Rebirth of marriage

The old lady was not aware of Duke Zhen's distaste. She only felt that Duke Zhen made sense. If Nihuang's fiancé, Prince Xiao, died at this time, it would be inappropriate to engage Qingyun.

After all, she is Qingyun's grandmother. She can't run away from this marriage, so she should deal with the immediate matter first.

She immediately called Nanny Qin over and gave her a few instructions to go to the Qian Mansion in person.

When Nanny Qin arrived, Song Nianru was in the dark room listening to reports on King Xiao's situation.

After hearing that someone was coming from the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, she hurriedly left the darkroom. When Nanny Qin explained her intention, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly agreed.

She sent someone to write a letter to Cheng Cong, saying that after killing King Xiao, he would let his sister go free. Cheng Cong cared about this sister very much and would definitely do it, but the news that King Xiao was seriously injured came too quickly.

Instead, she couldn't believe how Cheng Cong succeeded so quickly. She heard that it was a scuffle, and it was someone from Dali Temple who stabbed Xiao Wang. Was it Cheng Cong who injured Xiao Wang's hand by an official from Dali Temple, or was one of them? Something else?

She didn't dare to be careless, and sent people to keep an eye on Xiaowang's Mansion, and then she knew that Zhenguo Gong's ancestors and grandsons had gone to Xiaowang's Mansion.

Even if the Zhenguo government didn't come to invite him today, she still planned to go over and explore the situation.

The old lady said that King Xiao was about to die soon and asked her to comfort Nihuang. This news must have come from the mouth of Duke Zhenguo. It couldn't be false. The corners of her lips curled up. Regardless of whether it was Cheng Cong who did it or not, as long as King Xiao died, Life, her goal was achieved.

As for Cheng Cong, he was just a chess piece randomly placed on a whim. The people who had contacted him before were either dead or left the capital. Even if he wanted to find his sister, he couldn't find her.

Song Nianru was in a happy mood, and she liked the feeling of teasing people secretly.

"Qinglian, pack some things and go to the Duke of Zhen's Mansion to stay overnight tomorrow." She ordered the maid, then thought about it and said, "The people in my yard will have a day off tomorrow, and they can just come back and be on duty the next day. .”

Qinglian was the only one who knew about the secret passage in the room. She was worried that dishonest servants would enter the house while she was away. If the secret passage was discovered, it would be troublesome to kill someone and silence them.

Qinglian knew what she meant and hurriedly agreed.

Previously, a maid thought that Madam was soft-tempered and easy to talk to. When they went to Zhenguo Palace, she searched Madam's room. Although she didn't find the secret passage, she was still killed by Madam.

It was also because of this that she did not dare to betray Madam easily. She knew how cruel Madam was.

Song Nianru thought she was being cautious, but she didn't know that her move of sending her servants home made it easier for Xie Jiu and others to sneak into the Qian Mansion to check.

The next day, as soon as Song Nianru entered the gate of Zhen Guogong Mansion, Xie Jiu and Zhao Qingyun entered her courtyard smoothly.

"Second sister, just wait outside, and a few of us can go in." Zhao Qingyun stood at the entrance of the secret passage and said to Xie Jiu.

Since he was a child, he has heard his mother say all kinds of good things about his aunt, and he has also heard his grandfather talk about many of his uncle's heroic deeds, so he has always been close to their daughter.

Even though he didn't like the fake Nihuang before, for the sake of his uncle and aunt, he would force himself to take more care of her. Now he knows that he is the real second sister in front of him, and he knows what she has done. Zhao Qingyun recognized this sister from the bottom of his heart, and he truly felt sorry for the hardships she had endured.

Xie Jiu just shook his head when Qiu Chengfeng said, "It's okay, it's safer to let her go in together."

He and Qiu Changle only stayed at the Hot Spring Villa for one night before returning to the capital. Qiu Changle felt that Xie Jiu was buying gifts for her and her mother, so she was targeted by the Cao family, and she felt very uneasy staying at the Hot Spring Villa.

He knew the dangers of officialdom better than Qiu Changle, and was a little worried about Xie Jiu. Fortunately, he was back.

Otherwise, Gu Xiao would be injured and unable to go out today, and Lou Qi would have to follow Prince Gong into the palace for a blood test. Only Zhao Qingyun came to accompany Xie Jiu, and he was really worried.

Zhao Qingyun thought it made sense, so he took the lead in entering the secret passage without any further dissuasion.

This secret passage is not difficult to find. It is in Song Nianru's wardrobe. The first thing Xie Jiu noticed when he entered the room was the wardrobe. Sure enough, he saw a raised button in the lower right corner of the wardrobe. When he pressed it, the wardrobe opened. The inner door slowly opened, revealing a secret passage.

Zhao Qingyun made an appointment with Xie Jiu yesterday to come to Qian's house with her today to find the secret passage, so he brought all three night-light pearls from the warehouse of Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and handed them to Xie Jiu and Qiu Chengfeng each. pellets serve as lighting.

