There was a sound of footsteps, Xiao Yunqian looked up, and a group of eunuchs and palace maids walked around a young man like a moon. He was wearing a navy blue round-necked robe, the style was simple and simple, but Xiao Yunqian took a closer look, the material was extremely rare Shu brocade, and a small piece of the palm would take an embroidery girl to weave for half a month, and the land was very precious, as a tribute, only one and a half horses fell to the house of the powerful every year, even Xiao Yunqian was not qualified to wear such materials to make clothes.

The young man was not very old, but he was extremely handsome, and when he grew up, he would definitely be a beautiful man who was not inferior to anyone. His eyes sparkled and were particularly brilliant, beating like two flames in their sockets. But when he looked at Yulan, Xiao Yunqian could clearly feel his enthusiasm and surprise.

Xiao Yunqian had already vaguely guessed the identity of the teenager. Sure enough, Yulan had already bowed down: "The courtiers see His Royal Highness King Lu, His Royal Highness is blessed with Jin'an!" ”

The young man hurriedly gave him a hand, his eyes full of life: "Sister, why are you here?" If it weren't for this ...... I saw that the ice and snow were beginning to melt and the weather was getting warmer, so I took them around on a whim, and I didn't know that you had already entered the palace, why didn't you let people spread the word before you came? There was no intimacy in the tone.

Yulan smiled, Ye Minzhao is like the rising sun, every time he sees him, he is always so energetic, and seeing him makes people feel better. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Yunqian inserted a pole horizontally: "Courtiers Xiao Yunqian see His Royal Highness King Lu!" As she spoke, she bowed down. She had heard of this fifth prince a long time ago, but for so many years, she had only entered and exited Chengqian Palace, and Jingyang Palace had never been there, so Ye Minzhao was still seeing her for the first time today.

Ye Minzhao turned around and had another attitude towards Xiao Yunqian, his little face was tense, his face was gloomy, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?" ”

"My grandfather is Xiao Zongchang, the secretary of the ministry!" Xiao Yunqian wanted to say: I am your future fourth sister-in-law!

Xiao Yunqian wanted to stand up straight and answer the question, but he was a prince, and his status was there, so if he didn't ask you to get up, it would be rude if he did. So although Xiao Yunqian scolded in her heart, she still had to put on such a hanging posture and didn't dare to get up.

She had already scolded the queen mother one hundred and eighty times in her heart, if it weren't for the old woman's death, when she and Ye Minyu got married, and when she became the princess, then she wouldn't have to be controlled everywhere like this.

As if he didn't see her still in a weird pose, Ye Minzhao snorted coldly and said, "It turned out to be the granddaughter of Old Master Xiao." Where did I think I came from to be an ignorant country woman, who dared to make a big statement in the Forbidden City and slander the crown princess, you say, what should this king do with you? ”

Xiao Yunqian dared to say that in front of Yulan, on the one hand, she did not reassure Yulan, the daughter of the Yang family, on the other hand, she relied on her aunt to be the imperial concubine, and she was the princess of quasi-Zhao, and her identity and status were here, and no one dared to do anything to her. Who knew that it was heard by Ye Minzhao without dying.

Xiao Yunqian opened her mouth, and she didn't know how to refute for a while, but she was also arrogant, so she was suppressed, how could she swallow this breath in her heart. argued strongly: "The courtiers were angry for a while, and rushed out, besides, the entire Jingshi has been rumored, if the prince doesn't believe it, he can send someone to investigate!" ”

Ye Minzhao snorted: "Confused! The Xiao family is also a generation of scholars, how could they teach you like this! Those ignorant women who don't chew their tongues and say what they say, are they willing to believe? also dare to spread it indiscriminately, do you know what a big crime it is to criticize the princess behind the road? The naked humiliation of J□J made Xiao Yunqian ashamed and angry, but the other party's status was noble, and she didn't dare to refute it for a while, plus she was caught with a sore foot, so she had no way to argue!

