Thinking of the galloping horse at the beginning, Shaohua was so confused by the bumps that he didn't know where he was. When she woke up, she realized that the village she was in was actually in a valley, and it was easy to get in and out alone, but she had to take a long detour to ride a horse or a cart. She couldn't imagine how the wooden stake had carried her back in the first place, it was almost isolated from the world, and she had to climb mountains to get in and out.

The only ox cart in the village is used to pull grain for them to exchange for money, and it takes half a month to go there, and there is a lot of labor, so there are not many people in and out in the past.

Wooden stake entered Beijing for her this time, and it was only after a month's ration that the village agreed to let him go out in an ox cart. By the time Shaohua knew about this, the rice jar of the Wooden Pile family had also bottomed out, and the Wooden Pile's daughter-in-law also happily told Shaohua not to worry, she could go out to borrow rice. Although for Shaohua, this bowl of porridge and an egg every day can only fill her stomach at all, not to mention nourishment, but she clearly saw that every time Mu Xiaoshu hid at the door and secretly watched her eat.

She didn't know what made them so unconditionally empty themselves to serve a stranger, but this favor made her feel warm.

Therefore, when the stake came back with Youning, her first reaction was to ask Youning to go to the town and buy all the rice, noodles, meat and vegetables. Youning's original excitement was extinguished by her words, and she thought she was hungry and crazy.

"I'll take you back, A-Niang has already prepared something for you to eat." Seeing that Shaohua's face did not have the ruddy radiance that a pregnant woman should have, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

Shaohua stopped his hand and said, "It's not that I'm hungry, it's for Zhuang'er's sister-in-law." Shaohua showed a hint of shyness, she didn't have to say that she had eaten all the grain of the Wooden Stake family, and it was too unkind to leave like this. She looked back at Mu Stake's daughter-in-law and Mu Xiaoshu, both of them were frightened by Yu Ning's appearance, obviously they had never seen such a stunning face, one big and one small each stared at each other, opened their mouths, and looked at Yu Ning directly.

You Ning glanced around, it could be said that it was a house with four walls, shabby and dilapidated, he couldn't help frowning, and he couldn't imagine how Shaohua lived in this environment. He touched his clothes, and came in such a hurry that he didn't have any silver taels on his body, but only took out a silver ticket of five hundred taels. Without thinking about it, he handed it to the wooden stake, and the wooden stake inexplicably took the silver ticket, opened it and looked at the denomination, and was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, and handed it back to Youning with trembling hands.

"Take it, I don't have any silver on me, that's it." Although he was also a little distressed, it seemed that they had saved Shaohua's life, not to mention five hundred, even one thousand taels or five thousand taels, and they were willing to give it.

"This master, I, we don't dare to ask for it, this is too precious." Although the wooden stake has not seen much of the world, he still recognizes the silver ticket, and five hundred taels is enough for them to live a nourishing life for several lifetimes.

"What's not to dare, too little?" Yu Ning muttered. But the stake refused to accept it anyway, so he had to look at Shaohua helplessly.

Shaohua rolled his eyes at him angrily, with the situation of this village, let alone five hundred taels, even if they give five taels, they have nowhere to spend.

"Brother Mu, Sister-in-law Zhuang'er, I've been bothering you for the past few days." Shaohua held the child and saluted the stake couple, so frightened that the stake daughter-in-law hurriedly came over to help her.

"What stupid things to say, this is God's arrangement." When the daughter-in-law heard that the grain they brought into the capital was bought by Youning, and she also gave a good price, she was even more sure that Shaohua was a nobleman. However, she looked at You Ning again and again, and carefully pulled Shaohua aside, "Mo Niang, is he really your man?" Didn't you say that you were on an errand in the Hou Mansion, if you go back with him like this, nothing will happen. ”

Shaohua was sneering, and it was not easy to explain too much to the daughter-in-law of the stake, but he was still grateful: "Sister-in-law Zhuang'er, don't worry, I'm fine." I really don't have anything to give you, but if you need it in the future, just go to the Hou Mansion and say it, and I will definitely help you to the end. Shaohua looked at Mu Xiaoshu, who was standing next to him, and said with a smile: "When Xiaoshu is older, you can come to me if you want to enter Beijing." ”

Other things are not uncommon for a stake daughter-in-law, and when she heard that her son's future could rely on Dingxi Houfu, the stake daughter-in-law's eyes lit up.

