After telling Mrs. Wan about it, when the chief butler turned around to leave, he didn't know what to think of, and suddenly stopped again.

"Is there anything else going on with the big butler?" Lu Nianjin looked at him and asked gently.

The chief butler pondered for a moment, and then arched his hand and said, "In a few days, it will be the fifty-fifth birthday of the old lady of the Chengguo Mansion, and the birthday gift list has been prepared. ”

"That's it, I see." Lu Nianjin sank his face and said a little indifferently.

The chief butler then stepped back.

"What day is the old lady's birthday feast?" After the big housekeeper left, Lu Nianjin looked at Mama Qin and asked suspiciously.

Mama Qin replied, "It's the twenty-third day of July." ”

Lu Nianjin calculated, that is, five days later.

The next day, the big housekeeper really sent a personal long entourage to send the gift list, Lu Nianjin roughly flipped through it, closed the gift list, tapped the gilded words on it with his index finger, and said lightly, "The others are fine, only a pair of blood Ruyi and eight hundred-year-old purple ginseng, these two are more than valuable, but they do not show filial piety, it is better to replace them with my hand-copied eighteen volumes of the Blessing Sutra." ”

"Yes, Crown Princess." Long with the promise.

Lu Nianjin asked Huanxi to reward him with a purse and sent the person out.

"The girl wants to go back to the Gongfu to celebrate her birthday?" After there was no one in the house, Mama Qin looked at Lu Nianjin and asked with a frown.

Lu Nianjin moved the corners of his lips, and smiled at the bottom of his eyes, "I don't want to go, I don't want to see any of that family, can't I not go?" Not to mention ......"

"What's more?" Mama Qin asked.

Lu Nianjin thought of the secret that Mama Kang told her in order to repay her kindness, and instantly said with a cold face, "There is one thing I need to be sure." ”

Hearing Lu Nianjin say so vaguely, Mama Qin chuckled in her heart, "...... What is the girl trying to be sure? ”

"The cause of my mother's death." Lu Nianjin said.

When Mama Qin heard this, she lowered her head, a touch of sadness appeared on her face, and after a while, she wondered, "But didn't Aunt Li die because of lung disease?" ”

Lu Nianjin shook his head, "I used to think so, but some time ago, someone told me that my mother died of poisoning." ”

Mama Qin's face changed greatly, "Poisoned? Could it be that the second lady did it? ”

"I don't know."

"And who told the girl the news?"

Lu Nianjin was not defensive against Mama Qin, and directly told her about saving Mama Kang.

After hearing this, Mama Qin frowned and said, "But so many years have passed since this matter, where does the girl plan to find out?" ”

"Hit the grass and scare the snake, and lead the snake out of the hole." Lu Nianjin's eyes sank, and he said slowly, "On the day of the birthday banquet, let Huanxi and Yunjiang follow me, and Mama, you can go directly to someone to ask about the doctor who treated my mother back then......"

"What the girl means, let the old slave be the one who frightens the snake, and at that time, whoever in the Guogong Mansion will be moved, who may be the one who harmed Aunt Li?"

"Let's test it first," Lu Nianjin frowned, "After all, Mama Kang is an old lady, and what she said to me may not be the truth." ”

After all, because of the dowry before, the old lady and the Xiao family had already torn their faces.

The reason why Mama Kang was poisoned by the old lady in the first place was because of the Xiao family.

It is entirely possible to lie to her and cause trouble for the Xiao family.

"The old slave understood." Mama Qin nodded.

After a while, she suddenly changed the topic and said, "It's almost noon, what does the girl want to eat today, the old slave will go to the small kitchen to prepare it for you." ”

Lu Nianjin pondered for a moment and reported a few dish names.

After Mama Qin wrote them down one by one, she retreated.

After lunch, the guards sent by the chief butler to Tongxian County yesterday also returned.

After listening to Huanxi's speech, Lu Nianjin raised his head and said, "Let him come in!" ”

"Yes, girl." Huanxi took the order and went out to call someone.

It didn't take long for the guards to walk in from outside, and when they came to Lu Nianjin, they first saluted respectfully, and then said, "Back to the crown princess, my subordinates have already told Wan Daguan about the matter of Zhang Zhai." ”

"What do you say?"

