Early the next morning, there was a sound of breaking the tea bowl in Qifang Palace.

Qi Guifei looked surprised and said, "All dead? Is this serious? ”

Guo Zheng stood in front of her and said softly: "It's true, I heard that someone was cut off his feet, this matter has caused a lot of sensation in Dongyang, I heard that last night was the scene where Jing Zhaoyin sent people to blockade, and now the entire Dongyang people are saying that the old bustard of the Yingxiang Pavilion offended the people on the rivers and lakes and was seeking revenge, so he washed the Yingxiang Pavilion in blood." ”

Guo Zheng was a step farther away from her than usual, and he knew that he had messed up this matter, so he didn't let her look annoying, so he stood a little farther away. “

Qi Guifei glanced at him coldly, but her words were very calm: "Haven't you already succeeded?" Why did it get to this point! ”

Her expression was clearly unhappy.

Guo Zheng lowered his head and sighed lightly, "It's all because the minions are not doing well, and they are only one step away from success." ”

Qi Guifei's eyes were full of disappointment, and she said indifferently: "You are not doing well, I am afraid that they have already suspected this matter." ”

When Guo Zheng heard this, he raised his head sharply and said, "Don't worry, they didn't recognize the slaves." ”

Qi Guifei glanced at him and said slowly, "Do you think it's that simple?" Now who in the palace doesn't know about Yuan Jing and Yuan Xin, if Princess Yuan Xin has an accident, the first person to be suspected will be Yuan Jing, this palace is Yuan Jing's mother, do you think that in the eyes of outsiders, this palace will have nothing to do with this matter? ”

Having said that, Guo Zheng didn't think so, "Niangniang, even if you are suspicious, no one dares to do anything to you without evidence or evidence!" Why should you worry about it? ”

When Concubine Qi heard it, she felt that what he said was right, there was no evidence, even if she knew that she did it, let alone that little girl, even the queen was helpless to take her.

At this time, Concubine Qi's sharp gaze flashed, and she said in a gentle tone: "That's what I said, in short, this matter will be put aside for the time being, and the future will be long, are you afraid that this palace will not be able to deal with a little girl?" ”

At three o'clock in the sun, Shen Lan's heart woke up slowly, she sat up, rubbed her head, "Hiss...... It hurts,".

Thinking that he was so heavy on himself, Shen Lanxin couldn't help laughing.

Hearing the laughter, Qiu Yue hurriedly pushed the door into the house, and when she saw Shen Lanxin waking up, she hurriedly said, "Princess, you are awake." ”

Shen Lanxin glanced out the window, "Qiuyue, what time is it?" ”

Qiu Yue said, "Princess, it's time now. ”

"I've been dizzy for so long?" She muttered to herself. She looked at Qiu Yue again and said, "Qiu Yue, prepare bath water for me." ”

After Qiuyue prepared the bath water, Shen Lanxin lay in the water, seemingly closing her eyes to recuperate, but in fact, she was thinking that Qi Guifei used such a vicious method to deal with her, in order to avenge her daughter Li Yuanjing, it seems that it is time for her to fight back, not only Li Yuanjing, but also Qi Guifei, she will not let go of any of these two people, and the tiger is really a sick cat if she doesn't show her might.

After Shen Lanxin finished washing, he changed into a set of clean clothes and went to Showa Palace.

Presumably, the eldest brother must have a lot of questions in his heart, it seems that it is time for him to solve his doubts, at this time he did not go to Tongxiang Hall to find her, it seems that he must be waiting for her to go.

Sure enough, when Shen Lanxin came to the Showa Palace, he saw Li Yuanshi and Jiang Yuan playing chess in the front hall.

From afar, Shen Lanxin said hello, "Big brother, cousin." ”

The prince looked at it and said with a smile: "Sister, you have finally woken up, we have thanked you for the flowers we waited for, come here, make a pot of tea again." ”

Shen Lanxin smiled slightly, came to the two of them and sat down, and said, "I just woke up, so I came to you." Then he said to Jiang Yuan: "Yesterday's incident, thank you cousin for saving me." ”

Jiang Yuan smiled faintly and said, "You're welcome, it should be." ”

The prince suddenly asked, "How is it?" Are you feeling better? ”

Shen Lan thought of yesterday's incident, and his face turned red, "I'm fine, I'm sorry to worry my eldest brother." ”

Jiang Yuan waved his fan and said leisurely: "Not only is your eldest brother worried about you, but I am also worried about you." ”

Her words made Shen Lanxin's expression a little unnatural, so she smiled and covered it up.

