As soon as he heard that there was a situation, Ye Xuyao didn't bother his wife anymore, let go of his wife's waist, grabbed his clothes and put them on, and said with a stern expression: "I'll go out and have a look first." ”

"Hmm." Lin Long responded, turned around to help her husband tie his belt, and then waited for him to freshen up, all in a hurry.

After getting it done, Ye Xuyao nodded at her, strode forward and opened the door and stepped out.

The big girl outside went in to wait for Lin Long to freshen up at the signal of the male master, Lin Long was not in the mood to make it too complicated, put on the bead hairpin and handbag, and hurriedly walked out of the inner room, seeing her husband frowning between his eyebrows and listening to the report of the bandit, he was also a little uneasy in his heart, didn't something happen?

"Husband?" She called.

Ye Xuyao stretched out his hand and gently held her outstretched hand, "You go and arrange breakfast first, and then we will go to Ruyang Mansion with our eldest sister." ”

"What to do?"

"Naturally, we want to get justice."

Lin Long's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, "So?" ”

"It's not appropriate to say more at this time, you go and arrange it first, and I'll tell you in detail when I get back." Ye Xuyao signaled his wife not to be in a hurry.

Lin Long naturally wouldn't doubt her husband's words, besides, this is a good thing, and getting justice for her sister-in-law is what she has always wanted to do since she entered the city, but she can't let this Zhu Chen clan rub Ye Manjun round and pinch it at will, so she nodded lightly, "I'll arrange it, and send someone to inform my sister-in-law." ”

"You can do it, but you have to arrange someone you can trust."

"I know this, so don't worry."

Lin Long responded to her husband with a smile, let go of her husband's hand, lifted the curtain and went out, and was about to run like a goose, bringing her words to Ye Manjun, like a goose bent her knees slightly, "Yes, the slave will go to the courtyard of the big girl." ”

Lin Long patted Ruyan's hand lightly, "Be careful, don't let people see the clues." ”

She doesn't want to startle the snake now, otherwise she would have been in trouble last night, and she wouldn't have dragged it out until now, and besides, if there is an eyeliner of Zhu Chen's or Ruyang Wangfu in this mansion, it is estimated that even the Ma Lan clan can't pack a ticket, so it's better to sail the boat carefully.

"Grandma rest assured, the slave and maid will not be bad." Ruyan's tone was firm and authentic.

She is not the descendant that the Lin family just bought back in the past, after living in the Hou Mansion and learning the rules, she is now not inferior to the incense rafters and plain patterns from the Hou Mansion, otherwise she would not become the chief maid next to Lin Long after Ruxia, this position she earned by her ability, not by seniority.

Lin Long also knew that she was getting more and more thoughtful, so he was also relieved to let her run.

When Ruyan arrived, Ye Manjun had just gotten up to make up, and the water curtain was setting up breakfast there.

Seeing Ruyan lift the curtain and come in, the water curtain just waved away the little girl with the tray and went out, greeting with a smile, "Why did Sister Ruyan come here early in the morning?" ”

"Is the big girl up? Our grandmother has something to say to me to the eldest girl. Ruyan smiled.

"I'm combing my makeup, my sister will sit down first, I'll go and report to the girl, I won't have much time." The water curtain laughed.

Ruyan is Lin Long's eldest maid, she can't afford to offend, so she has always been kind and pleasant with a little flattery, and more importantly, in the Hou Mansion before, Ruyan was on the same level as the dead embroidered curtain.

"I won't sit down, Sister Water Curtain go quickly." Ruyan said, "I have to go back to report to our grandmother." ”

When the water curtain saw that it was urgent, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he hurriedly went in to report to Ye Manjun.

After a while, Ye Manjun, who was neatly dressed, hurriedly lifted the curtain and came out, and saw Ruyan saluting her, and hurriedly asked, "Sister-in-law asked you to come over and bring me what message?" ”

Ruyan got up, stepped forward close to Ye Manjun's ear, and whispered a few words about what Lin Long wanted her to bring, and after a while, seeing that Ye Manjun was obviously thinking, she bowed down and said, "That's what our grandmother said." ”

Ye Manjun came back to his senses and said to Ruyan with a pleasant face: "I know, you go back and tell sister-in-law, I'll go to her later." ”

"Yes, girl."

