As soon as Jin Xuan arrived in the outer courtyard, someone came to report that the prince of Chu Chen had come to visit.

He was a little surprised that his cousin, who had a good relationship with him, had rarely come to his house in the past. Although it was a little strange, he was also very happy and walked out quickly.

Sima Yulou was wearing a rain-colored brocade today, his handsome face was full of triumphant joy, and when he saw Jinxuan, he smiled loudly, "Jinxuan, I found a good wine, and I will drink with you today." ”

Jin Xuan saw him with such a look, and was a little curious, "Did you get any lottery today?" Such a joy. As he spoke, he looked at the little guy standing behind him, holding a green jade wine jar in his arms.

Jin Xuan smiled a little comfortably, "If you want to drink, I'm afraid such a small jar is not enough." ”

The Marquis of Changfeng has been passed down to three generations, all of whom are able to drink. Even if Jin Ru is a daughter of the embroidery pavilion, she is also a wine lover in private. Jin Xuan is famous for not getting drunk in a group of young and powerful children in Jianye City today.

Since he was a child, he has admired this cousin, who is only two years older than him, and envies him for traveling with his father since he was a child. But only when it comes to drinking, Jin Xuan boasts that he is better than him.

Sima Yulou heard what he said, and laughed, "This jar is the monkey wine on Mount Emei, only in the hundred-year-old monkey cave on the cliff, you can find a little, it took me a lot of effort to get this jar, if you don't want it, then I will take it back." As he spoke, he turned around and wanted to leave.

Jin Xuan was overjoyed, and pulled his arm and walked towards the inner mansion, "Why not?" If it wasn't enough, he took Jinru's ice cold plum wine. ”

Jin Xuan ordered someone to prepare a banquet. As he spoke, the two entered the inner mansion together.

Princess Chuchen is Jinxuan's aunt, although she has closed her door in recent years, she often summons her niece Jinru to the mansion, and she remembers the two of them very much. Every time Yulou goes to the mansion, he goes directly into the inner mansion.

The two of them went all the way to the Shenxin Hall where Jin Xuan lived, and Jin Xuan laughed, "Could it be that in this broad daylight, we are going to get drunk?" ”

Then he ordered someone to set up a chessboard, "Come and fight me for two games." ”

Yunxiu Pavilion.

Jin Yi stood under the plum tree, called Jinru, and whispered to her, "You ordered someone to bring Estus over." It's best not to let people see her, for I'm afraid the people I've brought with me will still recognize her. ”

This time, Jin Yi stayed in the Changfeng Marquis Mansion, and Qiao Wei Caijing followed, and there was also a housekeeper in Fu Jin Xuan, Mama Fang, who also followed.

Now Jin Yi is only still observing Caijing, but even if she thinks she is reliable, she doesn't dare to let her handle confidential matters.

Yirui was the eldest girl next to her mother, and although many years have passed, it is difficult to guarantee that she will be recognized. If it reached Xu's ears, he knew that he wanted to track down the cause of his mother's death, but it was not appropriate.

Jinru nodded, called Rou Tao, and gave her a careful order. Rouge Tao responded, and went to the front to arrange.

Jin Yi took Qiao Wei into a vacant room in the back room, Yi Rui's face was full of excitement, first knelt down and kowtowed three times, and then when she raised it, her eyes were full of tears, her voice was a little hoarse, and she said in a trembling voice, "Miss, you are finally back......"

Jin Yi helped her up, let her sit on the chair, and looked carefully. Rough and dry yellow skin, between the eyebrows and eyes can still be vaguely discerned from the delicate of youth, dry lips, dull color, this is like a countryman's concubine, I am afraid that her life is not as good as that of a slave.

Yi Rui was also looking at her, with a look of reminiscence, and said timidly: "Miss's appearance when she was young is more similar to Hou Ye, and her eyebrows and eyes are soft. Now that he has grown up, he is exactly the same as his wife back then. As he spoke, he lowered his voice and began to cry again.

When the Jiang family married into the Qingrong Marquis Mansion that day, there was no personal maid who Yekang married with. After entering the door, it was the two big maids Yirui and Yizhi who were waiting with him. Jiang has a gentle temperament and is very kind to the two of them. The two have also been treating Jiang from the bottom of their hearts.

Jin Yi said to Yi Rui gently: "When my mother was alive, she relied on you and Yi Zhi the most, and always treated you as sisters. Mother went, and you were sent out of the Hou Mansion. …… At that time, I was also unable to protect myself, and now that I have come back, I heard that you have had a hard time in the past few years, and I can't bear it in my heart. ”

Yi Rui smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I have accepted my fate now, and I no longer hope in this life." But miss, you ......," she said, her eyes flashed with worry, and she said with some hesitation: "...... Are you at home, are you okay? Madam...... How are you treated? ”

Jin Yi didn't answer, stared at her solemnly, and asked in a calm tone, "Why did my mother hang herself that day?" ”

After hearing this, Yi Rui lowered her head and thought about it for a long time, and the expression on her face changed several times before she told the past in detail:

"One day, the Hou Ye came to Madame's room, and his expression was a little angry, and he ordered us all to go out, and talked a lot to Madame. …… After the Hou Ye left, the lady turned pale and sat still. Later, I told Yizhi and I in tears, saying that the tributary convoy led by the righteous prince had not arrived in the capital for half a month. ”

Speaking of this, she looked at Jin Yi and said, "The righteous prince is the grandfather of the young lady. I've never seen Miss yet...... At the beginning of that year, he wrote that he would bring a tributary team to the court this year and wanted to meet his granddaughter...... Madame had been looking forward to the old prince coming to Beijing, but who knew that what she was waiting for was the news of the delay in the tribute, and she was extremely uneasy......

When Jin Yi heard this, her purple eyes were deep, and she looked out the window and fell into deep thought.

Yi Rui paused for a moment and continued: "Madam said that the Hou Ye was anxious, saying that there were some rumors in the court, and it seemed that Ye Kang was deliberately delaying and neglecting, and I heard that the emperor was angry in the palace and lifted the table. Many people speculate that perhaps the emperor does not like to be healthy. ”

"In those two years, I have always heard that the emperor is extremely fond of the queen, the second son of the emperor was born to the mother, just turned one year old, he was given the throne, and he was established as the prince at the age of two. I persuaded my wife that with the queen mother, the emperor would not punish Yekang. Maybe there was an accident on the road that delayed these days. When Madame heard this, she was also relieved, but she was bored in the room every day and didn't go out......"

Qiao Wei listened and answered on the side, "I still remember that Mrs. looked very bad during that time. The young lady was also very worried. ”

Yi Rui nodded, "Madame doesn't want to talk to Miss about these troubles, after all, Miss is still young, only six years old. …… Later, after more than ten days, there was still no news, and the lady was so anxious that she went to find the Hou Ye, but was stopped by the subordinates...... Hou Ye didn't want to see his wife...... When the lady returned, her face turned pale and she sat silently weeping......"