In the end, of course, Ah Bao and Ah Hu were taken away.

The noise in the Prime Minister's Mansion did not stop.

The wake-up was meant to stay up all night, not to mention that there were so many things to talk about tonight: the woman who was slapped in public and lost face, the secret guard who was captured by the yamen, the pair of sisters with different numbers of lives and temperaments, and ...... The truth about the death of Mrs. King.

Whether it is the men drinking and chatting in the courtyard, or the women who are burning paper money and crying in the house, everyone feels that this time they have come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to really gain insight and make the trip worthwhile.

Ruan Bijun did not go back to the mourning hall. As soon as Ah Bao Ah Hu left, she immediately lifted the corner of her skirt and turned around and ran away, even Ruan Wenzhong couldn't stop her.

Of course, she didn't chase Ah Leopard Ah Hu, but stumbled back to Jinghua Courtyard alone.

Because she didn't expect her to come back, there were only a few lights on in the Jinghua Courtyard, and the shadows of the trees swayed in the middle of the night, looking eerie.

The rough maid Xiaoyu, who stayed in the courtyard to guard the door, heard the movement and hurriedly walked out: "Who ......?"

Before the words fell, he had already received a heavy slap on the cheek.

"Miss?!" Xiao Yu was startled, hurriedly threw down the lantern and knelt on the bluestone slab: "Miss forgive me, the slave doesn't know that Miss is back!" ”

The paper lantern fell to the ground and burned. Ruan Biyun didn't think about it, raised her foot and kicked it hard, watching it smash straight into Xiaoyu's body.

Accompanied by a vicious scolding: "! ”

The little fish let out a frightened scream and rolled to the ground in a frustrated manner, slapping the flames on its body indiscriminately, and begging for mercy in its mouth.

Fortunately, the flames did not burn very well, and after some hectic fighting, they were finally extinguished. The dirty little fish fell to his knees again, crying and kowtowing: "Miss spare your life, the slave doesn't dare!" ”

Ruan Biyun shouted and asked, "Don't you dare to do anything?" What's wrong with you? ”

Xiaoyu kowtowed and cried: "The slave doesn't know that the young lady is back, she is slow to greet her, and she is not respectful enough to the young lady......"

Before he finished speaking, he received another heavy kick on his forehead.

Ruan Biyun was still puzzled, and bent down to pull out a bamboo hairpin from the head of the small fish, and stabbed it over: "You understand, you understand, you understand!" You know a! ”

The sharp bamboo hairpin pierced into the flesh one by one, and the little fish cried out repeatedly, but he didn't dare to block it, so he could only suffer it alive.

After more than a dozen blows, Ruan Biyun, who was tired and panting, finally stopped and threw the bloody hairpin on the ground: "! I ask you, why are there only so many lights in the courtyard? In the middle of the night, the lights are blind, do you want to fall to my death? Do you want to fall to my death? ”

"No!" Xiaoyu fell to the ground and cried, "The slave doesn't know that the young lady is back!" Earlier, the sisters said that the young lady was going to keep a vigil in the front yard all night tonight! ”

"So you're saying I'm not filial and won't stay up all night keeping a vigil for my mother?" Ruan Bijun kicked over again.

Xiao Yu shouted "no" again and again, and Ruan Bijun asked sharply: "Also, what do you mean by not knowing that I am coming back?" Are you going to curse me to die outside?! ”

"The slave and maid are wrong, the slave and the maid don't dare anymore......" Xiaoyu didn't dare to argue about anything, so she could only kowtow and kowtow, her face was covered with blood and she couldn't stop.

The two girls of Luan Yin and Fengming followed Ruan Biyun all the way back, but at this time, they were trembling and didn't dare to step forward, leaning against the wall without saying a word.

Ruan Biyun finally remembered them, and shouted: "Luan Yin! ”

Luan Yin hurriedly ran over, burying her head very low: "The slave understands." The slave maid will let the two people watch the little fish go to the firewood room to chop three bundles of firewood, and they are not allowed to eat until they finish chopping. ”

Ruan Biyun snorted coldly and added: "It has to be split to the thickness of chopsticks, if one is unevenly chopped, ask her to chew it for me and eat it!" ”

Luan Yin's face turned pale, and she reluctantly agreed, lifted Xiaoyu's collar and dragged it away.

