No matter how big the waves were caused by the events in the capital, in the courtyard where Jiang Ruan was, there was never a single sound of wind, and the dumb maid could not speak. And in addition to the big white dog that was covering, she was only accompanied by flesh and blood in her belly. As the days passed, Jiang Ruan could also feel that his lower abdomen was bulging slightly, and even if he touched it with his hand, he could feel a clear bulge. Now she wears a wide garment every day, and no one sees her except the dumb maid, but she is not noticed for the time being. But this is not the way to go on after all, and as time goes by, it will eventually become more and more nostalgic. And the people she comes into contact with will definitely not be the only mute maid, the more dangerous she is for every day.

Completely isolated from the outside world, she didn't know what the situation was outside now, Jiang Ruan was not anxious in her heart, now she just wanted to take good care of the child in her belly, and the rest of the things should be considered on the basis of ensuring the safety of the child.

On this day, Jiang Ruan had eaten, even if the dumb maid cooked more food for the reason of the white dog, and there was more meat, but for a pregnant person, these things were far from enough. What's more, Jiang Ruan also had old diseases in the past, and his body was not as good as others, but after these days, he became much weaker.

She leaned back on the soft couch and flipped through some scripts specially prepared on the table, but her eyes did not turn upwards at all, thinking about her own affairs. Until an unfamiliar voice came: "Lord Hong'an." ”

Jiang Ruan raised his eyes and saw a gray-robed man standing in front of the door, this man was wearing a mask on the left side of his face, only half of his cheeks were exposed, and a pair of blue fox eyes looked a little weird, who was this person not Yuan Chuan?

Jiang Ruan's heart was slightly shocked, and now that she was pregnant, her reaction was becoming more and more sluggish, and she didn't even know when there was another person in the house. She didn't stand up, leaning motionless on the couch, the wide front hem of her dress just enough to hide the bulge in her lower abdomen.

Yuan Chuan walked in slowly, and a smile appeared on his face, because only half of his face could see the expression, which looked extremely weird. He sat down on the wooden chair in front of Jiang Ruan and spoke: "I haven't seen you for a long time, the county lord is a lot haggard. ”

Jiang Ruan didn't say a word, and Yuan Chuan continued: "I also saw Xiao Wang Ye the day before yesterday, and it seems that he has lost a lot, and sure enough, it is the same husband and wife, and Yuan Chuan also admires it." ”

"The messenger is probably not here to tell me this." Jiang Ruan opened his mouth and said, "I don't know what it is? ”

Yuan Chuan smiled: "The county lord is really still such a straightforward temperament, but he seems a little anxious." To tell the truth, Yuan Chuan came here today, not to catch up, but to tell the county lord something. ”

Jiang Ruan's gaze fell on him, and his tone was very calm: "What's the matter?" ”

Yuan Chuan paused, and then said slowly: "General Jiang has entered the dungeon, His Royal Highness the Thirteenth is under house arrest, and Miss Zhao, who has a marriage contract with General Jiang, is now also riddled with murder charges, oh, no, it's not Miss Zhao, it's the entire Zhao family, and now it has the name of murdering His Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to preserve." ”

Jiang Ruan listened quietly, and did not show the slightest fluctuation in his expression because of Yuan Chuan's words, Yuan Chuan's eyes flashed slightly when he saw this scene, and he couldn't help but want to look at Jiang Ruan's expression more carefully.

Xuan Li was about to start working, and before that, he had to come to the most difficult queen to test Jiang Ruan. It was at a critical time, it was not easy for Xuanli to come forward, and the saint had private feelings for Jiang Ruan, Yuan Chuan didn't think that Dan Zhen could get any benefit from Jiang Ruan's words, so he had to come forward in person. He knew that Jiang Ruan was treacherous and cunning, but after saying these words, Jiang Ruan couldn't see the slightest loophole, and Yuan Chuan couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

One is his own eldest brother, the other is his own handkerchief, and the other is the future master who is related to the future, Jiang Ruan should not be this indifferent posture in front of him no matter what. But Jiang Ruan has always known how to control his emotions, maybe now he is just pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.

