Obviously, Li Zhen is also not worried about Ye Shuhua, and has arranged for Jiuyu to follow in the past few days.

Jiuyu, like his master, is not easy to be bought.

Even letting Bamboo Shadow perform a beauty trick didn't work.

Ye Shuhua had no choice but to make a decision and knock out and tie it up.

The beauty trick didn't work at all, Bamboo Shadow hit him, but he was reluctant to hit Bamboo Shadow, so he was forced to tie up and gag his mouth.

Ye Shuhua had already checked in Liwanglou last time, and the new troupe was very elusive.

The boss of Liwanglou couldn't figure out the whereabouts of the other party, but the other party would appear a moment before the performance, change his clothes and go directly to the stage.

After stepping down, he also took the money directly and left.

Don't miss a moment.

Ye Shuhua calculated the time for the performance of the troupe and came to Liwanglou, but saw that it was an ordinary troupe on stage.

I went to ask the shopkeeper again, only to find out that they were no longer coming to the show.

Ye Shuhua was surprised and asked again: "The shopkeeper, do you know how to contact them?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head: "They have always taken the initiative to contact us, and even they contacted me when I came to perform tricks." ”

The other party was very cautious, and really didn't leave any clues.

She pondered, but listened to the shopkeeper say: "It's a pity that my newly customized costumes, they changed so suddenly, my costumes are blind, this is customized according to their body type." ”

Hearing this, Ye Shuhua's eyes flashed.

The shopkeeper led her into the backstage dressing room, pointed to the costumes, and said, "This is the newly made costume, which is still changed according to their requirements." ”

Ye Shuhua stepped forward to check, except for the larger size, there was nothing special.

"Thank you, shopkeeper, then I'll go first."

Coming out of Liwanglou, Ye Shuhua got into the carriage and began to ponder.

There are not too many clues from the clothes either.

As if they knew they were coming, they wiped out all traces, and since they had costumes for the next show, it was obvious that they should have planned to continue the performance.

But because of an accident, he refused to act.

Accident, did you find them, or something else?

Ye Shuhua couldn't figure it out, and she couldn't figure it out.

She felt a mist in front of her eyes, obscuring everything.

But she's not a fog chaser.

lost the clue of Liwanglou, Ye Shuhua had no way to investigate, so he didn't come out again.

Under the coercion and temptation of Zhuying, Jiuyu promised not to tell Li Zhen about it.

A few days later, the results of the investigation of the Ming Temple were made.

It was the ghost general's people who fled, ran to the country of Li, and hid in the Ming Temple, scary is just his way of having fun.

I didn't expect it to scare people to death.

Although it was found, the person was taken away by the ghost general first.

This is the end of the matter.

But Ye Shuhua always felt that this matter was not so simple, but she had no evidence, and the other party did not leave any clues.

Even if she was suspicious, she couldn't investigate.

Xu Yanying, who has not been in touch for a long time, sent a message at this time.

At night, Ye Shuhua looked at the note brought back by Zhuying.

Li Zheng sat across from her, waiting for her to speak.

"She's got an amazing secret from Li Wei!"

"What?"

"Li Wei, not the son of the great prince!"

This news was indeed shocking enough, and even Li Zhen didn't expect it.

"Not the son of the Great Prince?" Li Zhen muttered.

Thinking around, no wonder, no matter in the first life or this life, the eldest prince has never liked this son.

But does he know?

"What else did you say?"

Ye Shuhua said again, "He was born to the eldest princess and other men, as for who that man is, I don't know, and the eldest prince doesn't know about it." ”

Ye Shuhua's last half sentence can be regarded as a solution to what Li Zhen was thinking.

"I don't know, then poke it open and let them know that when the time comes, the Great Prince's Mansion will be self-defeating."

Ye Shuhua nodded: "Well, presumably Xu Yanying also means the same." ”

Knowing the secret, if you want to expose it, you must first find a breakthrough.

And the breakthrough in this matter is Li Wei's biological father.

Li Zhen ordered people to investigate the servants of the Great Prince's Mansion two years before Li Wei was born, and the suspicious behavior of the Great Princess at that time.

Ye Shuhua went to collect the old things of the year.

She came to Dongfang Mansion and asked Dongfang Yao.

Dongfang Yao twisted his eyebrows and said: "Li Wei is the same age as me, and I was still young when he was young, how could I have heard of anything." ”

As she spoke, the grandmother in her courtyard came with a snack.

