Although Chang'an's trading is mostly concentrated in the eastern and western markets, the livelihood of the market still depends on the street vendors who move between the streets. Early that morning, when Wuhou opened the door of Pingkangfang, small traders and vendors flocked in, carrying burdens and shouting, selling mixed porridge and dumplings for breakfast.

The back kitchen of the Pingyang County Mansion also began to prepare a day's meals, and the housekeeper Liu Yu came here with his hands behind his back to show off his might, opened the cage drawer on the small stove, took out a bowl of bird's nest, put it in the food basket, and hummed a little song in all directions, and walked to Xue Chuyu's garden in the front yard, ready to carry out today's routine sycophant.

Yesterday, when the news of Xue Ne's imprisonment came, Xue Chuyu was overjoyed, but he didn't dare to speak out, he forcibly endured the joy, and almost got sick. Liu Yu rushed over early in the morning to celebrate with him and enjoy their victory.

Who knew that Xue Chuyu sat in the room with two charcoal-colored dark circles under his eyes and sighed. Liu Yu was very surprised, put down the food basket, bowed down and asked, "What is Lang Jun displeased?" ”

Xue Chuyu's eyebrows flickered a little, revealing a sense of emptiness: "I saw my mother crying in the room last night, it seems that it was because of my brother, if she knew, it was I who told my brother about harboring the suspect to the Criminal Department......

The more Xue Chuyu spoke, the quieter his voice became, as if he was extremely worried. Liu Yu didn't expect him to be so irresponsible, he was disdainful in his heart, but he was still very respectful on his lips, and said with a flattering smile: "Lang Jun is really worried, it is a fact that Da Langjun harbored the suspect, there are so many people and material evidence, even if Lang Jun does not report him, there are others who report him." If Mrs. knew that it was Lang Jun who made a quick decision, and the righteous murder of his relatives exposed Da Langjun, so that the entire Pingyang County Mansion was spared, she would definitely be very relieved, how could she be annoyed by Lang Jun because of this? What's more, the most favored thing by the father-in-law and his wife is Lang Jun, how can you be harshly criticized for the unfavored Da Lang Jun? Madame wept, but she was frightened for a while, and it really had nothing to do with Lang Jun! ”

Liu Yu's relief really worked, Xue Chuyu instantly relaxed, took the food basket with a radiant look, took out the bird's nest and tasted it happily: "By the way, as I said before, the person who reported my brother, in addition to me and the fat director of the criminal department, there is also a woman, who is here?" ”

After Li Hong asked to be removed from the post of superintendent, he thought about it behind closed doors in the East Palace, and Honglian did not meet him again.

If it was in the past, I was only afraid that I would suffer from lovesickness, but now Honglian is too busy to take care of herself, I thought that the fear and pain of being bullied by He Lanmin that day would gradually disappear with the loss of the situation, but I know that it is like a stubborn disease, which is getting worse and more intense and lingering.

It's okay during the day, but at night, she feels that Helan Minzhi's shadow is everywhere, and her ears are full of his cruel smile, she is frightened and scared, and it is difficult to sleep, even if she falls asleep, she will wake up at every turn when there is a wind and grass. In this way, day after day, the delicate little man is haggard and damaged, loosening the golden hairpin, and losing the jade muscle, I feel pity.

It was early in the morning, the sky was overcast, and she felt sleepy, so she closed her eyes, and heard someone banging on the door vigorously, so startled that she sat up and curled up on the couch, her thin body shaking.

"Lady, the slave maid went to see who made the mistake", the female official sent by Li Hong was not young, but she was very vigilant, went to the kitchen and copied the rolling pin, and slowly leaned towards the door.

Honglian curled her little head in the bed, trembling, and suddenly, she heard the door open, and the female official seemed to be stopping someone, and kept saying, "Hey, hey, who are you?" You trespass on a private house like this, but you will go to jail! ”

Honglian thought that Helan Minzhi had come to the door again, and when she was so frightened that she was almost convulsed, she heard a slightly aggrieved female voice say: "Sister Honglian, it's my ......"

