The princess's little white-faced concubine

Most of the moon was covered by clouds, and the shadows of the trees moved heavily under the blowing of the breeze. A night fell from the trees, and a cloud of dust was rolled up when it fell to the ground.

The shadow guard was overwhelmed with five viscera shattered and couldn't support himself so he fell from the tree. Fortunately, he fell at the place where he and his companions agreed to meet.

By the time Ling arrived, he was already dying.

"Salt...the owner of Yanzhuang...has a problem...the killer...has tattoos..."

Before he finished speaking, the shadow guard clutched his heart, sprayed a mouthful of blood on the ground and fell unconscious.

In the early morning of the next day, Ling Yichen waited outside the eldest princess's house, seeing Yiqiu preparing to go in to wait for Wei Zhaojin to get up before entering the house.

"But is there any movement at Yanzhuang?"

Wei Zhaojin just got up, her voice was hoarse and lazy.

"Yesterday at midnight, the owner of the Yanzhuang Village secretly went out of the city to meet a masked man, and then he pushed the man's flatbed cart back to the city. The contents of the cart were salt. The masked man injured one of our brothers. Before he passed out, he said he had a tattoo One thing." Ling said respectfully, kneeling on the ground.

Wei Zhaojin was still dressing up, and frowned after hearing the news: "Who can hurt the shadow guards of this palace so much?"

"Returning to Master, the brother who was injured is our secret whistle. He is very good at light work but not good at force, but he can shake people's internal organs with just one palm. His strength should not be underestimated. Master, be careful in everything."

Wei Zhaojin nodded: "How is the injury?"

Ling hesitated for a moment and said, "I've seen the doctor...I'm afraid...it's impossible to save him."

With a "snap", Wei Zhaojin slapped his palm on the wooden table, and Yiqiu was taken aback by surprise.

She gritted her back molars secretly, "I'm afraid I have fallen into a trap?"

"Master...do you still want to check?"

Wei Zhaojin's face became gloomy: "Investigate, why don't you investigate? It's just that if I don't return to Beijing, I'm afraid I will be suspicious. I will leave this matter to you. No matter what method you use, I will give the boss of the salt farm to me. Mouth pried open."

"Yes, master."

After Ling led the order to go out, Yiqiu came forward to comb Wei Zhaojin's hair. For some reason, she suddenly remembered Jiang Zhichu who was thrown into prison by the princess yesterday. Perhaps she felt a little guilty, and she hesitated for a long time before speaking.

"Your Highness, it's time for you to release Master Jiang."

Wei Zhaojin was still closing his eyes to nourish his heart, but after hearing this, he slowly opened his eyes, and breathed lightly in response, "Yes."

She was not angry a long time ago, but there was a kind of sour feeling in her heart. She knew that she had no feelings for Jiang Zhichu, but she always lost her composure because of her. Fortunately, she was locked up to give herself a time to adjust, but she had to There's something...happy about the gaffe.

"Let's go back to Beijing together."

"Yes."

Kyoto, Princess Palace

"Hasn't the princess returned to the mansion today?" Chu Ziqi walked up and down in front of the eldest princess' mansion with his servant.

"My lord, the younger one has already said that His Highness is not here, why do you need to check three times a day?" The guard guarding the gate was a little impatient but still had a correct attitude.

Chu Ziqi seemed a little dissatisfied, and said angrily: "Do you know who I am? I am the son-in-law! The princess's son-in-law!"

Seeing his troubles, the guards guarding the gate did not pretend to be with him, and said ruthlessly: "We are only under the command of His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and have no obligation to report to you. I don't care about your son-in-law. It has nothing to do with us before we get married. Get out of the acquaintance point quickly!"

When did Chu Ziqi, who was born in a scholarly family, suffer this humiliation, and said with a stern face: "When His Highness comes back, I will definitely peel your skin and stretch your tendons."

"Go away."

The guard swung his stick so frightened him that he sat down on the ground, then hurriedly got up and ran back, cursing as he ran.

"Bah." The guard spat.

Another guard on the side also showed contempt: "Why is this person so suitable for His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess?"

"Master Jiang is so close to Princess Eldest, I thought it was Master Jiang..."

"Oh, I won't talk about royal affairs."

