After Chu Dai'er left, Chu Zhenzhen sat in place for a long time, and then got up and went to find Zhao Xunyan.

Zhao Xunyan thought at first that she was coming to cry again, but as soon as she came, he knelt straight in front of the courtyard gate, motionless, and didn't say a word.

"Lord Wang, what to do?" The bystander asked.

Zhao Xunyan stood by the door, looked at the voice in front of the courtyard gate, and smiled sarcastically: "By her, since she is not willing to do this, then she had better be ready to give up everything, so that she can be considered somewhat useful."

"What does the prince mean, do you still want to use her?"

"Naturally, you have to use it, the first talented woman in the capital, do you know how many people Xiao thinks?" Zhao Xunyan turned back coldly, since the emperor let him have no rights in the face, then he used other methods to fight: "From now on, all the people outside the capital will be transferred away, and don't train for the time being." ”

"Now that the flood is about to occur, it is a good time for us to catch people without knowing it"

"Over there in Jiangnan, you write to Wei Xian, the governor of Liangjiang, and ask him to do his best to assist Yang Ci's grandfather during this time and act carefully." Zhao Xunyan said, and then smiled: "However, with his character, he is used to being domineering in Jiangnan, and he has always looked down on the serious and old-fashioned General Yang, who is afraid that it is useless for this king to pass on this." ”

Others bowed: "Then the subordinate will go and inform"

"No need!"

Before the two finished speaking, a female voice sounded in the room, hearing this voice, Zhao Xunyan's expression was a little solemn, he glanced at the people in the room, and when they retreated, he stepped inside.

Zhao Xunyan bowed. Before he could speak, a slap landed on his face.

"I warned you a long time ago, you actually fell to this point for a woman, Zhao Xunyan, since you don't take my words seriously, then don't blame me for not taking you seriously!" Jane looked at him angrily.

Zhao Xunyan endured the anger in his heart and said, "Wouldn't it be better to take advantage of this matter to retreat into the shadows, so that they can completely let down their guard against me, thinking that I am just a person who has lost his mind for the sake of women?" ”

Zhen Niang looked at him suspiciously: "This is all your plan?" ”

"Of course not." Zhao Xunyan raised his head, looked at the angry Zhen Niang, and said, "Now the prince's momentum is unstoppable. Since we can't come to the light, then we will come to the dark, so that they can't guard against it. ”

"Then tell me how to come to the dark?" Zhen Niang heard a little sign, her face softened a little, and she sat on the side and waited for him to say.

Zhao Xunyan chuckled: "The most powerful assistant in the prince's hand is Lin Qingyu, the prince of the Marquis of Anping, and Lin Qingyu seems to be invincible, but the biggest weakness is the wife he is married to now, Chu Xi, let's start from here, and then secretly build momentum, and when we really can't stop it, then attack the city in one fell swoop, isn't it the same?" ”

After hearing this, Zhen Niang smiled coldly: "What you said seems to be feasible, but"

Zhao Xunyan's palms tightened slightly, but Zhen Niang stood up, her expression much more indifferent: "Since you want to retreat behind the scenes for the time being, I will find someone else to help you before the scene." With that, he turned around and left.

Zhao Xunyan's face was gloomy, looking at the place where she disappeared, his eyes were full of murderous intent.

In the afternoon, when Chu Xi and Lin Qingyu came out, they were still puzzled: "Where are you going to take me?" ”

"You'll find out in a moment." Lin Qingyu smiled lightly, and after a while, the carriage stopped.

Lin Qingyu got out of the carriage first. Then he helped her down too, Chu Xi came out to take a look, and her eyes immediately became wet, this is not anywhere else, it is the grave of her biological mother Yang Pei.

This place has been carefully repaired, and it looks like it has not lost the dignity of everyone's ladies, and most importantly, the tombstone has also been changed, and the 'Chu Yang family' on the tombstone has been changed to 'Yang family', Yang Pei has nothing to do with Chu Mansion.

"Thank you." After Chu Ji worshipped, he said softly.

Lin Qingyu said: "This is what I should do, and the one who is resting here now is also my mother." ”

Chu Xi's nose was slightly sour, and she turned around and hugged him.

Lu Tan and Lin Fu were thinking about whether to go out, but they suddenly caught a glimpse of a small figure outside the cemetery, Lin Fu was startled, but Lu Tan had already chased him out, and after a while, he brought back a child who looked four or five years old.

