"Madame, rest for a while. The maid brought a cup of warm tea and said, "You rested for less than two hours last night, and got up early this morning, and there is no news yet, so you can rest for a while." ”

Duan Lingyan stood in front of the window, unheard of the maid's words.

Coming to the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion, she brought a total of three princesses and two sons, now, one of the two princesses is crazy and one is missing, and one of the sons is dead, she is the person in charge, how can she sleep when there is such a big mess now?!

The news has been sent back to Baling, the king of Shu still doesn't know how to be angry, and she doesn't know what is waiting for her in front of her, how can she have the heart to sleep?! Taking the tea in the hand of the maid, Duan Lingyan took two big sips, and the stiff expression on his face finally eased by two points.

"The people at the gambling house haven't been tried yet?"

The maid's face sank, "Madam, those people's rhetoric is still the same, they just say that they don't know the identity of the fourth prince, otherwise it is impossible to do something against the fourth prince, and there are two people from the gambling house who have already ...... I'm already out of breath. ”

Duan Lingyan frowned, "You let them do it lightly! Only by saving the lives of those people can we have a head to say, if everyone is dead, how can we deal with them if they can't ask something useful!"

The maid hurriedly nodded, "Madam, the slave understands. ”

After a slight pause, Duan Lingyan said again, "How is the preparation of the fourth prince?"

"Mrs. Hui, the Marquis of Huaiyin has sent someone to help, and the commander of Huaiyin has also sent someone to come, and the coffin has been simply installed now, but whether you want to leave for Baling immediately or not, you have to get an idea, and the other seven princes are ......."

Duan Lingyan turned around and walked to the low couch, with a cold look on his face, "In the end, it is the son of a country, and the son is noble, no matter what, he wants to go back to Baling, the fourth prince died so strangely, there must be a reason for it, my identity is not good to say, I still have to wait for the king's will, send people to send the fourth prince back to Baling, and bring back the few suspects who are not dead." ”

Duan Lingyan turned around and sat down, and looked at the sky outside, "Fortunately, the weather is still cold, but escorting the coffin back to Baling will take half a month, and I will be wronged by the fourth son, as for the seventh son...... Most of the responsibility for this matter is on him, if he hadn't called the fourth son to help, how could the fourth son die in vain?!"

The maid knelt on the edge of the couch and pinched Duan Lingyan's shoulders, nodded and said, "Yes, speaking of which, the fourth prince and the seventh prince are both candidates for the queen's support, and they are friendly on the surface on weekdays, but secretly...... This time, how could the seventh prince ask the fourth prince for help......"

The maid didn't dare to say much, Duan Lingyan glanced at her, and smiled "heh", "The conspiracy in the royal family is impossible to prevent, but there is no evidence yet, so we had better not talk nonsense, so as not to be taken by others." ”

The maid hurriedly pulled her lips, "The slave understands." ”

Duan Lingyan nodded, "You understand this truth, those people outside understand it, I don't have the right to blame Gongzi, let's just take a look at the dispute between the sons of this world, don't get involved!"

The maid looked recognized, and suddenly remembered something, "Madam, tomorrow is the sword test conference, but the five princesses are still nowhere to be seen, the slave looks at the five princesses must have something wrong, how can this be a good ......"

Speaking of this, Duan Lingyan's face sank, "If I knew that a trip to Huaiyin would give birth to so many incidents, I wouldn't take this errand, of course the fifth princess would continue to look for it, if she couldn't find it...... Oh, this time it's really capsized in the gutter!"

The maid's face was worried, "If the king really blames the lady, will the queen help?"

"Help?!" Duan Lingyan sneered, her eyes narrowed slightly, and there was two points of sarcasm mixed in her lazy style, "Sister Queen is not the queen sister in the past, this time she must be on the side of the princess and the princess and mother-in-law, she wants the mother to honor the world, it's too late to trample on me for these incidents, how can she really help us?"

The maid's eyebrows jumped, "Then how are we good ......?"

