Lin Xiuxiu knelt down in the middle of the night and was already drowsy, and Mrs. Li was too sad during the day, so she also went to the ear room to take a nap first, leaving only Chu Xi and Chu Dai'er to stay all night.

Chu Dai'er knelt straight, looked at the coffin in front of her, laughed, and sprinkled all the paper in her hand: "Doesn't the big sister ask something?" ”

"Even if I ask, my fourth sister won't tell me, so why should I do it." Chu Xi's expression was indifferent.

Seeing her like this, Chu Dai'er's smile became bigger and bigger, and she sent her mother-in-law and maids to kneel on the porch outside the house, and then said, "Big sister is really a smart person." ”

"Didn't you already know." Chu Xi didn't know what she had in mind, so she let her go.

Chu Dai'er stood up and sat down leisurely: "Since I am a smart person, then I won't go around the corner." I came back this time, I thought it clearly, I don't want to fight with my sister, I just want to seek a wealth in peace, and I hope that my big sister won't stop me. ”

Chu Xi turned his head to look at her: "Then it depends on whether you will use me as your springboard in order to seek this wealth." ”

Chu Dai'er smiled and poured herself a cup of tea: "Big sister, don't worry, I won't be so stupid." ”

Hearing her words, Chu Dai didn't feel relieved, for Chu Dai'er's sudden change in attitude, Chu Xi felt that there were only two reasons, either Chu Dai'er really changed her ways, or she had other plans. The first one is obviously impossible, and the second one is apart from Lin Qingyu, who else does she want to calculate?

Chu Dai couldn't guess, so she didn't guess, and Chu Dai'er would make a move.

"Oh, yes." Chu Dai'er looked outside: "Father said, let me leave quietly in the middle of the night, leaving you alone in this mourning hall, big sister, so I won't accompany you, big sister." Chu Dai'er winked at Chu Xi, and when she saw that she understood, she got up and left.

Chu Xi looked at her back, she hadn't seen her for half a month, she seemed to be taller again, the kind of height that was visible to the naked eye, and her facial features seemed to have grown a little longer, more amazing than before, the only thing she hadn't changed was the eyes that had been quenched with venom from beginning to end and that smartness.

Chu Dai'er left, and Lu Tan walked in from outside. Now it's cold outside, and she speaks with a chill: "Miss." What did Miss Four tell you again? ”

"She wants to shake hands and make peace." Chu Xi said lightly, also got up, looked around the inside and outside of the house, and said, "Is Mrs. Li still in the ear room?" ”

Lu Tan shook his head slightly: "When you were talking to the fourth young lady, I saw that someone called them all away. ”

Called away

Chu Xi turned her head to look at the old lady's coffin, and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Just forced the biological mother to die, and I thought about killing my own daughter, my father is really ruthless." ”

"Huh? The lord wants to kill you? Lu Tan hurriedly asked in surprise, but Chu Xi remembered the warning of Mother Jiang and Lin Qingyu before, and asked her to take Lu Tan with her, it seems that Chu Bingsong really did it too obviously.

"Don't worry, you won't die tonight." Chu Xi said with a smile.

The two were talking, and suddenly a figure approached at the door, and Lu Tan heard the approaching footsteps, and the dagger in his sleeve had fallen in his hand, ready to do it at any time, but when the door opened, the two were surprised.

"Aunt Yanxue." Green Sandalwood spoke up.

Yanxue hurriedly closed the door carefully: "Be quiet, I'm here to tell you that the master let people move a lot of firewood around here today, and I was worried about the safety of the eldest lady, so I came over to take a look, but I didn't expect that the young lady was really the only one here." Yanxue also felt cold, Chu Bingsong was afraid that he was the most ruthless person in the world.

"Now that you all know, then I will definitely not be able to die tonight, and I am afraid that this fire will not be put away." Chu Xi said with a smile.

"What do you mean by that?" Yan Xue was puzzled.

Chu Xi shook her head slightly: "Now is not the time to explain, you go back first, and come back early in the morning." ”

Yanxue is still a little worried: "In case"

"No case, the person who saved me now is afraid that he has already arrived in the front yard." Chu Xi said lightly, Chu Bingsong did it so obviously, if Zhao Xunyan still wanted to use him, he would never let him do this, otherwise the Prime Minister's Mansion would be completely finished, the mother had just died and burned her daughter, where could Chu Bingsong, the prime minister's hat, be kept?

Yan Xue saw Chu Xi's expression determined: "Then I'll go to the front yard to take a look, I'm in charge of the house now, and it's normal to go to the front to take a look, and I won't be discovered." Yanxue said busily.

Chu Xi saw that she had to go, and she didn't stop her, but as soon as Yanxue left, Chu Xi said, "Go, light the fire." ”

"Ignition?" Lu Tan looked at Chu Xi in astonishment: "Miss, do you want to break the net with the old man?" Don't you want a few green sandalwoods, don't want Lin Shizi? ”

Chu Xi was dumbfounded: "If this fire is not put out, what reason will the emperor use to punish him?" "The emperor is also worried now, Chu Bingsong let his own mother bear the guilt, he can't deal with him, if there is another deliberate murder of the girl, this is not necessarily

"But the master can also push this blame on others? Won't it be a failure when the time comes? Lu Tan said busily.

Chu Xi looked at Lu Tan with a smile: "Sometimes you can't be clever, and sometimes you're stupid." What the emperor wants is just a reason, no matter who his real arsonist is, aren't they all Chu Bingsong's people, and since Chu Bingsong wants to set this fire, whether it is morning or night, he will always release it, let's let it go when we know it, it is better than encountering a fire when we don't know it in the future. ”

When Lu Tan heard this, he thought it through: "But how are we going to escape?" ”

Chu Xiwan'er looked back at the coffin: "Don't worry, they will arrive before the fire reaches us, but after the fire burns, you may have to put more effort into it." ”

Green Sandalwood was still skeptical, but he still went to copy it, and sure enough, he found a lot of firewood stacked on the side near the mourning hall.

