Ning Xi still spoke cautiously: "Are you really human?" ”

The woman laughed: "Girl, look, I have a shadow, not something like a wronged soul in your heart. ”

Being debunked in front of someone, Ning Xi rubbed his nose a little embarrassed.

The woman didn't mind that Ning Xi mistook her for something ominous, but smiled gently, and said, "The girl is willing to come and sit in my palace, I have been here for many years, and I haven't met anyone else for a long time, the girl is willing to chat with me." ”

After Ning Xi knew that the woman was not a filthy thing, she was much more relieved, and now she was invited by the woman, thinking of the previous impoliteness, Ning Xi did not refuse, and followed the woman into her palace.

The place where the woman lives is called An Ran Palace, not only in the middle of nowhere, but also in the houses looks quite old, and even there are only a few thin jujube trees in the courtyard.

The inside of the house is cleaner than the outside, though it still shows signs of decay.

After the two entered the house, a palace maid served tea to the two, Ning Xi saw that the palace maid did not speak, and felt a little strange in her heart, and the woman explained: "She is a mute girl, responsible for taking care of my sleeping and daily life." Then he asked, "How did the girl come here?" Here, even ordinary palace people dare not come. ”

"I don't have a good sense of direction, and I took a fork in the road for a while." Ning Xi explained, his ears were a little red, and he remembered that he had not asked about the identity of the woman, but thinking that this woman lived in the harem, her face was quiet, and she should be a concubine in the palace, so she said: "I don't know what the title of Niangniang is, I haven't asked before, so I shouldn't be." ”

The woman took a sip of tea, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "I'm not a mother anymore, but now I'm just a guilty person, the girl just calls me Yun Niang, I don't know what to call the girl." ”

Ning Xi was not surprised by Yun Niang's answer, she guessed that Yun Niang Xu was just an unfavored concubine after she came in and saw the defeat in An Ran Palace before, although Yun Niang's answer was more serious than she thought, but it was also expected.

Ning Xi pondered for a while, and didn't intend to reveal his royal identity, so he replied: "I'm Mrs. Zhongyihou, just call me Ning Xi." ”

The woman was stunned when she heard this, her brows furrowed, she looked at Ning Xi seriously for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Seeing that the girl is so young, I think that the Zhongyi Hou today is no longer the person I remember." Then he hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously, "Is the current Zhongyi Marquis surnamed Shu?" ”

Ning Xi nodded, and seeing this, the woman laughed, and her expression softened: "It seems that his heir inherited his position." ”

Hearing Yun Niang say this, Ning Xi naturally understood, it turned out that Yun Niang actually knew Shu Heng's father, but looking at Yun Niang's age, it was normal to know Shu Heng's father.

"Is he okay now?" Yun Niang asked suddenly, Ning Xi came back to his senses for a while, and what Yun Niang said he was referring to Father Shu.

"My father-in-law has passed away a long time ago, and I haven't seen it." Ning Xi thought about it, but decided to tell the truth.

Hearing this, Yun Niang's face turned a little pale, the teacup in her hand flickered, hot water came out, splashed on Yun Niang's hand, Ning Xi hurriedly said, "Are you okay?" ”

Yun Niang smiled reluctantly, put down the cup, took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the back of her hand: "I suddenly heard the news that the deceased has passed away, I was a little surprised, I lost, don't be surprised." ”

Ning Xi shook her head, but she was a little surprised in her heart, Yun Niang didn't even know about the death of Shu's father, how many years had she been in this Anran Palace? Xu saw Ning Xi's surprise, Yun Niang smiled bitterly and explained to Ning Xi: "I have been here for nearly eighteen years, and in the past eighteen years, I have never stepped out of the Enron Palace, and even people rarely see it, let alone learn about the news outside the palace. ”

Ning Xi was stunned in her heart, then wasn't she imprisoned in An Ran Palace after her uncle ascended the throne, how much did she commit?

"I don't think you're guarded here, so why don't you go out." Ning Xi looked around and asked suspiciously.

Yun Niangyun shook her head lightly: "What can I do when I go out, I'm just a loner now, isn't it the same everywhere?" Moreover, the palace maid next to me is not just taking care of me, she is ordered by the emperor to supervise me, and I can't leave if I want to. ”

Ning Xi was stunned for a moment, and looked at the mute girl standing outside the hall, I don't know if she would tell the emperor that she came to this Anran Palace without permission today, Yun Niang looked at Ning Xi's face with a sad face, and comforted: "Don't worry, as long as I don't go out of here, she won't go to see the emperor." She and the mute girl have also been together for eighteen years, and there is still some affection between the two.

was seen through again, Ning Xi stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, Yun Niang saw Ning Xi acting like this, suddenly remembered someone, hesitated for a moment or asked: "Ning Xi, do you know how the current eldest prince is doing?" ”

Ning Xi's head tilted: "The eldest prince? ”

Yun Niang straightened the fine hair on her sideburns and explained: "The eldest prince's mother and I were old acquaintances back then, but not long after the eldest prince was born, she went, and I was also imprisoned in Anran Palace, and I didn't take care of him for his mother, I actually feel quite guilty." ”

Ning Xi nodded clearly, it turned out that the eldest prince in Yun Niang's mouth was the current king of Zhou: "You don't have to worry, the eldest prince has now been named the king of Zhou, no matter how you say it, he is also the prince, and the days will not be bad there." ”

Yun Niang smiled at the corner of her mouth, nodded, then looked out of the door, and said softly: "It's not too early, you can go back, it's not appropriate to stay with me, a sinner, for a long time." ”

Ning Xi bowed, said goodbye to Yun Niang and asked the way back before leaving, looking at the back of Ning Xi's departure, Yun Niang walked to the dumb girl's side and said softly: "Dumb girl, thank you for agreeing to let her in, I haven't talked to anyone for a long time." ”

The dumb girl looked at Yun Niang and moved her gaze back, Yun Niang didn't care, turned her head, looked at the clouds in the sky, and continued: "Did you already know that he was dead, but you didn't dare to tell me. ”

The dumb girl's eyes darkened, and she lowered her eyes, but she still didn't answer Yun Niang, Yun Niang and the dumb girl have been together for so many years, where do you not know that her expression is a tacit acquiescence to her words, it turns out that the person is really long gone.

Yun Niang staggered to the steps of the door and sat down, clasping her arms with her hands, her face was no longer the shallow smile she had when she saw Ning Xi before, but like an infatuated lover, with hesitation and deep sadness in her eyes, she only heard her murmur in a low voice: "It turns out that in the end, it has become a delusion to live under the same sky with you." After saying that, she buried her head in her arms, and the mute girl stood behind her and watched, looking at this lonely back, and a little sympathy and sadness arose in her heart.

Ning Xi finally arrived at the gate of the palace under the guidance of Yun Niang and the palace people on the way, I didn't want Erui to be waiting there, seeing Ning Xi, Erui hurriedly walked forward, and said worriedly: "Madam, you scared the slave to death, if you don't come out again, the slave and maid are eager to break into the palace gate." ”

Ning Xi said apologetically: "I'm sorry, it's a fork in the road, it's just late." ”

Erui looked at Ning Xi with a really like this, and said: "In the future, you must be with a maid who knows the way, if you get lost, don't talk about Master Hou, even the slave and maid can't wait to pick their own skin." ”

Ning Xi scraped the bridge of Erui's nose: "Okay, I know it's wrong, next time I must bring a maid who knows the way." ”

At this time, Shu Qing also came up: "Sister Erui, don't worry, I have already written down the route, and I won't go wrong next time." ”

Erui laughed out loud at this time: "How dare the slave and maid blame the lady, the slave and maid are just too worried." ”

As soon as Erui's words fell, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came, Ning Xi looked up and saw that it was Shu Heng, Shu Heng also saw Ning Xi, quickly jumped off the horse and walked in front of Ning Xi.

"Are you alright?"

Ning Xi shrugged his shoulders: "What can I do, you shouldn't have come to pick me up on purpose." ”

Shu Heng nodded, then saw Ning Xi looking at him with teasing eyes, and hurriedly changed the topic: "What did the Queen Mother call you to the palace for?" ”

Ning Xi didn't answer, but pulled Shu Heng into the carriage, Shu Heng didn't resist, obediently followed Ning Xi into the carriage, and after there were only two people left, Ning Xi told Shu Heng about today's events.

After finishing speaking, Ning Xi also said with a trembling face: "I'm smart, I don't know who wants to harm me, but is it so easy for this county lord to be harmed." ”

Shu Heng rubbed Ning Xi's head, and said with a doting face: "Well, my lady is very smart. But a hint of clarity flashed in her eyes, I am afraid that Ning Xi wants to diverge, that person summoned her in the name of the Queen Mother just to hide people's eyes, not to harm her, but there are some things, she wants to diverge, as long as she is happy.

"By the way, what did you say happened to you that you met a degraded concubine?"

Speaking of this, Ning Xi came to his senses: "Yes, I met it in a place called An Ran Palace, and I don't know what crime she has committed, and she has been imprisoned for eighteen years, which is pitiful enough." ”

Shu Heng's eyes flashed, Anran Palace, isn't it the place where the person my father said before lives? Sure enough, on the first day of their wedding, the so-called filthy thing that Ning Xi encountered was that person.

Shu Heng straightened Li Ningxi's collar and said softly: "Don't go to that Anran Palace in the future." ”

"Why? Do you know her? By the way, she knows your father. Ning Xi tilted his head and looked at Shu Heng.

Shu Heng shook his head: "I don't know her, I just heard my father mention that an old man lives in Anran Palace, I told you not to go, but it's because you said that she is guilty, I think it's better for you to have less contact, if someone finds out that you are involved with her, what should I do about it." ”

Ning Xi thought to himself, now that he is a member of the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, if something happens to him, he will inevitably implicate the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, so he nodded and agreed with Shu Heng's statement. (.)