The courtyard is deep in spring

Chapter 143 The Entanglement Many Years Ago
"I haven't suffered any harm." Ye Zhaoqing smiled and said, "The position of the crown princess was not what I wanted."

After hearing this, Liu'er didn't know how to respond.

She didn't know whether these words were Ye Zhaoqing's true intentions, or she said them to comfort herself.

After all, Lin Xirong used to be her master, she could devote herself to Ye Zhaoqing, but she couldn't forget her old master.

"Okay, bring the breakfast!" Ye Zhaoqing said with a smile.

Seeing her calm face, Liu'er suppressed the doubts in her heart, bowed her head and said respectfully: "Yes, miss." After saying that, she turned around and was about to retreat.

Ye Zhaoqing's voice came from behind: "It's rare to see you look so serious, and I'm not used to it."

Liu'er paused for a moment, then left quickly.

Ye Zhaoqing looked at her back and couldn't help sighing.

Hearing these news early in the morning really affected my mood.

Soon, Liu'er brought breakfast.

Ye Zhaoqing deliberately ate slowly, and she took a whole hour to eat a simple breakfast in the style of a big meal.

Downstairs, Murong Shen had already fed Huahua and finished eating the raw meat in the pot.

Liu'er had put away her sad emotions, she looked downstairs with her head, and said, "Miss, Master Tai Tuo is still waiting downstairs!"

"Then let him wait." Ye Zhaoqing took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth indifferently, and said in a calm tone: "The majestic grand master, instead of going to court or doing business, just stay here and let him wait a little longer. What happened in a while?"

After hearing this, Liu'er said cautiously: "Miss, Taifu, I have been waiting for you for more than an hour."

"Really? It's been so long?" Ye Zhaoqing got up and walked to the window to take a look.

Downstairs by the lake, Hua Hua fell asleep leaning on Murong Shen's lap.

Looking at this incomparably harmonious picture, Ye Zhaoqing remembered the scene yesterday where Murong Shen trapped himself in a tree to threaten and lure him. Immediately, evil came from his guts, and he took a red fruit from the fruit plate on the table. All the apples smashed towards Murong Shen downstairs.

Murong Shen didn't even look at it, until when the fruit was about to hit the top of his head, he made a lightning strike and caught the fruit in his hand in an instant.

With a "click", Murong Shen took a big bite out of the apple and said without raising his head, "Thank you!"

Feelings, he thought that Ye Zhaoqing specially gave him fruit to eat.

Liu'er burst out laughing.

Ye Zhaoqing's face turned black, she curled her lips, turned around and went downstairs.

Liu'er hesitated for a moment, but didn't follow.

Downstairs, Murong Shen saw Ye Zhaoqing coming down, and turned around slowly: "You have finally come down."

"Ho Ho!" Hua Hua, who was sleeping soundly, immediately jumped up and rushed to Ye Zhaoqing's side when she heard the sound.

Ye Zhaoqing stretched out his hand to touch the shiny fur on Huahua's back, and didn't ask Murong Shen if she didn't come down, would he have to wait until the end of time for such stupid words, and said directly: "What do you want me for, tell me!"

"Follow me." Murong Shen raised his eyes and glanced at her, then suddenly turned around and walked outside.

Seeing his mysterious appearance, Ye Zhaoqing didn't want to follow him, but for some reason, she involuntarily raised her feet and followed him.

Huahua followed her side obediently, and she returned to her previous appearance, as if yesterday's madness was nothing more than a dream.

Ye Zhaoqing finally remembered to question Murong Shen: "Have you checked, what happened to Huahua yesterday?"

After hearing this, Murong Shen, who was walking in front, stopped suddenly.

"The reason why Huahua went crazy yesterday was indeed because someone gave her some medicine." Murong Shen said in a deep voice, "You don't have to guess, it's because my little sister bribed a guard who guarded her." After speaking, it seemed that Afraid of Ye Zhaoqing's questioning, he strode forward abruptly.

Ye Zhaoqing couldn't help but startled.

Murong Yan, it was her!

She has already left the palace to take refuge here, but she still refuses to let her go?

However, when Ye Zhaoqing remembered what Li Yu said to everyone in the world when he left the palace that day, she felt relieved.

No woman would be willing to see the person she loves do so much for others.

Murong Yan is also a person with deep obsessions!

Ye Zhaoqing sighed, raised his foot and caught up with Murong Shen.

