Eight-year-old Princess: Phoenix Reborn

Yun Chang was stunned for a moment, with a bit of consternation in his eyes, "What are you talking about, Mrs. Liu has gone? Is... dead?"

Afraid that she misunderstood Qian Liu's meaning, Yunshang asked clearly, her face full of surprise.

Qian Liu nodded and said: "It's dead, that's what happened four or five days after we left Jincheng. When the servants first learned about this, it was a little unbelievable. The Liu Mansion announced the funeral to the outside world. It's just that The last time when I saw Mrs. Liu in the Princess Chang's mansion, she was in good spirits and looked sick. Besides, the servant ordered someone to inquire secretly. During that time, Liu's mansion never called Over the doctor."

"That is to say, the death of illness is most likely just an excuse made by the Liu family. The real cause of death is probably something else, so the Liu family dare not make it public." Yun Shang frowned lightly and muttered to herself. He bit his lip and remained silent for a while, then suddenly remembered something, "I remember that when we were not out of the city, we received a letter from the mansion, saying that Mrs. Liu had come to the mansion to beg to see me, just because I was not in the mansion at all. , the housekeeper found an excuse and went back."

When Qian Liu and Qian Zhuo heard Yun Shang's mention, they also thought about it. Qian Liu also felt a little strange, "Could it be that Mrs. Liu has something to say to the princess?"

Yun Shang was silent for a moment, then stood up and said: "You have a rest, I will go to the housekeeper to ask. Don't worry about the things in the mansion, I will arrange for someone to deal with them. In the past few days, your The task is to recuperate well and recover sooner."

Qianliu responded, and Yunshang took Qianjue out of the house and returned to her own room. The Duke's wife was lying on the soft couch reading a book. .

Yunshang ordered Qianzhuo to find the housekeeper, and after Qianzhuo went out, Yunshang went to the chair beside the soft couch and sat down, picked up the teacup placed aside and handed it to Mrs. Guo, saying, " Grandma, please have some tea."

Mrs. Guo raised her eyebrows, and snorted, "You girl looks gentle and sweet, but you have a lot of eyes. I was deceived by you before, and now I won't be fooled by you again." Let's talk, there is nothing to show courteousness to, rape or steal, what's the matter?"

Two drops of cold sweat fell on Yunshang's forehead, but she never thought that Mrs. Guogong would choke someone to death with a single word, but she didn't dare to hold back, and said quickly, "I just heard from Qian Liu that Mrs. Liu is gone?"

Mrs. Guogong never thought that Yunshang was asking about this matter, she was taken aback for a moment, then turned her head and looked at the book in her hand and said: "Yes, if you say no, it will be gone. That Mrs. Liu knows me It's been a few years, although my temperament is a bit more aggressive, and she came up from a market woman, who is often looked down upon by those of us who think highly of ourselves, ladies and gentlemen from aristocratic families. It’s much better than many people with full stomachs.”

"Grandmother is familiar with Mrs. Liu? I heard from Qian Liu that the Liu family said that Mrs. Liu died of illness?" Yun Shang asked again.

Mrs. Guogong felt a little strange when she heard Yunshang's words, and she was always turning around on Mrs. Liu. She raised her head and looked at Yunshang and said, "Why are you so concerned about her affairs today? How can you die? It's not just a matter of a word from the Liu family, the real reason is only known to the people of the Liu family."

Yun Shang pondered for a moment, and then said the matter, "I heard that the second day after I left Prince Rui's mansion, Mrs. Liu came over, but because I was not in the mansion at all, the housekeeper found an excuse to return. Yes. I have never had much contact with Mrs. Liu, and when I see her on weekdays, I just salute her because she is an elder. Besides, I have not been in Jincheng for a long time. After counting less than ten times, why did she come to the door suddenly?"

"What else is there?" Mrs. Guo frowned when she heard the words, and fell into deep thought.

After a while, the housekeeper hurried over, bowed to Yunshang and the Duke's wife, and said, "What do you want the princess to call the old slave?"

When Yunshang heard the steward's question, she knew that Qianzhuo hadn't told the steward about it. After a moment of silence, she asked, "On the second day I left the mansion, I received a letter from the maid who bought it in the mansion. Said Mrs. Liu once came to visit. Does the housekeeper still remember what happened that day?"

The housekeeper pondered for a moment, as if he was thinking about it, and after a while, he said: "That day, the old slave was checking the account books in the account room, and he heard the report from the door boy that Mrs. Liu asked to see the princess. The princess was not in the mansion at that time, and the old slave thought about it Mrs. Liu's status is not low, and she has no contact with her on weekdays, so she asked the doorman to bring Mrs. Liu to the flower hall."

The butler paused for a while before saying, "When the old slave arrived at the flower hall, he saw Mrs. Liu seemed to be in a daze. When she saw the old slave, she hurriedly stood up and almost fell into a trance." The teacup on the table was overturned. He opened his mouth and said, Hearing that Princess Rui is not in good health, and passing by Prince Rui's mansion by chance, he wanted to visit Prince Rui's mansion, but I don't know how convenient it is for Princess Rui."

