Since he led the army back to the south that year, and brought back the four families that had a lot of status in Beiyan, although Liu Jingxuan and Dai Jinglan's brothers did not immediately rise to prominence, they were initially just reinstated and returned to the front line of the north, but they still both got the glory of Jinling, and then, like other generals, left their eldest son in the capital.

But Liu Jingxuan didn't leave many people around his eldest son, and in this Liu Mansion in Jinling City, he only left three personal soldiers to accompany Liu Fangyuan. But these three people are the most trusted generals, and Liu Fangyuan brought them with him when he chased Yan Xu, the head of the Xuandao Hall, when he left Jinling, so that if the current Liu Mansion is not mentioned without mentioning the nominal ownership, it can actually be called a royal palace.

Because all the people left by the Liu Mansion were allocated by the emperor. As for the selection of this group...... It is the real harem manager and housekeeper of the inner palace today, the eldest princess of Dongyang. Usually, these people are respectful to Liu Fangyuan, the young master, bowing their heads and ears, and doing everything, it is difficult for others to detect this, but today when Yue Qianqiu dismounted at the door and entered, the feeling was very different.

Because of the servants he saw along the way, although none of them stood in the way, he respectfully called the Ninth Prince, but the sharp gaze that examined and assessed whether he had weapons and other destructive power indices on his body was very different from the gentle and harmless gaze that looked at the young master's senior brother and close friend in the past. And this feeling reached its highest point when he called someone to come over and ask Xiao Qingqing where he lived.

"The palace master Xiao is in the Xihua Residence, and her subordinates are all placed in the four side courtyards around the Xihua Residence, and they can send people to accompany them every day, but so far, the Xiao Palace Master has never made such a request, and he is not picky about diet and medicine." After saying this, the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion, whom Yue Qianqiu had seen more than once, bowed very respectfully again.

"The ninth prince came just in time today, and the emperor said that he would come over later. Although all preparations have been made inside and outside the house, she also asked the Ninth Prince to tell the palace master Xiao that she asked her subordinates to stay in the house in peace and not cause any misunderstanding. After all, when the time comes, the eldest princess will personally accompany the emperor, and there will be no room for any mistakes. ”

Yue Qianqiu originally came to Xingshi to ask for guilt, but when he heard such a sentence, he was speechless. No wonder when he told Old Lady Yue that he was going to see Pei Xu and Xiao Qingqing before he left the palace, Grandpa smiled so slyly, daring to love because he had already known such a news!

A little depressed in his heart, he took a deep breath, stopped the urge to scold his mother, and then asked, "What about King Jin?" ”

Although Old Lady Yue mentioned that Xiao Qingqing told Xiao Jingxian to cut it in two in the future, he didn't believe that Xiao Jingxian was willing to break this clue at all. However, to his surprise, the butler shook his head.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin has never come, nor has he sent anyone to inquire about the condition of the palace master Xiao."

"Then where is the Xiao Palace Master, who else is there?"

"Sect Master Zhou went back to the Wuying Pavilion, and Miss Song accompanied the young palace master. There are also two imperial doctors from the Imperial Doctor's Department who live in the East Chamber, ready to diagnose and treat any problems in time. ”

The imperial doctors of the Imperial Doctor's Department are here, but Song Pujia is still there?

Yue Qianqiu couldn't care about asking more questions, and immediately let people lead the way. After all, Liu's Mansion was so big, he didn't have any impression of this place called Xihuaju before. Sure enough, when he followed the housekeeper around and around, and finally came to a secluded courtyard, looking at the three words of cherishing flowers on the moon gate, he simply felt that he had come to the wrong place.

That Liu Mansion, which is full of martial arts arenas and galloping horses, still exists in such an elegant and quiet virgin land?

Do you know that Liu Fangyuan is the master? Isn't this the garden that no one knows about in the left side of the Liu Mansion, and then left a passage when renovating the Liu Mansion, and this time it was the first time to open the door and let Xiao Qingqing live, right?

Of course, Yue Qianqiu didn't know, his guess was almost reality, because when the annex was originally allocated to Liu's Mansion, there was indeed a small area to be fenced off alone. As for the neighbors next to them...... Who knows how large the annex belonging to the royal family is, whether it was completely rewarded to Liu Jingxuan, and whether it was built with a unique hole during the renovation?

When he stepped into the Cherished Flower Residence, it happened that Song Pujia and Xiao Jingjing came out of a small two-story building with a unique shape one after another. Xiao Jingjing in front lowered his head, as if he had cried, and Song Pujia in the back seemed to be comforting her, and the two little girls of the same age didn't see him - of course, it could also be because his steps were too light and he looked like a thief.

"Jingjing, don't cry, my medical skills are not good in the rejuvenation view, and those imperial doctors of the Imperial Doctor Department don't necessarily have much real ability, your mother must be pretending to be sick to scare people, but even you, a piece of the daughter, are scared!"

"Woo woo......" Xiao Jingjing sobbed non-stop, until Song Pujia turned around and simply blocked in front of her, and pressed her shoulder, she simply threw herself into the other party's arms at once, "There is always a time when my mother doesn't show up in front of me at all throughout the year, just because I occasionally bumped into her once in a while and she was sick, so I will use that excuse to chase her out this time!" ”

As she spoke, tears began to fall uncontrollably, wetting Song Pujia's clothes: "What if she is really sick?" What if she doesn't scare us? Sister Song, tell me the truth, just from the pulse, is my mother sick? ”

Song Pujia suddenly stood up. If she relied on her medical skills, even if she didn't invite Su Shiqi over, she still confidently believed that this was a sign of terminal illness.

But since the prime ministers like Old Lady Yue and Ye Guanghan, and the nobles like King Jin who are from Beiyan and are also prosperous in Dawu, they all almost think that Xiao Qingqing's illness is not real, and Xiao Jingjing is even more unwilling to believe that her mother is real and is about to die, so she has a little headache.

The most important thing is that the two imperial doctors spoke vividly to ten points, and hung people's hearts in the air. Even if these two medical skills are indeed quite exquisite, but this is too slippery character, she despises them very much, and she can't help but belittle them inside and outside the words.

Therefore, she could only say vaguely: "It seems that the body is weak, but no matter what, as long as you take good care and take proper medicine, it can be cured, and it is not a big deal!" ”

Just when Song Pujia was trying to comfort Xiao Jingjing, she didn't realize that a figure had bypassed the two of them and quietly flashed into the door behind her. She just hugged Xiao Jingjing and walked quickly to the west wing, feeling a little indescribable pity for this new good friend. After all, she had also endured the grief of the death of her elders who were very good to her.

And waited until the footsteps outside disappeared to avoid meeting the two little girls, and then turned around and walked inside. He was a little surprised that there were no maids or the like to guard this place, but even if he was puzzled, he didn't stop walking inside. It wasn't until a curtain was lifted to see the figure reclining on the bed, looking at him, that he took a soft breath.

How long has it been...... Is there ten days and half a month? The enchantress who once fascinated many people, why did she become emaciated and haggard like this?

Xiao Qingqing smiled self-deprecatingly, and the upside-down beings of the past could be vaguely seen in that smile: "I'm surprised that I have today, isn't it?" ”

Yue Qianqiu was just in a slight trance, and he got rid of the strange situation that his eyes were firmly attracted. Thinking about the embarrassing experience in the past, it was incredibly easy now, and from this point alone, he felt that if it wasn't for Xiao Qingqing releasing water, then her attraction to charm sentient beings would indeed be much worse than before.

But what if this was just to attract the emperor to come over in person? Of course, if this is the case, as long as Xiao Qingqing does not appear in the Wuying Pavilion at the beginning, even if he appears, he will control that ability, as long as he suddenly appears in front of the emperor, even if it is a son of heaven who has read countless beauties, he may easily take the bait. However, since there are variables like the Northern Yan Emperor, it is not possible that Da Wu, the son of heaven, will not be in the middle of the world.

The emperor is a creature that has been producing accidents since the first day of its birth.

With countless thoughts tumbling in his heart, Yue Qianqiu decided to master the direction of the dialogue on his own. He directly moved a chair and sat four or five feet away from the bed, and then said bluntly: "I asked Pei Xu's nephew to instigate the scholar to catch the second uncle of Qin and the third prince to meet, and then beat people; Let his son instruct the doorman to contact Nie Erzhu to kill me; let Pei Hui's concubine stab him and set fire to the house; Let Shen Zheng grab my handle, but finally trap himself in. You're all behind it, right? ”

