Dead person?!

Zhou Youlin raised his face and looked at her in surprise, unable to understand the meaning of her words.

Meng Xilan naturally couldn't explain to him clearly, there was indeed such a person in her heart. A self that should have died, a self who didn't dare to slack off all the time, another self who lived in her body.

"Who is he?"

"It doesn't matter who he is, the important thing is that if I can stay in the palace, it will be a good thing for the Meng family and the prince." Meng Xilan's indifferent words hit Zhou Youlin's heart hard.

That tone of indifference, as if she was not afraid of anything, did not care about anything.

Zhou Youlin smiled coldly, his fists clenched under his sleeves.

He thought that she had been holding on all along, and he was looking forward to the day when he left the palace, but unexpectedly, he was completely wrong.

"Meng Xilan, you always say that I am naïve, but I also want to remind you, don't be too naïve. You have the ability to coax the imperial grandmother, but it doesn't mean that you have the ability to coax my father and mother! ”

Zhou Youlin thought about the love in his heart, and didn't forget to remind her: "I advise you, don't be smart, and don't be my mother's enemy." ”

He knows very well what kind of person his mother is, in order to compete for favor, she can do everything, in the eyes of the mother concubine, Meng Xilan is still too immature, and she is an opponent who is not worth mentioning at all.

Meng Xilan smiled slightly when she heard this: "Thank you for reminding you." ”

There are no eternal friends in this world, and there are no eternal enemies, divided and merged, far and near, but only for their own interests, openly and secretly, and deceitful to me.

The fire in Zhou Youlin's eyes gradually extinguished, and then looked at her with a gloomy gaze and said, "You are a smart person, so don't do anything that you regret." ”

After leaving these words, he threw his sleeves away.

Meng Xilan stood in place, unmoved for a long time, and the words "10 million" and "10 million" kept echoing in her ears.

She smiled lightly, so far, what else is she must not do, everyone has taboos, but she is the only one who has no taboos.

When Zhou Youlin left the palace, Meng Xiran did not follow together, he accompanied Zhou Youning to swing in the courtyard, and the scene of the two talking and laughing was seen by many people and remembered in their hearts.

Since the death of the Queen Mother, it has been a long time since laughter has been heard in the palace.

It seems that it is only a matter of time before the emperor wants to know about this

Meng Xilan was packing up the relics left by the Queen Mother, and Zhu Lu came over to speak: "Master, the second master has just left the palace." ”

Meng Xilan nodded: "Well, I know." Hurry up and prepare some tea and snacks, Her Royal Highness the princess may come. ”

Sure enough, as she expected, Zhou Youning arrived soon.

Seeing that she was smiling so happily on her face, it could be seen that she was in a good mood.

Seeing that she was happy, Meng Xilan couldn't help but smile slightly: "It's just to enjoy the flowers and tea, swing the swing, look at you are as happy as a child." ”

Zhou Youning's face flushed: "Sister, don't make fun of me." I'm just happy. ”

When you see someone you like, what girl will be unhappy.

Meng Xilan glanced at her thoughtfully, and said quietly: "Your business, it is estimated that you will not be able to hide it for long. In case the emperor knows, what should you do, princess? ”

The smile on Zhou Youning's face instantly faded a little when she heard this, she didn't want her father to know, but she wasn't afraid to let her father know.

Since Zhou Youping was demoted to a concubine, Zhou Youning has been far away from her father for a long time, she is afraid that he will also resent him, afraid that he will be ruthless, and she will also resent his hard-hearted heart.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Meng Xilan continued: "The marriage of men and women is a major event related to life. And you are a princess, so your marriage cannot be decided by yourself. ”

"I know......" Zhou Youning suddenly interrupted her, "I know everything." Sister, you have told me these words many times, but I only have one brother Xiran in my heart, and I believe that I am the only one in his heart. In this life, this person was chosen by myself, no matter what happens in the future, I don't regret it! ”

Meng Xilan listened to her words and was slightly moved.

When she said this, she said it in a tone that was completely like an adult, with a determined gaze and a serious expression.

Meng Xilan smiled and nodded: "Got it." If only you had this heart. ”

It's a beautiful thing to be in love, and the two of them deserve to be treated gently.

At night, Zhou Youning stayed to sleep with Meng Xilan, and both of them coincidentally suffered from insomnia.

"Sister......" Zhou Youning called her softly.

"Hmm." Meng Xilan answered her with her eyes closed.

"Sister, can I ask you a question?" Zhou Youning's tone was a little hesitant.

"Hmm."

Meng Xilan thought that she was going to ask about her second brother, so she casually answered again.

"Sister, do you really dislike my fourth brother?"

