Shen Ning took the initiative to find Princess Changle.

Seeing Shen Ning, Princess Changle asked eagerly, "I heard that Xu Chong went straight to find you, what was the result?" ”

"Don't worry, princess, I am open-minded, I am to serve the court, and I have no selfish intentions, so what I say is from the heart, it is from the bottom of my heart, I believe that the Xu Gong Guild understands my character." Shen Ning replied.

Princess Changle was a little worried: "You, you are too frank and upright, Xu Chongzhi has followed my father for many years, he is smart, but he likes to be flattered, he blames me, I forgot to remind you, you should also cater to him." ”

"It doesn't matter, it's up to people to make things happen." Shen Ning comforted, and then said solemnly: "Changle, I have a very important matter that I need to confess to you, and I hope to get your help." ”

"What's the matter?" Princess Changle was suddenly curious.

Shen Ning continued to act and said: "Changle, you know my identity, I am from the Shen family in Youzhou, my uncle is Li Yuanxiao, and Li Yuanxiao is from the Li family in Xiapi, Xuzhou, and he is from a middle-grade family, when my uncle was young, he was the deputy general of the traitor Shen Lie, you don't know this!" ”

"Shen Lie?" Princess Changle muttered to herself, a little surprised.

When the Shen family had an accident, Princess Changle was only eight or nine years old, she was a little girl, and after so much time, she only vaguely remembered Shen Lie's appearance in her memory.

Shen Ning continued: "Shen Lie is not only kind to my uncle, but also helpful to my Shen family. It is said that my parents were sick and never wanted to have children, but thanks to Princess Yiyang's introduction of famous doctors, I was born, so Princess Yiyang and Shen Lie were my benefactors, without them, there would be no me. Maybe they just raised their hands and couldn't remember it, but my parents told me that the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated. It's a pity that something happened to the Shen family, so there was no chance to repay this kindness. But..."

"The last time I saw the princess, the princess seemed to have leaked her mouth, the eldest princess of Yiyang is still in the world, is it true?"

"If you feel embarrassed, and this matter is confidential and inconvenient to disclose, then I won't embarrass you if I don't ask!"

After listening to Shen Ning's story, Princess Changle said unexpectedly: "It turns out that you and my aunt still have this fate!" If it were someone else, I wouldn't say it, of course, but you're different. That's right, my aunt is indeed still in the world, when the Shen family was beheaded, my father did not want to implicate my aunt, so he announced the news of my aunt's death, in fact, for so many years, my aunt has been living in the palace, and I often go into the palace to see her. And although this is a secret, some of the powerful people in the imperial capital still know about it, and it is not a big secret! ”

Shen Ning nodded, holding back the excitement in his heart.

Think about it, if your mother lives in the palace, although she can't leave the palace, she can move, she can't be imprisoned. And there are so many concubines in the palace, so naturally they will know her identity. And if these concubines know, how can the concubines' mother's family not know?

Meng Xingchen and He Xuanwu first arrived in the imperial capital, and their strength was shallow, so they couldn't find out the whereabouts of Princess Yiyang, in fact, Princess Yiyang was still alive and it was indeed not a secret.

Knowing that his mother was still alive, Shen Ning naturally wanted to go and see her.

So Shen Ning couldn't help but ask, "Changle, can I meet her?" ”

Princess Changle shook her head and said, "It's a little difficult!" Because my aunt lives in the harem, you can only enter the harem if summoned by His Majesty, otherwise you won't be able to enter. ”

"It's me Meng Lang." Shen Ning said with a smile.

Princess Changle continued: "Either I will help you send a letter, and you can express your gratitude." My aunt is a kind person, and she doesn't ask for anything in return. ”

"Okay, then I'll write a letter on behalf of my father and mother and me, say hello to her, and then I'll trouble you to bring it for me!" Shen Ning said.

Princess Changle smiled and said, "It's not troublesome at all. ”

Then Shen Ning began to write letters.

In order to prevent the letter from being seen by others, Shen Ning naturally couldn't reveal his true identity, but he had to let his mother cooperate, so how to write this letter was very particular.

Fortunately, these are all in Shen Ning's plan, and Shen Ning already knows how to write the content of the letter.

After the letter was written, Shen Ning also handed the letter to Princess Changle and asked her to help see if it was suitable. Princess Changle couldn't resist Shen Ning's plea and read the letter.

The content of the letter is normal, first greetings, then thanks, etc.

Princess Changle received the letter and decided to enter the palace tomorrow.

Shen Ning saw that she didn't see the secret in the letter, so she immediately relieved her mind and took the initiative to let her read the content of the letter, let alone let her doubt it, proving that Shen Ning's openness was true.

Next, Shen Ning did not stay in Princess Changle's Mansion for a long time.

......

The next day, Princess Changle entered the palace early in the morning.

First go to Emperor Sima Zhou to say goodbye.

"Changle, take a day off, it's okay." Sima Zhou asked with concern.

Princess Changle said: "Thank you for your concern, my son is fine." Father, the son wants to go to my aunt to sit down, but I haven't been there for a long time. ”

Sima Zhou nodded and said, "Go ahead, accompany your aunt more." She has been fasting and reciting Buddha all these years, and she doesn't want to see me, and she has always held a grudge against me. She is the only one left among my dearest brothers and sisters in the world, and I hope that in her lifetime, she can figure it out, just like the crown prince. ”

Speaking of the crown prince, Princess Changle was suddenly silent.