Duan Lingyan's eyes were full of interest, and his tone was much more meaningful, "Don't be afraid, having said that, compared to us, the queen will have more tricky opponents, and on the bright side, she still has to win us over......"

The maid breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, but before she could speak, she heard a hidden voice outside.

Duan Lingyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Who's here?"

The maid hurriedly got up and went out to look, and when she returned, she was followed by a person.

"Madam, it's the Ninth Princess who has come to greet you!"

Feng Nian was wearing a light green palace skirt, no fat powder was applied to her face, her already delicate face became more and more clear, and when she walked in against the light outside, Duan Lingyan's eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of her lips were slightly pulled, and she sat up and stretched out her hand to Feng Nianyi, "Nianyi is here, come here, I've been dizzy these two days, I don't know if you're doing well." ”

Feng Nianyi was terrified when she heard this, and walked up to Duan Lingyan and saluted her, "Say hello to Madame." ”

Her decent and trembling appearance pleased Duan Lingyan, Duan Lingyan pulled Feng Nianyi to her side and sat down, Feng Nianyi sat a little cramped, and said in a low tone, "I heard that Nianyi has been very uneasy about the fourth brother, and I wanted to come over earlier, but last night Mrs. was too busy, so I came over at this moment." ”

Duan Lingyan smiled lightly, and a tired look suddenly appeared between his eyebrows, "Hey, it's really ...... The fourth prince is such a good person on weekdays, who would have thought that he would die in a place like a gambling house, the news has been sent back, your fourth brother's remains will be sent to Baling today, and I am also to blame for this, if I keep watching him and not letting him out, I won't ......"

Feng Nianyi immediately raised her head, "Madame's identity is inconvenient, I can't detain the fourth brother all the time, and I don't do Madame's business in this matter." ”

Duan Lingyan was relieved, "The Ninth Princess is kind-hearted and naturally thinks like this, but others are only afraid of it...... Your seventh brother is also full of guilt right now, if he hadn't called your fourth brother over, there would have been no such thing, your fifth sister has not been found, and your third sister is like that, I am really haggard, fortunately, tomorrow is the sword test conference......"

The day is the sword test ......"

Feng Nianyi frowned, "Fifth sister, she won't have an accident, right?"

Duan Lingyan smiled bitterly again, "I don't know, but this time is too long, if she goes out to play willfully for a while, if not, it will really kill me......"

Feng Nianyi sighed lightly, not knowing what to say for a while, Duan Lingyan looked Feng Nianyi up and down, and exhaled lightly, "Although Nianyi is two years younger than your fifth sister, she is very sensible, and she is born with such a beautiful appearance and moon appearance, there are too many troubles this time, and when I return to Baling, I will definitely let the king pay more attention to you, and you yourself will have to fight for it." ”

Feng Nianyi was stunned for a moment, and then there was two points of panic on her face, "Madam...... I ......"

Duan Lingyan grabbed her nervous hand, "You are the princess of Shu Kingdom, you have to plan for yourself earlier, with me to help you, what are you afraid of?" Your sisters and sisters are not as indisputable as you, I just valued your good temperament and brought you here this time, come out more to see and increase your knowledge, it is good for you, you are not for yourself, but also for Liu Meiren." ”

Feng Nianyi pursed her lips and lowered her head with a stiff expression.

"Thank you, ma'am......"

Duan Lingyan patted Feng Nianyi's hand with satisfaction, and the smile on the corner of her lips was extremely friendly.

The death of the fourth prince of Shu made Duan Lingyan panic, and also made Luo Shunhua like a bird with a frightened bow, what happened in his realm, not to mention that there was also the matter of the fifth princess Feng Nianjing hanging above his head.

Because of this, Luo Shunhua was also very hard at the funeral ceremony of the coffin of the fourth prince, and he was ready just after noon, and the team escorting the coffin of the fourth prince set off towards Baling, and when he came out, he was still the pride of the sky, but when he went back, he became a cold corpse, the world is impermanent, and no one knows what life and death changes will be in the next moment!

