By the time Jiang Xin Zhi hurried to Jinying wangfu, his expression could no longer be described as ugly. In the middle of the night, someone had suddenly sneaked into his room. If he had not shown his identity in time, he would have been treated as an assassin. The person was in a hurry and only said that something had happened to Jiang Ruan and that he had to hurry to the wangfu. Jiang Xin Zhi became anxious when he heard this and rushed to Jinying wangfu on horseback. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. His sister had just married into the wangfu for a day and now something had happened. The person who had come spoke vaguely and he did not know what it was. But Jiang Xin Zhi was also clear that if it was not an important matter, Xiao Shao would not have personally sent someone to inform him.
Sure enough, when he arrived at Jinying wangfu and entered the main courtyard, he saw Bai Zhi, Lian Qiao and the others with grave expressions. Jiang Xin Zhi's heart sank and he strode in. At a glance, he saw Jiang Ruan crying in Xiao Shao's arms.
Ever since Jiang Ruan had been picked up from the rural residence, she had almost never cried so uncontrollably. Even in front of Jiang Xin Zhi, she was always calm and collected. Jiang Xin Zhi knew that his sister's temperament had been honed over the years to become extremely tenacious. When had he ever seen her show such an expression? For a moment, he was somewhat absent-minded. The young girl in front of him overlapped with the gentle and weak little girl from many years ago when Zhao Mei was still around.
However, after only a moment of absent-mindedness, Jiang Xin Zhi recovered and walked to Xiao Shao in two or three steps. He said angrily, "Ah Ruan, what's wrong? Did he bully you? "
Jiang Ruan was crying so hard that Jiang Xin Zhi's heart tightened. There was probably no one in this world who could make her cry like this, but if it was Xiao Shao … Jiang Xin Zhi frowned coldly. Ye Feng was somewhat nervous. It seemed that if Jiang Ruan answered well, Jiang Xin Zhi would immediately fight with Xiao Shao here and now.
"She was poisoned." Xiao Shao said lightly, "Now, she is troubled by her inner demons and her mind is not clear. I called you here because there is something I want to ask you. Before the Xia family conspired to harm you, did you fall into another trap?"
"What poisoned? What are you talking about?" Jiang Xin Zhi frowned, not understanding what Xiao Shao was talking about. When he saw that Jiang Ruan did not seem to notice his arrival, he faintly felt that something was wrong. He took a step forward and bent down to get closer to Jiang Ruan, "Ah Ruan?"
However, Jiang Ruan was completely oblivious to it. Her eyes were as empty as a deep and serene pool. Her words were clear, like a bolt from the blue exploding in Jiang Xin Zhi's ears. She said, "Brother, don't die. Don't leave me alone."
Jiang Xin Zhi froze in place. Xiao Shao lowered his eyes. "Now you understand why I called you over."
"What exactly is going on?" Jiang Xin Zhi was not a fool. Seeing Jiang Ruan's abnormal state, he understood a little. He scrutinized Jiang Ruan from head to toe and did not see any other injuries on her body. Only then did his heart calm down slightly. He looked at Xiao Shao with an unfriendly gaze, "What happened to Ah Ruan? How come you don't even know me? She looks like she's been possessed. "Recalling what Xiao Shao had just said, Jiang Xin Zhi was shocked." You mean she's been poisoned? "
"Yes." Xiao Shao looked at Jiang Ruan in his arms. She had been in this state of panic for too long, and the words she spat out from time to time contained endless secrets. Every one of them made one's heart jump. Even for him, there were many areas that he did not understand. Jiang Xin Zhi was Jiang Ruan's biological brother. Originally, he thought that Jiang Xin Zhi would at least know a thing or two about many things. But now, it seemed that these two siblings did not hide anything from each other. Jiang Ruan had always sealed herself in a narrow space that no one could enter. This was because the secret she was guarding seemed to be a huge conspiracy.