Speaking of this, he shouted in a low voice without waiting for Xiao Qingqing to answer: "Xiao Qingqing, you are very smart and powerful, but why do you think that the people you manipulate can't settle accounts with you because they don't know about your existence, and the people who benefit from this will let you go?" Do you know, from ancient times to the present, what is the end of those who play with people's hearts? ”

"If Pei Nanxu wasn't trying to climb up, he wouldn't have been dizzy; Pei Xu's stupid son wouldn't have made a desperate gamble if it weren't for his father; If Pei Hui were not greedy, he would not be eaten by women; If Shen Zheng didn't only believe in himself, he wouldn't hit a stone with an egg. I didn't even put a small weight down on the end of the scale, I just blew on it, and it was they who made the choice. ”

"Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be punished!" Using such eight words as an epilogue, blocking back Yue Qianqiu's question, Xiao Qingqing said indifferently, "What's more, I don't need you to be happy, I don't need you to be satisfied, because this is the ending that Emperor Nanwu and your grandfather are all very satisfied with." ”

Just when Yue Qianqiu was so angry that he wanted to curse, he suddenly vaguely felt that several breaths appeared nearby, and two of them were very familiar. However, it was not in front of the door, but behind the wall. As soon as his heart moved, the next moment, a voice came.

"Because the county lord is very satisfied with this result, he thinks that I am very satisfied, and Yue Xiang is very satisfied, is it too conceited to treat others like this?"

With this sound, a wall moved silently, and immediately after, he saw two guards he had never seen before, followed by the emperor and the eldest princess of Dongyang, who bent down one after the other and entered the room through the small door that suddenly appeared, and finally followed by two guards.

Yue Qianqiu hurriedly jumped up and saluted, but the emperor waved his hand to stop him, and his eyes fell on Xiao Qingqing's face. Although the face that was once glamorous and terrifying is now emaciated and haggard due to illness, when looking at the emperor, Xiao Qingqing seems to be unaffected by the words just now, and his eyes are as clear and sharp as an invisible knife.

"I've seen you."

Yue Qianqiu, who was thinking about what the emperor would say next, suddenly heard these simple four words, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then immediately wondered if he wanted to retire under the pretext of retiring, but immediately after, he found that his reaction was still too slow, because the memories of the Son of Heaven of Great Wu were too quick and too fast.

"You are actually the county lord of Beiyan Huoshan Mountain?" The Emperor's words were hurried and quick, revealing a rare exasperation and impatience, "Then who is she?" Who was she I met back then? ”

She was ...... back then Could this mean that the emperor of our Great Wu and the dead queen of Beiyan have a leg?

Yue Qianqiu has fully understood that he has really heard something terrible. He couldn't help but glance at the eldest princess of Dongyang as if asking for help, but he saw that this elder, who had always taken great care of him, completely fell on Xiao Qingqing at this moment, and he was not distracted at all. He knew he had better leave quietly, but his feet seemed to be rooted.

"You've already guessed who she is, why are you asking me?"

Faced with Xiao Qingqing's rhetorical question, the emperor's face suddenly turned pale. He took a deep breath and said categorically, "That can't be! The first time I saw her, she was only twenty-eight years old, and she had seen her several times after many years, and she had always dressed as an unmarried girl......"

The emperor's words finally came to an abrupt end, because he saw Xiao Qingqing's mocking eyes. Obviously, just because of the so-called unmarried girl's dress, it is easy to believe that a woman Yunying is not married, which is really funny.

However, he and she only spent Wushan together, that was because they hadn't seen each other again for many years, he was nearly forty years old, and she was almost thirty years old, but she still looked peerless, and he couldn't help but talk about it overnight, and he still felt that the experience was like a dream, how could he confirm that the woman who had been remembered for a long time was complete?

Thinking about the first time I saw her, she looked like the girl he couldn't ask for when he was an adult, but she didn't have the weakness and pity of that girl, but a little more tenacious and elegant, self-reliant and self-reliant. He thought that he couldn't set up himself in the past, and he couldn't accept a concubine, because his sweetheart was too weak, and he was only forced by the queen mother to marry away immediately, and later even complained about Ai's early death, and he cherished the confidante he met by chance for a while. But how did he think that the experience of the chance encounter later was likely to be designed by someone else from beginning to end?

Just when the emperor's heart was in turmoil, Xiao Qingqing glanced at Yue Qianqiu casually, and suddenly said with a smile: "You think she is the most perfect woman in the world, but haven't you really thought about whose flesh and blood is the son she gave you to raise?" ”