In an instant, Zhangtai Palace was in chaos.
This time the cat demon came out to harm people again, and the one who died was a palace maid in Zhangtai Palace. Coincidentally, she was also fourteen years old this year, and she died in the same way as the previous palace maid, with a lot of cat hair in her mouth and nose. .
When all the maids rushed into the Queen Mother's chamber, all they could see was the cat hairs on the ground, and the Queen Mother hiding in the corner of the bed, shivering, her cheeks stained with blood.
The Queen Mother was in shock. She was so frightened that she lost consciousness. She walked out of Zhangtai Palace without caring, muttering something in her mouth:
"The Ai family is going to find the son of the Ai family. He will definitely protect me. Xuanzhi and Xuanzhi will definitely tear that evildoer into pieces! He is my son, he will not ignore me, he won't... "
Exposing herself even more, the Queen Mother ran in front barefoot, while the maids held her robe and chased after her.
…
The imperial army followed the cat demon all the way to the gate of Changle Palace.
Just like the previous times, the cat demon got into Changle Palace and never went out again.
Fu Zhu took the torch from the imperial army and looked up at the Changle Palace gate plaque: "Without further delay, go in and search."
Two of the three heart-breaking unsolved cases were solved, and now only one in the palace remained unsolved. During this period, Fu Zhu stayed in the palace at Yan Xiu's request to investigate the case.
The leader of the Forbidden Army was wondering: "This... your Majesty has already rested. If we go in and search with great fanfare, will we disturb your Majesty?"
Alarming Zhu Sijia was only secondary, angering Yan Xiu was the more serious consequence.
Fu Zhu took the lead and took a step forward: "If the cat demon is harmful to the empress, you will know the consequences yourself."
The leader of the Forbidden Army gritted his teeth and led a large number of Forbidden Army to directly break open the gate of Changle Palace.
Changle Palace was awakened by the movement of the imperial army. The palace residents got up and went out one after another. However, the light in the bedroom was not lit for a long time, as if they could not hear any disturbance from the outside world.
I wish Scarlett was still lying on the bed and sleeping soundly.
Except for the dormitory, which was not searched, the cat demon was not found anywhere else, so the cat demon must be hiding inside.
But no one dared to knock on the door to wake Zhu Sijia, and no one dared to easily disturb the demon hiding in the house. If it was stimulated and went crazy...
Fu Zhu signaled the rest of the imperial troops to search elsewhere first, and he broke into the dormitory alone. If any serious crime was committed, he would be responsible for it all.
Pushing open the door of the dormitory, Fu Zhu carefully walked in. At this time of year, the ground dragon had been burning at night, and the room was fragrant. In the corner away from the bedside, there was a small light for night use, which was dark yellow.
Fu Zhu only had to turn his head to easily see the stunning beauty sleeping on the couch. Her long hair was as black and shiny as an inkstone. In the half-bright halo, Zhu Scarlett's face was so beautiful that it felt weird and creepy.
She got out of the brocade quilt with one hand, put it on the bedside, and hung it casually.
The hall was quiet except for Scarlett's light and long breathing.
Fu Zhugui silently muttered a sin in his heart.
The more times like this, the more important it is to be calm. Fu Zhu looked away, grabbed the night light in the corner, stood still, and listened carefully.
It was approaching the fifteenth day, the night was clear outside the window, and there was a slight sound in the osmanthus tree.
Fu Zhu lowered his head to check the lamp. The flames did not move at all. There was clearly no wind at this time.
He grabbed the lamp and jumped out of the window and chased out.
Where is the cat demon in Changle Palace? The person who jumped on the roof was clearly a man in black with excellent skills. He was flying over the eaves and walls under the moonlight without stepping on even half of the tiles.
Fu Zhu was a few feet away from him. He thought he had great dexterity skills, but he still couldn't keep up with the speed of the person in front of him. In desperation, Fu Zhu remembered the lamp he had just brought out with him, and then he hit the crook of the man in black's leg hard. He smashed the lamp over.
