In the face of Xiaoyi's hesitation, the second prince did not tell her to speak directly, but said calmly with deep meaning: "Xiaoyi, what I told you before, why did you forget it so quickly?" ”

"If Your Highness has taught you, you don't dare to forget it." Xiao Yi replied in a low voice, she glanced left and right outside the house a few times, and then turned her head and asked softly: "The maid doesn't understand, Her Royal Highness the princess's letter was sent to Huayang Palace at noon, but why didn't Her Royal Highness go out of the palace and not go directly to visit the princess?" ”

As soon as she finished saying this, she found that although the Second Highness in front of her was still sitting quietly, there was a glow in her eyes.

Xiaoyi's shoulders shook slightly, and then he knelt on the ground with a "bang", and shouted: "The servant should not speculate on His Highness's intentions, and if he commits a crime, please punish His Highness." ”

"It seems that you have a very good relationship with the palace maid Xiao Cicada who delivered the letter for the princess." The second prince's tone was calm, and he didn't mean to be annoyed, but his heart moved slightly because of what Xiaoyi just said.

In the content of the note written by Princess Xinzhu, there was indeed a meaning of asking him to visit, and although the little meaning kneeling in front of him made him trust him to the point of a trace of dependence, but the content of the letter was not disclosed to her by a word. This girl who has just turned twelve has served him for nearly three years, and she is a person who abides by the rules and will not steal a melon seed in Huayang Palace even if she is hungry for a day. Now, Xiao Yi can guess part of the contents of the letter, and with his knowledge of her, it is completely impossible to say that she has seen the unsealed note privately.

It is only possible that the princess's personal maid Xiao Cicada said something more, and she can say so much to Xiao Yi, the depth of the relationship is obvious.

The palace maid and eunuch secretly formed a faction behind the back of the lord, which has always been a taboo in the palace, after Xiaoyi heard the words of the second prince. The head is pressed even lower. She didn't know if she should explain anything for herself or for the cicada at this time, so although she was nervous, she only swallowed secretly and didn't say anything. At that moment, she felt a hand reach over and help her.

Xiaoyi, who slowly raised her head, saw the second prince looking at her, smiled faintly, and said, "I said, when you have doubts in your heart. Say it bluntly, I won't blame, you get up! ”

Xiaoyi slowly stood up at this time, and listened to him again: "Sister Huang and I are both people with weak physiques, and usually because of this, we take care of each other frequently, if you and Xiao Cicada are not familiar with each other, then it can't be said." You and the cicada both grew up in the palace. It's longer than I have lived in this house, and now you are both unrelated and unprovoked, and it is human nature for little sisters to care for each other from time to time. But there are many people in the palace, and you have to pay attention to what you should pay attention to, so as not to cause trouble for yourself. ”

Xiao Yi hurriedly replied respectfully: "Your Highness's teachings." The servant must be remembered. ”

The second prince nodded, then exhaled lightly, and slowly continued: "Knowing that the imperial sister fell into the water, of course I was anxious to visit, but she told me another thing in the letter, but I had to go late. ”

After he said that, he roughly explained the content of the letter, which made Xiaoyi frightened.

"Sister Huang asked me to help me fulfill the lie, of course this matter is easy to do. However, I had to visit her after my father. Otherwise, the aura of collusion will be too heavy. The second prince shook his head to himself when he said this, "Nuo Nuo is really getting more and more out of proportion. The Silver Carp Order was given to me by my father, just like the storage of the edict. She lied about the silver carp order, the crime can be the same as bullying the king, if you let someone with a heart take advantage of this to participate in the Ye Imperial Doctor, the father is correct to the law, even if you want to maintain him a few points, it is not easy to grasp. ”

His words reminded the silent Xiaoyi of the incident that happened in the Orthodox Hall half a year ago, that is, in that case, His Royal Highness wanted to help Chi Chong reduce his sentence, but he did not use his identity as a prince to put pressure on the presiding judge, but chose to share the guilt instead of suffering, which shows that today's son is almost harsh in ruling the country by law. However, this is also an inevitable way to abolish the old and create a new.

But when it comes to this, what Xiaoyi is most concerned about is what the second prince is worried about, she said after thinking about it for a while: "Imperial Doctor Ye treats people kindly, and there are many people in the palace and outside the palace who have been treated by him, so no one should make a big fuss about this, right?" ”

"That's what I said." The second prince rubbed the hand warmer and said gently: "But since the imperial sister wants me to help, there should be something she is worried about, no matter what, I will do my best to help her." ”

Xiao Yi listened to what he said, and felt like something was melting in his heart.

The princess's mother has been dead for a few years, and although the biological mother of the second highness, Li Guifei, has lived a few years longer than the princess's mother, there are rumors in the palace that Li Guifei has already shown signs of madness before giving birth, and she is completely crazy after giving birth to the second prince, and the second prince's childhood is actually not as happy as the princess. may be precisely because of these similar reasons, after the half-royal family of the second prince and Princess Xinzhu, they have always been able to coexist with an ordinary and sincere brother and sister relationship. Occasionally, there is an outpouring of family affection, which makes her young, but she has seen many warm and warm people in the palace and moved her.

