"Longdu Village?" Lu Zheng spoke.

What's the origin, why is Xiao Qi's expression so serious?

Shen Guiyi glanced back at the direction of the village before he cleared up Lu Zheng's doubts.

"When I was a child, I heard my father say that during the reign of the first emperor, it was rumored in Beijing that King Jingnan had a shadow guard with superb martial arts, and the leader of the shadow guard was from Longdu Village."

Although Longdu Village is under the jurisdiction of the capital, in fact, the whole village only knows the king of Jingnan in their hearts and does not know that he is the son of today.

"Later, the king of Jingnan died on the battlefield, and I heard that the old subordinate of the king of Jingnan had rebelled and wanted to punish the leader, but there was no trace of the leader at that time, so he wanted to put all the villagers of Longdu Village in prison for punishment."

Lu Zheng sneered and pointed out the key, "Are you sure that the lord is not the enemy of King Jingnan?" ”

Guilty and punished, and not a great crime of rebellion, how can they still sit together?

Shen Guiyi and Xiao Qi glanced at each other, surprised by Lu Zheng's keenness, he said: "At that time, the first emperor was against it, and he also privately reprimanded the adult, after all, the villagers of Longdu Village are also the people of the Son of Heaven, and there are not many villagers we see today, but the population of Longdu Village was as many as thousands back then. ”

Now that I think about it, the person who wants to punish the leader of the Shadow Guard may really not be King Jingnan's person.

"Later, the first emperor did not pursue the villagers of Longdu Village, but the palace sent someone to pass on the will to Longdu Village, once the trace of the leader of the shadow guard is found, no one is allowed to cover it, otherwise the same crime will be punished."

Shen Guiyi frowned slightly, "After many years, an incomprehensible edict has arrived in Longdu Village again. ”

Xiao Qi remembered that it was his emperor Hongzhi, who had only reigned for one year, that after the death of Emperor Hongzhi, the palace inexplicably issued a decree to Longdu Village.

"First, all the descendants of Longdu Village are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, and second, the name Longdu is no longer allowed."

Lu Zheng was stunned.

A sentence that cannot participate in the scientific examination will ruin the hope of many people, and a village may not be able to produce a real scholar in a few years or even more than ten years.

Shen Guiyi's gaze fell on Xiao Qi's face, and said, "I heard that I am also looking for that shadow guard today, Ah Ci should know, right?" ”

Xiao Qi nodded, he knew, his father also said that the palace suspected that King Jingnan had private soldiers back then, because during the Xuanping period, that is, after his grandfather succeeded to the throne, after rechecking the treasury accounts, he found that what he had inherited was almost an empty shell.

Many people suspect that the treasury money was transferred by his great-grandfather Emperor Yuan Cheng, but Emperor Xuanping had just succeeded to the throne and did not dare to say that the first emperor was not.

No evidence can be found, at that time, Jingnan Wangfu and Longdu Village became the most important objects of supervision in the palace, and decades have passed, and no one has been able to find out where the shadow guard is.

It is not so much that the successive emperors are secretly looking for the shadow guard, but that they are looking for the gold and silver treasures that were hidden during the Yuan Cheng period.

Xiao Qi saw that Lu Zheng was a little foggy when he heard it, and made a gesture to Shen Guiyi, who hesitated for a long time before briefly informing Lu Zheng of the rumors.

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

"Just that village? And the ability to hide treasures? The best houses are the tiled houses of the village chief's house. ”

Who can believe it? Who would hide a large amount of treasure for decades without touching it? Although the rest of the families are not poor, they do not look rich.

"These are just speculations, so the villagers of this village can live in peace."

If you notice that something is wrong, the village will probably cease to exist.

In the end, Shen Guiyi told Xiao Qi uneasily, "In short, if there is nothing important, Ah Ci should not go there again." ”

What he knew was that Xiao Qi followed Lu Zheng, and those who didn't know thought that the Lingyang Mansion was coveting that batch of treasures, Xiao Qi understood Shen Guiyi's kindness, glanced at Lu Zheng, and then nodded.

He is not afraid of gossip in the palace, if Lu Zheng still wants to go there, he will go with him, Shen Guiyi looked at Xiao Qi's expression, the corners of his mouth stiffened for a moment, and the explanation was also in vain.