Meng Xilan opened her eyes and turned to look at her: "Why do you ask that?" ”

Zhou Youning's eyes were shining, he looked at her and said, "To be honest, I always thought that my sister liked the fourth brother." ”

Meng Xilan raised her eyebrows: "Why?" ”

Zhou Youning smiled a little embarrassedly: "No, I can't say it myself." ”

From the time Meng Xilan first entered the palace, the fourth brother showed her favor more than once. Moreover, they have also shared ups and downs and survived the most difficult times.

Meng Xilan has done so many things for the fourth brother, and will do whatever it takes, isn't this still a liking?

"What do you think it means to like someone?" Meng Xilan was silent for a moment and suddenly asked.

Zhou Youning hugged the quilt and thought for a while before saying, "It's just to be unconditionally good to him." When you see him happy, you will be happy with him, and when you see him sad, you will be sad with you, and for twelve hours a day, you can't wait to be with him all the time, all the time. ”

Listening to her words, Meng Xilan couldn't help but think of her previous life, when she was in love with Zhou Shili, why wasn't she so innocent, she looked and listened to it with a tender heart, everything he said and everything she did. As a result, in the end, his family was ruined. These memories have long become knots in her heart, and every time she thinks of them, Meng Xilan can't help but sigh that she was very wrong in her previous life, and she can't like someone so simply in this life.

Liking someone should not be right or wrong. But she didn't allow herself to be wrong again, because she believed in the wrong person and made the same mistake again.

"Your fourth brother and I are just fellow believers, and those things of love and love have nothing to do with us."

After thinking about it, Meng Xilan simply said what was on her mind.

Zhou Youning didn't seem to understand, but she didn't ask, she just felt that she must have something on her mind.

After a while, the court didn't know where to get the news, saying that the emperor was interested in Meng Xilan, but because of the queen mother's funeral, it was not appropriate to spend a lot of time, so I was ready to choose a good day for the Ministry of Rites, and then everything was simple.

When the news first appeared, few people believed it when they were overweight. However, it may not be without reason, and after some tossing, it sounds somewhat credible.

The Queen Mother's suicide note, few people in the palace know about it, and Zhou Shixian's thoughts are extremely obscure.

The source of this news came from the palace, and Meng Xilan could guess with her eyes closed that the person behind the news was Murong Qiao.

As for her intention to do this, Meng Xilan also knew in her heart that the bigger the matter was, the more the emperor's face would be overcome.

Zhulu brought the tea cup to the road; "Master, this Concubine Ning seems to be really anxious."

Meng Xilan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea: "How can she not be in a hurry?" She always thought I was in the palm of her hand and knew me like the back of her hand. ”

"Alas...... It's a shame that the master has done so many things for the prince, but unfortunately, when it comes to the critical moment, everyone is the same selfish. Zhulu sighed.

Meng Xilan saw that she was not in the right mood, and hurriedly said, "You don't want to sigh either." I'm just here to use my strength, so that's fine. ”

Gao Fuli stepped forward at the right time: "Master, you asked the minions to inquire about the matter before, and the minions have almost inquired." ”

"Oh?" Meng Xilan was interested, put down the teacup and said, "Really? Tell me more about it. ”

Gao Welfare stepped forward and told the story.

It turned out that the father-in-law Xiao in front of the queen's mother was not low, but he was sold to pay off his debts in the later period.

Gonggong Xiao entered the palace at the age of eleven, and he stayed in various palaces for a few days, but he never got any fame. It wasn't until he began to serve the queen that he showed some face.

"Master, the slave inquired about a piece of unreliable news. Some people say that when Gonggong Xiao first entered the palace, he was not clean, so he ...... "Gao Fuli coughed lightly, and he couldn't continue."

Meng Xilan didn't need him to finish speaking, she knew what it meant. No wonder, Murong Qiao deliberately sold off with her at the beginning, wanting to say it or not.

Zhu Lu's eyes widened: "Xiao Lizi, are you talking nonsense again?" ”

"The minion didn't talk nonsense, but no one can confirm these things."

Meng Xilan furrowed her eyebrows: "It's strange, even you can inquire about the ugly things, presumably, the people around the emperor can also inquire about it, why doesn't the emperor mind?" ”

I'm afraid this matter has been passed around for some years. Why didn't Zhou Shixian care at all.

Gao Fuli was also puzzled: "The slave doesn't know, but some people speculate that the emperor is not unaware, but deliberately ignores the queen's ugly affairs." Otherwise, he wouldn't have touched the queen for several years......"

Meng Xilan shook her head slightly: "Maybe it's not that simple." ”

Gao Fuli said: "The slave has only heard so much for the time being, I don't know if the master can use it?" ”

Meng Xilan pondered for a moment before saying, "If you don't need it now, it doesn't mean that you won't need it in the future." In the future, Concubine Ning and I will inevitably be slowly estranged. If the queen can't be idle and wants to deliberately stir up trouble from it, then we can take a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, and use this matter to make a fuss about Gonggong Xiao. ”