When Xiu'er led Xue Mu to Mo Xi'er, she left on her own initiative and walked outside the screen to wait.
In the screen, Mo Xi'er was seen leaning on the bed, looking at Xue Mu beside him, and saying with some tears: "Master Xue."
Xue Mu immediately held up his hands and responded: "Mother, what happened this morning?"
Seeing that he was unmoved, Mo Xi'er thought that he couldn't see, so she deliberately walked in front of him.
Then gently brush the petals on the tip of his nose.
He asked with a flat mouth: "Master Xue, why don't you ask me if you were scared?"
Xue Mu had no choice but to pretend to ask: "Mother, are you okay? Do you need me to go to Eunuch Cao to ask for a doctor?"
"Hmph." Mo Xi'er threw the petals in her hand to his chest and said angrily: "What's the use of looking for an imperial doctor? If an imperial doctor is useful, are there any incurable diseases in this world?"
"Your Majesty has always been in good health. I believe what happened today will not be too shocking." Xue Mu changed the subject.
Seeing that he was out of luck, Mo Xi'er had no choice but to say: "This morning, I actually didn't see the dead eunuch."
"Ah?" Xue Mu was a little surprised.
Mo Xi'er explained: "Xiu'er saw it. She immediately told me about it, and then I asked her to find the Forbidden Army."
Xue Mu immediately nodded: "I see, it's good that the empress was not frightened."
"What?" Mo Xi'er asked tentatively: "It seems that you still care about me."
"My subordinates were ordered to find out about the cat demon incident in the harem, and they must also be held accountable to the empress." Naturally, Xue Mu did not dare to directly express his concern, so he could only take a detour.
After hearing this, Mo Xier felt happy.
Then she walked up to Xue Mu and asked in a low voice: "How was that day?"
"What day are you talking about?"
"How about I ask Eunuch Cao to come in and discuss the date together?" Mo Xi'er said while suppressing a smile.
Xue Mu knew that she was teasing him, so naturally he couldn't be at a disadvantage, so he replied: "The main reason is that I have been in contact with the empress too many times, and my subordinates have forgotten about it."
Hearing this, Mo Xi'er became angry: "Hey Xue Mu, you were sitting outside that day and I gave it to you personally. You forgot, right?!"
"I will definitely remember this." Xue Mu pretended to be nervous.
"Really?" Mo Xi'er frowned.
Xue Mu replied: "Your Majesty condescended to do these things for your subordinates, and I will never forget them in this life."
When Mo Xi'er heard this, she became arrogant: "Humph, now you know what to say, you wooden fish head."
"Your Majesty taught me a lesson." Xue Mu naturally did not dare to refute, after all, the man in front of him had just helped him personally two days ago.
And she was also a noble concubine of the Daqing Dynasty.
This kind of blessing is not available to everyone.
Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Mo Xier asked, "Did you just go to Sister Weiwei's place?"
Xue Mu nodded: "Yes."
"Did she hear a cat meowing last night?" Mo Xier continued to ask.
Xue Mu replied: "Yes, I heard a cat meowing in Concubine Mu's palace last night, and the meowing was very miserable."
After hearing this, Mo Xier laughed happily: "She will definitely be scared to sleep."
Then, she asked Xue Mu to sit down.
Xue Mu thought she was going to do that again, so he quickly stopped him and said, "I'm afraid, Madam."
At this time, Mo Xi'er took something off her body.
She looked at Xue Mu and deliberately teased: "Why, don't you want it?"
"No. I'm afraid at this time." Of course, Xue Mu didn't dare to refuse too obviously. What if he didn't say it in person when there was a chance in the future?
Mo Xier handed the jade pendant she was wearing to Xue Mu and said, "What are you thinking about? Don't think you can hold on for a long time. I haven't used my full strength yet, but let's forget it this time."
"Take this jade pendant to drive away evil spirits. I hope you can find the mastermind behind the cat demon case."
After saying that, he tied it around his waist himself.
Seeing that Mo Xi'er loved him so much, Xue Mu was moved but also a little surprised.
Then he tentatively said: "Mother, my subordinate has something unclear."
"explain."
"My queen and I are neither relatives nor friends, so why are we so kind to my subordinates?" Xue Mu asked.
Hearing this question, Mo Xier laughed.
