Chapter 207
Ning Shuangyu's complexion was unstable, but there was a faint strangle mark on her neck. She stepped forward to look at her dilated pupils. After all, it is not good to perform an autopsy under the eyes of everyone, so she just took a rough look and was about to Put the white cloth down, but when she was about to stand up, she suddenly found that Ning Shuangyu's hands were tightly clenched together. She knelt down and opened her hands. In the palm of her hand were two copper coins, which were the same as those she hung on when she was offering incense. The one on my waist is exactly the same!
She subconsciously looked at her waist, and found that the copper coins that should have been hanging on her belt were gone.

"Isn't that the copper coin that Aunt Ning hung on Princess Ling's waist?" It was a little maid who came with Ning Shuangyu who was talking, because Ning Shuangyu was Wei Ziming's concubine, so the servants called her Ning aunt.

The little maid's exclamation caught everyone's attention.They all looked at Ning Erlan suspiciously.

"Originally, it was Miss Ning's fifth lady who was going to accompany Aunt Ning today, but when Aunt Ning arrived at Ning's mansion, Princess Ling was waiting there, saying that she would accompany Aunt Ning to offer incense on behalf of Fifth Miss Ning. I remember that a few days ago Ning My aunt went to Ling Wang's mansion to look for Princess Ling. At that time, no matter how much Aunt Ning cried and begged, she never agreed to Aunt Ning. Later, my aunt heard that it is okay to find the fifth lady who is close to the princess, but she didn't want the princess to tell her when she came today. To replace Miss Ning Wu..." The little maid also had sharp teeth, and said everything concisely as if pouring beans.

Everyone present could hear the words clearly, although the little girl didn't say anything, it was clear that Ning Erlan killed Ning Shuangyu.

"It's inconvenient for us ordinary people to spare the purity of the masters here. If we have anything to do, let's talk about it after we go back." Wei Ziming glanced at Ning Erlan who was not in a hurry to argue for himself, and said to everyone.

After finishing speaking, he walked up to the host and said apologetically, "It's our fault for disturbing the host. We will go down the mountain immediately, but if you have any questions, please ask the host. Please don't mind."

"Amitabha, since the second prince said so, the poor nun will not force you to stay. Donor Ning has an accident here, and the poor nun will let everyone in the temple chant sutras for her tonight, Amitabha." The host glanced at Ning Shuangyu's direction and lowered her Sighed, with a touch of regret in his eyes.

I also took a general look at Ning Shuangyu's corpse just now and didn't find anything unusual, so I agreed with what Wei Ziming said and asked Xinchen and the others to pack their things and prepare to go down the mountain.

"My hall will come to Prince Ling's Mansion tomorrow to discuss an explanation for Shuangyu." Before leaving, Wei Ziming took a deep look at Ning Erlan and said in a low voice.

"This concubine also hopes to catch the murderer soon."

Because the sky was already dark, the mountain road was not easy to walk, but Ning Erlan didn't care, and kept thinking about what happened today.Thinking about it this way, she felt that she had fallen into a trap prepared by others.In the whole matter, Ning Shuangyu was the most likely to play tricks, but now Ning Shuangyu is dead.In other words, there is no evidence of death, which makes this matter much weirder.

As soon as Ning Erlan returned to the palace, she saw Lin Yanyan walking towards her.Lin Yanyan's face was slightly scorched, and she seemed to let out a breath when she saw Ning Erlan.He went forward and saluted her. "Princess, you are finally back. The concubine is still thinking about sending someone to the mountain to ask if the concubine is well."

Seeing that the anxious look on her face did not look like a fake Lin Yanyan at all, Ning Erlan nodded lightly. "I came back late because of something, which made Concubine Lin worry."

"What trouble did the concubine encounter? Can you tell the concubine, maybe the concubine can help?"

Ning Erlan refused with a faint smile. "Concubine Lin is very relieved to have such a heart. It's getting late, so Concubine Lin should go back and rest first."

Hearing what Ning Erlan said, Lin Yanyan didn't force her anymore, but covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "What the princess said is that the prince will stay in the concubine's yard tonight, and the concubine should go back to serve her well. The concubine will leave first."

Back at Lan Pavilion, Ning Erlan called Xinchen into the room. "Xinchen, tell me in detail what happened after I fell asleep today."

Xinchen looked at Ning Erlan's condensed expression, knew the seriousness of this matter, and slowly recalled what happened today. "The slave girl felt sleepy after watching the princess fall asleep at that time, because she thought that she was outside and there were fewer people serving the princess, so she didn't dare to fall asleep, so she just stood guard outside the door, and nothing happened during the period .”

"Didn't find anything wrong?" Ning Erlan frowned even deeper.

"That's not true, it's just... It's a little strange that when the servant heard the sound of the princess waking up, she was sitting on the porch. The servant clearly remembered that the servant was standing, and she was afraid of falling asleep at that time..."

