Fragrance Returned

Queen Ye nodded in agreement.

She no longer has any love for the emperor as a couple. She no longer cares about which woman the emperor treats well or favors.

Seeing that her granddaughter was fond of Li Meiren, Queen Ye's heart turned towards her.

The emperor thought that his granddaughter wanted his concubine to come over to please him.

He looked at Xunxiang with even more loving eyes. This granddaughter was indeed the most filial.

Li Meiren suddenly felt nauseated while eating fish, and the imperial doctor diagnosed that she was pregnant.

The emperor was so happy that his face flushed, feeling that his majesty was still as great as before.

He laughed loudly and said, "I hope the beauty will give me a baby girl."

The meaning is obvious. He likes his daughter, but not necessarily his son.

Li Meiren was so embarrassed that she covered her face with her hands, making the old emperor laugh again.

After the meal, the emperor went with Li Meiren to Xiuhua Palace where she lived.

The next day, the emperor consecrated Li Mei as Jieyu and rewarded her with food, clothing and a cart full of good things.

Queen Ye also rewarded her with ten bolts of colorful satin and a pound of official swallows.

On the morning of the 21st, Xun Xiang left the palace with half a cart of gifts and was taken directly to the Xun Mansion by the manager of the Xun family who was waiting at the gate of the palace.

He whispered, "Uncle, I'm back. My ancestor asked you to go back to Xun Mansion and stay for two days."

The Xun Mansion specially organized a small courtyard for Xun Xiang. The small courtyard is not big. There are more than a dozen osmanthus trees planted in the front and back of the courtyard, which is called Guiyuan.

It's not far from the second gate, so it's very convenient to go to the ancestor's place.

Aunt Wei has already come to Guiyuan and reported that on the 19th day, Ding Mansion, Zhenhaihou Mansion, Xun Mansion, Mi Mansion, Tao Mansion, Wang Mansion, Ding Chi Family, and Ding Shan Family all sent birthday gifts to the Princess Mansion.

Xunxiang put away her things and went to her ancestor's place. Xun Yiqing was also there, both of them looking gloomy.

Xun Yiqing said that they followed Guo Lan's path, and when they got to Shui County, they discovered that it was not Guo Lan, but Xiangfen and her mother.

Xiangfen cried and said that it was Guo Lan who asked her to go to Shuixian County to deliver a letter to a friend.

This is making false claims.

The person who ran away with Xunfeng was Granny Tan. She should have used someone else's guide. It is unknown where she ran.

Moreover, Xunfeng Tiaopao had already planned it. Except for some visible ornaments, other private property was quietly exchanged for gold and all taken away.

The people behind her were not simple. Not only did they hide it from Guo Wen, Guo Wu and the people sent by the Xun family, but even King Kang's people were tricked into it.

Guo Wen and Guo Wu have exterminated Guo Lan. Even if she goes back, they will not let her into that family again.

The ancestor sighed, "I have been soft-hearted all my life. I was not plotted by bad people, but was plotted by my great-granddaughter. Let her do whatever she wants, just treat her as dead..."

Having said that, I still feel uneasy.

Where did she go?

Xunxiang had no time to think about Xunfeng, she was thinking about more important things.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Xun, Fourth Mrs. Xun, and Mrs. Xun brought Brother Qian and Brother Qi to entertain the ancestors.

Seeing the two children, the ancestors and Xunxiang's hearts became brighter.

The yard was filled with laughter again.

Unable to sleep at night, Xunxiang stood in front of the window for a long time.

Under the moonlight, some early-flowering sweet-scented osmanthus flowers have already bloomed on their branches.

I wonder how Sun Yumu is doing now. There has been no news from them for several days. This is good news, it means they are still alive...

At the end of July, Ding Zhen was diagnosed as pregnant.

Xunxiang, Zhao and Ding Daniu, who are natal families, went to the palace to visit Ding Zhen with gifts. This is a happy event. Zhang's father has just passed away and it is not easy to go.

On the fifth day of August, Qiu Wangzhi, Sun Yumu, Zhou Xing and others returned secretly with Wei Yong, the second in charge of the Yongxing Escort Bureau, some fifty of the most notorious criminals in the Escort Agency, General Ai Shen, Li Ji's adoptive father, and a dozen nuns. To the capital.

