Rong Shu was planning to set off for Yangzhou on the ninth day of December.

Zhuiyun has sent people to keep Tan Zhi secretly under guard. Even Zhang's mother, who is unconscious, is being guarded.

Rong Shu knew that the Shen family's affairs were almost settled, so he sent someone to prepare a carriage, clean up Minglu Courtyard, and go to Yangzhou Mansion to meet with Shen Yizhen.

The night before departure, Gu Changjin suddenly came.

"Your mother and Lu Baotou are leading the Shen family's caravan to Shangjing. You might miss your mother if you go to Yangzhou now."

He arrived in a hurry. He didn't even wear a big cloak, only a black embroidered five-claw dress. The python's regular clothes. The thin clothes were already stained with water, which was the trace of snow melting on the clothes.

Even though his voice was as low and calm as ever, Rong Shu could still see the anxiety and solemnity in his eyes.

"What happened?" Rong Shu said subconsciously: "But something happened to my mother?"

"No, your mother is safe. There was an avalanche on the other side of Huaizhou, and pedestrians passing by were trapped in the city. The court has sent people there For support, Eunuch Liu and Mr. Hu, the left deputy censor of the Duchayuan, will be able to leave Huaizhou in a few days."

Rong Shu was still worried, "How long have Eunuch Liu and the others set off now? , maybe catch up with them?"

Gu Changjin didn't respond. He just looked at Rong Shu and asked word by word: "Rong Shu, do you believe me?"

Rong Shu was stunned and asked him to ask this question. Asked.

She was stunned for a moment. Although she didn't know the purpose of his question, she still said honestly: "I believe it."

Gu Changjin smiled slowly: "Then you will follow me back to the East Palace tonight, and Liu Yuan will send your mother directly to Come to the East Palace. "

Go to the East Palace?"

Rong Shu frowned slightly: "Your Highness, if you think it's too presumptuous for me to leave to go to Beijing to find my mother-in-law, then I will stay in Mingluyuan and wait for my mother-in-law. There is no need to go to the East Palace."

"No." Gu Changjin shook his head, "Then Although Wang Dehai did not announce the decree on that day, those who were interested had already guessed that it was a marriage decree. Now that I proposed to marry the eldest daughter of the Rong family on Qilin East Street, Xiao Fu would definitely find out about this news. They will soon attack you."

Rong Shu frowned even more.

Until now, she still couldn't figure out the deep hatred between herself and Xiao Fu. Zhang's mother was hers, and the poisonous wine in her previous life might have come from her.

"Why does she hate me so much?" Rong Shu asked confused: "Tan Zhi obeyed her orders. If she killed me, it would only make A Niang and Tan Zhi turn against each other. She is not afraid that A Niang will avenge me and expel Tan Zhi." The Shen family?"

"Because she doesn't allow me to like you, or in other words, she doesn't allow me to like anyone." Gu Changjin said slowly, "It's probably because of the incident with Prince Qiyuan. She taught me that I can’t trust or fall in love with anyone, so she won’t let go of the girl I fall in love with.”

He said this without blushing and looking at her. The eyes are open and open.

Rong Shu was speechless for a moment, then heard him ask again: "Do you remember Ah Zhui?"

Ah Zhui?

Some pictures flashed through Rong Shu's mind.

On the Babu bed in Songsi Courtyard, the curtain embroidered with pomegranate blossoms falls quietly.

There was no light in the room, and in the darkness, the man's long, rough fingers touched her eyebrows and said to her: "I have always wanted to take Ah Zhui back to Fuyu Mountain, Rong Zhaozhao, and we will send him back to Fuyu Mountain together in the future."

Ah Zhui, It was the mastiff he grew up with.

This mastiff once saved Gu Changjin's life from a wolf's jaws. Even though he was covered in wounds, he refused to run for his life. In the end, one person and one dog worked together to kill the hungry wolf.

Rong Shu lowered his eyelashes and said softly, "Hmm."

Gu Changjin said calmly: "Xiao Fu forced me to kill Ah Zhui with my own hands."

Rong Shu raised her eyes to look at him.

Gu Changjin continued: "This is why, I am very sure that Xiao Fu will do something to you."

Rong Shu pursed his lower lip.

