Listening to the footsteps behind her, Xia Xue'er finally stood up, half-raised her head and rolled her eyes at the stars in the sky, took a deep breath, and didn't look back, just said helplessly: "I don't know what else His Highness has to order?" ”

"Hehe~hehe~", there were two embarrassing laughs behind him, and then he saw Mu Feiyang flash out of a dark bamboo forest, and dashingly "brushed" the folding fan in his hand, and joked with a shallow smile: "The foot strength is not good, the ear power is not bad!" ”

Xia Xue'er turned to look at him, the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, but there was no emotion in her eyes, and she didn't say anything to him, but said meaningfully: "Xia Mansion is not as good as the palace, this bamboo forest has not been cleaned for a long time, it is overgrown with weeds, almost deserted, and the courtiers are afraid of falling Your Highness!" ”

Hearing this, Mu Feiyang reached out and touched his nose in embarrassment, isn't Xia Xue'er obviously mocking her poor tracking skills? If it weren't for the fact that there were not only ankle-high weeds in this bamboo forest, but also a lot of gravel, and she had to be careful not to make too much noise to startle the grass and snakes, she would be able to find out? It's already a miracle that this black light is blind, and it is already a miracle that she was discovered after walking so far, after all, Xia Xue'er is not an ordinary person, not only is she vigilant, but her martial arts are not weak!

"Well, it's time to send someone to fix it." Mu Feiyang nodded noncommittally as he walked. Such a dilapidated place is indeed a little bit like the scene that should be in the mansion of the dignified Xiahou Ye.

A touch of cold air rose in Xia Xue'er's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.

Since she had a falling out with the old lady, the old lady has been angry with her mother, and took the opportunity to take over more than half of the power in her hands during her mother's illness, so it is not surprising that this bamboo forest is deserted. It's okay in winter, but I can't see how dilapidated it is, but this time in the spring, when everything recovers, no matter what kind of weeds, as long as they can adapt to the bamboo land, they all grow wildly. If you just look at this bamboo forest, you think you are in a garden without an owner!

Although my mother didn't care about this, she was inevitably sad and sad. Married into the house for more than 20 years, dealt with trivial matters for more than 20 years, and suddenly received the right to hold it for more than 20 years, how can anyone still treat it calmly? It's not about power, it's about trust, trust between family members! Besides, as a wife and a housewife, she has no power in her hands, how can she not become a topic of conversation after dinner?

Xia Xue'er swore that if her mother lost, she would come back one by one sooner or later!

The hand in the sleeve robe was unconsciously gripping tighter.

His mind returned, he looked at Mu Feiyang and asked, "Didn't Your Highness go back to the palace with the princess's sister-in-law?" Why did you turn back again? ”

Mu Feiyang walked forward with a fan, and now gave Xia Xue'er a look to the maid with the lamp beside her, and the maid retreated with interest, and then he said in a slightly playful tone: "This night is dark and windy, don't you want to send you off." ”

"His Royal Highness Lao is worried," Xia Xue'er bowed down and thanked her, then turned her head to look at the lantern maid who was waiting a hundred meters away and said, "It's just that this road was still visible originally, but after you came, it can really be called a black light." ”

Mu Feiyang took a few steps closer, waved his fan, and said generously: "It's okay, isn't there still this palace, I won't let you fall." ”

The nature in Mu Feiyang's tone made Xia Xue'er a little uncomfortable, when did they become so cordial between them? Quietly took a step back, looked at Mu Feiyang with a smile on his face, and said: "It's not a big deal to fall the courtier, but if you fall Your Royal Highness, your noble body, it will be troublesome." The courtiers were not blessed enough, and they didn't dare to let His Highness send them off. ”

As soon as these words came out, Mu Fei raised his eyebrows and frowned, and a cold air emanated from his body, although there was no night wind, it had already made the surrounding leaves make a rustling sound.

It is clear that he is angry!

"This palace orders you to put away those hypocrisies!"

However, even so, Xia Xue'er was still unmoved, without the slightest sense of fear, and still had a pollution-free smile on her face, and replied: "Please forgive the courtiers for being stupid, Your Highness's courtiers don't understand this!" ”

"Xia Xue'er!"

