Xiao Shuo stood in front of Meng Yidi's door, and saw that the light was still on inside, but he didn't reach out to push open the closed door.

He has been avoiding her for the past few days, not because he doesn't want to see her, but because he doesn't want to succumb to the current situation.

If he enters this room today, it means that all his previous efforts and struggles have been lost. Xiao Shuo closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and was about to turn his head to leave, but the door opened.

Xiao Shuo turned his head to look at the person who opened the door, it was Zhu'er.

"His Royal Highness the Prince", Zhu'er seemed to be surprised that Xiao Shuo was standing outside the door, she saluted Xiao Shuo and said, "Niangniang hasn't slept yet, and the slave maid plans to bring some supper to Niangniang to fill her stomach." ”

When Xiao Shuo heard this, he waved his hand at her, and Zhu'er immediately understood what he meant and quietly retreated. Xiao Shuo looked at the open doorway, because there was a screen separating it, he just stood outside the door and couldn't see the movement inside, and Meng Yidi didn't seem to be sitting at the round table behind the screen.

After a while, Meng Yidi's voice came from inside the room, "Zhu'er, are you leaving?" ”

Xiao Shuo knew that he couldn't stop at the door of the room anymore. Either go into the room or turn away. He fought for a long time, and finally stepped over the threshold of the door with one foot.

Meng Yidi, who was sitting on needlework in the room, heard the footsteps and disappeared after entering the room, and was about to put down the work in his hand and go out to take a look, when he looked up and saw Xiao Shuo standing in front of him.

At that moment, she was so shocked that she forgot to salute. When she came back to her senses and wanted to make these rituals thorough, Xiao Shuo stepped forward and helped her to sit down on the soft collapse, "You are also heavy now, don't care about these red tapes." ”

Meng Yidi lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembled slightly, "Etiquette cannot be wasted." ”

After speaking, the two fell silent again.

Xiao Shuo looked at her with mixed tastes, and wanted to reach out and stroke her bun, but in the end he held back. He walked to the side of the collapse and sat down, just in time to see the needlework in the bamboo basket, "I didn't sleep so late, is it to embroider this?" ”

"It's just some things to pass the time", Meng Yidi said as he took the embroidery sample that was about to be completed in his hand, but he didn't continue to embroider, just looked at the half-embroidered and Dilian in a daze. If you look closely, you will find that the snow-white petals are stained with some pink color—that is the color of blood, "If Your Highness does not come today, you will eat something later, and the concubine will fall asleep." ”

Xiao Shuo listened to his words, and his gaze slid down her body until she settled on her bulging lower abdomen. Meng Yidi was so indifferent, there was no indifference, no resentment, but he didn't know how to face her.

"Your Highness, why don't you speak?" Seeing that he was silent, Meng Yidi turned his head to look at Xiao Shuo a little strangely.

"I ......" Xiao Shuo thought about his original intention of appearing here, but found it difficult to say. The tip of his tongue turned, and he swallowed the words that came to his mouth, "I, I just want to come and see you." ”

"Oh, it's good that the concubine lives here, Your Highness doesn't have to worry so much."

Xiao Shuo smiled when he heard this, "Listening to the meaning of your words, it seems that there are some complaints against me." ”

Such a Meng Yidi made Xiao Shuo feel that he finally saw a trace of popularity in her. At this time, Xiao Shuo seemed to have forgotten that he fell in love with Meng Yidi at first sight, because of her temperament that does not eat fireworks in the world.

Meng Yidi lowered his head and did not say a word. Xiao Shuo's reaction was actually unexpected by her, she said that sentence was not to indulge in lust and play some petty temperament. She's just ...... I'm really disheartened.

didn't expect it, but it pleased Xiao Shuo. Meng Yidi had mixed feelings in his heart, and his mouth was only bitter.

Xiao Shuo, who didn't know Meng Yidi's true thoughts, didn't notice Meng Yidi's abnormality, and her silence was a kind of acquiescence.

