Oops, the male villain looked at me with affection in his eyes

Returning to the room, Ning Yu leaned against the door to slow down her heartbeat, which sounded like a drum. She couldn't help but sigh: The original owner's little heart was too weak. He had just stayed up all night and was beating non-stop.

After her heartbeat gradually calmed down, Ning Yu rubbed the back of her head, which was still sore and swollen, and immediately undressed and took off her hair.

The coat in her arms was not broken, just a wrinkled mess. Ning Yu patted it carefully and put it on directly.

Ning Yu carefully hid the dress and hairpin she had changed in between the bed boards. She tied up her hair, put on her clothes and lay on the bed, rolling a few times and then a few more times.

It wasn't until his hair was disheveled and his cheeks were flushed with sweat that he stopped and hugged the quilt and fell asleep peacefully.

Not long after, everyone who got up early heard the sound of a washbasin falling to the ground from the west wing, and the frightened voice of the little maid: "Help, help, my young lady...my young lady has been harmed..."

The sound stopped suddenly, and the little maid Yun'er fainted.

It was quiet in the morning, and Yun'er's voice shouting "Split" was particularly harsh. Everyone put down their belongings and rushed towards the source of the sound.

The consort Dong Mingli was standing in front of the corridor talking to Chu Ye. When he heard this, he bowed his hands to Chu Ye and said, "Prime Minister Chu, Dong is rude."

Chu Ye nodded lightly, and Dong Mingli called the housekeeper to quickly go to Shen Ruyi's room.

In the morning light, Chu Ye stood motionless on the spot. He raised his hand slightly, and there were guards in black following the two of them.

The eldest princess was helped out by her maid and her mother-in-law, with panic on her haggard face. She asked urgently: "Mingli, what happened? Ruyi...but Ruyi?"

In the past few years, the eldest princess has been on the sickbed and has lost weight.

Seeing his wife's panic, Dong Mingli turned back and held her hand, comforting her: "Don't worry, you can go back to the house and wait while I go and see what's going on."

The eldest princess was frightened as she thought about the scream she just heard: "I heard it, it sounded like Ruyi's side..."

Dong Mingli put his arms around her body and walked back: "Don't worry, I'll wait until my husband goes over to check on the situation and I'll talk to you when I get back."

After that, he winked at the mother-in-law in front of his wife, who stepped forward to support the eldest princess and coaxed her back to the room.

The eldest princess sat on the couch, her heart unavoidably sinking. She was coaxed by the maids and women to drink a cup of ginseng soup.

She held the handkerchief tightly with her thin and pale fingers and pressed it to her chest, looking out the window timidly.

Cousin Shen Ruyi is the daughter of the eldest princess's biological sister Shen Shuyang. Shen Shuyang gave up her identity as a princess and ran away from the palace many years ago for the sake of her beloved.

Now Shen Shuyang has died in a foreign country, and Shen Ruyi has suffered greatly without her parents. It has only taken half a year to find the capital with her mother's token.

Strictly speaking, she can be regarded as the noble Princess Tiansheng.

But Emperor Tiansheng seemed to resent his younger sister for leaving without saying goodbye, and turned a blind eye to Shen Ruyi who returned to Beijing all the way.

Seeing that the emperor's younger brother turned a blind eye, the eldest princess took action to take Shen Ruyi back to the mansion.

Shen Ruyi knows the rules and etiquette, and is very popular with the eldest princess.

Yesterday Shen Ruyi got her hairpin. Out of her longing for her dead sister and her love for Shen Ruyi, the eldest princess held a grand wedding ceremony for Shen Ruyi at the Princess Mansion.

The purpose is to make Shen Ruyi's identity known to others, so that they can naturally find a good husband's family for her in the future, and also complete the sisterhood between her and her dead sister.

I just didn't expect that something like this would happen on the same day.

At this time, the door of Shen Ruyi's room was surrounded by curious guests.

Everyone pointed, and from time to time stood on tiptoe to look inside.

The two doors were wide open, and through the thin gauze curtains, a pale girl could be vaguely seen lying on her back on the bed, covered with a thin quilt, and the blood from the wound in her throat spread to the bottom of the bed.

A tall man wearing only his middle coat was leaning on the ground, his cheeks twisted upward into an arc that was impossible for a living person.

The matrons of each house looked serious, and led their girls back one after another.

When Dong Mingli came with the housekeeper, he saw the door of Shen Ruyi's room wide open, the washbasin handkerchief at the outer door was scattered on the floor, and Shen Ruyi's personal maid Yun'er was lying unconscious on the ground.

He hurriedly asked the housekeeper to find someone to carry Yun'er out.

Turning around, he saw everyone at the door looking horrified and slightly curious. He clenched his back teeth, closed the outer door, and coaxed everyone to go back to their rooms.

After everyone dispersed, Dong Mingli looked solemn and scolded the soldiers who came. He surrounded the room in an iron tube and sent someone to invite the minister of Dali Temple.

A murder has occurred in the royal residence and must be reported to the Minister of Dali Temple.

What's more, the person who died was the current princess.

Chu Ye stood not far in front of the door, squinting slightly to see the whole thing clearly.

There was no disheveled and panicked Ning Xiaodan in the room.

But Xu Lianzhuang himself, who had sworn so much yesterday, died miserably on the ground with disheveled clothes. Thinking of his strange posture, Chu Ye raised his sharp eyebrows.

I remembered the previous evaluation of Ning Yu by the secret guard in the mansion: she was as timid as a mouse, uneducated and would only seek solutions from her father, who was the Duke of the country, if she got into trouble. She was a real softie and a coward.

Chu Ye's dark eyes searched around the dispersed crowd, but he did not see the coward in the eyes of the secret guard.

After a moment of silence, the corners of his indifferent lips revealed a meaningful arc: It's really... getting more and more interesting.

Chu Ye entered the official career at the age of fourteen after winning three consecutive prizes. It only took him three years to become a minister. He rarely had any thoughts other than indifference towards others.

The famous Ning Xiaodan in Shengjing City can make people look at him with admiration.

Gong Zhiyu, the minister of Dali Temple, arrived very quickly. When he saw Chu Ye and Dong Mingli standing together, he hurriedly walked up to them, bowed his hands deeply and said, "In my humble position, I have seen Chu Ye and Dong Mingli."

Chu Ye glanced at Dong Mingli lightly. Dong Mingli understood what he meant and said slowly: "The deceased was the princess who was lost at that time. She was brought back to the mansion half a year ago. When she was found this morning, she was completely dead."

After a pause, Dong Mingli continued: "There is a man lying prone in the room. It seems that he has been dead for a long time. As for who the murderer is, we need to investigate carefully."

Gong Zhiyu's heart trembled when he heard this, his already serious face became even more serious, and beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.

He looked up at Chu Ye and saw that his master's face was not healing. He quickly raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, bowed and said, "Yes, I will take care of it now."

After that, he led the people and quickly rushed to Shen Ruyi's room.

Chu Ye made a casual move, and a guard in black came forward and said respectfully to Chu Ye: "Master."

Chu Ye said calmly: "Go ahead, there was a murder in the eldest princess's house. Please don't leave the house for the time being. You can only return to the house after Dali Temple finds out the truth."

After saying that, he personally took Dong Mingli and the housekeepers to the men's guest room.

He wanted to see how this Ning Xiaodan could escape.