"He asked his subordinates to tell the crown princess that he naturally wanted to choose his wife and children, and as for Mrs. Xie, he would punish her heavily, so that she would never dare to be disrespectful to Mrs. Wan again."

"Then did he say what he would do with the Xie family?"

The guard thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Not really. ”

“…… You've worked this trip, so let's go down first. Lu Nianjin waved his hand at the guards.

The guards bowed and retreated.

After the guards left, Mama Qin couldn't help but look at Lu Nianjin and frowned, "Girl, do you think that this ten thousand officials are truly repentant?" ”

Lu Nianjin thought of some rumors about Wan Daguan, shook his head and said, "It's not a question of whether he is truly repentant or not......

"What's that?"

Lu Nianjin said, "The root of the problem is whether he can convince the old lady in his family. Mrs. Wan is clearly biased towards her niece, and Wan Daguan is a foolish person, as long as he can't stand up for a day and can't convince the old lady of his family, then no matter how sincerely he repents, it is impossible for Mrs. Wan to get her wish...... If it drags on like this, it is better to break it when it is broken. ”

Mama Qin understood what Lu Nianjin meant, and her eyes showed a little shock, "The girl actually intended to let Mrs. Wan and Wan Daguan reconcile?" ”

"I'd rather demolish ten temples than destroy a marriage, I don't mean that." Lu Nianjin shook his head, his eyes shone with a little bit of light, and said quietly, "What if ten thousand officials are willing to fight with their old mother for their wives and children?" ”

Mama Qin: "......"

It is said that Wan Daguan is a foolish and filial person, how can he, how dare he go head-to-head with his old mother.

After a few days, there was no news of Mrs. Wan.

While waiting for the arrival of the old lady's birthday banquet, Lu Nianjin instructed Chen Fu to buy the medicinal materials he bought last time.

When the medicinal materials were bought, Lu Nianjin was almost ready, and the old lady's birthday banquet also arrived.

Early in the morning, Mama Qin woke her up.

After serving her and getting up, he put on the dress she had specially prepared a few days ago, and personally tied a lily bun for her, and then put a pearl hairpin on her.

In the bronze mirror, a gentle and demure beauty suddenly appeared, which could be said to be very different from Lu Nianjin's usual simple and generous dress.

Mama Qin watched from behind, narrowed her pupils slightly, and after a long time, she said in a low voice, "It's true." ”

When Lu Nianjin heard this, he turned his head and looked at Mama Qin, "How much does it look like?" ”

"Six or seven points." Mama Qin said with red eyes.

Lu Nianjin was satisfied.

After breakfast, I took Mama Qin, Huanxi and Yunjiang to go out.

Outside the prince's mansion, the chief butler had already prepared the carriage, and when he saw her coming, he immediately stepped forward and saluted, "The crown princess, please get in the carriage." ”

"There's a big housekeeper." After Lu Nianjin greeted the big butler slightly, he got into the carriage.

Once she was seated, the carriage clattered toward the outside of Yanzheng Street.

It was more than half an hour before the carriage stopped.

The chief butler stepped off the horse first, bowed down and said, "Crown Princess, it's time to the Chengguo Mansion." You go in first to congratulate the old lady on her birthday, and when the banquet is dispersed in the afternoon, your subordinates will come to pick you up. ”

Lu Nianjin had no objection to this, smiled slightly, and said to the big housekeeper, "Okay, then you will have to work." ”

The chief butler said "don't dare" in his mouth, and watched Lu Nianjin enter the Chengguo Mansion before leaving with his long-term entourage......

As soon as Lu Nianjin went up the steps of the Chengguo Mansion, the little maid beside the Xiao family reminded her, "Madam, the crown princess is here!" ”

When Xiao Shi heard Lu Nianjin coming, he subconsciously showed a pleasant smile, as if the two had never had anything dirty, and walked towards her, but after seeing her appearance clearly, he stumbled under his feet, and the whole person fell directly down the steps, and knelt down in front of Lu Nianjin with a pop.

As soon as Lu Nianjin lowered his head, he saw Xiao's expression as if he had seen a ghost.

