Xiao Lu nodded, signaling the mandarin ducks beside her to stay outside the hall. She turned around and entered the temple herself, and Brother Parrot hurriedly followed her into the temple.

After Xiao Lu sat down in the hall, Brother Parrot attached to her ear and carefully informed Xiao Lu about the fact that she bumped into Xiao Xuan's master and servant leaving the palace at the remote palace gate today.

"Since you said it was dark, can you be sure that the person you saw was her?" Xiao Lu listened and asked calmly.

"The slave and maid will not be mistaken, precisely because it was dark at that time, and the slave and maid hid in a nearby place and were not discovered." If he couldn't be sure of such news, Brother Parrot would not rashly inform Xiao Lu of this matter. "The slave can confirm that the person who took the green forest out of the palace is Princess Zhaoyue."

"What is my sister for, she will avoid people's eyes and ears and walk at night." Xiao Lu pondered it, but she had been detained by Concubine Chen in Yuxiu Palace for a long time, and she hadn't paid attention to everything outside recently. "Has there been any movement in Yihua Palace recently?"

"Yihua Palace is under the rule of Emperor Liu's concubine, and it has always been a place where needles can't be pierced and water can't be splashed. None of the people in the palaces could be inserted. Brother Parrot replied. But just now, I saw that Princess Zhaoyue's mood when she left the palace was not quite right, and she seemed to be crying all the way. ”

"Xiao Xuan has lived all these years, and she has always been proud." Xiao Lu rolled her eyes, feeling puzzled in her heart. "It seems that something big must have happened in this time. Brother Parrot, you've been listening to some news these days. ”

"The slave knows."

Because of the things in her heart, Emperor Liu's concubine didn't sleep very well this night.

She was used to getting up early again, and when the sky was slightly bright, the palace maid would help her sit down in front of the dressing table and wait for her to wash. She looked at herself in the mirror, looking a little haggard.

"Mother." At this time, Suihong came in with someone. "The eldest prince and the eldest princess have come to the palace to greet you."

"Why are they here?" Concubine Liu looked away from the mirror on the dressing table.

It is common for the eldest princess to enter the palace as a female dependent, but the eldest prince is now being valued by the emperor, and he has received a lot of errands and is always very busy.

"The eldest princess privately pulled the slave maid and said, last night the six princes sent someone to the palace to deliver the news, saying that the princess went out of the palace alone to the six princes' mansion." Spike Red explained. "It just so happened that the eldest prince was free today, so he wanted to enter the palace to visit his mother."

"He is clever and knows to let his eldest brother enter the palace to make up for their brother and sister." Concubine Liu knew her youngest son's intentions. "Hurry up and help me wash up and get dressed."

Xiao Yu took the Wen family to sit in the main hall of Yihua Palace, waiting for Emperor Liu to come out.

"When the sixth brother sent someone to deliver a message last night, the words were also vague, and he only said that Xuan'er and her mother had a dispute and ran out of the palace. But according to Xuan'er's temperament, if it is a trivial matter, she will make trouble in her palace at most. "Xiao Yu received the news last night and was very surprised." She ran out of the palace last night with only one green forest, and she didn't go to my grandmother's house or my house, but ran away to the sixth brother's house. ”

is different from his younger brother Xiao Jun, who has a rather stubborn personality and often makes Emperor Liu's concubine very angry. Sister Xiao Xuan is well-behaved and sensible, but occasionally has a little temper.

Speaking of which, the degree of connivance of his grandmother to Xiao Xuan is no less than that of Emperor Chu.

Unless Xiao Xuan runs out of the palace, there is still a grandmother involved.

"My sister has a good temperament, and the thing that ran out of the palace yesterday may be a momentary mood." Wen said softly. "Besides, if you see your mother soon, you will naturally know what happened last night."

"Things are like this, and the mother must have been worried all night." Xiao Yu was helpless. "Later, let's persuade the concubine."

When Emperor Liu's concubine arrived, Xiao Yu and Wen immediately got up to greet her.

"Mother, go slowly." Wen walked quickly to the side of Emperor Liu's concubine, Suihong took two steps back, and Wen took Suihong's place and supported Liuhuang Guifei's arm to walk into the main hall.

"Say hello to my mother." After the Wen family helped Emperor Liu into the palace, Xiao Yu smiled and arched his hand and said.

"Alright, sit down." After Concubine Liu Huang sat down, she motioned for Xiao Yu and Wen to sit down in front of her. "It's rare for you to rest, don't have a good rest in the house, why did you enter the palace early in the morning?"

"Mother, last night the sixth brother suddenly sent a message, saying that Xuan'er ran to his house last night." Xiao Yu looked at Emperor Liu's clear eyes and said with a forced smile. "Xuan'er rarely loses her temper, and it's not her fault to have a dispute with her mother. My sister is young and ignorant, and as the eldest brother, I should enter the palace to say sorry to my mother on her behalf. ”

"She's not young, fifteen years old." Concubine Liu rubbed her head and said. "Jun'er only told you that Xuan'er and I had an argument, didn't she tell you the specific reason?"

"He didn't talk to me." Xiao Yu shook his head.

"Speaking of which, you are Xuan'er's eldest brother and sister-in-law, and I have to discuss one or two things with you." Emperor Liu Guifei thought about it for a while, and instead spoke.

