Meng Xilan looked at Murong Qiao's vaguely confused look, lowered her head and took a sip of tea, and smiled lightly: "A few days ago, I was not feeling well, so I didn't go to see my mother for a long time. ”

Murong Qiao nodded knowingly: "It's okay, what are you polite to this palace." She paused deliberately, "Before, Hongu was also too anxious. ”

Meng Xilan smiled slightly: "Niangniang is also thinking about me." ”

Murong Qiao also smiled when he heard this, but he smiled a little weakly.

The two of them were relatively speechless for a while, and after a long while, Murong Qiao sighed and said, "Lan'er, you must have felt bad in your heart for the past two days." To be honest, Hongu's heart is not easy to ......"

She deliberately wanted to speak and stopped, ready to see how Meng Xilan answered.

Meng Xilan's eyes flashed, and she said quietly: "Niangniang, Xilan has already thought about it." If this is really the last wish of the Queen Mother, Xilan is naturally willing to ......"

Yes?! Murong Qiao was stunned when she heard this, and looked at her with wide eyes, never expecting that she would nod her head in agreement, and moreover, she was so calm.

"Xilan, have you thought about it? It's a lifetime thing! ”

Meng Xilan lowered her head and gently brushed the folds on her skirt, and said lightly: "Niangniang, you are your own person, so I will tell you the truth." You know the purpose of my entry into the palace in the first place. In this court, everyone who is a little powerful wants to send their daughter to the palace and get the emperor's favor. So, this is obviously a good thing, how can I spare no blessings? ”

When Murong Qiao heard this, he looked like he had been greatly impacted, and his eyes widened a little.

Meng Xilan looked directly into her eyes and said word by word: "Niangniang is a person from the past, presumably the benefits of this, you should know better than me." ”

She obviously had something to say in her words, and Murong Qiao stared at Meng Xilan's face, as if in an instant, he saw the ambition that had been hidden in her body.

It turned out that she was even more able to endure than she imagined, and with her many years of experience in the palace, such a woman was the most terrifying. On the outside, he looks gentle and harmless, but on the inside, he is cunning and full of scheming.

Murong Qiao was silent for a moment, slowly reined in his emotions, smiled slightly, and was about to say something, when someone outside the palace suddenly reported: "The emperor has arrived." ”

Murong Qiao and Meng Xilan were stunned at the same time, and then they both stood up again, ready to greet the holy driver.

Zhou Shixian walked into the main hall with his hands behind his back, and his eyes hurriedly swept over the two of them.

Now, it is the mourning period of the Queen Mother, and the concubines in the palace are all plain white, and they are not allowed to dress up excessively. But women are born with a love of beauty, so how can they easily wear a plain face, always apply a little powder, or put their minds on hair accessories.

Murong Qiao is dressed up more carefully than Meng Xilan today, but the years are not forgiving, Meng Xilan is young, even if she has a plain face, she is also delicate and lovely, especially when she also wears a pair of pearl earrings on her ears today, which are round and small.

Zhou Shixian looked at her face and felt a little happy for no reason.

She does look very similar to Changning, but they also have differences, the look between the eyebrows and eyes, the smile and the smile, are all different.

Murong Qiao looked down at the hem of the imperial robe, hurried past in front of him, and finally stopped behind her.

Zhou Shixian said lightly: "Let's be even." ”

Murong Qiao was the first to stand up, but when he saw that Meng Xilan was still kneeling on the ground and didn't move, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

Who knows, before she could speak, Zhou Shixian had already stretched out his hand, as if he intended to help her up: "I haven't seen you for a few days, I heard that you are sick, stand up quickly, let me see how your face is?" ”

He spoke in a flat, unconcerned tone,

Meng Xilan slowly stretched out her hand, and the moment her fingertips tapped on his palm, Zhou Shixian shook her hand suddenly, and then said lightly: "Why is it cold?" Are you really sick? ”

As soon as these words came out, Murong Qiao's face changed.

She glanced at Zhou Shixian with some displeasure, and then smiled lightly: "Xilan, this kid, has indeed suffered a lot. ”

Zhou Shixian turned to look at her when he heard this, "So, I was a little relieved, so I came over to take a look." ”

Murong Qiao smiled back at him, "Your Majesty, rest assured, this palace will take good care of Xi Lan." ”

Zhou Shixian heard this and nodded slightly: "This is the best." ”

Meng Xilan listened to the hypocritical conversation between them, silently curled the corners of her lips, revealing a sneer.

Murong Qiao still had the means in the end, and only used a few words to make Zhou Shixian laugh, and returned to Zhaohua Palace with her.

Meng Xilan sent the two away, and after a while, Zhulu came over to help her: "Master, Concubine Ning didn't look at you right." ”

Meng Xilan sighed lightly: "I know." She's going to start guarding me now. ”

Zhulu frowned: "Master, Concubine Ning is the biological mother of the prince, don't you worry about ......"

