I haven't taken Mrs. Jiao Pan to heart, and even at noon Jiao Hongfu came in person, she didn't have the idea of meeting her, but now Mrs. Jiao actually sent her all the maids she had worked so hard to leave, and she couldn't help but see her, so after hurriedly having dinner, she didn't care that the night was dark, so she went to the East Inner Courtyard with Liu Wu to meet this old lady who had stopped asking about the world twenty years ago.

I heard that Mrs. Jiao Pan is concentrating on cultivating Buddhism, so this east inner courtyard is not big, there is a faint scent of sandalwood everywhere, there are no flowers in the yard, there is only a courtyard of low bushes, revealing a bit of deep yin in the night, Jiao Yuzhen gently wrapped the cloak on his body, and suddenly remembered that there is also a bush in the courtyard where he lives now, and there is a box under the bush, and there seems to be a ...... in the box

"Hello Third Miss, the old slave Jiao Anrong is the old lady's waiting grandmother." An old woman wearing dark green clothes bowed to Jiao Yuzhen.

Surname Jiao......

Jiao Yuzhen raised her eyebrows, and suddenly knew in her heart that ordinary slaves would be given names by the house when they entered the mansion, but the status of a slave who could be named the master's surname was extraordinary, especially around the old lady, and the status was even higher, and a concubine like her was not enough to see in front of such an old woman.

Putting away his thoughts, Jiao Yuzhen also led the catkins to return the salute: "Hello Mama An Rong." I want to say hello to my grandmother, and I want to tell my grandmother to pass it on. ”

After Jiao Anrong looked Jiao Yuzhen up and down, she nodded and responded: "Third Miss, wait a minute." ”

Seeing Jiao Anrong walk into the house, Jiao Yuzhen looked at the catkins beside him: "Liuwu, do you know Mama An Rong?" ”

"The slave maid has only seen Mama An Rong once, she has been following Mrs. Jiao, although she looks old, but her pace is steady, and she must be a martial arts master when she is young." Liu Fu replied respectfully.

"Everyone knows martial arts, it seems that I have to learn ...... too" Jiao Yuzhen sighed lightly, extremely emotional.

"Miss, martial arts are to be practiced from an early age, and it is inconvenient for Miss to practice now......"

Before Liu Fu's words could speak, Jiao Anrong came out of the room: "Third Miss, the old lady is invited." ”

"There's Mama Lao Anrong." Jiao Yuzhen followed Jiao Anrong into the room.

Mrs. Jiao's Pan is the main house of Mrs. Jiao, the Pan family is a wealthy family in the south, although it has not been famous in recent years, but after all, it is a century-old wealthy family, Pan is sitting on the chair, the brown gold silk embroidered robe on the body exudes a faint golden light under the light and shadow of the candle flame, which makes people's eyes hurt.

"Zhen'er greets her grandmother and respects Jin'an." Jiao Yuzhen knelt down respectfully and kowtowed, although she had never liked to bow down or anything, but since the Pan family sent catkins to let her escape, she could still afford to worship Mrs. Jiao like this.

"Get up." Pan spoke slowly, the sound was like the sound of an antique alarm clock, low and rusty, very unpleasant.

Jiao Yuzhen frowned, then got up from the ground, raised his eyes to look at Pan, and then sat down on the chair next to him: "Grandmother, this time Zhen'er came overnight to thank grandmother for taking care of Zhen'er." Liu Wu is very smart and capable, and Zhen'er likes her very much. ”

"You're smarter than I thought you would." Pan Shi took a sip of the tea handed over by Jiao Anrong beside him before continuing to speak, "Although I have only asked about the front yard over the years, it doesn't mean that I don't know. The concubine is not as good as the concubine, it is normal to be angry and bullied, but you have survived, the one in the palace has made a decree to give marriage, even if you are a concubine, it is worth a hundred times. But in our house you turned over, just into a quagmire. ”

"Zhen'er is stupid, please make it clear to grandmother." Jiao Yuzhen looked at Pan Shi and spoke patiently.

Pan's throat didn't seem to be very good, she coughed lightly a few times before continuing to speak, this time there was no detour: "It's a good thing that the emperor gave you a marriage, but he gave you a marriage to Prince Jing, which is a humiliation to our Jiao family." Although you are a concubine, you are also the daughter of the imperial prince, it is impossible to marry such a declining prince, not to mention that your father has always been loyal to the emperor. But over the years, the Wang family and that child have ruined your reputation, and the emperor may also want to use you to humiliate Prince Jing. If Prince Jing was just a cowardly person, then this matter would have passed with all his anger, but do you still remember, why has the position of Prince Jing been vacant so far? ”

"Zhen Er doesn't know ......"

"Because none of the women that the emperor gave to Prince Jing before were destined to be this Prince Jing princess." Pan Shi picked up Jiao Yuzhen's words, "Although Prince Jing has been holding back for many years, I still remember what he was like in the past, that person...... Like his father, he was a scheming man. The more forbearance you have on the surface, the more powerful the resistance will be in your back. Although I don't know if the emperor really understands Prince Jing's temperament, or if it is ...... I want to let this matter test Prince Jing. However, Prince Jing did not calm down, and the princesses before him either died in an accident before passing the door, or died violently on the wedding night. Zhen'er, you are now married by the emperor, and Prince Jing will definitely send someone to kill you. Today, that little maid is just too revealing, you can see it, but if you are a careful person, Zhen'er is afraid that she will not be able to sit here and talk to me. ”

"What Grandmother said is that Zhen'er will definitely be more careful." Jiao Yuzhen replied softly, "Zhen Er understands in her heart that this marriage is an opportunity for the Jiao family to show loyalty like the emperor, Zhen Er will definitely take good care of herself and will not make mistakes before getting married." ”

Although I have never wanted to get married, it seems that now it is ...... At least for now, it is impossible for her to escape before she gets married, so she has to live a good life before she gets married, just waiting for all her forces to mature, so she doesn't need to worry about this court, Prince Jing's affairs.

