He paused: "I just said that he had returned to the mansion for many days, but now he did not move... There was something strange about it. It was hard to say that we had his handle on our hands, and he also had the bargaining chips that could control us. After all, he was kidnapped by Qin Ye for more than a month... We all know nothing about what happened during this period. If he had conspired with Qin Ye privately, he had plans... it would be very unfavorable to us."

Ji Xianzhi opened his eyes hoarsely, staring at Dou Yueshan blankly, and expressed surprise at what he said just now.

Since Xiao Sa, Shui Pavilion and the Jingshu Guard led the troops to rescue Deng Qing, Qian Hui and Zhao Fu from the thief, no one has ever thought about the connection between Deng Qing and the thief leader. Even Ji Xianzhi, who knew Qin Ye's identity, had never thought about this. Now that he heard this statement, he felt shocked and scared.

Lu Xun also heard that it was inappropriate: "Then...what should we do now?"

Dou Yueshan lowered her eyes and thought carefully while moving towards the courtyard.

The three of them walked and stopped, walked to the courtyard diagonally in the dark corner, and were all attracted by a scene under the corridor.

At the intersection of the ancient bridge and road, a guard sneaked up from the round wall of the vestibule, looked around at the surrounding environment, and quietly sneaked towards the courtyard where Jiang Chengjia lived.

The guard was in a strange way. Dou Yueshan immediately put away her thoughts, leaned down and chased him in the direction where he disappeared. Lu Xun and Ji Xianzhi followed him closely, and the three of them looked tense and their faces showed a look of tension.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he chased around the wooden bridge, the guard noticed their followers, jumped into the trees beside him to see the scenery, and disappeared in a flash.

Dou Yueshan stood at Qiaotou, turned around and looked at it, and saw that the Pear Garden where Jiang Chengjia was located was close to her, only one step away.

He secretly asked Lu Xun, "Where can you know the guards who are wearing the armor and clothing?"

Lu Xun paused his head and replied, "I know that he should be the guard guarding around the mansion."

"The guards outside the mansion...what did they sneak into the courtyard at this time?" Ji Xianzhi muttered, and felt something was wrong in his heart.

Dou Yueshan listened to the words, felt nervous, and said with a serious expression: "What's the matter with the guards of the prefect's palace? Why did they get sneaky people?"

Suddenly seeing this scene, Lu Xun felt frightened and whispered: "Little man...Little man doesn't know. The soldiers and guards around this mansion were arranged by governor Xiao. Only the courtyard where the Queen and the Lord were located arranged our troops."

This incident made Dou Yueshan look alert and prepared. She was worried about Jiang Chengjia's safety, so she raised her foot and headed to the pear garden. Seeing that the courtyard was brightly lit, the servants came and went, and were acting quietly, without any abnormality. He thought to himself if he was too concerned?

After thinking for a while, he asked Ji Xianzhi: "Sir... Is there any abnormality in the defense around the courtyard of my brother and sister-in-law?"

Ji Xianzhi shook his head and said, "There is nothing unusual. Governor Xiao will change his troops every day. The secret guards around the courtyards of Shuiting and Liyuan will also be checked and replaced at any time."

Dou Yueshan breathed a sigh of relief, but she still felt a little chill behind her back, her forehead was beating and she was very uneasy.

Just as he was thinking about it, a slender and tragic scream came from the East Kitchen in the Pear Garden. The sound alarmed the people in the entire courtyard. When Dou Yueshan heard this, she immediately sank her face and ran towards the East Kitchen quickly.

The corridor connecting the East Kitchen was crowded with servants and maids. Everyone stretched their necks and looked inside, talking in a row, wondering what was happening inside.

After skipping the dark passage and standing in the east kitchen, you will see a terrifying scene.

Two green lamps were lit in the house, and the cold wind coming in between the windows was blown to the left and right. There was still steaming food on the stove. Thick smoke rushed straight to the head of the pile, covering it with a layer of vague fog, which added a bit of weirdness.

Under the burning stove, a maid was lying straight. The woman foamed at her mouth, black and purple blood came out from her nose, her eyes widened, her hands were squatting her neck tightly, her fingertips were blue and white, her hair was purple, and she looked like she had been squeezed out by an evil ghost, and her death was extremely tragic.

Beside her, several trembling maids stood, their faces were ashen, their lips kept trembling, and they were frightened.

Dou Yueshan pushed away the crowd and led Ji Xianzhi and Lu Xun into the East Kitchen. When she entered the house to see the scenery, she was stunned. The woman who died with her eyes closed was still young, as if she was not yet in her old age. She was petite and seemed to have suffered pain and torture before her death. When she struggled, her clothes were covered with mud on the ground.

"What's going on?" Dou Yueshan asked coldly.

Several maids in the room who witnessed the scene stood in a group, trembling all over their bodies, and their innocent eyes were faintly mist, and they dared not speak.

