In the evening, Ning Yu went to see the old princess with a solemn face, and when he saw the old princess sitting in front of the old prince's tablet, he couldn't help but be stunned, and called his mother softly.

The old princess didn't answer, but said in a deep voice: "Kneel down-"

Ning Yu knew that the old princess was really angry, so she bent down, the old princess slowly got up, and took down a slender thorn from the bench on the side, a trace of unbearability flashed in her eyes, but the next moment, she waved her hand ruthlessly and pulled it down.

snapped again and again, and the sound was so loud that people couldn't bear to listen.

The old princess was quick and ruthless, as if it was not her only son who knelt on the ground, but a lifeless puppet.

More than a dozen thorns were pumped down, and Ning Yu needed to hold the ground with his hands to prevent himself from falling.

In the end, I don't know how long it took, Ning Yu's back was already blurred with flesh and blood, and the scarred skin was exposed under the broken placket, and the flesh and skin mixed with blood stained the ground.

But the old princess didn't seem to be angry, and called someone in: "Take it to the palace gate and kneel, and don't get up without Your Majesty's permission." ”

The palace people looked at each other with some hesitation, and said, "Princess, I'm afraid this is not good-"

The old princess said firmly: "Since he has done something wrong, he has to bear the consequences of doing wrong, go ahead." ”

Ning Yu didn't distinguish half a point for himself, he staggered up and walked towards the outside of the palace, he didn't take a soft sedan chair along the way, the blood on his body was sprinkled all the way, and the palace people followed from afar, for fear that this little prince would have something long and short.

At this time, it was already late at night, and there was a faint light not far ahead, and when I got closer, I saw a person slowly approaching with the support of the maid, it was He Xi.

She and Ning Yu saw each other almost at the same time, and their eyes met in the night, and they couldn't see each other very clearly.

He Xi nodded slightly at him, and only after taking two steps did he hear Ning Yu say weakly: "Miss Mu stay-"

He Xi turned around leisurely and said gently: "The little prince called the concubine, but what's the matter?" ”

Ning Yu looked at Jiang An with the lantern in his hand and said, "Miss Mu is from the county lord." ”

He Xi didn't hide it, nodded and said, "Exactly, what does the little prince want to ask?" ”

Ning Yu suddenly pulled the corners of his mouth, took a step forward, almost forced to take a few steps closer, Ruyi and Jiang An both felt that the momentum was terrifying, and unconsciously took half a step back, but He Xi didn't seem to feel anything, just stood in place, as if waiting for Ning Yu's answer.

Ning Yu frowned and said, "What is your purpose?" ”

He Xi turned his face away, the starlight in the sky was reflected on the drenched lake, rippling and gentle, He Xi said seriously: "The concubine doesn't understand what the little prince means, isn't it the old princess who asked the concubine to persuade the county lord?" Don't the little prince know? ”

Ning Yu was stunned, the old princess didn't think too much about herself today, maybe her mother did reach a consensus with this woman, but he just felt that this woman was deep in thought, which made people jealous.

He Xi said casually: "The little prince doesn't need to doubt my intentions, I am a weak woman, my hand is bound by mistake, and I am pregnant with Liujia, is the little prince still worried about me?" ”

This sentence made Ning Yu feel a little relieved, before and after the Queen Mother Xi, then his mother, and the two women were not inferior to the courage and courage of men, but women are women after all, and they are indecisive, as if the Queen Mother Xi can easily believe her mother and that star.

He suddenly said tentatively: "If Ning Yi dies, what will you do?" ”

He Xi lowered his eyes and said as if he was a little fragile: "I just want to save the life of the child in my womb." ”

Ning Yu was stunned, yes, this child is not Ning Yi's, how much affection can the woman in front of her have for that man?

He stepped aside and said, "It's late at night, let's go back and rest early." ”

He Xi leaned over slightly, and walked away with the support of Jiang An and Ruyi.

And the figure of Ning Yu and his party also disappeared at the end of the palace road.

Jiang An walked in front with a lantern, and when he saw that He Xi and Ruyi didn't speak, he took the initiative to speak: "It's still the young lady who is smart, and she deceived the little prince in just a few words." ”

He Xi paused and said casually seriously: What I said is true. ”

Ruyi was also a little surprised, but she had been by He Xi's side for a long time, so she naturally knew when to ask what to ask and when not to ask.

A trace of complicated emotions flashed on Jiang An's face, as if he was annoyed, and he seemed to be tentative: "Miss, you clearly used to help the prince secretly, how can you now-"

He Xi chuckled, and there was some mockery and depression in her voice, and she said, "Jiang An, do you want to die in this palace?" ”

Jiang An was stunned, he didn't expect her to ask himself, he didn't have time to put away the shocked emotions on his face, and subconsciously waited for me: "Naturally I don't want to-"

Xu Shi realized that his answer was not appropriate, and Jiang An added: "The prince is dedicated to the people and strategizes, even this time, the prince will definitely be able to calm the turmoil, and in the end he will be safe and sound, the young lady should have confidence in the prince." ”

He Xi stared at Jiang An fixedly with a pair of bright eyes, as if he wanted to see through his eyes and go straight to his heart, Jiang An felt a sense of weakness for no reason, and he was busy looking away.

