The sun gradually rose, and the entire Jingping Marquis Mansion was bathed in the warm summer sun.

Xie Yanhe was holding a watering can in his hand and was watering the orchids on the windowsill.

This pot of Song Mei Xie Yanhe raised for three years, followed her all the way from Jiangnan, but after returning to Beijing, the leaves were yellow because of the water and soil.

Xie Yanhe is very attentive to this pot of Song Mei, and he takes care of it personally without pretending to be a maid, and now it has finally bloomed.

The flower shape of Song Mei is like a plum petal, the petal has a fluffy luster, the color is green, the double holds the pocket, the shape is like a silkworm moth, the three petals are tight and round, the tight edge is like the inlaid white edge, and the word "plum" is named because of this.

The silver water column poured down, and the slender orchid leaves rolled with crystal water droplets, Xie Yanhe handed the watering can in his hand to the maid and wiped his hands with a handkerchief.

"How many days is it today?"

Xie Yan asked no end to what she asked, and only the pearl who went out with her that day knew.

"Returning to the county lord, today is the fourth day."

Xie Yan and her eyelashes were slightly flushed, and her peach blossom eyes were dyed with a little broken light, she pondered for a moment, and said casually: "Is there any news from the East Palace?" ”

"The door of the East Palace is closed, and our people have not yet discovered any movement in the East Palace." The information in the Hou Mansion is all handled by Mandarin Ducks, and this question can only be answered by Mandarin Ducks.

Xie Yanhe's eyebrows were frowned, and his red lips outlined a mocking arc: "When did Chen Rong become so calm?" ”

Pearl snorted lightly: "That's what the county lord said." The crown princess has a reckless personality, but now she can stand still, maybe the East Palace is brewing a conspiracy against our Hou Mansion. ”

Pearl thought for a moment and continued: "And that Mrs. Huang, who said with one mouth is full of fancies, the first mouse is at both ends, and the slave maid is not credible when she looks at her. ”

"Oh?" Looking at the resentful pearl, Xie Yanhe raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but tease her: "Are you saying that Mrs. Huang is hiding a traitor in her heart?" ”

Pearl immediately flattened her mouth: "County Lord, do you need to say this?" What a big stumbling block Huang Weijue made to Hou Ye at the beginning. General Mu was a close confidant of Lord Hou, but he was slandered by Huang Weijue, not only did he not get the credit, but he even lost his life. It's our Hou Ye, who ate melons because of this, and was fined by His Majesty for half a year."

Hearing the long-lost old man from the pearl's mouth, Xie Yanhe couldn't help but raise his arm, pinched his eyebrows, a pair of peach blossom eyes flashed coldly, and his face suddenly sank.

The air was silent for a while, and it seemed that even the temperature inside had become lower. Pearl bit her lip and knelt down to plead guilty: "County lord, it was the slave who said the wrong thing, please punish the county lord." ”

"Get up." Xie Yanhe's eyebrows frowned slightly, she sighed lightly, and said quietly: "What happened back then...... It was General Mu who violated the laws of the imperial court first, killed good people and risked their lives, and only then was he caught by the prince's family. General Mu's death was not unjust. ”

Pearl was unconvinced: "But the county lord, it is obvious that those merchants and horse thieves outside the customs secretly colluded to rob caravans and oppress the people. General Mu was ordered to quell the chaos, so he would behead those merchants together......"

Xie Yanhe said in a deep voice: "But he shouldn't have filled his pockets afterwards." If it weren't for his greed, how could he be at a loss for words! ”

Behind those businessmen, there are more or less shadows of the Chen family in the former Changping Bofu.

Even if Mu Dongping killed these merchants together, as long as he showed evidence that these merchants secretly colluded with the horse thieves, he would not only be able to hit the Chen family, but also be able to use this to point his sword at the East Palace.