"Thank you for your concern, I'll treat you to dinner another day, how about it?"

Jiang Yuan raised his eyebrows and said casually: "If you sincerely ask, I won't refuse, but I'm thinking, such a big vase, you can really handle it, you are amazing." ”

Shen Lan lowered his eyes and smiled, but did not respond.

The palace man brought up the tea that had been brewed, poured it full for the three of them, and then withdrew.

At this time, the prince's expression turned grim and he said, "Sister, do you know who did yesterday's incident?" ”

Shen Lanxin glanced at Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuanzai suddenly straightened up and raised his voice, "Hey, aren't you even guarding against me?" ”

The prince glanced at Jiang Yuan and said to her: "Don't worry, Jiang Yuan is his own person, and it is very safe here, so you can say anything you want." ”

Listening to his words, Shen Lanxin relieved himself and took out the ice silk silk silk handkerchief and sachet from his arms and put them on the table.

Li Yuanshi and Jiang Yuan glanced at each other, and the two didn't seem to understand.

Shen Lanxin's gaze swept over the faces of the two of them, "You take a closer look at these two things. ”

The prince picked up the silk handkerchief and the sachet and examined them carefully, and after a moment said, "These two things, whether they are fabrics, silk threads, or embroiderers, are exactly the same, and they seem to have come from the same person's hand." ”

Jiang Yuan also grabbed it and looked at it, and said, "That's right, it's exactly the same." ”

Li Yuanshi's eyes flashed with a trace of doubt, "Why are you letting us see this?" Is there any deep meaning? ”

Shen Lan's expression calmed down and said: "This silk handkerchief was obtained by my adoptive father from the person who pursued him back then, no, to be precise, it was to hunt me down." ”

The prince's expression was not too surprised, but he was a little suspicious, because he knew that King Annan, who was chasing them, was dead, but why did she bring it up again?

"Xin'er, what the hell do you want to say?"

Shen Lanxin looked at him and said solemnly: "What I want to say is that this sachet was embroidered by Concubine Qi and given to me by herself, and this ice silk brocade is a tribute unique to Qifang Palace, big brother, do you understand what I said?" ”

The prince was stunned and stared at her in disbelief, "What did you say?" ”

Jiang Yuan's expression was solemn, and he couldn't help but sit up straight.

Shen Lanxin's expression was a little gloomy at this time, "When the queen mother handed me over to my adoptive parents, my adoptive father entangled with that killer in order to cover me and my adoptive mother, so I inadvertently pulled out this silk handkerchief from that person's arms, and it has been kept to this day, and my adoptive father also injured his arm because of it." ”

The crown prince was shocked: "Do you mean that not only the king of Annan wanted to kill us back then, but there was another person who wanted to kill us?" ”

Shen Lan said solemnly: "To be exact, there are three of us after killing my mother." ”

At this time, Jiang Yuan interjected: "Why did Concubine Qi kill her aunt?" Do you want to be a queen? ”

Shen Lanxin didn't respond to him, she drank tea, as if she was contemplating.

The prince glanced at Jiang Yuan and asked, "Then why is this silk handkerchief on that killer?" ”

Jiang Yuan interjected again, "Isn't this simple, it's embroidered on it, and Dilian, a man is carrying a woman's things, there is only one possibility, that is, there is an unknown relationship between them." ”

The prince was stunned, "You mean Qi Guifei fornicated?" How can it be? What about the adulterer? …… Speaking of this, he looked at Shen Lanxin.

Shen Lan said lightly: "Does the eldest brother think that Guo Zheng beside Concubine Qi is a little suspicious?" ”

When the prince heard this, he said incredulously: "You mean that Concubine Qi's adulterer is Guo Zheng?" ”

Jiang Yuan also looked at the two of them with a surprised expression.

Shen Lan said thoughtfully: "I also have bold guesses, including the person who chased and killed my adoptive father back then, but I have no evidence." ”

At this time, the prince slapped the table and said angrily: "If Concubine Qi really participated in the events of the year, I would definitely not spare her." ”

Shen Lan saw his angry appearance, so he reached out and pulled his sleeve, reminding: "Big brother, don't worry, I know you are very angry, why don't I be, but we are always suspicious, before we are ten percent sure, we can't move Qi Guifei, don't forget, she still has the grace of her father, and if you can't knock down the enemy in one fell swoop, don't act rashly, otherwise it will be even more difficult to knock her down." ”

Shen Lanxin's words were very reasonable, and the prince did not refute them.