He arranged many people around her to protect her. There were at least dozens of Jinwu guards watching day and night near Mingluyuan. After they arrived, even the roars of wild beasts deep in the forest disappeared.

It is said that it should be very safe here.

Furthermore, it had been quite some time since the day he proposed to marry, so why did he come today instead of coming earlier or later?

Is Xiao Fu really the only person he's guarding against?

Rong Shu always felt that something was wrong.

While thinking about it, she heard Gu Changjin say: "When your mother comes, I will send someone to take you to Yangzhou or Datong."

The strange feeling in Rong Shu's heart became more and more powerful. She was the only one who knew that Gu Changjin could be like this. Be cautious, I think the situation is really urgent.

Then he no longer hesitated and said cheerfully: "I'm going to pack my bags."

There was a secret secret guest in the East Palace, and almost no one in Beijing knew about it.

As soon as Rong Shu left, there was a woman with a similar figure to Rong Shu in Minglu Courtyard. Yingyue, Yingque and Luoyan all stayed in Minglu Courtyard, but Liu Ping disappeared.

Gu Changjin arranged Rong Shu in the Zichen Hall.

Zichen Hall was Gu Changjin's dormitory, but Rong Shu didn't know it. After following the two palace maids into the inner hall, his feet immediately froze in place as if they had taken root.

All the furnishings in this room are exactly the same as those in Song Si Yuan.

The same huanghuali wood carvings of twelve auspicious animals on the bed, the same pomegranate flower curtain, the same nanmu dressing table, and even the dowry on the dressing table are the same.

It's just that this inner hall is much larger than the Songsi Courtyard, and these furnishings don't take up much space at all, so nine sandalwood mountain-mounted stone screens separate a study room, which is very similar to the study room in Wutong Lane.

The only difference is that there are four paintings hanging on the wall of the study room, and there is also a message hanging on the painting -

[There are orders at four o'clock.]

Rong Shu looked at the four paintings corresponding to spring, summer, autumn and winter, and remained silent for a long time.

These paintings were all painted by her in the study room in her previous life. At that time, he was burying his head in writing while she was painting. No words were needed, and she felt that the years were peaceful.

Unfortunately, he later took down the paintings, and she no longer went to the study to accompany him.

She is used to painting as she pleases, and paints whatever comes to her mind, as freely as a horse and a horse can fly freely.

It would be difficult for her to copy such a painting again. How did he copy her previous paintings bit by bit?

Even the drop of ink that fell when she looked at him in the scroll was reproduced exactly as it was.

"Who painted these...?" she asked in a daze.

When the two maids serving her heard this, they immediately shook their heads and said, "I don't know."

In fact, Rong Shu knew who it was without asking.

That person never liked painting, so how did he restore all the paintings from her previous life?

How many times have you watched it?

How many times have you copied it?

When the two maids saw that Rong Shu was silent, the older maid thought for a moment and then said respectfully: "Miss Rong, would you like me to ask Mr. Chang Shi?

" Yes, after thinking about it, I will know who painted these four paintings.

"No need to ask." Rong Shu smiled and said, "I'm just asking casually."

She looked around and asked, "Does anyone live in this dormitory on weekdays?"

The older maid's name is Zhu Jun, who belongs to the East Palace. The maid in charge of the palace thought for a moment and said truthfully: "This is the bedroom of His Royal Highness the Prince. His Royal Highness likes to work alone in the small study and discuss matters in the big study. Everything in this room can only be done by his two chamberlains. Come inside, this is the first time that the two servants have entered the inner hall."

Just as he was saying this, there was a sudden sound of shadowy voices outside the window with three crosses and six bowls of water chestnut flowers next to him.

Mr. Zhu hurriedly said: "Miss Rong, let Lan Xuan wait for you to change your clothes first. I will go outside to see what blind people are making noise." It was

very windy and snowy today, and there was a layer of snow on Rong Shu's skirt. Mozi, being roasted by the earth dragon in the room, turned into water, dripping wetly against his ankles, so he nodded and said: "Aunt Zhu, go and do your own business. Lan Xuan is here, that's enough for me."

Mr. Zhu respectfully said He stepped back, left the inner hall, walked through the verandah, and walked to the small garden opposite the diamond flower window.