Chu Xi grasped Chu Bingsong's psychology very clearly, and after two lifetimes of understanding, basically as soon as Chu Bingsong raised her hand, she could roughly guess what he was going to do.

When the fire was burning, Chu Bingsong was surprised how King Xiaoyao would come over in person, and was about to say something to him, when he saw the fire in the mourning hall.

Zhao Xunyan frowned: "What did you do?" ”

Chu Bingsong hurriedly said: "The old minister didn't do anything." ”

"Didn't do anything?" Zhao Xunyan looked at him dangerously: "Do you think that the emperor will believe you in the confession of the old lady you present?" ”

"But in the final analysis, it's just that the prisoner was transferred during the exile without authorization, and the emperor shouldn't always pursue it."

"Won't it be pursued all the time?" Zhao Xunyan coldly hooked the corners of his mouth: "Chu Qitai first killed the son of Lord Han Min, who was important to the emperor, and after escaping with your help, he deliberately lived next to Han Min, I am afraid that he was ready to wait for the opportunity to move, and then killed someone on the street, these are all conclusive evidence." Later, you came to rob the prison again, Prime Minister, if you can say that these successive occurrences are just small crimes, then when you make these small mistakes, you will not pick the time, when it is not good to run into the eldest prince and be burned to death. ”

"What does the matter of the eldest prince have to do with me?"

Zhao Xunyan's expression suddenly turned cold, although this matter had nothing to do with Chu Bingsong, but the emperor doubted himself. Chu Bingsong is a person from his own side, and the emperor will naturally not let it go easily.

"Who do you want to burn?" Zhao Xunyan asked again.

Chu Bingsong hurriedly said: "There should only be Chu Xi in the mourning hall now."

"Chu Xi?" Zhao Xunyan looked at him deeply: "Chu Bingsong, you can't wait to die, this king can't save you." After that, he looked at the guards on the side: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't go to save people!" ”

"Yes!"

Watching the guards leave quickly, Chu Bingsong was sweating profusely and didn't know what to do: "Lord Wang, I really didn't put this fire." ”

"Who put that?" Zhao Xunyan said: "Everyone in the capital knows that you don't like this eldest daughter, but other people in the mansion have no grudges against her, even your wife Qin Xue is seriously ill in bed, and the power of the family is not in her hands." Not to mention that this mourning hall is in the front yard, which is your jurisdiction. ”

"I" Chu Bingsong admitted that he was too anxious, and after seeing the old lady commit suicide, he felt so sorry for this mother, so he wanted to realize her explanation before she died, so as to alleviate some of the guilt in his heart: "Please also ask the prince for guidance, the old minister will be a cow and a horse in the future, and he will definitely repay the prince!" ”

Looking at Chu Bingsong, who was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, Zhao Xunyan was even more disdainful, and smiled sarcastically: "The high-spirited Xiangye back then is now kneeling at the feet of this king and praying bitterly, Chu Bingsong, you are really going back the more you live." ”

Chu Bingsong was embarrassed for a while, but Zhao Xunyan leaned over and helped him up: "But it doesn't matter, the more things you are afraid of, the more this king trusts you." This time the king can save you, but you have to remember what you just said. ”

"Yes!" Chu Bingsong hurriedly responded.

Zhao Xunyan whispered a few words in his ear, Chu Bingsong's face was slightly pale, but he still nodded and walked towards the fire.

The fire in the mourning hall grew bigger and bigger. Lu Tan clutched the dagger tightly and looked at the guards of the Chu Mansion who came out: "What do you want to do?" ”

"Miss, I'm sorry!" The guards said this, and slashed at them with their knives.

These were all ordered by Chu Bingsong before, once the fire burned, they would come in and kill Chu Xi first, so as not to make mistakes.

Green Sandalwood covered his nose and fought with them, but it was still a little difficult to have one-to-many.

When a guard saw Chu Xi standing on the side, he raised his knife and slashed over, Chu Xi flexibly dodged under the coffin, and the knife slashed hard at the old lady's coffin.

Chu Xi dodged carefully, and after a while, a few more guards rushed out outside, wearing the uniforms of the Xiaoyao Palace.

Chu Xi saw that he really guessed correctly, and sighed slightly, this time Chu Bingsong was afraid that he would be able to escape again.

As soon as those people from the palace came in, their swords fell, and the guards of the prime minister's mansion were wiped on their necks.

Green Sandalwood looked at them in astonishment: "You are"

"Miss Chu, come out with us." Those few people.

Seeing this, Chu Xi had to nod, but before she could take two steps, she saw another figure flash in.

When Chu Bingsong saw that Chu Xi was unharmed, his eyes were ruthless, and he only turned his head and scolded Lu Tan: "Don't take Miss out quickly!" ”

Lu Tan endured the anger in his heart, turned his head and pulled Chu Xi out.

Seeing that Chu Bingsong was still not leaving, Chu Xi was sarcastic in her heart, do you know how to use bitter meat.

Before he came out, Zhao Xunyan stepped forward and said with a smile: "I'm not dead, do you want to be grateful to me?" ”

Chu Xi didn't bother to raise her head, and saluted: "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

"You don't have to thank me like that, you just have to answer my questions honestly." Zhao Xunyan's eyes were cold.

Chu Xi chuckled lightly and raised her eyes to look at him: "What does the prince want to ask?" The matter of the other courtyard is still endless? ”

"You know the Infinite Pavilion?"

