Xie Yanhe unsurprisingly got up late on the second day.

She stayed in the Xianglan Hall last night, and she forgot when she even fell asleep.

"Mandarin ducks, pearls." Xie Yanhe shouted.

Compared with the female officials and palace maids of the Qianyuan Palace, Xie Yanhe still relied on the maids she brought from the Hou Mansion the most, especially after waking up with traces every time.

Xie Yanhe didn't want to reveal what he experienced last night in front of unfamiliar people.

"Queen Mother, silver noodles are prepared for breakfast, you can pad your stomach first. If you delay any longer, you will miss the hour. Pearl walked in with a small bowl of sweet white porcelain.

"Prepare some good pastries and put them in the wagon."

Xie Yanhe pushed aside the silver silk noodles brought by the pearls, and only drank a glass of warm water to moisten his throat.

Xie Yanhe went out wearing a gorgeous phoenix tail skirt embroidered with red gold and green feathers and peonies, and when she arrived at the carriage, she immediately changed into a lotus-colored shirt, a green cotton skirt, a green silk hair was scattered, combed into a fallen horse bun, and only a golden hairpin was inserted in her hair to fix the bun.

When the carriage arrived at the gate of the Hou Mansion, Xie Yanhe wore a power fence, entered the second gate, and went out from the corner gate, unaware and unaware, without alarming anyone.

An inconspicuous blue-curtained carriage drove away from the side door of the Jingping Marquis Mansion, and Xie Yanhe, in order to avoid people's eyes, only took the mandarin duck out alone.

Compared with Xie Yanhe's calmness and calmness, the mandarin duck's nervous palms were sweating.

It is said that the bystanders are clear.

Your Majesty cares about the queen, and the mandarin ducks see it in their eyes. is jealous, and even His Majesty Hou Ye, his biological brother, is jealous.

If His Majesty knew about it, the Queen Mother and Li Mu secretly had a private meeting, and the mandarin duck couldn't imagine what His Majesty would do.

After all, even ordinary men can't stand their wives seeing each other with foreign men.

"Don't be afraid, it'll be fine." Xie Yanhe sensed the mandarin duck's nervousness, and even comforted her gently.

"Queen Mother, does it really matter?" Mandarin ducks are always restless along the way.

It is really unusual for a mandarin duck to look so nervous.

In order to relieve her nervousness, Xie Yanhe couldn't help but say a witty word: "Even if the East Window incident really happens, I will protect you." Is your master so incompetent in your eyes? ”

The mandarin duck slowly exhaled and said with a forced smile: "The slave is really useless, and I have to let you comfort me." ”

Xie Yanhe smiled faintly, she raised her hand, lifted the corner of the curtain, and quietly observed the fleeting scenery outside the window.

The place where Wang Qingyun arranged to meet was in a courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing, which was Wang Qingyun's private property, and Mrs. Wang's dowry for her daughter.

The horse's hooves "clicked" to a stop, and when the gatekeeper unloaded the threshold, the coachman said "drive", and the carriage drove in.

It wasn't until the second gate that Xie Yanhe was helped out of the carriage by the mandarin ducks.

Xie Yanhe walked through the garden with the mandarin duck's arm and walked into an open pavilion called "Listening to the Wind".

In the room, a pale cyan figure stood tall, and when the voice was heard, the owner of the figure slowly turned his head.

Looking at the woman who suddenly appeared in Changxuan, Li Mu stiffened, and couldn't help but clench his back molars, which didn't let him lose his temper on the spot.

Although the woman in front of her was dressed plainly, it did not affect her beauty at all, but because of the jingchai cloth, there was an extra sense of beauty of "clear water out of hibiscus and natural carving".

"See the Queen."

After a short period of coming back to his senses, Li Mu finally remembered to salute the woman in front of him.

It's just that when he bent over, the tip of his tongue was bitter, as if Coptis was dissolving in his lips and teeth, making him seem to have lost even his five senses, leaving only a restless heart thinking.

"Master Li, I took the liberty of asking you to meet today."

Xie Yanhe bent his knees and bowed towards Li Mufu.

