is still the gentle and jade-like handsome boy in his memory, although Hua Yuan knows that he has never seen her in his eyes, but now his eyes are more indifferent than before, so indifferent that it seems that to him, she is just an irrelevant stranger.

Back then, just because the Queen Mother said that she liked her, she lived in the Queen Mother's palace for several years, away from her close relatives, even if she missed her family in her heart, she had to pretend to be happy and comfortable every day on the surface, and flatter her in every way. And he also grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, although he looks noble on the surface, he is actually a victim in the power struggle, and he has to force a smile every day.

With this similar experience, she had thought that she knew him, and that he would feel sympathy for her, and she tried to get close to him and please him, but he never looked at her squarely, and he was cold and polite, so that she was helpless and speechless.

If she hadn't seen his doting smile when he looked at Xiyue, she would have thought that he was cold to anyone, just like others.

But she had seen the smile that made her unforgettable, and she remembered very well that time Xiyue had a temper because she couldn't leave the palace all day, and he specially bought a few rare rabbits to give to Xiyue. She was also present at the time, watching Xiyue holding the fluffy rabbit, jumping and jumping with joy, she was a little envious in her heart, but more disdainful, and not a rare treasure, what is there to be happy about, but when she saw Yan Xu looking at Xiyue's gaze, she was stunned.

He looked at her so intently, her smile touched him, as if there was nothing in the world except the woman in front of him. There was a faint smile in his eyes, and although it was shallow, it came from the heart. The three rabbits suddenly broke free from Xiyue's embrace and fled in three directions, Xiyue shouted, wanting to catch this one for a while, and trying to catch that one for a while, but they didn't catch any of them, and they jumped to their feet in a hurry. Yan Xu watched from the sidelines and laughed heartily.

She couldn't help but be stunned, his smile was so good-looking, it made her unforgettable for the rest of her life, and at that time, she really began to envy Xiyue. Her family background, her talent, Xiyue has the same, and even her appearance is not as good as her, but Xiyue has him.

At this moment, Yan Xu was standing outside the corridor, the sunlight was just right, shining on him, and his half-drooping eyes seemed to be shining with broken gold, which was soul-catching.

"Lord, don't come unharmed." She tried her best to maintain the smile on her face, and said across the corridor: "The prince has seen the imperial grandmother?" Since the death of the first emperor and Uncle Wang, the emperor's grandmother has been depressed and unhappy, and her health is not as good as before. In the past, the emperor's grandmother liked the prince very much, and often talked about the prince, and asked the prince to enter the palace more often in the future and talk to the emperor's grandmother. ”

Yan Xu politely agreed, "What the queen said is very true, and the minister has written it down." ”

Seeing that he had the intention of leaving, Hua Yuan said again: "Your Majesty and Yueji have a very happy conversation, and the prince is afraid that he will have to wait." The palace has heard some rumors in the court recently, saying that His Majesty's throne is unclear, and His Majesty is very angry, and has ordered a thorough investigation of the matter. This matter has something to do with the prince, and the palace does not want His Majesty to be estranged from the prince because of this matter, and I don't know what the palace can do for the prince, so that His Majesty can eliminate the misunderstanding? ”

Since this rumor was spread by Yan Xu himself, it was obvious that he was unwilling to succumb to Yan Min, but in his current form, he was just the time when he should be in obscurity, and he would not want Yan Min to find out that he was the manipulator behind the scenes.

She still hated his ruthlessness, but she still wanted to take a gamble, if Yan Xu was willing to give her a chance and give her the same smile as Xiyue, she was willing to give everything for him. She mustered up the courage to finally say it, and looked at Yan Xu with burning eyes, and her heart was pounding.

However, Yan Xu didn't answer her immediately, he just looked at her calmly, so calm that she almost thought he didn't understand the meaning of her words. However, his gaze had taken away from her face and slowly fell on her belly, which had just begun to bulge slightly, and his thin lips pursed slightly, evoking a mocking smile.

Hua Yuan's heart was cold for a moment, and she was so embarrassed that she almost didn't dare to look at him directly. The shallow smile on his lips slowly swayed, although such a smile was beautiful, it was not what Hua Yuan wanted.

"The queen is pregnant with a dragon species, but she still works hard for the court, which is really respectable, if Your Majesty knows, she must be glad that she married a virtuous helper."

He stood in place elegantly and calmly, glanced in the direction of the main hall, and then looked back at Hua Yuan, the smile on his lips was still there, but the words he said were like sharp blades, piercing straight to Hua Yuan's heart, "Since the queen is interested in this matter, I might as well say it directly, this matter is indeed related to me, as for the truth or falsehood of those rumors, who can put their beaks?" I want the world to believe what they can only believe. ”

What the father and son said before Gao Zu died, outsiders don't know, but since Gao Zu chose to let him inherit the Ten Directions, it means that he wants to hand over the world to him, and he spreads those rumors, all he wants is a momentum, so as to pave the way for his future ascension. It was only three months before the day of the extreme yin, and he didn't care what Yan Min thought in his heart.

