The road was bumpy, and finally entered the Yonghe Gate before the palace gate was locked.

The guards guarding the door, fully armed, saw Zhou Youlin coming on horseback, followed by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted neatly: "Greetings to the Fourth Highness!" Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess! ”

Zhou Youlin's right hand waved slightly, and everyone immediately froze in place and stopped stepping forward.

Zhou Youning blew a cool breeze all the way in his face, his cheeks and the tip of his nose were red from the cold, his eyes were bright, revealing an indescribable excitement.

"It's so fun, I'm going to play a little longer." She sat on the horse's back, restlessly shaking her legs and kicking the horse's belly.

Meng Xiran hurriedly stopped him: "Be careful, princess, don't annoy the horse." After speaking, the palm of his hand gently touched the white horse's long sideburns to soothe it.

Zhou Youning flattened his mouth, and then reached out and touched its smooth mane.

At the same time, Meng Xilan showed her face from Zhou Youlin's wide cloak. Her brain was a little dizzy, her face was slightly red, and she didn't know whether she was bored or ashamed.

Zhou Youlin's arms were still firmly holding her body, and he had no intention of letting go.

Meng Xilan struggled slightly, not daring to speculate on his gaze, and lowered her eyelids and said, "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

Zhou Youlin didn't make a sound, looked down at her side face, her cheeks had already flashed a trace of ordinary redness, her long and dense eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she was uneasy, but there was still stubbornness in her eyes, and some broken hair in her ears hung lightly between her temples, moving with his snort, which made people's hearts itch.

Zhou Youlin immediately retracted his gaze, didn't make a sound, and directly turned over and dismounted.

Meng Xilan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to jump off the horse, only to realize that her legs were numb.

Now it's a problem.

Zhou Youlin saw that she didn't move for a long time, and then as if he understood something, he raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly, threw away the horsewhip, took a step forward, and slowly stretched out his hand.

Before Meng Xilan could react, Zhou Youlin had already taken the lead, directly reached out to grab her waist, and hugged her off the horse.

Meng Xilan gasped in shock, and hurriedly pushed Zhou Youlin away, but as a result, her feet were unstable and she almost fell.

Zhou Youlin looked at her panicked appearance, smiled again, grabbed her wrist, and waited until she could stand firmly, and then slowly let go.

Meng Xilan silently took a step back, re-examining Zhou Youlin's eyes, and a trace of bad premonition surged in her heart.

She shouldn't have gone back to the palace with him! Never!

A few steps away, Meng Xiran only cared about taking care of Zhou Youning, and did not notice the abnormality here.

Zhou Youning was blown by the cold wind and coughed a few times, Meng Xiran hurriedly took off his cloak and draped it on her body: "Your Royal Highness the princess, be careful of catching a cold." ”

Zhou Youning was tightly wrapped in a thick cloak, and immediately stopped feeling cold.

She looked up at Meng Xiran and wanted to say thank you, but as a result, she inadvertently bumped into his snow-bright eyes, and she was slightly stunned.

Seeing that the princess was staring at herself, not moving or leaving, Meng Xiran couldn't help but smile, her smile was light and gentle: "It's not early, Her Royal Highness the princess should go back to the palace early." ”

A gentle tone, a warm smile, warm eyes, and a warm cape.

Zhou Youning discovered for the first time that this little brother, who always followed the fourth brother, was so handsome and gentle, especially when he laughed, it was like a spring breeze in April...... Inexplicably, a warm current suddenly surged in her heart, and the warm feeling made her heart beat faster and panicked.

"Thank you......"

Zhou Youning stammered a little and thanked him, then turned his head and ran behind Meng Xilan, like a suddenly shy child, and twisted: "Sister Lan, I'm tired and want to go back." ”

She came over and happened to help Meng Xilan solve the embarrassment in front of her.

Meng Xilan held her arm and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go back to Cining Palace." ”

The carriage out of the palace failed to catch up in time, so Zhou Youlin instructed the guards to rearrange the carriage to send them back to Cining Palace.

Meng Xiran stood beside the car and said to Meng Xilan: "Wait a while, I will send someone to bring Zhulu and Zhuqing back." ”

Meng Xilan nodded and "belched", and told him to remember to drink ginger soup to drive away the cold after going back.

Zhou Youning lowered his head slightly, sat there honestly, holding the strap on the cloak in his hand, and never looked outside again.

When she returned to Cining Palace, the Queen Mother had not yet gone to bed, and when she saw that they came back late, she didn't blame them much, but only said: Don't take it as an example, so let them go back.

After tossing all night, Meng Xilan was so tired that she didn't even want to say a word. Zhou Youning was also tired when she looked at it, no matter what she said to her, she just said "oh" absentmindedly.

The palace maids coaxed her to go to bed early, but she didn't follow, just sat quietly, always fiddling with Meng Xiran's cloak in her hand, folding it for a while, opening it for a while, frowning for a while, laughing for a while, and not sleepy all night......

…

The night is deeper.

Murong Qiao sat up from the chaise longue with a lazy expression, covered his mouth and yawned, looked at his son standing outside the curtain, and said unhurriedly: "Where did you go?" Wild didn't come back until it was dark? ”

While speaking, the palace maids lifted the glass bead curtain and let Zhou Youlin walk in.

Zhou Youlin sat down slowly, deliberately not replying.

What his whereabouts are, the mother concubine has always known in her heart, and this time she knowingly asked, she must have something to say.

Murong Qiao's bright eyes carefully looked at his son's face, and soon found the hidden smile on his lips, and his heart turned, and he suddenly counted.

"Look at your expression, eighty percent of them have encountered something good."

Zhou Youlin smiled and said: "Today, my son went to the Anguo Mansion to talk to Meng Shilang about the disaster relief in Changzhou, and Meng Shilang's insights made my son very useful!" ”

His son got this important responsibility, and Murong Qiao's heart was naturally one hundred and twenty satisfied.

"After so many years of the decline of the Anguo Mansion, a pillar of talent has finally emerged. The emperor is very important to Meng Shilang. It's a time when you need people the most, and it's a good thing to have him in your pocket. ”

Although, the harem is not allowed to intervene in the political affairs of the previous dynasty. But Murong Qiao often accompanies the holy driver, and he has a lot of contacts in his hands, so he is naturally clear about the affairs of the court. The Meng family has been on the rise in the past two years, which should not be underestimated.

"If the mother concubine says, the son can save it." After today's incident, Zhou Youlin is eighty percent sure that he will stand on his side in the future.

Now that the overall situation is undecided, it is time to take in the staff and consolidate the position.

Murong Qiao paused slightly: "Meng Xiran's child is also good, and his sister Meng Xilan is already a big celebrity in front of the Queen Mother." ”

Hearing Meng Xilan's name, Zhou Youlin held the hand of the teacup, paused slightly, and then followed lightly: "That kid is indeed different." ”

When Murong Qiao heard this, there was a little more meaning in his eyes.

"Oh? Is it? ”

Her son has always been high-minded and arrogant, and there are really not many people who can make him look the other way.

At this time, there were only their mother and son, and Zhou Youlin did not hide what he meant, took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "She is very interesting." ”

Thinking of Fang Cai's everything, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, as if there was a smile.