In the next few days, Zichu often sent people to Song Zilan's side to greet him. After learning that the medicine had been changed, Song Zilan had gradually recovered, but on the bright side, she still pretended to be weak, and tried her best to cooperate with Zichu to print out this behind-the-scenes hand, or rather, she was unwilling to believe that it was really her own sister who wanted to harm her, so she would rather fight for the pain of temporary separation from her husband and children, but also know the truth.

And Zichu's side is also very fruitful. Ye He Minglu was responsible for getting Aunt Zhou who had passed out of the Song Mansion that day, and after being rescued, she asked Aunt Zhou to open her mouth with both soft and hard methods. Sure enough, after Aunt Zhou learned that she was almost kicked to death by Song Shi'an, she cut off all thoughts, and Ye He Minglu put the situation with her to analyze the situation and told her that now only herself and Princess Ding can protect her from death. Aunt Zhou was relieved and told everything she knew.

It turned out that Zichu's speculation about Aunt Zhang was not just his own imagination. In fact, in the past, Aunt Zhang was also deeply favored by Song Shi'an, because she was the cousin and niece of Mrs. Song's mother's family, so she was already a little related. And when she met Song Shi'an, the Helian clan had not yet entered the mansion.

"So, this pair of dog men and women are childhood sweethearts? Hmph, it's really thanks to that Zhang family, who can endure in obscurity in the backyard of the Song Mansion for more than ten years, and in terms of such a forbearance, he is already invincible. This woman is definitely not simple! ”

Ye He Minglu nodded, and said: "You still don't know the inside story, according to this Zhou family, there is actually another article in the backyard of the Song Mansion." In the past, it seemed that Zhu Xiaoyan was fighting with the eldest lady, because she gave birth to two sons and two daughters in a row, and she was the most favored. But in fact, there is only this Aunt Zhang who is always outside the wind and waves, enjoying a prosperous and peaceful and quiet life. ”

"Oh, how did that come about? I didn't even notice that Zhou said that, but what evidence is there? ”

"Well, Zhou said something, saying that once, she accidentally passed by the courtyard where the Zhang family lived and smelled a strong fragrance of blood swallows. But I felt strange, because the supply of blood swallows in the Song Mansion was very small, and when she was the most favored, she could only get some white swallows. Later, she quietly watched from the long window of the courtyard, and heard the maid beside Zhang's side say that Song Shi'an would send her these precious tonics every month, even from the old lady, and some of them couldn't be shared! At that time, the Zhou family was angry enough, and immediately rushed in, but the people insisted that she had heard it wrong, and there was no blood swallow at all. In front of Song Shi'an, Song Shi'an even ordered someone to lock up Zhou's confinement for two months, and privately warned her that if she still wanted to stay in Song Mansion, she wouldn't wander around. Otherwise, I'm afraid she won't even know how she died. Since then, the Zhou family did not dare to trouble the Zhang family again. ”

Zichu listened attentively, and after a while, he smiled and said, "I remember, Aunt Zhang's face is indeed not very good, it should be the kind of body that has been sick all year round." No wonder so many tonics are needed to nourish, but since Song Shi'an protected her in the past and refused to expose her to others, why did she suddenly put her out again? ”

"I haven't figured this out either, but it's not strange, you think, the Song Mansion now has only one breath left for Zhu Xiaoyan's illness, the Zhou family used to be a Qinglou woman, and she was charming and delicate in everything she said and did, so she couldn't be asked to take care of it, right? It's that Zhang's family, except that his body is a little weaker, his bearing looks okay, and it is said that before the decline of his mother's family, he was still the daughter of an official family. Therefore, it is actually reasonable for her to come out to preside over the feed at this time. ”

Zichu nodded and stopped talking. It's just that there are still some unsolvable mysteries in my heart, and it takes time to verify.

These days, she went to Yihe Palace every morning and evening to greet the Empress Dowager Nalan. It is said that the condition of that person is sometimes good and sometimes bad, and even the imperial doctor can't say why, and he doesn't dare to use the medicine of the wolf and tiger indiscriminately, so he can only regulate it first.

However, the most important thing at the moment is that the birthday of Emperor Jun Yuxuan is coming soon.

Because the biggest purpose of returning to Beijing this time is to congratulate the emperor on his birthday, so how to prepare a birthday gift, Zichu naturally attaches great importance to it. Although he had already selected a few priceless treasures in Yunzhou to put on the gift list, Zichu still wanted to choose something by himself and talk about his heart.

She wanted to choose a birthday gift for Jun Yusulfone, and Ye He Minglu happened to prepare a birthday gift for her mother-in-law's 40th birthday, so the two made an appointment to meet at the gate of the inner city and go to the store in the outer city to choose a birthday gift together.

Ye He Minglu's birthday gift for his mother-in-law was okay, and he chose a cloud brocade with continuous longevity patterns, and Ye He Minglu could tailor it into clothes by himself, but Jun Yuxuan's birthday gift, Zichu was not satisfied with it, and he was not satisfied with it, and finally under the recommendation of the shopkeeper, he found something that suited him in a secret shop hidden in a deep alley.

