Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 198: The Misunderstanding (3)
Feng Shen was thoughtful, "So it's like this... Eunuch Cui, I'm afraid you don't know yet? The person who found the portrait of Concubine Zhen and handed it over to the old queen is also Xiao Dezhang!"

King Su said: "None of these two strange incidents is missing him... Huh, it seems that there is definitely a big problem with this little Dezhang! Feng Shen, you are short on time, so don't delay here, immediately Go back to the palace and keep an eye on Xiao Dezhang, and if necessary, use some means!"

"That's good!" Feng Shen nodded, "My lord, Eunuch Cui, is on a mission, so I won't accompany you any longer! Farewell!"

After leaving the temple, Feng Shen turned on his horse and galloped back to Xiyuan like lightning.As soon as he got off his horse, Feng Shen went straight to the value house where he was temporarily staying.Xiao De Zhang mentioned yesterday that the tatan he lives in is near the value house, so Feng Shen began to search around.

But the houses in the West Garden are row upon row, and Feng Shen searched several places, but he has no clue.It was very easy to meet a few young eunuchs, but when I inquired in the past, the young eunuchs either turned around and walked away, or shook their heads and waved their hands, as if they had been strictly instructed to keep silent about Xiao Dezhang's whereabouts.Pressed urgently, the little eunuchs knelt down and kowtowed, even if their heads were bleeding, they still kept their mouths shut.

Needless to say, this must be a trick played by Xiaode Zhang.However, seeing the pitiful appearance of the remaining young eunuchs, Feng Shen couldn't bear to push them any further, so he waved his hand and let them go.

Xiao Dezhang was obviously hiding from him on purpose, which added to his suspicion.But without conclusive evidence, it is hard for Feng Shen to make a conclusion, let alone order the guards to hunt him down.

He couldn't even ask, and couldn't find it after looking for it. In desperation, Feng Shen pinned his hopes on Shuqing Court.Looking at the situation, Xiao Dezhang seemed to have lost something there. He was eager to find it just after the guards were withdrawn last night.Perhaps the things there are the evidence of his involvement in the case.

Thinking of this, Feng Shen went straight to Shuqing Court from west to east.After passing through several arches, the sound of running water is already in sight.

Looking from a distance, there is no figure of Xiao Dezhang there, but there is an extra girl in palace costume with her back turned and her head bowed.

Feng Shen took two quick steps, and walked quietly behind the little maid. "What are you looking for?"

"Ah?" The little maid was unprepared, screamed in fright, and dropped a small piece of something in her hand to the ground.

It was only when the little maid turned her face timidly that Feng Shen recognized her face. "Miss Ye? What are you doing here?"

Ye He whispered: "Master Feng...I...I just come here and walk around...do nothing..."

"Really?" Feng Shen leaned over and picked up the thing that Ye He had left at his feet. "Walking around casually, do you want to take half a stick of incense?"

Ye He's face was pale and he was speechless. "me……"

Seeing that she was silent, Feng Shen changed the subject. "Miss Ye, have you been to the Lima Guandi Temple a few nights ago?"

"Huh? How do you know?" Ye He was startled, and quickly covered his mouth.

Feng Shen said: "Not only do I know Miss Ye has been there, but I also know that you gave Cui Yugui a stack of banknotes for Eunuch Cui!"

Ye He panicked: "The money is not mine...I just run errands..."

Feng Shen said, "Who do you run errands for?"

Ye He clenched his lips, "No...I promised him, I can't say...Master Feng, please don't ask..."

Feng Shen smiled and said, "That person should be Xiao De Zhang, right?"

"Did Eunuch Zhang tell Mr. Feng?" Ye He was startled, and pouted. "Hmph, thanks to the fact that I'm still keeping it a secret for him, it turns out that he himself has been yelling everywhere..."

Feng Shen said: "He didn't say it himself, but I met Eunuch Cui."

Ye Hexi said: "Master Feng has met Uncle Cui? Is Uncle Cui okay?"

Feng Shen shook his head, and said, "It's not very good. It was the night when you gave away the bank notes. After you left, Eunuch Cui ran into a ghost and almost lost his life."

"What?" Ye He shivered, "Uncle Cui, did he hit a ghost?"

"That's right," Feng Shen said again, "I met the ghost of the precious concubine!"

Ye He looked around tremblingly, "Ah, why is it the concubine Zhen again..."

Feng Shen said: "Yeah, I also think it's too coincidental, so I want to ask Miss Ye, what's going on?"

Ye He said: "Master Feng... I... I don't know either!"

"Don't you know?" Feng Shen said, "Xiao Dezhang sneaked into this Shuqing courtyard last night, and today it was you, Miss Ye. Tell me, what are you two looking for? Miss Ruoye still doesn't agree with you." Tell the truth, then don't blame Feng for making you a suspect!"