Huahua didn't know what happened, and followed Ye Zhaoqing's side step by step, with a very happy expression.

Ye Zhaoqing noticed that Murong Shen brought her to his own residence in the front yard.

What is he trying to do?
Ye Zhaoqing was full of doubts, but he didn't ask any questions, but slowly entered the room behind Murong Shen.

She wanted to see what tricks he was going to play.

After entering, Ye Zhaoqing saw clearly that it was actually a big study room, inside, the four corners of east, west, north and south were filled with books, and the room was filled with a strong fragrance of paper and ink.

Murong Shen went straight to a large pear wood case by the window in the southeast corner, brought a brocade stool from the corner, wiped it carefully, and then greeted Ye Zhaoqing: "Come, sit down."

Ye Zhaoqing hesitated for a moment, walked over and sat down on the brocade stool.

Huahua lay at her feet.

And this also gave Ye Zhaoqing some courage.

In any case, here, there is still Huahua protecting him, no matter what trick Murong Shen wants to play, he has to weigh it carefully.

After all, between him and herself, Huahua is closer to herself.

Murong Shen didn't seem to have noticed these small things in Ye Zhaoqing's heart at all, he sat down on a grand chair behind the table, and pushed the thick stack of manuscripts on the table to Ye Zhaoqing: "Come and see These."

Ye Zhaoqing glanced at him, then lowered his head to look at the manuscripts.

With just one glance, her face instantly became serious.

Those were some case files investigating the change of King Huai that year, which recorded the scene at that time in detail.

This is what Ye Zhaoqing wanted to find but couldn't find it!

"Why are you showing me these?" Ye Zhaoqing bit her lips tightly, suppressing the excitement in her heart, and suddenly raised her head to glance at Murong Shen.

Murong Shen didn't answer and asked instead: "Then tell me, do you want to see it?"

Is there even a need to ask?Of course she wants to see it!
God knows, she is going crazy wanting to get these files!

When her father died, she was only 12 years old. She followed her mother and nuns every day, learning some court etiquette, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She had never been exposed to politics. She just believed in Her father was innocent, and she wanted to clean up his grievances, but how to investigate, she had stayed in Beijing for so long, and she couldn't figure out a way, so far, what she knew was only a handful.

As for Murong Shen, it was as if he had placed a large table of exquisite food in front of a hungry man who had been hungry for a long time.

No one can resist this temptation!

"Murong Shen, how did you get these things?" Ye Zhaoqing didn't answer him, but asked such a question in a hoarse voice.

Murong Shen looked at her suppressed and forbearing appearance, suddenly sighed, and reached out to grab her hand.

Ye Zhaoqing seemed to be frightened, and broke away suddenly!
"Murong Shen! What are you going to do?"

Hearing the eyes like a wounded deer, Murong Shen sighed again: "You really don't remember me?"

Ye Zhaoqing was taken aback when she heard the words, no matter she was Princess Anning or Ye Zhaoqing, she had never met Murong Shen before!

She is absolutely sure of this!
"It seems that you really don't remember me at all." Murong Shen sighed, and continued: "In the winter of the 13th year of Zhenyuan, Princess Anning suddenly fell ill, and because of the cold weather in central Beijing, King Huai personally sent me to the hospital. Lushui Mountain Villa in the suburbs of Beijing was recuperating, and at that time, Princess Anning, who was not yet 11 years old, was with her..."

Following Murong Shen's voice, Ye Zhaoqing was brought back to those vague years in the past bit by bit.

At that time, everyone said that the concubine's illness would not recover. Even the empress dowager, her own grandmother, had already started looking for candidates for a new concubine for her father. Only she and her younger brother couldn't let go of their mother, so they followed Green Water Villa.

There are big hot springs there, and the climate is warmer than that in central Beijing, which is really suitable for recuperating.

Because his father was away at war, even if he wanted to go back to Beijing to see his mother, he couldn't.

At that time, she almost became the only support of the concubine mother.

"What you don't know is that although the Green Water Villa is in the name of Concubine Chen, because she has a son who likes to gamble, the Third Prince, that villa has already been secretly mortgaged to my father. Murong Shen continued: "One day, Princess Huai's condition improved..."

At that time, because she was happy in her heart, she let her younger brother Li Lin play in the villa. The little boy, who was only seven or eight years old, forgot the time when he was playing. He took some maidservants and searched in the villa.

