Concubine De smiled slowly, looked at Tuoba Lin on the side, and said reluctantly: "Lin'er, come, come to Grandma Taifei." ”

He Xi let go of Tuobalin's hand, and Tuoba Lin walked quickly in front of Concubine De and called softly-Grandma Taifei.

Concubine De's hand stroked Tuoba Lin's little face, and said kindly: "You bad boy, you are really heartless, I can go back with your mother today, you look at this little face and are happy, pity the old woman of the mourning family." ”

Tuoba Lin hurriedly said: "Grandma Taifei, Lin'er will come to see you from time to time, besides, you are not old at all." ”

Concubine De took a deep breath, slowly suppressed the reluctance in her heart and said: "Okay, okay, if you want to come, you can come, if you don't want to come, the mourning family still wants to be quiet, let's go, let's go." ”

He Xi originally wanted to take Tuoba Lin to stay in Shoukang Palace for half a day, but when she saw Concubine De open her mouth, she thought that she didn't want her emotions to continue to swallow her, so she stepped forward, pulled Tuoba Lin to kneel, and said in a deep voice: "He Xi has thanked Concubine De for her great kindness, and in the future, if you have the opportunity, you will definitely repay Concubine De." ”

Concubine De rubbed the corners of her eyes a little tiredly, and didn't look at the two of them, just waved her hand, Rui Zhi looked at He Xi with some distress and said, "Little master, the slave will send you out." ”

He Xi took Tuoba Lin to get up, and Tuoba Lin said obediently: "Goodbye, Grandma Taifei." ”

Listening to the footsteps gradually getting farther away, Concubine De got up in a hurry, as if she wanted to chase out, but then sat back dejectedly, and the little palace maid on the side looked at it and asked smartly: "Concubine Niangniang, the osmanthus flowers in the backyard are about to bloom, do you want to move over and take a look?" ”

Concubine De sighed and said, "It's okay, let's go and have a look." ”

On the other side, Tuoba Lin followed He Xi as a sedan chair, walking all the way towards Lingxiu Palace, followed by a group of little eunuchs, carrying on their backs, holding in their hands, and large bags and small bags, all of which were things that Concubine De prepared for Tuoba Lin.

Suddenly, Ruyi said: "Little master, in front of you is Concubine Xu Shu, you-"

He Xi waved his hand, motioned for the sedan chair to stop, and called a little eunuch again: "You send the things back to Lingxiu Palace first, and the people will put them away." ”

The little eunuch received the order, and He Xi led Tuoba Lin out of the sedan chair and walked towards the front with Ruyi.

At the pavilion on the side, next to the pond, there is a palace beauty sitting there, although it is August, but it is also early to put on a thick wool cloak.

Lining's somewhat lushy face became more and more noble, He Xi led Tuoba Lin to stand still outside the pavilion, and said loudly: "The concubine sees the concubine." ”

Green pothos glanced at He Xi, then at her own mother, and when she saw Xu Qing'er rolling her eyes, she raised her voice and said, "Little master, let's come in and sit." ”

Ruyi lifted the curtain on the gazebo, turned sideways to let He Xi in, and then carefully lowered it to prevent the wind from coming in.

Xu Qing'er looked at He Xi, turned around on Tuoba Lin's little face again, and said, "Today, I heard that Sister He Xi is going to bring the eldest prince back, and Qing'er is also happy for her sister, especially waiting for her sister here." ”

He Xi laughed, she had long been accustomed to Xu Qing'er's title, and the current situation of the two of them, perhaps only this title could prove that once, for a while, the two were really for each other's good.

"Concubine Niangniang, why is this difficult, you are not in good health, the queen's mother is free, and now you are running here again, you are not afraid of what someone will say in front of the queen?" He Xi said lightly.

"Presumably Concubine Hui must have said something in front of her sister today, if my sister doesn't come, won't my sister misbelieve the words of others?" The look on Xu Qing'er's face couldn't tell if it was mockery or what.

He Xi finally sighed lightly and said: "Lin'er's matter, I didn't blame you, why are you suffering, besides, now that I'm going around, Lin'er has also returned to my side, the past-"

"I can't let go—" Xu Qing'er suddenly spoke, her voice slightly raised, with a hint of hysterical eagerness.

Xu knew that she was out of shape, her face turned red, she took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "Although my sister forgave Qing'er, but Qing'er will never forgive herself, I have thought countless times, if I did what you said at that time, what should the result be, but if my sister really angered Your Majesty that day, what should the result be, these things are like nightmares, haunting my heart, driving them away, I told myself that things are already a foregone conclusion, so you shouldn't be obsessed, but sister, do you know, maybe you have a chance, But what does it feel like to miss out? ”

He Xi just remained silent and didn't speak, how could she not know such a feeling? If she didn't know, she wouldn't have been so open to help Xu Qing'er at that time. Xu Qing'er saw her groaning, she only thought that she didn't want to say more to herself, some crystals flashed in her eyes, and she wiped them away again, she smiled bitterly and said, "You see me in front of Lin'er, what are you doing with this?" ”

