Dressed as the villain's stepmother

It's just that Jiang Lianzhu is still not sure whether it was the group of people brought out by Xiao Xiyan who destroyed Xue Yin and Prince Xiang's Mansion, or whether it was Xiao Xiyan who brought those people back from outside and hid them in the royal temple.

"Liu Qingqing, is there any way to know what Xiao Xiyan did when she left that day?"

This is extremely important to Jiang Lianzhu.

Uncovering the truth of everything may be missing the most critical link.

"Sorry, I was too impatient. You said before that people around Xiao Xiyan and the Queen Mother are not easy to get close to. I should give you a little more time, or think of other ways."

Seeing that Liu Qingqing didn't answer, Jiang Lianzhu realized that her behavior was inappropriate.

This is a royal temple, not the capital.

Liu Qingqing's ability is indeed good, but in a place where the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister's Palace are full of spies, Liu Qingqing's ability to find out all this is already very powerful.

She shouldn't be too harsh on Liu Qingqing.

"Don't take risks. I'll think of another way to deal with this matter. The Queen Mother and Xiao Xiyan's courtyard is now a metal barrel. You can't put yourself in it!"

In this royal temple, there are not many people Jiang Lianzhu can trust.

But Liu Qingqing definitely counts as one.

"Shopkeeper, actually I actually heard something different in Xiao Xiyan's yard."

It wasn't that Liu Qingqing couldn't answer Jiang Lianzhu's words, but she hadn't thought of how to organize her words to express what she knew.

After all, this matter sounds too trivial.

"Oh?"

Jiang Lianzhu did not expect Liu Qingqing to have an unexpected surprise.

"You want to know what Xiao Xiyan did when she left the royal temple. I can't help the shopkeeper with this matter, but I know that it is a big deal."

"The maid next to Xiao Xiyan mysteriously mentioned a strange thing to me. She said that some time ago, there was a maid in Xiao Xiyan's yard who was guarding the door one night because she heard something There was a strange sound in Xiao Xiyan's yard, and she was worried about Xiao Xiyan so she broke in."

"The maid in the yard doesn't know what the night maid saw, but because of this trivial matter, she was directly ordered to be gagged by Xiao Xiyan and beaten to death."

"The maid said that the maid and the other maids around Xiao Xiyan have been serving the master since they were young. Before she was gagged, the other maids she was friends with seemed to have heard her say 'call for water'..."

Liu Qingqing told Jiang Lianzhu in front of him about the strange things he heard.

"Call for water?"

Jiang Lianzhu murmured these two words in her mouth, and unprecedented thoughts flooded into her mind.

"If the word "water" were reversed, it would be a big deal!"

Call for water and sleep.

In addition, Jiang Lianzhu thought of the eldest prince she had met on the road when she came here. These things were connected together, and for some reason, Jiang Lianzhu suddenly came up with an absurd guess.

Jie Chi had said that the eldest prince had been visiting the royal temple very frequently recently, and sometimes even stayed here overnight.

Anyway, Jiang Lianzhu didn't believe that the eldest prince would really come for the memorial tablet of the late queen.

"What do you mean by what you just said? Shopkeeper, do you think Xiao Xiyan can't bear the loneliness in this royal temple..."

A ridiculous idea also came to Liu Qingqing's mind.

Jiang Lianzhu quickly interrupted.

"There is no basis for this matter at the moment. You are my maid now. If others hear what you just said, it will be difficult!"

It is impossible to move these treacherous and evil people without evidence.

Instead of focusing on such a thing without evidence, Jiang Lianzhu had other things to ask about at the moment.

"Liu Qingqing, the maid you mentioned who was beaten to death, when was she beaten to death by Xiao Xiyan?"

"I didn't ask about this matter in detail, but, shopkeeper, I can find someone to ask for it later!"

Liu Qingqing also put away the smile on her face and responded seriously.

"Okay, go and do your work."

Liu Qingqing became a maid again, while Jiang Lianzhu continued to immerse herself in the house copying scriptures.

this day.

Jie Chi finally brought her good news.

"Female donor, I'm here today. The young monk wants to tell you that the abbot has already made a final decision regarding your husband Mr. Liao's ritual. The ritual will be held on the day after the Lantern Festival."

Jiang Lianzhu finally received the accurate news that Jie Chi brought her.

As a result, the bitterness and sorrow on his face was finally replaced by joy and relief.

"Little Master Jie Chi, thank you for running back and forth on this matter. Also, please ask me to thank the abbot for me."

"These are things that are within my scope. The female donor is polite."

The little master Jie Chi was very shy about Jiang Lianzhu's politeness.

During these days in this royal temple, Jiang Lianzhu had the most contact with the little master Jie Chi in front of her, so after these two interactions, the little master Jie Chi became familiar with her a lot.

Jiang Lianzhu was sincere in praying for her husband, and all these idiots saw it.

"I compiled these scriptures today, female donor. Next, you can copy these scriptures about doing things."

Jie Chi put the scripture in his hand on the desk.

"Thank you little master."

Jiang Lianzhu was about to take the scriptures, but found a pair of cotton wool gloves placed in the corner of the scriptures.

The little tricks he left behind were discovered, and Ji Chi's neck turned red.

"Female donor, this...this is the gauntlet I prepared for you. The royal temple is built on a mountain, which is cooler than the mountain below. The female donor copies scriptures every day, so her fingers must be cold and stiff. With this pair Hand guards would be much better.”

Jiang Lianzhu didn't expect that this Jie Chi would even consider her frozen hands.

"Thank you, little master Jie Chi. Is this pair of gauntlets sewn by my father?"

She picked up the gauntlet and looked at it carefully.

Although the outside of this hand guard is relatively rough, it is indeed quite warm with these cotton wool stuffed inside.

"No... not..."

Jie Chi's cheeks turned even redder at Jiang Lianzhu's words, and he finally left the meditation room quickly.

It was also on this night that Jiang Lianzhu received Liao Yunchuan's reply.

In the letter, Liao Yunchuan stated that he knew very little about the eldest prince. If Jiang Lianzhu wanted to know more, he could send additional personnel to investigate later.

"Liao Yunchuan, finally there is something you can't do."

Looking at the few words on the letter, Jiang Lianzhu smiled.

In fact, Liao Yunchuan certainly had unpredictable things. When he was the governor of the Six Gates, because of his strict laws and his unsmiling temper, many people could not stand him, secretly or openly.

Therefore, the taunts the eldest prince made to him in the carriage were actually normal. .