Honglian recognized Fan Ning's voice, was slightly stunned, and opened the door. Fan Ning was dirty, standing outside the door with a tired face, last night she fought with many assassins, cold and cold, without fear, now when she saw the red lotus, she pouted, almost crying.

Yesterday, when she heard that Fan Ning had been acquitted, Honglian was full of joy, but at this time, she was greeted by a villain who was as dirty as a mud monkey, and there were traces of knives and arrows flying on her clothes. I heard Brother Zhang Shun say, didn't you go back to Lantian? ”

Fan Ning stroked his chin and said in a dumb voice: "It's a long story, can you give me saliva to drink first?" I walked down the hill in the middle of the night, and I was almost out of breath. ”

Honglian hurriedly let Fan Ning into her room and asked the female official to cook some simple meals and boil more hot water. Fan Ning drank a pot of tea, ate some soup cakes, bathed and changed clothes, the fatigue of a sleepless night came, she and Honglian lay on the couch together, and before they could say a few words, they all fell asleep.

When she woke up again, it was already afternoon, and Honglian had a rare good night's sleep, propped up her little head, and asked Fan Ning sideways, "Who are you fighting with?" But the village bully bullies you? ”

For Fan Ning, in addition to Li Chunfeng and Xue Ne in this world, Honglian is the closest person to her, but the matter of Princess Anding, it is sensational and shameful to say, it is really difficult to speak, her head shook like a rattle, first dissected and then explained: "I don't have any thoughts of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, after this incident came out, I also felt like I was hit by a thunderstorm...... That is, some time ago, when I was in prison, there was a director named Gao Min in the Criminal Department, who suddenly said, said, "Say that I am An, Princess Anding......"

"Princess Anding", Honglian muttered in her mouth, and her thoughts were inevitably hooked back to the day when she was in the Mansion of Zhou Guo, Helan Minzhi was called out by the housekeeper, and what she said was Princess Anding. At that time, Honglian faintly heard them talking about words such as "Criminal Department" and "Detention", could it be that Fan Ning was talking about?

But in this world, are there really so many coincidences? Princess Anding is not only alive, but also dangling under her nose, Honglian didn't know where the main thing surnamed Gao came from, she was worried that he was deceiving and using Fan Ning, and asked: "Since he said this, is there any real evidence?" Won't it be just because you were born in the fifth year of Yonghui and adopted? ”

"It's conclusive, and he gambled his net worth and life", Fan Ning drew a scoop according to the gourd, and relayed what Gao Min said and his own words to Honglian.

After hearing this, Honglian's heart suddenly jumped, and she couldn't tell how nervous and worried, and asked again: "What's the matter with the injuries on your body, did someone treat you unfavorably when you only came out of the Criminal Department yesterday?" ”

Fan Ning took out the fish talisman from his inner pocket and handed it to Honglian: "Last night, when I returned to the stargazing with my front foot, an assassin chased after me, about thirty or so people, and the shots were ruthless, and the moves were all deadly, I finally escaped and found this from an assassin." ”

Honglian took the fish talisman and flipped it up and down, feeling very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it, she thought about it and discussed with Fan Ning: "Ning'er, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also investigating this matter before, if you can trust him, maybe you can let him protect you." If you have doubts, you can live with me first, and I won't tell Your Highness......"

Honglian is really a considerate girl, knowing that Fan Ning may avoid the Empress Wu and Li Hong's mother and son because of this matter, even if she is happy with Li Hong, she has no intention of persecuting Fan Ning in the slightest.

Fan Ning's heart was moved, and she was even more hesitant, from last night to now, she has been thinking about the identity of those assassins, and those people's moves are not like wild roads, I don't know where they come from. She also wondered if Li Qianyou or Gao Min had sent someone to force her to get close to them. But there are no officers and soldiers in the Criminal Department, and the last time he suppressed bandits outside the ghost city, the thirty crossbowmen brought by Gao Min were borrowed from the Yulin Army by Li Qianyou. Moreover, those assassins were all dead hands, and it took a lot of effort for them to barely survive, and Li Qianyou and Gao Min should still want to rely on her promotion to make a fortune, and they didn't want to put her to death...... Could it be that it was really the Empress Wu who wanted to kill her, so she sent someone?

