The New Year's Eve is approaching, the whole capital is full of joy, the lanterns along the street are changed to red, the officials are on vacation, the people are not busy, every household is preparing for the New Year, and there are many more idlers on the street than usual.

The Xuanpinghou Mansion is also much more lively than usual. Because Xu Yuanqing is in poor health and can't stand the toss, the most solemn festival in the Xuanpinghou Mansion is New Year's Eve.

It's just that this year's year has been a bit more indescribably heavy than usual, because Xu Yuanqing will be weak after the new year.

The national teacher said that he couldn't survive the weak crown.

Xu Yuanqing still looked heartless, and went to pay Li Ying's greetings every day, and then went back to the yard to drink tea and read the script.

Xunniang has been quietly arranged by him to enter Huaiguo Duke's Mansion. There has been no news from Xunniang for several days, but yesterday he sent the news of "everything is fine" to Cangbao Pavilion.

Xu Yuanqing thought for a long time about letting Xunniang go through this, before she was cleared of the suspicion of murdering the prince. Although she was not a criminal, a person like Shen Qiwen, who must take revenge, would definitely not let her go. I wanted to wait for herJust send her away from the capital for a while.

But he didn't want to break the clue, he thought about the matter of blood fennel every day, racked his brains and still felt that it was wrong, Xin Zhengyuan's expression changed suddenly when he heard the blood fennel on the day he was in the imperial hospital, it didn't seem like a fake.

If he made a bold guess, he didn't know where Shen Qiwen got the poison.

According to the plot of the original book, if Xunniang was under his command, he would naturally use Gu poison, but because he appeared and intercepted Xunniang, preventing the development of the plot, so how did he think of using Gu?Where does Gu poison come from?

Mistakes and doubts everywhere drained his mind and left a deep imprint on his heart.

In the past few days, he thought about many things again, comparing what he experienced with the stories in the book one by one, thinking desperately when he couldn't remember, and finally remembering the clues.

Lu Qiuling knew how to use Gu, because when he was reading, he was completely attracted by the hero's thunderous means, so he glanced over the episodes of the heroine, forcing himself to think, and then he remembered that the reason why the hero and heroine are deeply entangled is that there is somethingAs mentioned, the reason why Lu Qiuling turned Shen Qiwen's fascination was because of a voodoo.

There were only a few words in the book about this matter, and Xu Yuanqing remembered that it was because there was a scene mentioned in the book when the male and female protagonists quarreled.

Lu Qiuling will play Gu, then everything can be replayed, and there are other possibilities.

He is not a person who speculates casually, so he had to ask Xunniang to find out the truth.

"Left jump."

Xu Yuanqing's head hurt from thinking about it, he raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, Zuo Yue read a book next to the stove, he hurriedly recovered after hearing his shout, closed the book and went to the desk, yawned and asked, "What's wrong, my lord?"

"Did Duke Huai's wife befriend my mother?"

Zuo Yue is a gossip expert, it doesn't matter whether he should listen to it or not, anyway, as long as it is about other people's affairs, he can remember it for a long time after hearing it for a long time, and Xu Yuanqing will definitely have answers to many things he doesn't know.

Sure enough, Zuo Yue's eyes lit up and he nodded, "Yes."

Before Xu Yuanqing could continue to ask, he said bluntly, "Mrs. Lu had a good relationship with our wife before his death. It is even worse than Mrs. Xiang now. I heard that your son was the first one to hug you when he was born."It's not Lord Hou, it's Mrs. Lu."

Xu Yuanqing frowned slightly, it was the first time he had heard of these things, as far as he could remember from coming to this world, the Xu family and the Lu family had no contact, let alone the relationship between the two wives.

Zuo Yue said with a sigh, "Later, the son was seriously ill, Mrs. Lu came to visit several times, but I don't know why she stopped seeing her. Mrs. Lu passed away shortly after giving birth to the princess."

Xu Yuanqing knew that Mrs. Lu died fifteen years ago, when he was not the son of Xu of this world.

He took a sip of tea unhurriedly, saw Zuo Yue lying on the table and sighed, he couldn't believe that this kid didn't pursue such gossip, he moved slightly closer, and asked guidingly, "My mother and Mrs. LuWhy did you stop communicating suddenly, why didn't you find out?"

"Well..." Zuo Yue smiled "hehe", scratched his head, and looked at Xu Yuanqing meaningfully.

Xu Yuanqing indulged them too much, rolled his eyes helplessly, raised his hand to tap his forehead, and asked angrily, "What do you want?"

Zuo Yue hurriedly said, "I want to learn medical skills from Mr. Gu."

Xu Yuanqing stared, "Go and worship yourself!"

"Hey... Thank you, son." Zuo Yue narrowed his eyes with a satisfied smile, poured a cup of tea before talking about the matter, "I heard, I just heard." He said it twice, carefullyLooking outside, no one turned around, and said in a low voice, "Every time Mrs. Lu comes back to visit Shizi, Shizi gets serious. Over time, there are rumors that Mrs. Lu is an ominous person, and she offended Shizi."

