Song Ranben made an appointment with Zhou Huitong to visit Guimengyuan together tomorrow to solve the riddle left by Yan Shining about Liu Erlang's "Splendid Story". However, after sending Zhou Huitong away, she had just found a drama book, sat in front of the window and read it quietly, when Shen Hanxi's attendant came.

Behind her room is a small garden, with carved windows that allow you to see the magnolia trees.

After coming to Hangzhou, a lot of things happened, Zhou Zicheng's case, Yan Shining's death, and Jiang Lili's inexplicable interference - on the surface, the incident was successfully resolved, but it left more mysteries.

She couldn't concentrate on the talented and beautiful woman's play, and gently held the play book against her forehead. "Splendid Story" should have an unusual meaning for Liu Erlang, what happened in the first year of Jingyou that made him determined not to sing this play again? What happened more than 30 years later, nine years of life extension, that made him break the rule of never singing this play again at the end of his life?

Who is he singing this play to?

She was in a lot of confusion, and was suddenly interrupted by the attendant who came to the window at some point: "Miss Song, my lord asked you to pack your luggage and return to Beijing immediately." ”

Song Ran was dressed neatly, accompanied by a mute man, walked out of the gate of the Yang Mansion, after Qingming, the weather was getting hotter day by day, the sun was bright, and the whole world was full of vitality, but the atmosphere outside the door was solemn and unusual. A carriage was parked there, flanked by a team of brocade guards.

When Long Pan saw her, he strode towards her, followed by a thin girl.

He arched his hand to her and said, "Miss Song, this is Liuniang." The adults asked her to follow the girl, and she could take care of her on the road. ”

Liuniang raised her head timidly, and saw that the young woman was wearing a plain silk shirt, without any gorgeous ornaments, but her appearance was delicate and beautiful, and her eyes were dark and transparent, clear and flawless.

The breeze blew slowly, lifting her blue thin silk coat, like willow silk.

She nodded gently and asked the man with the scar on his face, "What about my lord?" ”

Long Pan said: "My lord still has some things to do in Hangzhou Mansion, and when he finishes it, he will return to Beijing directly, and he should not be able to reconcile with the girl." As he spoke, he lifted the curtain and said, "Girl, please get in the car." ”

Song Ran's brows furrowed slightly, and he hesitated to discuss with him: "Lord Long, can I stop in Hangzhou Mansion for one more day?" ”

Seeing him squint, she knew the answer, and playfully lifted her robe and sat down in the carriage.

Liuniang has been trembling since she got into the car, and she didn't dare to look at her. Song Ran knew that she entered Beijing this time to be a witness in Zhou Zicheng's case. A young girl who was lost at a young age and was sold into a green building was involved in such a tragic case again, and it is really pitiful to think about it.

She took the initiative to speak and expressed her kindness to the poor girl: "You don't need to be afraid, after entering Beijing, you just need to go through the motions in the court of Dali Temple and explain what you know." You don't need to worry about who will retaliate against, Yan Shining pleaded guilty, and Zhou Zicheng's case ended here. ”

As soon as Yan Shining dies, the truth of the matter and the name of the mastermind behind the scenes will also be buried in the dark with him, and there may never be a day when he will see the light of day again. Regardless of whether the Ting Wei Division finds out the truth of this case or not, the person who sits behind the scenes and directs the country will not have any loss. Even if Shen Hanxi makes Yan Shining's crime public, the world will think that this is another frame and unjust prison like Zhou Huitong when he didn't know the truth.

When Liu Niang heard this, she couldn't help but raise her head and said in a daze: "Thank you, Miss Song." No one told her these words, and she was even ready to go and never return. Although she didn't understand why the woman in front of her was so determined, her expression and tone were so convincing.

After Song Ran said this, she no longer mentioned the case that had plunged her into tragedy, but chatted with her about some inconsequential topics, and the fear and vigilance in the girl's eyes gradually faded, and she also had an infinite affection for her.

When the carriage was about to arrive at the Songnian Station, she saw that Song Ran looked tired, and hurriedly lifted the brass pot and poured a cup of tea: "Girl, drink saliva." ”

Song Ran was reaching out to pick it up, but he heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind him, and the carriage, which was originally speeding on the official road, suddenly stopped. A look of doubt crossed her face, and the hand that was about to take the teacup lifted the curtain of the car window instead.

When she went out, Shen Hanxi, who was chasing after her on horseback, happened to come to the side of the car.

He sat on a horse dressed in inky brocade and holding the reins, and the sun shone on his body, shining on the delicate dark lines on the robe. From a foot away, he looked at her peeking out of the side window of the carriage.

She was a little surprised to see him: "My lord? ”

He just looked at her lightly and didn't speak, and several other brocade clothes followed him on horseback, all sweating profusely, which showed how rushed he was on the way.

