Xiao Yao sighed, put down the wolf pen in his hand, and replied, "Ye Thirteen has a point, what he said is reasonable. Those who can bury nails in the palace and remain undiscovered for so many years must not be ordinary people. ”

"So, Hou Ye wrote out the names of the people in the capital who are capable of doing this, and prepared to investigate next to them?"

Lu Fei guessed accurately, Xiao Yao did think so.

"Lu Fei, this time I have no clue, I can't figure out who did it. Because at the moment, it seems that none of them have a reason to do it. ”

Lu Fei was silent, he knew that Hou Ye just wanted to talk, not to hear his answer.

Xiao Yao stood up, came to the window, and quietly looked at the bright moon in the sky.

"Lu Fei, what my grandmother said, although the truth is this, but why do I always feel a little uneasy in my heart. Maybe what Ye 13 said still affected me a little. ”

Lu Fei was puzzled: "Since Master Hou thinks that what Lord Ye said affects you, then why don't you ask what happened?" ”

"Yes, I'm going to find out."

Early in the morning of the second day, Xiao Yao came to Ye Shisan's mansion.

"Master Hou is here so early today, I don't know what it is? Do you want to give a congratulatory gift early? But it's a little too early, right? The wedding date has not yet been set. ”

In the face of Ye Shisan's ridicule, Xiao Yao didn't care.

"I didn't drink enough yesterday, so I came to you early today. What do you think? Or three cups? ”

Ye Shisan raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Since Marquis Xiao is warmly invited, then there is only one way to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman." Someone, prepare some food and drink and send it to the study. ”

Instead, Ye Shisanyi stretched out his hand: "Marquis Xiao, please!" ”

"Ye Thirteen, Mingzhu is not here today, you don't have to call me that, just call me Xiao Yao. I should congratulate you, you are about to return with a beautiful woman, but the congratulatory gift will be sent another day. ”

Xiao Yao's words pierced his heart, and Ye Shisan instantly thought about sweeping him out of the house.

"Xiao Yao, if you want to be sneering, please go back. The princess is not here today, and you are here, I don't think you came to me for this, right? ”

The two came to the study and sat down, and Xiao Yao said, "Yes, I heard you say yesterday that you have someone who is suspicious, so I want to ask." ”

Ye Shisan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Xiao Yao, you really don't know?" Or do you not know? It's just you and me, so why pretend? ”

"I went back last night and thought about it, and my grandmother didn't have a motive."

Xiao Yao said in one breath, and then saw that Ye Shisan was about to speak, and added: "Grandmother is indeed because the prince likes Mingzhu, so she doesn't want me to marry Mingzhu to avoid trouble." But she didn't have the courage and ability to do such a thing. ”

"Oh? Why do you think Xiao Yao doesn't have the ability and courage to do so? ”

Ye Shisan's words were sarcastic, Xiao Yao was not angry, and explained: "Grandmother has been away from the capital for decades since she married her grandfather, and she didn't return until this year. If it was said that so many years ago, she found a way to plant nails in the palace, I don't believe it. ”

Xiao Yao came to Ye 13 urgently, just to convince Ye 13 that the Lord of Fuling was not suspicious.

"Then Xiao Yao, do you know that there has been news from the palace. Qian Liu and Zhao Xian did not enter the palace in the same year, but coincidentally, their master Xuanbu entered the palace in the same year, which happened to be the year when the lord of Fuling left the capital. ”

Ye Shisan said with a smile, and Xiao Yao immediately retorted: "Even so, this is not enough to be evidence. ”

"This is natural, if this can be used as evidence, how can the Lord of Fuling still sit in the mansion? However, Xiao Yao, if you say that the Lord of Fuling doesn't have the courage, I don't agree with it. ”

Xiao Yao was silent, raised his hand and poured a sip of tea, Ye Shisan was in a good mood, and raised his hand to refill the tea for him.

continued: "Lord Fuling is not a small person, he clearly knows the intentions of Empress Dowager Zhong, and he dares to take Miss Fang into the palace to provoke people. ”

Xiao Yao retorted: "Grandmother brought Fang Miaomiao into the palace, it is indeed inconsiderate. But to say that she deliberately provoked the Queen Mother, I still don't believe it. ”

"Xiao Yao, don't pretend to be confused. How did Fang Miaomiao die? How is she going to provoke Princess Pearl? Isn't it just the bracelet that your grandmother gave her? Who would bring Fang Miaomiao into the palace as a normal person, and also specially gave her a bracelet to show off her power to Mingzhu. ”

Ye 13 has been dissatisfied with Xiao Yao for a long time, and everything that the Lord of Fuling County has done cannot be put on the table.

If Empress Dowager Zhong hadn't been afraid of Xiao Yao and Mingzhu, she would have cleaned up the Lord of Fuling a long time ago. How could it be just a small beating, which cut her face a little.

Xiao Yao was speechless, and said in silence for a moment: "Grandmother has already known her mistake, and Fang Miaomiao is also dead, what's the point of talking about it now?" ”

"It means a lot! Didn't you ask about motivation? I can say that Lord Fuling has a grudge against Empress Dowager Zhong and Princess Mingzhu because of these things. That's why he attacked Princess Mingzhu to take revenge. ”

After Ye 13 finished speaking, Xiao Yao smiled instead of being angry: "Then my grandmother is well-written, and she can also know that the Seven Star Camellia and the Astragalus Peony are mutually reinforcing." ”

"This is indeed a suspicion, because we have already checked it, and only very few people know about it. A few decades ago, there was a bizarre case in Jiangnan, and someone proposed that these two kinds of flowers were mutually reinforcing. But ordinary doctors can't get these two precious flowers to try, so it's just a rumor. ”

"Jiangnan?"

Ye 13 poured himself a drink and said, "Don't you think it's a coincidence?" We have already contacted the people in Jiangnan, maybe Miss Yuan has lived in Jiangnan for a long time and knows a thing or two. ”

Xiao Yao no matter how much he thinks it's a coincidence, he has to face up to it, it's unusual to have too many coincidences.

"I see. I'll send someone to check it out, but I hope I don't let Mingzhu know until this is confirmed. ”

Ye 13 waved his hand and said mockingly: "You don't need to say this, I hope more than anyone else, this matter has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with Lord Fuling." I don't want Princess Pearl to be sad either, I want her to be happy forever. ”

Xiao Yao was silent, and then asked: "I will enter the palace later, and I want to ask if Yanmen Pass is really as serious as General Zhang said?" ”

"It's true that there is an enemy attack, but it's not as serious as it says. Such exaggeration of military conditions is commonplace at the border gates, when they ask for silver, grain and grass. It's not a crime of great rebellion, it depends on how the emperor decides. ”

Ye Shisan's face was smiling, but his eyes were full of sarcasm.

At the same time, Emperor Hong Zheng in the palace was also discussing the matter with the crown prince Yan Rongling.

"Rong Ling, what do you think?"

"Back to my father, according to the secret report we received, there are only a few herdsmen outside Yanmen Pass to sneak attack, and there is no need to rush eight hundred miles."

Yan Rongling stood in front of the desk and replied in a deep voice, with anger in his tone.