Meng Xilan raised her eyes to look at Zhou Youchen's eyes, and a trace of strange emotions surged in her heart.

At that moment, his eyes ...... No, it should be said that his eyes have become a little different. The darkness was deep, not at all as clear as before, as if it hid many things in her mind that she did not yet know.

Meng Xilan's brows frowned slightly, and then she immediately unfolded, and said with a slight smile: "Accompanying the Queen Mother to keep vigil is the hardest. Moreover, I can't speak or make a sound, which is very boring. Today is your birthday, why should you suffer that sin, it is better to rest in the East Fourth Institute. ”

Zhou Youchen is not the kind of person who retreats easily, and said with a serious face: "You can endure it, what can't I survive." Don't always treat me like a child......"

Meng Xilan chuckled again when she heard this: "Yes, you have grown up, and you will be able to leave the palace and open the mansion in two years." ”

It stands to reason that the prince who has reached the age of 16 can leave the palace to open a mansion. It is a matter of time before Zhou Youchen is crowned prince, but it is unlikely that he will be crowned prince, unless Queen Su is willing to help......

She had only just remembered it, and her mind drifted away.

Zhou Youchen frowned: "I don't want to live outside the palace." ”

Meng Xilan retracted her thoughts and said, "There is no need to rush this matter, we will do it when the time comes." ”

Zhou Youchen asked: "Even if the time comes, I won't go, unless you go to live outside the palace with me." ”

Meng Xilan was slightly stunned when she heard this, and the little circle beside her suddenly chuckled, and hurriedly lowered her head again.

Zhou Youchen heard his laughter, glared at him and said, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Xiao Yuanzi hurriedly shook his head: "It's nothing, it's the slave who is abrupt himself." ”

"Do you think my words are funny?" Zhou Youchen's tone was a little displeased.

Xiao Yuanzi felt bad, and quickly knelt down and said, "The slave doesn't dare, the slave doesn't dare." ”

Meng Xilan shook his hand lightly and said, "He just didn't mean to, he can't be so angry with you." ”

She knew very well why Xiao Yuanzi was laughing, all because Zhou Youchen's words just now were too ridiculous. After the prince became an adult, he moved out of the palace, and the women in the palace should only have a wife and a slave, how could there be her?

Zhou Youchen listened to her words and nodded slightly, but he didn't forget to glare at Xiao Yuanzi again.

"If you don't hate the hard vigil, come with me. Just take this opportunity to show your filial piety in front of the Queen Mother. Meng Xilan no longer used his strength to break free of his hand, but said in a gentle tone: "However, we can't walk out of the East Fourth Institute hand in hand like this...... As you just said, you are no longer a child. ”

Zhou Youchen slowly let go of his hand and walked out with her.

After the Queen Mother took the medicine, she usually slept for a few hours. Occasionally, if she coughed a few times in the middle of the way, the palace maids would immediately send her a decoction with a moderate temperature to smooth her throat.

Originally, Meng Xilan didn't need to do these trivial things herself, but the Queen Mother sometimes slept in a daze, and some were unconscious, and she would often call the name of the eldest princess lightly, with a hurried tone and a painful expression.

At this time, Meng Xilan needs to appear in time, so as not to make the Queen Mother excited and cough non-stop.

Today, the Queen Mother woke up in the middle of the night, crying and shouting the name of the eldest princess, Meng Xilan walked over slowly, held her hand that was scratching and waving, and softly comforted: "Don't be afraid, Queen Mother, I'm here." ”

The Queen Mother squinted at her, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a little smile, and soon quieted down.

Zhou Youchen was guarding the outer hall, and when he heard the voice of the Queen Mother's nightmare, he was not surprised.

The voice sounded old and sad, and it was uncomfortable to listen to. But Meng Xilan has been here recently, doesn't she have to hear it every day...... The Queen Mother calls other people's names like this.

When Meng Xilan walked out, Zhou Youchen was just about to speak, when she saw her make a boo gesture to herself.

Meng Xilan raised her eyes and looked outside, then walked over and asked Zhulu to help her tie her cloak, thinking about taking Zhou Youchen to breathe.

The hazy moonlight cast a silvery white in the courtyard, and it became more and more deserted.

"Do you really not mind?" Zhou Youchen asked, standing behind her.

"I've always been treated like someone else."

In the past, he didn't know the ins and outs of the matter, but when he knew, he realized afterwards why Meng Xilan was always cautious in the palace, even if she was favored and powerful, she never did what she liked to do as she wanted.

Meng Xilan smiled when she heard this, "This is not what you should say, be careful that the wall has ears." ”

The matter of the eldest princess is also a taboo in the palace, and if you can't mention it, you won't mention it.

When she said this, her eyes were clear and cold, and there was not the slightest hint of sadness.

Zhou Youchen silently relaxed, tightened the cloak on his shoulders, and said, "It's cold at night, go back." ”

Meng Xilan raised her eyes in surprise when she heard this, looked at him and said, "Do you feel cold?" ”

Zhou Youchen looked at her puzzled: "Isn't it?" ”

She had always been more chilly than he was.

