"Of course I remember, I still remember the third prince...... He's really annoying. Su Xiaorou heard Li Mo talk about the past when they met for the first time, and felt very cordial, and immediately burst into tears.

However, when she mentioned the third prince Li You, she couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Alas, my second brother and I have always been disdainful of those things about him. I just can't understand that we are both the same father and grew up in a common upbringing environment, how can his heart and behavior be so different from ours? Li Mo sighed and said.

"Prince, what should I do in the future? You said in front of the emperor and the queen that Niannian was pregnant, how will this matter end in the future? Nian Nian herself is not pregnant, if this matter is exposed, then Nian Nian's situation will be even worse. Xiaorou changed the subject, which was something she was really worried about now.

"I'm talking about Nian Nian just getting pregnant, and during this time, I will come up with a good way, or send Nian Nian out of the palace safely. In this way, even if her father and queen mother want to find trouble with Niannian in the future, she has already gone away. Li Mo said contemplatively.

Su Xiaorou listened and nodded: "That's all there is to it now, prince, thank you, you always think about us." ”

"Xiaorou, I don't like to hear you say such polite words to me. I'm thinking about you, I'm good to you, and it's all things I want to do willingly. So, you are not allowed to say thank you to me again. Also, you should be extra cautious when you see people in the palace with Nian Nian in the future, and always remind her to pay attention to the fact that she is now a pregnant woman, and if someone sees any flaws, it will be troublesome. Li Mo looked down at Su Xiaorou and explained seriously.

"Okay, if you don't want to listen to polite words, then I won't say such things in the future, and I will always remind Niannian to pay attention to her pregnant image." Su Xiaorou's mood is now clear, she said with a smile, and said, "What are you doing with Niannian?" Let's go out and find her. ”

"She's probably still sitting there waiting for you to come out, she asked me to come in and find you." Li Mo said.

"Hmph, then if Nian Nian didn't let you in, wouldn't you come?" Su Xiaorou felt uncomfortable again when she heard this, and asked Li Mo.

"No, I'm sure I'll come, because I know you're going to cry." Li Mo hurriedly explained.

He secretly complained in his heart, it seems that dealing with girls, especially girls like Su Xiaorou who are stunning beauties and daughters, is really not a simple matter, and a word that you don't pay attention to may make a beautiful woman angry.

"What you said is true?" Su Xiaorou tilted her head and looked at Li Mo with a half-believing look.

"Of course it's true, Xiaorou, don't you believe me now?" Li Mo said solemnly.

"Then you have to swear, swear that everything you say to me is true, and you won't lie to me." Su Xiaorou said stubbornly.

"Uh......" Li Mo was a little ridiculous, since he was a child, no one had ever asked him like this, and no girl dared to say such words in front of him.

If someone else treated him like this, Li Mo would definitely turn around and leave. But for Su Xiaorou, he couldn't harden his heart.

Looking at Su Xiaorou's unyielding expression on her face, Li Mo knew that if he didn't say those words according to her intentions today, then this level would definitely not be passable.

The two looked at each other quietly for a while, and Li Mo disarmed and admitted defeat.

He sighed and took Su Xiaorou's hand and said compromisedly, "Okay, I swear." Everything I Li Mo said to you is true, if I dare to say a lie to you, then let me ......"

At this time, Su Xiaorou pulled out her hand and gently covered Li Mo's mouth, stopping the second half of the sentence he hadn't said yet, and then smiled: "Needless to say, prince, I'm tempting you to see if you will swear for me." Now, it's okay, let's go out and find Niannian. ”

Li Mo shook his head helplessly, he really didn't understand these girls. I had to make him swear at once, he had just made half of it, but he didn't let him continue. No wonder people say "a woman's heart, a needle under the sea".

Nian Nian was sitting alone on the stone bench in the courtyard of the Taihe Palace, and was outside the whimsical open space, when he suddenly saw the second prince Li Rui walk in.