"Yes." Chu Xi chuckled: "Xu is the prince who offended Wuji Pavilion, and the people of Wuji Pavilion sent the topaz to me and asked me to transfer it to my second sister, but I didn't know that I also helped the prince to hold the beauty." ”

"Chu Xi You"

"Bold?" Chu Xi said again.

Zhao Xunyan looked at the aggressive Chu Xi in front of him, and was slightly annoyed: "This king's patience is limited, Chu Xi, don't think that you can hide with your cleverness alone." ”

"Thank you for reminding me, the courtiers were frightened tonight, I don't know if I can go back first?" Chu Xi said again.

Zhao Xunyan endured the anger in his heart, raised his head and looked at Chu Xi slightly: "Chu Xi, the more you are like this, the more interested this king will be in you, believe it or not, you will be this king's woman sooner or later!" ”

Lu Tan was shocked when he heard it on the side, and the smile on Chu Xi's face became even bigger, and he raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Xunyan indifferently: "The prince is at his own convenience." "With that, just step away.

Zhao Xunyan gritted his teeth with hatred, turned his head, and Chu Bingsong also came out of it, disgraced and dirty, and seemed to have a little injury.

"Lord Wang, is this okay?"

Zhao Xunyan looked at him with a cold face: "You are not smart, but I didn't expect you to give birth to such a smart daughter." With that, he turned around and left.

Chu Bingsong almost collapsed, and the old lady died, and this kind of thing happened again.

Yanxue hurried over when she heard the news: "Master"

Chu Bingsong beckoned someone to extinguish the fire, moved the old lady's coffin out, and then looked at the already slightly bright sky, only to feel that his head was dizzy, and he couldn't stand and took a step back.

"Master, are you alright?" Yanxue stepped forward, but only let the two mothers-in-law support him.

Chu Bingsong waved his hand: "Put your mother in place first, and bury me tomorrow"

"Buried tomorrow?" Yanxue was surprised, and the small households had to stop for three days.

Chu Bingsong didn't have the strength to speak, so he only shook his head tiredly: "She is a sinner, and it is already the emperor's reward to be able to stop for two days." After that, he looked at the little servant on the side and said, "Go, prepare the official uniform, I will go to ask the emperor for guilt." "Whether you can keep your black gauze hat depends on whether you can impress the emperor today.

Yanxue looked at Chu Bingsong, who was being supported by someone and left hesitantly, and the straight way was retribution.

When Chu Xi returned to the room, Lu Ya and Xiao Fu'er quickly prepared hot water, but they didn't cross the line to see Chu Xi's bed hanging down the curtain.

"Miss, do you want slaves to serve?"

"Not necessarily." Chu Xi waved her hand tiredly, causing everyone to retreat.

After untying his clothes and bun, and soaking the whole person in the warm water, Chu Xi's tiredness and indifference were relieved little by little.

Now that Chu Dai'er is going to temporarily stop fighting, Chu Zhenzhen and Qin Xue will not be a demon for the time being, Chu Bingsong will also stop for a while after this matter, it seems that she can handle things outside the mansion well during this time.

"Tired?" A gentle voice came, and a pair of tender hands also put on her shoulders, slowly squeezing.

Chu Xi bowed slightly, and the voice said: "I'm tired, let's rest during this time."

Before his words fell, Chu Xi reacted, opened his eyes violently and hid in the water: "Don't you want to recuperate for half a month!" ”

"Yes, but I didn't say it, I can't come down and walk" Lin Qingyu bent his eyes, directly ignored Chu Xi's crimson face, and beckoned to her: "Come here." I'm good at pinching my shoulders, and I'll help you pinch it, and make sure I don't pinch it anywhere else."

Chu Ji made a splash: "Get out!" ”

Lin Qingyu's face was slightly pale, and he coughed heavily, and he didn't seem to stop.

Chu Xi was slightly shocked, could it be that he couldn't stand the slightest cold?

"Are you alright?" Chu Xi asked tentatively, but she still hid in the corner of the bath and refused to come.

When Lin Qingyu heard Chu Xi's words, his coughing slowly stopped: "My heart hurts."

Chu Xi gritted her teeth angrily: "Don't wait for me to come out!" ”

"You mean you want me to come in now?" Lin Qingyu's handsome face was a little red, and he didn't know if he was coughing or blushing: "You're so anxious, I'm afraid"

You're afraid of a ghost

Chu Xi muttered in her heart, but she didn't really say it, she looked at Lin Qingyu and said, "Okay, don't make trouble, go back and rest." ”

Lin Qingyu got up with a smile: "Just rest here, I want to talk to you." Lin Qingyu got up and lay down on the half-person-wide warm couch beside him.

Chu Ji saw that he was lying down peacefully with his eyes closed, so he breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in the bath: "What do you want to say?" ”

"Mainly worried, what else do you want to ask." Lin Qingyu said.

Chu Xi glanced at him: "No." ”

"Really?" Lin Qingyu was surprised: "In addition to the one I said last time, I also have three senior sisters and more than ten beautiful junior sisters, do you want to ask them one by one?" Lin Qingyu wanted to see Chu Xi jealous of herself, but Chu Xi just wanted to give him a roll of his eyes: "I don't want to know, please don't say it"

"My eldest sister is ten years older than me. Now they have two sons; The second senior sister ran away with a wild man, I don't know if I was born or not, but I seemed to like me very much back then."

"I like you to run away with wild men?" Chu Xi said lightly sarcastically, but the corners of her lips were irrepressible smiles.

Lin Qingyu propped his chin sideways: "You don't know this, this is called the more you like it, the more you dare not approach."

