It was already late at night, and thick clouds blocked the moonlight, but the front yard of Li's house in Sun Moon Lake was brightly lit. Zhu, Zhu Wei, Su Dingfang, Liu Heier, Fan Shiyi and other personal guard leaders were all in the front hall. .
Although it was said that some personal guards had come back to report that Li Shanhui was staying in the house in Yanshoufang at night, Zhu, Zhu Wei and Fan Shiyi all noticed something strange.
Since getting married, Li Shan has never lived in the mansion in Yanshoufang, nor has he even been there. However, he appeared when Li Shan was summoned to the palace so late for the first time for an audience, and it was also the time when King Qin left the capital. , the East Palace might move at any time, and Li Shan had to shrink his neck and hide at the entrance of Sun Moon Lake... It was really too suspicious here.
And Fan Shiyi had other speculations... At this moment, by the archway connecting the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard, Cui Xin scolded in a low voice with a livid face, "Who dared you to tell Shiyi Niang?!"
"You are discussing in the front yard. Who knows what happened in the back yard? Huairen didn't accompany Eleven Niang to have dinner tonight. She asked..." Ms. Zhang felt aggrieved, "Isn't it just too late to live in Yanshoufang?" You’re in the house.”
"You know..." Cui Xin took a deep breath and asked carefully about his daughter's reaction. After a moment, the corner of his mouth twitched, "She didn't ask again later?"
"Um."
Cui Xin sighed and walked towards the inner courtyard. Mrs. Zhang followed behind, still confused.
Cui Xin knew his daughter very well. Cui Shiniang was quite a good insider, and she was a person who made fuss in her heart. If she had no doubts, she might have asked a few more questions, but if she didn't ask once, she must have been suspicious.
"Father, mother."
It was so late, and Cui Shiniang, who was already pregnant, did not even enter the room. Instead, she leaned on the soft couch with a blanket on her body, obviously waiting for Cui Xin.
"Father, don't let your daughter worry." Cui Shiniang still had a smile on her face, "It's really hard to feel at ease without any certainty at this juncture."
Mrs. Zhang finally discovered something was not right. She stopped talking and just sat silently beside her daughter. She reached out and covered her daughter's upper body with the blanket.
"It's nothing." Cui Xin explained with a forced smile: "You can raise your baby with peace of mind..."
"Father, the A family doesn't like to take care of things. They have already gathered in the front yard with Seventh Uncle, Zhao Guogong and others." Cui Shiniang interrupted: "If you can't notice such a movement, what else can your daughter do to be the mistress of the Li family?"
Cui Xin smiled awkwardly, but Zhang was looking at her daughter with new eyes.
"Today Huairen was summoned to the palace for an audience. It was late, so he sent his personal guards to report back." Cui Xin said while thinking: "Tonight Huairen is staying at the house in Yanshoufang. After all, there is a curfew. The city gate is closed. Guan, he can’t get out even if he wants to.”
"My father works in Zhongshu Province. Have you ever heard that there was a military report arriving in Beijing before dusk today?"
Cui Xin was stunned, "No."
"Then why did Your Majesty summon Mr. Lang at dusk?" Cui Shiniang's little face turned cold. "Did you notice that Pei Hongda was in charge when your father was in front of the office?"
"Uh..." Cui Xin was speechless.
"Prime Minister Pei?" Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but ask, "Does this have anything to do with Pei Hongda?"
Cui Shiniang did not answer, but frowned and thought carefully, "Who is following your husband into the city today?"
"Wang Junhao and more than ten personal guards." Cui Xin thought for a while, "But after he was released from office, my father met Qu Silang at Zhuquemen."
Cui Shiniang raised her eyebrows and asked, "Qu Silang is back?"
"nor."
Cui Shiniang was in a daze for a while. Just when Cui Xin accurately advised her daughter to rest, she suddenly asked in a low voice: "Is it Fan Shiyi or Fan Tu who is accompanying Mr. Lang into the city today?"
"What?"
Cui Shiniang sighed softly and explained: "Since King Qin set out on his journey, Fan Shiyi and Fan Tu have been taking turns to be on duty beside the king every day, never leaving his side."
"Yes...really?" Cui Xin was a little confused, "Fan Shiyi is in the front hall...that should be Fan Tu?"
Cui Shiniang lowered her head. Fan Shiyi may be the one who knows the most, and he will know no less than Ling Jing. Li Shan’s things that cannot be made public always have to be done by someone, and Fan Tu He is Fan Shiyi's cousin and deputy.
In the Renzhi Palace Incident, Fan Tu ambushed beside Juyuan Bridge and rushed back to Sun Moon Lake overnight, which led to a series of events that led to Li Shan rushing to rescue him. If he was not a confidant, Fan Tu would never be responsible.
"Who was sent back?"
"Is it Fan Tu?"
"No." Cui Xin couldn't help but ask: "Eleventh Mother, what exactly do you want to ask?"
Cui Shiniang smiled slightly and stretched out her hand to Mrs. Zhang, "Excuse me, mother, help my daughter get up."
"What are you going to do?" Cui Xin frowned.
"This is a life-and-death moment for the Li family. As the mistress of the Li family, does my daughter have to sit in the backyard?" Cui Shiniang stood up with difficulty. Mrs. Zhang couldn't hold her back and quickly supported her carefully.
Cui Xin's face was so dark that he couldn't even look at it, but he couldn't find a reason to stop him.
After a while, Mrs. Zhu took over and helped Cui Shiniang sit down, complaining in a low voice: "You are heavy now, why are you out here?"
"A'jia." Cui Shiniang held Zhu's hand, "The husband is trapped in the city, should he let his wife ignore him?"
"My husband once joked that husband and wife are like birds in the same forest, and they fly apart when disaster strikes, but I said that even if they don't grow old in this life, they will never let each other down."
After saying this, Cui Shiniang turned to look at Fan Shiyi, "What is the origin of the personal guard sent back to the village?"
Fan Shiyi stood up and said: "They are the group of people who came to join Hou Chen and Hou Hongtao. Their uncle is who. Although he was not awarded a title after the great victory in Lingzhou, he was promoted to Youlang General of the Youwu Guard. Now he is under Zhang Zhongjian's command. Follow orders."
After a pause and seeing that Cui Shiniang had no reaction, Fan Shiyi added: "There should be no problem. The personal guards around Alang are all carefully selected, but they have been placed in the secret warehouse of Dongshan Temple. "
Mrs. Zhang is still confused, why is it that the life and death of the Li family has come, and Cui Xin can't help but grin, no wonder her daughter wants to come to the front yard, her feelings are suspicious of this personal guard who returned to the village to report the news.
"You should have asked carefully?"
"yes."
"Did Fan Tu send him back to report the news?"
"yes."
"Lang Jun had already entered the palace at that time?"
"Yes." Fan Shiyi explained: "At that time, Huo Guogong, Peng Guogong, Qu Silang, and Brother Junhao were all in the Beiya Imperial Palace. Alang had already entered the palace to see His Majesty. Seeing that it was already dark, Fan Tu sent someone back to report the news."
Su Dingfang hesitated and said, "Could it be Huairen's order before entering the palace... After all, it's already dusk."
"No!" Cui Shiniang said resolutely: "If it was the husband's intention, he would definitely not send this person back to the village."
"There are members of the Zhu clan among the personal guards. I remember that Zhu Ba and Zhao Da are here. At this moment, if Langjun sends someone to report the news, he will definitely choose Zhu Ba and Zhao Da to return to the village."
