Fengqi Palace, the warm breeze blows.

Xie Xuan smiled and watched Xie Comet and the little prince playing, both of them laughed carefree, and it seemed that the years were quiet.

It's also strange to say that this little prince likes her gentle and beautiful aunt very much, and is very close to her, crying, and it is useless to coax anyone except Xie Yi. Therefore, Xie Xuan let Xie Comet live in the palace often, and accompany him to play with him to relieve boredom when he is free.

"Alright, alright!" Xie Xuan hugged the little prince in his arms, took out a handkerchief from his arms, gently wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said with a smile, "It's too crazy to have fun today, it's time to go to Mr. later." ”

Hearing this, the little prince's face changed suddenly, and he shook his head and said, "I'm not going, I'm going to play with my aunt." ”

"Good, will Auntie play with you again tomorrow?" Xie Xuan coaxed patiently.

"I don't!

"Yu'er, you are not young anymore, you are about to be four years old, why are you disobedient? If you don't study hard with your husband, how can you surpass your brother in the future, and how can you let your father see your talent?" Xie Xuan scolded, "It seems that this palace used to favor you too much, what is the difference between you and a gentleman now?"

"Sister, he's still young, isn't it okay for you to say that?" Yu'er is obedient and smart, you have to give him a little time to grow up!" Xie Yi persuaded, "He's still a child, now is the time to be playful, it's good to wait until he is older and knows the responsibility!"

"Wait, it'll be too late to wait any longer!" Xie Xuan sneered, "Who doesn't praise the prince now for having the appearance of a heavenly man, this second prince is completely transparent in the eyes of the ministers, if he doesn't know how to work hard, he won't be able to catch up with the prince in his life!

The little prince cried out with a "wow", and then cried and asked the two palace maids to take them out.

"Sister, you are too strict with Yu'er!" Xie said dissatisfiedly.

"This palace is behind his scenes, this palace will not harm him, everything this palace does is for his good!" Xie Xuan said, "He will be grateful to me in the future!"

She glanced at Xie Yi and sneered: "You can't still be thinking about Liu Changqing in your heart, right? If Yu'er doesn't learn Wushu, he will no longer be his opponent, you can rest assured, right?"

"What are you talking about!" Xie Yan turned around irritably, "No matter what, you can get involved in this matter, what do you want me to do?" If you think I'm delaying Yu'er, then I'll leave the palace now, and I won't see him again!"

Xie Xuan sighed deeply: "Is it from this palace, this palace is really too much to worry about, you don't know how much pressure this palace is now!"

Although Xie Yi was angry in his heart, he couldn't bear it, took two steps forward, held his sister's hand, and said, "Sister, since Yu'er was born, your temperament has changed too much. ”

"How is it not big?" Xie Xuan sneered, "Although this palace has given birth to a child, the status of the Xie family is declining. The current identity of the eldest brother looks noble, but His Majesty has risen and fallen secretly, and now he has little real power, and the Xie family has gradually been hollowed out by His Majesty! Look at me again, the queen? How can there be any queen? If Yu'er doesn't fight again, the Xie family really has no hope!"

Xie Xuan sneered a few times, turned around and sat down, and continued: "Your Majesty gives the Xie family endless honor when you need the Xie family, and kicks it aside when you don't need the Xie family, what a little affection! What are we in Your Majesty's heart, at the moment, we can only hope that Your Majesty will look at Yu'er's face and be merciful to the Xie family's subordinates." ”

"Sister. Xie Yi didn't know how to persuade her, although she rarely had contact with government affairs, but she understood that what her sister said was the truth, and the Xie family's current situation was not very good, she was silent for a while, and said, "Maybe there is still a chance now, that is, to repair the relationship with the prince, if the Xie family doesn't ask for anything, they just want to be safe, whether it is His Majesty or the prince, there is no reason to refuse!"

