Aunt Gu finally panicked, grabbed Ling Chuchu, who had already walked out, and looked back at King Zhennan, who was sitting on the main seat, "Lord Wang, things are messy in the warehouse, and it is a bit too hurried to find things temporarily, why don't we choose a good day and invite someone to come and watch, what do you think?" ”

Ling Chuchu stopped, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "The fifth sister's dowry has just been taken out of the treasury, why is it messy?" Besides, the emerald coral is one person tall, and you can see it at a glance, so you won't find it. ”

Her smiling eyes happened to be bumped into by Aunt Gu, Aunt Gu secretly said that it was not good, she clutched Ling Chuchu's sleeve tightly, lowered her voice, but gritted her teeth and said, "What do you mean?" ”

She shook off Aunt Gu's hand, "What do you mean by me, the injuries on my body are not healed yet, and I always have to ask my aunt for some interest." ”

Ling Hongyuan didn't know that Jade Coral had been secretly honored by Aunt Gu's mother's family, and he was already very fond of Coral, but when Ling Chuchu mentioned it, his heart was itchy, and he couldn't wait to see it immediately.

Let Aunt Gu lobby there, but she was unmoved, and took the key to open the warehouse herself.

Aunt Gu followed beside her, retreating as she walked, leaving under Ling Hongyuan's nose.

Mama Liu had already secretly sent a message to review the family, and the two of them were guarding the back door of the palace, waiting in a panic for the Gu family to send the emerald coral back.

Ling Chuchu had been staring at Aunt Gu all the time, and when she saw her leaving secretly, she pretended to speak casually: "Daddy, did my daughter cause trouble to my aunt?" My aunt is in charge of the middle feed of the house, and she seems to be very busy, and she doesn't even have time to accompany her father to the warehouse. ”

As soon as Ling Hongyuan turned around, he found that Aunt Gu was no longer behind him, his brows furrowed, and his face was displeased, "Go and call Gu Tian." ”

The personal servant Xu Dong glanced at Ling Chuchu before leaving.

She naturally understands the meaning, such a good opportunity, she will definitely not let it go, Aunt Gu will shed her skin even if she does not die this time.

"Daddy, is this the treasury of the palace?"

Ling Hongyuan nodded, "You haven't been here?" ”

Ling Chuchu shook his head, "The expenses in the courtyard are all sent by Aunt Gu every month to Mama Liu personally. ”

She is like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and every time she looks at something, she feels very strange, and she walks to the position of the charcoal.

Ling Hongyuan saw that the corners of Ling Chuchu's skirt were already stained with dust, and ordered her to follow him, but Ling Chuchu didn't seem to hear it, took out a handkerchief and pinched a piece, stood up and asked, "There are still so many good things in our house?" ”

It is the most ordinary charcoal.

Ling Hongyuan's expression was a little unhappy, "You have a lot of this thing in your yard, and it dirties your hands in vain." ”

Ling Chuchu held the stove in his hand and smiled without saying a word.

Shi Ren pinched Yuan Qin, and seeing that Yuan Qin was stunned, he hurriedly stepped forward respectfully, and said: "The prince doesn't know, my aunt said that the prince is fighting outside, and the soldiers are not well fed and clothed, so they want to save money in the house, such a good charcoal, Miss has not used it for a long time." ”

Ling Chuchu waited for Shi Ren to finish speaking, and put the charcoal he picked up back again: "I thought that the palace would not buy these good things again in these years." ”

In the capital, the most ordinary charcoal that anyone with some wealth would use has become a good thing in the mouth of Ling Chuchu, the county lord of Anguo.

Ling Hongyuan fell into deep thought.

Tsai carefully looked at Ling Chuchu, and found that the jacket she was wearing was also made many years ago, and stretched out his hand to her, "Bring your stove." ”

Ling Hongyuan turned on the stove and choked on the smoke.

I picked up the branches and brushed away the dust in the stove, there were almost no sparks, and the charcoal was even worse than the ordinary people's homes.

Ling Hongyuan's face sank.

"Another."

These things are all open secrets in the palace, and now that Ling Chuchu has personally stabbed him in front of Ling Hongyuan, the Zhennan Mansion is afraid that it is really going to change.

Ling Chuchu sneered in his heart, "Daddy......"

Ling Hongyuan turned his head and stopped answering, "Find Coral first." ”

Her heart, which had been warmed, was cold again.

In Ling Hongyuan's heart, although Ling Chuchu is a concubine, as long as she is not coldly killed, it is not a big deal.

