Returning to the Chu Palace, it was already Shen Zheng, who was deprived of his entourage qualifications because of his mouth, and had no chance to witness the legendary Su Wu Niang, who was both talented and beautiful, and the little girl was in the clear sky all day, like an eggplant beaten by frost, and when he saw the prince coming to him, he stepped forward dejectedly and reported the instructions of the king of Chu.

"The prince asked you to go to the study first when you come back."

Yu Feng glanced at the clear sky, slightly slanted the corners of his lips, and raised his eyes, but saw that Gray Du was standing not far away, so he sent the clear sky away, and only let Gray Du accompany him.

On the way, Gray Du reported what he had found: "Sure enough, someone is inquiring about the details of the shopkeeper Hu, and it is the chief manager of the Weiguo Mansion. ”

Obviously, this was already expected by Yu Feng.

"In this way, I probably know what Yinchai did, and the truth about her suicide by throwing herself into a well." As if muttering to himself, Yu Feng slowed down.

"Since you noticed Chunlai Lou, it must be Yinchai who told Mama Song that someone was checking her details behind her back." At this point, Gray Du also thought of it.

"Wavering, lack of people's hearts, Yinchai wants to seek wealth from us on the one hand, and on the other hand, she does not give up fighting for the pity of the Su family's cousin, thinking in vain about being a favorite concubine of a wealthy family, she must be coerced by the Song family, let her help, I don't want the Song family to be ruthless, so naturally I will not give people a handle, so I dealt with her verbally, but she secretly laid a trap and killed people." Yu Feng was thoughtful.

"However, Yinchai's death, the only clue is also broken, and it is difficult to find out what entanglement the Song family has with the Yinchai family, and Yinchai pinched the Song family's amazing handle, so that it was wiped out, all of which were incompetent subordinates." Graycross was a little frustrated.

"Someone is looking for their own death, what can we do, but after this incident, at least one thing is certain, the Song family is indeed a little strange, and the means are ruthless, and it is not all without gain." Yu Feng was lightly comforted.

In fact, in his heart, there are already more inferences.

The couple surnamed Tian, a tenant farmer, should not have anything to do with the Song family, but over the years, the Song family has been secretly taking care of this family, and the Song family will never be a benevolent person who cares for the weak and the poor, which shows that the couple surnamed Tian must have done something important for the Song family.

But what can a farmer do, who has no power or wealth?

After searching for no reason, Yu Feng was also deeply confused.

only noticed one detail - the eldest son of the Tian family died at the age of seven, and it was in the same year that Song Hui entered the Guogong Mansion, but it was not long before he was considered an adopted son by Mama Song, and Ash Du also inquired, it seems that after the death of the son of the Tian family, the Song family's "care" for the Tian family was not so frequent.

And the son who died young, but it happened to be the same age as Song Hui!

When the son of the Tian family died, Yinchai had not yet been born, and it stands to reason that even if there was any hidden secret, Yinchai should not know.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the Song family was relieved to enter the Guogong Mansion at first.

But Yinchai clearly knew something, otherwise he wouldn't dare to go to Chunlailou and ask for wealth with the secret affairs of the Song family.

The only possibility is that when the Song family did not take care of them, the couple surnamed Tian gradually became dissatisfied, or often complained in front of their daughter, or just in case, they told their daughter about the Song family's secrets.

Thinking about it this way, the death of the couple surnamed Tian in a mess may not be because of any illness.

Yu Feng boldly deduced that the eldest son of the Tian family, who died young, was actually the adopted son of the Song family, the head of the Song Dynasty of the Weiguo Mansion.

But the Song family went through a lot of trouble for such a person, and even did not hesitate to kill people, for what?

For decades, the Song family has been waiting by the eldest princess's side, and she should not have the opportunity to hide from everyone and give birth to any illegitimate child, so what is the identity of this Song Hui that makes the Song family attach so much importance to it.

Even though Yinchai is dead, there is actually a way to prove this hypothesis......

Yu Feng thought silently, suddenly stopped, and beckoned Ash to approach, an order.

Gray Du was confused at first, and didn't seem to understand what Yu Feng meant, and after thinking for a while, his expression became more and more puzzled, but his temperament of always obeying orders and not asking still made him hold back the questions on his lips, and only resolutely promised.

talked secretly all the way, and in less than a moment, they arrived at the study of the king of Chu.

Seeing the prince, the two maidservants quietly opened the curtain, since the death of the princess of Chu, the king of Chu often lives in the study, and the maids around him are all honest and taciturn people.