"How could she be poisoned?" Jiang Xin Zhi grabbed Xiao Shao's lapel. Perhaps he was afraid of hurting Jiang Ruan, so his grip was still much lighter. He lowered his voice, but the rims of his eyes were somewhat red. His tone was full of anger. "Xiao Shao, she has only been married for a day, and you let her be poisoned right under your nose? This is how you take care of her! If I had known that this wang fu was such a dangerous place, I would have raised her in the fu for the rest of her life rather than let her marry you! "
He had always been protective of his own people, but Ye Feng, who was listening at the side, wanted to cry out for his master. He said, "Young Master Jiu, your words are not appropriate. Young Madam, this poison was not poisoned in our fu. If we look into it, the poison has been in her body since she was born and it has been accumulating in her body since she was young. The source of the poison is not in the wang fu. If you want to blame your master, isn't it too unreasonable? "
The Embroidered Uniform Guards treated Xiao Shao with great respect, but they did not pay much attention to other people. Ye Feng spoke without the slightest bit of politeness. Jiang Xin Zhi stared blankly at him and asked, "Born with the poison?"
"So let me ask you." Xiao Shao looked at him coldly. "In the Jiang fu, there was someone who was unfavorable to you. Who was it?"
Jiang Xin Zhi was slightly startled, and then he laughed coldly. He had always treated people in an amiable and upright manner. It was very rare to see such a gloomy expression. He said, "In the Jiang fu, Ah Ruan and I are thorns in everyone's eyes. If you want to ask me who was unfavorable to us, there are too many. Ah Ruan has been continuously humiliated since she was born. At that time, with Mother and my protection, she could at least pass her days in peace. Today, if you had not mentioned it, I would not have known that she had been poisoned long before that. "Jiang Xin Zhi clenched his fists." If I knew who that person was, I would definitely tear his body into ten thousand pieces! "
"My late wife was also poisoned," Xiao Shao said lightly. "Because of this, she passed away. But you did not seem to have been poisoned. "Xiao Shao glanced at Jiang Ruan, who was in his arms." Only you know the family affairs of the Jiang fu. You will be the one to unravel them. After we find that person, even if you don't make a move, I will not let him have an easy time. "
His words were light and breezy, but the room suddenly became colder. His last few words seemed to carry a faint murderous intent that engulfed the sky and covered the earth. Without any hesitation, this beautiful and elegant youth, in the next moment, would transform into a bloodthirsty and merciless Asura.
Jiang Xin Zhi fixed his gaze on him, and Xiao Shao calmly met his gaze. After a moment, Jiang Xin Zhi said in a low voice, "If you ask who my greatest enemy is, naturally, it is Xia Yan and her family. At that time, she wanted to be the mistress of the household. She was clearly just a concubine, but she made things difficult for Mother at every turn. She even pretended to be magnanimous, and Jiang Quan always protected her. " Jiang Xin Zhi's expression was as if he had swallowed a fly. Whenever he thought of those days, the humiliation that Xia Yan's pretentiousness had brought to the three of them, mother and son, he felt nauseous from the bottom of his heart. Now, he was not even willing to let Jiang Quan call him "Father." It could be seen that he no longer had a shred of affection for the Minister's fu.
"Xia Yan is already dead, but she was induced by someone to expel the poison in her body. The culprit was not Xia Yan." Xiao Shao said, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Now …" He looked at Jiang Ruan, who was in his arms, "Come and see her." He let go of her. Jiang Ruan, who had been coaxed by him earlier, had somewhat calmed down. At least, she did not question him hysterically. However, she still had an extremely frightened and mournful appearance, as if she had experienced something extremely hopeless.
As soon as Xiao Shao stepped aside, Jiang Xin Zhi stepped forward and embraced Jiang Ruan. Both of Jiang Ruan's eyes were already red and swollen. Although Jiang Xin Zhi had previously answered Xiao Shao's question, upon seeing this scene, his heart was still full of doubts. At once, he hurriedly asked, "How did Ah Ruan become like this?"
"By accident, her heart's demon has now been born." Xiao Shao's voice did not contain any emotion, but one could feel the faint anger contained in his calm words. He stood up and glanced at Jiang Ruan. "This is her heart's demon. Jiang Xin Zhi, she is immersed in this kind of fear every day. I am unable to understand it, and neither do you. However, there are some things that I think you should know. " He lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes seemed to tremble slightly. His tone was without the slightest ripple. "Your younger sister, Hong 'an Junzhu, is not as fearless as she appears on the surface. She is in fear every day, it's just that neither you nor I are aware of it. "After saying this, he pushed open the door and walked out, leaving Jiang Xin Zhi alone in his original spot.
