The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 194 Make sure the princess gives birth safely
The New Year of the fifteenth year of Emperor Pingzong of Dadan was not as smooth as in previous years. Ever since the noble lady of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had an accident when she went to the Huguo Temple to burn incense on the first day of the Lunar New Year, although it was not known to everyone in Wujing, it was no secret in the circle of power and nobility, so much so that people in the circle were in panic, after all, the death of the fourth Miss Qi was bizarre.

However, no matter where they are, the lower-class common people live their lives according to the wishes of the powerful. They have a sense of smell more sensitive than that of a hound. Once they notice something unusual in the upper class, they will keep their tails between their legs and dare not act presumptuously.

Not to mention that this incident has led to several cases of missing women, which seem to be related to the death of Miss Qi. The people from the Dali Temple have been running around investigating the case before the New Year has even arrived, which is even more alarming.

Therefore, before the end of the year, Wujing seemed to be shrouded in a haze, with undercurrents surging, making people feel anxious and uneasy.

Princess Chao'an's mansion welcomed people from the palace. They were the old nanny sent by Concubine Li. They came for Princess Chao'an's pregnancy. They were afraid that there would be no elderly people to take care of her when she was about to give birth, so they sent an experienced old nanny and palace maid to visit her.

A lot of trouble.

The prince consort smiled and watched the people in the palace leave. After their backs disappeared, he turned his head to look at Princess Chao'an in the room. The latter saw him suddenly turn around, touched her face, dodged his gaze, lowered her head, and her body trembled slightly.

"Take good care of the princess. If anything goes wrong, I will kill you." The prince consort said to the people in the room.

"promise."

The prince consort raised his head and looked at the Zhan Feng Duo under the eaves with an impatient look in his eyes, and said, "This Zhan Feng Duo is really noisy."

He raised his hand, and a gust of wind blew towards the Zhanfeng Bell, which fell from the eaves, was stepped on by the prince consort, and rolled over it with force before leaving.

Dali Temple.

After hearing the reply from his subordinates, Shen Qinghe frowned and asked, "Are you sure it's Princess Chao'an?"

The female minister knelt on one knee and said with her hands clasped, "I saw it clearly, it was indeed her. I even felt her pulse under the pretext of checking for a safe pulse, and it was stable. Judging from the signs of pregnancy, she is almost nine months pregnant."

Shen Qinghe was silent for a while, then said, "You go down and have someone keep an eye on the princess's mansion."

"Yes."

After the female officer left, Shen Qinghe frowned and rubbed his eyes, muttering, "It's unlikely."

He picked up Princess Chao'an's medical records and personal household records, and it was clearly the pure yin female body that Gong Qi and the others had mentioned. The letter from Gong Qi also said that Princess Chao'an was different from her family and asked them to keep an eye on her. How could she stay in the princess's mansion so peacefully?

Even the old-fashioned people in the family were observantly observing the stars at the Imperial Astronomical Observatory day and night, and there was nothing unusual.

Shen Qinghe pointed at Princess Chao'an's case file, thinking about what the female minister said, he lowered his eyes and pondered, and suddenly a case he had handled in the past appeared in his mind. It was a rape and murder case of twins. The victim's family clearly saw the murderer, but upon investigation, there were witnesses who were not present. Later, it was discovered that there were twins, and the two of them covered up each other when committing the crime.

Princess Chao'an does not have a twin sister, but there are not only twins in the world who look exactly alike. There are also human skin masks. This matter also involves evil spirits and sneaky things. It is possible that there is no need for a human skin mask, and a Taoist magic can be used to create another face.

When Shen Qinghe thought about the use of Taoist magic, he felt extremely suffocated. Using Taoist magic in such a place really made it more difficult for ordinary people like them to solve the case.

Is it necessary for Dadan to set up a special government department to deal with these strange and mysterious cases?

"Sir, Madam asked..."

"No, no, I don't have time to go back. Let them go back." Shen Qinghe waved his hands impatiently.

The subordinate sighed and said, "Madam didn't ask you to go back home. She asked you to remember to mention the matter of inheriting the title of Marquis of Kaiping Mansion when you go to court."

Shen Qinghe was startled: "Why did you bring this up?"

"It seems that when Madam went to the Grand Tutor's Mansion for the New Year's Banquet, she heard someone making fun of the Ninth Miss of the Kaiping Marquis' Mansion, saying that the Kaiping Marquis' title had no further success, and that an orphan like her could not rely on her birthplace as a marquis." Shen Qinghe's face darkened, and he slapped the table and said, "How can she be an orphan? Her mother isn't even dead yet. Who said that? I want to report him. Can you read and understand morality? Only when both parents die can you be called an orphan. If you can't speak, read more. It's ridiculous to talk nonsense without any knowledge."

The servant watched him slam the table so hard that the teacups on the table were banging and jumping around. He seemed to be extremely angry. He said weakly, "It seems to be the wife of the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Works."

The case was not going well, and Shen Qinghe heard such bad news. He looked at the servant and said, "Go back and tell Madam that I know."

"promise."

Shen Qinghe picked up the teacup and drank the remaining half cup of cold tea, then looked at the number of missing persons on the side. His head was buzzing, he was angry, and he was about to make a fuss.

"Someone, ask Zhao Fang to come over and talk." He called the female servant from before and went to Princess An to confirm whether it was the person.

While he was waiting for others, he took out a blank memorial, ground some ink, and began to write the memorial.

……

From home.

The prince consort entered the ancestral temple of his family and knelt inside. In front of him, there was a man covered in a black robe sitting cross-legged in front of a row of tablets with his back to him.

"Grandfather, I'm afraid our family is really under suspicion." The Prince Consort's voice was heavy.

The black-robed man whom he respected as Grandpa said in a hoarse voice, as if his throat had been cut by a knife: "Is everything alright, Princess?"

"Don't worry, everything is fine."

"The princess's pregnancy is the hope of the family for a hundred years. We must ensure that everything goes well. As for the rest, there is no need to panic. Just do what the family should do." The man in black robe said coldly, "Just make sure that the baby in the princess's belly is born safely."

"The Xuan clan is very active and has joined forces with the Dali Temple to investigate. I'm afraid I can't hide at the Death Post..." The prince consort's voice suddenly paused because the person in front of him turned around.

He only took a glance, then lowered his head, crawled on the ground, not daring to look again, his body trembling slightly.

It was an extremely old face, dry and full of wrinkles, as if it had been scratched by the claws of some ferocious beast. The skin and flesh were curled up, the feature was hideous, and the pair of sharp eyes were deep and cold.

The old and ferocious face is nothing special. The most important thing is that the old man is shrouded in a layer of death, looking gloomy, cold and terrifying like a demon.

"Are you afraid of me?" The man in black robe stared at the person on the ground with dark eyes.

The consort said in a trembling voice, "I dare not."

The black-robed man said coldly, "Those who accomplish great things will not change their expression even when Mount Tai collapses in front of them. If you are afraid of a mere dying person, what use are you to me?"

"I know I was wrong."

"Go and guard the death post." The man in black robe snorted coldly: "Xuan clan, I know their style better than you. The so-called righteousness is just not enough temptation. Once the temptation is enough, this kind of great benefit will be what they will fight for, not destroy. At that time, you can be safe at home and have someone to protect you."

There was a hint of madness, almost excitement, in his eyes, as if he had seen the grand occasion of success.

The prince consort agreed, bowed and retreated.