Meng Xilan raised her hand to interrupt her words, only looked at Gao Fuli, who was silent with his eyes down, and said, "Xiao Lizi, you can come." ”

Seeing what the master said, Gao Fuli hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "The slave doesn't dare to be clever in front of the master, and I hope the master will make it clear." ”

"Don't pretend to be confused with me, you're so smart that you won't know my intentions." Meng Xilan glared at him and said.

Gao Fu lowered his head: "Then the slave will say it directly." The master did this, Xu in order to deliberately provoke Concubine Ning Niangniang, make her feel that the master you are a threat, and then find a way to stop the emperor. ”

Meng Xilan smiled: "Our father-in-law is really smart. ”

A woman's jealousy is a terrible thing.

Murong Qiao has been alone for so many years, even the queen can't shake her in the slightest, how can she still tolerate others.

At the beginning, Li Jieyu put her together, and she still can't forget it.

Sure enough, as Meng Xilan expected, Murong Qiao didn't come to see her again for more than a month!

She didn't come, Zhou Shixian didn't come, Cining Palace was still so quiet and quiet, and the wind was light.

Zhou Youning and Meng Xilan have a lot of time together, although they have grown up, sometimes the two of them will do some childish things that only children do.

Recently, Zhou Youning likes to go out at night to see the stars.

Meng Xilan sometimes sat with her, looking at her slightly raised face and sweet smile on the corner of her mouth.

There is no doubt that this smile comes from the joy of missing Meng Xiran, and also from the ignorance of the girl when she was pregnant with spring.

Meng Xilan looked at her and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Zhou Youning saw that she was silent and didn't speak, so he asked, "What is my sister laughing at?" ”

Meng Xilan shook her head with a smile: "It's nothing." ”

Zhou Youning let out an "oh", and then said: "Ming'er, Brother Xiran will come to the palace, and you two brothers and sisters can meet." ”

Meng Xilan's eyebrows moved when she heard this, and she only let out a faint "um".

The second brother will come, which means that Zhou Youlin will also come.

They are always inseparable.

Since Murong Qiao already knew about that incident, Zhou Youlin must also know it.

In the afternoon of the next day, the first thing Zhou Youlin said to Meng Xilan was: "I really didn't expect that you would become my concubine." ”

When he said this, Meng Xiran was also present, and his expression was ugly.

Meng Xilan restrained her emotions, only said gently to Meng Xiran: "Second brother, Her Royal Highness the princess has been waiting for you, you go over first." ”

Meng Xiran looked at her with a distressed expression, "What about you?" ”

The prince is so aggressive, how can she withstand it?

Meng Xilan smiled faintly: "Don't worry, the prince and I just have some misunderstandings." ”

Zhou Youlin smiled coldly. yes, just a misunderstanding.

Seeing that the second brother was not leaving, Meng Xilan hurriedly patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Second brother, go quickly." ”

Meng Xiran turned around and left step by step, worried.

Under the shade of the tree, Meng Xilan and Zhou Youlin stood opposite each other, and the palace people who were waiting around them all avoided it with interest, silently paying attention to every move around them.

Zhou Youlin's eyes were gloomy and locked on Meng Xilan's face, and he couldn't wait to see her whole person through, see through it.

"Imperial grandmother's suicide note, what are you going to do?" Zhou Youlin spoke coldly, and his tone was a little inquiring.

Meng Xilan said quietly: "Let's take a step and see a step." Now, I'm just an idler in the palace, and everything is naturally good. ”

She thought about it carefully, and now, the best way for her to cope is to keep the same as ever.

Zhou Youlin's eyes lit up with anger: "You said this so lightly." If your father wants you, won't you resist? ”

Meng Xilan's voice was faint, unwavering, and she couldn't hear any emotion. "Rebellion? Does the prince want me to disobey the holy will, and then connect the nine clans? ”

Zhou Youlin didn't know how naïve and ridiculous he said. But he still spoke unconsciously.

"I'll stop this." Zhou Youlin put away those irritable thoughts, and then said gloomily.

When Meng Xilan heard this, she didn't see the slightest emotion on her face, she just smiled, and the curvature of the corners of her mouth was very weird.

"What are you laughing at?"

Zhou Youlin hated her to face him with this expression, as if he was a childish and ridiculous child, or he was a fool.

"There are some things that I have already said clearly with the prince. So, we don't have to go around the bend to be polite. You don't have to stop anything, no matter what happens in the future, it's all my Meng Xilan's willingness. Meng Xilan said in a slow tone.

She is the one who crawled back after the ghost door was closed, and after going through so much, she knew that she couldn't be too greedy, she wanted everything, and wanted to do everything.

Zhou Youlin frowned: "Willingly? Aren't you suspicious of wanting to get out of the palace? Don't you want to return to Chu Jingchuan's side wholeheartedly? ”

To be honest, he can't figure out himself now, who is in her heart? Who do you care about?

"I have nothing to do with Chu Jingchuan. Moreover, the person in my heart is not him. ”

Zhou Youlin's eyes gradually deepened, "Who is the person in your heart?" ”

Who the hell is it? can make her willing to sacrifice herself.

Meng Xilan's eyes flickered slightly, as if a bottomless pool had been thrown into a small pebble, she gently opened her lips and muttered, "It's just a dead man,"