Ruan Qingzhi didn't know about the old lady's side. Ruan Wenzhong's small actions, such as setting off artillery battles and throwing copper coins and beating and scolding the little guys, she didn't pay attention to them.

She doesn't have so much leisure to worry about other people's joys and sorrows. After Xifangyuan focused on learning etiquette for three days, the day of the palace banquet arrived.

This time, Ruan Qingzhi is the undisputed absolute protagonist, and Ruan Bijun no longer has the confidence to compete with her.

The carriage drove smoothly into Miyagi, and the two sisters got out of the carriage at the same time.

One is bright and delicate, the other is dignified and quiet, like two peonies, one red and one white, opening side by side, reflecting the red walls of the Royal Street are a little more vivid than usual.

The pair of golden phoenixes in the Prime Minister's Mansion have grown up. The guards and palace eunuchs standing solemnly in front of the stairs thought tremblingly in their hearts.

This tremor is not due to longing for beauty, but from the extremely keen foreknowledge of the coming storm of a man accustomed to danger.

That storm may be coming today.

The guards stood with such worries, the palace ladies bowed their heads with such worries, and the eunuchs greeted them with smiles and smiles.

Ruan Biyun walked a few steps to catch up with Ruan Qingzhi side by side, forcing Xiao Liangzi to swallow the words "Qingyang County Lord" on his lips, and changed his words: "Two young ladies, please, the Queen Mother has been waiting for a long time!" ”

"There is Lao Liang's father-in-law." Ruan Biyun smiled gently, and was about to take the first step to go up the steps, and at the same time did not forget to throw a defiant look at Ruan Qingzhi.

At this time, a little eunuch suddenly came out of the road next to him, ran out of breath, bypassed Ruan Biyun and rushed straight to Ruan Qingzhi, with a face of joy as if he saw his father: "Lord Qingyang!" Lord of Qingyang! Minions are waiting for you! ”

Ruan Biyun seemed to have been slapped in the face, and the arrogance on her face suddenly froze.

Ruan Qingzhi's face was not good, but he couldn't see where to go. She never felt that there was anything to be happy about being approached by someone, especially at a time and place like this.

The little eunuch dragged the corner of her skirt and knelt on the ground, tilting her head hard: "County Lord, His Royal Highness King Li is still kneeling in front of the Taihe Palace, you should think of a way!" ”

Sure enough, something bad happened.

Ruan Qingzhi's heart jumped suddenly, and it took a while before he reluctantly calmed down, and asked in a deep voice: "What did he do?" How long have you been on your knees? ”

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "The slave doesn't dare to ask if he commits something, I only know that the emperor has a big temper, and His Royal Highness has been kneeling there for three days!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi heard that his legs were weak and he almost fell, and he couldn't help but be angry in his heart: "No one has interceded for him for three days?" Why didn't he send me a message earlier! ”

The little eunuch's eyes suddenly turned red: "His Royal Highness has not returned to Beijing for many years, and almost no one in the palace remembers him anymore, who is willing to intercede for him!" County Lord, now you are the only one who can save Your Highness! Don't let him kneel down again, the stones on the ground are as cold as ice, and he can't stand it even if he is beaten with iron......"

Before he finished his words, Ruan Qingzhi had already turned around quickly, lifted the corner of his skirt and hurriedly ran towards the direction of Taihe Palace.

When she ran away, Ruan Biyun, who was stagnant on the steps, slowly curled the corners of her lips and showed a gentle smile: "You see, my sister is quite sincere to His Royal Highness King Li, isn't it?" ”

Xiao Liangzi hurriedly smiled: "Like-minded, naturally sincere." ”

Ruan Biyun smiled even more when she heard this: "Since it is sincere, then I wish them a long time and a good time for a hundred years." - What did His Royal Highness King Li do? ”

Xiao Liangzi led her all the way inside, with a just right smile: "Second Miss, this is a stump for the slave." The slave is from Shoukang Palace, and the affairs of the Taihe Hall are not under the control of the slave! ”

Ruan Biyun chuckled lightly and scratched a finger on his forehead: "You are playing tricks with me again!" If you don't want to say it, don't say it, why bother to lie! ”

Xiao Liangzi smiled and didn't argue, only bowed slightly and asked her to go first, and the etiquette was very thorough.

