Ye Zhi nodded, turned around and walked towards the stone table, although he was silent, but his heart was not as indifferent as far away from him.

He always comforts himself with the fact that they are "still the same as before", but he doesn't know that the world has been turned upside down. They can't see each other on weekdays, and when they do, there are taboos such as not being able to live in the same room, which is like before?

Ye Zhi opened the food box, took a bowl of porridge from the soup cup and put it in front of Mei Xiaoren.

He took too many swords and bows, and even cooked this bowl of porridge as easily as before, so it was set in stone.

Mei Xiaoren picked up the porridge and found that it was her favorite Yancai lily porridge, even if the ingredients were the same, the porridge made by different people was also different, and she certainly recognized which chef this bowl of porridge came from.

"Lao Ye, you are now the general of the forbidden army, how can you be embarrassed to bother you to make me food."

"It's okay, I volunteered." Ye Zhi smiled and asked again: "Is your body better, why did you suddenly faint?" ”

"The doctor only said that it was a heat stroke, so he didn't care." Mei Xiaoren scooped a spoonful of porridge and drank it, and still had a question in her heart, "Why did the Queen Mother think of letting the forbidden army escort her this time?" ”

"The Queen Mother has her own intentions when she arranges it like this." Ye Zhi lowered his eyes, thought about it, and said slowly, "Actually, the Queen Mother is thinking about the forbidden army and me." ”

Mei Xiaoren became more and more puzzled: "For your sake? ”

She felt that if the royal family was thinking about Ye Zhi, then she should give him a promotion or another reward, but now it looked like she was adding an errand to him.

"Because escorting the Empress Dowager to the palace is easier than other errands."

"Could it be that the Queen Mother asked you to stay in the palace for a month to let you rest and recuperate?"

If this is the case, Mei Xiaoren can also understand this statement, after all, it is easier to protect the Queen Mother in the palace than to patrol the city in Shangjing.

Ye Zhi just nodded, not planning to tell the truth. In fact, if he hadn't had this errand to block him for a while, I'm afraid he would have left Beijing with his troops and gone to the Northern Expedition to Qiluo.

He wanted to be a hero who was admired by all the people like his father, but now was not the time.

Mei Xiaoren drank the porridge silently, and Ye Zhi sat quietly and watched.

There was only the sound of insects chirping one after another, and the cool breeze was blowing, and her green hair was untied, sometimes dancing lightly with the wind, sometimes sliding down her shoulders.

"Xiaomei, did you really decide to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion forever?"

Mei Xiaoren's hand scooping porridge stopped, put the spoon back into the bowl, and looked up at Ye Zhi.

Ye Zhi added: "I mean, the assassination of King Yu has made the royal family more and more dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's Mansion, even if it is not for Gu Xiang to manipulate behind his back, King Yu was injured because the subject country could not afford to provoke Gu Xiang, so he picked King Yu." ”

"When has the royal family ever been satisfied with Chu Yu, one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, this is the case in the capital, and it is the same in Daning, the royal family will not be reconciled." Mei Xiaoren looked at Ye Zhi and said more and more seriously, "But Old Ye, this power minister's mansion has been held for more than 20 years, it's not that Chu Yu doesn't want to let it go, it's that he can't let it go." ”

"The royal family will not hand over the power of taking and giving to Gu Xiang, and the deeper the grievances between the two sides, the more dangerous it will be for the Prime Minister."

"Chu Yu took over the military and political power from the old prime minister, why did the old prime minister overthrow His Majesty before, I don't know, I can't tell whether the prime minister's mansion is worthy of the royal family, but Chu Yu is worthy of Daning and the people, this is a fact." Mei Xiaoren couldn't help but smile after speaking, "Speaking of this, I feel ridiculous, the world criticizes him as a traitor, and at the same time enjoys the peaceful and prosperous world he ruled......"

Ye Zhi was silent.

Mei Xiaoren said again: "Lao Ye, I know that Lord Guogong must be prepared, and he is your father-in-law, you should stand on his side, this is your position, for me, Chu Yu is my husband, and I am willing to marry, even if the world turns its back on him, I will not leave him." ”

She found that the competition between the prime minister's mansion and the royal family could not be judged by right and wrong, and the royal family was unwilling to lose power, and wanted to take back everything that belonged to the Jiang family, which seemed to be right; Chu Yu is protecting the lives of the Prime Minister's Mansion and all the staff, and it is not wrong to hold the power and not give it.

In such a situation where she can't choose a position based on right and wrong, what can she do to convince Lao Ye?

He is the righteous son of the Duke of Wei, and now he is treated favorably by the royal family......

And she can't give anything, not to mention that there is such a beam as Ye Huai's unjust case between Lao Ye and the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Now that she calmed down and thought about it, she felt that she was too anxious by that nightmare before, anxious to eliminate all the factors that were unfavorable to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and wanted to try to convince Ye Zhi, in fact, it was not so simple.

Wei Guogong's secret Chen Cang and everything he worked hard to manage would be defeated by her in just a few words?

Mei Xiaoren took a deep breath and stopped talking. Ye Zhi also remained silent, and the two were silent for a long time.

Mei Xiaoren gradually noticed that the atmosphere was a little heavy by her words, so he asked with a joking smile: "Old Ye, will we become enemies?" ”

Ye Zhi shook his head and replied without hesitation: "No, there is no position that can erase my guilt towards you and have our friendship for several years." ”

Mei Xiaoren was relieved, but her heart was still uneasy, she was no longer one to feed the whole family and not be hungry, how could she be alone.

She put the dishes back in the food box and said, "Thank you for the porridge, it's not too early, go back and rest." ”

"Xiaomei, don't have any worries, I told you as early as when I was in the academy, where are you and where I am, this is not a lie, I will not harm you anymore, let alone treat you as any enemy."

Before Mei Xiaoren could speak, he heard an angry voice outside the door:

"Brother Yu, what did I say, the two of them are not in love at all, they just meet at the end of three days, and they dare to have a private meeting in the palace, it is really shameless!"

She looked up and saw a man standing at the gate of the courtyard.

It's not Haoyang, it's Gu Chuyu......

He was just like the last time she dragged him to hide behind the wall and listen to Jiang Rong and Bishop Zhou, he came just now but didn't show up, but he didn't come for long.

Ye Zhi got up and arched his hand, "Prime Minister." ”

Haoyang followed out, stood beside Gu Chuyu, and then said: "Brother Yu, I said that I didn't wronged her, last time I told you that they had an adulterous affair, you didn't believe it, now you always believe it, what 'where are you, where am I' is such a meaty thing I didn't teach them to say." ”

Ye Zhi hurriedly said: "Don't get me wrong, my lord, there is no private meeting and adultery that the princess said." ”

Haoyang didn't give up, "You guys don't have a private meeting, you are all caught and quibbling!" ”

"Adults are ...... to know the "

"Is that enough?"

Although Gu Chuyu interrupted Ye Zhi's explanation, his voice was as indifferent as his expression, without half anger and hatred.

Haoyang's face added a little smugness, the corners of his lips hooked, and he said: "Brother Yu, the two of them have made you lose face......

"Did you say enough?" Gu Chuyu glanced at Haoyang, his tone was indifferent, but his gaze was cold.