"The slave has never left the Cuizhu Garden, may I ask Your Highness, is this Chunxiang Garden close to the Cuizhu Garden?" Cao Ran continued to ask.

Yu Wenqiao replied with a natural expression: "A wall." ”

Cao Ran cast her questioning gaze straight at the maid in Tsing Yi, and asked in a tough voice: "I was taken from Cuizhuyuan to the princess's courtyard all the way twists and turns, and walked for half an hour. Or is it just today? ”

When the princess heard what Cao Ran said, she raised her eyebrows and asked suspiciously: "Lan Zhu, usually Xiao Shizi plays in Lanting, why did you take Xiao Shizi to Chunxiang Garden today?" ”

The maid in green clothes, who was called Lanzhu, clutched her cuffs tightly with both hands, bowed her head deeply and replied: "Back to the princess, it was the slave maid who smelled the fragrance of pear blossoms in Chunxiang Garden today, and it was the season when the pear blossoms were in full bloom. The slave maid was really confused for a while, and asked the princess to atone for her sins. Lan Zhu said and kowtowed several times.

Cao Ran sneered softly and said, "Smell the fragrance of pear blossoms in Chunxiang Garden? Then your nose is probably more sensitive than the moon. ”

Lan Zhu looked around with a solemn expression, and stopped talking.

Cao Ran's eyes swept over Yu Wenqiao and aimed at the princess, and said in a chiseled manner: "There are three strange things about this matter, one is that the moon can run out of the Cuizhu Garden, who did the hole at the courtyard gate; Cao Ran's eyes looked at Lan Zhu who was at a loss, and continued: "Second, Lan Zhu just took the son of the world to see the pear blossoms in the Spring Fragrance Garden so far away today; He looked at the princess who was frowning, "Third, the prince will cause ringworm when he comes into contact with the moon, and it is likely to be difficult to cure. It would be too far-fetched to say that these three were all coincidences, if it weren't for a coincidence, how would the person who arranged this matter know that Lan Zhu would go to Chunxiang Garden to see the pear blossoms today, and made a hole in Cuizhu Garden in advance to let the moon escape. ”

Seeing that everyone was dumbfounded, they originally thought it was just an accident, but when Cao Ran analyzed it, it was such a well-arranged conspiracy.

Cao Ran looked at Lan Zhu with a slight smile from the corner of her eyes, and said calmly: "And you are the key to this result, so you must be the planner or accomplice of this matter." ”

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this, either with their mouths slightly open, or secretly looking at Lan Zhu.

The people of the mansion who were ordered to go to Cuizhuyuan to check had also returned to the hall at this time, and replied: "The servant has just carefully checked the hole at the gate of the courtyard of Cuizhuyuan, and it is indeed as Miss Cao Ran said, there are traces of inward entry on the outside of the courtyard gate. ”

Yu Wenqiao raised his hand and slapped the table heavily, shocking everyone in the room to hold their breath, and for a moment it seemed that the room was empty.

"What a bold man, who instructed you to do this, give me a truthful explanation!" Yuwen Xuan's knife-like sharp eyes swept through everyone, and finally stared at Lan Zhu, who was so frightened that Lan Zhu shuddered.

Lan Zhu seemed to be flustered, at first his eyes were erratic, and he didn't know who he was looking at, but after being silent for a while, he seemed much calmer, the corners of his mouth outlined an evil arc, and his voice was no longer as aggrieved and cowardly as before, "No one instructed me, I did it myself." ”

The princess's cheeks were already flushed with anger, and she walked in front of Lan Zhu in spite of the princess's appearance and bearing, Lan Zhu was beaten and tilted her head, and a touch of red oozed from the corner of her mouth.

"I'm not kind to you, you dare to assassinate the world, what are you for?" The princess used the highest pitch, as if this was the only way to express her anger.

Lan Zhu stubbornly brushed away the blood stains from the corners of her mouth, raised her head and raised her eyebrows to look at the princess whose palm was still in the air, the humility of the previous moment no longer existed, and said fearlessly: "Treat me thinly?" Hehe, as the maid of the palace, the princess is indeed not thin on me. But will that make it right to atone for the sins you've done? ”

The princess said inexplicably: "What nonsense are you talking about? ”

Lan Zhu stared at the princess intently, let out a cold smile, and said, "Have you forgotten the princess, it seems that my little brother's death is really insignificant to your royal nobles." ”

"Your little brother?"

"When the princess gave birth to a son, she was very weak, and the little princess suffered from frequent ringworm and died soon. The princess listened to the witch doctor's rumors and asked a baby boy born on the same day and the same year as the prince to make a blood sacrifice, but my little brother was not yet a year old, he was so healthy and ......lively. Lan Zhu stared faintly ahead, unfocused.

On the side, Yu Wenqiao seemed to remember something, and interrupted Lan Zhu's words with a loud reprimand, "Full of nonsense, someone came to pull down this servant girl who murdered the son of the world, cut off her tongue, and exile her." Then he glared at them and said, "If anyone hears such an inconsequential remark again, he will be guilty of the same sin as her." ”

Lan Zhu shouted angrily at the princess: "My mother died early because she missed her little brother, you ruined my family, you will have retribution, there will be retribution...... Haha......" Lan Zhu's last wild laughter was heartbreaking, and she struggled to be dragged out.

Yu Wenqiao grabbed the princess's arm, which was still resting in mid-air, and said to the princess, who was a little stunned in place: "Let's go see Jie'er again." ”

Manager Zhang saw the master's handrail leaving, but he didn't know what to do with the subordinate who knelt on the ground, so he stepped forward and chased a few steps and asked, "Your Highness, how should these people ......?"

Before Mr. Zhang could finish speaking, Yu Wenqiao opened his mouth first and threw down a sentence: "Cao Ran is responsible for dereliction of duty and cane for twenty, and Mama Li is guilty of negligence and is guilty of the same crime as her." ”

In the bedroom, Xiao Shizi was lying in the soft brocade quilt, and only the reddened little face was still left with patches of ringworm. In the quiet bedroom, only the sound of Xiao Shizi's slow and even breathing was left.

"Your Highness already knows." There was silence for a long time, and the princess's voice was a little hoarse. It's obviously a question, but it's said in an affirmative tone.

Yu Wenqiao just leaned on the head of the bed and looked in the direction of Xiao Shizi, and said "um" softly. There was no superfluous expression, as if she knew what she was saying without a head.

"Do you blame me? I selfishly deprived an innocent child of his life for the sake of my own child. The princess looked at him expectantly, waiting for his answer.

Yu Wenqiao was silent, could he blame her? Lying in front of him is also his own child. But can he not mind? A woman who can make her baby bleed in front of her eyes, what a cruel heart she has.

Yu Wenqiao turned her head and saw that the princess was looking at her deeply, tears trembling in her delicate eyes. In his impression, the princess has always been a straightforward and cheerful woman, although he doesn't really like her, but he admires her heartiness. Looking at the tearful princess in front of him, his heart softened.

Gently helped her wipe away the tears on her cheeks, and when she opened her mouth, she didn't even think of herself: "Go and wash your face, it's not good for such a princess to be seen by her subordinates." ”