Ruyan respectfully saluted and withdrew, and hurriedly turned back to report to his master.

Zhu Chen didn't sleep all night, and when it was dawn, he really couldn't toss, so he went to the bedroom and fell asleep in bed, and slept until the sun hung in the sky.

"Princess, hurry up, it's a big deal—"

As a close confidant of Zhu Chen's side, seeing that Zhu Chen's repeated awakenings could not be woken up, he didn't care about whether it would make Zhu Chen's anger at this time, so he could only boldly push Zhu Chen's to wake up.

Zhu Chen was dreaming of being a girl in the capital a long time ago, and was dreaming that the nightmarish marriage came to her with the holy decree, she cried and said to her mother, "Mother, why is my daughter's life so bitter, I don't want to marry in such a strange place, mother, you go and ask the Holy Lord to take back this order, mother, daughter, please ...... you."

"Son, why is my mother willing to let you marry so far away? But everything is fate, son, let's accept our fate......"

"No, mother, I don't recognize it, I don't recognize ......"

At this time, she was still muttering this sentence in her mouth, "I don't recognize it, I don't recognize it...... Yes...... What are you doing? ”

Zhu Chen, who couldn't get out of the dream, was pushed hard by the big girl next to her, and then woke up, and was disturbed by the dream, she looked at the bold maid angrily, I don't know if she didn't like to be noisy with her the most after she fell asleep?

The cronie hurriedly knelt on the pedal and said anxiously: "Princess, something happened, something happened......

"Tell me the point, what's the big deal?" Zhu Chen has the gas to get up, and now he is even more woken up, so his face is very ugly.

"Princess, Mr. and Mrs. Ye and Miss Ye came to the palace to find the prince......"

Before the cronie could finish speaking, Zhu Chen immediately came to his senses, and raised his eyebrows and said, "But for that plate of plum blossom cakes?" ”

"Exactly."

Zhu Chen's face changed completely when he heard the voice of confirmation from his cronies, Ye Xuyao and his wife would support Ye Manjun sooner or later, and this plum blossom cake would also have an accident sooner or later, but she didn't expect them to come to the door so quickly, and they caught her off guard for a while.

However, after being the princess of Ruyang for so many years, Zhu Chen was not scared lightly, took a deep breath of the heated air in the house, she squinted her eyes slightly and said, "What are you panicking, have you done everything according to my orders?" ”

"If you go back to the princess, it's all right, and this matter will not involve the princess." Another cronie stepped forward and said with a firm expression.

Zhu Chen nodded his head, "Come on, give me makeup, since I came to the door, I naturally won't let them down." After speaking, the corners of his mouth hooked a cold smile.

She hadn't finished grooming yet, Zhu Ziqi had already come to "invite" this mother-in-law on the order of her father, and when she heard the cold words of this unpleasant concubine, she also responded coldly through a curtain, "No matter how anxious I am, I can't let me meet guests unkempt, Ziqi, you are waiting outside." ”

Zhu Ziqi heard about the poisoning of plum blossom cakes in the morning, and his face was immediately full of anger, although there is no direct evidence pointing to Zhu Chen's, but Teng Yuanyuan and Zhu Chen's recent close things are well known, and only this mother-in-law never forgets to take Ye Manjun's life.

As soon as he thought of this, his hand clenched into a fist clenched "Click" sounded, and he couldn't wait to rush in and carry Zhu Chen's collar to reply and seek justice for Ye Manjun. Fortunately, he is still sensible, and he must not be impulsive and let Zhu Chen use the topic to evade responsibility.

"The father is anxious to see the mother concubine, and the son will give the mother another quarter of an hour to the concubine, if the mother concubine is still not dressed properly, don't blame the son for breaking in."