"Messenger," Jiang Ruan said in the flash of Yuan Chuan's heart, "Now I should call you the envoy of Southern Xinjiang." Your saintess from southern Xinjiang has met with me, and from her words, it seems that she wants to encroach on the land of the entire Great Jin Dynasty. Maybe I shouldn't say it's wishful thinking, but Southern Xinjiang is just a small country, and it was not the opponent of the Jin Dynasty when it was at the height of its national strength, so why is it so arrogant now? Jiang Ruan didn't answer Yuan Chuan's words, but he talked about another thing, Yuan Chuan's expression moved slightly, and then he smiled: "Isn't the county lord concerned about my southern Xinjiang?" ”

"I can't talk about care, but people always like to watch the excitement." Jiang Ruan said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of agreement your country has made with the Eighth Highness, but now it seems that I don't understand it." Your country is bent on bringing down the Thirteenth Highness and helping the Eighth Highness to ascend to the throne, is it just for the crime of others to marry clothes? With all due respect, our Eighth Highness is not a person who has given up his hands on mountains and rivers. ”

"In the world, there are gains and losses, and the transaction with the Eighth Highness is naturally a reciprocal condition." Yuan Chuan's words changed: "Since Nanjiang and His Royal Highness are already allies, and now that His Royal Highness is in a good situation, we are naturally very happy, but isn't the county lord worried about his eldest brother?" ”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: "My eldest brother has never made any mistakes, even if he is thrown into prison for a while, there will be a day when things will come out in the future, why should I worry." ”

She said frankly, Yuan Chuan was even more suspicious in his heart, could it be that Jiang Ruan still had something to do? But he couldn't think of it, but his eyes fell on the big white dog napping in the corner of the room. Jiang Ruan asked the dumb maid for a dog, and he also knew it, and at first he also thought about whether there was any trick in it, but after observing it for a long time, he really didn't find anything. As soon as Jiang Ruan came out of the house, countless people would look at her, where could she play any tricks. What's more, she rarely goes out of the house on weekdays, and a woman who can't even get out of the house naturally can't make any waves.

But if Jiang Ruan was really afraid of being lonely and lonely to raise a big white dog, he always felt that something was wrong, and Yuanchuan had a headache for the first time. He suddenly realized that the women of the Great Jin Dynasty were more treacherous than those in southern Xinjiang, and it was very difficult to figure out. Especially Jiang Ruan, it is even more so. He said casually: "The county lord is not telling me, if you are really calm, why is it that you have lost a lot of weight even if you don't feed the dog so much." ”

The big white dog looked lean, Jiang Ruan was slightly stunned, she ate every day in the name of the big white dog, but the growth of animals is always directly reflected. This dog used to be fed too well, but now it is only a short time, and it looks very skinny, and it is a little strange at a glance.

She didn't say anything, such silence was a little relieved in Yuan Chuan's eyes, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Thinking that Jiang Ruan must have deliberately bluffed, now that the overall situation has been decided, I am afraid that it will be difficult to turn around, since this is the case, I can talk to Xuanli and do it immediately, without further ado.

Yuan Chuan's mood suddenly became better, he looked at Jiang Ruan, this woman has always been a thorn in the heart of the saint, as the saint's most trusted staff, he has cleared all the obstacles on the way for the saint in his life. Qi Man and Xuan Li wanted to keep Jiang Ruan in exchange for Xiao Shao's strength, but Dan really only wanted to put Jiang Ruan to death, and he would eventually achieve this goal for Dan Zhen. He will think of ways to sabotage Xuanli's deal, once Jiang Ruan is rescued by Xiao Shao, if he wants to do it in the future, I am afraid it will be much more difficult. How to let this woman die quietly, Yuan Chuan already had an idea in his heart. He stood up again, looked down at Jiang Ruan and said, "Originally, Yuanchuan came here today because he thought that the county lord was alone, and he didn't know that there was a scene outside the road, so he came to inform him. However, seeing that the county lord was calm and not distressed, Yuan Chuan was satisfied. The county lord should not be too emotional, when the overall situation has been decided, he will inevitably give the county lord a place to live. ”

After he said this, he left with a big smile, never looking at Jiang Ruan again, as if he had a full grasp in his heart. After Yuan Chuan left, the calmness on Jiang Ruan's face slowly dissipated, and there seemed to be a hint of relaxation in his eyes, but there was a hint of nervousness.

