The direction they went to the Imperial City became more and more strange, and the scene during this period became more and more different from the place they knew.

Even people in the capital like Chu Yuan and Chu Yuechen are beginning to feel unfamiliar with this place!

In this way, they complained while walking, and also enjoyed the scenery around here along the way, observing the customs of the capital, but they had a special interest.

In the early moon, the girls almost couldn't take their eyes off the gadgets on the street stalls, and they stopped and walked for a long time.

However, this Mo Chen didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, he didn't seem to be in a hurry, and even helped them choose those gadgets.

They came to a stall selling hairpins, the person selling hairpins was a middle-aged woman, with a golden step on her head, and her face was also beautiful, but perhaps because of her age, she looked a little tired and did not seem to be in a good state.

Chu Yuechen stepped forward, and at a glance she saw a green hairpin on the stall, inlaid with pink beads, and with tassels, which would flutter when the wind blew, and looked exceptionally beautiful.

So, she came to the stall and said to the middle-aged woman, "Boss, how do you sell this hairpin?" ”

As he spoke, Chu Yuechen had already brought the hairpin to the boss.

At this time, Mo Chen also walked over with a smile, patted her shoulder, and said with a smile: "Hey, which jewelry do you like?" ”

Chu Yuechen also said: "Hey, it's this hairpin in my hand, I think it's very good-looking, do you think this hairpin is suitable for me?" ”

Mo Chen grew up in the palace since he was a child, so there will always be some beautiful young ladies around him, and they will always tinker with a lot of chic and fresh jewelry, and the most representative of them are those delicate hairpins.

So, he smiled sweetly and said, "It's very suitable for you, it's really good-looking, if you want it, then we'll buy it." ”

As soon as she finished saying this, the proprietress felt a little clear in her heart when she saw the two of them singing and harmonizing like this.

So, she glanced at the two people with a kind smile and said: "The girl is really a good eye, this hairpin is said to be the green treasure hairpin of the emperor and queen of the previous dynasty." ”

After a pause, she continued: "But seeing that this son is so good to the girl, presumably the two of you must be exceptionally sweet, I will give you this green hairpin, I wish you harmony and beauty, and a happy and peaceful life." ”

After saying this, Chu Yuechen waved his hand directly, shook his head and said: "No, no, no, no, boss, you must have misunderstood, I, I and him, no, not the kind of relationship you imagined." ”

Mo Chen didn't say anything, he just thought the woman in front of him was very interesting, but he didn't say anything.

When the boss saw this, he smiled directly and said with a very understanding attitude: "I know this, the girl is shy, yes, I won't say it." ”

In this way, in order to prevent the boss from continuing to talk, the two of them could only quickly take the hairpin and leave.

After returning to the crowd, Chu Yuechen kept dangling the hairpin among the He Xingyao sisters, and she looked quite proud.

Seeing this, Mo Chen just smiled and didn't speak.

In this way, everyone walked in the direction of the palace while strolling.

It wasn't long before they were at the bottom of the Imperial City, and then at the gates of the Imperial Palace.

I saw Mo Chen take out a black waist card and let the officers and soldiers stationed there look at it, and those people put them in.

Walking into the palace is a completely different feeling.

It's just that they don't know which dynasty or generation this is, obviously this was originally the West Garden of the First Mansion, but now it has become like this, which is also very rare.

Chu Yuan, as the only man among them who has been accompanying him from the West Garden, naturally has vigilance in his heart.

So, he looked at Mo Chen and said, "Young Master Mo, which dynasty and generation is this?" What kind of place is it? ”

As soon as these words came out, Mo Chen looked at him with eyes like he was mentally retarded, and his expression seemed to be quite disdainful.

After a long while, Mo Chen looked at him and said, "Chuyuan, do you really not know, or are you pretending?" Forget it, I'll tell you anyway! ”

In this way, after thinking for a while, Mo Chen said helplessly: "This is the capital, and the place where we are located is the imperial palace, my name is Mo Chen, and I am the prince, that is, the emperor's son." You can get the idea, right? ”

Chu Yuan nodded.

