Chu Mingyang also replied with a faint tone, "Friendship? Phew, just a minion. ”

Chu Mingcui didn't like her tone, so she didn't say it anymore, and the two sisters went out of the palace and went back to their parents' house.

Back at Chu Mansion, Chu Mingyang ignored Chu Mingcui and went back to the house by himself.

Chu Mingcui went to visit her grandmother, and Mrs. Shoufu has not recovered since the last "accident" lost her voice.

Mrs. Shoufu naturally knew that in this mansion, there was only one person who could drug her.

She became self-contained, the husband and wife were almost at the end of their lives, and she knew his cruelty too well.

For what he cares about, he can deny his relatives.

She listened to Chu Mingcui say that she met Mama Xi today, she was shocked, shook her head at Chu Mingcui, and signaled not to mess with that woman.

Chu Mingcui said softly: "The granddaughter knows, but Mingyang didn't take her seriously." ”

Mrs. Shoufu smiled miserably and shook her head.

***

In the evening, Chu Shoufu returned to the house, he was used to eating alone, and as soon as he asked someone to set the dishes and chopsticks in the house, he heard someone come in and report, "Master, a person who claims to be Xi Mama has come and said that he wants to see you." ”

Chu Shoufu raised his head, his eyes were a little stunned, "Xi Mama?" ”

"Back to the master, yes." Humane.

Chu Shoufu's distraction was only for a moment, and he immediately returned to normal, "Please let her in." ”

"Yes!" The subordinate took the command and went away.

Chu Shoufu looked at the old steward who was waiting beside him, "What do you say she is doing?" ”

The old steward bowed and said, "The old slave doesn't dare to speculate. ”

Chu Shoufu said lightly: "I'm afraid it's for Princess Chu." ”

The old steward responded, also a little stunned.

The subordinate led Mama Xi in, and then bowed and retired.

Chu Shoufu stood up and watched as Mama Xi slowly stepped over the threshold and came in.

"I've seen Shousuke-sama!" Joy and Mama are blessed.

Chu Shoufu said softly: "No need to be polite, sit!" ”

Mama Xi saw the food on the table, "You haven't eaten yet?" ”

"Just ready to use it." Chu Shoufu invited, "Or, together?" ”

Mama Xi walked over, looked at the light two dishes and one soup, and then looked at his thin and clear face, and said, "You should eat better." ”

"Coarse tea and light rice are fine." Chu Shoufu said.

Mama Xi turned her head, and when she came, she had already thought of her words, but she didn't know how to speak.

The old steward stepped forward, "Sister Xi'er, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"Plowshare, long time no see." Mama Xi looked at the old housekeeper, "Are you okay?" ”

"Good, good, everything's fine!" The old steward smiled and said, "It's just that it doesn't seem to be long before we're all old." ”

Mama Xi nodded silently, yes, in the blink of an eye, they are all old.

The old steward bowed and withdrew, and there were only Chu Shoufu and Xi Mama in the house.

Chu Shoufu had already sat down and looked at her, "Sit down and talk." ”

Mama Xi shook her head, emptied her thoughts, looked at him and said, "Last time, you asked me to drug the Emperor Taishang, I did what you wanted, and what I owe you has been paid off." ”

Chu Shoufu didn't explain that this was Chu Mingcui's meaning, not his meaning, and he didn't even know it afterwards.

He said, "You don't owe me anything. ”

Mama Xi smiled sadly, "I don't know, it doesn't matter if you owe it, or if you don't owe it, it's always clear." ”

Chu Shoufu looked at her, "Are you here to tell me this?" ”

Mama Xi shook her head and asked, "Why do you have to marry Chu Mingyang to the King of Chu?" ”

"It was indeed my idea, and I did it for my own purposes." Chu Shoufu said.

Xi Mama said sharply: "You can go against the will of others if you have good intentions? The king of Chu is unwilling to marry Chu Mingyang as a side concubine, and the princess of Chu will not agree, why should you be strong? Today in the palace, your granddaughter Chu Mingyang made disrespectful remarks to the princess, which provoked the princess to move the fetus, I know that your Chu family has been in full swing for many years, and it is unscrupulous to everyone, even if the princess is miscarried, at most it is only a few words of scolding, but the prosperity is bound to decline, and the arrogance of the Chu family today will bury a catastrophe for your Chu family. ”

If someone else said this last sentence, Chu Shoufu would definitely be furious.

But it was she who said it, and that was the bitter persuasion, prompting, and vigilance.

It's just that he also defended slightly, saying: "Over the years, I have not been arrogant, I have not been unscrupulous, and even as I get older, I have become more and more restrained and calm, I thought you were all in your eyes." ”

Xi Mama said: "But your children and grandchildren are not, they rely on your prestige and power, they have begun to provoke the royal rules, before, I remember your mother said a word to me, and now I will also return it to you, the bottom line can never be crossed, and if you cross the bottom line, it is an abyss." ”

Chu Shoufu looked at her, "Why do you want to help Princess Chu?" You haven't come to me all these years, I don't think, you just treat her as her master, I want to hear the truth. ”

Mama Xi confessed, "Two reasons, the first is that she saved my life, and the emperor knew about my druggedness, and she saved me." The second reason ......"

She sighed heavily, her eyes were covered with sorrow, and she looked at him and said, "The king of Chu is unwilling to marry a side concubine, and wants to treat the princess from the beginning, I want to fulfill this relationship, which is something I can't get in this life." ”

Chu Shoufu looked at her, the sharp light in his eyes gradually disappeared, and his face was also filled with sadness.

"So, you said that in order to serve the emperor, you didn't want to marry me back then, but it was just a prevarication." Chu Shoufu said.

She doesn't speak.

Chu Shoufu smiled, there was a little nostalgia in his eyes, "Chu Mingcui went to you and asked you to drug the emperor, although I was angry, but I was actually happy in my heart, at that moment, I knew what kind of price you were willing to pay for me." ”

Mama Xi still lowered her eyebrows and didn't say a word, but her heart was hit hard by something, and it was sore and painful.

"Now, you and I are gray-haired, I only need a word of truth, why didn't you want to believe me in the first place?" Chu Shoufu looked at her and asked.

Mama Xi raised her head to look at him, and the look in his eyes was still serious, as it was back then.

She didn't know what to say, but after thinking about it for a long time, she slowly spoke under the forced gaze of his eyes, "That's good, I'm living my life in the palace, you have made contributions outside the palace, there are groups of wives and concubines, and there are children and grandchildren, we can all die well, this is the best result." ”

Chu Shoufu was disappointed, "Don't you even want to give me an answer?" ”

Xi Mama remembered the past, and she was also full of clues, "What I want, it is already a big sin to say it in my identity, who in the world understands?" Probably only the princess of Chu, forget it, I'm leaving, I hope you can return the princess of Chu to them a peaceful life, so that she can have a good baby. ”

After Mama Xi finished speaking, she turned around and left.

Chu Shoufu watched her back disappear into the twilight and sighed softly.

The real answer, he is afraid that he will not know in his life.

Princess Chu understands her? If she doesn't say it, no one will understand, but if she does, won't he understand?

He was stunned for a long time before he slowly stood up and said coldly: "Come on, call the second lady over." ”