After being stunned for a moment, Jiang Xin Zhi seemed to understand, and he lowered his head to look at Jiang Ruan. Jiang Ruan was completely unaware that even though Jiang Xin Zhi was by her side, her gaze seemed to pass through him, as if she was looking at something else. Jiang Xin Zhi noticed that her little finger was deeply curled up in her palm, and the rims of Jiang Xin Zhi's eyes immediately reddened. When Jiang Ruan was young, she was very timid, but whenever she was extremely afraid, she would always unconsciously make this small gesture. Later, when Jiang Ruan returned from the rural residence, she was smart, calm, bold, and efficient. She seemed to have nothing to fear, and he had never seen her make this gesture again. He had originally thought that she no longer had anything to fear, and that she no longer retained this habit. But now that he had seen her today, it turned out that she had always been that little girl. How could he have allowed his younger sister to fall into such a situation? Xiao Shao's words were like a heavy hammer that heavily pounded on his heart. Jiang Ruan had been immersed in anxiety and fear day and night, but he actually did not know? He actually did not know? Jiang Xin Zhi clenched his teeth and fiercely punched the head of the bed.
The vase on the head of the bed shattered, and blood slowly overflowed from the gaps between his fingers. Jiang Ruan's body trembled, and Jiang Xin Zhi looked at her. She grabbed Jiang Xin Zhi's hand and muttered, "Bleeding, Eldest Brother is bleeding, Eldest Brother is dead … Eldest Brother died on the battlefield, Eldest Brother didn't die on the battlefield, he was murdered! Eldest Brother! " Her originally calm emotions suddenly became incessantly agitated, and a crazed look appeared in her eyes. However, all she kept saying was Jiang Xin Zhi's name. Although Jiang Xin Zhi did not understand what she was saying, he could not help but feel a lump in his throat. He could not help but pull Jiang Ruan into his arms, as if he was comforting his younger sister many years ago. He softly said, "Ah Ru, Eldest Brother is fine, Eldest Brother will not abandon you, don't be afraid. I won't go anywhere … "
In the silence of the night, the movements of the siblings could not be ignored, and the people outside could hear them clearly. Lu Zhu covered her mouth, and her eyes filled with tears. She whispered, "I never knew that Miss's heart was so bitter." Ever since she had followed Jiang Ruan to the rural residence, Jiang Ruan had never shown her bitter side. She had her own thoughts, but among all her emotions, the only one that did not include weakness.
Jin Er patted her shoulder. "Young Madam has a strong temperament, she will get better."
Tian Zhu remained motionless, and only quietly looked at the room. She had once admired the tenacity and methods of the woman in the room, and had wanted to strive to become as strong as her. Now, suddenly seeing Jiang Ruan like this, Tian Zhu was also puzzled.
"She must have suffered a lot," Steward Lin suddenly said. It was rare for everyone to see him so serious, and they all turned their heads to look at him. Steward Lin stood outside the room, and at this moment, a peculiar emotion seemed to float through his shrewd eyes. In an instant, he seemed to have experienced the vicissitudes of life and sorrow. He said, "If one's wisdom and methods are different from ordinary people, it does not mean that one is a heavenly genius. However, if one is only able to endure when one is young, then one will know that one cannot endure when ordinary people cannot. Her methods are so impressive, and she has never been afraid of anything. This must be because, a long time ago, she had already experienced a moment of extreme despair. A heartless person's heart must have been hurt before. "
Had her heart been hurt before? Everyone simultaneously looked at the silhouette under the light of the lamp in the room. The woman seemed to be extremely upset, and under the shadow of the swaying lamp, her shoulders were strangely weak. It really made one's heart feel unbearable. Originally, they had thought that the woman was cold and aloof, but it turned out that her heart was in so much pain. For a moment, everyone's heart felt a little more pain towards this future female master of the Wang fu.
"Where did Master go?" Jin San looked around, but no one knew when Xiao Shao had left the room, but he had already disappeared.
Jin Si was stunned, "Oh no, could Master have impulsively gone to look for Jiang Dan?"
Everyone looked at each other.
…
It was the end of the year, and even the palace was extraordinarily lively. Everywhere, people began to buy things for the New Year. In addition, the weather these few days was very good. Even if it was snowing lightly, the sun was always lovely. The Emperor was very pleased, and the concubines in the palace were all happy. When the master was happy, the servants naturally benefited as well. For a moment, the gloomy atmosphere in the palace was swept away, and it became cheerful and lively.