Zhu Chen's face in the room was already distorted with anger when he heard these words with a strong smell of threat, and he pushed the mirror away in displeasure, lifted the curtain angrily and said loudly: "You are so bold—"

"Now that the concubine has finished her makeup and is ready to meet guests, then don't bother." Zhu Ziqi made a gesture of please, but his attitude was extremely strong.

"You rebel, have you forgotten me or your mother-in-law? Is there anyone like you who talks to your mother-in-law? Zhu Chen raised his hand and prepared to teach this hateful concubine a lesson.

Zhu Ziqi grabbed her wrist, and those cold eyes fell on her body, eager to poke out a few holes, "Mother, let's go and reply to my father's order first." ”

He grabbed Zhu Chen's wrist and strode out of the house, this grandmother was embarrassed, so don't blame him for being rude.

"You let go of me, Zhu Ziqi, did you hear that? I am your mother-in-law, and you are guilty of the following-" Zhu Chen shouted loudly, his eyes looking at Zhu Ziqi with hatred.

Hearing this, Zhu Zijiao, who was shouting loudly, hurried over, but when he saw the second brother pulling his grandmother forward, he was surprised, what happened?

"Zijiao, you came just in time, take down this rebellious son for me, I will definitely reward you when I look back......" Zhu Chen looked at Zhu Zijiao like a savior, this child has always been more obedient than Zhu Ziqi, and he will definitely not disobey her.

"Zijiao, this is my father's order." Zhu Ziqi only said this, signaling this younger brother not to get involved in this matter, and he couldn't become a grasshopper tied to Zhu Chen's family.

When Zhu Zijiao heard this, he glanced at the second brother's cold face like an ice sculpture for a while, but he knelt down and said to Zhu Chen: "Mother, my son is incompetent, and I dare not disobey my father's orders." ”

Zhu Zijiao chose not to stand on Zhu Chen's side, so angry that Zhu Chen's choked enough, and really didn't jump out of her belly to be counted on, when she passed by this step-by-son son, she scolded angrily, "What a white-eyed wolf, Zhu Zijiao, you betray me today, I will remember, you wait for me, and I will 'teach' you well when I turn back, so that you know what is called mother's life cannot be violated......"

Zhu Zijiao's head lowered and looked at the ground, no matter what, the future King of Ruyang is the second brother, he can't offend the second brother because of Zhu Chen's family, anyway, he doesn't have much ambition, and enjoying a peaceful life is what he cares about the most.

Zhu Ziqi glanced at the posture of this younger brother, and the feelings in his eyes were very complicated, but now is not the time to talk to his younger brother in detail, the coming day will be long, and there will be time to open his heart and talk in the future.

When the two of them walked away, Zhu Zijiao stood up, and the little guy next to him stepped forward to pat the dust off the master's underwear, and when he raised his head again, there was a burst of worry on his face, "Fourth master, is this okay?" The princess will take revenge......"

"No matter how strong she is, it is the sun that sets in the western mountains, there will always be a day when I can't toss people, I have no chance with the throne in my life, it is better to take a long-term view." Zhu Zijiao was optimistic and smiled at the people close to him.

"That being said, it's ......"

"There are not so many worries, let's go, let's go out of the house to have fun, life is short, it's better to have fun in time......"

There will be a big incident in the mansion today, Zhu Zijiao can immediately guess when he sees the battle of the second brother, he doesn't want to get involved, it is better to use a name to avoid going out of the mansion, so that he can also protect himself.

"Huh? Master, didn't the prince ask you to keep up with the second master? You're going to have to leave the house......"

"Don't talk nonsense, let's go, we're going to have a good time today."

Zhu Zijiao pulled the collar of the little guy and walked out of the house, the faster he walked at this time, the better, so as not to lose the city gate and affect the pond fish, not to mention that he was just a small shrimp.

Near the place where Zhu Yi dealt with things, Zhu Ziqi just let go of Zhu Chen's hand, Zhu Chen's family was forced to keep up with Zhu Ziqi's pace all the way, and he had been miserable for a long time, and now that he was free, he glared at Zhu Ziqi fiercely, "You ...... against the obstacles"

Zhu Ziqi looked at her coldly, "Mother, you have time to teach me a lesson here, so let's think about your excuses." ”

Zhu Chen directly snorted at him, where could he hear this? Pointing at Zhu Ziqi, she was about to scold, but when she saw that the head of the Teng family and the head of the An family were pulling their daughters who had been beaten and acted badly, her face instantly tensed.

