He Linwan asked curiously, "Oh, what did he inquire about?"

Li Yu smiled: "I didn't hear about any results." ”

He Linwan thought about it and understood.

If it was when Concubine De favored the harem in the past, the palace people naturally felt that Princess Chunyang was the most favored, and now that Concubine Xian is rising, the reputation of the six princes in the court is flourishing, and the status of Princess Huyang is naturally rising.

Li Yu said: "Actually, what Jialan really wants to inquire about may not be which princess is the most favored. ”

He Linwan also smiled, "What he wants to know is which faction is more powerful, the fifth prince or the sixth prince, right?"

Li Yu praised: "Clever!"

He Linwan pondered for a moment and smiled slyly, "It's not simple, if he wants to know so much, I'll help him come up with an idea!"

Li Yu liked her appearance as a little fox who was ready to pit people, and couldn't help laughing, "What's the idea?" ”

He Linwan said to Li Yu: "I still need your help." ”

Saying that, Li Yu told Li Yu about his plan, and Li Yu smiled even more in his eyes after hearing it, "Good idea, I think Canaan will be grateful to you after hearing it." ”

The two of them made a plan to help (pit) people for pleasure, and He Linwan's mood that had been worrying for a few days finally relaxed.

"It's not early, go back, right?" The wind was a little cold at night, He Linwan was dressed thickly when he came out, Li Yu didn't have a cloak to protect him from the cold, He Linwan was worried that he would catch a cold, of course, she wouldn't express this worry to her face.

Although Li Yu was reluctant to part with He Linwan, he was also worried that the evening breeze would be too cold, and He Linwan's body could not stand it, so he did not keep it.

Li Yu sent He Linwan back to Wenzhen Palace, and when the two were about to walk out of the small bamboo forest, Li Yu suddenly grabbed He Linwan's wrist, made a silent gesture, and pulled her to quietly hide in a few bamboo bushes, He Linwan's hearing was not as good as Li Yu's, and she didn't hear footsteps until the two of them hid.

He Linwan couldn't help frowning, who would come to this small bamboo forest at such a late hour.

Because she heard Ning Yi mention this place before, she also went to inquire about it, there were rumors of female ghosts in this bamboo forest, and there were palace people who came in and were bitten by poisonous snakes before, so no one would come here after nightfall.

He Linwan glanced at Li Yu, Li Yu shook his head, saying that it was not his own person, and he didn't know who it was.

The footsteps were getting closer, and He Linwan could hear the footsteps of two people.

"Didn't I say that we won't see each other again?" a voice said coldly.

He Linwan was stunned when he heard this voice, as if he didn't expect that the person who came was still an acquaintance he knew.

"You said it, and I didn't say yes. Another gentle voice said.

The person who came had already walked into He Linwan's line of sight, and seeing clearly the faces of the two people standing opposite each other, He Linwan was in a somewhat complicated mood.

These two people knew He Linwan, one was Xue Wanqing, who should have been sleeping soundly in the Wenzhen Hall now, and the other person who surprised He Linwan even more was actually the second prince who saw the head and the tail of the dragon.

He Linwan, who was forced to watch people's private meetings, was a little embarrassed and glanced at Li Yu.

Li Yu, who protected He Linwan in his arms, didn't see any discomfort on his face.

"I thought I had made it clear to His Highness, and I didn't think we needed to meet. Xue Wanqing said seriously.

"But I want to meet you, not just now, but every day in the future. The second prince's tone was still gentle.

Xue Wanqing sighed, "Your Highness, it's impossible between us. Why do you dwell on the consequences when you know the result?"

"Why is it impossible, as long as you are willing to wait for me, as long as I insist, there will be a day ......"

Xue Wanqing unceremoniously interrupted the second prince, "If I guessed correctly, this time the queen mother will choose a famous lady as the concubine for you from among the show girls? ”

"As long as you wish, I will ask the Queen Mother to make you my princess tomorrow. The second prince said urgently.

Xue Wanqing shook her head, her tone was a little pitying, "You know it's impossible, I can be the fifth princess or the sixth princess, but not the second princess." If you go and ask me, you will become the target of the public, and all these years of hard work will be in vain. ”

He Linwan felt that Xue Wanqing's words were very reasonable, although the Xue family was not a famous family, but Xue Yuancheng's voice in the cabinet was second only to Shoufu Mu Rusong, and after many years of operation, there were countless protégés in the court. Although Xue Xingyi's official position is not high, he is highly trusted by the emperor, and his future is unlimited. Xue Wanqing herself is also famous.

Therefore, Xue Wanqing has always been a popular candidate for the princess after entering the palace, and marrying her is a strong force for the prince who intends to be the prince, it can be said that among the school-age daughters in the capital, only Fan Gelao's granddaughter Fan Lanruo, but Fan Lanruo did not participate in this draft.

Although the second prince is also the grandson of the prince, he has long been away from the heart of the regime, and now if he marries Xue Wanqing, it is equivalent to being involved in the battle for imperial power again. Although the second prince is not as good as the fifth prince and the sixth prince, his ranking is there, except for the eldest prince who is impossible to inherit the throne, he is the eldest of several princes, and if he hadn't avoided it early, it is difficult to say whether his embarrassing identity can live to adulthood.

Even if the second prince said to the outside world that he married Xue Wanqing only because of his heart's wishes, it was not his own words at that time.

To put it bluntly, the second prince does not have the strength to marry Xue Wanqing now, and if he insists on marrying, the consequences will be very serious.

The second prince obviously understood this truth, he was silent for a moment, and pleaded, "Can you give me some more time?"

Xue Wanqing shook her head and sighed: "Your Highness, even if I am willing to wait for you, can you afford to wait? You have been refusing to marry for various reasons in the past few years, but this time you can't refuse." Since it is inevitable that you will marry her, then it is better for us to break it cleanly, otherwise it will not be good for anyone. ”

The second prince opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't refute Xue Wanqing.

If he wants to marry Xue Wanqing, he must have rights, but if he wants to get rights, he must not let people manipulate his marriage, as if he has fallen into a dead end, and it is wrong to take any step.

Xue Wanqing looked at the second prince for a moment, lowered her eyes and said, "Go back, although it is secluded here, if someone comes to see it, it will be speechless." ”

"No one is going to come here. The second prince paused, "After my biological mother's body was found here, this bamboo forest became a forbidden place in the palace. ”

Xue Wanqing was stunned, "I'm sorry, I don't know." ”

The second prince shook his head, "I don't remember what she looks like, so I'm not too sad to hear someone mention her." ”

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