After Li Jinzhong withdrew, Prince Huo Di stood up, walked out of the main hall through the back door, and walked into an ear room next to the main hall. Lai Xing'er and Mama Xia, who were sitting in the room, immediately stood up when they saw the prince coming in. The prince instructed Lai Xing'er: "You go to the door and stand guard, no one is allowed to approach." ”

Lai Xing'er wanted to take the initiative to report to the prince about his reception of Mama Xia in order to receive the punishment, but seeing that the prince did not give him a chance to speak, he had to exit the room and gently close the door.

About half an hour later, the prince and Mama Xia walked out of the room one after another. Lai Xing'er saw that Mama Xia's eyes were red, and she held the corners of her eyes with her hands as she walked, as if she had just cried. The prince said to Lai Xing'er: "You follow me to the bedroom to see Niangniang." ”

When Wanrong saw the prince at noon, her mind was much calmer, and she went back to the bedroom and fell asleep leaning on the pillow. When he woke up, he was about to send Sakura to invite the prince, but he saw that the prince had walked into the dormitory with Lai Xing'er and a strange old woman.

The prince pointed to Mama Xia and introduced to Wanrong: "Mama Xia is the old person next to the concubine of this palace, and thanks to her some time ago, Concubine Jing's mother and daughter were safe. Now that the palace is not peaceful, the palace invited her to take care of the decoction by your side, and with her by your side, the palace will be relieved. ”

Wanrong once heard someone talk about an old woman with excellent medical skills who delivered the baby for Jing Xuan, but unexpectedly, it was the old woman in front of her, who was dressed in coarse cloth clothes and had a dirty brain, and she believed her a little, so she said with a smile: "The little guy is really dishonest in his stomach today, and he is thinking about calling the doctor to take a look." If there is a grandmother, there is no need to ask for a doctor. As he spoke, he walked to the side of the desk and sat down, stretched out his right hand and laid it flat on the desk, looked at Mama Xia, and smiled silently.

Mama Xia stood still, and said to the prince: "The old body has already seen it when he entered the hall. Congratulations to the prince, Niangniang is pregnant with twins, and the movement is naturally bigger. ”

When she said this, the prince was overjoyed, but Wanrong's eyes widened and questioned: "I only asked the imperial doctor to check the pulse a few years ago, but I only said that it was a male fetus, and it was older, and I didn't say that it was a twin, didn't Mama look bad?" ”

Mama Xia walked up to Wanrong and said, "Don't panic", the cat bent down and stretched out her hands to feel on Wanrong's belly. Wanrong's face was flushed with shame, and when she was about to speak, Mama Xia asked: "Niangniang, fetal movements usually occur on the eve and early morning, the eve is lighter and shorter, and the morning is heavier and longer?" ”

Wanrong thought about it and nodded.

Mama Xia withdrew her hand and stood up, with a smile on her face: "Niangniang's fetus is not only a twin, but also a peanut. ”

Wanrong couldn't believe her ears, and the prince stepped forward excitedly, supported Wanrong, looked up at Mama Xia and asked, "Mama, are you serious?" ”

Mama Xia replied with a little reserve: "How can the old body ever deceive the prince. She raised her nose and sniffed, then turned her face and asked Sakura, who was standing beside her, "Is there incense in the bedroom every day?" ”

"Our mother doesn't like strong incense, so she only smokes some flowers to calm her nerves before going to bed every night."

"That's it," Mama Xia seemed to have discovered something, "Niangniang can sleep peacefully by smelling the flowers, but the fetus in the womb will be stimulated, please move to another place to rest for a few days, and try to see what the difference is." ”

Before Wanrong could speak, the prince had already instructed: "Pick a clean and bright room and clean up a room for the mother to sleep in." ”

Xia Mama said again: "Look at Niangniang's current size, she will give birth in less than February, and she has to move more and think less on weekdays, and she can't stand any disturbance." If you don't dislike it, place the old body on the side of the mother's bedroom in case of emergency. ”

The prince nodded again and again: "It's so good, it's just annoying Mama." He said to Lai Xing'er: "You will obey Mama's orders in the future, if she has a mistake, you should be careful." From today onwards, come to Xing'er Jin Jiupin to give an envoy, go to Ning Xiangxuan on an errand, and inform the inner workshop tomorrow to make a book. ”

Lai Xing'er hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, thanking him and saying yes.

