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Lan Zhu, who was standing behind Feng Ningyan, saw these words and began to cry from anxiety. He viciously beat on Jingqi's chest and scolded, "Impossible! Lu Ruo grew up with me, eating and playing together. How could I not know if she has a man! You're already dead, and you still want to slander her innocence! "Do you have any humanity?!"

Jing Zhan helplessly grabbed onto Lan Zhu's hand and said solemnly, "This happened within two days … …" "Lady Lan Zhu, if you had been inseparable from Lu Luo in the past two days, you would have discovered it long ago."

"I …"

Lan Zhu let go of Jing Qi and regretfully gave himself a slap.

"I thought she just learned how to be lazy, but who would have thought … If I ask her more, she'll definitely tell me … But I... "It's my fault …"

At this moment, Feng Ningyan finally realized that both she and Lanzhu had neglected the Green Ruo.

In the past few days, something extraordinary must have happened to Luoluo.

"Men …" Feng Ning Yan hugged Lan Zhu. She sorrowfully closed her eyes and muttered, "Liruo, why are you so stupid? You risked your life for a man …"

Shen Ling Jue muttered to himself for a moment, then said: "That well in the chrysanthemum garden is a well used by gardeners to water the plants, there are no bloodstains or any traces of dragging corpses over the grass, that is definitely not the place of the crime."

"For the murderer to be able to kill people in the tightly guarded Duke Palaces and then disappear without a trace, the murderer must be extremely familiar with the terrain around the crime scene and the time the guards were patrolling. If we can find the crime scene, we can lock in the range of the killer's normal activities. "

When Jing Qi heard this, he nodded and said, "This subordinate understands. The body must have drifted here from underground water. The crime scene must have been near the waterway that connects to the well in the chrysanthemum garden.

When Feng Ningyan heard the two words "Water Curtain", her temples suddenly throbbed twice, as if she had thought of something, flashing past in her mind.

But when she tried to capture the thought, her mind went blank.

She found that what Shen Lingjue said was right, she had indeed lost her calm judgement and analysis, which made her even more depressed.

After Jing Qi and Lan Zhu left the study, Shen Ling had someone bring some Spirit Calming Tea. Feng Ning Yan knew that she wouldn't be able to participate in the investigation if she was awake, so she could only listen to him and drink some tea before lying down on the soft couch in the study.

The moment she laid down, she felt as though there was something at the bottom of her waist.

She reached under the mat and felt something.

She took it out and could not help but jump. "Ear pendant!" "Green Ruo's earrings!"

"Green Ruo's earrings, why is it in Shen Ling Jue's study?"

Shen Lingjue took the earring in astonishment, looking at it, it was indeed the earring that Lu Lu usually wears.

Feng Ning Yan recalled Green Ruo's smiling face a few days ago and couldn't help but feel her eyes burning.

"This earring is a bit old, it's easy to drop it due to the loose earring. Lu Ruo was still discussing with Lan Zhu about finding an opportunity to find craftsmen on the streets and find a new pair of craftsmen … "But who would've thought that she would never have the chance to wear it again …"

Shen Ling Jue's gaze turned ice-cold, holding the earring tightly, he turned around and scanned through the study room's furnishings.

"She came." He said coldly, "Just yesterday, when we were drunk out of our minds, she came to the study and everything here shifted slightly. "She's looking for something …"

"Who did you say was here? "Liruo?"

Feng Ning Yan raised her head and looked at Shen Ling Jue's back. She could tell that his tone was extremely cold, making her feel uneasy.

"She is my personal attendant. It is normal for her to come in and out of Linlang Pavilion. But who doesn't know that the study downstairs is reserved for the prince? Even I have to knock on the door when I enter. Why did she come in without permission, and how could she avoid the two guards outside the study? "

Shen Ling Jue replied, "It's precisely because she's your trusted aide that it's much easier to lure the guards away or sneak in than it is for the people outside Linlang Pavilion."

He moved to the side of the antique rack beside the desk and gently turned the jade ruyi in the second shelf and the bronze square in the fifth. At that moment, the antique rack suddenly moved to the left, revealing the hidden compartment in the wall behind it.

Feng Ning Yan hastily walked over to take a look. The secret compartment wasn't big. Inside was a box with golden silk that was embedded with ten night pearls the size of longan fruits. The moment the hidden compartment opened, a dazzling light could be seen.

Shen Lingjue opened the box and saw that it was actually empty. Not to mention treasures, there wasn't even a single copper coin inside.

Such a priceless box was actually empty?

Feng Ningyan knew that this was unreasonable, and connected the matter of the Green Ruo's entrance with Shen Lingjue's nervous attitude. She couldn't help but blurt out, "Your Highness, do you think that Lu Ruo came in and stole the contents of this box?"

Shen Ling Jue coldly closed the lid and slapped the earring on the desk.

"This is definitely not a simple affair of killing each other. From now on, you don't have to bother with it anymore. If the murderer is found, this king will hand it over to you to deal with personally. "Let's go back to our room."

Feng Ningyan was stunned. "Your Highness … What do you mean by that... You want me to avoid suspicion? Are you afraid I'll interfere with your investigation? Or could it be that you suspect that I was the one behind Green Ruo's entry into the study? "

"This is no small matter. This King does not have time to explain it to you."

Shen Ling Jue said before walking out.

Feng Ningyan's heart was filled with grief and anger. She raised her hand to stop him. "Your Highness! If Lu Ruo did something that would harm His Highness' interests, I believe that she definitely had her own difficulties. "She is one of my men, and I must take responsibility for this. Please allow me to participate, Your Highness. I would like to personally find out why she broke into the study room."

Shen Ling Jue stood there, quietly looking at the resolute expression on Feng Ning Yan's face, and did not continue to walk outside.

His eyes, fixed on her, were so deep that she could not see what he was thinking.

He was clearly so quiet, but his body unconsciously emitted an intimidating coldness.

His eyes were clear and unwavering, yet it was like a monstrous wave that had the terrifying power to tear everything apart.

Feng Ning Yan couldn't help but take a step back. "Your Highness … "You don't believe me?"

Shen Lingjue took a step closer and picked her up, turning around and placing her on the soft couch.

Before she could get up, he had already pressed down on her shoulders and fiercely kissed her lips …

The sudden kiss broke all the thoughts in Feng Ning Yan's mind. She was stunned for a moment, as if she had been transfixed.

In this moment of silence, Shen Lingjue's kiss turned from raging to gentle. He let go of her shoulder, wrapped her arms around his neck, and held her face, gently and unceasingly kissing …

Feng Ning Yan's heart was in chaos, her hands were on Shen Ling Jue's shoulders, not knowing how to put them down.

The trace of sweetness on her lips allowed her sorrowful mood to slowly calm down.

She retracted her hand and gently pressed it against his shoulder.

Shen Ling Jue felt her resistance and released her, as if he didn't want to stop yet. He looked at her moist full lips and stood up.

Her face was flushed and she was panting slightly.

"This is This King's answer."

Shen Ling Jue hastily threw down those words and left the study.

Feng Ning Yan was lying on the soft couch, looking at the carved beams on the roof. Her hands were holding down her beating heart.

This kiss was his answer?

Did he mean that he believed her?

If he believed her, why didn't he let her participate in the investigation?

If she didn't believe him, why would she kiss him?

He said it was not a trivial matter. Had LuLu really come to the study and stolen something vital from the hidden compartment?