All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Since the Queen Mother said that Shen Lingxi would find Xue Tuan's body, it meant that she should have already noticed that Xue Tuan had passed away.

Shen Lingxi's entry into the palace this time was to fulfill Xuetuan's request, so she agreed.

Taking advantage of rest, she went back to Fu'an Hall to prepare for things.

He even ran into Mu Huai'an who came to look for her.

"The woman who threw the body into Prince An's Mansion should be the maidservant next to Princess Pingyang. Only they have such skills. There is only a wall between Princess Pingyang's Mansion and Prince An's Mansion, which is convenient for escape and hiding. No wonder the feathers brought by Eunuch Liu at that time Lin Wei, searched the entire Prince An's Mansion, but found no one."

Shen Lingxi really admires Dali Temple's ability to handle cases, which is almost the same as the news she got from An Wang.

"Since it was found out that it was the maidservant of the eldest princess, can he be caught?" She asked curiously.

Mu Huai'an shook his head, with a rare look of distress on his face, "If we haven't found the first scene where Yuzhu was killed, there is no evidence to prove that it was done by the maidservants. Those maidservants were given by the first emperor after the eldest princess fell into the water. The dead soldiers for the eldest princess are only loyal to the eldest princess, and they are raised in the eldest princess's mansion all day long."

"If you rashly go to the eldest princess's mansion to arrest someone, you will not only startle the snake, but with the emperor's favor for the eldest princess, the black yarn in Dali Temple may be lost. What's more, I am the empress' nephew, so it is hard to guarantee that no one will catch the wind and steal it. The matter involved the Empress Empress..."

Shen Lingxi thought for a while, and handed over the portrait that was drawn to King An earlier to Mu Huai'an.

"This is the aunt in charge sent by Yutan Palace to identify the body after Yuzhu's body was repaired that day. I saw that the aunt in charge seemed very sad about Yuzhu's death, and she cried for a long time alone in the room. It's because I have a good personal relationship with Yuzhu, Shaoqing might as well talk to this person, maybe I can find some clues."

Mu Huai'an took the portrait and recognized it immediately, "This is Princess Pingyang."

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes, "Since the thrower is her maidservant, why did she come to you to cry?"

This Shen Lingxi doesn't know, she doesn't know anything about the eldest princess.

Ever since King An said he was going to look for Yuzhu in the Princess's mansion, he disappeared and never appeared again.

Shen Lingxi couldn't help but began to wonder if there would be some incredible magic weapon in the Princess's mansion that could trap the souls of the dead.

But ever since she was reborn and was able to see the souls of the dead, she had never seen anything that could restrain the souls of the dead except that she had seen the evil spirit around Chu Yan that could flick the dead souls away.

Therefore, it is very likely that An Wang should have discovered something, so he did not come back for a long time.

Right now, all Shen Lingxi can do is wait.

At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Princess Pingyang will definitely appear, and Yuzhu and An Wangding will also enter the palace with her.

Ask them again at that time, and all the mysteries can be solved.

Shen Lingxi: "If Shaoqing can't figure it out, it's better to find the first scene of Yuzhu's murder as soon as possible, and maybe find new evidence."

Mu Huai'an cleared his throat, his face was a little uncomfortable, "This is also the purpose of my coming to you today."

"Me?" Shen Lingxi asked curiously, "What can I do for you?"

"Don't you know how to... set up an altar to perform rituals?" Mu Huai'an quickly said his appeal, "Why don't you go to Prince An's Mansion to do a ritual and help me find the first scene where Yuzhu was killed?"

Shen Lingxi:? ? ?
If it weren't for Mu Huai'an's eyes filled with anticipation, Shen Lingxi might still feel that he was deliberately trying to amuse her.

This is really the sun coming out from the west, Mu Huai'an has started to believe in ghosts and gods.

Presumably, he was eager to solve the case and went to the doctor in a hurry...

Shen Lingxi has not forgotten how he laughed at her for "pretending to be a ghost".

"As the saying goes, 'Taoism is boundless, only those who are destined to cross'." Shen Lingxi held back a smile, pretending to be deep and said: "Earlier, Shaoqing said too many disrespectful things to ghosts and gods in front of me, but now even if I want to help you, There is nothing you can do, if Shaoqing really has no choice, why not..."

"Why not?" Mu Huai'an asked earnestly, listening attentively.

Shen Lingxi curled her lips: "It's better to read more books, or get a good night's sleep. Maybe you can clear your soul, refresh your mind, and maybe you can solve the case."

Mu Huaian: ...

*
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, according to the Empress Dowager's wishes, Shen Lingxi got up early and was planning to set up an altar in Shoukang Palace to "practice".

But Mother Gui brought a bunch of maids in and pressed them in front of the dressing table to dress her up.

"The empress dowager said that today's palace banquet, women from all the prefectures in the capital will be invited to the palace. On such an occasion, the girl must attend no matter what. She is in good health these days, and she promised to attend the empress dowager. The girl is now our Shoukang Palace. The female officer of Fengyi, she should be by the queen mother's side."

Shen Lingxi: "But I still have to find Xuetuan..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Gui's mother cut it off with a smile, "Your Majesty said, it won't be too late to find the girl after she has finished attending the palace banquet."

When Shen Lingxi heard this, she had no choice but to give up and let them smear her face. They even specially changed her clothes one after another, and pushed her to the main hall for the Queen Mother to have a look at.

"This one is too plain..."

"This one is also ordinary..."

"Too gorgeous, inappropriate."

"You can't be popular, the girl is still in her filial piety."

"...The first one is better, go change the skirt. Bring the lotus hairpin from this year's Haizhou tribute to her..."

When the Queen Mother was satisfied, Shen Lingxi was too tired to speak.

In any case, she never imagined that after Xiu Mu came back, the Empress Dowager changed her stern attitude and completely changed her attitude in front of her.

"Yes, yes, that's it."

The Empress Dowager smiled proudly and said: "Young girl at this age and with such a face, she should dress up like this. Let those girls who like to show off at the banquet all see what it means to have someone beyond others and a sky beyond the sky. Aijia I guess there are quite a few sons tonight, I'm afraid they will lose their souls!"

With this appearance, he looked like another Aunt.

After more than two months, Shen Lingxi once again felt the fear of being forced by his old man to go on a blind date when Ah Weng was alive...

*
The Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet was held next to the Taiye Pond. Because the Empress Dowager was in good health, she agreed to attend, and the Empress made the banquet very lively.

As soon as the sky darkened, palace lanterns were lit up everywhere in the palace.

The sound of banquet and music mixed with the aroma of wine and meat wafted around the palace, creating a scene of singing and dancing, a prosperous and festive scene.

In the capital, officials and family members of the third rank and above were invited to attend.

In the originally empty and solemn deep palace, luxuriously dressed men, women and children can be seen everywhere, and all of them are full of joy.

Naturally, the empress posted the post personally and was invited into the palace by Xuanpinghou Shenji and his wife, and the second young lady of the Mu family Shen Yuyao who was newly married into Cheng'engong's mansion.

As the most honorable woman in the entire Great Zhou, the Empress Dowager is naturally the finale.

She held on to the round fan that Shen Lingxi made for her with one hand, supported Shen Lingxi's arm with the other, and said to her: "Don't be afraid, just follow Ai's house, let your bastard father, take a good look, how thick is he? What a wonderful daughter..."