"Zhen'er is smart." Pan Shi grinned and laughed, "Liu Fu will follow you, she is very skilled, and she can protect you." It's just that the open gun is easy to block, but the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent, if Zhen Er thinks there is something wrong, she can come to me, the grandmother. Although I don't leave the house, my heart ...... It's still clear. Prince Jing will never put his hand in front of me, but the emperor also has to give me, the first emperor's imperial seal, Mrs. Haoming, some face. ”

Hiding in other people's arms to avoid disasters is not her Jiao Yuzhen's style, so she just smiled faintly and said, "Grandmother, don't worry, if I can see through one killer, I will definitely be able to see through the second." ”

******

After Xiao Shu came out of Mrs. Jiao's mansion, he went directly to the west of the city, but before he reached the end street, he was surrounded by several black-clothed people.

The sky was already dark, and there were not many people walking around the end street, and as soon as these black-clothed people appeared, they immediately frightened the few pedestrians who came and went.

"You ......" Xiao Shu frowned and looked at the few black-clothed people in front of him warily.

"Shu Qing?" A man in black stepped forward and took out a small silver waist card, "We are the prince's people." ”

Xiao Shu breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and smiled: "Yes, I am Shu Qing." Did the prince send you to answer me? Didn't you say that it was better to meet at the designated place? ”

"Something went wrong over there, so the location was changed. Come with us and tell us what you've learned. The man in black pointed to the side of the house, the door had been opened by the rest of the people, "Come, come in, you can't talk on the street." ”

"Hmm." Xiao Shu nodded, and followed those people into the house, but she didn't think that as soon as she stepped into the threshold, she was stabbed from behind, "You...... You ......"

Seeing Xiao Shu holding his shoulders and stepping back, but they had already closed it, the people in black surrounded the small house tightly, and Xiao Shu's wound was behind her back, she was young, her hands were not long, and she couldn't reach the wound behind her, so the blood behind her flowed, and most of her body was immediately dyed red.

"Shu Qing, you still don't resist, you and I are both secret guards, if you can, I still want to give you a whole corpse."

"I've always been loyal, even if it's because of willfulness and mistakes this time, but I won't die of sin!" Xiao Shu shouted at the top of his voice, "What's more, I am the apprentice of the prince's junior brother, and the prince is my uncle, so he won't kill me!" ”

The man in black who took the lead didn't say anything more, he pulled out the long sword he was carrying, and quickly approached Xiao Shu, although Xiao Shu was very good, this was in this surrounded room, she had no way to escape, and she was injured by a sneak attack just now and was close to the heart, after a few dodges, because of excessive bleeding, she was pale and dizzy, and finally did not avoid the opponent's sword, and suddenly there was an extra wound on her arm, and then fell to the ground.

Seeing that the other party raised his sword and stabbed over, Xiao Shu raised his hand, and the white powder quickly dispersed in the air, and the people in black hurriedly retreated.

"Don't be afraid, isn't it just a life-saving dispersion...... Xiao Shu smiled and coughed a few times before continuing to speak, "Aren't they all secret guards?" I guess I'm not afraid of death. I'm not afraid of being so young, what are you afraid of? ”

"Little girl, don't die!" One of the black-clothed people was not popular, and suddenly burst out and shot a hidden weapon, right in Xiao Shu's chest.

Xiao Shu fell to the ground, still laughing: "Since he doesn't want me anymore...... You guys...... Just die with me......"

"Shu Qing." The man in black who took the lead covered his mouth and nose and stepped forward, "I'll let you die." We are not Prince Jing's people, we are Prince Ze's people. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Shu suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the other party: "But your waist card ......"

The man in black squatted in front of Xiao Shu: "You're going to die anyway, so what's the point of telling you?" Prince Ze's power had already infiltrated the secret guards of Prince Jing's mansion. Shu Qing, you are just the first, and there will be more people to accompany you in the future. ”

Xiao Shu's body trembled, and a tear flowed from his big eyes: "Wang...... The prince ......"

******

"Master." Qingying's figure fell lightly from the eaves, and stood beside Jimo Hanfei, who had just returned to Prince Jing's mansion, "Something happened." ”

The pace of progress hesitated slightly, and Mo Hanfei stood up: "What is it?" ”

"The people below found Shu Qing's body in an uninhabited small room in the west of the city early this morning, she was killed by herself before she died, and also suffered several fatal wounds, the wounds were caused by daggers, swords and hidden weapons, and she should be surrounded and suppressed before she died." Kiyokage's voice was calm, as if she was just describing a very ordinary experience.

Jimo Hanfei frowned, and his eyes that had been open closed suddenly: "If you open your eyes, you can't see it, and it seems that you can't open it in the future." Xiao Yi! ”