Meng Xilan smiled with relief: "Yes, it's very cold." ”

It turned out that it was such a happy thing to make Zhou Youchen, who had never known about the cold, feel a little cool.

Master Jiao was right, his body really improved a lot.

Three days later, Zhou Shili secretly instructed a petty official to impeach the prince with a bullet. There have always been twists and turns in the impeachment of the crown prince in the DPRK and China, so this is nothing new. Moreover, the person who impeached him was only a minor official of the ministry, who had no roots in the court, and did not support any prince, and his position was clean.

However, because he is a small person, when his impeachment of the crown prince appeared in front of Zhou Shixian, things seemed to start to look a little different.

First of all, his recital was not secretly withheld by those royalists in the recitals, but presented all the way. What's more, the reason for his impeachment of the prince was not the sour and rotten reasons that those ministers liked, but the accusation that the prince had mined copper mines to make money without permission.

This is a huge crime, and it can easily destroy a person.

Zhou Shixian was furious, and only threw the fold on Zhou Youping's face, "Prince, you explain to me, what the hell is going on?" ”

Zhou Youping's expression changed drastically on the spot, he didn't know how to explain, so he could only try to aggrieved himself. But in fact, he and Zhou Shili, who was present, fully understood in their hearts that this matter was true.

In recent years, the imperial court's taxes have become less and less, and in addition, after two years of drought, the common people have not been able to come up with too much food and money. Therefore, Zhou Shili gave him an idea, let him open a copper mine privately, imitate the copper coins of the imperial court, and then use the money to buy people's hearts, recruit troops, and do things for himself.

Zhou Youping has always acted boldly and followed Zhou Shili's advice unsuspectingly. It's just that now, after the East Window incident, Zhou Youping's heart is really flustered, and his father ordered a thorough investigation of the matter, although he has not been convicted, he also knows that he is really dangerous this time.

After the next dynasty, after Zhou Youping returned to Mingde Palace, he was grounded by his father. Before the truth is revealed, he must not take half a step out of the Mingde Palace, otherwise, he will be sent to the prison by the Praetorian Guards.

After Zhou Youping was grounded, the first person to visit him was naturally Zhou Shili.

Zhou Youping was furious, grabbed him by the collar and asked, "What the hell is going on?" You said it was foolproof! ”

Zhou Shili looked at his angry red eyes, and couldn't help frowning: "What is the prince panicking about?" The person who impeached you is just a small character, and even if he really knows anything, he can't prove it. I'm outside the palace, so I'll naturally help you take care of her! ”

The green tendons on Zhou Youping's forehead were exposed, and he said anxiously and panickedly: "You said it lightly!" My father has already started to investigate this matter thoroughly, what should I do if he finds out something? ”

Zhou Shili's eyes sank, and he deliberately looked at him and said, "The prince said this, he just doesn't believe in my ability to do things?" ”

Zhou Youping couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this: "Uncle Cousin, are you still in the mood to joke with me now?" It's because I believe in you that I want to get such a broken copper mine! ”

Zhou Shili endured the pleasure in his heart, and shook his head in a deep voice: "The prince's words really chill me. ”

Zhou Youping is in a deep predicament, and the only person he can trust at the moment is Zhou Shili.

"Uncle Cousin, you must save me, those things outside the palace must not be known to my father......"

Zhou Shili nodded, and only replied to him with four words: "Your Highness rest assured." ”

Cining Palace soon received the news. Fortunately, the queen mother has been sleeping in bed, so Meng Xilan asked the palace maids around her to speak carefully, so as not to make the mother unhappy.

Zhou Shili's actions were faster than Meng Xilan thought, and he was really ruthless enough to not disappoint her.

The prince's matter made the people in the palace panic, and everyone seemed to realize that the seriousness of this matter was different from the past.

Zhou Shili, in the name of the crown prince, did much outside the palace, only he knows. A few things casually are enough for the prince to play completely...... However, he is not an impulsive person, and he must always think of a way back for himself, lest the prince fall, and the next person to suffer will be himself.

After all, on the surface, he has always been a royalist and unconditionally supports the crown prince.

Zhou Shili deliberately found an opportunity to discuss the next step with Meng Xilan.

Who knows, as soon as they met, Meng Xilan took the initiative to walk over, hugged him, and choked up: "Why are you so frizzy, you are so heavy, and you are not afraid of implicating yourself!" ”

Zhou Shili was stunned at first, and then his heart was warm, a little moved, and he hurriedly comforted her: "Don't cry." I've made a plan so that I won't implicate myself. ”

Meng Xilan was still in tears, raised her head, looked at him and asked, "Really?" ”

Zhou Shili couldn't guess her true thoughts at all, where did she really care about his life or death, but wanted to know his full plan, so she secretly attacked and let him lose with the prince!

Zhou Shili hugged the beautiful woman in his arms and said softly: "My plan is foolproof. I'm here to tell you, so that you can take care of it for me in the palace. ”

Meng Xilan's eyes flashed slightly when she heard this, and she nodded lightly and said okay.