Winter goes to spring.

In the blink of an eye, a full year has passed since Zhang Shanqing's wedding. The fourth lady committed suicide by hitting the wall in the prison shortly after being imprisoned, and Zhang Yinyin and Zhang Shanyu were confined to their home and did not go to see the fourth lady for the last time.

Regarding the ending of the fourth lady, although Jian Xiaozhu had a trace of sympathy in her heart. It's just that, thinking of those who were killed by the fourth lady, Jian Xiaozhu only felt that evil had evil retribution. The fourth lady has done so many bad things, and she deserves such an end.

On the Zhang Mansion's side, Liu Chuhan was found pregnant by the third lady at a family party on Chinese New Year's Eve. So Zhang Shanqing asked her to stay in Zhangfu for the time being to raise the baby, and then take her to Huaibei City after she gave birth.

In order to help Liu Chuhan raise the fetus, Jian Xiaozhu had to go to the third lady almost every day. And Zhang Shanchun, who lived in the courtyard of the third lady, always followed Jian Xiaozhu to her residence in the name of sending Jian Xiaozhu back after Jian Xiaozhu finished checking Liu Chuhan's pulse.

However, Jian Xiaozhu also knew in his heart that Zhang Shanchun was not a drunkard. Since snoring Yanzhen to live with Jian Xiaozhu, Zhang Shanchun has nothing to do and has to go to Jian Xiaozhu to ask questions, and by the way, he has to beware that Zhang Shanlin, who lives next door to Jian Xiaozhu, will get the moon first near the water.

Although Zhang Shanchun inherited the advantages of the third lady, she has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and she is a talent. It's just that Zhang Shanlin's appearance is more outstanding than Zhang Shanchun, which makes Zhang Shanchun feel a lot of crisis in his heart.

Fortunately, Zhang Shanlin did not show any admiration for Hu Yanzhen, and after coming and going, Zhang Shanchun and Zhang Shanlin gradually became friends. Zhang Shanlin will even give Zhang Shanchun ideas and help him attack Hu Yanzhen.

Jian Xiaozhu remembered that when Hu Yanzhen first lived in Zhang's Mansion, he locked himself in the house all day and rarely spoke. However, under her guidance, Hu Yanzhen is gradually willing to integrate into a new life. Seeing that Hu Yanzhen occasionally smiled at Zhang Shanchun, Jian Xiaozhu only hoped that with Zhang Shanchun's help, Hu Yanzhen's smile would become brighter.

As for Zhu Yan......

Because Zhang Tiande heard from Zhang Shanqing about Zhu Yan's experience of chasing all the way to Beishuo to find Jian Xiaozhu, he thought that Zhu Yan was a person worthy of Jian Xiaozhu's life. So one day, Zhang Tiande called Jian Xiaozhu to the secret room full of gold and silver treasures in the study.

"Zhu'er, although Zhu Gongzi's family is down, fortunately, your mother also left you these properties. So when you get married, you can take these things with you. ”

Jian Xiaozhu was speechless: "Dad, I'm still young, and I'm still far from getting married!" ”

Although Jian Xiaozhu was still thinking about these properties before, since she knew that the jade pendant was linked to the location of a treasure that was rich and rivaled, she wanted to know where the person who held the third jade pendant in Murong Yi's mouth was.

However, Murong Yi didn't seem to know much about it. But after what happened before, Jian Xiaozhu always felt that Murong Yi was more unpredictable than she imagined.

Just when Jian Xiaozhu was thinking about these questions, she saw Zhang Tiande running to the door of her house in a panic and shouted to her: "Zhu'er, the Empress Dowager summoned you to the palace." ”

Hearing Zhang Tiande's words, Jian Xiaozhu's heart was also shocked. Judging from the few times she had met with the Empress Dowager before, every time she was named by this old witch, it would be fine.

But because of the high power of the Empress Dowager, she was a common man who could not resist Yi's decree, so she could only enter the palace with the envoy sent by the palace.

However, before leaving home, Jian Xiaozhu suddenly found that when she was thinking about the idea that she would not be able to come back if she went, she actually thought of Zhu Yan in her heart. If something happened in the palace, she might never see Zhu Yan again.

Zhu Yan set off for Yunyou Temple outside the Imperial City ten days ago. After Jian Xiaozhu returned to Dongyuan, he had also heard that Bai Ningshuang seemed to have seen through the red dust after entering the cold palace and asked to cut his hair for a nun. And Murong You agreed to her request and sent her to Yunyou Temple.

didn't expect the love of these two childhood sweethearts to end up like this after all, Jian Xiaozhu only felt embarrassed. And after Bai Ningshuang left, Murong You favored Concubine Ling alone. In this way, Jian Xiaozhu even couldn't figure out why the direction of this world was getting more and more different from the plot in her.

