Fragrance Returned

Sun and Mu asked two young men to buy some snacks to go with the wine at the restaurant and take them back to the guards, and then they took Xun Xiang to Zhuangzi on horseback.

Not far from the city gate, you will arrive at Lihua Village. Sunjiazhuang is also called Lihua Village.

Zhuangzi entered the house three times, and the guards stayed in the outer courtyard. Sun Yumu took Xunxiang and the two girls to the inner courtyard.

Zhuangzi is cooler than the city. There are many pear trees planted, and the trees are full of green pears that are a little bigger than cherries.

Arriving at the main room, Mrs. Sun was sitting alone in the living room.

She didn't put on makeup and was dressed plainly, but she felt completely different from before. Like a blooming white rose, beautiful and delicate.

Mrs. Sun held Xun Xiang's hand tightly, and the two talked for a while, and then Yuhuan and Luo Er were invited to the side room for dinner by the Sun family girl.

Mrs. Sun's face showed joy, and she led Xunxiang and Sun Yumu through the back hall to the back west room.

Sitting in the room were Lord Sun and a middle-aged man in his forties. The man looked very similar to Sun Yumu. He was elegant and handsome, with deep eyebrows. He was wearing an azure-colored straight jacket and a turban.

He smiled gently at Xunxiang.

This little girl is Feifei's master. She heard Master Mingyuan often mention it when she was in Xuandong. After returning home, she heard her son mention it from time to time...

Sun Yumu introduced with a smile, "This is Xiangxiang, this is my dad."

Xun Xiang bent down to meet the younger generation and said, "Master Sun, Uncle Sun."

Sun Linzhang stood up, clasped his fists and smiled, "Thank you, Princess, and thank Feifei on my behalf. The days there are boring, thanks to the little thing accompanying me."

Marquis Sun said, "Princess, please take a seat."

A few people exchanged polite words. Mrs. Sun knew that they were going to talk about something secret, so she stood up and said, "You guys talk, I'll go outside and watch."

I heard from Sun Linzhang that ten years ago he received a tip that Shen Mou, who was the prefect of Quanzhou at the time, had colluded with Japanese pirates and had a relationship with a rebel king who was sent to Korea...

Sun Linzhang intuitively felt that the person behind Shen Mou was Concubine Li.

This matter was not only a traitor to the country by the courtiers, but also involved concubines and princes. He decided to go to Fujian to investigate in person.

There he not only obtained evidence, but also found a key witness.

This witness used to be one of Shen Mou's confidants, Li Qin. Because he did not agree with Shen Mou's approach, he wanted to quit due to serious illness. Shen Mou was afraid that he would reveal the secret and had someone strangle him and push him into the river.

Sun Linzhang's informant had already been in contact with Li Qin and rescued him when he was killed.

Sun Linzhang found those two people and got a letter and a record. The letter was written by Shen Mou to the Japanese pirate leader, and the record was Li Qin secretly writing down the time and person when Shen Mou sent the letter to the Japanese pirates and Li Xi.

I also learned that Shen Mou and others had been plotting to create incidents and evidence that Su Tu colluded with Japanese pirates through intermediaries, hoping to use this to attack Gao Feng, who was the prince at the time.

Sun Linzhang returned to the capital with the records and letters. In order not to attract attention, he and Li Qin left separately.

As a result, something happened to Sun Linzhang on the way, and Li Qin was nowhere to be found.

Xunxiang looked at the letter and records. Sun Linzhang hung on the tree all night. The dew and blood made the handwriting blurry. Plus ten years, many keywords were unclear. But before and after contact, you can still make a guess.

There is also a sentence about Li Xi in the letter. Although it does not directly mention Concubine Li's high integrity, it can show that Shen Mou is connected with Li Xi.

Marquis Sun said, "I have arranged for my confidants to find the informant to see if Li Qin can be found again. I hope they are still alive. With these two things and the old god who saved Linzhang, the princess thinks that the emperor can Do you believe in Linzhang?"

