Late that night, Pei Yao was half-asleep and half-awake when she heard someone throwing stones under her window.

She tossed twice as if she were a fish, and finally got up in resignation, scooped up her cloak, and quietly slipped out the door.

Chao Rong finally made her up, and when the people came out with a calm face, he was speechless for a long time.

"What's wrong with you?" Pei Yaowei sat down with him on the stone steps in the south corner of the courtyard, full of impatience, "I don't sleep, do I have to find someone to accompany me?" ”

Chao Rong looked at her with a bitter face for a long time, and suddenly called: "Xiangyu,"

Pei Yao's half-beaten yawn slowed down, and she raised her eyes to look at him.

He asked, "Don't you have anything to ask the old man?" ”

She rubbed her eyes and smiled, "What do you think I should ask you?" ”

While she asked Chao Rong like this, she also guessed in her heart, if Xiang Yu himself knew his life experience, what kind of questions would he have about his biological father? What would you say to your mother and adoptive father?

She didn't know.

Probably hate, she thought.

And Chao Rong got her rhetorical question, but she was also speechless for a while, and she didn't know what to say for a long time.

He has been adrift since he was a child, and the only thing he has to do with this person's life is Zhao Pai.

Xiang Yu's life experience, Shen Tingru's choice, all these are difficult problems in front of him, he can be angry with Shen Tingru, but he doesn't know how to deal with Xiang Yu.

Seeing that he was embarrassed, Pei Yao only smiled and said lightly: "I know the truth that I should know." As for the rest of the ......"

"I don't care at all."

Chao Rong's eyes widened, a little surprised.

"Don't you want to know about your father?"

She thought for a moment and told him, "He didn't show up when he should have been—I just need to know this one thing, and nothing else." ”

Chao Rong opened his mouth, as if he wanted to argue for his apprentice.

But Pei Yaowei said: "The Duke of Jiyang County is naturally not a good father for Xiangyu, but without him, Xiangyu would not have a father. ”

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but feel some happiness in her heart - glad that her family was harmonious, glad that she was not a match, and glad that she didn't have to be grateful or hateful to Xiangtao.

The most bitter should be Mrs. Huan. When he was desperate, he received the favor of that man, and his brother died because of her, and he had all her gratitude and guilt, so that no matter whether she loved it or not, whether she was reluctant or not, she could never leave him again in this life.

What about Xiang Tao? It's probably very bitter.

There are thousands of women all over the world, but he fell in love with her.

"My apprentice...... Chao Rong suddenly spoke, looking at her stubbornly with a pair of eyes, and said word by word: "He is not the kind of person who is rumored outside." ”

Is it?

Pei Yaowei remembered that in the Zhao clan, the uncle's departure had always been regarded as a scandalous shame, and when she was young, her mother would always cry whenever she mentioned this younger brother.

Even his closest relatives firmly believe in his elopement, and in this world, only Chao Rong does not believe it.

She sighed and said, "What kind of person is he, it is important to you, it is important to Madame, and it is important to the Zhao family. But for each other, it doesn't matter. ”

Chao Rong asked her again, "Do you hate him?" ”

She shook her head, "No hate. ”

Fortunately, she is not a match.

In the end, Chao Rong still agreed to her, as long as there was no tangible evidence in his hands to prove that the world had wronged the Marquis of Lingqiu, he would not bother Mrs. Huan again for a day.

Lingyun Palace.

Xiao Zhu listened to Xiangyao's words, and the last mouthful of decoction almost choked into the lung tube, he slapped the case and said, "The nest melts in the dust?!" ”

Xiang Yao didn't expect him to react like this, and he was stunned.

Today is the second time he has entered the palace after returning to Beijing, after the two monarchs and ministers said a few words about the military aircraft in the south, he saw that the emperor had a serious cold, so when Sun Zhifang offered the decoction, he casually complained that the imperial doctor in the palace was not good, and then said, the divine doctor Chaorong is now in the capital, why don't the ministers go to him to ask for a prescription, maybe the effect will be faster?

Unexpectedly, as soon as his mouthy words came out, His Majesty the Emperor was shocked like this.

"Your Majesty...... Chao Rong ......" Xiang Yao's heart sank slightly, and he said tentatively: "Didn't you order the Dark Guard Division to secretly look for Chao Rong because of Jiang Fu's leg injury?" Why is it ...... now?"

If he hadn't known that the emperor had a thirst for talent for Chao Rong, he would never have spoken to him so recklessly.

Xiao Chai frowned here, looked at him for a long time, and stopped talking again.

Since Jiang Yi's leg injury, he has lost an important arm in the army, otherwise the Pan family would not have risen so quickly. In recent years, he has been looking for someone who can stand up to Jiang Yi, a child who lacks children, and train him as a confidant. Later, Jiang Yi recommended to him the second son of the Duke of Jiyang County, who had been observing for a long time and did have the heart to reuse.

At this moment, he naturally wouldn't tell Xiang Yao that he was suspecting that Jiang Yi was pretending to go to the southern capital to find Chaorong, but in fact, he was secretly rebelling against the monarch for the sake of Changming Sword and Princess Qi.

"Nothing." He settled down, sat down again, and said with a smile: "I was an accident, why did someone who couldn't find him come here uninvited after so many years?" ”

Xiang Yao was suspicious, but he didn't ask any more, only said that Chao Rong heard that Mr. Yiyuan was in Beijing, and he was rushing to compete with him, because the Xiang family had been in more contact with the Chu Wangfu recently, and he accidentally discovered his traces.

