On this trip to the Red Courtyard, Sima Jingling and Ah Pu also gained a lot.

Not only did they find the owner of the golden hairpin, but they also got answers to many questions directly from Wei Lan, which was already a very good harvest for Sima Jingling and Ah Pu.

The two of them got up from the lotus pond and headed for the west gate.

The slave bustard did not deceive them.

As soon as they got out of the west gate, Sima Jingling and Ah Pu saw an inconspicuous carriage parked across the road, and Qiulan was sitting in front of the carriage.

Seeing Sima Jingling and Ah Pu, Qiulan waved to them in the carriage, and then jumped out of the carriage, trotted all the way over, greeted Sima Jingling, and asked her to walk slowly to the carriage, and then stepped on her feet and boarded the carriage.

As soon as Sima Jingling boarded the carriage, she saw Mrs. Lin sitting in the carriage.

Mrs. Lin didn't know what she had been taken by the people of the Red Courtyard alone, and the expression on her face was very complicated.

Seeing that Sima Jingling had come back with Apu, Mrs. Lin gave way to her position, and then stopped talking to the two of them.

Seeing this, Sima Jingling raised her eyebrows, but instead of immediately asking Mrs. Lin what happened, she motioned to Qiulan and asked her to drive the carriage.

Sima Jingling didn't ask for a coachman, and they didn't need a coachman in the first place.

Even though they are not natives of the capital, after these days of wandering and comparing with the map of the capital they obtained, they have been able to move freely within the capital, not only will they not get lost, but they also know many paths that ordinary people do not know.

The carriage, led by Qiulan, slowly walked out of the radiating area of the Red Courtyard.

The hustle and bustle of the lights just now seemed to be all gone away at this moment, leaving only the cold.

Except for the Red Courtyard, there are really no wandering people or hawkers in the city at night, after all, Wei Jing's control over the night in the city is still very strict.

The crowd didn't want to get into trouble, so they simply avoided it.

Sima Jingling and them, of course, don't want to cause any trouble.

They all walked on the deserted path, and even in such a quiet environment, the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of cars running over the road became unusually clear, but there was no search for anyone along the way.

After Sima Jingling, Ah Pu, Night Sparrow, Night Crow and the others felt that there was no one around them, Sima Jingling stopped the carriage.

They planned to drop the carriage here, and then headed for a secret residence of Steward Zhu.

Steward Zhu seems to have communicated something with Mrs. Lin, and his attitude towards Sima Jingling and the others is not as resistant as at the beginning.

He had a cautious expression on his face, carefully observing the situation around him, and did not appear to be in the slightest attempt to escape or move the rescuers.

Steward Zhu is obviously familiar with this kind of thing.

He went around three times and five times, and the road they walked with Sima Jingling was even more secret than the map that Liu Ru gave them at the beginning.

I don't know how Steward Zhu recognized his stronghold in the dark night, against the very similar buildings around him.

He expertly navigated the various paths, and finally came to a stop in front of an inconspicuous mansion.

There are still some weeds and moss in front of the mansion, and it looks like it has not been occupied for a long time.

However, Steward Zhu first squatted down, looked at the weeds and moss in front of the door, and after confirming that no one had come, he stepped over the weeds and moss, opened the door, and took out a tool from inside.

He carefully loosened the soil from the ground, and then took out the earthy stone with moss and weeds and carried it to the courtyard.

After all this was done, Steward Zhu let Sima Jingling and a few of them walk in.

Later, Steward Zhu filled in the soil in front of the door and closed the door.

Everyone didn't know why, but suddenly they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Steward Zhu said to everyone apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I'm sorry to trouble everyone." But I'm used to that, after all, it's always right to be careful. ”

Sima Jingling nodded, indicating understanding,

"Steward Zhu is so careful, there is really no problem. We should also learn from Steward Zhu and pay attention everywhere in our lives. ”

After listening to Sima Jingling's words, Steward Zhu wiped the sweat that did not exist on his forehead.