If this is the case, it seems that she should indeed not ask the crown prince Li Hong for help, but should go to Li Qianyou and Gao Min and ask them to hand herself over to the emperor to save her life. Fan Ning looked at the red lotus, unspeakably hesitant, she was suddenly stunned, remembering that Li Chunfeng once said that she didn't know that she was born, only that she and the red lotus were both born in the fifth year of Yonghui, if this is the case, why did Li Chunfeng let her call the red lotus "sister" since she was a child? Master, he really knows his birthday, and now it seems that what Gao Min said is very likely to be true, maybe the disappearance of the little old man is also related to this matter.

When she was a child, she often heard Master talk about "fate" and "fortune" with people who came to ask questions, but she never believed it, but now she understands that although many things are closely related to her, she cannot choose them, such as her birth, such as kinship, which are all destined by God. This sloppy life, whether rich or rich, or poor and poor, can not escape the arrangement of the destiny, although the matter of Princess Stability is like a slap in the face for her, she also has to bear all the consequences of this matter.

In the past, I always felt that I was insignificant, but I was just a little girl who didn't know the height of the sky and the height of the earth in the stargazing view of Zhongnan Mountain, but I didn't expect that there would be a day when I led the Tang Society Ji Guozuo. To find Gao Min, it seems that he can have a glimmer of life, but if it falls into the hands of the queen, it may be really difficult to save his life. Fan Ning laughed at himself, remembering that he had been so eager to know the news of his biological parents, but now it seems that he might as well not know.

Fan Ning sighed, but she couldn't sigh at the congested barrier in her heart, and went to Gao Min, still believing in Li Hong, it was difficult for her to make a judgment herself. But she remembered Li Chunfeng's admiration for Li Hong, knew that Xue Ne was loyal to him, and knew how much Red Lotus had a deep affection for him, she was willing to believe in their eyes, and finally made up her mind: "I want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, can Sister Red Lotus help me arrange it?" ”

On the night of his first imprisonment, Xue Ne was unwell and could not sleep, so he simply stopped sleeping, picked up a thatch, and took advantage of the moonlight to write and draw on the ground, which was a rare leisure and freedom.

Since he took over the case of the Hongwen Pavilion Annex, he has not pretended to be in his head, and now he is suddenly relaxed, remembering that the book of "Kuodi Zhi" is still in the city gate bureau, and he has not finished reading it, and his heart is itchy indescribably.

I only hate Tao Mu, a bastard boy who doesn't understand anything, he only brought himself a change of clothes, and he didn't bring a book, and he can only rely on the residual memories in his brain to reproduce the great rivers and mountains in the book and reminisce about it.

Unconsciously, the sky was already bright, but Xue Ne was still immersed in his own world, not tired, and he didn't even hear the sound of the cell door, until a gray-haired jailer called through the bar: "Xue Mingting, a woman came to the Criminal Department to avenge you, and Li Si summoned you to the official hall......"

Xue Ne was stunned, and shouted softly, "Oh no", thinking that it was not Fan Ning who was scratched out by Li Yuanyan yesterday, and came again today, and hurriedly walked with the jailer, who knew that when he arrived at the official hall, what he saw was not Fan Ning, he was dumbfounded, and only after a while did he know to call someone: "Mother......"

Mrs. Liu was dressed in the official uniform of Mrs. Zheng's second grade, wearing a pearl, standing in the center of the hall, seeing that Xue Ne had no signs of being tortured, her expression was soothed, and she turned to Li Qianyou and said: "Li Sixing, my husband is far away in Liaodong, the child has no one to teach, he doesn't understand the rules, and he is involved in unsolved cases. But everything is a misunderstanding, and I hope that Li Sixing will report to the emperor impartially and let my son go as soon as possible. ”

"Madame said this, as if accusing the lower officials of deliberately making things difficult for Ling Lang", Li Qianyou smiled, but his words were very insistent, "This case is not decided by the lower officials, but the emperor's holy judgment, I think the evidence should be conclusive, how dare the lower officials dare to question the current saint?" ”

