Lingyun Palace, Winter Warm Pavilion.

Meng Susu took the sobering soup from Sun Zhifang's hand, lifted the hem of her skirt slightly, and walked in slowly. On the Luohan couch, Xiao Chai held his forehead, closed his eyes and twisted his eyebrows, and the whole person exuded an aura that was not easy to approach.

She secretly adjusted her breathing, with a warm smile, and stepped forward to serve the soup, "The sobering soup that came in the imperial dining room, I heard Grandpa Sun say, at the family banquet in the palace, Your Majesty drank a few more glasses, why don't you sober up and rest?" It's also more comfortable. ”

The person in the shadow of the lamp lifted his eyes and released a fierce gaze.

Meng Susu was taken aback by his unceremonious glance, and unconsciously straightened up.

"Huh, Shutan?" Xiao Chai lowered his arm, changed his sitting position, and sneered: "So many people are worried about the bad luck of looking for me, how can I be comfortable!" ”

Meng Susu listened quietly, with a faint smile on his lips, and was not in a hurry to speak.

As Xiao Zhu spoke, he looked up at her, and his eyes couldn't help but have some ridicule and playfulness: "You are idle, at the Shangyuan Night Banquet, you dare to call yourself sick and hide?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Meng Susu's face collapsed, and he opened the conversation box with a coquettish word.

"Your Majesty, this is a wronged concubine!" She sat down next to the couch and leaned towards Xiao Zhu's body delicately, "The concubine is not worried about the trouble she caused some time ago, for fear that Princess Yecheng will see the concubine, and then she will be disappointed, and she will not be able to swallow it, which will make Your Majesty feel distressed. ”

Xiao Chai lowered his eyelids and glanced at her, snorted lightly, noncommittal.

After a moment of silence, Meng Susu carefully glanced at him, and saw that his fingers had already put on the bowl, and he seemed to be in a calmer mood, so she tentatively said: "Good Shangyuan, Your Majesty should be happy, which one is not long-eyed, which one makes you angry?" ”

As soon as her voice fell, on the small case, the celadon bowl containing the decanting soup was pushed suddenly, and most of it spilled out.

Meng Susu's expression did not change, but he straightened his waist slightly, and called out softly, 'Your Majesty'.

Xiao Chai pinched the tip of her chin and sneered: "Why, Sun Zhifang has the time to tell you that I am greedy for a cup of drink, but he doesn't have the time to tell you why I am not hesitating?" ”

This time, he used some strength, Meng Susu was pinched painfully, but there was no second expression on his face except for innocence.

After a while, she shook his hand and dissolved his strength a little.

"Your Majesty, your anger hurts your body, if you have a good one, won't you make those rebellious and blind people happy behind their backs?" When Xiao Zhu's hand completely left her chin, she smiled softly, snuggled back into his arms, and complained: "It's not worth it!" ”

After a pause, Xiao Chai snorted coldly and pushed her away.

She straightened her sideburns and clothes, and then went straight to the point: "If you want the concubine to say that the queen mother's queen mother's succession may not be completely useless to Your Majesty, and you can't be so angry." ”

"Not necessarily all of it?" He asked, "Tell me, 'What is the benefit?' ”

Not to mention today, what kind of attitude he had towards Pan Ruohui's succession, just at the night banquet, these words came out of the mouth of Empress Dowager Li, which was enough for him not to consider promoting Pan Ruohui.

But Meng Susu said at this time: "Your Majesty is angry. According to the concubines, the queen mother and queen mother raised Pan Guifei as the queen at this time, and most of them thought that the daughter of the guilty minister would be the successor, but she would give you a faceless. ”

Xiao Yiyi thought of this early in the morning, and his expression did not change when he heard the words. He thought to himself, if this is the case, it would be better, but I am afraid......

I'm afraid that what Empress Dowager Li said was Xiao Di's meaning, and behind this post-mortem matter, his third brother had other plans.

At that end, Meng Susu continued: "But the concubine thinks that at this moment, fill the middle palace with the noble concubine Niangniang - this is exactly the matter of publicizing the royal bearing, so that the people of the world can look at it, Your Majesty, you are deeply affectionate, and you only think of the kindness and righteousness of the husband and wife, and do not focus on the family background." This is a great advantage for the Qing Dynasty! ”

Xiao Zhu's fingers on his knees moved slightly.

Meng Susu's words are not unreasonable, Pan's trouble, for Jiang Yi's unexplained death in the edict prison and the change of generals in Linsheng, although he can be regarded as getting what he wants, but in terms of material discussion, there is still some damage. At this time, it is not the fault of not taking the Pan family as the queen, but if he can really maintain the first decision and fill in the middle palace, then his prestige among the people can be more or less moved back......

I want to think so, but this matter, firstly, he is selfishly unwilling, and secondly, the key is still on the Empress Dowager Li, if it is really like the Empress Dowager's wishes, he is still a little uneasy in his heart.

Meng Susu carefully observed him for a moment, guessed roughly what he was thinking, and said at the right time: "Naturally, Your Majesty's mind, although the concubine is stupid, she is also confident that she can see a few points clearly." ”

Xiao Chai raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

She held up a trace of sorrow, and continued: "In your heart, you are the most important to Queen Renyi, and you are easily reluctant to stand up. And the concubine is ......"

