"That's a good saying, if you die, who can control him." Xiao Wanyan rubbed his forehead diligently, his cold fingers relieved Chu Huairan a lot of pain, the tip of his nose was filled with a touch of seclusion and fragrance, so he wanted to get closer to Xiao Wanyan more and more, just when his hand was about to wrap around Xiao Wanyan, the door suddenly opened, Han Yi took the lead, and the maidservant behind him walked in with a lantern, Han Yi shouted: "Xiangye, are you okay?" ”

For a moment, all the darkness in the room was driven out, and only the bright candlelight remained.

Chu Huairan's teeth creaked, and he roared angrily: "If you want to live, let me out." ”

Han Yi heard Chu Huairan's voice clearly, and vaguely saw Xiao Wanyan's face again, he immediately thought of something, hurriedly stopped, turned around and lowered his voice and shouted to the maidservant: "What are you doing in a daze, don't go out quickly." ”

The darkness struck again, the door was closed again, Xiao Wanyan saw this and quickly pushed Chu Huairan away, groping in the dark to put on his clothes.

Han Yi's cautious voice came from the door again: "Xiangye, the emperor is here, just sit in the main hall." ”

A touch of coldness flashed in Chu Huairan's eyes: "Got it." ”

He got dressed and told Xiao Wanyan: "Go back from the backyard, don't alarm the emperor's guards." ”

Maybe the emperor had been waiting for a long time, so he let the eunuch Xu Gonggong who followed him come to take a look, and when he arrived at the door of the study, he saw the two of them walking out together, he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his head and bowed his hand: "Meet the prime minister." ”

A pink hem appeared in front of his eyes when Gonggong Xu raised his head, he was stunned and hurriedly saluted to the other side, but he saw the pink belt again, he was puzzled, and when he straightened up, he glanced at the two of them, and said inexplicably: "Xiangye, who are you?" ”

Xiao Wanyan looked at it casually, her robe actually ran to Chu Huairan's body, and said that the clothes she felt were loose just now, she was wearing the wrong one, and feeling Chu Huairan's gaze, she hurriedly explained: "Just... It was too dark just now to blame me. ”

The darker and darker Chu Huairan's face became, he coughed lightly and diverted the topic: "Father-in-law Xu has been waiting for a long time, today is a coincidence, I found a fun object for the emperor, so I'll go get it." ”

Which of the old men in the palace doesn't look at the eyes? Father-in-law Xu has been in front of the emperor for many years, and he is a visionary, don't look at what shouldn't be seen, don't say what shouldn't be said, he doesn't squint and said: "Fortunately, the prime minister understands the emperor's thoughts, and the old slave will go to reply, so as not to make the emperor anxious." ”

Seeing the person walking away, Xiao Wanyan immediately took off her robe and returned it to him, Chu Huairan, who saw it, was startled, and hurriedly stopped her movements: "What are you doing?" ”

Xiao Wanyan looked at him inexplicably: "Take off and change your clothes back, the emperor is here, if you neglect the heads of the whole family, you have to move." ”

She pulled Chu Huairan's hand away and continued to take it off, but a robe was not undressed, making a fuss, she had no choice but to be angry with the man in the Zhou Dynasty, so she was dragged to her by Chu Huairan before she untied her belt, and tightly imprisoned her hand: "In the future, if you dare to take off your clothes in front of outsiders, I will let you take them off at once." ”

Chu Huairan put his right hand on her waist, crossed her knees with her left hand, picked her up, returned to the study, changed her clothes and was about to leave, before taking a step, Xiao Wanyan followed closely step by step, he twisted his brows: "What's the matter?" ”

"The emperor is here, don't I want to go with you to meet you?" Xiao Wanyan looked at him suspiciously.

"Madame is not feeling well, so it is better to recuperate." The emperor's mind is unpredictable, I am afraid that Xiao Wanyan will show his feet if he can't say a word, causing the emperor to be suspicious, Chu Huairan called Han Yi to come forward, and carefully advised: "Send the lady back to the room and wait carefully." ”

In the main hall, Emperor Qi Jiulu looked impatient, watched Gonggong Xu come back, and asked, "Someone has been found?" ”

"Back to the emperor, I found it, and the prime minister is coming from the study." Gonggong Xu told the cause and effect one by one, Qi Jiulu's eyes were dark, which made people unable to understand, and he said lightly: "Prime Minister newly married Yan'er, it seems that I have come at a bad time." ”

After that, Chu Huairan walked in from outside the door, he held an object in his hand covered by a red cloth, handed it to Gonggong Xu, and knelt on the ground to salute: "Weichen knocks to see the emperor." ”

Qi Jiulu shook his hand: "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to make such a big ceremony." ”

Chu Huairan hung his head slightly and got up: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Qi Jiulu glanced at the people waiting in the room a few times, and opened his lips lightly: "You all go down." ”

Gonggong Xu immediately understood, returned the object to Chu Huairan, closed the door, and went out with the attendants to guard, only the two of them were left in the house, Qi Jiulu got up and walked slowly to Chu Huairan's side: "I heard that the prime minister has a new and interesting object, isn't it under this red cloth?" ”

Chu Huairan lifted the red cloth and a dark green jade pendant was revealed in front of him, the golden dragon soared in the middle, and his feet stepped on the colorful auspicious clouds, which was very good-looking, and he presented it to Qi Jiulu: "Your Majesty, this jade pendant was obtained by chance, and it was very strange, so I wanted to give it to the emperor." ”

Qi Jiulu took it in his hand, looked left and right and didn't find the difference, so he asked: "This jade pendant pattern is novel, it is indeed different from the usual ones, but it is not unusual. ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Chu Huairan walked to the side and blew out the candlelights one by one, and the room was dark, at this time, the jade pendant in Qi Jiulu's hand gradually emitted light, especially the golden dragon in the middle, as if it was alive, and the eyes of those who watched it lit up.

