On the morning of the second day, Jiang Ruan got up very early, and Xiao Shao saw her like this, and wondered: "Why don't you sleep more?" ”

"Take a trip to the palace and see Pei'er." Jiang Ruan said: "It's not easy for him to come these days, and I have to discuss some things with him." ”

Xiao Shao naturally wouldn't stop her, was silent for a while, and said, "It's not peaceful in Beijing, let Jinyi Jiner follow you." "The details of the people in southern Xinjiang have not yet been figured out, and maybe there are any future moves. Jiang Ruan shook his head and rejected his meaning: "No need, Jin Yi and Jin Er still have a task on their own, I just entered the palace today, I won't stay long, with Tianzhu by my side, there will be no problems." Moreover, now that the people of southern Xinjiang are too late to hide, where will they expose their identities again? Don't worry, I'll be back soon. ”

Xiao Shao hesitated, Jiang Ruan insisted so much, he always followed Jiang Ruan's wishes, so he didn't say more, only ordered Tianzhu a few more words, Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, and stood in front of Xiao Shao. Xiao Shao is also going out today, and the things in his brocade clothes are even more complicated, and the deployment in the south of Xinjiang also needs to be analyzed. When he was going to Tianji Camp in the morning, Jiang Ruan looked at him and took the initiative to help him sort out the folds on his sleeves.

Xiao Shao was slightly stunned, although Jiang Ruan is very close to him now, but except for paying attention to small things in the matter of figuring out people's hearts, he has always been informal in other places. He was a little flattered by such initiative this morning.

"You ......" he paused, not saying anything. Jiang Ruan himself is not short, but he looks extremely petite in front of Xiao Shao. She tilted her head and had to stand on tiptoe slightly to reach Xiao Shao's collar, Xiao Shao lowered her eyes to look at her, she seemed extremely serious, so Xiao Shao's expression gradually softened, and her eyes overflowed with tenderness that even she didn't notice.

Jiang Ruan tidied it up, and as soon as she looked up, she saw Xiao Shao staring at her closely, this young man's eyes were already good, extremely deep and bright, his eyes were like ice, and his complexion was extremely light on weekdays, but when he looked at people so carefully, he only felt that it was so beautiful that it made people dizzy. It is as if all the romance in the world is reflected in the gentle eyebrows and eyes like autumn water. Beauty is bewitching, even if this person is her pillow person, Jiang Ruan sometimes loses her mind, she often thinks that there is nothing in the world that Xiao Shao can't do, as long as he is willing to use beauty tricks.

For example, at this moment, Jiang Ruan looked at Xiao Shao who was close at hand and was in a daze, but he didn't see that there seemed to be a cunning flash in the young man's eyes, and then Xiao Shao leaned over and pecked lightly at the corner of her mouth.

"Ahem," Jiang Ruan suddenly came back to his senses, feeling a little annoyed that he had just been dazzled by beauty, and he didn't know what to say about Xiao Shao's sudden move. After a while, he glared at Xiao Shao, took a step back and said, "Someone." ”

Tianzhu and a few people who already had great eyesight at the same time don't look over, they seem to be still snickering, Jiang Ruan is helpless, but Xiao Shao touched her head and said: "Come back early, I'm fine today, come back early, you can go outside for a walk." ”

Xiao Shao actually had time to walk with her in his busy schedule, Jiang Ruan naturally responded, and said with a smile: "Okay." ”

He didn't say anything more, turned and walked out. Forsythia smiled: "The relationship between my uncle and the young lady is really good, so what do you say, I only envy the mandarin duck and not the immortal." I don't think the books sold in the bookstore are made in heaven. ”

Dew also smiled, and when she smiled, she was a little confused, thinking about her and Jinji's affairs, and she only felt a headache. Jin Er had already explained the matter to her, and he also apologized to her. The anger in Luzhu's heart has actually disappeared a long time ago, she is not an unreasonable person, for Luzhu, Jiang Ruan will always be in the first place, and she has absolute loyalty to her master. Therefore, Jin Er is not only for the entire Jinying Palace, but also for Jiang Ruan, she naturally has no complaints. Dewdrop has a wide heart, and has never been entangled in this matter, just Jinji...... Her eyes were a little gloomy, but she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart, as if there was always a barrier, and she refused to say it.

