Xiao Shuo was summoned into Jichang Palace by Zhu Liangxin, and it was already a few days later. As soon as he stepped into the room, he sat down after saluting his mother.

"The queen mother summoned her sons over today, what is the matter?"

"Can't I talk to you if it's okay?" Zhu Liangxin glanced at him, and said in a weird manner: "After Xiao Zhan comes back, you should have more time to accompany me, an old woman." ”

Xiao Shuo turned his head to look at Zhu Liangxin, although he had some doubts in his heart, he didn't pay attention to Zhu Liangxin, "If the queen mother wants her son to go to a place to relax, but if the queen mother says it, the son will be on call." Look, aren't you here today? ”

"Looking for you today, it's a serious matter," Zhu Liangxin didn't bother to compare with him, as soon as her words fell, Mama Kong presented Xiao Shuo with a neatly folded letterhead.

Xiao Shuo opened it and took a look, and found that it was a prescription, and looked up at Zhu Liangxin with some confusion, "What is this?" ”

"Ask for a decoction," Zhu Liangxin replied concisely: "If you want to catch the medicine, you must remember to send someone outside the palace, and you can't let others know that we have this thing." ”

Xiao Shuo frowned slightly, and glanced at the prescription again, "This prescription can be checked by someone." ”

"Naturally, I found someone to test it, and this palace wants to hold my grandson, not to kill him for money." Zhu Liangxin glanced at Xiao Shuo with disgust, only to feel that his son was too protective of Meng Yidi. With such a long love for children, how to be a decisive son of heaven in the future.

Xiao Shuo lowered his head and carefully folded the prescription and put it in his sleeve, and did not respond to Zhu Liangxin. Seeing this, Zhu Liangxin didn't force him, but picked up the bowl of tea and soup in his hand, "If you are afraid that there is a problem with this prescription, give it to the concubine first." However, this palace prefers that your first child is from the main palace. ”

Xiao Shuo listened to Zhu Liangxin's words and smiled, "Hasn't the queen mother always disliked Yidi, why is she on her side today." ”

"It means a lot to have a child this time. A child born to a concubine is not enough to keep you safe. ”

Listening to Zhu Liangxin's calculation of his future children, Xiao Shuo couldn't help but have mixed feelings. He lowered his head and smiled bitterly, with some self-deprecation between his words, "So, I am a dignified prince, and now I have only one way to give birth to a child?" ”

Zhu Liangxin knew what Xiao Shuo was thinking, and she said earnestly: "The eldest husband can bend and stretch, not to mention, it is not for you to do anything to humiliate yourself." Even if you don't have the current predicament, you still have to have children. ”

"Erchen understands." For Zhu Liangxin's comfort, Xiao Shuo just dealt with a few words casually, and then left Jichang Palace.

Zhu Liangxin looked at the back of his son leaving, and couldn't help but sigh. Mama Kong comforted her softly on the side, "Niangniang doesn't have to worry so much, the prince will definitely understand the mystery." ”

Of course he understood. Hongu is just worried about him, and he won't be able to get out if he drills the tip of the horns. With that, she put aside the tea bowl she was holding.

……

Xiao Shuo returned to the East Palace with a heavy heart, and happened to see Meng Yidi drinking medicine. He was stunned for a moment, and walked to Meng Yidi's side silently.

Meng Yidi drank half of the medicine, and when he saw that he had come in, he hurriedly stood up, "His Royal Highness the Prince......