"Then did you feel dizzy at that time, as if you suddenly forgot what happened before, and it took a while before you came back to your senses?"

Xinchen's eyes lit up, and she nodded heavily. "Yes, how did the princess know?"

Ning Erlan sighed silently. "That's because you were poisoned by the fragrance, and that reaction will only happen after the stamina of the fragrance wears off."

Xinchen exclaimed, wondering that she didn't find anything abnormal at all!
"It seems that someone entered my concubine's house at that time and took away the copper coins from my waist. This is to slander me." After going around for so long, it turned out that the ultimate goal of that person was she.It's really hard to guard against.

"Then what about the princess? At that time, no one could prove that someone took away the princess' copper coins!" Xinchen exclaimed after reacting.

The solemn look on Ning Erlan's face slowly faded away, and she looked at Xinchen with a smile on her face. "Unexpectedly, Xinchen's brain will be enlightened one day. She can think of this."

"Princess, it's already this time, you still have the mood to cancel the slaves here."

"Forget it, you've been tired all day today, go down and rest, as long as Xinyue is here to serve you."

Early the next morning.Xinyue brought Ning Erlan washing water, her face was stained with worry, last night she had heard Xinchen tell what happened yesterday.Unexpectedly, no matter how defensive the princess was, someone would take advantage of her loopholes.

"Princess, I'm afraid that the second prince will bring someone to the door today." There was deep worry in the words.

"Well, let's take a step at a time."

Not long after breakfast, a servant came to tell her that Wei Lingxiao asked her to go to the front hall.

Ning Erlan changed her dress, and was supported by Xinchen and walked to the front hall.

As soon as he walked to the front hall, he found that Wei Ziming was already sitting at the lower end of the main seat.

"The concubine greets the prince, and the second prince."

The official uniform on Wei Lingxiao's body has not been changed, it seems that Wei Ziming and Wei Ziming went back to the mansion directly after the morning court.

Wei Lingxiao looked at Ning Erlan who didn't look the same and said quietly: "Get up."

Ning Erlan got up and sat down beside her.

"Do you know why the King of Japan called you here today?"

"Please tell me clearly, my lord." Ning Erlan lowered her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes.

"Brother Erhuang said that you went to Qiuzi Guanyin Temple with Aunt Ning yesterday, is that right?" Wei Lingxiao asked before Wei Ziming opened his mouth.

"Yes, the concubine did go to the Qiuzi Guanyin Temple with the second sister yesterday."

"Does the concubine know why Aunt Ning died tragically?" When he went to the court early this morning, the officials used this incident to impeach him, saying that he was not strict in his administration and married a bad wife.Married a man who murdered his own sister as his main wife.

He didn't care what these idle old men said. She believed that she would not do such a thing for no reason. In the past, someone harmed her, and she would fight back to protect herself.

Ning Erlan repeated what she said on the mountain yesterday, and also revealed the doubts that Xinchen discovered. "At that time, the concubine didn't pay attention. If I woke up at that time, I would check in the morning and maybe I could find the remnants of Mixiang, but after several hours, I'm afraid nothing can be found."

"The princess can't tell the reason, but she just pushed all the responsibilities out. Is she trying to get rid of herself from this matter?" Wei Ziming looked at Wei Lingxiao, and you didn't take him at all. In his eyes, the interaction between the two made him feel very dazzling!
"Come here, bring up Aunt Ning's body. Our hall must give her an innocence today and let her die in peace. I believe her spirit in heaven will not blame my highness." Since neither of these two people is sensible, then Don't blame him for not showing affection.

"After all, this is where I meet guests in Prince Ling's Mansion. Is it wrong for the Second Emperor to bring a corpse here?" Wei Lingxiao frowned displeased.

"And that's just a concubine, who actually made the second brother so hard?"

"Even if it's just a concubine, it's still a member of the Xuanming Palace. Does the fifth brother mean to let the palace watch Aunt Ning's tragic death and ignore it?"

Intense sparks came out of the air, and they would be ignited in just one blow.

"I understand how Brother Erhuang feels, but after all, this is the place where the palace is used to receive guests. I also ask Brother Erhuang to move to the side courtyard, so that you can avoid taboos."

In fact, Wei Ziming did not want someone to carry the body here just now. Emperor Zhaowu would blame him for his recklessness if he knew about it. Hearing what Ning Erlan said, he did not object, and asked someone to carry Ning Shuangyu's body. Went to the side courtyard.

"Then invite the prince and the second prince to move to the side courtyard." Ning Erlan stood up first and said.

A group of several people walked towards the side hall.

On the other side, Aunt Zhang and the others who were waiting outside to watch the excitement saw everyone coming out, and followed curiously.

"What happened here? Someone said that they saw the Second Prince carrying a dead body in."

"I heard that the concubine killed the second prince's Aunt Ning, but she still refuses to admit it. The second prince brought someone to question her!"

(End of this chapter)

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