The dagger in Xiao Yi's hand stopped, and raised his eyebrows to look at the little maid with a half-smile.
Nangong Yue also raised her eyebrows. Sure enough, as they analyzed before, once Aunt Mei died, suspicious eyes would immediately cast on Xiao Yi.
And Xiao Yi is someone who never likes to explain to outsiders. For him, as long as he has no regrets in his heart, he doesn't care about the eyes of outsiders. Nangong Yue sighed slightly in her heart. In her previous life, Xiao Yi's reputation would be ruined. It is estimated that part of the reason is because of him of this temperament.
Guan Yubai stroked his sleeves and asked, "Your name is Lancao?"
He looked at the little maid gently, trying to calm her down with the simplest questions.
Lancao looked at Guan Yubai, and nodded stiffly: "Back to Lord Hou, this servant is Lancao."
Guan Yubai showed a faint smile, and then said: "Lancao, the Marquis asked you a few questions, you have to answer them honestly."
"Yes, Lord Hou. This servant must know everything." Lan Cao eagerly promised as if she had grasped a life-saving straw, and her body, which was tense like a bowstring, relaxed a little.
Guan Yubai asked the first question: "Lancao, has your Aunt Mei ever been out of the palace?"
Lancao hurriedly replied: "Back to Lord Marquis, absolutely not! Ever since Aunt Mei was raised as an aunt, the slaves have been serving her. Aunt Mei stays in the palace every day, peacefully."
Guan Yubai was noncommittal, and continued to ask: "Where does your aunt usually go in the palace and what does she like to do?"
Lancao knelt on the ground, shrinking her shoulders. Although she didn't understand why she asked these questions, she still replied obediently: "As for Lord Marquis, Aunt Mei usually doesn't go out of the palace on weekdays, and most of the time she stays in the palace. In my own yard, I go for a walk in the small garden every day to enjoy the scenery..." When she spoke, her voice was still a little trembling.
Guan Yubai remained calm, and continued to ask, "What else?"
Lancao thought about it seriously, and said: "Auntie occasionally makes some female celebrities, basically making shoes and socks for the prince, embroidering handkerchiefs and so on."
Guan Yubai looked at her steadfastly, nodded, motioning for her to continue.
Lancao could only rack her brains to think back, "Also... the auntie especially liked the rose cakes in Li's shop after she got pregnant. The maidservant can only leave the house once every five days, and every time, the auntie will let the maidservant buy some The rose cake made by Boss Li himself is back. Others..." She thought about it for a while, and then said, "There are really no more."
Li's shop
Guan Yubai lowered his eyes halfway, tapped his knuckles on the side of his body a few times, thoughtfully.
At present, this Li's shop is the only point of intersection between Aunt Mei and the outside world.
Nangong Yue interjected and explained: "Aunt Mei was diagnosed with a happy pulse on March 20 a month ago."
March twenty? !
Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai's eyes lit up at the same time. In early March, Carrero escaped from Baiyue.
He should be able to reach Luoyue City around mid-March.
After that, Aunt Mei suddenly fell in love with the pastries of Li's shop...
Guan Yubai's eyes stayed on Lancao for a moment, she probably didn't know the truth, otherwise, she wouldn't be here so well now, the assassin sent by Carrero would definitely take the opportunity to kill her, so…
Li's shop can only pass in the news at most, and someone needs to pass the news out.
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue were also smart people, and they immediately heard something strange from Lancao's answer, and they quickly exchanged a look.
Guan Yubai's voice was gentle, and he asked again: "Lancao, who are the people who often come and go in and out of the yard on weekdays?"
Lancao carefully counted: "... There is a woman who takes care of the flowers and trees, a maid who sweeps, and the laundry room comes to deliver the washed clothes every day... By the way, a few days ago, the flower room sent a few potted plants..."
As she said, Guan Yubai had quickly ruled out these people one by one in his mind. These people were either not qualified to leave the mansion at will, or they rarely saw Aunt Mei, and they were not the best candidates to deliver the news.
"And these days, Dr. Xu Liang will come to ask Aunt Mei for a pulse every three days." Lancao continued to speak, attracting Guan Yubai's attention.
Doctor Xu? ! Guan Yubai raised his eyebrows slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he asked Nangong Yue, "Concubine Shizi, do you know this good doctor Xu?"
Nangong Yue nodded and said: "Doctor Xu Liang has been in the good doctor's office of the Wangfu for ten years. There are four good doctors in the Wangfu. Dr. Xu Liang is mainly responsible for the pulse diagnosis of the prince's concubines. Aunt Mei diagnosed the Ximai From now on, the lord ordered Dr. Xu Liang to ask for a Ping An pulse every three days until now."
