The Imperial Palace, Zhengyang Palace, and the other courtyard of Prince Mingxiu.

The emperor was not worried about the foolish prince, and kept asking him to live in the palace, although the prince's mansion had been built a long time ago, the prince Mingxiu had not been there for a day.

In the water pavilion, a figure is sitting on the pavilion, and under the bright moonlight, his hard silhouette is scorching.

A figure suddenly fell in front of him, "Your Highness, the Qin family, the mother clan of the Zhou family, has been destroyed. ”

The thin and cool lips curled slightly, and Ming Xiu took a sip of the wine cup, "Wang Zixuan cut off his hands and feet because of his suspicions. When you are alone, have you ever been here? ”

The dark face was stunned, and he lowered his eyes, "Dark San came once, saying that Chu Sanniang is all right, please let His Highness be relieved." ”

The narrow eyes narrowed slightly, "It seems that Wang Zixuan hasn't suspected her yet, and Chu Sanniang still has two strokes." ”

Dark One frowned and didn't answer.

"What about Shen Du and Liu Qi?"

"The Wang family seems to have some moves, the Shen family is heavily defended, and subordinates cannot invade, but her maid has been out of the house once."

"You can go too." Ming Xiu nodded clearly, and waved his sleeves, "Wang Zixuan has just been so high in his position that he can't find the north, but in a few days, I'm afraid he will react." ”

Hearing that the master was going to send him away, Dark One's whole face was distorted, "Your Highness, if your subordinates also go to Chu Sanniang's place, your safety will only be Dark Er." ”

"If you want to do it, you can do it." The face of the person sitting on the stone chair suddenly turned cold, "If something goes wrong with her, she will kill a few of you!" ”

Darkly shook his body, knowing that his master was not joking, he suddenly fell to the ground and said, "Yes!" ”

Leaving the palace, the dark one shook his head helplessly, although the master was originally such a character, but since he met the third lady of Chu, the whole person has become more and more uncertain, but they are bitter for these secret guards, and from time to time they have to be sent to the Chu family to protect the third mother of Chu, and the third or fourth of the dark is even more, although he often enters the palace to convey news back and forth, but every time he comes back, he almost tells the news to him and the second lady and leaves, and he has not even seen the face of the master a few times.

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After Xiao Chen's family was released from the ancestral hall, although the power of the family was still in the hands of the Liu family, the Zhengpai lady of Zhenning Hou's Mansion was still Xiao Chen's, and it was rumored that the Liu family knew that Zhenninghou had a family and a room, and deliberately went to seduce Zhenninghou.

This kind of behavior is despised by all the ladies in the capital, after all, every family has a few concubines who step on the top of the main room. For a time, the Liu family became the target of public criticism, and the gathering of noblewomen in the capital was never called Xiao Chen's and never Liu's.

Fortunately, the Liu family was born in a scholarly family, and he didn't care much about this small trick with Xiao Chen.

So Xiao Chen's became more and more intensified, every time a noble lady invited her to attend a banquet, she had to show off her power in front of Liu, which made Liu's anger very much.

On this day, it was a tea party arranged by the wife of the Ministry of Rites, Wu, and almost all the noble ladies of Kyoto gathered, and each lady also went out with her daughters of the right age, hoping that there would be a good family lady who fell in love with her daughter, and her daughter would be settled in the future.

Xiao Chen's family took Chu Yuan and Chu Er with him, because the people who knew the truth about pretending to be disfigured and framing Chu Nian were secretly discussed, and Chu Er's reputation in Beijing was not good, and Xiao Chen also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to socialize with the nobles to help Chu Er wash his name.

Although the Wu family is only a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and there is no real power in the court, it takes a lot of thought to socialize, such a tea party between noble ladies, she invited almost all the wives of powerful people in Beijing, Xiao Chen has not attended various banquets before, but it is the first time to see such a comprehensive person.

She took Chu Yuan and Chu Er everywhere to put a hot face on the cold buttocks, because the Zhenning Hou Mansion had not completely fallen, everyone gave her a little thin face, and the alienated smile on her face turned around and laughed at Xiao Chen.

"I heard that the concubine brought back by Zhen Ninghou is young and beautiful, and as soon as the concubine came back, she was imprisoned in the ancestral hall by the old lady."

"Hehe, it's the first time I've seen such a main room."

"I heard that she also climbed into Zhen Ninghou's bed later, and she was angry with her wife, and she was also born as a junior, this is retribution."

The ladies were talking enthusiastically, Xiao Chen's face became more and more gloomy when he listened, and his hands were clenched under his sleeve robe, and Chu Yuan and Chu Er on the side felt frightened when they looked at such a terrible mother.

"Isn't this the eldest lady of the Marquis of Zhenning?" A voice sounded, and Xiao Chen immediately changed into a kind face.

"Who are you?"

The person who came smiled, his eyes wandered over Chu Yuan and Chu Er, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he covered it up well.

"Madame is forgetful, I am the sister of Shen Dusk of the Shen family, Shen Ruan."

Without waiting for Xiao Chen's reaction, Shen Ruan lowered his head slightly, and said meaningfully: "I heard that Madame is not treated well in the Zhenning Marquis Mansion, and now it seems that Madame is not as depressed as rumored." ”

Xiao Chen's face changed, and then he covered his face pitifully, "It was my incompetence that made the three children be bullied by the woman who came later." ”

"How did I hear that it was Chu San who caused Mrs. to fall into such a fate?" Shen Ruan looked at Xiao Chen, and the disdain in his eyes became more and more profound.

