The Great Xia Palace, the palace of Concubine Rong

After the initial joy of seeing her son, after the mother and son hugged and cried, Concubine Rong and her two sons calmed down.

The maid and grandmother were all sent out, Concubine Rong wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and asked Xia Zili softly: "Are the people who have taken you in in the past three years still in the imperial capital?" ”

Xia Zili nodded, knowing what Concubine Rong wanted to say, and hurriedly said, "Mother, they don't want to get involved in the affairs of the royal family." ”

Concubine Rong glanced at him unhappily and said, "Concubine Mother just wants to reward them." ”

Xia Zili smiled awkwardly and glanced at Xia Ziming.

Xia Ziming glared at him and said, "Since they just sent Ah Li to the door and left, obviously they don't want to cause trouble, this time we owe them a favor, and we will pay it back when we have a chance in the future." ”

Xia Zili nodded vigorously beside him, and muttered quietly: "Actually, we can't help others." "He knows how capable the three of them are, and if he wants to say that he has something to ask them, the chances are greater.

"What did you say?" Xia Ziming asked.

Xia Zili smiled and waved his hand, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I said that the second brother is right!" ”

Even if he hasn't seen him for three years, he is still a little afraid of this brother, the eldest brother is like a father, when he was a child, his father was busy with government affairs and had no time to discipline him, and this second brother brought him up as a son.

"That's right, mother concubine, yesterday afternoon the second son of the eldest of the Song family, Song Shucheng, was poked blind by someone, and now he has become a waste, and his cousin was also present at the time, although someone proved his innocence, but it was inevitable that the Song family's dog jumped over the wall and pulled people off the horse, you have been careful of Concubine Song Hui in the palace recently." Xia Ziming reminded.

Although Concubine Rong is in the deep palace, she is still quite well-informed about the outside news, and Uncle Song knows a rough idea of the situation, but she didn't expect it to be really wasted.

However, she didn't care, and smiled to comfort her son, "Don't worry, Concubine Hui has been in the palace longer than me, she knows the rules of survival in this palace better than anyone else, not to mention that Uncle Song's accident has nothing to do with your form, even if it does, she won't take the initiative to bring it up." ”

Concubine Song Hui has been in the palace for thirty years, and she has only met Song Shucheng a few times, if you want to say that the relationship is really not, she may help in the interests of the family, but the premise is that it will not harm her own interests, a concubine who has no children but has cultivated to a high level is already jealous of Emperor Xia, how can she act carelessly.

Xia Ziming knew that his mother had invaded the harem for many years, and he knew what to do better than himself, but he was a son of man, and he couldn't care less.

"Speaking of which, isn't that girl from the Zhao family chasing after the three boys of the Song family every day? Hehe, I don't know how to be sad now. Concubine Rong smiled gloatingly.

The eldest prince's mother is the Zhao family, but she is just a daughter of the Zhao family who is not favored and has mediocre talent, and she died not long after giving birth to the eldest prince. Later, the Zhao family wanted to send another daughter in, but how could Emperor Xia agree and send the eldest prince to Concubine Yi's palace to raise.

Originally, Zhao Fengxian was the most suitable candidate for the eldest princess, but Zhao Fengxian was unwilling, and it was rumored early that Uncle Song would not marry, and if there was no support from the Zhao family behind this, it would be unbelieving that Concubine Rong would be killed. It's nothing more than looking down on the background of the eldest prince, plus he wasn't raised by his own family, I'm afraid that he won't be close to the Zhao family and waste a talented daughter in vain.

Although Concubine Rong doesn't look down on the personality of the eldest prince, but there is only a Zhao family, because there is an old guy who can't break through in the Guiyuan period, he trembles in the imperial capital, and he almost forgets who he is, and Concubine Rong looks down on him.

Xia Zili left for three years, and when he came back, he only felt that the life he was familiar with before had become strange, this family and that family, the family he was familiar with for three years had been shattered, and the family he was not familiar with had become an upstart, but without exception, every move of these families involved the royal family.

"Mother, last year you wrote to say that you were choosing a concubine for the second brother, why didn't I see my sister-in-law in the second brother's mansion?" Xia Zili asked curiously.

Concubine Rong glanced at Xia Ziming fiercely when she heard this, "You asked your brother why." ”

Xia Ziming smiled bitterly and said, "Mother, it's not me who marries, it's really not suitable." ”

When Concubine Rong heard this, her phoenix eyes widened, "What do you mean that there is no suitable one?" Why is the daughter of the city lord of Luoyuan inappropriate? Why is the Lin family's most favored youngest daughter inappropriate? Isn't it appropriate for the granddaughter of the three elders of the Dandian Palace? Where is it not suitable, I think it doesn't matter if you don't want to marry or not! ”

Xia Ziming was looked at by his mother and younger brother, and said helplessly: "Mother, what I said is inappropriate, the timing is not appropriate, not the person." At that time, I was being stared at by Xia Ziyin, and every move could make him understand the eighteen meanings, my brother was missing, and my father didn't want me to kill his brother, where did I dare to act rashly. ”

"Yes, yes, what you said is reasonable, so now that your brother is back, can we get married on the agenda?" Concubine Rong asked teasingly.

Xia Ziming couldn't cry or laugh, and hurriedly responded: "Listen to the concubine." ”

Concubine Rong was satisfied, let go of her eldest son, and said with a smile: "Your little cousin will be home in the next two days, you remember to visit." I told Your Majesty that Ah Li's reception banquet will be held with Rong Yuan. ”

"Little cousin?" Xia Zili looked puzzled.