When the news came to the snow courtyard, he was playing the piano at night......

The sound of the piano is an unknown ancient song, because it is said that the piano will die as soon as it sounds, so Zi Jing subconsciously nervous when she sees the piano playing the piano in the morning and evening, but listening to this tune, she was unconsciously led to the artistic conception of the ancient song, and when she came back to her senses, she found that she had stopped at some point, and she actually stood alone for more than half an hour, moved her steps, even her legs were numb, coughed lightly and cleared her throat, Zi Jing stepped forward.

"Princess, the coffin of the fourth prince has been sent to Baling!"

Chaoxi's fingertips still fell on the strings, and his eyes also saw that the strings never left, and nodded slightly when he heard the words, "It is impossible for a prince of a country to be buried elsewhere, and Huaiyin does not have his fiefdom, so he always has to return to Baling earlier." ”

Zi Jing raised her eyebrows, "Princess, why don't you care at all, even if you have to ...... face"

Plucked the strings lightly in the morning and evening, "I have an impression of this fourth son." ”

Zi Wei said "oh", "Does the princess remember when she was a child?"

Chaoxi lowered her head, the bright light outside the window poured in, sprinkled directly on her silhouette, half of her face sank in the shadows, Zi Wei couldn't see her expression clearly for a while, but listened to her unhurried words, " After the death of the queen mother, he was the first to challenge our brothers and sisters, his mother was also a lady at that time, he appeared with his mother, and burned down one of the queen's favorite water pavilions, our brothers and sisters were almost burned to death in it, and later, inside and outside the palace, they said that I was a monster, and the fourth prince also took his attendants to push me into the well, at that time, he was only seven or eight years old......"

Zi Wei was stunned when she heard this, and after a while, her eyes turned red suddenly, "The princess must have been difficult at that time!"

Chaoxi raised her eyes to look at Zi Ying, the expression on her face was clear and clear for a while, there was no anger and resentment on her face, but a heart-piercing calm, only the dark pupils were cold, as if she was not moved by anything in the world!

"It's not that difficult, it's just that the things left by the queen mother have been robbed by them, and those who can't be taken have been destroyed, and the people in that place will always let you know what it means to be vicious, and what they regret most so far is probably that they didn't kill me before they exiled me, they didn't do it then, and now they will never have a chance!"

Zi Ying's voice tightened, "Princess, with His Royal Highness protecting us, no one dares to bully us!"

Chaoxi raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but sneer, "You only think of him!"

Zi Wei still choked up a little and said, "The slave is telling the truth, the slave and the maid will go wherever the princess goes, and if someone wants to harm the princess, they will harm the slave and the maid first! The princess has suffered so much, but she is so good to the slave and maid, and the life of the slave and the maid is the princess's!"

The little girl suddenly showed her loyalty, shook her head and smiled, "Your life is your own, if you want to follow me, you must first make yourself strong, I don't like weak children who cry all day long." ”

Zi Ying's face changed slightly, and her body straightened up, "Yes, yes, the slave and maid know! The slave and maid will not affect the princess......"

Chaoxi was slightly stunned when he looked at Zi Ying's clenched teeth, but suddenly turned his gaze away, "Okay, let's step back if there's nothing to do, send someone to Mrs. Duan to ask about the fourth son, just go through the motions." ”

Zi Wei laughed out loud when she heard this, "Princess, Your Highness has already sent someone to ask in your name!"

Chaoxi frowned, and his expression suddenly deepened......

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"Steward Wang, won't Mrs. show up for such a big scene tomorrow?"