Just thinking about it, it was Steward Lin who walked in, holding a bunch of account books in his hand, looking at Jiang Ruan and the others who were about to go out, he was stunned, and asked, "The young lady is going out of the house?" ”

"Let's go to the palace." Jiang Ruan smiled: "Put the account book on the table." I'll just keep looking at it when I get back. ”

Steward Lin responded, but it was Dew Drop who looked at Steward Lin a little dazed, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he suddenly clapped his hands and smiled: "I just said why does it look different today, Steward Lin looks much younger, and even the wrinkles on his face are lighter, and he seems to have become fairer?" Did Steward Lin smear rouge? Dew Drop said and was about to pull the face of the housekeeper Lin: "Which shop bought rouge from this shop, so easy to use." By the way, Steward Lin shouldn't have taken a fancy to which sister, so he dressed himself like this? Hey, if you like it, how about I do it for you? ”

A series of words popped out of the dewdrops, and Steward Lin was also choked by what she said, and paused before saying, "What nonsense is the stinky girl talking about!" I told you a long time ago, the old man was also a graceful and beautiful man back then, and how many big girls and little daughters-in-law were concerned about the old man. What kind of rouge, the old man is also a big man, can you use those, that is a natural beauty and difficult to give up! ”

Dew stuck out her tongue and grinned at him. However, Jiang Ruan took a closer look at Steward Lin when he heard this, and sure enough, Steward Lin looked much younger today, although this change was not much, but it still gave people a bright feeling. Jiang Ruan knew about Steward Lin's past, thinking that this Steward Lin's original demeanor should also be embarrassing, but all the faces in the world are white bones, and the skin is nothing more than Boruo, since Steward Lin can give up the skin that everyone chases, it is obviously also a blade of great wisdom, which is worthy of encouragement.

Her thoughtful gaze fell on Steward Lin, but it made Steward Lin couldn't help but get goosebumps, and she only felt that she didn't know what Jiang Ruan was thinking in her heart, and she couldn't help but feel a little weak, and hurriedly said a few words before going out to prepare a horse for Jiang Ruan.

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When Jiang Ruan arrived in the palace, he first went to sit at the Empress Dowager Yide in Cining Palace, and the Empress Dowager Yide still looked as vigorous and resolute as before, but she could no longer hide a vicissitudes of life between her eyebrows. The woman who once fought in the rebellion of the eight kings of the previous dynasty finally showed her old age under the ravages of the years. And now that the emperor is seriously ill, the Empress Dowager Yide must forget the fact that she is a mother, and the first thing to do is to appease the ministers and clean up the harem. The great waves of the succession are hidden under the calm surface. It is impossible for the Empress Dowager Yide not to know the way, and it is not difficult to maintain the overall situation under such circumstances.

Jiang Ruan didn't have much affection for Empress Dowager Yide, and when he approached her at the beginning, he just wanted to use Empress Dowager Yide to improve his identity. But now the situation is different, Empress Dowager Yide is Xiao Shao's grandmother after all, even if she did something at the beginning, from now on, she did not force Xiao Shao to do anything. And Jiang Ruan's side knock also saw the attitude of the Empress Dowager Yide clearly, she would not let Xiao Shao sit in the position of emperor.

Jiang Ruan talked to the Empress Dowager Yide for a while, and then arrived at Xuanpei's palace. Now the Manchu Dynasty knows that Jiang Ruan and Xuan Pei have a deep relationship, where did a sister and brother who achieved halfway come from, everyone should only see and understand, it was all Jiang Ruan who stood on Xuan Pei's side on behalf of Jinying Palace. When she entered the palace and went to Nanyuan today, she was bound to have many pairs of eyes looking at her secretly, Jiang Ruan Zhilu said, but this was exactly what she wanted to achieve.

