Chapter 3
Jiang Sushang told Beilu not to expose his whereabouts. After all, this was the inner courtyard of the palace, not Dali Temple.

After explaining, she returned to the house.

The weather in April is warm and not cold at night.Yang Yuege was hiding under the quilt, with big beads of sweat dripping on the bed as she shivered. Her pupils were dilated and her expression was horrified, as if she had experienced something terrible.

"I didn't mean it. If you find him, don't come to me." Yang Yuege shouted loudly: "I'm not afraid of you, I'm not afraid of you."

Xie Qingshu gently wiped Yang Yuege's sweat with a handkerchief. Yang Yuege was startled by Xie Qingshu and pushed Xie Qingshu away.

Jiang Sushang quickly supported Xie Qingshu with his eyes and hands, so that she did not fall.

Yang Yuege was fine just now, but since she heard that Sun Ming was dead, she has become abnormal.

"He's back. He wants to..." Yang Yuege suddenly stopped, raised his head, and saw Jiang Sushang looking at her. He suddenly returned to normal and his eyes became clear.

"Who are you talking about?" Jiang Sushang asked bluntly: "Do you know anything about Sun Ming's death?"

"I don't know, I don't know anything. When Sun Ming died, the three of us were all together and had nothing to do with me." Yang Yuege turned around and fell asleep.

Jiang Suchhang could tell that although Yang Yuege closed her eyes, she did not sleep. She put her fingers into her collar and took out the amulet made of red brocade cloth. She held the amulet tightly in her hand.

Jiang Sushang noticed that the amulet in her hand was the same as what Lan Shi asked for herself.

The carved windows were blown by the wind and made a slight squeaking sound. Yang Yuege was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and he opened his eyes in fright.

Seeing this, Xie Qingshu stepped forward and closed the window.

"Sister Yang, go to sleep! Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Dali Temple will find out." Xie Qingshu whispered softly, soothing the nervous Yang Yuege.

Jiang Sushang wanted to ask something else, but when the words came to his lips, he could only swallow them back.

During the morning meal, a group of palace maids placed the food on the table. Men and women sat at separate tables on the left and right.

Yang Yuege stirred the gruel in the bowl with a spoon. He put the spoon to his mouth several times but didn't eat a bit.Not only that, in the morning, Xie Qingshu saw that the corners of her mouth were dry and brought her water to drink, but Yang Yuege pushed it away. It was obvious that she had let down Xie Qingshu's kindness, so she looked at Xie Qingshu with a wary face.

It seems that the water is poisonous!
Jiang Sushang understood, put the spoon into Yang Yuege's bowl, took a spoonful, and put it into his mouth.

The other female Jinshi looked at it and couldn't help but worry about Jiang Suchhang, because Yang Yuege had a domineering temperament and often looked down on others because his family was a gambling house that made money every day.

There are 12 female Jinshis in the first class. The oldest one is the middle-aged woman Xie Yi. She is the housekeeper of Xie Qingshu's family. Thanks to the guidance of Bachelor Xie, she has the opportunity to be on the list.

And Xie Yi, as a woman and in the name of a housekeeper, became a first-class Jinshi and was praised by more people.There is a popular saying: If you become a scholar, you will become a Chang'an city official.

Moreover, Xie Yi, Xie Qingshu and Jiang Sushang are all students of Bachelor Xie.

Xie Qingshu did not dare to speak for Jiang Sushang and looked at Xie Yi for help.Xie Yi opened his mouth to say something, but Yang Yuege changed his previous arrogant attitude and hurriedly scooped up the porridge and started eating.

From this scene, Jiang Sushang thought that Yang Yuege might be suspecting that the food he was eating was poisonous?

Discussions from the men's table were also heard.

"Why has Fang Changliu been detained by Dali Temple for so long? Could it be that he is the murderer? Brother Lin, if you live with him, is he restless at night?" Bai Qingtian spoke first, showing his meaning A deep smile.

The man called Brother Lin didn't eat either. He was playing with a fan in his hand. He suddenly came to his senses when someone asked him.

"No...no." Lin Shengyuan's hand tightened on the fan.

"He! He's very romantic. When he was with Zhou Qiyan, he did the kind of things..." Bai Qingtian saw other people looking at him and lowered his voice. In fact, even the women's seat could hear everything clearly. Chu: "Bai Rixuan... I went to Brother Zhou to borrow a book last time. He was disheveled and there were red marks on his neck. Zhou Qiyan also explained that it was a mosquito bite. Who wouldn't know that Zhou Qiyan and Fang Changliu were together? What a dirty thing!"

"I just don't know, who's on top? Who's on bottom?" The man next to Bai Qingtian said with a smile.

"That's enough." Lin Shengyuan said displeasedly.

Bai Qingtian, who had been joking just now, looked abnormal, and everyone else was eating quietly.He suddenly broke the bowl in front of him. He grabbed his throat and coughed uncontrollably. He coughed so violently that he seemed to be coughing out his lungs.

