Liu and Ji Ran helped each other back to the room, and the mother and daughter felt sad, and hugged each other and wept for a long time.

When the green ping saw that it was received here, Fang took hot water from the outside and came in with a handkerchief to serve and freshen up. The Liu clan waved back left and right, leaving only Lu Ping and a maid, and then said to Ji Ran: "Now the only person who is competing with you in the Narui Palace's mansion is Mei Xin'er, can you think about how to deal with it?"

Ji Ran sighed and said: "I married myself to the Rui Wangfu, and the prince treated his daughter well, but I was calculated by Concubine Mei several times, and I was not as good as my mother who calculated that day to get the power of the palace, and I should eat and drink in accordance with the rules of the house, although it is enough, it is nothing after all." Besides, Concubine Mei is the most popular, what else can I do, I can only do my best to live one day at a time. ”

Seeing that his daughter was not as good as himself, Liu thought that where he was born in the first place, where was the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion so prominent, and she could sit in the position of the head mother of the Prime Minister's Mansion from a concubine's room, that was also to pass five levels and kill six generals. It can be seen that if you work too much for it, so that it has a habit of relying on it, it is useless to say it. glanced at Lu Ping, who immediately took out a paper bag and handed it to Ji Ran, without asking, "Eldest Lady remember not to open this thing at will, just scatter it in the room at will half an hour in advance every time." ”

Ji Ran looked at Liu's expression suspiciously, and suddenly understood in his heart, but said happily: "It's still the mother's thoughtfulness, Ran Er has this thing and doesn't worry that the prince's heart is not on her daughter."

Liu's brows furrowed, and he scolded: "You are so confused, this is just a momentary charm, how can it be long, but that Mei Xin'er is bound to not stay for a long time." Even if she plots against you, why don't we also use tricks to drive her out of the palace? After pondering for a while, he instructed Ji Ran one by one.

When Ji Ran came back from the Prime Minister's Mansion, he didn't think about tea and dinner every day, he was depressed, and he saw that the whole person was much thinner.

On this day, Hongyu and Baozhu, the little girl in the palace, stood and talked in the aisle of the pavilion without anything, and Baozhu said: "Hasn't the princess been caught in the cold these days, or what, the food sent has been brought back motionless, and no one has come out to walk around?"

Hongyu sighed: "Naturally, something happened in the family, like the fourth lady of the mother's family, and we can't say who we are slaves and maids, but the princess is like this, it's really worrying."

Baozhu couldn't help but be comforted, and the two of them stood for a while before they went back to the house to serve their masters.

King Rui, who was hidden not far away, was stunned for a while, could it be that Xue'er had news, so he put away his sword and hurried to Ji Ran's room.

Ji Ran was holding a jade pendant in his hand at this time and crying at him, and when he saw King Rui coming in, he hurriedly hid the jade pendant behind him, and saluted: "The concubine has seen the prince." Look at the tears on that face again, the eyes are slightly red, and it is obvious that he is sad and sad.

King Rui said: "What is hidden behind the princess, show it to the king."

Ji Ran only didn't speak, and he didn't give things to King Rui. Seeing the situation, Hongyu hurriedly knelt down and said: "The prince forgives the sin, the princess took the things of the fourth miss before her death, so she cried because she knew that the fourth miss died miserably, out of sisterly love."

When King Rui heard this, he took a few steps behind Ji Ran and grabbed the jade pendant, only to see that it was a mandarin duck Hetian pendant, and vaguely felt as if Ji Xue'er had worn it. Leng Yan said: "Where did you get this, the Prime Minister found Xue'er?" It had reached this point, and King Rui didn't want to hide his relationship with Ji Xue'er anymore, so he asked directly.

Ji Ran said sadly: "I found it, but it's the same as not finding it, and I don't know if the person has been torn and eaten by the beast."

King Rui only felt that his heart was like a knife, and looking at Ji Ran's gaze was almost murderous.

Ji Ran continued: "Since the disappearance of the fourth sister, the Prime Minister's Mansion has been sending people to look around openly and secretly, and that day the house slave found that someone went to the pawnshop to pawn this jade pendant. Because the sisters of this jade and my Xiangfu all have a piece, the minions are very familiar, thinking that they stole us, so they hold on to it. Later, he tied him up and beat him, and the man couldn't resist it, so he said, a few days ago, he was instructed to tie up my poor fourth sister and throw her into a cliff, and this jade pendant was obtained from my sister at that time. ”

King Rui grabbed Ji Ran's wrist and said hurriedly: "Have you ever asked who instructed me?"

Ji Ran's wrist hurt, and he frowned: "He only said that it was a thug in the ** who found what he did, and also said that after the matter was completed, Sister Mei would naturally not treat him badly, so there would be no more." However, the man was already ill, and after this beating, he died in a few days. Where can I find out who killed my sister now, I really pity the child in my fourth sister's womb, according to the doctor, it must be a boy. Before the words were finished, the people were already shaking and crying, and they could not cry silently.

Concubine Mei has been married into King Rui's mansion for a few years, although she is just a concubine on the surface, but she is most favored by King Rui. Although there is no housewife in the palace of King Rui, the housekeeper is also willing to go back and forth to her, begging her to say a few good words in front of the prince and ask for a lottery. At this time, this Concubine Mei is looking at the several batches of high-quality materials just sent by the steward, the New Year is approaching, all kinds of banquets are bound to be numerous, and all the girls and women in the house have to add new clothes.

Seeing King Rui coming in, he didn't look up, but said, "The prince doesn't put on a coat after dancing the sword, be careful if you catch a cold and have a headache." As he spoke, he turned around and went to fetch clothes for King Rui.