Lin Qingyu was stunned when he saw this child: "Mu Ming, why are you here?" ”

Chu Xi was puzzled, looked at Lin Fu's serious expression, and guessed the identity of this child.

Mu Ming raised his eyes and glared at Chu Xi and Lin Qingyu angrily, but there seemed to be a little longing in the depths of his eyes.

Chu Xi looked at him, his face was sallow, his body was thin, and he knew that he was not doing well at first glance.

"Lin Fu, send him back." Lin Qingyu saw that he didn't speak, and directly commanded.

"Yes!" Lin Fu didn't say a word, and stepped forward to leave with Mu Ming, but Mu Ming broke free of his and Lu Tan's hands, and only stared at Lin Qingyu: "Why don't you want me to be my mother!" ”

Lin Qingyu's brows furrowed slightly, and Chu Xi grabbed his hand tightly.

Lin Qingyu looked back at her, sighed, and said, "This matter will be understood when you grow up, go back first." ”

Mu Ming gritted his teeth and looked at Chu Xi angrily: "Is it because of her!" Mother said that you just fell in love with another woman, so you abandoned our mother and son! Mu Ming raised his hand and pointed at Chu Xi, but Chu Xi saw the slight scar on his arm and frowned slightly.

Lin Fu hurriedly grabbed Mu Ming's arm, clicked on his acupoint, hugged him and left quickly.

Lin Qingyu watched the people leave, and then looked at Chu Xi with some concern: "Mu Ming was influenced by his mother. ”

Chu Ji bowed: "I understand, that kid doesn't look like you at all, and I found that he has injuries on his arm."

"I'll have someone investigate his biological father." Lin Qing was stupid and didn't want to talk about it anymore, so he only pulled her and said, "Let's go, go to another place." ”

"Where else?"

"Great place"

Lin Qingyu said, directly grabbed Chu Xi's waist and left, Lu Tan took a lot of effort to catch up, and when he caught up, he was immediately stunned. She originally thought that Lin Qingyu would take Chu Xi to see a sea of flowers or a secret villa or something, but it turned out that she came to see the dead people!

It is already a very remote place from the capital, surrounded by a courtyard wall about two meters high, guarded inside and out, and the trees within a radius of one mile have been cut down, and ordinary people can't approach it at all.

"What is this place?" Lu Tan asked in a low voice, looking at the corpses placed in the courtyard wall, stunned.

Lin Qingyu put Chu Xi on the tree and said softly: "There are master guards here, you should breathe as lightly as possible." Don't make a noise, I'll go and go back. With that, a dodge vanished.

Chu Xi's face was slightly gloomy, and at this glance, he knew that he was also making the dead, but those who were lying down, some of them had familiar faces, weren't they the exiles who were released at the beginning? The exiles were all placed by the prince, but now they are all lying here, which means something

Chu Xi didn't dare to think deeply, and after a while, he saw a group of people coming out of the courtyard wall, led by a man with a veiled hat, slender and tall. The people around all nodded their heads, looking at the momentum, they should not have a low status, but they should not be the crown prince Zhao Xuanyi.

As if sensing that someone was watching him, he stopped and looked around, but after looking around, he didn't find anything unusual, so he turned around and left.

After he left, Lu Tan breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, she had just taken Chu Xi back three hundred meters in time, otherwise she would have been detected by him.

"Do you hear what they're saying?" Chu Xi whispered.

Lu Tan shook his head slightly, and Chu Xi pointed to the tree just now: "Let's go over." See who's else in the crowd? ”

"Yes." Lu Tan gritted his teeth, cautiously glanced at the group of people, and was about to take Chu Xi over, but stopped his movements and said in surprise: "I saw the Yan family." ”

"The Yan family?" Chu Ji's face was slightly gloomy, Lu Tan nodded slightly, squinted his eyes and looked into the crowd: "The uncle of the Yan family, and his son Yan Jifu, Yan Jifu's face is pale now, his feet seem to be soft, and his eyes are blank and he follows behind, and the uncle of the Yan family is behind the man with the veil. Nodding his head, he didn't know what to say, his voice was too small to be heard. ”

Chu Xi's face became solemn: "Except for the eldest prince of the Yan family, no one relied on him, and now he actually helps people to raise the dead, who is his master?" ”

Lu Tan shook his head slightly: "Wait for the prince to come over, he may know." ”

Chu Ji bowed her head, she was more worried about Yun Songyi now. Now that Uncle Yan has taken refuge in others, it is definitely not what Boss Yan meant, which shows that Boss Yan is indeed dying, otherwise, he is there. Never stand in line at this time. If the Yan family has this plan, then Yun Songyi is the most dangerous, the young daughter of the Yan family, if they want to win over anyone, Yun Songyi, who has just lost a marriage contract, must be the first to be sent out.

