## #翌日, the palace of the Queen Mother

The Empress Dowager and Concubine Ning sat together on the wide couch in the hall.

"Yanran greets the imperial grandmother, and greets Concubine Ning."

"Xuan Yi greets the imperial grandmother, and Ning Guifei greets."

Gu Yanran and Nangong Xuanyi all asked the Empress Dowager and Concubine Ning to say goodbye.

The Queen Mother smiled very kindly. "Good boys, get up."

Nangong Xuanyi supported Gu Yanran, and then got up together.

Ning Guifei looked at this scene, covered her lips and chuckled. "Look at these two children, they have to help each other when they get up, and the relationship is really good."

The Queen Mother is also the first to go. "A talented woman is also a match made in heaven."

"That's right, that's right." Concubine Ning Guifei echoed the Empress Dowager, and then supported the palace people on the side. "Come on, give the second prince and the second princess a seat!"

The palace people were quick with their hands and feet, and with the cooperation of each other, they moved two solid wood wide chairs, and placed a small tea table between the two chairs.

I don't know where the palace people brought the newly prepared refreshments and put them on the tea table.

The palace people carefully blessed their bodies. "Second prince, second princess, please take a seat."

Gu Yanran and Nangong Xuanyi glanced at each other, and then sat down separately.

The Empress Dowager opened her mouth first. "The mourning family asked you to come today to say goodbye, and the reason ...... As you all know, the mourner doesn't need to beat around the bush. Meng Yao's girl doesn't know the height of the sky, and she has no sense of proportion in doing something, so the mourning family apologizes to the two of you on behalf of the entire Du family. ”

Gu Yanran didn't answer, but looked at Nangong Xuanyi. “……”

Nangong Xuanyi signaled Gu Yanran's peace of mind with his eyes, and then returned to the Empress Dowager. "The imperial grandmother said seriously, this matter was done by Du Mengyao alone, and it has nothing to do with the Du clan, you don't have to care."

Nangong Xuanyi's implication is...... Du Mengyao's crimes are only borne by her alone, and they will not involve the Du clan, so don't come to intercede for Du Mengyao.

The Empress Dowager Jun and Concubine Ning Guifei are all successful people who have experienced intrigue and deceit and are still standing among them, how could they not hear Nangong Xuanyi's attitude.

Ning Guifei's expression did not change, and she still maintained her dignity. "Second prince, Meng Yao is at fault, the Prime Minister's Mansion will not admit this, but the second princess has not been substantially harmed in this matter, and I hope that the second prince can raise his noble hand and let us Meng Yao go this time."

"Yes, Yan'er was not substantially harmed in this matter, and that was because Yan'er happened to have an antidote pill in her hand." Nangong Xuanyi was very afraid, and even crossed the tea table next to him to hold Gu Yanran's hand. "If it weren't for Yan'er taking the pill in time and calling the secret guard in my house, I'm afraid Du Mengyao's mind would have succeeded."

The Empress Dowager Jun saw Nangong Xuanyi's face frightened, and she couldn't say anything when she had already reached her lips. “……”

"Du Mengyao's calculations, I don't know if the imperial grandmother and Ning Guifei have heard of it?" Nangong Xuanyi asked.

Concubine Ning was silent. “……”

The Queen Mother is also difficult to speak. “……”

"Looks like you've heard about it." Nangong Xuanyi continued. "Calculated Yan'er with the forbidden medicine foreign goldenrod, bought two male slaves in the slave market in an attempt to destroy Yan'er's reputation, and specially prepared aphrodisiac things, wanting to take the opportunity to replace Yan'er as my second princess, such a scheming is really hateful and unforgivable."

Ning Guifei stared. "Concubine Rong reminds me that there are still things that have not happened in what the second prince said, and they should not be mixed up."

Nangong Xuanyi did not give up. "Xuan Yi didn't mean to offend, but he wanted to ask Ning Guifei, if such a calculation is calculated on you, will you ignore those things that have not happened? How easily would you spare the culprit who had calculated against you? ”

Ning Guifei was annoyed by Nangong Xuanyi. "You ......"

"Hui Ning!" The Empress Dowager drank Ning Guifei.

Concubine Ning immediately restrained her emotions and lowered her head. "The concubine knows her mistake."

The Empress Dowager waved her hand directly towards Concubine Ning. "You stand down first."

Concubine Ning didn't dare to discuss, got off the couch, and blessed the Empress Dowager. "The concubine retired."

Soon, Concubine Ning Guifei left with several palace people from her palace.

When the Empress Dowager saw Concubine Ning leaving, she beckoned to Nangong Xuanyi and Gu Yanran with a loving face. "Okay, okay, the unpleasant person is gone, you two don't have to be restrained, come and sit with the mourning family."

"......" Gu Yanran was slightly stunned when she applied, and felt that the Queen Mother's face had changed a little faster.

It was Nangong Xuanyi, who led Gu Yanran to get up and approached the soft couch where the Queen Mother was located.

"Imperial grandmother." Nangong Xuanyi knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager and dragged Gu Yanran beside her. "Yan'er, let's say hello to the imperial grandmother again."

Gu Yanran didn't know why, but she still knelt in front of the Queen Mother.

"Xuanyi greets the imperial grandmother."

"Yanran greets the imperial grandmother."

"Okay, good, good boy, get up quickly, it's cold on the ground, don't freeze." The Empress Dowager picked up the two of them, and took out two red envelopes from her wide sleeves and handed them out. "This is a red envelope from the mourning family for you, take it."

Nangong Xuanyi took it with a smile. "Thank you, Grandmother."

"Thank you, Grandmother." Gu Yanran also thanked her, and then took the red envelope.

The Empress Dowager seemed to see through Gu Yanran's confusion, so she asked Nangong Xuanyi. "That's it...... Can you say? ”

"Yes." Nangong Xuanyi bowed.

Only then did the Empress Dowager pat the empty space beside her. "Yanran, sit here, and the mourning family will talk to you."

"Yes, Grandmother." Gu Yanran sat next to the Empress Dowager.

Nangong Xuanyi said at this time. "Imperial grandmother, you and Yan'er talk first, and I'll go to my father's side first."

"Go, go." The Empress Dowager seemed to be urging Nangong Xuanyi to leave.

Nangong Xuanyi looked at Gu Yanran again. "Yan'er, you can stay at the emperor's grandmother's side with peace of mind, and I will come to pick you up when I finish talking to my father."

"Oh, good." Gu Yanran responded.

Nangong Xuanyi is also a resolute person, saying that he will never stay for a moment longer when he leaves, and his figure has already walked out of the palace in an instant.

In the palace, only Gu Yanran and the Empress Dowager were left.

Gu Yanran was apprehensive. "......" This is the first time I have been alone with the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager smiled at Gu Yanran. "Don't be nervous, the mourning family won't eat you, I just want to talk to you about Xuanyi's past."

"The past?" Gu Yanran was curious.

"Yes, the past." The smile on the face of the Empress Dowager Jun was slightly reduced, and she looked at Gu Yanran solemnly. "Since Xuan Yi will marry you, it means that he has enough trust and love for you, just now I asked him if he could say that, and he said yes, then the mourning family believed in his choice and informed you of the situation at that time."

Gu Yanran had a hunch. "You say the past, it's about his disappearance five years ago?"

"Clever."