Chu Ziqi has been cursing since he left the eldest princess's mansion, and ran into Wang Yu head-on when he passed by the Spies Tavern. He had seen this person in the prime minister's mansion before, and when he knew that he was the prime minister's son, he put on a flattering appearance.

"My lord, what a coincidence." He humbly said.

Wang Yu was in a good mood, but he lost his face when he saw Chu Ziqi. He had been thinking about Wei Zhaojin for so long, and it was difficult for him to speak a word. He asked his father to marry Wei Zhaojin to His Majesty several times but was rejected, but his father was willing to help this person... This person will be the future son-in-law, and his teeth itch with hatred.

"Is something wrong?" He asked disdainfully.

Chu Ziqi didn't seem to care about it, and he still flattered him: "Young master, are you here to drink? How about I accompany you?"

Wang Yu rolled his eyes and said with a sinister smile: "Master Chu also drinks? Come in together."

Chu Ziqi followed behind him all the way into the tavern, the one owned by Lin Wan'er.

"This tavern...is quite strange." Chu Ziqi said awkwardly.

"Yo? This master dislikes my slave's tavern?" Lin Wan'er came slowly upstairs, shaking her fan, with long legs and thin waist, naturally charming.

Wang Yu immediately changed his attitude when he saw Lin Wan'er, "How dare you! The servants are ignorant, Miss Lin can't be blamed."

Lin Wan'er despised Wang Yu's appearance in her heart, but on the surface she gave enough face: "Master Wang is coming to drink this morning?"

"Oh! Isn't this how I miss Miss Lin!"

Lin Wan'er covered her face and smiled softly, Chu Ziqi was stunned from time to time.

"Wan'er will order someone to bring wine to the young master." After she finished speaking, she walked away, not giving Wang Yu a chance to keep him.

After a while, a young lady brought the wine jar.

"Your master and that girl are acquaintances?" Chu Ziqi took the initiative to take the wine jar and pour wine for him.

"What? The consort likes it?"

"Don't dare." Chu Ziqi laughed immediately.

"The son-in-law just came from the eldest princess' mansion? Didn't the eldest princess go to Yong'an County?"

Chu Ziqi was startled when he heard that, the princess went to Yong'an County but never told himself, presumably it must be because of Jiang Zhichu...

Thinking of this, his fists clenched tightly.

"I heard that before you, son-in-law... Your Highness has a very close relationship with the editor of the Imperial Academy. It is said that he once stayed in the eldest princess's residence for a day. I don't know if it is true or not. Hahaha Brother Chu, drink." Wang Yu clapped Patted him on the shoulder and laughed.

The veins on Chu Ziqi's forehead popped out, and his nails dug into his palm.Gritting her teeth, "I don't know about the princess..."

Chu Ziqi didn't have the guts to question Wei Zhaojin, so he blamed everything on Jiang Zhichu... Thinking of Jiang Zhichu made him even angrier, but he hid it from Wang Yu, still laughing with him.

Wang Yu twitched the corner of his mouth and snorted coldly.

Jiang Zhichu slept in the prison all night, her nose was cold and her mouth was crooked. When Wei Zhaojin ordered her to be released, it was almost time for lunch. She was suffocated, thinking that she would never compromise with Wei Zhaojin again this time. .

In fact, Wei Zhaojin didn't need her compromise at all.

During lunch at noon, Yiqiu specially cooked a medicinal soup to prevent wind and cold and delivered it to Jiang Zhichu's room in person, probably because of guilt, which indirectly caused her to stay in prison overnight.

But Yiqiu thought it was indirect, but in fact it was direct.

"I won't drink." Jiang Zhichu refused.

"You don't drink the medicine I made for you with good intentions?" Yi Qiu was furious and said angrily, "If you don't drink it, you'll lose it!"

After finishing speaking, he slammed the door out with the medicine bowl in hand.

Jiang Zhichu was sweating profusely... She thought it was Wei Zhaojin who sent her here, and wanted to make a temper tantrum, never thought that Yiqiu would be so violent...

Jiang Zhichu wept secretly, he couldn't offend the eldest princess, and even the eldest princess' maids couldn't be offended.

"Miss Yiqiu..."

Ling appeared in the yard again at some point, as if waiting for Wei Zhaojin.

"Why are you here?" Yi Qiu restrained her anger but still looked a little displeased.

Ling glanced across Jiang Zhichu's room and frowned: "What is this?" She pointed to the medicine bowl in Yiqiu's hand.