Yu Feng entered, and saw at a glance that the king of Chu was dressed in a dark blue robe, with his hands behind his back, standing in front of the window, the slanting sun that had gradually moved west, shining on his sideburns, the slightest silver and white could not be concealed, the person was not old, his hair was already pale, and the back facing the sky seemed so lonely.

Yu Feng's heart was slightly sour, and he said, "Father." ”

The thoughts of the distant journey seemed to turn around leisurely, the king of Chu turned around and looked at the son of Yushu Linfeng in front of him, the eyebrows and eyes of his deceased wife, there were astringent tears flying by, and they disappeared into his eyes very quickly.

The father and son sat down, and a maidservant girl held hot tea.

"Today, have you ever seen Aunt Su?" King Chu asked.

It seems that after yesterday's conversation, my father's heart still has no intention of giving up the marriage with the Weiguo Mansion.

Yu Feng lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the obscure emotions in it: "My son has made it clear to his aunt and grandmother that he doesn't want to take trouble with Sister Chen. ”

After being silent for a long time, the king of Chu sighed: "If you don't want to, it's useless to force your father, but you have reached the age of sixteen, and the marriage cannot be delayed for too long, especially when you are 'healed'...... As a father, I really can't imagine that there is anyone more suitable than Aunt Su. ”

"But I can't hide my worries, and my son doesn't want his future wife to live in danger." Although Yu Feng's voice was calm, his attitude was very firm.

The king of Chu was stunned, thinking that at the beginning, if it wasn't for his own negligence, the princess would not have been poisoned, and if he had been more resolute and completely rejected the concubine, maybe the Jiang family would not have held a grudge and was used by others.

A sharp pain, like someone's palm, clenched his heart fiercely.

So, he reversed the topic a little stiffly: "I know that Wei Yuan is indeed a person with outstanding literary talents, and a person with hidden ambitions, and he is your best friend, and he can be trusted, but he is a scribe in the end, and Ning Hai's situation is quite dangerous, and I don't know if he can handle it." ”

"Father doesn't know, in fact, Senior Brother Wei is also proficient in criminal law, and he is a cautious and meticulous person, it is most appropriate for him to secretly investigate the Ninghai case, he has long been known as a prodigal son, the world knows that he is free and uninhibited, no one will guard his trip to Ninghai, and besides, my father has arranged for Tianchawei to secretly protect and assist from the side, I believe that Senior Brother Wei will be able to live up to his mission." Yu Feng obviously had great trust in his senior brother's ability, so he recommended him to serve as the secret commander of this crucial situation.

The father and son analyzed and discussed the current situation in Ninghai, and unconsciously it was time when the sky was full of sunshine, thinking that his son had returned to the house, and he had not yet gone to greet the old princess, so the king of Chu ended the conversation.

When Yu Feng came out of the study, he saw the green wall and black wall, the green trees and flowers, all of which were enveloped in bright smoke, and a gust of wind was urgent, and the begonias in the wall were red and chaotic.

Witnessing the falling red floating in the air, going over the wall with the wind, Yu Feng muttered softly: "Why do you have to choke on the spring to send spring, colorful out of the green wall, and the four seas are scattered." With a slight smile, the corners of his lips were half gentle, and his eyes seemed to be dyed with ink, which was instantly deep.

In Luqing Garden, in the hugging mansion where the people lived, several maids sat down around the winter rain like stars and moons, and whispered about today's thank-you banquet.

"I heard from Sister Zijuan in the refreshment room, didn't she wait nearby today, I witnessed the demeanor of His Royal Highness the Prince with my own eyes, Yu Erlang We are common, and we already feel handsome, but this Prince of Chu is even more handsome than him."

"Didn't you say that the prince of Chu had a deficiency disease?"

"In the afternoon, I went to the mirror pool and took a look at it from a distance, although Shizi was a little thinner, but he was not as weak as rumored, and he didn't look like ...... Short-lived people. A maid was stupid and stupid, shaking her head as she spoke, as if as long as she persuaded herself, the prince of Chu would be safe.

Dongyu listened to these discussions, only smiled and said nothing, secretly wondering how the prince of Chu was, but he was just a dying person, where could he compare to Yu Erlang, who was so warm and handsome? These maids who have no insight don't know what to be excited about, even if the prince of Chu has the appearance of an immortal, it is not something that such a cheap slave can think of.

Suddenly, a little maid picked up the curtain and stretched her head in: "Where's Sister Cherry?" ”

Cherry thinks these maids are irritable, and has long avoided them.

