In Weiyang Palace, Queen Xiao was holding scissors and pruning flowers and branches. The arrival of Yan Lingyue and Zhou Ziyu failed to attract her attention.

Mama Zhou, who came out of the room with tea, saw Zhou Ziyu, her eyes lit up, and she was anxious to call Queen Xiao, but she was stopped by Zhou Ziyu. Several people quietly walked to the gazebo in the courtyard and sat down.

Yan Lingyue glanced at the scissors in Queen Xiao's hand, "Why did you let Queen Xiao take the scissors again?" Won't something happen? ”

Mama Zhou smiled instead, and while helping Yan Lingyue and Zhou Ziyu pour water, she said, "After returning from Lingshan Temple, Queen Xiao's spirit has improved a lot, and her mood has stabilized, but she likes to ask the Nine Emperors when he will come back from time to time." ”

"I always thought that the queen couldn't think about it, and she was drilling the horns of the bull, but I didn't expect to really bring the Nine Emperors back," Mama Zhou said to Zhou Ziyu, "Recently, Queen Xiao always likes to pull the old slave to talk about the things of the year after eating, and even the imperial doctor has said it, which is a very good phenomenon." Now that the Nine Emperor Princes have also returned, I believe that Queen Xiao will slowly recover her health. ”

Yan Lingyue nodded and comforted Mama Zhou, "It will definitely be." ”

However, Zhou Ziyu didn't say a word from beginning to end, just looked at Queen Xiao quietly.

You must know that in the past, Zhou Ziyu would definitely run up when she saw Queen Xiao, and the queen mother kept screaming. This has been missing for a while, and when I come back, my personality has changed. Mama Zhou felt strange, "Nine Emperor Princes? ”

Zhou Ziyu came back to his senses suddenly, shook Yan Lingyue's hand, and said with a look of grievance, "Mother, queen mother are sick, ignore me." In the past, when the queen mother saw Ziyu, she would call Ziyu and bring red bean cake to Ziyu. ”

Mama Zhou was stunned in an instant, and at the same time couldn't help but feel sad, the mother and son had accidents one after another, what kind of sin was created.

Yan Lingyue held Zhou Ziyu's hand, "The Nine Emperor Princes are back, and the queen mother's illness will be cured soon." ”

Zhou Ziyu pouted and shouted to Queen Xiao, "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, Ziyu is back." ”

Queen Xiao was stunned for a moment, slowly turned around, and when she saw Zhou Ziyu, she instantly smiled, put the scissors on the ground, and walked towards the pavilion.

Zhou Ziyu stood up, opened his arms, and gave Queen Xiao a big hug, but before she could speak, Queen Xiao pushed him away, "Why are you back?" Hide and hide if someone tries to harm you again? Queen Xiao pushed Zhou Ziyu and let him leave.

Zhou Ziyu was helpless, "Queen Mother! No one can harm me. I will return to the palace, my father will protect me, and besides, Ziyu himself will also work hard. ”

But Queen Xiao still insisted on letting him hide.

There was no way, in the end, Yan Lingyue could only leave Weiyang Palace with Zhou Ziyu and return to Ming Hanxuan. But before he stepped into the door of Ming Hanxuan, he saw Mama Li standing at the door and looking.

"What's wrong?" Yan Lingyue let go of the hand holding Zhou Ziyu's arm and strode towards Mama Li.

Mama Li hurriedly greeted her young lady when she saw her, "Nine Emperor Princes, you are finally back." The imperial concubine has come over, and she is now sitting in the courtyard. ”

Imperial Concubine? Zhou Zichang's mother. Yan Lingyue has been in the palace for a short time, except for seeing the imperial concubine a few times at the palace banquet, she has almost never had contact with her.

"Why is she here?" Yan Lingyue's eyebrows frowned slightly.

Zhou Ziyu took Yan Lingyue's hand and walked towards the courtyard.