After entering the palace gate, Jian Xiaozhu was directly taken to the tourmaline palace where the empress dowager lived. When she saw the Empress Dowager, although Jian Xiaozhu felt a little scared in her heart, she still saluted her, and then asked, "I don't know what the Empress Dowager summoned the people to come for?" ”

The Empress Dowager just squinted at Jian Xiaozhu, but did not speak. The silent atmosphere made Jian Xiaozhu's legs tremble, but he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

And the Empress Dowager looked at Jian Xiaozhu for a while, and then said, "The mourning family heard that there was a big incident in Imperial Doctor Zhang's family some time ago?" ”

Jian Xiaozhu replied: "Although it is a big deal, fortunately, it has been solved." ”

But the Empress Dowager suddenly asked: "The solution is solved, but the mourning family is very curious, during the time when you disappeared, the entire imperial city could not find you." Where exactly were you taken? ”

"I ......"

Jian Xiaozhu thought in her heart, whether to tell the truth, or make up a place to confuse the past. It's just that the old woman is very shrewd, and she knows everything about herself. So Jian Xiaozhu said, "I don't know where I went." Along the way, he was poisoned by those two traffickers, and the whole person was confused and didn't know a lot of things. ”

"Oh? Don't you know that the place you are going to is north? ”

Hearing the Empress Dowager's words, Jian Xiaozhu was taken aback. It seems that she really knows everything. And the Empress Dowager looked at Jian Xiaozhu's reaction, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared, and she shouted instead: "What a bold man, he dared to deceive the mourning family, and brought the spies from Beisu to Dongyuan." ”

Jian Xiaozhu lowered her head and trembled: "The folk girl doesn't, there is no ......"

"Dare to quibble!" The Empress Dowager stepped forward, reached out and lifted Jian Xiaozhu's chin, stared at her eyes, as if she was satisfied with the fear in her eyes, and then said with a smile: "Do you think the mourning family doesn't know, did you bring the princess of Beisu to Dongyuan?" ”

This time, Jian Xiaozhu was really scared. Although Hu Yanzhen is not a spy, it is just that the Empress Dowager actually knows that Hu Yanzhen is in Zhang's Mansion, so she will not easily let go of her who brought Hu Yanzhen to Dongyuan.

Fear completely burst out in Jian Xiaozhu's heart. She didn't understand how the Empress Dowager knew about this. Obviously, only Zhang Shanqing and Murong Yi knew......

Thinking of this, Jian Xiaozhu suddenly felt a burst of sadness. It's just, Murong Yi, how could he ......

And at this time, a palace maid came over with a glass of wine. The Empress Dowager looked at the wine glass and said to Jian Xiaozhu: "Secretly hiding the enemy country's spies is a big crime, and the worst thing is to behead all over the house, and even the nine clans." It's just that the mourning family doesn't want to kill, so I'll give you a glass of wine. If you drink this wine, the mourners will be able to spare your family. ”

Looking at the poisonous wine in front of him, Jian Xiaozhu asked the Empress Dowager: "So, Empress Dowager, do you mean that as long as I die, I can let go of the old and young of the Zhang Mansion?" ”

"The mourners never break their promises. After all, that princess of Beisu was only brought back to Dongyuan by you, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. ”

"And what are you going to do with the princess when I die?"

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "I'm going to die, and it's funny to worry about others!" However, that princess doesn't pose any threat to us, just send her to Huaibei City. As long as you drink this glass of wine, the mourning family can spare everyone. ”

This time, Jian Xiaozhu understood that the Empress Dowager just wanted her to die alone. It's just that Jian Xiaozhu doesn't understand why she is a small person, why the Empress Dowager has such a big killing intent towards her. So she asked: "The people's daughter doesn't know, why does the empress dowager want the life of the people's daughter?" ”

The Empress Dowager said: "The mourning family just does things according to the rules. You brought the princess of the enemy country back to Dongyuan without authorization, which is a big taboo. Only when you die can you keep everyone in Zhangfu safe. ”

It seems that the Empress Dowager does not intend to let her die as a ghost.

It doesn't matter, though. Anyway, even if she didn't drink this glass of wine, the Empress Dowager would be able to find a hundred reasons to kill her. What's more, it is not good for the old and young of the Zhang Mansion to be implicated because of this matter.

So Jian Xiaozhu didn't hesitate, took the glass of wine, and drank it all.

It's just that before losing consciousness, Jian Xiaozhu still had a thought, that is, he didn't see Zhu Yan again, but he was a little regretful.