He finally figured out this place, but at the same time, he always had a very bold guess in his heart, could that ink rain have something to do with this place? After all, this Mochen is the same as Moyu, both have the surname Mo, maybe this Mochen is the ancestor of Moyu......

The more Chu Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that there were too many places worth pondering, but now that they had come, they wanted to spy on the secrets of this West Garden, and this place, although they didn't know how they came here, it didn't prevent them from exploring.

In this way, they passed through the heavy palace walls and soon came to the Chenyue Palace where Mo Chen lived.

It is said that this Chenyue Palace is where Mo Chen's mother, that is, the emperor's concubine Chen lived, but unfortunately Concubine Chen died soon after giving birth to Mo Chen.

It's just that the emperor is affectionate, so he let Concubine Chen's son Mo Chen live in this Chenyue Palace.

At the same time, the name Mo Chen also pinned a lot of high hopes on his parents, Mo is the emperor's surname, and Chen is the word for Concubine Chen.

Because of this, in the eyes of Emperor Mochen, he is the most important son, and naturally, in the eyes of the emperor, that Chu Ling'er, although it is said that it is the woman that Mo Chen likes for the first time in so many years, but he feels that this woman is not worthy of his son anyway.

Sometimes prejudice between people is preconceived and gradually unfair, but it is not surprising that most people in this world are used to this situation.

But is that really good? Actually, it's not good at all.

As soon as Mo Chen brought these friends into his palace, he was summoned by the people around the emperor, and at the same time, he himself felt a little scared.

In these years, Mo Chen obviously felt that there was gradually an invisible estrangement between him and his father, and that estrangement made them unable to return to the beginning, and they could no longer tell each other their hearts and feelings of missing Concubine Chen as they did at the beginning.

But why is that?

Mo Chen didn't want to think deeply, but occasionally, he would look at the stars and the moon in the sky in a daze, and in the dead of night, he would sit alone on the yaotai, which made his heart much clearer, and at the same time, he also had a deeper understanding and experience of the things in this world.

He Xingyao and the others were in this Chenyue Palace, and the big palace maid here personally led people to prepare freshly brewed tea for them, and at the same time brought some snacks and put them on the table.

Chu Yuan looked at the palace maid, and after a long time, he spoke: "When will His Royal Highness the Prince of your family come back?" ”

The palace maid said: "Hui Gongzi, our Royal Highness is very close to Your Majesty, so I'm afraid it's going to be night." ”

"It's night? Wouldn't that be an hour? ”

He Muzhi said helplessly: "Yes, sister, Yuechen, do you think this time is a little too long?" Are we going to stay here forever? ”

Chu Yuechen was the first to speak: "There's nothing wrong with staying here, after all, we don't have any good places to go for the time being, not to mention that it's not easy to know someone, can you really bear to leave so early?" ”

When He Xingyao heard this, he said faintly: "What Yuechen said is very reasonable, but since we talked about this matter, what do you think about it?" ”

When Chu Yuan heard this, he smiled directly at him and said, "My opinion is the same as yours, what Yue Chen said is very reasonable, and I agree with it." ”

After a pause, he continued: "So all of us must calm down, after all, we don't know what kind of situation is here for the time being. ”

As soon as he said this, everyone chimed in.

It's just that they all thought that Mo Chen would definitely come back until very late, but who knows, they just talked for a while, and Mo Chen had already returned.

I saw that as soon as he walked into this palace, he looked at Chu Yuan and the others and said, "Young Master Chu Yuan, Miss Xingyao, tonight my father is going to hold a banquet in order to welcome your arrival, and please be sure to attend." ”

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Such a news instantly made everyone start to discuss.

It's just that people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

Chu Yuan, He Xingyao and others can actually be clear in their hearts, after all, it is indeed impossible for them to argue with the emperor for the time being.

So, Chu Yuan said with a smile directly: "Your Royal Highness, please rest assured, the inferior people will definitely attend." ”

Mo Chen said: "That's good! ”

After saying this, everyone felt much more comfortable with each other.

