The spring of the thirteenth year of Hongwu came very early, since the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the weather is getting warmer day by day, and on a sunny day, the room seems to be heated without charcoal. Every day, Xiao Yiran habitually sits lazily in the sunlight in front of the desk in front of the window, thinking about his thoughts, or reading books and practicing calligraphy.

In the blink of an eye, it is the twenty-third year of the lunar month, and since the morning, there have been sporadic firecrackers outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, but the Prime Minister's Mansion is getting quieter and quieter, and this quiet gives people a depressing feeling. Xiao Yiran didn't know if others had similar feelings, and looking at Xiaomei's face, he seemed to be aware of it.

"Xiaomei, today is Xiao Nian, is the Prime Minister's Mansion so quiet in previous years?"

"Miss, I'm wondering, in previous years, the Prime Minister's Mansion has been busy since the morning, where would it be like this? What the hell is going on this year? ”

Xiao Yiran looked up at the gloomy sky, and said in a non-trivial manner:

"Look at the weather, I'm afraid it's going to rain for a while."

Xiaomei also looked up at the sky and said:

"Miss, this year's winter seems to have passed very quickly, it hasn't been too cold, and it hasn't had a decent snowfall, it's already spring."

"yes, it's spring."

There was some sadness in Xiao Yiran's tone, Xu was infected by Xiao Yiran's sadness, and Xiaomei also said:

"After the New Year, I will be fourteen years old, and since I came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I have not been out once in the past eleven years."

"Xiaomei said that she never left the Prime Minister's Mansion once?"

"Yes, Miss."

"And who were you with before?"

"When I first came, I followed the second lady and was a third-class girl, until I was ten years old, and I went to Xiangye's study to be a rough girl."

"Did you suffer a lot?"

"I don't feel how bitter it is, it's just tired, there are endless things to do every day and night, speaking of which, Xiaomei is blessed to serve Miss during this time."

"How old will the maid of the Prime Minister's Mansion be before she will be released from the mansion?"

"There are very few people who are released out of the house, and generally the handsome and clever ones have made room for several young masters. The rest, most of them are allowed to be married to the little servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion, only a very few, when they are in their twenties, either the family will redeem them at home, or because of their rough appearance, the Prime Minister's Mansion will give a few taels of dowry silver and send them out. ”

"What does Xiaomei think?"

"Miss, I just wanted to have a chance to go to the street, but as for the rest, I didn't dare to think about it."

"Xiaomei, don't worry, my sister will take you out."

Xiaomei looked at Xiao Yiran and didn't say anything, although she really wanted Miss to really take herself out, but Miss had been locked up for so long, and there was no sign of being able to go out, and even for so many days, there was no one who even came to visit Miss, so I don't know where Miss's confidence came from.

"Trust me, Mei."

Xiaomei nodded, but her eyes looked at the gloomy sky in the distance through the high courtyard wall of the Xiangfu.

"Miss, it's really raining."

Scattered raindrops fell weakly, sometimes mixed with a few snowflakes.

"And snowflakes, miss."

Since the weather turned colder, Xiao Yiran didn't let Xiaomei stand outside the door anymore, but let her come to the room, but Xiaomei insisted on standing at the door, and Xiao Yiran could only follow her.

On the day of the thirteenth year of Hongwu, the master and servant, just like that, one sat in front of the window, and the other stood inside the door, watching the rain and snow for a day.

Similarly, Qingwen and Musk Yue in Yiran Curie, because the young lady has not heard from her so far, the two of them were overjoyed by Steward Cui's words, and they never saw Steward Cui again afterwards, and they also went to the painting boat to ask Sun Cong, and Sun Cong told them:

"Steward Cui has been to the Prime Minister's Mansion countless times, and the prince's letter was left, but he has never seen the Prime Minister, and he has not even seen the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Including the princess, she has also begged the queen twice, but it has no effect so far. ”

The closer the year gets, the more worried Qingwen and Musk Moon become.

"Qingwen, do you think Miss will come back for the New Year?"

"What do you say?"

"I don't know."

On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, Hu Weiyong, who had not shown up for more than two months, suddenly came to Xiao Yiran's residence, and after taking Xiaomei away, Hu Weiyong said straight to the point:

"The old man wants to accept you as the seventh aunt, what do you think?"

"Xiangye, the quality of the little woman Pu Liu, how can she afford to wait for Xiangye?"

"Are you unwilling?"

"Please forgive me."

"Hmph, I can't help you, the old man has ordered someone to look forward to the day, the sixteenth round house of the first month."

After Hu Weiyong finished speaking, he threw up his sleeves and left.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, fortunately, it was not a few days ago, Xiao Yiran waited for Hu Weiyong to leave, and secretly thought about it for a while. I thought in my heart, although it was recorded in the history books that Hu Weiyong's case was issued in the first month of the fourteenth year of Hongwu, he should still add fuel to him. Xiao Yiran vaguely remembered that it was the Tu Jie in the imperial history who exposed Hu Weiyong's rebellion, so at night, Xiao Yiran escaped from his doppelganger and went straight to Tu Jie's mansion.

