Youwei saw Dong Yuqin sitting behind Mrs. Dong from a distance, so she said: "Miss Yuqiao is bright and generous, and she is often unforgettable. But now that she is gone, this palace looks at this Yuqin girl with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and Yuxue is cute. It's just that I don't seem to like words much on weekdays. ”

Mrs. Dong said: "The eldest princess is not strange, my little daughter has been pampered by our husband and wife, and she is not used to being a good person, and she won't say anything, so we will let her on weekdays." ”

After that, he said to Yuqin: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess praised you, don't you want to thank you?" ”

Dong Yuqin stood up and saluted respectfully, and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, for your compliment." ”

Youwei said: "The pavilions and pavilions in this palace are very elegant and chic, why don't you ask Miss Yuqin to accompany the palace to watch around, okay?" ”

Mrs. Dong's face was embarrassed, and she said: "The eldest princess lifted her, it was a glorious thing, but this child doesn't know the rules, I'm afraid that he will not serve well, so it's better for me to lead the way." ”

Youwei smiled with royal majesty and said, "This palace just likes Miss Yuqin's calm temperament. General Li, you are here to accompany Lord Dong and Mrs. Dong on behalf of the palace, and the palace and Miss Yuqin will go back and forth. ”

Seeing this, the Dong couple didn't dare to say more, so they could only stay in the hall.

Youwei took a few palace maids who were with her in the imperial garden and Dong Yuqin to the garden of the Dong Mansion.

Yuqin only led the way along the way, and didn't say much.

In a short time, the winding corridors of the secluded path came to an end, and further on were the dwellings of the people and the places where the chariots and horses were stored.

Youwei looked at the surrounding scenery, and couldn't help but think in her heart, this Xingzhou is located in the north, and the buildings of the Dong Mansion are also atmospheric, and the doors and windows are wide and wide, it seems that if there is no secret room, it will be difficult to hide a big living person.

But after thinking about it, Zhong Lizhong was a groom in Zhongli's mansion, and he must be the most knowledgeable about the habits of horses, if he was really hiding in Dong's mansion, maybe he was in the stable.

Thinking of this, Youwei smiled and said to Yuqin: "A few days ago, this palace saw you riding a jujube red pony from a distance, which is much smaller than the usual tall horses, what kind of rare species is that?" ”

Yuqin replied: "If you go back to the eldest princess, that pony is called a fruit horse because of its short stature and can walk under the fruit tree." ”

Youwei said: "This name is also very interesting, why have I never seen it in Bianliang?" ”

Yuqin said: "According to my father, this kind of horse only grows in Shu, and it is rare to see it in the Central Plains. He also got this one by chance, and because he was not big enough to ride a big horse, he gave it to me. ”

Youwei said: "The more I listen, the more interesting it is, this palace has never set foot in Shu, so it is also excellent to be lucky enough to see the horses grown in this Shu land." Miss Yuqin, why don't you lead the way and let the palace get a closer look at Naguo and get off the horse, okay? ”

Although Yuqin's face was hesitant, he still replied: "The eldest princess has an order, don't dare to disobey." Please. ”

Youwei followed Yuqin to the stable, and the descendants of the Dong family all avoided it when they saw the second lady arriving with the princess.

In the blink of an eye, she walked to the stable, and Vicky did not come close, but stood still not far away.

Yuqin only did this when she didn't like the smell of the stable, and she didn't urge, just stood with her and watched the horses.

Youwei suddenly opened her mouth and said to the palace maids who were accompanying her: "You go and guard around, without the order of the palace, no one is allowed to disturb the palace and talk to Miss Dong Er." ”

After that, he said to Yuqin: "This palace can see that you have a great relationship with Zhongli Qian'er, and you are the most affectionate and warm, and now she unfortunately died, and your sister also died unexplained, and from now on, there is no girl of the right age around you to be a playmate, will you feel lonely and lonely?" ”

Yuqin said: "If you go back to the eldest princess, the courtiers don't like to move, and whether they have playmates or not is not in the way." ”

Youwei said: "Then your friend and sister died tragically one after another, have you ever thought about seeking justice for them?" ”

Yuqin said: "Now one of the suspects is the husband of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and the other is a friend of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess. ”

Youwei said: "You don't believe that the two of them did it? ”

Yu Qin said: "The courtiers are ignorant and don't dare to speculate, just looking at the character of Ma Ye and Wen Gongzi, they don't look like such cruel people." And they have a bright future, and they have no great grievances, so why bother to ruin their future for irrelevant people? ”

Youwei said: "You are young, you can see it clearly. This palace will ask you, Zhong Liqian'er used to have a small servant with a horse next to him, named Zhong Lizhong. Do you recognize? ”

Yuqin said: "I recognize Ah Zhong next to Sister Qian'er. ”

Youwei said: "Then do you know that he was lucky enough to escape when the murder happened?" ”

Yuqin said: "It seems that I heard my father mention it, but I didn't take it to heart. It's a good thing to be able to escape and save his life, and I'm happy for him. ”