Not even a single emerald coral is important.

The warehouse is very large, but everything is neatly arranged, and you can see it at a glance.

But the parents looked around twice, but they didn't see the emerald coral that should have been very conspicuous.

Ling Chuchu smiled and said, "Is it that my aunt looked at the preciousness and put it away somewhere else?" ”

Xudong happened to invite Aunt Gu back.

Aunt Gu still had sweat on her forehead, but her expression didn't look so flustered, she held a booklet that looked very new in her hand, pointed to the top item, and said, "Lord Wang, you are in the wrong place." ”

It is a book of the storage of things in the house.

But the booklet is new, and the ink on it is new.

Ling Chuchu smiled and stepped forward, pretending to touch the brushstrokes on his head inadvertently, his fingers were stained with ink, but he didn't say anything to remind him.

Aunt Gu was on guard everywhere, and seeing that Ling Chuchu wanted to take the booklet in her hand, she hurriedly ordered Mama Liu to put it away.

"Lord Wang, fortunately, Mama Liu reminded you, otherwise it would have been a big oolong." Aunt Gu had a smile on the corner of her mouth, "At that time, the jade coral was brought back, you liked it very much, and the concubine naturally kept it carefully, and deliberately placed it elsewhere, for fear that the prince would want to bring it out from time to time to watch." Who knows, after all these years, the prince didn't mention it again, if it wasn't for the county lord to talk about it, he almost forgot it! ”

As he spoke, he led Ling Hongyuan in another direction.

It was a courtyard in the corner of the palace, so desolate that it didn't look like it was useful.

Not only Ling Chuchu, but Ling Hongyuan's brows also tightened.

"You put the Emerald Coral here?"

The yard is close to the back door.

It was supposed to be to bring things in to hide people's eyes, so I had to choose here.

Aunt Gu smiled very embarrassedly, "Lord Wang, it is precisely because of the value of coral that the concubine deliberately chose an inconspicuous place, which is unexpected." ”

Ling Hongyuan snorted coldly, obviously not very satisfied with this statement.

Playing with the key in his hand, he walked in front and pushed the door, and his face was full of gray on the beams.

When the smoke cleared, seven or eight men were seen standing in the middle of the room carrying emerald coral.

In this dilapidated courtyard, there are also some other jadeite products placed around it.

Ling Hongyuan was about to go inside, but was stopped by Ling Chuchu, pointing to the footprints all over the ground and saying, "This house looks strange. ”

Because there was no one all year round, a layer of dust fell on the ground.

Take a closer look, there are clear footprints back and forth, just leading to the various jade ornaments, and a few minions in front of them, carrying the coral frame, have not been dismantled.

Looking left and right, it looks like it was carried from somewhere else and placed here temporarily.

Aunt Gu's hand tightened, "Didn't you say it's done?" ”

Where can you be thoughtful in a hurry, Mama Liu is also in a cold sweat.

Xu Dongxiao invited Ling Hongyuan out of the house, moved the Taishi chair, and asked the prince to sit down in the courtyard, "Explain." ”

Aunt Gu knelt down for Ling Hongyuan with a "poof".

His hands were helplessly swinging in the air, and he stammered and couldn't explain why.

Mama Liu knelt behind Aunt Gu, holding a booklet recording things in the house in her arms.

Shi Ren suddenly bumped into Yuan Qin, and Yuan Qin fell to the ground, just knocking the booklet in Mama Liu's hand to the ground.

Yuan Qin frowned, glared at Shi Ren, and was unhappy to pat the dust off his body and stand up, and at this time, Ling Chuchu had already picked up the booklet.

Mama Liu's face was obviously flustered.

I wanted to snatch the booklet back, but in front of King Zhennan, I didn't dare to be presumptuous at all.

Ling Chuchu patted the dust on the booklet, and handed it to Mama Liu in makeup, but when Mama Liu stretched out her hand, she turned one of the pages at random.

"Ah, how is it empty?"

The original booklet was written by Aunt Gu temporarily to coax the king of Zhennan, how could it be possible to fill all the pages.

She smiled and handed the booklet to King Zhennan.

even flipped to the only side with words, and said: "My daughter thought it was strange just now, but I didn't expect it to be all fake." ”

Ling Hongyuan has been on the battlefield for many years, and he has a short temper, and as soon as he turned two pages, he smashed it at Aunt Gu.

Aunt Gu couldn't think of excuses for herself, knelt on the ground, and cried, "Lord, the concubine is at fault, the concubine is at fault......"