Unexpectedly, King Rui stepped forward and kicked him to the ground, and said angrily: "You slut, I married you into the house, and you spoil you in all things, but I didn't expect you to be a woman with a heart like a femme fatale!"

After all, Concubine Mei is a weak daughter, and after the kick of King Rui, who is full of martial arts, she only felt a painful heart, and she struggled to sit up and said: "Why did the prince say this, the concubine didn't know what she had made and made a mistake, so she had such a big temper."

King Rui could tell where she was, and shouted: "Someone comes, put him in the dungeon, and no one is allowed to approach him without my command."

Where is Concubine Mei willing to follow, begging bitterly: "Lord Wang, you can't treat the concubine like this, everything the concubine does is for you, how can you indiscriminately control the crime of the concubine." Before he finished speaking, several family members came up and couldn't help but say that they had dragged people out.

Poor Mei Xin'er worked hard for a few years, but it ended up like this in a moment. When the other concubines in the backyard heard this, everyone was in danger, and they only hid in the room and did not dare to show up, even if King Rui occasionally went to a certain room, that person had to find an excuse to say that he was not feeling well and avoided it.

However, Ji Ran has not been sick since that day, and the Liu family has come to see it a few times, and every time he goes back, he has to talk in front of Ji Qian several times.

King Rui was knocked on the side by Ji Qian, and he was even more ashamed of Yu Xiangfu in his heart, and he had to linger at Ji Ran's place for a while every day. Ji Ran saw that it was like a day by day, and he was even more cautious about King Rui, everything was thoughtful, and after a long time, King Rui would not go elsewhere, and he was a little more satisfied with his princess.

Ji Xueer was basking in the sun in the yard with her child in her arms, the winter sun was rare, and the mother and mother were lazy. Ji Xueer was patting the child who was about to fall asleep, and she was singing a lullaby softly, and the quiet farm yard looked very warm.

The door was slowly pushed open with a creak from the outside, and Ji Xue'er opened her eyes and saw Qingxi coming in from outside with a basket in her hand.

Qingxi shook her hand at Ji Xue'er, signaling not to wake up the child. Ji Xue'er understood, turned around and carried the child into the room, and then came out to talk to Qingxi.

Qingxi said: "In recent days, the hospital has been very busy, Young Master Mu heard that he saw Miss in the south, and rushed over, I couldn't find anyone to help, these meals have to be delivered now, and I have wronged Miss Four."

Ji Xue'er asked Qingxi to sit on a chair in the courtyard, picked up a child's clothes and sewed them, and smiled at Qingxi: "Second sister Jiren has her own natural appearance, she will definitely be safe, and the child and I recite the Buddha for her several times a day, just ask my sister to return as soon as possible."

Qingxi looked at the fourth lady in front of her thoughtfully, dressed in coarse cloth clothes and pants, with only an ebony hairpin on her head, pulling her black hair into a bun from the back of her head, and her face was full of tranquility and peace. At the beginning, the woman in brocade clothes and flying domineering clothes became a quiet and kind mother at some point, and wondered if her young lady would also change.

Seeing that Qingxi didn't speak, Ji Xue'er looked up at him and wondered, "Is there anything else to do with Xi'er?"

Qingxi hesitated for a moment and said: "I went out the day before yesterday to hear rumors that Concubine Mei in King Rui's mansion was locked up, and Princess Rui was seriously ill, but now she is gradually getting better, can the fourth lady know that the reason for this is actually because of you?"

Ji Xue'er lowered her head again to focus on the needle and thread in her hand, and said lightly: "What does it have to do with me, I'm just a dead person now."

Qingxi said unfairly: "The fourth lady was framed by the eldest lady, and now she is using this matter to frame Concubine Mei, their internal fighting is none of our business, but this is the most unkind, there is no thief shouting to catch the thief, and the murderer also frames others by the evil things he does, think about our young lady was also implicated by the prince Rui and misunderstood by the prince, those two people are really hateful."

Qingxi only cared about herself and complained, but she didn't see that the fourth lady in front of her had stopped the needle and thread in her hand, her eyes were wide open, her lips were almost bitten and bloody, and the green tendons on her forehead burst out. Counting nine cold winter days, although the sun is still acceptable today, it is still cold and shrinks his neck, but Ji Xue'er can see beads of sweat the size of beans.

Seeing this, Qingxi hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook Ji Xue'er's wrist, and said hurriedly: "Fourth Miss, what's wrong with you?" It's all because Xi'er is so talkative, which makes you angry. ”

Only then did Ji Xue'er come back to her senses, stabilized her mind, and comforted Qingxi: "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired from needlework for a long time, and Aunt Ying is coming back soon, I'll prepare it first, and I'll let her make smoked rabbit meat for you to eat later, this is Aunt Ying's best dish."

Qingxi stood up and said helplessly: "I can't stay, Sister Nuo'er also told me to go back to help quickly, since Miss left, Sister Nuo'er seems to be in the eyes of money, and she wants to earn more money every day, these days the business of the medical hall is just right, but we are tired." After that, he took out a pair of silver bracelets from his sleeve and handed them to Ji Xue'er, "I saw on the street the day before yesterday that I couldn't help but buy it for Bao'er, this should be a rare item for Miss Four, but I wear it for Bao'er to play with." ”

Ji Xue'er said gratefully: "Where is Bao'er having these, thanks to you for thinking about it, I'm tired of Xi'er."

Sending Qingxi away, Ji Xue'er went into the house and took out some silver taels, returned to the small bed to see the child who would be asleep, and went out with a basket.