Ruan Bijun looked back at Feng Ming again.

The latter immediately knelt down: "Is Miss going to find someone to teach that mourning star a lesson?" ”

Ruan Biyun was immediately furious when she heard this: "What's the use of finding someone again!" I've found three gangs these days, and did one of them come back alive? I tell you, no! Two of the gangs were cleaned up before they could get to her, and the rest of the gang was also killed by the night cold! Don't you understand? There's someone behind that! I'm too late, she's already fledged, and now she's ready to come back and fight me! ”

"Miss, maybe ......," Feng Ming said cautiously, "Maybe those people we are looking for are too useless?" It is better to ask His Royal Highness King Rui to help me think of a way......"

Ruan Biyun gritted her teeth and said hatefully: "It's not that our people don't use it." Feng Ming, do you think that the cheap girl's luck has been too good lately? ”

Feng Ming was startled and hurriedly shook his head: "That's impossible, she's a mourning star, how can she be lucky!" ”

Ruan Biyun slapped him.

Feng Ming didn't say a word, as if he didn't feel pain at all.

Ruan Biyun gritted her teeth: "Do you still need to say this?" Of course, her luck will not be good! In this life, I am the phoenix! I know she's here, but so what? In this life, she has no auspiciousness! She's supposed to be an unlucky bastard, she's supposed to be trampled under my feet like mud! What she did to me before, I will do to her in this life! Here's what she owes me! ”

Feng Ming didn't understand these words at all, but it didn't prevent her from prostrating herself on the ground and said sonorously: "Miss is destined to be the most noble woman in the world, no matter how hard others jump, they are just clowns jumping off the beam!" ”

"You get up!" Ruan Biyun shouted coldly, "Go to Rui Wang's Mansion, go now!" Tell him that Ah Bao Ah Hu is no longer useful, and let him dispose of it for me immediately! And that damn Jing Zhaoyin, it's better to clean it up for me together! ”

Feng Ming didn't hesitate at all, and immediately bowed down.

On the contrary, Ruan Biyun hesitated slightly, and stopped her again: "You say, is there a way to let Ah Leopard and Ah Hu bite that slut and say that she instructed it?" ”

Feng Ming said without hesitation: "It should be possible." Ah Bao Ah Hu is from the internal guard of the Rui Wangfu, and their kind of people will not betray their master until death. ”

"That's good!" Ruan Biyun gritted her teeth with hatred, "Let them bite that biting bitten for me!" Don't let go of your mouth when you die! ”

……

Ruan Qingzhi also did not guard in the mourning hall.

After changing into filial piety clothes, she only knelt down as if going through the motions, threw two handfuls of paper money into the brazier, and then got up and left under the pretext of being tired.

Miss Ruan is weak, this is a well-known thing, and no one dares to express dissatisfaction.

After avoiding everyone, Xianyun immediately said urgently: "Second Miss won't give up." She hasn't been back for so long, so she may be planning something behind her back! ”

Ruan Qingzhi glanced back and said flatly: "Most of them went to ask King Rui for ideas, right?" Ruan Wenzhong's hand can't reach for the Jingzhao Yamen, but King Rui should be able to. ”

"King Rui, he can't take care of it." Ye Han suddenly interjected.

Ruan Qingzhi was stunned for a moment: "Why can't you take care of it?" ”

Ye Han smiled, and his tone was quite proud: "There are very powerful bandits in a mountain near Shangjing, and many merchants have been looted in just a few days, and many large shops have been affected. Of course, His Royal Highness King Rui, who loves the people like a son in the world, will personally go to suppress the bandits and solve problems for the emperor and the people of Shangjing! ”

Ruan Qingzhi was stunned, and after thinking for a long time, he sighed: "King Rui is really not easy!" Now all the people in Shangjing are laughing at him, and he still has to drag the crippled body that was beaten to the point of being beaten to lead troops to suppress bandits and solve problems for the people of Shangjing, this is the heart of a bodhisattva! ”

"yes!" Ye Han agreed, "It's a pity that his face is so swollen, I'm afraid not many people will recognize his majestic and triumphant appearance." ”

"Face?!" Banyue was puzzled, "Didn't you say that you didn't hit him in the face when you were in the Xianghe River before?" ”

Ye Han smiled innocently: "I don't know." Maybe someone else beat him up again, right? After all, he owes so much beating! ”

Can it still be like this? The two little girls were a little dazed.

