After a few days, the palace was quite peaceful.

Although the storm of impeachment of the crown prince has not stopped. But because the queen mother intervened to ease the contradictions, the emperor had a reason and excuse to give the prince another chance.

The title of the crown prince is still there, but the real power is gone.

Every day, except for listening to the summons of the court, the rest of the time, he was locked up in the Mingde Palace, and he was not allowed to leave the palace without authorization. The beautiful name is called: self-cultivation, diligence and hard work, in fact, it is house arrest. The prince's every move was secretly monitored and reported to the emperor every day.

The crown prince kept his position, but the queen mother's health did not improve for a long time.

Meng Xilan either accompanies the princess to read every day, or goes to accompany the queen mother who is on bed rest, and her life is also leisurely.

It's just that her heart is not very peaceful. The former dynasty and the harem have already separated into factions, and she has not yet decided which prince she wants to support.

The fourth prince, Zhou Youlin, is undoubtedly the most powerful candidate. But for some reason, she always had an inexplicable premonition in her heart, and always felt that he would not be the final winner.

Even if there is no prince in the way, even if there is no calculation of Zhou Shili, she still thinks that Zhou Youlin may not be able to win in the end......

What a headache! Meng Xilan subconsciously rubbed her eyebrows.

Coincidentally, the Queen Mother, who woke up from a nap, was in the eyes.

"Tired, aren't you?"

Meng Xilan was stunned for a moment, and shook her head with a smile: "No." ”

The Queen Mother patted her hand: "You have been with the mourning family for a long time, go back and rest." ”

In the past two days, Meng Xilan waited in front of her as soon as she was free, which made the Queen Mother's heart very comfortable. To be honest, at the beginning, she really regarded Meng Xilan as Changle. However, the longer she stayed by her side, the more she understood in her heart that her Changle could not come back......

The Queen Mother regarded Meng Xilan as a heart medicine that could help her relieve pain.

Out of the Queen Mother's bedroom, Meng Xilan did not go back to the house directly, but called Shangzhulu and Xiaolizi to accompany her for a walk around to breathe.

After walking for a while, a person suddenly stepped out from the shade of the tree in the distance.

Meng Xilan looked at it and was slightly surprised.

It's him...... Why is it so sudden every time I see him?

After Zhou Youchen saw her, he didn't run away like before, he stood faintly and met her gaze. He looked the same as the last time he saw him, his nose and face were red from the cold, and he was still wearing the shabby padded jacket.

Zhulu was the first to be wary: "Miss, it's that weird boy again...... No, Nine Emperors. ”

Xiao Lizi also shouted: "Who's there?" ”

"It's fine." Meng Xilan stopped him, not wanting to scare him away anymore.

This time, Zhou Youchen didn't run, he stood there, not moving.

Meng Xilan thought for a while and asked Xiao Lizi: "Is this place very close to Changqing Palace?" ”

Xiao Lizi shook his head: "Back to the master, it's not close at all, it's far away." ”

Is it far away? So how did he end up here? Was it intentional or coincidental?

Meng Xilan hesitated, although the people around her were wary of him, she still walked towards Zhou Youchen.

Zhou Youchen stood there, quietly waiting for her. On the stubborn and emaciated little face, there was no emotion, and there was no trace of temperature in the brown eyes, and the gaze was as silent and cold as cold air.

Zhou Youchen was not afraid of her this time, and he didn't hide from her.

She said her name was Meng Xilan, and he still remembered.

She said that she was different from others and would not hurt him, and he never forgot it.

Suddenly there was a cold wind, Zhou Youchen looked up at the gloomy sky, there were a series of subtle changes in his eyes, and then the corners of his lips were raised, and a faint smile escaped.

Meng Xilan thought that he was wrong, but he was clearly smiling.

He smiled purely, even, slightly childishly.

Zhou Youchen stretched out a finger, pointed up at the sky, and then said to her, "It's going to snow." ”

It turned out that he was not mute, and his voice was flat and clean.

Meng Xilan couldn't figure out what his purpose was, and when she came to her senses, she looked up and found that there were snowflakes floating in the sky.

Soon, the crumbling snow particles turned into goose feather-sized snow flakes.

Meng Xilan stood in the snow and looked at Zhou Youchen, only to feel that she couldn't see through him more and more.

Finally, she asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Zhou Youchen didn't answer, stretched out his skinny little hand, spread out his palm in front of her, and then looked at her.

Meng Xilan didn't know why, but she also followed his example.

The snowflakes fell quietly, slowly melting in her palms, and finally turning into transparent droplets. However, the snow in Zhou Youchen's palm remained unchanged and remained the same.

Meng Xilan glanced at Zhou Youchen in astonishment, "You ......"

How does he not have a body temperature? That's impossible!

Zhou Youchen knew that he had scared her. He could smell the fear that emanated from her, the trembling uneasiness.

He didn't want to scare her, everyone called him a madman, a monster, and he just wanted to tell her that he wasn't afraid of the cold.

Meng Xilan looked at his hand, and after being shocked, he suddenly noticed a small detail, there was something in his hand......

Meng Xilan directly pulled his hand, and her fingertips touched his palm, and she felt the tiger's mouth and the thin cocoon at the base of her fingers.

Chu Jingchuan has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and she has such a cocoon on her hands, so she recognizes that this is the sign of a person who practices martial arts. But how could Zhou Youchen have it? Did he also practice swords?

Startled, Meng Xilan immediately let go of his hand.

All reactions, but in an instant.

Her eyes suddenly changed, and they became full of confusion and incomprehension.

Zhou Youchen didn't expect her to notice this, so he hurriedly clenched his hands behind his back into fists, and ran away without looking back.

He's really weird, it's just weird!

A prince who was born suspiciously and was disliked by his father, a child who grew up in a cold palace since he was a child, actually has the habit of practicing martial arts, and his body is different from ordinary people.

This Zhou Youchen really has too many places that make her feel surprised and confused.

Relying on the memories of her previous life, Meng Xilan can clearly remember many people and many things. Zhou Youchen is an exception, she doesn't know anything about him, and there are very few fragments about him in those life-and-death memories......

For her, Zhou Youchen is like a mystery, a mystery that can't be seen and guessed.

At dinner, Meng Xilan had no appetite at all. Looking at the hibiscus chicken soup with a little oil star floating in the bowl, I felt disgusted for no reason.

Seeing that she had no appetite, Mama Kong asked the palace maids to clean up the dining table, and then instructed Zhu Lu: "What does the girl usually like to eat, you can make a few things...... "No need, I don't want to eat anything." Meng Xilan stroked her forehead, feeling very tired.

Mama Kong frowned slightly, and then said "um" to indicate that she knew.

Meng Xilan leaned on the soft couch and closed her eyes to recuperate, as if she was asleep.

After a while, Gonggong Lu came to report in person: "The Queen Mother has a nightmare, please go over quickly." ”

Meng Xilan didn't bother to ask for an understanding, so she followed.

As soon as she stepped down the stone steps in front of the palace, Meng Xilan heard a cry. She immediately looked at Gonggong Lu, his expression was heavy, and he lowered his voice and said, "No matter what the Queen Mother says to the girl, you have to agree well." Remember, remember, just listen and don't ask. ”

Meng Xilan listened and nodded thoughtfully.