Ye Minzhao actually has no friendship with the crown princess. Yuxin had just entered the palace not long ago, and she didn't move around with Jingyang Palace. It's just that when he saw Xiao Yunqian looking aggressive at Yulan just now, Ye Minzhao was angry at that time, and now he can't wait to slap her two mouths with his own hands to let out this evil breath for Yulan. What's more, this stupid woman opened her mouth and closed her mouth to slander the crown princess and asked him to arrest her, and the excuses for dealing with her are ready-made.

Ye Minzhao's eyes flashed, and he looked at Yulan. Yulan immediately understood what he meant, thinking that this little guy was also a powerful character, Zhilu Dao grabbed the enemy's flaws and chased and beat him fiercely, thinking about it, although Xiao Yunqian was hateful, he was just talking about it, and he didn't harm himself after all. Since the little prince had already been angry for her, she didn't have to have any grievances with the Xiao family, so she shook her head at the little prince.

The little prince said: "Look at the face of Lord Xiao, this king will haunt you today!" If he commits another crime in the hands of this king, he will be severely punished! He waved his hand in disgust, as if chasing flies: "Not yet!" ”

Xiao Yunqian couldn't stand up until this time, her face was already red with shame and anger, and she said this half-day in such a half-squatting position, her legs were already numb, and the personal maid rushed over to support her arm, so she didn't sit on the ground. I already hated Ye Minzhao and Yang Yulan in my heart.

In the end, he didn't dare to stay longer, and went in disgrace.

Seeing Xiao Yunqian walking away, Ye Minzhao couldn't hide his excitement and said, "Sister, I haven't seen you for some days!" ”

Yulan smiled and said, "Isn't it? When I saw it today, the little prince became more and more heroic...... "Yulan has always regarded Ye Minzhao as his younger brother, but just now when he attacked Xiao Yunqian, his aura was full of energy, and the full momentum and innate power of the superior made Yulan immediately have a different opinion of Ye Minzhao.

Ye Minzhao was a little embarrassed by her praise, his little face was slightly red, but his eyes were shining with joy.

Yulan was a little uneasy after all, and reminded: "You offended Miss Xiao, her aunt is the imperial concubine, and she herself is also the fourth concubine of the future emperor, so don't cause you any trouble!" ”

Ye Minzhao smiled proudly and said: "Don't say that she is not the princess and concubine of Laoshi now, even if she is, I am the emperor's son, and I am a serious eight hundred dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren, what can she do to me?" ”

"But ......, aren't you afraid that the imperial concubine will know how to wear small shoes for you Jingyang Palace?" What's more, King Zhao's temper is not very good, right?

Ye Minzhao seemed to know the meaning of her words, and said with a smile: "If the mother concubine didn't have her own means, Jingyang Palace would not have survived to this day!" Concessions alone won't solve all problems! Sister, don't worry about it! ”

Yulan's eyes widened in surprise, this was the second time she had brushed her opinion of Ye Minzhao today. Thinking about it, being able to live in a place like the harem until now, how could Ye Minzhao be possible if he didn't have some scheming? She, a half-ancient person, did she underestimate the wisdom of the purebred ancients?

The two were talking, the eunuchs and palace maids around Ye Minzhao knew the likes and dislikes of the master, and they were all far behind, Yulan took Xiaoyue into the palace, and she did the same. Give enough space for the two to talk.

Ye Minzhao asked, "Why did my sister enter the palace?" ”

"This time I came in to say hello to the crown princess!"

Ye Minzhao nodded understandingly, the crown princess has been in the palace for a few days, and it is also the proper meaning of the question to summon her mother's family into the palace to talk about private words.

Yulan smiled and said, "After I finish seeing the crown princess, I will go to greet Concubine Hui and the little prince, okay?" ”

Ye Minzhao breathed a sigh of relief: "Then it's a word!" ”

While talking, the two of them reached a fork in the road, and Ye Minzhao said: "Yuqing Palace is in front, I'll send my sister here!" "Although the emperor likes brothers and sisters between several princes, he is afraid that they will threaten his throne too secretly. Ye Minzhao also knew how to avoid suspicion.