Luo Chengxin's words made Wang Jie's hand tremble, he took a shallow breath and the corners of his lips grinned, "Madame's body is not good at the moment, it is really not suitable to come out, although it is said to be a grand event in the house, but in the end, Madame's body is important." ”

Luo Chengxin held a large stack of brochures for tomorrow's sword test conference in his hand, and had no choice but to nod when he heard this, "It's okay, it's just that Madame has been recuperating for many days, I thought she would be able to come out to meet guests tomorrow, and there is no housewife here, and some female relatives are not easy to entertain." ”

Wang Jie smiled, "What the third young master said is that the death of the prince of the world is too big a blow to the lady, you understand." ”

Luo Chengxin was also a little embarrassed, "I understand this." ”

Wang Jie

Wang Jie nodded hurriedly, "The third young master has been working really hard these days, and he can rest temporarily after tomorrow." ”

Luo Chengxin shook his head, "These are all as they should be, the sword mound is still being arranged, I'll take a look." ”

Wang Jie hurriedly bowed to see him off, Luo Chengxin turned around and walked out of the door of the study, Luo Chengxin just left Luo Shunhua walked out from behind the screen, and glanced out of the door with a heavy look in his eyes, "Don't mention anything about Mrs." ”

Wang Jie naturally knew that it was powerful, and when he heard this, he said, "Master Hou, Madam is about to lose her secret, and the inner room of the Plum Garden is already ...... There is already a taste...... And the last time Madame suddenly disappeared......"

Luo Shunhua frowned impatiently, "What did Madame not see last time?!" When I went to see it in person, she was clearly still there, and there was no chaos in the past two days, and you must have been dazzled last time! ”

Wang Jie felt bitter in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it lightly, he had to nod when he heard the words, Luo Shunhua was a little satisfied, so he went to look at the booklets left by Luo Chengxin just now, picked up a copy and flipped through it, and couldn't help nodding, "Chengxin's work is really reassuring, the most important thing tomorrow is to take the sword from the sword mound, and let everyone see the power of Cang Cheng for the first time!"

Speaking of the sword trial conference, Luo Shunhua was in high spirits again, and Wang Jie also nodded when he heard it, "Master Hou, don't worry, it's most convenient for us to set up the field outside the sword mound, and when the time comes, you will personally bring out the cang, which will definitely open everyone's eyes!"

Luo Shunhua narrowed his eyes slightly, "Cang Qian has spent half my life working hard, and I will ...... The canopy is comparable to the burning sky, I ...... I want the world to see my Luo's kung fu, and when the time comes, they will come to me on their knees one by one and beg me to beg me......"

Luo Shunhua's eyes flashed with blazing light, Wang Jie wiped the thin sweat on his forehead, and there was also a glimmer of hope in his heart!

No matter how deadly the chaos is in the past few days, as long as Cang Quan is born, the status of the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion can be greatly improved, and it can always be regarded as a place to escape from the world, and then wipe out the death of the princess, you can be fearless......

Luo Chengxin was going to go to the sword mound with the little servant, but he didn't take a few steps and was stunned, he turned around and looked in the direction of the plum garden, his eyes were slightly puzzled, and the little guy behind him also looked over and wondered, "What is the master looking at?"

Luo Chengxin looked at it for a moment before shaking his head, "It's nothing, it's just that Mrs. Jue's illness is very strange." ”

The little servant frowned at the back, "It's really strange when the master says it, I heard that now it is Steward Wang who personally delivers food to Mrs. every day, but on weekdays, I don't see a doctor go to the Plum Garden to see a doctor, nor do I see a doctor who says that he will bring rare medicinal materials to his wife, and the Hou Ye does not go to the Plum Garden, and now Steward Wang can see the changes in Mrs. every day, but he is not a doctor at all......

Luo Chengxin's brows furrowed more and more, and the little guy looked left and right, took two steps forward and said in a low voice, "Master, did you say that the Hou Ye arranged it like this in order to punish the lady? The last time at the funeral of the prince, the lady made too much trouble......