The moment Li Mu raised his eyes, he hurriedly avoided it, and there seemed to be a scorching flame burning in his ink eyes, as if a trace of spark suddenly popped out of the ashes, and the drowning man suddenly caught the driftwood.

But thinking of the identities of the two people now, whether it was or is now, she and she are worlds apart.

The little spark in Li Mu's eyes quickly died out.

"Queen Mother, your status is noble, and I can't accept your blessings." In the end, Li Mu said in a hoarse voice.

Only his hands hidden in his sleeves, and the hideous green tendons on the backs of his hands, could reveal that his heart was not at peace.

"Master Li, I didn't expect you to be willing to appear here today."

Although Xie Yanhe was using Li Mu, his sparkling peach blossom eyes were full of complicated emotions.

The corners of her lips were slightly raised, as if she was smiling, but there was a faint desolation.

Such a man who values love and righteousness is not worthy of him after all.

"Queen Mother, I won't tell you anything, I just still have some extravagant hopes that I shouldn't have."

Li Mu smiled bitterly, but his voice didn't seem to be selling miserably, but calmly stating the facts.

Although it was painful to cut open one's own heart with one's own hands, the process was very painful!

"I'm sorry. I broke my trust with you in the first place. ”

Xie Yan and her eyelashes drooped slightly, and the long, thick eyelashes like a feather fan covered two shallow shadows under her eyelids, making it impossible to peek into the emotions in her eyes.

"The Queen doesn't have to feel sorry. At the beginning, and now, it was all wishful thinking on my part. Li Mu curled the corners of his lips with self-deprecation.

The goddess of the Ming and Ming dynasties was in front of her, but Li Mu dodged unintentionally, afraid of colliding with Xie Yanhe's eyes, and afraid that she would see her embarrassment and gaffe.

After a suffocating silence, it was Xie Yanhe who took the lead in speaking.

"Master Li, I asked you to come today because I have something to ask for."

The situation of two people is really not suitable for reminiscing.

Although Xie Yanhe knew that it was hurtful, he still chose to get straight to the point.

However, Li Mu's reaction was unexpected, but it was expected by Xie Yanhe.

Hearing this, Li Mu raised his head suddenly, and the surprise in his ink eyes flashed, but he quickly retracted the strange color in his expression, and said in a deep voice: "But please ask the queen mother to command, as long as you can help below." ”

The man has no bells and whistles, he is like a wind from Liaodong, rough and straightforward, although with an unpolished roughness, but also with a natural simplicity and heartiness.

Maybe not as good as those old wines, which are long and evocative. But he is a spicy burning knife, which can warm people's hearts and lungs.

Xie Yanhe blinked, and at that moment, she actually had an urge to almost cry.

"Lord Li, what I am about to say may affect your future, and may even cost you your life. In this way, would you like to do the same? ”

Li Mu didn't think much about it, so he said categorically: "I said that I am willing to go to the soup for you......"

Xie Yanhe's teeth tightly clasped his lips.

She quickly turned her back.

At this moment, Xie Yanhe felt a feeling of regret in his heart. She shouldn't have come to Li Mu.

Take advantage of a man who loves himself deeply! How could she bear it!

And the elder brother.

If you let my brother know that he has done such a despicable thing, he will definitely be disappointed in himself.

"Master Li, I regret it, I shouldn't have come to you." Xie Yanhe raised his long sleeves and pressed his fingertips quickly on the corners of his eyes.

Li Mu breathed for a while, and after seeing the water in the corner of her eyes, even her heart stopped beating.

He moved his steps, and when he realized something, his body seemed to be immobilized by a spell, and his steps sank down so hard that he didn't let himself do anything out of shape.

"Queen Mother, you don't have to feel guilty, everything is my own volition. I'm not a teenage kid who does things on impulse. You can rest assured...... I know the consequences. ”

Li Mu stood opposite Xie Yanhe, the distance between the two of them, as long as he reached out his hand, he could hug people into his arms.

However, this short distance is like a moat, a gap that Li Mu cannot overcome in this life.