Xiao Shuo waved his hand, looked at the medicine bowl she put aside, and said, "Feeling unwell?" ”

Meng Yidi's face turned crimson and shook his head, "No...... The last time I went to the queen mother's place, there happened to be a doctor who was seeing the queen mother, and by the way, she also took my pulse. The doctor said that I needed to replenish my qi and blood, so I have been drinking medicine for a while. ”

"Oh," Xiao Shuo responded absentmindedly, thinking, it turned out that the queen mother had already called Meng Yidi over for the matter of pregnancy and childbirth, "Then how long do you have to drink this medicine." ”

"The healed woman said, drink five first, and then send someone to summon her to have a look." Meng Yidi replied truthfully: "Concubine...... I've already drunk four of them. ”

"Oh, that's coming soon, too." Xiao Shuo sat down, and suddenly thought of the prescription. Under the ghost's divine send, she asked Meng Yidi for the prescription that Shen Yu prescribed for her to replenish qi and blood, "Your prescription, show it to me." ”

Meng Yidi didn't understand what Xiao Shuo wanted to do with this, but he still found it and gave it to him. Xiao Shuo took the recipe, and without looking at it, he put it directly into his sleeve and put it together with the Qiuzi decoction.

He thought in his heart, and simply let the doctor outside the palace take a look at whether there was any restraint between the two prescriptions. If there was nothing bad, he was going to grab a few pieces of the Qiuzi decoction and give it to Meng Yidi to drink.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shuo's eyes when he looked at Meng Yidi slowly became different. Meng Yidi has been married to him for a long time, so he naturally understands what that look means. She lowered her eyebrows, only to feel that her face was panicked, and she was a little unfavorable to speak, "Your Highness, it's not time to light the lamp yet." ”

Xiao Shuo smiled evilly and deliberately teased her: "What are you talking about this?" ”

"I ......" Meng Yidi bit his lip and stopped talking.

Looking at her shy appearance, Xiao Shuo suddenly burst out laughing, he stood up, hugged Meng Yidi and said, "Even if it's not time to light the lamp, there are some things we can do." ”

As he spoke, he carried Meng Yidi and walked into the back room.

Zhu'er waited for the two of them to enter without squinting, then exited the room and closed the door.

At this time, in the side hall, Meng Yihan sat alone by the window reading a book. When Ruby came in to tell her what she had found, she was still focused on the book in her hand.

Hongyu wasn't sure what her attitude was, so she stood there after the report.

"It's been hard for you these days, so go down. I know all those things. ”

"Girl......" After all, she is the master she wants to follow for the rest of her life, Hongyu is still a little uneasy when she sees her attitude, "Isn't the girl in a hurry?" If the news from the slave maid is true, then the eldest girl will definitely be pregnant and give birth to a child for the prince. ”

"Well, that's the case," Meng Yihan looked up at her, "Even so, I'm not in a hurry, and I'm not in a hurry." The most taboo thing for today's queen is to spoil her concubine and kill her wife. How could she let a concubine give birth to the eldest son and grandson of the royal family, no matter what, it would not be my turn. At this time, if my sister can conceive the prince's child, it will be a great thing......"

Meng Yihan said thoughtfully, suddenly as if he had thought of something, and did not continue. She changed her words, put the book aside and said, "Hongyu, I'm a little hungry, go get some snacks for me to cushion my stomach." ”

"Yes." Ruby didn't suspect him, turned and exited the room.

Meng Yihan stared at a place in the room and continued to think about what he had worried about before.

"I'm afraid that my sister still has the Song family's eldest Langjun in her heart, and she will always be a little hesitant about pregnancy."

……

After Xiao Zhan recuperated from his injuries in the palace for a few days, he moved back to his Runwang Mansion. Xiao Wusheng didn't stop him, although this son was lost and recovered, the estrangement between the two has been formed for many years, and it can't be resolved for a while.

Xiao Zhan returned to the Runwang Mansion and saw that everything in the mansion was still in good order, so he said to the housekeeper: "I have worked hard for you in the days when I am away. ”

The old housekeeper is an old man who has been following Xiao Zhan since he left the palace and built the mansion, and he has been immersed in grief since Xiao Zhan disappeared before. Now Xiao Zhan is standing in front of him alive again, and he is even more in tears.

"Old slaves are not hard. The people in the palace believe that the prince will be able to come back one day, so during the time of the prince's absence, we have not dared to slack off. I'm afraid that the prince will come back, and the garden will be deserted, and you will look sad. ”

Xiao Zhan smiled, didn't say anything more, and directly gave the old butler a large amount of reward, and asked him to give some rewards to those who were able and loyal as appropriate, and let him go down.

