Qin Shuo.

Xia Ruan didn't like to mention the person's name.

In the eyes of outsiders, Qin Shuo is a sick man, and he may die one day.

His acting skills were so good that even the Six Princes and Emperor Jianguang were kept in the dark.

But this is such a person, in Xia Ruan's eyes, he is the most hidden one.

When Qin Shuo speaks, he will be very kind, and sometimes he will show weakness.

Judging from the pulse or his habits, it is impossible to see that he is a healthy person.

Xia Ruan put her hand on her chest, she remembered that she had seen Qin Shuo in her previous life......

Qin Shuo at that meeting looked haggard, and his face was as pale as paper.

But the Qin Shuo he sees now is not like the past.

Xia Ruan thought, in fact, Qin Shuo's body is very healthy. He would pretend to be sick, also to hide his whereabouts. Because Qin Shuo's health was not good, Emperor Jianguang asked him to move to his mansion early, and he didn't care how his studies were. It is also very normal for Qin Shuo not to appear in the court for several months.

However, if it is replaced by the eldest prince and the sixth prince, even if it does not appear in the court for a few days, it will be criticized.

When Xia Ruan thinks of Qin Shuo, he always thinks of the word hibernation.

It wouldn't take long for Qin Shuo to return to his original appearance, catching the people around him off guard.

Xia Ruan smiled helplessly, Qin Shuo actually wanted to marry Xiao Yuanxi, which really caught her off guard.

What kind of place is the palace?

The place can enter. and he could not come out again. Even if the corpse turns into ashes, it can only be in the palace forever.

Du Ruo saw that Xia Ruan's expression was a little pale, and hurriedly asked, "Madam, what's wrong with you?" Tired? ”

Xia Ruan gathered his mind and wanted to tell Du Ruo to send a few more girls to take care of Xiao Yuanxi. But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them.

Qin Shuo is a smart person, if she wants to stop it, she is also powerless. Xia Ruan was afraid, and Qin Shuo approached Xiao Yuanxi. There are other purposes.

Xia Ruan thought for a moment. decided to wait a few days to ask Xiao Yuanxi what she thought in her heart, after all, she couldn't help Xiao Yuanxi make decisions about emotional matters.

Xia Ruan was just about to open his mouth to talk to Du Ruo. Then he heard a knock at the door outside the house.

"Who?" Xia Ruan asked.

Steward Xue said softly outside the house. "Ma'am. It's an old slave. ”

Xia Ruan waved his hand and asked Du Ruo to invite Steward Xue in.

Steward Xue seemed to have aged a lot in a day, and his expression was tired. Especially the hand that holds the paper in your hand. Trembling terribly.

Xia Ruan also discovered the strangeness of Steward Xue, but she pretended not to see it, and asked Du Ruo to serve Steward Xue tea and bring in some pastries.

Steward Xue sat not far from Xia Ruan, not daring to move.

"This is the Biluochun rewarded by Concubine An Gui Niang a few days ago." Xia Ruan pointed to the teacup on the small table and said, "Steward Xue, you can taste it." ”

Only Xia Ruan and Xue were left in the room, and the others had already retreated and stood outside the small courtyard.

Steward Xue knew that he didn't have any chance to escape now, so he smiled awkwardly and picked up the teacup and said to Xia Ruan, "Thank you, madam." ”

After Concubine An Guifei was the same deputy in the palace, she also had the final say on many things in the palace. Moreover, there is no second person who can approach Emperor Jianguang, except for An Guifei Niangniang.

Steward Xue knew very well what his identity was, how could a person like him from a humble birth drink the tea rewarded by Concubine An. He was able to drink such delicious tea because of Xia Ruan.

Xia Ruan didn't speak, but lowered his eyes, waiting for Xue Guan to speak in advance.

After Steward Xue drank all the tea in the teacup, he said slowly, "The old man and the old slave of the Lin family sent away everything that could be sent away, and those who couldn't be sent away were about ten people." Of these ten people, a few of them were serving in the courtyard of the fourth lady, and a few were the family members of the old slave. ”

"These are the things that these people heard in the Lin family." Steward Xue stood up and handed the rice paper full of words in his hand to Xia Ruan, "Please take a look at it, madam." ”

Xia Ruan took the rice paper, and without looking at it, he threw it aside, "What about the people in the Zhuangzi?" ”

Steward Xue raised his head and looked at Xia Ruan, a little puzzled.

"Hou Ye has two Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing." Xia Ruan spoke very slowly, without hesitation in his words, "One is Aunt Lin's favorite Zhuangzi, and the other is the place where Old Man Lin is closed." Master Lin's Zhuangzi, I don't need to take care of it. You know what I mean, right? ”

The Zhuangzi where she and Aunt Lin went also had a lot of old people from the Lin family.

Over the years, Lu's mother has installed a lot of Lin family members by Aunt Lin's side, and some people don't even know about Aunt Lin's wife.

Xia Ruan thought that since she was going to do this, she had to do it thoroughly.

Chop the grass without removing the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows.

It's just that she can't do it.

She didn't know that those people were the old men of the Lin family, and if she did it, she would inevitably make mistakes. But Steward Xue is different, Steward Xue also saw what the old man of the Lin family said in the house today, if Steward Xue can't handle this matter well, then there is no need for her to keep Steward Xue by her side.