In a corner of the palace, Ming Yue was serving the young man breakfast. Xuan Pei stood up. This young man was now highly regarded by the Emperor, and even Xuan Li and Xuan Hua were not much stronger than him. Although the court officials felt that it was a little risky to bet on the Thirteenth Prince, who had no background, but looking at the Emperor's attitude, they could not make up their minds.
The Thirteenth Prince, Xuan Pei, was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, and was a good writer on policy. Even the usually strict Grand Tutor, Liu Min, was full of praises for him. He was not arrogant because of the Emperor's favor. Even though he was still young, he had a good understanding of the affairs of the court. Every time the Emperor tested him on the affairs of the court, Xuan Pei could come up with a few good ideas.
Now that the sky was just starting to brighten, he had already ordered people to light the lamps. After casually eating a few mouthfuls of breakfast, he washed up and walked to the study table by himself. There was a thick stack of classics on the table. He was always like this, getting up when the rooster crowed. Everyone could only see the glory in front of him, but they could not see the hard work this young man had done in private. He never talked about this with anyone, but Ming Yue was secretly shocked. The longer she stayed by Xuan Pei's side, the more she felt that this delicate and beautiful young man was really incredible. At such a young age, he knew how to hide his strength and bide his time. His self-control was amazing, and he almost did not need anyone to remind him. He could always accurately know what he wanted to do and work hard for it. Even the Emperor's good impression of him was within Xuan Pei's step-by-step plan. For example, at this moment, he was studying hard just to be able to answer the Emperor's new questions smoothly.
Xuan Pei had already sat at the table, and Ming Yue got up to clean up the remaining bowls and chopsticks. Xiao Tianyaos didnt expect that when he was halfway there, he heard Xuan Pei's other maidservant, Chaoyang's panicked voice: Xiao Wangye, why are you here? His Highness is still resting, you … "Before he could finish his words, the door was pushed open with a bang. A young man dressed in black stood at the door. His eyes were cold and his expression was faintly haggard.
Chao Yang rushed in and looked at Xuan Pei in fear. "Your Highness, this servant couldn't stop her …"
Although Xuan Pei usually looked very easy to talk to and didn't seem to say anything harsh to his subordinates, once he was angered, the consequences would always be horrifying. Thus, although Chao Yang was usually all smiles, he treated his master with all his heart. Chao Yang's words reminded Ming Yue of something. She was originally arranged by Xiao Shao to stay by Xuan Pei's side. Speaking of which, Xiao Shao was his master, and Xuan Pei had always used her smoothly. At this moment, she had no intention of stopping Xiao Shao.
Fortunately, Xuan Pei was not angry. He only glanced at Xiao Shao before saying to Ming Yue and Chao Yang, "This prince wants to read some books. Both of you can withdraw." His words implied that he wanted to conceal Xiao Shao's presence. Ming Yue and Chao Yang hurriedly withdrew and closed the door. After the two of them left, Xuan Pei walked unhurriedly to the table and sat down. Today, he was wearing a pineapple-green brocade robe with golden edges. Now that the Emperor had treated him well, his clothes were no longer ill-fitting. Xuan Pei's figure and cloth matched Xuan Pei's temperament. Originally, he had been born with a delicate and elegant appearance, but now, he was full of nobility and had a special flavor that was between immaturity and maturity.
He leaned against the back of the chair. His voice was still immature and clear, but his tone was full of the airs of an adult, "Wangye has barged into my palace so early in the morning. If you have something to say, you might as well say it." As he spoke, he picked up his brush, as if he wanted to practice calligraphy.
"What is your relationship with Jiang Ruan?" Xiao Shao asked coldly.
Xuan Pei's hand paused, and a large drop of ink dripped from the brush, enshrouding the paper. He put down his brush, concealed the deep meaning in his eyes, and slowly said, "Oh? Why does Xiao Wangye say this? "
"First, return to my question." Xiao Shao did not back down and stared at him.