Ji Xianzhi looked up inside and saw that there was still a pair of embroidered shoes carved with cloud patterns behind the female corpse lying on the ground. He couldn't help but be stunned and looked up with the owner of the shoes. Qian Shan stood there blankly, her whole body was in a daze, staring at the dead maid on the ground without saying a word.

"Miss Qianshan? Why are you here?" Ji Xianyi spoke, which attracted Dou Yueshan to look at the girl standing behind the female corpse.

This call made Qianshan wake up from the shock, and stuttered, saying, "Mr. Ji... Someone... Someone poisoned the Queen's rice soup. If... If it weren't for this maid who tried the temperature for the Queen... I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

She was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She stuttered and suddenly stopped.

But Ji Xianzhi immediately understood what she wanted to say.

When Dou Yueshan heard her words, she felt a cold feeling behind her back.

He stepped forward a few steps and squatted beside the female corpse to examine it carefully. Seeing that her death was extremely strange and terrifying, he couldn't help but feel scared.

Lu Xun entered, stunned and said tremblingly: "Who is it? So brave? How dare you attack the female...?"

Dou Yueshan half-squatted, checked the female corpse from beginning to end, then got up and held the bowl of warm white porridge, leaned over her nose and sniffed it, frowned and said, "It turned out to be arsenic     Frost... so vicious heart."

When Lu Xun heard this, a chicken skin immediately flew into his heart. He was angry and said hurriedly, "Wait, wait, I will order the yard to be blocked."

He raised his foot and prepared to leave.

Dou Yueshan said, "Slow!"

Lu Xun paused, turned his head to look at him, and frowned deeply: "What are your instructions?"

However, there was no sound in the kitchen. Everyone looked at the man holding the pottery bowl, and saw that his eyes were cold and his head was lowered, not knowing what he was thinking.

Ji Xianzhi and Lu Xun both dared not act rashly, so they could only wait for the husband to speak.

"Let everyone go out."

After a while, Dou Yueshan suddenly gave an order.

The house was stiff and his body was stiff. When the frightened maids heard this, they dared not stay any longer. They rushed out quickly. After Ji Xianzhi dispersed the servants, he ordered several guards to guard the corridor, and then returned.

Dou Yueshan stared at the female corpse, and was silent for a while. Her face became deeper and deeper, her brows frowned, and she asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, before... pretending to be a dancer, Shao Yan, and sneaking into the Protectorate's Mansion... How about her relationship with Deng?"

He suddenly asked about this, which made the two people behind him look at each other, their eyes slightly stagnant.

"Xiaosanlang suddenly asked what this thing was?" Lu Xun was puzzled.

Dou Yueshan raised her eyebrows: "Don't worry about why I asked like this, and the answer is yes."

"The female queen pretended to be a dancer and entered the house, and she had been dealing with Deng Qing. The relationship between them... To put it bluntly, if we hadn't known her identity, we would probably have been deceived by her... I thought she loved the general of the Protectorate and was Deng Qing's most beloved concubine. The outside world also thought that... the female queen would marry into the Protectorate's Mansion in the future as a concubine. Unexpectedly, she became Mrs. Cao in the blink of an eye." Lu Xun told the truth in detail without any modification.

At that time, Shao Yan entered the palace, and the border towns, from officials to the people, almost everyone knew that Deng Qing had received a beautiful and charming dancer, and she was very fond of her, and she valued her a distinguished guest. At that time, everyone said that the general of the Protector was probably going to break the taboos for many years and take a house to welcome concubines. Unexpectedly, in less than two months, Miss Shao Yan, who was known as the world's number one dancer, became the wife of the temporary prefecture of Yongzhou, the temporary prefecture of Lord Cao.

What is the relationship between these three has become a topic of conversation between the people after meals and tea, and it is rumored and heard everywhere. However, the parties involved do not care, and they can not affect them at all if the rumors outside spread throughout the sky. The only one who suffered was probably Deng Qing, who was poked at the back and laughed at him. Not only did he lose face, but he even gave up the achievements of the battle in the border town to others, and his wife lost her wife and revenge.

Dou Yueshan: "When I was young, I had negotiated with Deng Qing about the matter of guarding soldiers in Chang'an. This man is vicious and vicious. Although he is scheming, he is too impatient. If someone provokes him, he will definitely take back the humiliation he suffered at all costs. Now, even though he is patient, he slowly thinks about his brother because he dares not make any big moves due to his identity as his brother.

But he may not have the leisure to keep his sister-in-law sitting in this prefect's mansion. His sister-in-law's deception made him the object of ridicule on the streets and alleys... This will inevitably touch his rebellious scale. Therefore, in the past few days... Deng Qing might not only silence Dong Daofu, but also attack his sister-in-law."

Lu Xun was shocked: "Little Sanlang means... the person who wants to poison the daughter tonight is Deng Qing? How could it be? Since Deng Qing is afraid of the identity of the lord, he should also know what the consequences will be if he touches the daughter..."
Chapter completed!