Zhou Chen returned to the brocade shed of Ning Guohou Mansion, but found that there were only Xiao Jingrui, Yan Yujin and Fei Liu.
Fei Liu smiled happily when he saw him coming back, and then pointed to Mei Changsu's position.
Seeing that Mei Changsu was not there, Zhou Chen asked in surprise: "Where is Brother Su?"
Xiao Jingrui replied: "Brother Su is worried that the Crown Prince and Prince Yu are still here, so he plans to wait until the Crown Prince and Prince Yu leave before coming back."
Zhou Chen nodded, surprised by the persistence of the Crown Prince and Prince Yu. It seemed that Mei Changsu's reputation really frightened them, and the fight was in full swing. They were eager to get Mei Changsu's plan and help them.
Solve each other.
In this place, Zhou Chen was not worried about Mei Changsu's safety, so he started teasing Fei Liu again.
Princess Pingyang prepared to leave Yingfeng Tower with her thoughts in mind. Although she was the princess, she no longer had honor. If it weren't for the favor of the Empress Dowager, she wouldn't even be able to leave the princess' mansion.
For what the Queen Mother just said, others may just think that the Queen Mother is confused and talking nonsense.
But she didn't think so. Instead, she became very suspicious.
The old lady is confused, but there are times when she is not confused. Otherwise, why hasn't she said such words to others before? But when Chen Yu appeared, the Queen Mother reacted and said such words. She must not use a simple sentence.
To describe it as unexpected.
So even though Zhou Chen looked nothing like her son, she still had doubts. After all, appearance can be changed.
So she decided that after returning, she must find a way to investigate the person named Chen Yu.
Before she had gone far, she suddenly saw a man appearing in front of her, the frail young man named Mr. Su who had just appeared in the Nuan Pavilion.
"I have met the princess." Mei Changsu saluted respectfully.
Princess Pingyang asked in surprise: "Do you know me?"
You must know that she has not seen anyone for more than ten years. The Mr. Su in front of her looks to be about thirty years old. She is sure that she will not recognize this person.
Mei Changsu said: "More than ten years ago, I had the honor to meet the princess and Young Master Zhou Chen. Young Master Zhou Chen helped me back then, and I will always remember them in my heart."
Princess Pingyang was even more surprised: "Do you still know Xiaochen?"
"I have never forgotten Mr. Zhou Chen's kindness, and I have always wanted to repay him. But who knew that a good man like Mr. Zhou Chen would be involved in the old Chiyan case? It is really sad, so that I will never do it again.
I don’t dare to mention Mr. Zhou Chen in front of others. It was only after I saw the princess today that I had the courage to step forward and talk about it. Please don’t blame the princess."
Mei Changsu looked sad and sincere, unable to find any fault.
Indeed, there is no fault to be found, because he already knew Zhou Chen and was a close friend. His grief was not pretended, but showed his true feelings.
Hearing Mei Changsu's words, Princess Pingyang's expression became even lower.
"Mr. Su, more than ten years have passed, and the fact that you still remember Xiaochen shows that you are a kind person, but people in the capital are too talkative, so just keep some words in your heart. Do you understand what I mean?"
Since this Mr. Su was once her son's friend and he could take the risk to come to her and tell her these words, she certainly didn't want anything to happen to this Mr. Su.
Mei Changsu replied gratefully: "I will bear in mind the teachings of the princess. Young Master Zhou Chen was kind to me at the time. If the princess has any need for me in the future, I will not hesitate to let you be sent by the princess."
Princess Pingyang said: "Mr. Su is serious. If Xiao Chen knows that there is still someone who can remember him, he will be happy even under the grave. Now that I am no longer interested in worldly affairs, sir, there is no need to worry about him."
Mei Changsu's goal had been achieved, so he didn't say anything more to Princess Pingyang for fear of being noticed, so the two simply said goodbye and separated.
But after Princess Pingyang separated from Mei Changsu, her expression became even more confused. She didn't know whether what Mr. Su said was true, but the timing of his appearance was too strange.
Aunt Jinyu, who had been waiting outside, saw her master coming back and immediately welcomed her into the carriage.
Seeing that her master was distracted and had a strange expression, Aunt Jinyu asked with concern: "Princess, what's wrong with you? Is the Empress Dowager's condition serious again?"
Princess Pingyang's mood would become depressed every time she saw the Empress Dowager, and she was used to it.
Pingyang Jun sighed: "The Empress Dowager is still the same, sometimes confused and sometimes sober, but when she is sober, she is not half as confused as when she was confused. But that is not what I was thinking about just now."
"Then what is the princess thinking?" Jin Yu asked smoothly.
Princess Pingyang was about to open her mouth to speak, but suddenly realized that the situation was not right, so she said, "I will tell you when I get back to the mansion."
Jin Yu knew her master best, so as soon as she heard this, she knew that things might not be simple.