"Mother, please speak." Xiao Yu and Wen glanced at each other, and the husband and wife nodded.

"Xuan'er is fifteen years old, and the average girl has either set up a family affair or is married at this age." Emperor Liu's concubine told the story of what she was thinking about. "Because Xuan'er is a princess, it stands to reason that although she is not in a hurry to decide on the candidate for the future concubine at this time, it is time to start looking at each other."

"Mother is right." Xiao Yu responded. "Princess Jokhang has always been married late, and Xuan'er's family affairs don't need to be decided in a hurry. But listening to the meaning of the mother's words, could it be that the mother has a suitable candidate in her heart? ”

"I didn't have any ideas, but your aunt came back a while ago, and your grandmother and aunt entered the palace together a few days ago. recommended her third son, Brother Yu, to me, saying that she wanted Mu Wangfu to marry the royal family. Emperor Liu sighed.

"Did the concubine agree or not?"

"It is said that Brother Yu is the son of King Mu, with a good family background and good appearance, and he is worthy of Xuan'er. In addition, he is your aunt's child, and he and Xuan'er are cousins and sisters, if they really become relatives, they will be close to each other. After Emperor Liu said this, she paused before saying it again. Your aunt even brought your grandmother as a lobbyist. ”

"Mother didn't say that I almost forgot, I've been very busy these days. My aunt and cousin have been back these days, and I haven't been to my grandmother's house to see them. "Xiao Yu and Xiao Jun have each received errands during this time, and neither of them has had time to meet Princess Mu and Mu Tingyu." What does the concubine mean? Do you think it's appropriate for Cousin Yu and Xuan'er to be together? ”

"Actually, what your grandmother and aunt said is true, but I didn't take it all down." Concubine Liu said frankly to Xiao Yu and Wen. "Brother Yu is your aunt's own child, yes, but he grew up in Saibei since he was a child, so he is too unfamiliar. Xuan'er has been pampered since she was a child, and I don't feel comfortable marrying her to someone I don't know at all. ”

"The mother concubine didn't agree to this, so why did she argue with Xuan'er angrily." Xiao Yu asked puzzled.

"She said she had someone she liked." Speaking of Xiao Xuan, Emperor Liu's concubine was angry, and Liu said with her eyebrows upside down.

"My sister has a favorite person, isn't it just to save the trouble of the mother." Xiao Yu said with relief. "It seems that Xuan'er and the concubine told the concubine who the person she likes is, and the concubine might as well talk to me. It would be more convenient for me to walk outside and inquire about the man's character, conduct, and family history. If the conditions of the person Xuan'er likes are not bad, it is better to fulfill Xuan'er. ”

"That person doesn't need to ask, you and Jun'er are old acquaintances with him, and they are very familiar with each other." Emperor Liu said.

"Our old acquaintances?" Xiao Yu listened to the meaning of Emperor Liu's words, but he couldn't think of any suitable candidates.

The families of the imperial capital and the children of officials, Tai Ban Xiao Yu brothers, all know each other, but only a few of them who are close in age can be regarded as their old acquaintances.

Most of these people are already married, and they are several years older than their sister, Xiao Yu can't help but worry, is the person her sister likes a married man?!

"Don't think about it, no matter how bad your sister is, she won't take a fancy to a married man." Concubine Liu Huang looked at Xiao Yu's entangled brows and explained. "She has a crush on Duan Shaolan."

Wen has been sitting quietly on one side when Concubine Liu and Xiao Yu's mother and son are talking.

Hearing this, Wen and Xiao Yu already understood.

"The concubine thinks that Duan Shaolan and Xuan'er are not suitable, right?" Xiao Yu said clearly.

Speaking of which, Duan Shaolan's conditions are not bad.

He is very proper in all aspects of his personality and affairs, otherwise Emperor Liu would not have acquiesced to his two sons being friendly with him.

"My relationship with the queen is on the surface." Concubine Liu Huang had already figured it out overnight, so she simply let Xiao Xuan go. "When I first heard Xuan'er talk about it, I was naturally reluctant in my heart. After only saying a few words to her, she went directly to His Majesty. Listening to what she meant yesterday, His Majesty allowed her and Duan Shaolan to do something. ”

"Since my father and the emperor have agreed, why should my mother stop Xuan'er again."

Xiao Xuan is a princess, even if she is married to Duan Shaolan, she will not live in the Zhenguo Mansion. After marriage, she will live in her princess's mansion, and she will be blessed by Emperor Chu, even the queen has no chance to make it difficult for her.

"So I figured it out and let her go." Emperor Liu said with relief. "Later, I thought that although Zhen Guogong was the queen's father, he had always been neutral and did not support the second prince to be a pure minister. The queen's brother is just an old gentleman, and he is valued by the prince of Zhenguo who is inferior to the second room. In the future, it is not clear which house the title of Zhenguo Mansion will fall on, if Xuan'er really marries Duan Shaolan, the queen will still not be able to take any advantage. ”

"Mother Concubine Dadu, today Your Highness and I will go to the palace of the Sixth Highness when we leave the palace, and ask the Sixth Highness to send my sister back to the palace tomorrow." Wen said softly. "The mother concubine loves her sister, and she should let her sister come back to say goodbye to the mother concubine."