At night, Yao Miaoyi was full of worries, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, for fear of affecting Hu Shanwei, who slept on the same bed, she simply got up secretly and walked out of the bedroom with a glass lamp.

The small building in the middle of the lake is surrounded by water on all sides, and the river is full of dense forests, and when you look at this island from the boat, you can't see that there is an exquisite Suzhou garden built inside, and this garden is a prison for the lord of Yong'an.

And Yao Miaoyi lives in a heart prison, which is besieged by a heavy past, and no matter where she is, she can never get out of this heart prison.

And the unintentional words of the county lord of Yong'an broke her heart, it turned out that her grandfather deserved it, and he was really a traitor. It was he who betrayed Zhu Yuanzhang, and it was also the account book he mastered that killed his mother.

It's ridiculous, if that's the case, then in the past ten years, I've just been begging for a fish, chasing a predestined result.

How she hoped that the Lord of Yongle was lying, in order to give herself the courage to continue to persevere. But she actually understands very well that her hope is just self-deception.

The county lord of Yongle did see his grandfather and Zhang Shicheng secretly interacting, as for what they were talking about, who leaked the secret to Zhu Yuanzhang, it may be revealed after deciphering "Yang Gong's Painting" and finding Zhang Shicheng's secret.

And now that Yao Miaoyi has broken away from Mingjiao and lost the support of Dao Yan and Yao Jitong, how should she act?

"Miaoyi." A tall man came from the verandah, it was Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

The two met at the shelter in the middle, stopped, Yao Miaoyi put the glass lamp in her hand on the stone table, and saluted, "His Royal Highness King Yan." ”

Under the glass lamp, Yao Miaoyi's whole body was covered in a black bear skin, and she was wearing a blue fox fur snow hat on her head, revealing only her beautiful face, and her long eyelashes cast a black shadow on her eyelids, like a butterfly opening and closing its wings.

In the past, Yao Miaoyi was a military doctor, a shrewd female doctor, and an improvisable assistant...... Except not a woman.

And now, Zhu Di looked at Yao Miaoyi with some distraction, as if he couldn't see enough. In fact, he has been secretly paying attention to her since he sent her to Xiaozhu in the middle of the lake yesterday, and he has kept in mind the flowers she has walked, the flowers she has touched, the stools she has sat on, and even the food she has eaten, and he has repeatedly recalled it in his heart.

It's as if a window is suddenly opened, and the view outside the window is unforgettable.

Zhu Di calmly analyzed, he is like the fifth brother Zhu Hu, he likes a woman, and this woman is the same age, family, temperament, etc., and he can marry her as Princess Yan in the future.

But Zhu Di found a very strict problem: that is, he didn't know what Yao Miaoyi's mind was. Wouldn't it be too bad if he rashly confessed, was sternly rejected by her, and even became disgusted like a disciple, and never saw him again.

So every time he was deliberately looking for an opportunity to be alone with her, but every time they met, he was full of words, but he didn't know where to start.

Yao Miaoyi and the county lord of Yong'an conspired to subvert Zhu Ming during the day, and when they saw Zhu Di looking at her motionless at night, she suddenly felt a little weak, and she asked first: "How is King Zhou now?" ”

Zhu Di: "Oh, my father is gracious, he has not punished him, he is currently confined in the palace and thought about it, and he is not allowed to leave the palace, and I can't go to see him." When it was the first month of Chinese New Year's Eve, I pleaded with my father and queen mother to let him go out and relax. ”

Speaking of the New Year, Yao Miaoyi suddenly remembered that tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, the day of family reunion, and she has spent the New Year with the Yao family for the past ten years, and she will spend it alone this year.

The mood has fallen into the abyss, and now it has simply fallen into hell. The scene fell silent again, and Zhu Di saw through what she was thinking, and said comfortingly: "Tomorrow on Chinese New Year's Eve, I am afraid you will return to the Wei State Mansion." You saved your fifth brother and exposed the plot of the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and your father admired you very much, and he estimated that he ordered you to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors. That way, no one will dare to question your identity. ”

Zhu Di hopes that Yao Miaoyi will return to the eldest lady of the Xu family, because his father wants to build a state in ancient times, and it is destined that the future princes and princesses must come from wealthy families, and there can be no civilian princesses.

I didn't expect it to come so soon, Yao Miaoyi didn't have a look of joy on her face, and in front of Zhu Di, she was embarrassed to say that Emperor Hongwu acted arbitrarily and didn't consider her feelings, but just said: "Who my surname is, I can't even say it myself." ”

Zhu Di said: "No one can choose their own origin, this is a matter of fate. These days, do you remember the past of your childhood? ”

"Nope." Yao Miaoyi said: "I have heard a lot about Xu Feng's life experience, her mother was assassinated, her grandfather's family is gone, her cousin Zhu Shouqian is an embarrassing person in the palace, etc. Anyway, this eldest lady of the Xu family doesn't seem to be good, so it's better for me to be a doctor. ”

Zhu Di said: "After you change your surname to Xu, you will definitely not be able to continue to practice medicine." A wealthy lady, how can she do business? ”

Yao Miaoyi laughed at herself, "I know, now that King Zhou has suffered a heavy blow, he has been confined to the deep palace, and there is no doctor in Baihe Hall; That day, the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty tried to kidnap the king of Zhou, and the whole street was blocked, and it was rumored that Baihetang prescribed the wrong medicine and killed people, and the reputation of the pharmacy was discredited, and it was closed, and this business could not continue, Xiu'er and Ah Fu were smashed in their jobs, and I was thinking about how to settle them. ”

"This ......" Zhu Di plucked up his courage and said: "The Yan Wangfu is under construction, they can go to the palace on an errand, I won't treat them badly." ”

Zhu Di is introverted and reserved, this sentence is already a confession for him, but fortunately, the glass light is dim, and the blush on his face cannot be seen.

