The sky was covered with goose feathers and heavy snow, and the bluestone ground had turned white.

The carriage drove slowly, leaving two deep wheel prints.

"Miss, I'm home."

Liuzi got up from the front seat of the carriage, stood firmly, and whispered outside the carriage.

Xia Ruan held her mother's hand and tightened it again.

Has it finally arrived?

Li Shi slowly opened his eyes, his face pale: "Arrived home?" ”

"Yes, mother, I'm home." Xia Ruan whispered softly in Li's ear, "Let's go home." ”

On the way back from the palace, Li kept pursing his lips tightly and did not speak.

Whether the bowl of ginseng soup that Xia Qinghe gave her was poisonous or not was not so important to the Li family at this moment. She was afraid that her daughter would enter the palace again, and Xia Qinghe would appear in the palace, which had already made the Li family feel fearful.

The Li family has been wondering, is Xia Fugui and Zhao still alive at this time?

So what happened to the fire in Dongyang County. She seems to have entered a puzzle and can't get out.

She didn't dare to tell her daughter this, her daughter was already worried about business things at this time, and Xiao Jiu's affairs......

However, if you don't tell your daughter about this, how will your daughter prevent it in the future?

She couldn't help but shudder, and her heart was already in chaos.

After entering the house, Du Ruo was already waiting for Xia Ruan in the house, and she couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Li like this.

Li Shi had no blood at this time, but he pretended to be strong.

"Ma'am, are you feeling unwell? Can the slave help you with your pulse? Du Ruo was always not at ease, and personally braved the snow to come to the Shadow Bamboo Garden. She handed over the ginseng soup on the table, "Madam, you can drink some ginseng soup first to warm up." ”

Ginseng soup again?

Li Shi looked up at Du Ruo, and his eyes were no longer at a loss: "No need, I'm a little tired, and I want to rest earlier." ”

Along the way, her mother's expression was a little weird, but she never spoke, and Xia Ruan didn't know what happened to her mother. It's just that the set of clothes on her mother has never been changed, and Xia Ruan has guessed something to some extent.

Something must have happened to my mother. And it's still in the Kunning Palace.

Empress Jiang is very smart this time. She chose to start with Lee.

The Li family has been well protected by Li Changfeng since she was a child, and the dirty things in the house have never appeared in front of her eyes. Therefore, Lee's temperament has always been simple. Married into the Xia family for all these years. Although Li has also seen some unsightly things. But she's in stratagem. Naturally, it is inferior to Queen Jiang.

So Empress Jiang didn't choose to work Xia Ruan at all......

After the palace maid poured tea on Li's body, Xia Ruan was puzzled at that time. Especially when the little palace maid knelt on the ground and begged for mercy without reluctance, Xia Ruan knew that all this was a trap.

Xia Ruan pretended to be stupid at the time. hoped that Empress Jiang would let her enter the game, but unexpectedly, Empress Jiang did not choose her, but chose her mother.

It's just that fortunately, she and Ang Lee are very well prepared this time.

Empress Jiang pinched her weakness, and she also held Empress Jiang's life.

It's just that what did my mother see that would make her scared like this?

"Du Ruo, go and rest." Xia Ruan thought for a while and whispered to Du Ruo, "Now that you are about to give birth, you have to be careful." ”

Du Ruo smiled helplessly: "Thank you, Miss, the slave knows, it's just Miss...... Let the slave help the lady take a look, slave and maid ......"

Xia Ruan glanced at her mother, and said slowly, "Come back later." ”

After Du Ruo heard this, he immediately understood: "The slave and maid understand, and the slave and maid will retire first." ”

After Du Ruo withdrew from the house, Xia Ruan handed the hot tea to his mother.

Li's face softened slightly, she looked up at Xia Ruan, and smiled awkwardly: "Mother made you worried." ”

"Why, my mother should change her clothes first." After Xia Ruan finished speaking, he left to look for clothes in the cupboard. The mother is prone to wind chills when she is cold and hot, and she doesn't want Li to fall ill.

While she was looking for clothes, she pondered what had just happened.

The people who came to attend Empress Jiang's birthday banquet, in addition to the emperor's relatives and relatives, were the family members of important ministers of the imperial court.

Xia Ruan thought for a while, but the movements in his hands suddenly slowed down.

Could it be that my mother met that person?

After Li changed his clothes, Xia Ruan whispered tentatively: "Mother, have you met Ning Guiren?" ”

Li Shi listened to Xia Ruan's and raised his head in some surprise: "You know? ”

Li had been hesitant to tell Xia Ruan about this matter, after all, for Xia Ruan, this matter might be too shocking. She still hasn't figured out why Xia Qinghe appeared in the palace, and naturally she doesn't want her daughter to lose sleep every night because of this matter. It's good for her to bear this kind of pressure alone, and her daughter is still young.

It's just that she can't let her daughter enter the palace again.

As long as Li thought of Xia Qinghe's smile, he was covered in cold sweat.

"I know." Xia Ruan knew what Li was worried about from Li's answer, and she smiled, "Of course I know, Zeng Guifei Niangniang mentioned Ning Guiren several times, but her daughter didn't see her." People outside are rumored that Ning Guiren is beautiful and beautiful, can you see your mother? ”

Xia Ruan naturally wouldn't tell her that Xia Qinghe was Ning Guiren, because she knew that if she said this, she would make her mother worry more.