As soon as the imperial concubine heard the movement, she hurriedly stood up.

When Zhou Ziyu and Yan Lingyue walked three feet away from the imperial concubine, they stopped, but did not speak. In the end, it was the imperial concubine who opened her mouth first, "I hope Ziyu can raise her noble hand and go to the king to ask for a favor for Zichang." The accident that happened in the paddock really has nothing to do with Zichang, we never thought of harming you in the paddock. ”

The imperial concubine looked at Yan Lingyue again, "There are also the two fake monks of Lingshan Temple, which were not arranged by Zichang, and we don't know about it at all." ”

"Ziyu, you have to believe the mother concubine, your second brother was really wronged," the imperial concubine threw herself in front of Zhou Ziyu, holding his arm tightly with both hands, "You don't want to think about it, if we want to harm you, we have already done it after so many years, why do we have to wait until the time to go hunting?" ”

"The mother concubine said something disobedient, with your situation, it is not a threat to the throne at all, your second brother is already the crown prince, we don't need to risk harming you again. At most, you will spread some rumors about you in the city and make the queen feel uncomfortable......"

Seeing that the imperial concubine who was always high in the past, crying like a tearful person at this time, Yan Lingyue inexplicably believed her words. If Zhou Ziyu dies, King Zhou will inevitably investigate thoroughly, Zhou Zichang is already the crown prince, and there is really no need for him to risk his life again.

"Whether the second brother is wronged or not, it's not for me to have the final say," Zhou Ziyu pulled his arm out of the imperial concubine's hand, "The criminal department looks at the evidence, and now all the evidence points to the second brother, unless the mother concubine can find the real murderer." ”

"Zhang Yu, send the imperial concubine back," the words fell, and Zhou Ziyu pulled Yan Lingyue back to the room.

Closing the door, you can faintly hear the cry of the imperial concubine in the courtyard. Zhou Ziyu didn't seem to hear it, walked to the round table, poured a glass of water and handed it to Yan Lingyue.

Yan Lingyue took the water cup and sipped her saliva, "You said that there would be someone else who wanted to kill you in the paddock?" ”

To be honest, as early as after the slaughter of Mojiao Village, Zhou Ziyu had this suspicion. However, even in the hunting ground, it was not Zhou Zichang who shot in Lingshan Temple, and the assassins who wanted to murder Yan Lingyue three times and twice before were inseparable from Zhou Zichang. and the death of Zuo Shangshu's daughter and Admiral Li's daughter back then, I am afraid that it was also Zhou Zichang's hand, so in Zhou Ziyu's opinion, Zhou Zichang was not wronged when he was imprisoned.

Seeing that Zhou Ziyu was silent, Yan Lingyue reached out and tapped his shoulder, "Hey! ”

Zhou Ziyu lowered his head, quickly kissed Yan Lingyue's finger, touched his stomach and said, "Hungry, Ziyu is hungry." ”

Originally, I got up a little late in the morning, first Zhou Ziqin and Zhou Xiangjun came here to chat for a while, and then went to Weiyang Palace to sit for so long, and in a blink of an eye, it was noon.

"Mama Li, let's get ready for lunch," Yan Lingyue shouted outside the door.

Not long after, Qiu Shuang and Dong Ling came over with food, and to Yan Lingyue's surprise, Xiuchuan actually followed behind.

Since Zhou Ziyu disappeared, Yan Lingyue hadn't seen Xiuchuan waiting in front of her for a long time, but she didn't expect that as soon as Zhou Ziyu came back, she immediately reappeared.

Yan Lingyue was surprised, "It turns out that Xiuchuan is still in Minghanxuan, I haven't seen you for so long, I thought you were back in Weiyang Palace." ”

Xiuchuan's hand on the dishes and chopsticks was beaten.

