The dilapidated house was covered with cobwebs all around, there were no windows around it, and it was dark everywhere. There was only one barely clean bed, and on the bed was a thin, stiff and torn quilt.

Accustomed to being in the dark, she could barely see something, so she wiped the soil off the bed with a handkerchief, and then folded the tattered quilt and put it behind her back to make a cushion.

After doing all this, Xiao Man, who had not entered a drop of water all day, was already faintly dizzy, and in the morning she was forcibly taken away from the cell by Fu Yin and others, and then there was no so-called interrogation, so she was thrown directly into this dilapidated house.

But because Xiaoman was brought in blindfolded, she didn't know where the house was, and she tossed for a day before she could barely figure out the furnishings in the house.

The so-called furnishings are nothing more than a bed, and nothing else.

Xiao Man sighed, touched his rumbling belly, and sighed helplessly.

I can't go out, I can't deliver letters to outsiders, I don't even know where I am, and I don't know what time it is.

Sister Wanrou, will they come to save themselves? Will you know that you have been transferred?

"Bang-"

The door was kicked open suddenly, and the sunlight illuminated the whole wide room clearly, Xiaoman's eyes were shaken by the sudden light, and she hurriedly covered her eyes.

With a muffled "bang", an old voice sounded: "Tonight's meal!" ”

Xiao Man endured the sourness and narrowed his eyes a slit, looking at the woman in front of him who was over half a hundred years old, the other party was well-dressed, but not to the point of being gorgeous, otherwise he would not have personally come to this place to bring her food.

Judging by her dress, it is very likely that she is an old lady who serves people.

She rubbed her eyes, stepped forward with her skirt on the ground, and said softly, "Old man, can you tell me where this is?" ”

The woman snorted coldly, and without saying a word, she turned away, and when she closed the door, the room was dark again.

Forget it, there's food to eat anyway.

Xiaoman is such an optimistic person, since the other party sent food, it means that he doesn't want to kill her at this stage, since this is the case, then why should she be stubborn?

But the room was pitch black, she could only grope for food, this was an unprecedented experience, Xiao Man blinked his eyes, his fingers tentatively groped on the ground, and after a while, he touched the bowl that was still warm.

Touching it to the side, it turned out to be a stack of dishes that were still hot, Xiaoman couldn't help but smile, and secretly thought: Next to it, it should be a pair of chopsticks, right?

Xiao Man touched it to the side with great interest, and it turned out to be a candle the thickness of a thumb.

She hurriedly lit the candles, and the room finally lit up.

The chopsticks in her heart were touched by her at some point, and they were already stained with dust, but where is there so much attention at this time, Xiaoman rubbed the chopsticks on the still clean dress, picked up the bowl and began to eat.

Xu is hungry, this bowl of porridge tastes extraordinarily delicious, plus the fried vegetables that are still hot, Xiaoman eats the wind and clouds, and there is not even a drop of oil left.

"Click-"

There was a sudden sound in the room, but Xiao Man, who was too tired to open her eyes, didn't notice it at all, she blew out the candle, sighed and rested on the quilt.

Outside the house, the old lady who had just delivered food to Xiaoman snorted disdainfully, and closed the wooden board used to monitor the house more tightly, and then turned around to give the eldest princess her life.

The eldest princess sneered a few times after hearing the matter, "Hang her for a few more days, I want to see if she can still be so light-hearted." ”

Mama flattered a few words, then stepped forward and lowered her voice: "Eldest princess, just now Lord Yin ordered someone to report that they had already captured Jiang Qiming in the dungeon, and now they have been imprisoned, look at this ......"

"What's the hurry, lock them up for two days first, and frustrate their spirit!" The eldest princess waved her hand, "I'm tired, you can retreat first." ”

"Yes."

released the news early, saying that Su Xiaoman was unwell, and Jiang Qiming, who was hooked, rushed in regardless of it, otherwise according to his suspicious nature, how could he fall into his trap so quickly.

However, the eldest princess originally wanted to use some small means to persecute Jiang Qiming, but now it seems that there is no need for it, as long as they are locked in a room in two days, and then the emperor is invited, even if the eldest princess does not need to fan the flames, the emperor will definitely be furious.

Oh, what qualifications does a woman who does not abide by women's morals have to bear the title of Mrs. Yipin? And the identity of the child in her womb will also become unclear, and even if Lu Li comes back, it will definitely be powerless to return to the sky.

Thinking of this, the eldest princess, who had been frowning for several days, finally smiled, and twisted a grape in a good mood and threw it into her mouth.

"Eldest princess, the maid of the stone girl outside the door asks to see you."

The eldest princess frowned, "Let her in." ”

She got the news early in the morning that the Shi family was going to marry the Guo family of the Ministry of Officials, so Shi Yu couldn't come to her mansion all the time, but Shi Yu was dispensable, and it wasn't that she couldn't do things without her, so the eldest princess never thought of her.