Xiao Chen's aggrieved eyes reddened, "Three ladies...... No wonder the third lady, she is still young and ignorant. ”

Shen Ruan didn't have the heart to watch Xiao Chen's acting, she carefully looked at Chu Yuan and Chu Er beside Xiao Chen, "The two ladies are not much worse than Chu Nian, how can they be bullied." ”

Hearing this, Chu Er thought that someone had supported him, and suddenly said with a disgruntled face: "My sister and I don't want to, but Chu San is scheming and has framed me and my sister many times." ”

If Chu Nian heard these words here, he was afraid that he would laugh off his big teeth and frame the two of them many times? When did they not do it themselves?

Shen Ruan didn't care about this, she was already living in a deep house, and her brother was a powerful minister, she was nurtured by those schemes, how could she not know Xiao Chen's little tricks? However, with her comfort, Xiao Chen gradually held back his tears.

"That Chu San is really excessive, and he doesn't even let go of his own sister." Shen Ruan held Xiao Chen's hand on the one hand, pretending to be angry, and it was not false at all that she wanted to devour Chu Nian alive, you must know that she and the prince's brother were childhood sweethearts, although her brother did not agree, but if she insisted, her brother who doted on her would definitely let go.

She couldn't go to see the prince's brother during this time, so Chu Nian took advantage of it! How can the second lady of the dignified Shen family endure this breath!

The prince's brother is hers and will always be hers!

Xiao Chen wiped away the fake tears, peeked at Shen Ruan, and saw the hatred in her eyes, and immediately understood that Chu San didn't know when she provoked the daughter of the Shen family, but she was also secretly happy in her heart, in this way, she had a powerful helper, and what the person ordered must be done soon!

Thinking of the mountains of gold and silver that the man promised him, Xiao Chen's heart became more and more determined in his plan. Oh, Chu Nian, it's just a momentary momentum, don't think about stepping on her head for the rest of your life!

And Chu Er also had a gloomy face, because of Chu Nian, General Liu refused to look at her again, she wrote down this hatred!

Among the four, only Chu Yuanniang was hanging her head thinking about something, her mother's sister and Shen Ruan's hatred for Chu Nian seemed to have nothing to do with her, and after a while, she came back to her senses, looking at the expressions on her mother and sister's faces, and the slightest trace of undetectable worry flashed on her face.

The four women had their own hearts, but they invisibly reached some kind of alliance for the purpose of revenge on Chu Nian, but they never thought that everything now was their own doing.

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

At the same time, Chu Nian was in the backyard of Jishitang, in order to facilitate the living of the sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Chu Nian specially built a house behind Jishitang, the house had five bedrooms, just enough for the sister-in-law and brother and two men to live, and the remaining one was stopped by the little beggar who was rescued from Shen Ruan's hands before.

In the afternoon of the same day, Shen Dui's five hundred taels of silver were moved into Jishitang in turn, and as soon as the Shen family's family put down the silver taels, they were commanded by Chu Nian to carry the silver taels and went to the money village again, and exchanged the five hundred taels of silver for silver tickets in front of him, and Shen Dui was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"How's the little guy doing?"

As soon as he finished checking the accounts, Chu Nian ran to the backyard, and Ah Nian followed behind Chu Nian, sighing helplessly.

The little one still wouldn't speak."

Chu Nian nodded, pushed the door in, and saw a small figure shrunk at the foot of the bed, looking at the porridge on the table in a daze.

Auntie helped him change out of the tattered beggar suit, and washed it well, removing a body of dirt, the little guy's fair skin revealed his true color, and his big eyes flashed so beautiful that he didn't look like ordinary people, but he refused to speak, and he refused to eat, probably because he was frightened by Shen Ruan, and he nested in the house all day, and when Auntie came to deliver food, he nested at the foot of the bed, looking at Auntie vigilantly.

In Grandma's words, it's like a frightened rabbit.

Chu Nian walked to the side of the bed, squatted down, looked at the little guy with a pair of watery eyes, and looked at him directly, as if he wanted to see him through.

The little guy's figure shrank again, his arms wrapped around his legs, and his head was buried deeply, leaving only a pair of beautiful big eyes, which were gradually dyed with a bit of moisture.

This kid doesn't look like a beggar, I'm afraid it's a doll from a rich family who has gone missing, but what does he have to do with Shen Dui? Why did you go to Shen's house?

Chu Nian didn't ask these questions, she only bent her eyes, "Hello, my name is Chu Nian, what is your name?" ”

The little doll still looked at Chu Nian with a pair of big watery eyes, but she didn't say a word.

Chu Nian beckoned to Ah Wan, and saw Ah Wu walking over with the porcelain plate in her hand, Chu Nian took it, and on the porcelain plate were two lifelike villains.

The little doll was instantly attracted by the sugar man, and he wanted to reach out to get it, but he withdrew his hand again and looked at Chu Nian vigilantly.

Chu Nian pouted slightly as an adult coaxed a child, "I also saved your life, but you don't trust me, so it's sad." ”

As she spoke, she covered her face and twitched her shoulders, as if she was really crying.

Auntie looks at her nose and nose, she really can't connect this naughty lady at this moment with the fairy who is calm about everything on weekdays.

The little doll seemed to loosen up, he leaned forward a little, carefully grabbed the sugar man that Chu Nian put on the bed, and said very old-fashionedly: "I...... I take your sugar man, don't cry, I didn't cry when my mother died, so don't cry either, crying children don't have candy to eat. ”

Chu Nianzheng covered her face, and when she heard this, she was stunned, and she couldn't help but feel a little pity in her heart, such a small doll is so sensible......