After returning to the palace, Xu Yan didn't dare to stop there, and asked someone to send Shen Yan to Shaoguang Courtyard to rest, but he himself took Gu An to the study-

After Qin Ni disappeared, the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion would inevitably make some moves, and these messages had already been sent, just waiting for Xu Yan to sort out his thoughts before making arrangements to deal with it. Since the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, both sides have pierced the layer of window paper, although many things have not been put on the table, the comings and goings in the dark have already intensified, and you can't take it lightly.

By the time these are dealt with, the fifth watch has already passed.

Xu Yan marched and fought, and when he was the most bitter, he couldn't sleep for several nights in a row, and he could hold up with such a little consumption.

However, Gu An felt that it was inappropriate, and persuaded: "If Qin Ni opens his mouth tomorrow, there must be many things to arrange, and His Highness should rest." ”

Xu Yan nodded, looked up and asked him, "Cui Zhan, is there really nowhere to be found?" ”

"I used to keep a good eye on it, but after the fifth day of the new year, I disappeared, and it was difficult to find my whereabouts if I didn't go out of the capital, I am afraid that it was hidden by the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion."

"I always felt that something was wrong with him." Xu Yan rubbed his temples and frowned in distress. That strange feeling would come to mind from time to time, but he had found so little information about Cui Zhan that it was difficult to speculate on his identity without the past, and he had thought hard for several nights, but he still didn't have a clue.

"The eldest princess of Leyang had also installed people in the prince's mansion before, and after King Wei committed suicide, Cui Zhan lost his official position, and a few people from the prince's mansion were also removed. Even...... It was really hidden by the eldest princess. ”

"Keep exploring." Xu Yan got up and ordered: "If there is news from Wei Wu's side, send someone back and forth to me immediately." After saying that, he took the big coat and still went back to the Shaking Light Courtyard to rest.

The remaining Gu An stood at the door, looked at the bedding that had already been laid out in the second room, and scratched his head.

I thought that at a critical moment, His Royal Highness would rest in the study for a night, but I didn't expect that I was reluctant to give up the princess.

*

When Shen Yu woke up the next morning, it was already bright, and the brocade quilt next to her had been tucked away, but Xu Yan's clothes were on the sandalwood shelf, obviously she came back to sleep last night, and got up early this morning to leave.

She lay in the bed for a short time before calling heather to wait for dressing and washing.

It's a sunny day today, the two foxes outside are making a fuss, Shen Yu temporarily forgot about Qin Ni, sat under the eaves with the newborn sunshine and teased the little fox, asked Xu Yan about the time when he came out of the Shaking Light Courtyard, estimated that the hour was almost up, so he asked Sui Zhu and Shi Nan to follow, and brought breakfast to Xu Yan's study.

Xu Yan was busy there, and although Shen Yan was curious about whether Qin Ni had spoken, she didn't dare to disturb the mess, and asked someone to put down the food box and then withdrew.

Who knew that before he sat down when he returned to Shaoguang Courtyard, someone outside came to report, saying that a person named Xue Ning asked to see her, and asked the princess to see her.

Shen Yu couldn't help laughing, Qin Ni just got lost yesterday, and Xue Ning came over today, do you have to see her?

Anyway, it was in her own palace, Shen Yu was not afraid that she would make any trouble, so she asked someone to wait in the hall inside the second gate. It is close to the outer courtyard, which is more heavily guarded than the inner courtyard, and a few guards can be transferred to scare her at the door, but Xue Ning does not dare to be too presumptuous.

After drinking a cup of tea slowly, Shen Yu got up and walked to the second door, and when she arrived at the hall, she saw that the guards were divided into two columns, and a woman in coarse cloth stood in the middle.

This is...... Xue Ning?

Shen Yan walked over and took a look at the face, her facial features were familiar, but at this time she had a gray face, a woman's hair in a bun on her head, a simple wooden hairpin pinned, and a rough green cloth shirt that people often wear, as if it had been washed many times, and it was shabby.

This dress clearly looks like a rough servant in which house, where is it still the Manli Leji who was dressed in beautiful clothes and greased and powdered a few days ago?

Shen Yan held back a smile and sat upright in the pavilion, and the two female guards stood still on both sides.

Seeing this, Xue Ning naturally understood what Shen Yu meant, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I came to ask the princess for help today, why does the princess show off her power like this?" ”

Do you show off your might? Shen Yan sneered and asked, "Why did you come to me when you didn't ask for help with the eldest princess and the marquis?" ”

"If it weren't for the desperation, the princess thought I was willing to be willing to be cheap and whispered?"

With such a sad look in her eyes, Shen Yu was a little soft-hearted after all.

Xue Ning knelt on the ground reluctantly, "Please also ask the princess to take the step to speak alone." ”

"That's not necessary, Xue Ning, I can't believe you." Shen Yu said bluntly. However, Xue Ning had been searched by her mother-in-law before entering the palace, and there were female guards here, and there were secret guards outside, so she was really not afraid of her crooked thoughts, so Shen Yan waved away the redundant people next to her and asked Xue Ning to come closer, "What's the matter?" ”

"Come and report to the princess," Xue Ning looked up, "and ask the princess to take shelter and send me out of Beijing." ”

"Oh?" Shen Yu thought it was funny, "I look at Miss Xue's appearance, I should hate me in my heart, right?" ”

"I do hate you." Xue Ning raised her head and looked directly at Shen Yu, "I hated you when I was in Chiayi before, and then my father was killed, and that was also the handiwork of His Royal Highness King Duan." How much I have suffered in the Prince's Mansion in the past two years, I hate you! ”

"Your father's death is not the handiwork of His Royal Highness King Duan, it is a clear reason, there is a cause and effect." Shen Yu asked someone to move a small pestle for her, "Since you hate me to the bone, why did you come here again?" ”

"I hate in my heart, but now that you are a princess, even if I hate again, what can I do?" Xue Ning's voice could not hide the sadness, "I just want to live now, whether it is coarse tea and light rice, cloth skirts and hairpins, as long as I don't live like this, I can swallow any hatred by myself." ”

"So?"

