Xiao Shao lowered his eyes and looked at the woman in his arms, although he didn't go in outside the courtyard, it was clear what was happening. Zhilu said that Jiang Ruan didn't care about anything on weekdays, but in fact, he was just not used to being exposed. These maids have always grown up with her, and people always trust their partners who support each other, and the most difficult one found out that this is just a scam in the name of loyalty, she is a person who can't rub sand in her eyes, and the sadness in her heart can be imagined.

He patted Jiang Ruan on the back and did not speak.

In such a generous and gentle embrace, Jiang Ruan's mood gradually calmed down. In fact, she is the most reluctant to doubt Bai Zhi, these people in this life, only Bai Zhi accompanied her to the bottom in her previous life. Now it seems that Bai Zhi is Xia Yan's person from the beginning, although Xia Yan did not make her do anything to hurt herself, but her position was hostile from the beginning. And after the worst, she handed Pei'er to Bai Zhi, hoping that Bai Zhi could take Pei'er to escape, but after the worst, Pei'er still fell into the hands of Li Dong. Maybe Bai Zhi simply handed over Pei'er to Jiang Susu, or maybe all this is just that she really didn't escape. But what kind of situation is it, only Angelica Angelica in the previous life can answer. But this thing stuck in her throat like a thorn, as long as she thought of it, she would wonder if Bai Zhi had sent Pei'er to a dead end with her own hands. She was originally a paranoid person, and once she had this conjecture, she would never be able to let go of Bai Zhi. There are so many things in the world, who can know the way?

She gently broke away from Xiao Shao's embrace, only to feel that Fang Cai was really a little out of shape, Xiao Shao saw this, thought about it, and said, "Tomorrow, you can go to the palace and go to Xuanpei to have a look." ”

Jiang Ruan was stunned, and for a moment he almost thought that Xiao Shao had already known the cause and effect of the matter. Tentatively: "For what? ”

"He seems to have something to say to you." Xiao Shao pursed his lips: "You may not have entered the palace for a long time." ”

It is true that his words wanted to divert Jiang Ruan's attention and make her feel less heavy, but it still shocked Jiang Ruan's heart. What can Xuan Pei say to her, in this life, the two of them have almost nothing to do with each other. But Xiao Shao's meaning was that Xuan Pei took the initiative to find him. The conjecture that had arisen in his heart once again appeared in his mind, and Jiang Ruan restrained himself from thinking about that thought, but he always unconsciously thought about it.

"Don't worry." Xiao Shao seemed to see her uneasiness, and said with relief: "If you go, you will know what is going on, I will always protect you." ”

Jiang Ruan raised his eyes and saw that the young man's face was cold and beautiful, but the words he said had a convincing force, as if as long as it came out of his mouth, he would definitely be able to do it. She smiled slightly, temporarily suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and only said to Xiao Shao: "Okay." ”

……

It snowed all night, and when I got up the next day, the new snow covered the ground with blood, and the traces of the thrilling scene of the previous night were gone, and everything was as if nothing had happened.

Not far from the palace, the newly repaired tomb seems to have been built overnight, not gorgeous, but not rough, everywhere shows a very detailed look. There is not a single word on a stone tablet, and I don't know who erected it. Two young women crouched in front of the grave, an iron basin in front of them filled with burning paper money. There were a few sticks of incense standing in the incense burner.

Forsythia choked slightly while burning money: "Bai Zhi, we are also sisters in this life, cast a good baby, don't be a subordinate in the next life, as you said, it is good to be a peasant lady, and your fate is always in your own hands." ”

Although Lu Zhu was angry that Bai Zhi poisoned Jiang Ruan, the tragic situation last night also made her sigh in her heart. She is a soft-hearted person, and since she has been with Jiang Ruan and Bai Zhi for so many years, Bai Zhi has a gentle temperament, and she always takes care of her like a big sister. The voice was a little blocked: "Sister Bai Zhi, if there is an afterlife, when we meet again, I hope I will have the honor to be sisters with you." ”