The group walked back until they reached the official road, and the guards who stayed behind to watch the horses hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, and a group of people entered the capital before noon.

As soon as he entered the capital, Shen Guiyi looked at the once prosperous Shenwu Street that was a little cold today, and for some reason, he was a little panicked.

Shen Guiyi was ready to send Xiao Qi back to Lingyang Palace, but Xiao Qi knew that Shen Guiyi had not returned home for two days, and the family must be in a hurry, so he didn't want Shen Guiyi to send him off, and said that there were many people around him, and it was okay.

Shen Guiyi said goodbye to Xiao Qi and the others and returned to the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei.

In the Cangwu courtyard, the people stood under the corridor bored, and there were two maids standing under the corridor of the west wing, one of whom asked the people around him.

"What is Sister Hu Tao looking at? It's not that the son of the world comes back, if the son of the world comes back, the voice of Gonggong Fu would have come a long time ago. ”

Hu Tao smiled, "Yes, I'm just worried about Shizi and Miss Lu." ”

The person next to him smiled: "Sister Hu Tao is so worried about her master, she must be promoted to a first-class maid soon, just like Sister Lianxin......"

Hu Tao stiffly smiled, avoiding her gaze as if evaded.

At this time, Meng Wanwan, who was sitting in front of the window blowing the wind, was a little restless, and asked the maid Xiaoxiao several times if there was any news about Xiao Qi and the others coming back.

"Miss, don't worry, Miss Lu Jiren has her own natural appearance, and she will definitely be fine."

"Let's wait, but the prince said that by the evening, we will leave......"

Leave? But what do they do?

Meng Wanwan is not heartless, Xiao Qi is courteous, and Lu Zheng is even more dedicated to healing her, she can't just leave.

At noon, as soon as she heard the movement of Lu Zheng coming back, Meng Wanwan hurriedly walked out of the room.

Xiaoxiao supported her on the side, "Miss, slow down!" ”

Although Meng Wanwan can't see it, she has been the standard of etiquette since she was a child, and her temperament is also calm, and Lu Zheng felt that something was wrong when she saw her anxious look.

She took a few steps forward and raised her hand to pick her up.

"Watch out for the threshold."

Meng Wanwan grabbed Lu Zheng's wrist and said, "Miss Lu hasn't returned for a few days, I'm very worried, but she came back safe and sound?" ”

"It's fine, it's fine, I'm fine, but I'm just going to see someone."

Meng Wanwan's subordinates exerted a slight force, and she said: "My uncle came to the capital yesterday and came to see me in the evening. ”

Xiao Qi and Xiao Fuzi glanced at each other, did the king of Linjiang enter Beijing?

"Uncle brought a lot of gifts to Shizi and Miss Lu, all of which were personally selected by my grandfather, why don't you choose with me and see if you like them all?"

Lu Zheng was slightly shocked in her heart, she could sense that Meng Wanwan was anxious and scared at this time, and without waiting for Xiao Qi to refuse, Lu Zheng smiled: "Okay, then I have to take a good look at what kind of treasures they are." ”

As she spoke, she held Meng Wanwan with one hand and grabbed Xiao Qi's wrist with the other and took the person away directly.

Xiao Fuzi, who was about to keep up, unexpectedly looked at Xiaoxiao's figure at the door, he looked at Xiaoxiao in surprise, and didn't know what she meant.

Xiaoxiao said with a smile: "Father-in-law, don't blame, my young lady has always disliked the crowd in the room, let's just wait outside, wait for the master to call us, let's go in again, okay?" ”

The door is blocked, can he still say badly?

Xiao Fuzi laughed, looked at Hua Sui and the others who were still in a daze, and told them what to do, and the group of people hurriedly dispersed.

After Hua Sui glanced at Xiaoxiao, she also went to prepare clothes for Lu Zheng.

In the room, Meng Wanwan took the two to the innermost room, and after confirming that there was no one around, she grabbed Lu Zheng's wrist, and her voice was urgent.

"Shizi and Miss Lu should leave Beijing quickly, and they will leave after avoiding people for a while!"