Hua Zhen couldn't smile bitterly when she said a word, and looked at Xiao Huaijin's brows frowning slightly and was about to speak, but Xiao Huaijin took the lead.

"Okay, you go, just don't forget that I am. ”

After speaking, he looked aggrieved, and his unattainable appearance in the past was completely like two people, which suddenly made everyone dare not believe that this was really Xiao Huaijin, who was decisive and thoughtful.

Seeing Xiao Huaijin like this, the corners of Hua Zhen's mouth raised slightly: "Don't worry, I won't talk to him." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Huaijin suddenly showed joy on his face, as if he was very happy to get a satisfactory answer, and looked at Hua Zhen: "Okay, when you come back, I will make you something to eat." ”

There is a child-like appearance, and it suddenly makes people laugh.

When she arrived at the Wei Mansion, the prince had not yet come, so the Duke of Wei sent someone to wait outside the door early, and when she saw Hua Zhen, she immediately greeted her respectfully.

"County Lord, here, please inside. ”

Hearing this, Hua Zhen nodded, led Qingming, followed behind the housekeeper, and asked softly, "What about my cousin and grandfather?"

"Grandpa Guo and the old lady are waiting in the house, knowing that the county lord must be coming over when he gets the news, so he called the slave to wait here early. The butler said with a smile on his face.

led Hua Zhen into the gate.

Because Jin Wuwei has withdrawn, everyone in the Wei Mansion also understands that this is afraid that it will be fine, so it is much easier to look at each other.

Seeing Hua Zhen, she smiled and saluted.

Old Madam Ning couldn't sit still anymore when she heard the sound outside, and immediately got up and walked out.

Obviously, I only saw it two days ago, but I still couldn't hide my distress at this moment, and walked over quickly: "Zhen'er, my son, come quickly." ”

As he spoke, he was about to step down the steps, but Old Lady Ning followed behind and couldn't help but say, "Be careful, slow down, watch your steps." ”

As he spoke, he followed, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Old Madam Ning completely descend the steps.

Seeing this, Hua Zhen immediately respectfully blessed her body: "Zhen'er visits her grandfather and grandmother." ”

When Old Lady Ning heard this, she nodded: "Come, let's go into the house and talk." ”

Mrs. Ning pulled Hua Zhen at this time, and read as she walked: "Come into the house, I know that you are coming, I specially asked someone to make you your favorite sweet potato cake, as well as rich lily soup, seeing that you must not have eaten well and slept well these days, this face is a lot ugly." ”

Looking at Mrs. Ning's appearance, Hua Zhen's eyes couldn't help but moisten slightly, and she immediately followed Mrs. Ning in.

Wei Guogong stood at the door, looking at Hua Zhen and suddenly a little embarrassed, remembering what Hua Zhen said last time when he ventured to Wei Guogong's mansion.

Wei Guogong was a little upset, and immediately looked at Hua Zhen's face with embarrassment: "Zhen'er is here." ”

"Cousin. Hua Zhen was blessed when she heard this.

Seeing Old Madam Ning glaring at Wei Guogong with her eyes, she suddenly sighed.

Wei Guogong looked at his mother's hint, hesitated for a moment, but it was only for a moment, then lowered his head and said: "Zhen'er's last incident was that my cousin misunderstood you, and I hope you don't mind." ”

Hearing this, Hua Zhen immediately understood, but she was afraid that after she left, Old Lady Ning and Old Lady Ning would definitely train Wei Guogong, so she immediately smiled and said: "Cousin, don't say that, cousin is just because he is too worried about the prince's cousin, and if he cares, he will be chaotic." ”

"It's still Zhen'er who is the most sensible and understands her cousin's thoughts. When Wei Guogong heard this, he looked at Hua Zhen with a little more smile in his eyes, and hurriedly beckoned Hua Zhen to come in and sit down.

Mrs. Ning immediately ordered someone to bring up the gourd cake and the rich lily soup, and put it in front of Hua Zhen herself, chattering endlessly: "I remember that you loved to eat these when you were a child, and the taste is exactly the same as that of your mother and your aunt, and they also like to eat this gourd cake the most." ”

As she spoke, she seemed to think of Sister Shen Lianxing, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

Hua Zhen looked at it and immediately persuaded: "Grandmother..."

"Alright, you can eat it. Old Madam Ning interrupted Hua Zhen's words, pressed the corner of her eye with a handkerchief, and urged Hua Zhen to taste it.

Hua Zhen tasted it and nodded immediately: "This should be Aunt Wang's craft." ”

"It's just your mouth, it's been a few years, and you can still taste her craftsmanship. ”

Hua Zhen smiled when she heard this, but did not speak.

Old lady Ning, who was sitting on the side, looked at the people who were waiting around her, and the housekeeper immediately understood and took all the servants down, and then the old lady Ning sighed and said, "Zhen'er has something else to ask you, you said in your last letter that your aunt didn't die of illness?"

Although Old Lady Ning had already made up her mind for a long time, she couldn't help but ask at this moment.

It has been more than five years since the Ning family left the capital, and they don't know much about Empress Renxiao's affairs in the capital.

Hua Zhen is different, since Shen Xiyue's death, Hua Yan has been leading troops outside, and she has always lived in Beijing, so she knows best what happened to Empress Renxiao.