Both of them are a little related, and after it is easy to burn the paper money in the silver basin, the two of them who have never jumped out of their temperament are a little heavy. Jiang Ruan didn't come to mourn, the master and servant, but now he doesn't know what kind of face Lu Dao will see, which is really ridiculous. Back in the palace, Jin Er saw Dewdrop's gloomy appearance, and for the first time he didn't deliberately tease her, but stood behind her for a while before he stretched out his hand and handed her a handkerchief: "Hey, you're crying ugly." But Dew had no heart to quarrel with him, and hung her head and did not take his veil. Seeing this, the veteran who had never played with flowers was also a little overwhelmed, so he hesitated for a while and leaned over, and stood in front of the dew with his handkerchief tightened. Looking up at him in astonishment, Jin Er held a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her face, and said quite unnaturally: "How can anyone cry in the palace, it's really unsightly." ”

Dew Drop stood differently, as if she was enduring something, Jinji's hand couldn't help but stiffen, looked at her with some concern, and finally couldn't help but soften her voice for the first time: "What's wrong with you?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Dew finally couldn't help it, grabbed him by the placket, buried his face in his placket and cried loudly. Kinji's body stiffened a little, and he looked at the dew drops that were grabbing his clothes at a loss. Dew Drop has always been a girl who loves to laugh in the palace, and her smile is also very contagious, as if big things are not a big deal for her, and now it is the first time to see her so sad. Jin Er only felt that her heart hurt when she cried, and finally mustered up the courage to reach out and pull her into his arms, and comforted her in a low voice.

Jiang Ruan didn't know what happened to Luzhu and Jiner, and when Forsythia returned home, she took Forsythia and Tianzhu into the palace. Since she was poisoned, she has not entered the palace again. Even the Empress Dowager Yide couldn't say it, so she took this opportunity to enter the palace today. Jiang Ruan first went to Cining Palace to see the Empress Dowager Yide, the Empress Dowager Yide felt a little strange that she hadn't seen Jiang Ruan for a long time, Jiang Ruan only said that she was infected with the wind and cold and recuperated in the palace for more than ten days. Empress Dowager Yide relieved her heart at this time, and pulled her to ask for a while if she and Xiao Shao got along with her husband and wife, and Jiang Ruan answered them one by one. Empress Dowager Yide was very satisfied with her and Xiao Shao's peaceful relationship, and she was probably also happy about the golden and jade relationship she made, so she left Jiang Ruan for lunch, but now that Jiang Ruan has married a woman and become Princess Jinying, naturally there is no rule of living in the princess palace anymore. When Empress Dowager Yide took a lunch break, Jiang Ruan said goodbye to Aunt Yang.

But she didn't leave the palace directly, and she still remembered Xiao Shao's words in her heart. went straight to Nanyuan to see Xuan Pei. In his previous life, he had been walking around the palace for a long time, and Jiang Ruan also knew where the Nanyuan of the Dao Dao was. It's just that Xuan Pei was not favored at the beginning, and before he was raised by her side, he only lived in an extremely remote and gloomy yard. Now Xuanpei has a very different status in the palace and is deeply loved by the emperor. The emperor's affection may be a kind of poison, which will put him in a position that everyone can see, and countless cold arrows and hidden knives are aimed at him. But in the same way, it is also a talisman that is more useful than anything else, as long as the emperor likes him, any cold arrow that is released towards him will greatly reduce its power.

The closer she got to Nanyuan, the more nervous she became. Since her rebirth, it is very rare for her to have such a tense moment, and Tianzhu and Forsythia, who were following her, noticed Jiang Ruan's abnormality. Tianzhu stopped and said, "Young lady, but what's wrong?" ”

Jiang Ruan suddenly came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "It's okay." She forced herself to settle down, everything now was her cranky thoughts, and no one could say what the truth was.