The three of them were suddenly silent for a moment.

At this time, Jiang Yuan spoke: "I only know that Concubine Qi has always been very scheming, but I didn't expect her heart to be so vicious. ”

Shen Lanxin's eyes flashed, and when he heard that he had something to say, he couldn't help asking, "Why did my cousin say that?" ”

"Hmph, I'm angry when I mention it." Then the fan in his hand was fanned vigorously, and it seemed that Jiang Yuan was very angry about this matter.

Shen Lanxin looked suspicious, looked at Jiang Yuan's angry expression, and didn't dare to continue asking.

At this time, the prince took over the words and said: "When Concubine Qi was pregnant with King Yue, she wronged Jiang Yuan and bumped into her, but King Yue was born a month early. ”

Shen Lan's heart fluttered, "A month in advance? ”

The crown prince nodded, "Well, because of this, my father took back the 300,000 military power in Jiang Guogong's hands in a fit of anger, and because Concubine Qi gave birth to a prince, he named her a concubine." ”

Shen Lan said thoughtfully: "It turns out that there is such a thing in this!" Then cousin, did you bump into Qi Guifei? ”

Jiang Yuan almost jumped up, "I didn't even touch her, it was the old witch who wronged me." ”

Shen Lanxin continued to ask: "Why did she wronged you?" ”

Jiang Yuan said without thinking: "Maybe I think that our Jiang family was in the limelight back then, so he wanted to take the opportunity to attack us." ”

Shen Lan thought about it, it was possible that what he said was purely revenge, but the next words of the prince subverted her idea and confirmed one thing in her heart.

Shen Lan couldn't help but think of Concubine Chen's words, she picked up the tea, took a sip, and said lightly: "I heard that Concubine Qi was married in a sedan chair back then, and the limelight was comparable to that of the queen mother. ”

Li Yuanshi's eyes suddenly showed a touch of contempt, and he snorted coldly: "That's because she has been pregnant for a month, so my father married her in a sedan chair." ”

Shen Lan was stunned, "Unmarried and pregnant? ”

The crown prince nodded: "That's right, I heard that my father fell in love with her at first sight when he first saw her." ”

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but sneer on the side. "Hmph...... I got pregnant before I got through the door, and everyone was beautiful, which is simply ironic. ”

Shen Lan's heart jumped, and his expression changed suddenly.

Seeing her look different, the prince couldn't help but feel shocked, and couldn't help asking, "...... Did you find something? ”

Seeing that the prince's expression also changed, he asked rhetorically, "Why do you ask that?" ”

Shen Lanxin's intuition told her that the two were thinking about the same thing.

The crown prince leaned forward slightly, approached Shen Lanxin, and said in a low voice: "Do you also think that Qi Guifei is a little strange to be pregnant before marriage?" Speaking of this, seeing Shen Lanxin's expression of no surprise, she knew what she was thinking.

He sat back and said, "Look at your expression, it must be, anyway, I don't think it's normal for Qi Guifei to get pregnant before marriage." ”

Shen Lanxin lowered her eyes, her fingers tapped on the table, the rhythm was even, she didn't speak for a long time, she didn't know what she was thinking, and the prince didn't bother her, just drank tea quietly.

Jiang Yuan quietly looked at the two of them, although the prince's words surprised him a little, but he didn't speak.

Suddenly, Shen Lanxin's fingers stopped and said, "I have a bold hypothesis, do you want to hear it?" ”

"You say." The prince replied very simply.

When Jiang Yuan heard this, he also sat up straight, as if he was listening.

Shen Lanxin took a sip of tea, moistened her throat, and began to say: "I guess, when Concubine Qi entered the door, it was not the so-called one-month pregnancy, but two months, she was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so she slandered her cousin for hitting her, but in fact, the pregnancy period had arrived, and she had to cover it up." ”

"As for her ordering Guo Zheng to kill us, it was actually so that her child could sit in the position of the crown prince after birth, and she naturally became the queen."