After Shaohua was grateful again and again, You Ning finally couldn't help but pull her away, and he couldn't stand it since he entered the village. Although he knew that his appearance was not quite the same as that of the people in Jingli, they all stared at him with wide eyes, as if they were seeing monsters, which made Yu Ning feel uncomfortable. And this environment is too beyond his imagination, he can only be glad that God has eyes, at least let Shaohua survive safely, and he also brought a dough by the way.

As soon as he got into the carriage, Youning couldn't wait to drive away, and only after going around the mountains did he slow down.

You Ning threw the reins of the carriage to Ziying, got into the carriage himself, and watched Shao Hua shake his hand and coax the baby in his arms to sleep, You Ning felt that the atmosphere was a little delicate. The words that originally came to his lips were all because his eyes touched the soft cheeks like a dough, and he swallowed them back into his stomach in an instant, and he rubbed them over curiously, looking at the child, and there was an indescribable strangeness in his heart.

"How did you give birth to him?" You Ning hesitated, but still poked the face of the dough with his hand, and sure enough, his fingertips felt good. But Xiao Fan Tuan didn't seem to like to be bothered by him so much, waved his little fist, covered his face, turned his head and hid in Shaohua's arms.

Shaohua was stopped by his words, "You can marry a daughter-in-law yourself." ”

You Ning rolled his eyes, his eyes fell on the dough in swaddling clothes, looking a little incredible, "I mean, is this child really not full moon yet?" He hadn't seen the child cry since the first time he saw him, and even if he was asleep, it was too quiet.

Shaohua looked up at his intent, frowned and asked, "What do you want to say?" "I'm afraid that Youning will also give her a common saying like being born a nobleman.

"No, nothing." Youning shook his head.

In fact, Youning is what he wants to say, counting the days, this child seems to be born in time for that strange thunderstorm. Xin Maoshan also said that Qin Tianjian played two or three times, asking the emperor to send someone to search for the child born that day, for fear that a bad star would be born. You Ning looked at the sleeping child and thought to himself, could this be what they call a strange person.

But after thinking about it, there seems to be nothing wrong with having such a heretical mother as Shaohua, giving birth to a little strange girl. It's his nephew, what if it's the Demon King of the Mixed World, You Ning feels a little proud inexplicably, maybe this kid will really be a great character in the future.

After being silent for a while, You Ning asked, "Why did you think of looking for me, your marquis doesn't know what to do in a hurry." However, Yu Ning was glad that the first person he met was him, otherwise it would be strange to say that a woman named Zimo was looking for them for some reason, and it would be strange if they didn't scare them to death in Xinmao Mountain.

"What's wrong with him?" As soon as he heard Yan Kaizhi, Shaohua immediately became nervous.

You Ning comforted her, "It's okay, I heard that there was a disturbance in the palace, and now I am locked up at home, I can't get out, and I can't find you, so it's strange if I don't die in a hurry." "But after thinking about it, I felt angry, and I couldn't help but count the flowers." What the hell is going on with you, aren't you raising a baby at home for no reason, why did you run into the palace, and you were reduced to the point of giving birth to a child in the deep mountains and old forests. If you don't have a situation, you won't be able to live if you don't scare people to death, right? ”

When they knew that Shaohua was missing, Youning was no better than Yan Kaizhi. Because he knew in his heart that Shaohua was the one who had escaped, he really couldn't imagine if there was another accident, whether Shaohua would be as lucky as last time.

"You think I'm willing." Shaohua said angrily.

Facing Youning, the feeling of being aggrieved for a long time was finally vented, and Shaohua told Youning everything before and after. From Rouwan's vexatious door-to-door search, until she entered the palace, she even told Youning the secret she heard. Later, he met Concubine Yi, who was neither a human nor a ghost, in the secret passage, and finally escaped, but was sent out of the palace as a criminal maid, and was abandoned halfway.

