Jiang Huan's identity is special, and Shen Lian did not act rashly. He quickly joined Cui'er, who was full of expectations, but when she saw Shen Lian come back, her face was not very good. Cui'er hurriedly asked, "Everything is done?" ”

Shen Lian said, "The person was found, but unfortunately he was stopped halfway." ”

"What's going on?"

Shen Lian had reservations, and said to Cui'er, "Please go back and arrange for me to meet with Niangniang, I have some things that I need to tell her face-to-face." ”

Cui'er looked at Shen Lian and said, "You don't want to play any tricks, do you?" Now that the matter has not been done and I have betrayed the trust of my mother, do you still have to talk about conditions at this time? ”

Shen Lian didn't bother to talk to Cui'er at all, and only said, "There are some things I need to talk to Niangniang, and you just say about the eldest princess." If my mother doesn't see me, I will never force it, so I will leave first. ”

"You ......" Cui Er stomped her foot angrily, but Shen Lian had already walked away.

Cui'er had no choice but to go back to the palace first, and when she saw Ruan Shunhua, Cui'er told everything about the matter.

Ruan Shunhua listened and said, "You mean, you didn't see Linlang himself at all, and Shen Lian didn't tell you anything?" ”

Cui'er nodded and said, "The slave doesn't dare to approach, just in case it's like last time." That Shen Lian brought someone to follow him, and told the slave and maid that he had seen Linlang, but he was intercepted halfway. He didn't want to say anything to the slave and maid, and he didn't say anything until he saw the mother. Niangniang, this Shen Lian doesn't know if he knows anything, he looks arrogant, and the slave doesn't like it very much. The slave felt that he did not take Niangniang in his eyes, and was willing to bargain with Niangniang. ”

Ruan Shunhua was not as angry as Cui'er, and only said, "If he really wants to bargain with this palace, then he must also have this capital." He made it clear to you that he knew something about the eldest princess? ”

Cui'er nodded.

Ruan Shunhua said, "Since that's the case, let's arrange it and let him enter the palace." By the way, if the news he gave to the palace was useful, the palace could immediately introduce him to the emperor. Isn't that what he wants? It's just that he's a little anxious and doesn't want to wait for this palace. Cui'er, Shen Lian is a smart person. It would be nice if it could be used by me in the future. ”

Hearing Ruan Shunhua say this, Cui'er didn't say anything more, but she still despised Shen Lian very much in her heart.

Shen Lian returned to his mansion and changed his clothes. When he was thinking about what happened on the street, he saw Xie Wenxuan holding the clothes he had changed and asked, "Shen Lian, what are you doing?" Why is there blood on your clothes? ”

Shen Lian looked at it and thought that it must be the blood he got when he stabbed Ling Lan.

He said, "Xu was accidentally splashed by others, you washed it." ”

Xie Wenxuan was very unconvinced, and asked rhetorically, "You didn't know that you were splashed with so much blood?" Shen Lian, what are you hiding from me? ”

Shen Lian looked at Xie Wenxuan coldly and said, "Don't you have something to hide from me?" When you went to ask your father-in-law about our departure from the Imperial Capital, did you consult with me? ”

Xie Wenxuan put his clothes aside, walked up to Shen Lian and said, "I didn't discuss with you, but do you need to be so angry?" We could have left everything here behind, why not now? Shen Lian, we are no different from before? You don't have an official position now, why can't you leave everything with me now? I don't want to stay in the imperial capital anymore, it's very uncomfortable for me here. ”

Although Xie Wenxuan said this, her tone did not have the slightest hint of pleading. She is the eldest lady of the Xie family, and she has always had her dignity.

Shen Lian shook his head and said, "It's different. I'm not the same as I used to be. In the past, I was forced to leave this place of right and wrong. But now that I'm back, I'm going to get back what belongs to me. I can't run away like a rat anymore. Wen Xuan, you don't understand me, you disappoint me. When you offered to leave the imperial capital, I knew you didn't understand me too much. Did you fall in love with me who was doing nothing and being disgraced? ”

Xie Wenxuan said, "I never mind if you are promising, you know, I never care about this." ”

"But I care. To tell you the truth, I've always cared. I want to make the Jiang family regret it, and I want to get back what should have belonged to me. ”

"What are you going to get back. The eldest princess is dead. Even if she's alive, she won't give you what you want. Because she's going to be disappointed when she looks at you now. ”

"Shut up." Shen Lian suddenly roared, it was the first time in so many years that Xie Wenxuan had seen Shen Lian, who had always been mild-mannered, be so rude.

Shen Lian said, "What do you know? You know how much I loved her back then. If it weren't for her royal brother, how could we be separated. How could she suddenly die, and how could I be so depressed? I know that you have always looked down on me, I have always been in front of you, I have always kept my voice down, you are the eldest lady, you just pity me, so you are with me. Your father looks down on me even more. He just treated me like a dog in Xie Fu. Even my son Shen Lian can only be surnamed Xie. Xie Wenxuan, you keep saying that you want to live a stable life with me, have you asked me if I want to live? Have you ever asked me what kind of life I want to live? ”

Xie Wenxuan looked at Shen Lian in front of him in disbelief, it was so strange and terrifying. He wouldn't go with her. There was ambition and conspiracy in his eyes.

