The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

Song Wanru looked at those lonely eyes and it would be a lie to say that she was not touched.

But she is now in the harem, and the past can no longer be retrieved, and even thinking about it could be a capital crime.

One day several years ago, she was strolling in the streets of the county. When she passed by a big tree at the entrance of an alley, a young man in gorgeous brocade clothes swooped down from the tree. His feet landed lightly and silently, holding a young cat in his hands.

Although she was frightened, she couldn't help but sneer when she saw the man in front of her with his hair in a mess.

The man smiled with a shy look on his face.

Seeing that face with a smile as bright as spring breeze, she was stunned for a moment.

I couldn't help but have some small thoughts in my mind.

The man in front of her had a handsome face and was well-dressed, which showed that his family background was extraordinary. In addition, he was highly skilled in martial arts, and he was not hurt at all after jumping from such a high tree. He was definitely the best candidate for her husband.

So she took the initiative to strike up a conversation, but the other person just smiled and left.

Later, after some investigation, she finally understood the identity of this man, who was Xu Ziang, the legitimate son of the county magistrate of the neighboring county.

Xu Ziang passed the examination and became a scholar, but for some reason he never took the exam again, which made the Xu family very distressed.

After learning his identity, Song Wanru became more satisfied with this marriage and mentioned it to her father the next day.

But my father said that it was not right for the girl to bring up such matters, as it was against the rules and not decent.

She is still an unmarried woman, how can she talk about a man every day?

She didn't think too much about it. The next day, she began to search for Xu Ziang's location and then launched a fierce harassment. Finally, under her rapid pursuit, Xu Ziang gave in.

However, Xu Ziang also put forward a condition, which was to spend some time together before making a decision.

After hearing this, she immediately felt that this man wanted to take advantage of her and didn't want to take any responsibility, so she got angry.

Then Xu Ziang explained to her that if the two of them didn't like each other, even if they got married, they would be like strangers and it would be meaningless.

After hearing this, Song Wanru finally nodded. She also felt that it made a lot of sense.

After that, the two began to spend some time together, during which time Xu Ziang always said some strange things to make her happy.

Gradually, Song Wanru fell in love with her, and Xu Ziang also had feelings for her.

Not long after, Xu Ziang proposed marriage to the Song family. The two families had the same official position, so they were well matched and got engaged.

From then on, the two of them often communicated through letters.

Even after Song Nanxiang got married, Song Wanru did not pay much attention to her. After all, she had always been very outstanding, and Song Nanxiang was just a person who went to the harem to fill the numbers.

But as the news of Nan Xiang's promotion came, she could no longer sit still and gradually forgot about the agreement with Xu Ziang.

Later, he forcefully cancelled the engagement, making both parties unhappy.

When Song Wanru thought of this, she couldn't help feeling a little regretful, but it soon disappeared.

She also knew Xu Ziang's purpose of entering the palace, but she was destined to become that ruthless person.

……

Not far outside Yu Fu Palace.

Xu Ziang followed behind the team with a lonely look on his face.

A guard with a sword next to him patted him on the shoulder.

"What is Ziang thinking about? Ru Da Ying from Yu Fu Palace is indeed very pretty. But she shouldn't be so absent-minded!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the group of sword-wielding guards burst into laughter.

"Don't talk nonsense. You might as well lose your head!"

……

After receiving Gu Junshen's order, Liu Sheng immediately started another round of interrogation.

He threatened several young children in the troupe and finally found out the names of several eunuchs.

But when he found these eunuchs, several of them had already hanged themselves.

The poison in his mouth was exactly the same as the one used by the several people in the troupe who hanged themselves, and both were fatal.

His eyes immediately became deep. He never expected that the clue he had obtained with great difficulty was lost again.

It was just that the locations of the eunuchs before their death caught his attention. They were different from the locations of the eunuch who brought musk to Tingxue Hall last time, but they were both near the Imperial Garden.

"Your Majesty! I just found some clues, but they are broken again." Liu Sheng said with tears in his eyes.

Gu Junshen did not react much after hearing this. After all, this was not the first or second time that Liu Sheng had failed.

He had long been accustomed to it. If Liu Sheng had not followed him since childhood, he would have suspected that Liu Sheng was an undercover agent hiding beside him.

"It's just that I have a discovery. It may be of some use."

Liu Sheng then smiled somewhat flatteringly, his eyes moving around with some complacency.

"Oh? The clues are broken, but there are still discoveries? It seems that you have made great progress during this period of time!" Gu Junshen raised his head slightly and glanced at Liu Sheng with some surprise.

"Tell me what you found. If it's useful, I'll forgive you for deducting my salary."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I discovered that the eunuchs all died in palaces near the Imperial Gardens. And they were not far from each other."

After Liu Sheng finished speaking, Gu Junshen fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

There are many palaces close to the Imperial Garden, but only two are where concubines live, Chaoyang Palace and Jingren Palace on the east and west sides respectively...

"Well done! It's finally useful this time." Gu Junshen put his thoughts aside and spoke in a calm tone.

"Following the emperor, I have become a lot smarter." Liu Sheng chuckled when he heard that.

"All right. You can take another year's salary on top of the salary you've withheld. It's your reward for these days."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"By the way, if we can't get anything out of those people in the troupe, we can just exile them. I heard there are quite a few children among them."

"The slave obeys the order!"

"Okay, go down. Let's turn over the name of Concubine Shu tonight!"

……

Wangyueju.

Although Caiyun and Aunt Ruolan cleaned the wound in time, musk is slightly poisonous after all, and it still has an impact on the body to a certain extent.

Even after using the special powder, he still developed a high fever soon after.

There are only a few people around Nanxiang who can be trusted now.

After eating the steamed egg made by Kikuhei, she lay down on the couch and took a nap.

Kikuhei walked cautiously to the couch and was about to put away the dishes on the table, but unexpectedly, Nanxiang suddenly opened her eyes, which scared Kikuhei.

"Empress! You scared me to death." Kikuhei patted his chest and said with a pout.

"I'm okay. I'm not asleep. I'm just a little sleepy."

Nanxiang narrowed her eyebrows and smiled, then sat up.

"But is there anything you want to report?"

Kusunoka asked, noting the pauses between Kikuhei's movements.

"I heard from the palace maids outside that the stage in Yufu Palace was closed down by the emperor. He also arrested the opera troupe." Juping said slowly.

"How did the emperor deal with those opera troupes?"

"I heard that they were exiled. After all, there are still several young children in the troupe. The emperor may have felt sympathy for them."

Nanxiang nodded and smiled with some interest when she heard this.

"Exile? This is a good idea. It can also give these children a chance to survive."