Ruan Qingzhi turned around in front of him, squinting his eyes and looking at him while jumping and walking backwards: "Say!" Did you go to fight? ”

Ye Han cried out aggrievedly: "Miss, you can't wronged me!" How can someone as honest and dutiful as me be! ”

Come on, it's him.

Ruan Qingzhi's eyebrows were crooked, and he laughed like a little fox.

"Walk well!" Ye Han walked over and picked her up and turned her around for half a circle, putting her back in place.

Ruan Qingzhi continued to walk without pausing at all, and Ye Han was still one step behind her, as if the action just now had not happened at all.

The two girls were stunned by the side, and they were dazzled.

Banyue opened her mouth to say something, but Xianyun subconsciously pulled her and said, "Even if King Rui is not in the city at the moment, he should be back soon, right?" What's more, how could the palace not have a helpful advisor or something...... The second lady can always think of a way! ”

"There are a lot of people who are willing to help her, but there should be few people who are willing to help her kill her mouth or help her reverse black and white, so don't worry." Ruan Qingzhi calmly analyzed.

"What Mademoiselle said is very true." Ye Han smiled slightly and agreed.

After thinking about it, it made sense, so they no longer worried, and the four of them happily returned to Xifang Garden to sleep peacefully.

Unexpectedly, I received unexpected news early the next morning.

Someone from Shoukang Palace came, saying that the Queen Mother urgently summoned Miss Ruan, and the palace car was waiting at the gate of the mansion, and there was no delay for a moment.

Ruan Wenzhong was taken aback: "Is my father-in-law mistaken?" My eldest daughter is really not what she looks like, I'm afraid ......"

"Ruan Xiangye," the eunuch Xiao Liangzi held his hands and looked helpless, "Are you questioning the Queen Mother?" ”

Ruan Wenzhong was so frightened that he almost knelt down again, shook his head again and again and said "don't dare", and hurriedly turned around and called the maid to Xifangyuan to spread the word.

Later, he added: "Call the second lady too." ”

"Xiangye," Xiao Liangzi was even more helpless, "When will your self-made smart mistake be corrected?" If the Queen Mother wanted to see Miss Ruan Er, she wouldn't say it herself? Today, our family is here to pick up the eldest lady, what are you calling the second lady out for? Is it an add-on? ”

Ruan Wenzhong was reprimanded so red-faced that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Ruan Qingzhi over there heard the news, and he was so angry that he didn't speak for a long time.

Ban Yue muttered beside him: "I only caught those two minions last night, and there is news of Shoukang Palace early this morning, how can there be such a coincidence in the world!" It's clear that someone has brought things to the palace! ”

Xianyun's face was even more ugly: "If it's really the second lady's complaint, it's simply ...... It's horrible! It was already night when the accident happened, and it stands to reason that the palace gate was closed, and most of the elderly went to bed early, but she was still able to pass the news in......"

Ruan Qingzhi just sat in front of the dressing table with a look of grievance: "This is not right!" Even if she makes trouble in the palace, the Queen Mother has no reason to summon me! I'm not Jing Zhaoyin! This queen mother is really, she herself can't sleep when she is old, and it is not kind to send someone out early in the morning to disturb people's dreams! I haven't woken up yet! ”

When Xianyun heard her complaint, he calmed down a little, and said with a smile: "Miss's words are also reasonable, maybe we think too much, Ah Bao Ah Hu's case really can't be related to us!" By the way, didn't Miss give Aunt Lian a prescription last time? Maybe the Queen Mother summoned her for this! ”

It's not impossible, but Ruan Qingzhi doesn't believe in his luck in this life.

So it's better to be more cautious.

When entering the palace, you must not wear linen and filial piety. The "mother-in-law" is newly mourned, and it is not good to dress up in fancy clothes. So needless to say, how to dress is a big problem.

This makes it even more obvious that the Queen Mother is an unreasonable old guy. When people are in the hot filial piety period, you can casually summon people into the palace, and you are not afraid of taboos at such an old age!

