is approaching the end of the year, and the work of the big and small sacrifices in the palace was originally in charge of Xuanyuan Yan in previous years, but this time, the emperor chose the three princes. The reason is also very good: "The crown princess is now six or seven months pregnant, and the prince should spare more time to take care of her, so as not to find out what happens." ”

"Yes, Father." Xuanyuan Yan could only agree when he heard this, but only he knew the unhappiness in his heart.

Because he beat a high father-in-law, the emperor alienated him and reduced the rights in his hands to other princes!

But Xuanyuan Yan doesn't regret it, even if he does it again, he will still beat his father-in-law all over the place!

No man can pretend to be indifferent when he sees his wife coveted, especially when that woman is still the person he cares about! Tu Ping Tennis.

The year is approaching, the emperor and the crown prince, the most noble father and son in the world, actually quietly made an awkward quarrel, the reason was because of a woman.

Such a silent contest may be difficult for others to see, but Gu Yuetong, who has been paying close attention to this matter, can see it clearly, seeing such a situation, the smile on her face is getting more and more exciting, and the prince has to come to her every day, and she can't help but think about it.

In the last few days of the New Year, a small happy event happened in the East Palace, that is, the child in Concubine Li's belly was finally born, and it was a daughter.

This made the prince slightly disappointed, and the other women in the East Palace were secretly relieved. Since then, the child in Gu Yuetong's belly has become the focus of everyone's attention, and everyone is speculating whether it is a boy or a girl in her belly.

Especially the crown prince, when he came a few days ago, he always touched Gu Yuetong's stomach and prayed: "Child! You have to be a boy, or you'll be disappointed! ”

But Gu Yuetong didn't care about these, whether it was a boy or a girl, as long as it was a healthy child, she would be satisfied. These days, because the plan in her heart is going very smoothly, she has a sweet smile on her face every day, and the palace people send the clothes of the little prince or the little princess, and she has to ask in person.

……

This year, because of the death of Jinye Hou, the atmosphere of the New Year in the entire Hou Mansion was very deserted.

When the New Year was approaching, Aunt Xu personally came to ask Gu Yuetong if the white silk and white lanterns in the house should be removed and replaced with festive things, but Gu Yuetong refused.

"Auntie, now that my father has only been dead for half a year, of course these things can't be removed!" Gu Yuetong said, raised her eyes and glanced at Aunt Xu and said: "There are only two children left in the left and right mansions, me and Chengye, and there will not be many distinguished guests coming to the door during the festival, so let's keep a filial piety for our father!" ”

Aunt Xu heard this, looked at Gu Ruoxi's plain dress, and felt a lot of emotion in her heart, the filial piety of these two young ladies to Master Hou is really heaven and earth! Looking at the capital, and even the entire Great Yuan Kingdom, you can still find a second image

Is she so devout as a filial daughter for her father?

I'm afraid not!

"Just listen to the second miss." Aunt Xu sighed: "I eat vegetarian food on weekdays, and you don't get fishy, let Chengye endure it, and this New Year's Festival will pass." ”

"I've wronged my aunt." Gu Yuetong said: "There is also Chengye, he has not grown up yet, his body is developing, it is the time when he needs to eat well, this time it really affects him." ”

"Second Miss, what are you talking about!" When Aunt Xu heard this, she raised her eyes and glanced at Gu Ruoxi, and said: "Chengye is also the son of Hou Ye, and he should be filial piety for Hou Ye, what grievances do you say is not wronged?" ”

Seeing Xuanyuan Jingxi coming out, she immediately spoke: "Lord, what is the matter of your return to Beijing this time......

"You can't spread the news, you can't leak the news, and I ask my wife to help." Xuanyuan Jingxi hurriedly said.

"The concubine can save it." Aunt Xu hurriedly said. As she spoke, she glanced at Xuanyuan Jingxi. He stopped talking: "Lord, will you go back to the palace at night......?"

Xuanyuan Jingxi knew what she wanted to ask, and immediately replied: "This king will rest in the Hou Ye's study at night, please don't worry about Madame." ”

"That's very good." When Aunt Xu heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said: "Then please go to the second lady to sit down, and the concubine will go to the kitchen to take a look, but there are still fresh dishes for the prince to taste." ”

"There's Mrs. Law." Xuanyuan Jingxi hurriedly said.

