Walking into the room, Xu saw that the princess was sitting in front of the window and carefully wiping a seven-string, she approached and smiled: "Princess, the concubine has newly summoned twenty palace maids from the Shang Palace Bureau, and these miscellaneous matters can be handed over to the next person." ”

"When you have nothing to do, you are used to these commonly used utensils, and you don't need to bother others."

After hearing this, Princess Zheng raised her head and smiled, put away the Jinpa, and motioned for Xu to come and sit down, and then asked, "Xu Siyuan is going, is the matter done?" ”

Hearing the princess's question, Xu knew that someone must have told the princess about it.

She was not surprised by this, although this princess was not very old, she gave people a sense of stability and calmness, although they did not get along for a long time, but in the minds of many people in the palace of Renzhiyuan, they had a lot of respect for this princess. Although the princess didn't do anything attention-grabbing, she had a temperament that people didn't dare to despise.

This is also the reason why Xu came to see the princess for the first time after returning to the hospital, and in the face of such emergencies, Xu himself did not know how to deal with it properly. So when he came back, he thought that he should inform the princess and ask for advice.

"The concubine must first confess to the princess, leave the hospital in a hurry without asking for instructions, and bring some people back."

Xu lowered his head and told the truth of the matter, of course, the specific reason was not revealed too much, after all, it is not clear whether His Royal Highness the Acting King told the princess his private explanation.

After hearing this, the princess frowned slightly, and asked carefully about Liu Sizheng's situation, and then sighed, looked at Xu and said, "I don't know much about the allusions to the personnel in the palace. But listening to what Xu Siyuan said, the Criminal Division's intention to arrest Liu Sizheng this time may not be to question the truth, but to attract more personnel. ”

Xu's face changed slightly after hearing this, but he was still a little puzzled: "Can the princess be more straightforward?" ”

"Liu Si is still in the palace bureau for a long time, and he has a deep experience, and he has everything in his heart, so he may not be a foreign company. Who doesn't have three points of privacy in the world? Liu Sizheng is entering and leaving the Criminal Division this time, and it is expected that there will be no major problems, but anyone who is disturbed may not be measured. ”

Hearing the princess say this, Xu's face suddenly turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "This, so, the concubine shouldn't go recklessly this time...... However, recently, many people in the palace have been harassed by the criminal department, and few of those who are involved in the case can get out safely......"

"I'm just a fool, not necessarily the truth. But in any case, His Royal Highness said a few words to me, Xu Siyuan, you are a close person to the diligent story, as long as you live in the courtyard, there will be no miscellaneous nuisances. ”

"But I ...... it."

Xu's face was frightened, he turned over from the banquet, knelt in front of the princess, and took out the brocade cloth package from his arms, and said astringently: "The concubine is really rash this time, I, I rely on His Royal Highness's grace and power, and enter the Shang Palace Bureau lightly and ......."

Hearing Xu's explanation, the princess's face also changed, and when she opened the brocade cloth package, she saw one of the books.

"The palace people have lived in the forbidden place for a long time, and life and death are in this world, but who can have no one to worry about? What is recorded here is the private plan of the palace slave who can only keep to himself in his life, and he can pass on the affairs of human affairs inside and outside. ”

Xu wept and explained the contents of the book, and the princess only bowed her head slightly after listening to it, and read the contents carefully.

"Princess, please rest assured, this volume is related to a large number of palace people in the forbidden middle school, and Zhu Siji handed me this to keep it secret. The secret of this even involves the safety of her family, and she will never leak it easily. It's just, it's just that the concubine's deeds are outward, if it is really like the princess, I am afraid that the ghosts of the criminal division have already ...... me."

Zheng Wenyin rolled up the book, raised his head and said to the Xu family: "This volume is temporarily stored in my place, but Xu Siyuan, you have to remember that before His Highness returns to the capital, no matter what kind of disturbance there is outside, you must not leave Renzhi Yuan again!" ”

After hearing this, Xu nodded again and again, and kept assuring in his mouth.

After Xu left, Zheng Wenyin looked at the cage where the books were stored, and there was a thick sadness between her eyebrows. After nightfall, he first went to greet the concubine, returned to his room after dinner, raised his hand to retreat from the other palace people, and motioned to the maidservant Chun'er to close the doors and windows, and then took out the book, read it carefully, and from time to time took up a pen to sketch on the paper.

The content recorded in the book is very messy, after all, the female officials of the Shanggong Bureau are different from the female officials to be controlled, and the writing is coarse, but it is difficult to make any organized records. There are also many things involved, such as the names of people, the names of palaces, the dates of the seasons, and the entry and exit of various goods.

If it weren't for Xu's reminder, if it was just a book in front of him, Zheng Wenyin would not have been able to judge for a while that what was recorded in this book was actually an extremely profound secret in the forbidden.

"Chun'er, you write down these personnel, choose the time to ask the palace people, remember not to pay too much attention to it."

It wasn't until late at night that Zheng Wenyin sorted out the contents of the book slightly, but it was obvious that her thinking was a little wrong, after all, she didn't know the deep meaning behind some terms, and of course she couldn't sort out the internal connections. So I excerpted a few of the frequently mentioned personnel and prepared to inquire carefully.

After being reminded by the princess, the Xu family was uneasy and did not dare to leave Renzhiyuan easily.

