When Zhihua's baby was just two months old, a news came back from the frontier that caused an uproar in Beijing.

Fei Ning, the key criminal who had a heavy reward in Jing'an, actually fled to Limeng and took refuge under the account of Prince Gong.

At present, from the high-ranking officials and nobles to the common people, the focus of Jing'an is all on the border war. If Fei Ning was just an ordinary traitor, he would not be so noticeable, but he was still the grandfather of Shen Zeyan, the commander who had high hopes from countless Jing'an people. As a result, as soon as this news came out, there was an uproar in Beijing, and everyone was talking about it. The ensuing rumors were also in full swing among the people, among which the most popular and the most unsettling of the people of Jing'an was that Shen Ze, who was filial by nature, wrote a letter begging Prince Li Menggong to let Fei Ning go, and he was willing to give up the three cities of the border pass. I don't know where this rumor came from, and some people seem to have seen the letter with their own eyes, and they can't help but believe it. However, within a few days, it caused a panic in the DPRK and China.

Hearing the news, the imperial historians played the impeachment of Shen Ze one after another, begging His Majesty to surrender to the Weiguo Mansion, among which there were many angry people, citing the example of the Zhou family who had been punished by the three clans not long ago, and demanding that His Majesty severely punish the traitors, detain Shen Ze's wife, and arrest Shen Bin, the Weiguo Duke who was far away in Yunzhou. Although there were only two or three such people, their words were convincing, as if they were prophets, and they had already foreseen Shen Ze's surrender, and strongly advised the emperor to take precautions.

These twists and turns were all suppressed by the emperor, and they were not released. He neither came forward to clarify, nor did he take any action against the Patriotic Mansion, and his attitude was ambiguous. The wind and rain are coming, and the noble families have all cut off contact with the Weiguo Mansion, and even the Lu family, which is in-laws, has closed the door and made a posture of staying out of the matter. Lu Yan, who got the news from his classmates, was going to visit Zhihua immediately, but Lu Zhenyuan, who had expected his actions early in the morning, sent someone to arrest him, locked him at home and strictly guarded him, and did not allow him to take half a step outside.

The Jiang family and the eldest princess's mansion did not avoid suspicion, and still often went to visit the Weiguo Mansion.

The Weiguo Mansion, which is at the center of public opinion, is strangely peaceful. In order to allow Zhihua to raise the fetus with peace of mind, Mama Dou once again made her own decisions and told the people in the house to keep their mouths shut and not to reveal the slightest rumors from the outside world to the princess. The crisis has fallen, and Zhihua, who was kept in the dark, still unknowing, is still immersed in the happiness and joy of being a mother who is about to be upgraded.

No, in the face of the eldest princess and Mrs. Jiang coming to visit again, she smiled narrowly: "Your Highness and my aunt are really heartfelt, and they are here again." ”

Everyone has long been familiar with each other, so Zhihua omitted polite greetings, and after inviting them to sit down and watch tea, they continued to do the unfinished work at hand and arranged flowers in the vase.

Both guests were silent today, quietly admiring her movements, and no one made a sound in the middle of the sound.

After inserting the last flower into the bottle, and looking left and right to guide Bai Lan to prune the branches and leaves slightly, Zhihua felt that something was wrong. "Your Highness, aunt, why don't you speak?"

Mrs. Jiang tugged at the corners of her mouth, barely squeezing out a stiff smile, the eldest princess was much more natural than her: "Maybe it was too hot last night and I didn't sleep well, and I always feel that I can't keep up my spirits today." ”

Zhihua has also been severely restricted from using ice by Han's mother recently, so she nodded empathetically, "Yes, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and I've often been so hot lately that I can't sleep." Auntie, are you like that too? ”

"Huh? Belch...... yes, me too. Mrs. Jiang echoed a little absentmindedly. She was originally a straight temper, but now seeing Zhihua's carefree appearance, the worry in her heart can hardly be concealed.

How could her sad look not attract Zhihua's attention. "Auntie, what's going on? Are you hiding something from me? ”

Pregnant people are already prone to cranky thoughts, but after a few breaths, several guesses appeared in her head, and without waiting for the eldest princess to deny it, she continued to ask: "Is there any bad news from the prince?" Is he hurt? Don't hide it from me, I'll be more worried if I don't figure it out. ”

"Ah Hua, don't worry, the son is fine, he is not injured, and he has not suffered defeat. Don't think about it so much, the top priority now is to take care of your body and raise your baby with peace of mind, you know? The eldest princess hurriedly reassured, and secretly gave Mrs. Jiang a complaining look.

Mrs. Jiang also knew that she had a bad temper, and she had seen that Zhihua was fine today, and now that she was accompanied by the eldest princess, she was afraid that she would show her stuff again if she stayed any longer, so she quickly got up and said goodbye. "Ah Hua, my aunt suddenly thought that there was still something to deal with at home, so I will go back first and come to see you next time."

As everyone knows, her runaway-like behavior made Zhihua feel even more strange. "Auntie, don't go-" Seeing that her aunt didn't care about herself, her steps increased a little, and she couldn't help but be anxious: "Hey, if you're not afraid that I'm worried that you can't eat or sleep, just leave......"

Mrs. Jiang really stopped, and turned her head to the eldest princess with a look of chagrin and threw a look for help, speechless.

The eldest princess glared at her with some hatred, and secretly slandered her for not succeeding enough and losing more than anything. Seeing that she couldn't hide it anymore, she turned her heart sideways and simply told the truth.

“…… Don't blame Mama Dou, it was me and your aunt who asked her to hide it from you. We are all for your own good, the border matters, it is useless for our women to be anxious, you are now the most critical moment, we all think that you still don't know it. ”

After learning the truth, Zhihua calmed down a lot. How could she be in the mood to pursue the concealment of this matter by her subordinates now, and her mind was full of thinking about how to survive this crisis.

Fei Ning has not heard from him for so long, why did he come out at this time? Even if he is Shen Ze's grandfather, why does everyone think that Shen Ze will betray the country out of filial piety? When encountering an unexpected event, people tend to subconsciously speculate about the development of the situation according to the desire of the heart. As a citizen of Jing'an, why didn't everyone guess that Shen Ze would kill his relatives in righteousness, but almost thought of him in the worst place? What's more, this kind of rumor can develop to the point of causing panic among the courtiers in such a short period of time - Zhihua is very sure that this is a conspiracy against Shen Ze, and someone is secretly manipulating the rumors behind his back, trying to attract the monarch and ministers to centrifuge. As for who is making trouble, you don't have to think about it to know.

After figuring this out, she couldn't sit still any longer. "No, I'm going to go to the palace right away."

The eldest princess took her hand, but instead of stopping it, she firmly supported: "This palace will go with you." (To be continued.) )