Aunt Xu blessed her body and turned around and retreated.

Xuanyuan Jingxi took Gu Ruoxi's hand, and the two slowly returned to Zhiyu Courtyard by moonlight. On the way, Xuanyuan Jingxi suddenly asked: "Xi'er, there is only one lady in the Hou Mansion now?" ”

Gu Ruoxi knew that he was referring to Aunt Su, and nodded when she heard this: "Yes, two months after my father died, Aunt Su asked to leave, she is still young." You can also find someone else to live with, there is no need to stay here, my aunt and I have no opinion. Before leaving, he gave her a lot of entanglements. ”

Xuanyuan Jingxi nodded and didn't ask again.

When they returned to Zhiyu's courtyard, Amber and the others had already prepared all the meals, and Xuanyuan Jingxi and Gu Ruoxi cleaned their hands and sat down on the edge of the table together.

"You've been out and about for a few months, and you've suffered." Gu Ruoxi said, and personally used chopsticks to pick up a lot of vegetables and put them into Xuanyuan Jingxi's bowl. When you withdraw your hand. His eyes fell on his emaciated cheeks, and his heart was very distressed.

Xuanyuan Jingxi glanced at her and said with a smile: "This is nothing, you are alone in Beijing for the New Year." That's the bitterness, as long as I think of this, I feel very uncomfortable in my heart, and I can't wait to rush back immediately, but fortunately, I came back in time. ”

Gu Ruoxi listened to these heart-warming words, only felt that her eyes were moist, she didn't answer, but just stretched out her chopsticks and put the vegetables into Xuanyuan Jingxi's bowl.

"You eat too." Xuanyuan Jingxi was indeed hungry, and while devouring himself, he did not forget to use chopsticks to pick up vegetables for Gu Ruoxi.

Amber waited on the side and looked at Xuanyuan Jingxi's blessed appearance,

But I couldn't help but feel sad, His Royal Highness King Jing has always eaten very elegantly, and this time I don't know how long I was hungry to be like this!

Meal. Xuanyuan Jingxi drank the hot tea brought by Amber, and Gu Ruoxi said in his ear: "You are so tired, it is better to go to the study to rest earlier." ”

Xuanyuan Jingxi shook his head, looked at her and smiled, and said, "I just had dinner here, I'll sit with you for a while." ”

Gu Ruoxi thought about it, nodded and sat down opposite Xuanyuan Jingxi.

"In the past half a month, Jingzhong has been calm?" At this moment, Xuanyuan Jingxi suddenly asked.

Gu Ruoxi listened, thought about it carefully, and said, "There is one thing. ”

"What is it?" When Xuanyuan Jingxi heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows.

"The daughter of Lord Xu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has just been married in the past few days." Gu Ruoxi said indifferently.

Xuanyuan Jingxi listened to this clueless sentence, and did not answer.

Gu Ruoxi couldn't help but glance at him and asked, "You're not impressed?" ”

Xuanyuan Jingxi nodded honestly.

Gu Ruoxi heard this. Deng Shi sighed and said, "It's a shame that Miss Xu boldly took the initiative to approach you in the Huguo Temple that day, but I didn't expect you to forget who they were!" "The Tsuchijin Hua.

"What you said is Xu ......" Xuanyuan Jingxi frowned when he heard this, and searched in his mind for most of the time before he remembered such a number one person that Gu Ruoxi said.

At the beginning, Gu Yuetong, who was harmed by Xu Ziyan in Huguo Temple, fell into the water, Gu Ruoxi went into the water to save people, and finally formed such a marriage with Xuanyuan Jingxi, but later, this woman disappeared from everyone's sight, but she didn't expect to be re-mentioned by Gu Ruoxi at this time.

"She's married, she's married! Worth telling me? Xuanyuan Jingxi smiled low and said.

Gu Ruoxi raised her eyebrows and glanced at her, and said in a deep voice: "Don't you care who she marries?" ”

"What do I care about this?" When Xuanyuan Jingxi heard this, he was puzzled: "She is not familiar with us. ”

Gu Ruoxi heard this, and burst out laughing: "Unfamiliar? It's a shame that you said it, haha......"

"Is that funny?" Xuanyuan Jingxi raised his eyebrows.