Hearing this, the prince thought for a while: "According to your guess, the adulterer is Guo Zheng next to Concubine Qi, but how can he be a eunuch?" ”

Shen Lan saw his puzzled look, and said lightly: "How does the eldest brother know that he is a eunuch?" Of course, this is also my guess. ”

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "What my cousin said makes sense, whether he is a eunuch or not, you haven't seen it." ”

Li Yuanshi's face changed suddenly, "If this is the case, Concubine Qi not only fornicated with others, but also gave birth to a child and pretended to be the blood of the royal family, so bold." Speaking of this, I can't help but feel sad for the emperor, the woman who has been spoiled for so many years can't help but have personal affairs with others, and she has raised children for others for 20 years.

He glanced at the prince and found that there was a hint of pity in his angry expression, and asked, "Big brother, what are you thinking?" ”

The crown prince came back to his senses and said, "I was thinking how sad my father would be if all this was true. ”

Shen Lanxin didn't think so, he seemed to think that the emperor was not worthy of pity, and the most pitiful should be the queen mother, "The so-called poor person must have something to hate, if it weren't for his greed for beauty and blinding his eyes, why should he be played with in the palm of his hand." ”

The prince did not refute her words, but asked, "Then what are we going to do next?" ”

Shen Lanxin played with the teacup and said with a leisurely expression: "Have you heard that two days is Princess Yuanjing's birthday?" ”

The crown prince nodded, his face without waves, "Yes, Concubine Qi is going to hold a banquet for her." Speaking of this, he was taken aback and said, "You mean to deal with Qi Guifei that day?" ”

Shen Lanxin glanced at him and smiled, "I don't have that much ability, I don't want to move Concubine Qi, I want to start with Princess Yuanjing." ”

The crown prince said, "You really want to deal with Yuan Jing?" ”

Shen Lanxin looked at the prince and said: "I know that she is also the younger sister of the eldest brother, and I can understand that the eldest brother can't bear it, but she hurts me so much, I won't let her go." ”

The prince felt that she had misunderstood what she meant, so he hurriedly explained: "Sister, I didn't mean that, although we all have the blood of our father in our bodies, but her mother is our enemy after all, and you are my own sister, how can I speak for her!" I mean I don't want you to be alone, you and me. ”

Jiang Yuan continued, "It's us, she is our common enemy, the three of us are on the same front, grasshoppers on a rope, one is prosperous, and the other is lost." ”

Shen Lan said lightly: "Don't worry, I know how to deal with Li Yuanjing, but there is one thing I need your help with, cousin." ”

"What's the rush? That's it. Jiang Yuan readily agreed.

Shen Lan said lightly: "It's convenient for you to act outside the palace, you can help me collect some news about Concubine Qi before she entered the palace, the more the better." ”

After Jiang Yuan heard this, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to me." ”

After speaking, she continued to play with the teacup, a trace of coldness flashed in her eyes, and she thought, Li Yuanjing, I hope you will have a happy birthday that day.

The matter of the Yingxiang Pavilion is like a gust of wind, and it spreads in Dongyang, and there are several versions of it, one of which is that the old bustard is short of evil, forcing the good to become a prostitute, and attracting the righteous people on the rivers and lakes to eliminate harm for the people, and the second version says that the old bustard was going to break up with her concubine, so her concubine killed the people of the Yingxiang Pavilion in a fit of anger, and finally committed suicide.

In a private room on the second floor, Shen Lanxin listened to Jiang Yuan's words and couldn't help laughing, "These people's imagination is really rich. ”

Jiang Yuan smiled, waved his fan, and wrote lightly: "This is the so-called terrible words. ”

"Terrible words?" What does Shen Lanxin seem to be thinking?

Jiang Yuan saw that she was distracted, so he stretched out his fan and shook it in front of her eyes, and said, "Hey, what are you thinking?" ”

Shen Lan's heart fluttered, "It's nothing, I suddenly wondered why those people in black were so powerful, and they killed those people in an instant, it's terrible." ”

After speaking, he took a sip of tea.

Jiang Yuan put away the fan, his expression was a little solemn, "Those people are the prince's secret guards, I have already asked Taxue to inform the prince before I came to save you, so those people will appear at a critical moment!" If it weren't for those people, I'm afraid the two of us wouldn't have been able to get out of the Fragrance Pavilion that night. ”

Shen Lanxin's expression was a little angry and said: "I didn't expect that there are so many subordinates in the small brothel, it seems that I must have done a lot of hurtful things in my daily life, and this time the Yingxiang Pavilion was planted in the hands of the eldest brother, which is really to blame." ”

Jiang Yuan stared at her, didn't speak, just smiled at her intently.

