It was two knife-wielding men, sneakily touching the pile of rocks by the river, hiding in the woods, and peeking on the convoy.

Since the convoy is a noble travel, the guards are naturally vigilant, there are dozens of people on guard in the three circles and three circles outside, the two people just approached, they were discovered, reported to the head of the guard, originally thought it was a little thief, or a hooligan ruffian who did not have long eyes, originally planned to arrest and teach a lesson, and that's it, but I didn't expect to wait for the people to be captured, but I found that they were wearing uniform clothes, which was the same as the clothes of the Jiannan Hou Mansion family that I had just seen!

The leader of the guard knew that the matter was important, so he immediately reported to the prince's side.

The prince's face was very ugly: "But what has happened?" ”

The subordinates interrogated the two of them separately, and one of them had a hard mouth, only saying that he was passing by unintentionally, and when he saw that there were many people here, he looked at it twice with curiosity, and as for the knife on his body, he happened to bring it. But the other person couldn't stand the beating, but he recruited them, and it was Jiannanhou's housekeeper who ordered them to come. Just now, our people went to the fleet of the Hou Mansion and said that they had saved the person who had fallen into the water, and they were ordered to come to find the rescued person and try to kill him. According to the man, their steward had made it clear that they should avoid people when doing things, but if they encountered the obstruction of the caravan, they could kill them on a large scale, as long as they did not leave traces of the Hou Mansion afterwards, the Hou Ye would keep them safe. ”

The prince sneered: "Keep them okay?" Who gave him this guts! The county grandfather has a wise life, how can he have such a cruel and unkind son?! ”

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, Jian Nanhou first denied that someone in his family had fallen into the water, and then secretly sent someone to kill the rescued person, and then contacted the fatal knife wounds on the bodies of those boatmen, he could only come to one conclusion: I am afraid that the murder is inseparable from Jian Nanhou!

Thinking of this, he inevitably fidgeted, and immediately sent someone to find his wife: "Ask the princess, has the county duchess woken up?" ”

The subordinate reported that he was not sober, he frowned and thought for a while, and then ordered: "Bring the girl doll over." ”

Zhao Xiu slept for a while, but he didn't sleep steadily, he woke up at dawn, and then sat in the carriage in a daze. The surrounding environment told her that last night's qiē was not a dream, and she was really rescued after falling into the water. Are grandmothers and brothers okay now? What happened to Dad and Mom? And what about the pearl sister-in-law and autumn leaves? Uncle Jian Nanhou's hatred for their little second room was so much that he wanted to kill their family's old and weak women and children as soon as possible, how would they live in the future?

She took a deep breath and clenched her little fists. Anyway, Jian Nanhou has done everything perfectly, and there is no need for her to be polite. As long as she escapes from danger and has the opportunity to contact people in the official face, she must sue! What about the eldest son of a grandfather whose uncle is a grandfather? What about the raid? She is also her grandfather's biological son! Even if she's just a little doll, doesn't she have a grandmother? Grandmother has suffered such a great sin, she will not keep her mouth shut about this revenge, right? As long as the crime of Marquis Jiannan is convicted, Xiao Changfang will no longer have a title to protect herself, and she will no longer be rich and powerful, and her family will have a happy life at that time!

Zhao Xiu gritted his teeth and made a decision.

Yanxia heard the movement, lifted the curtain of the car and came in, and when she saw that she had already gotten up, she smiled and said, "Woke up so early?" Why don't you sleep a little longer? Your grandmother and brother are still asleep, but they have taken their medicine and are much better. ”

Zhao Xiu was overjoyed: "Really? Then he asked, "Have you saved anyone?" ”

Yanxia paused: "The people who went out to search and rescue haven't come back yet, and I don't know." I'll go fetch water and wash you up. He put down the curtain and left, and after a while came back with hot water and a cloth towel, waited for Zhao Xiu to wash her face, rinse her mouth, and go to get her breakfast.

But when she came back, she was empty-handed, and her face was very solemn: "Little Miss Zhao, I'll take you to see our master." Then he rewrapped the small quilt for Zhao Xiu, picked it up and went to another carriage.

Zhao Xiu was also curious about who the owner of this convoy was. The carriage she slept in all night was actually a girl's seat, don't look at Yanxia dressed so plainly, but the decoration in the carriage definitely doesn't match the word plain. Even a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl sits in such a good carriage, and the identity of the master's family must be either rich or expensive.

When she was carried into the big carriage, the first thought in her mind was: "What a big carriage, twice as big and twice as gorgeous as the one just now!" The second thought was: "Handsome guy, he is more handsome than his new father, and when he looks at this bearing, he knows that he is a superior person." Which prince and nobleman will it be? ”

The handsome guy leaned on the pillow, his eyes staring at her without speaking. Zhao Xiu didn't know what to say, did he want to salute? But she didn't know what the other party's identity was, and she didn't know how to salute, and then remembered that she was still a little doll, and it was reasonable to have insufficient etiquette, so she didn't have to worry about it, and continued to look at the handsome guy with her round eyes.

But the handsome guy was silent for too long, Zhao Xiu was a little uneasy, looking back, Yanxia had already gone out, and there was no one else in the carriage, should she take the initiative? After all, people are her lifesavers.

So she sat up straight and said loudly to the handsome guy, "You saved my grandmother, brother and me, thank you." Can you help me again? My father and mother also fell into the river, I don't know if they are safe, and our servants ......" Her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she could barely be heard. The handsome guy looked at her so strangely, could it be that she was too out of line? In this era, isn't there such a young child who has to be so wicked?