Feiyun stood in the shadows and watched all this silently, waiting until the old butler withdrew, and then appeared, "You shouldn't be like that to a loyal person. ”

Xiao Zhan's back as he sat there looked a little lonely, he turned his head and smiled at Feiyun, "Then what should I do." ”

Feiyun looked at him with no sparkle in his eyes, and he was also helpless. He walked up to Xiao Zhan and said, "You don't have to blame yourself for Lu Qing's matter. ”

"I also know that in that case, that's the best way to deal with it," Xiao Zhan raised his head and looked at the sky that was cut by the window lattice, and his tone was so flat that it was distressing, "It's just that when I think that Lu Qing died because of me and soaked in the water for so many days, I can't forgive myself." ”

Feiyun didn't know how to persuade him, so he had to change the subject, "Since you came out of the palace, are you going to visit Madame in the Great Mercy Temple?" She's been waiting for you for a few days. ”

"Well, it's time to take a look. By the way, let's also go and see what my ninth brother looks like," Xiao Zhan stood up and raised his hand to gently stroke the scar on his face, "I hope they won't be scared by my ghostly appearance." ”

"They won't." Feiyun said firmly, and then felt that it was really funny for him to say this sentence by himself, who was not a human or a ghost.

The master and apprentice didn't talk again, and when Xiao Zhan pushed the door open and left the room, Feiyun disappeared again.

It's like, he's never been there.

……

Ah Yin sat on the phoenix tree with his broken star in his arms and closed his eyes to recuperate, and now the flowers have been lost, but they are still flourishing. If the person standing under the tree does not look up and look closely, he will not be able to knock out a person on top.

For some time, Ah Yin often sat on this branch and observed the peaceful courtyard. Look at its smoke, and watch it turn out its lights and go into darkness. Unconsciously, Ah Yin found that he seemed to be a little envious of the life of the people in the courtyard.

There is no bloody wind and rain on the rivers and lakes, and there is no deceit between people. He sometimes thinks that it would be great if one day, his father-in-law and Aunt Dai retired to the rivers and lakes and took him and his sister to find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live such a life.

Thinking about it, I was a little intoxicated.

Today was a bit special, he had just taken a nap in the trees when he felt a stranger approaching. Ah Yin opened his eyes suddenly, and when he looked down, he found a young man in white standing under the tree, smiling softly at himself.

Ah Yin looked at the familiar face, and only felt that the scar on his face was really a pity. When he was about to jump down and take a look at the man, the man suddenly turned around and walked towards the small courtyard, as if he had returned to his own home.

In fact, that's his home.

As soon as Xiao Zhan walked to the door, Qiqiao happily ran in to report the good news to Ren, "Madam, come out and take a look, the fourth son is back, the fourth son is back." ”

Ah Yin half-squatted on the branch, listened to the voice of Qiqiao, and suddenly looked at the back of the young man's Yushu in the wind.

It turned out to be him.

The fourth brother who is particularly good to himself in the mouth of others, the only son of the imperial concubine Ren.

In that case, I can't save myself.

Ah Yin thought like this, and leaned against the trunk of the tree again. Only this time, he couldn't sleep at all.

I don't know if it's because I suddenly met the fourth brother, or because of something else.

In the small courtyard, Ren heard Qiqiao's voice and ran out in a panic. When she saw the scar on Xiao Zhan's face that ran through the entire face, she was shocked, and then she was ecstatic.

"Kid, you're back...... You're finally back. ”

"Mother, the child is not filial, so the mother is worried." No matter how numb and cold Xiao Zhan is now, when facing his mother, he still can't help but moisten his eyes

Once, my mother's hair was jet black and beautiful, but now her sideburns are mixed with some silver threads.

Xiao Zhan knew that it was all because of him.