Not long after, Lin Qingyu came out, took Chu Xi and left: "They found out." Lin Qingyu explained as he walked.

Chu Xi was stunned, even a master like Lin Qingyu could be easily discovered, how powerful the people in there were.

Lin Qingyu not only took Chu Xi with him, but also pulled the green sandalwood who couldn't run fast, and it was easy to get into the city before he could escape the danger.

"What happened just now?" Chu Xi grabbed his hand and said.

Lin Qingyu chuckled: "I'll explain to you when I go back to the house first." ”

"Okay." Chu Xi looked at him, could it be that he had been injured repeatedly before. Does it have anything to do with these people?

Lu Tan's expression was a little heavy, and when Lin Qingyu came out, she seemed to notice something.

returned to the Hou Mansion together, and before Lin Qingyu could explain, he saw Mrs. Li and Li Xiao who were already waiting.

Li Xiao's face was a little ugly, and he was always reluctant to talk to his mother, and when he saw Chu Xi and Lin Qingyu coming, his expression was better, and he got up and saluted, and when he saw Chu Xi and Lin Qingyu holding hands, his head lowered, and his heart was indescribably complicated.

Mrs. Li didn't remember the conflict with Chu Xi in the past. When he saw her, he laughed: "The princess is here." ”

Chu Xi smiled lightly, Lin Qingyu helped her sit down first, and then said, "Mrs. Li and Master Li came over today, but what's the matter?" "It stands to reason that except for the relatives of the Hou Mansion, it is inconvenient for others to come and disturb on the first day of the wedding.

Li Xiao blushed, but Mrs. Li didn't seem to feel embarrassed at all, and said with a smile: "We were too busy yesterday to go to Chu Mansion to congratulate, so we hurried over today." "Anyway, I was busy with four or five brocade boxes.

Chu Xi smiled faintly, without the slightest hint of ridicule, after all, for Li Xiao's sake, she couldn't say anything: "Then thank you aunt." ”

"You're welcome." Mrs. Li smiled and talked for a long time, but Lin Qingyu just didn't leave, so she had to say, "Xiao'er, don't you have a question to ask Lin Shizi?" ”

Li Xiao's face was slightly pale, but he still got up, and Lin Qingyu naturally didn't shirk it, and took him to the study.

After taking them all away, Mrs. Li smiled and said, "That's the case, I"

Mrs. Li didn't finish saying this, and Yahuan came from outside, saying that the second lady of Chu Mansion also came.

Mrs. Li's face sank: "What kind of fun is she coming?" After that, you turned her head to look at Chu Xi: "I probably saw that you have now become the princess, and I came here to talk about it, you don't need to pay attention to her, she was born in a small family, and my second brother is just a concubine, and he has no ability." ”

Chu Xi smiled faintly, took a sip of tea, and looked at these two people, just as it was the first day to be lively.

After a while, I heard a burst of laughter from outside the courtyard, and then I saw a richly dressed woman walk in, followed by a shy girl.

Chu Ji blinked, and the second lady had already come over after a while, glanced at Mrs. Li, and smiled: "My sister is here too, what a coincidence." ”

Mrs. Li glanced at her, and didn't bother to deal with it, but now Li Xiao is also an adult in the Hanlin Academy, and the second master is still a seven-grade petty official, and he has no interest.

Seeing that she ignored her, the second lady was not angry, and saluted Chu Xi with a smile, and solemnly introduced the woman next to her: "This is what I mentioned to you before, my daughter Chu Rou, you also answered me before to help me take care of one or two, do you remember?" ”

Chu Xi looked at the woman, her figure was slender and delicate, her big eyes were shining, but she had a bit of aura.

Mrs. Li laughed directly: "What's wrong with my second brother?" Can't even take care of a daughter? ”

The second lady still ignored her: "Originally, we shouldn't have come to trouble the princess, we really had no choice but to come, and now the master has been transferred to a remote and bitter cold place, if Rou'er follows us, won't it be ruined." The second lady said, and said: "I saw that you have been entangled in affairs in Chu Mansion before, and we didn't dare to disturb it, but now we dare to come over." If you don't want to help us, I'll take Rou'er and jump off the wall."