She shook her head, "Ahem! Speaking of which, Niangniang now has no mother to rely on, and people are alone in Chengyang Palace, think about it, once the matter after the establishment of the new is decided, the concubine Niangniang will also become the target of the public, in this situation, if Niangniang can't return to the palace safely, how can it be good? ”

Saying that, she looked worried, Baba looked at Xiao Zhu, worried for Pan Ruohui: "Alas...... It's really worrying! ”

Xiao Zhu's face loosened a little bit in her sigh.

He put his hand on her forehead, "You thing, what a ghost!" ”

Meng Susu's heart was relieved, and the dust settled.

A soft and smart smile hung on the corner of her mouth, she sighed, leaned over and grabbed Xiao Zhu's arm, "The concubine is just dedicated to Your Majesty!" These thousands of thoughts are just trying to find a way for you to take into account both 'reputation and good'. It's good to make you happy, and don't frown all the time. ”

With her words, Xiao Zhu's hand on her waist paused slightly.

He remembered that many years ago, there was also a woman, with thousands of clever wisdom, who gave him advice and cleared all obstacles in his way.

That's the person he hates and loves the most in the bottom of his heart.

But she never said these words, as the woman in her arms had said—

"Are you bent on me?" A trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, and he asked Meng Susu: "Really?" ”

The man in his arms replied unquestioningly: "Naturally, it is for you." ”

But she's not for me.

He thought.

Everything she did for me, after all, was just to get revenge on another man.

A few days after Shangyuan, the holy edict that summoned the concubine back to the palace was transmitted to Chengyang Palace.

“…… Your Majesty's meaning is to wait for the Flower Dynasty Festival, and welcome the mother back to the palace in a solemn and heavy place! ”

In the Shangrou Palace, Cui Xuan put away the holy oracle, turned around and said with the master leaning against the window with a happy face: "I heard the palace people who came to deliver the decree say that now the palace and the palace are preparing for the return of the mother!" The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother only brought up the matter of the succession two days ago, and Your Majesty welcomed you back with such fanfare the next day, what else does this mean? ”

"Niangniang, you have been hanging in your heart these days, for fear of another variable, now you can rest assured, right?"

A gap was slightly embedded in the window, and the pervasive cold wind took advantage of this opportunity to pour into the palace in all directions, kissing the woman's delicate skin, like a needle prick, densely stabbing people.

Seeing this, Cui Xuan frowned, and wanted to close the window, but was stopped by Pan Ruohui.

"Peace of mind......" Pan Ruohui stretched out his hand to the crack in the window, took a finger of coldness, and said coldly: "Heh, if you don't live in the Changqiu Palace for a day, for a day, if you don't hold the phoenix seal in your hand, it will be impossible for the palace to be at ease for a day." ”

After a while, she suddenly thought of something, grabbed Cui Xuan's hand, and asked anxiously: "Cui Xuan, what do you say...... This time, the Queen Mother and Her Majesty re-mentioned the matter of establishing a successor, what was her intention? Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, will he be suspicious of going to the palace because of this, and misunderstand what the palace has to do with the King of Chu? ”

When Cui Xuan heard this, she was stunned at first, and then sighed helplessly.

"Niangniang, where did you think of it!" She squatted beside Pan Ruohui and persuaded: "Since Your Majesty ordered someone to take the princess back to the palace, you have been so worried about it during this time. ”

Pan Ruohui smiled bitterly twice and gradually let go of her hand.

The truth is this, why doesn't she understand?

It's just that since last year, how big a heart does she have to carry in all these things, so that she can not take it all seriously, have no doubts and worries, and live a happy life in peace?

"Niangniang, don't worry, no matter what the King of Chu has in mind, Your Majesty values you, plus this time the matter of the Duke of Guan, you have contributed a lot behind your back, Your Majesty will not be disturbed by external forces and suspicious of you!"

These words can't comfort Pan Ruohui.

What happened to the person Xiao Chai valued, she had seen it a few years earlier.

It's just that......

Thinking of the last trump card in her hand, she silently clenched her fists, and her heart was rarely stabilized by two points.

It doesn't matter, she thought, even if Xiao Zhuqing couldn't send herself to the queen's throne, with this last card alone, she would definitely be able to send herself to the Changqiu Palace.

In any case, he will never be like the previous master of the Changqiu Palace, with nothing!

In the palace of the king of Chu, Pei Yaowei heard about Xiao Qi's edict early in the morning to take Pan Guifei back to the palace during the Hua Dynasty Festival.

"Wait," Xiao Di heard her words, stopped Instant Rain's footsteps, and turned back to her and asked, "What are you going to let Mo Yan do?" ”

"Send someone to Fanjing." She showed a few doubts, "What, isn't this errand under Li Moyan's responsibility?" ”

On the side, the instant rain also looked at Xiao Di.

Xiao Di was silent for a moment, and said: "The matter is big, don't send another person, the left and right Chaoyang have nothing to do recently, let him go to Fanjing in person, it's better to feel at ease." ”

Pei Yao thought about it, didn't object, nodded, and after a while, he called Yu Chaoyang in.

"Your Highness, Princess."

"Lord Wei, now that everything is ready, Zhou Guo's side, there is only this last east wind left-" Pei Yaowei said, glanced at Xiao Di with a smile, and said to Wei Chaoyang: "Your Royal Highness is not worried about others, so I have to ask you to go on this trip, don't be too bitter about the errand!" ”

Wei Chaoyang hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed: "The subordinates don't dare, the princess just orders!" ”

Pei Yaowei nodded, walked up to him, and said, "Then the troublesome lord hurried to Fanjing to see him, the emperor sent to Zhou State to warn the envoy of Princess Zhen'an for the sake of the Kui family's 'non-minister' heart!" ”