Ling Hongyuan held the handle of the Taishi chair, but in an instant, it turned into ashes.

"You're ......!" Ling Hongyuan took a deep breath, "You said it yourself, what the hell is going on?!" ”

Aunt Gu stammered, I don't know where to start, Mama Liu climbed from the back to the front, blocking in front of Aunt Gu, "Lord Wang, they are all slaves, all this is because of the slaves, it is the fault of the slaves, the slaves are obsessed, the aunt feels sorry for the love that the slaves have been with all these years, so she covers up for the slaves everywhere, please let the princess let go of the aunt, only punish the slaves, please ...... the princess"

"Oh? Is that so? ”

Ling Chuchu walked into the house and saw that the few people carrying the emerald coral were still frozen in place, grabbed the leader and dragged him directly in front of Ling Hongyuan.

"I look at this person very familiarly, shouldn't he be a slave in the house?"

Mama Liu raised her head, not daring to look at Ling Chuchu, in order not to involve Aunt Gu's mother's family, she opened her eyes and said nonsense: "The county lord is familiar, why is he not a slave of the palace?" Just help in the backyard, the county lord should have seen it. ”

Ling Chuchu raised his eyebrows, "Really?" How do I look like someone from the Gu family. ”

Mama Liu was not surprised, "It must be similar in appearance, the county lord is mistaken." ”

Xudong took the opportunity to come forward to help.

A kick on the back knee of the minion, and the minion knelt on the ground, "Say, who the hell are you!" ”

The slave knelt on the ground and stammered, "The small, the small one is the porter who carries things from the Gu Mansion to the Wangfu, and I don't know anything else, the prince, the little one is telling the truth, the prince doesn't kill the little one......"

Ling Hongyuan's brows were all huddled.

After hearing that the things were moved from the Gu Mansion, he couldn't sit still anymore.

As soon as he stood up, he saw Ling Chuchu kneeling at his feet, "Enlighten Daddy, the jade coral is a gift from the emperor, if the emperor knows, Daddy will transfer the coral to others without the holy decree, and the palace will be up and down, and I am afraid that there will be no place to bury him." ”

Ling Hongyuan didn't expect this layer, but after Ling Chuchu's reminder, he was even more furious, and subconsciously put the sword.

After touching for a long time, he found that after returning to Beijing, he had already hung his sword in the study.

"Slut!"

A kick to the heart.

Aunt Gu fell to the ground, spitting blood from her mouth.

Mama Liu stood in front of her, and before she could speak, she was grabbed by Ling Hongyuan's hair and thrown to the side, "Cheap slave, it is because of people like you that Gu Tian has become like this!" ”

Raise your foot and step on Mama Liu's heart again.

Aunt Gu had tears in her eyes, hugged Ling Hongyuan's legs, and then someone came to report, saying that Ling Lan and Fang Zhiyuan were here.

Fang Zhiyuan is a member of the Fang family, and Ling Hongyuan does not deal with the Fang family.

After all, Aunt Gu's matter was a family ugly, Ling Hongyuan didn't want to publicize it, so he ordered someone to tie up Aunt Gu and Mama Liu, change her clothes, and go to the front hall.

Xu Dong followed behind Ling Hongyuan and tried a color on Ling Chuchu.

Today is not a holiday, Ling Lan and Fang Zhiyuan suddenly visited, someone must have sent a message from the house to save Aunt Gu.

This matter has already been shocked, and if you can't take the opportunity to pull out Aunt Gu's minions, it will be even more difficult in the future.

Ling Chuchu nodded and followed Ling Hongyuan to the front hall.

Fang Zhiyuan and Ling Lan appeared hand in hand, their relationship was obviously very good, Ling Hongyuan was still angry, and his expression was extremely cold.

"Why is the virtuous son-in-law here?"

As soon as Fang Zhiyuan went down to the court, he was pulled back to the palace by Ling Lan in a panic, he didn't know what was going on, and said with a smile: "Lan Lan always says that she is homesick, and there are not many things in the court today, so I will accompany her back to the palace to have a look." ”

After speaking, he smiled at Ling Lan's side face.

Ling Lan's eyes were almost panicked, and when she got the news, the slave said that Aunt Gu was about to be killed by the prince, please go back quickly.

Now that Aunt Gu is gone, Ling Lan's worries are even greater.

Ling Lan looked left and right, "Daddy, where is my mother?" ”

Ling Hongyuan snorted coldly, "The princess is in the Buddha Hall all the year round, you don't know, ask her what to do?" ”

On weekdays, Aunt Gu is a side concubine, even if Ling Lan is her own daughter, she can only call Aunt Gu when she sees her. But Ling Hongyuan doted on Aunt Gu, so he never restrained Ling Lan's name.

