A rumor was set off in Bian'an City, saying that Gu Yannian, the son of Gu Ting, the secretary of the ministry, died tragically, and it was Lin Ruo, the princess of Rong, who did it.

This rumor started out of nowhere, the source could not be found, and at a very fast speed, in just two days, it spread throughout the entire Bian'an City, especially about the details of the case, and many people said it well: What Princess Rong secretly believed that Kuang Gu met with the right deputy commander, and then brutally stabbed dozens of knives with a dagger, and even killed more than a dozen corpses, which was simply heartbreaking.

After all, Princess Rong Lin Ruo and the Gu family's grievances and grievances, there are already many versions in Bian'an City.

However, there are also a small number of voices that are unhappy for Lin Ruoming, but such voices are too small and are quickly overshadowed - in the past, many people who have received the favor of the Lin family have mostly adopted the posture of watching the fire from the other side.

The world is hot and cold, and it is like this.

Lin Ruo was pushed to the cusp for a while, cooking oil with fire, and making a huge noise for Gu Jiaming, demanding that Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and Jingzhao Mansion severely punish the murderer in accordance with the law.

In Gu Shangshu's mansion, the anxious Gu Manni locked herself in her room for a few days without seeing anyone, and after hearing the news, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, above the court, Emperor Mingzong was even more dissatisfied with Gu Ting, and even Qiu Kui shook his head helplessly when he saw Gu Ting. The pain of losing a child is certainly pitiful, but the remarks that instigated the people in the city and demanded severe punishment of Princess Rong were so loud that it became unreasonable. What's more, to put it more seriously, it is enough to judge rebellion!

"How?"

In King Rong's mansion, Lin Ruo stood under the willows by the lake, looking at the lake as flat as a mirror, and his voice was not happy.

Leng Shu replied with a cold face: "Rumors have spread all over Beijing, and many people have made trouble in front of the Lin family's shop, and they have reported to Jingzhao Mansion to get people." Young Master Li explained the situation to his uncle, and all shops would be closed for three days. ”

"What about Gu Mansion?"

"The deputy sect master arranged for someone to keep an eye on it, and someone delivered a secret letter to King Ye's mansion before dawn today."

Lin Ruo sneered: "Okay, this time, I will never be merciful." Gu Ting, Lu Shi, Gu Manni, I won't let any of them go! ”

"One more thing." Leng Shu took out a note from his arms, "Gu Fuli sent it out, and I want to transfer it to the grass girl." ”

Lin Ruo took the crumpled note, spread it out and looked at it, frowning slightly: "It's her ......"

After a little thought, Lin Ruo said: "You let people bring her a message, if you want the mother and child to be safe, it depends on how she behaves." ”

Leng Shu did not question Lin Ruo's decision, and the head of the jaw was ordered to retreat, but he happened to hear Zhu Xuan's loud report outside: "Princess Qiyu, the county lord of Fengyang is visiting." ”

"Qu Xiaoxiang?" Lin Ruo was slightly stunned, and said to Leng Shu, "You go and do it first." ”

Leng Shu turned into a black shadow and disappeared in a flash, Lin Ruo took a deep breath, then left the lake and said to Zhu Xuan: "Let's go, follow me to see the county lord of Fengyang." ”

Reasoning, on the cusp of this storm, the vast majority of people will choose to avoid suspicion and protect themselves. Unless they are like Su Muyu and Li Yan, who have a deep friendship with Lin Ruo, they will come to the door to care.

In terms of friendship, Lin Ruo thinks that he and Qu Xiaoxiang are not so deep, even though they are very close to the Qu family because of their grandmother Qu Lianyang, but Qu Xiaoxiang still doesn't know the truth, so it is impossible for him to come to the door because he cares about her. Most of the time she was worried that she would be entangled in lawsuits, in case she was imprisoned or killed, so she came to ask for the answer she had been owing.

Sure enough, Qu Xiaoxiang is also a straightforward person, and after following Lin Ruo into the study, after retreating left and right, he went straight in single-handedly and showed his intention.

Lin Ruo is a trustworthy person, since Qu Xiaoxiang came to the door, she naturally will not shirk and hide it, but she also said first: "This matter is really important, out of my mouth, into your ears, please Xiaoxiang You keep it a secret, don't let others know about it." ”

This sentence, Lin Ruo has said it countless times from the beginning to the present, Qu Xiaoxiang is really curious, what kind of secret makes Lin Ruo so cautious.

Lin Ruo's face was solemn, and he slowly spoke: "The 'Qu Lianyang' I mentioned to you before, can you find out who she is?" ”

Qu Xiaoxiang frowned slightly, and said frankly: "Yes, she is my grandfather's sister, according to the generation, I should call her the fifth aunt and grandmother." However, the genealogy records that the fifth aunt and grandmother died on the way when they went to Beijing with the current queen mother to choose a concubine due to unadaptability to the water and soil. I don't understand, why are you mentioning her? ”

Lin Ruo shook his head: "That's not the case. ”

"Not really?" Qu Xiaoxiang looked at Lin Ruo in surprise, "Could it be that the fifth aunt and grandmother are still alive?" ”

Lin Ruo shook his head again: "No, she has been immortal for many years. I'm talking about this fact and I'm referring to...... She didn't go to the immortal because she didn't adapt to the water and soil, but because she made a lifelong agreement with someone and refused to enter the palace to choose a concubine, so the queen mother cared for her and fabricated this lie. ”

"What did you say?" Qu Xiaoxiang's heart jumped, and then he lowered his voice and said, "This is a big crime, if people know about it, not only the Qu family, but also the emperor and the queen mother will be criticized!" Don't be a fool! ”

Lin Ruo smiled bitterly: "That's why I said that this matter is very important." ”

Qu Xiaoxiang was silent for a long time, and then asked, "Who are you?" Is it ......?"

Lin Ruo nodded: "You guessed right, this Qu family, who refused to enter the palace to run for election because of a private agreement with someone for life, and falsely claimed to have died of illness, is my maternal grandmother." She eloped with my maternal grandfather, changed her name and surname, and got married. ”

Qu Xiaoxiang was so shocked that he couldn't speak, his slightly open mouth moved, but he never made any sound.

Lin Ruo took a deep breath: "So, we are cousins, it stands to reason that I should call you - fifth cousin." ”

Qu Xiaoxiang froze in place, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and he said in a daze: "You, what evidence do you have?" ”

Lin Ruo got up, took a sandalwood box from the shelf, then sat down again, pushed the wooden box in front of Qu Xiaoxiang, and said: "I heard that every son and young lady of the Qu family has their own personal guards, which are named after the twenty-eight constellations. Among them, the main water of Xuanwu, the main fire of Vermilion Bird, and the names of the fourteen stars in the north and south have evolved as the names of the guards of the daughters of the Qu family. For example, your 'Yan Ling Army' evolved from the 'Dangerous Moon Swallow' of the Northern Xuanwu. ”

Qu Xiaoxiang frowned slightly, opened the wooden box in his hand, and there was an old silver token lying inside, with the word "Qishui" written on it, surrounded by a Qiqi pattern, and the back was engraved with the map of the Northern Xuanwu Seven Houses, of which the two stars on the far right were connected into a line, which was the Bisu.

Lin Ruo continued: "This token was given to me by Han Shizheng, the chief of staff of Qi Shuiwei. Qi Shuiwei is my grandmother's personal guard, whether it's true or not, you should be able to tell it, right? "() Business women are the fastest to update. I want to talk about "Female Business Owl" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~