She immediately said: "Because you are good-looking, maybe you can't see your own face, but every time I see you, I always feel that I shouldn't stay in this palace. If I met you two years ago If so, I will definitely not allow my parents to choose any concubines when they enter the palace."
"Your Majesty, thank you very much."
Xue Mu explained: "This subordinate is just an ordinary person and is not worthy of my empress's love."
"Look at what you said. If you were an ordinary person, I would have looked down on you a long time ago. Okay, don't say these things. If you are free in the future, you can come here often. I won't It’s too much to ask of you, just talk to me when you have time.”
Mo Xi'er walked to him and suddenly leaned her head in his arms. She gently put her hands around Xue Mu's waist and sighed: "If one day you get married and have children, then I will end this relationship." Just a thought, of course, if you still miss the tenderness of that day, you can come to me at any time, and you can rest assured that His Majesty will not come to the harem now."
Xue Mu was a little embarrassed and could only stand and let her hold him.
After a while, Mo Xi'er let go of him and waved: "Okay, you can leave quickly."
Xue Mu nodded: "Yes, empress."
After saying that, he left.
Seeing that he was extremely determined to leave, Mo Xier knew that she had not really kept his heart.
However, it's normal.
After all, it was through the use of light words that he had some changes in his concepts.
If you want to make him worried, then you can only
Thinking of this, Mo Xi'er looked at the red bed.
Xue Mu walked out of the palace.
Immediately afterwards, he came to Nangong Xue.
Nangong Xue couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why did it take so long?"
Xue Mu explained: "I just heard what happened this morning."
"What happened this morning?" Nangong Xue asked.
Xue Mu replied awkwardly: "Actually, the first person to find the little eunuch's body was the maid Xiu'er. When she found the eunuch in the water, he was already floating on it, face up. It was very scary."
Nangong Xue looked at Eunuch Cao and asked, "Eunuch Cao, where is the body of the little eunuch?"
"Two adults, follow me."
Soon, Eunuch Cao took them to the morgue again.
Every time she passed by this place, Nangong Xue always felt a little creepy.
There is a chilly feeling.
After opening the door, Eunuch Cao led them to the first corpse.
"Because after the cat demon case happened, the Queen specially told us to keep the body well and show it to the two adults."
"Yes, the Queen is indeed attentive." Nangong Xue nodded.
Eunuch Cao seemed to feel a little panicked. He looked around and finally said: "Two adults, I'm still waiting outside."
After saying that, he left in small steps.
After closing the door, Xue Mu asked, "Sister Xue'er, how is this body?"
"After soaking all night, the corpse is obviously a little swollen." Nangong Xue checked.
Then she looked at the marks on the body and began to examine it.
Want to find some clues.
However, after taking a rough look, I still didn’t find much.
Xue Mu suddenly thought of the obvious bruises on the forehead of the palace maid's body last time, and asked Nangong Xue: "Sister Xue'er, take a look at the forehead."
Nangong Xue recalled it all at once.
Then he took a closer look.
really.
There is a green scratch on the left front of the forehead.
This kind of scratch wound was very fresh, and it looked like it should have been inflicted before death.
In these two murders, the deceased had wounds on the front of his forehead.
Fall into well and die.
For a moment, Nangong Xue didn’t know what truth was hidden?
Finally, she and Xue Mu also walked out of the morgue.
Eunuch Cao, who was standing outside the door, quickly stepped forward and asked, "Two adults, how was the inspection?"
Nangong Xue explained: "There are not many discoveries."
"In that case, let's go to Kunning Palace and tell the Queen about this." Eunuch Cao suggested.
Nangong Xue nodded and motioned for him to lead the way.
Not long after, they arrived at Kunning Palace.
"Queen, this old slave is here with two adults." Eunuch Cao knelt on the ground.
At this time, the queen's tone was obviously anxious: "Two adults, this cat demon incident has happened again. Do you have any clues?"
"Reporting to the Empress, my subordinates examined the deceased found this morning. They found that the two deceased people had slight scratches on their foreheads. Apart from that, there were no other external injuries. This means that they had indeed fallen into a well. And die."
"Did they throw themselves into the well?" Queen Lan Jiuyun suddenly asked.
Xue Mu also knew that she would ask this question, so he explained: "Hui Niang, I really don't know whether they fell into the well and died, or someone did it deliberately."