"Looks like you're lying to me." Chu Xi looked at him lightly, but he smiled even more happily: "Of course not, how can I be such a mortal man, since I like it, I naturally have to hold it in my arms immediately, so as not to be deceived by anyone, and then I will be wronged by whom." ”

Chu Ji looked at Lin Qingyu, who was like a child, and smiled faintly: "Then your third senior sister, can you talk about it again?" ”

"Third Senior Sister?" Lin Qingyu was still smiling, but the light in her eyes was much darker: "I have the best relationship with her, because she has been playing with me, but after the master passed on the Wuji Pavilion to me, she ran away from home, and I have been sending people to look for her, but there has been no news, I owe her." ”

"Well, the debt has to be paid." Chu Ji bowed lightly, Lin Qingyu also bowed, and looked at her with a smile: "I'm jealous"

Chu Xi glanced at him. I sank straight into the bath and watched the candlelight reflected on the surface of the water with my eyes open. Since he has mentioned it himself three times, he naturally has nothing to do with the third senior sister, the only thing she is worried about is that he is mentioning it so frequently now, has he found this third senior sister?

Lin Qingyu saw Chu Ji sinking himself into the water, and hurriedly got up anxiously: "Xi'er! ”

Chu Xi looked at his anxious appearance on the water, and his heart was tingling.

She wondered why this strange and comfortable feeling was getting more and more, didn't she tell herself that she couldn't move her true feelings

"Hello!" Lin Qingyu saw that there was still no movement inside, so he got up and was about to go in, but Chu Xi jumped out of the water.

"Bring me a bathrobe." Chu Ji said naturally.

Lin Qingyu raised his eyebrows as she learned from her: "It's quite smooth to command people now." Having said this, he gave her the white robe that she had set aside.

Seeing Lin Qingyu looking at him directly, Chu Xi narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Turn around!" ”

Seeing her like this, Lin Qingyu smiled contentedly, and turned his back leisurely: "I've been thinking about when I can marry you back home, but the time stipulated by the emperor's holy decree is still far away, and you are still young, when you are a little older" Lin Qingyu was saying, and he noticed that Chu Xi was moving behind his back. Said helplessly: "Hi, what are you doing." ”

Chu Ji compared him, calculating the probability of throwing him into the water with his backhand and the probability of being dragged into the water by him, and after thinking about it, it was okay.

"It's fine." Chu Xi said that and left.

Lin Qingyu hurriedly followed: "Did Zhao Xunyan bully you?" ”

"Nope." Chu Xi was suddenly a little annoyed, and looked back at him: "Are you still sending someone to follow me!" ”

Lin Qingyu shook his head aggrievedly: "I guessed." ”

"Really?"

"Nature." Lin Qingyu said: "I know that you don't like the people of Wuji Pavilion now, so you withdrew all the people, these are all speculated by me." ”

Chu Xi was stunned, he said this, which meant that he might not really let anyone follow, after all, with Lin Qingyu's IQ, it was not difficult to speculate that Zhao Xunyan would come over.

"What else did you speculate?" Chu Xi continued to ask.

Lin Qingyu saw that she was not angry, and after she made the bed, she quickly turned over and fell asleep inside: "It is also speculated that Chu Bingsong should go to the emperor to have a bitter trick in order to keep the black yarn hat, and the emperor will spare him this time for the time being." ”

"Why, doesn't the emperor know that he is the person of the King of Freedom?" Chu Xi was a little annoyed.

Seeing this, Lin Qingyu took her hand: "Hi'er, you are too anxious, the emperor and the king are not as simple as you think." ”

Chu Xi closed her eyes helplessly, only to feel that the tip of her nose was sour. has done so much, so just an old lady died, and Chu Bingsong would not suffer the slightest punishment.

"There's no hurry. It's still a long time. Lin Qingyu gently rubbed her palm: "If they keep bullying you in the end, I won't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, I will arrest you and let you dispose of it, how about it?" ”

"It's as simple as you say!" Although Chu Xi said this, the anger in her heart disappeared a little: "Okay, go to bed early." ”

After blowing out the candle flame, Chu Xi lay on the bed, looking at the dark room with dazed eyes, unable to sleep.

Things seemed to be out of her control, and she was most afraid of that, she was afraid that if these people noticed something, she wouldn't even have a chance to make a last stand.

She was too scared, because this rebirth was not easy for her, and she was afraid that if she failed again, she would never have a chance to avenge her relatives who died in her previous life.

"Don't worry, don't be afraid, I've always been there." Lin Qingyu turned over and took her in his arms, once she removed the hard shell, she was more afraid and afraid than anyone else, like a cat curled up in the corner of the wall after being bullied, and she had to raise her little paws to protect herself when she saw everyone.

Chu Xi was unconsciously clicked on by him, only to feel sleepy, and before he could say a word, he fell asleep.

The next day, Chu Bingsong was really fine, and when he came out of the palace, he knelt hard all night, and his legs trembled when he walked.

"Master, are you going home?" The attendant waiting outside the palace said.

Chu Bingsong was full of exhaustion, the snow in the sky had stopped at this time, Chu Bingsong tiredly climbed into the carriage: "Let's go." "Today, the old lady is buried, and even if he is tired, he will go back.

The old lady of the Chu family went to the funeral, but some people came, because early this morning, everyone knew the news that Chu Bingsong had received leniency.

Chu Bingsong bought a piece of feng shui treasure land outside the city very early, so there was nothing wrong with the burial.

Mrs. Li was still crying very sadly, Bai Xue's eyes were red and swollen, and she could barely cry, so she was supported by Jiang's mother and sent the old lady into the ground.

Everyone burned incense and kowtowed, and the matter was settled.

"Yo, this is Brother Hong?" Before returning home, the second lady hurriedly asked.

The second old man, Chu Kan, also stepped forward: "I heard that I have entered the Tai Academy, but it is amazing." ”

Brother Hong will be eight years old after the New Year, and when he heard this, he didn't know where he learned it, and he looked disdainful: "Where did you come from?"