As soon as he entered Nanyuan, Xuan Pei was still practicing calligraphy, and when he saw Jiang Ruan coming, he was a little surprised at first, and then he was overjoyed, and immediately threw away the pen in his hand and greeted him: "Mother......." Princess. ”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, all the people in Xuanpei Hall were his own people, but it was really a bit of an eyesore, Xuanpei waved his hand to let everyone else out. Jiang Ruan also asked Forsythia to guard outside the door, and he sat down with Xuan Pei first.

Xuan Pei was a little happy, he hadn't seen Jiang Ruan for a long time, this time he was naturally very happy to see Jiang Ruan, but he asked in a hurry: "Why doesn't the concubine come to see me, the palace has been very lively recently, and there is a lot of excitement every day, I thought that the concubine would definitely take the opportunity to see the excitement to come and see me, but I couldn't wait for anyone." However, the King of Jinying occasionally enters the palace and comes uninvited, how can I step in this Nanyuan at will! Speaking of the most reluctant, there was already a look of indignation in his tone, obviously extremely dissatisfied with Xiao Shao. Xuan Pei and Xiao Shao are really a pair of enemies, and Jiang Ruan doesn't know why Xuan Pei will pick his nose and eyes at Xiao Shao, but just when he is a child, he smiled and said: "I am afraid that I will bring you trouble when I enter the palace rashly, after the emperor is seriously ill, I think you are not doing well, he didn't trouble you, right?" ”

"He" naturally refers to Xuan Li, the mother and son know it, Xuan Pei raised his eyebrows, and his eyebrows danced: "Where does he dare to trouble me?" He was a turtle with a shrunken head, and now he can't wait to close himself up, at this critical juncture, nothing will go wrong with him, that is, I will spit on him now, and he will also say that my brother and brother Gong will not blame me. ”

Jiang Ruan: "....... ”

Xuan Pei unconsciously spoke with a bit of arrogance now, and he didn't know who he learned from Lu Dao, Jiang Ruan's gaze unconsciously drifted to Mingyue who was standing on the side. Although it is said that Yue is the person arranged by Xiao Shao to Xuan Pei, but Mingyue used to be Jinyiwei, and Jinyiwei had been crawling in the pile of dead people, and this Mingyue stayed with Xuanpei every day, which inevitably brought Xuanpei to the bottom. Xuan Pei's current image outside is a noble and exquisite royal boy, and he looks like a bandit if he says it. Jiang Ruan had some doubts in his heart as to why Xiao Shao sent Mingyue here.

However, what Xuan Pei said is right, Xuan Li is a cautious person, and it is precisely because the throne is not so above board, so it is necessary to pay more attention to what outsiders say. is because he won't let people leave a little handle, and at this time, he has to make a posture of a Ming Jun, that is, he really wants to do something, and he never dares to come in Mingli and make the movement too big.

Xuan Pei looked at Jiang Ruan, suddenly remembered something, and said, "Mother, you came to me today, did something happen?" ”

"Pei'er," Jiang Ruan retracted his thoughts and looked at the young man in front of him, "Do you want to be the emperor?" ”

There are many ears and eyes in the palace, it is a little too bold to say this in such a high-sounding manner, but Jiang Ruan is not worried, just because Xuan Pei is no longer the stupid and ignorant Xuan Pei in the previous life, and the defense of this Nanyuan can be described as leaky. After Jiang Ruan finished speaking, he stared at Xuan Pei's eyes tightly.

Xuan Pei was slightly stunned, then lowered his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Mother concubine...... I...... I want to be emperor. ”

"Okay." Jiang Ruan nodded. Xuan Pei was stunned again, raised his head to look at Jiang Ruan, he thought that Jiang Ruan would be angry or have other expressions, but he never expected her to be so calm. Because in his previous life in the palace, Jiang Ruan and he experienced too many painful things, and the source of everything was just because of human desire. Now he wants to be the emperor because he wants to become stronger, maybe only then can he protect the people he wants to protect, and can he completely bring Jiang Ruan under his wing. But in the eyes of outsiders, he is just for his own ambitions and selfish desires, what Jiang Ruan will think of him, Xuan Pei dare not think.