Luo Cheng thought about it for a moment, but he didn't come up with a result, and finally shook his head, "This matter has nothing to do with you and me, so you don't need to pay much attention." ”

The little guy was busy behind him and responded "yes", and when he looked up, he saw a group of people coming from under the porch in front of him, and the little guy's eyes lit up slightly, and he hurriedly reminded Luo Cheng in his heart, "Master, it's the eldest prince of Qi and the princess of Song-"

How could Luo Chengxin, a character like Jiang Xiao, not remember, the corners of his lips were slightly curved, and there was a kind smile on his face, so he hugged his fists and saluted, "Where are the eldest prince and the two princesses going, but do you want to be accompanied by people in the house?"

Luo Chengxin had only appeared once on a formal occasion, but it was completely different from Luo Lingxiu's bearing, Jiang Xiao walked to Luo Chengxin and stopped, and said with a warm smile, "Let's just walk around casually, the third young master is not polite, the third young master is in a hurry, where are you going?"

"Tomorrow is the sword test conference, and I'm going to the sword shrine. ”

Luo Cheng has a calm bearing, and he is handsome, and he is even more polite between words and deeds, compared to the deceased Luo Lingxiu, Jiang Xiao looked him up and down and couldn't help but smile, "I heard that the third young master has been taking care of everything in the mansion recently, speaking of which, there has been a lot of chaos in your mansion recently, but fortunately, the third young master is here to arrange everything properly." ”

Luo Chengxin didn't know why Jiang Xiao suddenly mentioned this stubble, so he had to smile gently, "The eldest prince is serious, relying on the concerted efforts of the whole house, not my own work. ”

Jiang Xiao shook his head, "Anywhere, it's all good." ”

Saying that, he glanced at Luo Chengxin's whereabouts, "Since the third young master has something to do, let's go and get busy, and I'll talk about it another day." ”

Luo Chengxin bowed his hand, and walked towards the direction of the sword mound with the little servant, and when he walked out of the realization of Jiang Xiao and the others, the little guy said strangely, "Master, why does the eldest prince of Qi feel weird? I didn't expect him to be so friendly to others." ”

Luo Chengxin is not the prince of the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion at the moment, and the status difference between him and Jiang Xiao is naturally huge, but he didn't expect Jiang Xiao to take the initiative to praise him, Luo Chengxin shook his head, "Don't take it to heart, let's do things." ”

The little guy knew Luo Chengxin's temper, and he exhaled and didn't dare to say anything more.

Jiang Xiao's gaze had been following Luo Chengxin's back, and he shook his head when he stepped out of his line of sight, showing regret on his face, Song Jieyu couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw it on the side, "What's the matter?

Jiang Xiao smiled and took Song Jieyu's hand, "Sure enough, you know me best." ”

Song Xie Yu raised his eyebrows, "Why did you take a fancy to him?"

Jiang Xiao smiled and said deeply, "This person's forbearance skills are first-class, his second brother went to the Zen monastery to practice, only he has stayed in the mansion for many years, and the position has always been not light or heavy, so that Luo Lingxiu's mother and son can tolerate him, and let Luo Shunhua know that his ability values him, this kind of balancing technique is not simple, he is young, if he can enter the court as an official, he must be very good." ”

Song Xie Yu also seemed to agree, nodded and said, "It's a pity that he is the one who wants to stay in the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion." ”

"yes,

"Yes, Luo Lingxiu is dead, he will definitely become the prince, and there is no reason for the prince of the Hou Mansion to be a prince, so I feel a pity. Jiang Xiao said and sighed again, "After I go back, I may be canonized as the prince, and you also know that the Qi country is not stable." ”

Jiang Xiao is not the only son of Qi State, although the King of Qi has made it clear that he will make him the prince, but his younger brothers are not vegetarians, Song Jieyu understands his situation, and can't help but comfort, "King Qi is wise, you also have the support of the ministers, and there will be no chaos." ”

Jiang Xiao shook his head, "I'm not afraid of chaos, I'm just worried that the ministers of Qi are already old and there is no successor to the court of Qi State, you also know that the current situation is different." ”

Song Jieyu's eyes were slightly dull when he heard this, and Song Xie hurriedly continued, "Why should the eldest prince worry, isn't there still the Song Kingdom? The Song Kingdom will definitely support the eldest prince and the Qi Kingdom, sister, don't you say?"