The second lady immediately sank her face: "This is really amazing, that's how I talked to the second aunt." But I don't blame you, I was born in the outer room, and no one has raised me, so I can't complain about you when I talk like this. ”

Chu Zhenzhen followed to the side and smiled: "What do you care about him, he is now the master who doesn't care about anyone except his father." Chu Zhenzhen's tone was full of sarcasm.

Chu Bingsong didn't have the strength to take care of them, handed over Brother Hong'er to the nurse, and went back to rest, as soon as the things in the house should be handed over to Yanxue to take care of, Qin Xue seemed to have become the air in the house, and no one could mention it in front of him.

When the second lady heard this, a smile regained on her chubby face: "Or Zhen Zhen Zhili, I heard that she is about to become the princess of Carefree?" The second aunt came this time, and there was nothing to bring, and it just so happened that your second uncle returned to Beijing to report on his work, but many colleagues sent some good things, and I personally sent them to your yard when I turned around. ”

Chu Zhenzhen still disdains this second uncle and two aunts, they are just concubines, and now they are just mixed with a seven-grade sesame official, even if they return to Beijing to report on their work, with their hard work, I am afraid that they will not be able to stay in the capital, and they will have to be sent to that bend to be the prefect.

"Thank you very much." Chu Zhenzhen was too lazy to shout the second uncle and second aunt from beginning to end, so she responded lightly, turned her head and left, but she still enjoyed the taste of being held.

Chu Ji looked at all this and was about to leave, but was grabbed by the second aunt: "Don't worry, I heard that you are also going to become the princess, and the second aunt has also prepared a lot of good things for you."

"Being an aunt, pleasing to the eye with low eyebrows and pleasing to your niece all day long, is really decent." Mrs. Li on the side sarcastically said.

Li Xiao's face was embarrassed, and he saluted the two: "My mother passed away because of my grandmother, and my tone is a little rushed, you two must not be angry." ”

"Don't be angry, don't be angry." Chu Kan hurriedly smiled and waved his hand, Li Xiao is also a promising, I heard that he had the blue eyes of the prince before, and he will definitely get ahead in this examination.

Seeing them like this, Mrs. Li stood up disdainfully and patted the dust on her body: "It's not early, Xiao'er, let's go back, you still have to prepare for the exam." ”

"Yes." Li Xiao was about to leave, and Chu Xi also stood up: "Sister-in-law, send your aunt." ”

Mrs. Li was a little surprised. Li Xiao's eyes were full of joy, and he hurriedly responded: "Okay." ”

Chu Ji greeted Chu Kan and his wife, and then left.

After going out to the front yard, Chu Xi looked at Li Xiao and said, "Cousin Xiao, where are you going to go to Elder Yan these days?" ”

"Well, I'll go over when I have time, and I have a lot of experience in discussing it with Elder Yan." Li Xiao said excitedly.

Mrs. Li listened to it and was also happy, after all, she suddenly attached herself to a big family like the Yan family, and Yun Songyi of the Yan family happened to have no marriage match

"Hmm." Chu Xi bowed slightly: "Don't go again these days, stay at home and review, when the time comes, you will definitely be able to get a good score." Chu Ji said, if Li Xiao has too much contact with Elder Yan, he is afraid that Elder Yan will root his opinions and stubbornness in Li Xiao's heart, and the emperor will definitely not eat this set at that time.

Li Xiao was naturally the head of the jaw, but Mrs. Li was a little dissatisfied, and when Chu Xi left, she said: "Xiao'er, don't listen to her, since Boss Yan likes you, you should accompany him more, just accompany him to relieve his old man's boredom, isn't it just right?" ”

Li Xiao lowered her head. Neither refuse, nor silence.

On the way back, Lu Tan was still thinking: "Miss, when I see that Mrs. Li, she is not a person who will stop in moderation." ”

"It's okay, Li Xiao can just hold on." Chu Xi said slowly. The sad atmosphere in the mansion did not seem to have subsided, and the branches on the side of the road had not yet pulled out new shoots, and the entire Chu Mansion was in a sad and desolate feeling.

The road back to the Jin Pavilion was not far, but Chu Xi walked slowly, and when he returned to the courtyard, it was already half an hour later than Xiao Fu'er expected.

"Miss, why did you come back so late, the vegetable slaves and maids have caused trouble in the kitchen." As soon as Xiao Fu'er saw Chu Xi, she began to chatter, which made Lu Tan wonder if Xiao Fu'er belonged to a sparrow.

After entering the house, Aunt Fu had already prepared all the meals: "Miss, you can eat something to cushion your stomach first, and then the slave will make you something delicious." ”

Chu Xi looked at the table full of plain light tea, and sat down and ate it directly.

Generally, everyone has rules, and when they are old in the family, they have to be vegetarian for half a month, and some filial sons and grandsons do not eat meat for a year, but Chu Xi did not plan to eat it for so long. A vegetarian meal.

"The old lady is gone, and several young ladies are busy with their own life's affairs, this time I'm afraid that no one will come to find the trouble of the young lady." After Chu Xi finished eating, Aunt Fu said while beckoning people to clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

Chu Xi glanced at her, this Aunt Fu is a thoughtful person.

"That's right." Aunt Fu seemed to think of something, looked at Chu Xi, and said with a smile: "Miss, the slave wants to ask you something." ”

"You say." Chu Xi said with a smile.

Aunt Fu seemed to be a little shy, and said with a smile: "My mother's family has a little nephew, and he is now seventeen years old."

Before Aunt Fu finished speaking, Lu Tan nodded clearly: "He wants to find a daughter-in-law, right, isn't it Xiaofu'er?" ”

Xiao Fu'er's face turned red: "No, I'm still young, I haven't finished yet, what are you talking nonsense." ”

"Nonsense?" Lu Tan pinched his chin seriously and shook his head: "Although you are young, your nagging is worse than that of your thirty-year-old mother, if you marry, you can marry."

