Dongfang Xu expected that there was something inside the middle of this matter when he received the news, and it happened that he also received the news from the capital just now, and wanted to analyze the situation in the capital with Ruan Jingxin, so he didn't wait until the evening, but came over during dinner.

The dinner was eaten by two people, but they didn't say much, just briefly talked about the current situation in Yangzhou and further plans. After dinner, the two went into the inner room study and talked about the situation in the capital.

"Your Majesty still can't do it!" Ruan Jingxin sighed.

Dongfang Xu nodded, and then shook his head again, "Your Majesty is old after all, and for the second prince, it is just a life left." Not only was he demoted to a commoner, but he was also sent to the far north. I heard that in addition to the family, there are only a few loyal old servants. In that kind of place, I don't know if the pampered prince can survive. ”

Ruan Jingxin shook her head, "If he wants to live, I'm afraid it depends on his luck." "The second prince is still friendly to other princes, but he has also touched the prince's brow when he wants to seize the throne several times. Even if the crown prince endures it, what about the prime minister behind him? What about the queen? Can he endure it? Won't he find a chance to get rid of the troubles forever? As long as he leaves the capital, there are really too many opportunities.

Dongfang Xu obviously thought of it a long time ago, and he didn't say much. only said, "The Dingjun Mansion is unlucky, they have been raided." The concubine in the palace was also demoted and sent to the cold palace. It's the Marquis of Yichuan's Mansion, I don't know how to get lucky, but I was taken off the title, and the family is safe. ”

Ruan Jingxin's eyebrows furrowed, and she seemed to be aware of His Majesty's tolerance for the Ruan family. "Without the title, I'm afraid that the whole family will be sad. ”

has a title, and there can also be a part of the title, and now the family can only rely on the income of the family's shops and granges, and then there is the third room Ruan Guanyan who still bears the name of the fourth product. But in the capital, Zheng Sipin is really not a high-ranking official, and compared with the previous honorable status, it is more than a star and a half worse.

"That's right!" Dongfang Xu suddenly remembered something, "That ship on the sea, I'm afraid I don't know which island it has fallen on now." It's hard to say whether people are alive or not, anyway, all the belongings have sunk to the bottom of the sea. ”

Ruan Jingxin knew that he was talking about Ruan Jingya in the past, so she smiled, "For some people, living may be more painful than dying." "Whether it's the second prince or Ruan Jingya, it's either death or life is better than death, it's finally all in the past tense.

"Would you like to have a drink?" Dongfang Xu said in his heart with the second half of his sentence.

Ruan Jingya shook her head slightly, "Although I don't want to disturb your Yaxing, there is something now, you'd better listen to it with your own ears, and be prepared." ”

Dongfang Xu's body stiffened, and he had a bad premonition. "Are you talking about the hermit of the Sang Kingdom?"

"Well, it's a lot more complicated than we thought. On the surface, it was the people of Sang who were unwilling to resist and rebelled, but later moved out of the shadow of the second prince, but when I listened to it later, it was not like that. Would you like to listen to it?"

Dongfang Xu nodded, "Then let's listen to it together." ”

Because the silver needle was in the body, the maidservant had to suffer the pain of the meridians every once in a while. So when I was dragged in, I was a little nervous.

"You only have this one chance. Ruan Jingxin and Dongfang Xu sat on the circle chair with tea, and said lightly to the person who was paralyzed on the ground.

"I tell you everything I know, please let my little sister go......" The maid took a few deep breaths, and didn't care whether Ruan Jingxin agreed or not, so she said, "I was a maid in a courtyard under the original Dingxi Palace......"

Hearing the words Dingxi Palace, Dongfang Xu couldn't help but clench his fists. That place, both familiar and strange, was the place where all his beautiful and painful memories were.

“…… Our family has been a servant for generations, but my father was beaten to death for offending the second young master, and my eldest brother and second brother were finally punished to go to the stone factory to smash stones. Originally, my little sister and I were going to be sold to Goolan Courtyard, but we were sent to Yangzhou by my wife. Mrs. said that let me be a good person honestly, and my eldest brother and second brother can live. If so......"

It's intermittent, and sometimes there's no logic at all, but Ruan Jingxin and Dongfang Xu understand it. This servant girl is the nail that was planted after they came to Yangzhou for the first time!

Dongfang Xu frowned in annoyance, could it be that he accidentally missed something at that time and was known by the other side? At this time, he didn't have time to think about it, he just asked, "In other words, is the second prince's side really connected with the Dingxi Palace?"

"The slave doesn't know very well, but every time I take a token and go to Miss Yuko, she is convinced. ”

"What did the person who connected with you say?" Ruan Jingxin suddenly asked.

"Just tell me to take the things and go to Yuko and let her do it as soon as possible. The specific content should be in the letter. ”

The letter should have been sent by the second prince when he knew that they were coming to Yangzhou, otherwise it would be impossible for the second prince to have the opportunity to pass on the news to the outside world at this time. And this doesn't match some of the points in time that Yuko said.

Dongfang Xu asked again, "Your poison was sent by the person who connected with you, who is that person?"

"I only know that people call him Wang Laoer, and he often sends firewood to the house. ”

"How did you connect?" Dongfang Xu had a calm face, the people who deliver firewood are generally fixed, and they should be easy to check.

"It's all him who came, and my little sister came to tell me. The others really don't know. ”

Ruan Jingxin saw that she had said something about the same, and motioned for someone to take the maid down.

"What do you think?" Dongfang Xu took the initiative to ask.

Ruan Jingxin groaned slightly before she spoke, "I'm afraid that your stepmother has already been in contact with the second prince." And the means are also clever. She looked at Dongfang Xu's face and continued, "It's just that I don't understand, how could she target me so early. ”

Dongfang Xu's face darkened. That's right, I wanted to deal with him, but I arranged people in Ruan Guanqi's mansion. This routine is not only aimed at himself, but even at Ruan Jingxin and Ruan Guanqi. In this case, if you succeed, you will be killed or injured. Tracing is a certainty. The maidservant girl is from Ruan Guanqi's mansion, and even if he finds out the instructions of the second prince later, he can't get out of the relationship.

What's more, they may have other plans, which are aimed at harming Ruan Jingxin or Ruan Guanqi. Thinking about it again, why did it target Ruan Jingxin......

"The people around me ......" Dongfang Xu's mood was very complicated. The people who are following him now are the ones who followed him from the beginning. He really didn't want to believe that someone could have a connection with that woman.