Early morning, Prince Yu’s Mansion
The sun is warm and the breeze is just right.
This kind of weather is suitable for sitting in the garden and meditating.
In a sea of blooming flowers, Xiaoling was playing peek-a-boo with three children. Fortunately, the teacher in the school was busy today, so they had time to play for a while.
Xina, who was wearing a long ginger dress, was sitting in a pavilion not far from them. She seemed to be looking at the children running around, but in fact her eyes were staring blankly into the sky.
After two days of recuperation, her ankle still hurt slightly.
In the past two days, in order to prevent others from discovering the clues, she hid in the house and refused to go out, but today she couldn't stand the pressure of the three children, and they dragged her out of the room.
What happened the night before yesterday was still vivid in her mind, and she couldn't help but smile secretly when she thought of the embarrassed look on her face when he was afraid of crushing her after she fell down with Leng Ming.
This guy Leng Ming hasn't been to Prince Yu's Mansion for two days. Why can't he come and ask if his foot injury is okay? What a heartless person.
Thinking of this, she angrily picked up the small wild flowers that the children had just given, grabbed the petals and threw them away, while muttering:
"No conscience, really no conscience."
As soon as she finished speaking, a familiar and handsome face appeared out of nowhere, met her eyes, looked at her jokingly, and asked in a surprised tone:
"Who has no conscience? To make you so angry? I will help you deal with him later."
Leng Ming?
When she realized that the man in front of her was the man she had scolded as heartless, Xina immediately blushed. She quickly turned her face to one side and snorted displeasedly:
"You can take care of it!"
Leng Ming smiled and sat opposite her, looking at her with half-closed eyes, unfolding the folding fan in his hand, shaking it lightly and murmuring:
"Why can't I care? You are my fourth sister-in-law's sister, and you are several years older than me. That is my sister. My sister has been wronged. How can I not care?"
sister?
This title made Xina's heart sink.
So he has always regarded himself as his sister?
But then she laughed at herself inwardly.
Yes, she is five years older than him, so he should call her sister, which is fine, but why does she feel empty?
Yes, she shouldn't think wildly, she shouldn't think about anything.
Thinking of this, she pretended to be free and easy and nodded,
"Yes, I am your sister. Please take good care of me in the future."
Seeing her stiff expression and words that were almost as cold as ice, Leng Ming's heart twitched secretly, and an inexplicable feeling of loss came to his heart.
This feeling made him a little confused...
"Um...how are your feet?"
Leng Ming finally changed the topic, and Xina shook her head vigorously without thinking.
"It's okay, I'm fine now. Thank you for worrying."
"I told you not to be so polite. Didn't your sister find out?"
Xina looked distractedly into the distance and shook her head slightly, "No, my sister is busy and has no time. Besides, she would never have thought that I would sneak out."
Speaking of this, a helpless smile appeared on her lips, and she said:
"It's my fault that I was too ambitious. I even thought of sneaking out to watch the fun. I sprained my foot because I asked for it. I should have just broken it."
"Why do you talk like that?"
Hearing that something was wrong with her tone, Leng Ming frowned and blamed him in confusion:
"That's your own foot, how can you say this?"
"hehe……"
Xina didn't know what to say except laughing at herself.
To be more precise, she secretly held a breath at some point, making her unable to express her unexplained anger.
At this moment, Cai Die, the girl in the mansion, ran over with a pale face. Before anyone could get close, she shouted urgently to report:
"Second Miss, what's wrong, the Emperor is here, and Concubine Li and Concubine Li..."
"What?"
After Xina and Leng Ming asked this question at the same time, Leng Ming asked again:
"Why is the emperor here? Are my fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law back?"
Cai Die shook her head vigorously in panic,
"No, the prince has gone to the military camp and the princess has gone to the hospital. They all have to come back in the evening. Now Butler A Gang is arranging the pick-up. He secretly asked me to inform the second lady so that she can prepare early. This time the palace There are too many people coming in, and they are coming in such a hurry, so everyone in our house is in a hurry."
Leng Ming glanced at Xina and said to her alertly:
"Quick, call your mother and go back to your room to hide."
When Xina heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously, and ran quickly in the direction of the three children.
After Leng Ming tidied his clothes, he walked to the front hall calmly.
Since the fourth brother is not here, and he happens to be in the house, there is no reason not to pick up the emperor.
Xiaoling, who was playing with three children, heard Xina's words and immediately told the three children:
"Remember, you can't mention grandma and aunt in front of the emperor. You must remember it, understand?"
An An was the first to nod heavily, "We understand. Mother told us when we entered the palace last time. Don't worry, grandma, we won't talk nonsense."
Xina also squatted down anxiously and repeatedly told the three children:
"Auntie, I know that you are all good, obedient and sensible children, but if the emperor suddenly comes to our Prince Yu's residence, something bad will definitely happen, so you must be more careful when you speak, and don't be fooled by others. do you know?"
Huaiyu nodded vigorously and sensibly.
"Don't worry, aunt, we won't talk nonsense. You should go and hide, don't be discovered by people in the palace."
After Xina nodded, she quickly walked towards the backyard with Xiaoling.
While walking, Xiaoling couldn't help but ask:
"Nana, why do you say that the emperor's visit will definitely mean bad things?"
"Because Concubine Li is here, there must be nothing good when she is there."
"Isn't she also related to the Chu people? If she dares to point fingers at us, we will point her out."
"It's useless. You didn't listen to what my sister said. The emperor is now confused by her so-called psychedelic pills. Even if we tell the truth, the emperor will not believe it. The most important thing is that even if we risk everything, we will die together with her. , that will also affect my sister and brother-in-law, as well as my father."
Xina's words made Xiaoling speed up her pace with some fear, fearing that someone would discover their whereabouts.
But when they just walked out of the garden and prepared to go to the backyard, they found that the place was already full of people from the palace, and Concubine Li was walking towards the backyard with a group of servants.
Xina hurriedly pulled Xiaoling and said, "Mom, we can't go back."
"What should we do?"
They hid in the porch and looked at the people in the yard through the crack in the door. Xina whispered:
"Let's go hide in the garden first. I guess they won't be able to stay for long."
As she spoke, she took Xiaoling and returned to the back garden.
At this time, the emperor was sitting in the main hall of Prince Yu's Mansion, looking calmly at Leng Ming who was standing under the hall,
"You're a grown-up, why are you always running here? There are really no rules. It's embarrassing for people to see. I'll find a match for you later."