The secret passage has no mechanism, and it should be used for Song Nianru to hide her eyes from others when she goes out. The few of them arrived at a dark room smoothly. There was a bed, a chaise longue, and some objects used in sex between men and women in the secret room beside the bed. This is where Song Nianru usually meets men.

Although Zhao Qingyun was not familiar with the affairs between men and women, he had heard some dirty words in the army. When he saw these things, his ears turned red, but he was reflecting on himself. Why did he not see Song Nianru's true face in the past? He was still not careful enough. As I thought about it, I forgot about the discomfort.

After exiting the dark room and walking forward, you will reach the end of the secret passage.

Looking at the wooden board above his head, he thanked the wine and said, "It should be a house. There must be someone guarding it. Let's be careful."

Zhao Qingyun was still the one who rushed up the stairs first, gently pushed open the wooden board, explored it, and saw that there was no one in the room. He took the lead in exiting the secret passage.

Li Sheng's job of exploring the road was taken away by Zhao Qingyun, so he protected Xie Jiu on the stairs.

Several people came out one after another and looked at the room carefully. It was an ordinary bedroom. The wooden planks in the secret passage were the bed boards. After a few people came out, they remade the bedding on the bed.

Li Sheng and Zhao Qingyun went out first to inquire about the situation. Not long after, they came back, "Second sister, this house is not big. There are only two women guarding it. They can't even walk without knowing martial arts."

Li Sheng, who was robbed of his life again, remained silent and added, "This place is only one street away from the Mingyuan Marquis' Mansion."

He was ordered to come to the capital last year. The first thing the pavilion master told him was to find out every place in the capital. Now he had the map of the entire capital in his mind, so as soon as he jumped on the roof and took a look, he knew that this was where.

Zhao Qingyun began to reflect again. He was born and raised in the capital and never recognized him.

But he didn't think about it. He was designated as the successor by the Duke of Zhen when he was born. Since he was a child, he had been either studying in the mansion or practicing martial arts. When he was ten years old, he lived in the military camp for a long time. He was only familiar with the main roads in the capital.

Although this house is across the street from the Mingyuan Marquis Mansion, it actually separates the rich and the poor. He didn't go out of the house much in the past, let alone come to this place where ordinary people lived.

Xie Jiu noticed his depression and patted his arm, "My master said that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling a thousand miles, and traveling a thousand miles is not as good as reading countless people."

Although Zhen Guo Gong regarded him as his successor and tried his best to train him, he also protected him very well. After contacting him twice, she could see that his heart was still soft and clear, but he had to support a Zhen Guo Gong's mansion. , he is still a little immature like this.

Zhao Qingyun nodded, as if he was a younger brother who was several years younger than Xie Jiu, "Thank you, second sister, and Master Qiu. Qingyun has written it down."

Xie Jiu had a good impression of this younger brother, but he only went so far as to say that he had only experienced a little darkness, not that he was ignorant.

Since the house didn't see any problems and knew where the secret passage was, today's goal was achieved. He ordered Li Sheng to send people to keep an eye on this place, and they left.

When Xie Jiu returned home, Lin Shu was waiting at Xie's house.

Lin Shu said, "Thank you for the wine. The medicinal herbs in the recipe you gave me earlier are in their growing season now. I have to go deep into the mountains."

The prescription was hidden by Magistrate Yu in the book of folk tales, and was found by Xie Jiu. It was a medicine that could make people confused and tired. She had shown it to Lin Shu at the Beast Mountain earlier. Shu wrote down the recipe, but some herbs can only be obtained in summer, and must be picked fresh to be effective.

This prescription was most likely the one used by Fourth Master Cao and Prefect Yu to suppress Yanyan. Xie Jiu had been thinking about it in her heart. Now that Lin Shu was going to go into the mountains for her, she would definitely need to provide her with more manpower. The capital is not Yuyouguan, even if it is deep in the mountains, it is more dangerous than other places. It is always good to have more manpower just in case.

Lin Shu did not refuse, and prepared to go out with the six Wuwei people.

Xie Jiu looked at her thin and slender figure, feeling a little uneasy for no reason, "Wait a minute, Xiao Shu."

"what happened?"

Xie Jiu couldn't say anything, but felt a little flustered, "It's better not to go."

She hoped to find a way to wake up Yanyan, but she was also afraid that something would happen to Lin Shu.

Lin Shu smiled, "I finally waited until the medicinal materials grew. My father, who has no martial arts skills, went to the mountains outside Beijing to collect herbs. I also brought so many people with me. What could happen? Don't worry. Don't think too much."

Xie Jiu also knew that she was obsessed with medical skills, and he was afraid that if he didn't let her go, she would go secretly, so he said, "Then take a few more people with you, and I'll feel more at ease."

She then asked Lu Kang to pick five skilled people from Jiuxiao Pavilion, and a group of 13 people set off.

Lu Kang and Wuwei were both very skilled, so they should be fine, but they still couldn't calm down from the panic in their hearts. Xie Jiu asked Li Sheng to check if everything was okay in Prince Xiao's Mansion.

Always worried that something will go wrong.