There were several yew trees planted in the small garden. At this time, several palace maids were laughing and hanging small wooden cages under the trees.

Mr. Zhu glanced at the wooden cages and asked, "What are these?"

A young palace maid smiled and said, "These were sent by the secret guards, saying they were taken from the old plum forest in Minglu Mountain. "

When the little palace maid said this, she looked around, quietly opened a fence-like wooden cage door, and said like Lord Zhu offering a treasure: "Aunt Zhu, look at the little ice beast here, it is really alive."

As soon as Mr. Zhu heard that these wooden cages came from the old plum forest in Minglu Mountain, he knew that these were arranged by His Highness for Rong Shu. He hurriedly scolded: "Don't touch them randomly. These are the things of nobles. If you break one, be careful with yours." Skin!"

The little palace maid was scolded by her and hurriedly closed the wooden cage door and said, "Aunt Zhu, I know I was wrong."

"It's hard for you to look at these wooden cages. It's windy these days, so remember to put them on." Be firm, it will fall if you touch it." Mr. Zhu gave some instructions and returned to Zichen Hall.

Rong Shu has already changed his clothes.

The set of clothes she was wearing had been picked up by Mr. Zhu himself from the department store. The clothes were embroidered with bright red and purple silk threads, and were embroidered with phoenixes and birds. This was a pattern that only the princess was qualified to wear.

There are dozens of sets of clothes like this in the inner hall, all of which were made overnight by the embroiderers in the department store more than a month ago.

When the prince sent her to pick up these clothes this morning, Mr. Zhu guessed that the girl who lived here today must be the prince's concubine in the future, so he did not dare to ignore it at all.

"The noise just now was caused by the servants below following the prince's order to hang wooden cages in the small garden." She reported in a polite manner, then stepped forward and opened the large diamond window, "These wooden cages It seems that the cage was sent from where you live, girl. I think it is your favorite thing."

Rong Shu looked along and saw a row of wooden cages swaying gently in the wind and snow under several yew trees.

Rong Shu looked at it for a long time and suddenly asked: "Your Highness, is he in the East Palace now?"

Gu Changjin just sent her to Zichen Palace and left in a hurry.

The East Palace is where the future prince will live. It is like a small palace with a huge radius. Rong Shu doesn't know if Gu Changjin is here.

Mr. Zhu respectfully smiled and said: "Your Highness is meeting Mr. Guan in the big study room of Chuying Hall. Mr. Guan came to the East Palace this morning and has been waiting for a long time. I think he has something important to report."

Mr. Zhu didn't know that this moment In the large study room of Chuying Hall, there was not only Guan Shaowei, but also a woman who looked like an old woman.

The woman was kneeling on the ground, her face covered with criss-crossing scars. She was none other than Ding.

"Get up and sit down and talk." Gu Changjin lowered his eyes and looked at Ding, "In the case of Chen Mei's murder of her husband, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has submitted new evidence to Gu, and Dali Temple will re-examine this case soon. "The case will happen, and I will go there by then."

Ding cried with joy and kowtowed several times.

She had heard about His Highness the Crown Prince's deeds, and it was in his hands that Xu Li'er's case was overturned. Ding believed that as long as His Highness the Crown Prince was here, Mei'er would not have to be beheaded.

Chen Mei was taken away for more than half a year, and Ding could not sleep well every day for more than half a year, and her body became increasingly thin.

Guan Shaowei stepped forward to help her up, let her sit down on the armchair next to her, and said, "Your Highness loves the people like a son. If you are asked to sit and answer, then sit down and answer."

Only then did Ding sit down with peace of mind.

She looked at Guan Shaowei. Although she knew that Chen Mei's case had improved, she remembered what Guan Shaowei had said to her before, and her heart couldn't get better.

"Master Guan said that a civilian woman could help His Highness the Crown Prince solve an unresolved case. I wonder which case His Highness asked a civilian woman to assist in investigating?"

Gu Changjin asked warmly: "You were kidnapped on your way to Beijing. What do those people who kidnapped you want from you?"

As soon as she said this, Ding almost fell out of her chair. She was so horrified that she didn't even dare to look up at Gu Changjin.