The second lady cried all the time, but she didn't go to Chu Xi before, not because she was afraid of bad luck, but because she was afraid of disturbing her. And now that I came to her, I saw that she was free, and she had nothing to do all day, just to help take care of her.

But she brought her daughter over, and her eyes were still glancing around, isn't it Sima Zhao's heart that everyone knows.

Mrs. Li sneered and looked Chu Rou up and down: "You just want to find someone to take care of you, not to find the eldest brother, but to find your newly married niece, is your mind too obvious?" And there is an unwritten rule in the Anping Marquis Mansion, the successive marquis masters, only marry one wife, and do not accept concubines, what, do you want Chu Rou to be a maid? ”

Chu Rou was a woman in the end, her face suddenly turned red, and tears overflowed in her eyes, looking at Chu Chu pitiful.

Chu Xi didn't answer anyway, let them fight, and wait for the fight to understand before she spoke.

The second lady was stunned: "The rule is dead" After saying that, Xu realized that what he said was too obvious, and immediately said: "Besides, we don't mean this, we just want to let Ji'er help each other look at each other's homes, and the small family will become."

Mrs. Li pursed her lips, thinking about her purpose, and felt that if she helped Chu Ji now, she would be able to agree to her request for a while, and hurriedly said: "Since it is a small family, then you can send people to Chu Mansion, how about I look at her when I go back?" After all, I'm also old, and I can see people accurately, how old is my sister, how can I help you look at people? What a joke. ”

Mrs. Li's sarcastic skills are very powerful, and she made Chu Rou cry out in a few words, and the second lady was also speechless, and only looked at Chu Rou: "Princess, you promised me at the beginning, help me take care of it"

Chu Xi finally opened her mouth, but she didn't have the consciousness of letting her father-in-law out, and raised her eyes to look at Jiang Rou with a smile: "What kind of husband does Sister Rou'er want to marry, I'll find someone to help you see when I go back." ”

When Jiang Rou heard this, she remembered the words of the second lady, and lowered her eyes shyly: "It's okay to be the same as your brother-in-law."

Mrs. Li almost laughed out loud: "There is only one Lin Shizi in this world, what, let the princess give up her seat to you?" ”

Jiang Rou's eyes turned red and she started crying again.

Chu Xi shook her head with a smile, and looked at the second lady indifferently: "If you don't want to leave Beijing, go to Chu Mansion, no matter what, there is no reason to stay in the Hou Mansion, Chu Mansion is the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it is not difficult to raise a young lady." ”

When the second lady heard this, she wanted to beg, but Chu Xi didn't want to say anything more to her, so she only raised her hand. Green Sandalwood immediately asked people to invite their mother and daughter down.

Seeing this, the second lady sighed deeply: "That's it, if you really don't want to, we won't be reluctant, and we won't keep you for those scandals in Chu Mansion, so what is the plum blossom forest of Hanshan Temple, and what is the Niu Er Tuk of Chu Mansion, the prince doesn't mind, and I don't know if the Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou will mind if they hear it." ”

Jiang Rou took her hand: "Mother, Sister Dai'er said that she can't say it now"

When Lu Tan heard this, he held back the fire in his belly, and dared to love these two people, it was Chu Dai'er who pouted him, and he planned to slander Chu Xi.

"The second master is at best a seven-rank petty official, dare to slander the princess, don't you seven-rank officials want to do it!" Green Sandalwood said in annoyance.

The second lady straightened her neck: "It's better not to be a remote seven-grade petty official for a lifetime." And how did we just be wronged, what happened at the beginning, but many people watched it, the princess just wanted to hide it, how could we hide it! After that, seeing that Chu Xi had never been retained, he pulled Jiang Rou: "Rou'er, let's go!" ”

Chu Xi watched indifferently as their mother and son left. Winked at Mrs. Li: "If you have anything, just say it." ”

Mrs. Li looked at Chu Xi, whose face did not change, and was surprised, but she hurriedly looked at the green shoots standing on the side, and said with a smile: "We came here this time to ask for a ring around the princess." ”

Green Sprout raised her head suddenly, and when she saw the eyes of Mrs. Li looking at her, her face turned red all of a sudden.

When Chu Xi heard this, she sighed lightly in her heart, since Mrs. Li dared to withdraw from Yi'er's marriage, she knew that she would not be a good mother-in-law, and now she came to ask to marry Green Sprout. One is to please himself, and the other is to know that he loves Green Sprout, and he knows that Green Sprout likes Li Xiao, so he wants to exchange it.