After some chaos, Yiyun helped Ruan Qingzhi find a stone blue jacket, the skirt was made of moon white, the head rope did not dare to use white directly, so he simply used black, and finally put on a pure black cloak and hurriedly went out.

Xiao Liangzi was already waiting impatiently, and when he saw Ruan Qingzhi coming out, he didn't say a word and said directly: "The Queen Mother is in a hurry, so please do it!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi looked at him and refused to take a step: "What did the Queen Mother order?" My Ruan family is doing a funeral, isn't it taboo in the palace? Are you going to summon me into the palace and then smack me for disrespect? ”

Xiao Liangzi's face turned black with anger, and Ruan Wenzhong was already shouting beside him: "Shut up!" If the Queen Mother wants to kill you, why bother with all the troubles! A decree will come down and let the father strangle you directly! ”

Ruan Qingzhi thought about it for a while and felt that he was very reasonable, so he sincerely accepted the gift: "Thank you father for your comfort, my daughter has taken her leave." ”

Before Ruan Wenzhong could vent his anger, he turned his head and saw that Ruan Qingzhi had already followed Xiao Liangzi out of the door, so he had to hurriedly catch up again and send a few concubines and children out of the gate.

Sure enough, there was a palace car parked outside the door, and the style was not very gorgeous. Xiao Liangzi sat next to the coachman, and Ruan Qingzhi and Xianyun helped each other into the carriage.

Unexpectedly, there was already an old palace maid sitting inside. As soon as the master and servant entered, they were startled when they saw the figure at first glance.

But Ruan Qingzhi didn't show anything on his face, and calmly saluted and said, "Hello, grandma."

"Don't dare," the other party bowed slightly, "just call me Aunt Lan." ”

Ruan Qingzhi pursed her lips and smiled, and sure enough, she called out "Aunt Lan" obediently, and then pulled Yiyun to sit down at the same time, opened the curtain and shouted out: "Sit down, let's go!" ”

Aunt Lan looked at her intently, and then suddenly said again: "The guards are not allowed to enter the palace. ”

"Aunt Xie reminded," Ruan Qingzhi smiled lightly, "If you don't enter the palace at night, he will send me to the palace gate." Auntie, you know, the world is not peaceful, and I dare not walk on the street without him with me. ”

"Humph!" Aunt Lan's face sank, "My Southern Qi world is peaceful and prosperous, where is it not safe?" Are you saying that the feet of the Emperor of Shangjing are full of thieves? ”

Ruan Qingzhi looked up at her with an innocent expression: "There are naturally not many thieves at the feet of the Son of Heaven, but they are not completely absent. The last time I came back from a dinner with my grandmother, I almost got killed, and I was in a coma for a day or two! ”

Aunt Lan said coldly: "The 'thieves' in your mouth are all dead, and the truth is not up to you!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi was not frightened by her expression, and still smiled shallowly: "It's also scary that the thief is dead!" I'm most afraid of seeing the dead! Auntie, you don't know in the palace, it was really a river of blood that day, and the smell of blood was so smoky that I almost vomited......"

She said she was afraid, but there was not even a trace of fear on her face. Aunt Lan's face turned a little pale, and she glared at her angrily and stopped answering.

Ruan Qingzhi couldn't say it anymore, so he had to stop talking, but he rang the alarm bell again in his heart.

Obviously, Aunt Lan knew about the attack on the carriage, and she made it clear that she didn't believe her.

Therefore, the reason and position of the Queen Mother for summoning her this time can be roughly determined.

The situation is not good.

The initiative was in the hands of the other party, and there was no way to take precautions knowing that something was wrong, so Ruan Qingzhi didn't do anything, closed his eyes and leaned against the car window and took a nap.

Aunt Lan felt a little surprised.

Although this carriage looks simple and simple on the outside, every part of the interior is full of ingenuity, and even Ruan Biyun couldn't help but marvel when she first sat in, why didn't this Miss Ruan even react at all?

Could it be that he is unlearned and uninformed, so he is completely unaware of those ingenuity?

But...... Even that isn't right? This stupid girl entered the palace for the first time, wasn't she nervous or afraid at all?

Suspicious and silent all the way, the carriage drove steadily into the palace gate, and then quickly stopped, saying that it could not go any further, and asked Miss Ruan to get out of the car and go on foot.

