On the eighth day of the first lunar month, all the human and physical evidence about Qi Siqin's murder was packed and sent to the Lingyi Mansion, and * because he learned from his wife that Jiang Xiaoyu knew some things, he didn't dare to cover up any more situations, and Qi Hou stared closely, so he had to handle this case wholeheartedly.

And on this night, Ruyan, who had not shown up for a long time, came to the palace of the king of Chu. Because she was also a familiar face in the Chu Palace, even if she knew that she was kicked out by the prince, she still went to report to Zhao Ling because of human feelings.

At this time, Zhao Ling was chatting with King Chu in front of the bed, and the two younger siblings were obediently by his side.

"How's Linghu's affairs going?" The king of Chu asked, "I can see that your uncle has been sad for two days, and when he comes to this king's place one day, his hair is gray, and he himself knows that the marquis of Qi is not so easy to mess with!" ”

"Father, don't worry, within tomorrow, Linghu will be able to go home!" Zhao Ling said, "Don't look at your uncle's scolding, I'm worried in my heart!" ”

He glanced at Zhao Quan and said, "You have to take this as a lesson, don't learn from your cousin Linghu, although you are the son of the King of Chu, but if you really kill innocents indiscriminately, neither me nor my father will be able to protect you!" ”

"I see!" Zhao Quan said coolly, "I won't play with those gentlemen!" My future friends will certainly be the pillars of the future country! ”

"Oh?" Zhao Ling asked with a smile, "Then do you have like-minded partners now?" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Quan said, "The third prince and Jiang Haoran! We have decided that in the future, we must become the pillars of the imperial court and Kuangfu Sheji! ”

"Not too old, not too ambitious!" Zhao Ling patted Zhao Quan's head with satisfaction, "There is a chance!" You can't forget your original intention! ”

At this time, the guards were outside and asked to see her, and Zhao Ling did not frown slightly, so he naturally knew the purpose of her coming here.

Zhao Yang'er cheered: "I said that I haven't seen Sister Ruyan these days!" She's finally back! I'm going to find her! ”

Zhao Quan glanced at Zhao Ling's face, grabbed his sister, and said, "People are here to find the eldest brother, what are you making a fuss about!" It's not too early, it's time to go back to bed! ”

"It's just dark, why should I sleep?" Zhao Yang'er lay in the arms of the King of Chu, "I don't want it, I want to accompany my father!" ”

Zhao Yang'er's innocent and cute behavior made the corners of Zhao Ling's mouth can't help but hook, and he said gently: "I really don't know that kid is blessed to be able to marry such a lovely Yang'er as us in the future!" I'm going to beat that kid up right now! ”

The king of Chu smiled and touched Yang'er's head: "Let these two little things accompany this king, you go and go busy with your own affairs!" ”

Zhao Ling nodded, and ordered the guards outside the door to invite Ruyan in.

Inside the Flower Hall.

Ruyan was wearing a red cloak outside, which was unusually gorgeous, she looked at everything around her with nostalgia, and sighed: "It's only been a few months since I left here, but it feels like a long, long time has passed, as if it was already a matter of the previous life!" In the short few months I have been in the palace, the days when I can see the prince from time to time are also the happiest days of my life! ”

Zhao Ling looked at Ruyan coldly, and had no intention of catching up with her, and asked coldly, "Why did you come to Qiu Rentong?" If it's for him, you don't have to, he has to die! ”

"What does it matter to me whether he dies or not?" Ruyan sneered, slowly walked towards Zhao Ling, looked at his face stupidly, paused and said, "I'm here for you!" ”

"Me?"

"Yes!" Ruyan said softly, "About the matter of Wushisan, don't the prince want to know?" ”

"What I want to know, I'll investigate it myself!" Zhao Ling said lightly, he raised his eyes to look at Ruyan's face, and sighed slightly, "After Qiu Rentong dies, I am afraid that there will be no place for you in the capital, and I am afraid that you will also be involved in the Wushisan case, looking at your sister's sake, I can't watch you have no way to live!" I will arrange for you to leave the capital as soon as possible, of course, if you are willing to stay, I will not force it! ”

Ruyan looked at Zhao Ling with emotion, and laughed slightly, his eyes full of meaning.

"Whether it's for my own sake, or for my sister's sake!" Ruyan said softly, "Only the son of the world can have me in your heart, and if you can remember me even half a point, I am also satisfied!" ”

She paused slightly, took out a letter from her arms, put it in front of Zhao Ling, and said softly: "Here are the people I know who do the business of five stone scattering in the capital, I think you may need a day!" Qiu Rentong is a very important part of it, but I know that in any way, he will definitely not survive! But I still think that you may need to get to these lists, this is my last heart for you, and this is the last thing I can do for you, I hope you can accept it! ”

She looked into Zhao Ling's eyes and said, "But I won't leave here!" Life or death, I have to stay here, and only by staying here can I know your movements at any time! ”

"Tomorrow afternoon, I will have the carriage waiting for you at the gate of the city, and you can think about it again!" Zhao Ling thought for a while and said.