The coercive voice roared out, and then the folding fan in his hand "snapped" together, his eyes were as cold as ice, his teeth were clenched, and his uneven breathing was not showing his anger at the moment! However, Xia Xue'er was still expressionless, and responded without waves: "The courtiers are here." ”

"You !!"

Mu Fei trembled with anger, no one had been able to exert such a strong influence on him before, and no one could make him angry like this! I can't help but wonder where the woman in front of me is sacred, why can I let my feelings get out of control every time we meet, and become something I don't know? And why does she hate herself so much? Obviously nothing happened between the two!

Is it because of the kite? Mu Feiyang couldn't help but think so.

He recalls that when the two first met, he picked up her broken kite, and asked a few strange questions out of curiosity, as if it was then that the woman hated him, and he himself became interested in her because of her difference. Every "chance encounter" after that was basically deliberately created by him, but no matter where and when the two met, whether it was romantic or ordinary, Xia Xueer always spoke coldly to herself. And after knowing her true identity, although her words are no longer so sharp, they are also the kind of falsehood that people can see through at a glance, and she also knows that she is smart and she did it on purpose, just to sue him, even if he is a high-profile royal child, she still hates him!

Thinking of this, the nameless fire in his chest has been extinguished unconsciously, and the rest is just sadness, fate let him meet her and tie the two tightly together, but it tortured him so ruthlessly, since then his indifferent heart has a touch of care, adding a trace of concern, for a long time I didn't feel that I was still alive, since fifteen years ago.

couldn't help but sneer in a low voice and murmured: "Where is this still the Xia Xue'er I know in this palace!" ”

Xia Xue'er answered without waves: "Your Highness is not the Mu Gongzi I know." ”

As soon as the words fell, Mu Feiyang raised his head sharply to look at the speaker, could this be the crux of the matter? Is it that as long as he is no longer a high-ranking prince, there will not be so much disguise between them?

"Okay, then now the ...... of this palace" seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly corrected: "No, no, no, it's me!" From now on, I'm no longer a prince, just a rich son, and you are still the same Xia Xue'er as before, let's talk normally, okay? ”

When Xia Xue'er heard this, she saw his look full of anticipation, and suddenly felt a little unbearable in her heart. On top of the relationship between the two, she was preconceived. If you think about it carefully, in fact, you don't know who he is, just because of his identity, you deny his personality, and only want to stay away from him, so she speaks coldly to him, but every time you open your mouth, you don't seem to care about what he will feel in his heart after listening to it.

If it weren't for his extraordinary background, maybe she and him could still be friends.

It's a pity that there is no such possibility anymore......

After all, she was selfish......

suddenly remembered Su Qi, if it weren't for her persistence, she wouldn't have let the two people who loved each other deeply fall into boundless pain......

She knows very well in her heart that as long as the demons in her heart are not eliminated for a day, she will not be at peace for a day, and the people around her will also suffer, Su Qi is a good example, and now she still has to involve a Mu Feiyang? Wouldn't it be nice to be a partner only? She helped him ascend to the throne, he kept her family safe, and nothing else.

So he hesitated and said: "This ......"

"Stop!" Mu Feiyang suddenly interrupted her words, afraid of what kind of words came out of his mouth, such as His Royal Highness, courtier, forgiveness, etc., so he deliberately emphasized: "Normal, be normal!" ”

"Hmm......" Xia Xue'er finally nodded after thinking about it, "Okay then." ”

A lightening of the relationship will be more conducive to the cooperation between the two, and she firmly believes that she will not be the type that Mu Feiyang likes, and she also firmly believes that she will not have undue feelings for him. She is a dedicated person and has identified Su Qi......

Mu Feiyang breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't like to pretend, especially Xia Xue'er pretended to him. But from now on, everything will be fine, without the identity of the prince as an estranger, the two of them can return to the previous mode of getting along, although she is often choked by nothing to say, but it is undeniable that the feeling is actually ...... Pretty good!

The moon gradually emerged from the black clouds, sprinkling a white frost-like whiteness, illuminating the winding stone road and Mu Feiyang's heart. For some reason, since I met the woman in front of me, her every move would attract her attention, and her smile would tug at her heartstrings.

