On the candlesticks, a dozen tallow candles illuminated the room.
There are three people in the room, each occupying a corner.
"Is this house safe?" Ning Xiu asked.
Yang Shu snorted and didn't answer.
Mingwei said: "Sir, do you think that you can just come in casually and the guards are too negligent?"
Ning Xiu obviously meant this.
"Don't worry. With his insecure character, if something happens he just wants to run here. It must be the safest. You can come in unimpeded because you are someone he trusts."
Ning Xiu looked at Yang Shu.
Yang Shu felt even more uncomfortable when he saw him, and said fiercely: "Don't you want to say something?"
Ning Xiu smiled. The hard work of running around these days suddenly disappeared.
This boy kept denying him as his senior brother, but he had already believed it in his heart? It was not in vain that he traveled all the way to Yunjing to work hard for him.
He got down to business: "You said the death of the eldest princess was suspicious, so I went to investigate and found something."
They both looked at him at the same time.
Ning Xiu said: "Almost all the servants and generals who served the eldest princess in the early years are gone."
Yang Shu frowned: "My uncle told me about this. They have followed their grandparents for many years and have made great contributions. My uncle either rewarded them heavily and let them go home, or recommended them to the army so that they could have a chance to make contributions.
.Some other people have followed me in the early years and are still in the house now."
"There's nothing wrong with that." Ning Xiu frowned slightly, "But how many old servants are there around your grandmother? Even those maids and women can't be found."
Yang Shu didn't pay attention to this.
The eldest princess and the old prince were both trained on the battlefield, and there were many generals and strangers around them. It can be said that these people are the foundation of the prince's family.
A few years before their deaths, these manpower had been distributed to their descendants. Since Yang Shu was the only one in the family who practiced martial arts, most of the family generals were given to him, so he did not notice at all that there was anything wrong with the servants who served them in daily life.
Anyone can do the work of serving daily life, so no family is important.
"The maids and wives look inconspicuous, but they are the ones who know the eldest princess's daily life best. If there is really any problem, they must be the ones who know it best."
"Sir," Mingwei asked, "you said that you have found a witness?"
Ning Xiu nodded: "I'd rather get it from the villa where the eldest princess is recovering. It's far away from the capital and won't be as clean as the Marquis' Mansion. The woman I found last time has been working as a servant at the villa for many years.
The relationship between them is complicated. I opened her mouth and learned one thing."
The two of them held their breath and looked at Ning Xiu suspiciously.
Ning Xiu said: "The eldest princess often rested in the villa during those years. She said that just three months before her death, the eldest princess came to the villa for the last time and a guest came to visit her."
"What guest?" Yang Shu asked impatiently.
Ning Xiu said softly: "The guest did not report his identity. When he arrived at the other village, the eldest princess and the old marquis met him immediately. They were locked in the room for half a day. Later, the old marquis sent him away in person.
."
After a pause, Ning Xiu continued: "Then, the eldest princess returned to the capital. Not long after, she fell ill. You know what happened next."
The eldest princess passed away as soon as she became ill.
Yang Shu took a deep breath: "This character is the key, you must know what they talked about."
Mingwei asked him: "As the eldest princess and the old marquis, the Imperial City Department should have their files, right?"
Yang Shu understood what she meant. The responsibilities of the Imperial City Division are firstly external and secondly internally. Needless to say, externally, it is to send spies to other countries. This has another responsibility and is not under Yang Shu's control. Internally
, except for rebellion cases like Prince Qidong, he usually supervises all officials.
Princess Mingcheng and Marquis Boling must be under supervision at this level, and the Imperial City Department must have their own independent files.
Yang Shu said: "In addition to the nominal envoys of the Imperial City, the people below are mainly responsible for the affairs of the Imperial City Department. My duty is mainly to spy on intelligence, and the daily supervision is managed by another Tidian, so the files are also under his control.
In hand."
"Then can you see it?"
Yang Shu hesitated: "Is this..."
Mingwei thought for a while and then said: "I'm just asking this. If you can see it, see it. If you have trouble, don't do it. Your position is very sensitive. If you make a mistake and lose the emperor's heart, it will be difficult to deal with it later.
Already."
Yang Shuqi said: "I didn't do anything else. I just looked at the files. I didn't go out of my way. How could I lose the emperor's heart?"
Mingwei still shook his head: "It's better not to do it."
Her eyes briefly touched Ning Xiu's, and both of them understood.
That day when they were watching the back mountain in Xuandu, they had a chat while avoiding Yang Shu, knowing that his life experience was different. If their guess was true, the emperor's feelings for Yang Shu would be complicated, and he would let him take over
The meaning behind such an important position is intriguing. If he caught Yang Shu doing suspicious behavior, the consequences would be unpredictable.
However, it is difficult to say these words to Yang Shu at the moment.
Once he said this out loud, it would be difficult for him to keep his cover when facing the emperor. Once something happened and the emperor got angry, his life would really be over.
"Junior brother, just listen to her."
Yang Shu looked at this, then that, and sneered: "What are you doing behind my back and flirting with each other? What's the secret behind this?"
"What are you talking about? Don't use random words." Ning Xiu said sternly, "I just agree with what Miss Ming said. What would the Holy Emperor think if he knew that you were investigating the death of the eldest princess? We have no evidence at the moment.
It won't be good for anyone if it gets too big."
That makes sense...
Yang Shu let it go for the time being and said: "Let me think of a way. In terms of daily supervision, there are not many things, so the power of the Imperial City Department is mainly in my hands. It is okay to do a little manipulation. I will think of a way later.
, can you read the file once? If there is any trouble, just give up this idea, that’s okay, right?”
The other two people nodded.
Yang Shu asked him again: "Are there no other clues to that person's identity?"
"Yes." Ning Xiu said, "When this person asked to see him, he gave him a token. The token looked like a private seal, and the animal button on it was quite special. I drew a picture based on the old servant's description.
"
Ning Xiu said, taking out a piece of paper from his arms.
Mingwei and Yang Shu came over to take a look——
"Sir, your painting skills are really not that good!" Mingwei said.
Yang Shu nodded: "It's a bit ugly."
Ning Xiu said with a straight face: "I only learn piano skills, not painting skills. If you don't like it, you can paint it yourself."
Ming smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I'm not good at painting either. As you know, sir, I don't even dare to take the painting class as an elective."