The man in black was hit by him in pain. He suddenly stopped and turned his face. The night wind blew away the broken hair on his forehead, and a scar on his eyebrow was faintly revealed. He threw several darts at Fu Zhu, but they were all blocked by Fu Zhu. Dodge one by one.
Fu Zhu continued to move forward: "Do you think you can run away?"
The man in black ignored him and continued running forward.
Until he remembered that there was a long string of lighted lanterns hanging under the eaves, the man in black jumped off the roof, grabbed a whole string of lanterns, tore one of them open with his bare hands, took out a candle, and lit it on an unknown object in his hand.
Fu Zhu jumped down and yelled at him: "Don't be impulsive, broken jade! That's evidence!"
The man in black obviously paused, then threw the slowly burning evidence further away regardless.
Fu Zhu had no choice but to chase him out. He did not hesitate to put out the fire with his own body, and finally put out the fire.
The man in black walked slowly behind him and took off his mask: "How did you recognize me, sir?"
Fu Zhu opened the bag with distress. Inside was a piece of leather that had been burned into small pieces. It smelled exactly like the one in Changle Palace. Fortunately, it was not much damaged.
"Flying flowers and picking leaves can kill people from a hundred steps away. How many masters in the world can do this with hidden weapons?" Fu Zhu put away the evidence and looked at the broken jade, "Besides, you turned around just now I saw the scar on your eyebrow when you attacked me.”
Suiyu sighed: "I'm ashamed, I didn't mean to hurt you."
Fu Zhu: "I am even more curious, why do you continue to destroy evidence?"
"In other words, Suiyu, why did you help the empress conceal this matter?"
Suiyu asked in return: "What are you hiding?"
Fu Zhu: "The empress is a cat demon, this is her shed skin, right?"
Broiyu didn't answer him.
Fu Zhu smiled and patted his shoulder: "Don't be nervous, I'm joking. I know you have excusable circumstances. But if you stubbornly use this method to hide it for the queen, believe me, I will find the real culprit and solve the rumors for the queen." Time will only get later and later.”
Suiyu: "Protecting the empress is the responsibility entrusted to me by His Majesty. Even if the empress is really a cat demon, I will continue to hide it for her."
Fu Zhu: "Aren't you afraid of her?"
Suiyu shook her head: "I'm not afraid. Master Fu, have you ever thought about it? If you are the first to discover this piece of cat skin tonight, with so many forbidden troops waiting outside, the empress will be in the spotlight."
Fu Zhu did not deny it: "Yes, but don't worry, I already have a solution in my mind. Come with me, and we will go find His Majesty together."
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Tai Chi Palace.
When Fu Zhu and Sui Yu arrived here, there were many strangers standing outside the main hall of Taiji Palace. After asking, they found out that they had all come from Zhangtai Palace.
After the Queen Mother was frightened by the cat demon and woke up, she rushed into the Tai Chi Palace regardless and told Yan Xiu about the strange things that happened tonight with tears in her eyes. The blood on her face did not come from herself, but from the cat demon.
Yan Xiu had nothing to do with her, and she refused to leave, so he could only make room for the Queen Mother to rest here tonight.
The Taiji Palace is influenced by the emperor's energy all year round, so she can always feel at ease.
After Yan Xiu heard that the cat demon ran to Changle Palace, he immediately rode there. He was not in Taiji Palace at the moment, and it happened to be at the same time as Fu Zhu was staying in Changle Palace.
"You mean, the cat demon didn't leave immediately after taking the heart of the palace maid in Zhangtai Palace, but instead ran into the Queen Mother's bedroom and stood on the beam to scare her?"
Fu Zhu seizes every moment to ask what happened tonight.
The maid of Zhangtai Palace nodded: "Exactly, the blood from the cat demon's mouth dripped onto the empress's face. When the empress found it and alerted the palace people, it left and ran to Changle Palace."
"At first we thought it was the empress's own blood. It wasn't until His Majesty asked her just now that she said the blood was dripped on her face by the cat demon."