Xiao Shuo suddenly put his hand on the back of Meng Yidi's hand. Meng Yidi's body trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but he held back. Under the background of the candlelight, Xiao Shuo's eyes became more and more gentle as he looked at Meng Yi. It seems that the unhappiness at the beginning has long since disappeared, "I know you have been wronged these days." There have been a lot of things going on these days, and it's still the most appropriate place for you to stay here. When it's over, I'll naturally take you back to the palace. ”

This promise seems to be for Meng Yidi, and it seems to be for Xiao Shuo himself. Meng Yidi raised his head to look at him in a bit of confusion, and said, "What has happened to Your Highness recently?" ”

Xiao Shuo was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted that Meng Yidi had been under house arrest in another courtyard. If she didn't take the initiative to inquire, the changes outside might not be able to spread into the courtyard. When she asked this, it was like a thunderclap, which made Xiao Shuo suddenly remember what she was going to do today.

At that moment, he subconsciously clenched his hand. Meng Yidi frowned slightly, looked at him and reminded softly: "Your Highness, you hurt your concubine." ”

When Xiao Shuo heard this, he hurriedly let go of Meng Yidi, "I'm sorry, I thought of something just now...... I was distracted. ”

"It's okay", Meng Yidi hid his hands in his sleeves and put them on his knees in a regular manner, and there was no coquettishness or anger in his words. She just didn't understand why Xiao Shuo's mood was so uncertain. Just now, he looked affectionate, but in the blink of an eye, he was as cold as frost.

Meng Yidi sighed, knowing that he would always be in a weak position. If he didn't open his mouth to Xiao Shuo at this time, he was afraid that he would not be able to get out of this courtyard in his life. She was hesitating how to speak, but Xiao Shuo took the first step to speak: "There is one thing, I want to ask you, whether you want to do it or not, it is all up to your own will." ”

"What does Your Highness command? The concubines listened attentively. ”

Xiao Shuo turned his head sideways, looked at Meng Yidi's eyes as clear as water, hesitated for a long time, and then said slowly: "I want to ask you to meet Doctor Song on my behalf." ”

"Doctor Song......" Meng Yidi didn't seem to realize for a moment that Xiao Shuo was talking about Song Wenyu, and when she reacted, her face was as pale as paper, "What does Your Highness mean by this, isn't it that you are testing your concubines." ”

"I didn't mean that", Xiao Shuo frowned, and pressed down the inexplicable thoughts in his heart, "You have been living in another courtyard for a long time, I'm afraid you don't know what's going on outside." Song Wenyu wrote a book of impeachment excerpts and gave me a copy in front of the sage. ”

Meng Yidi looked at Xiao Shuo in shock, as if he was looking at a stranger, "Your Highness's meaning, the concubine doesn't understand." ”

"...... Adi," he called her by her name tenderly, but in order to be able to convince her to meet a man with whom she was almost married, "I know you have a hard time, but if I could think of another way, I wouldn't have made such a decision...... As I said before, I don't blame you, whether you like it or not, it's up to you to decide. ”

The corners of Meng Yidi's mouth rose slightly, and he wanted to laugh but couldn't, "It seems that His Royal Highness has forgotten why his concubine stayed in this courtyard and couldn't go anywhere...... Or is it that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will take this decision in mind. ”

"Ah Di......" Meng Yidi's sharp language was expected by him, and he knew that he was wrong, so he didn't care about the cynicism between her words.

"Your Highness, please tell me, let the concubine see this side, what do you want to know", Meng Yidi turned his head, unwilling to look at Xiao Shuo again.

Xiao Shuo pursed his lips, knowing that his words had come to this, and he had no way out, "Look at what chips he has in his hand to make him so bold." ”

"The concubine knows", Meng Yidi replied expressionlessly, then lowered his head again and began to thread the needle.

Xiao Shuo sat on the side and stared at her for a long time, then stood up and said, "Tonight, I won't stay here." Di, I'll come back to see you another day. ”

"Hmm", Meng Yidi nodded indiscriminately, but his breath was a little disordered. It wasn't until Xiao Shuo's footsteps could no longer be heard that she stopped the embroidery in her hand and closed her eyes in despair.