"Bullshit!" Xu Yuanqing blurted out, startling the child, Zuo Yue pursed his mouth aggrieved, "It's not what I said."

Seeing him frightened, Xu Yuanqing's eyes froze, she reached out and patted his head, and calmed down, "Tell me what I believe."

"Anyway, it's just such a rumor, and there is another rumor that Mrs. Lu will lay a venomous spell on people. However, Mrs. Lu was born into a family and is a famous lady. How could it be possible to use a venomous spell? This rumor is not serious if no one believes it."

After Zuo Yue finished speaking, seeing Xu Yuanqing listening intently, his voice couldn't help but quieten, "Later, Mrs. Lu died in depression after giving birth to the princess, and the rumors disappeared after a long time, but the Xu family and the Lu family have no relationship.real."

Xu Yuanqing confirmed again, "You remember correctly? Is it a Gu?"

"Well, I can't remember other things, but these are very clear." Zuo Yue was also very self-aware, and he was a little embarrassed when he said it.

Xu Yuanqing rubbed the center of his brows, and it was as he thought, if Mrs. Lu knew Gu skills, then there were traces of Lu Qiuling's Gu skills, and many things could be overturned.

Even, his illness may be...

He had been sick for a long time, and suddenly there was hope of recovery, and he also felt fear, fearing that it would be an empty joy.

Zuo Yue saw his worried face, and remembered what Mr. Gu told him not to make Shizi worry too much, so he hurriedly asked, "Shizi, what's the matter?"

Xu Yuanqing shook his head, he didn't dare to let himself think too much, everything had to wait for the answer from Xun Niang, otherwise it would only increase troubles.

He put on his cloak and was about to go for a walk, but when he went out, he saw someone coming.

Xiang Changning was led into the courtyard by the maid. The purple cloak clearly showed her fierce temperament, and the water-blue jade crown tied with a high ponytail was still heroic.

Walking to the front, he waved his hand to Chang Ning to indicate that the servant girl can leave first, and looked up at Xu Yuanqing, "Are you going out?"

The two never met in private, so Xu Yuanqing didn't invite her into the house first, and didn't answer her questions, but instead asked, "Too free on vacation?"

Xiang Changning twitched his mouth, as if he was resisting the urge to curse, picked up his clothes and walked up the ladder, and went straight into the house, "Your temple is too high, I don't bother to come if I have nothing to do."

Xu Yuanqing gave a "cut", turned around and entered the room, and asked Zuo Yue to make a pot of good tea.

Xiang Changning untied the heavy cloak on the outside, and the purple robe inside was also worn, but it was not a heavy winter coat, but a slightly thinner autumn coat.

As soon as he sat down, Xiang Changning asked, "Have you eaten the dumplings made by Ah Yuan?"

Xu Yuanqing: "..."

This careless looking to the long-term, this is all said!

Xiang Changning seemed to see his speechlessness, smiled and explained, "That silly boy is a saw-mouthed gourd, he can't talk nonsense, it's because he has been having fun since he went back, and he still wants to give me dumplings, we all feel salty after eating themTo die, he insisted that it is not salty, and when he got anxious, he said that someone said it was not salty, and blamed us for having a bland taste."

Xu Yuanqing listened quietly, Xiang Changyuan's obstinate stupidity automatically appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help laughing along with it.

Seeing that he was happy, Xiang Changning said with a smile, "I'll figure it out, who else can let him make dumplings, and you must be the only one."

Xu Yuanqing restrained her smile, turned to look at her, and corrected her solemnly, "That's wonton, not dumpling."

"Hey! It's all the same." Xiang Changning patted the table, not caring about his correction, "It's all stuffing anyway."

Xu Yuanqing: "..."

Zuo Yue brought tea, and wentssip with Changning. He warmed his throat with a sip of tea, and then he got down to business, "Shen Yuze's matter was investigated. Although the groom was beheaded, he still found some clues."

"Yeah." Xu Yuanqing knew that she must have come to talk about this matter, so she nodded, expressing that she was not surprised.

"The groom's family is struggling. It all depends on him to raise horses for the prince. After being beheaded, the family is doing well."

Xu Yuanqing: "Not enough."

Xiang Changning: "This alone really can't confirm our speculation, but I have a person here who can be a witness."

Xu Yuanqing frowned slightly, "People from Xiangfu?"

Smiling to Changning, "Your Majesty is smart."

He often walks by the river without getting his shoes wet. Shen Yuze thinks that all the tricks are exhausted, but he forgot the reason why the mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind.It is far from enough to rely on real talent and knowledge alone, and that head can write several books just by calculating.

As a guest of the prime minister's mansion, he often met with Prime Minister Jiang, and there was always a moment when he didn't hide his ambition. If Prime Minister Jiang found out, he would definitely not let the tiger go back to the mountain.

Not only Xu Yuanqing paid attention to his every move, but also Prime Minister Jiang.

Thinking about it, Xu Yuanqing suddenly laughed.

Zuo Yue was about to ask a question, but Xiang Changning came to his senses, frowning, "Have I been used as a gun?"