The affairs between his brother and the crown prince and his father, and she, who is a sister and daughter, are not easy to participate in.

Subsequently, Princess Changle went to the harem and came to the northeast corner, where there is a remote meditation palace, which is rarely disturbed by people on weekdays, so it seems very quiet.

After Princess Changle entered, the female officer hurriedly came out to greet her.

"Where's my aunt?" Princess Changle asked.

The female official replied: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is reciting Buddha in the Buddha hall, and I also ask Her Royal Highness the princess to wait in the main hall for a while, and the slave maid will go to report." ”

"No need, don't bother your aunt, this palace and so on." Princess Changle commanded.

In the backyard of the main hall, there is a Buddhist hall, and through the doors and windows, you can see a middle-aged woman kneeling on a futon, reciting Buddhist scriptures devoutly.

She is none other than Shen Ning's mother, Princess Sima Qing of Yiyang.

A quarter of an hour later, Sima Qing finished reciting the Buddhist scriptures, stood up, and then walked to the spiritual seat on the side and lit three incense sticks.

I saw that there was a dense spiritual seat on the table, and the names written on it were all loyal martyrs of the Shen family.

Although eighteen years have passed, she couldn't help but cry when she saw these spiritual positions, especially the spiritual positions of "Ancestor Shen Lie".

And below Shen Lie's spiritual position, there was a blank spiritual position.

Wiping away her tears, Sima Qing walked out, only to know that Princess Changle had been since for a long time.

She came to the main hall and saw Changle.

"Auntie!" Princess Changle greeted her with a smile on her face and hugged Sima Qing's arm.

Sima Qing saw a different look on her face, which had never appeared since she got married, so she smiled and said, "What happened to make you so happy?" The whole person is refreshed. ”

"Oh, auntie, you are so powerful, you can see it at a glance!" Changle said shyly.

Sima Qing patted her hand and said, "I watched you grow up, how could I not know your temperament." Anyway, is it related to men? ”

Changle was a little shy, but nodded anyway.

"It's definitely not Yang Jian, it seems to be another man. Ay... What I'm worried about has happened, forget it, it's hard for you all these years, come and tell my aunt, what kind of man makes my family's Changle infatuated? Sima Qing asked curiously.

Although Changle blushed, he still told the situation of seeing Shen Ning.

Although Sima Qing had never seen Shen Ning, through Changle's description, he couldn't help but praise: "This son is all-round in civil and military affairs, has lofty ambitions, has a handsome appearance, and has a good personality, no wonder it will fascinate you." By the way, you say he is Li Yuanxiao's nephew? ”

Princess Changle nodded and said, "That's right, he still has a relationship with your aunt." ”

Sima Qing looked surprised and asked, "What is the relationship with me?" ”

Princess Changle took out the letter, handed it to Sima Qing, and said, "Auntie, you are still Shen Ning's life-saving benefactor." It's been too long, and my aunt may have forgotten her kindness. Here's a thank you note he asked me to send you. ”

Sima Qing frowned slightly, feeling that something was not quite right.

He has no contact with the Shen family in Youzhou, but he knows very much about Li Yuanxiao.

At the beginning, Li Yuanxiao was the deputy general of his husband, and he was a brother and sister, after the accident of the Shen family, Li Yuanxiao escaped by luck, but Sima Qing knew Li Yuanxiao, Li Yuanxiao would definitely run for the revenge of the Shen family, and would not be a treacherous person.

The cautious Sima Qing didn't say anything, but opened the letter.

When I opened the letter, it was scribbled.

Shen Ning's calligraphy level is not good, although he has been practicing again since he has traveled to the present, but the level is there.

"His arm was injured, so his handwriting was a little ugly." Changle thought that Shen Ning's arm was injured, so he thought that the handwriting was ugly, and he didn't know that Shen Ning was at that level.

Sima Qing looked at the letter.

As Princess Changle saw, the opening of the letter was a self-introduction, followed by words of thanks, and finally a blessing to Sima Qing.

Sima Qing frowned, she thought about it and was very sure that she definitely hadn't found any famous doctors for Shen Ning's parents!

Although it was a fictitious thing, Sima Qing didn't say it to An Leming, she was wondering, was it Li Yuanxiao's idea?

Just as Sima Qing was secretly thinking and her eyes were on the letter again, her eyes suddenly widened.

Ancient letters were written from right to left, from top to bottom.

So before Shen Ning wrote the letter, he prepared to arrange the array.

So as long as Sima Qing observes carefully, he will find that the bottom word of each vertical line is a code word, from right to left, it is written:

"Seven injuries are in Beijing, and we will talk in detail."

Sima Qing was suddenly excited, and the hand holding the letter was trembling.

Back then, the Shen family was about to be beheaded by the whole house, and she was imprisoned by the emperor, so she couldn't save the entire Shen family, so she asked her henchmen to contact Xu Qisheng and others to rob the law field together.

So as long as Xu Qixing is not captured, his child will be safe.

Not long ago, news came from Pengcheng that the widow of the Shen family had been killed, but Sima Qing didn't believe it, because she didn't see the news of Xu Qi's injury, so she was adamant that it was fake!

And now, she finally waited for the news of Xu Qi's injury, and she was in the imperial capital!

"Changle, the young man who asked you to deliver the letter is named Shen Ning, how old is he?" Sima Qing suddenly realized a situation and hurriedly asked.