Yulan nodded: "Little prince, please take care of yourself, I will leave for the time being, and we will see you later." ”

The melting sun shrouded the Forbidden City like a thin veil, shining warmly on people's hearts.

After Yulan left, Ye Minzhao had no intention of enjoying the scenery of early spring, and hurriedly returned to Jingyang Palace with the little eunuch.

As soon as I arrived at Yuqing Palace, I saw two handsome-looking little palace maids guarding the door, and when I saw Yulan, I leaned over and saluted: "You are Miss Yang Qi, follow me to see the crown princess, our mother has been waiting for you for a long time!" ”

Seeing that the two little palace maids were thirteen or fourteen years old, Yulan looked like she was proper and steady, and nodded secretly: "Lead the way!" ”

The little palace maid led in front, Yulan entered Yuqing Palace, the prince's East Palace is famous, but in fact it is not very big, but the furnishings are extremely elegant, and there are palace maids and eunuchs who are holding their breath in front of the door of the courtyard, looking well organized, but there is an indescribable sense of depression - everything seems a little lifeless.

Yulan's mood was a little low for some reason.

In front of it is the daily banquet of the princess and the warm pavilion. The little palace maid stood in front of the curtain and reported: "Qiqi Crown Princess Niangniang, Miss Yang Qi is here!" ”

A familiar voice came from inside: "Call her in!" ”

The little palace maid answered, lifted the curtain, and Yulan entered the Dongnuan Pavilion. In the deep and spacious room, it is very quiet, and sandalwood cigarettes waft in the air. Several palace maids stood around with their hands down, and they didn't dare to come out. Green Branch and Green Rui stood behind Yuxin, and the other two wedding girls and two grandmothers were not.

Yu Xin was wearing a small stone blue jacket, and the jacket was embroidered with a phoenix with wings ready to fly. This phoenix alone shows her unique and noble identity - no matter how high your status is, even the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine will definitely not use the phoenix pattern.

Before Yulan entered the palace to greet Concubine Hui, the old lady once made a special trip to find a grandmother to teach Yulan court etiquette. Yulan bowed down according to Mama's teachings, and bowed to Yuxin: "Courtiers Yang Yulan sees the princess and concubine, and wishes her a thousand blessings and peace!" ”

"Flat seat!" Yu Xin's voice trembled slightly. The little palace maid brought a brocade stool with her hands and feet, and Yulan thanked her and sat down in a proper manner.

Yu Xin waved her hand: "You all go down!" The little palace maids agreed in a low voice, bowed down and retreated, leaving only the two big maids in the room, Green Branch and Green Stamen.

Yu Xin stood up vigorously, stepped forward in a few steps, and grabbed Yulan's hand: "Seventh sister, I can be regarded as seeing my mother's family!" I miss you so much! ”

Yulan stood up, held Yuxin's hand tightly, and looked at her carefully, she hadn't seen her for a few days, Yuxin had lost a whole circle, don't look at her gorgeous clothes and exquisite jewelry, but her expression between her eyebrows was as if she was ten years old. That lively, proud, brutal and willful Yuxin seems to exist only in a dream.

Yulan's eyes were sour, and she held back her tears and said, "Eighth sister, are you doing well?" ”

Seeing Yulan like this, Yuxin's eyes were also red, but she was a strong person, so she forcibly held back her tears and said with a forced smile: "I'm all right!" He asked anxiously, "I heard that my mother and grandmother are sick, but are they all getting better?" I really want to go out of the palace to see the two elders, but you know, my current identity, leaving the palace is just a delusion. ”

Yulan explained: "My wife was over-grieved and a little unwell because of the sudden death of the Queen Mother. As soon as you sent the news home, my wife was determined to come to see you, but I stopped her, and my wife also asked me to bring you a message, and she handed you a sign as soon as she was well! ”

Yu Xin nodded again and again: "That's fine." Then he asked, "What about grandmother?" ”