"The saint's ruling is reasonable, and Mrs. Ben does not dare to discuss it. It's just that my son found out the unsolved case, even if he didn't have merit, he should have hard work. My husband is not in Beijing, many words can not be delivered to the emperor, Li Sixing has been in charge of this case, if you can say a few good words for my son, our couple will always be grateful to Li Sixing......" Mrs. Liu said, signaling to the entourage on the side, Xue Wang hurriedly presented a beautiful wooden box, Mrs. Liu said, "This is the Korean ginseng brought back by my husband, the top few, since they were dedicated to the two saints, these two are also rare and good." Li Si's criminal investigation was hard, and he stayed to make up for his body, and the soup was excellent. ”

Li Qianyou understood the preciousness of this thing, and when he got into it, he had a smile on his face, and said, "Oh, why do you need Mrs. to spend so much...... Don't say that Xia Guan and General Xue are officials in the same dynasty, even if you are cautious about this child, I also like it very much. What's more, he cracked the big case of the Hongwen Pavilion Annex, which was a miracle work, and he should report to the two saints according to the truth. ”

"Mrs. Ben also brought some things and wanted to give them to my son, I don't know ......."

"Hehe", Li Qianyou looked at Xue Ne very kindly, "In order to find out about this case, Shen Yan estimated that he hadn't gone home for a long time, right?" The lower official will not bother, and the lady can have a good talk with Ling Lang, but ...... Don't take too long. The subordinate is just outside the door, and if there is anything, he can command it at any time. ”

With that, Li Qianyou strode out and stood outside the official hall and swayed back and forth. Xue Ne didn't think that Mrs. Liu would come to visit him, and he didn't want her to plead with Li Qianyou for herself, so she was shocked and confused, and bowed her hand and said, "It's all too much......

Mrs. Liu glanced at Xue Ne, sighed, and didn't know why she sighed, she took a cloth bag from Xue Wang's hand and handed it to him: "I don't know what to send you, my mother still remembers that when you were a child, you often hid in the corner alone to read, and you looked at it all day." Life in prison is difficult, and I hope these books will make you feel better. Last night, my mother had already sent a letter to your father, asking him to send a letter to Luoyang to confess his guilt and intercede with the emperor...... It's still cold, you have to take care of your body, don't know if it's hot or cold, you just know how to read and think about things, it's not so convenient to get sick here. Every three or five days, I will ask Xue Wang to come here to see you, and you will tell him in time if you lack anything or something. For the mother...... I won't let you stay long, don't worry. ”

The last time I heard my mother say so many things was when I was a child, Xue Ne nodded in a daze, took the burden and opened it to take a look, sure enough, they were all the books he loved to read in the past, and his heart suddenly felt a little warm.

Thinking about it, he complained to his mother that he didn't know that he couldn't eat ginger, but he didn't know what kind of food his mother liked to eat, and he was not as obedient as Xue Chuyu, and he knew how to be considerate of his parents' thoughts. Xue Ne looked at Mrs. Liu, who was still talking, and the sentence "Thank you mother" was in her throat, and she couldn't say it until Mrs. Liu left with Xue Wang.

But what Xue Ne didn't know was that Mrs. Liu also had a sentence that she kept in her heart and couldn't say it to him, that is, "Punish evil and promote good, stir up turbidity and promote purity, you have solved this case well......"

At dusk, a cart carrying vegetables and fruits drove into the East Palace from the north gate, but did not push to the kitchen warehouse, but went to Yichun Beiyuan.

Zhang Shun was waiting at the gate of the garden, and after the guard of the cart left with his fists in his fist, he stepped forward and whispered to the two big vegetable baskets: "The two girls can come out." ”

Before the words fell, Fan Ning came out of the basket with a pout, she shook her head, patted off the vegetable leaves on her body, and immediately went to pick up the red lotus next to her.

Zhang Shun saw the two of them get out of the car together, and said in a low voice: "Last night, His Royal Highness received a letter from the Red Lotus girl, and he didn't close his eyes all night...... Your Highness is in the garden, and come with me. ”