After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

Chapter 215 Private Money

She knelt straight on the ground and said, "Although I don't know what the Imperial Noble Consort said to you just now, I also heard that you are here to investigate the matter of the late Empress. Please investigate carefully. The late Empress's death is definitely related to the Imperial Noble Consort!"

Speaking of the late queen, Dingxiang's eyes were filled with nostalgia and hatred for the Imperial Concubine.

Xu Yingying looked at Camellia beside her inconspicuously. Camellia was staring at Dingxiang in a daze. It seemed that she knew Dingxiang.

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Xu Yingying asked.

"The Queen was a kind person. She took good care of me when she was alive. But the Queen passed away in an unclear manner. I don't know the details, but..."

Dingxiang told him everything she knew, no matter how big or small, for fear of missing anything.

After Ding Xiang left, Xu Yingying looked at Camellia, "So, as the protagonist, what do you think?"

Camellia kept looking at the direction where Dingxiang left. "I didn't take care of this girl in vain. She still thinks of me now. It's just that I'm dead, otherwise this girl wouldn't be here now. I think they must have been oppressed by the imperial concubine for a long time."

Xu Yingying did not comment on this. It depends on the extent of the Imperial Concubine's resentment towards the late Queen. Naturally, the maids around her will not get any benefits in this harem.

Following Dingxiang's clues, Xu Yingying came out of her own palace and entered the late queen's bedroom. Although the late queen had passed away for a long time, this place still seemed to have maintained its original appearance, without a trace of dust. Everything remained the same. It seemed that a lot of thought and care had been put into its maintenance.

Xu Yingying was groping along the wall when she suddenly realized something was wrong under her hand. She pressed hard and a small grid suddenly popped out.

Xu Yingying lowered her head to check, and saw that the secret compartment was filled with money, property deeds and other things.

"Camellia, this can't be all your private money." Xu Yingying teased as she reached out to search for it.

Camellia looked shy, "How did you find all this out? Since you have seen it, I will give you all these things. Just think of it as hiring you to help me find out how I died."

Xu Yingying did not comment. Since the person involved said so, there was no reason for her to refuse. She immediately took out all the things and put them in her pocket.

But there was nothing in the secret compartment except money. Xu Yingying was a little skeptical and searched the bedroom carefully, but still found nothing. It was so clean that it was scary.

Xu Yingying looked at Camellia and said, "Why don't you think about it carefully, what else do you hide in your bedroom?"

Camellia looked around and shook her head. "My memory loss is too severe. I just have an impression of this place, but I can't remember anything. You still need to explore it yourself."

Hearing this, Xu Yingying had to give up. It was already late, so Xu Yingying simply returned to her bedroom. After taking a shower and changing her clothes, Xu Yingying lay on the bed, lost in thought.

The moon gradually climbed up to the treetops, but Xu Yingying still couldn't sleep. Her mind was very noisy. She still had no idea about Camellia's matter. She only knew that she was the late queen. As for other things, there was no clear instruction yet.

Seeing that she really couldn't think of anything, Xu Yingying sighed in frustration and tossed and turned in bed. Just as she was feeling annoyed, she heard some noise.

The sound was not loud and seemed to come from the roof. Xu Yingying became alert immediately.

In the middle of the night, on the rooftop, Xu Yingying couldn't help but wonder if this man was here to assassinate her.

"It's so annoying. I can't even have a peaceful night." Xu Yingying muttered to herself, but her body moved quickly. She took out the dagger that she had placed under her pillow, then got up from the bed, piled the cups into the shape of a human, and then hid aside, sticking close to the wall, looking at the window and the door with her sharp eyes.

As expected, the next second, the window was pushed open silently, and then a dark shadow flipped down from the roof. After entering the room, the man ran directly to the bed and lifted the quilt without saying a word.

Xu Yingying took advantage of this opportunity and pounced on the man from behind.

The dagger was firmly clamped on his neck.

However, the strength between men and women was very different. Before they had fought for long, Xu Yingying's arms were forcibly pried apart by the man, and then the man attacked Xu Yingying.

Xu Yingying retreated quickly, but the man was faster, so she had no choice but to fight with him.

At this moment, Xu Yingying was extremely grateful that she had learned a few moves from Li Siqi before, so she was not completely defenseless now.

But after the fight, Xu Yingying felt more and more that the man in front of her was very familiar. She seemed to have seen his moves somewhere before, just like... Li Siqi!

Xu Yingying widened her eyes and whispered, "Li Siqi!"

The man paused, then withdrew his hand and laughed, "Why, did you recognize me?"

It really is Li Siqi.

Seeing that it was a familiar person, Xu Yingying's tension suddenly relaxed. She let out a long breath, then rolled her eyes at Li Siqi, "Why did you climb through the window in the middle of the night? I was so scared. I thought it was an assassin coming to kill me."

"You're quite alert. You didn't fall into a deep sleep at night." Li Siqi did not respond to Xu Yingying's words, but praised her instead.

Xu Yingying slapped his hand on her head away and said, "Don't touch me. You haven't told me yet, why did you sneak in in the middle of the night?"

Li Siqi shrugged, "I was worried about you. This is the first time you've stayed in the palace for such a long time. Although you have people to serve you, it's still an unfamiliar environment. Moreover, there are so many twists and turns in the harem. I was afraid that you might not be able to adapt to the new situation, so I came to see you. I never thought that my kindness would be taken for granted, and you came and attacked me."

As he spoke, Li Siqi acted as if he was seriously hurt.

Xu Yingying knew that Li Siqi had good intentions, so she didn't bother to argue with him. "Don't be so dramatic. Who told you to go your own way? Besides, when did you become so considerate? You're even worried about my life or death?"

Faced with Xu Yingying's teasing, Li Siqi choked and his face turned slightly red, but fortunately there was no light in the room and Xu Yingying did not notice anything unusual about Li Siqi.