The gray sky gradually darkened, and suddenly a bright light lit up in the dark room.

Ming's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a pair of eyes that sparkled like black crystals opened.

"Miss, you're awake." Yunhe walked to the edge of the couch and looked at her.

The house is baked by charcoal, the roof of the tent is a bird pattern, the bed is carved with green lotus, and a screen made of silk for foreign tribute is placed in front of the couch.

This is the side hall next to the Jiuxiao Palace, which is a resting place for people who are drunk after a banquet.

Mingran sat up with Yunhe's support, and she reached out and rubbed her temples.

"Water."

Yunhe immediately bypassed the screen and poured her a cup of hot tea from the table.

Drink a whole cup in one go.

She glanced at the window lattice, cleared her throat, and asked, "The dinner party is going to be open again?" ”

Yun He squatted down and said, "It must have been opened." ”

"How long did I sleep?"

Yun He calculated the hours in his heart, "There are about three hours. ”

Mingran was surprised: "Isn't it that as soon as the luncheon starts, I will be drunk?" ”

Three hours is six hours, which means that I was drunk for an afternoon.

Yunhe smiled and nodded.

She shook her head, she couldn't remember what happened at the palace banquet clearly, and asked worriedly, "Do I have any trouble today?" ”

"Miss got drunk early, no."

She nodded reassuringly, lifted the quilt and bent down to put on her brocade boots.

Yun He put on a white fox fur cloak for her and followed her to the door.

As soon as the door opened, a cold wind blew in front of me.

Mingran's dizziness was blown by the wind, and he got a lot better in an instant.

Lanterns flickered under the eaves of the palace, and the trees on either side of the promenade were full of lights.

The two walked through a long corridor with twists and turns, and when they went out at the corner, they saw the Jiuxiao Palace, the door was brightly lit, and the singing and dancing inside was level.

Ming Ran glanced at it from a distance, then turned and walked towards another corridor.

"Miss, aren't you going back to the palace for a banquet?"

"Stuffy head, go and scatter somewhere else."

As she spoke, she quickened her pace and walked towards the quiet path outside the cloister.

The boiling sound behind him became smaller and smaller, and Mingran's heart gradually calmed down.

She casually walked to the pavilion, and at the end of the pavilion was a rockery garden.

The two walked out of the Xuan Pavilion, and Yun He suddenly pulled the sleeve of Lamin's dye shirt and made a silent gesture.

Ming Ran paused.

A small sound came from inside the rockery.

Ming Ran looked at Yunhe, lifted the hem of his skirt and cautiously approached the outside of the rockery.

The rockery was pitch black, and there were faint voices of men and women.

The two hid behind the rockery and listened intently.

A charming female voice suppressed her voice and said, "After a while, I will propose marriage to the emperor." ”

"You and I are already married, how can the emperor agree?" The man's voice said.

"The horse has been dead for two years, and your wife is also dead, and there is a precedent for princesses to remarry in the Celestial Empire."

"But Liu Huixin mourned, if I marry you immediately, what will my colleagues think of me?"

"Su Nanfei, is it possible that you still have to hold a funeral for her?"

"Slow down, it's suspicious to rush too quickly."

"I've been waiting for twenty years." The woman's tone was agitated.

"I've been out for a long time, so I'll go back to the banquet first." The man who was about to step away was pulled by the woman's sleeve.

There was a pulling sound, and fine crushed lime on the rockery shook to the ground.

"I don't care, I'll go to ask the emperor after Changhuan marries into the palace."

The man sighed helplessly.

"Wen Shu, it's not like it was twenty years ago."

Steady footsteps came out.

"Nanfei ......" the woman shouted loudly, her voice slightly angry.

After Ming Ran's body disappeared into the rockery, only a pair of eyes were revealed staring at the rockery.

The man walked out of the rockery, walked up to the pavilion and walked out.

Soon, a woman chased after him.

Ming Ran turned his eyes to look, and saw a graceful woman standing in the open space of the rockery, and it was indeed the eldest princess.

The eldest princess looked around, straightened up her clothes, and walked up to the pavilion with her head down.

Until the figures of the two men disappeared in the night.

Yunhe gently tugged at the Ming Dye and stretched out his index finger to point to the rockery.

Is there anyone else in there?

Mingran hid back in the corner where he was hiding.

Two female voices sounded one after another, and the figure walked out of the rockery.

"At the banquet, I saw that she kept looking at that group of men, this slut, Ah Xing has only been dead for two years, and she has fornicated with someone."

"Princess, this matter may not be so simple, listening to the words of the eldest princess, it seems that the two were together twenty years ago."

"My poor brother actually married such a water-based poplar woman."

"The general has been dead for more than two years, and the cause of death has not been found."

The woman who walked in front was like waking up from a dream, "Xiao Wenshu just said that she has waited for twenty years, and the death of Ah Xing ......"

