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Flowers bloomed in the cabin, but there was no fragrance.

The curtain of the pavilion hung down, covering the people inside.

"Your Highness, it has been settled." Red Xiao lowered his head and stood below.

"Hm." With a snort, the man opened the brocade box on the table, picked up a dark green leaf, twisted it into a thin roll with his hand, opened the smoker, and threw it in.

With a crackling sound, a faint scent of fresh grass and trees rose up from the pavilion.

"This is the last one." The man inhaled the smell in the air. "It's still snowing. That idiot must have come back empty-handed."

"Your majesty is wise." Red Xiao lifted his face, his eyes did not dare move, and only looked at the jade belt on the man's waist, "The court has a headache at this moment because of the crown prince's incompetence, imbecility, and naughtiness. At this moment, His Majesty is in a critical juncture. Not only is the crown prince not attending by his side, he is also sightseeing and almost losing his life.

"Yes." The man nodded, looking down at the world with a disdainful expression. "Unfortunately, I wasn't able to kill him on the first day of winter. Even if it was an ant, it would be crushed to death and all future troubles would be eliminated. Otherwise, if you get into your clothes accidentally and take a bite, you'll get a lump for two days. "

"It was going to work." Red Xiao lowered his head again, "The people that the South Yi have sent are all servants of the dead, who knew that two extraordinary people would appear in the middle of the road and disturb this good news."

"Who do you think they are?" The man laughed and twirled his fingers, "Not only is he not stupid, he's actually very powerful. Don't tell me that he's really acting like a fool for fifteen years?"

"With such patience, you must be thinking of something. Why save that idiot then? If I were to kill him, wouldn't I be able to rise above others? " The man spoke slowly.

Red Xiao bowed: "This servant is stupid, I can't see clearly, maybe he is just like my mother, after all, Seventh Prince is also a child of the Empress, he is the crown prince's younger brother …"

"Have you ever seen Seven so close to them?" The man shook his head. "Seventh Brother may be silly, but he's not stupid. He was only frightened when the Hall of Red Flower Palace went crazy, so he's forever stuck at the age of five. He was like a child, but children were also terrifying at times. In my opinion, if he had the personality to pretend to be stupid for fifteen years, then he definitely wouldn't care about those feelings of flesh and blood. "

"That was strange." Red Xiao could not hold it in and blurted out, "According to what you've said, the Fire Hall's fire should only have destroyed that temporary palace, Empress, the Imperial Concubine Gao back then, was saved safe and sound. How could Seventh Prince be so shocked?

The man's expression became complicated. After a long while, he finally spoke again, "Let's not talk about the past. What I want is the future. "The crown prince is no longer a useless person. If nothing unexpected happens, both inside and outside the imperial court, he will definitely push me. My good reputation after so many years of battling has not been in vain."

"Of course!" Red Xiao hurried over, "Your Highness has always been wise and brave with regards to literature and martial arts, everyone has seen the merits of your contributions to our Great Zhou."

What he was afraid of was an accident.

The man squinted his eyes. For this Seventh Brother, he had already drugged her last year, so he thought that she would sleep with the brothel girl, causing the Royal Father to feel disgusted. Whether or not he could cure his silly illness, it would not affect him at all.

Who would have known that he would escape, disappear for the night, and return with three questions.

After a year, under the advice of Tutor Zhong, Old Seven was sent back to seclusion in the fields, to be an idle person.

How could he let the tiger return to the mountain? Taking advantage of the South Yi attack, he used the old disease as an excuse to relapse, causing his knee to hurt uncontrollably. His illness had been left behind on the battlefield, so the Royal Father was naturally considerate and did not let him lead the troops out to battle. Instead, he stayed in the palace to recuperate.

Closing the Palace door and changing his name, he walked a thousand miles. All along the way to the Xin Ning, he laid his eyes on Ol 'Seven to see if he was a human or a ghost, and even had Jiang Concubine persuade the Crown Prince to come look for medicine.

They only wanted to use this battle of Wuli River to defeat three to seven princes in one fell swoop.

The world of Great Zhou was easily obtainable.

At that time, who would care about his birth mother's background?

"Treat that village woman well. No matter if Seventh Brother is truly stupid or not, when we press our eyes and ears on him, we are not afraid that he will cause any trouble." The man raised his voice.

"Yes." Red Xiao replied.

This time, the heavens were helping him, giving him a Huang Guizhi.

The woman seemed unremarkable, but she was of great importance.

Jin Xiaolou stayed in the yamen for one day, and after lunch the next day, the yamen runner opened the door and the three people inside went out.

Kuang Ruyue and Lv Yun looked at each other, and then at each other. They only knew that they had found out the truth and exposed their innocence, and almost cried in joy.

When the bailiff saw this, he hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "We have not eliminated your suspicions. We only have someone to vouch for you. The Registrar Official can temporarily release you, but you must always be ready for summons."

"Who has such great face …" Kuang Ruyue muttered, and then closed her mouth.

It was always good to be able to leave as the three of them followed the bailiff out.

When she arrived at the entrance, Jin Xiaolou saw a man in white waiting for him.

Jin Xiaolou recognized the man. It was Chang An.

Seeing that the three of them had come out, Chang An cupped his hands, Lv Yun immediately returned the greeting.

Jin Xiaolou opened her mouth and said: "You're actually so capable."

Then, he thought of something and asked, "Last time, when Gui Zhi was locked up, were you the one who redeemed her?"

