Inside the Mansion of King Xian.

Xiao Nai was carefully selecting the fabrics in front of her, all of them were bright red materials, and the maid picked up the satin embroidered with gold thread peony patterns on the side, and came to Xiao Nai's face, and said, "Miss, look at this, it feels soft to the touch, is it good?" ”

Xiao Nai was serious, took the forging material a little closer, looked at it carefully, and then nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, keep it first." ”

Seeing that she was so serious, the maid covered her lips and smiled stupidly: "The slave has never seen the young lady so solemn." ”

Xiao Nai glanced at the servant girl with a smile and said, "What are you talking about?" Are you looking for a fight? ”

The maid shrank her head and laughed quietly: "It's not that the slave and maid are looking for a fight, but the young lady is really about to do something, and the slave and maid heard that the master was so anxious that he sent a few urgent letters to the family, asking the prince to go back to southern Xinjiang to discuss the matter." ”

The sweetness in Xiao Nai's heart seemed to be overflowing, and she said: "Father is too eager, Brother Yue has a lot of things to do in Beijing-"

The maidservant secretly pulled Xiao Nai and said softly: "Miss-it has been a few months since His Majesty gave me the marriage, and the prince should have prepared to marry you earlier." ”

Xiao Nai's face became more and more ruddy, like the peach blossoms on the branches soaked in the drizzle, such a good year, no matter how beautiful the fat powder was, it was just icing on the cake.

Her hand swept across the soft satin inch by inch, and there were slight ripples in her heart.

At this time, the voice of the housekeeper sounded outside the door: "Miss, Mr. asks to see you." ”

It was Tuoba Yue's staff, Xiao Nai hurriedly said, "Please come in." The man saluted Xiao Nai and said, "Miss—"

Xiao Nai nodded and said, "Brother Yue is back in southern Xinjiang this time, are you ready for everything?" ”

The man squinted at the scorching red color on the desk, and said with a smile: "Naturally, it's ready." But there's one more thing that the advisors are still arguing about—"

Xiao Nai frowned slightly and asked, "What is it for?" ”

The strategist glanced around, Xiao Nai understood, and said to his maidservant: "Go find the best embroiderer in Beijing, make a set of each of these clothes, and let me choose." ”

The maid was very eye-catching, and retreated with the material, and when there were only two people left in the house, Xiao Nai said, "What is it for?" ”

The strategist was very embarrassed and said, "The left and right are just for the person in the palace—"

Xiao Nai's expression was slightly stunned, and he said, "He Xi? What's wrong with her? ”

The name He Xi had long been swallowed up and drowned by her great joy, and now that it was brought up again, she found that she had never really let go of her heart for a day, like a fish bone in her throat, and the strategist said: "Now that person is pregnant, everyone is worried that she will rebel and ruin the king's affairs, and they want to find another person to send to the palace——"

Xiao Nai seemed to have heard about He Xi's pregnancy a few days ago, but she didn't think about it, she said: "There is such a saying, but if it is really arranged for one person, it is not impossible, it is all regarded as being prepared, who is against it?" ”

The strategist looked at Xiao Nai and said with some fear: "It's the prince, the prince said that she alone in the palace is enough, and the prince said that he believes that she will not betray him." ”

The sweetness in Xiao Nai's heart faded bit by bit, but it only turned into a touch of sourness, she didn't like Tuoba Chen's attitude towards He Xi, she pondered for a moment and said: "However, in everything, it is naturally good to be prepared, we can secretly do this." It's good if she doesn't rebel, but if she mutinies, our people can also solve her inside and outside for us. ”

Speaking of the back, there was already a faint meaning of slaughter in her words.

The strategist whispered: "But I heard that she has been pregnant for more than two months, if she really rebels, with the methods of the current emperor, I am afraid that our people will not be able to succeed." ”

Xiao Nai said: "What did you say? ”

The counsellor said, "I mean our men—"

Xiao Nai interrupted: "No, in the last sentence, you said that she-"

The advisor didn't know that what he said was wrong, so he could only repeat: "My subordinate said that she was two months pregnant—"

Xiao Nai just felt that something exploded in her mind, two months, two months, two months ago, it was when she went deep into Shu to deliver medicine for Tuoba Yue, could it be- she didn't know why she had such thoughts, maybe it was because of a woman's natural and sensitive intuition, she always felt that something was wrong.

The strategist looked at Xiao Nai's expression and asked tentatively, "Miss, do you think there is a problem?" ”

Xiao Nai said with a busy face: "No-I'm just-I just feel that since ancient times, it is difficult to give up, if she is really pregnant with a child, the possibility of rebellion is very great, we should still think about the overall situation, I will inform my father about this matter, you can step down." ”

The man smiled and said: "Presumably, Patriarch Xiao must be able to plan far-sightedly, and with Patriarch Xiao as the town, his subordinates will be relieved." ”

Xiao Nai didn't have the heart to greet him, so he only waved his hand and let him go down.