Xu Yuanqing waved his hand to reassure her, "Not necessarily, before the time is up, Jiang Fox is probably just giving you a smoke bomb, trying to make you Shen Yuze's shortcomings, he will be a good person, believe it or not, you just need to move, thenYou thought all witnesses would be dead."

Xiang Changning was stunned for a moment, leaned back against the back of the chair, closed his eyes, raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow, "Sure enough, Chaoju is not suitable for me, it's too dirty."

Xu Yuanqing felt sore when he heard the words, and then adjusted his mood, "You don't come home empty-handed, at least you know two pieces of news."

Xiang Changning opened one eye to look at him, very perfunctory, "I would like to hear the details."

"First, Shen Yuze and Prime Minister Jiang are at odds, and second, Prime Minister Jiang can remove obstacles for us when necessary."

Xiang Changning sat up straight, drank his tea and waved his hands, rejecting his words, "You don't need to be aggressive, I checked this just in case, if he does something outrageous, I can use it to kill someone.But if he just took advantage of the east wind, not to be the prince's lackey, but to be his official in a stable way, we don't have to push him too far."

What Zuo Yue wanted to say, Xu Yuanqing raised his hand to stop him, Xiang Changning was hurt badly by Shen Yuze in the book, but now it is different from the book, she is now in high spirits and everything is going well.

He and Shen Yuze seem to have no signs of it, and it is strange that he doubts Shen Yuze repeatedly in front of her.

Xu Yuanqing said: "If you don't have more contact with him, you will."

"Why do I have a relationship with him? If you're worried about me, you might as well worry about A Yuan. That silly boy is stubborn. He knows that Shen Yuze doesn't treat him sincerely, so he keeps going up."On, "It is said that the heart is simple, but in fact it is stupid!"

Xu Yuanqing: "..." It's okay to disagree with this statement.

The two talked to each other for a while, and Xiang Changning got up to leave when the tea was cold.

Xu Yuanqing also got up to see her off, but suddenly remembered something, hesitated for a moment and said, "The person you asked me to find before is still missing."

A look of sadness flashed in Xiang Changning's eyes, then he smiled and waved his hands pretending to be generous, "It's okay, A Yuan also said that there is no news, I guess I had a dream."

With that said, Xu Yuanqing sent her out.

When returned to the mansion, realized that the mansion had hung red lanterns, and the maids and servants were all wearing festive cotton jackets.

In this world, another year passes.

It's just that this year, don't know why, looking at the red lanterns and busy servants, always feel something different in heart.

"My lord, this is for the young master."

There was a young servant carrying a pair of lanterns, standing under the steps and whispering back.

The lantern is not a common oval lantern, but more like a lantern, but the lantern is made of strange shapes, like a dog, not like a dog with long ears, like a rabbit, but also with a long tail, and it is said that it is a cat without a beard.

In short, it is a red lantern with four different characters.

Xu Yuanqing was amused, and was about to say something ugly, but Zuo Yue next to him was so happy, his eyes lit up, he jumped down and took a closer look, "It's so beautiful!"

"..."

Why does this kid not follow him in aesthetics?

Xu Yuanqing rolled his eyes, and asked the boy to take it and hang it in the yard. Although it was an ugly thing, it was red anyway.

Seeing the lanterns dangling under the eaves, Zuo Yue saw that his eldest son had been smiling faintly since just now. It had been a long time since he had seen his eldest son smile for so long, so he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"My lord, what are you laughing at?"

Xu Yuanqing lowered her eyes and asked, "Am I laughing?"

When Zuo Yue was asked by him, he doubted himself, "No?"

Xu Yuanqing raised his hand and knocked on his head, smiling lightly, "What do you think about every day, don't you want to learn from a teacher? How dare you come to the door if you don't plan to order the New Year gift."

"Yeah, what should I get?" Zuo Yue became distressed, followed Xu Yuanqing into the house, stayed by the stove for a while, and happily said to him, "My son, let's tell Mr. Gu a daughter-in-law!"

"Cough, cough, cough..." Xu Yuanqing drank water, choked on his sudden enthusiasm, and coughed for a while before subsiding. Seeing his bright eyes and smiling face, he seemed to be very satisfied with his thoughts,There was nothing to say for a while.

He thought about it, he hadn't vented his anger when Gu Sanzhi teased him to be happy, Zuoyue was a simple person, let him play around a bit, add some excitement to the house, it would be good to vent his anger on him.

Xu Yuanqing patted his pig's head with a smile, "If you want to be a teacher, think for yourself."

"My lord, can you accompany me to find Third Young Master Xiang?"

"What do you want him for?"

Zuo Yue graciously poured him tea, and went around to beat his shoulders and legs, "Mr. Gu is from the Jianghu, and the woman he likes must be unusual. The third son has been in the Jianghu for so long, and he must know many girls. I invite youHe can help recommend it."

Xu Yuanqing admired his brain very much, he could think of things out of bounds, and he could still think in a set way, but Xiang Changyuan's single-minded mind would not know what he would think after knowing this.