Splendid spring returns

"Ancestor."

Xin Nian came to the old concubine's bed and was pulled over by her as soon as she called out. He only heard the old man crying: "Good boy, there is no one in charge in the house now. You go, you go to the palace to take my place." When I saw the emperor, I said that I was about to die before my eyes, but the white-haired man sent the black-haired man, and my son died early. Now I don’t dare to ask him for anything else, I just ask him to let my grandson come back. At any rate, I am dead. , there is someone wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety, woo woo woo..."

"Toffee, your prince is fine..."

Before Xin Nian could finish her sentence, she was spat on by the old concubine. She heard her crying and scolding: "They were all trying to hide it from me. In the past, I was afraid of causing trouble to you, so I pretended not to know. But in the end, after so many days, Changting has not Come back, how long are you going to keep it secret from me? This is not a big deal, how can he not even be seen? Don't coax me, tell me honestly as soon as possible, where has the child been taken? What did he do?"

"Madam Princess..."

"Speak quickly, if you dare to hide anything, I will die in front of you."

After all, the old concubine was the runner-up in the palace fight. Now she became stubborn and her awe was truly astonishing.

When Xin Nian was in a dilemma, he heard Nanny Sun sighing and saying softly: "Auntie, just tell the truth. Seeing that... you can't hide it."

"You said, I came from the palace, and I have never seen any big storms or waves in my life? Just tell me, so that I can have some confidence in my heart. Is Changting now... dead or alive? Tell me. .”

"I'm alive, but... I dare not hide it from my ancestors. Someone has indeed framed the prince. Now the prince... is in jail, but the emperor does not allow anyone to visit. I thought, this is also a kind of protection..."

Before Xin Nian could finish speaking, he heard the old concubine yell and almost lost his breath. He quickly rushed forward and beat his back and rubbed his heart. Before anyone else came over, he quickly whispered in the old concubine's ear. He said: "I will report back to you later, so my ancestors don't have to worry."

Just kidding, although I don’t know what kind of medicine Gu Changting and the emperor sold in the gourd, all of this was arranged by Gu Changting himself. It can only be said that he had already expected all the things happening now, and he could always wait until the day when the clouds cleared and the sun appeared, but if The old concubine really had a problem because of this matter. How could Xin Nian explain it to her husband.

A flash of light flashed in the old concubine's eyes. At this time, Nanny Chen and Nanny Sun also caught up and saw the old man waving his hands and saying: "Don't be busy, I'm not dead yet. You don't have to be surprised or howl in mourning." . Let Changting’s wife sit with me for a while..."

After speaking, he looked at Xin Nian and said in a deep voice: "Tell me carefully what happened these days. I didn't know that things had reached this point. Otherwise, if I could have gone to the palace to plead for mercy, Changting might have gone home long ago."

Xin Nian said helplessly: "Ancestor, the prince is now guilty of treason. I heard that there are also ten other major crimes such as buying and selling official positions, accepting huge bribes, seizing people's property and fields, etc. How can you just go to the palace to plead for mercy? Not to mention that the emperor is not in good health now. I heard that he has recovered a little in the past two days. I estimate that the prince will be interrogated soon. This is obviously framed by traitors. As long as the emperor can allow the prince to argue, he will be able to clear his name. Ancestors, please don’t worry.”

After saying that, seeing that no one was in the room, he whispered in the ear of the old concubine: "Everything is arranged by Changting himself, and there must be a deep meaning in it. Ancestor, please relax and wait for the future. I don't dare to lie or deceive." , otherwise the sky will thunder..."

Before the word "Ci" came out, the old lady reached out to cover her mouth and heard her whisper: "Okay, I understand."

Xin Nian nodded, and then advised: "Ancestor, you have to take care of yourself. Don't be too sad about this and get in bad health. Then even if the prince returns home in the future, won't it be too late? You must take care of your body. How much does the emperor think highly of the prince? How can we easily believe that this is a crime of treason that is clearly framed? As long as the emperor recovers, we will be able to protect him until the clouds clear and the moon shines..."

He continued to comfort him until dinner time. Xin Nian served the old concubine and saw that she only used half a bowl of gruel. He secretly praised her in his heart: After all, she is an ancestor. I was worried that she would reveal her secrets without worrying. , now who dares to say that she is not heartbroken?Yes, or if the old man doubts my words, that is a real worry.

Because of the commotion in Shouning Palace, the already gloomy atmosphere in the palace became even more depressing.The servants were all listless, and even the smart ones had begun to find a way out for themselves.She ignored these thoughts and after serving the old concubine to bed, she returned to her residence. Since she was now in charge of affairs in the mansion, she had already moved back to the backyard.

Walking on the road, the sky was gloomy and there were not even a few stars in sight. Xin Nian asked the golden needle next to him: "Is it 27 or 28 today?"

"If I go back to my aunt, it happens to be February 28th. In two days, it will be March."

Xin Nian sighed deeply and murmured: "What a February 28, I really fulfilled that sentence, the dark moon kills people on a night, the wind is high and the sky is set on fire."

Jinzhen trembled and forced a smile: "Auntie, don't say such things, I'm afraid."

Xin Nian smiled at her: "Don't be afraid, I just said it casually."

Back in the courtyard, Aunt Qin and the children were waiting for news. They were relieved when they heard that the old concubine had eaten half a bowl of porridge and went to sleep.

Here Xin Nian arranged for several children to go to bed, and said to Xinghua: "My right eyelid is always twitching, and I feel a little panicked. You go home to find Brother Yun and tell him that the guard will be here." Find the five most loyal ones, and starting tonight, let them come to the backyard to patrol and protect us in the middle of the night, so that they don’t have to take on guard duties during the day."

"Yes."

Xinghua agreed and went, Xin Nian and Aunt Qin sat opposite each other under the lamp, and she heard her say sadly: "Is the situation so bad? There can't be thieves coming to rob the house, right? At any rate, we are still in charge of the Prince's Mansion here. .”

Xin Nian said in a deep voice: "Be careful with your ten thousand year ship..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a woman outside shouting: "Why are my aunt here at this hour?"

"It's Sister Gu."

Xin Nian stood up, and sure enough, he saw Aunt Gu walking in with Gu Yuchen and a few girls and women. When she saw her, she forced a smile and said: "There are few people in this house now, and my yard is not close to the front and back. It's weird. I'm scared." I thought, why don't you and Brother Chen come to join you? There aren't many people in the house at this time, so it's better for us to stay together."

Xin Nian smiled and said: "Okay, I was thinking of asking you to move here tomorrow. I always feel that the atmosphere is not right these days, so I didn't expect you to act quickly and come here overnight."

Here Aunt Qin said: "Since that's the case, why not ask my aunt to come over too? Her yard is far away from us."

Aunt Gu hurriedly said: "Don't get into trouble as soon as possible. You don't know that the boxes and cages have been packed. If the prince comes back safely, he will naturally have to argue with Sister Xin; if the prince really can't come back...ah, bah, bah, bah! I This crow's mouth. How could the prince not come back? He will definitely come back safely and turn danger into good fortune..."