baifu to wait outside, and they were the only ones to go inside.

Once passing through this rockery, there is a clean place in front of you.

This open space happens to be in the shape of a triangle. On one side is a southern-style window corridor, and some plantains and green bamboos are planted between the high wall outside. On the other side is a corner door with a latch.

Because it is surrounded on three sides, this corner is very quiet.

"Fall right here." Murong Ji went to stand in the corridor.

There were still clear bloodstains on the ground, and those dark colors penetrated into the cracks of the blue-striped stones. It can be imagined that the situation must have been extremely tragic.

The corner door was not only locked with a latch, but was also completely sealed by pouring molten iron.

And the thick blue brick wall here is very high, and the ordinary Xiao Xiao who is almost too hard to climb can't get in at all.

"Mr. Bai." Yin Yutang asked, "You really don't know why Second Young Miss asked Xiao Yu to meet here at midnight?"

"I really don't know. I found out that my sister was missing that morning. We searched around a lot. Later, I found out from the imprisoned maid that it might be here, but I never expected to come and find it..." Bai Yi Nuo sighed: "I still think it's fake. My second sister is not the kind of girl who dares to walk around alone. It's really unreasonable to come to such a place in the middle of the night..."

Murong Ji sneered again.

"If the king of the county wants to ask anything, just ask." He was indifferent over and over again, and Bai Yinuo also felt that something was wrong.

"Second Miss Bai, is there anyone who has a particularly close relationship with her these days?" Murong Ji asked softly, "Whether it's inside the mansion or outside the mansion."

A young lady who almost became his wife, if he asked this kind of question in such a tone, anyone would have bad associations.

Bai Yinuo is so smart, naturally he understood immediately.

No matter how exquisite he is, his complexion has changed a little,

"What do you mean by the king's words?" The corners of his mouth dropped, and his amiable baby face tightened. "Does the county king think that the daughter of my Bai family will do something disgraceful?"

"Master Bai, don't be in a hurry to get angry. You should think about it carefully. If there is such a person, then meeting at night and meeting here, wouldn't all of this make sense?"

Hearing what he said, Yin Yutang also showed a dazed expression on his face.

"What's there to think about? It's impossible!" As the reputation of Bai Lele and the entire Bai family is concerned, Bai Yinuo certainly can't make half a concession on this: "I understand that the king of the county wants to be the princess. The urgency to get rid of the suspicion, but how can you speculate about this kind of thing? If there is no real evidence, please take back those inappropriate words just now."

"I'm just discussing the matter, not to mention that this murder case has no connection with Murong Yu, so why do I have to excuse her?"

"I heard that the princess stayed in the Hongyu Tower that night. Didn't the princess think about whether there would be such a 'person with a particularly close relationship' with the princess, and it would have nothing to do with my second sister's death?"

"Presumptuous!" How could Murong Ji hear such words, and immediately raised his eyebrows.

"Junwang! I respect you as a county king. I usually give you three points for the sake of my aunt and my mother. If you want to put on the posture of a county king to suppress me, I, Bai Yinuo, are nothing People who are afraid of things, your sister cannot be slandered, but my daughter of the Bai family can do it? Even if I go to the Tianji Palace, I will discuss this truth with you, the county king!"

It stands to reason that Bai Yinuo's mother and Murong Ji's mother are sisters, and they can be regarded as cousins ​​who are close by blood. People are not so kind, and the relationship between everyone has always been half-baked.

Especially after the two agreed on the marriage, no matter how Ren Bai Yinuo showed his kindness to the invitation, Murong Ji refused it unmoved, and it's not that he was ridiculed behind his back.

Bai Yinuo is also one of the best people in Jiangdong. Who has given him such embarrassment, but he is quite fussy, and it's okay to just smile about those things, but now that his face is about to be stepped on the ground, he can't do it anymore. I endured it.

"What a sharp mouth." Murong was extremely angry and laughed back: "But Mr. Bai, don't forget that the most important part of the whole thing is why Bai Lele met people here to hide from others when he was ugly in the middle of the night. I think everyone is well aware of what is going on, based on common sense. If you insist on blinding your eyes, then going to the Tianji Hall to discuss it may not be a good way."

"Okay." Yin Yutang stood between the two: "Why did you two quarrel, did we come here to quarrel?"

"My lord, I was impulsive." Bai Yinuo immediately went down the steps: "It's just that once I heard the county king say that, I couldn't help it..."

"I can understand, I can understand." Yin Yutang patted him on the shoulder, and said to him: "Mr. Bai, I understand what the county king means. I think this is simply impossible! But, what should I do?" We can't be ambiguous about the things that have been investigated, we are here to prove the innocence of the second lady! Are you right?"

Bai Yinuo could only say that he was right, and cursed in his heart, "Crafty and cunning".

"What did you think of?" Murong Ji asked suddenly.

"I can think..." Bai Yinuo thought he was talking to him, but then realized it was not.

What Murong Ji looked at and wanted to ask was Yan Hai.

After Yan Hai followed them to this place, he first walked around this place, and then walked around near the corner gate.

When Murong Ji, Bai Yinuo, and Yin Yutang were talking there, He Li followed him step by step. He didn't care at first, but during the stop and go, He Li couldn't help showing a look of surprise in his eyes .

You must know that the position where Mr. Yan stopped was the most suitable angles for shooting Bai Lele in the corridor after repeated deliberation by all of them.

And the place where he stopped at the end was also the location they finally settled on based on various traces.

Yan Hai turned his head and looked at the high wall behind him.

"It can't be shot from the wall, it will be blocked by the eaves." He Li couldn't help but said: "The archer must climb over the wall and enter..."

"There are no archers."

He Li was stunned for a moment.

"It's a crossbow."

He Li was taken aback for a moment, and then showed an expression of sudden realization.

Misunderstood by the results of the body inspection and the people involved, they always thought that the other party was using the same bow and arrow as the princess, but they didn't expect that there was actually a crossbow that was easier to control.

The crossbow|arrow shot at close range will cause more damage than the bow and arrow, and if it is controlled skillfully, it can completely cause the same effect as a strong bow.

But he changed his mind and was surprised again.

This strong crossbow has been banned in Shangjing for many years because everyone can use it and its strength is ferocious.

Only in the Wanjun Camp in Gyeonggi Province, everyone is equipped... But in the Wanjun Camp, there are all children from aristocratic families...