Although Wanrong didn't like him to come here on an errand, the prince's words had already been spoken, and there was no return, so he said: "Mama and Xing'er are both people that Sister Jing is using. Mama's older people, you must have a smart person like Xing'er to serve single-mindedly, after Shuang'er is gone, Wang Bao'er, you have to take care of it more. ”

Her words, Lai Xing'er listened to nothing, and Mama Xia couldn't help but shake her head slightly and sighed.

That night, Lai Xing'er and Mama Xia were placed in two adjacent rooms. In the dead of night, Lai Xing'er lay on the bed, recalling the strange expression on the face of the gray-bearded Steward Cheng when he examined the green jade plate and the sudden change in his attitude towards himself in the flower workshop, and couldn't help but shudder in his heart: This Cheng steward knows the green jade card, could it be that he is also the eyeliner arranged by the queen in the East Palace? If this is the case, Furong must have learned at this time that the prince sent him to take Mama Xia to Ning Xiangxuan, so he will find out so smoothly, once Mama Xia is really involved in the reverse case in the palace, not only will she not report it, but her life will be difficult to protect, that is, even the prince will be trapped in it, and it will be difficult to extricate himself.

Although Lai Xing'er is young, he is talented, and he has long seen that the prince suddenly transferred Mama Xia to Ning Xiangxuan, there must be a reason, what makes him feel particularly at a loss is that he has just received an ulterior mission from Furong, and at this time he was entrusted by the prince with a heavy responsibility and was involved in this whirlpool. Whoever learns everything about him will not be able to survive.

For the first time since he entered the palace, Lai Xing'er felt a deep fear, even in the days when he was imprisoned in the prison cell of the prosecutor's office half a year ago, he had never been so scared as now.

Zhang Liang was punished by the prince to stand in front of Ning Xiangxuan all night, although some soldiers sent cotton clothes, wine and meat, and never froze and starved, but after all, he was holding his breath in his chest. As soon as he received the prince's pardon from the chamberlain the next morning, he did not enter the chamber to see the prince's thanks, so he went straight to the prince's inner square to find Li Jinzhong.

Li Jinzhong touched a soft nail at the prince's place yesterday, and unexpectedly saw Lai Xing'er, and felt the trickiness of this errand, tossing and turning, and almost sleepless all night. He just got up from the bed, and after washing, he saw Zhang Liang coming angrily, and he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, and made a cup of tea for Zhang Liang with his own hands, and said with a smile: "The general takes care of your precious body, you might as well go and make up for sleep first, and it's not too late to talk about the mission after noon." ”

Zhang Liang hugged his fist at Li Jinzhong and said straight to the point: "Since the matter has been reported to the prince, I will ask the adult and the last general to fold the joint name at this time." ”

Li Jinzhong laughed dryly twice, and persuaded: "Don't worry, the general will co-sign with you." It's just that the results of the Inner Garden's inventory are still unclear, so it's better to wait for the news from Furong Sizheng's side, and then report it together, which is more appropriate. ”

Zhang Liang loudly ordered the soldiers who came with him: "Go to two people and invite Furong here." ”

The two soldiers agreed.

Li Jinzhong frowned, but did not stop him. Zhang Liang is now anxious to report to the emperor and empress, not only to invite merit, but also to convince the emperor and empress that there is indeed a suspect in the East Palace. It seems that after standing down this night, he already has a grudge against the prince and is about to take revenge. In fact, Li Jinzhong also agreed to report the news of the arrest of He Shaosheng to the emperor and empress in a timely manner, but yesterday's attitude towards this matter made him puzzled and did not dare to act rashly. Furong has always been the brainchild of the queen's side, and her influence on the queen is even more than Zhang Liang, so it is better to see her attitude towards this matter before making a decision.

