He, how did he come?

My mind buzzed, and I was stunned for a while-Nangong Lizhu had just escaped from the Ghost Gate Pass in the early hours of this morning, and I thought that he would definitely stay in Yuhua Palace for a day today, but how could it be, come to me at this time?

What Su Su said just now-

I slammed to my feet, and because I was in such a hurry that I hit the edge of the table, the cups and saucers on the table jumped with a shock.

I said, "Your Majesty!"

Pei Yuanhao stood at the door, his face was a little heavy, and he looked at me without saying a word.

This time, Mama Wu's face turned white, although Su Su was not a palace maid, but after being in the palace for so long, she probably knew some rules, and she knew what status Nangong Lizhu had in the palace, so she also closed her mouth tightly and looked at Pei Yuanhao carefully.

For a moment, everyone was so quiet that they couldn't even hear their breathing.

He didn't say a word, but he scared everyone in the room enough, and I was a little at a loss for a while, although he was quite polite to me these days, but when it came to Nangong Lizhu, it was difficult to say, in case he was angry and wanted to punish Su Su - I can't let him touch my people!

Thinking of this, I took a step in front of Su Su and blocked her behind me.

At this time, he spoke: "Have you rested?"

“……”

A few of us were all breathless.

My heart also chuckled, and I watched in disbelief as he calmly walked in from the outside, slowly sat down in front of me, and looked at the expression on his face, without a trace of anger and anger - he, not angry?

Before I could answer him, he looked up at me again, "Did you come back to catch up on sleep?"

"......" I was still a little confused, but at this time I also nodded intuitively: "Yes." ”

"Do you have a headache?"

"It doesn't hurt. ”

"Throat...... Well, listening to you, it seems to be much better. ”

"Hmm. ”

I still looked at him cautiously, and didn't dare to say much.

Su Su's words just now, I know that he must have heard them, but why didn't he get angry after hearing them, I don't know, is it to stabilize me for the time being?

I don't know what he was going to do, but right now, it's always a good idea to be careful.

Su Su and Mama Wu were still standing behind him a little helplessly, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

I thought for a moment and said to them, "Go quickly and bring hot tea to Your Majesty." ”

Su Su saw that I gave her a fierce look, and she was also cautious, and walked out with Mama Wu, Pei Yuanhao sat there with her back to her, without looking back, only gently stroking the piece of jade cicada hanging on her wrist.

Su Su walked out on tiptoe.

After a while, Mama Wu served hot tea, and Pei Yuanhao and I were still quiet, one standing, the other sitting, and it was not until she retreated that Pei Yuanhao raised his head to look at me again.

This time, I saw clearly, his eyes were full of bloodshots, although I recited the Heart Sutra all night last night, but it was much more comfortable to sleep for so long, but he didn't seem to have much rest, and he was very tired, looking at people with such red eyes, people inexplicably had some heart palpitations.

My heart went up to my throat again.

Then, he lowered his head.

But before I could breathe a sigh of relief, he looked up again and said, "You—"

I immediately had hairs standing on end: "Huh?"

"You...... How do you know how to recite the Heart Sutra?"

"......" I only felt that I was about to hang him here in this breath, and I was in a cold sweat, and I couldn't help but shiver for a while, and then said: "I don't know what to say, and reciting a Heart Sutra is better than saying some gossip." ”

"I'm not asking this," his eyebrows furrowed slightly, "I'm asking, why do you recite the Heart Sutra." Who taught you?"

"Ah......h

"Did you learn from the Queen Mother when you were in the Linshui Pagoda?"

"No, from a young age. ”

"Since childhood, Fu Badai taught?"

"It's not. ”

"Who taught you, and taught you from a young age!"

I listened to him as if he was still angry in my heart, and I didn't know what there was to be angry about, but it was as if I had disturbed his dream by reciting the Heart Sutra all night last night, and he was tired all night and still fell. I couldn't help but get a little angry, and my voice immediately became cold: "My mother." ”

His fingers stroking the jade cicada suddenly stopped.

After a while, he looked up at me: "Yours, mother?"

"Yes. ”

"That's what he said to the concubine at the beginning, the eldest lady of the Yan family?"

"Yes. ”

"She's been killed by your father—" As he spoke, he hesitated and didn't continue, just frowned slightly: "She's so good, why would she teach her daughter to recite Buddhist scriptures?"

