Regent, your poisonous concubine is going to defy the heavens

"Don't move!" Mo Chenyuan's low voice sounded in Shengsheng's ears.

Su Shengsheng fell silent.

The swish of arrows from below all hit the door. If Mo Chenyuan hadn't pulled me up just now, I would have been shot into a sieve.

After a while, the sound of arrows stopped, and Su Shengsheng looked at Mo Chenyuan who was still holding her.

"Your Majesty, it's okay."

Mo Chenyuan jumped down from above holding Su Shengsheng.

After Su Shengsheng stood firm, he asked in surprise: "Why is the prince here?"

"what are you doing here?"

"I asked the prince first."

Mo Chenyuan put his hands behind his back and said, "I will do whatever you come here for."

Su Shengsheng suddenly realized, "Could it be that the prince is the one sent by the higher-ups?"

Mo Chenyuan didn't say anything, but Su Shengsheng already understood.

As he was speaking, he heard footsteps outside, and then he heard someone outside shouting: "Quick, someone broke into the house, this way."

Su Shengsheng frowned, "There was no one in the yard when I came here just now, how come..."

"Hey!" Before Su Shengsheng could finish her words, Mo Chenyuan pulled her to the desk.

Sheng Sheng watched Mo Chenyuan turn the white jade porcelain bottle on the shelf, and with a clang, a secret door was opened.

"Let's go." Mo Chenyuan pulled Su Shengsheng and walked in quickly.

As soon as the secret door closed, someone kicked it open.

"Where's the person? Search quickly..."

Su Shengsheng couldn't hear what was said next.

Looking up at the secret passage, it was pitch black. Su Shengsheng murmured, "The Zhu Mansion is such a big and wealthy family, can't they even light a candle?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Chenyuan blew up the fire stick in his hand and said, "The young master of the Zhu family cannot stand the light."

"Ah?" Su Shengsheng had a question in her mind, "Can't be seen in public?"

"Yeah." Mo Chenyuan lowered his eyes, "Do you still want to stay here?"

Su Shengsheng reacted and walked forward.

Mo Chenyuan grabbed Su Shengsheng and said, "You go behind." Then he walked to the front without waiting for Shengsheng to reply.

Su Shengsheng opened her slightly mouth and then closed it again, following silently behind.

The secret passage was neither long nor short. It took the two of them about an incense stick of time to pass through the secret passage, and the space inside became larger.

As soon as Su Shengsheng entered, she smelled a very unpleasant odor. She frowned slightly and covered her mouth and nose.

There was a light inside. Mo Chenyuan put away the fire starter, frowned and waved his hand, as if he couldn't stand the smell.

The two of them spread out and looked around. The room was simply furnished, with only a bed and a table, and nothing else.

Su Shengsheng didn't believe that there was nothing in here. The smell was very pungent and mixed with a smell of blood.

He started touching the wall, and "Snap!" the wall in front of Sheng Sheng slowly opened.

The pungent smell just now emanated from inside. Mo Chenyuan walked over. Shengsheng glanced at Mo Chenyuan and walked in, covering her nose.

The space inside was much larger than that outside, and the dim light was swaying slightly and quietly.

After Su Shengsheng came in, she stood there in surprise, not moving. There was a pool of blood every two steps, various torture instruments were placed on the table, and there was also a large pool of blood on the plank bed.

There were more than a dozen girls embedded in a row on the wall, their faces pale as they soaked in a special potion.

Su Shengsheng couldn't believe what she saw. Why were there so many girls in the Zhu Mansion?

Shengsheng immediately ran forward to check. Each girl was about the same age. Because they were soaked in potion, their bodies had not rotted, so it was impossible to tell when these girls died.

Mo Chenyuan obviously didn't expect this kind of situation and frowned.

Su Shengsheng walked up to Mo Chenyuan and asked, "The Zhu family is taking human life lightly, isn't it, Your Majesty?"

Mo Chenyuan nodded, "The king will ask Ling Su to come over tomorrow."

Su Shengsheng looked at the girl in front of her with some sympathy in her eyes, "I don't know why these girls were captured and brought to the Zhu Mansion."

"The eldest son of the Zhu family."

Su Shengsheng looked at Mo Chenyuan who was standing at the door, "Does the prince know?"

Mo Chenyuan opened his thin lips and said, "The young master of the Zhu family suddenly fell ill a year ago. The people of the Zhu family asked for a lot of favors for him. Later, they listened to other people's advice and got married. But after the girl got married, she disappeared strangely. I didn't expect that she was all here."

Su Shengsheng stroked his chin thoughtfully, "It seems that the Zhu family is not looking for a wedding to bring good luck, but wants something from these girls?"

"Ah."

As he was speaking, an arrow suddenly flew over, and Mo Chenyuan quickly pulled Su Shengsheng over.

"Who is it?" A man in black clothes ran up from behind.

Su Shengsheng frowned, and Mo Chenyuan kicked her directly and pulled Su Shengsheng out.

They returned all the way back and came out of the secret passage. Su Shengsheng saw that the people behind him had not caught up, so he said, "Your Majesty, take a break."

Mo Chenyuan stopped and looked at Su Shengsheng, who was patting his chest, looking very tired.

After a moment, Mo Chenyuan said: "The Zhu Mansion is not what you think, and the mysterious deaths of those brides are not as simple as you think."

Su Shengsheng frowned and looked at Mo Chenyuan, "What does the prince mean? Want me to give up?"

"Ah."

Su Shengsheng was unhappy and said with her hands on her hips: "Prince, you investigate yours and I investigate mine. We have nothing to do with each other. The most important thing now is to think about how to deal with those girls in the Zhu Mansion."

Then Su Shengsheng was about to open the door and leave, but was stopped by Mo Chenyuan, who held her against the door with one hand, and said in a deep voice, "Su Shengsheng, why don't you listen to anything I say?"

Being watched by Mo Chenyuan at such a close distance, Su Shengsheng felt a little panicked, and then she said, "Your Majesty, don't forget that I am not the regent princess now, so I don't have to listen to you?"

"The government will investigate this matter..."

Su Shengsheng didn't want to listen to Mo Chenyuan's nagging. Perhaps it was the rebellious psychology in her heart that was playing tricks on her. She pushed Mo Chenyuan away and said, "I have checked this matter."

After saying this, he walked out of the room. As soon as he took a step forward, countless arrows shot towards Su Shengsheng.

Su Shengsheng wanted to hide but was picked up by Mo Chenyuan, who then used his lightness skills to fly directly out from the roof.

After leaving Zhu Mansion, Su Shengsheng's expression was no longer as sharp as before. After all, Mo Chenyuan saved her twice tonight. If it weren't for him, she would not have been able to leave Zhu Mansion.

"Thank you for tonight, Your Majesty. I will be going back now."

Mo Chenyuan knew that once Su Shengsheng made a decision, it could not be changed, so he nodded, "Since you insist on investigating this matter, we can do it together."

Su Shengsheng actually didn't want to have anything to do with Mo Chenyuan, and her expression became hesitant.

Mo Chenyuan spoke again: "With me here, it will be very convenient for you to investigate."

Shengsheng weighed the matter in his mind for a long time before nodding, "Deal."

Su Shengsheng turned and left after she finished speaking. Mo Chenyuan looked at Shengsheng's back, and Ling Su appeared from behind.

"Your Majesty."

"Let Magistrate Zhou take people to Zhu's house tomorrow."

"Yes."

Day two.

A scream came from the inn, and Qiu'er impatiently pushed open Su Shengsheng's door.

"Miss, it's not good."

Qiu'er ran over and shouted anxiously.