Lancao, who was kneeling on the ground, heard something was wrong. Could it be that the son wanted to blame Aunt Mei's death on Dr. Xu Liang? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but blurted out: "My lord, my concubine, every time Dr. Xu Liang comes, the slaves and servants will wait in the room." If Aunt Lai Mei had an affair with Dr. Xu, she would This personal servant will definitely be beaten to death by the prince!
Xiao Yi casually looked at Lancao, and subconsciously paused in the action of breaking Badger's belly.
Although he didn't speak, the aura he released was irresistible. Lancao felt like a prickly prick, and reflexively raised his head for a look. This time, his eyes fell on the short knife stuck in the badger's abdomen. , the white belly was exposed from the incision, mixed with bright red blood, Lancao felt that her stomach was churning for a while, and she hurriedly looked away...
Her body trembled even more, and she didn't dare to make any further arguments.
Guan Yubai pondered for a while, and asked in a gentle voice: "Have your Aunt Mei mentioned those dim sum shops to Doctor Xu Liang?"
Lancao reacted abruptly. She didn't dare to hide anything. After thinking desperately for a while, she nodded and said, "Yes, there have been two or three times. After Dr. Xu Liang diagnosed the Ping'an pulse, Aunt Mei mentioned that Eat the rose cakes from Li’s shop, and the owner must make it himself to be delicious, so Doctor Xu Liang must remember to try it.”
It seems to be right!
Guan Yubai and Xiao Yi quickly exchanged glances, both of which were shining brightly.
Xiao Yi curled his lips into a smile, and ordered resolutely: "Zhu Xing, pass on my words, let Xiao Hezi take someone to Li's shop, and take down Carrero! And Dr. Xu Liang..."
Guan Yubai shook his head with a smile, and said, "Doctor Xu Liang should not move for the time being, he will act in secret."
Zhu Xing glanced at Xiao Yi, seeing that he had no objection, he clasped his fists hastily, and replied, "Yes, my lord!"
Lancao on the side was still kneeling in panic, waiting for her next fate, until she was taken down by Zhu Xing.
Only Xiao Yi and the others were left nearby. At this time, Baihui and Zhuzi came back from gathering firewood, and they started to light a fire, while Xiao Yi continued to cut his badger.
Without being disturbed by others, his movements became extremely fast again. He removed the intestines in two or three strokes, then threw it to the bamboo for washing, and then went to deal with the second badger by himself.
Zhuzi secretly rejoiced that he brought a few more water bags. After washing the badger, he strung it up on wooden sticks and put it on the fire to roast...
"Zi Ba Zi Ba..."
Amidst the sound of the flames jumping, the aroma of the grilled meat gradually came out, making your mouth water. Baihui sprinkled various spices and seasonings on the golden roasted badger meat in a timely manner, even though she thought she was not hungry at first. Nangong Yue also began to feel a little hungry in her belly.
At this time, Xiao Yi also finished handling the second badger, which happened to be taken over by Bamboo and placed on the grill. Baihui shared the badger meat among the masters. Xiao Yi thought of something, mysteriously brought a blue cloth bag, and took out two bamboo tubes from it.
Guan Yu's white eyebrows moved, and he guessed it immediately: "Bamboo tube wine?"
"Yeah, Xiaobai, you can also drink wine." Xiao Yi blinked his right eye at Guan Yubai, meaning I'm considerate enough, right
While speaking, he opened the lid of one of the bamboo tubes, and a scent of wine mixed with a faint bamboo fragrance came out.
He smelled the aroma of the wine, showed an intoxicated expression, and said as a matter of course: "Of course the barbecue should be paired with good wine."
Otherwise, how can it be called eating meat and drinking too much!
Ah Yi is so unreasonable! Nangong Yue glanced at him with a smile, but still took the bamboo tube wine he handed over.
Xiao Yi enthusiastically distributed wine to everyone, and then took big bites of the delicious grilled badger meat. This meal lasted for an hour.
After everyone extinguished the fire and cleaned up the mess, Xiao Yi stood up vigorously, brushed off the dust on his body boldly and said: "Bamboo, get the bow and arrow."
Zhu Zi hurriedly fetched the bow and arrow hanging on his horse, while Xiao Yi looked at Nangong Yue with a smile again: "Ah Yue, don't forget our bet, how about half an hour from now?"
Bet? ! Nangong Yue was dumbfounded, this guy came again, when did she bet with him? !
etc! Half an hour... Nangong Yue suddenly remembered that Xiao Yi asked her if she believed that he could hunt prey within half an hour? Is this a bet between the two
Nangong Yue's eyes twitched, not knowing what to say.
It's been so long, Xiao Yi is still thinking about what she said before that they might return without success.
Thinking about it, she found it funny again, A Yi always likes to think about some unimportant details.
Xiao Yi seemed to know what she was thinking, looked at her confidently, and blinked frivolously, as if to say, he has always been so stingy and vengeful.
Nangong Yue didn't stop him either, she liked Xiao Yi's energetic look the most, her eyes rolled around, anyway they didn't make a bet, so they smiled and said: "Ah Yi, then we can rely on you for dinner tonight Already?" Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Yi with a good look, expressing that she absolutely believed in him 100% of the time.
Xiao Yi triumphantly got on his horse, and Xiao Si behind him deliberately let out a cold snort, as if he was questioning Xiao Yi's ability.
Next, comes the real hunt.
In less than an hour of incense sticks, Xiao Yi shot a pheasant with an arrow, but in return Xiaosi shot a dart without showing weakness, killing a hare; Xiao Yi nailed the snake's head with a throwing knife, Xiao Si brought back a hedgehog; Xiao Yi hunted a muntjac, and Xiao Si hunted wild goats...
Seeing more and more prey around her, and the size of the prey getting bigger and bigger, Nangong Yue really has a big head.
Both of these two are competitive, and occasionally when their eyes meet, sparks fly...
In just a blink of an eye, Xiao Yi hunted another deer.
Nangong Yue finally couldn't bear it any longer, and said, "Ah Yi..."
"It's time?" Xiao Yi immediately looked at Nangong Yue, still somewhat unsatisfied.
One moment, he looked like a lone wolf, but the next moment he turned into a domestic dog, wagging his tail enthusiastically at Nangong Yue, with a somewhat smug expression on his face, as if to say, look, how could I Return in vain!
Nangong Yue almost touched her forehead, so she had no choice but to coax her well, and said with a smile what dishes to cook with these prey tonight...
Everyone continued to move forward, and after the previous murderous aura was gone, the atmosphere became leisurely again.
Spring hunting is search, enough is enough.
Everyone strolled leisurely in the forest, occasionally sat down to rest, and then it was the hunting time exclusively for Xiao Hui and Han Yu.
It wasn't until the sun went down that everyone started their return journey, and they left the forest at dusk.
"Brother!"
From a distance, I saw Fu Yunhe striding towards them, with uncontrollable excitement on the baby's face, followed by Zhu Xing.
The corner of Xiao Yi's mouth curled up, knowing what he knew.
"Brother, Master Hou, the matter is settled." Fu Yunhe clasped his fists at Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai, smiling until his eyes narrowed.
This Carrero is so bold that he even dared to hide in Luoyue City, he should have asked for his own death!
Xiao Yi nodded slightly, and then ordered Zhu Xing: "Let go of the king's guard and the orchid grass... It's time for them to meet the king father."
Zhu Xing understood, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The subordinates will give them a good beating, and let them know what to say and what not to say!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Xing walked away quickly.
Xiao Yi smiled and winked at Fu Yunhe: "Little Hezi, you didn't have a good time today. After a while, I will let you take a rest for a few days."
"Thank you, big brother." Fu Yunhe's eyes lit up immediately, and he responded with a smile. He had already started to think about where he should take Cousin Xia to play after resting for a few days.
After that, Fu Yunhe also walked away briskly.
One look at his appearance, you know who he is looking for.
Nangong Yue looked at his back, the smile in her eyes was so strong that it was about to overflow. When Sister Xia faked her death and left the capital, how did she know that today would happen!
Destiny is really turning around.
Everyone broke up near the camp and went back to their tents.
Tired for most of the day, Nangong Yue's brows and eyes were stained with fatigue, Xiao Yi touched the top of her hair and said: "Ah Yue, you should rest for a while."
Nangong Yue smiled slightly and said, "I'm thirsty."
His concubine gave orders, and Xiao Yi hurriedly poured tea for her.
It's just that the tea was delivered to Nangong Yue's lips when someone came from outside the camp. Thrush came in and said, "My lord, my concubine, my lord was furious and sent someone to 'summon' my lord and my concubine."
When Thrush said "summoning", that was still polite.
The king of Zhennan sent not a maidservant, but two guards of the royal palace. The two tall men stood there, and they were aggressive, but who dared to "escort" the son, the guards... They could only wait outside the tent with tactful words.
Nangong Yue wanted to say something, but she didn't have the chance to say anything, the cup in Xiao Yi's hand was still close to her lips, as if he would not stop if she didn't drink a little.
In the tent, there was a moment of silence.
There was an inexplicable sense of complexity in Huamei's heart. She originally thought that she had come to report the news, which would arouse the wrath of the elder son, but what's the matter now? Why does she feel that even the air is pink
But Nangong Yue felt like she was digging a hole for herself to dance in, so she had to obediently hold the teacup and drink a few sips of water.
When the sweet tea entered the mouth, Nangong Yue found that she was really thirsty, and she drank most of the water in the cup in one go. Xiao Yi then took the cup away, and then touched the top of her soft hair, as if I'm saying, so cute.
The maids tried hard not to look sideways.
The young couple adjusted each other's clothes a little bit, and then went out of the tent together.
The two guards waiting outside finally breathed a sigh of relief. They were afraid that the elder son would not come out. If the elder son did not come out, they would not dare to go in and arrest people even if they were given the courage to go in empty-handed. Back, the prince's side...
One of the guards respectfully stretched out his hand to make a petition: "My lord, please!"
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue went to Zhennan King's camp together, and a guard guarding the tent hurriedly raised the curtain to let the two masters in.
As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted with a "grand" welcome from King Zhennan. A blue and white porcelain cup was slammed over, and the hot water in the cup had already splashed out in mid-air. Xiao Yi frowned slightly, and strode forward. , the slender figure stood in front of Nangong Yue.
"Snapped!"
The porcelain cup happened to hit the ground less than three inches away from Xiao Yi's boots, so it was inevitable that his body would be crushed to pieces. The broken pieces of porcelain and tea splashed and wet Xiao Yi's robe and black boots, but Xiao Yi Yi didn't care at all.
His father, just like his wife, likes to smash glasses the most.
Anyway, the Wangfu family has a great career, and I am not afraid that the father will ruin the family, as long as Ah Yue's skirt is not dirty.
A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Yi's mouth.
When Zhennan Wang saw that Nizi still dared to laugh, his anger became even more intense, he raised his hand and cursed at Xiao Yi, "Nizi, did you send someone to kill Aunt Mei?"
The blue veins on King Zhennan's forehead are raised, and his face looks a bit hideous.
On the ground at the side, Wang Huwei and the little maid Lancao who came to report the news were kneeling down, both of them were trembling, wishing their master didn't see them.
Xiao Yi didn't even look at them, he pulled Nangong Yue a few steps forward, walked to the middle of the camp, then looked at King Zhennan, raised his brows suspiciously, and asked, "Father, why are you talking so nonchalantly?" Yes, what is Aunt Mei?"
This rebellious son still wants to talk to himself! Zhennan Wang was so angry that his chest hurt, and he said, "You dare to do it, but you don't dare to admit it?!"
"Father, you have wronged me." Xiao Yi looked at Zhennan Wang calmly, his expression became more innocent, and said confidently, "I have no other advantages, but I have always been brave. On the battlefield, I kill There are thousands if not tens of thousands, if you dare to kill, you dare to admit it!"
Nangong Yue stood behind Xiao Yi with lowered eyebrows, tried hard to hold back a smile, and let Xiao Yi use his ability to piss people off.
King Zhennan gritted his teeth and said: "On the battlefield, there are either friends or enemies. Aunt Mei is the king's aunt, and she is still pregnant. Can it be the same?!"
"Father is talking about the twin Aunt Mei!" Xiao Yi pretended to suddenly realize, his expression became more puzzled, and he deliberately asked, "Father, why did I kill Aunt Mei?"
King Zhennan blurted out intuitively: "Naturally, you are narrow-minded and can't tolerate my younger brother!"
Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows and asked in a cold voice, "Do you think I can't tolerate a younger sibling who hasn't been born yet?"
Xiao Yi increased the volume of the words "not born", reminding Zhennan Wang not to call his concubine brother or something, the child is still in Aunt Mei's womb, it is hard to say whether it is a boy or a girl, and it is nine months pregnant, there are many variables, It's hard to say whether this child will be born!
King Zhennan choked for a moment, and his momentum couldn't help but weaken a little.
Seeing the change in King Zhennan's expression, Xiao Yi continued with a sneer: "Father, what if Aunt Mei gave birth to a concubine? I can tolerate even Xiao Luan, and I still care about whether a concubine can grow up." Brother? Or does my father think that I particularly hate my father for having a concubine who looks like my mother and concubine, so much that I want to kill her?" Xiao Yi's tone became more and more sharp, and he no longer showed any mercy.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi would suddenly bring up his dead wife. King Zhennan was ashamed and annoyed, his old face flushed red, it seemed that this rebellious son had long been dissatisfied with him! What an unfilial and rebellious son!
Xiao Yi looked at King Zhennan without blinking, his eyes were cold, and he said almost questioningly: "My father knows that I hate it, but insists on taking her by my side, what's the meaning?!"
Hearing this, Wang Huwei and Lancao lowered their faces even more, wishing they could disappear immediately.
And King Zhennan couldn't hold back his face anymore, he became angry from embarrassment: "Nizi, this king is your father, is this the way you speak to your father?"
Xiao Yi sneered, and suggested: "Since the father is so concerned about how people die, then go and find out. Without the order of the father, the corpse must still be where it is and has not been touched."
Zhennan Wang's eyebrows were tightly locked, and his breath was stuck in his chest, unable to go up or down.
check! Must check!
If Aunt Mei's death was really caused by this rebellious son, I must take away the rebellious son's position as the eldest son!