When she finished speaking, she let out a long sigh, feeling that what she had encountered these days was far more wonderful than many people's lives.

You Ning's mouth never closed from the beginning, and listening to Shaohua's words, he only felt that things were a little scary. It seems that any mistake will make them miss it, and then look at the unscathed Shaohua. You Ning had a moment to believe that the fox fairy on the White Mountain existed, otherwise how could Shaohua escape again and again.

After a long time, he found his voice, but it sounded dry and difficult, and he said hesitantly: "You mean that the He family has long had different intentions?" He also heard his father say that since Hongyi ascended the throne, the He family's power in Beijing has become blatant, especially those He family in-laws are even more arrogant, fortunately, there are several of their high-powered old ministers to guard, so that the He family will not overturn the entire capital, but I am afraid that once the queen gives birth to the emperor's eldest son, it will be difficult to say what will happen in the future.

You Ning also said stupidly that as long as the queen was not allowed to give birth to the emperor's eldest son, Xin Maoshan sneered: "Why do you think the first emperor's son is so thin? "You must know that before Hongwen Hongyi was born, there were no fewer princes, but they either miscarried or died young.

There will be such a coincidence in the world, and the eldest son of the emperor can only be born by the queen.

Xin Maoshan didn't understand the strategy in the backyard of the deep palace, but he also knew that it was definitely not a coincidence. It's just that the emperor himself doesn't care, and the courtiers just know it, so they have to turn a blind eye.

Empress Dowager He's actions show that the He family has a conspiracy, judging from Hongyi's attitude, it is obvious that he is also aware, but it is not easy to find out on the table. You Ning thought about it for a week, and immediately understood that today is not the same as before. Regardless of how many of the twenty-two marshals of the founding of the country are still there, except for the few old ministers left by the first emperor, the original Great Prince's Party has long been scattered, and many of the Second Emperor's Party are members of the He family.

If Hongyi wants to eradicate the He family, Yu Qing is a relative of his mother's family, and Yu Li is Qin Wangjun, he has no way to start.

In the past few days, Shaohua herself has also sorted out a lot of clues, she rubbed her temples, and said weakly: "I don't know if Kai Zhi knows about the Queen Mother and my family, it seems that the death of Uncle Xingyong was not so simple." Perhaps because the other party was Youning, Shaohua dared to spit out all the doubts in his heart.

"Maybe Dad will know what's going on." You Ning pursed her lips, and her face showed a rare seriousness.

Shaohua frowned and looked at him, as if asking silently.

You Ning thought for a while, so he had to tell the truth, "I once heard my father say that the most sorry thing in his life is you and the eldest sister, knowing that the capital is dangerous, but he has to marry you off." But there is a lesson from the past, and he is helpless. Seeing that Shaohua's expression became serious, he said again: "The lesson that Dad said about the past may be the matter of Xing Yongbo, do you remember that there was a time when someone in Beijing said that Dad wanted to rebel?" Later, my father and my mother took the eldest sister into Beijing, and it didn't take long for the eldest sister to promise the Li family. ”

Being woken up by Youning, Shaohua seemed to remember that there was indeed such a thing, but at that time, when they thought that their parents were not around, they were too late to be happy, where would they think so much. It seems that since then, Xin Zixuan and them have never quarreled together again, and they have concentrated on learning everyone's etiquette.

"There's one more thing I don't think you remember." You Ning said again: "When Yan Kaizhi came to ask for help, my father's attitude towards him was very strange, and he was cautious and a little guilty. ”

With the friendship between Xin Maoshan and Yan Su, at most it is a gentleman's friendship, and there is not much intersection at all. And the matter between Yan Kaizhi and Xin Zimo is something that everyone in the Xin family knows, if Xin Maoshan has the heart to oppose it, he will not have Xin Zimo thinking about it for so long. But later, I don't know how he changed his mind to marry her to Hongfang, and Xin Maoshan's attitude towards recognizing Shaohua as a righteous daughter was also a little too happy.

Yan Su's death should have nothing to do with Xin Maoshan, but Xin Maoshan's attitude vaguely showed that he felt guilty.