It's just that she can't refuse Green Shoot's marriage.

"Really?" Chu Xi smiled faintly.

Lu Tan also guessed what Mrs. Li meant, but Lu Ya seemed to be in excitement and didn't think about it at all.

Mrs. Li looked at Lu Ya with a smile and said: "Naturally, the maids around the princess are all good, and the green sprout girl is even more so, Xiao'er is now busy with her own affairs, and there is no considerate person around, I see that the green sprout girl is very suitable." Although she can't marry Xiao'er as a wife. But Xiao'er doesn't have a wife now, so I'm not worried that someone will control her, and I will definitely love her well after becoming a concubine. ”

Chu Ji looked back at the green sprouts with red and nervous faces, and said with a smile: "Green sprouts, what do you think?" ”

Green Sprouts is naturally willing, and the person who has been thinking about it for a long time is now taking the initiative to propose marriage to herself, how is she unhappy.

"The slave is willing."

"Okay, let's go and salute Mrs. Li." Chu Xi said with a smile, and only hoped that after Lu Ya got married, Li Xiao and Mrs. Li would really treat her well.

Green Sprout came to Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li directly took off a full amount of red gold bracelet on her wrist and brought it to her: "Take it and play." ”

"Mrs. Xie." Green Sprout's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes were full of gratitude.

Mrs. Li also laughed. Turning his head to look at Chu Xi: "I want the green shoots to enter the Li Mansion as soon as possible, and the princess will see"

Chu Xi looked at the green sprouts who were getting more and more excited, and didn't know what to say, just looked at the green sprouts: "Green sprouts, when do you think it's appropriate?" ”

"The slave listens to the young lady."

Mrs. Li hurriedly answered: "Then three days later, I have checked, three days later it will be a good day and an auspicious day, the princess will see"

Chu Xi looked at the green sprouts for a long time, and when she saw that she didn't speak again, she nodded: "Then three days later, the people from the Li Mansion will pick her up in a big red sedan chair." ”

Mrs. Li was stunned, how could any concubine have to use a big red sedan chair to get her in. However, the more Chu Xi is like this, the more she can see the importance she attaches to this girl. Also, since the death of her biological mother, this girl has always been by her side, and she must be regarded as a relative.

Mrs. Li nodded: "Okay!" ”

Lu Ya's face turned even redder, but Mrs. Li was smart and didn't say anything more, and when Li Xiao came back, she left directly.

Green Sprout also knelt down and kowtowed to Chu Xi, and her voice was choked: "Thank you, Miss, for being successful." ”

Lu Tan also saw that something was wrong, but before he could speak, he was stopped by Chu Xi: "Okay, I will get married in three days, the time is too tight." You hurry up and go back, and let Xiao Fu'er and Aunt Fu help you prepare. ”

"Yes." Green Sprouts got up, tears were already falling, but they were full of joy.

After she left, Lu Tan asked: "Miss, why are you so troubled, Mrs. Li is also insatiable at first glance, one by one, seeing you, everyone wants to come to get a piece of the pie, and it is no different from taking it by skill." ”

Chu Xi looked at the back of the green sprouts, remembered that she died tragically because of herself in her previous life, and said with a light smile: "She has suffered too much, she should be happy, how can I destroy her for my own selfishness." ”

When Lu Tan heard this, he was moved in his heart: "Miss is always like this, and she will suffer a big loss when she turns around." ”

"No matter how big the loss is, I've suffered it, don't be afraid." Chu Xi smiled lightly, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, there will always be a way.

Lin Qingyu also came over at this time, looked at Chu Xi with a smile and said, "I'm afraid I haven't been clean these days." ”

"What's wrong?"

"Mei Niang just came with the news, the fifth prince has returned to Beijing." Lin Qingyu walked over and grabbed Chu Xi's hand and held it in the palm of his hand: "The man with the veil hat we saw outside the city just now is the fifth prince." ”

Chu Xi stood up, but he also remembered the five princes, and blinked at Lin Qingyu: "The five princes who were exiled because they were found to be practicing witchcraft in the mansion?" ”

Lin Qingyu bowed his head, looked at Chu Xi's clear appearance, and his eyes flashed: "The person who exposed him and vigorously respected him at the beginning is now the prime minister of Chu, the fifth prince secretly returned to Beijing, and the Chu Mansion is afraid that he is the first target." ”

When Chu Xi heard this, a smile appeared on her lips, the person who accepted Chu Bing's loose life is here!

(Battlefield Literature)