King An was embarrassed, understanding that Han Changmu was trying to protect his daughter's reputation, but his daughter still had no reputation now. He stopped Yao Yao because it had nothing to do with her reputation, but because he was afraid of being seen as inappropriate.
But what Han Changmu said just now clearly meant that if this girl was not allowed to go in, he would go in himself.
Wang An gave an embarrassed smile and put down his hand that was holding Yao Yao back.
Yao Yao's eyes moved slightly and he glanced at King An calmly.
King An's biological mother was not favored by the late emperor, and she was only a noble person until her death. The idea that mother is more valuable than her son was completely shattered by Prince An's mother and her son.
King An is the younger brother of the saint. He is more than ten years younger than the saint, but he is not very well-maintained. He is not yet forty years old. His temples are like salt flakes, and they are graying one by one. His complexion was not very good either, his sallow face was a bit obscure, and when he smiled bitterly, the fine lines at the corners of his eyes were very obvious.
Han Changmu sat down outside the screen and saw the graceful figures inside through the carved flowers. He coughed lightly and said, "Yao Canjun, has Princess Rong woke up?"
Yao Yao's faint voice came from behind the screen: "As soon as I tell you, the young envoy, the princess is already awake."
"Can I ask a question?"
"Can."
Han Changmu was quiet for a moment and said calmly: "Has the princess met Prince Daishan?"
There was deathly silence behind the screen, and several rapid breathing could be heard. Princess Rong hesitantly said, "I've never seen him before."
When King An heard Han Changmu's question, he couldn't help being surprised. His daughter was a royal noblewoman. How could she have a private meeting with an outsider? He glared at Han Changmu fiercely. If it hadn't been for this kid It's the Crown Prince of Han, and he's about to hit someone.
Han Changmu saw Prince An's gloomy eyes, twitched the corner of his mouth carelessly, and then stabbed Prince An in the heart: "Have you seen Huo Hanshan before, Princess?"
"No." This time Princess Rong blurted out without any hesitation, her voice was sharp and sharp, with a hint of anger and urgency.
At this time, even King An was angry. He suppressed his anger and said, "Young Envoy Han, be careful what you say. My little girl is suffering so much from being framed. She will not allow others to slander her anymore."
Han Changmu ignored Prince An and waited for Princess Rong to calm down. Instead, he asked aggressively: "Princess Rong, have you seen Huo Hanshan before the incident? It's best to think clearly before talking about it."
There was silence for a while behind the screen. After an unknown period of time, Princess Rong suddenly coughed violently for a while and said miserably: "I've been in a coma for too long, and I can't remember clearly what happened before."
Han Changmu seemed to have expected that Princess Rong would say this. He sighed quietly and said coldly: "Well, please tell the princess carefully what happened on the day of the incident."
"I, on the day of the incident, I went to the Yanyun Building in the West Market to buy rouge and gouache." Princess Rong spoke slowly and hesitantly, and her words were particularly difficult: "Then, I went to the Xuanfu Building to have evening food."
Xuanfu Tower is Xuanfu Tower again. Han Changmu's eyes were slightly cold and he asked in a deep voice: "Does the princess often go to Xuanfu Building to eat?"
Princess Rong did not hesitate this time, and said very neatly: "Yes, there is a fish dumpling in Xuanfu Building, which is very suitable to my appetite. I will go there once every three to five days."
Han Changmu continued to ask: "Did the princess notice anything unusual when she was using Mu Shi in Xuanfu Tower that day?"
There was silence behind the screen for a moment, and Princess Rong seemed to be thinking hard about something. After a while, she suddenly said: "Fish breasts have a strong smell. When we use this dish on weekdays, incense is burned in the room to remove the smell. I also burned incense that day, but The taste was slightly different than usual, but I didn’t notice.”
"Is there anything else?"
Princess Rong hesitated and said: "Nothing else, no more."
Han Changmu asked again: "When the princess woke up, besides Huo Hanshan, was there anyone else around her?"
These words pierced Princess Rong's heart, reminding her of the most unsightly scene that day. She coughed violently, unable to complete a sentence.
At this moment, King An spoke at the right time: "Young Envoy Han, my daughter just woke up and is still feeling a little unwell. Yang Fengyu said that she needs more rest. If the Young Envoy has anything else to ask, it would be better to wait for another day. "
Han Changmu glanced at Prince An calmly, thinking that he wanted to ask more questions while the iron was hot, but unexpectedly he said: "It's because Wei Chen was careless and didn't take into account the princess's body. It's okay, Wei Chen didn't do anything else." If you want to ask, I won’t disturb the princess’ rest.”
"Young Envoy Han is too polite. I will send the Young Envoy out." King An secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sent Han Changmu and Han Changmu out of the mansion eagerly, without giving them a chance to contact or question the servants at all. It's a bit like sending a message to the God of Plague.
Just as he reached the gate of the palace, Han Changmu suddenly turned around and asked meaningfully: "I heard that the palace released a group of maids and servants a few days ago. No wonder the scenery in the palace was not taken care of today."
