"Lord Wang, the fifth princess, you have arrived at the palace gate. The guard slowly stopped the carriage and walked outside.

Liu Chupei immediately got up and walked out, she felt for the first time that the journey back to the palace was so long.

Before the guards could set up the carriage stool, she jumped out of the carriage and said to Liu Yu, who had just leaned out, "Uncle Huang, do you still want to see your father?" Then I will go back first, and my mother is afraid that she will wait for me in a hurry. ”

Liu Yu saw her hurried escape, but did not stop her, nodded, and motioned for her to go.

Liu Chupei breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

Liu Yu saw her figure getting farther and farther away, and narrowed her eyes slightly, "Lu San, you say, do I look so terrible? ”

The guards on the side lowered their heads, "The fifth princess hasn't seen the prince for a long time, I'm afraid she hasn't adapted for a while." ”

Liu Yu didn't say anything, just snorted lightly and walked towards the palace gate.

Liu Chupei ran wildly all the way, for fear that Liu Yu behind her would suddenly stop her, and only slowed down her pace when she was almost at the door of Hanzhang Palace.

"Eh, which palace are you? The palace maid of Hanzhang Hall saw that someone was running recklessly and immediately stopped her.

"Sister Chunyue, I am in the Fifth Princess Palace. Liu Chupei raised his head and smiled slyly.

Chunyue saw that it was coming, sneered, and saluted, "Fifth princess." He hurriedly welcomed her in, "The queen mother is still talking about it, saying that the princess will not be able to remember returning to the palace until dusk, and she doesn't want the princess to come back so soon." ”

"Okay, you all have fun with me, and you all look carefully at your skin. Liu Chupei pretended to be annoyed and tilted his head to the side angrily.

Chunyue just smiled, and then entered the hall to communicate, "Niangniang, the fifth princess is back." ”

"Let her in. Queen Wang didn't expect her to come, and there was some surprise in her eyes, so she saw Liu Chupei, who was dressed as a palace maid, jumping in.

"The Queen Mother. Liu Chupei stood aside obediently.

"Why did you go back to the palace so early today? It's not like your style. The queen looked at her with disgust, what kind of dress was she, she didn't look like a princess at all.

"The queen mother would make fun of me. Liu Chupei sat down on the soft collapse, pulled the queen's sleeve and said coquettishly: "I am naturally sensible, the queen mother said let me come back earlier, I will come back early, you always treat me as an ignorant child." ”

"Aren't you?" The queen glanced at her, "The post was sent out?"

When Liu Chupei heard this, his whole body suddenly froze, post!

She obviously went out of the palace to deliver the post, but as a result, the post is still with her.

Liu Chupei sat up straight in embarrassment, not daring to respond to what the queen said.

Seeing her look, the queen also guessed seven or eight out of ten, shook her head helplessly, and poked her head with her finger, "I, I shouldn't let you go, where is your mind on business." ”

"The Queen Mother. "Liu Chupei

Rubbing his head, "I met Wang Yan...... Oh, cousin, told him, just forgot to give him the post. ”

"You, that's it, you don't forget anything else, but you can forget the most important thing. The queen sighed lightly, "Grandma Sun." ”

Grandma Sun walked in, "Niangniang." ”

"You send someone to send the post to Ah Ying again. The queen stretched out her hand to Liu Chupei and motioned for her to take out the post.

"Don't bother Grandma Sun, I won't forget this time. Liu Chupei hugged the post in her arms tightly, didn't let go, let her send it again, she would definitely not forget, she couldn't complain about her just now, who let an eleventh emperor uncle suddenly be killed.

"I don't believe you anymore, besides, when the queen mother still has something to tell you, you are not allowed to leave the palace again. ”

Liu Chupei slowly took out the post in his arms, reluctantly handed it to Mama Sun, and put it in her arms for a long time, but it was contaminated with her temperature and breath.

Mama Sun took the post, saluted, and withdrew.

"Mother, what do you want to say to me. Liu Chupei sat up straight, looking at Wang, who suddenly became serious, a little nervous.

"Apei, you are not young, it is time to change your temperament in the future, and now there are still fathers, queens, mothers, and your royal brothers and sisters who spoil you, but you can't be like this for the rest of your life. Wang rubbed her hair, "In the future, if you get married, or the queen mother is gone, who can control you." ”

"Bah, bah, the queen mother will definitely live a long life. Liu Chupei hugged her and buried his head in her arms, "Apei has been with the queen mother and will not marry." ”

"What a stupid thing to say. Wang patted her head gently, "The queen mother is extremely satisfied to have you in this life, and I don't dare to have too many extravagant wants, I hope you can be safe and healthy, and have nothing to worry about." ”

Liu Chupei was buried in her arms, but she could also feel her sadness, she knew that the most ordinary wish in the mouth of the queen mother was a luxury, being in the palace, not seeking a lifetime of glory, only seeking to be able to protect herself.

She has also heard people say that even when her father ascended the throne, he stepped on the corpse of his brother and was stained with blood.

If one day, the prince's brother ascends the throne, will he ignore his brother's love and kill them all, and what should the second emperor brother do at that time...... She hopes that the future life will be the same as now, not seeking to be happy, but just to be safe.

