Liu Chupei's eyebrows frowned slightly, "Are you sure the news is reliable?"

"Well, the four princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty arrived five days ago and are now arranged in the palace. ”

"It arrived five days ago?" Liu Chupei asked, but what he thought in his heart was that he had arrived a few days earlier, and he didn't go to see his father immediately, but he met the prince's brother and sister, what was the purpose.

"What's wrong?" Xie Heng seemed to ponder for a long time when he saw her bow her head, feeling that she was a little strange today, and she always felt absent-minded.

"It's nothing, it's just curious why he lives in the palace, in the past, there were envoys coming, didn't they all let the Xie family and the Wang family entertain him?" She didn't plan to tell Xie Heng about the four princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty a few days ago, this matter was deeply involved, and she didn't want to involve him.

Xie Heng's eyes flashed slightly, and he approached her, he listened carefully to the movement outside, and made sure that there was no problem, so he whispered: "The emperor's suspicion is getting worse and worse, he no longer fully trusts the Wang Xie family, and it is also his helpless move to put the Northern Wei people in the palace." ”

"Why are you talking to me about this. Liu Chupei saw him looking at her with a serious face, and when she asked him about the court on weekdays, he wouldn't say anything, let alone take the initiative to tell her.

"Achu, in my eyes, you are just Achu, nothing to do with the royal family, nothing to do with political affairs, I just hope you can live a safe life. Xie Heng rubbed her head and showed a bitter smile.

If it was in the past, Xie Heng touched her head, she would have been annoyed, but today she saw his sad eyes, and her heart sank, "Is there something that I don't know?"

Xie Heng shook his head, "Jiankang City has already changed, and Jiankang City in the past two years is no longer the original Jiankang. Xie Heng sighed, his eyes burning, "Ah Chu, the crown prince and the second prince have grown up, and I am not young, and you are about to reach the end of your life, can you understand these?"

Liu Chupei is naturally not stupid, and understands what he means, the Jiankang City in the early years has long passed, and now it is the world of their generation, but this means that the sky is about to change......

"Achu, I don't want you to be hurt in any way during this time. Xie Heng paused, "I've discussed it with my grandfather, and when you get ready, I-"

"Xie Heng!" Liu Chupei interrupted him in time, and she naturally knew what he was going to say later, "I just treat you as a confidant." ”

"I know. Xie Heng smiled indifferently, and said jokingly: "Do you think I like you, I am amorous, I originally thought, if you have to get married, the Xie family is not impossible, you can still afford to raise a huge Xie family, then again, if I marry a wife, I will definitely go to a virtuous and virtuous woman, I don't want you like this." ”

"Hmph, you want me to dislike it. Liu Chupei clasped his hands and leaned on the carriage, "Didn't you say that you wanted to become a monk before, why did you linger in the red dust again in just a few days?"

"I thought about it, it's better to be worldly. Xie Heng smiled uninhibitedly at her.

"Hmph. Liu Chupei snorted coldly and turned his head towards the outside of the carriage

Look.

The smile on Xie Heng's face gradually dissipated.

Achu, I just want to keep you safe, so that you are still naïve and don't have to endure too much.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Liu Chupei hurriedly got out of the carriage, "Xie Heng, you go back first, if there is anything, I will send someone to find you." ”

"Don't sneak out. Xie Heng remembered what happened a few days ago and frowned.

"Got it. Liu Chupei waved at him and ran towards the palace gate.

Xiangnu received the news early in the morning that Liu Chupei was coming back, so she waited at the palace gate early, and she saw a cheerful figure running over from a distance, and greeted her excitedly, "Princess." ”

"Good boy. Liu Chupei touched Xiangnu's head.

"Princess, why did you run out without making a sound, and you didn't say a word to the slave and maid, the slave and maid are dying in a hurry, where have you been in the past two days? Xie Gongzi can follow by your side? What have happened outside in the past two days? Can you eat and sleep well?"

Liu Chupei laughed out loud, "Anu, how do you answer this series of questions, I've only been out for a few days, why are you afraid of being like this, you see, isn't it good?" Liu Chupei turned around in front of her, signaling that he was safe and sound.

"Really?" said Channu, who didn't believe what she said, and she stepped forward and tried to pull her sleeve to look at her hands.

Liu Chupei quickly dodged and said with a smile: "Okay, let's talk about it when I go back, what are you doing outside the palace gate." She was afraid that Xiangnu would find out the scars on her body that had not yet recovered, so she asked, "The queen mother is still in the palace." ”

"As soon as the mother woke up, she got the news that Her Royal Highness the princess had returned, so she asked the slave to wait here and pick you up. Seeing that she was holding a brocade box in her hand, Shannu was about to take it for her.

Liu Chupei shrank his hand back, "I'll take it myself, let's go, go to the queen mother." ”

Before Liu Chupei stepped into the Hanzhang Palace, there was a palace maid waiting at the gate of the palace, Liu Chupei's heart tightened, and he had some bad premonitions.

"The queen mother is very angry. Liu Chupei secretly asked the little palace maid at the door.

The little palace maid didn't speak, just frowned and nodded.