Qi Jiulu couldn't help but admire: "This jade pendant actually shines, with different colors, and it is brighter than the night pearl in the palace." ”

In a moment, Chu Huairan re-lit the candlelight, and the room returned to light, Qi Jiulu looked at him with fine eyes: "Aiqing, you are the best at pleasing me, you say that whatever reward you want, I will reward you." ”

Chu Huairan respectfully walked two steps away from Qi Jiulu, and arched his hand: "It is the honor of Weichen to make the emperor happy, and as for the rewarding minister, he has nothing else to ask for, but to ask the emperor to cancel the marriage of the princess." ”

Qi Jiulu, who was still smiling a second ago, listened to his words, and the next second he lowered his face and stared directly at Chu Huairan: "I heard that the prime minister has changed his mind of lingering in Xiangfang in the past, and has only been devoted to one person since then, I really didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that I overestimate you." ”

Qi Jiulu turned sideways and stood with his hands behind his back: "Huai Ran, which man in the Great Zhou Dynasty is not three wives and four concubines, not to mention that you are in an important position, you are still young, and you still need a capable wife and concubine to assist you in gaining a firm foothold, how can you give up a good career and career because of a woman?" ”

Shi, Tu or something are all nonsense, the emperor just needs a dog who loves the monarch from the heart, Chu Huairan saw this clearly early on, he refused to let go, and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has no lofty ambitions, he just wants to be loyal to the monarch and love the country, and hold hands with one person to grow old together, and ask the emperor to be fulfilled." ”

Chu Huairan has always spoken without any deductions, making people have no gaps to drill, Qi Jiulu frowned, and still said firmly: "I have a golden mouth, and the words I say are like water spilled out, not to mention that everyone knows about the marriage, if I take back my will, how do you want the princess to deal with herself?" In short, there is no room for reversal in this matter. ”

Qi Jiulu didn't want to say it to death, after all, it hadn't reached the point of completely tearing his face, his jade pendant hung around his waist, and said: "I know that Princess Anyang made a big fuss about hurting your wife, and when I return to the palace, I will talk about her, as for the three-day appointment, I don't count at all, I give you a month to appease your wife, and marry the princess a month later. ”

Chu Huairan was interrupted by Qi Jiulu when he was about to say something, he patted Chu Huairan on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Even if it is for the sake of your wife, you must be kind to the princess, otherwise I will not be able to help you because of a small loss." ”

"Wechen obeys." Chu Huairan's hand in his sleeve clenched into a fist and said expressionlessly.

A month, can do a lot of things, since the emperor spoke, Princess Anyang will not come to trouble again in the near future, Chu Huairan remembered that Yu Chiyan said that the envoys of Daliang came to visit a month later, and it happened that the emperor asked him to marry Princess Anyang in a month, is this a coincidence or intentional?

Chu Huairan was unpredictable, but he didn't dare to relax, something was wrong with the emperor during this time, and he also needed to be restrained.

Suddenly, a shout came from outside the door: "Arrest the assassin and protect the emperor." ”

In an instant, the door opened, and one by one the attendants rushed in to guard Qi Jiulu's side, and Gonggong Xu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was unharmed: "Your Majesty, are you okay?" ”

Qi Jiulu shook his head and said, "I'm fine. ”

Seeing the guards in the mansion coming in, Chu Huairan hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Han Yi stepped forward and said respectfully: "Xiangye, the guards in the room died three people silently, all of them cut off their necks, and their methods were cruel, and their subordinates thought that the assassin might be aimed at the emperor." ”

A bad premonition befell Chu Huairan's heart, and Han Yi, who was supposed to stay by Xiao Wanyan's side, said secretly: It's not good.

At this moment, Xiao Wanyan, who was sitting on the bed relaxing, did not feel the taste of danger at all, she had just eaten dinner, moved her muscles and bones comfortably, and muttered to Poria Cocos who was preparing bath water on the side: "Poria Cocos, what do you Xiangye like?" Eating or playing? ”

Poria probed the temperature of the water and came out to serve her to change her clothes: "Madam, if you want to know what Xiangye likes, you can just ask Xiangye?" It's hard for us to see each other on weekdays, let alone know his preferences? ”

Generally speaking, a person like Chu Huairan will not let others know his preferences, and he will always have to guard against someone who wants to harm him, so wouldn't he have no weaknesses.

This made Xiao Wanyan difficult, she soaked in the water, smelled the rich fragrance of flowers, soothed the muscles and bones of her body, a little sleepy, she yawned, and said to Poria: "You go out first, let me stay by myself for a while." ”

"Yes, ma'am." Poria put away her clothes and walked out.

Xiao Wanyan slowly closed her eyes and leaned into the water, and said to herself: "There is no weakness, I can't find the direction to start, how can I take revenge?" ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard the sound of opening the door again, Xiao Wanyan closed her eyes and said, "What's wrong with Poria Cocos?" ”

No one replied, the perennial sense of vigilance made her immediately open her eyes, feel the cool air behind her, she immediately got up, stepped on her feet hard, splashed water, grabbed the dress next to her with both hands and draped it on her body, looking at the man in black who came over, she raised her vigilance and asked, "Who are you?" ”