Shangdu City has been rainy for several days, and the temperature in late summer and early autumn is always so embarrassing, the heat has decreased slightly, and the refreshment has not arrived.

In the afternoon, Qingxi stood by the pool in the backyard of the palace, shaking a fan, quietly looking at a pool of residual lotus, somewhat lonely.

Things in this world have a beginning and an end, and no matter how beautiful things are, there will be a day when they will say goodbye to them.

How many literati and ink writers paint and write residual lotus, how much inspiration and artistic conception are given to them at the moment when their lives are about to wither.

In this way, the beauty of the lotus has been here for eternity.

Qingxi sighed lightly, laughing at himself and looking at the dry lotus and listening to the sound of the rain, this sad thing is not suitable for him to do. As soon as he was about to go back to Chaolan Yuan to sleep well, he saw Uncle Zhong coming over with a letter.

She glanced at the handwriting on the envelope and said with a light smile: "Your Highness has a letter again?" ”

Uncle Zhong nodded, in a good mood: "Someone from the palace said that His Royal Highness has set off to return to Beijing." ”

Qingxi slapped a fan in his hand, and the smile between his eyebrows and eyes deepened slightly: "Your Highness is coming back, look at Uncle Zhong's happiness." ”

Uncle Zhong laughed twice, and hurriedly replied: "The princess is making fun of me, you must be happier than me, this smile can't be hidden." ”

Qingxi lowered his head slightly, and his heartbeat was inexplicably faster.

Since the imperial court issued the holy decree appointing the new commander of the Southwest Army, she knew that Xiao Yizheng was about to return to Beijing in the near future. But to hear the news that he was coming back, I was really happy and relieved.

With such a big Hengwang Mansion and so many troubles, she didn't want to keep doing it for him.

"When His Royal Highness comes back this time, he will definitely accompany the princess well. The princess's adventure is still terrifying to me, but fortunately there are so many guards with her. Uncle Zhong's face palpitated, he paused, and said hesitantly: "I heard that there are a few of the guards who are particularly brave this time, and they have not yet married......

Obedient and listening, Qingxi heard this sentence and immediately understood what he meant: "I delayed listening to dreams." ”

first heard that Xiao Yizheng was injured, and then planned to invite King Guang into the urn, and then he also cultivated comfortably because of a coma, so he didn't care about other things.

"The princess has been working hard lately. I also remembered this incident. Uncle Zhong looked apologetic.

"That's it, let Tingmeng and the others go to Chaolan Yuan, and I'll listen to her opinion first."

After Uncle Zhong left, Qingxi opened the letter.

Xiao Yizheng's letter was written briefly, just telling her about his return date.

Previously, he had written three letters, all of which were not long, and the main idea was to ask her about her current condition, whether she was in good health, and if she had encountered any difficulties.

Although she was not lightly angered by the four words "bold and reckless" at first, she really didn't have that long stinginess, and she could read between the lines his sincere concern, but she didn't want to go any further sensibly.

Moon Shadow said, "You always don't reply, Your Highness doesn't know how you're doing, and you'll be in a hurry." ”

She smiled, and he had many ways to know about her current situation. In a hurry, not really.

Moon Shadow said again, "If you don't reply to your letters, Your Highness will be angry and affect your relationship. ”

She still smiled, how could Moon Shadow know that the friendship between them was based on a contract, on the common secret of Baoding Mountain that night. Now, this secret has no value, anyway, at this time next year, even this pool of residual lotus can no longer be appreciated, so why involve each other too much, only to increase the loneliness.

When she returned to Chaolan Garden, Tingmeng was already waiting.

She held her back and let Tingmeng sit down and speak.

Listening to the dream, he asked cautiously: "Does the princess have something important to explain?" ”

Qingxi pursed her lips and smiled, feeling a little embarrassed, but she still said heartily and directly: "There is one thing, I don't know how to open my mouth so as not to embarrass you, it is better to say it directly after thinking about it for a long time." ”

Listening to the dream, his face was puzzled.