Gu Ruoxi nodded.

Xuanyuan Jingxi stretched out his arm, and took her into his arms, holding her and smelling the familiar sweet fragrance, he sighed deeply and said, "It feels good to be back." ”

However, Gu Ruoxi was a little worried: "Jingxi, if you come back, don't you go to the palace to visit the Queen Mother, is this really good?" ”

"It's okay, I've already communicated with the queen mother on the way back." Xuanyuan Jingxi heard this, smiled slightly, and said, "You can rest assured!" The queen mother also knows that the situation in the palace is too tense now, and it is a good thing that I don't return to the palace, I am hiding here, no one knows. ”

"But when you come back, you will surely pass by the gates

And when this way passed, all the people saw it......" Gu Ruoxi frowned and said: "Can you hide it from the emperor's eyes and ears?" ”

Xuanyuan Jingxi heard this, glanced down at Gu Ruoxi, and said with a smile: "Xi'er, thank you for your concern, it's just that if I can't even do this, then I will be the King of Jing for so many years." ”

"To mention, I forgot that you are very capable." When Gu Ruoxi heard this, he laughed at himself and said.

Xuanyuan Jingxi looked at her sideways and said seriously: "No, you're just worried about me, that's why you ignore these." ”

Gu Ruoxi didn't refute, just nodded and said, "It's not too early, you've been running around for so long, go over early and rest!" When can't you say these things to me? ”

"When I saw you, I forgot all my fatigue." When Xuanyuan Jingxi heard this, he immediately smiled slightly, and then stood up.

"I'll send you there!" Guruo Creek Road.

Xuanyuan Jingxi stretched out his hand and pressed her on the chair, shook his head and said, "No, you better stay in the house!" Just now you went out to pick me up again, and you went to the ancestral hall again, this time you are tired from running around, plus the weather is cold, maybe your body is cold, you must not go out again this time. ”

Gu Ruoxi also knew that alternating between hot and cold was the easiest to catch a cold, but she just couldn't help but want to accompany Xuanyuan Jingxi more, and she was a little disappointed when she heard this.

A large group of maids are guarding the door! Xuanyuan Jingxi suddenly lowered his head and gently dropped a kiss on Gu Ruoxi's forehead.

"Ahh Don't ignore the ......" Amber and the others let out a low exclamation, and hurriedly turned around, all with their backs to the door, but everyone had a big smile on their faces.

In the room, Gu Ruoxi's face had turned into a red apple, she glared at Xuanyuan Jingxi fiercely, and deliberately said fiercely: "Okay, if you don't send it, you won't send it!" Go ahead! Get a good night's sleep! ”

"Okay, I got it." Xuanyuan Jingxi nodded, then turned around and walked out.

Gu Ruoxi stood in the house, watched his figure walk past the threshold, came to the courtyard, and finally disappeared at the courtyard gate.

The study of Jinye Hou is not very far from here, and Gu Ruoxi is a little relieved.

Amber and the others put Xuanyuan Jingxi in Jinye Hou's study, and Ye paused and returned to Zhiyu Courtyard. The room in the study over there was cleaned every day by Gu Ruoxi, and the things used for Xuanyuan Jingxi were all brand new, so it didn't take much effort.

"Did he sleep?" As soon as Amber entered the door, Gu Ruoxi looked up from the book and asked.

Amber nodded, embarrassed, "Yes! As soon as the prince touched the pillow, closed his eyes and fell asleep, he didn't know how much effort it took to accompany Miss You to kowtow to Hou Ye, accompany you to dinner, and chat......"

"I had guessed that he would be tired, but I didn't expect him to overdraft himself into such a ......" Gu Ruoxi sighed, feeling moved and helpless in his heart.

amber

also nodded and said, "Fortunately, he has seen Miss now, and he can finally rest." As he spoke, he paused and said, "Miss, you can sleep too!" ”

"No, I'm not sleepy yet, I'll read a book later." Gu Ruoxi shook his head and said.

Amber and the others had no choice but to accompany them, so Amber asked again: "Miss, after the prince gets up tomorrow morning, who will help Ye Pai wash and change his clothes?" ”

"It's not too late to think about this tomorrow morning, right?" Hearing this, Gu Ruoxi raised his eyes from the book and glanced at Amber and said, "In my opinion, the prince may not be able to wake up tomorrow morning, so there is no hurry." ”

"Oh." Amber asked, somewhat disappointed.