As a result, Mu Dongping saw the money and opened his eyes and took away all the belongings of these merchants. If it was to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, it would be enough, but Mu Dongping let go of a fish that slipped through the net. One of the merchants' servants survived and went to the capital with a bloody complaint.

At this time, Mu Dongping took out the evidence of the collusion between the businessman and the horse thief, which was more like seeing the intention of making money, killing people and destroying his mouth.

The elder brother was so angry that he could only break his wrist and watch Mu Dongping being beheaded by the Autumn Queen. All my brother could do afterwards was to help the Mu family collect the body.

Although after many years, Pearl suddenly mentioned it, Xie Yanhe was still uneasy. Mu Dongping is a partner who grew up with his brother, and he has a good relationship with his brother. When Xie Yanhe was five years old, Mu Dongping also bought her a sugar gourd, but as a result, a life was lost. And not yet blood was spilled on the battlefield, but died under intrigues.

"Pearl, don't mention this matter again in the future." Xie Yanhe's tone was cold, and the chill in his eyes flashed.

Pearl was silent, and hurriedly pleaded guilty: "The county lord is magnanimous, and the slave and maid will never commit it again." ”

Xie Yanhe's brain ached, she raised her hand and rubbed her temples, and her voice was calm: "I know you don't like the people of the Huang family." But one more ally is better than one more enemy. This is the court, there is no eternal and reliable relationship, only eternal interests. ”

In the last sentence, Xie Yanhe's tone was light, but the expression between his eyebrows was deeply touched.

Pearl nodded and was taught, but she still revealed her suspicions in front of her master: "But county lord, aren't you afraid that Madam Huang will turn against you?" Such an important token ......"

"Does it matter?" Xie Yanhe hooked her lips meaninglessly, her eyes moved slightly, and her sparkling eyes revealed a bit of careless laziness.

"Just an empty envelope, not even a word inside and out. Even if Mrs. Huang wants to bite me back, what about the evidence? ”

Hearing this, Pearl's apricot eyes sparkled, and her eyes were full of admiration when she looked at Xie Yanhe: "The county lord is really smart!" ”

"So, the next thing to do is what Mrs. Huang does."

If Madame Huang is sincere, this letter will be handed over to Princess Fuqing in the hands of the eyes of the East Palace, and if the envelope is intact, it can prove Madame Huang's sincerity.

If Madame Huang handed over the letter to the prince, a blank letter would inevitably plant a seed of doubt in the prince's heart. It may not be anything at the time, but in the future, the seed will take root and grow bigger and bigger.

Of course, if Mrs. Huang secretly opened the envelope and read the contents of the letter privately, Xie Yanhe also had a backhand. The wax pills she used to seal the letter were all specially made, and once Mrs. Huang opened them, she would be dyed with a strange fragrance on her body, which ordinary people's noses could not smell, but the specially raised bees could.

Xie Yanhe picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip.

Suddenly there was a burst of white mist, the fragrance of tea curled, Xie Yanhe's face was half-hidden in the water vapor with the fragrance of tea, a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes rippled, and the pupils were even darker, and the feelings were far away; Compared with the superficial coquettishness, the coldness in her expression is more seductive.

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In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Wei Zhao swept the information presented by the secret guard with a glance, his pair of sword eyebrows frowned tightly, and his handsome face was cloudy, as if the next moment was lightning and thunder, and torrential rain was pouring.

"Nonsense!" A wave of anger rushed to his mind, Wei Zhao grabbed the white jade paperweight on the table and threw it hard!

The priceless mutton fat white jade suddenly fell apart.

Feng Ying hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty is angry." ”

"This lawless little thing! The roots of the imperial city dared to kill people, and it was the princess's nurse who was killed, and she dared to send the eyes of the princess's nurse to the East Palace afterwards! Is this a reflection of my reluctance to cure her! ”

Wei Zhao was so angry by Xie Yanhe's operation that he almost vomited blood. He clearly warned her that if Xie Han was assassinated, he would definitely give her an explanation and not allow her to make her own opinions.

