When Ning Xi left the Yanshou Palace, the circles under his eyes were still red, Shu Qing and Tan Qing were waiting outside the hall, seeing this, they were a little worried, and they didn't know what the Queen Mother and Ning Xi said.

Shu Qing had the audacity to ask Ning Xi what happened, but Ning Xi didn't answer, just shook his head.

After returning to the Zhongyi Marquis's Mansion, Shu Heng had not come back, Ning Xi entered the house directly, closed the door, and no one was allowed to disturb him, the maids were very worried, but they didn't dare to go in, so they had to guard outside the house.

When Shu Heng came back, he saw a row of maids sitting outside the house, frowned, pushed open the door, and when he walked into the inner room, he saw Ning Xi sitting quietly by the window, holding a red coral necklace in his hand.

Ning Xi heard the voice and slowly turned his head around, his godless eyes gradually became focused, Shu Heng saw this, he felt uncomfortable, and hurriedly walked to her side and gently hugged her.

The familiar temperature surrounded Ning Xi, Ning Xi's originally cold heart gradually warmed up, she leaned her head lightly, neither of them spoke, and there was no need for other words at this moment, only the two lonely hearts were getting closer and closer.

I don't know how long it took for Shu Heng to let go of Ning Xi, take out the necklace in her hand, put it on her neck, and said, "I'll take you out for a walk." ”

Ning Xi looked at the necklace around her neck, but she didn't take it off after all, and nodded when she heard that Shu Heng was going to take her out.

Shu Heng didn't ask anyone to prepare the car this time, nor did he bring other maids, and even Erui and the others were left in the mansion by him, just took Ning Xi's hand and walked out, Ning Xi looked at Shu Heng with some surprise, but Shu Heng chuckled: "I have always wanted to accompany you to Beijing for a walk, but I have never had time, so I took you out for a walk when I came back early today." ”

Ning Xi knew that Shu Heng wanted to make her happy, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he snorted, and in a blink of an eye, Shu Heng held her hand, and said with some discomfort: "It's not good to be seen here." ”

Hearing this, Shu Heng not only did not let go, but also clenched it tightly, and said, "You are my lady, and we should do this." Having said that, he was still afraid that Ning Xi would be shy, so he moved closer to Ning Xi and covered the hands of the two with wide sleeves.

The two of them walked around the street at random, Ning Xi was not very interested in the things of these small traders, occasionally looked, but did not see what he liked to buy, Shu Heng watched from the side, and did not force Ning Xi to buy something, after a while, seeing that Ning Xi had seen enough, he took her to a small shop in a small alley, the shop looked very small, and the exterior decoration could not see what was being sold inside, and after entering, it was full of all kinds of lanterns, with changeable shapes, dragons and phoenixes, birds and insects, Ning Xi was very happy when he saw it.

Soon, an old man came out of a curtain on the side of the store, with an old face, but a pair of eyes were very clear, and when he saw the two of them, his face was not as enthusiastic as the other vendors faced the two, but asked in a polite but not flattering voice: "What do you two need?" ”

When Ning Xi heard this, she was a little confused, there were too many lanterns here, and she really didn't know which one to want, so she looked at Shu Heng as if asking for help, Shu Heng smiled, and said politely to the old man: "Can you take out your best lantern here for our husband and wife." ”

The shopkeeper glanced at Shu Heng, then slowly walked in, and after a while, he took a marquee lamp out, lit the candle inside and put it in front of the two, the lantern slowly turned up, Ning Xi saw the pattern on it clearly, it actually painted a woman's life, from birth, to marriage, to childbirth, to the final old death, but a few paintings, actually painted a woman's life.

The corners of Ning Xi's mouth are getting bigger and bigger, this lantern, she really likes it very much, Shu Heng stood aside and kept paying attention to Ning Xi's state, seeing Ning Xi laughing, his mood was also much more relaxed, so he said to the old man: "We bought this lantern." ”

The old man slowly said a price, and Shu Heng didn't return the price, but paid directly.

After leaving there, Ning Xi asked curiously, "How do you know about that shop?" ”

Shu Heng is not a person who can wander around the capital idly, how did he know about this kind of small shop!

Facing Ning Xi's questioning, Shu Heng said lightly: "It was Xu Yifan who told me." ”

Ning Xi covered his mouth and smiled, sure enough, after seeing that there was no one around, he gently hugged Shu Heng's hand and said, "I like it very much." ”

A slight smile appeared in the corner of Shu Heng's eyes, but he only hummed lightly on his lips.

When the two returned home together, the sky was gradually darkening, and there were no people on the street, even the previous small traders were gone, and the two had less scruples, holding hands and walking in the direction of the Zhongyi Marquis's Mansion.

Suddenly, a young couple walked out from a corner, the man pushed a small cart, there were calligraphy and paintings and other things on the car, the woman walked aside, wiping the man's forehead from time to time, and the vague conversation between the two reached the ears of Ning Xi and Shu Heng.

"They all told you to go back early, but now it's cold, what should I do if you get sick."

"I don't want to set up a stall for a while and make a few more money so that I can buy you a bracelet sooner?"

"I don't need those things, you can keep the money for your mother-in-law to make clothes."

"Then what's the matter, since I married you, I have to be good to you, and if other people's mothers-in-law have, you must have it too."

The figures of the two gradually faded away, and their voices were cut off, Ning Xi and Shu Heng, who heard these words, looked at each other and smiled, Ning Xi suddenly felt that being a couple of ordinary people might be far happier than being an old lady or a wife.

"Eh, don't you want to ask what the Queen Mother told me today?" Ning Xi said suddenly.

Shu Heng didn't expect Ning Xi to suddenly talk about this, he was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses and said, "I'll listen to what you say, and I won't ask if you don't say it." ”

Hearing this, Ning Xi's heart was somewhat touched: "Shu Heng, do you trust me so much?" After a pause, Ning Xi continued: "If one day you find out that I have hurt you and deceived you, will you hate me?" ”

Hearing this, Shu Heng suddenly remembered himself in his previous life, and held Ning Xi's hand and couldn't help but tighten up: "No, no matter what you do, I won't hate you." ”

"Why?" Ning Xi stopped and looked at Shu Heng.

Shu Heng also stopped and looked at Ning Xi, because I am not qualified to hate you, I have lied to you and hurt you, if you treat me like this in this life, it will only be retribution for me, so what right do I have to hate you.

Naturally, Shu Heng couldn't say anything.

Shu Heng stretched out his hand and touched Ning Xi's head: "Because as long as you are willing to stay by my side, whether you love me, hate me, or have a plan for me, this is a kind of happiness for me." ”

Ning Xi's eyes widened, and then he looked away a little unconfidently: "Don't lie to me, I'll take it seriously." ”

Shu Heng pulled Ning Xi's head over with his hand and forced her to look into his eyes: "I didn't lie to you, I like you, I care about you more than anyone else, as long as you stay by my side, this is God's greatest gift to me for me." ”

As soon as Shu Heng's words fell, Ning Xi threw himself into Shu Heng's arms and said, "When will you say these sweet words, you must have stayed with your eldest brother-in-law for a long time, and you have learned badly." ”

Shu Heng knew that Ning Xi was hiding his shyness, and he didn't poke at her, but followed her words and said, "Then I won't say it in the future." ”

Ning Xi's throat was blocked, so wouldn't she suffer too much in the future, and after a long time, she said sullenly: "Actually, it's okay to talk about it occasionally." ”

Shu Heng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and after a while, seeing that Ning Xi was stomping his feet in his arms, he said softly: "Okay." ”

"If I did this, would you hate me?" Shu Heng asked.

Ning Xi raised his head, looked at Shu Heng seriously, and affirmed, "Yes." ”

Shu Heng rubbed Ning Xi's nose helplessly: "After I said that just now, you still answer like this, how sad I should be when I hear it." ”

Ning Xi slapped Shu Heng's hand away and laughed: "Because I believe that you won't hurt me, if you hurt me, you will betray my trust, and I will naturally hate you." ”

Shu Heng was stunned for a moment, then rubbed Ning Xi's head vigorously, then took her hand and continued to walk forward.

"Eh, Shu Heng, you really won't betray me, betray my relatives." Ning Xi said casually as he walked.

"Naturally not." Shu Heng replied without hesitation, then glanced at the necklace around Ning Xi's neck, and continued, "This is one of the things in the dowry that the Queen Mother gave you." ”

Ning Xi followed Shu Heng's gaze and looked down, his eyes darkened, and nodded.

Shu Heng said lightly: "I heard that the emperor once gave the queen mother a valuable red coral necklace, and the queen mother liked it quite much, but I don't know if it's this one." ”

Ning Xi opened her mouth, this necklace, she knew that it was worth a lot of money, but it wouldn't be so big, and why did the Queen Mother give her such a precious thing, was it just to let her be an honest pawn and help her spy on Shu Heng?

"Maybe it's not this, how could the Queen Mother give me such a real thing, I'm just a county lord to her."

Shu Heng squeezed Ning Xi's hand: "Don't be presumptuous, to me, you are unique." After a pause, he said, "I don't know what the Queen Mother said to you today to make you feel so bad, but Xi'er, the Queen Mother is in a high position, and many things are forced to happen, and you can't deny her love for you just because she has done something that is not good for you." ”

Shu Heng didn't know what the Queen Mother said to Ning Xi, but he believed that the Queen Mother loved Ning Xi, and he still remembered that after Ning Xi passed away in the previous life, the Queen Mother rushed to the Qianqing Palace to scold the emperor, and he became the most undesirable person for the Queen Mother.

At this time, Ning Xi couldn't listen to these words, and only felt that Shu Heng didn't know what the Queen Mother had to do to say this. (.)