"Can we check?" Lan Jiuyun frowned.
Yes.
Since this cat demon incident, the harem has become even more uneasy.
Lan Jiuyun was worried that this incident would alarm the emperor.
At that time, as the mother of a country, she has the responsibility of managing the harem, and I am afraid she will be punished.
So now she is also very worried about whether the Detective Division can handle this case successfully.
Nangong Xue did not dare to give certainty.
Because he didn't know if he could find out the behind-the-scenes of the cat demon incident.
After all, the harem is really too big.
They cannot squat in one place as usual.
It is very possible that if the squat is wrong, another life will be lost the next day.
Xue Mu thought for a while and suddenly thought of something.
So he asked: "Queen, may I ask you a question?"
"explain."
"Is there a well in every dormitory?" Xue Mu asked.
Lan Jiuyun nodded, but subconsciously shook his head: "Not necessarily."
"Where are there wells and where are they not?"
Lan Jiuyun was not sure either. She then looked at Eunuch Cao: "Eunuch Cao, do you know?"
Eunuch Cao also shook his head in embarrassment: "Hui Niang, the old farmer really doesn't know."
"Queen, is there a map in the palace?"
Xue Mu's question startled Nangong Xue.
You know, the palace map is not something ordinary people can see.
How could he dare to speak like this so easily?
It's just a desperate matter.
But the reason why Xue Mu said this.
It was entirely because he had promised Master Murong Dai.
I need to get the map of the palace for her.
Then you can just use this opportunity to get the map of the palace.
Lan Jiuyun, who was eager to solve the case, didn't think too much and felt that he really needed to investigate how many wells there were in the harem.
So she said to the palace maid behind her: "Go, go get a map from the cabinet."
"Yes, concubine."
The palace maid behind her immediately walked behind the screen and took out a box.
Xue Mu said to Nangong Xue at this time: "Sister Xue'er, you have to remember all the places with water wells, and then make a mark. We need to conduct an on-site inspection."
"good."
Nangong Xue also didn't expect that Lan Jiuyun actually showed them the map of the palace.
This will also be of great help in solving the case.
As the map of the palace unfolds.
Nangong Xue looked at it seriously.
I have to say, until I looked at the map.
She just realized it.
It turns out that the imperial palace map of the Daqing Dynasty was so large.
If they stay here one by one, they may have to stay there until the end of the year.
No wonder someone said that you may never be able to see the emperor in your lifetime.
Lan Jiuyun looked at them and then said: "Okay, hurry up and see if you can find some clues."
"Yes, concubine."
Said.
Nangong Xue looked at it seriously.
Xue Mu is thinking of a way.
He must find a way to get this map.
As time goes by.
Lan Jiuyun was also a little tired.
She simply said to Nangong Xue: "You guys can watch from here. The Ai family will go and take a rest first."
"Yes, concubine."
After Lan Jiuyun left, they felt a little more relaxed.
After all, there is no need to be so anxious in front of the Queen.
Eunuch Cao saw them looking at the map carefully, and then stepped forward to remind them: "In fact, every dormitory will basically be equipped with a well. In this way, their water problem will be self-sufficient."
"Eunuch Cao, it turns out you know." Nangong Xue was surprised.
Eunuch Cao smiled awkwardly: "After all, I have stayed in this harem for decades, so I am still familiar with the road."
"Then why didn't you say anything just now?" Nangong Xue asked.
Xue Mu replied at this time: "Of course Eunuch Cao dare not say that he is familiar with the road. Otherwise, if something happens in the future, he may have to think of Eunuch Cao."
When Eunuch Cao heard this, he could only wipe the sweat from his forehead: "It's still Mr. Xue, hahaha."
Nangong Xue knew that the old eunuch was thoughtful, but he didn't expect that he could use this trick.
However, Xue Mu was also grateful for his low profile, otherwise he would not have been able to touch this map.
The biggest question now is how to take this map out.
It is definitely impossible to take away the original map.
If you want to redraw a picture, it will definitely take a lot of time, and it is impossible for Lan Jiuyun to redraw it in front of her.
Therefore, Xue Mu is also thinking of ways.
On the other side, Murong Dai came out of the mountain again.
This time, she is going to find her good disciple and plan to practice some practice together.
(End of chapter)
