Meng Xilan used all her strength, propped up her long bow, and released an arrow tremblingly.

Although, with her brother Meng Xiran behind her, she held her shoulders behind her and helped her aim, but in the end, she missed the target.

Meng Xilan didn't care, smiled slightly, turned to look at Zhou Youwen raised his face, and asked, "This time, is the Sixth Highness satisfied?" ”

Zhou Youwen didn't really want her to make a fool of herself, he just wanted to tease the fourth brother. Who knows, this girl is not convinced, and she has a temper.

Zhou Youwen applauded and deliberately praised: "Not bad, it's just that someone needs to be trained well." ”

The word "training" is more frivolous.

The taciturn Zhou Youfeng watched this scene quietly, although there was no expression on his face, but he despised Zhou Youwen fiercely in his heart.

This kid is full of absurdity and unorthodox, but the fourth brother insists on keeping him by his side, which is really strange.

Meng Xilan smiled lightly at Zhou Youwen, then handed the longbow back to her brother, and said softly: "It seems that I didn't come at the right time to ...... today."

Halfway through his words, Zhou Youlin suddenly opened his mouth: "Sixth, don't make trouble." Riding a horse and shooting arrows is not what a girl's family should do. That's all for now, let's go in and have some tea and get warm. ”

"Yes, yes, fourth brother." When Zhou Youwen heard this, he squinted at Zhou Youlin with a smile, obviously thinking up some kind of ghost idea.

Meng Xilan didn't want to receive Zhou Youlin's relief, so she only said to Meng Xiran: "I can't stay longer, I just want to say a few words to my second brother." ”

Meng Xiran looked at Zhou Youlin: "Fourth Highness, let me tell you about a leave for a while." ”

The corners of Zhou Youlin's eyebrows moved slightly, and when he saw that they refused to come in, he said, "Go ahead." ”

Meng Xilan blessed everyone again, and followed Meng Xiran slowly to the outside of the arch.

It's finally clean now.

"Brother is cold." Meng Xilan handed the hand stove handed by Zhulu to Meng Xiran.

"I'm not cold." Meng Xiran clapped her hand and deliberately reassured: "His Royal Highness the Sixth likes to play tricks on people the most, don't take his words to heart." ”

Meng Xilan's eyes sank: "I think, he must have some intention in his heart." ”

"It's hard for you, but there's no way, who made me a person from the Fourth Highness now." Meng Xiran didn't want to see her wronged.

Meng Xilan paused for a moment, lowered her voice and asked, "Second brother, you tell me the truth." Can His Royal Highness trust you? ”

Meng Xiran raised his eyebrows, and then nodded: "Of course, His Royal Highness has always regarded me as his cronies. ”

Cronies...... That's right, too. How can a person who has to accompany him every day not be a close confidant?

But whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, no one can say.

"Second brother, have you seen your father and eldest brother recently?"

"The day before yesterday, after the end of the morning dynasty, my eldest brother and I said a few words in front of the Lama Temple. You don't have to worry, everything is fine at home. ”

"Actually, I'm not worried about family affairs, but national affairs." Meng Xilan spoke lightly, and her tone was extraordinarily solemn.

Meng Xiran's heart moved, and she immediately understood what her sister meant.

At this time, there were no outsiders, and Meng Xilan simply expressed the worries in her heart.

At present, choosing a new successor to the throne is a choice that no one can escape. The crown prince is in danger, and the ministers in the court have already begun to take precautions, and even those former princelings have now found the next master.

Meng Xilan knows her father Meng Zhenglu's character very well, he is upright, but he is also stubborn. My father was single-mindedly only interested in the well-being of the people, and he was the most reluctant to participate in these partisan struggles, and he went against his heart to calculate and frame others.

In his previous life, his father was almost used as a live target because he remained neutral. This time, if you want to win steadily, you must seize the opportunity, but what is this opportunity? Meng Xilan is also difficult to draw conclusions.

There are only two best options at the moment.

The first is to conform to the choice of the majority and support the most popular fourth prince Zhou Youlin.

The second is to support the son-in-law and choose Zhou Youping, the third prince from Queen Su.

Although Zhou Younian, the seventh prince, has good qualifications, it is a pity that he is too young to become a trend.

Meng Xiran didn't expect her sister to think so much, she would never ask about these things before. Thinking about it, it was because I entered the palace and was by the side of the Queen Mother, so I had to think about it.

"Right now, from my standpoint, I have to choose one of the queen and Concubine Ning." Meng Xilan said truthfully.

In front of his brother, there is nothing to hide.

Meng Xiran was slightly stunned when she heard this. Indeed, according to my sister's current situation, this is indeed the case.

"Have you been wronged in any way?"

Meng Xilan faced her brother's concerned gaze and hurriedly shook her head: "I don't have any grievances, I just feel some signs of it, and I want to take precautions." ”

Queen Su only treated her affectionately in front of the Queen Mother. As for Concubine Ning, Murong Qiao seems to be deliberately using her as a bargaining chip to stimulate the queen and want to make a fuss about her...... If it goes on for so long, if you can't keep it, you will be involved in their struggle and become a victim.

Meng Xiran pondered: "That's it." When you go home from the palace, I will also take the time to go back together, and then I will have a good discussion with my father and eldest brother before making a decision. This kind of major matter related to the family still has to be decided by the elders. ”

Meng Xilan nodded: "I know." Second brother, you have to beware of the Sixth Highness! The speaker has no intention, the listener has a heart, the more he has something to say, the more we must clarify our own position, don't let people with intentions turn around. ”

Meng Xilan had long felt that something was wrong.

Zhou Youwen dared to talk such nonsense when he returned, was it just because of his handsome character? Thinking about it every time, Zhou Youlin spoke out to stop it, and the two brothers must have done it on purpose when they sang and harmonized.

Seeing her sister's calculating expression, Meng Xiran took the initiative to squeeze her hand and said "um" heavily.

The two of them chatted in a low voice, not daring to delay for too long, and only picked up the most important words.

When Meng Xiran went back, the tea in Zhou Youlin's teacup was almost drunk.

He looked up. Meng Xiran was the only one, and his expression was as usual, and he couldn't see any clues.

Zhou Youwen raised his voice and said, "What about your sister?" ”

Meng Xiran said with a straight face: "My sister has returned to Cining Palace to accompany Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Zhou Youwen leaned lazily on the backrest and smiled at him: "Why don't you let her come in for a cup of tea?" ”

While speaking, Xiao Dongzi had already led someone to quietly change the new tea for the masters.

Meng Xiran said in a light tone: "The palace rules are strict, and it is unreasonable. Besides, this is the study of the Fourth Highness, and the sister should avoid suspicion. ”

Zhou Youwen was displeased when he heard this, and took his eyes to look at Zhou Youlin next to him, only to see that he stopped blowing the tea leaves, and looked up at Meng Xiran, who had a straight face, with a little intriguing look on his face.