After the first few days, Han Lang quickly adapted to the life of a private school. Xiyan paid the largest share of the money, ensuring that Han Lang could be taken care of relatively well. He didn't have much foundation, he had to learn from scratch, and time became tight. Being busy made him forget the feeling of loneliness. At the same time, Xiyan is bored in the palace.

On this day, Lei Xiao dealt with the folds early, and occasionally he was so free, he was still a little unaccustomed to it, so he stood up, stretched his waist, and pondered what to do next. It happened that the palace maid who was in charge of taking care of the prince came to report, saying that the fourth prince was unwell and had been crying. No matter how Lei Xiao treats Xiyan, he always loves Lei Zhan very much, from the first time he saw this child, he liked it tightly, this kind of feeling, even for his eldest prince, has never had it. Hearing that Lei Zhan was uncomfortable, he didn't want to think about it, so he immediately got up and went to visit.

Lei Zhan was lying on the bed and crying, the palace maid who was responsible for taking care of him was surrounded by him, at a loss, he refused to be touched by others, and whoever wanted to reach out to him, he would cry even more. When Lei Xiao came in, he was sobbing, and he was already crying breathlessly.

"Zhan'er. Seeing Lei Xiao coming, the palace maids knelt on the side, he sat on the edge of the bed and picked up Lei Zhan. When Lei Zhan saw that it was his father, he stopped crying, stared at his dark eyes, stretched out his little fat hand, and grabbed Lei Xiao's neck. His sweet and soft taste made Lei Xiao's heart instantly full of tenderness.

"What's wrong?" he asked softly, touching his son's head.

"Mother, I want mother. Lei Zhan, who is more than a year old, said aggrievedly.

Lei Xiao turned his face to himself: "Why do you suddenly want to see your mother?" He often came to see his son, but he almost never heard him say anything like that. Lei Xiao's gaze swept over the kneeling palace maid, "You say." ”

"It's probably because the four princes saw the concubine Niangniang playing with the princes, so they .....," the nurse muttered. She only remembered now that the fourth prince was very unhappy at that time. He's young, but he's smart.

"I want a mother. Lei Zhan said childishly.

The desire in his eyes made Lei Xiao feel very distressed, but when he thought of Xiyan's fault for letting the child be born prematurely, he couldn't help but be angry, "You are a man, how can you cry for your mother? ”

"I'm not a man, I want a mother. He said stubbornly. Where did such a young child come from to be stubborn? Lei Xiao touched his head helplessly.

If she hasn't been summoned for so long, she should have deeply reflected, right? Lei Xiao coaxed Lei Zhan, thought about it, or go to see Xiyan first before making a decision.

Before he got closer, he heard laughter from inside, Lei Xiao frowned, and the justice who followed him was about to go to report, but was stopped by Lei Xiao. Looks like it's going well. He snorted coldly, quietly walked outside the gate, and hid his body to the side, from this angle, the courtyard was unobstructed. Xiyan was waving a bamboo pole, trying to get the fruit that grew at the top, but every time it didn't work, there was a middle one that happened to be smashed on the head of Yuexiang who was eagerly waiting on the side, she grinned in pain, but she was busy picking up the fruit that smashed her again. When Xiyan saw it, he laughed, but he didn't realize that he still had leaves on his head, which was comically erect, and Yuexiang saw it and laughed. The two of them laughed.

Lei Xiao looked at the scene in front of him thoughtfully: Xiyan was wearing a begonia-colored gown, her hair was loosely tied into long braids, her fair skin exuded a healthy luster, she smiled and jumped unscrupulously, and her whole life was full of vitality, as soon as she stretched out her hand, bowed her head, and turned around, she was full of indescribable confidence. Is it really her who is gentle and shy and obedient? Now she is more like the person who fell into his arms that night. Seeing that she had made up her mind, she changed her angle, and there was a stubbornness on her face that she would not stop until she reached her goal, it turned out that Lei Zhan's stubbornness came from here.

Lei Xiao slowly stomped in, Qiu Ying was about to quench her thirst with soup, and was about to come over to call Xiyan and them, when she saw Lei Xiao coming over. She was startled, and the side concubine was still unaware and was having fun. She hurriedly saluted, and then ran to Xiyan's side: "Niangniang, stop playing, go change your clothes." ”

"What's the matter, panic. Xiyan glanced at her and continued to fight towards her goal. ”

"The king is here. ”

"What?" Xiyan found that it was still a little bit closer, she was frustrated, and repeated unconsciously.

"Mother, the king's is the king coming. ”

"What?" Xiyan reacted, feeling a basin of ice water poured down from his head. "Okay, got it. She ran back in a panic, if she was seen as she was, there would be no good fruit to eat.

Before she could reach the door, she saw Lei Xiao coming out of the outer hall, standing still at the steps, looking at her expressionlessly.

Xiyan knelt down and saluted, screaming in his heart.