When she arrived at the door of Nanyuan, the little eunuch guarding the door saw her from afar, and immediately bowed and saluted: "The slave has seen the princess." ”

Jiang Ruan was slightly stunned, most of the time in the palace, people called her the lord of Hong'an. Now at first glance, I have changed my name to "princess", and the deep meaning of it is unknown. Just like a princess getting married, she still regards herself as a princess in the palace, and recently people in the palace have called her a princess. It is to reveal a meaning from the side, the title of the princess of Jinying Wangfu is more noble than that of the lord of Hong'an. It also shows Xiao Shao's status in the palace.

A delicate-looking palace maid walked out, and after seeing Jiang Ruan, she first glanced at Tianzhu, and then smiled: "The slave maid is the bright moon next to His Royal Highness Thirteen, and His Royal Highness wants the slave maid to welcome the princess in." The princess, please come with the slave and maid. ”

Jiang Ruan took this bright moon to Tianzhu in his eyes, and was a little inexplicable at first, but then understood. Then he felt a little incredible, Xiao Shao would send his secret guard to Xuan Pei's side. However, since she is Xiao Shao's person, she is also very relieved. followed Mingyue into the South Garden, passed through the front hall, and saw the magnificent decorations inside, and knew that Xuan Pei had really won the sacred heart now, and his life was also very nourishing. Relax a little. Mingyue stopped in front of the study and said with a smile: "Your Highness is waiting for the princess in the study." With that, he took a step back and motioned for Jiang Ruan to go in alone.

Forsythia was still a little nervous, for fear that Jiang Ruan would fall in love with someone else's path again and want to follow up. I didn't want Tianzhu to grab her arm and shook his head at her. Tianzhu was born in Jinyiwei, and he is skilled, Forsythia believes in Tianzhu, although he is puzzled, but he has no intention of following up. Jiang Ruan herself was noncommittal, she could trust Xiao Shao's people, and Xuan Pei would always be the beautiful and delicate child in her previous life in her heart. No matter what he becomes, in front of her, he will always be a child-like existence, and she will not worry that Xuan Pei will want to harm her, that is a mother's instinct.

So Jiang Ruan just paused slightly, then pushed the door and walked in without looking back.

The light in the study was dim, and the curtains had been closed. So a little vague, Jiang Ruan turned around and closed the door and walked towards the desk. There was a small person sitting on the wide chair in front of the desk, who was holding a brush, as if he was writing something, a serious appearance, because he was too small, it looked a little funny, and it was plain and drowned out the sense of alienation and estrangement that was displayed on weekdays.

Jiang Ruan slowly walked towards him, the child lowered his head and wrote seriously, the posture of holding the pen was inexplicably familiar, and he could see the delicate nose and ruddy mouth when he lowered his head, and the pink carved jade looked like a delicate jade carved doll. Jiang Ruan watched silently, and in the dim light on the side, he finally saw the words on the paper clearly, and it was actually four words. Two names, one is Jiang Ruan and the other is Xuan Pei.

Jiang Ruan was struck by lightning, and the whole person froze in place. It was as if someone had torn out a picture scroll in her mind, and it was suddenly revealed in front of her. It was in the humble palace, wearing ill-fitting clothes, but the surprisingly delicate and delicate child clumsily took the pen and asked: "Mother, you see, Pei'er has learned to write the names of herself and her mother." ”

The child smiled happily, but the words he uttered sounded poignant. is a dignified prince of a country, but he has been neglected so far, and he has never invited a master. Maybe no one will notice whether this unfavored prince is knowledgeable, but as his mother, Xuan Pei's characters were taught by her. The first time she taught Xuan Pei to write himself and his name, that's what Xuan Pei said.

Now the two names are still on the snow-white rice paper, but the handwriting is exactly the same as the previous life, and even every detail is the same. The picture in front of her and the scene in her memory suddenly overlapped, and Jiang Ruan couldn't tell for a while, what day and night was in front of her, maybe all this was just Nan Ke's dream, and she was in reality, or in a dream?

Xuan Pei put down the pen in his hand, seemed to hear her voice, and finally raised his head, saw that it was her, smiled sweetly, and said, "Mother, Pei'er has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Jiang Ruan paused, took two steps back, and his eyes, which had never been calm and calm, were in a trance and dazed, as well as full of disbelief and shock. She muttered, "What did you say?" ”

"Does the concubine still plan to recognize me? I'm Pei'er. Xuan Pei said.

Jiang Ruan's eyes widened, and she only felt that her mind was blank, and she looked at the beautiful young man in front of her in a daze. He was clearly born exactly the same as Pei'er in his previous life, but his smile was delicate and meaningful, and he was definitely not the innocent and kind child who didn't understand anything in his previous life. He is much smarter than Pei'er in his previous life.

Xuan Pei smiled bitterly, looked up at Jiang Ruan, he slowly put away his smile, and no longer looked at her with that innocent appearance. said: "The mother concubine was born and died under the chaos before that, and Pei'er also entered the Yellow Spring after that, thinking that her life would be ruined." I didn't want God to give me another chance to live, and I didn't expect to see my mother again in this life. He looked at Jiang Ruan: "To this day, mother, don't you want to recognize me?" ”

Every word in his mouth was like a hammer hitting Jiang Ruan's heart, no one would know about these things, he didn't lie. Even the disbelief that was only a trace before has now flown away. Jiang Ruan didn't know whether he was happy or sad in his heart, but he only felt a kind of surprise that he had lost and regained. She strode forward and was about to reach out to touch Xuan Pei's face, but her hand suddenly stopped in front of Xuan Pei, and she was a little timid for a moment, and for the first time she was a little suspicious: "You...... Is it really him? ”

"The mother concubine taught Pei'er to write her own name, and Pei'er wrote her mother and her name together, and they will never be separated again." Xuan Pei smiled tearfully.

Jiang Ruan was stunned, when she taught Xuan Pei to write her name and his name. Xuan Pei did say the same. Now that these words are still in his ears, and when they come out of Xuan Pei's mouth, Jiang Ruan finally hugged Xuan Pei in his arms: "That's right, you are him, you are Pei'er." I didn't think that since I was alive in the first place, you were also possible. Pei'er, it's all bad to blame me, I didn't come to you earlier, if only I could have recognized you earlier, you must be very scared if you are alone in the palace. ”

Her voice trembled with excitement, even the people closest to her had not seen Jiang Ruan have ever looked like this. She is a cold and hard stone, and Xuan Pei is her only softness. Xuan Pei in the previous life is dead, and in this life, she is all hard all over her body, and there is no softness even in the back. But Xuan Pei's loss and recovery aroused her nature, the gentlest place on Jiang Ruan, who had died in her previous life.

"I'm not afraid." Xuan Pei comforted him softly: "I live very well in the palace, I know how to protect myself, and I also want to help my mother avenge me." I always thought that my mother was different from my mother in my previous life, and when my mother helped me out of the siege in front of Lord Heyi, I thought that as long as I protect my mother in this life, it will be. Didn't think of ...... When the mother concubine was poisoned, from the mouth of King Jinying, I realized that the mother concubine was still the mother concubine. ”

Jiang Ruan was stunned for a moment, how did Xiao Shao know about this. She was a little unsure, and she had confided some sentences when she was unconscious, as Mr. Yaki had said. Xiao Shao is a smart person, so he can naturally deduce a little bit from it, but he actually told Xuan Pei about it, and he had already guessed the relationship between himself and Xuan Pei?