"It's about your life."

Tingmeng's face froze instantly.

"You have been in the mansion for many years, and His Highness will definitely not treat you badly. I wonder if you have someone you like? Qingxi looked at her gently, trying to make it as ordinary as possible and not embarrassing her.

Tingmeng's mouth opened, spit out the word "I", stopped again, and lowered his head.

Qingxi thought that she might be shy, so she added, "If you have any ideas, you can tell me directly." She watched Tingmeng's hand tugging on the cuffs, but she didn't speak, so she lowered her voice even more, and said softly: "If not, how are you looking at the guards of the palace?" Let's pick someone who has our own ability, and take care of it more in the future, and it will definitely have a bright future......"

Before she finished her words, she saw Tingmeng suddenly raise her head and look at her incredulously, which also made her stunned. Immediately, Tingmeng seemed to realize something, and hurriedly put away his expression, lifted his skirt and knelt down, and said hurriedly: "The princess ordered, she shouldn't have refused, but she heard the dream unintentionally, and asked the princess to take back her life." ”

Qingxi didn't expect her to react so much, so she quickly put down the fan in her hand, stepped forward to help her up, and said tentatively: "This is not an order, just a proposal." You, perhaps, have someone in your heart? ”

Tingmeng lowered his head and did not squeak.

Qingxi felt that she was acquiescing, so she smiled and said, "If you have someone you like, you might as well say it." ”

Listen to dreams or bow your head and remain silent.

Qingxi felt that she must be shy, and continued: "You have served Your Highness for many years, and Your Highness will definitely wish you a happy life. If you don't like someone from the palace, it doesn't matter, as long as you are innocent and people work hard, the palace will give you decent scenery and make you happy to marry. ”

Listening to the dream, he looked up at Qingxi again.

Qingxi felt that there seemed to be a moment of dissatisfaction in her eyes, which made her puzzled. But in the blink of an eye, Tingmeng lowered his head again and said in a low voice: "The princess doesn't want to say it again." Listen to dreams and don't marry. ”

Qingxi listened to her resolute tone, thinking that maybe she had something difficult to say, it was not good to ask at this time, or slowly understand it, so he said calmly: "It's okay, you can rest assured about this matter, if you have any new ideas, feel free to tell me." ”

Tingmeng nodded, and then asked: "Princess, Miss Li's food and clothing in Xiying Yuan are all arranged compared to Chaolan Garden, is this inappropriate?" After all, she and the prince haven't ...... yet."

"Listen to dreams!" Qingxi resolutely whispered: "Be cautious!" ”

Hearing the dream, he immediately stopped.

Qingxi remembered that Moon Shadow had told her that she had complained about Li Han in a dream, frowned, and said seriously: "Miss Li is a distinguished guest of my palace, so she naturally wants to be considerate. I don't want to hear that again today. At the end, she sighed and said earnestly: "Listen to the dream, this is also for your good." ”

After hearing the dream leave, Qingxi shook his head with a fan, thinking that listening to the dream seemed to be quite calm, why did he not get along with Li Han so unenlightened? If Xiao Yizheng really welcomes Li Han into the house in the future, will she still treat each other like this? Li Han's personality is happy and hateful, if Tingmeng really did something to offend her today, she is not so easy to talk about.

But why don't you wait to see Li Han when you listen to your dreams?

She frowned and didn't understand for a moment.

There was a muffled thunder outside the window, and the raindrops fell immediately after it.

Moon Shadow walked in with a bowl of white fungus lotus seed soup: "It's raining again, and the family banquet that the queen mother arranged for you to be shocked has to be postponed again." Speaking of which, the mother treats you so well. If you are afraid of rain, you should choose a sunny day. ”

Qingxi turned around and sat down, glanced at Taixuanqin on the desk not far away, and nodded: "The queen is the biological mother of the prince, and she is very good to Her Royal Highness and to me, which is really rare." With that, she looked up at the rain pillar falling from the eaves outside the window, and frowned slightly.