Since the last time, Su Xiaorou clearly rejected Li Rui's marriage proposal in front of Nian Nian and Li Mo, Li Rui has come to the Taihe Hall much less often.

At first, he still came every day, but every time he came, Su Xiaorou would consciously avoid him.

Gradually, Li Rui only came occasionally.

After all, he is also a smart and arrogant prince, and Su Xiaorou's attitude has made him understand that she is not willing to accept his feelings. Even, he could see that Su Xiaorou actually liked his eldest brother in her heart.

Therefore, although Li Rui still has a deep love for Su Xiaorou in his heart, he can only suppress his strong infatuation in his heart, and he doesn't want to bring more troubles to Su Xiaorou because of his appearance.

Li Rui seems to have regained his previous unrestrained situation, leaving early and returning late, often staying outside the palace for a long time without returning. Li Mo, Nian Nian and Su Xiaorou rarely saw him in the palace.

Seeing Li Rui coming at this time, Nian Nian suddenly felt a burst of surprise, and stood up with a smile: "Second prince, why did you remember to come here today?" Now that you come to Taihe Palace, you are really a rare guest. ”

"I want to come every day, but I'm afraid you won't welcome it." Li Rui looked at Nian Nian carefully, shook his head and smiled: "Sister-in-law, you are still so slender, where do you look like a person with a dragon seed?" ”

"Huh? Li Rui, even you know. Nian Nian was amazed and embarrassed.

"Yes, don't look at me not staying in the palace all day, but I know everything that happens in the palace." Li Rui sat down on the stone bench with a smile, and looked at Nian Nian contemplatively: "I just came from the queen mother's place, and I heard about the identity of you and the little comb...... Are they reversed? It turns out that your name is Meng Niannian, and Xiao Comb should have been the crown princess of the eldest brother, right? ”

"Yes, it seems that the old saying 'good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles' is really not wrong at all. Why did this matter between me and Xiaorou spread all of a sudden, and everyone knew about it? Nian Nian also sat down and said with a little annoyance.

"It's not a bad thing, it's just a surprise to all of us." Li Rui said with a smile.

"This is not a bad thing, because my uncle has been demoted to Huzhou, which is far away from the capital. Also, because of this incident, I have to act like a pregnant woman every day from now on. You say, can I stand it then? I'm a little worried that I won't be able to do it. Nian Nian muttered, she was open-mouthed, and immediately told the secret of the fake pregnancy.

After the words were spoken, Nian Nian immediately realized that his words had made an unforgivable mistake.

She immediately stopped her mouth and looked at Li Rui with frightened eyes: "Second prince, you just pretend that you didn't hear anything from me just now." ”

Li Rui looked at her panicked appearance and felt very interesting, he had already understood that Nian Nian's pregnancy was just a lie made up by the eldest emperor brother to save Nian Nian.

He couldn't help but laugh faintly: "I really didn't hear anything." However, the eldest brother's brain is really spinning quite fast. ”

Nian Nian was a little embarrassed and a little lucky, feeling fortunate that he just leaked the secret in front of Li Rui.

She believed that Li Rui would not betray them, but she still explained to Li Rui with a serious face: "Li Rui, you must keep this secret for us, otherwise, I will really die." ”

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't say it." Li Rui replied affirmatively.

After that, he explained Niannian in turn: "Sister-in-law, I didn't say you, you are really too inattentive." If what you just said is heard by some people with ulterior motives, it will be a big trouble, and I am afraid that no one will end well. I think since the eldest brother said so, then he will definitely have arrangements to deal with this matter in the end. It's just that you must be cautious when you talk outside in the future, so as not to get into trouble. ”

"Well, I see, thank you for the reminder, Second Prince." Nian Nian said gratefully, and said: "Don't call me sister-in-law in the future, calling me like this always makes me feel like I'm so old, and I'm embarrassed to die." Besides, I wasn't your sister-in-law in the first place, and there was nothing between me and your eldest brother at all. ”

"You say that there is nothing between you and the eldest brother, what do you mean?" Li Rui asked.

