The news of the prince's return to the East Palace, Xiao Duo learned about it two days later. At first hearing, he was calm. After all, this result had been foreseen from the time he stepped out of the Prince's Mansion that day.

It's just that at that time, he hadn't completely given up on the prince, and subconsciously didn't want to believe that the prince would be so ruthless to him.

Now?

Xiao Duo laughed at himself, looking at the heavy rain outside the window, and his mood was like this rainy weather.

"Lord Wang......" Baoqin sat beside him, and saw that he had been staring out the window, and carefully whispered, and saw that he didn't care about his meaning, so he didn't speak.

"I'll go out for a while, you won't have to wait for me tonight." Suddenly, Xiao Duo stood up and walked straight out of the door without a trace of hesitation.

Baoqin stood up and looked at his distant back, wanting to stay, but the words still didn't come out of his mouth. In the end, he could only watch Xiao Duo leave his sight, and then sit down.

Xiao Duo walked all the way to the gate of King Qing's Mansion, and when the little servant asked him where he was going, he was suddenly stunned.

On weekdays, if he leaves the palace, he either goes to the palace or goes to the prince's mansion. Other than that, he couldn't find a place where he could go.

Xiao Duo stood at the gate, looked up at the gray sky again, and thought of Xiao Zhan by surprise, "Let's go to Runwangfu and take a look." ”

Perhaps his decision was so surprising that the little guy couldn't help but look up at him, as if to make sure that the order really came from his master's mouth. However, Xiao Duo did not give him this opportunity, and after he got into the car with an expressionless face, he closed his eyes expressionlessly and recuperated.

The little servant came to the coachman suspiciously and sat down, and after giving the address, the carriage began to slowly drive in the direction of Runwangfu.

……

However, in a few days, the people in the royal capital of Tongtian Pavilion have already withdrawn, but there are still some discrepancies compared to the previous number. When Liuli asked Ah Jin to have dinner in Lan Yin Ji, she couldn't help but sigh when she talked about it, "Although the master and I didn't say it, we probably all thought the same thing in our hearts." The people who are missing are probably going to go over there. ”

Ah Jin pinched the small wine glass with two fingers and asked softly, "How many people are there?" ”

"It is estimated that there are three or four people," Liuli glanced at Ah Jin, and said, "If you count Ah Jiu, it will be five people." ”

Ah Jin silently drank the wine in the cup, and gently placed the empty cup on the long table, "Ah Chu is still reluctant to leave, I have already persuaded him several times. He said...... He had to wait for Ah Jiu to come back. ”

Hearing this, Liuli nodded, "It's hard for that kid." I'll tell the pavilion master about this, don't worry, with the pavilion master's temperament, he won't force him to do things he doesn't want to do. It's just that...... You must be careful in all your dealings, and do not put yourself at risk. ”

"I know," Ah Jin nodded, thinking of Song Wenyu inexplicably, and feeling a little uneasy, "How long does my father-in-law plan to stay in the royal capital?" ”

"Well, I don't know. This time it was very strange, the pavilion master looked like he was planning to stay for a long time, and the master did not send a letter to urge him as usual. It seems that the two of them want to solve all these tricky things one by one. ”

When Ah Jin heard Liuli say this, he rarely showed a smile and said, "They have always been like this, and you don't know it." ”

"Alright, it's not too early, I'm full of wine and food, and I should go back to my life. Sister, be careful. Liuli stood up and said solemnly to Ah Jin.

"Well, senior sister, you too." Ah Jin also stood up and sent Liuli to the door, but did not go out. In order to avoid people's eyes, they can only leave one after the other. After seeing Liuli leave the restaurant, Ah Jin sat down and drank a few glasses of wine, and then said to Ah Zhen: "Let's go too." ”

Ah Zhen nodded and walked out of the private room behind Ah Jin. As soon as I opened the door, I saw the shopkeeper standing anxiously with his sleeves up.

"Shopkeeper, what's the matter?" Ah Jin glanced at him and took the initiative to ask.

"Girl, in the private room on the south side, there is a distinguished guest," the shopkeeper pointed to the room next to Ah Jin, "I have been here for a while, but we have been drinking here for a while, and we are afraid that he will have something, so we dare not persuade him." If the girl is willing, can she take a look? ”

Ah Jin glanced at the private room, his expression was a little complicated, "Isn't that room reserved by King Run all the year round?" ”

"That's right, it's strange today, the distinguished guest came in and asked for that room by name. You also know that this private room has been empty for a while, and no one else has come, and the little one can't help it, so he lured him in. ”

Ah Jin glanced at him, knowing that it must be the shopkeeper's eyes open, but he didn't pick it, "I'll go over and take a look." ”

As she spoke, she took Ah Zhen over under the guidance of the shopkeeper. It's just that when the shopkeeper opened the door, she regretted it a little.

