To the surprise of Zhiwei and others, Yan Qiao never let go, and found out who the master behind the scenes was.

Jiang Xue took the person away with a very ugly face, and came back after half an hour, and vaguely told Zhi Wei that someone had taken over Yan Qiao's matter, so she didn't have to worry.

"Now that there are two fewer people all of a sudden, the master's side should send more people over."

Zhiwei's mood was a little low, and she refused weakly.

"No need, my temple here is too small to accommodate their big Buddhas. The advantage of having fewer people and fewer people is enough to have the three of you, and I am not a rich lady who can't pick a hand on my shoulders. ”

Jiang Xue didn't dare to refute, so she had to respond in vain.

Zhiwei fell asleep in a happy mood, but she didn't sleep very steadily, first dreamed of the days when she was walking on thin ice in the palace, and then dreamed of Yan Qiao crying in front of her in a bloody manner, and she didn't know how much she sighed in her sleep.

When I woke up, I saw a room with lights, and it was already dark outside.

"Jinxiu, what time is it? Why don't you call me-"

"The unitary hour is almost over."

Zhi Wei looked at the person who answered in a daze, and subconsciously said, "Am I still dreaming?" ”

The young man sitting at the table seemed to have heard something funny, the corners of his mouth hooked, the letter he was holding in his hand was put away in an instant, and he stared at her intently.

"Sleepy? Or are you hungry and stupid? I let them come in and serve you? ”

Zhi Wei was so frightened that she immediately straightened up, vigilantly wrapped herself in a big ball with the quilt, and said hesitantly: "No, no need, don't alarm them." Your Majesty, why is Your Majesty here again? ”

One after another, the smile on the corner of Huo Yanzhi's mouth suddenly froze.

When did you fall to the point of being disliked?

But as soon as I heard that something happened to her, I couldn't help but run outside the palace, and when I came out and saw that she was sleeping soundly, I didn't dare to wake her up, so I kept it for an hour!

He must have fallen into the devil!

Huo Yanzhi lowered his eyes and was silent.

Zhi Wei was a little embarrassed, squinting at the coat hanging at the end of the bed, and was very hesitant in her heart, whether she should get up and dress as quickly as possible, or continue to talk to His Majesty the Emperor in this inappropriate posture nested in the quilt.

After a moment of silence, Huo Yanzhi whispered: "As soon as the queen's mourning period is over, Concubine Xian will go to Huangjue Temple to cultivate. ”

Zhi Wei sighed, and her brain that had just woken up couldn't move.

His Majesty suddenly came over and said to her, what is Concubine Xian doing?

"Wait, go to Huangjue Temple to cultivate? How could it be...... Could it be that Your Majesty means that Concubine Xian Niangniang will not return to the palace again? ”

Huo Yanzhi nodded, his gaze swept over her loose bedclothes, and quickly moved away.

"She deserves it, so you don't have to intercede for her."

Zhi Wei was silent for a while, and suddenly raised her eyes and asked him: "Yan Qiao's master, is he the virtuous concubine?" ”

She had a guess in her heart, but she felt that even if His Majesty was pleased with her, he would not "assign" Concubine Xian to the temple for cultivation because of this trivial matter. There must be something else behind this, but His Majesty won't tell her.

Huo Yanzhi sighed, and said again.

"However, this time it wasn't all her planning."

Zhi Wei was even more puzzled.

The person behind Yan Qiao is Concubine Xian, but there are other people interfering in this matter, could it be that there are other people behind Xiaoling? Who could it be? Could it be a concubine?

"Let's not talk about these disappointments, all in all, you can rest assured that I will be able to protect you in the future. I promise you that they will be punished as they deserve this time. ”

After saying the cruel words, Huo Yanzhi returned to his composure and said softly: "After sleeping for so long, you must be hungry." I asked them to prepare soup and rice, and you can eat a little bit. ”

He knocked on the table, and in a short time there was more light footsteps and the slight grinding of cups against the table.

Jiang Xue and Wen Zhu each carried a large tray with a copper lid into the hall, and after putting it on the table, Jiang Xue turned into Zhiwei's room.

I saw Zhi Wei curled up in the quilt motionless, blinking her eyes, looking at Jiang Xue innocently, with a small expression of asking for help on her face.

Jiang Xue was calm on her face, but she sighed in her heart.

"Slave maid wait for the girl to change her clothes. Hurry up, the food should be cold in a while. ”

Under the cover of Jiang Xue's small body, Zhi Wei reluctantly put on her clothes and cast a strange glance at the initiator angrily.

As a result, Huo Yan didn't stare at her the whole time, only stared at the air in a daze, and waited until she could, then got up slowly and methodically, took the lead out of the hall, and even threw down a sentence, "Come here, I'm hungry!" ”

The corners of Zhiwei's mouth twitched and walked out, and when she arrived at the table, she saw a few small dishes on the table, and they were still exuding heat. But what attracted Zhiwei's attention were the two pairs of chopsticks on the table.

Although it was expected, to dine with His Majesty, this treatment really made Zhiwei a little unbearable.

Huo Yanzhi sat on the main seat, Jiang Xue and Wen Zhu stood aside with low eyebrows, the former was on Huo Yanzhi's left, obviously to make dishes for him. The latter stood on the left-hand side opposite Huo Yanzhi, seemingly waiting for Zhi Wei to take a seat.

Zhi Wei felt something in her heart, as if as long as she sat in that position, many things seemed to be acquiesced, and they could be done naturally. But she was faintly reluctant in her heart.

Seeing her hesitate, Huo Yanzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "You go out first." ”

Jiang Xue and Wen Zhu retreated from the goodness, and when they passed by, Zhi Wei vaguely felt that Jiang Xue seemed to cast a complicated look at her.

Zhi Wei sighed, walked over stubbornly, and picked up the silver chopsticks that Jiang Xue had put down.

"What are you doing here?"

Huo Yanzhi twisted his eyebrows in displeasure, and reached out to hold her little hand preparing the cloth.

Zhi Wei was helpless, looked at those clear eyes, and sighed: "What is Your Majesty going to do?" ”

Where the four eyes meet, there seems to be a faint lingering feeling, and it seems to be separated by a layer of fog, so that people can't see clearly.

"Dine with you."

Zhi Wei choked and said patiently: "Your Majesty, this is not in line with etiquette......"

Before he could finish speaking, the man was pressed onto a stool.

"What else would you say besides being incompatible with etiquette? Sit down and eat honestly. ”

Huo Yanzhi looked at these ordinary dishes, and moved his chopsticks first without changing his face.

Zhi Wei was even more panicked in her heart, and couldn't help blurting out: "Your Majesty doesn't want to say anything, what can the slave and maid say?" ”

Huo Yanzhi's chopsticks were stunned, as if he was avoiding the important and light.

"I said you weren't allowed to call yourself a slave again."

Zhiwei laughed at herself, and was about to say something, but there was an extra tender bamboo shoot tip in the bowl before meeting.

After being hungry for most of the day, her stomach began to rumble and sour water, and she had to succumb to this sugar-coated shell.

She silently ate a few bites, cushioned her stomach, and suddenly felt that something was wrong while eating.

Seeing that Huo Yanzhi was about to put vegetables on her again, she said with a wooden face: "Your Majesty, all the expenses in this small courtyard are paid for by Jinxiu, including this meal." Since it is your own thing, you don't have to worry about your majesty's reward. ”

Huo Yanzhi's chopsticks stopped in the air, trembled, and suddenly had an urge to turn around and knock on this girl's skull.

The two of them quickly finished dinner silently, and Huo Yanzhi opened his mouth.

"Hmph, if you want to know something, just ask if you want! However, I only give you a chance to ask a question, and you have to think about it before you ask. ”

Throwing down this sentence, he couldn't help but slander, this girl likes to hide her mind in her stomach, and she doesn't want to say anything directly, when he is a roundworm? It's not right, at least she has never hidden one thought, and she told him clearly several times.

Thinking of this, Huo Yanzhi hurriedly added, "If you want me to let you go, it's impossible." Only this one can not be asked! ”

Zhi Wei was slightly stunned, and a very shallow smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Your Majesty doesn't say it, the folk girl can't imagine that she can ask like this. In the end, His Majesty is wise and witty......"

She changed her words, and her smile was raised.

"However, what the folk girl really wants to ask is, did something happen to the mother, and His Majesty deliberately let people hide it from the folk girl?"

Huo Yanzhi's pupils shrank, and he asked casually: "Why do you say this?" ”

He was a little disappointed, after all, he thought that Zhi Wei would want to know more about who the main messenger behind Xiao Ling was, and he didn't want to tell her, but saying it would inevitably involve the death of the queen, as well as the Queen Mother, Princess An and others, and he really didn't want to involve Zhi Wei in this mess.

Zhi Wei looked at him carefully, and her expression was slightly cold.

It's just that she felt that something was suddenly wrong with Jiangxue two days ago, and when Jinxiu mentioned her mother, her face was a little strange. Originally, the Minnu only guessed slightly, but His Majesty's reaction made the Minnu feel seven or eight points of conviction......"

Huo Yan's heart is not good, and this little palace maid's eyesight is inevitably too good! and that Jiangxue, I thought it would be of great use, but she was caught on the horse's feet, and she had to be punished for two months!

He continued to feign composure, even frowning.

"I'm afraid you've thought too much, but I didn't tell them not to tell you anything. If your mother's whereabouts are gone, how can I deliberately hide it from you? Take 10,000 steps back and say, I can hide it for a while, I can't hide it for a lifetime, how could I do such a stupid thing? It's understandable that the weather has been freezing lately, and the communication transmission is not timely, but the movement of those people is indeed a little slow. I'll go back and ask people to urge them, so can you rest assured? ”

Zhi Wei was a little suspicious, but it could be seen that Huo Yanzhi had some truth in what he said, so he felt that he was too suspicious.

"You have a deep mother-daughter relationship, and the only opportunity is just used up, don't regret it?"

Huo Yanzhi deliberately changed the topic and asked Zhiwei not to think about it anymore, but Zhiwei just shook her head, and the three words "no regrets" were said firmly.

He was a little aggrieved, there are more people in this world whose curiosity kills cats, but this kind of person who is not curious at all is really difficult to deal with. If it weren't for his high position, he was Song Zhige's "boss", and he had the intelligence ability to find people, and the little palace maid's attitude towards him would definitely be more fierce at this time.

Zhi Wei suddenly took the initiative to speak, "Jiang Xue said that without His Majesty's will, we are not allowed to go out at will, right?" ”

Huo Yanzhi coughed lightly, "That's not what I said. It's just that there are too few guards here, and I'm afraid something will happen to you. If you have a place you want to go, just tell Jiang Xue and let her arrange it. However, it will take some time to dispatch manpower......"

Zhi Wei sighed helplessly, and said after a long time: "The folk girl wants to go to Qingjue Temple to pray for her mother, no matter which day." Please also ask Your Majesty to fulfill it. ”

Qingjue Temple is located in the northeast corner of the city, at the foot of a hill near Tangshan, the temple size is small, it is quite simple, the only famous is the abbot in the temple, it is said that Buddhism, debate is very powerful, there is nothing else to say. Therefore, the incense is not at its peak, and there are not many pilgrims.

Last time, the Queen Mother left the palace, and somehow suddenly wanted to go to this small broken temple to worship the Buddha, it seems that it was because she heard that the abbot Buddhism is profound, and she wanted to see it.

However, Zhi Wei personally felt that the Queen Mother suddenly ran there, maybe she also had the idea of cleaning up by the way, after all, the Huangzhuang was very close to there.

Qingjue Temple is not famous, but the strange thing is that basically every time Su Shi goes to Beijing to find someone to inquire about Zhiwei's news, she will go to the temple to worship. Therefore, to pray for the Su family, Zhiwei did not consider other options.

Huo Yanzhi hesitated, "This ......"

It's not that he's afraid that there won't be anyone to escort Zhi Wei over, it's just that this girl thinks about running away all day long, and he's really a little worried.

Zhi Wei Mo was helpless, and finally squeezed out a sentence from between her lips.

"If my mother returns safely, I, my family, will naturally listen to my mother."

Huo Yanzhi was slightly stunned, and finally reacted, and before he could rejoice, he saw Zhi Wei covering his face with his sleeves and walked away quickly.

He said happily, "Tomorrow you will rest, I will personally accompany you to the incense!" ”

There was no answer outside, but there was a muffled sound.

Zhi Wei, who almost didn't trip over the threshold, was like a peach blossom, and she couldn't feel the pain in her toes, her ears buzzed, and her heartstrings suddenly loosened.