After taking a turn over Ying Tianfu, Xiao Yiran remembered that he didn't know where Tu Jie's mansion was, so he had to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion and come to the secret room of the East Cross Courtyard again, wanting to try his luck and see if the three of them were plotting tonight. When I came to the window and entered through the wall, I saw three people sitting inside and discussing.

"Xiangye's matter is urgent, and it can't be delayed any longer."

"Yes, Xiangye, the first strike is strong, and the second attack suffers."

The speaker was none other than Tu Jie.

"Okay, the sixteenth old man of the first month takes a concubine, take this opportunity to invite all the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and force them to express their attitude, those who wish to stay, and those who do not obey will be killed."

"What will be the result of the masters of the various health centers?"

"Except for a very small number of guards who have not expressed their position, seven or eight out of ten are willing to support the old man."

"It's done."

After Chen Ning finished speaking, he handed Tu Jie a look, and the two of them immediately stood up, walked in front of Hu Weiyong, and knelt down on the ground and shouted long live. Hu Weiyong happily stroked his gray beard with one hand and laughed.

"Flat, flat, it's too early."

Xiao Yiran, who was hidden to the side, mischievously thought about what the expressions of the three of them would be if he said something at this time? Just do it when you think of it, Xiao Yiran pretended to be a deep voice and said:

"Hu Weiyong, you are so bold."

This time, Xiao Yiran didn't cough outside the room like last time, but said it directly in the room.

"Who?!"

Only Hu Weiyong shouted, Chen Ning's face turned pale with fright, and he didn't even have the courage to look around. Tu Jie was even more miserable, and he collapsed directly on the floor, trembling all over.

"Someone, catch the assassin."

Hu Weiyong is the prime minister after all, after the initial shock, he immediately calmed down, opened the door, and shouted at the door of the house to the family members patrolling outside.

Many families heard the noise, but they searched all the places, but they didn't tear down the house, and they still didn't find anything like last time.

"Who is Xiangye? Last time I coughed, but this time I heard the sound obviously in the room. ”

Hu Weiyong was worried that the two would change their hexagram temporarily, and in order to appease them, he had been thinking about how to explain it.

"Both times I only heard its voice, but I didn't see its people, according to the old man's understanding, this mansion was the first building of the Song Dynasty, after hundreds of years, maybe there are some evil spirits."

"Yes, yes, yes, it may be the work of some unjust ghost."

Tu Jie immediately answered. In fact, Tu Jie's explanation is more of self-comfort, or self-deception.

After looking for a long time, they didn't even see a figure, and it was already late at night, so Tu Jie and Chen Ning said goodbye and left. After Xiao Yiran finished speaking this time, he did not return to his residence, but kept hiding to the side and watching. Seeing that Chen Ning and Tu Jie were going back, they quietly fell behind Tu Jie and followed him to the palace in the imperial history.

Here, Chen Ning Tujie had just left, and Hu Weiyong came to Xiao Yiran's residence again, raised his hand and knocked on the door vigorously.

"Who?"

"It's the old man, open the door."

"Xiangye, the little girl has already fallen asleep."

"Open the door."

Xiao Yiran's body had to get up, and after grinding and dressing, he opened the door with both hands, and Hu Weiyong stepped in.

"Palm lamp."

Without Xiao Yiran's hands, the family behind Hu Weiyong immediately lit the candles in the room.

"Search."

Hu Weiyong didn't believe in any evil spirits, or any unjust ghosts, what made him most suspicious was Xiao Yiran. There are no outsiders in the house at all, who can come in from outside the house and be silent? Of course, suspicion is suspicion, and Hu Weiyong really doesn't believe that this delicate little girl in front of him can have such ability.

After searching for a long time, not only under the bed and under the table, but also the bedding on the bed was turned over and found to the side, and Hu Weiyong took people away. When he walked to the door, he commanded the family behind him:

"Leave two behind and stand guard at the door."

has come to the doppelganger in the imperial history, for the Xiangfu in the mansion, all know clearly, and secretly praise Hu Weiyong's scheming in his heart, he can really guess himself, it's not simple.

At this time, Tu Jie had already changed into civilian clothes and sat alone in the study drinking stuffy tea. However, judging from his demeanor, Xiao Yiran knew that Tu Jie's heart had already been out of proportion. Not only did he sit down for a while, but he had to stand up and take two steps in the room, and then return to the table and sit down. The hand holding the teacup was also a little trembling, and it was better to cut off all the tea in the teacup. When the serving girl wanted to step forward to wipe the table that was splashed wet, she only heard Tu Jie shout angrily:

"Get out!"

Frightened, the two girls walked out trembling and stood quietly in the drizzle outside the door.

Xiao Yiran looked at it for a while and decided to add more fire, so he still said in a voice in the secret room of the Prime Minister's Mansion:

"Does Lord Zhongcheng really plan to rebel with Hu Weiyong?"

"Who?!"

Tu Jie did not collapse on the ground again this time, but stood up with his hands on the table and staggered.

"Lord Zhongcheng doesn't need to know who I am, just know who you are."

"I, I, I."

"Lord Zhongcheng should know that rebellion is a great crime of the Nine Clans, not to mention that the current saint is a suspicious master."

After speaking, Xiao Yiran floated away and instantly returned to the room of the Prime Minister's Mansion.