Even the title has changed today, and it seems that Aunt Gu is not very angry with the prince.

"Auntie, where's Aunt Gu?" Ling Lan hurriedly laughed, "Daddy, my daughter has been married for so long, so I met my aunt in a hurry on the day I returned to the door, you call your aunt out and let your daughter talk to her, okay?" ”

Ling Chuchu was late, "It turned out that my sister came back, and I said how did Daddy go so fast just now." ”

Ling Lan didn't give her a good look, but she still pretended, "Where is my sister from?" ”

"Accompany Daddy to see the coral." Ling Chuchu said: "The carving is exquisite, do you want my sister and brother-in-law to be together?" ”

She couldn't hide the cunning in her eyes, and deliberately revealed the cause of the incident to Ling Lan, Ling Lan really guessed that it was the jade coral, and she was a little panicked, "Daddy, my mother sent things back to my mother's house, just to save face, not really to the Gu family, Daddy don't ......"

"You know that, too?" Ling Hongyuan shook Ling Lan away, "With this palace, you are all hiding from this king!" ”

Ling Lan almost fell to the ground, and her heart was in a hurry and she made another mistake.

Fang Zhiyuan took out the pill and gave it to her, relieved himself in distress, and asked in a low voice, "What happened?" ”

Ling Lan hesitated again and again, thinking that Ling Hongyuan wanted to save face the most, if such a family ugliness was known by outsiders, he would definitely be angry again.

Ling Lan lowered her head, "Zhiyuan, I'll say a few words to my father, can you wait for me outside?" ”

Fang Zhiyuan turned around three times and left the main hall.

Ling Lan kept staring at Ling Chuchu, and Ling Chuchu was worried that he couldn't find a chance to see Fang Zhiyuan alone, so he also left with a smile.

"Third Prince Fang, long time no see."

Fang Zhiyuan was still worried about Huai Acai's matter, and said: "I'm sorry for what happened last time." ”

Ling Chuchu sneered, if she hadn't wittily found Ah Cai's parents to prove that the corpse was not Ah Cai, and now she was a corpse, what was the use of Fang Zhiyuan's sorry?

"The third prince of Fang is really a rare kind of love in the world, which is admirable."

Fang Zhiyuan lowered his head, "Lan Lan has become my wife, my heart is enough." ”

"Really?"

Ling Chuchu seemed to be smiling, if he was really satisfied, if he really believed, what was the purpose of raising Ah Cai outside.

"I'm curious, Third Prince Fang didn't suspect it, when you were seriously injured, Ling Lan didn't even want to look at you, why did you suddenly secretly promise that you have to do it?"

Fang Zhiyuan fell into deep thought.

Ling Chuchu clearly saw the entanglement and unwillingness, but when Fang Zhiyuan raised his head, his eyes were firm, he took two steps back, distanced himself from Ling Chuchu, and said, "Please remember your identity at all times, and don't mention this kind of sowing discord in the future." ”

Ling Chuchu nodded.

Turning around, Ling Lan had already come out of the hall, the corners of her mouth were full of smiles, and Ling Hongyuan had also become calm, not at all the anger just now.

Ling Lan was very proud, "Eldest sister, Daddy called you over, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." ”

Ling Chu bowed his head.

When Ling Hongyuan looked at her, there was obvious doubt on his face, "Chu Chu, what about the friends you said you were going to come to watch the coral?" Why haven't you come yet? ”

Since he was ready to make a move, Ling Chuchu naturally prepared everything.

Yuan Qin took out a greeting note from her sleeve, "This is a post from a few young ladies, please take a look at it." ”

Xudong also called the little maid to ask, there were indeed a few young ladies from Jingzhong who came today, and they were sent away by Ling Chuchu with an excuse.

Ling Chuchu said: "In the morning, my daughter felt that something was wrong, thinking about the face of Zhennan Wangfu, so she ordered someone to guard the door, saying that the wound on her body was cracked, and she would invite her sisters to come over next time." ”

Ling Hongyuan nodded, "Okay, the face of the palace is important, this matter is over, Aunt Gu will be confined for three days." ”

After that, it's time to leave.

Xu Dong turned his head frequently, Shi Ren tugged at Ling Chuchu's sleeve, "Miss, ......what do you say?"

