The two of them asked their own questions, and neither of them answered anyone's questions.

But from the only few words of dialogue, Zhuang Siyan couldn't piece together the slightest bit of who he was.

And he probably had already guessed where he came from.

That's not a good situation.

She went west, pulled a small chair, sat down not far from the old man's bed, and smiled at him.

Although he couldn't see it, Zhuang Siyan felt that he should be able to feel it, and then said in a friendlier tone than before: "Old man, you are so familiar with the palace, does it have something to do with the palace?" ”

The old man shook his head: "It's not familiar, it's just the most basic common sense." ”

Yo drink, it's also basic common sense, it seems that the old gentleman is very experienced!

Fortunately, the old man couldn't see her expression, and could only judge her tone from her voice, and in this regard, Zhuang Siyan would still be very talented if he decided to act.

She let out a heavy "um" and replied: "What you said is right and not right, there is no princess in the palace now, and I am not a palace maid." ”

Sure enough, the old man's brows furrowed: "No princess? What about the princess? ”

Zhuang Siyan: "......"

This topic has come to a field she doesn't know.

She has been in the palace for so long, and she only heard that Ling Tiancheng has brothers, and those brothers all died tragically in the battle for the throne, and in the end, only one Wen Qing remained, and he changed his name and surname.

I don't know if she knows too little, or the old man's information is too backward, and she doesn't know how to talk for a while.

Zhuang Siyan sat and thought for a while before asking him again: "Who is the princess you are talking about?" ”

Probably this matter really worried the old man, although Zhuang Siyan's tone had already shown abnormality, he still spoke: "Princess Suning." ”

Zhuang Siyan asked again: "How old is she?" ”

The old man pinched his fingers and counted for a while: "It should be a double decade." ”

Zhuang Siyan focused on his hands, which were very rough, the back of his hands was full of old skin, and like his face, there were many scars and dark colors.

When he pinched his fingers to count, his palm turned out, and Zhuang Siyan saw some calluses in his palm.

He may have been armed with a sword before.

This is easy to confirm, because his martial arts are really not weak, so was he once a general?

Looking at this age, there should be no emotional entanglement with the princess, according to the time calculation, when Ling Tiancheng ascended the throne, the princess was still underage.

He didn't know how long he had lived here, and maybe the princess would have been a child when he came here.

So why does he care so much about Su Ning?

Zhuang Siyan: "There is indeed no princess named Su Ning in the palace now, but since you said it, old man, when I go back one day, I can help you inquire." ”

The old man didn't answer, only frowning slightly.

Looking at the way he looks, he should be thinking about things, and it won't be a very pleasant thing.

After a long time, he asked, his voice even hoarser than before: "Now, who is the emperor?" ”

"Ling Tiancheng."

This time, Zhuang Siyan answered simply, and after answering, he looked at the other party's face intently.

Although the old man was not as surprised as she was, this answer was obviously beyond his expectations, so he replied, "It's him?" ”

Ling Tiancheng's situation back then, Zhuang Siyan had long understood that in the eyes of outsiders, no matter who did it, it would not be his turn.

But in the end, not only did it fall into his hands, but it was also saved, probably none of those old courtiers thought that it would be this kind of ending.

But it was obvious that the old man was very familiar with the affairs in the palace and knew about Ling Tiancheng.

He was silent for a while before he said again: "It's true, only he can pick up the mess of the year, and others can't do it......"

When the voice reached the end, it was already very soft, and when this sentence ended, he changed his tone and asked Zhuang Siyan: "Then if it is too peaceful today?" ”

"Taiping, everywhere is developing on the good side, old man, you can go out and have a look, even the streets of the capital are more lively than before."

These words probably poked the old man's heart, and he nodded, but did not answer again.

Zhuang Siyan didn't want the topic to end here, so he hurriedly asked: "Old man, you have asked me so much, can you tell me who you are, I can also think about it, and after finding out about the princess's situation, how much is appropriate for you." ”

There is a threat in this, which means, if you don't tell me who you are, I won't ask, and if I do, I won't tell you, and I'll kill you.

However, the old man twisted his head: "There is no need to ask, since there is no news of her now, I am afraid it is not good news." ”

Zhuang Siyan: "......"

What is the answer to this?

No, he hadn't told her who he was.

The old man had no interest in speaking, and even asked her who she was, so he shrunk his legs on the bed, crossed them, and began to meditate.

Zhuang Siyan looked at him in the house for a while, and he was a little depressed, but he didn't know how to let him open his mouth again.

After sitting by himself for a while, bored, he ran outside again to hear if there was any news outside the courtyard.

I don't know if Mo Yun can't find her, will he leave the Han Mansion first.

As long as he leaves, Zhuang Siyan can go out.

Those people in the Han Mansion couldn't catch her.

Although she will definitely go to investigate Suning's affairs after returning to the palace, she still doesn't want to go back to the palace when she is on fire in her heart, not only does she not want to go back, but she also wants to run outside the palace.

Maybe she can go to the northwest to see, or go to the north to do the same.