"Niangniang, as long as it is your wish, even if I do my best, I will achieve it for you. As long as you don't feel sad and you can be happy and safe where I can't see, that's the greatest comfort to me. ”

Li Mu couldn't bear to see her guilty, and he couldn't bear to see her sad. She deserves to be held in the palm of her hand, pampered, protected, carefree, and enjoy the wealth and honor of the world.

In order not to make Xie Yan feel guilty, Li Mu slowly added: "My parents died early, and I have nothing to worry about. Even if...... Even if there is a ...... in case"

"Don't say it!" Xie Yanhe turned around, and his beautiful face was already full of tears.

She trembled her lips, her thin voice was inaudible, and she murmured, "Don't say anything unlucky." ”

Li Mu's fingers moved, wanting to wipe away the tears in her peach blossom eyes, those eyes were still the most beautiful when she smiled.

However, he clenched his fingers hard, his knuckles made a "click" sound, and the bruises on his patient face were hideous.

Li Mu warned herself that she was now the queen and the wife of the emperor, and she must not offend her, otherwise it would bring her huge trouble!

Li Mu, put away your wishful thinking! This is the woman you have loved for many years, for her good, you had better stay away from her, just watch from the side and protect her with peace of mind.

"Niangniang, you won't ask me for it until you have to. I'm glad you were able to remember me......"

Li Mu's words came from the bottom of his heart. After receiving the message from Mrs. Jingpinghou, his first feeling was that he was flattered.

He originally thought that she had forgotten about herself a long time ago.

"Queen Mother, don't worry, I won't let you down."

After Li Mu finished speaking, he glanced at Xie Yanhe deeply and strode away.

Li Mu had been gone for a while, and Xie Yanhe was still standing alone in the open sky, with a pair of beautiful eyes and tears, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Niangniang, you quickly put away your tears, if you cry and your eyes are swollen, your majesty will see the clues, and it will not be good for anyone." The mandarin duck persuaded softly.

Just now, the mandarin duck was next to her, and she listened to the conversation between the queen mother and Li Mu word for word.

At this moment, the mandarin duck's heart was sour, and it was indescribably uncomfortable.

Compared with the Gu family's son, the measurement of interests, the constant tug of war between the beloved and the family, Li Mu's love is like a fire without scruples, burning himself, just to warm his beloved.

If...... If there is no prince, no Gu Gongzi, and no Your Majesty, maybe the master will live a different life.

"Let's go back to the palace." Xie Yanhe's command interrupted Mandarin Duck's thoughts.

The mandarin duck hurriedly put those messy thoughts behind him, took Xie Yanhe's arm, and boarded the carriage that had been staying in the garden.

It wasn't until he arrived in the palace that Xie Yanhe's mood calmed down.

She took out the crystal mirror she was carrying, carefully examined her makeup, and made sure that there were no accidents, and then got out of the palace car.

In the Qianyuan Palace, Wei Zhao brought back some of the folds and was working the bookcase, obviously waiting for Xie Yanhe to return.

Xie Yanhe paused, she pulled her lips, and waited until a sweet smile appeared on her lips before stepping into the hall.

"You didn't go to the study today?"

Xie Yanhe stretched out his arms and cooperated with the palace maid to change the palace skirt, and asked with his head tilted.

"What about Wang Jin? Do you still want to keep people dry? ”

Xie Yanhe changed into his bedclothes, smiled on his face, and walked behind Wei Zhao.

"Where?" Wei Zhao put down the red pen in his hand and asked in a deep voice.

Xie Yanhe raised his eyebrows and pouted a little unhappily.

She complained: "Did you take my words to heart! Didn't I say last night that I was going back to the Hou Mansion today? There is also Tao Tao, in a few days, I want to take her into the palace to take care of her. ”

Wei Zhao frowned.

"You took Tao Tao into the palace, which palace do you plan to arrange to live in?"

"Don't worry, I won't let Tao Tao bother you." Xie Yanhe had already had a plan, so she smiled lightly and said softly: "I will accompany Tao Tao to live in Fengyi Palace." ”

Xie Yanhe's self-righteous words made Wei Zhao's heart burn with anger.

