There is a starving ghost in Qingyun Temple

"Your Majesty, if Princess Zhaoqing knew that the Crown Prince acted like this and was in the same room with a lowly woman like me, and the princess couldn't find the Crown Prince at the banquet, she would be furious by now. Pindao kindly reminded the Crown Prince. , Your Majesty, please be careful later."

He raised his eyebrows and chuckled, and said in a relaxed tone: "Thank you, Madam Shen, for your concern, but Madam Shen should still worry about Huikong who is left alone in Qingfeng Yuan."

Shen Huihe grinned with a faint smirk and stared at him unwilling to be outdone: "Don't bother me, I have my own arrangements."

Li Yun returned to the topic with a slightly serious expression: "The house is clean and tidy, and everything is intact, which means there are things here that cannot be easily changed."

"So, maybe there is a secret mechanism set up like outside?"

"Well, be careful."

The two of them slowly moved from the center of the bed to the left and right sides, carefully searching for every possible mechanism in the room.

Li Yun walked to the window coffin, opened the makeup box on the dressing table, picked out a few delicate items inside, and suddenly asked: "Do you women usually put razor blades in your makeup box?"

Shen Huihe was startled and then smiled: "The makeup box of the girl in the boudoir naturally contains rouge, gouache, and jewelry. How could she put -"

woohoo-

woohoo-

Three long and two short, long and crisp, like some kind of special flute.

"No, Huikong is in trouble!"

Shen Huihe frowned and walked quickly to Li Yun's side, "I'm afraid something happened to Qingfeng Yuan. I want to go back first."

"This place is quite far away from my prince's yard. I'm afraid I'll encounter some secret guards on the way back. I'll go with you, my prince."

Shen Huihe was anxious and did not dare to waste any more time.The two of them left the house and jumped out of the abandoned mansion.

"No, you can't go in. You can't go in. My sister fell asleep and you guys rushed in. Then, what will happen to my sister's reputation?! That can't explain anything!"

Huikong kept blocking the door of the wing, crying, "A-Sister, wake up quickly——"

Unfortunately, Shen Huihe's wing was dark and deserted, and no one answered.

"Guards, why don't you wait a moment -" Yingqiu was just rudely woken up by the black-clothed guards in front of her. Seeing that the guards were about to rush to the door of the wing rashly, she was also confused. , panicked.

"This, this Madam Shen is a relative of the eldest lady. She must be a young lady with an innocent family background and no engagement. If you guys rush in rashly, I'm afraid-"

"The Duke has an order. There are many people in the Duke's mansion tonight, and unfortunately a bad thief has entered. He ordered us to carefully inspect every courtyard. Stop talking nonsense and drive quickly——"

"Huh?! Yingqiu, Huikong, are there people outside? Why is it so noisy--"

The young lady's sleepy voice came from inside the house, and the candles in the house also lit up.

The three or four guards in black in front of the door looked at each other with sullen expressions on their faces.

Huikong breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Sister, you finally woke up! Fortunately, you woke up!"

"Ms. Shen, I heard that there was a thief in the house. The Duke sent people to check the situation in each courtyard."

"Okay, please wait a moment for the gentleman outside. The little girl will come after putting on her dress." Shen Huihe deliberately spoke delicately, and the guards outside could not urge him more rudely.

After a moment, the lady in the room opened the door and came out, her head slightly bowed, her hair hanging down in a bun that was a bit messy as if she had just woken up, looking timid, pitiful and shy.Her voice was soft and her red lips were slightly parted: "I don't know what happened, little girl. Please come in."

"The Duke has ordered that every courtyard must be carefully inspected." The leading guard in black pursed his lips and glanced at her a few more times, then led the three guards behind him into the house.

Four guards in black carefully searched the outer room and then came to the inner room.Through the plain pear-yellow embroidered silk screen, the four guards could not clearly see what was going on in the bed.

The leading guard in black said coldly: "Ms. Shen, the bed and bedding also need to be checked. I offend you——"

Huikong waved his hand to stop her and reluctantly pouted: "This is the dormitory of an unmarried woman. How can a foreign man enter at will?"

"Little brother, if you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being rude!" The guard in black sounded increasingly annoyed.

"Sister, I, you—" Huikong burst into tears.

Shen Huihe quickly grabbed him: "Huikong, don't worry. The guards are all gentlemen and nothing will happen to them. Chief of guards, don't you think so?"

The leading guard in black coughed twice and led several people across the screen into the inner room.

As they passed the bed, the two guards stared intently at the young lady behind them with unclear meaning.

On the bed were slightly messy undergarments and women's undergarments embroidered with red plum blossoms, as well as a faint scent of jasmine.

Shen Huihe lowered his head slightly and ignored those strange looks.

squeak--

Suddenly there was a slight noise above the head!
Everyone was startled and quickly looked up at the eaves and tile roofs. Several guards in black even drew their swords and looked at them with serious expressions!
The leading guard in black squinted his eyes tightly. The tiled roof above his head was bright and open. You could see all the way to the end at a glance. How could there be any murderer hidden in the empty wooden eaves pavilion!

He stood there, turned around and looked at her, and asked coldly: "What's going on?!"

"To my brother, Qingfengyuan is a remote place with few people around. It's not surprising that a few kittens occasionally climb onto the roof. I think there must have been a wild cat jumping on the roof just now."

The black-clothed guard turned to look at Yingqiu aside: "Tell me, what's going on?"

"Hui, my lord, it is indeed the case. Wild cats come to the door from time to time to look for food. Madam Shen takes pity on them and will order her slaves to feed the kittens."

The guard in black pursed his lips, as if thinking about the authenticity of what she said.

"Well, Madam, did you hear or see any strange noises just now?"

Shen Huihe frowned and responded to him obediently: "Replying to the captain of the guard, my daughter drank too much wine at the banquet tonight. She was already fast asleep and didn't hear or see any strange noises. In her sleep, she could faintly hear Adi crying and fussing. , and Yingqiu was calling, so the little girl woke up."

"Are you serious?" The guard in black glared at Huikong, whose eyes were blurry with tears, and Yingqiu, who was frightened.

Huikong nodded sharply and couldn't help but hide behind Sister A.

"Yes, yes, the slave has been guarding the door and hasn't heard any strange noises." Yingqiu agreed, naturally not daring to say that she had just been lazy and dozed off.

"I dare to ask some good brothers, I wonder what happened before? Why such a big battle?" Shen Huihe looked at him in confusion.

(End of this chapter)