Although what she said in front of the Queen was true, she knew very well that those words were taught to her by that person in order to mislead the Queen.

"A commoner woman, a commoner woman is stupid. I really don't know what your highness is talking about." Mrs. Ding said steadily: "A commoner woman has never been robbed by anyone."

"Ms. Ding, there is no need to panic. I have been ordered by the prince to go to the imperial hospital to invite you. I asked the doctor to check Chen Mei's pulse. He can cure the poison in Chen Mei's body." Guan Shaowei smiled and said, "The doctor is the grandson of the envoy of the Taiyuan Hospital. He was the one who was seriously injured when His Highness the Crown Prince was seriously injured. Master Yizheng cured her."

Ding still shook his head.

When that person sent her to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he said that if she dared to reveal even the slightest secret, Meier would immediately become poisoned and die miserably in prison.

She didn't dare to gamble.

Seeing her shaking her head silently, Gu Changjin muttered: "I have sent someone to secretly transfer Chen Mei from Dali Temple Prison to a nearby place and let Dr. Sun detoxify her. That person wanted to go to Dali Temple Prison to murder Chen Mei. No one can be found."

He paused and then said, "Now that you are recruiting Tonggu, even if the Queen knows the truth, she will not blame you."

The study was quiet for a long time.

Neither Gu Changjin nor Guan Shaowei spoke.

Ding was silent for a long time, then murmured: "Your Highness, can you really guarantee that that person will not harm Mei'er? Also, the Queen will not hold civilian women accountable?"

Gu Changjin knew that she was willing to speak, so he looked at Guan Guan. Shaowei glanced at him and said, "Excuse me, Sir Guan, please go out and call Zhuiyun in for Gu."

Guan Shaowei knew that the prince was trying to get rid of him, so he hurriedly bowed and said "yes" and strode out of the study.

Ding said cautiously: "May I ask Your Highness, did you know what happened in Da Ci'en Temple that year when you just said that?"

Gu Changjin picked up the tea cup, looked at the tea, and said calmly: "Back then, the Queen Mother He stole the dragon and turned the phoenix into a phoenix at Da Ci'en Temple and sent away his orphaned sister. The queen has been looking for her all these years. "

His Highness really knows! "

Mrs. Ding knew very well that the Queen gave birth to a daughter, not the Crown Prince in front of her. As for why His Highness the Prince became the Queen's son, she didn't dare to think too much or ask any more questions.

Ding bit her lip and finally made up her mind.

"Back then, the Qi family secretly hired a common woman to be the wet nurse for the little princess. When the Queen gave birth to the little princess, the common woman and Wen Po were both there. At that time, it was the common woman who assisted Wen Po to wipe and wrap the little princess in swaddling clothes. The little princess has a cinnabar mole on her right shoulder. She said that I must tell the truth in order to be convincing."

Gu Changjin took a sip of tea and said, "That day was the sixth day of April in the second year of Jiayou's reign?"

"Yes."

Gu Changjin stared at the tea soup and said, "Except for the cinnabar mole on her right shoulder, the little princess's body is very beautiful. Are there any other characteristics?"

Ms. Ding shook her head and said, "The common woman only saw the cinnabar mole on her shoulder -"

"Just what?"

"On the day the Queen gave birth, she was holding a jade Buddha bead in her hand. Later, the bracelet broke off and the jade beads were scattered all over the floor. At that time, the small Buddhist hall was in a mess. The village woman saw it with her own eyes. Po Wen, who was swaddling the little princess, secretly put a jade bead into the little princess's hand. After thinking about taking the little princess back to Qi's house, I secretly bought the "

Jade Buddha Bead. "

Gu Changjin sat there motionless, thinking of the red rope hanging around Rong Shu's neck. Was there also a jade Buddha bead under the red rope?

She is not Shen Yizhen's daughter, and she also has a cinnabar mole on her shoulder.

Zhang's mother has been by her side since she was a child, and she once left a note on the wooden box saying "April 6th, the second year of Jiayou's reign".

In her previous life...she died in the "midnight watch" sent by Aunt Zhu.

His Rong Zhaozhao has been treated as an abandoned child since he was born.

His heart seemed to be clenched tightly, and Gu Changjin's jaw gradually tightened.