Even though she has become her wife, she still hasn't adapted to the change in identity, brother, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, everyone in the Xie family is more important than herself.

Then what is he, the husband, in Xie Yanhe's heart!

"You can bring Tao Tao in and let her live in the Wutong Palace. You must accompany me in the Qianyuan Palace. ”

If he could, Wei Zhao didn't want to show his side of the emperor in front of Xie Yanhe, his majesty and domineering would make her feel unkind, and even fearful, and gradually alienate him.

This is definitely not what Wei Zhao wants to see!

But he couldn't tolerate Xie Yanhe challenging his dignity as a husband again and again.

"Come here." Wei Zhao beckoned.

Hearing this, Xie Yanhe walked around from behind Wei Zhao to his side.

As soon as she stood firm, she was pulled hard by the man and fell to Wei Zhao's knee all of a sudden.

Xie Yanhe sat firmly in Wei Zhao's arms and compromised: "Then listen to you and let Tao Tao move to Wutong Palace." ”

"Good." Wei Zhao touched her head lightly, and his tone was soft: "Mrs. Hou suddenly looked for you, what's the matter?" ”

Wei Zhao's seemingly casual words made Xie Yanhe's heartstrings tense immediately.

She leaned softly into Wei Zhao's arms and said in the same tone, "I don't have to ask you yet." If it weren't for you, how could my brother have been sent to Funan? My brother and sister-in-law are a well-known loving couple. She was worried about her husband and told me to go back and talk about my heart. ”

"I thought that the words in your heart with Mrs. Hou had already been finished when she entered the palace yesterday." Wei Zhao made it clear that he didn't believe Xie Yanhe's statement.

"That's not all." Xie Yanhe sighed when he said this.

She raised her face, looked up at Wei Zhao innocently and trustingly with a pair of charming and amorous peach blossom eyes, and begged softly: "You know that Tao Tao came from the border. These noble ladies in the capital have always been very xenophobic. Tao Tao's temper is not very good, he went to a banquet a few days ago, and he had some unpleasant ...... with the girl from Qi Shangshu's family."

Xie Yanhe said a long list of words, as smart as Wei Zhao, and he didn't understand the point of her words.

The man said in a deep voice, "What do you mean by coming from the border?" The great-grandson of the eldest princess, the granddaughter of the late Guogong, the daughter of the marquis, and the niece of the current queen. Who else dares to mess with her? ”

Wei Zhao thought that with the title of the queen's niece alone, it was enough for Tao Tao to walk sideways in the capital.

The man said slowly: "What's more, Tao Tao is my niece, who dares to bully her?!" ”

Wei Zhao said this, and Xie Yanhe immediately said: "Then can Your Majesty reward Tao Tao with a title." His Majesty's niece is the lord of the county. ”

Historically, only princes and concubines have been able to be crowned county lords. His Majesty's niece, or the county lord or county monarch.

Xie Yanhe secretly changed the concept. Before she got married, the title was the county lord, Tao Tao had a queen aunt, why couldn't she be a county lord!

It turns out that the little girl's purpose is here!

Wei Zhao chuckled lightly, a pair of dark eyes like a cold pool smiled, but the dark light at the bottom of the eyes was unfathomable.

But it's just a title.

After Wei Zhao ascended the throne, he killed his brothers cleanly, so that the princesses and county lords of this dynasty were like rare.

Compared with the period of the first emperor, even his daughter can't be recognized, which can be said to be very rare.

Wei Zhao thought that Xie Yanhe's words were not wrong. His niece is indeed worthy of the title of county lord.

Therefore, Wei Zhao said without much hesitation: "You pick a title, and I will call the Ministry of Rites to draft a decree tomorrow." ”

Xie Yanhe raised his head in surprise, a pair of peach blossom eyes flashed, like stars in the sky, dazzling.

"Your Majesty agreed?"

Wei Zhao was intimidated by the bright light in her eyes, and lowered his head and bit the corner of her red lips, stinging slightly, but it didn't hurt her seriously.

"I haven't seen anyone who wants a knighthood from me, as straightforward as you."

"Your Majesty won't see you now!"

