Murong Qiao asked rarely: "That kid, I've seen it a few times in this palace, looking at Wen Wen quietly, I really don't know where it's interesting?" ”

Zhou Youlin recalled Fang Cai's incident, the smile on the corner of his mouth was even stronger, and he replied to her lightly: "Actually, Erchen can't say it clearly, but I just think that she is different from those warblers and Yanyan in the palace, very special." ”

When Murong Qiao heard this, his expression changed instantly, and his brows furrowed slightly. She was also young, and she was also a person from the past. I know very well that between men and women, once this inexplicable feeling sprouts, it is the most troublesome.

Zhou Youlin was very puzzled when he saw that his mother's expression had changed.

Murong Qiao pondered for a moment and changed the topic: "I heard that your father is interested in choosing a concubine for the crown prince." ”

Speaking of the crown prince, Zhou Youlin felt depressed in his heart: "His life is really good." Today, Erchen went to Cining Palace to probe the Queen Mother's tone, and as expected, the prince's poisoning was indeed as the mother said, and there was something strange. ”

Murong Qiao sneered: "Hmph! This little carving insect skill can't hide my eyes, so I can't get it...... The mastermind behind the whole thing is the one in Cining Palace! ”

Zhou Youlin naturally thought of this, but there was one more person he suspected, that is, the prince.

Perhaps, this is simply a bitter trick directed and acted by the prince who was forced to jump off the wall.

Speculation is so, but there is no conclusive evidence for the time being.

After Murong Qiao heard his thoughts, he pondered for a moment, "I'll find the evidence, I don't need you to interfere." Right now, the most important thing for you is to handle the affairs of Changzhou well, your father has high expectations for you, and you must not let him down...... The ministers who support you in the DPRK and China are also eager to see you do something. ”

Zhou Youlin nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, the princess, the son-in-law will definitely let the father know that the son-in-law is the only person worthy of the position of the prince." ”

Early the next morning, the Queen Mother looked at Meng Xilan, who was radiant and smiling, and knew that she was in a good mood. Then, she flipped through the gift list she brought back, and sighed: "You can't go back for half a day, why bother people to prepare so many things, there is nothing missing in the palace." ”

Meng Xilan smiled: "These are the elders of the family who are filial to the Queen Mother, although there are nothing valuable, but they are also a little bit of heart." ”

Grandmother said that there is everything in the palace, don't be too extravagant, just do your best.

The Queen Mother looked at her dotingly when she heard this, looked at her happy face, and a hint of discoloration flashed in her eyes.

remembered the incident that Gonggong Lu mentioned in the morning.

To be honest, I don't usually see Meng Xilan and Concubine Ning close, and I never thought that she and Zhou Youlin still have a relationship.

However, the Queen Mother has nothing to worry about Meng Xilan. After all, she is the one who made the engagement, and her brother is Zhou Youlin's companion, so it is inevitable that there will be contact.

At the beginning, the reason why she was relieved to enter the palace was because she was a girl who promised others, and she was at peace with her heart, and she would not think about people and things that did not belong to her.

The Chu family is full of talents, the Meng family is a scholarly family, and the two families are right in this family relationship, which makes people optimistic.

The Queen Mother has been paying attention to Meng Xilan for so long, and she only sees her meekness on weekdays, but she can't see her ambition. To say that she didn't have an idea is naturally wrong. She is willing to enter the palace, and what she wants in her heart is the glory of the family, not her own interests.

Meng Xilan noticed the Queen Mother's gaze, her face was silent, and she secretly felt in her heart.

Yesterday, she and Zhou Youlin rode back together, so many pairs of eyes in the palace saw it, and it was only a matter of time before the Queen Mother heard the ear wind.

Meng Xilan didn't want to explain, because it was something that didn't need to be explained. Unless the Queen Mother personally asked, she would not take the initiative to mention it. Because "there are no three hundred taels of silver here" is the most stupid act.

After two days of peace and stability, rumors began to come out of the palace. On the surface, Meng Xilan didn't care, but in her heart she had silently thought of a way to relieve herself.

Zhou Youning has also been a little abnormal in the past two days, always listless during the day, as if he didn't wake up and was very tired.

Today, she took leave from the study again, and was bored in the room alone.

The palace maids were afraid that she would be unhappy, so they wanted to invite the imperial doctor to come and have a look, but they were stopped by Zhou Youning.

Meng Xilan hurriedly came, making the palace maid Yuxi smile: "Girl, you are here." ”

Through the bead curtain, Meng Xilan looked at the figure on the soft couch, smiled and made a silent gesture to everyone.

She lifted the curtain, and before she could get closer, she heard Zhou Youning say in a muffled voice: "Don't bother me, let me stay alone......"

Meng Xilan went to her side and said softly, "Who upset our princess again?" ”

When Zhou Youning heard this, she turned around slowly, and there was a kind of annoyance on her little face that was the size of a slap, and there was a kind of annoyance that could rarely be seen on her face.

Meng Xilan secretly felt that something was wrong, sat down hurriedly, and asked seriously, "Princess, what's uncomfortable?" ”

Zhou Youning's eyes flashed slightly, and he was silent, as if he had an unspeakable appearance.

Meng Xilan looked at her carefully, touched her forehead again, and felt that she didn't look sick.

"Princess, what's wrong with you......" Meng Xilan tried to lower her tone as much as possible.

After a while, Zhou Youning's cheeks began to flush slightly, she sat up, covered her chest, and muttered, "Sister Lan, actually, I don't know what's wrong with me...... I think it's strange that I'm not sick. ”

After that day, she felt weird in her heart. is so decent, a person will suddenly pop up in her mind, catching her off guard.

When I can't sleep at night, I always linger in front of me, and Meng Xiran looks like when she smiles at her. Every time she thought about it, her heart fluttered uncontrollably, and her cheeks were feverish, and the feeling was even worse than being sick and feverish.

Meng Xilan looked at Zhou Youning with a confused face, and she couldn't figure out what was wrong with her.

"You speak slowly, don't rush."

Zhou Youning bit his uneasy lip, grabbed the handkerchief with both hands, took a deep breath and said, "Sister Lan, I want to ask you...... If I always think about someone in my heart, and the more I think about it, the more powerful it gets...... Is he my sweetheart? ”

Sweetheart?!

Meng Xilan was stunned for two seconds when she heard this, looked at Zhou Youning in disbelief, and solemnly confirmed: "Your Royal Highness Princess, are you serious?" ”

Seeing that she didn't believe it, Zhou Youning became more and more shy, lowered his head and said "um".

Meng Xilan's heart was shocked, and she was about to ask, who is this sweetheart who suddenly appeared? Suddenly, his eyes inadvertently swept over a very familiar cloak...... Hey? Isn't that the second brother's?

"Princess, the person you are talking about is ......"

"Meng, Xi, Ran." Zhou Youning changed his slur and mouth, and said these three words unusually clearly.