Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Zhenguogongfu.

Walking all the way in, Xiao Chenze looked at the pavilions and towers that he and his men had renovated, and felt a lump in his heart, neither happy nor sad.

The housekeeper followed him respectfully, walking so fast that he almost slipped on the snow. "The old lady is angry about the matter between the lady and the young lady. The eldest prince has arrived at the right time. Please have a word with the old lady."

While speaking, the butler secretly glanced at Xu Fei who was following behind.

Xu Fei had a dark face and was holding a man by the collar in his hand.

The man had his mouth gagged, his clothes torn, and his face bruised and blue. He looked in a very miserable state.

The housekeeper didn't dare ask more questions. It was a cold day and he was so nervous that he was sweating.

He knew the man who had been beaten; he was one of the guards who had just returned from the Northern Frontier with the old lady and the others. His name was Ao Nian. It was said that he had been responsible for protecting the girl since she was a child, and over the years, he had become a close confidant of the lady and the girl.

Because he was protected by his wife and daughter, Ao Nian was used to being domineering in the mansion and never took others seriously.

Now seeing him being escorted by the eldest prince's men like this, all the servants who saw him on the road lowered their eyes and held their breath, and they must be extremely happy in their hearts.

"Grandma," Xiao Chenze walked in and bowed to Old Madam Chu, who was sitting on the small couch. "I've brought someone here for you to recognize."

After that, he said calmly to the outside of the door, "Bring it up."

The door curtain opened, and Xu Fei dragged Ao Nian in by the collar, threw him to the ground, stepped on him, and said with a bow, "This subordinate greets the old lady."

Old Madam Chu knew Xu Fei. This time when she returned to Beijing from the northern border, Xu Fei and his men took good care of her on the way.

The old lady was also very kind to them. She often asked the maid to make hot soup for them to drink. She also said that it was freezing cold, so she asked them to burn more firewood at night. She also took out the windbreakers in the carriage to cover them.

Xu Fei and Xu Yang respected this noble old lady from the bottom of their hearts.

"Xu Fei, who have you caught again?" the old lady asked curiously.

The man was stepped on face down and his appearance could not be seen clearly, but his clothes looked familiar, like those of a servant of the Chu family.

Xu Fei bent down, pulled the man up and made him kneel, then pulled his hair, revealing his face.

The old lady narrowed her eyes and looked at it in surprise, "Ao Ana?"

She looked up at Xu Fei, "What's going on?"

"Grandma," Xiao Chenze sat down, staring coldly at Ao Nian, and said, "I'm sure you've heard about the rumors about Miss Shen?"

The old lady nodded. "I heard about it. It's ridiculous. The rumor spread so quickly. Someone must be fanning the flames behind the scenes."

At this point, she narrowed her eyes and turned to look at Ao Ana, "Could it be related to him?"

"The old lady guessed correctly, it's related to him," Xu Fei said angrily, "He ordered his men to deliberately approach a leader of the Fang family army, using the pretext of being envious of the military dog ​​base to get information, and learned about Yuan Zhilin's letter to Miss Shen."

"The reason this news became known to everyone was because a purchasing woman in the kitchen of the Chu Mansion gossiped and deliberately spread it."

"This Ao Nian is quite clever. He actually knew that the Shen family had a second daughter whose engagement was broken off and had a grudge against the eldest daughter. So he tried to find out about the eldest daughter from her and specifically picked out things that were unfavorable to the eldest daughter and spread them."

Xiao Chenze raised his hand, and Xu Fei fell silent. Xiao Chenze then addressed the old lady, "Grandmother, the rumors are spreading and changing. Now, outsiders are eager to portray Miss Shen as a wicked concubine who is bringing disaster to the country and the people, and the Fang family army as traitors who are harboring spies. Grandmother, you and I both know where Miss Shen has suffered such an unprovoked disaster. Putting aside the question of whether the Chu family should have done this, let's just talk about the current situation. If someone accuses the Chu family of undermining the morale of the army and the people, accusing them of undermining the foundation of the nation, and forcing your father to punish them, what do you think your father will do?"

Old Madam Chu was so angry that her face turned blue.

Her head was throbbing with pain, and after a long while she managed to squeeze out a few words, "Madame Ping, bring some people with you and bring that foolish woman to me."

Ao Aa has been caught, so there is no way we can escape the blame that Cui was responsible.

......

General's Mansion.

Someone came from the palace, and the Empress Dowager summoned Shen Li and asked her to enter the palace immediately without any delay.

Everyone thought that the Queen Mother heard the messages and wanted Shen Li to go over and ask what was going on.

Unexpectedly, the moment the Queen Mother saw Shen Li, she sent everyone away, beckoned her over, and asked quietly, "I heard you brought the Emperor into that cage of yours?"

Shen Li nodded, "Yes, I took the emperor to listen to Da Zhao's confession."

"So, do you have the strength today?"

"Ah?" Shen Li didn't understand for a moment.

"I heard the emperor say that you can only bring people in when you have the power, right?"

"Uh, yes, the emperor is right."

"Do you have it now? Take me in to have a look."

Looking at the empress dowager's eager eyes, Shen Li fell silent.

With such a huge harem, the Queen Mother can only count on one hand the number of days she has been able to go out since the day she came in, right?

Imagine if Shen Li had to stay in here for the rest of her life and couldn't get out. Even if she was high and mighty, she wouldn't be able to bear it and would have gone crazy long ago.

If I leave here in a few days, it will be very difficult for the Queen Mother to go out again.

The Queen Mother is so pitiful.

"Okay, I have enough strength today to take everyone on a journey of great speed. Where do you want to go, Queen Mother? I will take you there."

"Really? That's great," the Queen Mother was very happy and thought seriously, "Where should we go..."

"Empress Dowager," Shen Li held her hand and said softly, "You can tell me where you want to go, and I can take you there."

"Really?" The empress dowager could hardly believe her ears, but the emperor himself said that he had sat in that cage and was taken out of the palace in the middle of the night. For a moment, Fu Lizhang didn't have time to react.

"I want to visit the place where I grew up, visit my sister at the Marquis of Guanyong's mansion, and talk to Madam Chu. And then, I want to be like an ordinary old man, strolling around the shops, watching the hustle and bustle, and having some snacks..."

She looked full of longing, and Shen Li listened quietly.

After talking for a while, the Queen Mother seemed to feel that she was a little whimsical. She smiled at Shen Li and said, "Let's go to Guan Yonghou's mansion to see my sister, and then go talk to Madam Chu."

"What about the place where you grew up? And the shops and snacks outside, aren't you going there anymore?"

"No, I have a bad stomach. If I eat something outside and get a stomachache, it will hurt you and your uncle. As for the place where I grew up, child, that is not the capital. I can no longer remember those roads. I can't go back, I can never go back again," the Queen Mother touched Shen Li's hair, "that is just the past, this is home."

Her expression was neither sad nor happy, but melancholy and relieved. Shen Li suddenly thought of herself and her eyes became a little sore.