Because of the darkness, and because she just stayed by her mother's side all day and never went out for a stroll, her younger brother couldn't find her, but she almost fell into a pool by accident, and the maids who came with her ran away in fright. Some fled, some scattered, and no one dared to come forward to rescue them.

But at that time, a person rushed into the water and rescued her with all his strength.

Ye Zhaoqing only remembered that it was a young man with handsome features, but she was busy looking for her younger brother at that time, so she didn't say much to him at all.

Later, she saw him several times in the villa.

It's been a long time, and she has almost forgotten those things.

If the boy is still alive, he is probably about 30 years old, right?
Thinking about it, Ye Zhaoqing raised his eyes to look at Murong Shen, and suddenly realized that his age was quite agreeable.

Combined with what he just said, that Lushui Villa belongs to Dingguo Duke's Mansion...

"Are you the boy who saved me back then?" Ye Zhaoqing blurted out.

It's been so many years, no wonder she doesn't recognize him.

A gleam of light suddenly appeared in Murong Shen's eyes when he heard the words: "You finally admit that you are her?"

Seeing his ecstatic look, Ye Zhaoqing couldn't help but tightly shut his mouth.

How could she have forgotten, this Murong Shen has been playing tricks on her all along!The wretch!

"You are her!" Murong Shen said affirmatively.Those firm and ecstatic eyes seemed to have found his most cherished treasure.

Ye Zhaoqing looked at his startled look and forgot the words for a moment.

It turned out that they had crossed paths so long ago!
No wonder Murong Shen collected these files and found her concubine's maid, Nanny Wang, and saved her life so many times.

But why all this?
She didn't quite understand.

You don't need to understand either.

Murong Shen didn't give her time to think too much, he just stretched out his hand and took her into his arms.

"You're crazy!" Ye Zhaoqing pushed him away, and said angrily, "Are you doing Li Yu any favors?"

"It's already this time, so don't use your Highness to block me anymore." Murong Shen stared at her with piercing eyes, and said, "You just think of him as a younger brother. To a certain extent, His Highness's existence is It fills in Li Lin's vacancy, doesn't it?"

"Shut up! No one can replace Lin'er!" Ye Zhaoqing said angrily.

Seeing her excited look, Murong Shen said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't take care of your feelings. After the death of Prince Huai's son, His Highness only recovered, which made the emperor's cruel act of killing Huai Wang's family become It is a matter of course, Your Highness, you cannot compare with Prince Huai's son."

Ye Zhaoqing had a gloomy face and did not answer.

Murong Shen glanced at her and said in a low voice: "Originally you hated His Highness the most, but you were moved by his deep affection, so you gave up killing him, am I right?"

"Murong Shen, you are too self-righteous!" Ye Zhaoqing interrupted him, and said in a deep voice: "From the beginning to the end, I never thought of killing His Highness! He was just a child back then, and he was innocent. Do you think that everyone will kill innocent people indiscriminately like the emperor?"

After hearing this, Murong Shen took a fixed look at her, and suddenly smiled: "It's clear what is right and what is wrong, it really is Princess Anning that I know."

"Don't be so sentimental, I've never admitted that I'm her!" Ye Zhaoqing's face darkened, he gave Murong Shen a bitter look, turned around and was about to go out.

"You don't want these files anymore?" Murong Shen asked behind her.

Ye Zhaoqing's steps froze suddenly.

want!Of course she wants to!
However, if she asked for those, wouldn't she admit that she is Princess Anning?Originally, she thought that with a different body, no one in this world would recognize her, but unexpectedly, Murong Shen was an exception.

"Take it! I've been investigating the things here for a long time, and you will get something unexpected." Murong Shen said, picked up the files on the table and walked to Ye Zhaoqing, took her hand and stuffed it into her palm: "Remember, you are not the only one who thinks King Huai is wronged. There are still many people in this world who believe in him and are willing to reverse the case for him. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me. Just remember, Don't be impulsive, our emperor is more ruthless now than he was back then."

Ye Zhaoqing looked at the things stuffed into the palm of his hand, and then listened to these warm words, if he said that he was not moved, that would be a lie.

"Hold on firmly." Murong Shen stared at her deeply, then patted Ye Zhaoqing's hand and smiled.

Ye Zhaoqing came back to his senses, took a fixed look at him, clenched the things in his hands, and walked out slowly.

(End of this chapter)