Dongfang Yao saw it and said with a smile: "This is a new dim sum developed by my chef, it's delicious, the second princess should try it quickly." ”

Ye Shuhua nodded copistically, pinched a piece to eat, but didn't eat it, and said, "I haven't heard some of those gossips or something?" ”

"The gossip of the Great King's Mansion...... Not really. She pondered for a moment before uttering the last sentence.

At that time, the grandmother was about to retreat and heard this sentence.

But there was a lot of words, "Miss, the second princess is talking about the affairs of the Great Palace?" ”

"yes, yes."

Ye Shuhua raised her eyes and looked, "Mama knows? ”

The grandmother smiled, tightened her jaw, and looked a little scornful.

Said: "It's not that I know, it's just that I have heard a few words, and I don't know whether it's true or not." ”

"Then Mama can talk to me."

Mama said: "It's about the second son of the Great Wangfu, that is, the life experience of the current son." ”

"It is rumored that he was not born to the great prince. But the eldest prince and the eldest princess have a deep relationship, and the eldest prince personally refuted the rumors, so there is no follow-up. ”

Hearing this, Ye Shuhua frowned.

"That light was not born by the great prince, but it is rumored that it is the eldest princess and whom?"

The grandmother shook her head, "This old slave doesn't know, the rumor has spread inexplicably, and it has never been said who the princess has fornicated with, and then the eldest prince personally refuted the rumor, and this rumor is even more uncountable." ”

However, at that time, there were indeed rumors that a person was involved with the eldest princess. is the cousin of the eldest princess, Zhao Ai. However, after his name was revealed, he left Liyang City, and he was never heard from again. ”

At night, the night sky is as black as ink, dotted with only a few stars.

The Yunwei Palace is brightly lit.

"Zhao Ai?" Li Zhen exclaimed, and then said: "I found out that a year before Li Wei was born, Zhao Ai had lived in the Great Prince's Mansion for a period of time. ”

"Is that really this Zhao Ai?" Ye Shuhua said.

Zhao Ai has disappeared for many years, and it is very troublesome to find.

If you want to find this person quickly, only Qianyun Pavilion has a way.

They are collecting intelligence, and Qianyun Pavilion has existed for many years, and the intelligence network is not only in Liyang City.

A few days later, news came from Qianyun.

Li Zhen glanced at Ye Shuhua and said, "He's in Dongzhou." ”

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Dongzhou of the Li Kingdom.

The most arid and barren village, Tushi Village.

In addition to the dry soil, there are dry and cracked stones, so it is called Tushi Village.

There are less than 10 families in Tushi Village, most of whom are old, weak, sick and disabled, and they can't move away because of their physical strength, so they only live here.

There was only one person, who was strong and strong, but he refused to move away and stayed in this village.

There was no water, so he went to the river five kilometers away every day to fetch water.

not only to feed themselves, but also to feed the elderly of the other four families to eat and drink.

Because the land is too dry to feed any vegetables, there is a special edible cactus that can survive.

He planted a lot, and for more than ten years, he has lived on these cacti fruits.

Later, those old people passed away one after another, leaving him and an old lady next door.

He is also old, but because of his perennial resistance to water, his physical strength is very good, and even if he is not confused, he is as strong as an ox.

"Granny Pei, this is today's water, I'll put it here for you."

Granny Pei saw that it was him, and her wrinkled face was smiling.

"Xiao Zhao, I can't use so much water, you can leave me half a bucket is enough."

Zhao Ai smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Where is half a bucket enough, Granny Pei, you just need to be practical." Left and right in this village, it's just you and me. ”

At this point, the smile on his face was visible to the naked eye.

Granny Pei also looked sad.

looked at his old bones, and sighed: "I won't live for a few days, Xiao Zhao, you go, I don't want to drag you down, go to a village with water, and live a good life." ”

"Mother-in-law, what are you talking about, I don't think it's a drag, I'm very happy to take care of you."

Zhao Ai said, boiled a pot of water for Granny Pei, poured it into a bowl, and brought it to her before picking cacti and cooking.

When it is said to be cooking, it is actually boiled cactus meat in white water.

They have been eating like this for more than ten years.

Occasionally, Zhao Ai pulls the cactus to sell, and it can also be sold for a few dollars.

The money will also buy back a few full heads for Granny Pei to eat.

Zhao Ai made breakfast, usually he went to fetch water before dawn, and when Dashui came back, he just made breakfast, and after eating, he would carry the flat shoulder to the village five kilometers away to sell this cactus.

Granny Pei didn't have much appetite and couldn't eat it after only a few bites.

Cactus meat is not tasty, but it is boiled in plain water, which is even more difficult to swallow.