The next day.

A touch of morning glow on the horizon gradually changed from thick to light, from purple to crimson.

At last, a round of morning sun finally broke through the clouds and rose, softly waking everything on the earth from its sleep.

In the Shaohua Pavilion, as soon as Mei Xiyuan opened her eyes, Mama Zhao, who had been guarding the couch all night, stepped forward and said excitedly: "The princess has finally woken up, she is really scared of the old slave." ”

"Mama don't have to worry, this princess has her own measure." Mei Xiyuan said weakly, and struggled to get up.

When Mama Zhao saw it, she hurriedly pressed it back with her hand and said, "Don't move Niangniang, the imperial doctor specially told me that Niangniang's wounds can't go down to the ground until they are completely healed, so you must stay in bed and recuperate." ”

As a last resort, Mei Xiyuan could only lie back obediently again, and then said to herself worriedly: "This injury, I'm afraid it will definitely leave a scar, right?" ”

"Why are you worried now? Last night, when the mother started, she didn't necessarily blink her eyes, and she had the slightest scruples and soft-heartedness about herself! Mama Zhao twisted the corners of the quilt for her, and as she spoke, she got up and took the toiletries from the maid who was already waiting on the side.

Mei Xiyuan sighed softly, but didn't say anything.

Mama Zhao still said with palpitations: "Niangniang's trick last night was really dangerous, and I can't use it again in the future." If there really is a mistake, the old slave is really guilty and deserves death. ”

"As long as this thing can get out of the way and suffer some pain... What's the fear of a scar? If His Highness really knows about this, we will send that woman to a place like Beilie... That's no joke. ”

Thinking of last night's events, Mei Xiyuan seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At this point, she suddenly recalled that it seemed that Xuanyuan Han had visited Shaohua Pavilion last night.

So, he asked Mama Zhao anxiously: "Speaking of His Royal Highness... By the way, last night, this princess felt that the whole person was in a trance along the way, and her body was also fluttering, did Her Highness come to Shaohua Pavilion? ”

Mama Zhao carefully cushioned Mei Xiyuan's body, and quickly helped her wash up with several other maidservants.

At this time, he brought a bowl of hot nutritious rice porridge, put it into his mouth one by one, and said with a happy face: "Not only have you been here, but I have been guarding in the study downstairs all night last night!" Presumably because I'm afraid that something will suddenly go wrong in the night! This husband and wife are indeed husband and wife, as the so-called 'see the truth in the place of trouble', if it weren't for the mother's move last night, the old slave really couldn't see it, our highness is a cold on the outside and a hot lord on the inside! ”

"What? Last night... His Highness is in the study downstairs... Guarding... Root... This princess? Listening to what Mama Zhao said, Mei Xiyuan instantly seemed to be a little unable to react in disbelief, and stared at her eyes in shock.

After coming back to her senses for a while, she lifted the brocade quilt, and Mama Zhao exclaimed loudly when she saw it: "What is the princess doing here?" ”

Mei Xiyuan took care of herself and hurriedly got up to stay, frowning and reproaching him: "Your Highness is in Shaohua Pavilion, why didn't Mama say it earlier?" Don't help me up and get dressed. ”

"The princess must not, her body must be ......," Mama Zhao eagerly dragged her.

Mei Xiyuan sat on the edge of the couch, looked around the attic sadly, and said in a daze: "Mama, this princess has lived here for so long, and His Royal Highness has never set foot in the Shaohua Pavilion for half a step. The attic and the courtyard outside, and the air that permeated it, everything looked golden and flowery on the surface, but in reality it was as cold as an ice cave. His Royal Highness finally came, should this princess lie like this, shouldn't she take the initiative to do something? ”

"But Princess, your body has just ......" Although Mama Zhao had no doubts and thought so, she was still extremely worried about her in her heart, as if she wanted to justify something, but was finally defeated by Mei Xiyuan's pitiful and expectant firm eyes looking at her.

In the end, she sighed deeply and promised: "Okay, the old slave will dress up for the princess." ”

Soon, Mei Xiyuan changed her body, and she was dressed in brocade clothes again, full of pearls and emeralds, under the cover of all kinds of precious rouge gouache, like a freshly bloomed hibiscus, pink and tender and noble and dignified with a smile on her face and went downstairs.

With a light step that had never been seen before, with a pounding heart of a girl, she stood behind Xuanyuan Han, who was standing under the eaves of the door with her hands behind her back, looking thoughtfully at the pond fish in the courtyard.

From afar, she silently looked at her back obsessively for a long time, and was very grateful to God for giving her such an excellent man in this world to become her husband.

Just take a look at his solid and majestic back, this life is not forgotten until death, she will definitely hold him in the palm of her hand and cherish it, no one will be allowed to infringe on it, and she is willing to pay all the costs to protect it.

The whole person seemed to be under a spell, and she didn't know how she moved forward and leaned closer, so she came back to her senses, and hurriedly leaned over and said respectfully: "See Your Highness, concubine." ”

Hearing this, Xuanyuan Han gradually reined in his thoughts, took a deep breath and slowly turned around, but his eyes only glanced at her rather elaborate dress, without any waves and stays, and finally looked at the empty space on the other side and still stood with his hands in his hands.