What she needs is someone who is obedient and capable.

Steward Xue listened to Xia Ruan's words and almost knelt on the ground.

Xia Ruan, sure enough, she won't miss a little old love.

In fact, many of those people in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing are the henchmen of Mrs. Lin.

Otherwise, Xia Ruan would not have had an accident in Zhuangzi.

Xia Ruan really didn't forget that incident, Xia Ruan still remembered......

She didn't show any anger before, not because she didn't remember, but because she remembered it all too well.

Steward Xue nodded: "The old slave knows how to do it, but the lady ......"

"Huh?" Xia Ruan raised his head and looked at Steward Xue, "Steward Xue has something, you might as well say it directly." ”

Steward Xue took a deep breath and said the last words in his heart to conceal Xia Ruan, "Once upon a time, Master Lin was drunk once, and he had no intention of talking to the old slave, saying that the Lin family's bloodline was more noble than anyone else. At that time, the old slave only thought it was a joke, until ...... It wasn't until later that Master Lin began to secretly buy a lot of weapons. The Lin family is a martial arts family, and if they buy a large number of weapons, they will not be talked about. It's just that...... There are too many of these weapons. ”

"Mother Lu wrote it in the ledger fixedly." Steward Xue closed his eyes and almost gritted his teeth, "The old slave thought, these fixations are not only weapons, but also may be...... It's ......"

Steward Xue didn't say that, but Xia Ruan understood, "Military horses." ”

If Master Lin had the intention of rebellion, it would not be surprising that he would do this.

In fact, Steward Xue always knew that Master Lin's movements were a little strange. But he is just a subordinate, and what he shouldn't ask about should be treated as if he didn't see it.

Just because he can't see it doesn't mean that other people will think the same way.

Xia Ruan picked up the rice paper that was put aside and looked at it page by page.

Judging from the words on these papers, in fact, many people in the Lin family know that the Lin family is not as simple as they imagined. Especially for a few older people, they can almost guess half-guessed.

But they didn't guess who the ancestor of the Lin family was.

After reading it, Xia Ruan said, "Steward Xue, you will set off today, and I will give you half a month for the affairs of Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing." I remember, Xue Cheng is seventeen years old this year and has not yet married? ”

Steward Xue raised his head and looked at Xia Ruan, and nodded, "Back to Mrs., the dog has not yet married." ”

"There is a girl next to the fourth sister, I look very clever." Xia Ruan smiled and said, "She mentioned Xue Cheng to me. ”

Steward Xue's eyes widened in shock, he didn't know about this matter.

His eldest son, Xue Cheng, was too wooden to tell them many things.

But now, Xia Ruan knows better than him what his son does.

So that's ...... If he had half a false mind, Xia Ruan also had a way to know.

Steward Xue couldn't help but start to be scared again, wasn't the woman in front of him really a monster? Why do you repeatedly use simple words to hit him in the soft underbelly?

"Thank you, ma'am." Steward Xue slowly calmed down, "Just now Mrs. Lin asked the old slave to bring a message to Mrs., tomorrow morning, she wants to talk to Mrs. Moreover, Mrs. Lin said......"

Steward Xue remembered Aunt Lin's expression, so he no longer hesitated, "Aunt Lin said, kill him." ”

After Xia Ruan heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Steward Xue and said lightly, "I know, you can step down." ”

Steward Xue looked at Xia Ruan's calm face, not half surprised or stunned, and slightly surprised in his heart, but he didn't speak again.

He didn't know why Xia Ruan wasn't as surprised as he was.

After all, Aunt Lin offered to kill Master Lin, such a thing was too unexpected.

Steward Xue didn't dare to figure out what Xia Ruan was thinking, because he knew that he couldn't guess.

Just like Xiao Jiu.

He watched Xiao Jiu grow up, but he didn't guess what kind of person Xiao Jiu was.

Xia Ruan, who is similar to Xiao Jiu, he can't guess it either.

After Steward Xue left, Du Ruo walked in from outside the house.

Xia Ruan looked at the paper on the table for a while before saying to Du Ruo, "Go and burn these things." ”

Du Ruo was a little surprised, and hesitated for a while, "Madam, don't you show these things to the Hou Ye?" ”

"No, these things will stain his eyes." Xia Ruan exhaled slowly, "You said that you met Cuiliu a few days ago, and you saw that Cuiliu's face was not good, so I asked you to inquire, but what did you find out?" ”

Du Ruo hurriedly nodded, approached Xia Ruan and whispered, "The slave maid went to inquire, the old lady is in good health." It's just that...... Miss...... In the past few days, Miss Wen and those people from the Tang family have been too close. ”

Xia Ruan raised his eyebrows and looked at Du Ruo, "That Tang family?" ”

"In this capital, in addition to the Tang family of Pingyang Hou, there is also the Tang family?" Du Ruo's brows furrowed, "Slave look, this matter is too strange." However, Miss Wen did it too seamlessly, and the old lady was busy taking care of the little master, and she didn't seem to notice any of this. It's Sister Cuiliu, I'm afraid I've discovered something. (To be continued......)

PS: There is a typo, revise it later. The background is too stuck.