Yao Miaoyi's heart is like water, and she doesn't have a trace of emotion for him, so will she notice Zhu Di's careful thoughts? said: "Thank you King Yan for your kindness, Song Xiu'er and I have married Jin Lan, she will definitely follow me." As for Ah Fu, I went back and asked him what he meant, and if he wanted to go back to his hometown to retire, I would give him enough silver; If you want to stay in Jinling, you also need to open a shop, whether it's an errand or not, it's up to him how he chooses. ”

Yao Miaoyi was so dedicated to arranging the future for Xiu'er and Ah Fu that she couldn't hear his voice at all. Zhu Di was very disappointed, but he was helpless, the sentence "Do you want to be my Yan princess" is really unspeakable.

Yao Miaoyi returned to the bedroom in the middle of the night and heard a voice calling faintly, "Miaoyi." ”

Yao Miaoyi was so frightened that she looked at it and saw Hu Shanwei sitting on the Luohan bed in front of the window.

"Why don't you sleep? I don't turn on the lights when I wake up. Yao Miaoyi said angrily.

Hu Shanwei's entire body was submerged in the shadows, and his voice was faintly gloomy, "The third watch secretly ran out in the middle of the night, and it was King Yan who sent you back just now, don't you explain?" ”

Hu Shanwei is different from Yao Miaoyi, she has a crush on Wang Ning, she is a female official in the court, she is used to seeing all kinds of intrigues, and she has heard all kinds of rumors, and she has mixed thoughts, she is afraid that Yao Miaoyi and King Yan will have a private relationship.

Yao Miaoyi was tired, she took off her outer robe, shoes and socks and went to bed, wrapped her whole body in the quilt, and said vaguely: "I couldn't sleep in the first half of the night, I went out for a walk, I happened to meet King Yan, and after saying a few words, he sent me back." ”

As if he wasn't lying, Hu Shanwei was a little relieved, and walked at the head of the bed with the stove in his hand and sat down, "To be honest, do you have any feelings for King Yan?" ”

Yao Miaoyi was stunned, "Have a love for King Yan?" No, I don't have feelings for anyone. ”

Hu Shanwei thought for a while and said, "Then does King Yan have a crush on you?" Anyway, she didn't believe that meeting in the middle of the night was just a coincidence.

Yao Miaoyi was even more stunned, and reached out to touch Hu Shanwei's forehead, "Sister Shanwei, are you talking nonsense with a fever?" How did King Yan fall in love with me? If you like someone, shouldn't you write a few love poems, say a few love words, give the other person what they like to eat, clothes and hairpins, and do what they like; Or go on a tour of the mountains and rivers together, fly kites and visit temple fairs? And King Yan has always taken me to see all kinds of corpses, watch forced confessions and murders, and even help his father, the county lord of Jinwu Zangjiao, to give birth or something, what does this have to do with love? ”

Yao Miaoyi has never eaten pork, but she has seen pigs run. For example, Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, Deng Ming, the eldest lady of Weiguogong, Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, and Wang Yinnu, the lord of Beiyuan County, no matter how bad it is, there is Princess Huaiqing's favorite Wang Ning, there are nothing more than those things between lovers, and there is a sign of love between Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and her!

Hu Shanwei felt that what Yao Miaoyi said was right, but it seemed that it was wrong. I had to instruct: "Listen to my advice, although the royal family is rich and noble, and the emperor is making some fuss about building a state, the status and power of the vassal kings in the future will far exceed that of the princes of all dynasties, and the wealth will move people's hearts, and the power will kill people." You can't marry a prince if you marry anyone, understand? ”

"Got it." Yao Miaoyi said vaguely, yawned, and fell asleep.

At this time, listening to Yao Miaoyi's slight snoring, Hu Shanwei was sleepy, and had no intention of sleeping, she sat with the hand stove until it was dark, she stood up and groomed in the mirror.

Outside, the palace maid came in with hot water and said: "Aunt Hu, Dr. Yao's medical skills are really good, as soon as she came to the island, Mrs. had an appetite to eat, she slept very well last night, she didn't wake up from nightmares, she was still sleeping soundly at the moment, you can also rest more." ”

Hu Shanwei smiled at himself in the mirror, and secretly laughed at himself: Alas, it is clear that he doesn't even know when he will return to the palace, what are you doing with those blind hearts? Miaoyi has been a person with ideas since she was a child, and she has her own measure.

The next day, Huang Yan came to Xiaozhu in the middle of the lake, passed the message of Queen Ma, and ordered Yao Miaoyi to enter the palace. Huang Yan said with a smile: "Miss Yao, oops, from today onwards, I will change my name to Miss Xu, congratulations to Miss Xu for recognizing her ancestors and returning to her ancestors." ”

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, the last day of the year. Yao Miaoyi entered the palace to face the saint and met Emperor Hongwu; Zhu Di also wanted to return to the palace for the New Year, and the two happened to go together and entered the palace gate from Xi'an Gate.

When he showed the Wuying Palace, he saw Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, who was wearing a bright red auspicious dress and a five-beam golden crown on his head, kneeling on the hard and cold white marble floor tiles.

Zhu Di asked, "What's wrong with the second brother?" The New Year's Eve was punished for kneeling. ”

Huang Yan said in a low voice: "The emperor wants to give the king of Qin and the lord of Beiyuan a marriage, and the king of Qin seems to be unwilling to this marriage, so he kneels on the ground and asks the emperor to take back his fate." ”

Yao Miaoyi was stunned: The county lord of Beiyuan? Wang Yinnu wants to marry Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin? But Zhu Fan has a childhood sweetheart, Deng Ming!