Xie Yanhe was in a good mood, his delicate and beautiful eyebrows were shining, like a jewel in a fire, dazzling.

Wei Zhao's palm lightly covered her eyes, and her deep voice was a little hoarse: "Don't look at me like this, I will think ...... You're tempting me. ”

The man's words were full of lust.

Xie Yanhe's face burned with a "boom", and she said calmly: "Your Majesty, do you think Yunyang is okay?" ”

Xie Yanhe's former title was selected by Wei Zhao, and even used the word "Yong" when he was named the prince, as for harmony, it has the meaning of smoothness of the time, place and people, and the meaning of peace, consummation, harmony, harmony, and the meaning of harmony representing the love of husband and wife.

More importantly, the word "Yong" and the word "He", the names of the two of them happen to be placed together.

Wei Zhao had to admit that he had hidden many of his selfish intentions when he chose this title for Xie Yanhe, and now, he has finally achieved his wish.

But for Tao Tao's title, Wei Zhao didn't have so much patience. He replied casually, "I think it's good." Tomorrow, I will let the Ministry of Rites draw up the decree. ”

The corners of Xie Yanhe's lips raised shallowly, and she returned the favor, she offered her fragrant kiss to Wei Zhao and kissed the man's side face.

Xie Yan said delicately: "Concubine Xie Lord Longen." ”

The beauty threw herself into her arms, and of course Wei Zhao smiled.

He cupped Xie Yanhe's face and kissed it heavily, his fingertips rubbing lightly against her skin, which was as thin as cream.

Just when Xie Yanhe's mind was scattered, Wei Zhao's face sank, and he actually left Xie Yanhe's red lips, pointed to the incense powder on his fingertips and asked, "What is this?" ”

Xie Yanhe was born beautiful, and he only applied some balm from ancient recipes on weekdays, or patted a thin layer of pearl powder on his face.

But at this moment, Wei Zhao found that the incense powder on his fingertips was very thick.

At the same time, where his fingertips rubbed, the corners of Xie Yanhe's eyes were clearly marked with faint red marks.

I didn't find out just now, I think it was Xie Yanhe who deliberately covered it with incense powder.

"What's going on? Have you ever cried? Wei Zhao's face was calm.

Xie Yan and Fang Cai's sanity gradually returned, she looked at the incense powder on Wei Zhao's fingers, and her slender jade fingers subconsciously stroked the corners of her crying eyes.

She found that the corners of her eyes were a little red and swollen in the carriage, so she asked the mandarin duck to cover them with incense powder, but she didn't expect that she would be recognized by Wei Zhao in this situation.

Now that Wei Zhao has seen through it, vagueness and concealment will only make people suspicious, so it is better to say it generously.

Xie Yanhe flattened her mouth unhappily, the tears in her peach blossom eyes were about to burst again, and she choked up: "I was worried about my brother, so I didn't hold back, and I hugged my sister-in-law and cried in the Hou Mansion." I don't want you to see it, and I laugh at me for being a child...... This will be disguised with fat powder. ”

"Why should I laugh at you?"

Wei Zhao thought that the fat powder on Xie Yanhe's face was an eyesore, so he let the palace people fetch water to come in.

He personally wiped Xie Yanhe's face clean with a wet towel, and then said softly: "It's too late for me to feel sorry for you." Don't say such stupid things again. ”

Xie Yanhe didn't expect that he would pass the test so easily.

Her tense heartstrings were loosened, and she nodded extremely obediently.

is so obedient, like a cat with an open belly, putting away its sharp little paws, which can be loved by others~ caresses.

Wei Zhao's heart moved, and he only felt that he wanted to coax her with the most precious thing in the world, as long as she could show this wholehearted trust in her arms, then everything was worth it.

"I'll take you to Xiaohan Mountain in a few days to escape the heat, okay?" Wei Zhao asked softly.

"Escape the heat?" Xie Yanhe was surprised in his heart.

Seeing that the imperial court is about to use troops against Funan, this person is still in the mood to accompany him to escape the summer, is it ...... Did you guess wrong?

Wei Zhao has no plans to move the Duan clan now?!