She restrained her surprised look and said, "Is the adult's business done?" ”

He hummed lightly and said, "That's it." ”

Song Ran felt that the sunlight shining on his eyes was a little dazzling, and he gently blocked it with his hand, and then heard him tell Long Pan: "Don't stop, keep walking." ”

The carriage moved again, and he kept a foot away from the car, holding the reins to follow. Song Ran was stunned and asked him, "Aren't you in a hurry to return to the capital?" ”

He said calmly: "Go to the Songnian Post Station in front to change horses." ”

She sighed, reluctantly lowered the curtain of the car, and maintained that posture to talk to him: "Is the whereabouts of the adults exposed, so you have to rush back to the capital?" ”

He didn't have a mask on his face, indicating that he didn't need to hide his identity anymore. He glanced at her and affirmed her guess: "The old men from Dali Temple and the Criminal Department handed the folds to the saint one by one, and wanted to let the official confront Xiao Yan in court." Yesterday, the Queen Mother issued three more edicts to summon the official. The official had to go back. ”

Song Ran's chest jumped suddenly, Empress Dowager Xie? He himself was extremely calm: "I thought that the trip to Hangzhou would only take a few days, but who expected that there would be so many twists and turns." He looked leisurely and casual, and hid the secret letter from her that the saint was critically ill, and said, "There must be someone who can't stir the saint to move the queen mother out." ”

She didn't believe that the Queen Mother would summon him to the palace for no reason, and there must be other inside stories in this, but when she saw that he was calm, she felt that she was too worried, but even if she was too worried, she couldn't help but worry about him: "How is this good." ”

She was dressed plainly and made up lightly, and the genuine concern in her eyes made him a little dazed, and he said quietly: "This official has a secret order from the saint on this trip, what are you afraid of." ”

Song Ran was relieved when he heard him say this sentence in person, and he was afraid that he would notice his concern, so he coughed lightly and said, "The Queen Mother will not give an edict to adults for no reason, and adults still have to be prepared to deal with it." She had a premonition for no reason, perhaps a harbinger of a storm.

Shen Hanxi noticed that when she mentioned the Queen Mother, a trace of imperceptible complex emotions flashed in her eyes.

She naturally has mixed emotions. There is a relationship between the current Queen Mother and her mother that has to be mentioned.

Everyone in the world knows that whether it is the "Yongrui Emperor" who was forced to take the throne, or the current saint, it is not the Queen Mother herself. The Queen Mother's biological daughter died of illness at the age of three. I don't know if it's because of this matter, since then, she has never let her husband, the Ninety-Five Emperor of the Year, set foot in her bedroom, and naturally she has never given birth to a son and a half daughter for him.

The first emperor has always respected her, although concubines continue to give birth to imperial heirs, he has never let any woman replace her as queen.

In order to soothe the pain of her bereavement, the first emperor even specially ordered the Qin family, who had an in-law relationship with the Xie family, to send her daughter to the palace to accompany her. This daughter of the Qin family is Song Ran's mother, Qin Duyu.

Qin Duyu has been with the Empress Dowager Xie since she was four years old, she is smart and knows how to measure, won the favor of the Empress Dowager, in the year she and Lu, the emperor and the queen announced to the world at the same time, canonized her as the princess of Shuoyang, and the princess of the emperor's own princess received no difference. Later, her biological mother was seriously ill, so she left the court and returned to Yaozhou to serve her parents.

Song Ran had never seen the Queen Mother, and she had never heard her mother mention this name. Yet, like everyone else in the world, she knew how unusual this woman was.

The first emperor lingered on the sickbed in his later years, and because of his suspicious temperament, he did not set up the prince for a long time.

The three years when she listened to politics were a rare Qingming and prosperous era in Dajing.

Song Ran withdrew his emotions, but saw that Shen Hanxi was looking at him, and it seemed that he had been watching for a long time. She said uncomfortably: "What are you doing with adults looking at me like this?" ”

A smile floated on the face that was as perfect as a jade carving, and the cold face that always made people feel cold in their hearts on weekdays suddenly softened: "It's because Miss Song is beautiful." ”

This sentence blurted out without thinking about it.

What awaited him now was an unprecedented mess, and he had just finished his work, hurrying and hurrying, just to catch a glimpse of her before all the tiresome trickery and intrigues.

Seeing that she was stunned, he urged the horse forward as if nothing had happened: "The post station has arrived, and the official will go to change the horse." ”

She sat back in the car and came to her senses. He...... Is Shicai teasing her?

The carriage entered the official post, and after it was parked, Liuniang jumped down first, took down the small stool in the car, put it at Song Ran's feet, and carefully helped her down. As the light fades, they will rest here for the night and continue their journey tomorrow. Shen Hanxi and his guards would continue to travel day and night back to Ling'an after changing horses. Long Pan followed the post Ding to inspect the talisman deed, and everyone else was also busy, Song Ran left Liuniang and walked in the direction of the stable.

Shen Hanxi had already chosen his horse, and when he saw her coming, he ordered those brocade clothes to go away with his eyes.