This little girl not only disobeys the yang and yin, regards the law as nothing, but also uses extremely cruel and vicious, which is really too presumptuous!

Feng Ying, as the only person in the hall who knew about it, faced the emperor's thunderous anger, Feng Ying's eyelids didn't dare to raise it, he lowered his head, and his head was even closer to the ground.

There was a chill on his forehead, as if it had penetrated directly between his heart and lungs, but after a while, a dense cold sweat had already broken out on Feng Ying's body.

The county lord made such a mistake, and His Majesty's attitude was even more angry than when he faced His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's mistake.

His Majesty's anger is barely hidden, does he not want to hide it at all or can't hide it at all? The deep meaning of this made Feng Ying instinctively not dare to continue to think about it.

"Spread my will, the lord of Yonghe County is arrogant...... Never mind. Wei Zhao took a deep breath, swept the tip of his tongue over his gums, and bit a piece of cheek meat tightly, using this pain, the anger in his heart dropped a little.

Wei Zhao hated his soft-heartedness extremely at this moment, the little girl used lynching and disregard for people's lives, if it was a different person, she would have been dragged out of the noon gate by herself. When I came to her, I still wanted to take care of her face.

"Spread my edict, so that the county lord of Yonghe has thought about it behind closed doors, and without my edict, he must not leave the mansion for half a step."

Feng Ying's heart suddenly fell, and he stretched out to the end: "The slave obeys the order"

Feng Ying was really afraid that His Majesty would be angry and annoy the county lord of Yonghe. After all, His Majesty's anger just now was really terrifying.

Fortunately, His Majesty is different from the county lord of Yonghe after all. This is a very good thing for Feng Ying, who has already offended the East Palace to death. There is no other choice but to take refuge in the county lord of Yonghe.

When Feng Ying went to the Marquis of Jingping's mansion to deliver the decree, Xie Yanhe was swinging in the garden. Since she had a quarrel with Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao has never passed on herself to enter the palace, and even the rewards that used to be three times a day have been broken.

Feng Ying suddenly rebelled, and Xie Yanhe could guess even with his knees that she must have done something secretly.

When Mama Gong personally welcomed Feng Ying into the garden, Xie Yan and her hands were forced, slowly controlling the constantly shaking swing, she stood up slowly with both feet on the ground, straightened her skirt with one hand, and said nonchalantly: "Which wind blew Gonggong Feng here today?" ”

When Feng Ying heard this, he first respectfully greeted Xie Yanhe, and then he dared to stand up, with a three-point smile on his face, and said in a humble tone: "The county lord's words can be tormented by the slave, the slave came to the Hou Mansion today, and he came here on the dictation of His Majesty." ”

"Oracle?" Xie Yanhe raised his eyebrows, and his pretty face was as cold as snow with a look that seemed to be smiling rather than smiling: "Since it is a verbal message, Gong Feng will announce it." ”

When Feng Ying heard this, he laughed twice with a very embarrassed "hehe", and in Xie Yanhe's eyes that seemed to know everything, he stubbornly repeated His Majesty's dictation.

After Feng Ying finished announcing the decree, the maids around her were all terrified, but Xie Yanhe's expression was extremely calm, and she said lightly: "After Gonggong Feng read the edict, he wants to return to the palace to restore his life, right?" I won't send it to Grandpa Feng. ”

Obviously, the county lord of Yonghe was the one who was reprimanded by His Majesty's order, but Feng Ying's performance was as if he had switched positions with Xie Yanhe, and he was in a cold sweat, and when he heard this, he hurriedly sued the county lord of Yonghe, and the back of leaving from the Jingping Marquis Mansion was almost panicked.

Xie Yanhe looked at the direction in which Feng Ying left, his expression inexplicable.

After a while, she retracted her gaze indifferently, looked at the maid who was kneeling on the ground, and snorted slightly, with a look on her face that was unwavering: "Since people are gone, what are you still kneeling for, get up." ”