Sima Jingling smiled,

"Don't pretend to be so nervous, shouldn't we be open now? I think after passing through the things in the Red Courtyard, you should also know something about me. So now, shouldn't we take this opportunity to talk openly and honestly? ”

Hearing this, Steward Zhu secretly glanced at Mrs. Lin, and then laughed the same,

"That's naturally as it should be, as it should be."

Although Steward Zhu's smile looks a little flattering and a little fake, in fact, judging from his entire performance, he is actually very willing to talk in his heart.

Steward Zhu took Sima Jingling, Ah Pu and Mrs. Lin into the main house together.

After Steward Zhu asked a few people to sit down, he hurriedly prepared tea, so that when everyone was talking, they could have something to moisten their throats at the right time, so that everyone could say what they wanted to say and what they wanted to ask.

I don't know if Steward Zhu comes to this place often, but Steward Zhu treats this mansion very carefully, for example, in this mansion, Steward Zhu specially dug a cellar.

"I still have some ice stored in the cellar, so it's just the right time to cool the tea.

Of course, the tea I have here is not ordinary tea, because Mrs. Lin knows some pharmacology, so I also learned a little from Mrs. Lin, and configured such a tea suitable for use in this extremely hot weather, to dissipate the heat we experienced in a day. ”

When Sima Jingling heard this, she lowered her head and tasted it first.

They Nan Yuguo actually have this kind of tea specially for the summer heat, but compared to the cup of tea made by Steward Zhu, it is still a little worse than the taste.

It may be because they are too delicate in Nanyu, and this medicinal tea has to be screened and rinsed many times, resulting in the final medicinal tea losing some of its original fragrance.

On the contrary, it was Steward Zhu's cup of tea, which looked extremely simple, and it unexpectedly met Sima Jingling's appetite.

She smiled and praised Steward Zhu a few words, which made Steward Zhu a little proud, that is, at this time, the little unknown barrier between Steward Zhu and Sima Jingling seemed to have been broken.

The smile on Steward Zhu's face was a little sincere.

He looked at Mrs. Lin, and then said to Sima Jingling: "Since the girl wants to talk openly and honestly, let's express our sincerity first." Strictly speaking, we do have something to do with the great prince who died tragically that year, but it does not belong to his old department. ”

After hearing this, Sima Jingling nodded. At this point, she actually had a guess in her heart. If the forces behind Mrs. Lin and Steward Zhu were the old ministry of Apu's father, then for Apo himself, it would definitely not be the reaction he has now.

However, she didn't interject to say anything, but continued to listen to Steward Zhu.

Steward Zhu took a sip of herbal tea and continued: "The matter of the eldest prince inheriting the throne back then can be described as expected.

Whether it is the vast majority of the people in the court, or the common people who are not very involved in current affairs, after hearing the emperor himself say that the next heir to the throne is the eldest prince, they are all very happy, after all, the ability and attitude of the eldest prince are very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

However, just when everyone was overjoyed, the eldest prince was killed, and he was brutally killed.

This result is really unacceptable to everyone, but after that, a mysterious force suddenly emerged, and immediately controlled the situation, so that everyone could not express their wishes and opinions loudly, especially the old department of the eldest prince, when they tried their best to protect the eldest prince's family, they suffered heavy losses, in order to save the last strength to be used by the only child who escaped from the eldest prince, they chose to temporarily avoid the edge, and they concealed their whereabouts and recuperated.

It wasn't until recently that they felt that the force that secretly controlled Beiao seemed to be deliberately getting smaller, and they slowly moved around.

And we, at that time, hooked up with them. ”

The choice of the old department, Sima Jingling understood very well.

If they had chosen to fight hard, if they really wanted to fight to the end, and decided not to give up, the result would have been worse than now.

Moreover, the original eldest prince would definitely not let them do this.

The eldest prince and his wife tried their best to protect Apu, naturally they didn't want Apo to be bullied when they grew up, so they wanted to keep these old departments and take good care of Apu in the future.