Half an hour later, the master and servant returned to the princess's mansion and entered the side hall. After making sure that no one was there, Princess Pingyang told Jin Yu what happened in Nuange today. Jin Yu was the person she trusted the most.
If it weren't for Jin Yu, she might have died long ago.
When Grandma Jin Yu heard this, she was shocked: "Princess, you mean to say that you suspect that the young master named Chen Yu may be Xiao Chen?"
"I just suspect that although the Empress Dowager is sometimes confused, there are also times when she is sober. When she suddenly said those words, she seemed to think that the young master was Xiao Chen. This is so strange."
Recalling what happened in the Nuan Pavilion at that time, she felt more and more that something was wrong.
Aunt Jinyu was also very excited: "What do you mean, Princess?"
Princess Pingyang said: "At that time, I really wanted to go to him for verification, but suddenly I thought that there is Yingfeng Tower, and my identity is special. No matter if he is Xiaochen or not, if I go to him suddenly, I will definitely give it to him.
It would bring trouble, so I didn't go to him."
"But this matter must be clarified. I didn't even see Xiao Chen's body back then. I just heard that Xie Yu brought back his cards. Jin Yu, do you think it's possible that Xiao Chen didn't die back then?
Did you just leave the cards in your hand and escape from Meiling?"
Jin Yu's expression changed drastically, she considered it carefully and said, "It sounds incredible, but it may not be impossible."
Princess Pingyang's eyes shone with light, a light of hope.
"Even if it's just in case, it's still possible. It's not that we didn't think of this possibility at the beginning, but because there was no news about Xiao Chen for a long time after the incident happened, we had to accept the answer given by the court."
"But think about it now. At that time, he had been classified as a rebellious Red Flame. Even if he was still alive, he would never risk returning to Aurous Hill, nor would he risk contacting his family."
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it might be the truth.
Aunt Jin Yu raised a question: "If that young master is really Xiao Chen, then why didn't he come back to meet him when he returned to the capital? Instead, he got together with the young masters from Xie Mansion and Yan Mansion?"
"This is what I don't understand. I heard from Liyang's eldest son Jingrui that this Chen Yu seems to be a very famous person in the world."
"The more famous the person is, the easier it is to check. Princess, if it is true, we only need to have someone investigate it to find out."
"Well, I'm going to ask my brother to investigate. Jin Yu, you can find a way to inform your brother and tell him this matter."
Princess Pingyang's father was once the Zongzheng of the royal Xiao family. After his death, Princess Pingyang's brother inherited the position of Zongzheng.
Although Zong Zheng, as the royal family, ignores the government affairs, he has the power to control the royal children. Those royal children who are punished and imprisoned are all executed by the clan government, so they have great power.
Jin Yu nodded and prepared to go out, but suddenly Princess Pingyang screamed.
"etc."
Jin Yu was startled and turned around quickly: "What's the matter, Princess?"
Princess Pingyang said anxiously: "Don't go yet, we can't tell my brother."
She suddenly remembered the Mr. Su she had met after Nuange, as well as the Queen Mother's address and concern for Mr. Su in Nuange.
She only cared about her son before, but now when she thought about it, she realized something was wrong. Since the Empress Dowager might recognize Xiao Chen, could it be that Mr. Su?
She clearly remembered that the Empress Dowager called Mr. Su Xiaosu, and before leaving the palace, Mr. Su suddenly showed up to find her and said some interesting words.
"Xiao Su, Xiao Su, Xiao Shu?"
The more she thought about it, the more she became suspicious. It was such a coincidence. Everything was such a coincidence. If it was really what she thought, it would be really shocking.
One may be a coincidence, but two, it will definitely not be a simple coincidence.
After her husband passed away, she was able to shoulder the burden of the Hou family alone. Naturally, she was not a weak woman who could not take care of herself. Although she was not a very smart person, she was capable and skillful.
When all of this was combined, an unbelievable and very absurd truth appeared before his eyes.
Xiao Chen is Xiao Chen, Xiao Su is Xiao Shu!
'So, Mr. Su suddenly stopped me and what he said to me was a deliberate reminder to me. Because he realized that I might doubt Xiao Chen's identity, he came to remind me that Xiao Chen was a traitor to Chi Yan and a member of the imperial court.
The identity of the key criminal must not be revealed.'
If it was really what she guessed, it would be really shocking, so she immediately changed her mind.
"Princess, Princess?"
Princess Pingyang said with a serious face: "Jinyu, don't go to my brother, ask someone to buy some new cloth, just say that I want to make new clothes, and go to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager on New Year's Eve."
Aunt Jinyu said in shock: "Princess, that is the only strength left in the Hou Mansion. Do you really want to use them?"
Princess Pingyang's tone suddenly became cold: "We haven't used them for more than ten years and let them live a normal life, but it still doesn't change that they are dead soldiers of the Zhou family. It's time for them to recover. If anyone dares to violate
, just let them disappear.”
To be continued...