A smile tugged at the corner of He Xi's mouth and said, "But to get it today?" ”

The nursing mother nodded, He Xi knew in her heart, she pretended to be nothing and glanced at the inkstone on the shore, and said: "Ruyi, put this inkstone away, I remember that before His Majesty rewarded a piece of Duanxi inkstone carved moire stone inkstone, the stone is delicate, tender, the ink does not damage the pen, you can grind the ink in one breath, the weight is light, the quality is rigid and soft, the touch is lonely and there is no fiber, it can be said that it is the head of the group of inkstones, I was going to wait for Lin'er to give it to him when he was enlightened, but now it is sent in advance, and there is nothing bad." ”

Although Tuoba Lin still didn't understand what He Xi said, he knew that this thing was very precious, so he knelt down and saluted: "Lin'er, thank you, mother." ”

He Xi took the others, put away the stained big characters and said: "Lin'er, you are still young, your best character is always the next one, even if this one is broken, don't sigh because of the loss, okay?" ”

Her tone was soft, and her voice was like a clear spring, bubbling and flowing, softly wrapping Tuoba Lin's body, and he nodded as if he didn't understand: "Lin'er knows." ”

When He Xi took Tuoba Lin out of Weiyang Palace, He Xi seemed to suddenly remember something and said: "Ruyi, when you get to Shoukang Palace in a while, you don't have to go in, I have something else to tell you to do." ”

Ruyi nodded, and followed He Xi all the way in the direction of Shoukang Palace. When I arrived at the door of Shoukang Palace, I saw Aunt Ruizhi standing in front of the door, looking outside, and when I saw He Xi and a few people, she obviously looked happy and said: "The concubine is really like a god, and she calculated that the little lord and the eldest prince will come back today, and specially let the slave and maid come to see it." ”

He Xi was also slightly surprised: "How did the concubine know?" ”

Rui Zhi shook his head with a smile and said, "This slave doesn't know, the little master should come in quickly, so as not to make the concubine and wait in a hurry." ”

He Xi nodded, turned his head to Ruyi and said, "Then you can go, come here to find me after you finish it." ”

Ruyi promised, and after Ruyi left, he went in the direction of the Internal Affairs Office.

Concubine De had nothing to do, was sitting in the hall, watching a game of chess, listening to the noisy footsteps outside the door, she knew that she had guessed well, and sure enough, as soon as she raised her eyes, she saw Rui Zhi leading He Xi and Tuoba Lin from behind the layers of curtains, and when they saluted, Concubine De said: "What is Lin'er holding in her hand?" ”

Tuoba Lin stepped forward and said: "Back to Grandma Taifei, this is Lin'er learned words during this time, and Lin'er wants to show it to Grandma Taifei." ”

Concubine De's face was full of love, and she beckoned to Tuoba Lin and said, "Come here, Grandma Taifei will take a look-"

Tuoba Lin calmly and respectfully presented the words to Concubine De, and Concubine De looked through them one by one, and then nodded with satisfaction: "Your mother has brought you very well——"

He Xi listened to Concubine De's words, went to have some meanings, and pondered for a moment before saying: "The concubine is only a shallow learner, but fortunately, His Majesty said a few days ago that he was going to find an enlightened master for Lin'er." ”

Concubine De sighed and said, "Have you been enlightened so early?" But got the right person? ”

He Xi nodded and said, "Your Majesty kicked it off, saying that it was Lord Gongsun Bo Gongsun of the former Ministry of Rites." ”

Concubine De nodded and said: "The mourning family has heard of Gongsun Bo, who is outstanding in learning and proficient in etiquette, and it is really a pity that the things of the year are really a pity, but now that the first emperor has been gone for so many years, these old ministers, even if they have a grudge against the first emperor, they should be dispersed." ”

She sighed and said, Gongsun Bo's matter seemed to evoke many memories of Concubine De, and she said: "I heard that the mourning family heard that there was a turn for the better in the affairs of Mu Wangfu back then? ”

He Xi nodded and said: "Previously, the matter of ghosts in the palace was in an uproar, and His Royal Highness the concubine and King Xian were ordered by His Majesty to investigate the matter, but it involved the old case of King Mu's Mansion, and now it has been transferred to Dali Siqing." ”

Concubine De carefully observed He Xi's expression, and suddenly said leisurely: "You and King Xian, but there is some friendship, the matter of Lin'er back then, was that King Xian sent a message to the mourning family to protect you." ”

He Xi's heart was shocked, and it was only a moment of effort, and He Xi smiled and said: "I'm afraid that Concubine De has misunderstood, at that time, His Royal Highness King Xian was just thinking that Lin'er was His Majesty's eldest son, and wanted to find a suitable candidate, as for why he chose a concubine, the concubine didn't know." ”

Concubine De just chuckled and didn't make a sound, she pointed to the endgame in front of her and said, "I don't know how your chess skills are, come and see with the mourning family." ”

Tuoba Lin was still at the age of liking to play, and he couldn't sit still for a long time, so he was taken out to play by the stamen, and for a while, only He Xi and Concubine De were left in the palace.

