Regent, your poisonous concubine is going to defy the heavens

Su Shengsheng interrupted, "Don't say buts, just arrange a room for us and serve us some good food and wine. I am dying of exhaustion."

The waiter pulled the shopkeeper aside and whispered, "Shopkeeper, don't worry. The girl isn't scared, so why are you worried? We haven't been open for a long time, and it's not easy for us to get a few people in from out of town. Don't scare them away."

The shopkeeper always felt that if he didn't explain clearly and went against his conscience, he would suffer retribution.

Seeing this, the waiter blocked the shopkeeper's mouth and said, "Shopkeeper, don't worry about it. I'll do it."

Then he greeted Su Shengsheng warmly: "Sir, follow me."

After several people went up, the shopkeeper immediately bowed to the Guanyin Buddha, "Please bless me to be safe tonight."

The waiter came down from the second floor, shaking silver in his hand, and said with a happy smile: "Boss, you are making a fuss. There haven't been any murders in the past few days, so I think it's nothing."

After the shopkeeper offered the incense, he said, "No outsiders have entered Ancheng in the past few days. Have you forgotten how those brides died?"

The waiter trembled all over and handed the silver to the shopkeeper, "Don't worry, they are not brides, and I think the girl upstairs is not an ordinary person."

"I hope so." Then he gave half of the silver in his hand to the waiter and said, "Take it."

The waiter's eyes widened, "Isn't the shopkeeper giving you too much?"

"You don't want it?" The shopkeeper raised his eyebrows, "Then give it back to me."

The waiter immediately put the silver in his pocket and looked at the shopkeeper with a smile, "Thank you, shopkeeper. I will go prepare food for the guests upstairs."

"Go."

After Su Shengsheng had eaten and drunk her fill, she began to sit on the chair and swing her legs.

Qiu'er hurriedly ran into the house. Su Shengsheng looked over and asked, "What's wrong, Qiu'er?"

"Miss, I just went out to ask." Qiu'er walked anxiously to Su Shengsheng's side and squatted down.

"What did you find out?"

"Murder cases have been occurring in Ancheng for half a month. All brides who came from other places were mysteriously gouged out of their eyes and hung from the beams of the house."

Qiu Er patted her chest to comfort herself and continued, "Miss, the inn we are staying in now is the one with the most brides who died."

"Is it such a coincidence?" Su Shengsheng said indifferently.

Seeing that her mistress didn't take it seriously, Qiu'er said anxiously: "Miss, what this servant said is true."

Su Shengsheng sat up in her chair and asked, "Let me ask you, how many brides have been murdered in the past half month?"

"Ten."

"How come there are ten brides coming to Ancheng every half a month?"

"I also found it strange, so I asked others. They said that Ancheng is a wealthy place, and there are many girls from small places who cannot marry into the rich families in the capital, so they try to marry to Ancheng."

"There are a dozen brides coming to Ancheng every month, which is not surprising. But just half a month ago, those brides from other places died one by one in mysterious circumstances."

Su Shengsheng frowned and nodded, "Well, it's really not simple."

Qiu Er immediately stood up anxiously and said, "Miss, I'll go call Su Xingchen, and we'll leave Ancheng quickly."

Su Shengsheng pointed to the moon hanging high outside the window and said, "It's so late, are you sure we want to leave?"

Qiu'er pursed her lips. It was indeed very late. It might not be safe to go out now, so she became embarrassed.

Shengsheng calmly picked up the teacup on the table and said, "The most important thing now is to conserve your energy. You've been driving the carriage all day. Have a good rest. We'll talk after daybreak."

Qiu'er wanted to say something, but considering how late it was, she just nodded.

"Then I will make your bed."

"Ah."

After Qiu'er made the bed, she was reluctant to leave. Su Shengsheng smiled and asked, "Are you scared?"

"Yeah." Qiu'er nodded weakly.

"Then sleep with me tonight."

Qiu Er immediately shook her head and said, "This is against the rules."

Su Shengsheng got up from the chair and said jokingly: "What if you fall asleep alone and someone..."

"Ah! Miss, please stop talking." Qiu'er immediately covered her ears.

Su Shengsheng chuckled, "Okay, I won't scare you anymore, go to sleep first."

"What are you doing, miss?"

"Go outside and check the situation to see if there are any suspicious people."

"Then...I will accompany you."

Su Shengsheng waved her hand and said, "Just stay in the room. I'll find you if anything happens."

After saying that, he opened the door and walked out without waiting for Qiu'er to answer.

Su Shengsheng was wearing plain white clothes and only had a jade hairpin on her head. After climbing onto the roof, she brushed the dust off her hands and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, he heard the voice. Su Shengsheng looked over vigilantly, "Who?"

Su Xingchen landed steadily on the roof with two bottles of osmanthus wine in his hands.

Shengsheng's brows relaxed, "It's so late, why haven't you slept yet?"

Su Xingchen came over and handed the osmanthus wine in his hand to Shengsheng, "I'm worried... about you."

Shengsheng opened the osmanthus wine and took a sip. It was slightly bitter at first, but soon his mouth was filled with the fragrance of osmanthus.

"I have nothing to worry about."

Su Xingchen also took a sip of wine, "This place...is not safe."

"You see it too?"

"Ah."

Shengsheng took another sip of wine and said, "But it's okay. The murderers killed the brides. There are no brides among us, so don't worry."

"You...shouldn't...leave...Ancheng...so...quickly."

“No one knows me better than the stars.”

Su Xingchen frowned for the first time on his handsome face, "Don't worry...it's dangerous."

Su Shengsheng had almost finished the wine in his hand while talking. He looked at Su Xingchen with a dazed look and shook his head. "What did you say?"

"There is... danger..."

"Bang!" The wine bottle fell from Su Shengsheng's hand and rolled down along the slope of the roof.

Shengsheng fell on Su Xingchen's shoulder and fell asleep.

Su Xingchen's body was stiff and he dared not move. After a long time when Shengsheng did not respond, he gently shook Su Shengsheng.

Seeing that she had fallen asleep, he put the wine in his hand aside, hugged Su Shengsheng and jumped down gently.

After settling Su Shengsheng down, Su Xingchen left the room and sat outside.

Beijing.

Regent's Palace.

Mo Chenyuan was handling official business in the study when Ling Su walked in. "My Lord, the news from Ancheng."

"Send it up."

Ling Su placed the scroll in his hand on the table.

Mo Chenyuan put down the document in his hand and opened the scroll, frowning, "Why was the murder case that happened in Ancheng half a month ago reported only today?"

"Your Highness, the county magistrate of Ancheng, Zhou, was afraid that it would affect the people of Ancheng, so he blocked the news. Now that the situation is serious, he hurried to report it."

Mo Chenyuan put down the scroll and said, "Ask the person in the palace to send someone to Ancheng to investigate."

"My Lord, the princess is also in Ancheng."

Mo Chenyuan's pupils were slightly startled. Thinking of the murder in Ancheng, he was worried about Su Shengsheng's safety, so he said, "I will go there myself."