The mother-in-law who followed behind nodded, "Maybe the eldest princess can't get out of it." ”

"No, I have to tell the prince."

The two hurriedly walked out of the Xuan Pavilion and walked towards the Nine Heavens Palace, and the words behind them were gradually inaudible.

After a long time, Ming Ran walked out from behind the rockery and stood where the eldest princess had stayed.

It's really lively today, and there are still a lot of people eavesdropping.

I didn't expect that I had no clue about what I had been investigating, but now I have solved all the mysteries.

"Shen Xing is Princess Run's younger brother, that is, An Xuqiao's uncle?"

Yun He approached lightly and said, "Yes, Princess Run's mother's house is the Shen Mansion of the Great General of Zhenyuan." ”

Under the pavilion is a pool of clear water, and in front of him is a long road that the few people just walked.

Ming Ran faced the Xuanxie railing and calmly looked at the lake below.

"Why did the eldest princess say that Shen Changhuan would marry into the palace?"

Yun He stood behind Mingran and whispered: "At today's banquet, some people proposed that the emperor has been crowned for two years, and it is time to be the queen concubine, some people recommended the county lord of Lanwei, and some people recommended the county lord of Changhuan, so the queen mother asked Qin Tianjian to take the birthdays of the two county lords to take account." ”

"I see, but An Lanwei's family background is prominent, even though Shen Changhuan is the daughter of the eldest princess, the two are fighting, and Shen Changhuan has no chance of winning."

When the Celestial Empire was established two hundred years ago, the An family made many military exploits on the battlefield and made great contributions to the establishment of the Celestial Empire.

And An Lanwei is the daughter of the An family in Runwangfu, and she was named the lord of Lanwei on that day.

Although Shen Changhuan is also the county lord, her father with military power is dead, and the current Shen Changhuan is only holding the title of the daughter of the eldest princess.

Yun He replied softly: "Xu is eldest princess wants to let the county lord of Changhuan enter the palace as a concubine, not to compete with the county lord Lan Wei for the throne. ”

The eldest princess wanted Shen Changhuan to enter the palace, but how could she be sure that Shen Changhuan would definitely be able to enter the palace?

Ming Ran turned to look at her and said, "This matter has nothing to do with me, let's take care of Miss Su's affairs first." ”

"Miss, hasn't it been confirmed that Mrs. Su's poison was committed by the eldest princess?"

Ming Ran glanced at the direction of Jiuxiao Palace and said, "I can't tell Miss Su the truth at the moment, first find out the person who started in the Su family and give Miss Su an explanation." ”

Su Shen's heart is weak, the eldest princess is vicious, if the eldest princess knows that Su Shenxin knows that she is the poisoner, she will kill Su Shenxin.

"Yes."

The two returned to the side hall of Jiuxiao Palace according to the same path, and Yun He brushed away the snowflakes that fell from the trees on the cloak for Ming Ran.

Walking to the door of the palace banquet, outside the hexagonal pavilion in the courtyard, there were two eunuchs standing on the stone steps with lanterns.

Ming Ran stood on tiptoe and looked inside the pavilion, but saw Xiao Yiqian waving at her.

Damn, I blame myself for being curious, there are eunuchs with me, who else is there besides the emperor?

She couldn't help but feel annoyed in her heart, but she had to smile and walk towards the pavilion.

Xiao Yiqian sat on the stone bench, the light shone on his slightly drunk face, and the corners of his mouth kept a chuckle, as if melting the wind and snow, making people's hearts warm and comfortable.

"Better?" He tilted his head slightly, his gaze fixed on her.

"It's much better, thank you for your concern." Ming Ran bowed slightly.

Xiao Yiqian waved her hand to sit down, "How long has it been since Ran'er called my second brother?" It's been almost two years. ”

Ming Ran sat down on the stone bench next to him and said, "At that time, Ming Ran was small and didn't know how to be humble. ”

In the past, Ming Dye was very close to Xiao Yiqian.

He put away his smile and said to Ming Ran with a serious face: "I still hope that you can call my second brother like before." ”

Mingran bowed his head and was silent, unable to speak.

Xiao Yiqian smiled bitterly and sighed.

He got up and walked to the stone railing of the pavilion and looked up at the sky with his hands in his hands.

A crescent moon hung high in the dark night sky, and a few stars twinkled around.

Ming Ran looked directly at Xiao Yiqian's upright back, and his tall figure looked endlessly lonely.

She didn't want to see his expression at this moment, so she got up and said, "If you don't go back to the banquet, your mother should call someone to look for it, and Ming Ran will retire first." ”

After speaking, he did not stop, and led Yunhe to the banquet hall.

Xiao Yiqian turned around, with a lonely look on his face, and his eyes looked at the departing figure with a vague look.

Why is it that in just a few days, her eyes are full of alienation and defense?