She deliberately pretended not to know, and her mother would be more relieved.

After all, the matter of cinnabar cannot be known to the mother.

She can handle these things.

Sure enough, Li smiled awkwardly and said softly, "I didn't look too closely, I just glanced at it slightly." ”

Xia Ruan nodded: "Concubine An seems to like to drink other teas now, maybe my mother and I will not be able to enter the palace to participate in these banquets in the future." But that's fine, I don't like those people. ”

Li Shi's eyes widened after listening to Xia Ruan's words.

Her voice was a little surprised: "Don't enter the palace?" ”

"Yes." Xia Ruan pretended to be helpless, "Concubine An Gui Niangniang has changed her taste today." So she probably doesn't like the things in Danyang County. She doesn't remember these things, so her daughter naturally has no chance to enter the palace. ”

The big stone in Li's heart finally landed, she nodded, and agreed: "It's good not to enter the palace, it's good not to enter the palace." ”

Xia Ruan smiled and didn't speak again.

After returning to Begonia Garden, Xia Ruan sat in the room, slightly stunned.

It seems that Empress Jiang already knows the identity of Ning Guiren.

This time, Empress Jiang set up a situation against her mother and Ning Guiren. Empress Jiang thought that her mother had met Ning Guiren. will tell the identity of Ning Guiren without concealment. After all, a dead person standing in front of his mother, according to his mother's usual temperament, will definitely come forward to ask.

OK. This time, the mother suppressed her curiosity.

Empress Jiang's plan is indeed very good. It's just that...... Empress Jiang seems to have underestimated her mother too much.

The mother's temperament is no longer what it used to be.

Xia Ruan rubbed his eyebrows. If you want to completely reassure your mother, she can't enter the palace again, and Ning Guiren can't stay too long.

"Miss."

Chongli's voice came from outside the door.

Xia Ruan gathered his thoughts: "Come in." ”

Chongli pushed the door open. Slapped the snow off his body and stood at the door.

Duran had already known Chongli, so it didn't take much effort for Chongli to enter Begonia Garden this time.

A few days ago, Xu's mother made a lot of jokes, because Xu's mother was a little unfamiliar with Chongli, so when Chongli said that she wanted to see her, Xu's mother almost let Chongli be kicked out. Chongli had no choice but to take advantage of Xu's mother's inattention and climbed over the wall into the yard.

Every time he talked about it, Duran would laugh non-stop.

"The things I asked you to do can be done, what is the situation in the palace now?" Xia Ruan asked Chongli to buy off a father-in-law in the palace a few days ago, wanting to know the news from these people's mouths, as long as the amount of silver given made them moved, then any news could be known.

Chongli lowered his voice: "Now that the Jiang family is in a mess, after Uncle Guo sent the news to the palace, the queen fainted in a hurry. If nothing else, Guozhang is afraid that this time it will be...... I can only live like this for the rest of my life. ”

Xia Ruan took a deep breath and thought for a while, "What about the fifth young master?" ”

Chongli was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The fifth young master has already returned to the house, and the little one thinks that the fifth young master seems to be ...... Seems sad. ”

Xia Ruan and Ang Lee are like brothers and sisters, and this time Ang Lee did such a thing, which was inevitably a little uncomfortable.

For Chong Li, Ang Lee's current situation is as uneasy as when he killed people for the first time in the past, as if he could smell the smell of blood as soon as he closed his eyes.

Chongli saw Li An's pale face and hasty steps with his own eyes, Li An will definitely be seriously ill in the next few days.

It's just that this disease is actually a heart disease.

Xia Ruan frowned slightly: "I know, there is one more thing you want to check." “

Chongli raised his head, a little puzzled: "What's the matter?" ”

"Tomorrow, the matter of the Jiang family will spread throughout the capital." Xia Ruan thought for a while, "When the time comes, you go and find out whether Ning Guiren appeared in Kunning Palace, and what happened in Kunning Palace." If the money is not enough, then go to the account office to find the king's steward, and the matter must be found out. ”

At Empress Jiang's birthday banquet, many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace went to the garden. But there must still be people left behind in Kunning Palace, and Xia Ruan believes that not everyone is willing to be loyal to Empress Jiang.

As soon as the affairs of the Jiang family make a big fuss, these people will know that Empress Jiang's position as queen has been crumbling and is no longer as stable as before.

When the time comes, if you want to buy the people around Empress Jiang, it will be easy for them.

"The little one knows." There was a smile on Chongli's lips, "Miss, there is another piece of good news for you." ”

Xia Ruan raised his eyebrows and looked at Chongli with some curiosity: "Good news? Could it be a letter from L.A.? ”

The smile on Chongli's face deepened, and he slowly took out a letter from his arms and put it beside Xia Ruan before saying, "Childe has sent a letter." It's just that the person who sent the letter back this time was not someone from Childe's side. ”

Xia Ruan showed a smile and picked up the letter from the table, the familiar handwriting on it made her heart beat hard.

After such a long time, this man finally returned with a letter. (To be continued......) (To be continued......)

PS: Thunder today, 00 so the update is late.

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