She pushed the pastry in front of her in the direction of Tuoba Lin, Tuoba Lin looked at He Xi, very well-behaved and did not move, Xu Qing'er didn't mind, but said with pity in her eyes: "The eldest prince is well-behaved by nature, if only my child would be as well-behaved as Lin'er in the future." ”

He Xi stretched out his hand and touched the top of Tuoba Lin's hair, and said in a deep voice: "Lin'er has a good temperament, but Concubine Shu's mother is eccentric, and the child must be smart and lively." These words seemed a little intimate, but in the ears of the two, they also carried some alienating emotions. Xu Qing'er smiled uncomfortably and said, "It's all up to my sister Jiyan." He Xi finally sighed, she didn't know what Xu Qing'er was thinking in her heart, but forgive her selfishness, she didn't have so much time and energy to allow her to make mistakes willfully, and every step in the future, she had to walk calmly and solidly, so that she could protect the people behind her.

She turned her face and saw Ruyi standing outside the pavilion, looking at the sparkling lake, not knowing what she was thinking, Xu Qing'er saw this, and said with interest: "Today, the eldest prince returns to the palace, presumably my sister still has a lot of things to deal with, and my sister will not bother my sister." ”

Saying that, he was helped up by the green pothos, He Xi hurriedly stood up and wanted to salute, Xu Qing'er said: "That's it, it's just us, my sister doesn't need to be like this." ”

She turned around faintly, just leaving He Xi with a back, after the little Tuoba Lin saw Xu Qing'er leave, his face sank, and he was a little reluctant to fall, He Xi rarely saw Tuoba Lin like this, squatted down, looked at Tuoba Lin at eye level, and asked, "Lin'er, what's wrong?" ”

Tuoba Lin pouted and said, "Lin'er doesn't like Lady Niang-" He Xi didn't expect Tuoba Lin to say this, and hurriedly asked, "Why?" Why doesn't Lin'er like Lady? ”

Tuoba Lin shrank into He Xi's arms, and said in a deep voice: "Because of the lady, Lin'er was sent to the palace of the concubine and grandmother, and she can't be close to her mother, so Lin'er doesn't like the lady." ”

He Xi couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly, she straightened Tuoba Lin's collar, and said solemnly: "Lin'er, you have to remember that in this world, there are always many people and many things that are involuntarily, and even want to hurt others for their own interests, Shuniang, she also has hardships." ”

Tuoba Lin tilted his little head and asked puzzledly: "However, a mistake is a mistake, Lin'er has done something wrong, and Grandma Taifei will punish Lin'er, no matter what reason Lin'er has." ”

He Xi was in a trance, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, it turned out that things were so simple, right is right, wrong is wrong, even if there are many reasons, she said softly: "Lin'er is right, Grandma Taifei taught Lin'er very well." ”

Tuoba Lin was praised and nodded proudly, He Xi looked at the sky and said: "Your father is going to have dinner together in the evening, let's go back first Tuoba Lin is more in awe of Tuoba Chen, but since He Xi said so, he can only go back."

During the dinner, Tuoba Chen did not come to Lingxiu Palace for a long time, He Xi looked at the sky, estimated the time, and said: "Bring the dishes to the small kitchen to heat up, Ruyi, you go to the Heart Cultivation Hall to ask Father-in-law Fu, but what is the delay of Your Majesty?" ”

Ruyi nodded and went down.

Ruyi walked all the way, and before she arrived at the Heart Cultivation Palace, she saw Tuoba Chen's imperial bowl turn from the imperial garden, and she hurriedly leaned over and knelt down.

Fuqing's sharp eyes saw Ruyi and said, "But the little master sent the girl over." ”

Ruyi glanced at Tuoba Chen and said: "Back to my father-in-law's words, it is exact, the little master said to let the slave maid see if His Majesty was delayed because of something." ”

Tuoba Chen's expression was very tired, he rubbed the corners of his forehead, and said, "Let's go, don't let your little master and Lin'er wait for a long time." ”

When Tuoba Chen entered the hall, he saw He Xi watching Tuoba Lin write, and wanted to call He Xi, but was stopped by Tuoba Chen, Fuqing also shook his head, wishful thinking, and said softly to the little palace maid on the side: "Go and pass the meal." ”

Immediately after, he waited outside the door like Fuqing.

Tuoba Chen walked to Tuoba Lin's and saw that he was holding a pen like a decent, and he could simply write some simple words, so he smiled and said: "The emperor said that I learned words early, but I didn't expect Lin'er to reach my age, and also have the style of my year." ”

He Xi came back to his senses and hurriedly leaned over to salute, and Tuoba Lin also put down the pen in his hand and knelt down.

Tuoba Chen helped the two of them up and asked Tuoba Lin: "Lin'er is back, are you happy?" ”

Tuoba Lin nodded vigorously and said, "Lin'er is happy, it's just—"

As he spoke, he lowered his head again, with a guilty look on his face.

Tuoba Chen sighed and said, "It's just what? ”

Tuoba Lin frowned, and seemed to be a little entangled: "But Lin'er is not so happy when she thinks that Grandma Taifei is eating alone now." ”