"Mr. Chen, please don't tell me where you have been to the jasmine bushes since you left the palace yesterday. As far as I know, there are only swathes of jasmine flowers in the imperial garden in the palace. It's a pity that I haven't had the opportunity to see them." Lin Xiner said calmly.
Smiled and continued.
Chen Rufeng couldn't help but feel excited. He raised his hand and sniffed his sleeve. There seemed to be no smell. However, he did go to the Royal Garden last night to meet with the person he arranged in the palace. However, the assassin was not his. The assassin who killed Lin
Xin'er's matter really has nothing to do with him.
Could it be that Lin Xiner knew some of his secrets when she was in the Grand Master's residence and was deliberately bluffing herself? Or was it that the assassin was a father-daughter team sent by Lin Bo to set up a trap for him?
Chen Rufeng's involuntarily raising his hand became evidence in Ximen Jinglie's eyes that he had admitted that he had been to the Royal Garden. If Eunuch Tao's clothes also smell of jasmine, then——
Ximen Jinglie stared at Chen Rufeng with his sharp eyes. The Imperial Garden is a place where the emperor and concubines, princes and princesses, and other summoned ministers and relatives can go. Except for their accompanying palace attendants and palace guards, no one else is allowed to go.
It is a well-known rule in the palace to enter at will, even if no one is blocking you. As a eunuch serving in the criminal room, there is no reason to go to the imperial garden on weekdays. The scent of jasmine on his body proves that he went to the imperial garden privately.
garden.
And it happened that Chen Rufeng also smelled of jasmine without being summoned, so this couldn't be an ordinary coincidence.
Ximen Jinglie stood up, left the dragon chair, and walked towards Chen Rufeng.
"Your Majesty." Chen Rufeng said with cupped hands. He had been to the Imperial Garden many times in private and had never been discovered by anyone. This time, his suspicious behavior was exposed by the smell of flowers that he could not even smell. He was really unwilling to do so.
"Your Majesty, don't listen to Lin Xin'er's evil words to confuse the public. She is only interested in dealing with Wei Chen." Chen Rufeng believed that Lin Xiner was trying to bluff him, and tried to stay calm, "Wei Chen thought that the frame-up must be with the Grand Master.
It is an inescapable relationship with the government."
Chen Rufeng didn't believe that Lin Xiner, who had just entered the palace and was beaten half to death, could do anything to him.
"Whether I framed Mr. Chen, the emperor will make his own decision." Lin Xiner smiled, "Maybe women's noses are more sensitive than men, or you can use the tribute wolf dog from the Prince's Mansion to verify my words.
But, if I say something wrong, I am willing to be punished."
"Lin Xiner, you said this." Ximen Jinglie looked at Lin Xiner with sharp eyes. He was also familiar with the fragrance of flowers, but when he approached Chen Rufeng, he really didn't smell anything.
In fact, when the fragrance of flowers stays on people, it will dissipate as long as a period of time passes. Unless it is left just now, people can detect the strong smell. Obviously, even if Chen Rufeng has been to the Royal Garden, it has been a long time since then.
, it is difficult for ordinary people to smell it. Maybe Lin Xiner is really more sensitive to floral fragrance than ordinary people? It seems that if you want to verify it, you have to use the dog raised by Ximen Che.
Ximenche was very surprised when he received the order to announce the dog to the palace in the prince's palace. Hearing that Xiao Guizi said it was related to Lin Xiner, he hurried into the palace with the dog trainer.
The dog trainer came from the Western Regions and stayed with the dog in the Prince's Mansion. He knew how to "communicate" with the dog. After receiving the emperor's order, he led the dog around Chen Rufeng, and then the dog ran away
He opened his legs and rushed out of Jinyang Palace towards the Royal Garden.
Soon, the dog trainer followed the dog back with a jasmine flower in its mouth.
"Back to the emperor, this dog has found the source of the smell left on Mr. Chen's body, which is the scent of jasmine." The dog trainer affirmed.
"Oh? What Princess Xuan said is indeed true." Ximen Jinglie turned to Chen Rufeng, with a cold thorn in his sharp eyes.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince, the ministers are just greedy for the beauty of the Imperial Garden. They took advantage of the opportunity to enter the Imperial Garden without colluding with anyone. Please be aware of it, Your Majesty!" Although the matter of secretly entering the Imperial Garden was revealed, Chen Rufeng
He decided that Eunuch Tao obviously had nothing to do with him, and he was the prince's man, so he brought the prince with him when he begged, hoping that the prince would help him in this matter. Besides, didn't the prince hate Lin Xiner very much? Could it be that
Can he watch himself being plotted by Lin Xiner?
No one could have expected that Ximen Che would change his mind at the first sight of Lin Xiner. No one could have imagined that although Ximen Che was in Jinyang Palace at this time, his mind was not at all on his.
The party members have been secretly concerned about Lin Xiner's condition, worried about her body that had been beaten by the cane. Even if she had kneepads to protect her muscles and bones, it would be too much to stand for such a long time.
"Have Mr. Chen done anything? Wouldn't it be clear if you go to the criminal room for another test?" Lin Xiner stood beside Chen Rufeng and said casually with her eyes lowered.
"Go to the criminal room." Ximen Jinglie immediately ordered.
"Your Majesty, I'm going to go too," Lin Xiner shouted when she saw everyone walking outside Jinyang Palace, "This matter is related to my life, I must also believe what I see."
In other words, she was afraid that someone would do something secretly and beat her up. Lin Xiner's eyes fell on Ximenche inadvertently as she spoke.
This was the first time Lin Xiner looked at him in the Jinyang Palace, and it made him feel cold. He had saved her during the beating. Did she still not trust him? Was she still afraid of what he would do to her?
Ximenche's eyes darkened unconsciously. He regretted it so much now. How could she be willing to forgive him?
"Okay, I will personally take you to the criminal room." Ximenche blurted out. She wanted to go and he would help her. He would help her in whatever way he could. She would always accept her apology.
Ximen Jinglie glanced at Ximen Che. This son never knew how to be prudent in doing things and was always angry with others. In fact, Ximen Jinglie misunderstood this time. If Ximen Che was angry, the object of his anger this time was not
Others, but himself.
"Take her with you." After Ximen Jinglie said that, he walked out of Jinyang Palace first.
Ximenche walked up to Lin Xiner, put his arm around her shoulders, and gently led her to use the Shadow Breaking Technique and flew toward the criminal room.
Does this give him a reason to approach her?
When they arrived at the criminal room, no one else had arrived yet. Ximen Che still held Lin Xiner's hand and refused to let go. They could have sat together in front of the flowers and under the moon without any scruples.
"Your Highness, are you here in person to investigate the case?" The steward of the criminal room hurriedly greeted him.
Ximen Che reluctantly let go of Lin Xiner, took a step forward, and said, "Father will arrive shortly. Is Eunuch Tao's body still in prison?"