There was coldness in her eyes, but she smiled kindly, and while bending down to help her, she said, "What is Mother doing, how can you make such a big salute to me, it's really amazing, I am now the crown princess and live in the prince's mansion, but you are my mother in the end, treat me like this, don't you want to torment me!" ”

Xiao Shi listened to Lu Nianjin singing and fighting, and was ashamed and angry in his heart that he couldn't eat her raw, but in front of many guests, she was not good at attacking, so she could only acquiesce to her statement, and got up with the support of the maid, while smirking, "The national rite is greater than the family rite, and the concubine should be in front of the crown princess." ”

When the words fell, she seemed to have exhausted all her patience, and she didn't give Lu Nianjin a chance to speak politely, and directly instructed the little maid beside her who had just reminded her, "The old lady hasn't seen the princess for a while, you quickly take the princess to the old lady's Nanqiu Courtyard, and let the princess and the old lady's ancestors and grandchildren have a good talk." ”

"Yes, ma'am." The maid agreed, and bowed down towards Lu Nianjin, "Princess, please come with the slave." ”

"Then my daughter will go to Nanqiu Courtyard first." Lu Nianjin smiled and explained to the Xiao family again, and then left with the maid.

Xiao Shi looked at Lu Nianjin's smiling face, and only felt that his knees hurt even more.

But the eldest sister-in-law passed away, and the eldest nephew and daughter-in-law were placed in Jiangnan with the eldest nephew, and now there is no one to help her entertain guests, so she can only bite the bullet and endure the pain in her legs to continue to persevere.

As soon as Lu Nianjin was led into the backyard by the little maid, she made a look at Mama Qin.

Mama Qin understood, made an excuse, and left alone.

Lu Nianjin followed the little maid directly to the Nanqiu Courtyard.

The main hall of the South Autumn Courtyard has been economically well-gathered, and they are all ladies who have come to celebrate the birthday of the old lady.

"Princess Huaide has arrived!" Accompanied by a singing harmony.

As soon as Lu Nianjin entered the door, everyone in the hall instantly stood up and saluted her, "The courtiers have seen the princess, I wish the princess all the peace." ”

Lu Nianjin looked at everyone with a faint smile, and suddenly his pupils shrank, and his eyes fell on the face of the only lady who was still sitting in the hall - if she remembered correctly, this should be her uncle and grandmother, the wife of the general of Zhenguo.

She was stunned like this, and the ladies in the hall also followed her gaze and looked at the wife of the general of Zhenguo.

"Brother and sister!" The old lady Chengguo's face changed slightly, she looked at the concubine beside her, and said suspiciously, "Why are you still sitting?" ”

After hearing the old lady's rhetorical question, the wife of the general of Zhenguo reacted, put away the horror on her face, stood up, and bowed to Lu Nianjin stiffly, "The courtiers have seen the princess, and I wish the princess all the peace." ”

"Grandmothers are exempt, uncles and grandmothers are exempt, and ladies are exempt." Lu Nianjin shouted softly with suspicion.

Then, he stepped forward and saluted the old lady.

The old lady naturally didn't show Lu Nianjin's face in front of the full house, she smiled kindly and motioned for Mama Kang to help her up.

"The crown princess is polite, how can the old body afford the courtesy of the crown princess."

Lu Nianjin smiled officially, and sat down under the old lady.

As soon as she sat down, the hall was bustling with activity again.

Lu Nianjin didn't blend into this kind of excitement, she looked at her uncle and grandmother quietly.

If Xiao was afraid when he saw her and thought that Li was reborn, it was because she might be the murderer who poisoned Li, then now, why was her uncle and grandmother frightened?

Could it be that Lee's death is also related to her?

Lu Nianjin thought about it secretly, and looked at the uncle and grandmother a few more times.

And the uncle and grandmother didn't know if it was because of the weakness of the heart, or what was going on, and they didn't even notice her gaze from beginning to end......

As more and more people came, the atmosphere in the hall became suffocating.

Lu Nianjin felt a little uncomfortable, so he withdrew on the grounds of changing clothes, took Huanxi, and walked towards Langyueju, where she lived with the Li family before she got married.

When she arrived at Langyueju, Huanxi's stomach suddenly hurt, and after saying goodbye to her, she went to Gongfang, and she walked towards the three main landlords where the Li family once lived.