King An's heart skipped a beat and he smiled unnaturally: "Here, all the maids and servants in the mansion have been used for many years. As the years grow older, I will make the decision and let them go." The physical contract allows them to get married on their own."
Han Changmu nodded: "Your Majesty is really kind-hearted."
It was clearly the twelfth lunar month of winter, but King An suddenly broke out in a thin sweat. Saying a few words to Han Changmu made his days seem like years. He squeezed out a smile, and his cheeks almost cramped: "Young Master Han has given me the compliment."
Han Changmu chuckled noncommittally, got on the carriage, and turned around and said, "Your Majesty, I will come back tomorrow."
King An suddenly staggered, his face turned livid, and he could no longer smile. Watching the carriage gradually drive into the night, he stamped his feet fiercely, turned around and entered the mansion with a gloomy expression.
The carriage stopped at the door of Prince An's Mansion for a long time. The cold air penetrated into the carriage, and even the walls of the carriage were cold enough to freeze hands.
Han Changmu added a few pieces of charcoal to the charcoal basin to make the flames burn brighter and the warm breath emanate. While he was warming his hands, he asked, "How's it going?"
Yao Yao warmed his hands, put them on his cheeks and rubbed them vigorously to relax his frozen face. He tilted his head and said in confusion, "It's very strange."
"Strange." Han Changmu frowned slightly: "Tell me about it."
"I think your Excellency must have discovered that in that compartment, in addition to Ji Zhi and Princess Rong, there was also a maidservant. Although the maid kept her head down and didn't speak, Princess Rong seemed to be very afraid of the maidservant. , Every time I say a word, I have to subconsciously glance at that maid." Yao Yao held his chin and said calmly.
"anything else?"
Yao Yao said: "This is the first time I have met Princess Rong. I don't know what Princess Rong was like before. The current Princess is astonishingly thin, her face is gray, her hair is rough and dull, and her body is also very weak. She had to take a breath within two words. Her eyes were wandering when she spoke, and she seemed to be restless and uneasy." She carefully recalled the situation in the cubicle, and suddenly wondered: "The one beside the bed There is a medicine bowl on the table, the medicine has cooled down, but I haven’t drank it yet.”
Han Changmu tapped his finger on the small table and said slowly: "Depending on you, is she guilty because she plotted against Huo Hanshan and caused him to be wrongly imprisoned, or is she uneasy because she has done something scandalous?"
Yao Yao was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "It's hard to judge."
Han Changmu pursed his lips: "This matter concerns Huo Hanshan and Princess Rong. As soon as the incident came out, Huo Hanshan was sent to the Department of Internal Health, but Princess Rong was allowed to return home, saying that she was recovering from illness. I checked. After going through the medical records of two imperial doctors at the Imperial Medical Office, she was not injured, and her condition was not serious enough to be in a coma for a month. However." He paused and spoke with great difficulty: "A palace maid who has been in the palace for many years. I have also diagnosed and treated her, but she is no longer perfect."
Yao Yao was shocked. She had known Huo Hanshan for many years and knew his character. He was extremely sincere, stubborn and naive. He would definitely recognize the things he had done, and would rather die than do the things he had not done. Admit it, after the incident, Huo Hanshan kept crying about injustice. If someone else was crying about injustice, she might think it was delaying time, but if Huo Hanshan was crying about injustice, then he must be wronged.
She squinted her eyes: "My lord, even so, I can't convict Huo Hanshan." She simply stopped hiding it and said openly: "Bizhi, I have learned a method that can roughly judge this. , girl’s, this.”
She said this stumblingly. Fortunately, the light in the carriage was dark and Han Changmu couldn't see her face clearly, but her face must have been a little red.
Not to mention that her face was a little red, Han Changmu even blushed for her. He secretly cursed, what kind of girl is she, how can she learn everything, no, what kind of person is Liu Shengsheng, how can she teach all methods.
He coughed lightly, feeling extremely embarrassed, and changed the subject very abruptly: "Is there anything else wrong in the cubicle?"
"That's all for now." Yao Yao took a deep breath and felt that she was ridiculously stupid just now. Those words she said in her previous life would have nothing to do with it, but in today's ancient times, it would be nothing to talk about. She was a deviant. It would be good if Han Changmu didn't treat her as a monster and beat her to death.
She suddenly felt that Han Changmu was a kind-hearted man, and his words were a little more sincere: "Don't you think it's strange, sir? Such a big thing happened to my daughter. Why doesn't King An, the father, look at all sad?" , Sir, just after asking a few more questions, Prince An was impatient and wanted to send us away."
"Of course he is impatient." Han Changmu sneered: "He would rather have no one to take care of the house, but also send all the servants who have been used for many years out of the house. Who knows that these servants don't know a lot of things?"
Yao Yao thought about the desolate and dilapidated Prince An's Mansion, and then thought about the deserted corners of the Prince's Mansion, and suddenly became curious: "Sir, would you like to visit the Prince's Mansion at night?"
The bright firelight swayed on Yao Yao's face, illuminating her strong heart of gossip.