Shen Lan glanced at him, "What do you think I'm doing?" Hurry up and eat your meal. ”

Jiang Yuan glanced at the delicacies on the table, "You ordered so many dishes, how could I finish them alone?" With that, he took a piece of chicken and sent it to her bowl.

Shen Lanxin raised his eyebrows and said, "Invite someone to dinner, of course, you have to be generous, I will order these dishes for you." ”

Jiang Yuan looked at the dishes on the table, frowned slightly, and said, "The two of us can't eat so much, I knew that it would be better to bring Yuan Li out." ”

After the two of them had eaten, they came to the market and saw a jewelry store not far away, Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "You are waiting for me here." ”

Shen Lanxin watched him leave in a hurry, and his expression was a little inexplicable.

After a while, Jiang Yuan hurriedly ran back, with an extra pair of red agate earrings in his hand, and said with a smile: "This is for you." ”

The earrings are bright in color, without any variegation, and you can see that they are very expensive at a glance.

"Give it to me?" Shen Lanxin glanced at the earrings and didn't take them.

Jiang Yuan smiled, looked at the earrings in his hand and said, "Yes, I think this pair of earrings is very suitable for you." ”

Shen Lanxin stared at him, and said with a slightly suspicious expression: "Why do you send me something so good?" ”

Jiang Yuan's lips curled, and he raised his eyebrows: "Do you still need a reason to send something?" I just wanted to send it. ”

"I don't want it if it's useless." After speaking, Shen Lanxin turned around and walked forward.

Jiang Yuan saw that she was gone, so he chased after her and said, "I don't mean anything else, I just want to give you a gift." ”

Shen Lanxin knew what he meant, so he wouldn't give him any chance.

Her expression was a little helpless, "Jiang Yuan, I've already told you, don't waste time on me." ”

Shen Lanxin walked quickly, and Jiang Yuan kept trotting after her, "Do you hate me so much?" ”

Shen Lan said without thinking: "I don't hate you. ”

Although Shen Lanxin doesn't hate him, she doesn't have that kind of affection for him, she just regards him as her cousin, because in her heart, the only person she has always loved is Gao Xu.

Jiang Yuan still insisted: "Then you should accept it." ”

Shen Lanxin suddenly stopped and looked at him, looking a little impatient, "Jiang Yuan, you know that I already have someone in my heart, why do you have to do this?" ”

Jiang Yuan also stopped, and when he heard this, his expression darkened, "I know, but this is my own business, it has nothing to do with you, you only accept it or not." ”

Shen Lanxin felt that this Jiang Yuan was really stubborn, and sighed lightly: "You are wasting time, understand?" ”

Jiang Yuan raised his eyebrows and said disapprerovingly: "I'm happy to do it." ”

Shen Lanxin glanced at him, shook his head helplessly, and continued to walk.

Jiang Yuan chased after him again and begged: "Cousin, you can accept it, just take it as a gift from me to you, isn't it okay?" ”

Shen Lanxin didn't respond to him and walked by himself.

Jiang Yuan felt that this cousin was more stubborn than him, and he Jiang Yuan was probably the only one in the world who begged others to receive gifts, and when he saw that she insisted on refusing to accept it, he shouted: "Okay, since you don't accept it, it's useless for me to keep it, it's better to throw it away." With a wave of his hand, he threw the earrings out.

Shen Lanxin turned around and wanted to stop it, but it was too late, he had already thrown it out.

She couldn't help but be a little annoyed, feeling that this Jiang Yuan was really unreasonable, and he was really a loser if he threw away good things.

She walked back with a menacing look and said with an unhappy expression: "What's the matter with you, how can you say that you can throw away such expensive things, do you know that the things you throw are enough for the poor people for several years." ”

Jiang Yuan saw that she was angry, suddenly laughed, stretched out her hand, and the pair of earrings appeared in front of her.

"You...... Shen Lanxin pointed at him, as if she was speechless with anger, she snatched it over, and said angrily: "Only this time, don't take it as an example, if there is a next time, even if you throw Jinshan away, I won't pay attention to you." After saying that, he glanced sideways and continued to walk.

Jiang Yuan looked at her back with a smug smile on his face.