It's a pity that Yan Yunzhan was originally with them, but after the scene in the West Garden changed, he disappeared directly.

And there was an irreconcilable contradiction between Chu Yuan and Yan Yunzhan, so he was happy to see Yan Yunzhan disappear.

He Xingyao didn't know how at this time, and suddenly said, "Mu Zhi, Yuechen, can you find out that one of us is missing now?" ”

He Muzhi was puzzled: "Who is missing?" I didn't find out. ”

As soon as these words fell, Chu Yuechen directly slapped his head and said, "By the way, I remember, Mr. Yan is missing among us." ”

He Muzhi said: "Mr. Yan, who is it?" I remember that there was no one surnamed Yan among us, right? ”

When she said this, she herself seemed to realize that something was wrong, and immediately covered her mouth and looked at everyone in horror.

Mo Chen seemed to sense that something was wrong with her, so he said with concern, "Miss Muzhi, what's wrong with you?" I just heard from you that there is one missing one of you, do you know who that person is? What does it look like? If I can, maybe I can help you find it. ”

He Muzhi shook his head and said, "It's nothing, you must have heard it wrong just now." ”

She didn't ask everyone's consent, and she trusted Mo Chen less than a third, so naturally she couldn't tell all of them about it, which would be too dangerous.

However, He Xingyao didn't know what she was thinking at this time, and after hesitating for a while, she said directly: "Mu Zhi, since you don't say it, then I have to say it." ”

So, she continued: "There is indeed one missing person among us, that person is Yan Yunzhan, he is a rare good person, humble and kind, old and simple, but I don't know where he went this time, this is really worrying!" ”

After speaking, Mo Chen looked at her and said, "Then Mr. Yan, is it really important to you?" ”

He Xingyao nodded, and said with a little blush: "Yes, he has been with me for a long time, I don't know if he is an insignificant person to others, but here for me, he is my best friend." ”

Chu Yuan was originally thinking about some other things in his heart, but when he heard the last sentence He Xingyao said, he instantly came back to his senses, and his face became a little ugly.

It's just that no matter how dissatisfied he is, all this has finally become a reality.

Even sometimes, he can be a little confused.

Yes, maybe sometimes, people just can't see their hearts clearly, don't understand the true thoughts in their hearts, but time will always prove that what is truly suitable, truly affectionate and righteous, will be left by the waves of time, and those false feelings, those wanton deception, will be washed away by the tide of time.

In He Xingyao's eyes, Yan Yunzhan is undoubtedly the kind of person who is affectionate and righteous, and he disappeared just right, leaving a very good impression in He Xingyao's heart.

At this time, Chu Yuan was undoubtedly jealous in his heart, but he didn't have any way, but also, it was really not a glorious thing to compete with someone who had long since disappeared, not to mention that it could not have any meaning at all.

When Mo Chen seemed to want to say something, He Xingyao stopped talking directly, his expression looked very sad, and even shed a few tears, which didn't look like he was pretending.

Moreover, Mo Chen obviously felt that the air pressure in the entire room seemed to be lower, and there was an invisible sense of oppression, which made him want to suffocate or escape.

Therefore, he does not intend to get involved in the twists and turns of these things, but it is not a bad thing to know more.

So, he looked at Chu Yuan and said, "Young Master Chu Yuan, in fact, you don't have to worry, I will ask all the guards around me to help find it, maybe one day I will find it." ”

After a pause, he continued: "But our main problem at present is not these, my father is going to have a banquet for you tonight, I actually mentioned this matter to you, it is not too early now, I still lead everyone to the banquet early!" ”

He Xingyao nodded with a smile and said, "Okay! ”

In this way, Mo Chen led them to the banquet, perhaps because the banquet had not yet started at this time, so except for those eunuchs and palace maids in charge, who led a large group of people to arrange here, the others, or the relatively high rank in this palace, did not appear here.

But Mo Chen doesn't care, these friends are worth it no matter what.