Early the next morning, after Xie Zheng had breakfast, he took the jade branch out of the mansion and only walked around the Hou Mansion to eat.

Now that it was six o'clock in the morning, Huan Rang also hurriedly went to the imperial history platform to take up his post, he was walking to the gate of the mansion, only to walk to the front courtyard, and was suddenly stopped by Huan Ling: "Zhong Xuan." ”

Huan Ling's call, the tone was slow and leisurely, Huan Rangzi didn't notice anything wrong, but when he turned around again, he saw Huan Ling's face gloomy, he was uneasy, and he wondered if Huan Ling was looking for trouble for him again, he reluctantly smiled at Huan Ling and asked, "Big brother, what's wrong?" ”

"I have something to ask you," Huan Ling stopped, but turned sideways and walked to the side, the implication was to ask Huan Rang to borrow a step to speak, Huan Rang glanced left, glanced right, and then followed Huan Ling to the bottom of the corridor.

After walking to the remote corridor, Huan Ling spoke, and asked not very kindly: "Zhong Xuan, I heard that you are quite close to King Wuling, but is it true?" ”

Huan Rang was originally worried, but now his face has changed greatly, and he was so stunned that he couldn't speak for a while, Huan Ling saw him like this, and naturally knew it, he said unhappily: "It seems to be true?" ”

"It's not!" Huan Rang didn't come to his senses until this time, and he hurriedly defended himself: "I did have dealings with King Wuling, but all along, he was looking for me, maybe he saw that I was from a good background and was close to Sister Deyin, so he wanted to woo me over and help him deal with the prince." ”

Huan Rang knows that for Xiao Ye, the only use value is to be able to get close to Xie Zheng, so as to help Xiao Ye deal with Xiao Zhen, now he has not yet gained a firm foothold in the Yushitai, and he still needs Xiao Ye's secret support, since he can never break off contact with Xiao Ye, but if he exposes his identity, for Xiao Ye, he will become a waste, so how can Xiao Ye value him again!

But there was another incident recently, Xiao Ye was already suspicious of him, and he needed to hurry up to find evidence that Xie Zheng was Xie Yu, and now Huan Ling was suspicious of him again...... Huan made his heart worried, and now he is really in a dilemma!

"And you promised him?" Huan Ling still believes in his younger brother after all.

Huan Rang saw that Huan Ling seemed to be no longer suspicious, and secretly rejoiced, so he pretended to be sad again, and sighed: "I have just entered the official career, and I can't stand in the officialdom, how dare I easily offend the powerful, he hinted at me several times, although I didn't agree, but I didn't dare to refuse, I could only perfunctory past." ”

"I told you a long time ago that the officialdom is sinister, and I told you not to enter the office, but you didn't listen, but now it's good, isn't this all your own doing?" Huan Ling was very annoyed in his heart, so he turned his back to Huan Rang, Huan Rang saw the situation and pretended to be bitter, strode to Huan Ling, pulled his sleeve, with a hint of pleading, and said: "Big brother, the matter has come to this, I'm afraid there is no way to retreat, you have to give me an idea!" ”

Huan Ling pushed his hand away, frowned, and said: "If he looks for you again, you can deal with him for the time being, and walk around with your sister Deyin more in the future, he will understand your position." ”

After he said that, his attitude suddenly hardened again, as if reminding and like a warning, and said, "Zhong Xuan, I don't care what you do with King Wuling. I will approve your entry, but if you dare to participate in partisan disputes, I will personally ask Your Majesty for a decree to remove you from your official position, and even if you can't be removed, I am bound to transfer you from Jiankang! Today's words, I can say it, I will definitely do it, as long as you are still in the Huan family for a day, I will control your position in the court! ”

Huan Ling's original intention was to control Huan Rang's safety, but when Huan Rang heard this, he wanted to get out of his control as soon as possible.

"Yes, Zhong Xuan understands," Huan Rang's eyes were dilated, his gaze evaded, and after he finished speaking, he looked up at the sky again, and said, "It's not early, I need to go to work." ”

Huan Ling looked at Huan Rang walking away, with a sad and thoughtful face, but he just sighed lightly, and turned around and went to the study.

Not long after, Xie Zheng also returned to the Hou Mansion, she walked to the door of the Hou Mansion with the jade branch, and suddenly heard a childish call: "Aunt Xie!" ”

This voice came out of thin air, Xie Zheng stopped, instinctively followed the sound to look at the stone lion in front of the door, and saw a good-looking little man walking out from behind the stone lion, Xie Zheng was surprised, she also thought that this voice was particularly familiar, it turned out that Xiao Ziliang was calling her.

Xiao Ziliang walked over to Xie Zheng unhurriedly, Xie Zheng looked at him sideways, and asked with a smile: "Is the lower hall calling me?" ”

"Of course I'm calling you, but who else is my aunt?" Xiao Ziliang walked up to Xie Zheng and looked up at her.