Liu Chupei's legs instantly softened by half, and she handed the brocade box to Xiangnu, "You hold it for me first, you are not allowed to let others touch it, I will come when I go." After speaking, he stepped into the hall of Hanzhang.

Although the hall was quiet as usual, it made Liu Chupei feel a little different from the past, she cautiously poked inside, and suddenly a figure flashed in front of her.

"Fifth princess, Niang Niang is waiting. When Mama Sun saw Liu Chupei probing her brain outside, she couldn't help laughing.

Liu Chupei had to go in hard, only to see the queen Wang sitting on the couch, drinking the tea in her hand, with a faint look on her face, which made Liu Chupei feel a little bottomless.

"The Queen Mother. Liu Chupei called cautiously.

Wang didn't answer her, but continued to take a sip of tea.

“

Mother, I was wrong. Liu Chupei obediently admitted his mistake.

Wang's eyebrows relaxed, but he still didn't speak.

"Queen Mother, I was wrong, I shouldn't have sneaked out of the palace by myself, and I didn't tell you that the Queen Mother was angry with you, it's not good to be angry for me. Liu Chupei tugged at Wang's sleeve and moved closer to her.

"You're older, the queen mother can't control you anymore, what you want to do in the future, the queen mother won't interfere, you can do whatever you want, you don't have to let people tell you. Wang put down the teacup, sighed, and looked ahead, his expression a little distracted.

"The Queen Mother. Liu Chupei was a little anxious, she would rather the queen mother scold her and be angry with her than like this, "Does the queen mother not want Apei?"

Wang Shi looked at her with a little moist eyes, and sighed, "How many times have I told you, why don't you always worry about it, not to mention your escape from the palace for the time being, you have never brought a letter to the queen mother in the past few days, you are free outside, the queen mother can be close to her heart every day, if it weren't for Xie Heng's child sending a letter every day to report safety, the queen mother-"

"Mother, I was wrong, I didn't think it through, and I worried you. Liu Chupei threw himself into her arms. It's true that she didn't do well.

"You're so old, it's time to be sensible, the four princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty are here, do you know?" Seeing her admitting her mistakes and having a good attitude, the queen Wang couldn't get angry.

"I know, Xie Heng told me. ”

Wang nodded, "It's good to know, not only are you not allowed to go out outside the palace for the past two days, but you are also not allowed to run around in the palace." ”

"Queen Mother?" Why is this? Liu Chupei was a little puzzled.

"The prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty came this time to repair the harmony between the two countries, and harmony must be inevitable, the queen mother is selfish and does not want you to marry the Northern Wei Dynasty, so you can avoid him in these two days. Wang's heart was heavy, and his eyes were full of sadness, "Your sister is already married, Xiuming is still young, not to mention the queen mother's child, even if the entire palace, only you are the most suitable and close, understand?"

Liu Chupei was stunned for a moment, "Queen Mother, didn't you say that you would marry me to the Xie family before?"

"In the face of state affairs, the decision of the queen mother does not play any role at all. Wang sighed helplessly, "The queen mother just wants to try her best, if she can reverse this situation, it will naturally be excellent." ”

"Queen Mother, I will go and tell my father, my father loves Apei the most, and he must be reluctant to marry Apei to the Northern Wei Dynasty. ”

"Appe. Wang looked at her distressedly, "This is what your father meant." ”

The emotion on Liu Chupei's face gradually solidified, did her father give up on her? She secretly clenched her right hand.

"Apei, tonight your father is going to give a banquet to the four princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty. ”

"Why is the banquet arranged tonight?"

"This time, I want to have a banquet for all the children and young ladies of the family in Jiankang City, you and Xie Heng were not in the city before. Wang paused, "The four princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty are very curious about the two of you and want to see you, so your father and emperor postponed the banquet and will arrange it when you return to the city." ”

The four princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty wanted to see her? She didn't know that she was so famous, and the princes of other people had to see her.

Then, she raised a smile, "Queen Mother, don't worry. ”

Xie Heng, she won't marry, and she won't go to the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"Apei, you still don't understand what the queen mother means. Wang said helplessly: "The queen mother said that you are sick tonight and you are not allowed to go to the banquet." ”

Liu Chupei shook his head, "Queen Mother, the more secretive I am, the more curious the four princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty are about me, it is better to let him take a look." He hadn't seen her look that day, anyway, and she didn't think he would recognize her.

Wang originally wanted to say something, but seeing her say this, he felt that it made sense, but he couldn't think of any good way for a while, so he had to sigh.

"Mother, you believe in your sons once. Liu Chupei's eyes were full of determination.

"Don't do anything to hurt yourself. "What kind of temperament Liu Chupei is, Wang naturally knows very well, she is afraid that she will do something extreme.

"No, Queen Mother, don't worry. Liu Chupei stood up, "Queen Mother, the son still has something to do, go first, if there is something, discuss it with the queen mother." ”

Before Wang could say anything, Liu Chupei hurriedly ran out of the courtyard.

"Anu, let's hurry back to the palace, you go back and prepare things. ”

(End of chapter)