"Silly boy, what are you talking about. Since you're here, come in and sit, come in and sit," said Ren, who subconsciously wanted to call Qiqiao to call Ah Yin in, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly stopped.

Ren secretly glanced at Qiqiao, and after welcoming the two into the house, Qiqiao walked towards the phoenix tree with the food box in his hand.

Xiao Zhan saw all this in his eyes, but he didn't break it. He sat down, looked at Ren with a smile and said, "Mother, it is a great luck that the child was able to return to the royal capital without dying." In the past few days when the child has been recuperating in the palace, he has been thinking about taking his mother to the palace to enjoy his old age, and since then my mother and son have been with each other day and night, and there will be no more life and death. ”

Ren looked at Xiao Zhan distressedly, stretched out his hand and touched the forehead scar on his face tremblingly, "How did you get this?" ”

Xiao Zhan didn't avoid Ren's touch, and still smiled: "When I fell into the river, I was cut by a rock. The mother concubine, out of the way, is all skin trauma. ”

Ren's fingertips slid over the slightly raised scar, and the uneven feeling of the fingertips was transmitted to her heart, like a sharp sword cutting fiercely on her body, Ren trembled his lips and asked softly, "It must be very painful." ”

Xiao Zhan stretched out his hand to hold Ren's hand, wanting to reassure her, "Mother don't worry, it's all over." ”

"Is it really in the past?" Ren looked at Xiao Zhan and asked rhetorically, seeing that he didn't speak, he smiled bitterly again: "Zhizi Mo Ruomu, from the moment you came to me, I knew what you wanted to do when you came back this time." ”

Xiao Zhan was stunned for a moment and didn't make a sound. He didn't know if it was his mother's temptation, or if his mother had really seen through his mind.

Seeing that he was silent, Ren took out his hand and gently wrapped his hands, "What do you want to do, just do it." Mother won't stop you this time...... But if there is one, do not harm those who have been kind to our mother and child. ”

Xiao Zhan's eyes were slightly cold, but he was still calm on the surface, "The mother concubine said that if there is a benevolent person, the son will naturally not take the initiative to hurt him." The mother knows her son, and the son is by no means the kind of ungrateful person. ”

"Okay, okay...... With your words, I am relieved," Ren blinked his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, "Also, I won't go back to live in the Runwang Mansion with you." Here, it's good. When people are old and don't want to move their nests, you come to see me from time to time, and I'm satisfied. ”

"Mother, what are you ......" Xiao Zhan frowned, and wanted to persuade again, but was interrupted by Ren.

"Listen to me. Since you have what you want to do, I can't be a burden to you. Besides, if I suddenly move to the Runwang Mansion, I will be startled," Ren said, holding Xiao Zhan's hand tighter, "Child, this road is too difficult, since you insist on going, you should consider it thoroughly." The Zhu clan is all over the world, you should be cautious. Don't expose your true intentions for my sake. ”

"The Mother ......"

Xiao Zhan choked up, he naturally understood why Ren said such a thing. She was clearly gambling with her own life to paralyze his opponents.

Xiao Zhan lowered his head, looked at Ren's hands that were already a little wrinkled, and said, "Mother, Lu Qing is gone, I don't want to lose other important people......"

"The concubine knows, don't worry, the concubine won't let her have anything to do."

Ren smiled and caressed Xiao Zhan's well-defined face lovingly.

Qiqiao held the food box and trotted all the way to the phoenix tree to beckon Ah Yin to come down for dinner. As soon as Ah Yin got off the tree, she pulled him to the side, and he didn't stop until he came to a stream at the back door of the temple.

"Liang Gongzi, this is today's lunch. Madame asked the slave maid to bring you something to eat, and now a lady's son came over, and Madame was worried that you would be uncomfortable, so she did not let you eat in the courtyard. For the sake of these delicious meals, don't be angry with Madame. ”

Qiqiao touched his lips up and down, crackled and said a lot, and then raised his head and looked at Ah Yin with a pair of bright eyes.