A line of tears, silently shed.

When Zhu'er entered the room with a hot supper, she happened to see such a scene.

"Niangniang", she first put the bowl of hot porridge in her hand on the table, and then walked up to Meng Yidi and saluted; "The lily porridge that the mother wants to eat, the slave has already brought it. Eat and sleep while it's hot. ”

"Well, okay", Meng Yidi raised his hand to wipe away the tears hanging on his face, and then stood up and walked to the table and sat down with the help of Zhu'er. The bowl of hot lily porridge was fragrant, but Meng Yidi had no appetite at all.

After sitting still for a moment, she reached out and picked up the spoon and stirred the bowl of porridge a few times, and finally put the spoon down.

"Niangniang, is the taste of porridge not to taste? The slave will go and let the kitchen make another one," Zhu'er said softly.

"No need", Meng Yidi shook his head, "That gluttony has passed." I'm tired, so I'd better go to bed early. ”

"Okay", Zhu'er listened to her instructions and went to tidy up the inner room for her. As soon as she left on her front foot, Meng Yidi's face showed the sad expression she had before.

She suddenly thought of the blood-stained Lotus and Dilian, and a self-deprecating smile hung on the corner of her mouth, "It turns out that something is dirty." There is no going back to the glamorous appearance of the past. ”

It's like the relationship between her and Xiao Shuo.

……

Since Song Wenyu wrote to the sage to impeach the prince, the evidence that supports the prince's bad deeds has also been presented to the sage little by little. The matter has come to this point, even if others wear out their mouths, Xiao Wusheng will not believe that this matter has nothing to do with Xiao Zhan.

He was dissatisfied with Xiao Zhan's ruthlessness towards his brother, and even more annoyed with Xiao Shuo's audacity. It's just that several people in this game know very well that if they want to pull Xiao Shuo down from the position of the prince in one fell swoop, it seems that they still have to owe some fire.

Ah Zhen reported the news sent by the inn to Ah Jin on a telegram, and finally commented meaningfully: "Girl, the slave doesn't understand, why didn't my uncle simply submit those evidences?" Or is that all he has now? ”

"If that's all, he won't be in trouble", Ah Zhen thought that the "he" that Ah Jin said was Song Wenyu. But when Ah Jin said this, what flashed in his mind was the figure of Runwang Xiao Zhan, "I guess there is still a trick, but they are not in a hurry to use it all now." ”

"Why? Now that the evidence alone is stacked, the saint is already angry. If we don't take advantage of the fact that we are now adding another fire, the saints' aura will be gone, and won't they also give up their previous achievements? ”

"They, this is a blunt knife to cut meat. The more this is the case, the more the other party can't hold his breath, and the more horse's feet will be revealed", Ah Jin said this meaningfully, then picked up a cup of tea on the small table and drank it with relish.

"By the way, there is one more thing", after saying this topic, Ah Zhen suddenly thought of another important thing, "Senior Brother Chujian said that Tuoba Liang is going back to the Medicine King Valley, but he is going back alone. Before Tuoba Liang left, he also made a special trip to the Yunlai Inn and informed us. ”

"Yes", this made Ah Jin a little surprised, "It seems that Shen Yu is planning to continue to stay in the other courtyard." ”

"Huh?" Ah Zhen was startled, looked at Ah Jin with anxiety and said, "That'...... Over there in the Medicine King Valley, how do we explain. ”

"Shen Yu is a very thoughtful person, although she is the daughter of the valley master of the Medicine King Valley, she grew up in Tongtian Pavilion since she was a child. You can rest assured, since she has made this decision, she will never let Tongtian Pavilion suffer a little grievance because of her", Ah Jin is not worried about this. She put down the empty teacup and filled herself with another cup, "What I'm worried about now is Shen Yu's situation. ”

"Listening to Tuoba Liang, Miss Shen Yu's injuries have healed most of the time, so the girl doesn't need to worry too much."