Xia Xue'er looked up at the starry sky, the moonlight was soft but cold. Missing seems to be like this, I used to think that the ancients were very hypocritical about the moon, but since I came to this world, I found that I was also a sentimental person, even if it was not a full moon, as long as I saw the loneliness hanging high in the dome, I would not stop feeling self-pity.

"Let's go."

"Wait!"

Mu Feiyang stretched out his hand and grabbed Xia Xue'er, who turned around to leave, and suddenly took out a box from behind him and handed it to her eyes, "This is for you." ”

It was a treasure box made of gold, inlaid with colorful gemstones, pearls, and agate, and even at night it was so shiny and dazzling, like a star, that it was a priceless treasure at first glance. In this regard, Xia Xue'er is absolutely unacceptable, not only because of its own value, but also because it was given by Mu Feiyang! So he said: "The so-called merit is not profitable, and the little woman can't accept such a precious thing." ”

"It's not an unusual thing."

Seeing that Xia Xue'er didn't accept it, Mu Feiyang opened the box, and the light instantly scattered out, and the surrounding scenery suddenly became clear and clear, Xia Xue'er stared at it, and in the box was a fist-sized night pearl, without the slightest impurity in her body, pure and transparent, and the light emitted was soft and clean, like the bright moon in the sky.

The Night Pearl of this quality was indeed not a rare treasure hundreds of years ago, and the Night Pearl used for lighting in the Nether Cave alone was not inferior to this. But in recent years, these things have become rare treasures, and I heard that there are not even a few in the palace, and the quality of the tribute is getting worse and worse every year. Mu Feiyang is just an unfavored prince, and I don't know where he got it!

"Mu Gongzi is inevitably too generous, such a treasure, even if you dare to give it to me, I don't dare to accept it." Eat people with short mouths and soft hands, and have nothing to do to be courteous or treacherous!

However, Mu Feiyang obviously didn't understand the meaning of Xia Xue'er's words, but thought that she was worried that he took this thing from the treasury, so he explained: "This is what I got when I went south to inspect a month ago, and it's useless to stay with me, so I just gave it to you." ”

Xia Xue'er waved her hand and refused: "Isn't there a concubine in your house?" Send me what I don't want. ”

"This is also a rare treasure, how can it be given to a concubine casually, of course, only a wife can use it!" These words are his sincere words, when he first got his hands, what appeared in his mind was Xia Xue'er's shadow, and in his heart, he really felt that only a woman like Xia Xue'er could be worthy of this peerless pearl of the night.

Xia Xue'er didn't know what Mu Feiyang was thinking, but after hearing this, she sneered, the so-called marriage contract was just for the two of them to take what they needed from each other, and within two years she helped him become the heir to the throne, and he let her fly freely and protect her family for a lifetime! Obviously, no one on either side suffers, where do you need to send such treasures to show your identity?

"We won't really get married, wouldn't it be a pity to give me this rare treasure, don't you feel distressed?"

Mu Feiyang pretended to shrug his shoulders indifferently, and replied with a look of indifference: "It's just something outside the body, what is there to be sorry for." Besides, I still rely on you to help me achieve great things, and giving you this thing can also express my gratitude to you. ”

Xia Xue'er waved her hand and said: "There is no need to be grateful, everyone takes what they need, and no one owes anyone." ”

"I'm an unfavored prince, and you're inevitably under pressure from all sides in the name of the quasi-sixth imperial concubine, this gift is a little compensation, isn't it?" Mu Feiyang put on a posture that was bound to let Xia Xue'er accept this pearl of the night, although it was a question, but his tone was full of domineering that no one could refuse.

Xia Xue'er tilted her head and thought about it, and then said: "Since this is the case, then I have something to ask for, if it is done, it will be your reward for me, how about it?" ”

Mu Feiyang's eyes narrowed slightly, what can make Xia Xue'er ask for something is definitely not an ordinary thing, at least not something that ordinary people can do, maybe only he, a prince, can do it, thinking of this, a faint uneasiness swelled in his heart, could it be......

"Who is at stake?"

"Dengxian Tower, Boss Rong!"