I don't have a particularly clear idea in my head. Jiang Ruan slowly let go of her hand, she pulled Xuan Pei to the side and sat down on the hard collapse, as if she had done it often in her previous life, and said, "Pei'er, what happened to you after the most depraved in your previous life?" How did you get caught in the first place? ”

Xuan Pei bit his lip when he heard this, even though he was no different from an adult's mind now. But as soon as this matter is mentioned, those dusty gray memories come to the face, which still makes people feel a little chilled. He paused before saying, "At the beginning, my mother asked Sister Bai Zhi to take me to escape along the secret passage, but someone rushed over halfway through, and Sister Bai Zhi was killed. I was caught, and later.... Thinking of that humiliating memory, Xuan Pei closed his eyes: "Later, the mother concubine was killed by a random stick, and I bit off one of that person's ears, and he was furious and killed me with a knife." ”

Jiang Ruan hugged him in his arms suddenly: "Okay, don't say it." She took a deep breath: "It's me who didn't protect you." ”

"It has nothing to do with the concubine." Xuan Pei gritted his teeth and said, "All this is just a trick of Xuan Li. If there was no him, how could the mother concubine be wronged, and finally end up with such an ending. So since I have been in this life, the only thing I want to do is to defeat Xuan Pei and prevent him from sitting in that position. ”

This young man was resolute between his eyebrows, and the indifference when he mentioned Xuan Pei was the same as Jiang Ruan. Jiang Ruan looked at him, and a trace of melancholy that didn't know how to feel suddenly crossed his heart. She said, "Then tell me, what have you done in this life?" How have you been over the years? ”

"I found myself going back many years and thought it was just a dream." Xuan Pei said slowly: "Later, I found out that it was not a dream, and I couldn't change the fact that my biological mother had passed away. coincided with the most favored years of Chen Guifei, and the princes in the palace who were slightly valued by their fathers died inexplicably. Others don't know what the road is for, but I know that the road is a good thing done by the mother and son. Xuan Pei sneered: "It's a pity that I was too young at that time, and my ability was too weak to confront them head-on." Dressed in a stupid way, he is willing to be an unfavored prince, just like in the previous life, at least he can save his life first. ”

Jiang Ruan gently touched his head: "Pei'er is doing a good job, you are very smart." ”

"But this is too slow," Xuan Pei muttered, "I can't just save my life, I also have to avenge my mother and myself." Xuan Pei has always put his chips in the court, but I don't want him to have a smooth life. Over the years, I have also secretly cultivated some people. Some are in the court, while others are outside the palace. Even if Xuanli has people placed everywhere in the court, at least in the shop, if I want to make a stumbling block with him, it will be easy. Speaking of this, Xuan Pei smiled slyly at Jiang Ruan: "If he wants to sit on the throne, he needs a steady stream of silver." But the money is in my hands, and he doesn't go so well. ”

Jiang Ruan suddenly realized, no wonder Xuanli was always like a fish in water in his previous life, but in this life, he has been going downhill until now. It's not even as good as a few years ago in the previous life, although Jiang Ruan's credit is in this, but I didn't expect Xuan Pei to push it in it. The enemy is clear and I am dark, and no matter how you declare it, you will inevitably fall into the fate of falling behind.

"You." Jiang Ruan couldn't help but laugh: "When did you become so slippery." ”

"The former mother concubine protected me, but I watched my mother die in front of me and had no choice," Xuan Pei's eyes crossed a coldness: "In this life, I will protect the mother concubine." If someone asks for trouble with my mother, I will do everything I can to make him pay a hundred thousand and ten times the price! ”

Jiang Ruan's eyes fell on Xuan Pei, the young man was not tall, the childishness on his face did not seem to be taken off, he was beautiful and fragile, like a delicate doll. However, the perseverance between his eyebrows is impossible to ignore, and when he speaks, he is still the original Xuanpei, but he is not the Xuanpei anymore.

"Pei'er, you've grown up." Jiang Ruan smiled.

"Mother, the past and present lives are combined, and I also have a weak crown year." Xuan Pei blinked: "The mother concubine can't look at me with the eyes of a child." Because I'm not a child. He glanced at Jiang Ruan, and suddenly smiled: "But although the mother concubine has lived so long, she is still as beautiful as in her previous life." It's just that I don't know if Prince Xiao will be mad when he knows that his wife is so much older than him. ”

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