"Squeak", the door of the bedroom was pushed open by her, and she was about to walk inside, but suddenly saw a man in black standing next to the Duobao Pavilion in the bedroom.

The man heard the sound of pushing the door, turned his head to look at her, and after seeing her appearance clearly, his eyes showed a touch of disbelief, and then, his pupils shrank, and his lips trembled and shouted, "Jin'er......"

Lu Nianjin heard him call out his name, and his brows furrowed suddenly, "Who are you?" ”

The man was Lu He, he seemed to be in a dream built by some kind of obsession, he raised his feet and walked towards Lu Nianjin, and after arriving in front of her, he took her into his arms and hugged her tightly, "Jin'er, you are finally back, do you know how much I miss you over the years, how much I regret it, I didn't insist on snatching you into the mansion back then...... Jin'er, I was angry after you rejected me back then, and I hated it after you married Boli, but now that you appear in front of me again, I just want to love you. ”

"Don't leave me this time, don't leave me again, okay?"

"I want you, I want your life, I want you now!"

As he spoke, he picked up Lu Nianjin and was about to go to the bed.

Lu Nianjin was frightened.

She struggled desperately, trying to shout, she wasn't the one he said she was!

But before he could open his mouth, the door that had just been closed was kicked open!

"Lu He, I know that you have never let go of Li Jinzhi that slut for so many years, the old one is dead, and you don't even let go of the little one now! Old brute, don't you look at the identity of the little thing that Li Jinzhi gave birth to, she is not the orphan girl who defected to distant relatives back then, you can play with it if you want, Lu Nianjin, your niece, she is today's Crown Princess Huaide! If you dare to touch her, you are not afraid that the emperor will kill you?! ”

Lu He listened to Mu Shi's fierce scolding.

Finally came to her senses, she looked at Lu Nianjin in her arms, and asked in disappointment, "You're not Li Jinzhi?" ”

Lu Nianjin's voice was hoarse, "No, I'm Lu Nianjin!" ”

"It's you!" Lu He finally came to his senses, "It's you!" ”

Lu Nianjin struggled out of his arms, and after a moment of silence, he asked coldly, "It was your people who took me to Beizhuang in the first place?" ”

Lu He was hindered by Mu Shi's side, his eyes deepened, and he didn't dare to admit it directly.

But at this point, it didn't matter if he admitted it or not, Mu Shi was jealous, pointed at his nose and scolded again-

"Lu He! You don't even spare your nieces and granddaughters, you're a beast! Have you forgotten how my grandfather and my father promoted you in the first place! How did you kneel in front of them and swear that you would love me only for the rest of your life, and that you would never leave me! ”

"You white-eyed wolf who eats soft rice, I'm really fed up with you, I want to show my father when I go back today, and I will be reconciled with you! In the future, the tiger guard of the Mu family, everything of the Mu family, give the pig to the dog, I will not give it to you! With that, she turned to leave.

As soon as Lu He heard that Mu Shi was going to make peace with him, he immediately reached out to stop her.

Mu Shi was hating, the more he blocked, the more angry Mu Shi felt in his heart, and in a hurry, she looked at his yin owl face is a few paws.

Lu He's face was scratched with blood.

At this moment, the anger he had been accumulating for many years finally exploded, and he directly grabbed Mu's hand and threw her out fiercely.

Mu Shi has been in the military camp with her father and brother since she was a child, and she knows some fist and foot kung fu, if she is a little guarded, she will naturally not be knocked down by Lu He.

But the problem is that for so many years, she has been used to Lu He, and she never thought that he would dare to do it to herself...... smashed a plum bottle more than one person high.

"Lu He, you ......" suffered a heavy blow to the head, she looked at the person next to her pillow in disbelief, and closed her eyes forever before she finished a questioning word.

Lu Nianjin's feet seemed to be filled with lead, walked towards Mu Shi, probed her nose for a moment, and then touched her carotid artery...... Died on the spot, hopeless.

After a long time, she raised her head and looked at Lu He in shock.

Lu He clenched his fists, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, and walked towards her step by step.

Lu Nianjin stepped back, thinking quickly about how to save herself, when she heard a sound from the window, and the next moment, the four dead soldiers who had protected her in Beizhuang appeared again.