After he left, Xiao Nai hurriedly wrote a letter and sent it out secretly.

He Qing and his wife Luo entered the palace at the end of September, and in the Luhua Palace, Concubine Hui held a hand stove surrounded by sable fur on the soft collapse, looked at He Xi and said: "That is, Concubine Xi has such a blessing, and His Majesty has to personally decree that your father and mother can be invited into the palace." ”

He Xi sat down, just bowed slightly to Concubine Hui, and looked at He Qing and Luo in the hall with joy on his face, and said with a smile: "The concubine is originally from Jiangnan, and the concubine marries far away, no better than Hui Guifei's maiden family is in the capital, even in this palace, there is also a sister of the concubine." ”

Lan Xin heard that she took the initiative to mention Lan Ruo, and said with a smile: "It's just that the sister of the palace is not angry and has annoyed Your Majesty, as the concubines of the harem, we should take the queen's character as an example, and at the same time, we should also take the queen's mistakes as a wake-up call." ”

He Xi nodded yes, Lan Xin glared at her fiercely dissatisfied, He Xi was like a round ball, so that people couldn't find anything wrong, and couldn't hold the handle, she reluctantly suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and said: "Master He is really well-educated, and he can teach a woman like Concubine Xi, which is deeply favored by His Majesty, and he really cares." ”

He Qing listened to her words in a word, glanced at He Xi, and said politely: "Back to Concubine Hui's words, Concubine Xi can win the favor of His Majesty, it is her blessing, speaking of me, I and I are also stained with the light of Concubine Xi, this capital, since the ancestors returned to their hometowns, they have come too little——"

Seeing that he quietly changed the topic, Luo also helped: "But isn't it, on the way here, the concubine also brought Concubine Xi's favorite peach cake, and I don't know if the mother is still willing to eat it——"

She eagerly took out an oiled paper bag from her bosom and opened it carefully, only to see that it was wrapped in a palm-sized fried golden crispy peach crisp, and white sesame seeds were sprinkled on it, as if she could smell the aroma just by looking at it.

He Xi was stunned and looked at Luo, that kind of look was clearly a mother's concern for herself, she couldn't help but have a sour nose, her eyes turned red, and said: "Mother still remembers that her daughter loves to eat peach cakes?" ”

Luo said: "Remember, how can you not remember such an important thing-"

When she saw He Xi's tears, she couldn't help but take a handkerchief to cover the crystal in the corner of her eyes, which was clearly a sentimental look of goodbye to her relatives. He Qing said: "In front of the concubine, what are you crying for?" ”

As soon as He Qing said this, Luo Shi was timid, looked at Lan Xin at the top, leaned over and pleaded guilty: "It's the concubine who lost her honor, and I ask Concubine Hui to forgive her sins." ”

Lan Xin's inquiring gaze wandered over the three of them for a moment before she said, "What is Mrs. He talking about, the joy of family, the joy of goodbye, it's too late for the envy of this palace, how can I blame you?" I think you must have a lot to say, Your Majesty has already made a will, and you can stay in the palace for the night today and have a good talk. ”

He Qing and Luo Shi glanced at each other, the joy in their eyes seemed to be unable to hide it, they thanked each other, and followed He Xi back to Lingxiu Palace.

Not a drop of water, not a single flaw. After they left, Lan Xin said thoughtfully, "Linglong, what do you think?" ”

Linglong looked at it and said: "The slave maid looked, although Concubine Xi's appearance is not very similar to Master He's, but it is somewhat similar to Mrs. He, and the slave maid looked at it, Mrs. He's eyes didn't look like they were pretending." ”

Lan Xin's brows furrowed even tighter, and she said, "But that day, Pei Mingming sent a message back, saying that it was—"

The thoughts in her heart began to waver, and Linglong also felt that something was wrong, she guessed: "Niangniang, according to the slave's thoughts, this Zipei's words may not be able to believe all of them, think about it, she was originally the queen's person, we promised benefits, and only then did we listen to our words, such a person, when you can't keep it, you will bite us." ”

Lan Xin nodded and said: "That's true, it's just that Zi Pei doesn't know about the old things before, it's the palace, and she knows very little, if what Zi Pei said is false, she ordered it." ”

Linglong knew that what Lan Xin was referring to was the queen who was now grounded in Weiyang Palace, and she said with disdain on her face: "It doesn't matter whose dog she is, now that the masters are locked up, there is only a bunch of slaves left to jump for a long time, and this posterior position, sooner or later, it will be your mother." ”

Lan Xin's eyebrows were slightly raised, raising a smug arc, she said: "Now, Concubine Shu is dead, the queen is grounded, the only people in the palace who are high and pregnant are Concubine Xi and the palace, Concubine Xi's family is a lowly businessman, there is nothing to be afraid of, but the child in the queen's womb——"