Ruan Biyun was not annoyed, her face was still smiling, and even her steps were much lighter than before.

She was genuinely happy.

My sister has decided on a family affair, and the two hearts are more happy than Jin Jian, and of course I should be happy as a younger sister.

If the future brother-in-law is disliked by the monarch's father, and the future is worrying if he is isolated, then he should be even happier.

I knelt in front of the Taihe Hall for three days. In this comparison, it doesn't seem like a big deal for her to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days. I just don't know if the bluestone ground in front of the Taihe Hall is cold enough, is it possible to directly abolish his legs?

"First I couldn't recognize the real phoenix blindly, and then I knelt down with a pair of legs, poor ......" Ruan Biyun looked up at the delicate lintel, smiled, and sincerely mourned for her future brother-in-law for a moment, then bowed her head and stepped into the threshold of the main hall of Shoukang Palace.

Because there will be a palace banquet in a while, today's Shoukang Palace is very lively. As soon as Ruan Biyun entered, she was immediately drowned in a sea of joyful greetings of true and false.

At this time, the front of the Taihe Hall was deserted, except for a few guards at the door like pillars, all that was left was the familiar figure kneeling at the bottom of the steps.

Ruan Qingzhi ran all the way, but at this time he slowed down. She put down the skirt she had lifted all the way and slowly brushed her messy hair and the ribbon of her cloak as she walked forward slowly, and a smile slowly appeared on her frozen face.

Ye Han heard the footsteps, turned around and saw her, the original Mu Ran's face suddenly wrinkled, and he was aggrieved: "Why did you come?" ”

"I'm walking slowly," Ruan Qingzhi smiled and looked unconscientious, "and I'm not in a hurry!" It's winter, and even if you die, you won't stink so easily! ”

Ye Han choked on the wind, coughed heavily, and complained: "How could this king be so unfortunate and marry such a cold-hearted princess......

Ruan Qingzhi walked over, leaned over to look at him, and was angry: "Hey, don't talk nonsense!" You've just made a dowry, and you haven't married yet! If you die on your knees now, I am not your widow! I'm going to get married! ”

When the little eunuch who was panting and following behind him heard this, he slipped under his feet in fright, and fell on his stomach firmly.

Ruan Qingzhi hurriedly turned around and ran over to help him, but heard Ye Han smile and asked, "Why are you coming over slowly faster than Xiaodouzi?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi immediately stopped and said seriously: "I don't know why this bean is running so slowly!" He's probably lazy, isn't he? ”

"The minions are not lazy!" Xiaodouzi got up on his own and said aggrievedly: "It's the county lord that you ran too fast!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi still had a hard mouth, but Ye Han smiled and pointed at her sideburns: "Didn't you comb your hair well?" The mustache on the right is all gone! ”

"Not really, right?" Ruan Qingzhi subconsciously raised his hand and touched it, "...... It's not gone! ”

Ye Han looked at her and smiled: "It's obvious that she came running, why don't you admit it?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi knew that he had been deceived by him, and immediately turned his face and shook his sleeves heavily: "What if I came running!" I'm just anxious to see how stupid you are to be punished for kneeling, and I'm not worried about you! ”

Ye Han laughed and said seriously: "Yes, I believe it." ”

The tone of this expression is clearly disbelief.

Ruan Qingzhi suddenly felt that his face was hot, and he sat down on the steps with his sleeves thrown heavily, and put his hands on his cheeks: "Hey, you really knelt here for three days?" Didn't get up in between? Are your legs okay? Are all the three souls and seven spirits still there? ”

"I've been dead for the most part," Ye Han said seriously, "When I see you, I'll come back to life again." ”

"Phew!" Ruan Qingzhi didn't give him a good face at all, "I'm not here to save you, what's the use of you seeing me?" ”

Ye Han smiled even deeper: "Seeing that you are much better looking than three days ago, I said to myself in my heart that I must live, otherwise such a good-looking daughter-in-law will be cheaper to others." - Then I felt less cold and less tired, and I felt like I could last a long time. ”

Xiaodouzi, who was standing next to him, subconsciously stepped back again, with a terrifying expression on his face.

Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help laughing, and then glared fiercely, took out a cowhide bag from his arms and smashed it towards Ye Han: "On such a cold day, you haven't frozen your flamboyant tongue yet!" ”

Ye Han hurriedly reached out to catch it, at first I didn't know what this meant, I held it in my hand for a moment before I noticed that my fingertips were warm and numb, it turned out that it was full of a bag of hot water.

"You ......," Ye Han laughed, "You're well equipped!" ”

"Humph!" Ruan Qingzhi continued to glare at him, "This was originally for myself!" I'm just in case someone drags me around the garden and gets cold...... It's cheaper for you! ”

"It's really cheaper for me." Ye Han hugged the cowhide bag and pasted it on his face, then squinted his eyes and smiled slightly, and stuffed the bag into his arms.

This action was nothing extraordinary, but Ruan Qingzhi looked at Ye Han's smile, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt as if there was something else. Although she didn't quite understand, her face burned more and more red.

It feels as if it has been molested.

It was common for her to be molested by him, but at this moment, Ruan Qingzhi felt extremely aggrieved: she was almost frightened when she heard the news that he was punished for kneeling, and she ran over to see him in a hurry, but she didn't come to tease him!

Why does this matter seem so ...... What about the drops!

No, she has to go!

Ruan Qingzhi stood up and shook his sleeves fiercely: "His Royal Highness King Li, you were punished by the emperor to kneel, and I really can't help a little girl." I'm going to the palace banquet now, so you can continue to kneel here! ”

"Okay, there you go." Ye Han didn't stay, and lowered his head with a lost face.

Of course, Ruan Qingzhi can't really go. But the words had been spoken, and the night was cold and she didn't stay, and she suddenly felt that it was neither going nor not going, and she was in a dilemma.

Ye Han, this person, it's too bad! There's only half a life left, and I don't forget to entertain her!

The more Ruan Qingzhi thought about it, the more angry he became, and he slammed his heart down the steps, and he really wanted to leave.

Turning the flower bed, Ye Han's voice came from behind him: "Have fun, remember to come back and collect my body after the palace banquet......"

Ruan Qingzhi paused at his feet, and with a wave of his big sleeves, he turned back heroically: "Collect the corpse?" It's too vulgar to wait until you're dead to collect the body! I'm always thinking about you, I'm afraid I may not be able to have a good time, why don't I call someone to carry you out and bury you first, and then go to play? Your Emperor Daddy might be happy to draw me another red line! ”

Ye Han looked at her fixedly for a while, and gritted his teeth: "You are ruthless." ”

Ruan Qingzhi laughed, turned back and squatted down in front of him, and asked, "What are you going to do?" I can't just take you away, otherwise wouldn't your crime be even heavier? ”

"It's okay," Ye Han chuckled, "It's good that you stay here with me for a while, someone should be here soon." ”

"I guess too!" Ruan Qingzhi pursed his lips and complained, "The emperor just cleaned you up while I didn't know, and now that I know, he naturally doesn't dare to let you continue to kneel!" ”

Ye Han smiled, and then smiled and said, "You're right." ”

This is, of course, just a joke.

After laughing enough, Ruan Qingzhi lowered his voice again and asked, "Why did he tell you to kneel?" Is it because you ran to my house without permission to ask for marriage? ”

Ye Han was silent for a moment, and sighed: "It's none of your business. ”

Ruan Qingzhi pursed his lips with a look of disgust: "If you don't say it, I know!" Your father doesn't like you and doesn't want you to be a prince! Although I don't know if it's true or not, even if it's fake, it may not be your turn. Now you ran to the Prime Minister's Mansion to give the dowry without even saying hello, and your father was noisy and shouted all over the city, of course your father was angry! ”

"Why do you have to say it!" Ye Han sighed, "It seems that I am strange and pitiful." ”

Ruan Qingzhi laughed, simply sat down on the ground in front of him, and reasoned with him seriously: "You blame the pitiful, and I blame the pitiful!" Your father just doesn't want to give you the throne, but my father doesn't even want to give me food! The dowry left by my mother has raised them for more than ten years, and he plans to let me go out naked and give me nothing! ”

The night cold was choked by the north wind again, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that it was too cold today.