Dongyu's heart moved: "I think I went to the Lotus Pond Pavilion to find peace, but Wu Niang is looking for her?" ”

"Exactly, let her go to the house and wait for dinner." When the little maid said this, she closed the curtains.

So, a bunch of maids looked at each other, and they were in no mood to talk about the high-ranking prince and grandson for a while.

"For two days in a row, Wu Niang often looked for cherries to wait, and she was even closer to her than Xia Yun."

"Cherry is really lucky, and she has won the trust of her master." Some people are envious.

There are also some people who have a lot of eyes, secretly looking at Dongyu, didn't they say that Wu Niang regarded Mama Song's granddaughter as extraordinary, and as soon as she came in, she was given a name, how could she see that this cherry had passed her instead?

But with the lesson of the warbler's voice in front, anyone who has a brain also knows that he can't discuss wrong, no matter how powerful Mama Song is, but Wu Niang is the master of Luqing Yuan, although Dongyu is worth pleasing her, but it can't be just to please her, and offend the people that Wu Niang values.

At this time, the winter rain, my heart is indeed not a taste, she has been in for some time, although Wu Niang does not treat her harshly, but it is really not close, sometimes she is ingenious, Wu Niang is also lukewarm, but the cherry who has a coffin face all day long, somehow won the favor of the master.

If it goes on like this, when Cherry pleases Wu Niang again, even if Spring Twilight goes out in the future, it may not be his turn to be promoted.

Thinking that Cherry had become a first-class maid and was qualified to dictate to herself, Dongyu felt anxious, and even more impatient to chat with these maids, thought about it, and simply went to Xia Yun's house.

Xia Yun lives with Chun Dui, but several first-class maids in Chun Du are waiting in the house, only Xia Yun, in addition to taking care of Wu Niang's four seasons clothes and hairpin ring jewelry, has been unable to get close to the master's side for some days.

At this time, Xia Yun was sitting in front of the window, carefully embroidering the silk handkerchief promised to give to Dongyu.

Seeing Dongyu coming in, Xia Yun suddenly smiled, pulled her on the kang again, and was busy making tea, and was busy taking the plum blossoms on the silk handkerchief to Dongyu to see, asking Dongyu if he liked it, and then embroidering a magpie to stand on the branch.

Dongyu was patient, and had a quarrel with Xia Yunhan, so she lowered her voice and said in her ear: "Sister, you have to be careful, you are a first-class maid, but Wu Niang doesn't let you get close during this time, but the cherry is always waiting by Wu Niang's side." ”

Xia Yun was stunned, quite helpless: "Wu Niang has always been not very close to me. ”

"I was kind enough to remind my sister that in the long run, Cherry will have to squeeze you away sooner or later and replace you." Winter rain is very serious.

Xia Yun didn't panic about this: "What's the difference, both horizontal and vertical are slaves and servants." ”

This person is also too useless, he simply doesn't have half of the competitive mind, Dongyu hates iron and steel, and leaves all the words of Mama Song behind: "I know that my sister is not here, but there is no reason to let you take advantage of it in vain, let me ask you, do you really want to marry my cousin?" ”

Going around and around, the words were finally clarified today, Xia Yun's heart beat wildly, and he pulled the silk handkerchief tightly: "I am helpless in the Guogong Mansion, as long as Mama Song looks up to me and is willing to ...... for the cow and the horse."

It's delusional just like you! Dong Yu was disdainful in his heart, and his face was not revealed: "I'll be straightforward, sister, don't be annoyed." ”

Xia Yun was nervous and shook his head again and again.

"You also know that my grandmother was in love with Chundui at that time, firstly, because she was stable and virtuous, and more importantly, she was quite trusted by her master, although she was a slave, but the master's grace came down, and it was easy to get rid of slavery, and sister, you ...... Although she has a good temperament, she is too cowardly, Wu Niang is not close to you, and there is no one to rely on at home...... Although my cousin is a little more stubborn, in the end, he is the son of an official family, and this is the position of a wife......"

Xia Yun's heart sank, and his face couldn't hide his frustration.