Yuan Chuan specially came to inform him, it seems that Xuan Li has already started to do it, and everything is developing according to what he thinks, since Yuan Chuan came to deliberately test it, it can only mean that the other party has not noticed the strangeness in it. Today, she acted in a play like this according to Yuan Chuan's thoughts, that is, Yuan Chuan would inform Xuan Li of the results of the trial. Xuanli took the reassuring pill, and then she would start to do it, and she had to hurry up and urge Xuanli to do it.

Everything here was to be expected, the only thing I didn't expect was that I was pregnant, and that this place was so hidden that no one had found her yet. In this way, the baby in the womb is very dangerous. I don't know how long the big white dog can last under the guise of the road, but one more day is more dangerous, such as today, it is really dangerous.

Yuan Chuan went out of the house, just in time to see the dumb maid carrying the leftovers and preparing to wash the dishes, Yuan Chuan saw that there was not much left, and the plates and saucers were very huge, he was stunned at first, and then asked, "This is the prepared dog food?" ”

The mute maid opened her mouth and nodded a few times. Yuan Chuan frowned: "I have eaten so much, how can I still be so skinny...... The dumb maid looked like a lot of food in her hand, but the white dog I saw in Jiang Ruan's place today did not look fat and strong, and even very thin. If it were a trivial matter on weekdays, Yuan Chuan would not look at it at all, but whenever something had something to do with Jiang Ruan, Yuan Chuan always felt that things were not so simple, and he had to come up with a reason. It's because I look at this thing and think a little hard.

The dumb maid stumbled and accidentally threw the dinner plate to the ground, Yuan Chuan woke up from his contemplation, glanced at the mess on the ground with some disgust, and turned away in annoyance because he didn't think of the reason.

……。

In the palace of King Jinying, Xiao Shao changed into an official robe, because he didn't have much time to go to court on weekdays, most of them walked outside, and he didn't have much time to wear official robes, and the robes were still very new. The unicorn embroidered with gold thread was very powerful, but he changed into a gorgeous dress, and immediately looked a little majestic.

He was already handsome, and he was also extremely eye-catching in the crowd, but today there was a strange man beside him, this man was wearing a dark red pattern official uniform, the style of the official uniform seemed a little old, it seemed to be the style of the previous year, but this man was on the boat, but he didn't feel old-fashioned at all, but there was a mellow aroma like an old wine.

This is an extremely handsome middle-aged man, and even his facial features are extremely distinct now, let alone thinking about the demeanor of his youth. There seems to be a literati-like purity on his body, and it seems to have a little scattered and amorous, giving people a mixed feeling between maturity and youth.

The man looked at Xiao Shao and said, "Master, let's go." ”

There were two horses tied side by side on the wooden bolt outside the house, one was jet black and one was snow-white, Xiao Shao turned over and jumped on the jet-black horse, the man naturally jumped on the snow-white one, and the two of them whipped and stepped away. But on the roof behind the mansion gate, Jin San spit out the grass chewing in his mouth with a "phew", and said: "I didn't expect Steward Lin to be a beautiful man, and he used to talk nonsense." ”

Jin Si shook his head: "People can't look good, this person is serious, but he looks a little unfamiliar." ”

These days, in the Jinying Palace, almost everyone has noticed the change in Steward Lin, who is getting younger and more handsome day by day. In this world, there is probably no way to make people look good except for disguise, and disguise is achieved overnight, where is there such a step-by-step statement. It's just that the Jinyi guards have been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, and they are all well-informed masters, and they can see that they are coming out of the door when they look at it, and they think that it is about what kind of medicine Steward Lin took to become ugly and old, hiding his appearance, and now he is about to take the antidote, and he gradually returned to his original appearance.