Ling Chuchu pretended to be embarrassed, but his voice was deliberately raised, "Daddy said that the face of the palace is important, if you don't say it, you are not allowed to mention it in the future." ”

As he spoke, he looked like he was going to drag the slave back to the yard.

Ling Hong's pace of walking away slowed, clearly attracted by their conversation.

Shi Ren immediately knelt down and said: "The dignified concubine has not had a new dress for several years, and the yard burns rotten charcoal that ordinary people don't use, but the good things in the palace are going to the Gu family one by one, and the nobles in the capital are laughing at you behind your back, and the Zhennan Mansion has already lost face!" ”

Ling Hongyuan paused.

Turning his head suddenly, he grabbed Shi Shinobi's neckline, "What did you say?!" ”

Shi Ren said: "What the slave said is the truth, if the prince doesn't believe it, you can go to check, just this winter, it's only half over, the charcoal has long been burned, and the aunt is not allowed to pay for the young lady to buy carbon outside, saying that it is a shame, and the young lady's hands, almost every finger has frostbite." ”

Ling Hongyuan's expression was moved, but it was not obvious.

Xudong shook his head slightly, and Shi Ren hurriedly said that Aunt Gu sent things to her mother's house, "Every year, the Gu family has half a good thing, from the aunt's birthday to the young master's full moon, and the aunt is not all kinds of good things, and she sends it back in a bag, but pity our young lady, as the county lord, she lives a life that is not even as good as a slave." ”

Ling Hongyuan threw Shi Ren to the ground suddenly.

Hurry up to the study, "Order someone to bring the list of the treasury, the things that have been rewarded in the palace over the years, and the things sent by your colleagues, the same point to the king, what to send, what is left, what is missing, the same is written clearly, if something goes wrong, all come to see it!" ”

Xudong was ordered to retreat.

Ling Chuchu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and took people back to the listening house with satisfaction.

"Miss, will the prince really deal with Aunt Gu this time?"

Ling Chuchu patted the back of Yuan Qin's hand and said, "A jade coral has already made Daddy angry, and the hundreds of thousands of corals that Aunt Gu has sent to the Gu family over the years can't be replenished, so I'm afraid that my life will not be guaranteed." ”

Yuan Qin was still a little worried, "What about the fifth miss?" In case I think about it like this morning, the fifth lady says a few words, and the prince thinks about it, and suspects the young lady, so what can I do? ”

Ling Chuchu smiled even deeper.

"Ling Lan is now Mrs. Fang, not a fifth lady."

After Ling Lan married Fang Zhiyuan, although she always ordered people to keep an eye on the palace, for the sake of the child in her belly, most of her thoughts must have been spent on how to firmly bind Fang Zhiyuan.

If you want to go back to the palace to muddy the water, you also have to see if you have the energy.

"Let's go, let's go and give my sister a big gift, so that she can't take care of her mother."

After Ah Cai was rescued by Fang Zhiyuan, he was kept in the outer courtyard.

Fang Zhiyuan didn't know what to do with this little girl, so he let it out, for fear that Ah Cai would tell the truth and harm Ling Lan would be imprisoned, so he stayed by his side.

Sometimes, Fang Zhiyuan will also go to the small courtyard to see Ah Cai.

This little maid is very content, has food and clothing, and smiles every day.

When Ling Chuchu made an excuse to ask Ling Lan out, the news that Ah Cai was infected with wind and cold had just reached Fang Zhiyuan's ears, and he was busy and planned to go to the courtyard to see Ah Cai.

"What? wasted all his strength and planned to deal with my mother, but he didn't want me to resolve it in a few words, and he was not angry in his heart, and he planned to find me angry? ”

Ling Lan's hand was inadvertently resting on her stomach, and she was lying in the carriage reclining, extremely proud.

Ling Chuchu just looked at her and smiled.

Because his gaze always stayed on his lower abdomen, Ling Lan's hand tightened, but there was a bit of deliberate anger in his mouth, "Want to move my child?" You move, anyway, I can't figure out whether this child is Fang Zhiyuan or a bad seed, you pushed me off the carriage, I just have an excuse to kill it. ”

Obviously he cares, but he refuses to admit it.

Ling Chuchu sneered, "I'm not stupid, I want to see your child born with my own eyes." ”

The carriage paused, she lifted the curtain, turned around and stretched out her hand to Ling Lan, "It's here, get off." ”

On the other side of the street, Fang Zhiyuan's carriage also happened to stop.

Ling Chuchu pointed his finger over, "Look, Third Prince Fang, how did your husband enter someone else's house?" ”