Everyone else laughed at him: "Bai Qingtian, say something about the dead man. Now the dead man patted you on the shoulder, it scared you!" "Brother Lin, look, what are you yelling at him for? Brother Bai They all choked with fear."

People around Bai Qingtian wanted to be relieved for him, but he walked quickly to the mahogany desk, and no one knew what he was going to do.

This mahogany desk is used for everyone to practice. It was here that they wrote impromptu poems when they first saw thousands of acres of lotus leaves.

I saw Bai Qingtian's hand holding a piece of Hui ink, and someone laughed and said: "Brother Bai, if you write poems, just write poems, but don't make erotic poems! If it spreads to His Majesty's ears, he will not be able to keep his status as a Jinshi."

The next moment, Bai Qingtian looked up to the sky, opened his mouth wide, and swallowed a piece of Huimo in his mouth.

The others were stunned by this scene. There was originally a small section left outside, but Bai Qingtian pressed it into their throats with his fingers.

The atmosphere that had been fun and relaxed just now suddenly became stagnant.

Lin Shengyuan reacted, dropped his fan, and walked to Bai Qingtian, trying to stop Bai Qingtian from hurting himself.

Bai Qingtian pushed away Lin Shengyuan who was helping him like a madman. The ink stick as thick as his wrist was stuck in his throat, unable to come up or go down. Her face turned red, purple, and the veins on her forehead swelled. Eyes wide open.

Others exclaimed: "Bai Qingtian swallowed ink, call the imperial doctor quickly!"

When he turned around, Fang Changliu, who was being questioned, came back.When he saw this scene, he was also frightened. He took two steps back, tripped over the threshold and fell to the ground. He shouted in horror: "Brother Zhou is back, he is back."

The woman stood up, feeling scared and worried. The anxious person had already run out to call someone.

Jiang Sushang finished the last mouthful of porridge in the bowl, picked up the bench and shouted: "Get out of the way!"

Everyone made a way, and Jiang Sushang hit Bai Qingtian hard on the chest. Bai Qingtian was stimulated by this and spit out the huge ink stick.The black Hui ink was stained with blood, along with his undigested rice. When other people saw it, they all turned away from Bai Qingtian.

Lin Shengyuan hurriedly supported the weak Bai Qingtian and called out: "Brother Bai, what's wrong? What's wrong with you?"

"I lied, I really lied." Fang Changliu hugged the doorframe, his fingers turned white from exerting force, and he murmured in a daze: "Sun Ming committed suicide, committed suicide, no... he was killed by a ghost. , Brother Zhou’s ghost is back.”

Bai Qingtian woke up, saw the ink on the ground, and asked confusedly: "What's wrong with me?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present believed Fang Changliu's words.Why did Bai Qingtian, who was joking with them just now, suddenly swallow his ink?

When people face pain, they just run away.But Bai Qingtian pressed the huge ink stick hard, as if there were a pair of ghost hands in the void, pressing Bai Qingtian's hand hard.

Others gathered around Fang Changliu, urging him to tell him what he saw last night.

Fang Changliu then elaborated. Last night was the day of Qiqi. There is a folk saying that it is the last day for the souls of dead people to stay in the world. He and Zhou Qiyan were good friends. He brought the fruits distributed in the palace and wanted to Take it to the Huxin Pavilion to worship Zhou Qiyan.

As a result, when he took the awning boat to the lake pavilion, someone arrived before him. What he saw at that time was not Sun Ming's body, but Sun Ming committing suicide. He was frightened and had no time to reach the shore. Go find someone.

When they found someone, there was only Sun Ming's body. He was worried that others would doubt him, so he changed his story and said he saw Sun Ming's body.Dali Temple summoned him, and after questioning, it was found that he did not match what he said, so he was kept by Dali Temple and asked more questions.

"At that time, I heard Sun Ming stabbing his eyes with a brush. He seemed not to know the pain. I called him, but he didn't respond. He was muttering, Brother Zhou, I'm sorry, Brother Zhou, I'm sorry... "

Fang Changliu grabbed his hair, his spirit collapsed to the limit: "Brother Zhou's ghost is back. He killed Sun Ming."

"That's right! Just now Bai Qingtian was talking about Zhou Qiyan's romantic affair. Could it be that Zhou Qiyan's soul remains in the world, and it was his ghost that attacked Bai Qingtian?" someone in the crowd analyzed.

As soon as these words came out, many people began to panic.

Bai Qingtian suddenly said: "Zhou Qiyan...he died unjustly...that's why..."

A man retorted: "Even if it is unjust, the first person to look for should be Fang Changliu! After Fang Changliu and Zhou Qiyan quarreled, Zhou Qiyan died after he fell ill!"

Fang Changliu looked around in horror: "No, I didn't, I didn't kill Brother Zhou."

(End of this chapter)

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