The Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei.
"After coming back from the palace last time, my brother was always silent. What was he thinking about?"
Gu Ruowan poured a cup of tea and drank it by herself. Ever since he came back from the palace last time, his brother didn't know what he was thinking. Could it be Princess Yan?
When she thought of this possibility, her heart felt a little heavy. As far as she knew, Chu Yan didn't seem to be very good. With Princess Yi's power, her brother could never forget such a person?
"It's nothing." Gu Xiao's eyes were a little dodgey. He didn't want to talk about these things. "You have a very good relationship with the two princesses. How come I didn't know about it before?"
"Last time when I went into the palace with my mother to pay my respects to the imperial concubine, I met two princesses and watched them being embarrassed by Princess Yi. I looked at the two princesses pitifully, so I helped and said a few words, and we were all relieved. Gotta get familiar with it.”
"I see."
Gu Xiao nodded absently, feeling warm in his heart when he thought of the handkerchief he gave away when he entered the palace last time.
I hope that if my handkerchief can wipe away the tears on her face, it will be worth it.
How could there be such a soft and sweet little girl who loves to cry? Looking at the strings of tears hanging on her fair face, it really made him feel a little distressed to cry!
"Since the two princesses are bored, I can go to the palace from time to time to talk to them. Then will my brother also go?"
Gu Ruowan said deliberately, looking at Gu Xiao's face as he spoke, and sure enough, he saw the corners of his brother's lips curl up into a smile.
What's so funny about this? Is there someone he wants to see in the palace?
Who is that person? Could it really be Chu Yan?
"That's fine, you can talk to the two princesses and I'll wait for you outside."
Gu Xiao recalled the last time he was in the palace, when he met the crying little girl while walking slowly, and suddenly felt very lucky that he insisted on accompanying his sister to the palace last time, so he met her.
"Um."
Gu Ruowan nodded, but her expression was a little heavy.
It's not that she is biased, she just feels that Princess Chu Yan is not a good person. She knows how to follow others' influence at a young age and pretend to be powerful.
But in the end, he didn't express these worries. After all, who knows what will happen in the future. Maybe as he gets older, my brother will forget about it.
…
"Azhi, do you know how happy I am these days!"
Chu Xin called Xiao Zhi's name affectionately, her eyes sparkling.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Zhi responded to her with a smile. During this time in Nanyuan, he suddenly felt a little hopeful.
Thinking about when I can see Chu Xin again, thinking about when I can see her sparkling eyes, and thinking about when I can see her happy face.
Now at this moment, he finally saw it again, and that little wish was suddenly fulfilled.
"Actually, I don't understand the things in the harem. I only know that after the charming empress appeared, the concubine and the princess no longer had the intention to embarrass me, so this period is the happiest time I have ever lived!"
Chu Xin's eyes were bright. She stared at Xiao Zhi's face carefully, trying to keep his face in mind.
"That's good."
Xiao Zhi reached out to touch Chu Xin's face and pushed aside the broken hair on her forehead, "Just have a happy life."
"When will you return to Beiqi? If you go back then, won't there be no one left to talk to me?"
Chu Xin's eyes looked a little lonely. Apart from two good friends, Chu Shu and Gu Ruowan, only Xiao Zhi could talk to her in the harem.
If Xiao Zhi returned to Beiqi and looked at the empty Nanyuan, she would feel that her heart was half empty, and the sour feeling in her heart emerged again.
"I can't go back until six years later. We still have six years," Xiao Zhi gently brushed the strands of hair on Chu Xin's forehead behind her ears.
"Xin'er," Xiao Zhi suddenly came very close and whispered in Chu Xin's ear, "After I go back, my father will definitely feel ashamed of me. At that time, I will ask my father for a condition, and I will ask the King of Chu for marry you…"
"What?"
Chu Xin bounced away quickly as if she had hit a ball of blazing fire. She looked at Xiao Zhi in disbelief.
What did he just say?
"Didn't you say that you are not happy living here? As long as Chu Yi is here, you will not be happy for a day. It is better to leave here and stay far away from them. Isn't that good?"
Seeing Chu Xin be at a loss, Xiao Zhi had a smile on his face.
"It's okay if I can't give you an answer at the moment. I'm waiting for your answer."
Xiao Zhi reached out and touched Chu Xin's face gently, leaving a light kiss on her forehead.
After going back, Chu Xin still couldn't forget the kiss. She stretched out her hand to touch her forehead and couldn't help but hide under the quilt and laugh.
Leaving here seems to be a good idea, and she is not qualified to fight Chu Yi for the rest of her life.
That irrational temper can't be explained rationally, as if you must fight to the death with yourself. You really don't know where you offended Chu Yi!
But if she leaves here, will she let go of her mother or Shu'er?
Thinking of living in the cold palace with my mother for so many years, I was really reluctant to leave, and felt a little embarrassed for a while.
In this happy and embarrassing mood, Chu Xin slowly fell asleep.
"Your Majesty has been waiting for the princess to come back, why don't you go and say a few words?"