"I've been looking for so long, and I'm glad I finally found the antidote." Jin San sighed with emotion: "Now, no one doubts that he said that he is a beautiful man." "From ugly to beautiful, probably everyone will be happy, who would think that they are good-looking? Steward Lin is also a person who pays attention to appearance, when he looked like in the past, he always judged his own character, but now he has a face that can complement his clothes, isn't it a happy life?

"Not necessarily." Jin Si shook his head: "For so many years, he has honestly pretended to be a housekeeper, not necessarily because he doesn't know that he has a way to restore his appearance." Just like we have to hide our identities when we go on a mission, Steward Lin is probably doing this to hide his identity. ”

"Then why are you looking like it again?" Jin San felt that what Jin Si said was also reasonable, but he still didn't understand it.

Jin Si sighed: "It's about that something has happened now that forces him to pick up his identity again, and the original hiding is gone from now on." Don't you notice that Lao Lin's temperament is becoming less and less like Lao Lin now? Jin Si propped his hands on his head and lay down: "There will be no old forest in Jinying Palace." ”

The original Lao Lin is gone, and once the current handsome middle-aged man recovers his original identity, he probably won't come back to be a little housekeeper. Such a person should also have a great background.

Jin San was also silent, and said for a long time: "I hope they have a smooth journey and don't live up to the identity of sacrificing Lao Lin." ”

……。

Fang entered the palace, Xiao Shao and Steward Lin separated at the door, and the two obviously did not take the same road. Steward Lin walked through the garden from the corridor in front of the door, his appearance was unfamiliar, and there were eunuchs and guards to stop him, but Steward Lin casually took off a bronze medal from his waist and shook it in front of those guards, the guards were shocked, as if they couldn't believe it and looked at the sign again, so they had to get out of the way, and after Steward Lin left, he couldn't stop looking at him.

The little eunuch who looked curious stepped forward and asked, "Big brother, what did that person just see with you, why did he let him go, obviously looking at his face tight." ”

"You know what." The guard hurriedly urged him to lower his voice and replied: "What he has in his hand is the original pass of Prince Hongxi, there are only two passes, I have seen it once, Gonggong Li has one in his hand, but after Prince Hongxi left, Gonggong Li has never taken it out and used it, but I didn't expect to see it today." Speaking of this, the guard was also a little strange: "But who is that person, there is also this thing, it looks like he is very familiar with the palace, it doesn't look like a living person, could it be the old man of His Royal Highness Prince Hongxi?" ”

Yes, in the complicated road in the palace, Steward Lin's steps are very steady, so many years have passed, even if some things have changed, there are also many new gardens and courtyards in this palace, but in general there is still no change, just like people's hearts. It is the easiest to change, and it is the night market that is the least easy to change. Steward Lin's heart felt very complicated, he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart at this moment, if he could, he would rather not enter the palace again for the rest of his life. At the beginning, his future, his prosperity, his ambitions, and his confidants were all buried in this cold palace. How ruthless it is in the deep palace, Steward Lin knows better than anyone else. But he still came today, not for anything else, just for a promise.

The direction he walked was Cining Palace.

Aunt Yang carefully slapped the shoulder of the Empress Dowager Yide, her strength was very good, and she had taken care of the Empress Dowager Yide for decades, and Aunt Yang was always so thoughtful. In the past, the Empress Dowager Yide was comfortably served by her, but today, the Empress Dowager Yide's brows have not relaxed, as if she has encountered something that cannot be explained, and she has been frowning tightly.

