Uncle, don't overdo it

It seems that such an old lady who almost lives in seclusion should not have much friendship with a lady from the official family, especially a lady from the official family who has committed a crime and brought down the whole family. At most, she just knows that such a person existed.

"She has been in and out of the Prince's Mansion before, and the servant girl was working in the Prince's Mansion at that time, so she recognizes her." Zhao Rong said.

There seemed to be something hidden in the dodging eyes that he didn't want to say more.

"I know you guys met when the emperor was the prince. There must be quite a few maids who know her, but why do you miss her more than others?" Lin Xiner asked.Although the tone was soft, it pierced Zhao Rong's heart.

Zhao Rong's face was visibly stiff, and she paused before saying, "Because Miss Xia is a good person, she is not as arrogant and condescending as ordinary officials' ladies, so this slave will remember her especially."

"Is that so?" Lin Xiner stared at Zhao Rong, her sharp and sharp eyes stared at her, not daring to raise her head.

"Yes." Zhao Rong lowered her head and nodded.

Obviously, Zhao Rong didn't want to tell what she knew.

"Since that's the case, I'll have to investigate by myself to see what kind of relationship you had with the second prince's mother and that Miss Xia back then?" Lin Xiner said, as if Zhao Rong had been let go, but what she said This decision shocked Zhao Rong even more.

At this time, it was getting dark, Lin Xiner found a candlestick beside her, picked up the flint next to it, hit it a few times, and lit the candle.

"Miss Lin, Miss Xia has nothing to do with you, why are you chasing her?" Zhao Rong suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Xiner nervously.

"Why doesn't it matter? She is my second mother." Lin Xiner threw down the flint, turned around, and said calmly.

"She has been dead for such a long time, why bother to mention it?" Zhao Rong murmured, "Besides, Miss Xia's matter is forbidden in the palace, and the emperor does not allow anyone to talk about it."

This Zhao Rong was pushed hard, and she knew how to use Ximen Jinglie as a shield.

Lin Xiner sneered, "Aren't you the one who called out Miss Xia first?"

"Yes... this servant is abrupt... this servant deserves to die..." Zhao Rong's face turned pale. Although she was timid, she looked at Lin Xiner firmly, "If this servant is to die, Miss Lin will not have to force her to ask her any more questions. gone."

Lin Xiner didn't expect that Zhao Rong's attitude would be to say nothing, and she believed that if she pressed her further, Zhao Rong would definitely slam her head against the wall to death, and her eyes of death were extremely resolute.

"If you die, I'll check it out myself. As long as there are clues left behind in what happened, it depends on whether someone checks carefully." Lin Xiner said nonchalantly, showing that she didn't care about Zhao Rong's death at all. .

Zhao Rong's face turned even paler. Was Lin Xiner's words intended to make her die in peace?

But letting Lin Xiner check it out by herself would delay her for a while, so Zhao Rong decided not to tell her.

Lin Xiner didn't want to really force an old maid to death, so she stopped asking and walked out of the room.

Ximenhen was leaning against the sycamore tree, holding a small jug, drinking a few sips from time to time, seeing Lin Xiner coming out, raised the jug, and threw it towards her, "Come on, drink on a snowy night, don't worry about it." taste."

Lin Xiner took the jug, didn't drink, looked up at the sky, it was almost completely dark, but it cleared up, the cold wind brightened the night, showing stars that hadn't been seen for many days.

Ximenhen walked towards the side room lit by candlelight.

The window of the side room reflected Zhao Rong's stiff figure.

Seeing Ximenhen come in, Zhao Rong said with trembling pale lips, "Second prince...she...she wants to investigate Miss Xia's affairs..."

From Lin Xiner's last visit to the small courtyard, Zhao Rong knew that Lin Xiner's status was unusual. She said that she must have this ability if she wanted to investigate, and she was different from ordinary official ladies.

"Let her go, Aunt Rong, don't worry." Ximenhen smiled and put his arms around Zhao Rong's trembling shoulders.Like a son caring for his mother.

Although his mother is long gone, Zhao Rong has always loved him like a mother. In his eyes, Zhao Rong is already his relative.

"Why aren't the servants worried? What if..." Zhao Rong didn't dare to continue.

"If it comes, there is no way to avoid it." Ximenhen was very calm.

"If those things happen, it will ruin you!" Zhao Rong was still very nervous.

"What happened more than 20 years ago has long passed, so it won't have much impact on the present. What's more, my mother is no longer here, so it's impossible to get involved. As for me..." Ximenhen smiled, "I'm the second prince. No matter how bad it is for me, that’s what it is now.”

Ximenhen's words made Zhao Rong calm down a little bit, it seemed that what he said was right, he was the second prince, and his biological mother was gone, so what could be done to him?

Although thinking this way is a lot more reassuring, but I still can't say what shouldn't be said about old things.

"Okay, it's getting late, Aunt Rong can get us something to fill our stomachs." Ximenhen comforted Zhao Rong and left the room.

Lin Xiner leaned on the sycamore tree trunk with her arms folded, her right hand was still hooked to the wine pot, shaking it leisurely.

"Your mother was involved with Xia Yubing, or what happened to the Xia family back then?" Lin Xiner asked.

She heard that Ximenhen and Zhao Rong were in the room.

"Eavesdropping is not a gentleman's behavior." Ximenhen answered the wrong question.

"If it's spying instead, it's a job for the capable." Lin Xiner said, if there were no spying, no one would be able to do anything.

"Testing? I'm the one who gave you this chance." Ximen Hen said, walking up to Lin Xiner, and took back the flagon from her hand.

Shaking, the jug was empty, Ximenhen frowned, "Are you really grabbing wine from me?"

As he spoke, he casually threw the flagon into the snow.

"That's right, why did you give me this chance?" Lin Xiner tilted her head and asked, her starry eyes flashed playfully.

There was an imperceptible dark wind blowing gently with the cold wind near the phoenix tree courtyard, which did not disturb the two people under the phoenix tree.

In Ximen Jingxuan's hand was holding the white robe covered in blood.After a few days of busy work, he had no time to think about it. It wasn't until he returned to the palace, dealt with Ximen Yin, met Lin Xiner in the Zhaohe Hall, brought Wumei out of the prison, and met Lin Xiner again, that he was slightly touched. In his thoughts, he remembered that he still had such a blood book on his body.

He roughly remembered the contents of the blood book, so after sending Wumei to Chunlin Garden, he went to find Lin Xiner.

Although she has no feelings, she still found her "by accident", perhaps just to complete the "entrustment" of the blood book.

In the snow under the plane tree, Lin Xiner was chatting and laughing with Ximen Hen. It was so peaceful and leisurely, as if she had not received any sting. This made Ximen Jingxuan, who had lost his mind, couldn't help but suspect that the blood letter stated Did the content really exist or was he hallucinated by some bewitching influence?

Was he poisoned in the past, or was he poisoned now?