Mingyu was a little confused. In fact, the empress had always known that the princess had just gone out. She thought she had gone to Nanyuan again. She had been listening to the news of the princess' return here before she felt at ease.
"Why do you think they are still in contact now? I thought that after Xin'er left Leng Gong, their contact would at least be severed, but instead they are getting tighter and tighter."
Xie Ruling's face was very heavy, and she couldn't tell whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Northern Qi Proton will eventually return to Northern Qi. If the relationship between them becomes deeper and deeper, what will happen to Xin'er when Proton returns one day?
"This can be considered a good thing. Apart from Princess Shu, the princess finally has someone who can talk to her."
Mingyu could only comfort her like this. Besides, the princess was still so young, so nothing should happen to her, right?
Xie Ruling said nothing, but her expression was still very bad.
Nowadays, Xin'er has nothing. Even if the other party wants to plot something, he can't plot anything. The friendship between children is more real than that between adults.
Just think of it as a friendship between two children. It’s hard for him to think too viciously.
After all, Xin'er got the medicine from him in the first place. If he used someone else's stuff, he wouldn't think so badly of others.
"Well, please step back."
Xie Ruling could only convince herself and nodded helplessly. Now that it was getting late, she also felt a little sleepy. Let's talk about anything tomorrow.
"yes."
Mingyu retreated and closed the door gently.
Xie Ruling listened to the sound of the door closing, but she couldn't sleep at night. She tossed and turned and always felt a little uneasy, but she couldn't explain why she felt something was wrong.
…
Nowadays, the weather is warm and the flowers are blooming. Mei Mei is sightseeing in the imperial garden and enjoying the scenery. She didn't know that Da Chu's harem looked like this. It was really a geomantic treasure.
"Seeing that the wound on the queen's face is completely healed, I feel relieved. If there is really a trace of wound, it will not be good."
Zi Su couldn't help but glance at Mei Zhu's face several times, and felt relieved when she saw that she had really returned to her original state.
The most important thing about your empress is this face. You must not put any effort into this face in the future.
Fortunately, this time it was able to return to its original state. What if something unexpected happened and it couldn't be restored?
"Of course I will take action only when I am sure. I also know that my greatest confidence is this face. How can I bear to destroy this face?"
Mei Zhu said indifferently, she naturally knew the weight of her own actions. She watched the flowers in the imperial garden gradually blooming one by one, but the plum blossoms in the plum garden were slowly withering.
"Do you know who the plum garden was built for? I vaguely heard some rumors, seems to be Concubine Jing?"
Mei Zhu's tone was a little sour, maybe she didn't even notice it herself, she felt a little unhappy because of these things.
Being able to build a plum garden for Concubine Jing showed that His Majesty must have liked her very much at that time. No matter how much His Majesty liked herself, it seemed that he did not build a garden for himself.
"Indeed, it is true, but it seems to have been built eight years ago. What's more, Concubine Jing has been in the cold palace for eight years. It seems that His Majesty's feelings for her are nothing more than this, and he is willing to let her suffer for eight years."
Zisu thought about it carefully and realized that this was the kind of person she knew.
"That's it."
Mei Zhu nodded, and the sourness in her heart suddenly decreased a bit. Even she herself was not aware of all this, and her emotions had a slight ups and downs with the plum garden.
"I've seen the charming concubine!"
Chu Yan obediently lowered his head to press the button. When he lowered his head, he concealed the disgust in his eyes.
"So it's Prince Yan," Mei Mei looked at Chu Yan from a high position, "The prince is so polite, please get up."
She knew that Chu Yan was the prince of Concubine Zheng, so she obviously didn't have a good face.
After the imperial concubine was taught a lesson last time, she seemed to have calmed down a bit, but she knew that the imperial concubine would not calm down forever, so she was probably trying to take revenge on herself!
"Thank you, Concubine Mei."
Chu Yan tried his best to endure the disgust in his heart. His mother-in-law had advised him many times that he could only be respectful when he saw the concubine no matter what.
Nowadays, the concubine is my father's favorite person, and she cannot be offended no matter what.
"Um."
Mei Zhu nodded coldly and left.
It's not like she didn't see the look in this boy's eyes, so what's the point of pretending?
"I really don't know how the imperial concubine teaches her two children. All the joys, angers, sorrows and joys are shown on their faces, especially Princess Yi. She really has no education at all!"
Zi Su complained in a low voice. She had not forgotten how arrogant Chu Yi was at the banquet last time.
She's just a little princess. Who do you really think she is? She's just being scolded by His Majesty and has to go down obediently?
"Yes," Mei Zhu agreed very much, "The imperial concubine herself is very protective, so how can she teach her children well? It seems that the Chu harem has been peaceful for too long, allowing her to do whatever she wants. Naturally, I don’t care anymore.”
After saying that, I couldn't help but cover my mouth and laugh secretly. After all, this thing was really ridiculous. A princess dared to behave without rules in front of so many people. It seemed that she really had no education at all.
Chu Yan looked at Meizhu's leaving figure with a cold expression on his face.
It was this woman who caused her mother-in-law and sister to be reprimanded by her father. What a disaster!