Xiao Yizheng felt so much in his heart, and suddenly heard the second prince say: "Later, Chi Zhong will accompany me to visit the imperial sister, I will let him go to fetch charcoal, he should be back soon, you can go back to Huayang Palace." ”

"Yes." Xiaoyi bent down, got up to leave, and just walked to the door, she turned around and said worriedly: "Second Highness, although the ground is covered with thick boards, it is still very cold, don't sit there." ”

The second prince was stunned, and immediately showed some obedience that did not conform to his identity, and actually stood up according to his words, and then he smiled at Xiao Yi and waved his hand silently.

A small opinion, a smile of embarrassment appeared on the thin melon seed's face, she didn't say anything more, and finally left.

The second prince looked at her back and didn't enter the door, but he made a gesture to sit down again, but the familiar footsteps suddenly appeared outside the door again, this time it was Chi Chong, he hesitated for a moment, and decided to stand first.

Outside the house, there was a brief greeting between Chi Zhong and Xiaoyi, and then Chi Zhong walked in with a big iron urn. The lid of the iron urn with a hollow pattern was so faint that it was almost invisible smoke, and as Chi Zhong approached, the second prince clearly felt a warm wave coming-he asked Chi Zhong to fetch the carbon, but he didn't expect Chi Chong to burn the carbon directly before taking it.

Chi Zhong put the large iron urn into the empty fire pit in the middle of the room, lifted the lid of the urn, and let the heat come out unhindered. The second prince sat down on the wooden plank on the ground with the stove in his hand, but he sat by the pond with a charcoal fire, and sat opposite Chi Chong.

The second prince touched the scene and talked about some of the winter years he had spent with Concubine Ye in this room, and the content of the topic was relatively relaxed, mainly because Concubine Xian seemed to be a woman with a very weak sense of hierarchy under his description. However, in this way, Chi Chong, who has always put himself in the position of only listening and not talking, gradually became infected, let go of some identity concerns, and began to take the initiative to talk to the second prince.

Although the center of this conversation is about the virtuous concubine, the essence is that the story passed on to the second prince through the mouth of the virtuous concubine is so strange and bizarre.

But in the end, what attracted Chi Chong's attention the most was the structure of this room, and Chi Chong's words suddenly increased on this point, revealing his sudden increase in curiosity.

He knocked on the floor, got up and knocked on the walls on all sides, and finally according to the guidance of the second prince, he picked up the foldable wooden planks on the ground, and looked at the few slippery and cold big stones lying in the slate, he couldn't help but say: "This doesn't seem to be a mystery, just put the burned stones into the slab, and the heat wave without firewood smoke will slowly dip over the planks, making the room full of warmth." ”

"I know what you're trying to say." The second prince stretched out his hand in the air, covering the top of the fire, feeling the heat emitted by the carbon pile, and said slowly: "Actually, there is such a room in Huayang Palace, but the effect is always not as good as here. ”

Chi Chong's eyes showed a look of regret, and he said softly: "Maybe only Concubine Xian Niangniang knows the mystery here, but it's a pity that God is jealous." ”

The second prince nodded silently, this house was built by Aunt Ye, and he once got her own answer. However, in the days that followed, after knowing some of the deeds of his father's good brother and Aunt Ye's senior brother, he suddenly had another guess. It's just that this speculation will have to wait until the gentleman, whom he has only met a few times, but who thinks his conversation is very mysterious and interesting, will be answered when he enters the palace again.

The topic ended with the second prince standing up, Chi Zhong also stood up, and listened to him say: "Actually, Xiaoyi's gift of the hand stove just now is secondary, she mainly brought me the news of the imperial sister, so we will visit." ”

Chi Zhong heard about Princess Xinzhu, and the feelings that had eased up just now began to show signs of tension again, and the second prince saw this scene, and no matter what he was concentrating on, he just walked outside the house, and said casually: "Originally, I was waiting for you to come, and I was going to leave, but just now, I was really cold, so I wanted to roast the fire first, so that my complexion would look better, and I might see my father and mother later, so as not to worry them." ”

When Chi Chong heard this, his expression became more and more solemn, and he spoke after a moment of silence: "Your Highness, Ah Chong has a reluctant request. ”

"It's rare! Go ahead. The second prince did not look back and continued to move forward.

Chi Zhong followed, and after some consideration, he said calmly and seriously: "Although Ah Chong doesn't understand medical skills and can't help His Highness, I hope His Highness won't be too patient in the future, if you feel unwell, please be sure to inform the people around you, and we can serve in time......"

He hesitated when he said this, and then added: "Maybe sometimes, the palace maids and attendants are always worried and cautious because they don't know when you will be uncomfortable. If you can let them know when you need to take care of you, and give them peace of mind when you're okay, those worries may go away on their own. ”。 (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation