Back in the East Palace, Ye Shiying, who had been tired for a long time, was a little overwhelmed, and was helped back to Qiushui Pavilion by Haoyue to rest.

Bai Muguan didn't have the habit of taking a nap, so he went straight to the study to find Yu Wenye when he had nothing to do. His study only allowed her to come and go at any time, he never treated her as an outsider, and he didn't have much defense against her when he was honest, but he didn't bother her often in order to avoid suspicion.

The study is surrounded by secret guards, always on guard against enemies, and protects the safety of the master. Yu Wenye is happy and quiet, he doesn't want to be dangled in front of his eyes when he is alone in the study, and today is no exception.

The autumn afternoon was sunny, and the half-open door of the temple was gently pushed open by Bai Muguan. She deliberately acted lightly, making up her mind to scare him.

It is also strange to say, according to Yuwen Ye Suri's astute vigilance, she should not have walked to a few meters away from him, and he has not noticed it.

She was suspicious, but when her eyes touched, she was startled. The person sitting in front of the rosewood table not far away locked his sword eyebrows, and the posture of holding his forehead with one hand seemed to be physically exhausted, and the expression on his handsome face was extremely painful.

She hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Your Highness, are you uncomfortable?" ”

Damn it!

She came, and he didn't even notice it?

Yu Wenye's hand holding the zhu pen kept trembling, and his expression had returned to normal, but his pale lips couldn't deceive people: "I'm fine, maybe I'm a little tired." ”

Bai Muguan suddenly grabbed his wrist, and then reminded him: "Your hands have been shaking!" ”

"Guanguan, you don't have to worry about it, I'm really just tired." Saying that, Yu Wenye broke her fingers and comforted her gently.

Bai Muguan didn't want to argue with him, her eyes swept over the pile of neatly arranged recitals on the table that were obviously unread, she frowned and asked, "This morning, you have only finished reading three recitals?" ”

Yu Wenye has been in the court for several years, and in recent years, the emperor has deliberately let go of cultivating him, not only handing over the most important military department and household department of the six departments to him in charge, but also reviewing most of the recitals handed by hundreds of officials on weekdays. Unless it is a concert by the important ministers of the court and the central government, the rest will be sent to the East Palace.

For political affairs, he is extremely talented, and he is decisive when talking and laughing. He used to have to deal with hundreds of official documents every day, but if he did it at the speed of today, he wouldn't have to sleep.

"Recently, there have been a few tricky things in the DPRK and China, and we can't be sloppy in the details, which will inevitably take more time."

The trembling right hand was finally under his control, and Yu Wenye hurriedly put the brush back on the ivory pen holder, half-truths and half-truths perfunctory to her.

Bai Muguan made a pretty face and decisively decided: "Xuan Imperial Doctor." ”

"Not necessarily!" Yu Wenye got up and subconsciously grabbed her forearm.

Bai Muguan was a martial arts practitioner, and she could clearly feel that the force he had just pulled her was less than half of what she used to be. She was a little annoyed, why did he deliberately hide it from her?

Taking a deep breath, she tried to calm herself as much as possible, then stared at him seriously, and insisted: "Even if you are free of illness and pain, the imperial doctor should come to ask for peace in the day." ”

Every two months, the imperial physician would visit the palace of the royal family to ask for a message to ensure their safety and well-being.

Yu Wenye immediately said: "The imperial doctor has already come the day before yesterday, and he said that I am fine." ”

Fang was too quick to stand up, and at this moment his chest was full of pain, and he felt as if he was about to suffocate. In fact, this symptom has lasted for nearly half a month, but it is getting worse today. He also consulted the imperial doctor carefully, and the explanation given by the imperial doctor was that he had recently been unwell due to lack of rest, and there were no symptoms.

Hearing him say this, Bai Muguan was still skeptical. Yu Wenye knew very well that he couldn't hide the slightest hint from her eyes, not to mention that even he himself had doubts about this matter.

Is it really just over-tiredness?

"Has Your Highness had lunch?"

Since he didn't want to say more, Bai Muguan wouldn't ask again.

Yu Wenye lowered his eyes and looked at his hands, I wonder if he will continue to tremble later? Hopefully it will be a bit more competitive. It's not that he can't trust Bai Muguan, but he doesn't want her to worry.

"Well, what do you want to eat?" Yu Wenye smiled on his lips and turned to look at her dotingly.

The girl replied obediently, "It's good to send anything from the kitchen." ”

Anyway, the dishes in the small kitchen of the East Palace are more exquisite than those in the imperial dining room of the palace, and everything is attractive in color and fragrance.

Yu Wenye smiled: "When this time is over, I will take you into the palace to taste the famous dishes in the mother's harem." ”

When he spoke, Bai Muguan had already habitually grabbed his arm and helped him to walk towards the flower hall outside. The distance from the inside of the study to the flower hall outside was obviously not far, but for some reason she always felt that his breathing was very unsteady, and his chest was faintly undulating.

About the time of tea, Wang Quan led five maids holding vermilion lunch boxes to rush in.

Soon the dishes were served one by one. The first dish is roasted duck with honey sea cucumber, followed by jade silk belly lungs, fresh shrimp in abalone sauce, crystal straw meat, chicken crispy cake soup, plus Yu Wenye's favorite plum slices and snowflake candy and Bai Muguan's favorite pear blossom cake.

Yu Wenye saw the girl sitting opposite staring at her and not moving her chopsticks, and couldn't help asking, "Why don't you eat it?" Isn't it to taste? ”

These are the foods she likes to eat, and she rarely eats with him in the study, so whenever she is there, Wang Quan will instruct the cook to make more dishes that Bai Muguan likes to eat.

Who knew that Bai Muguan pointed to the ivory chopsticks in front of him, and asked lightly: "Can you still hold chopsticks in your hands?" ”

He smiled lazily: "If you can't take it, you feed me." ”

Bai Muguan: "......"

So, is she digging a pit and jumping by herself?

"It's just a joke." Looking at her nervous little appearance, Yu Wenye picked up the chopsticks and picked up the vegetables for her, "You eat quickly, it won't taste delicious when it's cold." ”

Bai Muguan nodded, ate a few bites casually and then stopped his chopsticks, and said in amazement: "I don't know how the new princess is now?" ”

Looking at her falling into the water that day, no one is sure whether she can save her life and wake up safely.

Yu Wenye also sighed: "The imperial doctor is trying his best to heal her, but she hasn't woken up yet." ”

After all, it is his half-sister, and now that he has suffered this catastrophe, he is too indifferent and ruthless if he is not sad.

"Another day, I'll go with my sister to visit the new princess. The rare deer antler paste I brought from Mobei is a rare tonic, and the deer antler paste in the capital cannot be compared, and it is most suitable to give it to the princess to nourish her body. Bai Muguan's eyes were shining when he spoke, and his smiling face was very bright.

Yu Wenye's eyes were scorching: "It's hard for you to have this intention, a few days ago, when the squire of the military department went to Huguang for a private visit, he hunted a few white fox skins, but he was used to flattering, so he sent them all." It will be cold in another month, and I will let the embroidery girl make a big fashion according to your figure. ”

There are few white foxes in Huguang, but the breed is excellent and the coat color is excellent, and it is not easy to find the white fox skin there. If it is used to make a big fashion, the ability to withstand the cold is comparable to sable skin, and at the same time, it is lighter and slimmer than sable skin.

"I have long been accustomed to the cold and freezing in Mobei, but it is very cold-resistant. No matter how cold the winter in the capital is, it will not be as good as Mobei. Bai Muwan paused and said, "My sister is weak and cold, but His Royal Highness still gave it to her." ”

Yu Wenye suddenly only raised the corner of his lips, as if smiling: "Your sister is indeed naturally beautiful and difficult to give up, but unfortunately in my eyes she is far inferior to you." I am the happiest and most comfortable to be with you. ”

Bai Muguan chewed the fish in his mouth, lowered his eyes and shook his head self-deprecatingly: "In the eyes of the world, my sister is a famous lady, and I am a wild girl who grew up with rough people in Mobei." ”

As soon as Yu Wenye wanted to interrupt her to say something, a maid came to spread the word, and it turned out that the Empress Dowager Xiao in the palace sent Mama Luo to the East Palace to spread the word.

Soon I saw Mama Luo walking in with standard court steps, she was the dowry maid of the Empress Dowager Xiao, loyal for more than ten years, and a well-deserved right-hand man of the Empress Dowager Xiao.

"The old slave greets His Royal Highness the Prince." Mama Luo is over fifty years old, and her dress is the highest-ranking dress among female officials. I saw her shrewd and sharp eyes quickly glance at Bai Muguan, this girl who could sit side by side with the prince, and then opened her mouth in a weird way, "Presumably this is Miss Bai?" ”

was silent for a long time, but no one answered her, which suddenly made her bored.

In front of people, Yu Wenye is used to holding the shelf of the prince, sitting elegantly and upright, noble and graceful. I saw him wipe the corners of his mouth with a silk scarf, and asked slowly: "Mama Luo came here at this time, but she wants to ask this prince for food?" ”

"The old slave doesn't dare." Mama Luo lowered her eyes, the bags under her eyes followed suit, and she replied without fear in her heart, "The Queen Mother often talks about Her Royal Highness, Your Highness has not been to ask for peace for a long time, and the Queen Mother remembers you very much in her heart." Recently, I heard that Miss Bai was temporarily living in the East Palace, so I sent the old slave to ask His Royal Highness and Miss Bai to enter the palace together to talk to her old man. ”

The two glanced at each other, and gradually began to have a tacit understanding.

I saw Bai Muguan frowning and pursing: "Mama is unlucky, Your Highness is unwell today, I'm afraid I can't accept the Empress Dowager's knees, and the Empress Dowager can also be sympathetic and understand." ”

didn't mention the crown princess Ye Shiying, just invited Yu Wenye and Bai Muguan to enter the palace together, a fool can see through the strange, how can there be such a strange and weird thing in the world? Moreover, Yu Wenye and Empress Dowager Xiao, the imperial grandmother who is not related by blood, are not close, although everyone is acting on the surface, behind his last assassination has not yet ruled out the suspicion of Empress Dowager Xiao.

In the past few years, the emperor has openly and secretly weakened the power of the Xiao family and its henchmen, and the Empress Dowager Xiao is afraid that she will not be able to sit still. Therefore, she took the initiative to ask to move to Ning'an Hall to eat fast and recite Buddha, giving people the illusion that she had given up her power to spend her old age in peace. You must know that before the death of the five princes, the entire Xiao family supported it with all its might, and the "princelings" who supported Yu Wenye were tense.

If it weren't for Yu Wenye's outstanding outstanding, Empress Tong's mother family would be a century-old family of the Tianxi Dynasty with a solid foundation, but I am afraid that the prince of this dynasty has changed hands. Xiao Concubine, the biological mother of the sixth prince Yu Wenjin, is also the side niece of the Queen Mother, and Yu Wenjin, who has the blood of the Xiao family flowing in her body, is fifteen years old, and it is not surprising that the Empress Dowager Xiao wants to stir up the situation again.

How old and shrewd is Mama Luo, the most trusted by the side of Empress Dowager Xiao? Today, Yu Wenye is indeed sick and haggard, otherwise she would definitely not believe it. Looking at his sick appearance, of course she didn't dare to forcibly invite the sick prince into the palace, which was inappropriate.

But she won't run in vain, thinking of this, Mama Luo's eyes rolled, turned to look at Bai Muguan, and said with a smile: "Naturally, with the health and well-being of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as the most important, it seems that the old slave can only invite Miss Bai to enter the palace alone today." ”

"Mama, don't worry, Miss Bai hasn't changed her clothes yet, she looks like this for fear of colliding with the Queen Mother if she is not polite." After that, Yu Wenye Fu raised his voice outside and ordered, "Wang Quan, you take Miss Bai to change her clothes and make up, she doesn't understand the rules of the Queen Mother's Palace, you must serve and guide you well." ”

Wang Quan naturally understood the meaning of His Royal Highness the Prince's words, and ordered him to accompany Bai Muguan into the palace to protect her. Empress Dowager Xiao is scheming, and the depth of the scheming city is like a needle under the sea, Yu Wenye naturally doesn't worry about her going to deal with it alone.

In the end, according to the rules, the maid led Mama Luo to the ear room of the side hall to drink tea and wait.

"Don't be afraid." Yu Wenye smiled lightly, and his eyes were drowned with a trace of unknown worry.

Jokes, she's not afraid!

Bai Muguan didn't care: "The Queen Mother summoned me to talk, and she didn't kill me!" Besides, my father has military power, and no one dares to touch me easily, what am I afraid of? ”

However, she soon understood that his worries were not unfounded.

It is precisely because Bai Zhanyi holds military power in Mobei that she, the only concubine, is a thorn in the side of many people in the capital. It's like those who have selfish intentions who wish they could marry her and go home. For the prince, marrying her can be said to be an extra bargaining chip, and for the royal family and nobles, marrying her is to give the family an extra layer of security and glory.

Half an hour later, Bai Muguan left with Mama Luo and entered the palace, avoiding all sight and entering the study with agility and vigor, and stood straight in front of Yu Wenye without alarming anyone.

"Your Highness, the Queen Mother has been silent for so long, and now she suddenly summons Miss Bai, I'm afraid it will be more auspicious."

Wuyi was dressed in black, holding a sword in his hand, tall as a pine.

Yu Wenye snorted coldly and ignored it indifferently: "I avoided the summons of this old witch today, and I was tired of even dealing with the drama on the surface, I was afraid that she would want to kill me even more in the future." Mu Wan is smart and wise, and the old witch is a little jealous of Bai Zhanyi in her heart, so she shouldn't dare to do anything to her. ”

Wu pondered for a moment and didn't agree: "Has Your Highness forgotten how the family of the former official Shangshu was tragically wiped out?" Miss Bai has just entered the capital, lest she will not be around these worldly sophistications. ”

Regarding the troubled waters of the former minister's Shangshu, the emperor sent people to investigate for a long time, but finally chose not to be contaminated, because it was too extensive and intertwined. And the secret guards under the command of Yu Wenye investigated very clearly, and the initiator who sent people to sneak into the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Officials in the middle of the night to destroy the door was the Empress Dowager Xiao, which was the dead soldier she secretly ordered the Xiao family to cultivate.

Suddenly, when he heard Wuyi mention this tragic old incident, Yu Wenye's body stiffened and he couldn't sit still, he couldn't care about the pain in his chest and his weakness, and hurriedly ordered: "I will enter the palace immediately." ”

Who knew that Wuyi hurriedly stopped: "Your Highness can't shirk it, and now it's hard to explain if you bump into it." There are still two hours on the left and right palace door keys, if the queen mother does not let go after the hour, it is not too late for you to go. ”

"You've got a point." Yu Wenye turned around and sat back on the Taishi chair, closed his eyes to adjust his breathing, and then reached out and pinched his eyebrows.

I don't know why he has always been so impetuous and anxious lately, and the calm demeanor that originally planned and then acted gradually disappeared without a trace.