"The princess was not in the mansion, so the old slave had no choice but to answer that the princess was very weak. The doctor said that she could only rest in bed, and I was afraid that she would not be able to see guests for the time being. Mrs. Liu asked several times. Although the old slave felt a little strange, it was just that the princess was at that time. Not in the mansion, it is impossible for Mrs. Liu to see him anyway, so the old slave refused. After I saw it, Mrs. Liu's expression became a little lost, as if she had lost her soul, and her complexion was also A little pale, the old slave asked Mrs. Liu several times, but she was not feeling well, and Mrs. Liu waved her hands again and again to say that she was fine. The old slave asked Mrs. Liu again, but what is the matter with the princess? Do I need to be told by the old slave? The person seemed to hesitate for a moment, then waved his hand and said forget it. Then he sat in the flower hall for a while and then stood up and left." Seeing that Yun Shang and Mrs. Guogong were very concerned, the housekeeper tried his best to keep the The situation is a little more detailed.

"The expression was in a trance, and I asked several times in a row, as if I had lost my soul, and my face was a little pale..." Yun Chang frowned, and a question kept circling in her mind, "Why did Mrs. Liu come to the mansion to find her? "

The Duke's wife also frowned slightly, as if she was in deep thought.

Yun Shang waved her hand and let the housekeeper go down. The butler then bowed to the two of them again, and retreated to the door. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she seemed to suddenly remember something, stopped her steps, turned around in a hurry, and said to Yun Shang: "By the way, Wangfei, there is another very strange thing, just a few days ago On that day, a little beggar brought a box, and pointed it to the princess, saying that he was ordered to deliver it."

"Box?" Yun Shang raised her eyes to look at the butler, "What box?"

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "The princess is not in the mansion, so the old slave put away the box, and the old slave will go and get it."

Yun Chang nodded, and the housekeeper left in a hurry.

Yunshang turned to look at Mrs. Duke, her eyes full of doubts, "From what the housekeeper said, Mrs. Liu seemed to have something to tell me, but I am not familiar with her, what is it? Woolen cloth?"

Mrs. Duke’s eyes were full of doubts, "I can't think of what it is for. Now that she is gone, it is even more impossible to start, but you can find a way to ask the maid who served her. She came over that day , there must be a maid by her side, maybe the maid next to her knows."

With a bit of thought in her eyes, Yun Chang nodded slightly, "It's just that it's a bit difficult to find a maid from such a big Liu's mansion, and bring her out without anyone noticing."

Yun Shang thought for a long time and couldn't get along with Mrs. Liu why she was looking for her, so she simply put the matter aside.

After a while, the housekeeper brought the box over. The box was about half a foot long and less than two inches wide. Yun Chang reached out to take it, but was slapped away by the Duke's wife, "How dare you accept this unknown thing?" Reach out to pick it up?" Then he glared at Yun Chang, ordered someone to take a cloth to cover his whole body, and then opened the box.

Yun Chang's eyes fell on the box, but his brows frowned, "hairpin?"

What lay in the box was a hairpin, and it was a purple jade hairpin that looked very simple, with simple patterns, but the head of the hairpin had cloud and phoenix patterns, other than that, there was no extra pattern.

Qian Zhuo walked over to pick up the hairpin and inspected it carefully, then shook her head and said, "Princess, it's not poisonous."

Although it is said that it is not poisonous, there is no guarantee that there are no other things. The lady of the country is also very careful. She took a handkerchief and picked up the hairpin and looked at it for a while before saying: "It is purple jade, and it is high-grade purple jade. Looking at it, it is quite precious.”

"Grandmother, have you seen anyone in Jincheng wear this hairpin?" Yun Shang also picked it up and looked at it. Apart from purple jade, the hairpin is also very delicately carved.

Mrs. Duke shook her head, "I don't have any impression. I never pay much attention to such small things as what hairpins and skirts other people wear."

Yun Chang smiled, then put the hairpin back into the box, raised her eyes to look at the butler and said, "Have you ever asked that little beggar, who asked him to send this thing?"

The housekeeper hurriedly said, "The old slave asked. The little beggar only said that it was a woman in green clothes, and he couldn't explain the rest clearly."

"It's hard to find out." Yun Chang frowned, "But let's ask someone to bring the little beggar here, call a painter, and paint several hair accessories, face shapes, eyebrow shapes, and nose shapes that are common to women. Draw the shapes of mouth and mouth one by one, let the little beggar identify which one is more similar, and then put all these features together and let the little beggar have a look. Then ask the little beggar if he has seen that one in the past few days Where have you seen it, girl?"

The butler responded and stepped back.

"There are not many people in Jincheng who can afford such a purple jade hairpin, so just come down and ask." Mrs. Guo said indifferently.

Yun Shang nodded lightly, "But if the hairpin is involved in something, I'm afraid it's not good if I go around aimlessly to inquire about it. I'll ask the little beggar first to see if there are any clues."\u003c