Ah Yin stared at her for a long time, and then silently picked up the dishes and chopsticks to eat. Qiqiao squatted on the side and watched with his chin in his hands, only thinking that this handsome and beautiful young man was so good-looking even when he ate, and he really couldn't connect it with those people in the rivers and lakes.

In fact, she also saw the scene of the beautiful boy fighting with the assassin, although she didn't know kung fu, but she could also see that those people were not this person's opponents at all.

Thinking of Ah Yin's handsome figure, Qiqiao couldn't help but purse his lips and laugh. Ah Yin heard the laughter and looked up at Qiqiao strangely. Qiqiao covered his mouth, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, Childe, you continue to eat yours." ”

Ah Yin nodded and buried himself in eating again. And Qiqiao was by his side, talking with a partner, although Ah Yin didn't answer him much, but she couldn't help but tell him everything she saw and heard in a day.

"The fourth prince came back this time, and the lady can be regarded as having found her backbone. It's just a pity, the fourth son used to be a very handsome person, and when I looked at it today, I had such a long scar on his face. ”

"The man has a scar, it's fine." Ah Yin finished eating, and rarely replied.

Qiqiao looked at Ah Yin's serious appearance, grinned, and replied obediently: "As soon as the son said this, the slave maid suddenly felt less uncomfortable in her heart. ”

Ah Yin nodded and didn't say anything more. Seeing that Qiqiao began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, he also helped clean up together. When the two walked back to the small courtyard together, Xiao Zhan had already left.

Ah Yin entered the house, and originally planned to say hello to Ren and return to the tree, but was stopped by Ren.

"Ah Yin, come and sit."

Ah Yin obediently sat down beside Ren, Ren looked at him for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "You are really like your mother." ”

Ah Yin looked at her in a daze, not knowing what to say. All the memories of my mother have long been burned away in the high fever of my life when I was four years old. Ah Yin pressed his hand on the jade flute inserted in his waist, looking a little lonely.

"Child, don't feel guilty about yourself. As long as you can live well, your mother will be happy. It doesn't matter if you remember what she looks like or not. ”

"I ...... I don't have much of an impression of her anymore. Ah Yin raised his head and looked at Ren and said frankly.

"You should have seen it, my son is back. Thank you for taking care of yourself these days. ”

Ren's words made Ah Yin's heart tighten, and he said after a while: "Madam, does this mean that you don't need me anymore?" ”

"Now that he's back, he should send someone to protect me, so you don't need to worry about me. But if you stay here, I'm afraid...... He will discover your presence and thus know who you are. ”

Ah Yin looked at Ren, and said in his heart that he had already found out, but he didn't dare to say it to scare Ren, "Madam, it's okay." He couldn't find me. ”

Ah Yin always felt a little weak when he said this, but because he had always spoken to people without any expression, Ren didn't see the slightest clue, "There are no absolutes in everything, and I'm still worried that your identity will be discovered." ”

Ah Yin lowered his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Then it's better to be like this, when your son's people arrive, when will I leave." In this way, I will also go back to give an explanation to my stepfather. ”

"So...... It's also good. Ren hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Then it's decided." After Ah Yin finished speaking, he stood up and was about to walk out. This time, Ren didn't stop him, but looked at his back and fell into deep thought.

If there were no previous changes, he and Xiao Zhan should be a pair of brothers with a very good relationship.

If there is no previous accident...... Everything was so good.

Ren found that he was starting to miss Hanayara's pure and flawless smile again.

She stood up and went to the inner hall. There is a statue of Avalokiteshvara on the shrine, and next to it is a tablet that she set up for Hanayara.

Ren lit the three sticks of incense, and after bowing to the Bodhisattva three times, he inserted the incense into the incense burner, and then looked at the tablet of Hua Yaluo and said to himself: "Ah Luo, thank you for blessing Ah Zhan for turning evil into good fortune...... Please also wish the two brothers all the best, and do not go to the step of killing each other...... Thank you, old sister. ”

As she spoke, she gently wiped the tablet with her sleeve.