When Pei Yaowei went out, she didn't bring anyone with her. Xiao Yun followed her to the Hebi Palace, and as soon as she stepped into the court, she unconsciously rolled her eyes and looked around.

Pei Yaowei glanced at him, became curious, and asked, "What is Uncle looking for?" ”

A trace of panic flashed in Xiao Yun's eyes quickly, and then, his gaze fell on the plum tree in the court, and he calmed down again.

Outside this hall, there are really a lot of plum trees.

Who would have made it grow?

Xiao Yun thought that it must not be his brother.

He turned his head towards Pei Yao and smiled, and said, "Don't hide it from my sister-in-law, this is the first time my younger brother has set foot in the Chu Palace, and it is the first time to come back to this palace." At first glance, I saw the grand scene of the staggered reunion of red and white plum blossoms, and I was a little surprised for a while, and I was distracted again, so don't be surprised by my sister-in-law. ”

"Surprised?" Hearing him say this, Pei Yaoyan was really a little surprised.

When she first entered the house, the left and right sides of the Hebi Hall were empty, and there was no eye-catching scenery, so she rushed to find these red and white plums before the winter, and planted them left and right.

"Am I mistaken?" She asked Xiao Yun, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu...... Isn't it the most popular plum blossom? ”

Xiao Yun raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded slowly.

He said, "He used to like it very much. Especially the old plum with years, remember that there is a pair of excellent old plums in the East Palace in the old days, it is rare to be a red, a white, side by side, blooming in winter, sparse and falling, very pleasing to the eye. When I was a kid, I used to build a snowman under a tree. ”

Yes, Pei Yao unconsciously followed her head, the two plum trees in the East Palace are indeed very beautiful. It's a pity that the two beauties of the wind and snow with a thin life, as early as the beginning of Xiao Zhu's ascension to the throne, were destroyed and flattened along with all the utensils and items in the East Palace.

She was feeling herself in her heart, and listened to Xiao Yun again: "But since my brother left the palace and went north, he doesn't seem to like plum blossoms." ”

Pei Yao's face was puzzled.

He continued: "Yu Xitai—oh, it is my brother's mansion in Linyuan City, inside and outside the high platform, he ordered to plant red maples and green bamboos all over the place. Not only that, but even his villas and pavilions in various parts of the country, all the places I have been to over the years, are all the same color of Dancui scenery, all year round, horizontal and vertical only brilliant for one season, it is really pitiful. ”

Xiao Yun said while secretly paying attention to her face, and when he caught her trance-like appearance, he knew that he had guessed correctly, his brother's piece by piece of red maple and green bamboo, it was really planted to her liking.

As he spoke, he sighed: "I still thought about it, this is probably my brother's 'empathy and don't love'." But I never thought that I saw plum blossoms here in my sister-in-law! ”

Pei Yao paused, looked around, and blurted out: "There are only plum blossoms in the Changqiu Palace......"

Xiao Yun's ears moved, and he immediately asked, "What did my sister-in-law say?" ”

She came back to her senses, looked at Xiao Yun with a calm gaze, and smiled lightly.

"Thank you, uncle, for relieving me." She stepped over and said, "Please come inside." ”

Xiao Yun glanced at her with a smile, covered the deep meaning of his eyes with his chin, and followed her into the main hall.

Pei Yao ordered Yu to prepare a tea set and make tea herself.

"My brother told me last night that something happened to him on the way back from the south, and now he is not doing well, so he has handed over all the affairs in the house to his sister-in-law." Xiao Yun sniffed the fragrance of tea, bowed forward slightly, lowered his voice, and said to her decently: "Sister-in-law, I know those subordinates of my brother, if they are disrespectful to you, you can tell me, and I will help you vent!" ”

She raised her eyes, and there was a little bit of amusing laughter in her eyes, and she only asked, "What's the way?" ”

Xiao Yun smiled mysteriously: "It's boring to say it!" It's just that my sister-in-law asked...... Isn't it, does anyone really dare not listen to you? ”

Disobedience is not enough. Gu Zijun's face appeared in Pei Yao's mind, and the irritability came up, and she sighed unconsciously.

"I have no intention of being in government affairs, and it is not reasonable for women to participate in politics, but the princes in the palace are willing to give me face, but they are ......" she sighed faintly, "I know my own catties, and I am afraid that they will believe me wrong, and then cause some trouble to His Highness." Now, I just hope that Mr. Yiyuan's clever hand, His Royal Highness can be good as soon as possible, and I can also make a difference! ”

Such virtuous and virtuous words, coming out of the mouth of the former Empress Renyi, really have a different taste.

"Does my sister-in-law really think so?" Xiao Yun pondered for a moment, frowned and asked her, his expression vaguely embarrassed.

Pei Yaowei didn't expect that he would react like this.

She poured Xiao Yun a cup of tea, and was about to ask a question, when she suddenly heard him sigh again: "Alas...... If that's the case, it's a pity for my brother's heart......"

The more she listened, the more she didn't understand.