This kind of weather is not suitable for talking about "going out bare-chested", really.

Ye Han tried very hard to make himself serious, coughed twice and said, "Ruan Xiang is high-spirited, he won't be so ruthless." ”

"Hey, you know it all!" Ruan Qingzhi was pleasantly surprised, "So you're not as miserable as you seem on the surface, right?" You must have people in the palace, but you don't let them save you! And the ...... of the DPRK and China"

Ye Han made a silent gesture and chuckled: "If my father is willing to see me miserable, I will show him miserable, and I will make the old man happy as a banyi play." ”

Ruan Qingzhi thought about it seriously, and arched his hand to show that he was taught: "You are right. ”

Ye Han raised his head and glanced into the distance, and said in a low voice: "Xiaodouzi was rewarded to me by my father a few days ago, so I can be trusted." You can also talk to him if you have something to do in the future. ”

Ruan Qingzhi frowned.

The person the emperor rewarded him, it must be the eyeliner that was put next to him to listen to the news, maybe he would be poisoned or something, but it's strange to be trusted!

Unless—

Someone who was originally him?

Ruan Qingzhi glanced back at Xiaodouzi, stunned.

Ye Han nodded, confirming her guess: "When Xiaodouzi only entered the palace ten years ago, I had already taken him under my command, so he can be completely trusted. ”

Ten years ago!

Ruan Qingzhi slapped heavily on the top of his head: "You're too insidious, aren't you?" How old were you ten years ago, and you were bribing people's hearts in the palace and preparing to do something? ”

Ye Han Zhengse said: "Ten years ago was not early. I realized almost twenty years ago that in order to survive, I had to learn to buy people's hearts. ”

Ruan Qingzhi's expression was solemn, he got up and retreated.

Ye Han suddenly became nervous: "Qingzhi, don't go!" I wasn't a wicked person, and it was only because—"

"Humph! Old man! Ruan Qingzhi glared at him, puffing out.

Ye Han's heart suddenly relaxed, and he was about to laugh, but he saw Ruan Qingzhi screaming again: "In short, this matter is not good for you!" You're so unreasonable! I've always treated you as a good person...... How can you be so bad-hearted! ”

Ye Han became nervous again, and subconsciously wanted to stand up.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Ruan Qingzhi's right hand moving, and his fingers quietly made a kneeling posture.

Ye Han had an epiphany, and immediately coughed "hard" with his chest, and said hoarsely: "Qingzhi, I'm really not for anything else, I'm just because I like you, why don't you believe me!" I never believed that you were a phoenix...... What a hell of a phoenix! I'm going to marry you! Didn't we say it well in Yangcheng...... Besides, we've all ...... If you don't marry me, who else can I marry? ”

Ruan Qingzhi gritted his teeth, threw a sleeve in his face, and roared with a cry: "Shut up!" You still have the face to say! It's all your fault! How do I know who I'm marrying...... I have to decide my marriage! You heartless ...... What's in it for you to ruin me! ”

"Green Branches!" Ye Han stretched out his hand and grabbed her sleeve and raised his head: "You have me in your heart!" Didn't you say in court that you wanted to marry me? Why do you want to go back on it now? Why the hell did you change your mind, can you understand and tell me! ”

Ruan Qingzhi was pulled by him and bent over, so he was very tired, so he simply knelt down and cried: "Ye Han, let me tell you again: I didn't jump out to stir up the water because I was jealous of Yun'er, I was really a phoenix!" I will definitely be in charge of the phoenix seal in this life, and my marriage is related to the world, not a joke! I promised to be nice to you before, because I really thought you were a good person, but ...... But it was only after I returned to Beijing that I realized that His Majesty didn't like you to be the prince! Your Majesty doesn't value you, and you don't want to fight yourself, so what can the two of us do except part ways? In the future, you will be your own free prince, don't pester me anymore, okay! ”

"Not good!" Ye Han pressed her shoulder and gritted his teeth: "The problem is obviously with you!" Hello, what do you do Phoenix! Your sister wants to be a phoenix, isn't it good to let her be it? Didn't you promise me before......"