“……”

I pouted - in fact, my mother taught me a lot of things since I was a child, and there are more than the Heart Sutra, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it is indeed a bit strange for a mother to teach her daughter to recite Buddhist scriptures, but when I think back to my mother's identity, it is not strange.

Before she married her father, she was a bhikshuni.

I also somewhat understand where all her coldness and indifference come from in the face of those ascending and falling.

However, I don't want to talk to him about these things yet.

After all, it was my own background, and I still haven't figured out what my mother has to do with the court and the royal family, and I don't need to say anything appalling.

He said lightly: "There are many noble ladies in Xichuan who will believe in Buddhism after getting married. If there is any major event at home, the monks of those temples in charge of Qingchuan Tusi will be invited to Chengdu to do Buddhist work. ”

As he listened, his eyes suddenly flickered, and he said, "Yes, I remembered, at that time, the concubine also said that the eldest lady of the Yan family has been famous in Xichuan since she was a child, and there used to be those toasts who came to propose to you, right?"

I frowned.

What do you mean? Now tell me this?

Seeing that the look in my eyes became more and more vigilant, he was silent for a while, as if he also felt ridiculous, smiled lightly, then picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and then said slowly: "That's it, in fact, it's all in the past, I asked or not, it's all in the past." ”

“……”

For some reason, I feel like he's a little baffled today.

Nangong Lizhu just came back from a walk around the Ghost Gate, it stands to reason that he should have been guarding her in Yuhua Palace, but now he came here, and asked me why I recited the Heart Sutra for a while, asked my mother for a while, and asked about Qingchuan Tusi when he proposed to me, what did he want to do?

It can't be that I didn't sleep last night, and people are confused, right?

I frowned slightly at him, but saw him stand up and open the bead curtain and walk inside, on the bed, Miao Yan didn't know anything about what happened here, still sleeping in the dark, saliva from the corners of his mouth, looking sloppy and funny.

Pei Yuanhao stood on the side of the bed and looked at her for a while, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth: "Last night, I was really tired of her." ”

I forced a smile.

"Has she eaten?"

"I ate something to sleep. ”

"That's good. ”

He looked down at Miao Yan and said, "The matter of her chanting for the concubine last night has spread all over the capital early this morning, do you know what the people in the capital say about her?"

"How?"

"Those ordinary people say that this daughter of mine, Princess Miaoyan, is not an ordinary person, she is a jade girl beside the Bodhisattva, who can purify all sentient beings. ”

I couldn't help but laugh a little.

He didn't look back, and continued: "However, I don't want her to benefit all sentient beings, I just want her to be my daughter well, and give her everything that has not been given to her in the past years. ”

I frowned, and was about to say something, but he had already cut off my words and said, "I know what you have to say, the child should be less painful...... I will listen to you. ”

When I heard what he said, I felt that something was wrong, so I stopped answering him.

He stood on the edge of the bed with his hands behind his back and looked at Miao Yan for a long time, before he turned around and walked out again, and sat back at the table, the tea was already a little cold, and the last bit of light smoke rose in the sun. He took a sip of it, and he didn't complain, but as if he had drunk some honey water, so sweet that the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were all smiling, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked.

I had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

What did he do when he came to me today?

Could it be that I want to see the Protector and he wants to repent? But in the morning, he told me that he would not break his promise.

So what does he mean?

I don't really like to face this kind of situation that I can't control, I want to break this deadlock, but I don't know what to do for a while, I thought about it, and just saw the tea that had cooled down in his hand, so I said: "The tea is cold, the folk girl will add some hot water for Your Majesty." ”

"No, I don't. ”

He stretched out his hand to wrap the tea bowl and said, "It tastes good when you drink it like this." ”

“…… Oh. ”

I didn't know he had this hobby.

As he spoke, he raised his head to look at me, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth that did not fade, and after a while, he said softly: "Last night, you recited the Heart Sutra for the concubine all night, and I am very happy. ”

Finally speaking of this.

I was polite, and I also smiled fakely: "The concubine Niangniang can be safe and sound, which is also the blessing of the people's daughter." ”

"No," he said, "that's not what I said. ”

“……”

"I'm glad you let go of the past. ”

“……”

He raised his head to look at me, the sun outside the door shone on his back, making his whole person seem to be exuding a faint light, I couldn't see the expression on his face for a while, I only felt that his smile was very gentle, very warm, and even his voice was indescribably gentle: "There are some things that you can let go, so there are some people...... I can also let go. ”

……

I stood there, motionless for a moment.

What did he say...... What do you mean?