As soon as Zhu Ziqi looked at her appearance, he knew that this mother-in-law must be the mastermind behind the poisoning of plum blossom cakes, and he was thinking about how to get rid of this hateful mother-in-law and save her from the trouble of always looking for Ye Manjun.

The head of the Teng family saw his nephew Zhu Ziqi and nodded lightly, "Ziqi, this matter ......."

"If your uncle has something to say, let's go in and explain it to my father." Zhu Ziqi said indifferently, he didn't help his relatives in this matter, even if this person was his uncle.

"Cousin......" Teng Yuanyuan called ominously, with hope in her eyes, "Help...... I ......"

"If you have the courage to do it, you have to bear the corresponding consequences." Zhu Ziqi didn't give this cousin a good look, so he took a few steps forward and went up the steps, and said loudly: "Father, the mother concubine has arrived." ”

Zhu Chen's is only a whole piece of clothing, she is a royal family member, how can she be rude in front of people?

"Princess......" Teng Yuanyuan stretched out her hand and gently pulled Zhu Chen's sleeve.

How did she know that Zhu Chen's hand was out of her reach, only to see Zhu Chen's eyes looking at Teng Yuanyuan's eyes full of hope with disgust, "Since you are so vicious, if you are not punished, then there is heavenly reason?" This princess has always been fair and strict, Yuanyuan, you have done something wrong, this princess will never follow the law for personal gain, you can do it yourself, don't let this princess down again. ”

Teng Yuanyuan looked at Zhu Chen's with wide eyes, people, how can they be so shameless? Who was she poisoned and beaten for? A qiē is all instructed by her. "You ......" she pointed at Zhu Chen angrily, where can she still care about dignity and humility.

Zhu Chen swept her fingers away with his hand and said coldly: "Don't point your finger at this princess, you are not qualified enough, Teng family master, how did you teach your daughter rules and etiquette?" Don't just rely on having a sister who is a side concubine and don't take this princess in your eyes, this princess is the princess of Ruyang who is personally crowned by the saint. ”

The head of the Teng family was so angry that his face turned red, this Zhu Chen, who turned right and wrong upside down, still has the face to say such a thing? "Princess......

At this time, the subordinates around Zhu Yi came out and said loudly: "The prince has a will, Xuan Princess, Teng family master and his daughter, An family master and his daughter Jin Jin-"

Zhu Chen snorted coldly, stepped on the steps, and entered the hall with the curtain lifted by the next person.

The head of the Teng family turned his head and glared at this unconscious daughter, he knew that she would drag down the family like this, and he should have strangled him to death as soon as he made a move.

Teng Yuanyuan's eyes did not dare to contact her father, at this time she was empty-hearted, on the way she was already scolded by her father, for yesterday's humiliation, her senses were not as strong as today, after all, her head was now hanging under the guillotine.

An Xinru's situation was not much better than Teng Yuanyuan's, and she went in with her father with a pale face, fortunately, someone helped her, otherwise she would have fainted immediately.

The light in the room is not as bright as outside, and when Zhu Chen came in, he did not look at her husband first, but fell on Lin Long, the wife of the Marquis of Xiangyang, this woman who has nothing to do is Ye Xuyao's wife? Just looking at it like this, her eyes gradually disagreed, what is a yellow-haired girl afraid of? She had eaten more salt than she had ever eaten rice.

After settling down, she bent her knees and saluted her husband Zhu Yi, "Lord, there is such a distinguished guest coming to the door early this morning, the prince should have sent someone to inform the concubine as soon as possible, as the princess of Ruyang, I didn't greet Mrs. Ye in person, but it was not mine......"

After a few insincere words, Lin Long originally had a little disgust for Zhu Chen's family, but now he has added a few points, but it is difficult for Ye Manjun to deal with her for so long, this old woman is not easy to mess with. She reached out and gently held Ye Manjun, who was sitting beside her, to give her support.

