After dinner, Lin Ruan took care of Princess Shen to sleep, and asked people to weaken the candles in the house, leaving only a candlestick far away from the bed, so that people would not feel unstable sleeping.

After making sure that everything in the house was arranged, Lin Ruan withdrew.

As soon as I arrived outside the door, I saw Fei Su coming over, "County Lord, the prince is here, and he is talking in the county king's study." ”

Lin Ruan raised his feet and walked towards King Shenjun's study.

When I arrived at the place, I learned that my eldest uncle Shen Zhendong was also there, and the three of them were talking about the Gu family, but Lin Ruan was not in a hurry to go in.

Standing outside and waiting for a while, the conversation inside ended, the three of them came out of the study, and when they saw her waiting there, King Shen Jun said with a straight face: "It's not early, the old man won't stay much longer with Prince Xiao, and the prince will go slowly." ”

Xiao Jingchen said bluntly: "The younger generation still has some things to tell the county lord. ”

King Shen Jun was already in a bad mood, his eyes widened when he heard this, and he was about to refuse unceremoniously, but he saw Lin Ruan look at him with a begging look in his eyes.

In the end, he still couldn't bear it, and King Shen Jun snorted: "If you have anything to say, hurry up and leave, don't ruin my family's Ah Ruan's reputation." ”

Xiao Jingchen saluted respectfully.

After King Shen left with Shen Zhendong, Lin Ruan took Xiao Jingchen to the Shen family's garden.

Xiao Jingchen reached out and held her slightly cool little hand, "The Gu family has already explained." ”

Lin Ruan raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's so easy?" ”

Xiao Jingchen snorted very disdainfully: "The evidence is conclusive, plus they are originally a group of people who tend to be inflammatory, and they have no backbone, but they only used one punishment to explain everything clearly." ”

Lin Ruan was also quite speechless, with such a little ability, he even wanted to rebel with the King of Chu, he really didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

"What will happen to the Gu family?"

Xiao Jingchen said coldly: "Men shouldn't be able to live, and the fate of women is not much better." At the light, it is assigned to the bitter cold land of the frontier, and the heavy is to comfort the army. ”

Lin Ruan pursed her lips, a little sympathetic to the fate of the Gu family's woman.

The Gu family's defection to the King of Chu should not be known to a few female dependents, but the court doesn't care if you know it or not, the laws of this era are so harsh, as long as the men in the family commit serious crimes, they don't know about it, and they will suffer together.

Women in this era still have no human rights.

Xiao Jingchen patted her lightly on the back, "There is no need to sympathize with them, they enjoy the glory and wealth brought by the Gu family, and they will inevitably have to bear all the causes and consequences of the Gu family." ”

Lin Ruan smiled faintly, she really didn't have much sympathy for the Gu family, and turned her head to ask about other things, "Have the affairs of Gu Xin'er and the Xiao family been arranged?" ”

Although she is not a good person, she has promised Gu Xin'er and the Xiao family, so she naturally has to find a way to do it.

Xiao Jingchen narrowed his eyes, "It's already arranged, I think the third prince should be able to solve this matter." ”

Lin Ruan raised the corner of his eyes: "You planted the matter on his head?" ”

Xiao Jingchen snorted coldly: "Why not!" ”

Those who calculate him must be prepared to be retaliated.

Lin Ruan didn't have the slightest affection for the third prince, but he was very curious about how Xiao Jingchen arranged it.

Xiao Jingchen sneered, "I asked people to find three corpses that were similar to Xiao's mother and son, put on makeup like the three of them, and hid them in the private prison in the Three Princes' Mansion. Thinking about it, it should have been broken by someone. ”

Lin Ruan was a little surprised, "He dared to set up a private prison in the mansion?!" ”

The Great Zhou Dynasty had a clear rule that no one was allowed to set up a private prison, and violators would be severely punished. These three princes are not only set up, but also set up in their own mansions, this courage is really fat.

However, this makes it easier for them to retaliate. Once the matter of this private prison is exposed, the three princes will not be able to eat and leave.

Thinking of the series of things that the third prince would face next, Lin Ruan couldn't help but want to laugh.

Xiao Jingchen didn't allow her to think about anything else at this time, so he took her hand and rubbed it twice, "Ah Ruan, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to accompany you back to Huaiyang Mansion." ”

Lin Ruan looked up at him, the light in the garden at night was very weak, and she could only see his outline clearly through the faint light in the distance, "Because of the matter of King Chu?" ”

Xiao Jingchen nodded, "Gu Qian, the things they confessed are very clear, they can directly convict the King of Chu, and tomorrow the emperor will issue an order to arrest the King of Chu." This time, the fast is more than a month, and the slow is unknown, so I can't accompany you back. ”

Lin Ruan said worriedly: "There must be a lot of masters around the King of Chu, and that nightfish, if you go to arrest the King of Chu, he will definitely fight to the death." No, I'll go with you, and with me, I can find them wherever they are hidden. ”

Xiao Jingchen's heart warmed, and gently took her into his arms, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." You just have to return as originally planned, and after I arrest the king of Chu, I will go to Huaiyang Mansion to find you. ”

Where can Lin Ruan rest assured, he withdrew from his arms, took his hand and said, "No, I want to go with you." I went to tell the emperor that I would write down all the planting methods of sweet potatoes and hand them over to those agricultural officials, and it would be no problem. I will follow you to arrest the king of Chu, if I don't follow you, I can't rest assured. ”

Xiao Jingchen chuckled: "Silly girl, before I met you, I fought with the people of the King of Chu many times. Although your ability is indeed very powerful, you must also believe in my ability. And the people who went this time were not only Jinyiwei, if you go, it will be easy to be exposed. Compared with the capture of the king of Chu, your safety is more important. Be obedient, go back to Huaiyang Mansion with peace of mind, and I will send more people to protect you. ”

Lin Ruan couldn't say anything about Xiao Jingchen, and she also knew in her heart that the emperor would not agree to her request, so she had to tell him to be careful.

Xiao Jingchen seriously reassured, and after explaining some other things to her, he left the Shen family. He still has to hurry into the palace, and there are still many things waiting for him to deal with.

Lin Ruan really didn't worry about him, so he followed him with his ability, and after making sure that he entered the palace gate, he withdrew his ability.

The Three Princes' Mansion.

With a "bang", the third prince swept all the things on the table to the ground, and the cup shattered to the ground.

"What are you all doing to eat, a bunch of rice buckets! How could the bodies of Xiao's mother and son appear in a private prison? ”

The people who were forced to ask were on their knees, and they didn't dare to come out, and they couldn't figure out what was going on. In the past few days, they have been trying to find a way to kill Gu Xin'er according to the instructions of the third prince, but they didn't expect that they didn't succeed once.

This is not important, the important thing is that the Gu family was suddenly raided today, and everyone in the Gu family was imprisoned, but the three of Xiao's mother and son were missing, and then the Gu family said that the three princes had been sending people to assassinate Gu Xin'er, and after the Xiao family went out with their children yesterday, they never came back, suspecting that the three princes sent someone to take them captive, and they were planning to find a way to ask the three princes for help, but something happened to the Gu family.