Ruan Qingzhi did not expose them, calmly got out of the car, and followed Xiao Liangzi in a hurry.

What's not to understand about getting off the horse? The Shoukang Palace where the Queen Mother lives must be built in the back position, and it will take more than an hour to walk through the palace gate, and most of the ordinary official ladies will not be able to endure this hardship.

Even if you grit your teeth and stick to it, you will be panting, sweating, your hair is scattered, and your face is not as good as the fat powder.

But none of these troubles will happen to Ruan Qingzhi, so she is not in a hurry at all. Xiao Liangzi walked fast, she walked fast, Xiao Liangzi walked slowly, and she took time to enjoy the scenery along the way, which was very pleasant.

In the end, it was Aunt Lan who couldn't stand it first, and raised her hand to wipe her sweat with a handkerchief.

"Carry the clouds and help Aunt Lan." Ruan Qingzhi commanded calmly.

With the slightest objection, Yiyun immediately walked over and grabbed Aunt Lan's arm.

The latter was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but speak: "Miss Ruan is not tired?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi smiled and shook his head: "The Queen Mother summoned me, how dare I say that I am tired?" How can I be tired? ”

This seems to be nonsense, but inexplicably it feels impossible to refute. So Aunt Lan didn't ask any more, and only secretly signaled Xiao Liangzi to lead the way and not go around again.

So Shoukang Palace finally arrived. Aunt Lan paused and straightened her clothes and breathed a sigh of relief.

Ruan Qingzhi stood calmly and waited for her.

She didn't have to tidy up anything herself: her clothes were of the simplest kind, not messy in a few steps; The braids are strong and do not fall apart; There is no grease powder on the face, and there is no sweating on the face......

There was no embarrassment at all.

When she walked into Shoukang Palace with this posture, the Queen Mother was actually stunned for a moment, and then squinted her eyes and stared at her seriously.

The first impression is that this girl is not like Ruan Biyun, there is no resemblance in terms of facial features and temperament.

Ruan Biyun's appearance is the most flattering dignified and feminine, and the girl in front of her has peach blossom eyes, slender eyebrows, smiling lips, and a pointed chin...... At a young age, he was born with a bewitching appearance, which is worth it!

The Queen Mother's face immediately sank.

Ruan Qingzhi knelt down upright and bowed, not particularly frightened by the unkind gaze on the top of his head.

The etiquette is thorough, and there is no problem; The clothes are cold but not rude, and you can't make mistakes.

As the queen mother, you can't deliberately make things difficult for a child.

So Ruan Qingzhi didn't kneel for a long time, and soon heard Aunt Lan's voice say, "Excuse me." ”

Ruan Qingzhi stood up as he said, still keeping his head down, his eyes not looking wildly.

The Queen Mother finally spoke, and her voice was deep and very majestic: "You are Yun'er's twin sister?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother," Ruan Qingzhi was unhurried, "Yun'er is indeed the sister of the Minnu." ”

The Queen Mother sneered, and then her voice suddenly turned stern: "Are you guilty?!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi raised his head with an innocent expression: "Queen Mother, I haven't quarreled with Yun'er in the past few days!" ”

The implication is that even if we have conflicts, we are just children quarrelling, and you, as the queen mother, have asked me three times and twice for such a trivial matter, is it a bit of a fall?

The Queen Mother immediately understood this meaning.

But looking at the expression on Ruan Qingzhi's face, she was a little puzzled: Could it be that she was too careful? This girl in front of her is obviously a stupid, where can she play the "off-string sound"!

Now that the immediate conviction is indeed hasty, the Queen Mother had to suppress half of her anger and reprimanded: "Hugh has to pretend to be crazy and stupid!" What you did behind your back, which mourner doesn't know! ”

"Does the Queen Mother know?" Ruan Qingzhi was shocked and overjoyed: "Yun'er put a highly poisonous acacia in her grandmother's medicine, and I prescribed a prescription to detoxify my grandmother; Yun'er poisoned Miss Liu San and asked Miss Wang Si to push her into the water, which was also cured by me with ancient prescriptions; Yun'er instructed Ah Bao Ah Hu to hang his mother on the beam, and I was too late to save ...... I thought that no one would ever know about these things, but do you know everything about the Queen Mother? ”