Regent, your poisonous concubine is going to defy the heavens

Su Shengsheng looked at this and that on the street, feeling dazzled. Since she came into this world, she had never walked around like this.

I forgot about time and spent most of the day walking around.

It was already past noon when she felt hungry. Su Shengsheng pointed directly at the restaurant in front of her and said, "Qiu'er, let's go in and take a rest."

"Yes, miss." Qiu'er lifted the thing on her arm.

When the waiter saw someone coming in, he called out enthusiastically, "Sir, how many people are there?"

"Two." Qiu'er replied from the side.

"Okay, sit inside."

The restaurant was doing good business, and there was a storyteller sitting in the middle.

Su Shengsheng chose a seat close to the storyteller and sat down.

The waiter brought the tea and said, "What would you like to eat, my friends?"

"Your signs are all on it."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." After the waiter left, the storyteller in the middle opened his folding fan and said, "Everyone, today I want to tell you about the regent."

Someone nearby asked, "Didn't the regent disappear after being poisoned?"

"It's obvious that this guest hasn't paid attention to recent events."

"What's the big deal?"

The storyteller took a sip of tea and continued, "A few days ago, the Princess Regent risked her own life to set up a trap for the Prince Regent, which led to the appearance of the murderer who killed the Prince Regent."

Someone added anxiously: "Is the murderer the queen? I heard that the emperor personally banished the queen to the cold palace."

The storyteller nodded. "The Prince Regent was so majestic in the palace that day. I heard that the poison in his body was cured by the princess. Now, the Princess Regent has left the palace again for some unknown reason."

"Ah, why is that?"

The storyteller shook his head. "It would be good to know something about the royal family."

Qiu Er said in surprise: "Miss, it's only been a few days and the news has spread to Ancheng so quickly."

Su Shengsheng was also really surprised. She had just arrived in Ancheng and heard gossip about herself. How did these people do it?

In the private room on the second floor, Mo Chenyuan was sitting quietly at the desk with his eyes closed, stroking the Buddhist beads in his hand, listening to the sounds below.

Ling Su opened the door and walked in, "Your Majesty, the princess and the bride who came today are in the same inn."

"Yeah." Mo Chenyuan opened his eyes and stared deeply at the teacup in front of him.

Suddenly, Su Shengsheng's voice was heard, "I heard that there was a murder case in Ancheng recently, and the victims were all brides who married from other places. Does the storyteller know anything about this?"

After Su Shengsheng finished speaking, the noise in the restaurant decreased by half, and everyone was waiting for the storyteller to speak.

The storyteller smiled and said, "Young lady, you are the first one who dares to ask this question. I have been in Ancheng for a few days and have heard a lot about this murder case."

"Oh? Tell me about it then?"

Although the people in the restaurant looked normal, they were actually all concerned about this matter and knew it all.

Now that Su Shengsheng had taken the lead, everyone became curious.

Someone said boldly: "I heard that there was a girl in Ancheng who waited for her lover for three years, but in the end the lover married someone else. The lover was afraid that the girl would cause trouble, so he had the girl's eyes gouged out and hung on the beam."

"I'm afraid that girl's spirit has come back to claim her life."

When everyone heard that all the brides who had died recently had the same cause of death, they suddenly felt a chill down their spines.

Qiu'er also got goose bumps all over her body.

The storyteller smiled and said, "Where do all those gods and ghosts come from in the world? They are just comparing people to ghosts."

"Why hasn't the murderer been caught yet?"

"Yeah." Many people around also echoed.

Su Shengsheng drank a sip of tea. Mo Chenyuan was looking at Su Shengsheng on the second floor. The red spots on her face were gone.

Because we were indoors and maybe because there were so many people around, her fair face had a hint of red, which looked really pretty.

The murderer could not be caught because of the higher-ups. The storyteller could not say anything else and could only slap the table and say, "Everyone, I heard that the higher-ups have sent people to investigate this matter. I believe the murderer will be caught soon."

After the waiter served all the dishes, he said to Su Shengsheng: "Sir, your dishes are all served. Please enjoy your meal."

Su Shengsheng casually threw a few pieces of silver to the waiter and said, "Thank you very much."

The waiter immediately said happily: "Sir, if you have anything to say, please call me." Then he ran away.

The storyteller told a few stories and then left. Su Shengsheng and Qiu'er also left the restaurant after they had eaten.

Ling Su saw that his prince's eyes were fixed on Su Shengsheng, so he asked: "Prince, do you want to send someone to protect the princess?"

Mo Chenyuan retracted his gaze and said calmly: "No need."

Although Ling Su didn't understand what the prince was thinking, he could see that his prince's eyes were now full of the princess.

Mo Chenyuan gently turned the Buddhist beads in his hand and said to Ling Su: "Go check the Zhu family."

"Yes."

When Su Xingchen came back, it was already getting dark. Shengsheng and Qiu'er also came back carrying large and small bags.

Su Xingchen took the things from Shengsheng's hand. Su Shengsheng was so tired that he sat down and poured himself a cup of tea and drank it down.

After drinking it all, he looked at Su Xingchen, "How is it?"

Su Xingchen took Shengsheng's teacup and poured another one, then said, "The young master of the Zhu family... is indeed... seriously ill, and is preparing... for a wedding."

Su Shengsheng nodded, "It seems to be true."

"But... the Zhu family... is also... strange."

Su Shengsheng looked over and asked, "Why is it strange?"

Su Xingchen told Shengsheng everything he saw.

Su Shengsheng tapped the table thoughtfully, "You said you didn't meet the young master of the Zhu family?"

“Exactly…Yes.”

"That's strange. The eldest son of the Zhu family is seriously ill, but he is nowhere to be seen." Sheng Sheng looked at Su Xingchen, "Have you searched the entire Zhu Mansion?"

"I've looked for him, but can't find him..."

Su Shengsheng frowned. It seemed that she had to go and see for herself what was going on.

As the night deepened, Su Shengsheng lit some calming incense for Qiu'er so that she would not worry, and told Su Xingchen to keep an eye on the bride who was moving in today.

Then he changed into black casual clothes and quietly left the inn.

Zhu Mansion.

Su Shengsheng jumped in from the wall. It was quiet inside, without any movement.

Su Shengsheng groped her way in the dark, feeling helpless. In such a big mansion, there was not even a lamp to be turned on.

Then a cool breeze blew, and Su Shengsheng felt a chill on her back. She turned around and looked, but there was nothing.

"What the hell?" Su Shengsheng frowned.

He quickly looked for the road, and seeing a fire ahead, he quickened his pace.

Walking out of that dark place, I saw a house with lights on in front of me.

Shengsheng turned around and looked at the road he had just walked. Only then did he see that it was a garden and he relaxed.

I thought I was walking into a cemetery. It was so dark and scary.

Su Shengsheng walked towards the room. The entire Zhu Mansion was very quiet, and Su Shengsheng discovered a problem. There were no servants patrolling the Zhu Mansion.

This made Su Shengsheng feel even more strange. With such a large mansion, weren't they afraid of thieves coming in, and didn't they arrange guards?

After listening at the door and hearing no sound from inside, he slowly opened the door and walked in.

As soon as the door was closed, arrows flew towards Su Shengsheng.

Before Su Shengsheng could react, she was pulled up by a force.

Mo Chenyuan held Su Shengsheng in his arms, and the two of them sat on the beam in an extremely ambiguous posture.

Su Shengsheng looked up, "Prince?"