"I'm not worried about her injury, I'm just ......" Before Ah Jin finished speaking, he looked up and saw Song Wenyu enter the room, and he could only stop saying what he hadn't said. She glanced at Ah Zhen, who immediately understood her meaning and retreated first.

Song Wenyu's mood today doesn't seem to be quite right, but it makes people can't say what's wrong. Ah Jin tilted his head and looked at him for a while before asking, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Song Wenyu has been sitting next to him thinking about things since he entered the room, and when he heard Ah Jin's words, he came back to his senses and looked at Ah Jin, "It's nothing." ”

"Tea?" Ah Jin said, scooping a bowl of tea soup cooked by the beads on the side and putting it on the small table.

"Thank you", Song Wenyu held the tea bowl with both hands, only to feel that the temperature of the hot tea directly warmed his heart through the porcelain as thin as a cicada's wings. He closed his eyes, sniffed the fragrance of tea, and then took a sip slowly, "Ah Jin's tea art has reached its peak. ”

"Regardless of whether you are flattering or not, I am glad to hear this kind of thing anyway, you might as well say more", Ah Jin said with a wink. 's playful appearance amused Song Wenyu. Ah Jin saw that Song Wenyu's expression was not so heavy, so he said, "Do you want another bowl?" ”

"No", Song Wenyu shook his head, and fell into deep thought again. This time, Ah Jin confirmed that he was hiding something in his heart, but he didn't tell her.

I can't say what it feels like in my heart, and Ah Jin didn't take the initiative to ask. She thought that if he was hiding something in the court, if she asked, she would be embarrassed.

After a short silence, Song Wenyu suddenly took out a letter from his sleeve, put it on the small table, and slowly pushed it in front of Ah Jin, "Take a look." ”

With that, he got up and walked to the door, looking out the window at the peach blossom tree with new leaves. Ah Jin took the letter and looked at it, but there was not a word on the envelope, which was really strange. So Ah Jin took out the letter paper inside and spread it out, while looking at Song Wenyu's back and asked, "Who wrote this to you?" ”

Song Wenyu didn't answer, because he knew that Ah Jin read the letter and everything was clear. Because at the end of the letter there is a inscription: Ogi.

Ah Jin was stunned for a moment, put the letter away, and put it on the small table again, "What are you going to do?" ”

"I don't know", Song Wenyu stared at the peach blossom tree and muttered back.

"I don't know, I still want to go to the appointment", Ah Jin said in his words, without saving half of Song Wenyu's face. She was in a panic now, and she was very fast. Since she is already like this, why should she care about Song Wenyu's emotions.

"If you don't go, I'm afraid it will further anger Xiao Shuo", Song Wenyu has always been a person with a sense of dignity and inferiority, but now he actually calls the prince by his name. Ah Jin knew that this was a sign of his extreme annoyance.

"Are you angry", Ah Jin thought so, so he asked, "Are you angry that Xiao Shuo is using Meng Yidi as a gunman, or are you angry that Meng Yidi is really willing to be a gunman for Xiao Shuo?" ”

Song Wenyu was silent, and Ah Jin didn't care. She smiled bitterly and sighed deeply: "You men have never considered problems from a woman's point of view. ”

Song Wenyu didn't expect Ah Jin to say this, he frowned and looked sideways at Ah Jin, his eyes full of doubts. Ah Jin felt his gaze, but he didn't intend to look at him directly. She was afraid, afraid to see some other complicated emotion in his eyes, which would make her heart hurt even more.

"What if Meng Yidi doesn't agree. She has been placed under house arrest in another courtyard, and with her temperament, she will definitely not take the initiative to invite you at such a time, unless it is ordered by the prince. Since it was instructed by the prince, with her current identity and situation, she has no reason not to do it", speaking of this, Ah Jin finally had the courage to look at Song Wenyu, "What's more, she still has the prince's child in her belly." ”

Song Wenyu's face turned pale, he looked away, and turned his head to look at the peach blossom tree in the courtyard again, "In this case, I shouldn't go." ”