Aunt Yang sighed silently in her heart, Xuan Pei may not be able to hide the news of the murder of the monarch after all, she just wants to try her best to hide it, such an opportunity that can be used to attack Xuan Pei, how can the people of the Eight Emperors' faction let it go. Now the excerpts flying up and down the Manchu Dynasty are all hoping to set the prince as soon as possible, the thirteen princes are not worthy of being emperors due to their virtues, and the eight princes are well-deserved future masters of the Great Jin Dynasty. Although these voices are not as arrogant as they are on the surface, they have almost spread throughout the entire former dynasty of the Great Jin Dynasty. Xuan Pei was placed under house arrest, naturally he didn't know about these things outside the road, but maybe it was a good thing. Aunt Yang thought to herself, it was just a young child, and it was too cruel for him to face cannibalism and reversal of right and wrong at such an age.

These cruel things Xuan Pei did not face directly, all the pressure was pushed to the head of the Empress Dowager Yide, the Empress Dowager Yide, the Empress Dowager who listened to the government, could not do it for too long, otherwise she would be criticized by the world, just like the queen mother who personally governed the country after the death of an emperor in the previous dynasty, even if the family and country were governed well, they could never win the name of a demon queen, and the most Lu was subverted by the civil and military officials and the regent together.

If the Empress Dowager Yide also delays to express her position, then the courtiers will think that she wants to control the government herself. But once Xuanpei provoked this matter, it was impossible for the Empress Dowager Yide to support him clearly, and in such a situation as the court, some of Xuanpei's followers also defected, but there were many more people who left Xuan.

Aunt Yang knew the mind of the Empress Dowager Yide, the emperor wanted to make Xiao Shao the prince, but Xiao Shao never meant this, and the Empress Dowager Yide thought that she owed Xiao Shao, and it was impossible not to consider Xiao Shao's intentions. If Xiao Shao didn't want to be this emperor, the Empress Dowager Yide would naturally not force it, and the remaining eight princes and thirteen princes, in all fairness, no matter which side the Empress Dowager Yide chooses, it will be harmless to herself. She has always been the imperial grandmother, and neither Xuan Pei nor Xuan Li can do anything to her, as long as she is not afraid of being drowned by the spittle of the world.

With Empress Dowager Yide's original temperament, she would definitely not make a move, but the Jinying Mansion has made it clear that it is on Xuanpei's side, which represents Xiao Shao's attitude. Although this must be because of Jiang Ruan, it turned out later that since Xuanli had an unclear relationship with Southern Xinjiang, on the side of the Empress Dowager Yide, he was a chess piece that could no longer be used.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager Yide will not express her public support for Xuanli, even if it is the trend of the times, the Empress Dowager Yide has to hold on to countless pressures, this woman is like an iron mirror even in the most cruel and difficult years, and will not give in to anyone.

"Niangniang, now ......" Aunt Yang finally couldn't help it, and asked the question that she had been wondering about all along: "Why are you working so hard to support you?" ”

"To wait for an opportunity." The Empress Dowager Yide, who closed her eyes, said.

"Opportunity...... Is it the opportunity of His Highness the Thirteenth? Aunt Yang asked.

"If he only has the ability to wait, he doesn't have to think about that position." Empress Dowager Yide opened her eyes, her eyes were full of clarity and sharpness, and there seemed to be some other emotions flashing, but Aunt Yang didn't see it.

"Queen Mother, it's really hard." Aunt Yang said softly, the haze in this palace has not dissipated in a day, and how much Empress Dowager Yide has done in it, outsiders can only see it.

Just as he was thinking to himself, a report from the little eunuch suddenly came from outside: "Empress Dowager Qi, someone outside the door is holding a token and asking to see——"

The little eunuch presented the token with both hands, Aunt Yang took it and handed it to the Empress Dowager Yide, when the Empress Dowager Yide's eyes touched the token, she was stunned at first, as if she had fallen into some kind of memory, and then, her expression suddenly sharpened, and she said in a deep voice: "Bring it in!" ”

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Lao Lin said that he was going to change his painting style~

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