Of course, the internal and external news transmission was not cut off, especially the next day when I learned that Liu Si was returning to the Shang Palace Bureau in the middle of the night, unlike other palace people who were tortured and interrogated all over the body, Liu Si was doing everything as usual except for being mentally exhausted.

After learning of this, the Xu family admired the intelligence of the princess so much. Especially in the next few female officials who were arrested one after another, including a few people who Xu saw on the road that day, Xu himself was of course shocked in his heart, and he was more committed to the princess's advice.

One day, Liu Sizheng personally came to visit Xu in Renzhi Hospital, and Xu saw that his expression was haggard, and his eyes were bloodshot, so he couldn't help but say a few words of comfort. However, Liu Sizheng grabbed Xu's wrist and whispered almost pleadingly: "It is rumored that I betrayed my old friends in the palace for my life, but I really didn't say anything, Xu Siyuan, do you believe me?" ”

Of course, Xu has heard of this kind of rumors, she was reminded by the princess first, understood the methods of the criminal department, and after hearing the words, she comforted Liu Sizheng in a low voice: "The Qing is self-purifying, Si Zheng is the chief of virtue in the palace for a long time, the palace people are favored, I know what your quality is, and the evil words are just the harm of the traitor and incompetence......"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for a day of innocence!"

Liu Sizheng sighed after hearing this, just pointed to a palace maid who was standing outside the door and said: "The birth is in the big inside, between the two capitals, I have nothing to worry about in my life, the lady in the outer world is similar to my background, born in the court, grew up in the deep palace, raised by the side called mother and daughter, pretending to be born without defects." I beg Xu Siyuan for your pity and adoption of her......"

Xu was about to open his mouth to refuse, but Liu Sizheng grabbed her wrist and whispered: "I can't bear the matters ordered by the nobles." This little girl knows more than half of what I have done, and she has taken her in, which is beneficial and harmless! ”

Xu hurriedly went to ask the princess for instructions, and only after getting the princess's permission did he take in Liu Sizheng's adopted daughter.

After entrusting this matter, Liu Sizheng left satisfied. Just one day later, he was found hanged in his room.

When the news came to the Renzhi Temple, the palace people were naturally sad, and made a platform near Jiuzhou Pond to mourn this rare virtuous female official.

It's just that the Xu family found that Liu Sizheng's adopted daughter named Liu Anzi didn't have much sorrow, and he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart, and found someone behind his back and scolded: "Although your mother didn't suffer from pregnancy because of you, she treated you like her own, and I remembered to find a ......trust for you before I left."

"My aunt didn't commit suicide, she was killed!"

Before Xu finished speaking, the girl Liu Anzi gritted her teeth and roared: "After my mother returned to the hospital, she was intimidated by many people, and the door was broken several times at night. She has a secret message to tell me that if she really dies, it must be done by Sigongtai Su Yong! ”

Hearing this, Xu couldn't help but gasp, pulled Liu Anzi to a more secret place, and said in a low voice: "Could it be that Liu Sizheng is really involved in the emperor's rebellion?" ”

Liu Anzi clenched his teeth, was silent for a moment, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes: "I also persuaded my mother, the imperial heir is weak, he is still incapable of fighting in a big position, he abandons the world, and his wife and concubine can't protect it, let alone those who follow it...... In the old days, the emperor's heir was privately advised, and it was the mother who let him go. ”

When Xu heard this, he felt even more chilled in his heart, and he had a deeper understanding of what the princess said about who has no privacy in the world. She felt that she had a deep friendship with Liu Sizheng, but Liu Sizheng did not confide in him until his death.

But on the other hand, how can it not be so, unlike Liu Sizheng, the acting king Shaozhuang, despite the rampant punishment of foreign courts, he still does not dare to disturb Renzhiyuan.

"These words are rotten in your stomach, you stay in Renzhiyuan, remember not to go out! Only within the protection of His Royal Highness the Acting King can his life be saved! If I introduce miscellaneous feelings into this hospital, even though I have an old friendship with your mother, I will tear you apart! ”

Xu didn't expect that not long after these words were spoken, he violated it first.

The first day of July is the day when the palace people can see their family members outside. On this day, the palace officials and their families will be introduced to the West Jiacheng, and they will be able to meet briefly inside and outside.

The Xu family and her husband's family have long been far apart, but they still have some concern for their children. However, she also remembered the advice of the princess, and did not dare to go out privately, so she only sent a good palace official to Jiacheng to report safety to her children on her behalf.

But soon after, the palace officials hurriedly returned, but brought back a bad news, as early as a few days ago, her husband's family and his disciples, including his own children, were arrested by the criminal department and sent to the Luoyang Tui Yuan.

"Yes, there are mages who are blocking the way, and I will tell Si Yuan that if you want your husband's family to avoid disaster, you should leave Renzhi Yuan as soon as possible."

Hearing the words conveyed by the palace official, the Xu family was already in tears, and wanted to ask for advice on behalf of the princess, but on behalf of the Wang family, he left the palace today to worship at the temple of filial piety to the emperor, and he would definitely not return in a short time.

"The old woman's life is so worried. My children still have a long time to go, and I can't let my flesh and blood die for me! ”

After saying this, the Xu family arranged for someone to quickly inform the acting princess outside the palace, and he slowly left Renzhiyuan and headed south along Jiuzhou Pond. After walking dozens of zhang, more than a dozen strong soldiers with swords rushed out of the palace road on the other side, surrounding the Xu family.