Of course, they would not leave directly after saying this, and then the three of them accompanied Xiao Yuanqi to the Laiyang Palace. There are seals everywhere, but they are not immutable.

Shen Shangshu is really a wonderful person, he didn't focus on banning one place, the places in the mansion that meet the regulations extend in all directions, and the verandah is used as a road, so he turned a blind eye and let it go. Xiao Yuanqi can still follow the verandah to wander around the mansion, but many houses cannot be entered, and the scenery such as rockery gardens can only be viewed and not managed, and the wild grass can only spread.

The mansion is full of memories, and Xiao Yuanqi sometimes points to a certain place and tells them stories of his childhood, as well as his mother and his teachings. After talking for a long time, he suddenly remembered that if it weren't for his mother, Meng Qianxue would not have waited for more than seven years to conceive a child, and he was talking about his mother's words to an abrupt end.

Facing the gazes of the three of them, Xiao Yuanqi smiled stiffly, moved his lips, and wanted to say something, but he was at a loss, and his face was red.

Seeing Xiao Yuanqi like this, Xiao Pingzhang knew the reason after a little thought. It is understandable that Mrs. Tai counted the death of King Laiyang on his head, after all, it was his biological father's voluntary surrender and the seventeen witnesses who were allowed to let King Laiyang do the case, even if he thought that his father did the right thing, but things can indeed be calculated in this way, and it is okay for the father to repay the debt, but she should not do anything to Xiaoxue, he can't forgive and can't let go, Xiaoxue was also implicated by him to cause this disaster. can't let go of his feelings, but he won't be angry with Yuan Qi because of this, he can only be kind to Xiaoxue, a little better, and he will definitely protect her in the future and never let her be hurt again.

He smiled calmly at Xiao Yuanqi and said, "Yuanqi doesn't need to be like this, it's not your fault." ”

The implication of that Xiao Yuanqi understood that it was not his fault, it was his mother's fault, and he was not angry, but he also did not forgive. But it was precisely because of the sincerity of this statement that he felt more and more that what Xiao Pingzhang had said to him before was from the bottom of his heart.

Xiao Yuanqi said: "I understand, Brother Pingzhang, thank you." ”

Xiao Pingzhang shook his head with a smile: "No need." ”

Then naturally there was no interest in visiting the garden, and they did not find any clues in this mansion that was gradually depressed and developing towards a deserted house, which was normal, if it was so easy to be detected, it would not be the Marquis of Mozi. The original suspicion was truly confirmed after this. Xiao Pingzhang wanted to pull Xiao Yuanqi back from the edge of the abyss, but he was actually wrestling with the Marquis of Mozi.

The three of them said goodbye to Xiao Yuanqi and left the Laiyang Mansion in the afterglow of the sunset. Xiao Yuanqi stood in front of the vermilion gate, watching them leave, until the three figures disappeared around the corner, and then closed the door with an inexplicable look.

When he turned around, his pupils shrank, and not far away, Mo Zihou, who had been missing for half a day, was looking at him without saying a word.

Looking at Xiao Yuanqi's changing gaze in his eyes, the Marquis of Mozi was still unruly, his eyes were empty-eyed, and his words were full of mockery: "Xiao Pingzhang is quite good at talking, but- no matter how nice it is, isn't the ultimate goal to make you not think about fame and wealth?" Are you really willing to be trampled under their feet forever? ”

"What did Uncle say?" Xiao Yuanqi smiled slightly: "I naturally know how to choose." ”

Mo Zihou nodded slowly, looking quite pleased.

The group of three walked silently all the way to the fork in the road, Lin Xi looked at the brothers and said, "This place is not far from Jifeng Hall, I'll go back first." ”

After that, Lin Xi nodded to them and went straight to the other road.

"Lin Xi, I'll send you!" Xiao Pingjing took a few steps to follow Lin Xi, turned his head and waved his hand at Xiao Pingzhang and shouted: "Big brother, you go back first, I'll come back after sending Lin Xi!" ”

Xiao Pingzhang bowed his head and advised, "Be careful." ”

"Don't worry, big brother!" Xiao Pingjing raised his voice and responded: "You have to be careful!" ”

Seeing the two go away together, Xiao Pingzhang smiled, and turned around to go back to the house, he decided to talk to Xiao Tingsheng about Yuan Qi, since Yuan Qi regarded the two of them as mirrors, then they had a place in his heart. But before he went to look for it after returning home, he got the news that Xiao Tingsheng had not returned.

"Uncle Yuan, are you saying that not long after my father came back, Gonggong Gao personally came to invite my father into the palace, and he has not returned yet?"

Uncle Yuan nodded and said, "That's true." ”

Pondering with his eyes down, calculating the time, it should be that not long after His Majesty left Zhengyang Palace, he ordered Gao Qin to summon him. This matter must be inseparable from the queen, but what is it for?

Xiao Pingzhang carefully sorted out all the things from the discovery of the queen's changes to the present, and there are two direct changes in her arrival: first, under her teaching, the prince has made rapid progress and has become more and more Mingjun's demeanor; The second is that the situation of the Changlin Palace, which was originally walking on thin ice, was always on guard against not only the attack of the enemy, but also the hidden arrows shot in her own camp. Because of this, he was sure that she was kind to the Daliang royal family and the Changlin Palace, so he knew that this was not the real queen, and he did not selfishly investigate it. So now, what did the queen say to Her Majesty that Your Majesty summoned her father into the palace and did not return for most of the day?

No matter how Xiao Pingzhang analyzed, he couldn't guess the queen's divine stroke, and all he could think of was the tail left by Puyang Ying, that is, Yuan Qi. But if it was really just for Yuan Qi, how could my father delay it for so long?

Suspicious, Xiao Pingzhang ordered someone to pay attention to the situation at the palace gate, not to find out anything, but to confirm Xiao Tingsheng's safety. He kept his promise, picked a long sword forged by dissolving dark iron in the treasury, handed it to Dongqing, and said solemnly: "Dongqing, you must hand over this sword to Yuan Qi with your own hands, and you must not let others take it on your behalf, even Uncle Tai." ”

Dongqing was puzzled, and out of his belief in Xiao Pingzhang, he immediately complied.

Xiao Yuanqi, who received the sword, thanked Dongqing and returned to the room with the sword, put the sword on the table and stared at the sword body for a long time. Xiao Pingzhang said that he wanted to find a suitable sword for him, and he believed it, but he originally thought that he would wait a few days, but he didn't expect it to be delivered so soon. He picked up the sword, pulled his thumb lightly, the sword body moved out of a thin slit, a line of white light flashed, Xiao Yuanqi was shaken and his eyes were closed, and a cold air came to his face, it was indeed a good sword.

The hand holding the hilt of the sword was lightly forced, the entire sword body was unsheathed, and the cold light was Lingling, Xiao Yuanqi put his eyes on the sword body two inches away from the hilt, and there were two words engraved there: Chu Xue.

The heart is like the first snow, white and flawless.

Gripping the hilt of the first snow sword, Xiao Yuanqi's eyes were full of water.