"How is it possible!" Xie Xuan shouted angrily, "The only chance for the Xie family at the moment is not to ask others to spare us a lot, our only hope is Yu'er, as long as Yu'er can become the prince and become the emperor in the future, then the Xie family will still have a chance, and the Xie family will return to its former glory! Do you understand? Repair the relationship with the crown prince? Hehe, how to repair it? Marry you to him?"

"I'm just giving you a suggestion, why did you get involved in that matter again?" Xie said helplessly.

"If you really don't have any crooked thoughts about the crown prince, then listen to the words of the palace and the eldest brother and marry the king of Beijun. Xie Xuan said, "He is His Majesty's cousin, and he is in the military department, with a noble status, and he holds a heavy fist, so he is definitely a good match." What's more, since he met you once last year, he fell in love with you at first sight, how do you marry him, there will be no lack of glory and wealth in the second half of your life. ”

"I ...... I'll ......" Xie Yan swallowed and took a few steps back.

Xie Xuan got up, took a few steps in front of Xie Yan, held her shoulder, looked into her eyes, and asked: "Sister, the Xie family has raised you for more than ten years, do you want to watch the Xie family collapse? My eldest brother and I are struggling now, can you just watch us being bullied? And Yu'er, Yu'er is so close to you, don't you want him to have a career in the future? This marriage is good for both you and the Xie family, and you have no illusions about Liu Changqing, what are you hesitating about?"

Xie Yan smiled dismally, took two steps back, knelt in front of Xie Xuan, and kowtowed: "The queen has a life, don't dare to disobey, I will marry." ”

Xie Xuan immediately laughed: "In this way, you agreed to this marriage?"

"Hmm. Xie nodded.

"Great, great!" Xie Xuan walked back and forth a few steps, "This palace is going to call my brother into the palace to discuss your marriage." ”

"It's all up to my brother and sister. Xie Yi lowered his eyes and said, "I'm a little uncomfortable, so I'll go back and rest first." ”

"Go and rest, before you get married, you must be beautiful and healthy!" Xie Xuan said with a smile.

Xie Yi sent all the palace maids who followed her, walking alone in the palace, her thoughts were very confused, and she didn't know what to do next.

Walking and walking, but she came to the Imperial Garden, and when she found that she had come here, she was stunned for a moment, because this road is Liu Changqing's daily must pass.

She immediately wanted to leave, but she heard the voices of several people talking and immediately hid herself.

"Is Your Majesty planning to let the crown prince stay in prison?"

"Yes, that's what my father intended. ”

"It's a pity, we thought we could follow His Highness to the battlefield and try our skills!"

"You are the right and left hands of this palace, this palace is still inseparable from you, if not, this palace also hopes that you can follow your father to experience the experience!" Liu Changqing smiled, "However, there will still be this opportunity in the future, don't worry!"

"This time, Xie Di was also left in the capital, and His Majesty didn't bring him with him. In the past, Xie Di was the secretary of the military department, and he had made military exploits, so it stands to reason that His Majesty should bring him with him. ”

"Don't you understand this, Your Majesty will not let Xie Di have military power on his hands again. The Xie family's wolf ambitions, His Majesty has long been aware of them, and they can't jump for a while. ”

"Shut up, this is the palace, how can it be a place for you to talk nonsense!" Liu Changqing scolded.

The man immediately realized that he had lost his words, and did not continue to speak, and the three of them quickened their pace.

It turned out to be the crown prince, and the two people around him were also famous young talents in the capital, who used to be his companions, and now they are his right-hand men. Judging from the content of their conversation, he and the Xie family do have a deep grudge, is there really no way to compromise?

Just when Xie Yan was melancholy, he only heard someone shouting: "Where is someone hiding!"

Xie Yi couldn't, so he had to show up.

"It turned out to be Miss Xie Er, what are you doing hiding in the dark and eavesdropping on us?" one of them sneered, "This is your Xie family's tutor?"

"Who eavesdropped? This is the Imperial Garden, I'm just here to enjoy the scenery, you are talking while walking, and your voice is loud and you want everyone to hear your conversation, you are so careless, you can't control your mouth, but you care about others, what is the reason?" Xie Yan snorted, "Open your mouth and close your mouth to doubt other people's tutors, why don't you sometimes reflect on yourself?"