Chang An immediately said: "I was only able to help out a little because I borrowed your power. However, I do not know much about Miss Gui Qi. "

Jin Xiaolou frowned, but quickly calmed her expression: "No matter what, thank you."

However, when she mentioned Gui Qi, Jin Xiaolou looked around. She did not see any trace of Gui Qi, but she saw a person seated on the stone platform not far away from the flagpole.

The Mountain Note had been sealed, and there were no other acquaintances in the city. Yesterday night, where did Gui Zhi go?

Not to mention Gui Zhi, where could he go now?

"Lady Xiaolou, if you don't have somewhere to go, I'll arrange for the three of you to stay in the restaurant." Chang An was considerate and dependable.

But Jin Xiaolou immediately rejected it: "Thank you for your good intentions, it's just that we aren't related to each other, it's not good to keep troubling you again and again."

"Yes, and besides, we have somewhere to go." Kuang Ruyue walked up and said, "My home is at Lu'er Lane. Although it is a little far from here, it is not far from here. If you do not mind, you can stay at my house for the next few days."

"Sorry for the trouble, Sister Ruyue." Jin Xiaolou did not remain polite, she immediately bowed and thanked Chang An, then pulled Kuang Ruyue and Lv Yun away.

He walked to the flagpole and patted Zhou Shuli's shoulder: "How long have you been waiting?"

Zhou Shuli waved his hand. "Not long after, I just arrived from the village this morning, and the moment I arrived at the Mountain Note, I found out what happened, so I hurriedly came to the yamen's entrance."

As he spoke, he looked behind him, looked at Kuang Ruyue, then looked at Lv Yun, and asked: Where's Gui Qi?

Jin Xiaolou clenched her teeth, it seemed like Gui Zhi wasn't done with Zhou Shuli either.

Lu Yun, go to the restaurant on the street and ask each person one by one. Gui Qi and Lin'er will definitely find a place to settle down." Jin Xiaoliu thought for a moment. "We came out in a hurry without any money, but Gui Zhi had a chaste, so she would take it for exchange. You only need to ask if any woman came in with a chaste to buy a house for a woman.

Jin Xiaolou continued, "We will wait for you at Lu'er Lane. If you can't find it, you have to come back before the sun sets."

"Alright." Lv Yun replied and ran off.

Zhou Shuli had to go find someone, he couldn't stay idle for a moment, so Jin Xiaolou let him go.

Only Jin Xiaolou and Kuang Ruyue were left.

Jin Xiaolou was worried about Gui Zhi and Lin'er, but she knew that she couldn't panic at the moment.

Since someone had gone to look for him, he could set his mind at ease. The most important thing right now was to find a way to prove his innocence.

Otherwise, forget about the fact that the Mountain Note would never open again, he was afraid that what awaited him would be a death sentence.

Once she returned to Lu'er Lane, in Kuang Ruyue's room, Jin Xiaolou spread out a piece of paper on the table.

He wrote down everyone in the Mountain Note next to him.

But no matter how you looked at it, you couldn't tell that anyone up there was the one who killed Ru Yi.

"You have to be motivated to kill people. Why do you think this ruyi died?" Jin Xiaolou looked at Kuang Ruyue and asked, but it also seemed like she was asking herself.

Kuang Ruyue shook her head: "I can't guess it, but, could she not be one of us from the Mountain Note?"

"Someone outside?" Jin Xiaolou thought for a while, "Ru Yi's brother is suspicious, do you remember when Lv Yun went to report it to the officials, before the matter could even be announced, that Song Yidao was already causing a ruckus in front of our door? It's like, it's like he already knew about it. "

"That's right!" Moreover, didn't Ru Yi say that her relationship with her brother wasn't good? Since it's a bad relationship, why is he so sad? " Kuang Ruyue felt that it was strange.

"It's not certain if their relationship is good or not." Jin Xiaolou slowly combed through the pages, "These are just a one-sided statement, maybe it was just a lie made up to make me keep her."

"But this is too strange. Not to mention the motive, the house is tightly shut. You and I can clearly see it. Tell me, how did the killer get in?" Jin Xiaolou thought long and hard, she only hated the fact that there were no surveillance cameras in this ancient era, otherwise, it would not have been easy to find out after checking.

Kuang Ruyue shook her head even more: "I think it's too evil. The door is locked, the window is closed, and not even a mosquito can enter, let alone a person. From my point of view, Ru Yi must have committed suicide. Otherwise, if she was locked in that airtight room, who could go in and kill her? "

Jin Xiaolou scratched her head.

As he was thinking, he heard a "pa da" sound as something hit the window.

She only glanced at it once and ignored it. A moment later, another "pa da" sound rang out.

Jin Xiaolou frowned, she stood up and walked out, Kuang Ruyue quickly followed.

Pushing the door open, he saw Gao Lang standing under the willow tree outside the courtyard.

It was winter now, and the willow leaves had all fallen, leaving only the brown branches to gently brush against the river.

Gao Lang wore a jade colored robe. Standing under the tree, he seemed to have added some color to the willow tree.

Kuang Ruyue lowered her head and laughed, she then turned and returned to the house.

Jin Xiaolou originally wanted to return, but she heard Gao Lang say in a clear voice, "If I were you, I wouldn't even think about how the killer entered."

Jin Xiaolou stopped walking: "You eavesdropped my words."

Gao Lang laughed.

Jin Xiaolou's eyes flashed. After hesitating for a moment, she still walked towards him. After standing still, she raised her head and asked: "Then what will you think?"

Gao Lang slowly said, "I will think of how he came out."