Prince's Mansion.

The backyard was silent, as quiet as an empty house, lifeless.

Suddenly, I saw an old woman dressed as a subordinate, carrying a wooden tray with a soup bowl resting on the tray, passing through the corridor, and then through the archway, and walking to the inner courtyard, and entering the east second room with a large open door.

Outside, a young woman in a dark blue robe sat on her knees on a stool in front of the bookcase, holding a book in her hand, and was looking at it with fascination.

The old woman called softly, "Niangniang", and the beautiful woman listened, raised her head and glanced at her, and then quietly lowered her head and continued to read.

"The slave boiled the lily lotus seed soup, and brought it to the mother, you have to eat something," the old woman said, and walked to the bookcase and knelt down, put the wooden tray on the corner of the table, and then slowly picked up the soup bowl and handed it to the woman. ”

This Qiu Shi answered with a smile and said: "Niangniang has lost a lot of weight these days, if His Royal Highness comes back, I am afraid that I will feel distressed." ”

"Will he feel sorry for Hongu?" The woman smiled bitterly, "Aunt Qiu, this palace knows the weight of your highness's heart, why do you say these nice words to comfort this palace......"

"!" Qiu Shi looked bitter and tried his best to persuade him, and said: "You are the crown princess, and you are the wife of His Royal Highness who welcomes you into the door with a sedan chair, who does Your Highness feel sorry for?" ”

The woman laughed helplessly, "He has been gone for three years, and when he was away, Bengong has always been worried about him, but now that he is back, Bengong doesn't want to see him anymore," and smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Mother, what's the matter?"

The woman frowned, and said for a long time: "It's not that I don't want to, but I don't dare to ......."

"I'm afraid...... I'm afraid that he is still resentful of this palace because of what happened three years ago......" She lowered her head, hiding her sad face.

When Qiu Shi heard this, his face immediately changed, and he gritted his teeth, as if he hated this matter very much, "What can Your Highness complain about Niangniang?" Just because when Xie Yu came to His Highness for help, the mother closed the door to thank the guests? Xie Yu collaborated with the enemy and treason, she deserved to die, Niangniang kicked her out, but it was just to protect His Highness from being implicated, what was wrong? How can I blame my mother for that matter! ”

The woman smiled sadly and said, "This palace grew up with Yanghou, and I know her character very well, and she will never cooperate with the enemy and treason!" ”

Qiu Shi also sneered, "People are not good for a hundred days, flowers are not red for a hundred days, prosperity must decline, things must be reversed, Xie Yu originally relied on himself to hold heavy troops, the power to invade the government and the opposition, he has already made a high achievement, His Majesty wants to treat her, it is also a matter of time, Niang Niang said that she will never commit the crime of rebellion, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the people of the world, who will believe that she really collaborated with the enemy and treason?" It's just that no one dares to say it...... Except for His Highness......"

As soon as he finished saying this, a maid ran in with a flushed face and panting, and shouted, "Niangniang, Your Highness is back!"

When the woman heard this, she immediately got up and went down to the ground, and asked, "Where is Your Highness?" ”

The maid replied: "In the front yard." ”

The woman immediately went to the front yard, and when she arrived at the front yard, she really saw her husband who had been absent for a long time, he was wearing a dark coat of crow blue, wearing jade around his waist, and his lips were red and white.

I haven't seen him for three years, and he is still so heroic, but his face is a little more weathered.

She stood under the corridor ten steps away from him, stunned, as if she didn't dare to take a step, didn't dare to walk towards him, Qiu Shi called softly beside her: "Niangniang, why are you stunned." ”

This call brought back the woman's thoughts, and the woman took a deep breath, and then walked towards Xiao Zhen and called in a low voice: "Your Highness......"

The husband and wife reunited after a long absence, and their eyes met each other, but the eyes of the two of them looked at each other were diametrically opposed, one was fiery and affectionate, and the other was calm and indifferent.

Xiao Zhen looked at her expressionlessly, and only after a long time did he speak: "Hui Zhao, you have lost weight." ”

In a few words, Xiao Zhen blurted out, it was unintentional, but Pei Huizhao was very relieved in his heart, and suddenly smiled.

Qiu said with a smile: "Niangniang misses His Royal Highness day and night, she can't eat, she can't sleep well, she naturally loses a lot of weight, she really shouldn't be a slave, she can't take care of Niangniang, and I ask Your Highness for forgiveness." ”

"Aunt Qiu!" Pei Huizhao reprimanded: "Hugh has to talk more." ”

Qiu thought that the husband and wife would reunite after a long absence, it must be Xiao Biesheng's newlywed, so they said something nice to ease the situation, who would have thought that Xiao Zhen and Pei Huizhao were two, you don't speak, I don't speak, the atmosphere is solemn, after a long time, Pei Huizhao spoke, and said to Xiao Zhen: "Your Highness has been tired all the way and tired." ”

"It's not tiring to stop and go along the way."

The voice fell, and there was silence again, the couple looked at each other without saying a word, for a long time, Xiao Zhen broke the silence and said: "Lonely this time back, I haven't faced the saint yet, I have to enter the palace quickly," he said and turned around to leave, Pei Huizhao knew that he was in a hurry to avoid her, and suddenly his heart was half cold, and asked: "Your Highness still hates the concubine?" ”

Xiao Zhen stopped his pace, was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "You are too careful," and left without looking back.

Pei Huizhao looked at Xiao Zhen walking away, with tears in his eyes, Qiu Shi was very distressed when he saw her so miserable, so he was angry with the deceased person again, and scolded Xie Yu hatefully, "It's all to blame for that Xie Yu, he took away His Highness's soul alive, and now he is still restless when he is dead!" ”

"Aunt Qiu, don't talk nonsense!"

Qiu Shi was quite paranoid, ignoring Pei Huizhao's reprimand, but continued to scold, "The slave is not wrong, people like her should go to hell if they die!" ”

Pei Huizhao reproached: "This palace knows that you have prejudices against her, but now that things are wrong, she is no longer alive, and if you say these words again, it seems that you are bitter and mean." ”

Qiu's still snorted with her, "Niangniang cares about the old love, maintains her everywhere, and the slave has no friendship with her!" ”

Pei Huizhao lowered his face coldly, seemed to be a little angry, and said coldly: "You said these words in front of the palace today, and the palace left just said two words to you, but what if Your Highness listened?" You know what kind of character Your Highness is. ”

As soon as Qiu Shi heard this, he was a little panicked at the moment, and immediately stopped his mouth, looking timid, and he didn't dare to say more in fear, Pei Huizhao eased the atmosphere and said angrily: "In the future, Hugh will say these words again." ”

"Yes......" Qiu Shi snorted in response, and then didn't forget to look around, for fear that what she said in time would be heard by others, and then it would reach Xiao Zhen's ears, then she would have no place in the Prince's Mansion.