Unexpectedly, Apu has planted a seed of hatred in his heart since he was a child, and now, it has grown into a big tree, and it is just a moment away from uprooting it and venting to his heart's content.

Zhu is in charge of their behavior, which is simple to say. It's just a joint force formed by spontaneous actions, either because of their worship of the eldest prince, or because of regret, or because of their nostalgia for the tragic death of the eldest prince, so that they can't help but come together, wanting to ask for an explanation and a truth for the eldest prince.

Then it happened that Wei Jing was in power, harsh and brutal;

Then it happened that Ah Pu appeared and personally gave the order.

Mrs. Lin and Steward Zhu were involved in the old ministry of the eldest prince.

Sima Jingling said to Steward Zhu: "You can develop into what you are now, it is also powerful enough, and this must be very satisfactory to the widow of the eldest prince." yes, A'm a fool. ”

Ah Pu glanced at Sima Jingling and knew what Sima Jingling meant, and the temperament of the whole person suddenly changed.

The sticky little family spirit that was originally Apu is gone, and the whole person is like a strong pine, tall and upright, tenacious;

It is like a leopard that has been dormant in the jungle for many years, finally showing its fangs, dangerous and very charming.

This kind of Apo really has a different kind of attraction, so that everyone's eyes will unconsciously stay on him.

"Yes, he will praise you and thank you for all your efforts over the years. And he'll tell you he's coming back soon. ”

"Really?" Steward Zhu's expression was obviously excited, and Mrs. Lin was also a little moved.

Sima Jingling said with a smile at this time: "Of course it's true." There is not a single time that the words that my Sima Jingling said should not be fulfilled. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Lin glanced up at Sima Jingling suddenly, and then her whole body relaxed, and muttered:

"All this turned out to be true......"

Sima Jingling turned her head to look at Mrs. Lin, raised her chin slightly, and said confidently and powerfully, "Of course it's true." Since you have given enough sincerity, then I, Sima Jingling, am not a secretive person, so naturally I have nothing to hide.

Besides, Lady Lynn already knows, doesn't she? Although I don't know exactly what the person in the Red Courtyard said to you, but according to my guess, Wei Lan and he must have said some very interesting things to you, such as my identity, such as my purpose, and for example, my ambition.

He must have told you that his stupid brother has been completely dazzled by me, and his mind is no longer clear, and the foundation you have worked so hard to build for him is for whom you made the wedding dress.

He will surely also say that he has the same purpose as yours, which is to restore Beiao to normal. After all, Apo is his own brother, and he won't hurt Apu. ”

Mrs. Lin's expression became more and more surprised, even if she didn't speak, she could see her jealousy and appreciation for Sima Jingling.

Sima Jingling's guesses turned out to be all correct.

After Sima Jingling saw Mrs. Lin's expression, she understood that her guess was not far from ten, Wei Lan, he probably said that.

On the one hand, she sighed that Wei Lan was really careless and calculating, but on the other hand, she threw out a piece of shocking news directly towards Mrs. Lin and Steward Zhu.

"I know that you will mind a little about my identity, but I don't care about myself, anyway, whether Apo wants to stay in Beiao and take you to rebuild the glory of Beiao together is still up to me. If I don't let him go, he will have to stay with Nanyu all the time, always by my side, no matter what my attitude towards him is.

Moreover, if Wei Lan is a person, can you really believe it all? You must know that the murder of the eldest prince was personally led by Wei Lan. ”

"What did you say?" Mrs. Lin stood up in shock, and then said to Sima Jingling very seriously, "Your Royal Highness Princess, you are responsible for your words and deeds. ”

Sima Jingling chuckled, "Is it true, can't Mrs. Lin go and investigate herself?" With Mrs. Eliin's ability, in the territory of Beiao, you should be much more convenient than the main palace, right? ”

Mrs. Lin's face sank, and her fists were clenched tightly.

Although she questioned like this, in her heart, she already believed all of Sima Jingling's words.