What kind of heart does Xiao Di have?

After thinking about it for a moment, her heart moved slightly, and she said tentatively: "What does Uncle mean?" ”

However, this time, Xiao Yun shook his head and sealed his mouth, saying no more.

Because of the busy business at hand, Pei Yaowei couldn't keep him for too long, but fortunately, seeing that he was safe and sound this time, his heart was also settled. After the tea, Xiao Yun got up to say goodbye, she sent him to the door, thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't hold back, and stopped him: "Uncle had an accident before, and many people are very worried. ”

As soon as she said this, Xiao Yun looked at her speechless gaze, and instantly understood what she meant.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, my little brother understands." He took her unfinished words, but in fact, he didn't want to listen to her words anymore, "The younger brother has ordered someone to hand over the invitation to the queen mother." ”

Pei Yaowei frowned slightly.

Is the Queen Mother worried about him? Naturally, they are also worried. It's just that the person she refers to is not a person in the palace.

After a moment, she nodded slowly, forced a smile, praised him for his thoughtfulness, and watched the person leave.

Seeing that the master had been standing in front of the hall for a long time, Yu Xu couldn't help but be a little worried, and stepped forward and said softly: "Niangniang, the little prince has left, the wind is strong in front of the door, let's go in quickly!" ”

Pei Yao's feet didn't move.

She tilted her head, leaned against the door, and remembered the people in King Qi's mansion not far away, and she was relieved because she saw Xiao Yun's peace, but in a blink of an eye, she became doubly depressed.

"Yu Xu," after a long time, she instructed: "In the afternoon, you go to the Qi Palace, and tell the princess that the little prince will return to Beijing and everything will be safe." ”

Yu Xu was slightly stunned, and reacted to the hidden secret, and said yes.

On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, Pei Yaowei didn't even have time to think about her death, and her mind was stuck in these conspiracies and calculations at home and abroad, waiting for the dust to be inside and outside, and even the fireworks exploded in the night, only to bring her mind back to a point, so that she temporarily rested her hands and eyes.

"I knew that you were so busy that you wouldn't even accompany me to a reunion dinner, so I might as well not push it for tonight's palace banquet."

Under the window, Xiao Di threw away a notebook, stretched his waist, and stared at her with sad eyes.

Pei Yao rubbed his deaf ears and glanced at him with a sneer, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, are you really embarrassed to say it?" Whose job am I doing? As long as you know how to write the word 'self-reliance', I don't have to be so pitiful that I can't even eat! ”

She was arguing with him so fast, but she didn't expect that after she said this, Xiao Di looked at her with complicated eyes for a moment, but stopped talking for a while.

"Your Highness? …… His Royal Highness the King of Chu? She was slightly panicked, completely put down her pen, and walked slowly towards him.

"What do you want? I just said it casually, and I didn't mean to complain about you......"

When did you become so vulnerable? This last sentence, she only thought about it in her heart, and didn't dare to ask.

Xiao Di laughed, took her hand, and pulled her to sit down.

"If you don't complain, you can only be tied to me in this life, what am I afraid of!" He lifted his chin and put it on her shoulder, and after a while, he sighed with sorrow, "Hey, I'm just worried...... I may not know you. ”

She was stunned, "Don't know me? She laughed, "Of course you don't know me!" Your Highness, let me ask, who do you think you know when you come back from the Mausoleum City? ”

…… Also. He thought that he had 'lost his memory', and it would be difficult to say so many words.

After thinking for a while, he chose another angle to start with, and said, "Yun'er came to see you before, and after I went back, he said that I would hand over political affairs to you, but it was actually very unfair to you. He took a moment to look at her side face, "Huh, do you really not like to be involved in these things?" ”

What's this......

Most of the things she said to Xiao Yun that day were only out of identity. As for government affairs, do you have any intentions......

"I don't know." After a moment, she was honest.

Xiao Di's brows furrowed even tighter.

She took off her shoes and went to the bed, hugged her knees, and tilted her head to look at him: "Your Highness, can I tell you the truth?" ”

He chuckled.

"When I was a kid, I used to look up to someone.

- Master Pei Hairpin of the Pei family.

Do you remember her? ”

He nodded.

How could you not remember?

He wanted to tell her that he remembered not only the man, but also every word she had said about the man in her letters during the correspondence.

"Lord Pei Hairpin-" he said with a straight face: "She is the first on the list of women since the founding of the Great Liang." It is also the only commendable existence in the Jingdi Dynasty. ”

Hearing this, Pei Yaowei was somewhat surprised.

"The only commendable existence?"

Emperor Jing Xiao saw the affairs of Ling's subordinates, although there were mixed reviews in later generations and history books, but he ......

"After all, he's still a promising king, right?" She said, "I know you don't like your grandfather, but if Lord Pei Hairpin is the only commendable existence in the Jingdi Dynasty...... Isn't that biased? ”

Xiao Di was silent for a moment, but raised his head but shook his head.

"There is no bias." He said, "Emperor Jing was in the past, only Pei Hairpin was worth existing. ”