"It's me who saw the wrong person, Shen Lian." After Xie Wenxuan finished speaking, he went out of the room directly.

She is not the kind of person who has to run back to her parents' house to complain when she is wronged. She has always known that Shen Lian was chosen by herself. Now, no matter what the consequences are, she doesn't have the qualifications to go to Xie Mansion to cry.

In the next few days, she slept in a separate room with Shen Lian, and she took Xie Changgong to live in another room. And Shen Lian didn't seem to have any regrets and guilt for this matter, but he still went out early and returned late, and seemed to be very busy. The more this is the case, the cooler Xie Wenxuan's heart becomes. She really chose the wrong person, Shen Lian is not her lover, and she is no longer the person she admired who was full of wealth but was arrogant.

Three days later, Shen Lian received an invitation from Ruan Shunhua and entered the palace. When Shen Lian went out, he saw Xie Wenxuan writing with Xie Changgong. His footsteps paused, and his heart was at peace with the life he had once had. But now, he is no longer satisfied with such a life. He had always felt that with his abilities, he should never be what he is today. So this time, he doesn't rely on thanks, he has to rely on himself.

Thinking of this, Shen Lian took a step without hesitation.

After entering the palace, Shen Lian saw Ruan Shunhua, and he saluted, "I've seen Niangniang." ”

"Cui'er, give me a seat, give Shen Gongzi a cup of good Biluochun. It was still the tribute tea at the beginning of spring this year, and Shen Gongzi enjoyed a cup of light. Ruan Shunhua said, with a gentle expression on his face.

"Thank you, mother."

Cui'er served the tea, and Ruan Shunhua opened her mouth and said, "Listening to Cui'er, Shen Gongzi has some things that must be told to the palace in person." Shen Gongzi might as well tell Bengong while sipping tea. ”

Shen Lian took a sip, put down the teacup, and then said, "Niangniang must not have imagined where the person Niangniang asked me to find is from." ”

"Oh? Shen Gongzi might as well talk about it. ”

Shen Lian said, "Originally, everything went well that day, I could kill Na Linlang directly and come to Niangniang." It's a pity that when I stabbed her and went to chase her, I ran into someone. That person is the princess of the Yu Palace. ”

"You said Xie Ning?" Ruan Shunhua was very impressed with her, because she had sacrificed her life to save Jiang Che. Jiang Che treated her a little differently.

"Not bad. This Linlang was not rescued by the princess by chance, and she was originally from the Yu Palace. In the past few days, I have gone out of my way to investigate. Niangniang must have heard that the emperor gave marriage, and the two daughters of the Xie family married into the palace. And after the second son married the third lady of the Xie family, it didn't take long for him to take another concubine. The concubine's name is Ling Lan, and she is the Linlang that the mother is looking for. ”

"No wonder this palace can't find her trace. This Yuwang Mansion is a good place to shelter her. Ruan Shunhua behaved very calmly.

Shen Lian said, "This is not the most interesting part. I once told Niangniang that this princess was very interested in the matter of the eldest princess, so she had been secretly investigating the matter. When I was in Xie Mansion, an interesting thing also happened. This princess stole the jade pendant that the eldest princess gave me. ”

Ruan Shunhua twisted her eyebrows, "You mean, this princess has some kind of relationship with the eldest princess?" ”

Shen Lian nodded, "Yes, there should be a great relationship." Few people know about this jade pendant, but she can recognize it. These phenomena mostly show that the princess and the eldest princess are inextricably linked. ”

"Have you checked on her?"

Shen Lian nodded, "I've checked, but I can't find anything." This is what I don't understand. So these things, I have to make it clear to my mother in person. ”

Ruan Shunhua pondered for a while. If Linlang is already a member of the palace, and this princess is investigating the affairs of the eldest princess, will Linlang have already told the princess everything. Now that the identity of this princess is also very special, will she take action to tell Jiang Che about the matter? So how should she respond?

"Shen Gongzi." Ruan Shunhua looked at Shen Lian and said, "This palace hopes that you will also investigate the bottom of this palace in detail no matter what, no matter what method you use, you can tell this palace where this palace can contribute." If you can do this well, this palace will ensure that you can gain something from the emperor. Ruan Shunhua felt that this was not the best time for him to see Jiang Che, and after thinking for a while, she said again, "I guess Cui'er told you." The palace has already told the emperor about you, and the emperor also intends to summon you. It's just that the emperor is worried about the epidemic in Bianzhou recently, and the envoys of the shogunate will soon visit, so he can't spare time to see you. When this time is over, the palace guarantees that the emperor will come to see you. At that time, with Shen Gongzi's ability, he will definitely be appreciated by the emperor. Shen Gongzi might as well take advantage of this time to finish the things explained by the palace, what do you think? ”

"I'll do my best."

Ruan Shunhua gave Cui'er a look, and Cui'er took a wooden box to Shen Lian. Ruan Shunhua said, "This palace knows that you have always been high-minded and unwilling to accept the help of the Prime Minister's Mansion. These things are for this palace to help you check these things, and many places definitely need to be dealt with, so please ask Shen Gongzi to accept them. ”

Cui'er opened the wooden box in front of Shen Lian, which was full of rare treasures and priceless. Shen Lian was not polite, accepted it directly, and said, "Thank you, Niangniang." ”

He thought that this was just the beginning, and that there would be more to come.

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