When the guest sitting in the private room heard the door being opened, he raised his head and glanced at the door, and when he saw that it was her, he lowered his head and poured a glass of wine, and said to the shopkeeper, "Go and get another pair of cutlery." ”

The shopkeeper did not move, but looked at Ah Jin first. Ah Jin looked at the person sitting in the middle with a complicated expression, bowed his head slightly, and the shopkeeper went down to buy tableware. Ah Jin left Ah Zhen at the door to guard, walked into the room alone, and sat opposite the man.

"Why did King Qing come here alone to borrow wine to drown his sorrows?"

Xiao Duo waved one hand on the table and said: "I have long heard that the Jiangnan cuisine and wine in Lan Yin Ji are a must, and I want to come over to taste one or two when I am free today, which is really good." ”

"Oh," Ah Jin replied, and said nothing else. She raised her head, her gaze swept over Xiao Duo, and came to the rain scene outside the window. Today's rain has been falling continuously all day, which reminds people of the days spent in Huainan County.

The two of them sat in silence until new utensils were brought in and neatly placed in front of Ah Jin, and Xiao Duo began to speak again. He first filled Ah Jin's wine glass, and then refilled a glass for himself, and then said: "I didn't expect to eat here today and meet Mrs. Song, so we should have a glass to celebrate." ”

Ah Jin didn't raise his glass, but just lifted his eyelids to look at him, "The prince's words are inappropriate. If it is according to the rules, the concubine should not sit here. ”

Xiao Duo smiled, not angry. Ah Jinguang sat there as cold as ice, which was also pleasing to the eye, so that he didn't want to have the slightest temper, for fear of destroying this beautiful scenery.

"It's okay, this king will do it first as a respect." Xiao Duo said, drank the wine, and refilled another glass to himself.

Ah Jin frowned slightly, only feeling that Xiao Duo today seemed to be a little different from usual, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"The prince's interest today seems to be good, since the concubine is the owner of this shop, she is in charge of exempting the prince from today's wine and meal money, and the prince is please. It's just the same, wine is a pleasant thing, and drinking too much hurts your body. When the concubine came in, I didn't see a little guy following, and later the concubine told the little two to go to the Qing Wangfu to report a message, and let the palace maid come over and serve you, what do you think? ”

Xiao Duo didn't answer her words, but said something else, "Do you know where I heard that Lan Yinji's wine and food are good? I learned about it from the fourth brother. The reason why you came here is nothing more than to be curious about who must run this private room that King Run has been contracted for a long time. What do you think? Didn't you expect it to be the king? ”

Ah Jin looked at Xiao Duo's still evil appearance, and felt more and more strange in his heart, "Yes, what an accident." Is King Qing's move in memory of King Run? ”

"Sort of," Xiao Duo held his wine glass, looked at the transparent wine inside, and muttered thoughtfully, "It's also possible, just because this king has nowhere to go." ”

Today's Xiao Duo was depressed and desperate, but Ah Jin was indifferent, just looking at him expressionlessly. In Ah Jin's opinion, if Xiao Duo hadn't come to the end of his rope, he wouldn't have thought of this imperial brother who was killed by his own hands.

What is there to sympathize with such a person? Ah Jin didn't understand what he was doing with such sadness. At that moment, Ah Jin didn't want to waste any more time on this person, she stood up and was about to walk out the door.

Xiao Duo didn't pester her this time, but when she was about to leave, she suddenly asked, "The pair of earrings that this king gave you have never seen you wear." ”

Ah Jin was stunned for a moment, and it took a long time to react to what he said was the pair of coral earrings, a trace of disgust crossed, Ah Jin turned his head and responded politely: "The gift from the prince is too expensive, and it has been put away." If the prince has nothing to do, the concubine will take the first step. ”

Xiao Duo listened to her perfunctory words without any expression, just drinking there by himself, and did not answer Ah Jin. Ah Jin didn't intend to wait for his response, and as soon as the words fell, he and Ah Zhen left Lan Yin Ji.

When she got into the carriage, her heart was still pounding. Ah Zhen, who was sitting next to her, also looked at Ah Jin with palpitations and said, "Girl, when the door opened, I was really shocked. How could it be King Qing sitting there? It's weird. ”

Ah Jin gently smoothed his chest a few times with his hand, and then looked at Ah Zhen and said, "It's really strange, including the state of Xiao Duo's whole person today, it's also very strange." ”

Ah Zhen frowned, looked at Ah Jin with some distress and said, "He won't come over often in the future." If this is the case, where can the girl meet the senior sister if she wants to contact the senior sister in the future? ”

Ah Jin smiled slightly: "You don't have to worry about this, there is always a way." ”

Ah Zhen was relieved when she heard Ah Jin say so surely.