But Jiang Ruan just replied so lightly, and didn't even say a word of denial. Xuan Pei looked at her in confusion and said, "Mother, aren't you angry?" ”

"Everything in this world, if you want it, you will take it, and if you can't get it, you will fight for it, and you will grab it. But Pei'er," Jiang Ruan looked at him: "What you want, I will fight for you." ”

Xuan Pei's eyes were hot, and he almost burst into tears, but he knew that he couldn't cry. He is now an adult, and he can't worry Jiang Ruan as ignorant as he did in his previous life. He gritted his teeth and forced his tears back, the people in this palace are warm and cold, people go to tea and cool, and there is a person in the world who tells you: What you want, I will fight for you. That's a tough sentence.

Mother, what you want, I will fight for you. Xuan Pei said secretly in his heart. I only heard Jiang Ruan's voice come again: "Then Pei'er, can you tell me, where did you hide the holy decree?" ”

Xuan Pei was startled, and looked at Jiang Ruan a little bewildered, just with that glance, he knew that the news he wanted to hide could not be hidden, and he said, "How did the concubine know about Lu Dao?" ”

"It's just that it depends on your plan, your arrangements in the court have always been tight, and you have always been attacking, but it has slowed down in the past few days, and it is impossible that Xuan Li has made you change your mind. I know that you are a child with ideas, and once you have decided in your heart, you will continue to do it. Come to this life, from the very beginning, your goal is to be that position. Jiang Ruan paused before continuing: "And a few days ago, Xuanli's subordinates killed Gonggong Li, thinking about it, it was the reason for the holy decree. But if the holy decree is to make you the crown prince, where is there any need for you to be so uncertain. ”

"Pei'er, it's not your name on the holy decree, but Xuanli doesn't know the way, right?" Jiang Ruan asked lightly.

Xuan Pei looked at Jiang Ruan's gaze, Jiang Ruan always looked at him gently in his previous life, and there was no hesitation in his eyes to protect and love, and now the woman in front of him was reborn in this life and will never return to the cowardice of the past. She was warm and cold-hearted, but only when she faced him, she was as gentle as ever. Even if there is still a bit of severity in this mildness at the moment, Xuan Pei knows that he can't lie to Jiang Ruan, and he can't hide it.

"That's right, it's just that the mother is only half right." Xuan Pei said in a low voice: "My father's holy decree is indeed clearly written to make me the crown prince, but ......" Xuan Pei gritted his teeth: "He made two holy decrees." ”

Jiang Ruan was taken aback, and she asked, "Who is the name on the other holy decree?" Having said this, in fact, she guessed who that person was in her heart, as if all the original doubts at this time had flowed into a river, forming a complete plan. And Xuan Pei also lived up to expectations and said the answer: "King Jinying, Xiao Shao." ”

"I see, ......." Jiang Ruan muttered. At this point, she finally understood all the plans of the emperor, that emperor was really not as incompetent as he appeared on the face, or the incompetence on the face was just pretending. Maybe even Xuan Li had already found out about poisoning him earlier, but now it's just a plan.

What can be done? For what, naturally it's because of Xiao Shao.

Two holy decrees were made, one with Xuan Pei's name and the other with Xiao Shao's name. If Xiao Shao really didn't accept the order no matter what, he would let Xuan Pei ascend the throne to ensure that nothing went wrong. But the holy decree that can be Xuanpei will definitely not appear unless it is absolutely necessary.

No wonder, no wonder Xuanli was also poisoned in his previous life, at that time, it was clear that Xuanli had no one in the court to block his position, but the emperor still did not reveal that he wanted to make him the crown prince, the reason was just because of Xiao Shao. And Xuanli sensed the intention, and the Emperor knew that the Dao Emperor had no intention of making him the crown prince, but he didn't know the reason for the Dao, so he slaughtered his brothers completely, and then killed the killer before the emperor had time to announce the holy decree. As soon as the chess is played cleanly, it is logical to take the position, and there is not the slightest rumor of bad things at all.

But what he didn't expect was that the emperor didn't want to appoint any son as the future prince at all, and his eyes always fell on Xiao Shao. Therefore, when Xuanli ascended the throne, Xiao Shao returned to the palace, and the minister who was ready to take out the holy decree was made, Xiao Shao removed the traitor, proved his identity, and justified the great cause of unification.

