rushed all the way to Nanzhili, Xie Liangying and his entourage did not first rush to the Li family to find someone to ask for guilt, but went to Feng Xiang's mansion.

The old princess instructed the coachman to drive the car more steadily, and at the same time wanted Xie Liangying to explain: "We have just arrived, and we don't know what to do. The Li family is the head snake here, but in addition to his family, there are also others. Although Feng San is not a person who grew up with the capital, he has been specializing in this place for ten years, and he knows more than us. ”

Maybe Feng Xiang and Mrs. Cao don't pay attention to such a small family as the Li family, but they are in the same realm, and they will still hear about it. The old princess had already repaired a book on the road, and sent someone to hurry up and send it to Feng Xiangfu in Nanzhili. If there is no accident on the road, it should already be in the hands of Mrs. Cao.

Xie Liangying nodded and turned to look at Old Madam Wei. Among the three of them, Old Madam Wei had the worst physical bones. The old princess was a woman who could run a horse and pick up a knife, Xie Liangying was young, and Mrs. Wei couldn't compare to the two of them. After bumps along the way, most of the energy is gone. The first few days were better, and in the next few days when I arrived in Nanzhili, I could sleep for most of the day almost every day. She still eats little, and she really can't eat whatever she wants on the road like in Jingzhong Mansion.

Later, even the old princess paid attention to it, and she didn't care about any male and female defense, so she directly asked the doctor to get into the carriage and watch it for Mrs. Wei from time to time. Such a toss made Mrs. Wei embarrassed. She couldn't help but sigh: "In the end, people are old and useless." ”

"What do you say?" The old princess rolled her eyes and said angrily, "I'm still a few years older than you." According to me, it's all because you didn't go with me to run horses when you were a child. You have to practice with me when I was a child, and now it's not so troublesome. ”

Old Madam Wei couldn't cry or laugh, "It's as if you're in good health." ”

"That's a lot better than you, too. I'm not taboo myself, otherwise it would be better. The old princess looked proud.

Old Madam Wei teased her, "You also know that it's because of yourself, and you count your son and daughter-in-law in front of people all day long, making them unfilial." ”

The old princess blushed, turned around and said to Mrs. Wei.

Old Madam Wei smiled without saying a word, turned her face to Xie Liangying and said, "You've worked hard these days. ”

Xie Liangying shook his head and said with a light smile: "Although I am not from the eldest aunt, when it comes to relatives, I have to call the old lady grandmother." The granddaughter is filial to her grandmother, only if it is not enough, where is the truth of hard work. ”

The old princess laughed out loud, "Look at this sweet mouth, tsk." ”

Xie Liangying lowered her head and bit her lip slightly.

Old Madam Wei saw that she was embarrassed, and stabbed the old princess with her elbow and glared at her. The girl's family is thin-skinned.

The old princess cleared her throat and was about to divert her words. The grandmother outside said yes.

The carriage stopped.

The old princess lifted the curtain first, and saw that Madame Cao was already standing on the steps with a smile. She hurriedly got out of the car and said repeatedly: "It's up to your family's boundary." Ouch, I'm such an old bone, I can't do a car these days. How did you say you could stand it when you went to Beijing a few days ago? ”

Mrs. Cao was afraid that the old princess would be in a hurry, so she didn't pay attention to her feet, and hurriedly went over to hold the person. She smiled: "Isn't Feng San worried that I'm bored? So I went out of my way by water. There are not so many rules on the ship, and I can still follow him out of the cabin to see the river view. ”

The old princess pouted, "He is a daughter-in-law." ”

Everyone knew each other, so some introductions were waived, but after greeting each other for a while, Mrs. Cao welcomed people into the main room.

Feng Xiang and Mrs. Cao only have a son and a daughter, and they have long grown up. The daughter married to Huguang, and the son also entered the court, because Feng Xiang had a good relationship with the emperor, so he got blue eyes early, and went to Zhejiang to be a prefect, just waiting for the time limit to arrive, he was transferred to Beijing as a Beijing official. Therefore, although the Prime Minister's Mansion is large, there are only two Feng Xiang and his wife living in it, which seems empty.

Everyone entered the main room, sat down, and Mrs. Cao put a large stack of papers on the table. "As soon as the old princess's letter arrived, I sent someone to look for it. The prisons in the city are all well-documented and have nothing to do with the Li family. I think about it, about the Li family was lynched. Secretly detain people in their own houses. She pulled one out of the stack of papers, "Topographic map of the Lee Mansion." ”

Xie Liangying leaned over and looked at the map in the old princess's hand, no matter how she looked, it didn't look like there was a place where she could hold people.

The old princess saw that something was wrong. She pondered for a while and asked, "This Li family's garden is so big?" ”

Mrs. Cao had already memorized the topographic map by heart, so she didn't need to look at it anymore. She held the tea bowl, brushed the tea noodle soup with the lid, and said, "It is said that Mrs. Li likes to enjoy flowers, but I don't see which time she has held any flower-viewing banquets." Every time there is a banquet, what is the palace where the head of the palace comes out, and the son gets a strange object, so that the big guy can open his eyes. I've also been in the garden, but there's nothing to praise about it. ”

The old princess asked Mrs. Cao for a map of the city. This is not something that can be obtained lightly, the map involves the border defense of the city pass, and it is not usually seen by people. However, Feng believed that Mrs. Cao was able to take everything in the study. So it's not difficult for Mrs. Cao to get a map.