Ye Manjun shook her head with a slight smile, indicating that she was not afraid of Zhu Chen's family, this old woman was eager for her to die, but she was not powerless to let her bully her, in the end, it was still Zhu Chen's more deflated.

"Dare to ask the princess, this plate of plum blossom cake princess should be no stranger, right?" Ye Xuyao pointed to the plum blossom cake that was used as evidence in the tray of his subordinates, and immediately attacked.

Zhu Chen looked at the plate of plum blossom cakes with a calm face, "Of course this princess knows, this is Teng Yuanyuan's best food, she used it to honor this princess at the plum banquet, and many people saw it at that time, how?" Is there something wrong with this bread? ”

Her eyes widened exaggeratedly, as if with a look of horror.

It's good acting, Lin Long thought. "Yesterday when I first entered the city, I first met with my sister-in-law, and the family was happy to meet, but who knew that there was a greedy dog who went to touch this plate of plum blossom cakes, and the result was ......" her plain hand pointed to the dead dog dragged out by the subordinates, "This dog is dead, and the doctor told me that this cake contains arsenic, and the princess doesn't know?" ”

This was said with a bit of sarcasm, obviously meaning something, but Zhu Chen pretended not to hear it, "This is really thrilling, Miss Ye is okay, right?" She hurriedly looked at Ye Manjun to express her concern, and then said as if sighing: "I really don't know how this plum blossom cake appeared in front of Miss Ye, if I knew that someone dared to poison her, this princess would definitely screw her head first to seek justice for Miss Ye......"

The words were filled with righteous indignation, Ye Manjun's heart was on fire when he heard it, although he had long known that Zhu Chen's family would not admit his guilt lightly, but he didn't expect her to speak so shamelessly and justifiably?

Lin Long's hand gently patted the back of Ye Manjun's hand, signaling her not to be angry, looking at Teng Yuanyuan and Anxinru and the two daughters, and said angrily: "This plum blossom cake was given by the two of you to my sister-in-law, and now it has been found to contain highly poisonous, you two intend to kill my sister-in-law, Lord Wang, please deal with it." ”

Zhu Yi's face became more and more ugly, and he was caught by someone for poisoning, which happened in his realm, which was something that made his face quite dull, "Mrs. Ye, this king will deal with it by himself, and give Miss Ye justice." Then he patted the case, "Someone comes, take Teng Yuanyuan and Anxinru and put them in and lock them up and interrogate them strictly......."

Zhu Chen pressed the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, but his eyes did not look at the two.

Teng Yuanyuan didn't care about the injury on her buttocks, and said loudly: "The prince is wronged, this is not what I did, no, it is Wang ......" When she was about to mention Zhu Chen's family, she felt Zhu Chen's cold gaze looking at her, she swallowed her saliva, and immediately changed her words, "They deliberately blamed me, the plum blossom cake I sent was not poisonous, this is the masterpiece of Ye Manjun and her sister-in-law......

"That's right, Lord Wang, you must be aware of everything, this is really none of my business, I don't know anything......" Anxin knelt down crying, she knew that there would be today, and she would not have a close relationship with Teng Yuanyuan.

"At this point, you still have to talk nonsense to climb my sister, Lord Wang, your women in Ruyang City have really opened Benhou's eyes." Ye Xuyao said coldly, his gaze swept over Zhu Chen's family intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhu Chen's back was cold, this young man is not easy to mess with, she learned it yesterday, fortunately, she found out and disposed of the spy last night, and now this young man has no evidence pointing to her, she can't mess with herself, and she looks like nothing is going on while doing psychological construction.

When Zhu Yi heard this merciless criticism, his face was embarrassed for a while, and he snorted coldly, "Hugh is talking nonsense, Miss Ye has no grudge against you, why do you want to blame you?" No one will believe your words......"

"No, it's not like that, she hates me for becoming the second master's concubine, so she is bent on getting rid of my ......" Teng Yuanyuan shouted.