As soon as it was dawn the next day, Lai Xing'er got up from the bed. He crept into the courtyard, and when he saw that the door was closed and the stables were silent, he quickly opened the courtyard door and slipped out.

Wu Xiaozhong's new stable was in the military camp led by the prince's guard, and to walk there to Xing'er, it was almost necessary to cross the entire East Palace. When Lai Xing'er ran from the stable in the southwest corner of the East Palace to the Dongbian Gate next to the Hongwen Pavilion almost in one breath, suddenly, two black-clothed people came out of nowhere, crossed in front of the door, and blocked Lai Xing'er. One of them rushed to Xing'er and shouted, "What are you doing? ”

Lai Xing'er stopped, looked up and down, and saw that the two of them were not dressed like the miscellaneous servants in the East Palace, so he raised his head and asked, "Who are you?" Early in the morning, he blocked people's way for no reason and quickly dodged away. ”

The men in black glanced at each other, did not answer, and walked over, while one of them set up and left. Lai Xing'er's feet were off the ground, and his two arms were held so that he couldn't move at all, and when he was about to open his mouth to call for help, his mouth was also blocked with a cloth. Fortunately, the two men in black walked not far with Lai Xing'er before entering a courtyard. The two threw Lai Xing'er into the courtyard and shouted, "Another one." And he walked away without looking back.

Lai Xing'er fell so hard that his buttocks hurt, and he was half lying on the ground before he woke up, and out of nowhere, two black-clothed people rushed out, and he couldn't help but say, tied him up with five flowers, and pushed him into the house.

It was a room for a descendant, with little furnishings. There was a green-clothed official sitting on the edge of the bed, and when he saw the man in black pushing Lai Xing'er in, he put down the tea bowl in his hand and instructed the man in black: "Pull the cloth off his mouth, and you can stand down." After the man in black exited the room as ordered, the official asked Lai Xing'er slowly: "Tell me, where are you on an errand, where are you going?" ”

Lai Xing'er saw that this person's words were gentle, not as rude and arrogant as the man in black, so he replied truthfully: "The little one is on an errand in the stable of the East Palace, and he is about to go to ask the elder for peace." ”

The official nodded, with a smile on his face: "At a young age, I know etiquette quite well." Since you are on an errand in the stable, why do you have to leave the palace through the east gate, is this lord of yours not in the east palace? ”

"Back to the adult's words, the little one was about to go to the camp led by the prince to ask the elder for peace, so he left the palace from the east gate."

Hearing Lai Xing'er's words, the official's smile immediately froze on his face, he sat up straight, and ordered: "Report your name and the name of this honorable elder of yours." ”

After Lai Xing'er said the names of himself and Wu Xiaozhong, he asked curiously: "I don't know which yamen the adult belongs to?" In the past, the sunrise palace gate was not as troublesome as this. ”

The official sneered and ignored Lai Xing'er. He picked up his pen, wrote a line on the paper, summoned a man in black to come in, handed him the paper, and instructed, "Go and return quickly, I'm waiting for news here." The man in black agreed, turned around and was about to leave, when the official pointed his finger at Xing'er and said, "Take him down, hold him in solitary interchange, and wait for him to fall." ”

When Lai Xing'er saw that he still didn't let himself go, he suddenly became anxious and shouted, "Why do you lock me up? Concubine Jing is still waiting for me to reply. ”

The official only waved impatiently at the man in black, signaled him to bring Xing'er out quickly, and then took the tea bowl and drank his tea again.

Lai Xing'er was taken to a small dark room for an unknown amount of time before being escorted to another room by two men in black. As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Fleur greeted him with a smile.