But now that the other party is here, she must always see her, what if she can help herself?

But after half a cup of tea, Shi Yu's maid Xiao Fang came to the eldest princess, she knelt on the ground as soon as she entered the door, and before the eldest princess asked, Xiao Fang was already crying, "Eldest princess, please save my master!" ”

"What's wrong?"

Since Shi Yu learned that she was going to marry the Guo family, in order to be angry with Shi Yuwen, she didn't think about tea and dinner all day, and now she can't even stand up, and the whole person has lost a lot of weight, and she is very haggard.

Xiaofang cried and crawled to the feet of the eldest princess, hugged the other party's calves, and cried and pleaded: "Eldest princess, you are merciful, our girl respects you the most, the slave maid does not ask you to let our master dissolve the marriage contract, the slave maid only asks you to persuade our girl, in this way, the girl will definitely not be able to stand it!" ”

Even though Shi Yu treated her harshly, at this time, Xiao Fang came to ask for help from the eldest princess, not only to save Shi Yu, but also to save herself, otherwise the lord would definitely put all the responsibility on her, the little maid.

What's more, she accidentally overheard the conversation between Shi Yuwen and Shi Yu, if Shi Yu really had an accident, she would definitely die.

"You're still loyal, girl." The eldest princess, who didn't know the truth, nodded appreciatively, very kindly.

Just when Xiaofang thought that things had taken a turn for the better, the eldest princess on the seat suddenly changed her words: "But this is the matter of your Shifu, the words of the matchmaker of my parents, I can't be the master of this matter, I have time to beg me, it is better to beg your master." ”

After speaking, the eldest princess raised her hand, "Send her out." ”

Xiao Fang kowtowed anxiously, holding the table leg on the side and refused to go out, she burst into tears, "Eldest princess, slave beg, save our girl!" ”

"Why, are you all deaf?" The eldest princess's face changed suddenly, and her kindness and compassion disappeared without a trace.

The current eldest princess, her eyes are sharp, and the whole person is gloomy and terrifying, and the people who are waiting next to her hurriedly stepped forward to pull Xiaofang away, and they don't dare to delay for a moment to take people out.

Seeing this, Mama stepped forward and took the initiative to squat down and beat the eldest princess's legs, and flattered while beating her legs: "Princess, don't be angry with such an ignorant little girl, it's not worth it." ”

The eldest princess snorted, but didn't say anything.

The fate of a woman is not something she can decide, especially the daughter of an official like Shi Yu, marriage is just used to stabilize the family position, if she helps this time, not only the Guo and Shi families will resent themselves, but even the emperor will blame himself for many things.

Therefore, the eldest princess will not do such a thankless thing.

This grandmother has been serving the eldest princess for many years, so she has served it very properly, but after half a cup of tea, the eldest princess has leaned on the soft collapse and is drowsy, making a slight snoring sound.

As the sky got dark, the waiting grandmother moved her neck, got up quietly, took the blanket on the side, and lightly covered the eldest princess.

She stretched cautiously and prepared to go out to supervise the kitchen to prepare dinner.

But at this time, a shrill voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "The emperor has arrived-"

The eldest princess, who was half-asleep and half-awake, woke up, her eyes widened suddenly, and she lowered her head and asked the grandmother on the side, "What's the matter, why did the emperor come at this time?" ”

In the past, if the emperor wanted to visit the eldest princess's mansion, he would communicate at least three hours in advance so that she could prepare, but now, it came so suddenly!

And listening to the sound, it looks like I've arrived in the inner house!

"Minions... The minions don't know! Mama was also very panicked, and knelt on the ground and did not dare to move.

The eldest princess scolded angrily: "Bastard thing! Why don't you help me up and take over! ”

"No need."

It's the emperor's voice!

The eldest princess hurriedly got up with the support of her grandmother, and looked at the emperor with a gloomy face, she laughed very reluctantly in a hurry, so as to hide the panic and nervousness in her heart.

"The eldest princess doesn't have to salute." The emperor sat straight on the throne and raised his hand to avoid the eldest princess's salute.

Although she was exempted from courtesy, the eldest princess suddenly chuckled in her heart, in the past, the emperor called her the eldest sister, but today she is directly called "eldest princess", isn't it, what does he know?

She laughed twice, and didn't dare to sit down, "Why is the emperor here, and I don't give a notice in advance, I have to prepare in advance, so I won't-"

"Prepare in advance?" The emperor interrupted her with a sneer, then leaned back in his chair, his scrutinizing gaze fell on the eldest princess, and he sneered unceremoniously: "What does the eldest prince want to prepare in advance, is he going to hide Su Xiaoman, who was secretly detained in the mansion?" Or are you going to detain Jiang Qiming and Su Xiaoman together, so as to create the illusion that Mrs. Yipin's fate is shameless and does not abide by women's morals? ! ”