Old Madam Wei had never been in contact with this, so she didn't join in the fun. The old princess is a person who has been on the front line, and she understands it. Xie Liangying wanted to see and learn, but she was afraid that she would be left behind in the future, so she became entangled in her heart.

The old princess took the map and beckoned to Xie Liangying, "Come on, help me take a look." My eyes are not very good. She pointed to a place, "You can see for me, this is a dark river?" ”

Mrs. Cao knew that this was an excuse for the old princess to see that Xie Liangying wanted to see it but didn't dare to see it, so she made a special excuse. She twisted her head to the side and took a sip of her tea, as if she hadn't seen anything. Although Feng Xiang and Madame Cao were loyal to the emperor, they were still a little cautious in the end. Nan Zhili said that it is a place for the elderly, who doesn't want to be in the center of politics, governance, power and profit, and show their ambitions? Although Jingzhong is the center of the storm at this time, the greater the risk, the greater the reward. The more power you have, the more you can do.

Feng Xiang has been in Nanzhili for more than ten years, and he also wants to return to Beijing. But there is no excuse, even the emperor is not easy to open this mouth. When Feng Xiang returned to Beijing, he had to send someone else, who would he send? In the current situation where Bai Xiang controls the discourse power of officials, the emperor may not be able to really arrange his henchmen in the dangerous position of Nanzhili.

Therefore, for Feng Xiang and Mrs. Cao, they have a good relationship with Xie Liangying, not to mention how close they are, some things are enough to turn a blind eye to some things. At that time, Xie Liangying returned to Beijing and said something in front of Xue Jian, and the person would naturally be concerned. How simple would it be for a man who could rise all the way from the Assassin of the Shadows to the Marquis of Kaifu? Listen to the sound of the strings and know its elegance. Xue Jian's ascension to the throne relied on military merits, not pets, and Bai Xiang still had to weigh a few points if he wanted to move. Either hit Xue Jian with one blow and kill the person simply. Otherwise, it would give Xue Jian a chance to turn over. With Xue Jian's age and body, it is easy to survive Bai Xiang. Without the white family, what storms can it afford?

Even if Bai Xiang succeeded in helping the emperor's eldest son to ascend the throne, wouldn't he be afraid that Xue Jian would not stiffen and lead people to force the palace in the name of Qingjun's side? With Xue Jian's prestige in the army, it will be possible. At that time, the Bai family's ass has not yet sat firmly, and they will have to end up with a ruined family.

Mrs. Cao sneered in her heart, the white thief is powerful now, but once he falls, he also falls even worse.

Xie Liangying didn't know anything about Mrs. Cao's calculations, and was looking at the map for the old princess. She looked closely at where the old princess was pointing. The map is not very clear, Mrs. Cao still has a number, and she did not give them such details as the border guard. However, near the south of the city, there is a place marked with the word "dark river" in small letters, and no specific topography map is drawn.

She frowned, "Yes, yes, but I don't know if it's a place name or a ......," she said, and she turned her puzzled gaze to Mrs. Cao.

Mrs. Cao said simply: "There is no place called Dark River in Nanzhili. I guess there's a river down there. I don't know why I didn't draw it. ”

Xie Liangying got the answer, lowered his head and slowly lit his finger near that place.

The Li family's house is in the south of the city. It also occupies a large area.

"What does the old princess mean...... The dark river flows through the bottom of the Li family's house? Then the Li family took advantage of the terrain to build a garden that was larger than everyone else, but under the garden was a ......," Xie Liangying asked uncertainly, "If I were the Li family, it would be better to build a water prison in this place." Anyone else wouldn't think of it. The underground is dark and cold, and soaking in cold water can torture life and death. ”

Saying that, Xie Liangying shivered as if he were there.

The old princess took Xie Liangying over, put her arm around her, and kept her warm. affirmed her words: "That's what I think, but at the moment there is no evidence, and it is not good to speak indiscriminately. It's someone's house, and it's not easy to go in and investigate at will. ”

"It doesn't hurt." Old Madam Wei drank a bowl of hot tea, and her body eased a little. She pointed to Shuangjue, who was guarding Xie Liangying's side, and said, "I think this girl is good, I don't know if she has the courage to go to the night exploration." ”

In the shop next to the post station on the outskirts of Beijing, Xie Liangying didn't pay attention, but Mrs. Wei, who was cleaning up the tents outside the store, saw it, and turned her head and told Mrs. Wei about it privately. Old Madam Wei did not object to Shuangjue's actions, and it was better to be cautious when she was in a foreign country. What's more, Shuangjue only intimidated people, and did not kill people.

When the old princess heard this, she beckoned to Shuangjue and gave her the map of the map and the map of the Li family's house, "You see, you can be sure." ”

Xie Liangying was afraid that Shuangjue would be embarrassed, so she hurriedly chased after her, "If it doesn't work, don't be strong." ”

Shuangjue smiled at her, knowing that Xie Liangying was worried that something had happened to her. She took the two maps and looked at them carefully, and then said, "You can go tonight, but I didn't bring night clothes when I went out this time." I'm afraid it's going to be a waste of effort. ”

The old princess smiled: "What's so difficult about this, I have it here." It is much easier to change the size than to make it off-the-shelf. ”

Old Madam Wei couldn't help but sneer at her, "When you go out and take that Laoshizi with you, you really think that you are out to walk the rivers and lakes to rob the house." ”

The old princess rolled her eyes back and snorted heavily from her nose.