A few days later, the long-lost clear sky made the people of Shangdu City plan to travel to enjoy the early autumn scenery.

The carriage of King Heng's Mansion drove into the palace early in the morning.

In the Queen's Palace, everyone gathered, and they were all enthusiastic about Qingxi's physical condition. Qingxi thanked them one by one, decently and kindly.

The queen took her hand lovingly: "Yesterday, the saint said that Liulang will arrive in Beijing tomorrow. You little couple have been separated for so long, but they are about to be reunited. ”

The rest of the people also echoed the jokes.

Qingxi's face flushed, and he smiled without saying a word. At a glance, I saw a rare smile on the corner of Concubine Nian's mouth, who was sitting alone. She had lost a lot of weight, and this faint smile could not hide her poor face.

The queen beckoned everyone to take their seats.

Shen Tong tugged on her arm, pulled her to sit down on the seat next to her, and asked her in a low voice: "You should have been raising yourself well in the house these days, why don't I see fat." ”

Qingxi smiled and looked at her slightly bulging abdomen and said, "You and I can't be you, how can you be rounded up in these days?" ”

Shen Tong glanced at her, and then smiled with satisfaction. "This little guy is a well-behaved guy and doesn't bother me much." She raised her head again and leaned into Qingxi's ear and said, "The sixth brother is back, you guys should hurry up." ”

Qingxi's face turned red, and she hurriedly avoided her eyes, picked up the tea on the table and quickly took a sip.

Throughout the day, a group of people were talking and laughing, watching plays, and arranging flowers.

Queen Qingxi Xindao kindly frightened herself, but she was even more tired.

Finally, when it was time for dinner, someone from the Yangxin Palace reported that the emperor was going to come, but now that he was not in good health, he would not come, so let everyone eat first.

The queen looked worried.

Concubine Nian, who had been silent, said lightly: "I heard that Your Majesty has been working very hard these days, and while thinking about how to deal with Prince Guang, you have to worry about the affairs of the northwest border. It is said that Danda is very unstable. Your Majesty, take care. She said it plainly, and she couldn't hear any emotion.

Everyone looked at her dissatisfied, and each showed a worried look.

The queen didn't care about it, got up and said, "This palace goes to the Heart Cultivation Hall to have a look, you don't have to lose interest, let's eat first." ”

Everyone seemed to want to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace, but the queen said solemnly: "Your Majesty will have no major event, I will go back as soon as I go." ”

So, without the queen's palace banquet, everyone ate not very fragrant.

Qingxi has been sitting with Shen Tong, but the two of them have not been affected much, and they laugh and whisper from time to time.

After the meal, the female officers stepped forward to clean up.

Shen Tong suddenly frowned, and his hand tightly grasped Qingxi's arm.

"What's wrong?" Qingxi asked urgently.

She looked at Shen Tong's pale face, her other hand covering her stomach, and sweat was already oozing from her forehead. "Pass on the Imperial Doctor, quickly pass on the Imperial Doctor!" She shouted.

Everyone in the hall was shouted by her, and they all looked over.

Shen Tong was already leaning on her arms, muttering: "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts......"

"Blood ......." Moon Shadow, who was helping to support Shen Tong's body, pointed to Shen Tong's lower skirt and said in horror.

Qingxi immediately looked at it, and saw that a little red oozed from Shen Tong's pink skirt, and his face turned a little whiter. She squeezed Shen Tong's hand and said hurriedly: "Don't be afraid, it's okay, it's okay." Immediately, he yelled again: "Quickly pass on the imperial doctor." ”

The people in the temple were in a hurry.

The imperial doctor came quickly, and the conclusion was given: the crown princess showed signs of poisoning.

Before everyone could digest what this sentence meant, they heard Concubine Nian say softly: "On this day, the one who has been with the crown princess is Princess Heng, I can ask Princess Heng ...... carefully."

She had just finished speaking. Then he heard a deep male voice outside the hall: "I see who dares!" ”

Everyone followed the prestige and saw Xiao Yizheng striding in.