The three of them surrounded Lu He without revealing anything.

Xuan Yi took Lu Nianjin out of the window.

After landing behind Lang Yueju, Xuan Yi looked at her and said with a solemn expression, "Crown Princess, if you break through the general of Zhenguo and kill his wife, he will definitely not let you go, even if he uses all means, he will hunt you down to death, for today's plan, the best way is to hide in the mountain bamboo building behind the Great Ci'en Temple, under the whole world, only there is a place where the general of Zhenguo can't reach his hand, and it is the safest place for you to stay there." ”

Lu Nianjin trembled, "What you said, is it true?" ”

"Subordinates dare to swear with their lives."

"I see." Lu Nianjin nodded, "Then you can send me and my maidservant to the Mangosteen Tower behind the Great Ci'en Temple!" ”

"Yes, Crown Princess!" Xuanyi agreed, and on the one hand escorted Lu Nianjin out of the Chengguo Mansion, and on the other hand, he used a secret signal to send other dead soldiers to protect Huanxi and Mama Qin, and by the way, he broke off.

The two left the Chengguo Mansion, drove the carriage of the Prince's Mansion and went straight to the Great Ci'en Temple.

Because of Lu Nianjin's pregnancy, the carriage did not travel fast, and an hour and a half later, the two arrived at the foot of the Great Ci'en Temple.

"Crown Princess, please get out of the car." Xuan Yi said as he rushed into the carriage.

Lu Nianjin held his arm and slowly got out of the car.

The two walked towards the mountain, and walked for about half an hour before they arrived at the back mangosteen building.

Xuan Yi is a dead soldier beside the son of Wuxian, and the formation of the broken bamboo building is naturally easy.

He took Lu Nianjin directly to the bamboo building, Bing was just about to go to the kitchen to prepare lunch, and when he saw Xuanyi bringing Lu Nianjin over, he immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "Why is the princess free to come over today?" ”

The fear in Lu Nianjin's heart had not completely dissipated, she did not speak, but nodded slightly.

Xuan Yi asked in a deep voice, "Where is the national teacher, I have something important to meet with the crown princess." ”

Bing Ying heard that Xuanyi and the crown princess were serious, and immediately grimaced, and said, "The national teacher is in the study, and the eldest brother Xuanyi and the crown princess go directly over." ”

"Got it, thank you!" Xuan Yi agreed, and walked towards the study with Lu Nianjin.

When he arrived at the door of the study, he knocked on the door three times and two times, and then, the cold voice of the unenvy prince came out, "Come in!" ”

Xuan Yi pushed open the door, he invited Lu Nianjin to go in first, and then he walked in himself, and brought the door by the way.

"Why are you here?" After seeing Lu Nianjin, Wuxian Gongzi frowned unconsciously and asked coldly.

Seeing that he was so cold, Lu Nianjin suddenly felt a little weak in his heart, pursed his lips, and didn't speak.

The unenvy boy looked at Xuanyi on the side.

As soon as Xuan saw his master's eyes sweeping over, he subconsciously wanted to talk about business, but before he spoke, he listened to his master's cold instructions, "Move a bamboo chair for the crown princess!" ”

"Oh, yes, master!" Xuan Yi responded slowly, and hurriedly ran out to bring a bamboo chair for Lu Nianjin to come in, and after she sat down, he thought that this time he could finally talk about things, but as a result, his master asked him to make tea with a cold face.

After the tea was brewed and sent to the two masters, the unenvy son said, "Tell me, what's the matter." ”

Xuanyi's face was solemn, and he was busy telling the Chengguo Mansion Langyue Curie, the general of Zhenguo who killed Mu Shi, and was seen by Lu Nianjin.

After listening to this, a dark solemnity suddenly appeared on his face.

After a long time, he looked at Lu Nianjin coldly, nodded and said, "Xuanyi is right, you witnessed Lu He kill his wife Mushi, he will never let you go, and he will definitely do everything possible to let people hunt you down." ”

Lu Nianjin heard him say this, and his back tightened again, "Then now, what should I do?" ”

"You stay in the bamboo building first." Wuxian Gongzi said in a deep voice, "This is the only place where the Yun Dynasty can protect you, that is, the palace, and it is not as safe as here." ”