He Xi said: "Jiang An, after so long, do you still believe that the prince is really fine?" ”

He Xi sighed lightly, and then seemed to lose interest, and said, "It's late at night, let's go back too." ”

After returning to Hanyue Tower, He Xi served the bath and changed clothes by Ruyi, and then retreated from everyone, she has never liked too many people to serve around, and the palace people also knew in their hearts, so they also retreated very consciously.

Ruyi combed He Xi's hair loosely, thinking about his thoughts, He Xi turned around, took the rhinoceros horn comb from Ruyi's hand with a smile and said, "If you continue to be absent-minded here, I'm afraid my hair will be pulled out by you in a while." ”

Ruyi smiled embarrassedly and said, "The slave is distracted, don't blame Miss." ”

He Xi combed his hair in two or two times, then pulled Ruyi's hand and said, "I know you have something to ask, you can ask." ”

In fact, Ruyi had vaguely guessed something today, but she wasn't sure, but He Xi actually asked, so she simply asked, "Is Miss suspicious of Jiang An?" ”

He Xi snorted, then looked at the palace door and said, "You say, why can't we hear from Ning Yu yet?" ”

Ruyi said suspiciously: "Isn't it that the palace is strictly forbidden now, and the news is not easy to hand in?" ”

He Xi's eyes were full of brilliance, and she said: "Originally, I thought that the palace was strictly forbidden, but today I went to the county lord and received a message from a person. ”

Today, He Xi and Jiang Li'er dismissed their subordinates in the palace and talked for a long time, even Ruyi didn't know the content of the conversation, He Xi naturally didn't sell it, but continued: "It's Mrs. Qin-"

Ruyi's eyes widened in surprise, He Xi nodded and said: "Originally, last time we made a deal, we helped her solve Xing'er, and she went to find Qin Hao's handle - but after leaving the palace last time, she had no news, and Qin Hao left Beijing soon." ”

Ruyi asked, "Could it be that Mrs. Qin was locked up by Lord Qin?" ”

He Xi nodded and said: "That's true, she found some important things, Qin Hao was suspicious of her, so she put her under house arrest in the Qin Mansion, this time she found an opportunity to ask someone to bring a message into the palace, saying that Qin Hao does have a secret, but she wants us to dispose of Xing'er before considering whether to tell us." ”

Ruyi said clearly: "Since a woman like Mrs. Qin can bring in a message, it can be seen that this palace ban is not so strict, then the prince he-"

He Xi made a gesture of silence, and then leaned closer and said, "Maybe he really didn't have any news coming in, or maybe this news was hidden." ”

Ruyi subconsciously covered her mouth, she knew that this harem was dangerous, but she never thought that it would be such a crisis, even Jiang Andu, who was deeply trusted by Ning Yi, she didn't dare to think about it, she just felt as if everyone had a different face behind their backs.

He Xi continued: "To determine whether Jiang An has any problems, just look at tonight--so-"

She approached and whispered something, Ruyi listened and nodded again and again: "Miss, don't worry, the slave will definitely handle this matter well." ”

The night is getting darker and darker, and in this palace, no matter how much deceit there is in the daytime, it is now like the sea after a storm, and it is gradually calming down.

But there was a person, taking advantage of the night, hurriedly left Hanyue Tower, he thought that his whereabouts were very meticulous, but he didn't want to be seen for a long time, Ruyi hid from the corner of the wall, and waited until Jiang An walked away, and then went to He Xi's room.

He Xi was not asleep, Ruyi gently pushed open the door of the void, He Xi was half-leaning on the side of the bed waiting for her, Ruyi took off the dark hood on her body, and said softly: "Miss, as you expected, Jiang An secretly left Hanyue Tower, and the slave didn't dare to follow, but looking at the direction, it should be towards Yikun Palace." ”

He Xi gently closed the scroll in his hand, counted the days, and said, "Ruyi, it's almost time for us to close the net-"

On the other side, Ning Yi searched for the rubbings of the document from the residences of those merchants, and sure enough, as he thought, it was the seal of Prince Kang's mansion.

And the second outbreak of illness in the city, and gradually found the source, but this time it was not caused by the mutual market, but someone poisoned a water source in Xizhou, but there are several water sources in Xizhou, this person only chose one of them, and disappeared when he got his hands on it, obviously not wanting to make a big deal.

Zhao Yancheng can also be regarded as relieved, as long as it is not in the matter of the mutual market, it will make matters worse, and other things are very easy to solve in his opinion.