"This ...... There's just nothing like that. You have to keep this matter secret for us, I trust you to tell you. Nian Nian hesitated slightly, but said frankly, she did have a natural trust in Li Rui.

"Oh, I see, you're saying you haven't really been together with the eldest brother, have you?" Li Rui looked at Nian Nian playfully and said.

"Li Rui! You just need to understand it in your heart, why do you have to say it so bluntly? Nian Nian screamed sharply, his face turned red all of a sudden, and he gave Li Rui a big white eye of annoyance.

"Uh...... What the hell are you guys doing? It's been so long since I've been married...... Could it be that my eldest brother is really a restless Yanagishita Megumi? Li Rui looked at her with an incredible look.

"Cut, don't talk nonsense, we just made a contract not to touch each other on the day we got married." Nian Nian rolled her eyes at him again.

"Forget it, I don't want to care about your weird things. I think you and the eldest brother may have happened to be weirdos and met weird gods, and they happened to be on the right road. Li Rui smiled lightly, and then asked, "I don't call you sister-in-law, so what do you want me to call you?" By their first name? ”

"yes, you can just call me by my name, so I'm more used to it." Nian Nian replied cheerfully.

"Okay, Niannian, why didn't you see the eldest brother and the little comb?" Li Rui said.

Although he already knows that Little Comb's real name is Su Xiaorou, Li Rui still likes to call her Little Comb.

He will never forget the first time he saw Little Comb, that early autumn afternoon, in the flower-filled Imperial Garden, Su Xiaorou told him that her name was Little Comb.

Since then, this girl's sweet and moving smile has been deeply imprinted in Li Rui's heart, making it difficult for him to extricate himself from it......

"Xiao Rou was unhappy and ran back to the room just now, and your imperial brother went over to make her happy." Nian Nian smiled faintly.

"Is it the eldest brother who upsets her?" The smile on Li Rui's face disappeared, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"No, it's nothing, it's just some careful eyes of girls, don't worry about it, second prince." Nian Nian hurriedly said.

"Oh......" Li Rui only said this one word, and then he was silent, looking a little lonely.

Nian Nian just wanted to say some words to comfort Li Rui, but Li Rui suddenly said: "Nian Nian, I am so good to the little comb, I care about her so much, I don't think I am any worse than the eldest brother." Why do you say that she always seems to prefer to be with the eldest brother with the little comb? ”

"Alas, emotional matters are so difficult to fathom. You and the Prince, in my opinion, are both so outstanding, and they are equally affectionate to her. However, Xiaorou just seems to prefer to stay with the prince. I think in Xiaorou's own heart, it may not be clear why she likes the prince more. Maybe there are only two words that can explain this matter, that is, fate, I can only say that Xiaorou and the prince are more destined than you. Nian Nian sighed and said.

Speaking of this, Nian Nian couldn't help but think of Su Junchu.

She asked herself softly in her heart: Is my third brother and I fated or not? If not, why should we meet and fall in love? If there is fate, why can't we never be together?

"I never believe in anything like fate, I only know that happiness depends on my own efforts to strive for and grasp." A mocking smile appeared on Li Rui's face, obviously, he didn't agree with Nian Nian's statement.

Li Rui's words made Nian Nian stunned for a moment, and he couldn't help but think: Is it because I didn't work hard to grasp it that I passed by happiness and made me and my third brother so miserable now?

Thinking about it, he shook his head, tried to pull himself out of that tangled thought, and said to Li Rui: "Don't you think that Xiaorou is really very close to the prince?" She was supposed to be the prince's wife. If she hadn't insisted on escaping from the Prime Minister's Mansion at the beginning, she and the prince would have been a loving couple by now. Moreover, although she escaped from the marriage with the prince at that time, she happened to meet the prince on the road and was taken back to the palace by the prince, so she finally came to the prince's side, what do you say this is not fate? ”