The dinner was according to Zhang Ruoyuan's instructions, light and plain but delicate and chic, which made people taste it when they saw it.

In addition to sweet and sour lotus root and fresh mushroom cabbage, the vegetarian dish is made with pickled and fresh vegetables and stir-fried seasonal vegetables, which are bright in color and crisp and refreshing.

The wolfberry yam pork rib soup is placed in the middle, and the milky white soup is fragrant and overflowing, which strongly stirs the taste buds.

The main dishes are crystal pork, conpoy shrimp and an unknown dish. In the center of the blue and white porcelain pattern white jade plate is a lotus flower with blue leaves, the delicate petals are pink, the green leaves are dripping, and it is very elegant to look at.

Mama Zhen waited on the side, and saw that the eyes of the crown prince and the crown princess were on the last main dish at the same time, and stepped forward to brush.

The name of this dish is "Lotus Room Fish Bun", it is a lotus tender house, after going to the grain, cutting the bottom, leaving holes, take the meat from the most delicious place of the mandarin fish, add wine, sauce and spices, steam it in the retort at the bottom, and finally coat it with honey. Auxiliary lotus, chrysanthemum, water chestnut soup Yijia.

The lotus nourishes and cleans the air, and the slave maid sees that the prince is worried about state affairs all day long, so he specially ordered the small kitchen to be steamed. ”

"Mama Lao is bothered. ”

Zhan Jingyan has always been cold and silent, and after listening to Zhen's words, he only praised it slightly, and there was no trace of ups and downs in his voice.

But Zhang Ruoyuan can see from the curvature of the corners of his lips that he is slightly involved, and he has a little respect for this old woman who has been by his side since he was a child, taking care of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

This is her husband, cold and affectionate, who did not enter the barrier he built, did not become the person he wanted to shelter.

"It's not to your liking. ”

Stunned, Zhan Jingyan had already taken an ivory white jade chopstick and sandwiched a piece of mandarin fish meat into the bone plate in front of her.

Zhang Ruoyuan was wrapped in this sudden warmth, stunned for a moment, and after coming back to his senses, he hurriedly added it up and sent it to his mouth. The fish is fresh with the fragrance of lotus lotus, and it slowly melts into the mouth and tongue, and the aftertaste is endless.

"Can you still enter?"

Zhan Jingyan on the opposite side never moved again, just stared at her with a hint of flickering tenderness in his cold eyebrows and eyes. was stared at like a target by such a non-negligible look, and Zhang Ruoyuan's praise that originally came to his mouth was suddenly stuck in his throat, and he couldn't hum it.

He began to spoil her in every detail again, this sudden intimacy made Zhang Ruoyuan instinctively feel helpless, she deliberately avoided Zhan Jingyan's burning gaze, and her tone was cautious and detached.

"Fresh and smooth, fragrant on the lips and teeth. The concubine is a blessing to His Highness today!"

Concubines?

Maybe she doesn't want to be his wife at all, so she keeps saying that she only demotes herself to the position of a concubine, right?

Zhan Jingyan stretched out his hand to hook the brocade bag that Zhang Ruoyuan hung on his side, and the snow satin-covered Shu brocade bag was wearing a flowing color smoke rib, and a vivid little sika deer was embroidered with a wisp of gold thread in the middle. The fawn is cute and cute, its eyes are misty and innocent, and there are colorful butterflies flying next to it. The contrast is exquisite.

Thinking of retreating from the court this morning, Xu Yan held the identical embroidered bag, and said casually:

Yesterday I drank with the second son of Cheng Bohou, it was really not a good thing, and even the objects that never left me fell after a hangover.

By the way, does Your Highness know what two words Wei Mingzhang took for the coronation ceremony yesterday?

- Memory.

Memories of the colorful butterfly playing with the deer?

If Wei Mingzhang is a butterfly, then who is the sika deer? And where should he be?

He, the prince of the country, if he can't even be of one heart and one mind with the people next to him, wouldn't it be ridiculous to control the people in the world?

Zhan Jingyan let out a cold sneer, and reprimanded with thin lips.

"All down. ”

Everyone didn't understand why Fang had just returned the painting style of you and me, and why it suddenly changed into a storm of thunder and lightning. Although the crown prince still has the same indifferent face that has not changed for thousands of years, the chilling cold air all over his body is simply a symptom of madness!

Dipping into the river and shining on the water, he couldn't rest assured, twisted and pushed until the end, and couldn't stand the prince's indifferent glance like a thousand years of ice, and was pulled out by Gu's mother.

The huge inner room was populated in an instant, and only Zhang Ruoyuan was left looking at Zhan Jingyan, who was obviously unsafe, and was sitting precariously waiting for the prince to speak.

has been married for three years, what does it mean behind every look of his eyes, she doesn't say that she can guess * is not far from ten, but she can also understand five points. Especially when he showed his feelings and spread them out to her.

Obviously, he was angry, and he couldn't explain it clearly, and he couldn't get past it.

What is even more obvious is that he is reluctant to open this mouth first. Then, this staircase can only be descended by her first.

Zhang Ruoyuan slowly got up from his seat, turned around and moved in front of Zhan Jingyan, his face was as heavy as water, and there was no ripple in the slightest. Kneeling down and grabbing the ground with his forehead, the delicate timbre was no different from the previous moment, but it seemed to be completely different.

"The concubine has no form, please forgive your highness. ”

Listening to the voice that was still as crisp as a yellow bird, Zhan Jingyan's mood also changed dramatically in an instant.

How soft it was then, how cold it is now.

She didn't ask him why he was angry, and she didn't try to make any excuses, so she fell at his feet in the most humiliating posture, and confessed her mistake softly and peacefully.

It turned out that in her heart, she didn't treat him as a husband for half a minute, but only as a heaven that controlled her life and death from above. No matter how moody she is on this day, she will bear it without complaint.

Zhan Jingyan laughed angrily, leaned over and clasped Zhang Ruoyuan's pointed chin, forcing her to face herself. The eyes that made his heart flutter at the first sight were as clear as ever, but his reflection was never seen.

She was only twelve years old at the time, and she didn't know it. And now, she knows everything, but she only withdraws him from sight.

"This palace doesn't know, what is the crime of the concubine?"

Even in such a situation, the look on Zhan Jingyan's face was still indifferent. The fingers that held her chin were neither light nor heavy, just right, as precise as if they had been carefully surveyed with a steel ruler, neither hurting her nor making it impossible for her to leave.

Zhang Ruoyuan lowered his eyes, covering the panic that passed quickly. When I looked up again, I was as calm as ever. After a short hesitation, the geese passed without a trace.

"The concubine is the wife of His Highness, and she should make His Highness feel comfortable.

His Royal Highness has the slightest worry in Shaoqing Yuan, it is the negligence of the concubine, and the concubine should be punished. ”

At the beginning, the little girl who was free and wanton, so bright that even the spring light was eclipsed, once upon a time, she became so pampered and forgetful, and she was not shocked.

"Heh!" Zhan Jingyan smiled briefly, and the timelessness of the clouds and rain appeared on his cold face, if it swept the corners of his mouth.

"Knowledgeable, respectful and gentle, the crown princess of this palace is indeed worthy of being the princess of a country, and she is famous all over the world. ”

After a pause, Fu continued.

"It's very comforting to be alone. ”

When Zhang Ruoyuan heard this, his heart tightened, and he subconsciously stroked the white jade carved silk bracelet on his right wrist, the warm texture of the past, and the tentacles were cold.

In front of her, he never called "lonely", and this was the only time in three years.

Then, Zhan Chehan lifted off the brocade robe and sat on the ground, noble and elegant. The few that clasped her did not change at all, getting closer and closer, and the breathing gradually approached.

"My father recently revealed that he will select a young master for this palace, what kind of person does the concubine want?"

His voice was lowered and extremely soft, like the murmur between lovers. With just the right smile on his face, he couldn't find a trace of anger, and even the cold air that couldn't be ignored was cleanly contained.

The eyes of the search were clear and sincere, as if they really wanted to hear her opinion, her opinion.

The two diametrically opposed attitudes switch so quickly that there is nothing unnatural to see. If it weren't for the force that restrained her jaw, which could not be ignored, Zhang Ruoyuan would have suspected that his unhappiness just now was his own imagination.

This man is so powerful that he can be unpredictable and controllable!

However, Zhang Ruoyuan didn't have time to be stunned, thinking of the question thrown by Zhan Jingyan, he quickly thought about it in his heart.

When the crown prince was not yet crowned when he was young, Emperor Zhaowu followed the old system and personally selected his companions to read. The range of candidates for these companions is defined as the intelligent, studious, and gifted among the important ministers of the imperial court and the descendants of the powerful families.

One of the purposes of encouraging the prince to study and forge ahead is to train close ministers who can bear heavy responsibilities in the future for the prince in advance.

For the position of the prince and close ministers, from the princely generals to the three ranks, they spared no effort to compete fiercely, and finally the three stood out and had the last laugh.

These three companions are Chu Ci, the prince of Zhenguo, Xu Yan, the prince of Huguo, and Zhang Huaiyu, the eldest son of Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials and the eldest brother of her in-law.

The three of them are like an indestructible tripod to advise the prince and build a network of power. After the crown prince was crowned, he was promoted to the prince and young master, the prince and the prince and the prince, and the world called them the "three young masters of the East Palace".

His family also had no choice to stand behind the prince, but the order of the East Palace was the head of the horse, and the position of the prince was as stable as Mount Tai.

It's just that three years ago, for some reason, Young Master Chu Ci suddenly resigned from all positions in the East Palace, giving up years of hard planning. Even not afraid of the toughness of the prince of Zhenguo, he resolutely went to the frontier at the cost of stepping down as the son of the prince and removing his name from the Chu family tree.

Before leaving, he said that he would never return to Beijing in his lifetime.

At that time, all the forces of the Zhenguo Mansion had been taken under the command of the prince, and it stands to reason that the Zhenguo Gong should recommend another concubine to the top. It's a pity that Chu Ci is the most amazing and brilliant person in the three generations of the Chu family, and his father has done his best to cultivate him, and he has spent his whole life.

After this incident, the will of the Zhenguo Gong was depressed, and the entire Gong Gong became increasingly depressed, and did not go back.

The prince loves talents and cherishes talents, and Gu Nian has been friends with Chu Ci for many years, but he did not immediately recruit talents. This delay took three years.

Zhang Ruoyuan knew that the position of young master could not be vacant forever, after all, for the crown prince, one less close minister, the power in his hands would be reduced by a few points.

It's just that she didn't expect that the prince would discuss with her today. - This is not normal!

Zhang Ruoyuan had a loud alarm in his heart, and before he could think of appropriate words, Zhan Jingyan had already calmly thrown a pinball.

"What does Concubine Ai think, how is Wei Mingzhang, the second son of the Chengyang Marquis Mansion?"

Chengyang Hou Mansion?

In the first year of the Apocalypse, there were hereditary titles such as the Duke and the Marquis in the court, and there were also the elders of the pavilion, the scholars, and the generals who held real power.

Only the first-class national prince has the town of the country, the auxiliary country, the protector of the country three, by the door, the lintel of the Chengyang Marquis Mansion does not seem to be qualified. Since the power is not enough to cling, it can only be people who make the prince look at it differently.

Wei Mingzhang.

As if deliberately reflecting what he was thinking, the moment this thought passed, Zhan Jingyan opened his mouth unhurriedly, with an aggressive aura in the coldness of inertia.

"I have heard that the second son of Chengyang Hou is all proficient in four books and six arts, and he is very talented. Especially since the sudden change in the paddock of the Hou Mansion and the breaking of his right leg, the Marquis of Chengyang has taken him very seriously, as if he intends to be the heir to cultivate.

This palace remembers that the Zhang family and the Wei family have always been good friends, and about Wei Mingzhang's character and knowledge, can Concubine Ai know a thing or two?"

Zhang Ruowan's afterglow flashed, and the bag that was crumpled in the palm of Zhan Jingyan's hand met the cold glint in his eyes that could not be misunderstood. My heart was relieved, and I finally understood why the prince was abnormal.

Only when we grasp the crux of the problem can we prescribe the right medicine. Zhang Ruoyuan raised his eyes and looked directly at Zhan Jingyan's cold eyebrows, and his eyes were unobstructed and calm, and he said casually.