"But if you don't show up, it's going to be even more difficult for her. You go to the appointment this time, first, so that Meng Yidi can make a difference, and secondly, ...... It's also a cut off to those gossip outside", Ah Jin thought for a while and gave such an idea, "The prince values Meng Yidi, and with what happened before, he categorically won't let her go to the appointment alone." It is very likely that when you meet this time, he will let someone he trusts more to follow Meng Yidi. As long as you are in front of that person, you are extremely ruthless and even a little ruthless towards Meng Yidi. If you don't go this time, it's hard to guarantee that there won't be another invitation. But if you go this time, you can make a break at once. Perhaps, there won't be a next time. ”

Ah Jin's words are beady, and the words he said are consistent with Song Wenyu's. He turned his head to look at Ah Jin with mixed feelings, and said solemnly, "Ah Jin, thank you." ”

Ah Jin smiled coldly and began to cook tea again, "You don't have to thank me. It's just that she is the same woman, and when she looks like this now, she feels related. By the way, why did she ask you to meet in five days? Shouldn't this kind of thing be as soon as possible? ”

"Five days later, it's her birthday."

Ah Jin was stunned for a moment, and smiled: "I see." I have a heart. ”

Since then, there has been no dialogue between the two.

……

Five days later, the suburb of the lake pavilion.

Meng Yidi sat in the pavilion in the middle of the lake and was full of emotion. She thought she wouldn't be here again after that meeting a year ago. Unexpectedly, a year later, he still came here with Song Wenyu.

"Sit down", Meng Yidi raised his eyes and saw Song Wenyu walking into the Huxin Pavilion, and stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down.

Song Wenyu glanced at the palace maid standing behind him, and only felt that his face was raw. The woman was also very alert, and he only looked at her for a moment before he noticed that someone was watching her. So, the eyes of the two staggered.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Princess, why did you want the ministers to come down here today?"

Meng Yidi was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously lowered his eyes at Song Wenyu's calm eyes, "The courtyard is just around here." Since it is to ask Dr. Song to come out and see it, after thinking about it, only here is the most suitable. ”

"What does Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess command? Your Majesty listens", Song Wenyu glanced at the palace maid standing behind Meng Yidi and asked.

"You also know that I have been in the other courtyard for a while, and I have never returned to the palace or the royal capital. So some things, by the time I knew about it, had already happened......" Speaking of this, Meng Yidi raised his eyes and looked at Song Wenyu and said, "I heard...... When I heard that Dr. Song had impeached His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I was shocked and couldn't figure out why Dr. Song did this. ”

"Why?" Song Wenyu repeated these two words, and suddenly smiled, with a slight mockery in his words, "Your Majesty thinks that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess should not have such a question." If you ask, it is the harem that is discussing the government in vain. ”

Song Wenyu's words were very ruthless, making Meng Yidi's face even paler. She looked at Song Wenyu with an indifferent expression in surprise, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, "Doctor Song, it has been more than a month since you wrote to impeach the prince." Although I lived outside the palace, I could see that the saint did not punish the prince. It can be seen that what you have done in your table is not enough to separate the love between their father and son. ”

"It's true that a saint is a father, but before that, he was still a saint of the world", Song Wenyu interrupted Meng Yidi's words, "His subordinates are terrified, and they dare not separate the father-son relationship between the saint and the prince." The things that His Majesty said were just facts. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, if there is nothing else, His Majesty will retire first. ”

"Song Wenyu!" Seeing that he was leaving, Meng Yidi hurriedly stood up and called his name loudly. Song Wenyu didn't turn her head, she kept staring at his back, "You should know what it means that the saint has not made a ruling so far." ”

"The meaning of the saint is something that his subordinates can fathom. His Majesty also advised His Highness not to speculate on the holy will at will", as he spoke, Song Wenyu brushed his sleeves away.

Meng Yidi looked at his back with teary eyes, and suddenly she raised her hand to wipe her tears, and turned her head to look at the palace maid, "Have you seen everything?" There really wasn't much to talk about between me and him. Your Highness has looked down on me. ”

The palace maid nodded, and watched Meng Yidi get into the carriage back to the courtyard.