After going to court, Shang Yuchen and Gu Yunshu returned to the East Palace. Not long after, Xiao Chuhong also entered the palace.
Shangyu Chen ordered people to prepare wine and food, and asked the palace people to retreat. It was rare for them to get together openly and enjoy themselves and have a drink. There were other people around, so they couldn't let go.
The long table in the side hall was filled with delicacies, and the three of them sat on the futon around the long table.
Shangyu Chen took off his court clothes, tied up his dark hair with a silver crown, and changed into a black double-breasted satin robe, with black embroidered moire patterns on the edges, and wide sleeves and hem embroidered with dragon patterns.
"Chu Hong, we haven't seen you for a few days. Are you in such a hurry to enter the palace? Do you miss me and Gu Jiang too much?"
Xiao Chuhong listened to the ridicule in the prince's words, pursed his lips and chuckled, raised his glass and drank it all, "Although this wine is good, it is really not as good as the peach blossom wine from Jiyuefang."
Or maybe, because the person he drank with last night was not there, the fine wine in his hand became tasteless.
"When did you, like You Ning, also fall in love with peach blossom wine? Tsk, the clothes are not as good as new, and the people are not as good as before. Could it be that you have already met them?"
"He broke into my ancestral hall last night and met him again before entering the palace today."
Gu Yunshu, who was wearing a green shirt and had an elegant posture, shook his head and laughed, "You have been secretly protecting her for so many years, and she doesn't even know it, so why bother?"
Knowing that Su Zhen was a daughter, he was really afraid that Xiao Chuhong would fall in love with her without knowing it.
"Giving does not necessarily require reward. What's more, he has been very kind to me."
The two of them looked at Xiao Chuhong's legs at the same time... It was true.
"But the closer you get to her, the more danger you will bring to her. What you call protection is another kind of harm to her. You are not a saint, there is no need to be so selfless."
Not only Xiao Chuhong heard something strange in Gu Yunshu's words, but even Shang Yuchen also faintly sensed that something was wrong.
"Gu Jiang, what's wrong with you? Since the conspiracy case, your attitude towards Zhen'er seems to have changed. In the past, you would never ask or even interfere in these matters."
Gu Yunshu moved his lips, not knowing how to answer Shang Yuchen.
"Anyway, Ah Hong, I hope you stay away from her. I don't want her to get hurt again."
Lexu nestled in his arms, glanced at him secretly, arched his little head, and took a nap with his eyes narrowed.
"You are not him, how do you know what he is thinking? How do you know that we are taking different paths?" Xiao Chuhong asked, "Yunshu, what are you hiding from us?"
"What I know is not important at all. What is important is that I treat your brother lightly... You Ning also regards me as her brother. How can I bear to see you get hurt."
Xiao Chuhong knew that he was hiding something, but he chose to respect it, "Okay, if you don't want to tell me, I won't force you, and I won't ask any more questions."
Gu Yunshu's helpless eyes spread deep in his eyes, he raised his hand to raise his glass, Xiao Chuhong filled the glass with wine, and the three of them raised their glasses and clashed with it.
After Su Zhen was not mentioned again, the atmosphere relaxed. They were chatting happily, ranging from court affairs to folk anecdotes, when clear footsteps came from outside the palace, and Xiao Anzi's voice immediately sounded from outside.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Lord Siwei Mansion Yamen and Su Shaoqing are here."
"Hey, it's better to come early than to come early. Please invite them in."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Su Zhen just arrived outside the palace and saw Li Jiu, whom she had met in the market before.
Xiao Chuhong is also here? Didn’t he say he was going to a poetry meeting?
After entering the palace, Su Zhen lowered her head and followed Yu Changqing to salute.
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, General Xiao, and Lord Gu."
Shangyu Chen waved his hand, "You two are excused from the ceremony. If you come, I will give you a seat."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
After they sat down, Yu Changqing looked at Su Zhen, who nodded and said, "His Royal Highness, the lower officials and Lord Yu came to the East Palace because they want to ask Lord Gu for advice."
Gu Yunshu asked in a gentle voice, "You Ning, what's wrong with you?"
"Mr. Dongli, could you please help us take a look at this."
Su Zhen handed the wooden box containing the porcelain doll to Xiao Anzi. He took it with both hands and brought it to the three princes. Then he exited the palace and closed the door.
She looked carefully at their expressions. Although they were surprised, they were not frightened. They could even be called calm.
"What is this?"
"When Li Jieyu disappeared last night, we dug it out in the courtyard of Qiling Palace. We went to Kunhua Palace just now, but the imperial concubine said she had never seen this thing around Li Jieyu."
In fact, having said that, there is no doubt that Concubine Yu hates Li Jieyu, and she may not want them to find Li Jieyu. But people's subtle subconscious expressions cannot be faked. Concubine Yu should know something inside, but she refuses to say more.
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Gu Yunshu picked up the porcelain doll and only exerted a little force on his hand. He heard a few "clicks" and the porcelain doll broke along the cracks again and fell on the table with a clatter. Fortunately, he let go in time and was not scratched.
He carefully picked up a fragment with chopsticks and looked at it carefully. Although he could not distinguish colors now, and the world was only black and white in his eyes, it did not hinder his ability to distinguish objects. He put it in front of his nose and took a smell.
"It looks like it belongs to the category of cloisonné enamel. The body is the bone and the glaze is the clothing. The drawing is three-dimensional and exquisite, and the characters are vividly depicted. The gold wire interface is seamless, and the sound is clear and crisp. However, inside the porcelain embryo,
There are a lot of ashes, most likely human bones."
Su Zhen said, "Human bones? When it was first dug out, it was wrapped in a layer of black mist, as if it had been under a spell. But then it disappeared. That's why we wanted Mr. Gu to try to see if he could find it.
Any clues?"
Gu Yunshu put down his chopsticks, straightened his index and middle fingers together, forced out two drops of blood, skillfully drew a talisman, and then guided the talisman to blend into the fragments.
Su Zhen had tried it before, and without any surprise, there was no reaction.
Sure enough, Gu Yunshu said softly, "Huh", and drew a few more spells, but still nothing happened.
"It looks like ordinary porcelain, but if what you said is true, maybe the spell can only be used once and then it will lose its effectiveness."
"That shouldn't leave any traces."
"Has anyone else touched it since it was dug out?"
Su Zhen replied, "Master Yu seemed to have been injured by it at the time, but there was no abnormality after Princess Jingyao picked it up."
Hearing this, Shang Yuchen finally knew why Su Zhen came, "Do you think it has something to do with Jing'er?"
Xiao Chuhong suddenly picked up Gu Yunshu's chopsticks and picked up the fragments again. He skillfully picked up the knife on the table with his left hand, scraped off the gold wire on the surface and dipped it into the wine glass. There was no change at first, but soon the wine turned dark red.
Until it is so deep that it turns black.
Gu Yunshu took a closer look and saw that there seemed to be a transparent skull swimming in the cup.
Xiao Chuhong explained, "In the previous case of conspiracy, there was a woman named Xiyan in the Red Mansion. When she died, Li Jiu also found such a porcelain doll in her room. He thought it was a clue about the conspiracy.
So I went to consult a Buddhist master. According to the master, this is a stand-in doll named Shadow."
Yu Changqing narrowed his eyes. The Li Jiu mentioned by Xiao Chuhong should be his bodyguard. He just returned to Kyoto yesterday. How could his people be interested in the murder case in Kyoto before? This chapter has been completed!