He Xi sat down obediently, raised his eyes, and saw that on the chessboard, the black and white pieces were scattered, evenly matched, and the fight was very fierce, but in the next step, there was no way to proceed, because whether it was a black or a white child, as long as it moved, it would reveal a very big flaw, and the whole army would be annihilated.

Concubine De said faintly: "The mourning family has nothing to do today, so they played against themselves and came to this point, but no matter what, the mourning family has no way to distinguish the winner from the loser." ”

He Xi said: "It can be seen from this chessboard that the concubine is a delicate person, but——"

Concubine De said neatly: "It's just what? ”

He Xi smiled softly: "It's just that the concubine has a good mind and is casual and delicate, but she can't make a decision at a critical time, there is a saying called putting death and then living-"

As she spoke, she picked up the sunspot on the side, and dropped one lightly and skillfully, and in an instant, the array deployed by the sunspot before collapsed, and the wing on the left side was almost sent to the other party's mouth, and Concubine De was surprised: "Isn't this sending you to death?" ”

He Xi smiled confidently: "Is it to death, why don't you try it?" ”

Concubine De looked at the chessboard suspiciously, only to notice a slight difference, He Xi's move, although it looked like cutting off one of her arms, but if Concubine De tried to devour that arm, she would be deeply involved, but if she didn't dare to step forward, she could take advantage of the victory to pursue, leave a son, and force her, no matter whether she advanced or retreated, it was a dead chess, she sighed and said: "It's really wonderful, the mourning family is really old, I can't think of such a simple truth." ”

He Xi shook his head and said, "It's not that the concubine can't think of it, it's just that she doesn't want to think like this." ”

Concubine De looked at He Xi and suddenly said, "Does the matter in the queen's palace have anything to do with you?" ”

She said you, not you, and the other person in these words naturally referred to Tuoba Yue, and when Concubine De saw that He Xi didn't speak, she said: "No matter how you deny that there is no friendship between you, the mourning family doesn't believe it, because he once took his mother's token and sent someone to find the mourning family." ”

He Xi was stunned and asked, "Old things? ”

Concubine De got up faintly and said: "Yes, it was a hairpin of his mother, his mother used that hairpin to relieve the siege of the mourning family, and the mourning family was grateful. But until she fell fragrantly, the mourning family did not wait. But he didn't want that many years later, he would bring this old thing to the mourning family and ask the mourning family to help protect the child. ”

He Xi stopped talking, she thought that the tragic death of Tuoba Lin's biological mother made Tuoba Lin exposed to everyone was him, he did whatever it took for the sake of profit, but he didn't want him to do a lot silently, but why did he never distinguish half a sentence for himself when he questioned him?

Concubine De said: "The mourning family knows that you will not be able to let go of the death of the ugly child, but now that the queen is pregnant, and the matter is so big, hey——"

He Xi smiled lightly: "The concubine thinks that the concubine intends to frame the queen?" If it is said that the ghost shadow was done by the concubine, but the bones full of flowers and ponds, as well as the condensed ghosts of Weiyang Palace, were not done by the concubines. ”

Concubine De sighed, she likes He Xi, because getting along with her can make people unconsciously comfortable, she said: "The mourning family is the concubine of the first emperor, the emperor has no concubine, there is no queen mother in the harem, the position of the mourning family is the most noble, and all the glory of the mourning family, except for the first emperor coveted the mourning family and Xiliang, is given by the current emperor." There are some things, even if it is for the sake of the first emperor and for the mourning family himself, the mourning family cannot be ignored. ”

He Xi felt a little chill in her heart, she was grateful to Concubine De, at least in Lin'er's matter, Concubine De really helped herself a lot, she stared at the game of chess and said: "The concubine has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and she has already cut off her relationship with the past, isn't it?" Besides, in this matter, Dali Siqing has already intervened, and the concubines have no power to return to the world, and the concubines have to mention that even if you are the concubine, you can't meddle in the government. ”

Concubine De looked at He Xi's eyes, and became a little strange, and finally she seemed to have compromised and said, "Hey-the mourning family is old-there are some things that I don't understand your thoughts." ”

He Xi still said respectfully: "Concubine, whether you believe it or not, the matter of the ghost shadow has nothing to do with the concubine, the matter of Huatang, what is the truth, in the end, Dali Temple will investigate clearly." ”

Concubine De didn't answer He Xi's words, but waved her hand a little tiredly and said, "Okay, the mourning family is tired, you go back first, Lin'er will stay in the mourning palace today." ”

He Xi got up obediently, nodded, explained to Tuoba Lin, and left alone.

As soon as Fang walked out of Shoukang Palace, he saw Ruyi coming back in a hurry, and when he saw that He Xi was alone, he subconsciously asked, "Little master, where is the eldest prince?" ”

He Xi said: "Concubine De was reluctant to let Lin'er stay, so she let him stay here for one night, how did I ask you to inquire about it?" ”