Youwei said: "But General Li has searched around the city and outside the city in the past two days, but he has not found his whereabouts, do you know where he will go?" ”

Yuqin looked calm and said: "The courtiers understand the intentions of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to wash away the grievances for the concubine and Wen Gongzi, but the courtiers don't leave the house, and they have only met Ah Zhong two or three times, so how can they know where he is." I'm afraid that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess asked the wrong person. ”

Youwei said: "I've only seen two or three sides? But the only picture that this palace has an impression of Zhong Lizhong is the picture of you, Zhong Liqian'er and Zhong Lizhong together. ”

Yuqin said: "Sister Qian'er is kind and kind, and when she sees that I am lonely and weak, she always likes to laugh with me, so I have seen Ah Zhong a few times, and it is not a deep friendship." ”

Youwei said: "Whether it's a deep friendship or a shallow relationship, in your opinion, how is Zhong Lizhong?" What is the relationship with the people in Zhongli's mansion? ”

Yuqin said: "A Zhong is as his name suggests, loyal and honest. I don't know any more. ”

Youwei sneered, "Really? With that, he walked briskly to the stable.

Yu Qin was a little impatient at this time, and said, "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, what are you going to do?" ”

Vicky didn't care about her clothes, and went straight to the stable and rummaged through it. When she cleared a weed in the corner, she couldn't help but be startled by the sight in front of her.

A stupid man hugged his knees, curled up in a ball, curled up in the corner of the wall, motionless, stunned.

His face and body were covered with countless small wounds, which had not yet healed completely despite being medicated, and looked very horrifying.

Youwei glanced back at Yuqin.

Yuqin knelt down with a thud.

Youwei said: "He is Zhong Lizhong?" ”

Yuqin said with tears in her eyes: "Yes, he is Ah Zhong." Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, the courtiers know that they are guilty of harboring Ah Zhong, but these two cases must have nothing to do with him, and he can't ask anything now, he can't save the concubine and Wen Gongzi, please let the eldest princess have mercy and let him go. ”

Youwei said: "You get up and speak first, how did he become like this?" ”

Yuqin got up and stepped forward, picked up the weeds on the ground, and put them on Zhong Lizhong's body again, and said, "I don't know the reason for this, but I saw my sister sneaking out of the house that night, and I was very curious and followed her. But she seemed to notice that I was following her, and threw me off. It didn't take long for me to see Ah Zhong on the side of the road, who was scared into stupidity, and I brought him back and placed him here. He has been hiding here for the past few days, giving him something to eat, and he will eat. If I can't get out of my body and can't bring food, he won't cry out hungry. He spends his days with the horses, and he smells of horses, so none of the horses in the stables hurt him. ”

After a while, Zhongli Zhongfu was covered by weeds again, and from the outside it looked like a haystack in the corner.

Yuqin turned around and knelt down again, and said, "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, I beg you, don't hand over Ah Zhong." He, he is already very pitiful, he has been at the mercy of others all his life, and now although he is stupid, he can be purified. Please, be merciful. ”

The more Yuqin spoke, the more excited she became, and in the end, the tears were falling uncontrollably.

Youwei helped her up with her own hands and said with relief: "As long as you tell me the reason one by one, I promise you, I will definitely help you." ”

Yuqin cried and complained: "Ah Zhong was originally a slave in our Dong Mansion. He was only seven or eight years old when he first entered the house, and he worked as an errand messenger on the porch, so he and I have known each other since childhood. When we were young, we were close in age, so I used to ask him to play with me. Who would have thought that one day Zhongli Mansion Yin came here to inspect government affairs and was invited by my father to eat and drink in the mansion. He finished eating and was about to leave drunk, but he saw Ah Zhong who was waiting on the side. Zhongli Mansion Yin was drunk and asked my father for Ah Zhong, but my father didn't dare to save his face, so he could only give Ah Zhong and his deed together. Since then, I have rarely seen Ah Zhong. It wasn't until a few days ago, when the eldest princess came to Xingzhou, and Zhongli Mansion Yin hurriedly sent his wife and daughter to accompany him, and I saw Ah Zhong again. I found an excuse and said a few words to Ah Zhong alone, only to know what an inhuman life he has had over the years! That Zhongli Mansion Yin was mad, and when he saw Ah Zhong's beautiful face, he left him in his study. In fact, Ah Zhong has to endure his devastation every few days. Later, Mrs. Zhongli saw the clue to this matter, and Mrs. Zhongli beat Ah Zhong half to death, and then wanted to be kicked out. But it would have been nice if he had really been kicked out, but then somehow he was left behind. After some time, Ah Zhong realized that it was Mrs. Zhongli who also took a fancy to him. Fortunately, Mrs. Zhongli is a woman's family, and it is inconvenient to do this kind of thing blatantly, and she only did it by chance when Zhongli Mansion Yin was out. ”

Youwei was dumbfounded when she heard it, although she was young, she also vaguely knew that in ancient times, some dignitaries and nobles liked to keep some beautiful concubines and demon children in their homes, but after all, it was far from her peaceful and simple life, and at first glance, she was really shocked.