Dongyu changed his words: "But if my sister is willing to live in a concubine's room, it is also easy." ”

Xia Yun was sad and happy for a while, he couldn't control the emotions on his face, he seemed to cry and laugh, and that appearance fell in Dongyu's eyes, and there was a burst of disdain in his heart, but he pretended to smile: "Although it is a concubine, but with the care of my grandmother, it is really better than being a slave and a maid." ”

"Of course, that's of course." Xia Yun trembled his lips, he had a lot of vows in his heart, and he couldn't wait to say it in one go, but Dongyu didn't want to listen to her nonsense of being grateful to Dade and being a cow and a horse, and said clearly: "You also know, Spring Twilight doesn't know how to lift, don't talk about grandmother, I'm also angry with her, I came to this Luqing Garden, but I am not willing to live below her, if you have a way to rectify her, you will have a future." ”

If you want to get something for nothing, how can there be such a pie-in-the-sky good thing!

Xia Yun was stunned again, if she had such a skill, how could she not be high or low?

But this opportunity is really not willing to be let go in vain......

racked my brains for a while, and finally came up with a solution: "In the early years, the spring twilight pitied me for being lonely, and I was given a holiday during the New Year's Festival, and invited me to her house several times...... There is a descendant, the family lives in Rongshu Street, as if he learned to raise cockfights from others, and he seems to have some thoughts about the spring twilight...... Once he blocked the spring twilight and teased ...... with words"

"Do you remember the man's name?" Dongyu's eyes lit up, and a poisonous plan gradually brewed.

"It seems that the surname is Ma, I heard Chun Dusk call him to be Ma Er."

Dongyu thought about it for a while, and went up to his lips, so he whispered.

After hearing this, Xia Yun's face turned pale, and after a long time, he reluctantly nodded: "I can try this method, but ...... If something leaks, then I'll ......"

"Don't worry, being mixed up by such nonsense scoundrels, Mrs. Tai can't tolerate Chun Du to stay in the mansion, besides, in case something leaks...... You admit it, the Duchess of the Kingdom is merciful, and she will not take your life because of the personal grudge between the maids, and then you just need to admit your mistakes and ask to leave the house, don't worry, my grandmother will naturally protect you and send you to Ninghai. Dong Yu persuaded again, and it was easy for Xia Yun to strengthen his determination.

The plan was completed, of course, I immediately told Mama Song.

Mama Song was shocked: "You girl, why is it such a big idea, don't discuss it with me first." ”

"Grandmother...... Things have changed, if you wait any longer, even if you can let Spring Dusk out of the house, maybe you should wait for Cherry Jin! I see that she is very much Wu Niang's heart, and she will become a threat to me in the future, if this plan is completed, everyone will be happy, if not, there is Xia Yun back the black pot horizontally, but a concubine room, one more than her, one less than her, a lot, my cousin does not suffer, and the spring twilight and she have gone, there are two vacancies in the first class maid, wouldn't it be more certain, grandmother rest assured, as long as I am promoted, I will be able to coax the master's heart. Dongyu is full of confidence: "But if it drags on and lets the cherries be reused by Wu Niang, I'm afraid that things will have to go through some twists and turns." ”

Mama Song didn't care: "Wu Niang is still young, and I feel that the cherry deed is not enough to be afraid for a while, and then I have to talk about this maid and so on, and I have to say it to the Duchess and Mrs. Tai, you can't hold your breath so much...... "Alas, in the end, the granddaughter is young and not cautious."

She didn't know that since Dongyu saw Yu Zhou this morning, and thought of her future, where could she still hold her heart, and she wished to coax Wu Niang's trust immediately.

At least Dongyu thinks that Yu Erlang and Wu Niang's childhood sweethearts, although they are not princes, they are also the grandsons of the princes of the clan, and their identities are also noble.

In the future, Yu Erlang is very likely to be Wu Niang's husband.

So......

As long as you have the trust of Wu Niang, you will marry in the past, and you will be outstanding with your gentleness and appearance, and you are not afraid of not being favored by Yu Erlang.

As soon as I thought of this, Dongyu was red-faced and warm-hearted, and I just wished that day would come as soon as possible.

Of course, we have to fight for it: "Grandmother, this matter is handled by Xia Yun, we don't interfere, even if she is afraid in the future and confesses it, she can't help us without evidence, but she can still rely on her sly, she is a helpless and helpless maid, and she doesn't let us fall, and in my opinion, she is determined to slap us up and be a concubine for the official family, for her own sake, she doesn't dare to tell the truth, this is a hundred benefits and no harm, shouldn't she do it?" ”

But these words moved Mama Song's heart, she is not a person who can bear it, spring twilight has already become a thorn in her bones and a thorn in her eye, but she is afraid of the eldest princess, so she temporarily forbears, since Xia Yun sent it to the door, there is no need to use it in vain.

Mama Song finally nodded heavily under the ardent hope of Dongyu.