"It seems that the punishment for you is too light. Lei Xiao waved his hand and asked the people around him to go down, he wanted to talk to Xiyan alone. Yuexiang looked at the side concubine sympathetically, and reluctantly went down with the others. Lei Xiao didn't say anything to let Xiyan get up, so Xiyan had to kneel.

"Isn't it too light?" Lei Xiao walked up to her and looked condescendingly at the top of her head.

"It's not. Xiyan whispered. The corners of his clothes touched her hair.

"Why not? You still have the heart to laugh and play, doesn't that explain?" Lei Xiao saw that she was facing him again, and he felt quite unhappy, and he felt deceived.

"Even if the concubine has a sad face all day long, it can't solve any problems. She said suddenly. How long did she have to kneel, and her legs trembled.

"Heh, I'll talk back. Lei Xiao squatted down and hooked her chin with his hand. She was thin, but she was in good spirits, and he almost wondered if he had punished her or rewarded her, and he stared into her eyes, and she did not dodge, and there was a look of unruliness and rebelliousness in her eyes, and there was no trace of the former gentleness and almost dull obedience. "You're the real you, right?" he asked, looking at her.

She didn't reply, only lowered her eyes, cutting off his inquiry.

"How should I punish you?" Lei Xiao let go of his hand and stood up, did she never have a trace of sincerity to herself? He was enraged by such thoughts. "Do you know what's wrong?"

Xiyan raised his head and looked at him hesitantly, "I know my mistake." ”

"So what are you doing wrong? ”

"You shouldn't be disheveled and laughing in the palace. ”

"Is this what you think is wrong?" Lei Xiao looked at her sternly, and he was very good at avoiding the serious. No wonder you don't have the slightest hint of repentance or shame. ”

His sudden temper made Xiyan very puzzled. Did she say something wrong?

"The concubine doesn't understand. ”

"Why was the fourth prince born prematurely?" Lei Xiao said coldly, "You are pregnant with a dragon seed but you don't care about it, my child has a bad pool, what do you do?"

That's why he let himself move his residence, and he didn't let himself see his children, and he didn't even look at himself, but what could he do?

"It's the concubine's fault. ”

"Forget it, I don't want to hear from you. Lei Xiao waved his hand. "Looking at your appearance, it doesn't make a difference whether you see Zhan'er or not, I want to consider letting the princess raise him instead of you. ”

"Why?" Xiyan's face changed when he heard this. He wants to leave the child in the hands of someone else to raise, why?

"You're not fit to be a mother. Lei Xiao saw that she didn't plead, and was even more annoyed, "I don't know anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I just think about being lazy and having fun all day long, how can my emperor rest assured that you can be educated?"

"That's right. Xiyan held back her tears and smiled hard, "It seems that the concubine is indeed not suitable, so let's do what the king wants." "If you want to be resentful, you can only resent yourself. Every word is irrefutable. Maybe this is the best arrangement for Zhan'er, with a mother like her, it will only hinder him and affect him in the future.

Xiyan's silence and approval surprised Lei Xiao, he was waiting for her to cry and beg, then he might forgive her. But she calmly agreed. Lei Xiao shook his hand and left angrily.

Xiyan's stiff body fell, she lay on the ground, her shoulders twitching, tears flowing silently.

"Niangniang," Yuexiang on the side ran over, wanting to help her up, and said with a crying voice: "Why didn't you beg the king just now, he will reconsider it when he sees you so sad." Yuexiang had already heard what she had just said, and she didn't understand how Niangniang could agree so easily.

"Is it useful to be sad? Is it useful to have tears? If it really solves the problem, I can turn my eyes into tears. Xiyan said bitterly. How could Yuexiang understand that a person like her was qualified to be someone's mother? As an incompetent mother, this was perhaps the best thing she could do for him.

Reluctant to do so.

Facing Yan Tianmu, Xiyan only had these two words in his mind. It was as if her brain had stopped working, and her heart was empty, and even the wind could wear it.

"Has the king been here?" Yan Tianmu found that her eyes were a little swollen, as if she had cried, he was not in the palace today, so it was not clear what had happened, "What did you say?"

"Nothing. Xiyan smiled and didn't look at him, "I just said that I would hand over Zhan'er to the princess to raise." She sighed.

"You agreed?" Yan Tianmu asked again. No wonder she was so sad.

"What if you don't agree. What the king said was that I was not fit to be a mother. She said quietly. "For Zhan'er, maybe it's the best choice. ”

"Okay," Yan Tianmu grabbed her hand and held it comfortingly, "In the princess's place, the four princes will definitely not be wronged." You can rest assured. Don't be too upset. He was a little happy that there was one less occupant of the place by her side.

Xiyan smiled bitterly, "I only feel my failure now, and my whole life is a mess." Thinking that there are still such long days to pass, it is really better to be clean and comfortable all of a sudden. The depression in her words made Yan Tianmu worried. But he couldn't think of any way to comfort her, so he could only sit with her until she was really tired.

Xi Yan lay flat on the bed, staring at the top of the bed with wide eyes, enough that she didn't want to cry anymore. No matter what the original intention is, this is the path I have chosen, and I have to go down even if I kneel.