……

Liuli came out of Lan Yin Ji and walked in the rainy street market with an umbrella. She came out today to exchange news about the two of them with Ah Jin, and nothing else. So after the thing was done, she saw that it was still early, so she thought about walking around the street market in the royal capital, and didn't want to go back to the villa so early.

Before she knew it, when Ruri came back to her senses, she had already walked downstairs to another hotel. Liuli raised her head and looked at the flag hanging high above the restaurant, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

This is where she and Lotten first met. Ruri lowered her head to look at the bluestone pavement that was wet by the rain, and found that her cloth shoes were also a little wet.

She sighed, and was about to go back, when suddenly someone pulled her arm hard, she was startled, and came to Luo Teng with a frightened face.

Luo Teng frowned and looked at the frightened woman in front of him, and after confirming that it was not Ziyi, he hurriedly let go of his hand and retreated a few steps before saluting the girl and said, "Girl Haihan, I recognized the wrong person." ”

Liuli looked at Luo Teng in horror, and it was not until Luo Teng was the first to react like this that she realized that Luo Teng did not recognize herself. She calmed down for a moment, and then whispered, "It's out of the way." It's just that Lang Jun is so abrupt and scary. ”

"Yes, it's just ......" Luo Teng said halfway, and looked at the glass for a while, "It's just that girl, you look very similar to an old man in the next, so that you think that you have found her, so you will ...... in the next."

"Since you finally found it, why are you so rude?" Ruri listened to his words and felt a little funny. The throbbing in my heart is inevitable, but it is more bitter. Judging from the angry expression he had just now, even if what Luo Teng said was true, he must not be in love with her because he was so desperate to find his traces.

Ruri's eyes moistened as she thought like this. Those big watery eyes crashed into Luo Teng's heart, overlapping with some of the images in his memory. Luo Teng frowned, and comforted him in a hurry: "I was abrupt just now, and I scared the girl." Where is the girl going? Seeing that the girl is alone below, it is better to escort the girl over below. ”

"No, you don't." Liuli raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and turned neatly to leave.

Seeing this, Luo Teng hurriedly stepped forward to stop her. "Girl, this area is really not safe for a girl's family. If the girl is traveling alone, she should be careful. ”

"It's really not safe," Liuli glanced at Luo Teng sarcastically, only to see that the other party's face was full of shame, and then left in a bad mood.

Luo Teng watched helplessly as the purple figure gradually disappeared in front of his eyes, he couldn't help but close his eyes, raised his hand and patted his forehead.

I was really dizzy, and when I saw a purple figure in this place, I thought it was purple clothes coming back. At such a time, how could she come back? How can it come back?

Luo Teng thought in amazement, turned on his horse, and galloped away in the direction of the yamen.

……

When Ah Jin entered the room, Song Wenyu had already returned, and he was sitting there looking at the book, obviously next to him was soft, but he was sitting with his back straight. As soon as Ah Jin entered, he put the book down.

"How did you go for so long? It's not raining. Song Wenyu watched Ah Jin sit next to him, first checked whether the clothes on her body were wet, and then looked into her eyes and asked.

"No," Ah Jin shook his head and said, "When I was just about to come back from Lan Yin Ji, I ran into Xiao Duo. I couldn't walk, so I sat there and exchanged a few polite words with him. ”

At the mention of Xiao Duo, Song Wenyu's expression suddenly became serious, "How could he be in the restaurant opened by your family." ”

"yes, I think it's weird too. Moreover, I always feel that something is wrong with him," Ah Jin lay beside Song Wenyu, thought about it, looked at Song Wenyu and said, "Do you think he is the kind of person who borrows wine to drown his sorrows?" ”

"Drink to drown your sorrows?" Song Wenyu obviously didn't expect Ah Jin to say these words, and he also fell into deep thought with Ah Jin. After a while, he said: "I don't usually know, but if he is like this recently, it is expected." ”

"How?" When Ah Jin heard this, he immediately sat up straight and put on a deaf look.

"The crown prince has moved back to the East Palace to live. It was only two days ago. Song Wenyu looked at Ah Jin with burning eyes, and couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he told her this hearsay rumor.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Jin showed a look of sudden realization, "No wonder...... He was thrown away as an outcast by the prince's brother. ”

Song Wenyu nodded, but did not comment more. Compared to his calmness, Ah Jin seemed to be much more cheerful.

"Is this because you and Lord Luo are already about to find out about him?"