"Your Royal Highness doesn't know that the third concubine Wei, the first mother of the Marquis of Chengyang, the son Wei Xuanlang and the second son Wei Mingzhang are all nephews of the Wei family.

The mother has been weak since giving birth to a concubine, and she never leaves the house unless she has to. Wei's concubines are young and cute, and they go to Wei's mansion to return to their relatives during the New Year's holidays, and they never forget to take their concubines.

The concubine met the two brothers of the Wei family, the elder brother of the prince was humorous, and the sister-in-law of the princess was also very good to the concubine, and often made steamed cheese for the concubine to eat.

I didn't expect that God would not be merciful, and let the prince and brother have such a change......"

When it came to Wei Xuanlang, her tone inevitably fell, such a good person, God would not be kind to him?

Zhang Ruoyuan did not deliberately explain around Wei Mingzhang, but talked about the past. Zhan Chehan looked into her glass-clear and flawless eyes, and knew that she was not hiding it, and her heart was a little more comfortable.

"Does Your Highness know how old the concubine was at that time?"

Seeing that his face was softer, Zhang Ruoyuan gently raised his hand to stroke Zhan Jingyan's sideburns and asked and answered himself.

"The year of the total horn. ”

A doll who only knows how to play around and eat candy cakes all day long, and has not even heard the elders mention the avoidance of nine-year-old men and women at different tables, where does he understand what the relationship between men and women is.

The second brother of the Wei family in her memory is still a pink-faced, sensible and reasonable little son.

After receiving Zhang Ruo's words, Zhan Jingyan's slightly frowning eyebrows were also ironed a little, he spread out his palm, and held the crumpled bag that had been kneaded and handed it to her eyes.

Zhang Ruoyuan's fingertips depicted the watery eyes of the sika deer, and said to himself.

"Your Highness must not know that when Wei was not out of the cabinet, he was famous for his exquisite embroidery.

"Butterfly Playing Merlot" is her best pattern, and every night on Chinese New Year's Eve, the concubine will pester her third aunt to ask for one, and now the whole box is almost full. ”

Wei Mingzhang is Wei's nephew, and it is not impossible to embroider the same one with Wei's.

Thinking that his wife was being worried about the arrogant and ignorant Xiao Xiaoxiao, Zhan Jingyan's eyes were full of joy.

"This palace looks at this pattern as usual, don't wear it in the future. ”

Chapter Ruo wishes to be the head.

"The concubine knows. ”

The matter was finally revealed, Zhang Ruoyuan gently climbed Zhan Jingyan's shoulder, and after some exhaustion, his whole body seemed to be soft on him. Caressing the tactile piece of ink jade around his waist, he said softly.

"If there is anything wrong with the concubine, His Royal Highness can just tell the concubine, don't annoy the concubine in vain.

The concubine is not afraid of His Royal Highness's anger, but I am afraid that one day you will leave with your sleeves and ignore the concubine again. ”

Zhang Ruoyuan was willing to cry softly, complaining every sentence, but in fact, retreating was advancing, how could Zhan Jingyan not see through her careful thoughts. It's just that she acted really, and he was addicted to it.

Life is like a play, drama is like life, as long as the two people who are caught in it are interesting, why bother to insist on the truth and falsehood?

Zhan Jingyan pinched her cheek, which was more lubricated than Mo Yu, and spoke softly but firmly.

"No, I can't. ”

Bewitched by the cherishment and helplessness in his words, Zhang Ruoyuan subconsciously raised his head and kissed his cold and lonely eyebrows. She didn't like the feeling he felt at the moment, as if the world was so big that he was the only one left.

She didn't like this kind of depression very much.

He should be the king who leads the four wildernesses and is high-spirited. It should be angry and domineering.

Feeling the rare pity of the person in his arms, Zhan Jingyan's body shook slightly, and when he realized something, he wrapped his arms and returned his whole body warmly.

The heat wave is surging, continuous, and the meaning of the inexhaustible is gradually melting as the body temperature rises higher and higher.

On this night, the snow was drifting, and the room was full of warmth-