"And where is he now?" Xiao Chai asked, "Chu Wangfu?" ”

When Xiang Yao heard this, he confessed first, and then said: "The Chu Wangfu is heavily guarded, and Chao Rong has not seen Mr. Yiyuan yet." Weichen had the heart to consult with him, so he took him back to the house, but His Majesty knew that his father had always disliked Weichen studying medicine, and he was a craftsman in the Chen's family as Chaorong. ”

Xiao Zhu thought for a moment and nodded, "In this case, then you can entertain him, don't be lazy, wait for Jiang Yi to come back after finishing his work, and then ask this miracle doctor to show him." ”

"Yes, Wechen obeys."

Before leaving from Lingyun Palace, Xiang Yao thought about the manuscript of the Marquis of Lingqiu, and specially asked Xiao to go to the harem to meet the eldest sister.

Xiao Zhu naturally agreed.

In the Xiancui Palace, Xiang Ming Dai saw him, his face was happy, and he summoned him to meet him in the main hall, and quipped: "It's been a few days since you came back, why did you remember to come to see the eldest sister today?" ”

Xiang Yao confessed repeatedly, only saying that he was negligent.

He and Min Dai are only two years apart, although they were not born to the same mother, but they are also harmonious and friendly to each other. After a few years of goodbye, he also missed it in his heart.

"Fuzhong was very unstable a few days ago, eldest sister bothered, right?"

didn't expect him to mention this first, Min Dai was stunned, and then sent the maid down, and let out a long sigh.

"Mrs. Zuo has wronged you this time."

Xiang Yao comforted her: "Eldest sister, don't worry, the younger brother is not an unreasonable person." The death of his mother, even though it is an indiscreet affair, the younger brother also understands cause and effect, and will not let it be difficult. ”

Hearing this, Min Dai's heart that has been hanging these days has completely fallen.

She bowed her head and said, "Excuse me, you are a good boy who is sensible." ”

Xiang Yao tugged at the corners of his lips and said, "Eldest sister, rest assured." ”

The two talked for a while, mentioning Mrs. Huan's previous poisoning, and Xiang Yao took the opportunity to mention the manuscript of Lingqiu Hou.

"I heard from the fourth sister that she accidentally saw the manuscript of Lingqiu Hou here in the eldest sister before, so that Mrs. Huan could turn the corner." He said, "The eldest sister knew that the younger brother was interested in medicine, and after knowing about it, she thought about it for a long time, so she had to come to ask the eldest sister to fulfill it." ”

Min Dai thought for a moment and wondered, "Lingqiu Hou's manuscript? I don't remember that I had such a rarity here! ”

Xiang Yao said: "It's probably a relic of Empress Renyi." ”

Min Dai was stunned, and then her face turned embarrassed.

"Eldest sister rest assured," Xiang Yao said: "The relics of the first queen, the younger brother does not dare to ask for it, just ask the eldest sister to allow the younger brother to copy it again!" ”

Min Dai shook her head, "There is a misunderstanding, it's not that the palace is stingy, it's just a relic of the former queen...... A few days ago, when the festival was held, the palace had just been sorted out, and all the books and words in it had been handed over to Princess Yecheng. ”

"Princess Yecheng?"

Xiang Yao naturally knows who it is, but in this way, if he wants to ask for it again, I'm afraid it will ......

"In this way," Min Dai thought for a while and said, "Anyway, it's still early now, and you are waiting in the Xiancui Palace, and the palace will send someone to the Yecheng Palace to ask you now." ”

Xiang Yao hurriedly thanked him.

Qianshen was ordered to go to the Yecheng Palace, and came back after half an hour and said: "Niangniang, the second son, the princess said that she was willing to borrow the manuscript of the Marquis of Lingqiu, but the Yecheng Hall rummaged for a long time, there were too many volumes, I don't know which one the second son wanted, the princess asked the second son to come and see it in person." ”

The minister entered the princess's palace for nothing, what is going on?

Min Dai scolded with a smile: "This girl! Nonsense again! ”

Qianqian said again: "Niangniang, the princess said, the volumes are in the library, if the second son is in the past, there is no need to enter the princess's bedroom, the princess is also willing to go to the eldest princess of Fanchang to sit first, and wait for the second prince to leave and then go back, so that the beauty of adults is not only the beauty of adults, but also the reputation of the princess." ”

Min Dai didn't plan to agree, but when she saw Xiang Yao's expression, she was still relieved of her breath.

Sent someone to Lingyun Hall to inform Xiao Zhu first, and after getting the permission of the Holy Chrysostom, she was going to take Xiangyao over in person, but it was unfortunate that when she was about to go out, she was stumped by the palace concubine who came suddenly, so she had to tell Qianshen to follow him. Repeatedly instructed that there should be no decentness, and then let someone hold the conversation.

In the Yecheng Palace, only a few maids remained. As soon as the two arrived, the eldest girl beside Princess Yecheng, Jia Ran, led Xiang Yao to the library, pointed to a few large shelves of books, and asked the second son to look for it.

Then, she pulled the shallow to go outside to talk.

Xiangyao sifted through the eyes of volume by volume, and couldn't help but sigh at the abundance of Empress Renyi's book collection. At this moment, there were a few soft sounds behind him, and he turned back cautiously, stunned for a moment.

Pei Qingtan didn't expect him to be so keen, he was frightened by his wolf-like gaze, and covered his heart and shook his heart.

Xiang Yao settled down and guessed the identity of this little girl at once.

"Are you...... Yecheng Princess? ”

Pei Qingtan came back to his senses and forced himself to calm down.

"Second son," she smiled triumphantly, raised the scroll in her hand and shook it with him, "What you want, this is it, right?" ”