Mama Li, who came in from outside, was a little unhappy and said, "People Xiuchuan said, I am not feeling well, and I have been resting in the partial room for more than a month, I thought I would have to be sick for another month, but I didn't expect that as soon as the Nine Emperor Prince came back, this body will be fine immediately." ”

The meaning of Mama Li's words couldn't be clearer, Xiuchuan listened, and really blushed, secretly glanced at Zhou Ziyu, and continued to place the dishes and chopsticks.

Yan Ling Yuequan didn't see it, picked up the chopsticks, and leisurely ate his own meal.

In Ming Hanxuan, who doesn't know that Xiuchuan is the queen's mother? Regarding the fact that Queen Xiao sent Xiuchuan to Ming Hanxuan to do eyeliner, to be honest, Yan Lingyue was unhappy in her heart. But this unhappiness didn't make her angry. As long as Xiuchuan doesn't get in her way, she is too lazy to take care of Xiuchuan, and she should give the right to Queen Xiao's son.

I don't know if it's because Zhou Ziyu came back, in the past two days, Yan Lingyue's appetite has been extraordinarily good, and she drank two bowls of soup in a row. Just when she was eating with relish, Zhou Ziyu on the side suddenly looked up at Xiuchuan, "Wait a while, you can pack your luggage and move back to Weiyang Palace." The queen mother is not in good health now, and she needs to be carefully served. ”

Zhou Ziyu's words fell, Xiuchuan's face instantly turned pale, and he knelt on the ground with a "poof", "The slave and maid know that they are wrong, and the slave and maid should not be lazy during the period when the Nine Emperor Princes are missing." Please also ask the Nine Emperor Princes to give the slaves and maids another chance, and not to drive the slaves and maids away. ”

When Zhou Ziyu heard this, he smiled, "Didn't you like to run to Weiyang Palace in the first place?" Now that you are given the opportunity to serve in front of the queen, how can you say as if you have been punished? Could it be that you don't want to serve the queen? ”

Zhou Ziyu's words were serious, Xiuchuan kept kowtowing, "Slaves don't dare, slaves don't dare to ......"

"Zhang Yu, don't hurry up and send Miss Xiuchuan to Weiyang Palace," the words fell, Zhou Ziyu didn't look at Xiuchuan again, picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched chopsticks for Yan Lingyue.

Seeing Xiuchuan being dragged away by Zhang Yu, the corners of Mama Li's mouth couldn't help but bend.

Yan Lingyue knocked on the table, looked at Zhou Ziyu with a smile and said, "This Xiuchuan was ordered to be sent away by you, presumably after the queen mother found out, she shouldn't blame me, right?" ”

Zhou Ziyu glanced at Yan Lingyue, "You have fun in your heart." ”

"That's really right for you," Yan Lingyue shook her head, and drank another big bowl of soup in a good mood.

Zhou Ziyu, who was watching, sighed.

As soon as a man is satisfied, he becomes sleepy. As soon as Mama Li removed the leftovers, Yan Lingyue yawned and lay down on the soft collapse.

Originally, Zhou Ziyu did not have the habit of taking a nap. However, when he left the Foot Grinding Village, his legs were not good, and he had been running back and forth recently, and his body was also very tired, seeing Yan Lingyue lazily collapsing, he also stretched his waist.

"Sleep, take a nap," Zhou Ziyu pointed to the bed, walked to the soft collapse, and hugged Yan Lingyue up.

Yan Lingyue was unguarded, exclaimed in surprise, and hugged his neck tightly.

Zhou Ziyu grinned, lowered his head and kissed Yan Lingyue's forehead, and hugged her to the bed.

Thinking of the scene when she got up this morning, Yan Lingyue's face turned red, her body rolled, and she rolled directly to the innermost part of the bed with a thin quilt.

Seeing this, the corners of Zhou Ziyu's mouth twitched. closed the bed curtain and lay down on the bed, never getting close to Yan Lingyue from beginning to end.

Looking at Zhou Ziyu, who had already closed her eyes, Yan Lingyue was embarrassed.