"The princess guarded me like this, she must have guessed the meaning of the eldest princess of Leyang taking me into the house." She glanced up at Shen Yan, "Maybe you guessed correctly, the eldest princess of Leyang is indeed planning to borrow my hand to capture you." Although I don't understand what the entanglement is, she is willing to deal with you like this, it must be for the sake of Duanwang. ”

"And then?"

"But I don't want to. I hate you, I can't wait for you to have your family ruined, to suffer all this, to be trampled under the feet of others, for others to have fun! Hate is hate, but I don't want to lose my life for it. If I obey the arrangement of the eldest princess, even if I can take revenge at that time, will King Duan spare me? She sneered, "At the beginning, I was just in a hurry to push you into the water, and he could punish me as a slave, this time I will do what the eldest princess arranged, and he will not skin me and cramp!" ”

This is true, after all, Shen Yan has spent a lot of time with Xue Ning, and she understands her temperament.

Giving up his life for revenge is not like something Xue Ning can do.

She nodded and said, "So you came today to sue my eldest princess for the means of dealing with me, in exchange for me to send you out of Beijing?" ”

"Where else can I go except to go out of Beijing?" Xue Ning raised her eyebrows, "Is the princess willing to help me?" ”

"It doesn't hurt. Although you and I have a bit of old grudges, after all, we are also classmates in the academy, and you are still the cousin of Shujin, and there is no reason not to save you when you see death. Shen Yu asked someone to bring her a cup of tea and handed it to her, "What is the eldest princess going to do with me?" ”

"She will find the right time and reason to set up a banquet in the wonderful garden, so that I can get close to the princess by the things of the past when I am happy, and charm you with drugs. She will set up an ambush around her, even if the princess is protected by secret guards, she may not be able to escape her trap. ”

"That's all? I may not be willing to go to the feast. ”

"Since she has made careful arrangements, she naturally has a way to invite you, maybe in the name of someone else, she will always make the princess unable to refuse."

"Even if I go to the banquet carelessly, the guards around me may not be so easy to deal with."

"The princess thinks that with a guard, she can sit back and relax? The drug she gave me was called Milo Powder, which was a medicine from the Western Realm, and if anyone else attacked, everyone present, including the princess and the guards, and myself, would not be able to fight back. ”

Shen Yan hadn't heard of the name of Miluo Fan, but the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion had something to do with the Wulin Sect, and even Xu Yan would be a little afraid of the □□ in that area, which must be extremely dangerous.

Shen Yu chose to believe her, "The eldest princess trusts you like this? ”

"She knows that my family is ruined and humiliated because of you, and she also knows that I hate you to the bone, such a good chess piece, of course she is willing to use it." Xue Ning exhaled lightly, as if laughing at herself, "Reduced to this point, it is very difficult for me to survive to protect myself, and I have no strength to take revenge." Shen Fei-" She suddenly remembered that the person opposite was now the princess, and couldn't help lowering her eyes, and continued: "I came to ask for help today, I have already said what I should say, if you want to help me, you can decide." ”

"You and I have known each other for many years, so you should know my character. Uncle Dong won the Jinshi in the imperial examination this year, and now he is an official in Taohua County under the jurisdiction of Luling, I will send you to him, and he will not let you fall. ”

"In this case, thank you to the princess."

Shen Yan just smiled, "But there have been too many changes in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion recently, and you are in it, so you naturally know a lot of news." Your Highness should have something to ask you, Xue Ning, if you want to live in peace, you'd better not play tricks. ”

"Ho, how dare I!" Xue Ning stood up. She can't fight against fate, and she doesn't have the courage to break the net, so she can only compromise. An An's life and life, no longer for people to play and worry, this is the most humble luxury.

Shen Yu asked someone to send her to the small room first, and then asked Xue Ning when Xu Yan was free.

After this toss, I saw that it was already noon, and not long after Shen Yan returned to the Shaking Light Courtyard, Xu Yan stepped into the door.

The two of them didn't talk about Qin Ni between dinners, but only said that now that the weather is getting hotter, the bookstore will resume work, and when a few sets of books are printed, it is estimated that the bookstore will be able to open in June.

Xu Yan said: "At that time, I'm afraid the imperial brother will have a headache again." ”

Shen Yan now understands Xu Yan's worries, that is, Wan'er, "So my first bookstore was built in Nancheng, where there are few dignitaries and nobles, and they won't poke their eyes every day, as long as the bookstore is done smoothly, the people can praise a few words, and they are not afraid that they will not be able to stop their mouths." ”

"You don't know those people, what they don't agree with, no matter how reasonable they are, they have to be scolded."

After laughing and finishing the meal, Xu Yan still went out for a walk with Shen Yan to eat, but he didn't bring half of the attendants.