The handsome guy looked at her uneasy appearance, and suddenly smiled: "What's your name?" How old are you? ”

"My name is Zhao Xiu." She replied in a whisper, "I'm two years old." ”

"Really?" The handsome guy curled the corners of his mouth, "But how do I remember...... The daughter of the second son of Jiannan County Gong only passed the age of one after the death of the county grandfather? ”

Zhao Xiu's heart was empty, but he was still ignorant on his face: "Yes, after one year, it will be two years old!" ”

The handsome guy smiled dumbly, but this was not wrong: "At your age, you are so smart, I am afraid that children of four or five years old are not as smart as you, and I have never heard of it in Beijing, which is also a strange thing." ”

Zhao Xiu lowered his head and defended in a small voice: "Why do you want to hear about it...... I've been ...... at home."

Wang Ye thinks about it, if it is a boy, it is normal for him to be so smart when he is one year old, and it is normal for him to have a reputation, but it is of little significance for a girl to have such a good name, not to mention that after the death of the county grandfather, the Zhao family has been keeping filial piety, who will make this little girl famous?

He felt that he was really thinking too much, shook his head, and asked again: "You mentioned to Cao's mother last night about the incident when you fell into the water, can you tell me again?" ”

Zhao Xiu blinked, and repeated last night's words with some caution, but the prince shook his head: "More than that, you are so smart, you must know more than that, right?" Did you know that in the middle of the night I sent guards up the river bank to look for other people who had fallen into the water, and found that several boatmen had died of fatal knife wounds after climbing ashore, and the fleet of the Jiannan Hou Mansion denied that anyone had fallen overboard. But just now, my guards caught two gangsters approaching with knives, and found that they were actually Jiannanhou's people, saying that they were here to find the rescued person. ”

Zhao Xiu's face changed, his little fist clenched, he sat up straight and said: "I don't know about this, but my father was not feeling well last evening, and when he saw the wind and rain, my grandmother asked my uncle to stop the boat and dock for the night, but my uncle didn't allow it, so I continued to sail." One of my grandmother's maids, Chuncao, went down to the bilge to get something, and never came back, my nurse went down to look for her, and met a suspicious person, he had blood on his face, and came out of the bilge with a knife, and when he was gone, my nurse went down to the bilge and found that Chuncao had been killed, and the bilge had been chiseled through many holes and entered a lot of water. The grandmother asked her uncle to ask for help and asked the boatman to come to the shore, but the uncle did not stop the boat, but sped away. Our boat capsized, and many people fell into the water, and my nurse put me on the board, and another girl named Akiba rescued my grandmother and brother, saying that she would go back and save the others, and they never saw me again. As we drifted down the current, we saw my uncle stop the boat on the shore, and my nurse swam over to cry for help, but they drove her into the water with their oars. My grandmother covered my mouth and forbade me to scream, because if I did, I would die! ”

The prince looked solemn. Although Zhao Xiu is young, he listens to her in an orderly manner, obviously precocious, and the credibility of her words is also very high, combined with the strange words and deeds of Jiannanhou, he can confirm that it is inseparable from this bloody case. Although he knew that the county duchess was not Jiannanhou's biological mother, his stepmother was also his mother, and Zhao Zhuo was his own brother, so unfilial and unfilial, he wanted to put his mother's disciple and nephew to death, and Jiannanhou was too much!

The prince looked at Zhao Xiu again: "Do you know why Jiannanhou hates your grandmother and parents so much?" ”

Zhao Xiu hesitated a little: "It seems to be ...... Aunt Qian, who is her uncle's mother-in-law, wants to be buried with her grandfather, but her grandmother doesn't allow it; And also...... As soon as my grandfather died, my uncle drove my grandmother and my father's brother and me to live in a very old courtyard, and later divided the family, and my uncle only gave my father a thousand acres of land and five hundred taels of silver, my father and mother were very angry, but my grandmother said that as long as I could have a peaceful birthday, it was okay, and the amount of money was not a problem; And ......," she frowned, "Harukao...... She saw her uncle's grandson Ze Ge'er alone into his brother's room, and after he came out, his brother died, and his mother said that this was his grandfather's reluctance to take away his younger brother, and it was his brother's blessing, but his grandmother said that his grandfather would never kill his descendants, and he loved us very much...... Ze Ge'er's mother cried and begged her grandmother not to tell anyone about it. ”

The prince was a little dumbfounded when he heard it: "You ......"

Zhao Xiu shrunk his neck: "They think I'm still young, and they often talk a lot of things in front of me......"

The prince was a little crying and laughing, thinking of his son, he suddenly sighed: "Sometimes in front of children, you really can't be too careless!" He looked at Zhao Xiu with a different eye again, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, even if he had early wisdom, but he could understand all the words of others, it was not something that ordinary children could do, could it be that there are really people in the world who are favored by God?

He patted Zhao Xiu's head lightly: "Good boy, I understand, don't worry, I will help you find your father, and your grandmother and brother will be fine." He called Yanxia in: "Send her to Shizi and let the children play in one place." ”

The Son? Zhao Xiu stared at this handsome guy, thinking to himself, is he a prince?

Yanxia carried her to another carriage, slightly smaller than the handsome guy's, but still much larger than Yanxia's carriage. In the car, a little boy of three or four years old was lying on a small table reading a book, and when he heard the movement, he looked up.

The first thing Zhao Xiu saw was his eyes as deep and inexplicably clear as black agate.