Lianzhu was a palace member who served the third prince when he was a child, and he was quite reused. However, she later went out of the palace to get married, and she didn't see her for a few years, until she died of her husband, and then turned back to the old master, at the cost of running errands outside the palace for Xiao Guifei and the third prince, and obtained the protection of these two nobles.

But Xiao Rui didn't have much affection for Lianzhu, when he was a child, he stayed with the third prince as a companion, and he was treated differently by her, and he also carried small pots such as broken cups and vases and broken flower branches for her. When she did things for the three princes outside the palace, he became more and more disgusted with Lian Zhu as an accomplice because he couldn't get used to some of the actions of the three princes. At this time, he was in a good mood, but when he saw her suddenly appear, he naturally felt that the scenery was ruined.

But Lianzhu was at a loss, his face was extremely pale in the moonlight, and his tone of voice was also panicked: "Second cousin young master, it's not good!" Xu Laishun ...... Xu Laishun called the officers and soldiers to arrest him! ”

Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows: "Xu Laishun? What did he do? ”

"No...... I don't know! Lian Zhu replied in a panic, "In the evening, I went to Shun Ji to take inventory, put away last month's income by the way, and prepare to report it when Ming'er entered the palace to see His Royal Highness, and before I arrived at the door of Shunji, I saw Xu Laishun and seven or eight people asking officers and soldiers to escort away!" Even Shun Ji asked the government to seal it! I inquired with people from nearby shops, only to know that it was not the official messenger of Ying Tianfu who came to seal Shunji, saying that it was important to the yamen that could not be provoked, and it was for the emperor! I saw that those people couldn't tell which yamen was so bold that they dared to make a move on the people of the Third Highness, but when asked what Xu Laishun had committed, none of them could say clearly, only one person claimed to be well-informed, saying that he had committed a murder! ”

Xiao Rui suddenly understood in his heart that it must be the eye medicine that King Yan gave to Xiao Guifei and the third prince in front of the emperor.

The emperor's actions were quite fast, and once he was determined to investigate thoroughly, he had already found Xu Laishun and others in Shun Ji in half a day. Presumably the emperor planned to investigate the nurse of Concubine Xiao Guifei, and knew that her daughter was married to a military attache who was born as a palace guard, and it was easy to know that the nurse's family, including her daughter and son-in-law, had died. The military attache who was born as a palace guard has no family background, and he also has his own relatives and friends. And such a military attache would die at the hands of bandits on the way to office, how could he not cause a sensation in the circle of guards and military attachés? As long as one person reported the news to the emperor, the emperor would immediately think that there was a suspicion of murder here!

The emperor didn't need to send someone to investigate slowly at all, he just needed to determine that it was Concubine Xiao Guifei who killed people and killed her mouth, and directly ordered someone to take down her people outside the palace. Anyway, in the end, even if no evidence was found, the emperor wouldn't care, just give some money to Concubine Xiao, and he would be able to appease the past. Concubine Xiao Guifei did not get the political and military support of her brother Xiao Mingde, who really held real power, and was far less threatening to the emperor than Empress Cao.

Xiao Rui himself listened to what King Yan said, only to know that Xiao Guifei's nurse's family died so cleanly, and even the irrelevant son-in-law was not spared, and he felt that he had never really understood Xiao Guifei's ruthlessness. But he always felt in his heart that it was really unwise for Xiao Guifei to do this. The nurse's family is far away with her daughter and son-in-law, so why do you have to kill them all? No matter how convenient and easy the excuse of "bandit" is, it doesn't work every time. That military attache is also a figure on the stage, and if he died so aggrieved, how could his relatives and friends not pursue it? If you put on a more responsible county order, this kind of thing is even more difficult to say.

The third prince and his subordinates Xu Dewang and Xu Laishun refused to obey because of the county order, so they deliberately ruined people's future by means of the officials, which added to the problem. Are they afraid that the emperor will not find out that they have anything to do with the death of the nurse's family?!

Xiao Rui shook his head frequently in his heart at the ruthless tricks of Concubine Xiao Guifei and the mother and son of the third prince, but his face did not show any discoloration, and only asked Lianzhu: "Since you can't find any useful news, you just have to report the matter to Ming'er, what are you doing when you come to me?!" ”

Lian Zhu said in a trembling voice: "I saw that the situation was not good, so I immediately rushed to the palace gate, and wanted to send a message to the third highness before the palace gate was under the key." But today, several familiar generals guarding the palace gate are not there, some are on leave, some are said to have been taken away by the emperor's people, and the rest are tight-lipped, no matter how I ask, they refuse to tell me what happened, but instead change the courtesy and politeness on weekdays, and they are rude to me!

"I felt that something was wrong, and I couldn't find anything from him, so I had to go to other palaces, find those generals who didn't know each other well, and ask to see the Third Highness. But those generals said that His Royal Highness was grounded by the emperor and no one was allowed to visit. I had to ask to see the concubine instead, but they didn't agree, but asked me what I was doing. I was afraid that something would be different, so I had to pretend that I was an old person next to my mother, and I went back to the palace to say goodbye to my mother. They said it was getting late today, and told me to come back another day, and they drove me away......"

Xiao Rui said lightly: "They are not wrong. It's almost dark, and even if the palace gate hasn't been keyed yet, there's no reason to let people in at this time. No matter how anxious you are to see the concubine, you have to wait until early tomorrow morning, when the palace gate opens, so that you can hand over the sign. It's all like you, and you're about to break through the palace gate in a panic, but the generals guarding the door are not suspicious, and they have to worry about what bad things you want to do. ”

Lian Zhu wiped his face and calmed down a little: "The second cousin young master is right, I was so anxious that I was dizzy at this time, so I lost my politeness, so I made you laugh." She paused, "But His Royal Highness was grounded by the emperor...... I don't know why? Xu Laishun was arrested, should it also be ......"

Xiao Rui looked at her carefully, and she wasn't sure if she knew that Xu Laishun was ordered to lead people to kill her, but the daughter of Xiao Guifei's nurse had also worked with her in the past, and she was much better married than her, so she had always been the envy of these palace people. With such a tragic ending today, will the people in the old palace around Concubine Xiao Guifei and the third prince really know nothing? If she knew, she would directly connect the two things of "the third prince was grounded" and "Xu Laishun was taken away by the emperor's people", and it would not be difficult to understand - she knew that the third prince had done something bold!

Xiao Rui knew it in his heart, but he kept in mind King Yan's instructions, and did not intend to reveal the slightest truth, and deliberately dragged the other party's hind legs: "The third highness was grounded by the emperor, which is probably related to the fact that the father and son of the king of Fenyang entered the palace to complain - you should have heard about it, right?" About the failure of the Third Highness to frame Miss Lan and the prince of Fenyang? I heard that the emperor is so angry! I'm afraid that the concubine will not be pleased. At this time, it's best not to make trouble for the concubine Niangniang and His Royal Highness, and you should think twice before you do anything......

"As for Xu Laishun, are you sure he didn't do anything illegal and let someone seize the handle? You should know that now that the Third Highness is fighting with the Crown Prince and the Second Highness, it is possible for the other party to attack the Third Highness by any means. Almost everyone in the capital knows who is the backer behind Shunji, and Xu Laishun ...... Don't blame me for being ugly, he is too arrogant on weekdays, and once he is caught, he will easily implicate the Third Highness. You'd better try to find someone from the government to inquire, there will always be a reason for him to be arrested. Find out what's going on, so you can go and see the noble concubine and the third highness. Otherwise, just tell them that Xu Laishun was arrested, but I don't know anything else, what do you want from Niangniang and His Royal Highness? ! ”