Jiang Xiao's eyes moved slightly when he heard this, and his eyes were glued to Song Jieyu's face, Song Jieyu frowned slightly, and then nodded cautiously, "That's natural, as long as Song Guo is within the scope of his ability, his father will definitely spare no effort!"

Jiang Xiao squinted his eyes for a moment, and held Song Jieyu's hand tightly, "Okay, I'm relieved to have your words!"

Song Xie Yi had a thin smile on his face, but his eyes swept over the hands held by the two in front of him from time to time, and the bottom of his eyes sparkled, Song Xie Yi smiled again, "The marriage date of my sister and the eldest son has been set for June, and when I go back this time, my sister will be married, and when my sister marries into Qi State, Song Guo and Qi Guo will be a family, and my sister's heart is in the eldest son, the so-called marriage with her husband, my sister must help the eldest prince in everything, and what you need to worry about is the father at that time!"

Although this was a joke, it made Song Xie Yu frown for a while, "What nonsense!"

Song Xie Yi smiled and hurriedly showed an apologetic look, Jiang Xiao glanced at Song Xie Yi and smiled helplessly, "Okay, it's all a joke, don't be angry, I know who you are, you must be a person who will not forget your mother country, I understand." ”

Jiang Xiao's tone was gentle and doting, Song Jieyu's brows were relieved and a little grateful, Jiang Xiao pinched the small hand in his palm and said no more, and walked along the corridor of the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion towards the east of the mansion, and soon arrived at a water pavilion guarded by guards, and saw their group coming, a guard stepped forward and said, "Eldest prince, two princesses, please ...... here."

Jiang Xiao took Song Jieyu to follow, Song Jieyi also followed with curiosity, walked across an arched bridge to the water pavilion, and suddenly saw a figure dressed in black standing in the water pavilion, Jiang Xiao let go of Song Jieyu and arched his hand to the man, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Brother Wuzhi to be so early, but Jiang Mou, the person who invited him, came late." ”

Ji Wujian turned around, and his face was cold.

"Eldest son, you have something to say. ”

Jiang Xiao had an elegant smile on his face, "It's related to the internal affairs of Jin, I'm afraid I can't finish it in a few words, Brother Wuji, please sit down, let's talk slowly......"

Ji Wujian was still standing, and his face was also a condensed color.

Jiang Xiao was not annoyed, so he also stood and thought for a while, "Brother Wujian should know that Qi Guo and Ho Jing are close. ”

Ji Wujian raised his eyebrows, and a pair of pale eyes narrowed slightly.

Jiang Xiao continued unhurriedly, "Xirong is ready to move again, this time Haojing is only afraid of recruiting troops from the princes, and the first thing to bear the brunt of is your Jin Kingdom, if the current Jin Kingdom sends troops, the prince is afraid that he will miss the position of the prince." ”

Ji Wujian frowned, looked at Jiang Xiao for a moment, and finally sat on the open chair in front of him.

Jiang Xiao sat opposite Ji Wujian with satisfaction, and after a while, his low and elegant voice sounded again, and the secret conversation continued, but in the courtyard where Shen Nanxing was, there was a letter eagle falling from the sky, and the maid took off the letter letter carried by the letter eagle and rushed into the main house, exclaiming, "Young master, it's the news from Ho Jing, and the urgent order ......."

The thin young man nesting on the fox fur lazily raised his hand to take the letterhead, and opened it unhurriedly, just saw the first word but sat up all of a sudden, and his snow-white face gave birth to two points of coldness, so frightened that the maid on the side did not dare to come out.

"Young master, what's wrong with this?"

Shen Nanxing squeezed the letterhead together and only squinted at the blue sky outside the window.

"The Iron Riders of the Empire are coming!"

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