Since seeing the young man named Baiyang in the City God Temple, Xiao Yiran has always had this name in his mind for a few days, and as for the appearance of the young man, he did not leave much impression on Xiao Yiran, but looked at his own eyes, which always made Xiao Yiran's heart tremble when he thought about it.

Subconsciously told Xiao Yiran that this young man named Poplar must be a very important person in his life, but after searching the memories of the previous two lives, including this life, he has never found anything related to Poplar.

Just as Xiao Yiran was thinking about it like this, on Song Jiatuan's Zhuangzi, the days were peaceful and interesting day by day. A month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the time has reached the tenth day of June. This morning, Xiao Yiran had just returned from a boat in the lotus pond and was about to have breakfast, when his uncle Sun Jidong rushed over in a panic. When he entered the door, he said to Xiao Yiran:

"Ran'er, come to the living room, my uncle has something to say."

Looking at his uncle's expression, Xiao Yiran knew that something unexpected must have happened. Sure enough, when he came to the living room and retired from all his subordinates, his uncle Sun Jidong took out a letter from his sleeve. The moment Xiao Yiran saw the letter, he thought that something had happened in Yanshan Mansion, and the letter was sent by his father. But when I took it, there was only one word "Xiao" written on the envelope, which was the same as the letter left by the second uncle and grandson last time, but the handwriting was not that of the second uncle.

Xiao Yiran saw that the letter had not been opened, and couldn't help but look at his uncle suspiciously. The meaning is obvious, I hope that the eldest uncle will tell me who sent the letter.

"Yesterday, when it was almost dark, a man suddenly came to the house and said to the porter that he must see his uncle. When I went out to take a look, whether it was words and deeds, or how I dressed, it showed that the identity of the person who came was extraordinary. However, the person who came didn't say much, handed me the letter on the spot, and only said one word. ”

"What?"

"Please ask someone surnamed Xiao to open it personally."

As Sun Jidong spoke, he casually pointed to the letter in Xiao Yiran's hand.

"Uncle, what kind of person is that?"

"In his thirties, shrewd and capable, with a thin body and bright eyes."

Obviously, Xiao Yiran didn't know such a person. The other party was able to find the eldest uncle's mansion accurately, and said that this letter could only be opened by someone surnamed Xiao, and he should have known his whereabouts. Xiao Yiran estimated that this was also the reason why the eldest uncle was so flustered.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yiran opened the letter in front of his uncle, took out the letterhead, and saw that there was no desk in the letter. Xiao Yiran glanced up at his eldest uncle Sun Jidong, and then read it line by line:

"Although I have heard of the famous name for a long time, I rarely have the opportunity to meet. Three years ago, Princess Yinghui's Mansion was in a hurry, and it was not until more than a month ago that the Moon Tower on the shore of the West Lake was able to meet again. Although it is decorated with men's clothing and black powder, it shows its heroic appearance. Is West Lake vinegar fish delicious? settled the meal without telling him, but made Fang uneasy, and rushed him to go; At the foot of Tiger Hill Mountain, delaying the trip again is not the original intention.

I hope to forgive me for rashly disrupting the travel of Suzhou and Hangzhou. Although he had the intention to make up for it, he lost his sight for a while. After many inquiries, Mrs. Fang knew that she was from the Sun Mansion of the Jiangning Wang clan. Therefore, send people to pass the book, hoping that on the night of the full moon, it will be in the lotus pond and under the bamboo forest. ”

After Xiao Yiran finished reading it, he stood in place and was stunned for a long time, until Sun Jidong called softly, and then woke up.

"Ran?"

Xiao Yiran handed the letterhead to his uncle, but he was thinking that his original conjecture was roughly correct, and the one who gave the vinegar fish to the West Lake in Deyue Tower on the shore of the West Lake should be one of the eldest prince and one of the second princes. Although it is impossible to accurately judge from the letter whether it is the eldest prince or the second prince, Xiao Yiran can still conclude that this person should be the second prince Zhao Yuanxi.

The basis is that day in Deyue Building, the words of the shopkeeper, "sixteen or seventeen years old, handsome". The eldest prince Zhao Yuanzuo is now eighteen years old, although Xiao Yiran only met in a hurry at Princess Yinghui, but Zhao Yuanzuo left Xiao Yiran with a calm and wise impression, and he didn't look handsome at all.

originally thought that the strategy of "cheating death" was seamless, but because of this trip, not only did the second uncle and grandson inherit see through it, but also let the second prince Zhao Yuanxi see through it. The matter of the second uncle seems to have been appeased now, but the second prince here is not comparable to the second uncle. Why should the other person see him? Why not just denounce it? Xiao Yiran couldn't think of a reason for a while.

"Ran'er, what do you think?"

"Uncle, this person should be the immediate Second Highness Zhao Yuanxi. It's just that since you have seen through Ran'er's plan to 'cheat death', why do you still do this? ”

"Could it be the same as your second uncle, who also has other plans?"

Xiao Yiran shook his head, but he was not sure in his heart. What can Zhao Yuanxi want to do with himself, is it possible that he also wants to marry himself as a concubine like Zhao Heng? Zhao Yuanxi has already been married now, and as a prince, there is only one concubine. can marry three side concubines, does Zhao Yuanxi want to marry himself as a side concubine? Xiao Yiran was not sure.

After thinking about it, Xiao Yiran felt that it was unlikely. Since Zhao Yuanxi knew that he had cheated to death, he would definitely know that he had cheated to death because he didn't want to be Zhao Heng's concubine. Zhao Heng's concubine doesn't do it himself, how can he be Zhao Yuanxi's side concubine? It is impossible for Zhao Yuanxi not to understand this truth. Besides, if you really want to marry yourself back, the matter of cheating your death will be leaked out one day sooner or later, so isn't Zhao Yuanxi also guilty of defrauding the king?

Xiao Yiran's words in his heart are not good to say to his uncle Sun Jidong. Thinking of this, Xiao Yiran said apologetically:

"Uncle, it's all not good, and you shouldn't have come to Jiangning Mansion. I didn't want to come here, so I pulled my uncle in. ”

"What are you talking about? We are a family, and you are my nephew. If Ran'er crosses Jiangning and doesn't tell Uncle Sù, Uncle will be angry. Since the other party is the prince, he already knows about Ran'er's 'cheating death', but he doesn't say it, so I'm afraid he won't say it in the future. Don't worry about anything, today is already the tenth day of the first month, and on the fifteenth day, after the people come, they will all understand. ”

The two uncles and nephews couldn't think of a better way, so they could only wait until June 15, when the second prince Zhao Yuanxu arrived, and the truth came out.

It's just that the days of waiting like this are the hardest. Xiao Yiran was thinking about what idea Zhao Yuanxi had in his heart all the time. The possibility of wanting to marry himself as a concubine was basically ruled out by Xiao Yiran, and other than that, it was nothing more than power and wealth. For Zhao Yuanxi, who was the prince and was named the king of Guangping County, it was impossible for him to look down on the Xiao family, or even the Sun family. Then, only power remains. Thinking of this, Xiao Yiran suddenly came to his senses. In my heart, I had a gradually clear idea of what Zhao Yuanxi did.