Three days later, Zhou Youchen is about to set off on the expedition.

Three years after ascending the throne, this was the first time he left the imperial capital and went to other places. Whether this is good or bad, everyone knows it.

However, the young emperor, if he wants to fulfill his ambitions, no one can easily stop his sharp mind.

In the two days before the expedition, Meng Xilan did not accompany Zhou Youchen as inseparably as before. He had so much to prepare for and think about it over and over again.

Meng Xilan gave him space to be alone and time for himself to adapt.

The inner courtyard of this imperial city, if there is no Zhou Youchen, it will be an empty city for her. The empty city, the empty heart, is so deserted everywhere.

She had to get used to it, lest she would be melancholy every day after he left, and she wouldn't be able to calm down.

The glass white jade incense burner burned with slender sandalwood, Meng Xilan knelt in the Buddha hall, staring at the Jizo Bodhisattva in front of her, slightly out of her mind, only to hear someone behind her whisper: "Niangniang, the emperor is here." ”

Meng Xilan came to her senses and turned to look.

Sure enough, Zhou Youchen was wearing a magpie gray regular dress and came slowly.

Meng Xilan got up to greet him and smiled at him.

"Why is the emperor here?"

Zhou Youchen's eyes lightly swept the golden Buddha statue opposite, and only said: "I originally went to Cining Palace, but you were not there, so I had to come here." ”

She had been spending more time in the temple than he had been with lately, and he didn't like it.

"You're praying for me again?"

Zhou Youchen looked at Meng Xilan, who was smiling, and his heart suddenly softened.

Meng Xilan nodded and said, "In addition to these, I don't know what else I can do for the emperor." ”

Zhou Youchen looked at her with bright eyes: "You just need to stay by my side, let me see you more." ”

He was a man who did not believe in the destiny of heaven, and if he did, he would have died a hundred times.

The two went back to Cining Palace together and had lunch.

After the meal, Zhulu brought the decoction as usual, and the white porcelain and blue and white bowl was steaming white.

Zhou Youchen frowned, every time he smelled this medicinal smell, he felt uncomfortable. But it is such a bad smelling thing, but Meng Xilan has to drink three meals a day......

Zhou Youchen reached out and picked up the medicine bowl that Zhu Lu had brought, and gently stirred it in the bowl with a spoon, just waiting for it to cool down slowly.

Seeing this, Meng Xilan hurriedly said, "Doesn't the emperor like this smell of medicine?" Let's let Zhulu come. ”

Zhou Youchen lowered his eyes, scooped up a spoonful of decoction to his mouth, blew it, and then tasted it.

It's obviously a medicine for the body, but it's bitter and makes people frown.

"Your Majesty ......" Meng Xilan couldn't help frowning when she saw him trying the medicine in person.

"It's too hard to drink." Zhou Youchen sank his face and only put down the medicine bowl. "Don't drink it anymore, don't suffer this sin again."

He thought it was just a bad smell, but after tasting it, he realized that it was simply bitter to the heart and lungs, and it was difficult to swallow.

Meng Xilan was stunned when she heard this, and thought that he was angry for a while, but he just reached out to get the medicine. Who knows, Zhou Youchen grabbed her hand and said, "Don't drink anymore." ”

Meng Xilan was stunned, only raised her eyes to look at him and asked, "Your Majesty, this is good, why are you angry?" ”

She's been on medication for three months, and he frowns every time he sees him. Therefore, she has avoided him as much as possible, but now that the two of them are eating together, he wants to stay with her, so he let him see it again.

"I don't want to see you suffer this sin!" Zhou Youchen sighed in his heart.

He knew that she was all for him, but it was precisely because he knew that he couldn't bear it in his heart.

Meng Xilan raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, and then laughed, she put Zhou Youchen's hand on her face, deliberately leaned over in front of him and said: "The emperor only watched me take medicine and suffer, but why didn't the emperor notice that my complexion was much better than before." Good medicine is good for disease, but although the medicine is good, it is effective. She said as she let his palm caress her cheek.

When Zhou Youchen heard this, his face softened.

He looked at her, her face was ruddy and clear, and she looked very good.

Meng Xilan put down her hand, gently tugged at his cuffs, and only looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, the medicine will be more bitter when it is cold." ”

Zhou Youchen raised his head when he heard this, and shook his head helplessly: "Okay, okay, I know." ”

He picked up the bowl again and fed her spoonful by spoonful.

Although the decoction is bitter, it is sweet in the mouth.

He is for her in his heart, and her heart is also for him, no matter how bitter things are, they will not feel bitter.

……

On the day of the expedition, the sky was windy and the east wind gusted, meaning auspicious.

Meng Zhenglu led a group of ministers to kowtow to see them off, wishing the monarch a victorious victory and a safe return.

Zhou Youchen's armor was added, and the scarlet cloak fluttered in the wind, making a hunting sound.

He rode on the horse, held the reins, and looked back at Meng Xilan, who was looking at him from afar, and his heart tightened slightly.

Meng Xilan looked at him from a distance, her heart was beating like a beat, her chest was uncomfortable, extremely uneasy, and extremely reluctant.