He raised his feet and wanted to leave, but he paused, and he didn't look at Hua Yuan, but said coldly: "I can put you in the back position, and I can also drag you down." As for Yan Min...... How long do you think he can sit on this dragon chair? If I were you, I wouldn't waste time thinking about it, and I might as well enjoy the glory of the moment. ”

He walked away, Hua Yuan's whole body was cold, and the nails of her hands were deeply sunk into the flesh, almost pinching blood. Once again, she was ashamed of her self-inflicted manipulation, and at the same time felt fear that she had never felt before. She didn't expect that he would make no secret of his ambitions, as if he was doing what was right. How confident is he in himself that he doesn't even bother to take advantage of her initiative?

After returning to the palace, Ye Xuan continued her previous life every day, but she was worried in her heart. In the days before entering the palace, she has been trying to recall the map she saw in Yan Xu's secret room in Jiyue Palace, she recognized that it was the map of Shuo'an, the fiefdom of King Rui, with many Yan Xu's handwritten marks on it, but fortunately she had a strong memory, and finally recognized the location of the ten directions he marked on the map.

The puppet box she handed over to Yan Min that day was a gift made to her by Yan Min himself, and the puppet inside was hollow, she briefly wrote what Yan Xu had done and the location of the ten directions in the veil, stuffed it into the puppet's belly, and asked him to tell Yili the location of the ten directions in the letter, and told him that he could no longer trust Ming Yansi. She believed that Yan Min would definitely be able to find this letter in the puppet box, and she was only worried that his next actions would not be noticed by Yan Xu.

At the end of June, someone finally came to the palace and brought Ye Xuan a lot of Yan Min's rewards, in addition to those rewards, there were also the puppet boxes she cared about the most.

"This puppet box is that good? Is it worth it that you don't even bother with these silk satins and jewelry, and only have a soft spot for it? ”

Yan Xu came in at some point, sat idly beside her, and played with the puppet box in her hand. Ye Xuan looked at his interested appearance, and her heart was pounding, almost jumping to the tip of her throat.

She casually flipped through the silk on the side, but the corner of her eyes kept paying attention to his movements, "There are many silk and satin mansions, but this little puppet is unique in the world, and I am rare." ”

"Unique," he muttered...... repeated, pressing the mechanism in the box, and watching the joyful little puppet jump out and back again, "It's true, the world always loves the rare things in the world, and no matter how good things are, once they can be seen everywhere, they are worthless." ”

He held the puppet box in one hand, supported his cheeks with the other, propped his elbows on the low table, his face seemed to have a faint tiredness, the crescent white robe was loose, and the hem of the robe dragged on the floor, "I see that this puppet box is exquisite and ingenious, if it is sold in the store, it will definitely be able to please those boudoir ladies, how much silver do you think it can be sold?" ”

She just wanted to retrieve the box to see if Yan Min had a reply hidden in it, and said without thinking too much: "This kind of puppet box is made by His Majesty in the whole world, how can it be sold in the store?" ”

She smiled and reached out to take it, but Yan Xu took her back when her hand could touch the box, making her pounce in the air, taking her into her arms, and glanced at her obliquely, her eyes seemed to be smiling, "That's right, the puppet box made by the emperor himself, it is difficult for ordinary people to take a look, but it can be bought in the shop, and there are not many of them, only let him make one every month, the essence is not expensive, and it will definitely call the people of Yicheng to rob it, it is hard to find, and it is exciting to think about it." ”

Ye Xuan's smile instantly froze on her face, "You, what nonsense are you talking about, you can't talk nonsense about this kind of disrespectful words." ”

He pursed his lips absently and asked rhetorically, "You think I'm talking nonsense?" The emperor who once sat high on the dragon chair, not the emperor but the carpenter in the market, the wood he made with his own hands is not worth a thousand gold and is hard to find? ”

She was shocked in her heart, knowing that he deliberately distorted the meaning of her words, but she knew his character very well, and if something had not provoked him, he would never say such things for no reason.

The doubts and panic in her eyes made Yan Xu feel a burst of pleasant pleasure, and he glanced at her lazily, "Originally, I didn't want to treat him like this, at least keep a little dignity for him, so that he can live the rest of his life without worrying about food and clothing." It's a pity that he is too self-conscious to force me to be cruel to him. Speaking of which, I'm still soft-hearted as an elder brother, doesn't he like to be a carpenter, then I'll fulfill him. ”

The blood on Ye Xuan's face receded suddenly, extremely pale, and the words that came out were silent, "Why, why, what did he do?" ”

He lowered his eyes to look at her who was stiffly leaning in his arms, the smile in his eyes was even stronger, and he pinched her face affectionately, "What did he do, shouldn't you know very well?" Sometimes, you really surprise me that you can make small movements right under my nose. Let me guess what will be in this little puppet? If I'm right, you're going to reward me. ”