Ye He Minglu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but quip: "I see, as long as he knows your thoughts, even if you give him a goose feather, he will be very happy, and the courtesy is light and affectionate!" ”

Zichu's face was slightly red: "Joke me, isn't it?" He is now my eldest uncle, what should I do with goose feathers? It's you, who told me three years ago that you don't marry him in your life, and no man can look down on you. It's good now, and the one who loves her husband has long forgotten about this stubble. Why, do you want me to go to your husband to remind him, and let him go back and interrogate you? ”

"Good Zichu, I was wrong, can you spare me?" was caught by the handle and implicated in the ridiculous words of his youth, Ye He Minglu had to beg for mercy.

Zichu glanced at her and laughed: "Forget it, for the sake of you running with me for a day today, I will be a big adult, so I don't care about you!" I heard that Chunshangju has a new set of flower banquets, which looks beautiful and tastes good, and also adds a lot of medicinal herbs, which is very nourishing and beautifying. ”

"Okay!" Ye He Minglu was overjoyed, clapped his hands and said, "I also heard about the fame of this Hundred Flowers Banquet, and I want to try it!" ”

The carriage carrying the two men did not go long before it suddenly stopped at a moment's notice.

Zichu frowned a little strangely, the car the two of them were riding in today, although it was not a royal palace car, but it was also very gorgeous and exquisite. When idlers look at it, they will know that it is the car of the daughter of your family, and few people dare to block the road.

Linglong frowned slightly, then raised her voice and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to Miss Linglong, there seems to be something wrong in front of me, surrounded by many people, blocking the road, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to cross for a while!" The driver's voice revealed the carriage, "Madam, shall we wait until the matter is over before leaving, or shall we go back and take a detour first?" ”

Because Zichu came out of Weifu, in order not to reveal her identity, the coachman was not called "princess", but "madam".

Zichu frowned slightly, she still knew a little about the roads in the capital, if she wanted to go back, she would have to retreat at least a mile before there were other roads, and she had a long detour. Now it's already a meal, and if you miss it, it won't be beautiful to go up and order food and wait for it to be served.

Lifting the curtains slightly, Zichu looked out, and almost all the carriages in front of him were blocked. Looking forward along the carriage procession, I saw a large group of people gathered in front of me.

In the center of the crowd was a carriage parked, ornately decorated but made of ordinary materials, apparently owned by an ordinary rich man. In front of the carriage there was a young woman in rags, holding a child in her arms, kneeling on the ground and weeping, and there seemed to be a man lying in front of her, and next to her was a servant-like man in a satin robe, who seemed to be arguing with the young woman, and from time to time the cries of women and children were heard.

Ye He Minglu also saw this situation, and couldn't help asking, "What's going on?" ”

"Chu Kui, go and see what's going on?" Zichu commanded.

Chu Kui nodded, got out of the carriage, and walked towards the crowd with a little maid and a little eunuch who had changed his clothes.

After a while, Chu Kui came back to the car and whispered: "Mrs. Qiyu, the slave has inquired, the carriage is the second shopkeeper of the Chunshangju in the capital, and I heard that when their carriage came here, it hit a middle-aged man in ragged clothes and knocked the person unconscious." The woman, who was the man's wife, threw herself out and cried, saying that her husband was seriously injured and wanted someone in the carriage to accompany her, while the second shopkeeper said that the middle-aged man rushed out by himself and deliberately hit his carriage to blackmail him. ”

Ye He Minglu frowned: "The second shopkeeper of this spring residence is too arrogant, right?" Since you hit someone, you should be compensated, how can you say that people are making money? Who would crash a carriage for no reason? It's not that I'm impatient! ”

"How was the man who was hit? Is it already dead? Zichu asked.

"Not really." Chu Kui has always been careful and cautious, and he will not let go of any details, and immediately replied when he heard this: "The slave maid has seen it, the man's head is bleeding, unconscious, and he seems to be injured a lot. ”

"This orphan and widow, this second shopkeeper of the spring house is really a sin!" Ye He Minglu was already fond of fighting, and he became more and more dissatisfied when he heard the words.

Zichu looked at the situation in the crowd from afar, but shook his head slightly: "It's too early to say what you said, I'm afraid it's hard to conclude!" I think that woman also has a bit of a problem, this accident is just afraid that there is another inside story, it's not that simple. ”

"How?" As soon as the quilt said this, Ye He Minglu was a little interested, and hurriedly looked out.

But no matter how she looked at it, she felt that the woman was thinly dressed, and she was almost out of breath crying, and the crying child in her arms looked very pitiful, soft and weak like a withered grass in winter, which was very pitiful.

Especially for today's Ye He Minglu, she is also a mother herself, and she is particularly easy to be soft-hearted and merciful to women holding children. Obviously, among the people watching around, there are not a few people who have such thoughts like her.