The main thing is whether to believe that Concubine Li and King Qi colluded with Li Xi and Japanese pirates through Shen Mou.

Xun Xiang said, "Although the emperor's grandfather dotes on Concubine Li, he trusts the old immortal more. Although the old immortal did not say it explicitly, saving Uncle Sun has already explained everything. Moreover,"

She raised her eyes and glanced at those people, "My maternal grandfather was poisoned, and the person who poisoned him should be Concubine Li."

Sun and Mu Zusun were both shocked.

Xun Xiang had nothing to say to Hong Yi. She only said that she noticed something was wrong with the emperor's eyes and face, and went to ask Master Mingyuan. Master Mingyuan said that he might have been poisoned by a poison called An Di Qing. An Di Qing came from Korea and was a poisonous poison. of herbs.

"Eating a small amount can cure diseases, but taking it with goat's milk is poison..."

Marquis Sun slapped the table and cursed, "That evil woman is so courageous that she dared to poison the emperor. Did you choose to poison at this time because you thought the time was right?"

The dilemma now is where to tell the emperor about this. This matter must be kept secret for the time being. In order for Dong Yihe to better fight against the Japanese, it is not appropriate to arrest Shen Mou, King Qi, and Concubine Li at the moment. They must continue to deliver letters and make the Japanese pirates pay the heaviest price.

Let the emperor see Sun Linzhang, but not let others know that Sun Linzhang is still alive...

Xun Xiang said, "Uncle Sun returned to the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion to stay for two days. I will try to find a way for the emperor's grandfather to go to the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion to meet Uncle Sun... Let's talk about it, and it can detoxify the old man."

In fact, it would be best not to let the emperor go to the Zhenhaihou Mansion, but to the Sun Mansion's other courtyard in the capital. But for safety reasons, it was impossible to take the emperor to another courtyard.

After several people discussed it and had a simple meal, it was already Shenshichu and Xunxiang got up and returned to Beijing.

Several members of the Sun family returned to Zhenhaihou Mansion, and Sun Linzhang had to put on makeup.

When Xunxiang returned to the princess mansion, the sky was already full of stars.

Before the carriage could turn into Dongrong Street, a woman blocked the carriage.

The mother-in-law was sent by the Yan family.

According to family orders, the princess is an official in the palace and should obey the orders of Princess Dongyang. But Yan Jialing has already seen that Xunxiang is methodical and knows how to do things, while Princess Dongyang is reckless and it is best to listen to the princess for the sake of the princess's house.

Moreover, the princess is still the treasure of the emperor and empress, and Yan Jialing is not willing to offend her.

Xunxiang opened the curtain and asked, "What's the matter?"

The mother-in-law reported in a low voice, "Princess Princess, Your Highness the Princess is very angry today, saying that the Princess runs out every day, goes out before dawn, and does not come back after dark. Her words and deeds are inappropriate and unbecoming of a woman in a boudoir.

"They also said that the servants of Ziyuan did not know how to advise the princess to learn well and should be punished. Aunt Wang and Aunt Wei were beaten ten times, and the girls were beaten five times.

"I also ask the princess to go to Qijin Hall as soon as she returns to the mansion. General Jiang, Miss Yuhuan, and Miss Luo'er who are following you will receive ten pieces of bread, and the others will receive five pieces of bread."

Xunxiang was furious. Dongyang felt that the princess was ill again, so he took out his anger on his daughter when Prince Consort Xun didn't see her, and he took out his anger on his daughter on his servants.

Now is a critical time, there are still many things to do, Xunxiang cannot go to Qijin Hall to confront Dongyang.

And tonight she had to go back to Ziyuan to get the antidote she had prepared before. Go to the palace tomorrow and then live in Ding Mansion.

Xun Xiang opened the curtain and said to Jiang Xi, "Let someone go to the Yamen to invite my father back to the house, and we will go to the study."

He had no choice but to ask Prince Consort Xun to come back to put out the fire and save the servants of Ziyuan.

Although Prince Consort Xun is a Prince Consort, Princess Dongyang has nothing to do with him. (End of chapter)