Because Xiang Yi is Kong Jing's apprentice, he brought her with him.

As soon as they entered Beijing, Wang Lei and others quickly controlled Zhou Xing, and he even tried to commit suicide.

Put them in the Jinwu Guard Prison, first interrogate them secretly, and finally the three divisions will interrogate them.

Qiu Wangzhi, Sun Yumu and other relevant personnel have not come out from Jinwuwei Yamen, and it is still in the secret trial stage.

Lord Sun Laohou immediately sent someone to notify Xunxiang.

Xunxiang hurried to Sun's house.

Mr. Sun Laohou said that Sun Yumu discovered that Zhou Xing had a problem before Wang Lei found Qiu Wangzhi, and immediately led people to Jingci Temple.

They arrived a step too late. The night before they arrived, most of the Jingci Temple was burned down by a fire.

Most of the nuns ran out, but five nuns who were in poor health and old did not, including Kong Jing.

Only the bones were left after the people were burned. Jincheng Wuzuo looked at it and said that there was a corpse that judging from his age and height, he should be that of Master Kongjing.

Kong Jing's other disciple, Xiang Xin, was nowhere to be found, and all the other nuns were present.

Sun Yumu drew a portrait of the nun he met, and the nuns at Jingci Nunnery said it was the portrait of the missing nun.

Worried about the people in Quyuan Mansion, Sun Yumu asked General He to help him take down the Yongxing Escort Bureau in one fell swoop, but Li Ji, the head of the Escort Bureau, had slipped and fell into the water and drowned...

Xun Xiang's heart sank, "Jingci'an was burned, Kongjing was burned to death, Xiangxin disappeared, and Li Ji drowned, what a coincidence!"

Mr. Sun Laohou said, "My heart has gone away. How could Kong Jing be dead? Master Qiu and Yu Mu both felt that Kong Jing was not dead. The wind they sent out was that Kong Jing and four other old nuns were burned to death. Continue Secret search.

"We have sent people to investigate Kong Jing's hometown in Shuxi before he became a monk. Xiang Xin is an orphan adopted by Kong Jing, and his origin is unknown. Zhou Xing must have done Li Ji's death.

"Also, General Yuan and several other Jinwu guards who were following the blood giver were intercepted and killed on the way. It should be Zhou Xing's tip. I hope I can pry Zhou Xing's mouth open..."

Xunxiang would go to Zhenhaihou Mansion for several days in a row and inquire about some inside information.

The people of Jinwu Guard gave severe punishments to Wei Yong, Black Panther, Lin Zi, Zhou Xing and others. Except for Zhou Xing who refused to admit it, the others were all recruited.

Although Li Ji died, his adoptive father told Black Panther and Lin Zi some things about him.

Li Ji's true identity was a branch of the Su family. His name was changed by Liang Tu and he was taken to Quyuan Mansion to be raised by a slave of the Su family.

The Su family gave the servants a lot of money and asked them to open the Yongxing Escort Bureau in Quyuan Mansion.

Because of the secret support of the Su family, the escort agency opened wider and wider.

After Liang Tu and the Su family fell, Kong Jing took a letter and a token to contact Li Ji.

That is, four years ago, Kong Jing was in urgent need of blood from the boy's chest.

Every time he gets a boy, he kills him, takes the blood from his chest, and delivers it to Kong Jing within ten hours.

Quyuan Mansion is not too far from Jincheng, and the official road is easy to walk. It can be delivered to you in four hours at a fast pace.

All the blood was sent to Kong Jing by Black Panther and Lin Zi. Even if there are people going with him, they will be asked to stay in an inn when they arrive in Jincheng.

As for what Kong Jing uses blood for, perhaps only Li Ji knows. But Li Ji is dead, they don't know...

People from the Yongxing Escort Bureau killed a total of 135 boys between the ages of three and five in four years. First, catch the little beggar. If you can’t catch the little beggar, look for the children of a good family nearby. If it’s hard to find the beggar nearby, then look for it farther away...