Ruan Qingzhi shook him off vigorously, angry: "The phoenix's fate is determined by heaven!" Is this what I say I can do if I don't do it? ”

"You can!" Ye Han hurriedly said, "Master Zhiyin of Guanghua Temple has long been bought by your sister!" Today, my father wants to verify the lives of your two sisters, and the final result will definitely show that you are fake! I know you have the means to expose the truth, but Qingzhi, for me, for the sake of the two of us to stay together for the rest of our lives, you ...... Is it good to be wrong? ”

Ruan Qingzhi silently did not answer, as if he was frightened.

Ye Han stretched out his hand to hug her, and added after a long time: "You don't have to worry about your life. His father was benevolent and did not speak lightly of killing. What's more, now that you and I have made great contributions, my father will not want our lives even if he is angry. Qingzhi, you follow me, but you can't be a queen, I will definitely not wronged you, and as long as you are in Nanqi, Nanqi will definitely be blessed by God, and you don't have to be a queen......"

"Why do you have to give in?" Ruan Qingzhi's voice was muffled, "I've let Yun'er for fourteen years, do I have to let her for the rest of my life?" Obviously, I am the real phoenix! Can't you fight for me? ”

"I can't!" Ye Han said categorically, "That seat, whoever the father gives it to is whoever." If my father doesn't plan to give it to me, I can't fight. What's more, the northern kingdoms have always been ambitious, and I don't have to worry about who to guard them, so I can only go by myself. ”

"Then you can go back and guard your borders!" Ruan Qingzhi shook him off abruptly and stood up: "You should be a bachelor at the border for the rest of your life, why bother to provoke me...... Ah, Your Majesty! ”

She knelt down heavily before she could stand firmly, looking panicked: "Your Majesty, I, I'm just passing by......"

Ye Han was shocked, and hurriedly prostrated himself: "Father, it was the son who sent someone to call Qingzhi over, the father wants to blame, please punish only the son and the minister!" ”

The emperor was wearing a thick mink coat and holding the hand of the little eunuch and stood not far behind, looking inexplicable.

Ruan Qingzhi trembled with fright, knelt and crawled a few steps, suddenly turned over and sat up on the spot, and cried: "What does this have to do with me?" I can't figure it out, so why don't you kill me! I'm not going to marry anyone! ”

The emperor already had a headache, and when he heard her crying violently, he suddenly felt a chaotic buzzing in his ears, and his head hurt even more.

Ye Han was inconsiderate, and fell on the ground and wailed: "Father, it was the son's idea to marry Qingzhi alone, and I didn't discuss it with her. But now that the matter has been decided, Erchen would rather die than regret it! Please ask your father to decree that the green branch will be given to the son as a concubine! ”

The Emperor's face grew gloomy, and he was visibly angry. The few little eunuchs next to him were so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, and they wanted to shrink themselves into a hedgehog.

The north wind is really cold. The emperor stood in the wind for a while, and gradually felt that the cold had penetrated the mink fur.

Looking down at the white and gray half of the night cold's cheeks, the emperor suddenly felt a little unbearable, and was silent for a long time, and sighed long: "Get up." ”

"Father!" Ye Han raised his head happily, "Father agreed?" Can the retainer marry Qingzhi as a concubine?! ”

"Talk again!" The emperor flicked his sleeves fiercely, and scolded as he walked: "What kind of body is crying and crying!" The palace banquet is about to start, do you want the courtiers and clan relatives to see your ugly appearance of being neither a human nor a ghost? ”

The majestic figure went farther and farther away. Ye Han was still kneeling on the ground, and Ruan Qingzhi was still sitting on the ground wiping her tears, as if she hadn't come back to her senses.

Xiao Chengzi had to take two steps behind, and came back to persuade: "Your Highness, the county lord, you two have to go and tidy up your appearance quickly, you can't miss the palace banquet!" The people who are here for you two are here......"

"For our marriage?" Ye Han turned around suddenly, his face full of joy.

Xiao Chengzi suddenly felt sad, and couldn't bear to shatter his hopes, so he had to agree indiscriminately, and sighed secretly in his heart: Who would have thought that His Royal Highness King Li, who is invincible, would finally be ruined on the word "love"? Look, now the whole person is almost gone!

Alas, the word love is not shallow!