"It's a matter of time sooner or later, but like you said, that's not what the saints care about. If we can't figure out the ins and outs of this whole thing, we still can't overturn the case. ”

Song Wenyu's answer made Ah Jin a little disappointed, but it was also expected, "Then, about those people in the rivers and lakes, how is your progress." ”

Song Wenyu shook his head, then picked up the book again and flipped through it. Ah Jin understood that this meant that there was no progress. She paced restlessly around the room, trying to tell everything she knew several times, but finally stopped the car with reason.

No, she can't say anything.

If she said it, then Ah Yin's identity would definitely not be hidden. Ah Jin thought so, and finally sat back on the stool in resignation.

Song Wenyu seemed to be reading a book, but in fact, he had been observing her, and when he saw her fidgeting there, he didn't interrupt silently, and waited for Ah Jin to sit down quietly before saying: "It's been raining for a day, and it's also very boring." Why don't you go to my grandmother's with me to eat hot pot, you can get rid of the cold. And eating a small pot, there are already a bunch of people who are lively, and if you go to your grandmother, you won't catch you, how about it? ”

"And who else?" Ah Jin didn't say it thoroughly, but Song Wenyu understood the implication.

"Song Li shouldn't have passed." Song Wenyu replied intimately.

"Okay, that's fine." Ah Jin smiled and readily agreed.

When it was time for dinner, Song Wenyu took Ah Jin to the old lady's courtyard. The room was already full of laughter, Ah Jin followed Song Wenyu into the room, and after saluting with a few elders, he sat aside, and saw that Mrs. Song pulled Xiaomeng and Wen Yuan to sit beside her and talk and laugh, and she couldn't help but feel emotional.

Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, this proverb can also be used in the courtyard of the house. In the past, the position on the right of Mrs. Song was reserved for Song Li, but now Zhuang Xiaomeng is sitting there.

Thinking of this, Ah Jin couldn't help but look at Zhuang Xiaomeng a few times. She didn't have much to do with Zhuang Xiaomeng, and for a while, she couldn't see the depth of this woman. It's just that that encounter, which really makes her remember it vividly.

Although she didn't know what was going on, she could vaguely feel that Zhuang Xiaomeng was standing on the edge of the pool that day, obviously looking for a short view.

Xu is Ah Jin's gaze was not hidden, so that Zhuang Xiaomeng also felt her gaze. She turned around and saw Ah Jin staring at her, so she smiled and nodded.

While Wen Yuan was talking with Mrs. Song, he even asked the maid who was waiting by his side to take out the cloak and send it to Ah Jin.

"Thanks to the cloak that my sister-in-law lent Xiaomeng that morning, otherwise Xiaomeng would have had frostbite."

Zhuang Xiaomeng stood up and came to Ah Jin and said softly. Her action naturally made Ah Jin inexplicably the focus of the entire room.

Ah Jin stood up, looked at Zhuang Xiaomeng with a smile and said, "Cousin doesn't have to be so solemn, it's just a matter of raising your hands." ”

As she spoke, she asked Ah Zhen to put away the cloak for herself, and after a few words of greeting with Zhuang Xiaomeng, she sat down.

As soon as she sat down, Song Wenyu's head stretched out, "Why didn't I know about you borrowing her cloak?" ”

"It's all said that it's a gesture, why do you go out of my way to tell you?" Ah Jin glanced at Song Wenyu, and only felt that this man was really more nosy than himself.

Song Wenyu was not annoyed by his attitude, but quietly scratched her palm before sitting up straight. Ah Jin blushed and tried to withdraw his hand, but he held on tightly and didn't let go.

The situation of flirting and scolding here was seen in Song Wenyuan's eyes, and he didn't feel a burst of melancholy. Zhuang Xiaomeng looked up and saw that Song Wenyuan's face seemed to have a layer of gloom, so he followed his eyes, and happened to see Song Wenyu teasing Ah Jin, surprised and a little envious at the same time.

"The relationship between the eldest brother and sister-in-law is really good." She sighed, and then she turned her head away, as if she hadn't seen it.

……

In the house on the outskirts, Feiyun braved the rain to walk into a room with only one oil lamp, and knelt down to the man sitting at the desk and said, "Childe, the prince has returned to the East Palace." ”

The man's fingers trembling as he was flipping through the book, he raised his head to look at Feiyun and said, "Is the news accurate?" ”

"It's true, today our people also saw Xiao Duo going to the restaurant to drink alone, and he didn't come out until the second half of the night."

"Our people, don't act rashly." The man listened to Feiyun's report and asked such a sentence.

"Nope." Feiyun replied succinctly, and then quietly waited for the man's answer.

I don't know how long it took for him to finally hear a man's sigh. "Looks like I'm going to have to go back and help my two brothers."

Feiyun raised his head, looked at the man with some excitement and said, "Weichen, go and do it immediately." ”