Xie Zheng sneered: "Auntie? Your Highness has lifted me up, how did I become your aunt? ”

Xiao Ziliang said in a milky voice: "You are my mother's Jinlan sister, naturally you are my aunt." ”

It turned out that he recognized her as Xie Yu, Xie Zheng looked down at Xiao Ziliang, and secretly thought in his heart, this Xiao Ziliang is only five years old now, when she left, he was still in infancy, but he hadn't even seen her, and now he actually talked about her relationship with Pei Huizhao, which clearly showed that Pei Huizhao taught him.

Thinking about the cemetery a few days ago, Pei Huizhao intended to show friendship with her, and now he sent Xiao Ziliang to recognize his relatives, did he really want to "make peace" with her?

Xie Zheng smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness recognized the wrong person, the person you said, her name is Xie Yu, she is no longer alive four years ago, and I am Xie Zheng, I am just similar to her, it doesn't matter if Your Highness recognizes the wrong person, but if you recognize the wrong person, it is a joke." ”

"You're a liar! If you weren't my aunt, then why did you say yes when I just called you? Xiao Ziliang actually got angry with Xie Zheng, and now this coquettish look is becoming more and more likable.

"I ......" Xie Zheng thought about it carefully, Xiao Ziliang's words made her irrefutable, yes, why did she agree......

Xiao Ziliang was very happy when he saw Xie Zheng's words, shook his head and walked around Xie Zheng, and said complacently: "I have nothing to say, you are obviously my aunt, and you still don't admit it!" ”

Xie Zheng laughed lightly and said bluntly: "Your Royal Highness came here today, is it entrusted by someone, right?" ”

Xiao Ziliang happened to be jumping behind Xie Zheng, and when he heard this, he was immediately shocked, and he hurriedly defended: "No! With that, he walked up to Xie Zheng, and then said, "I'm coming to you myself." ”

"Oh?" Xie Zheng feigned surprise, and then asked, "So, your father and mother, they still don't know that you are here?" ”

"My father hasn't come back yet, and my mother ...... The concubine is waiting for me at home," Xiao Ziliang is still a child after all, and he can't hide things in his mouth, Xie Zheng is now sure that Xiao Ziliang is indeed sent by Pei Huizhao to show favor to her, she quipped: "What is she waiting for you to do?" ”

Xie Zheng was taking Xiao Ziliang's words, Xiao Ziliang was defenseless, and he didn't say that Pei Huizhao was waiting for him to take Xie Zheng back, but replied happily: "Wait for me to go back." ”

"Then why don't you go back soon? Don't tell your mother to wait in a hurry," Xie Zheng raised his eyebrows at Xiao Ziliang as he spoke.

Xiao Ziliang finally found an opportunity to take Xie Zheng with him, he scratched his head and said, "But I came alone, I don't remember how to go home, why don't you send me back by my aunt." ”

Xie Zheng finally saw through Xiao Ziliang's thoughts, presumably Pei Huizhao wanted to invite her to the Prince's Mansion, but he couldn't pull his face to invite her, so he sent Xiao Ziliang over, she deliberately said: "I can't be free, but I can ask Yuzhi to send you." ”

Xiao Ziliang saw that Xie Zheng couldn't take the bait, so he simply played a scoundrel, he hugged one of Xie Zheng's hands with both hands, dragged her forward, and said coquettishly: "I don't want it, I don't want it, I want you to send me home, I want you!" ”

Xie Zheng smiled, bent down to look at Xiao Ziliang, and asked, "Your mother asked you to invite me, right?" ”

was broken by Xie Zhengdao, Xiao Ziliang immediately let go, pursed his lips, and muttered: "What's the matter, since you know, come with me, I can also explain to my mother......"

"Seeing that you are not very old, you talk like a little adult," Xie Zheng stretched out his hand and poked Xiao Ziliang's nose, and said, "Since you want to invite me, just say it, why bother so much." ”

Xiao Ziliang lowered his head as if he had made a mistake, and Xie Zheng took up his soft little fleshy hand, and then went to the prince's mansion.

When I arrived at the Prince's Mansion, I saw Pei Huizhao sitting in the guest hall waiting, Xie Zheng led Xiao Ziliang over, Pei Huizhao also greeted him, Xiao Ziliang broke free of Xie Zheng's hand, threw himself into Pei Huizhao's arms, and called: "Mother!" ”

"Ziliang, where did you go? It can be called the mother concubine easy to find! Pei Huizhao reprimanded lightly, and then smiled at Xie Zheng, and asked politely: "Why did the county lord of Shanyin send him back?" ”

Xie Zheng tirelessly cooperated with Pei Huizhao's acting, and replied: "He ran to the Hou Mansion alone, and when he saw me, he called my aunt, thinking that he mistook me for Xie Yu." I called him back, and he said that he didn't know the way, and pestered me to send him, and now that I have sent him back, it is time to leave. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around to leave, but Pei Huizhao hurriedly called her and said, "Eh! The lord of San'in County stays! ”