Hearing this, he immediately put down the spoon in his hand: "Originally, when I lived in the palace with my aunt, although my aunt's health was not as good as others, there was no major problem. It's just that it's easy to catch the wind chill when it alternates between cold and warm, and I remember that later, more than a month after my father died in battle, my aunt said that she was sick and fell ill. At that time, because of my father's affairs, I was taken out of the palace, so I was not with my aunt, and then my aunt called me into the palace, at that time I was already terminally ill, but I didn't see it for two months, and my aunt was sick with only one breath left. At that time, the emperor was also on the side, and my aunt said that she might not be able to watch me get married, so she rewarded me with a box of jewelry in front of the emperor. When I left Weiyang Palace, the emperor also took a special look at the box jewelry, saying that he would make up for me to see what was missing. ”

Hua Zhen paused as she spoke: "At that time, I blamed me for not paying much attention to it, and I didn't pay attention to it because of my father's death when I brought things back to the house." When I got the news again, my aunt had died of illness, and then I thought about it carefully, the emperor said that my aunt was infected with wind cold, but my aunt only felt the wind cold when the cold and warm alternated. ”

"So you began to suspect that you found the secret letter left by the mercy star in the jewelry box?" Old Lady Ning's face was heavy when she heard this.

Hua Zhen nodded: "In addition to those, there is also this ring." ”

Raising his hand as he spoke, Old Lady Ning noticed the Nebula Ring on Hua Zhen's hand.

Suddenly, the look on his face was even more ugly, not only Old Lady Ning, but also Wei Guogong stood up with a cold face at this moment.

"She left the Nebula Ring to you. ”

Hua Zhen nodded, and then said: "At the beginning, my aunt mentioned the matter of Xingchen Pavilion to Zhen'er, but at that time, it was when my father was not killed in battle, I remember that my aunt seemed to have discovered something, and at that time, her mood was very heavy. But no matter how much I asked, my aunt didn't say anything, so I didn't ask. ”

Hua Zhen said and glanced at everyone's faces.

These words were vaguely telling everyone that Shen Lianxing had guessed the emperor's mind before, so he handed over the Xingchen Pavilion to Hua Zhen in advance.

Suddenly, everyone's faces were heavy and they looked at Hua Zhen.

Old Madam Ning spoke first, looked at Hua Zhen and said, "After you returned to Beijing, did the emperor summon you into the palace alone and ask about the Xingchen Pavilion?"

Hearing this, Hua Zhen shook her head: "When I returned to Beijing, in order to protect myself, I went into the palace to meet the emperor, and handed over the Tiance Order left by my father to the emperor. Later, the emperor never asked, and Xu is not sure whether this Xingchen Pavilion exists, or whether this Xingchen Pavilion is in the hands of the Ning family or in my hands. ”

"He estimated that he knew that even if he asked you, you might not tell him, so he gave the county lord's mansion and sent Jinwu to guard it, just to keep an eye on you and the people around you. When Wei Guogong heard this, his face suddenly turned unkind.

Although he likes Shen Lianxing, he is also really distressed about Hua Zhen's niece.

So from the moment I learned that the emperor sent Jin Wuwei to the county lord's mansion, I immediately understood that what to protect Hua Zhen was, this is to protect it openly and monitor it secretly.

Old lady Ning also frowned: "Zhen'er, what your cousin said is right, I think the emperor also has the intention of spying on you, although you handed over the Tiance Order, I'm afraid he won't be at ease." ”

"You must remember to be careful in the future, don't let people see the clues, as for those people in the Star Pavilion, you contact them by letter, if you enter and leave the county lord's mansion, you will definitely pass the pass of Jin Wuwei, I am afraid that people will see it." ”

Hearing this, Hua Zhen couldn't help but think of Xiao Huaijin and the secret door of the small courtyard, and immediately raised the corners of her mouth slightly: "Grandfather, don't worry, Zhen'er understands." ”

As he spoke, he took off the ring on his hand and respectfully placed it on the coffee table in front of Old Lady Ning.

"What are you doing here?" Old Lady Ning couldn't help but be stunned when she looked at it.

"My aunt once told Zhen'er that this Xingchen Pavilion originally belonged to the Ning family, and it was the hard work of my grandfather and cousin, and I was worried that my aunt would give it to my aunt, but now that my grandfather and cousin have returned, I should return Xingchen Pavilion to my grandfather. Hua Zhen said with a respectful expression.

Hearing this, Old Lady Ning and Old Lady Ning glanced at each other, and then Old Lady Ning picked up the Nebula Ring and personally put it on Hua Zhen's hand: "Since your aunt has given you this Nebula Ring, you will take it with you, since it is the decision of the Mercy Star, we have no opinion." Now that Hua Yan is gone, the Tiance Army is no longer there, you are alone in Beijing, and it is good to keep them by your side to protect you. ”

Wei Guogong on the side immediately responded and said: "Zhen'er, you don't have to think too much, these people stay in the Ning family, it's better to hand it over to you, if anything happens in the future, we can still cooperate inside and outside." Just like this time, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to say what the situation would be now. ”

"yes. If you hadn't sent the letter in advance, we would have been caught off guard by King Qi, and we wouldn't have said that your impulsive second cousin would have to do something out of the ordinary. Mrs. Ning said with a little sigh, thinking that when she received Hua Zhen's letter on the road, she was very shocked, she never thought that Zhang Mang would betray them.