The sun is getting warmer, and at noon, I am bathed in the sunshine and walk slowly on the winding path, which is warm and lazy.

When Shen Yan arrived at a place where there was no one, she half-leaned on Xu Yan's arm, "I've been curious since I woke up in the morning, did Qin Ni speak?" ”

"Her epilepsy was good and bad, and she made a fuss for a long time in the early morning, and only recovered a little before the morning before and confessed frankly." He clenched Shen Yan's hand and found a secluded rattan chair to sit on before he spoke: "Qin Ni accidentally entered a secret room when he was in the lunar month last year and saw the spiritual seat of Prince Zhaoming. ”

"Zhao-" Shen Yu immediately covered her mouth, and said after a while: "Ningyuan Marquis Mansion is so bold!" ”

"And that's not all. Do you remember Cui Zhan that I said before? ”

Shen Yu nodded. That person once gave Xu Yan a headache for a while, behaved strangely, but couldn't find a flaw, he was a mysterious person.

"He will often go into the secret room to worship, and obviously has a lot to do with Prince Zhaoming." Xu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, remembering Huo Ran's cheerfulness when he heard the news this morning and the speculation that followed, and he still had palpitations at this time.

Shen Yu was also extremely shocked at this time. Back then, the case of Prince Zhaoming was boiling, and all the people in the mansion were beheaded, and those who could be taken to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion by the eldest princess of Leyang to change their faces, and often entered the secret room to worship, how could they be idle people?

"I also transferred the file from the Ministry of Rites, and it said that Cui Zhan is twenty-three years old this year, and his face is mature, so I didn't suspect it at first. Now that I think about it, he should be seventeen or eighteen years old this year. Ah-" he slowly took her into his arms, "these things are too secretive, I don't dare to mention them to the imperial brother." It's good that you know the situation and have the bottom in your heart, and you can't show it, you know? ”

"Hmm!" Shen Yu nodded, "I still do the library as usual, and I don't go out to enjoy the spring recently, so Your Highness doesn't have to worry about it." ”

"If this is as I have speculated, I am afraid that there will be a lot of turmoil. Even if the concubine and the queen summon you to the palace, you should only be unaware. Xu Yan hugged her and breathed a sigh of relief.

Born in the royal family, he has known how to be on guard since he was a child, if there is something on his mind, his father and mother can not confide, the palace people change their precautions, and they can also solve their doubts to the imperial brother before, since Emperor Huiping ascended the throne, there is an estrangement between the brothers, and many things can only be hidden in the heart.

And now, sharing the same bed for more than half a year, hundreds of days and nights hugging each other, accompanying and trusting, pouring all his love, he trusts the wife in his arms wholeheartedly.

Even if she may not be able to help him share the burden of the court, it is precious to be able to share the secrets in her heart.

Shen Yu stuck to him in his arms for a long time, and then stretched out her hand to wrap it around his waist, "Your Highness doesn't have to give yourself too much burden, whether it is Prince Zhaoming, or the eldest princess of Leyang, or the Marquis of Ning Yuan, it is the emperor's business in the final analysis." No one can control how he decides. ”

"I just feel sorry for it." Xu Yan whispered, "If Cui Zhan is really ...... That child, the imperial brother will definitely not spare his life. ”

Although Shen Yan doesn't know much about Prince Zhaoming, Xu Yan can probably guess what Cui Zhan's identity is.

If so, it was the path he chose. Everyone knew about the case back then, and everyone thought that Prince Zhaoming had been wiped out. If he wants to survive, he just has to find a secluded place to hide, and no one has found him for so many years, so he can naturally hide for the rest of his life. But he came back by himself, not only that, but he also threw himself into the door of the eldest princess of Leyang, stirring up turmoil in the court, and colluding with the Wulin Sect and the Night Qin State. No matter what the outcome is, it is his own choice, why should His Highness worry too much. ”

"That's true, but it's hard to decide." Xu Yan rarely hesitated.

He was only about ten years old when Prince Zhaoming's case occurred, and his impression of Prince Zhaoming was not too deep. The case of that year was well known, and the capital was almost turned upside down, and after Emperor Huiping ascended the throne, he chased and fought fiercely, turning this case into a taboo.

If Cui Zhan is really the orphan of Prince Zhaoming, the entire Marquis of Ningyuan Mansion and Cui Zhan will die without a place to be buried, and even countless officials will be implicated in it. And Emperor Huiping was there......

Shen Yan stroked Xu Yan's eyebrows with her hand, "Your Highness, it's almost wrinkled into buns here." Buddhist scriptures say that bitterness and happiness are self-serving, there is no generation, His Royal Highness can't do anything for Cui Zhan, let alone for the emperor. Whoever has sown the cause has to taste the fruit for himself, and His Highness is also sorrowful, so what good is it to the matter? ”

Xu Yan laughed at himself when he heard this.

Yes, this matter is too private, and if he thinks about either party, he will be unconsciously biased and will inevitably get involved. Whether it is Cui Zhan, the eldest princess of Leyang, or even the royal brother, any of them have their own opinions, and they don't need him to worry about it.

If he hastily stirs up, it may backfire.

For a while, the clouds in his heart dissipated a lot, and he kissed Shen Yan on the cheek.

After thinking hard and not having a good plan, Shen Yu could only bring up other topics, "Since Qin Ni has recruited you, what does His Highness plan to do with it?" ”

"Naturally, what was done yesterday cannot be changed. asked someone to help her diagnose and treat her, and then sent her to Mobei to be handed over to Qin Yu. ”

"Can Qin Yu take care of it?"

"I'll say hello to Wei Rong."

Shen Yan smiled, "Who said that His Highness is fierce and evil-hearted, cold-hearted, isn't it very enthusiastic." Then he brought up another matter, "It's funny, Qin Ni escaped from the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion last night and was met by us." Who knew that this morning, Xue Ning also escaped from the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion and asked for help from us. ”

"Xue Ning?" Xu Yan thought for a while, "Why is she here?" ”

"The eldest princess of Leyang wants to borrow her hand to harm me, she is afraid that she will not be able to afford to be punished by Her Royal Highness in the future, so she came to me to report the news, and wanted me to send her out of the capital."

This thing is interesting, "How come one Yuan Xi passed, and two people from the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion fled." ”

"The eldest princess of Leyang is in a mess." Shen Yu smiled, "I also felt puzzled at the time, and I also instructed Sui Zhu and them to pay attention to observation, Xue Ning doesn't look like it's fake." She stayed in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion for a while, and was attracted by the eldest princess into this matter, maybe she would know something, so I arranged her in a small guest room, and His Royal Highness may be able to send someone to her to take out some more things. ”

Xu Yan couldn't help but smile, "Grandma is also getting better and better." ”

"She is a person who betrayed the eldest princess, I think it is not easy to send her out of Beijing, and the previous news alone is not enough." Shen Yan crooked in his arms, "But now that I think about it, her experiences are also pitiful." ”

The two sat for a while, and then went back to the Shaking Light Courtyard.

Now that the weather is not as bitter as summer, there is no need to take a nap at noon, Xu Yan went back to the house and sat down for a while, and still went to the study. Although Shen Yu was bored, she didn't dare to go out of the house to hang out, and she felt bored after turning two pages, thinking that the spring was just right, so she went back to the house to write a letter to her family.

It's only halfway through the writing here, and it's a coincidence that a letter from home was also sent from outside.

The letter was written at the end of the month, just because it was the New Year's Festival, and it was delivered at this time.

Shen Yan opened the letterhead, and Mrs. Wei Xiaokai in it was from the hands of Mrs. Shen, and first said that the situation at home has not changed much from before - Shen Ping is still busy with the academy and the book, and Mrs. Shen is at home and began to marry her son, although it has not been completely decided, but it also has eyebrows.

When Shen Ming was mentioned, the worry in those words couldn't be hidden after all.

Eight years after her son's disappearance, his temperament has changed greatly, and he is still running around at this time and rarely shows up, how can Mrs. Shen not worry.

Fortunately, the whole family has been reunited, and Shen Ming also went home as scheduled at the end of the year, but there is a lack of a noisy Shen Fei, who always feels that the home is empty, and sometimes walks through the Linglong Mountain Pavilion, except for a few maids and women, there is no longer a figure of the beloved daughter, which always makes Mrs. Shen sentimental.

Since Shen Yu went to Beijing in April last year, she has never seen her parents except for a few family letters.

Although Xu Yan has always held her in the palm of her hand and loved her, she has not met with her family for a long time, and she can usually explain it by herself.

Next to the heather knows the temper of her own girl, at home like to be coquettish in front of her father, this half a year can also be mentioned in a daze from time to time, although the capital is good, but from time to time Luling is so gentle and rich township, especially in the past, it is inevitable to have some void and grievances, at this time crying so, it is homesick.

She and Pomegranate stayed by Shen Fei's side one left and one right, and they didn't dare to persuade deeply, but silently put away Shen Fei's half-written family letter.

When Xu Yan returned to Shaguang Courtyard in the evening, he saw Shen Yan lazily leaning on the beauty couch under the south window, and she didn't read, but just hugged the red fox in her arms and looked out the window in a daze.

The golden crow in the west was hanging, and the golden light sprinkled over the courtyard wall on the mottled window edge of the trees, and in the intertwined shadows of light and dark, she stretched out her hand and gently buckled the window sill, not hurried, thoughtful.

The room was dim, and the red fox was quietly curled up in her arms, and the two contrasted with each other, and there was more and more loneliness.

Xu Yan rarely saw her like this, but he was surprised, his eyes turned to Shi Nan, where did he say: "The princess has been there to generate electricity since she received the letter today, why don't Your Highness ...... "Go out to avoid it first, don't disturb her?"

"Got it." Xu Yan didn't avoid it, so he asked Shi Nan and the others to withdraw, and walked lightly to Shen Yan's side.

The couch was not spacious, and he reached out and put her legs in the crooks of his arms, sat sideways on the couch, and put her legs on his knees.

Shen Yu was awakened by this movement, and for a while, her mind returned, and when she saw that it was Xu Yan, she called "Your Highness". The arm stretched out and patted it gently, and the red fox obediently got off the ground and ran outside the door to play with the white fox.

There was a little new tear stain in the corner of her eyes, and her black and white eyes were not as bright as usual, but seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, like a hidden spring in the deep mountains.

"Homesick?" Xu Yan held her hand in the palm of her hand and smiled slightly, "I hid here and cried my nose, and I told Shi Nan to worry." ”

"Who cried nose." Shen Yan wrinkled her nose.

In the end, she was used to relying on Xu Yan, and she couldn't hold back the grievances and slight sourness in her heart, she leaned on Xu Yan's arms, grabbed the clothes on his chest, and sobbed softly.