I heard that Ye Yuanpei had won several battles in succession, and there was nowhere to escape from Qiu Gang.

But the situation in northern Xinjiang is not very good now, it is almost winter, and the weather is too cold.

Even the northwest is not easy to go, the ice and snow, the wind and sand are also big.

The south is a good place, she can go to Jiangnan, or she can go to Jincheng, play like this for a few months, and when she comes back, the winter is over, Ling Tiancheng's anger has disappeared, and Ling Tiantian has grown up.

How wonderful!

Before she could finish sighing, she heard two gentle knocks on the courtyard door.

Zhuang Siyan reacted instinctively, and rushed into the house in a few steps, his face changed.

Seeing that the old man was still meditating on the bed, he hurriedly said to him, "There is a knock on the door outside, probably they have come to arrest me, old man, do you have a place to hide here?" Is the backyard okay? Will they go to see it in the firewood room? ”

The old man did not reply to him, and sat still.

After knocking on the outside a few times, I heard the sound of a lock moving, which should be a key and opening the door.

Zhuang Siyan was about to die, and when he looked at the old man again, he saw that he still looked like an old god, so he had to run out of the door and run directly into the backyard.

The yard is not big, and someone in front of me can come in and hear the speech vaguely.

Zhuang Siyan held his breath and transported all the martial arts out, and heard that someone in front of him sent something to the old man, saying that it was cold, and he added some quilts and clothes.

Then he asked him, "Do you see a woman coming here today?"

Zhuang Siyan didn't hear what the old man said, but it didn't take long for the people in the front yard to leave.

She pressed her chest for a long time before swallowing back the breath she had lifted, and then slipped around the corner and walked forward.

When I got to the door of the house, I really saw a thick quilt on the table, and some winter clothes.

The old man said, "I'll give it to you."

Zhuang Siyan was stunned for a moment, but still said: "I just heard them talk, they were sent to you, and now the weather is really cold, those quilts you covered are not warm, do you want me to help you spread them?" ”

As she spoke, she went to the table, picked up the futon, and laid it on his bed, but was stopped by the old man.

"I do this all year round, I never add a quilt, this is Miss Han sent to you, you find a place, you will be there in the evening, and you will leave early tomorrow morning."

Zhuang Siyan: "......"

Han Jiao is really a strange person, Ling Tiancheng ordered her to be arrested, and she still has to help her, isn't she afraid, if Zhuang Siyan leaves, Ling Tiancheng will find trouble with the Han family?

But she's also so powerful that she even knows she's hiding here.

But even she knew something, didn't Mo Yun want to come to their backyard to search for it?

Things are getting weirder and weirder.

But anyway, now she doesn't have to go back to the palace, she doesn't have to face Ling Tiancheng's anger, she is still very comfortable.

Putting the quilt back on the table, the person leaned on the edge of the table, looked at the old man and said, "Miss Han is really a good person, if I go out in the future, I have to find a way to repay her." ”

The old man didn't answer.

Zhuang Siyan said again: "I will also repay you, except for Princess Su Ning, can you tell me what you want?" ”

The old man still didn't answer.

Zhuang Siyan took two steps to him, stared at his face and asked, "Old man, are you the guard of your former father?" ”

She was originally tempted, because she really couldn't guess the connection between a person who practiced martial arts and a princess so young.

But as soon as he asked these words, he saw that the old man's face was obviously stiff.

But he is a very urban person, and the stunned flashed, if it weren't for Zhuang Siyan staring at his face all the time, he would almost be imperceptible.

"No, it's just that you have some questions about what you knew before, and you don't have to ask, I said I don't want to know."

Zhuang Siyan scratched his head in confusion.

This thing is really strange, even if he is the princess's guard, now that the stars are changing, things are not people, it is not the same as it was back then, what if he says it?

And it's just a guard, is there anything else going on?

But this idea was quickly overturned by herself.

It is very likely that there will be something big, maybe it has something to do with whether the princess is alive or not.

He is a military general, a person who guards the princess, and now he has no sound outside, but he is raised in the mansion of the Han scholar, and it is in such a hidden place.

What does this mean?

It shows that some things are likely to be related to him back then, and he has no credit, but he is guilty, so after so many years, he neither dared to come out, nor did he dare to ask about the princess.

In the court, those changes in the court, Lord Han knows no less than Zhuang Siyan, and he may even know the whereabouts of Princess Su Ning.

Then all these years, why didn't the old man ask him, or did he ask, but he refused to say?

Besides, the Han family obviously knew about the existence of this old man, but they raised it silently, from old to young, and no one even said anything outside.

Even Han Jiao can keep his mouth shut, which means that once the identity of this old man is exposed, it is really possible for their Han family to be doomed.

Zhuang Siyan looked indoors again, the walls were clean, after a summer, the wild grass outside had grown so much, but he didn't even have a trace of bead nets here.

The stove is full of food, and it is no problem to eat for a month or two.

The firewood room at the back is also full of dry firewood.

All of this shows that the Han family attaches great importance to him.