Gu Ruoxi glanced at her again and said, "Amber, you stand down!" As long as Ruri stays with me. ”

"Miss, why is that?" Amber asked, a little surprised.

Gu Ruoxi raised her eyes and glanced at her, and sighed: "Don't you just want to take the time to see the prince?" Isn't it good for me to fulfill you now? By the way, the maid who will wait for the prince to get up tomorrow, you can come to Ye Pai! With that, she lowered her head and went to read.

When Amber heard this, she couldn't help but say helplessly: "Miss, the prince is sleeping now, what can the slave and maid do in the past?" ”

"Then don't ask so much." Gu Ruoxi did not lift the road.

Seeing this, Amber couldn't help pursing her lips and muttered in a low voice: "Miss, the prince just came back, but I didn't see you being a little excited, the slave kept saying this, just hoping that you could care more about him, but I didn't expect ......" Her tone was full of grievances.

Gu Ruoxi glanced at her and said helplessly: "How can you see that I am not excited when the prince comes back?" It's just that everyone expresses their feelings differently! Okay, I don't have the heart to read as you said, so let's sleep! ”

"Yes, miss." Amber heard this and hurriedly answered.

Gu Ruoxi stood up to wash, while Amber put away the books on the table and blew out the oil lamp here.

……

At the same time, there were also people in the East Palace who couldn't sleep all night.

It's just because something big happened during the day today. In the eyes of Prince Xuanyuan Yan, something bigger than the sky!

When he passed by the rockery in the imperial garden, he overheard the whispering of two palace maids. What is depressing is that the crown prince was accompanied by someone at that time, the third prince Xuanyuan Yu, and when the news fell into Xuanyuan Yan's ears unexpectedly, his whole person stiffened.

"Have you heard? The child in the womb of our crown princess is not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ”

"Shhhh Be quiet! What if someone hears about it? Everyone in the palace is talking about this matter, how can I not know? ”

When the sound of two little palace maids chattering came from behind the rockery where the snow had not yet melted, Prince Xuanyuanyan's eyes suddenly widened, and a trace of anger appeared on his face.

Xuanyuan Yu on the side also heard the palace maid's discussion, and a trace of his face couldn't help but appear

embarrassed, he raised his feet and was about to show up to teach the two palace maids who chewed their tongues a lesson. But before he took a step out, the person was pulled by Xuanyuan Yan.

"Don't go over, this palace wants to see what else they can talk about!" Xuanyuan Yan said in an inaudible voice, his face full of evil energy.

When Xuanyuan Yu heard this, he nodded stunned, and then stood there without moving.

And the two palace maids behind the rockery didn't notice the movement here at all, and continued to discuss.

"Hey, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really pitiful, he was obviously cuckolded, but that person is something he can't afford to mess with...... I'm afraid that the crown princess was also wronged at the beginning, right? ”

"Who's to say it isn't? Who would dare to resist the majesty of the Holy Majesty today? Another palace maid replied with emotion: "It's just that His Royal Highness is pitiful, but the child born in his wife's womb is his younger brother, and he wants to know about it." Don't you still have to go crazy? ”

"That's it! Don't you see how much His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves the Crown Princess now? He said in front of everyone in the princess's bedroom that he would make that child the crown prince! If he knew these ......"

"Shhhh You can't let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know about this! Otherwise, there is no need for the prince to do it, and the emperor will wipe a few of us first! The palace maid who spoke earlier sighed, and the more the two of them talked, the more excited they became.

But Xuanyuan Yan, who was hiding behind the rockery, was already angry, and he finally couldn't help it, and ran over from the first three steps behind the rockery, kicked the two palace maids to the ground one by one, and shouted angrily: "You two cheap hooves!" How dare you talk nonsense here! Hongu killed you! ”

"Your Highness spares your life! Your Highness spares your life! The slaves know that they are wrong! The moment the two palace maids got up from the ground, they saw Xuanyuan Yan's bright yellow service and heard his angry voice. Dengshi's frightened soul did not possess his body, and he was busy kowtowing and begging for mercy.

(End of chapter)