Concubine Rong poked his head and corrected: "You want to call cousin, it's your uncle's son, you went out to travel when you were three years old, and you only came back recently, and I don't know what has become of you." ”

Xia Zili has no impression of this cousin, and in his memory, there is only one little cousin in his uncle's family, who is one year younger than him, very naughty, and often causes trouble.

He didn't remember, but Xia Ziming knew, that genius was brilliant, and his cousin who was transformed at the age of twenty-four, more than ten years have passed, and now he doesn't know what kind of cultivation he is.

Listening to the second brother say how high the cultivation talent of the unmasked cousin was, Xia Zili did not react, although his own cultivation was not high enough, but there was a unique needle that was a demon who had mastered the late stage at the age of fifteen, and he really couldn't worship this cousin who had only been created at the age of twenty-four.

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On the other side, Cheng Ruo sent a lot of warriors to guard outside outside the Yuan Forbidden Street, and immediately took them down when they went out, but they guarded for a whole day and a night, and they didn't see their figures, so they sent people in to look for a circle, but no one was.

While sending people to find the whereabouts of the three people, he sent people back to Zhao's mansion to report.

As soon as the person who went back to report entered the house, he heard that the guards who had returned last night and the lady's personal maid had all died.

The warrior couldn't help but shudder, and informed the steward of the news of the disappearance, and the steward told him to wait and entered the inner courtyard by himself.

"Dead? Didn't you take care of it? Cheng Ruo looked at his maid with some surprise.

The maid bent her knees slightly, and said: "The slave maid doesn't know why, I sent the Danshi of Fuzhong to see it last night, saying that it was good to go to the Gongfang a few times, and I also gave the antidote pill, who knew that after running all night, I collapsed on the bed this morning, and when the Danshi went over to see it again, I didn't see the reason, so I died." ”

"Mother!"

As he was talking, Zhao Fengxian had already run in, pouting unhappily and saying, "Where is my maid?" I just asked the steward, and the steward said they were with you. ”

Cheng Ruo waved his hand at the maid to let her go down, took Zhao Fengxian's hand, and saw that her eyes were blue and black, and she knew that she didn't sleep well last night, and couldn't help but feel distressed: "You kid, what did you do yesterday, you didn't sleep all night?" ”

Zhao Fengxian touched her eyes, she didn't dare to say that she had secretly gone to see Song Shucheng yesterday, and she couldn't sleep at night, and somehow, she was very sleepy, but she couldn't chase after lying on the bed and turning over and over, she thought it was because of Uncle Song's matter, so she didn't care. Pulling Cheng Ruo's hand, he asked, "Mother, where is my maid?" ”

Cheng Ruo pulled her daughter to sit down beside her, and someone brought her health soup and told her to go back to her room after drinking the soup and sleep well, and then said: "Your two waitresses are not in good health, so my mother will change two for you." ”

"Didn't I let Master Dan see it, the detoxification thing, if it's not a big problem, don't change it, I don't want to re-adapt to the new maid." These two waitresses have not followed her since she was a child, in fact, the waiters around Zhao Fengxian have to be replaced every three days, either to make her angry and killed, or she was replaced if she didn't like it, and the longest waiter only took a little more than a year.

These two waitresses have been with her for less than half a year, and she doesn't feel distressed when she is replaced, but she thinks it's okay, and she doesn't remember what they look like.

No, Cheng Ruo had no choice but to tell her the truth, "They all died in the morning." ”

"What?" Zhao Fengxian said in surprise.

Before she could ask again, the maid hurriedly entered the house, bowed to Cheng Ruo, and said, "Madame Hui, the guards who went to Yuanban Street reported that the three had disappeared." ”

Cheng Ruo frowned, "What do you mean to disappear?" ”

"They kept watch outside Yuan Forbidden Street for a day and a night, and they didn't see anyone come out, so they sent people in to look for them, but they didn't see anyone." The maid lowered her eyes and didn't dare to look up, "Guard Liu also led people to guard the street and asked Madame what to do next?" ”

Cheng Ruo thought for a while and said, "Let them come back." ”

The waitress bowed, "Yes." "Stand back.

When only the mother and daughter were left in the room, Zhao Fengxian put down the teacup, pulled the handkerchief and said unhappily: "Mother, why did you let Guard Liu bring people back?" ”

Cheng Ruo said: "Let's not talk about the other party's cultivation for the time being, the guards who went to Yuanban Street with you yesterday and your two personal maids are all dead this morning, the poisoner's methods are mysterious, we haven't figured out the origin of the other party, don't startle the snake." "The main thing is that she doesn't feel that Liu Guard's people can take down the other party, so it's better to find out the other party's whereabouts, find out where the other party came from, and then send someone to arrest them.

Zhao Fengxian didn't sleep all night last night, she was very sleepy, but she didn't have the strength to lose her temper, she just drank the health soup, and she was very sleepy at this time, so she said: "Then mother, I'll go back and rest." ”

Cheng Ruo hurriedly said: "Go quickly, get a good night's sleep, there is a mother for other things, you don't have to worry." ”

When Zhao Fengxian left, Cheng Ruocai said to the waitress: "Go to the outer courtyard to guard, if the old man comes back, say that I have something to do with inviting him over." ”

"Yes."