"I know what I'm doing, and I think it clear!" Ruyan smiled faintly, "Ruyan said goodbye first!" ”

On the afternoon of the ninth day of the first lunar month, Ruyan did not leave the capital, and Ling Huyao was proven innocent and released from prison.

At 10 p.m., the jailer found Qiu Rentong in prison that he had committed suicide in fear of the crime.

Regarding Qiu Rentong's death, Zhao Ling and the others were not much surprised, this abandoned son was doomed.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, there were two happy events in the capital, one is that the marriage between Zhao Yan and Princess Jingyun is scheduled for the sixth day of the second month, and the marriage between the eldest grandson Chi and the county lord of Qiwen is also decided, and the marriage is estimated to be in February.

Time flashed to the day of the Lantern Festival, and the Queen Mother held a banquet with the Imperial Garden, and Princess Jiang Xiaoyu Jingyun and others were invited. And on the fifteenth day, there is a tradition, the queen mother will select some princes and nobles among the young men and girls who have not set the marriage to come to the banquet together, if the single man and woman look at each other, she will personally give the marriage!

The Lantern Festival is ten in the evening, and this time the banquet is very grand, Yan Yan is not very enthusiastic about dressing her up, because in Yan Yan's eyes, her young lady is already very beautiful, and she doesn't need to bother to dress up, she can already dominate everyone!

Slightly powdered, because the winter cold has passed, the weather is slightly warmer, Jiang Xiaoyu changed into a big red dress, after her facial features opened, she was originally biased towards heroism, although the makeup is simple, but against the backdrop of a red dress, it is extraordinarily glamorous! She seems to have been reborn, the dry stinky girl who no one looked down on before, has become a big beauty that people can't take their eyes off!

In the evening, Zhao Ling came on time to pick up Jiang Xiaoyu to enter the palace together, and when he saw her figure coming, there was no lack of surprise in his eyes, he was a little jealous of the men who could see her beauty tonight, and he really wanted to hide her and let her beauty only be seen by himself!

The people invited to this banquet also included Jiang Youran, she followed behind Jiang Xiaoyu with some trepidation, and the pride and bearing on her body before were gone, especially watching Jiang Xiaoyu's transformation and watching her growth, so that her original self-confidence disappeared little by little, and the warmth and coldness of people these days made her learn to look at people's faces.

Zhao Ling pulled Jiang Xiaoyu into the carriage, and kissed her on the face when others were not paying attention, Jiang Xiaoyu glared at him, turned around and said to Jiang Youran: "Get in the car!" ”

Jiang Youran smiled a little unnaturally, and said, "It's not good to disturb the eldest sister and the prince, I'd better take the carriage of the Jiang Mansion!" ”

"No need to bother!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "Just come with us, come up!" ”

Jiang Youran didn't want to excuse herself, so she still got into the carriage, but she was very restrained all the way, she bit her lip and said: "I didn't expect that I would be able to go to the palace too, but I guess it should be because the prince and the eldest sister talked in front of the queen mother, and you are very grateful in my heart!" ”

"Today in the Imperial Garden, there are still many men who are not married!" Jiang Xiaoyu said lightly, "If you have this luck and can meet someone you like and like you, the Queen Mother will give you a marriage in public!" Although you still keep the filial piety period, if it is the queen mother's marriage, the other party will also wait for you, so you should take advantage of today's opportunity! ”

"Yes! Thank you, eldest sister, thank you, Shizi! Jiang Youran lowered his eyes and said a little shyly, "I...... I'll try my best......"

She was silent for a while, then raised her eyes to look at Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhao Ling on the other side, and plucked up the courage to say: "Actually, there is something I haven't told you, in fact, I don't know whether to tell you or not, I've been thinking about this matter these days...... After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to tell you about it! ”

Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhao Ling glanced at each other, and asked strangely: "I have been looking at you these days as if you want to speak and stop, what happened?" ”

"It's about my grandfather!" Jiang said leisurely, "I was living in Qin Mansion in those days, and my grandfather seemed to have a premonition that something bad would happen to him, so he handed me a letter and told me that if something really happened to him, he would give you this letter!" ”

As she spoke, she took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Jiang Xiaoyu: "This is the letter!" My grandfather said I couldn't read it, so I never opened it, so I didn't know what it was about, but since it was my grandfather's request, I thought about it, and I should give you the letter! ”

Jiang Xiaoyu looked at the changes in Jiang Youran these days, and felt some pity for her, and took some care of her on weekdays, just thinking about that little bit of flesh and blood, and didn't think about getting any benefits from her, but she didn't expect to open her heart and let her say such an important thing!