"You keep an eye on Luo Yao and don't let her ruin this king's affairs." Xiao Yan said solemnly.
"yes."
"Send me to the palace."
Before leaving, he wanted to meet the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
"yes."
…
Abandoned house, backyard.
Bitao and Xiaoxue happily packed Luo Yao's luggage, and also packed their own luggage at the same time.
Luo Yao came back from Li Xingchen's place. As soon as she entered the room, she saw the two of them chatting and laughing quietly. They seemed to be in a very good mood.
She walked over curiously, "What happened? Are you in such a good mood?"
"This is the first time we've been to a foreign country since we've grown up, so naturally we're in a good mood." Bi Tao answered.
Xiaoxue echoed: "Yes."
"Who said you are going?" Luo Yao asked.
Bitao and Xiaoxue looked at each other, and the smiles on their faces disappeared instantly.
The two stopped packing their things and walked to Luo Yao at the same time.
"Miss, don't you plan to take us with you?" Bi Tao asked.
Although Xiaoxue didn't ask, she looked at her eagerly, eager to get a definite answer.
The master and servant lived together for a while, and Luo Yao could tell their thoughts at a glance.
She smiled and walked closer to the two of them, "I don't know anything about Jinzhou at the moment. Taking you two with me rashly will also bring danger to you. Besides, you need someone to look after your house, right?"
"What do you mean, miss?" Bitao asked.
Her eyes wandered back and forth between the two of them, and finally she looked at Xiaoxue and said: "Xiaoxue, you were injured some time ago, and you should rest in peace, so I decided to take Bitao to Jinzhou only, and you stay here to watch. Home, okay?”
Xiaoxue's mind was a little confused, and she didn't know how to answer the call for a moment.
She and Bitao were both brought by the young lady from Prince Li's Mansion. Now the young lady only took Bitao to Jinzhou and left her here. She felt a little hard to accept it.
Bi Tao also opened her eyes wide, not expecting that the young lady planned to take her to Jinzhou.
"Xiaoxue, don't think too much."
Slowly coming back to her senses, Xiaoxue looked into Luo Yao's eyes with a smile, "Miss wants to take Bitao with her, so I'll stay and look after the house."
"It's best if you figure it out."
"Um."
Xiaoxue and Bitao didn't say anything more, and they hurriedly packed Luo Yao's luggage.
After packing their luggage, the two left Luo Yao's room.
Walking out of Luo Yao's room, Xiaoxue quickened her pace, not waiting for Bitao behind her.
Bi Tao hurriedly caught up and called out to Xiaoxue, "You're not angry with me, are you?"
"How could I be angry with you?"
"Are you angry, Miss, for taking me to Jinzhou instead of you?" Bi Tao saw through Xiaoxue's thoughts at a glance.
Xiaoxue is a bit reserved and likes to keep everything she says in her heart.
In contrast, Bitao is much more outgoing. She says what she has to say right away. She is a person who can't hide her words.
"No." Xiaoxue said with a dull head.
"You can't fool me."
Xiaoxue raised her eyes and looked at her, "I know the lady is doing it for my own good, so why should I be angry? It's you who followed the lady to Jinzhou. You have to take good care of the lady along the way, and..."
Seeing Xiaoxue starting to chatter about her instructions, Bi Tao finally showed a smile on her face, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
She walked up to Xiaoxue, put her arm around Xiaoxue's shoulders, and asked, "So you are not angry with me anymore?"
"If you fail to take good care of Miss, I will definitely not let you go."
"Don't worry." Bi Tao raised her hand as if to swear, "I will definitely greet the good lady, and I will not let the lady miss a hair."
"Then I will believe you once."
The two of them talked and laughed and went back to their room.
…
Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother was sitting on a sofa with a chair in front of it. The Emperor was sitting on it and was feeding the Queen Mother some medicine. Xiao Yan stood quietly aside.
There were only three of them in the house, a rare moment for mother and son to spend time together.
After taking a few sips of the medicine, the Queen Mother slightly raised her hand to indicate to the Emperor that there was no need to feed her.
The emperor saw that there was still half a bowl of medicine in the bowl, and he advised earnestly: "The imperial doctor has told me that you must drink up this bowl of medicine."
"The Ai family has long been fed up with drinking more medicine than eating every day."
"But……"
The Queen Mother raised her hand to interrupt him and cast her gaze on Xiao Yan aside.
"Ayan, why didn't the princess come?"
"She has other things to do." Xiao Yan said.
The Queen Mother frowned in displeasure, "What's wrong with her? Is it more important than visiting the Ai family?"
"My son, I will bring her to see you next time."
The Queen Mother sighed softly, "You are going to Jinzhou soon. I don't know when the next time will be."
When Jinzhou was mentioned, the Queen Mother immediately frowned and continued to ask: "Are you completely sure about Jinzhou's affairs?"
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, my son and I will definitely bring Zi Yi back safe and sound."
The Queen Mother sighed again and said with an unhappy look on her face: "The four princes are each more unreliable than the last. The eldest prince has just been exiled to the border, and this fourth prince..."
The emperor and Xiao Yan looked at each other, but neither of them answered.
"Your imperial brother is not too young, and the four princes are so unsatisfactory. What should the country in the west do?" the queen mother said with a worried look.
Every time she thought of the four unsatisfactory princes, the Queen Mother felt that she was ashamed of the royal family's ancestors because she failed to supervise the concubines and discipline the princes well.
It's all her fault!
"Mother, don't worry, I have already made a plan." The emperor said.
The Queen Mother looked at him doubtfully and asked, "What are your plans?"
"I plan to..."
Xiao Yan interrupted the emperor in time, "Brother Emperor, it's too early to talk about this now. Let's think about Ziyi!"
The emperor turned to look at him and swallowed back the next words.
The Queen Mother sighed again, "Ayan! You must all come back safely!"
"good."
The two brothers chatted with the Queen Mother for a while and then left Cining Palace.
Xiao Yan and the emperor walked side by side on the palace road. The emperor couldn't help but sigh: "You still refuse to agree to me?"
"Brother Emperor is in good health. We will talk about these things later."
"Ayan..."
Xiao Yan turned around and said to the emperor, "It's getting late. Brother Emperor, please go back and rest as soon as possible. My brother is also leaving the palace and is preparing to leave for Jinzhou."
"You must come back safely."
"Um."
The two brothers looked at each other, and Xiao Yan bowed and left.
…
Early the next morning, while Luo Yao was still sleeping, there was a knock on the door.
"Miss, the prince's carriage is here, let's get out quickly!"
She turned over and continued to sleep, muttering dissatisfied: "Why is it so early!"
"Miss……"
Bi Tao knocked on the door and called Luo Yao.
Luo Yao wrote in ink for a long time before yawning and opening the door, looking at Bitao with sleepy eyes.
"He is really here? You didn't lie to me, did you?"
"Really, my servant, hurry up and help you freshen up!"
Bitao didn't say much, and hurriedly took Luo Yao to freshen up and dress up. She didn't even have time to eat breakfast, so she took Luo Yao to Xiao Yan's carriage.
As soon as she got on the carriage, Xiao Yan's face darkened.