"Oh, the medicine to prevent wind and cold...you drink it, and run outside every day in the dark and in the daytime."

Ling took the medicine bowl handed over by Yiqiu and was stunned for a moment, then drank it down in one gulp.

Yiqiu has seen Ling wearing a mask and wearing strong clothes, and she has also seen her wearing plain clothes and braiding her hair. This is the first time she thinks Ling Chang is quite handsome.

"Actually, you are quite handsome..." Yi Qiu smiled lightly.

"Not worth mentioning."

"Oh…"

Successfully chatted the topic to death.

The two sat on the stone chair in the courtyard, neither of them spoke, they were all waiting for Wei Zhaojin, and Yiqiu felt embarrassed and at a loss for the first time.

Yiqiu suddenly thought: Why am I sitting here?I can go in...

She stood up and said, "I'll go in first to serve His Highness."

"En." Ling nodded, watching Yiqiu enter the room.

After the door was opened and closed, the hand that clenched the knee was loosened, and the pale fingertips gradually turned bloody.

"call…"

Yiqiu leaned against the door panel for a long time and couldn't regain her senses.

so embarrassing...

"Yiqiu, what did you delay for so long?"

"It's nothing." Yiqiu changed the subject, "Your Highness, why did you eat so much again today?"

"I don't have much appetite, let's go." Wei Zhaojin waved his hand.

"Your Highness, when will you return to Beijing?"

Wei Zhaojin thought for a moment and looked out the window: "See if Mr. Jiang has taken care of it?"

"Yes."

Jiang Zhichu packed it up yesterday, and stayed because he wanted to investigate with Wei Zhaojin. He never expected that Wei Zhaojin would throw him in jail for a whole night. Nothing was done, and he didn't know what Wei Zhaojin went to investigate. .

In the afternoon, Wei Zhaojin got into the carriage early, and the rest of the servants were packing their luggage. Jiang Zhichu noticed that there was another person beside Yiqiu.

Wei Xian left, and Wei Zhaojin also left. There was no one in charge of the Yong'an County Yamen. Out of helplessness, Wei Zhaojin randomly appointed a small official to handle the affairs temporarily. After returning to Beijing, he will tell His Majesty to send officials to Yong'an County Magistrate post.

Wei Zhaojin wrote the notice with his own hand. The notice only stated that Han Shijun murdered the magistrate of Yong'an County because of his own selfish desire, and then killed Mu Qiu and even the entire Mu and Zhang Mansions because of fear of the Dongchuang incident. , but what remains unresolved is the knot in Jiang Zhichu's heart and the conspiracy behind it.

"Little brother, little brother, slow down, I feel like I'm going to fall." Jiang Zhichu lay on the horse's back, trembling.

She didn't know how to ride a horse. When she was a child, her parents took her to the horse farm, but since she fell off the horse that time, she has never ridden a horse. Now there is only Wei Zhaojin's carriage, and that person has no intention of asking her to go in and ride with her. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and get on the horse. She thought she could handle it, but in the end she had to rely on someone to lead it.

The little soldier leading the horse was at a loss, he was already slow and steady enough, and now they were at the back of the line: "Master Jiang, this is already slow enough, please be more careful."

"No, no, this is too shaky!"

Wei Zhaojin leaned on the cushion and closed her eyes to rest her mind, but Jiang Zhichu's noise from behind calling for help disturbed her, making her restless and upset.

"Yiqiu." She called out annoyed.

"Your Highness." Yi Qiu opened the curtain of the car and leaned in.

"Master Jiang can't ride a horse, so don't force him."

"You mean..." Yiqiu wasn't sure what Wei Zhaojin meant for a while.

"Tell her to get down and go by herself."

…"yes."

Yiqiu stuck out her tongue, lowered the car curtain and walked to the back of the line.

"Master Jiang."

"Yi... Miss Yiqiu."

Yiqiu squinted her eyes and looked at her, seeing her frightened look, she laughed unconsciously: "Hahaha, stop, stop."

The soldier stopped Ma Jiangzhi's pale face before he saw some blood.

"The princess ordered..."

Hearing that Wei Zhaojin had called her here, Jiang Zhichu suddenly regained his energy, as if the hairs on the top of his head were standing on end.

"Tell you to get down and go by yourself."

The dull hair softened immediately...

"I...obey the order."