"Don't, don't," Ye He was terrified, begging for mercy repeatedly, "Master Feng, I just want to tell the truth... That's it, I turned out that I did lie to Master Feng... But it was Eunuch Zhang who asked me to do that." Said..."

"Sure enough, this girl doesn't have much scheming, she cheated and it all came out." Feng Shen was delighted, and deliberately put on a straight face. "What kind of lie did Xiao Dezhang ask you to tell? You didn't tell the truth!"

"Yes," Ye He wiped his eyes with tears in his eyes and said, "Actually, we didn't see any assassins intrude that night... The portrait of Concubine Zhen was discovered when I met Eunuch Zhang here... "

Feng Shendao: "Since we found out here, why do we make up lies to deceive people?"

Ye He said: "I went to send money to Uncle Cui, Eunuch Zhang didn't want to say anything. So after I came back, I made an appointment to meet at Shuqing Courtyard and told him that everything was settled...Who would ever want to leave? I saw that painting floating down from the sky..."

Feng Shen was amazed, "Floating down from the sky?"

"That's right," Ye He nodded, and said, "I was so scared at the time that I didn't dare to pick it up...Later, Eunuch Zhang said that the painting on the portrait was of Concubine Zhen, and he was going to report it to Lafayette...I If he can't, he won't, he has to drag me..."

Feng Shen said to himself: "The portrait was not abnormal at that time, why did Xiao Dezhang make such a fuss?"

Ye He said: "I don't know either."

Feng Shen said: "Okay, don't worry about it for now. Tell me what you are looking for when you come here this time!"

Ye He said: "I'm here to find a golden hairpin..."

"Gold hairpin?"

"Yes, the golden hairpin was given to me by Eunuch Zhang, saying that it was the benefit of me running errands for him. But after seeing the portrait that night, I was so anxious and scared that I lost the hairpin. Later, I wanted to find , but this place was banned by the guards. When Eunuch Zhang found out, he was very angry and scolded me very fiercely..."

Feng Shen sneered and said: "Xiao De Zhang can give away a thousand taels of silver bills at will, how can a mere golden hairpin be ignored?"

"He didn't do it for that," Ye He said, "Eunuch Zhang said that if the hairpin is found, it is likely to be found on his head. Now people in the palace are panicked by the portrait, and there is a little Suspicion will lead to big trouble... So he forced me to look for it again, saying that if he found it, he would give me another gold ingot. If he couldn't find it, no matter what happened, he would bite me... Having said that, he has a high status in the palace, and if he has something to do, he will be ashamed at most. But my little palace lady is different, and I don’t need to be interrogated when the time comes, I just drag him out and beat him to death..."

Feng Shen snorted and said: "It seems that this little Dezhang is not less domineering! Miss Ye, you don't have to be afraid, he is the most suspected right now, if I can find out the facts, I will definitely bring him to justice!"

Ye He said anxiously: "Master Feng, then...then I'm alright?"

Feng Shen said: "Miss Ye, you don't need to worry about it. Even if you can't find the golden hairpin, I can testify for you. By the way, I saw that you were pinching half a stick of incense just now, so what happened?"

"Incense sticks?" Ye He was stunned for a moment before he realized it. "Oh... that portrait appeared here. I came here to look for the hairpin. I was afraid that the concubine Zhen would come out and scare me... So I lit a stick of incense and held it, as a sacrifice to her first. But Master Feng suddenly appeared, scaring me Drop the incense on the ground and poke it out..."

Feng Shen shook his head, smiled wryly and said, "Miss Ye is still so suspicious at such a young age?"

Ye He clasped his palms together and bowed reverently, "It's better to believe that this kind of thing exists than to believe that it doesn't exist. Master Feng, stop talking about it. The Bodhisattva will be unhappy when he hears it."

Seeing this, Feng Shen didn't argue with her. "Forget it, then please tell me, Miss Ye, where is Xiao Dezhang now?"

Ye He quickly shook his head, "Master Feng, I've said everything I need to say, but I really can't tell you where Eunuch Zhang is. He came to me early this morning and said that Master Feng wanted to ask about his whereabouts. I can say that I don’t know. If he dares to reveal it, he will transfer me to the handyman’s room to do rough work when he comes back..."

Feng Shen said: "Why is he doing this?"

Ye He said: "I also asked him why, and Eunuch Zhang said... When he sees you, he gets very annoyed..."

"Hmph!" Feng Shen sneered, "I think Xiao Dezhang is not annoyed, but panicked!"

It's useless to ask again, Feng Shen simply left Shuqing Courtyard, and slowly inquired in Xiyuan.Unknowingly, the sun has turned to the west, and Feng Shen's road has passed Qingyin Pavilion, Wushen Temple and other places, and has come to the south bank of Taiye Lake.Looking around, the palace walls are stretching, and a majestic and towering pavilion stands under the dusk.

(End of this chapter)