Furong relaxed the tie for Lai Xing'er, and looked at him with a smile: "I haven't seen him for half a year, my younger brother has really grown a lot taller." I heard that you have returned to Concubine Jing and become a foreman, my sister wants to congratulate you. ”

Lai Xing'er asked puzzledly, "Sister, why are you here?" ”

Furong pulled Lai Xing'er to sit down on a chair, handed him a bowl of tea, and then said angrily: "Who told you to run to the barracks early in the morning, if it weren't for me today, you would almost be regarded as a suspect in rebellion." ”

Since Fleur visited her in the prison cell of the Prosecutor's Office half a year ago, Lai Xing'er faintly felt that there was something hidden behind her concern for her, but except for the only two meetings, Fleur had never contacted him again, making it impossible for Lai Xing'er to guess what her motives were for doing so. Today, she appeared mysteriously again, isn't it really related to what Luo San'er said about rebellion?

Thinking of this, Lai Xing'er kept a heartfelt eye, deliberately opened his eyes wide, showed a surprised look, and asked, "What rebellion?" Sister, don't scare me. ”

Furong restrained her smile and said to Lai Xing'er with a straight look: "Yesterday, there was a rebellion case in the palace, Niangniang and the prince were almost assassinated, and the main culprit of the rebellion is in the East Palace. Don't you know that? ”

Lai Xing'er jumped up from the chair, grabbed Furong's sleeve, and pleaded repeatedly: "Sister, I have been working in the stable in a proper manner, what happened in the palace, how would I know." You tell them, don't wronged anyone. ”

Fleur gently pulled her sleeve out of Lai Xing'er's hand, put on a smile again, and said, "If we doubt you, how can we meet here." I have an errand for you, I wonder if you'd like to do it? ”

Lai Xing'er asked vigilantly: "Sister, do you want me to help them investigate the case?" I can't do that. ”

Furong patted Lai Xing'er's head affectionately and praised: "Even if I didn't see the wrong person, this little head melon is good." However, don't worry, my sister won't let you do anything unseemly. ”

Lai Xing'er remembered what happened in Grandma Xia's cabin on Chinese New Year's Eve, and felt more and more suspicious, and he suddenly had a smart move, and asked Furong rhetorically: "My sister has always been on an errand in front of the lady of Qingning Palace, how could she come to the East Palace to investigate the case?" My sister doesn't blame my brother for being too talkative, my brother is really confused. ”

The corners of Furong's mouth twitched, and she scolded with a smile: "Little ghost, I really have a lot of eyes when I am on an errand in the palace. Since you want to get to the bottom of it, my sister might as well tell the truth, as early as the first day you stepped into the East Palace, you were the queen's mother. You remember, no matter where you go in the future, you will have to run errands for your mother. This time, don't be confused. ”

Lai Xing'er suddenly realized, and then he understood why Li Jinzhong took him out of the idle stable courtyard first, why he went to Qingning Palace to see Furong first; He returned to Beijing from the river and was detained, why did Jing Xuan not come forward to rescue, but soon after Furong came to visit, he was released back to the East Palace. It turned out that he was an eyeliner placed by the queen in the East Palace! In an instant, Lai Xing'er seemed to have suddenly stumbled and fallen into the abyss, and seemed to be involved in an infinite whirlpool, and his heart was empty, I don't know whether he was shocked, afraid, or annoyed!

Furong looked at Lai Xing'er's face gloomy and angry, she was a hand used by the queen to control all kinds of eyeliner, she was used to seeing all kinds of reactions when the eyeliner was suddenly activated, but it was the first time that Lai Xing'er showed anger like this. She sat down opposite Lai Xing'er, picked up the tea bowl and tasted tea, quietly waiting for Lai Xing'er to calm down.

Lai Xing'er finally couldn't help it, and yelled at Furong: "Why did you choose me to do this kind of thing? I'm going back to the stables! ”

Furong sighed and persuaded with a wry smile: "My stupid brother, although you are from a noble clan, since you entered this palace, you and I have been slaves together, how can you have any right to assert your own rights?" Listen to my sister's words, in the palace, there will be everything when you are alive. You are still young, and you are so smart, and you work hard, and you will earn a wife and a son in the future. Don't play with your child's temper in front of others. ”

When Lai Xing'er heard Furong mention her life experience, she cried out loud. Seeing that he was still like this, Huo Ran stood up and said as he walked out the door: "You can take care of yourself, but don't forget, you still have a mother." I'll come back in an hour, and you must give me a clear answer. ”