"You!"

Liu Changqing waved his hand and said, "You two should leave the palace first, this palace has something to say to her." ”

"Yes. ”

When there were only two people left, no one took the lead to speak.

Liu Changqing looked at Xie Coad, and Xie Comet looked at the ground and kicked the stones on the ground.

"You're waiting for me here?" asked Liu Changqing first.

"Who waited for you, I said it, I'm here to enjoy the view. Xie Yi lowered his eyes and said lightly.

"In that case, I'll take my leave, and you can enjoy it slowly. Liu Changqing said, and was about to turn around and leave.

"I heard that you will soon have another side concubine, the maid who served you before, right?" Xie Yan looked at Liu Changqing's back and said, "Congratulations yet." ”

Liu Changqing didn't explain, turned around, and said lightly: "What is there to congratulate here? ”

"Well, I'm getting married. Xie Yi said, "It's the king of Beijun, your cousin." ”

Liu Changqing first paused for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The king of Beijun is a talent, you are very compatible." ”

"Yes? It is said that the two princesses in front of the king of Beijun were beaten to death by him. Xie Yi lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly.

"Why do you want to marry him when you know?"

"I didn't have a choice. Xie Yi sighed, "I'm just a little woman, how can I decide my fate?"

"Why did you tell me?" Liu Changqing looked at Xie Yi deeply, "What do you want me to do?"

"I don't know!" Xie said, "I'm in a mess right now, I don't know why I'm here, I don't know why I'm standing here and telling you this." You are a prince with a bright future, and I am just a humble little woman, so who am I to stand here and say this to you, and what to ask of you?"

Liu Changqing's face was very solemn, he paused and said, "It was your sister who asked you to hand it over to the King of Beijun, right? I went to ask my father, who has always liked you very much and will not let you marry the King of Beijun." ”

"Don't go!" Xie Yan hurriedly said, "What position do you have to intercede for me? If I don't want to marry, no one can force me, I ...... I am a member of the Xie family, and I need to do something for the Xie family. ”

"Hehe!" Liu Changqing sneered, "Yes, you are a member of the Xie family, you sacrifice yourself for the well-being of the Xie family, how great you are! Since you have already decided, why do you still want to tell me this, since you think what you have done is so great, then you will happily get married, why are you waiting for me here? Do you want me to feel guilty? Or do you want me to be desperate, give up everything, and rob my relatives?"

"I don't know, I'm in a mess now!" Xie Yi shed a line of tears, "The most wrong thing I did was that I shouldn't have met you, I shouldn't have liked you, if I hadn't liked you, over the years, watching you fight with Xie Jiaming, I wouldn't have been so miserable!"

"But you still chose the Xie family to give up on me, didn't you?" Liu Changqing raised his eyebrows and smiled, "If you don't want to get married, come to the East Palace, or send someone to the East Palace to deliver a letter, with me, no one can force you." And I am willing to fight with the ethics of this world for you. If you have decided to get married, then don't appear in front of me again in this life!"

Liu Changqing gritted his teeth and turned to leave.

Xie Yi looked at his back as he left, closed his eyes silently, and squatted on the ground weakly.

What the hell should she do?

There is no longer any possibility between her and the prince, if the prince really ignores ethics for her, then he will inevitably be criticized by the ministers, and she can't even affect him.

She slowly stood up, wiped the tears from her face, and walked back slowly, in fact, in the end, she could hear his heart, see his attitude, and know that he had his own heart over the years, it was enough.

Not seeing each other again in this life may be the best ending for the two of them.

Between the East Palace and the Xie family, there may already be an unbreakable knot, after falling into an endless stalemate, she has no ability to affect anything, and no one will take into account her humble wishes at the moment, in this stalemate, everyone can't help themselves.

And she is just a small chess piece, the only thing she can do is not to hurt others, the situation is beyond her control, she can only have a clear conscience herself.

She walked step by step, towards the unknown future, the huge palace, her figure became smaller and smaller.