Xuan Pei turned his head to look at him, and his gaze slowly fell on Xiao Shao's arm. Last night, Jiang Ruan had bitten him there. Later, Steward Lin had bandaged the wound for him. The wound on his arm had been bandaged, but the back of his hand had been left with a scratch mark from when Jiang Ruan had gone berserk. As soon as Xuan Pei saw the scratch mark clearly, he immediately stood up. His expression changed as he asked, "What did you do to her?"
Xiao Shao's temperament was cold and aloof. Besides the Imperial Bodyguards, there were almost no other women who could get close to him. Now that he had a wife, Jiang Ruan could be considered to be the one who had the closest relationship with him. For a scratch mark from a woman's fingernails to appear on the back of his hand without rhyme or reason, it was really hard not to think of other things.
It was not that Xiao Shao had never seen Xuan Pei before, and he also knew that this immature youth was also an expert in concealing his emotions. But now, his emotions were so exposed, it was really surprising. Fortunately, even so, his attitude towards Xiao Shao was very clear, and it could be seen that he was very concerned about Jiang Ruan. At least, he would not harm Jiang Ruan.
Seeing that Xiao Shao was still deep in thought and did not speak, Xuan Pei became anxious. He took a few steps forward and said, "Quickly answer me, what did you do to her?"
When Xiao Shao heard this, he looked at him thoughtfully. Xuan Pei was stared at by those deep eyes that were as black as ink, and he suddenly realized that he had lost his composure. However, it was already too late. Xiao Shao asked indifferently, "Why are you so concerned?"
"I …" Xuan Pei was momentarily at a loss for words. Then, as if he had thought of something, he immediately said, "Now, Hong 'an Junzhu can be considered as this prince's half-sister. Since we are brothers, we should naturally take care of each other. If you bully her, it is equivalent to slapping the royal family's face. Today, this prince is not afraid to tell you clearly that if you dare to touch a single hair on her, although this prince is small and insignificant, even if I have to stake this life of mine, I will seek justice for her! "
Although this youth usually did not show his emotions, when it came to Jiang Ruan's matters, he was unusually persistent. Towards the end, even if his words were somewhat childish, one could still see the determination in them. Those words were not fake, but came from the bottom of his heart. If Xiao Shao really bullied Jiang Ruan one day, Xuan Pei would really disregard everything to find an explanation for her. This kind of relationship was really too unusual. After all, Jiang Ruan was only a Junzhu in name, and she had not been in contact with Xuan Pei for a long time. Moreover, he had also investigated and found that Jiang Ruan and Xuan Pei's interaction had originated from when she had helped Xuan Pei out of trouble from Princess He Yi's hands in the palace. It was only a very small matter, how could there be such a deep and profound friendship between them? However, since then, Xuan Pei had even helped Jiang Ruan testify at the Emperor's trial in the Jinluan Palace. Even the Crown Prince's appearance and Xia Qing's arrival in the capital had Xuan Pei's hand. On the wedding day, Xuan Pei's congratulatory gift was so extravagant that it was comparable to the rich dowry of an ordinary official's daughter.
No matter how one looked at it, they were not acquaintances. Now, Xuan Pei's actions and expression confirmed Xiao Shao's conjecture. But even so, there were still many things that did not make sense. Clearly, the two of them did not interact much, and last night, Jiang Ruan was still ….
He lowered his head and looked down at Xuan Pei. This youth had not yet grown up, and his delicate appearance made him look very cute. However, his eyes were filled with deep hostility. Xiao Shao said indifferently, "I did not do anything. She was poisoned."
"Poisoned?" Xuan Pei was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Then how is she now? Is she still well? "
"Not good." Xiao Shao's eyes flashed with a trace of deep meaning as he said, "Her entire person has sunk into the devil of her heart, muttering to herself and completely unable to hear the words of others."
"What should we do?" Xuan Pei was so anxious that he had completely lost his usual maturity and calmness. He only said, "Aren't you Jinying Wang? Why didn't you invite an imperial physician? Right, is that Jinling Divine Hand still in the capital? Why didn't you invite him? This prince will immediately send someone with an invitation card to invite him! "
"There's no need," Xiao Shao interrupted his actions. His voice instantly became cold and heavy, "He is in the fu. It's just that, when Ah Ruan was muttering to herself, she said a name that ben wang thought sounded somewhat familiar. "
Xuan Pei was startled.
Xiao Shao slowly said, "She said, Pei er."
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