Yulan said: "Grandmother is old, the illness looked good a year ago, but in fact, the body is getting weaker and weaker, after the death of the Queen Mother, the old man entered the palace for a few days to cry, and contracted the wind cold, my father invited the palace doctor to come and see, and ate the prescription of the doctor, the condition has now improved, and the weather is gradually getting warmer, and I want to come to my grandmother's illness and will be raised!" ”

Yuxin asked everyone in the family about the situation, Yulan said the latest situation one by one, and said: "Everything is fine at home, you don't have to worry, let's talk about you, the old lady is worried!" ”

Yu Xin reluctantly smiled and said, "I'm not good, what is there to say." The more she said this, the more uneasy Yulan became. Holding her hand a little tighter, he lowered his voice and asked, "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince good to you?" ”

Yuxin replied: "He and I respect each other like guests!" In other words, "respect each other is like ice" is actually appropriate, the night of the two cave room did not do the Zhou Gong ceremony, and then the queen mother died, the prince and the princess must be filial piety for the queen mother, although the prince is lustful, but he also knows that thousands of pairs of eyes are staring at him, the emperor has not summoned the concubine, where does he dare to cross the emperor, even if he is looking for a woman to vent**, he will never look in the East Palace, so although the princess looks tender and delicious, he can only watch it now.

He has also entered the gate of Yuxin Palace, but Yuxin is not like an ordinary woman to greet him, coupled with the busy affairs of the court and China, he is anxious, and the prince will never come again after coming twice.

Yuxin is now nominally the crown princess, but she has never had sex with the prince, and the prince does not love her very much, and now the embarrassment of the status of the East Palace can be imagined.

But no matter what Yulan asked, she just reported good news and not bad news, just said that everything was fine. Yulan saw that she couldn't ask anything from her mouth, so she accompanied her to say something happy. The two talked for a few hours, Yuxin stayed in her palace for lunch, Yulan saw that the hour was not early, and she had to go to Jingyang Palace to ask for peace, so she got up and said goodbye. Before leaving, Yulan instructed Yuxin: "Before I came, my wife asked me to bring you a message, the palace is not as good as at home, if there is anything inconvenient or difficult, bring a message home, and I will definitely help you do it at home!" ”

Yuxin burst into tears when she heard this, and finally saw her relatives, and she was still reluctant at this time, but as the crown princess, her status was precious, Yulan didn't even have a fate, and her identity was limited, and it was inconvenient for her to send Yulan out. Yulan said: "Ask the green branch to send me!" ”

Green Branch has been sending Yulan out of the palace gate, and was about to go back to recover his life, Yulan suddenly said: "Green Branch, come with me!" Green Zhi was slightly stunned, thought about it, and answered in a low voice.

So before Yulan, Xiaoyue and Luzhi followed behind, and after walking a few steps, Yulan asked in a deep voice, "How is the crown princess?" I want to hear the truth! ”

Green Branch snorted: "Everything is fine with the crown princess!" ”

Yulan snorted: "Do I think I'm blind?" ”

Xiaoyu said: "Sister Luzhi, our girl and the princess have always been good friends, you are a good friend, the girl has no interest in inquiring about the princess, she just hopes that the princess will live well, this does not need me to say, I think you also know the way." What do you have to say, you can help the crown princess hide from anyone, how can you hide it from our girl? ”

Green Branches covered their mouths and began to cry. "Seventh girl, the crown princess has suffered a lot of grievances these days!"

Yulan glared at her fiercely: "If you have anything to say, hold back your tears first!" You're causing trouble for the crown princess! "The princess and the eldest girl cried in the street, and she didn't look at what kind of place it was, in case the servant saw the rumor, it would be a terrible thing.

Lu Zhi also reacted at this time, wiped away his tears, and Yulan's voice softened: "You also have to learn to be steady, the eighth sister's temperament, as a maid, remind and help more, you can only be good when she is good, and my wife and I will never forget you in the future!" Don't worry, there's a lot of time, let's talk about it slowly! ”

Green Branch nodded, sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then began to speak, and the first sentence made Yulan almost jump up. "The crown princess and the crown prince have not had a round house until today!"