"You ----!" Xiao Fu'er's face was flushed, and he raised his hand and began to run after the green sandalwood all over the house.

Harueda watched, covering her lips and chuckling.

Aunt Fu smiled apologetically: "The slave knows that my nephew is only from an ordinary peasant family, but he is motivated and studious, and he has been admitted to Xiucai this year." And she's honest, so the slave wants to ask you, Miss Chunzhi."

"Harueda!" Green Bud covered her mouth in surprise and laughed: "Chunzhi is also just at the age of age. ”

"Miss" Chunzhi lowered her head stiffly, and Chu Xi chuckled: "You said so, I naturally believe it, but have they ever seen each other?" ”

Aunt Fu hurriedly said: "Miss Chunzhi is a well-behaved person, I haven't seen it, but once my nephew came to the house to look for me, I led him to talk in the front yard, and I happened to bump into Chunzhi, so I said"

Chu Xi bowed slightly, and then turned her head to look at Chunzhi: "Have you ever seen someone?" ”

Chunzhi shook her head shyly, but said, "It's all up to Miss." ”

Chu Xiwan'er looked at Aunt Fu: "Go back, you let your nephew come to me, I've seen it, if it's not suitable, I won't give the big girl next to me." ”

"That's that, that's." Aunt Fu was full of joy, and when Xiao Fu'er and Lu Tan saw that this place was settled, they didn't make trouble.

Lu Tan looked at Chunzhi with a wicked smile: "Chunzhi, do you want to go back and help you look at each other?" I'm not ashamed anyway. ”

Chunzhi's face became more and more red, and he glanced at Lu Tan: "Don't make me bad, can't I embroider a jacket for each of you when I go back." ”

"Okay, okay. But the more you treat us, the more we have to help you see each other, so that you don't have to go back and marry the wrong Lang Jun and miss your life. Green Sprouts quipped.

Chunzhi was so ashamed that she stomped her feet and looked at Chu Xi coquettishly: "Miss, you can take care of them too." ”

"I can't control it anymore, go back and find a husband by myself, let their husband take care of it." Chu Xi laughed, and the four girls made a big red face together, looked at each other, and laughed again.

Xiao Fu'er smiled with tears in her eyes, but she felt that today's Pavilion seemed to be extraordinarily relaxed and happy.

Maybe it's because of Mrs. Chu's matter, or it may be because Chu Bingsong almost lost his black gauze hat, these days the house is tight, and there is no wave at all, even Chu Xiuxiu honestly stayed in the yard and didn't go anywhere.

Chu Ji went out early in the morning with green sandalwood and green buds, and Han Min's affairs were still unsettled, so she had to find a way to meet Han Min.

Although Chu Ji is the daughter of the prime minister, it is not so easy to enter Dali Temple and meet Han Min, so she has to meet another person first.

The carriage passed through the market, and Lu Tan couldn't bear to listen to the cries of the homeless people outside: "Miss." Can't we get the food out sooner? ”

Chu Xi shook her head slightly, even if she was considered cold-blooded and ruthless by them, but the main purpose of her life was to protect her relatives. Saving the common people, this is the emperor's business.

"No matter what, without my orders, you are not allowed to open a warehouse to release grain."

"Yes." Green sandalwood pursed her lips slightly.

The carriage soon arrived in front of the Prince's Mansion, Chu Xi looked at the gate of the Mansion, and didn't want to go in, but had to go.

Zhao Xuanyi was reviewing some official documents, and when he heard that the eldest lady of the Chu family was coming, he was overjoyed at first, but he immediately calmed down: "Please let her in." ”

The man was just about to go out, and Zhao Xuanyi said, "That's it, invite her to the flower hall in the front yard, and I'll come later." ”

"Yes." The little guy turned his head and ran out, Zhao Xuanyi stood up at this time, remembered Su Guifei's explanation before, his face became even colder, and he walked away.

When he saw Chu Ji, Zhao Xuanyi was slightly stunned.

She is wearing a long tea-white dress today, with a string of pale pink crystals around her waist, and her hair is simply tied behind her back. Only two light-colored bead flowers fell, which looked elegant and indifferent.

Chu Ji frowned slightly when he saw him distracted, Zhao Xuanyi quickly came back to his senses, and his expression became even colder: "You came to the palace, but something happened to Qingyu?" ”

"It's not." Chu Xi saw the salute and retreated to the side: "The courtiers came here to ask the prince for permission, so that the courtiers could enter Dali Temple and meet their brothers." ”

"Chu Qitai? Do you still dare to see him? Zhao Xuanyi was a little surprised, now Chu Bingsong doesn't care about this unlucky son, but he didn't expect that Chu Xi would take care of it.

Chu Ji bowed: "After all, there are brothers and sisters, and now that my grandmother has just passed away, the family is in grief, and my brother may also be sentenced to death, so I hope to see my brother for the last time before the verdict comes down." Chu Xi's tone was sincere.

Zhao Xuanyi listened to it, and quickly approved the document to her: "For the sake of you caring about family affection so much, this palace will allow you, but it's best not to happen again." ”

Chu Xi raised his eyes to look at him: "Dali Temple is impregnable, no one can escape, although the prince can rest assured." ”

Zhao Xuanyi saw that she was so neat, and the appreciation in her heart was a little more. But remembering her disgusted eyes before, she frowned slightly, and turned around coldly: "If there's nothing to do, just retreat." ”

"One more thing." Chu Xi spoke.

"What?"

"Do you remember your cousin Li Xiao?" Chu Xi asked.

"What's wrong with Li Xiao?" Zhao Xuanyi vaguely remembered this person, and felt that he was bold and resourceful, and he planned to wait for the exam to be directly recommended to the Hanlin Academy.

Chu Xi chuckled: "That's the case, cousin Li Xiao has always been good at insight into the affairs of the market, this time the exam, just when the displaced people entered Beijing, the courtiers were worried that their cousin would write articles about the displaced people, so I wanted to ask the prince in advance, if my cousin really wrote like this, would something happen?" ”

Zhao Xuanyi turned around and looked at Chu Xi with a dangerous expression: "Do you know what you're looking for?" ”

Chu Xi hurriedly curtsied: "The courtiers have overstepped, and they ask the prince to punish them." ”

Zhao Xuanyi looked at her for a long time, but couldn't guess whether she asked unintentionally or deliberately revealed it. Now that the entrance examination is approaching, there are more and more displaced people, and he is also worried that someone will take the opportunity to attack, although what she just said is only a small point, but it also reminds him that he must let go of what he is doing and deal with the current famine and displaced people.

"There is no need to be punished, but you are your daughter's family, and Yunying is not married, it is not in accordance with the rules to enter and leave my prince's mansion without permission, don't be so reckless next time." Zhao Xuanyi said.

Chu Xi responded, if it weren't for the urgency of the situation, she didn't have time to think of other ways for her, and she didn't want to come to the prince's mansion in person.

"The courtiers retired." Chu Xi said, turned his head and was about to leave.

Zhao Xuanyi suddenly opened her mouth: "By the way, Concubine Fang said that she was very lonely in the villa, and asked you to go over to accompany her for a while."

Chu Xi's face was slightly gloomy, there are many sisters in the Jiang family who are out of the cabinet and sisters who have not been out of the cabinet, why did Jiang Fan call himself over at this time? Could it be that the child is in danger?

"When will it pass?" Chu Xi asked.

Seeing that she didn't seem to be very happy, Zhao Xuanyi's face was also cold, but her hand was a little nervous: "If you don't want to, don't go, I'll call a few other sisters in her house to go over, and after two days, her mother will pass." ”

"Madame Chiang?" Chu Xi was a little surprised, she remembered that Jiang Fan had said before, it seemed that Mrs. Jiang was also thinking about Concubine Su and didn't want her to give birth to this child.

"Then the courtiers and the Jiang family will go over together." Chu Ji said.

Zhao Xuanyi listened to her words and couldn't understand it even more.

"Hmm." Zhao Xuanyi responded coldly, looked at Chu Xi's small body, and wanted to take her into his arms, but he couldn't help it: "Okay, you've been staying for a lot of time, go out early, save outsiders gossip." ”

Chu Xuan was a little surprised by the change in Zhao Xuanyi's attitude, but she was very satisfied.

"Yes." With that, he turned around and left.

Zhao Xuanyi saw her leave, and took a small step forward slightly, but he still stopped it.

"Cold knives." Zhao Xuanyi said coldly.

"What does the prince command?"

"The stakes are so high that the famine and the displaced people are at stake, so you should immediately send someone to investigate the disaster and have two porridge shacks set up." Zhao Xuanyi said.

"Yes." Leng Dao said that he stepped out, and Zhao Xuanyi also changed his clothes and went in the direction of the palace.

Chu Xi took the release document from the Prince's Mansion and soon entered the prison of Dali Temple.

"Miss Chu wants to see Grand Prince Chu?" The officer on the side asked earnestly.

Chu Xi shook her head: "Lord Han is here?" ”

"Lord Han?" The messenger was puzzled: "What do you want to see Lord Han for?" ”

"Lord Han used to be kind to my young lady, so I want to meet him." Green Sprouts cleverly stuffed a heavy ingot of silver into the officer's hand.

The errand laughed: "Miss Chu is really a person who knows how to repay her kindness, please come here." ”

Chu Xi looked at the Dali Temple Prison, which was not gloomy, and followed him step by step.

Han Min was sitting cross-legged at this time, and when he heard that someone came to see him, he didn't open his eyes: "You go, I won't admit that I killed someone." ”

"The woman obviously hanged herself, everyone knows." Chu Ji looked at him and said.

Han Min was a little shocked when he saw that it was actually her: "Why are you?" ”

Chu Xiwan'er asked everyone to retreat, and then said: "Lord Han is a generation of good ministers, can you bear to be wronged like this?" ”

"Those who are clear are self-purifying." Han Min's tone softened, but he sighed: "What is Miss Chu doing here?" I heard that Chu Qitai was arrested, but you came."

"No, I came to see Lord Han." Chu Ji said, remembering Lin Qingyu's words last night, and admired Han Min a little more: "That woman's daughter was hidden by Mrs. Han." ”

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Lord Han turned his back in anger, but Chu Xi said: "Actually, the little girl was taken back by Lord Han that night, because Lord Han knew that once she appeared, she would definitely be killed, but the dead woman didn't expect that she only thought that the silver could save her daughter, and after planting the dirt for Lord Han, Lord Han would definitely adopt the child." But after all, she was too simple to see the darkness of this officialdom clearly, she didn't know that once she died, her daughter would also die, so she took the life of Lord Han. ”

Han Min still wanted to admit it, but Chu Ji had already said it so clearly and clearly. He had to turn around: "Miss Chu, this matter has nothing to do with you"

"It's really irrelevant, it's just that I don't want Lord Han to succumb to death." Chu Ji said, she actually has her own selfishness, Han Min is a capable assistant to Zhao Xuanyi, if she dies like this, it will be a pity.

Han Min gritted his teeth slightly: "The emperor will not kill me, and the prince will return my innocence"

"How can I clear your name?" Chu Xi asked rhetorically: "The woman's identity has been clarified, the displaced people who came from the disaster, and her voice in the court has been heard by many people." But no one knew about her death, the only witness was the little girl, and the government couldn't find out who had instructed her before. Take 10,000 steps back, even if the person who instructed him is found, if he denies it to death, what can the prince do? On the contrary, it is the person behind the scenes, it is easy to splash dirty water, Lord Han has served as a parent official for so many years, there is always a way to plant one or two crimes for you. But if you die, what will happen to your family? What about the prince? Your family lives on the streets, and you still make the prince bear a reputation that even the Qing officials under his own hands can't protect? ”

Chu Xi's voice was very calm, without a trace of waves. But it made Han Min tremble when he heard it.

"The emperor will see everything, and the prince's ability is not as bad as you think." Han Min was still stubbornly thinking.

Chu Xi shook her head slightly: "I never said that the crown prince is poor, but did Lord Han ever think that the person who dealt with you might be stronger than the prince." Chu Xi sighed slightly and whispered: "And the emperor is also old." ”

When Han Min heard this, he only felt a little cold in his hands and feet: "But if I send that child out, that child will definitely not survive, I have already killed her mother, and I can't kill her again." ”

Chu Xi admired his kindness, but also annoyed his old-fashionedness: "Her mother didn't die because of you, but was cornered by those people, Lord Han has tried the case for so many years, why is he confused as soon as it comes to him?" ”

Han Min's face was gloomy: "Miss Chu, let's go, I'll think about it again." ”

Chu Xi saw that he began to waver, and he also breathed a sigh of relief: "I can only come this time, if you want to say it, please ask to see the prince." ”

Han Min raised his eyes and looked at her with a little pleading: "I hope Miss Chu won't tell anyone about this." ”

"Don't worry." Chu Xi said that, and then turned his head and left.

Han Min looked at the back of Chu Xi leaving, and when she was far away, she sighed lightly: "This woman is not simple, if she can become the prince" Han Min just sighed in the end. Thinking of what Chu Xi had just said, he sighed and shook his head.

Out of Dali Temple, Chu Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Tan came over: "Miss, is it done?" ”

"It's up to him." Chu Ji said helplessly.

Lu Tan also sighed, suddenly remembered something, and said, "Miss, those five people on the side of No. 72 in the south of the city, do we want to go and meet?" ”

Chu Xi thought for a while and shook her head slightly: "Don't rush first, let them do things too early, the one next door will be suspicious, let them stay for a few days first." ”

"Hmm." Green Sandalwood was a little disappointed, and I thought that there would be someone under my hand who could call it soon.

Seeing her like this, Chu Xi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will ask them to help soon, and you will have to watch it then." ”

"Okay!" Lu Tan immediately became excited, Chu Xi looked at her like a child, after all, she was indeed older than them in her life.

When Chu Xi thought of this, she suddenly remembered Lin Qingyu. Lin Qingyu is full this year, and it should not exceed twenty-five, and he should not be an old cow eating tender grass.

Chu Ji blinked. Stepped into the carriage.

Sitting in the carriage, Green Sandalwood was very happy, because there was a little brother soon; Chu Xi was also a little happy, because she took advantage of Lin Qingyu.

"Hey, isn't that the young lady of the Xu family?" The green sprouts pulled and looked out, Chu Ji looked over, and sure enough, she saw that it was Xu Jin, why was she outside?

Xu Jin is red at the moment, she holds herself as a young lady, and now she is also a noble concubine of the King of Ease, so she should not be scolded on the street, but this eldest lady from the Yun family is a pungent and daring.

"Do you think that now you have to fly on the branches to be a phoenix, the daughter of a criminal minister, and dare to put up a stinky shelf outside, who cares about you." Yun Songyue's voice was not small, Xu Jin trembled with anger: "You pay attention to your wording, you are also a girl who has not yet left the cabinet, how can you speak so vulgarly!" ”

"Where is Yue'er vulgar, it's obvious that the side concubine is too deceitful." It was Yang Ying who said this.

As soon as Chu Ji saw her come out of the fat powder shop, she asked Lu Ya to lower the curtain. Now Yang Ying is a full vinegar jar, and she is half unwilling to entangle with her.

It's just that she doesn't want to entangle with people, but some people want to hold on to her.

"It's Miss Chu's carriage." The carriage was stopped.

Chu Xi listened to Yun Songyue's voice and wanted to shoot her to death.

Seeing that Chu Xi didn't come out. Yun Songyue said sourly: "Yo, the princess's shelf is set up again, but there is no Lin Shizi to support you today." ”

"Miss Chu, you haven't become a princess yet, so there's no need to put up such a big shelf, now that Concubine Xu of the Xiaoyao Mansion is here, you can also come down to see a salute, otherwise people will say that the young lady of your Prime Minister's Mansion is so ignorant of the rules." Yang Ying also walked over.

Lu Tan said angrily: "These two fools. ”

Chu Xi sighed after all, thinking that he hadn't visited the capital for a long time, and it didn't hurt to get down and walk, so he got out of the carriage.

Yang Ying looked at the low stool she stepped on, and before Chu Xi stepped on it, she stepped forward and kicked the stool unintentionally. Seeing that Chu Xi was about to step into the air, Lu Tan flew out and kicked the stool back with one kick. The stool bounced back to Yang Ying, who didn't have time to close her feet, and she screamed out in pain.

"What do you do!" Yang Ying was furious, and the crowd around to watch the excitement also gathered around.

Chu Xi looked at her lightly: "What is Miss Yang doing with her feet on the edge of my stool again?" Could it be that the place where I put the footstool is relatively stable, and you have to stand here to stand firmly? ”

Chu Ying's words were light and light, but Yang Ying was embarrassed and didn't know what to say, and the people around her also laughed.

Looking at the excitement here, the private room on the second floor of the nearby restaurant opened a crack slightly: "This is the eldest lady of the Chu family?" Kind of interesting."

(Battlefield Literature)