With tears in her eyes, she looked at him and smiled.

Zhou Youchen looked at her steadily, and only remembered her appearance at this moment firmly in his heart.

For her sake, he must win, and he must come back safely.

Song Wenxiu stood behind Meng Xilan, also looked at Zhou Youchen, and unconsciously shed tears.

She was a person who would never cry easily, but now she shed tears for him.

Xu is for him, but also for himself...... Even though he didn't like her in a thousand ways, he was still her husband, her emperor, and the master of her destiny.

This battle is extremely dangerous, if Zhou Youchen has three longs and two shorts, the capital will be dangerous, and her situation will become more difficult.

Meng Xilan covered her chest, looked at their figures that were gradually moving away, and suddenly felt a feeling of dizziness, her body shook slightly, and Zhulu beside her hurriedly supported her and said, "Niangniang, you take care of your body, it's windy here, let's go back to the palace and rest." ”

Meng Xilan shook her head, regained her footing and said, "I want to look at the emperor, I want to stay here." ”

Song Wenxiu's heart moved when she heard this, looking at Meng Xilan's back, her back was straight, her hands were slightly clenched into fists, and her knuckles were white, as if she was trying her best to endure something.

Needless to say, she was just as worried as she was.

Song Wenxiu was just worried about her situation, while Meng Xilan was still worried about Zhou Youchen's safety.

Zhang Rong'er stood at the back, with a wooden face, neither sad nor happy.

As soon as the emperor left, the palace became her Meng Xilan's. Not to mention the emperor, even the world is estimated to be about to become her Meng family.

Zhang Ronger had no time to take care of others, so she was silently worried about herself.

As soon as Zhou Youchen left, Meng Zhenglu, as an auxiliary minister, shouldered the responsibility of coordinating with Zhou Shirao.

Although it is a collaborative agent, in fact, the person who controls the overall situation is still Meng Zhenglu.

Zhou Sarao was not convinced, and he could only endure it temporarily.

However, the emperor's days are not short, so he has a chance

Meng Zhenglu stayed in the court, so that Zhou Youchen could leave with peace of mind.

After the emperor left, Meng Zhenglu came to Cining Palace, he wanted to see his daughter, and he wanted to talk to her about Brother Yun.

Meng Xilan had not yet recovered from the pain of parting, and only listened quietly to her father's words, listening to him how to beware of Zhou Shirao and his intrigues......

After a while, she suddenly heard a name in her ears: "Brother Yun".

Meng Xilan's heart moved, and she raised her eyes to look at her father: "Father, what did you just say?" ”

Meng Zhenglu looked embarrassed and stopped talking.

Meng Xilan's eyes flashed, and she slowly stood up: "This is what grandmother means?" Is my father here to be a lobbyist? ”

Zhou Youchen had just left the palace, and they couldn't wait?

Meng Zhenglu shook his head and said, "No, your grandmother didn't let me be a lobbyist. Your grandmother has always been worried about her mother...... It's just for the father, no, it's Weichen who is worried about his mother. ”

Meng Xilan saw that her father was still covering up for her grandmother, and her heart ached inexplicably.

Although his father has been an official in the court for many years, he is not a person who is good at lying.

How? Does my father also want the world of this Zhou family? Could it be that my father also had such unknown ambitions?

When a person lies, his eyes will begin to run away, and his eyes will move slightly, and they will not be fixed in one place.

Meng Xilan knew very well in her heart that her grandmother must have said something to him.

"Father, I told Brother Yun about it a long time ago. He is the child of the Meng family, and he is equivalent to my child, but I will not forcibly raise her under my own name according to my grandmother's wishes. He is the grandson of the Meng family, and when he grows up, he will inherit the family business of the Meng family, not the world! ”

Her tone was a little excited, and her expression was slightly angry.

"Even if the emperor likes Brother Yun, he is not the emperor's son. My body is defeated, but there are still others in this harem after all...... If one day, the emperor pampered other women and had his own heir, then what should Brother Yun do? You are wholeheartedly planning for the Meng family, why can't you think more about Brother Yun? No matter how old he is, he will become a pawn of the Meng family! Isn't it enough to be alone? ”

Meng Zhenglu was stunned, he had never seen his daughter like this, she was really angry.

"Niangniang's words, the ministers have written it down. Niangniang, please calm your anger, the minister will not mention this matter again in the future. ”

In fact, he didn't know about it in his heart. It's just that when his mother persuaded him, his heart was slightly shaken.

If there is no imperial heir, Zhou Youchen's throne will have an unstable foundation, and Zhou Shirao and others will have a loophole to make trouble.

If there is no heir, there will be no prince. In case something really happens to Zhou Youchen, then, who will the world of the Zhou family fall into this week?

Meng Zhenglu felt a chill in his back just thinking about it. Although there is still a glimmer of possibility for her daughter's body, even if she is pregnant in the future, she may not be able to give birth to a healthy prince.

Meng Xilan looked at her father and said word by word: "If you move Brother Yun'er's thoughts again, the mourning family will also turn their faces." ”

She changed her name, with a hint of warning.