Xie Zheng was sitting in the boudoir, leaning sideways against the dresser, with her back to the door, holding a palm-sized delicate copper mirror in one hand, holding an eyebrow pencil in the other, and her whole arm was on the dressing table.

The door of the bright room was open, and Yuzhi walked in from the outside, turned to the inner room, and said to Xie Zheng: "The lady instructed the slave to send someone to check the rouge workshop, and the informant came to talk." ”

When Xie Zheng heard this, he lifted his mind, the hand holding the eyebrow pencil had stopped, she didn't move, just turned her head to look at the jade branch, and asked, "What do you say?" ”

"The owner of the Rouge Shop is indeed Cheng Rate, not only the Rouge Workshop, but also the alley next to it, and the next few restaurants are opened by him, two of which are clearly hung with the signboard of the Qinglou, but secretly they are gambling houses, and they specialize in deceiving outsiders."

"There is such a thing," Xie Zheng sneered, she turned around, put down the eyebrow pencil unhurriedly, and said: "This rate is really bold." ”

She said, and then asked: "When you investigated, you didn't alarm Cheng rate, right?" ”

Yuzhi replied: "The informant was ambushed in the Rouge Workshop for two days, and when I saw that Cheng Shu went to a few restaurants behind the alley every night, I realized that there was a gambling house behind it, and they were all practitioners, so they would not be exposed." ”

"That's good," Xie Zheng supported the dresser with one hand, slowly stood up, and said, "I'll go to the Prince's Mansion." ”

After speaking, Xie Zheng turned around and walked out, Yuzhi hurriedly followed her, and said, "The slave goes with the lady," as she spoke, she took the cloak hanging in the corner, and when Xie Zheng walked outside the house, he hurriedly chased after her and draped her.

Xie Zheng said to her at this time: "I'll go and come back, you don't have to come with me, and wait in the mansion to prevent the informant from coming to talk again." ”

"It's okay, slave ......" Yuzhi didn't comply, she was about to argue, but Xie Zheng interrupted her and said, "Why don't you do it?" You have gone with me, and if they come and find you, will they not be mistaken? ”

Yuzhi had nothing to say, so she had to rely on her and stayed in the house.

Xie Zheng took an ox cart to the prince's mansion, when Xiao Zhen was in the study, the porter hurriedly came, stood outside the door of the study, did not dare to step in, and said: "Your Highness, the county lord of Shanyin is here." ”

Xiao Zhen was overjoyed, and he hurriedly replied: "Please!" ”

The porter turned back to the door of the mansion and smiled with Xie Zheng: "Your Highness is in the study, the county lord is here, please," the porter said, pointing in the direction of Xuanyuan, wanting to guide the way, but Xie Zheng said: "You don't need to show the way, I know how to go." ”

After speaking, Xie Zheng went to the Xuan Garden on his own, but when he walked into the garden, he was hit on the back of the head by a cold thing, although it was not painful or itchy, but this cold day really made her neck cold.

There was a child's hippie laughter in his dress, Xie Zheng raised his hand and touched the back of his head, then turned around and saw that it was Xiao Changmao and Xiao Ziliang playing with snowballs.

Therefore, the cold thing that hit her on the back of the head turned out to be a snowball.

Xie Zheng liked these two children a lot, so he was not annoyed, but he smiled at them.

Xiao Changmao and Xiao Ziliang stood outside the garden, looking at Xie Zheng with two pairs of eyes stunned, Xiao Changmao was empty-handed, and Xiao Ziliang was holding a snowball in his hand.

Xie Zheng took a step forward and walked towards them, who knew that after only two steps, Xiao Ziliang actually raised the snowball again and aimed it at Xie Zheng, Xie Zheng stopped, she didn't dodge, but only smiled: "Your Highness, this snowball is very good." ”

Xiao Ziliang saw her smile, he was quite annoyed, he struggled to throw the snowball forward, about to smash Xie Zheng, Xie Zheng was about to dodge, but Xiao Zhen came over at this time, he strode to Xie Zheng's side, quickly stretched out his left arm in front of Xie Zheng, and the wide sleeves steadily blocked the smashed snowball.

By the time the snowball landed, it had already shattered. Looking at the two children again, they looked at their father pitifully with both aggrieved and innocent eyes, and when they saw their father's gloomy face, they were also shocked and afraid.

Xiao Ziliang was afraid of being blamed, so he cautiously called: "Father, ......"

But Xiao Zhen didn't eat his coquettishness, he was quite stern and reprimanded: "Who taught you to play snowballs here!" ”

The two brothers were so frightened that they didn't dare to squeak, and Xiao Xun then reprimanded: "You play with snowballs, play snowballs, go with you, and smash them on people, who taught you the rules!" ”

The two brothers still didn't dare to squeak, they were all there, and they didn't dare to move, Xie Zheng was deeply embarrassed to see Xiao Zhen blaming Xiao Changmao and Xiao Ziliang like this, she wanted to persuade Xiao Zhen, so she sneered: "The child is naughty, ignorant, just smashing two snowballs, it's not a big deal." ”

Xiao Zhen said: "Smashing snowballs is a trivial matter, but hurting people is a big thing!" He blamed the children like this, not because they smashed Xie Zheng with a snowball, but in exchange for whom, even if it was a slave in the house, he also had to say two words.

He then lectured his two sons, saying, "You are smashing snowballs today, are you going to smash stones tomorrow?" Did your father teach you not to take evil for less? ”

Xiao Ziliang's words were a little fierce, Xiao Ziliang was so frightened that his eyes were teary, and at first he just said with a crying voice: "Father, we know that we are wrong. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, he couldn't control it at all, and immediately burst into tears, which was both funny and painful.

Xie Zheng couldn't see the childish crying the most, so he hurriedly walked over and wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and she also blamed Xiao Zhenlai: "The two little highnesses are still young, and occasionally they are naughty and make some small mistakes, just say a few words, why should your highness dig deeper." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Zhen also realized that Shicai's words were too harsh, he took a deep breath, and said to Xiao Ziliang: "It's good to know that it's wrong, why don't you pay compensation to the county lord of Shanyin soon?" ”

When he looked at Xiao Ziliang at this moment, his eyes were already full of pampering and distress.

Xie Zheng sneered and said, "No need, Your Highness is honest, Deyin was born in the countryside since childhood, how can it be so precious," she said, reaching out and gently scratching Xiao Ziliang's nose.

Xiao Zhen turned to smile and said: "Well, since the county lord of Shanyin intercedes for you, then my father will not investigate it with you, Changmao, take my younger brother to find a spacious place to play," As he spoke, he instructed again: "Don't smash it on people again!" ”

"Yes," Xiao Changmao thanked Xie Zheng, and led Xiao Ziliang to the backyard.

Seeing that the two brothers had gone a little farther away, Xie Zheng said to Xiao Zhen again: "The children are still young, so they are naturally not sensible, and His Royal Highness is too strict with them." ”

"The son doesn't teach, the father is at fault, they are lonely sons, and they don't want to be grabbed by pigtails, saying that they are bullying others and don't understand the rules."

As Xiao Zhen spoke, he turned around and walked into the garden, and Xie Zheng also turned around and followed.

At that time, Xiao Changmao, who had just walked a little farther, also suddenly looked back, looked at the garden meaningfully, frowned slightly, and his eyes were so complicated that he couldn't explain clearly.

Xiao Ziliang asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Changmao turned his head and said lightly: "Not much." ”

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