Seeing this, Mei Xiyuan couldn't help but suddenly remove the smile on her face and was stunned for a moment.

In an instant, he raised his smile again and followed him two steps forward, and said softly and with a little shyness: "I heard that His Royal Highness stayed awake all night in the study of Shaohua Pavilion last night for the injury of his concubine, and the concubine was frightened, which made His Highness worried. ”

was looking forward to receiving a trace of pity from the man who had been thinking about him for a long time, like a heavenly man, even if it was just a few words of care, but Xuanyuan Han still turned his back to him and said coldly: "You went to the Four Seas Tea House yesterday? ”

Hearing this, Mei Xiyuan was shocked, and was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be unable to turn around for a while.

I secretly thought in my heart, at this time, even if it is someone who is not very close on weekdays, shouldn't it be time to ask her how her injury is first? Where is the discomfort? But why did he ask this......

At this point, she seemed to be unable to hold back her smile anymore, she couldn't continue to force a smile, and she didn't know how the following sentence came out of her mouth: "Yes, the concubine yesterday... It was to go to the Four Seas Tea House. ”

Xuanyuan Han continued: "Those crude goods in the Four Seas Tea House can be compared to those used by your Dongning Imperial Family, and you can also look down on them? ”

Faced with Xuanyuan Han's ruthless questioning, Mei Xiyuan knew that she was finally suspected by him. Since he couldn't hide it, he spat out a turbid breath, and then said eloquently: "It's not a secret, the reason why the concubines have been in and out of the Four Seas Tea House many times is because... The concubine wants to help His Highness. ”

"Help the king?" Xuanyuan Han asked in a deep voice.

Mei Xiyuan froze and said, "Yes, the concubine is to help His Highness, to help His Highness catch the heinous merchant of the Northern Lie Kingdom, Tuoba Ze." ”

"You... Why are you doing this? Hearing this, Xuanyuan Han suddenly turned to him and asked in surprise.

"Because the concubine really loves His Highness." Mei Xiyuan simply stopped avoiding his eyes, looked at him firmly, and said seriously with an oath.

It was Xuanyuan Han, who heard the words that suddenly came out of her mouth, there was a trace of surprise in his eyes, and his expression was slightly stunned, but he immediately returned to normal, and then turned his eyes sideways again and stopped looking at her face, and did not say anything.

At this time, Mei Xiyuan remained silent, and continued to say in a flat tone: "Because the concubine really loves His Highness, she doesn't want to see His Highness being suppressed by anyone, and she is forced to run around all day long to work for state affairs, and when she returns to the mansion, she is still frowning and worried. And the concubines only lazily enjoyed themselves in this courtyard alone, and lived idlely. ”

It seemed that before he finished speaking, he had some scruples in his heart, but he quickly took a deep breath and still opened his mouth: "Actually, when the concubine was in Dongning, the mother country, she already knew about the separation between Emperor Jing of Western Qin and King Qin. To tell the truth, the concubine is with the support of the mother country, and wants to help His Royal Highness completely replace Emperor Jing and marry His Highness. ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, Xuanyuan Han finally couldn't hold back anymore, and raised his voice to scold: "Shut up!" Say no more! ”

Mei Xiyuan was taken aback, and then let out a faint wry smile, as if she had already expected that Xuanyuan Han would definitely not admit his ambition in front of her, so she changed her mind and said: "Doesn't Your Highness want to know what the concubine found when she traced the traces of Tuoba Ze in the Four Seas Tea House?" ”

"Yun'er was also caught by Tuoba Ze?" Xuanyuan Han said angrily.

"'Yun'er'? The concubine didn't know when His Royal Highness would call out a woman's name so affectionately. Mei Xiyuan chuckled lightly and said bitterly.

The two were silent together for a while, and Xuanyuan Han asked himself, "What about the Tuoba Ze people?" Where did he take Yun'er? ”

At this time, Mei Xiyuan slowly took out the short sword hidden in her sleeve pocket, paced forward to Xuanyuan Han's side, and handed his hands up with a solemn expression.

"Your Royal Highness, this is what she personally handed over to her concubine, and she asked the concubine to help her hand over the dragon and phoenix short sword that was returned to His Highness, she said, 'In this life, she thanked His Highness for his love'."

Xuanyuan Han suddenly looked back at the sword she was holding in her hand, and suddenly a very bad premonition came to her heart.

Mei Xiyuan continued sadly: "Actually, the concubine has long known that she does not please His Highness, and His Highness has always had only Yun'er in his heart, and the concubine originally wanted to bring her back to the palace from the palace first, and then try to let her serve His Highness, but she didn't expect this to happen. If I knew this, it would be better to let her stay in the palace well, at least she would be alive. ”

"At least alive, what do you mean by that? She... What the hell happened to her? Xuanyuan jerked his gaze from the short sword in his hand to his face.

And Mei Xiyuan suddenly knelt heavily in front of him with a "plop" sound......