But God did not fulfill people's wishes, Liu Chupei at this moment never thought that this day would come so suddenly, so suddenly, breaking her peaceful life without warning, and making her lose everything overnight.

"I consulted with your father. Wang hugged her tightly and said patiently: "You played well with Xie Heng, and the Xie family has the trust of your father, so I will hand you over to the Xie family, and the queen mother will rest assured." ”

Liu Chupei was inexplicably panicked, she raised her head and looked at her in shock, "Is the queen mother going to marry me to the Xie family?"

"If you don't want to marry, set up a princess's mansion outside the palace and recruit horses for you. Seeing Liu Chupei's expression, the Wang family knew her

For a while, I was afraid that I couldn't accept it, "Xie Heng, the queen mother of this child, also watched him grow up, he looks like bullying you on weekdays, but in fact, he thinks about you everywhere, and he will hunt red foxes for you to make a cloak in winter, knowing that you are greedy, he will make you a lot of fruit wine on weekdays." ”

"This kid doesn't look out of tune, but in fact, he is very careful, he is good to you, and the queen mother sees it in her eyes. She looked down at Liu Chupei's eyes red, and knew that she was also sincere to the child, "Knowing the roots, you won't be too tired to get along in the future, I see that Mrs. Xie also likes you very much, and in the future, she can treat you well, and the queen mother is also at ease." ”

Liu Chupei's eyes were sour, and he held back his tears to prevent them from flowing, "Queen Mother, you tell Ah Pei, is it that Ah Pei is not good enough? Is it that Ah Pei is not well-behaved and always makes you angry, although you don't say it, but you are always angry in your heart, are you actually very disappointed in your son?" ”

"Silly boy, what are you thinking? She rubbed her face, looked at her aggrieved look, and felt a little distressed, "It is precisely because the queen mother loves you that she wants you to be carefree for the rest of your life." ”

"Then why are you in such a hurry to marry me to Xie Heng. Liu Chupei bit his lower lip to prevent himself from crying, "Queen Mother, as Erchen said before, Erchen has no love for Xie Heng, he only treats him as a confidant." ”

"You are still young, where do you understand this, you and Xie Heng have been together since childhood, the two of you have long been accustomed to each other, and the relationship has long surpassed the relationship between men and women, but you don't know it. ”

Liu Chupei shook her head, no, she understands, she knows what it's like to like it, she will be haunted by a gain and loss, she will think about him all day long, this feeling she has never experienced in Xie Heng, she knows that he is different from Xie Heng.

Seeing her bow her head and be silent, Wang also knew that some words could be pointed, just let her think about it slowly, "The queen mother doesn't say much to you, you go back and think about it yourself, the queen mother knows, in fact, many things, you are like a mirror in your heart, just see through it and don't say it, you are a smart child, you should be able to understand the hard work of the queen mother." ”

She wiped the tears she was about to shed with a handkerchief, and comforted: "Okay, you are not allowed to cry, wait for your imperial brother to come and play with you." ”

Liu Chupei nodded, she knew that at this time, everything she said was useless, so she made a salute and retired.

Chunyue had already found Xiangnu to come over, and was waiting outside the Hanzhang Hall early, as soon as she saw Liu Chupei, she immediately stepped forward, "Princess, why didn't you say a word to the slave maid when she left the palace before, the slave maid ......" Xiangnu saw that Liu Chupei kept her head down and did not tease her like the previous day, so as to avoid being a little curious, she leaned down and saw Liu Chupei's reddened eyes, and asked eagerly: "Princess, what's the matter?"

Liu Chupei didn't say anything, just shook her head and walked forward quickly, she didn't want people to see her like this.

The unaware Shannu had to follow her closely.

"Gone?" Wang sat on the couch, stunned, and picked up the tea at hand.

"Back to the mother, the princess is back. Mama Sun came over and took the teacup in Wang's hand, "Niangniang, don't drink tea, it's time to drink medicine." ”

"Mama, Apei can understand my painstaking efforts. Wang looked at the teacup in his hand and sighed.

"Niangniang, the fifth princess is a sensible child, she can understand, she will figure it out after a while. Grandma Sun took the medicine from the palace maid's hand and handed it to Wang, "Niangniang, it's time to drink the medicine." ”

Wang Shi looked at the medicine in front of her, she hadn't tasted it yet, and the bitter taste came to her face, she frowned, drank it all, and took a bite of a candied fruit, "This medicine is getting more and more bitter." She sighed softly, not knowing how much time I had left. ”

"Niangniang Mo said, Mo said, Niangniang will definitely live a long life. Grandma Sun hurriedly interrupted her and took the empty bowl in her hand.

"My own body knows it, so I'm so anxious to find a good family for Apei, she always has to suffer outside with her temperament, and only the kid from the Xie family is really protecting her. The bitterness in his mouth still couldn't be dissipated, and Wang took another candied fruit and put it in his mouth.

"Don't say this frustrating thing, you will have to watch the fifth princess get married in the future, and you will have to hug your grandson when the time comes. ”

She smiled lightly, as if she really saw the scene in the future, full of children and grandchildren, and happy.

But she knew that this was all an extravagant hope after all, and she couldn't wait for that moment.

(End of chapter)