A smile appeared on Xie Zheng's lips, she turned around and looked at Pei Huizhao pretending to be puzzled, and asked, "Is there anything else going on with Niangniang?" ”

"Oh......" Pei Huizhao smiled awkwardly: "The right talent Ziliang went to the Hou Mansion to disturb the county lord, the county lord didn't care about him messing around, but personally sent him back, it is reasonable, this palace should also leave you for a cup of tea before leaving." ”

Tea again! Xie Zheng was thinking in his heart, this Pei Huizhao, should he be thinking about how to harm her again?

Xie Zheng simply stopped writhing nonsense with her, and said bluntly: "Niangniang took great pains to invite me over, I must have something to say to me." ”

Pei Huizhao was obviously stunned for a moment, and she sneered: "It is worthy of being the county lord of Shanyin, and he is really smart." ”

Xie Zheng smiled faintly and said, "Niangniang has something to say." ”

Pei Huizhao cautiously pushed Xiao Ziliang out of his arms, and only gave the maid standing aside a look, and the maid came over and led Xiao Ziliang away.

"Actually, it's nothing, I just want to talk to you," Pei Huizhao said, and turned around and walked in the direction of the backyard, and Xie Zheng followed closely behind.

The two walked to the backyard and chatted all the way, until they sat down in the pavilion in the backyard, Qiu set up the teacup in front of Pei Huizhao and Xie Zheng, and Pei Huizhao personally lifted the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Xie Zheng and himself.

Then a maid came up with a tray with two golden gourds and a very small dagger on the tray.

The maid put down the tray, and immediately picked up the dagger, and opened the two golden gourds, revealing the red hearts inside.

This golden leper melon is not common in Jiankang, Xie Zheng grew up in Jiankang again, so naturally she didn't know it, she asked casually: "What is this?" ”

Pei Huizhao pretended to be surprised, and said: "This is a leper grape, it is very famous in the Jiangnan area, but the county lord is a good person, why don't you recognize this thing?" ”

Xie Zheng was stunned in her heart, she only now knew why Pei Huizhao wanted to do everything possible to attract her here, and also took out this thing to entertain her, it turned out to be a test of her details!

Just when Xie Zheng didn't know how to play the round, Yuzhi interjected and said to Xie Zheng: "Lady, this is the red lady melon that the slave told you before, this is a special product of the slave's hometown." ”

"Oh? It turns out that this is the red lady melon," after Yuzhi mentioned it like this, Xie Zheng knew how to answer, which county Yuzhi's hometown was in, she knew clearly, so she smiled with Pei Huizhao: "This red lady melon, I have heard of it, but I have never seen it." Niangniang said that this thing is common in the Jiangnan area, maybe it's true, but the Jiangnan is vast, where is this thing everywhere? I heard Yuzhi say that this red lady melon is mostly in Linhai County, I am a Huiji person, I grew up in Shanyin County since I was a child, and naturally I have never seen it. ”

"So that's the case," Pei Huizhao smiled, looked at the jade branch, and asked, "The jade branch is from Linhai County?" ”

Yuzhi knew that Pei Huizhao had bad intentions, but she was also polite, and only nodded: "Yes, the slave is from Ninghai County." ”

A few people chatted a few more words, Xie Zheng took Yuzhi to leave, and the two left the prince's mansion, Yuzhi immediately asked: "Lady, the princess tested you with a red lady melon today, doesn't she also doubt your identity?" ”

Xie Zheng laughed: "Hasn't she always doubted me?" ”

Yuzhi was silent, followed Xie Zheng all the way back to the Hou Mansion silently, and followed her into the room.

Xie Zheng was cautious, and as soon as she entered the door, she noticed that something was wrong with the bookcase, she walked to the bookcase, carefully flipped through a book piled up in the upper left corner, and couldn't help frowning, so she called the maid who usually swept the house, and asked, "My bookcase, have you moved?" ”

The maid replied with a blank face: "The slave saw that the lady's books were scattered, so I put the lady in order and wiped it again." ”

Scattered piles? What does it mean to be scattered? Take one or two books out and open them, and it's called a mess?

Wrong! This maid likes to be lazy on weekdays, and she is too lazy to move, and she is too lazy to move, and she will never come to clean up for her until her book case is extremely messy, why is she so diligent today?

Presumably someone touched in and knocked down her pile of books, which became what she called "scattered"!

Xie Zheng reacted and would not blame the maid, so she smiled at the maid and said, "It's okay, you go down and get busy." ”

"Yes," after the maid retreated, Xie Zheng flipped through the stacks of books again, and said as if pointedly: "This girl is very attentive today, but she has never been so careful before." ”