Splendid spring returns

"I'm just expressing my opinion. You can decide the details yourself." Gu Changting waved his hand: "Go back, it's cold outside. I'll report it to my wife after I finish interrogating her."

"Bah!" Xin Nian spat with a smile: "I don't appreciate your sweet words." After watching her husband leave, she thought of the three children in Aunt Qiu's courtyard, and she felt melancholy again.

Because I went back to the house to do needlework, I still couldn't calm down in my heart. After thinking about it, I called Jin Zhen and said: "It's getting dark now. If you go to Aunt Qiu's courtyard, tell me that I will eat pot here at night." The fifth young master and the second and third girls will take it over."

"Yes."

Jinzhen agreed and went, here Xin Nian ordered Chunyu to clean out two rooms, light charcoal fire to warm them first, and find new bedding.Chunyu was very used to doing these things, and by the time the three children arrived, she had already sorted them out.

As soon as Xin Nian asked Gu Yushu about his homework, he heard the sound of footsteps outside, and then Aunt Gu barged in. She didn't know what she encountered, but her face turned pale with shock. She just shouted: "Sister, do you know that the backyard is turned upside down? Aunt Qiu and Madam Yao..." Suddenly she saw three siblings, Gu Shengxia, Gu Chengqiu, and Gu Yushu, and she hurriedly swallowed and swallowed the rest of her words.

"Er Niang, you just said...what happened to my mother?"

The third girl, Gu Chengqiu, looked at Aunt Gu with wide eyes and saw her forcing a smile and saying: "No...it's nothing. Maybe I saw it wrong."

Xin Nian sighed, stood up and touched Gu Chengqiu's head, and said softly: "Aunt Qiu has something to do. Your father probably wants to ask her, don't go back tonight. Don't you like it to be warm here at Si Niang? After you finish the pot, you can stay with me. When you go to sleep, all the bedding will be new, and you will get enough sunshine in the autumn, so you will be guaranteed to sleep warmly under the quilt until dawn."

Gu Chengqiu blinked and wanted to ask again, but Gu Shengxia held her hand and listened to her whisper: "Thank you Si Niang. In that case, you talk to Er Niang, and my younger brothers and sisters and I will go and play with Fourth Sister. "

Xin Nian was a little surprised. Looking at the child's reaction, he seemed to know something, because he said softly: "Go. Brother Feng and Liu Zai are also in the room. Brother Shu, go to their place. I heard that they are going to compete today. You can also compete with them in writing."

"Yes."

Gu Yushu agreed, and the three children filed out.Here, Xin Nian listened to the sound of footsteps going away. He was not as steady as before. He came to Aunt Gu in three or two steps and said in a deep voice: "Who are you talking about? Aunt Qiu and Madam Yao? What's going on with Madam Yao?"

"How do I know? When Brother Chen came back, I originally said that I would bring him to your place to eat pot. It would be more fun with more people. Unexpectedly, halfway through, I saw several guards breaking into Yuehua Pavilion, and then Lady Yao called After a few calls, he was pushed out by the five-flowered giant. Oh my God! I was so scared that I was in a state of confusion. We are in the backyard of the palace. In addition to patrolling, when can the guards break into the yard and take people? So I came to you quickly. This... …Are we all going to rebel?”

No wonder Aunt Gu was so frightened that her face turned pale. Even Xin Nian was shocked after hearing these words.After a long while, she suddenly seemed to remember something. She suddenly fell into the chair and murmured: "Could it be...could it be that Mrs. Yao is...is..."

"What is it? Sister, what is going on? You...can you go and take charge of the overall situation? I am afraid that my ancestors and aunt are still in the dark. If they know, what if they scare someone out... …”

"Don't worry." Xin Nian managed to calm down, pulled Aunt Gu to sit down, and said in a deep voice: "It's not a rebellion. The prince is in the house right now. This matter... should be the prince's order."

"Did the prince order it? The prince asked the guards to break into the backyard to take someone? This...has this lady Yao committed some heinous crime? She can't be suspected of treason, right? Otherwise, she is a delicate woman, and several wives will take advantage of her. Why...why did you use guards?" "You are right, using guards to arrest people must be because Mrs. Yao has committed a heinous crime."

Xin Nian sighed, ordered the girls to serve tea, and then said to Aunt Gu: "If you don't do anything bad, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Just have a cup of tea to calm down. We'll wait here for news."

Aunt Gu was not so scared when she heard that Gu Changting was in the house. For a while, the two of them drank tea quietly in the house, and no one made a sound.After a long while, seeing that the sky had turned dark, Xin Nianfang asked, "Where is Brother Chen? Didn't you come with him?"

"When we entered the courtyard, I came straight to you. I think he went to find Liu Zai and Brother Feng."

As soon as Aunt Gu finished speaking, she heard someone outside say that the kitchen had brought pots and asked if they would prepare food?Xin Nian put it on the table, then stood up and said: "Let's go to dinner, and don't talk about this matter. Not only can't we talk about it now, but also don't mention it in the future if it's not necessary."

"I know that this must be a very important matter, and I don't ask for anything else. As long as the whole house is safe and we can enjoy flowers in the spring, eat watermelons in the summer, admire the moon in the autumn, and eat pots in the winter, I will be satisfied."

Xin Nian chuckled and said: "Don't worry, I don't dare to say anything else, I can still guarantee this to you."

While talking, the two came out and saw that the children were also brought by their respective maids and nannies. Yaya, the sixth child, said happily: "Mom, it's snowing in the sky."

"Is it snowing again?"

When Xin Nian came to the corridor, she saw snowflakes falling beside the lantern. She was lost in thought for a while, then turned back and said with a smile, "Okay, let's eat from the pot. It's steaming hot, just in time to get rid of the cold."

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"Your Highness, what's wrong, the few chess pieces we planted in Prince Duanqin's Mansion, Zhang Yang, Aunt Qiu and Madam Yao, were all uprooted by Gu Changting."

Hearing the report from the close guard, the prince and Tan Feng in the study were both startled. The prince asked carefully what happened, and only heard the guard say: "There are only two of us left in the palace now, and they are both slaves who are not qualified to serve closely. , I heard that Aunt Qiu was kidnapped from Qingliang Pavilion first, and then Prince Duan wanted to interrogate her in person. Somehow, when it was getting dark, he suddenly kidnapped Mrs. Yao. Zhang Yang was taking a rest at home today, The informant failed to report the information and watched helplessly as he was also tied up..."

Tan Feng and the prince didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, the prince said in a deep voice: "This Aunt Qiu was tied up from Qingliang Pavilion. Could it be that the Xin family betrayed her?"

Tan Feng said hurriedly: "This is impossible. She was just in contact with Mrs. Yao. She was the one who knew Xin's identity, but Xin didn't know her. Listen to what the report said. It was she who went to Qingliang Pavilion to find someone. Mrs. Xin, but she was kidnapped. I didn’t allow her to recognize Mrs. Xin. She would never act stupid suddenly, and Madam Yao and Zhang Yang were arrested later. This must have been brought out by Aunt Shenqiu, so it should be It has nothing to do with the Xin family. I just don’t know what the connection is between her and the Xin family. I’ll ask her when I make an appointment with the Xin family.”

The prince nodded and said in a deep voice: "We must ask clearly to make sure that Mrs. Xin is not lying. This matter is very important, so we must be cautious."

"I understand, please rest assured, Your Highness."