Thinking like this, Li Jinzhong made up his mind in his heart. He pulled Zhang Liang to sit down and complimented: "The general is so diligent in the king's affairs, which is admirable." When this mission is over, the prison must be close to the general. ”

Zhang Liang saw that Li Jinzhong was blindly smiling at each other, and it was not good to keep holding the shelf, so the two of them greeted each other one by one.

Not long after, Fleur arrived with two of Zhang Liang's personal soldiers. However, what Li Jinzhong and Zhang Liang didn't expect was that Furong brought a news that surprised them: "He Shaosheng was instructed by someone to deliberately come out to confess." When Zhang Liang heard this, he couldn't help jumping up and asked sharply: "When He Shaosheng was arrested, he was arrested with all the stolen goods, and he himself has confessed, why do you say that he is guilty of others?" ”

Furong replied unhurriedly: "Don't worry, the little woman will never say anything without evidence: after learning that the general had captured He Shaosheng yesterday, I interrogated the palace maids and eunuchs of Qihuatai one by one, and they all said that Wang's body has always been healthy, and he has never summoned the head doctor of the Drug Collection Bureau in recent months, this is one of them; According to his wife's confession, the day before yesterday, before He Shaosheng entered the East Palace, he handed her a 1,000-yuan silver ticket from the cabinet, and repeatedly told her to take good care of her children in the future. What's more, my men found that there were already people in the East Palace who couldn't sit still and began to show their feet. Speaking of this, she stopped abruptly, sat down beside Zhang Liang, and sipped tea leisurely.

Zhang Liang still argued unwillingly: "Although what you said has some truth, it is not as direct and clear as He Shaosheng's confession and the arsenic seized from him, unless you immediately find out the person who instigated He Shaosheng to take the charge, otherwise, it will be difficult for General Ben to believe all this you say." ”

Furong put down the tea bowl, stared at Li Jinzhong and asked, "The little girl wants to hear Lord Li's high opinion?" ”

Li Jinzhong replied ambiguously: "As the saying goes: catch a thief and get dirty." The general is dirty, and he has his own reasons for questioning what Furong Sizheng said. And the suspicions found by Si Zhengjing interrogating the people of Qihuatai Palace and He Shaosheng's family are indeed incomprehensible. The prison had just listened to his wife's words, and he was shocked in his heart: If He Shaosheng was really instructed by someone to deliberately sell a flaw to impersonate the crime, then wouldn't there be another mastermind behind the scenes in this case, as the queen said? Now that Madame has a new clue, she might as well speak it out and let's go through it together. ”

Fleur snorted: Old lonely fox. She deliberately avoided the focus of Li and Zhang's concern, and said bluntly: "The little girl was summoned by the general to discuss the case with the two adults. No matter what doubts the two adults had, Fleur had only one request: not to report the capture of He Shaosheng for the time being, and in time, Fleur would definitely give the two of them a satisfactory answer. ”

Zhang Liang sneered and said, "If you dare to love you, you can handle this mission alone!" Can't we sit here all day drinking tea and chatting? He often goes in and out of Qingning Palace, knowing that Furong holds hundreds of eyeliner all over the palace for his sister, and his sister's eyeliner in the East Palace will not be less. It's just that seeing that the credit in hand is about to be snatched away by Furong, Zhang Liang really can't bear to let go.

Furong didn't mind Zhang Liang's cynicism, but stood up and saluted Li and Zhang again, and said: "Check the affairs of the East Palace, Lord Li is the Qincha, and the general is the first to bear the brunt, the little woman is just picking up the missing and making up for it, how dare she be greedy for merit?" General, He Shaosheng is in your hands, why not interrogate him according to the information provided by the little woman, if you can ask him to confess directly to the master, wouldn't it be the best shortcut to solve this case? ”

Li Jinzhong listened, nodded again and again, thinking that it was rumored in the palace that the queen would not be able to sit in the middle palace without the help of this woman, and this was indeed true. He said to Zhang Liang: "Furong Si is a good intention, and the general should not live up to it." In this way, you go back to sleep first, and when you have enough spirits, this prison will judge He Shaosheng with you tonight. ”