Now the emperor wants to repeat his old tricks, but he didn't expect that this time, everything will be different. Xuan Pei has grown into a person who can compete with Xuan Li, and Xiao Shao doesn't want to take on this position at all.

Xuan Pei was silent for a while before he said, "Mother, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it from you, I just ...... It's just that I don't know how to do it. "He had some complications in his mind. Xiao Shao is the emperor, Jiang Ruan must be the queen, this is naturally very good, but Xuan Pei has a trace of unwillingness in his heart, and he can't say what he is doing, but what he has worked hard for for so long will finally be handed over? And he, who vowed to protect Jiang Ruan, could only watch Jiang Ruan being protected by others? Besides, Xuan Pei didn't believe in Xiao Shao at all, what if Xiao Shao treated Jiang Ruan badly after he held power? All kinds of things, Xuan Pei's heart was mixed, and this was when Jiang Ruan saw the clues.

"You don't have to worry," Jiang Ruan touched his head: "Xiao Shao has no intention of being the emperor, this position still belongs to you." I will help you, and the Jinying Mansion will also stand behind you. "It's a promise.

Although he had already expected this possibility in his heart, when these words came out of Jiang Ruan's mouth, Xuan Pei still couldn't stop being excited. He suppressed the excitement in his heart, looked at Jiang Ruan suspiciously, and asked, "But mother, why does my father want to make King Jinying the prince?" When he saw the decree, the shock in his heart was beyond words. But he searched and checked, but he couldn't find the reason. It was as if everything had been erased from the head, and it had disappeared cleanly, and there was no possibility left at all. Xuan Pei said: "Mother, don't you ......." He is also the son of his father? ”

Thinking about it, it seems that this is the only one that best matches the guess. The Xuanjia family cannot be taken by outsiders, and the emperor set up Xiao Shao, which can only be said to be Xiao Shao's royal bloodline. But how did Xiao Shao become the illegitimate son of the emperor, could it be that Princess Jinying and the emperor could not become...... Xuan Pei thought a little far. Coldly slapped her head by Jiang Ruan, she probably guessed what Xuan Pei was thinking, and said angrily and funny: "It's not what you think, don't think nonsense." ”

"That's ......." Xuan Pei also asked.

"It's a long story," Jiang Ruan interrupted him, "If you really want to know the reason for it, go to Xiao Shao by yourself, if he agrees, I'll tell you about it." Xiao Shao's life experience is not an easy topic, even if he told Pei'er Jiang Ruan like this, he also felt a little inappropriate, Xiao Shao would talk about it if he wanted to.

Xuan Pei collapsed his face when he heard this: "Ask him everything, should the mother concubine have to follow the three obedience and four virtues, right?" It's just a mere King Jinying, I don't want to know his secrets, I naturally have a way to know the Dao. He said stiffly.

Jiang Ruan smiled: "Okay, now what I want to ask you is, where is that holy purpose, and who is the person you placed next to the emperor?" ”

Xuan Pei was able to get the news of the holy decree so easily, it must be because of the mention of the people around the emperor. Originally, Jiang Ruan thought that Xuan Pei had wooed Gonggong Li, but now Gonggong Li is dead, if it is really Gonggong Li, I am afraid that the secret will also be discovered by Xuanli's people. But the person who can be separated has no action, there is no doubt that the person who Xuanpei is not Gonggong Li at all, who is it?

"It's Mu Xirou." Xuan Pei said: "Where is the holy purpose for her." Her father believed in her and hid his decree beside her without suspicion. ”

"Mu Xirou?" Jiang Ruan was a little surprised. A well-known cold beauty in the palace, Jiang Ruan also doubted Mu Xirou's identity, but a beautiful woman is too cold, and there must be some means to still be favored by the emperor, how can it be so simple. But later, when she saw that Mu Xirou didn't do anything, and she didn't participate in the troubled waters of the harem at all, she also put her mind at ease, just that it was a woman who didn't want to enter the palace but couldn't help herself and stuck to her insistence.

Now Xuan Pei said that Mu Xirou is his person?

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