Xiao Nai was stunned, she peeked at Concubine De, and saw that she was sad on her face, but she didn't have a lot of anger towards herself, thinking that she didn't know that she was the person behind the scenes.

She made a look of empathy, choked up and said: "Your Majesty is generous, and you will definitely tolerate the next child, but - Lin'er is innocent, and the concubine heard about it because of Concubine Xi-"

Seeing that she meant something, Concubine De said: "There are other people, but this matter, she can be regarded as having an explanation to the mourning family——"

Xiao Nai's expression was grim, she didn't know how much He Xi said, so she had to keep silent.

Or Rui Zhi discovered Xiao Nai's abnormality, and said with concern: "Concubine An is not feeling well?" ”

The tortoiseshell hurriedly said: "Back to the concubine Niangniang, our Niangniang has been unwell recently, maybe the weather is changeable, and she shouldn't have come today, but the Niangniang said that she had been in the palace for many days, and she had not yet visited the concubine Niangniang, so she came in a hurry today." ”

Xiao Nai secretly praised the tortoiseshell's cleverness, but covered the corners of his forehead with a silk, looking not delicate.

Concubine De sighed and said to Rui Zhi at any time: "The mourning family remembers, Xiliang sent some snow lotus from the Tianshan Mountains before, and you can take some later, let Concubine An take it back, and it is also good to nourish the body." ”

Xiao Nai hurriedly thanked him, and accompanied Concubine De for a long time before leaving.

After she left, Rui Zhi said, "Concubine Niangniang, what do you mean by this Concubine An?" ”

Concubine De continued to transcribe her mantra, and said without raising her eyelids: "What can it mean, I just want to use the mourning family to stand firm in the palace and wait for the next day." ”

Rui Zhi said puzzledly: "The slave maid heard that this Concubine An is from the Xiao family, but Her Majesty's mother family, and your Majesty's childhood sweetheart, do you still use us?" ”

Concubine De's expression remained unchanged, and she muttered: "When the mourning family mentioned Lin'er today, she talked about Concubine Xi, and she is a concubine, and now she lives in the Jiayu Hall of the original talent, but she knows His Majesty's intentions, and he said that His Majesty has newly ascended the throne, and he can't take care of the affairs of the harem, but now she is the only one in the harem, which shows that the emperor is not careful." ”

Rui Zhi nodded and said, "That's why she rushed here—"

Concubine De smiled contemptuously, as if she was thinking about something, the hall was so quiet that you could almost hear the subtle sound of the silver charcoal crackling in the charcoal basin, and it took a while to hear Concubine De say faintly: "The mourning family is old, the affairs in this harem, the mourning family doesn't want to interfere, Ruizhi, you take this Buddhist scripture to the heart cultivation hall, just say that the mourning family wants to go to Zhaohua Temple to live and chant for the dead." ”

Rui Zhi frowned and said, "Concubine Niangniang, I'm afraid this is inappropriate." ”

Concubine De seemed to know everything, and said, "Go ahead, Your Majesty will agree." ”

Rui Zhi had to take a volume of Buddhist scriptures copied by the Queen Mother herself and go to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Sure enough, Tuoba Yue only told him to stay until the snow melted, and then personally sent the concubine to Zhaohua Temple. The rest didn't say much.

On the other side, Xiao Nai heard the news and broke a pair of porcelain vases.

And Zhao Yancheng had secretly gone to Xizhou in early February and was ordered to investigate the affairs of Lan Zhili and Miao Yu.

When He Xi got the news, he was leaning in front of the long window of the Regent's Palace, playing with a dagger.

Looking at the playful smile on Ning Yi's face on the other side, she said: "The prince has all his hands and eyes, and he even knows everything about the calendar?" ”

Ning Yi reached out and took the dagger in her hand, praised it and said, "Pass the prize-you are pregnant, it is better to put away such sharp things-"

He Xi sneered, and then said: "I have done a lot of dangerous things, why not be afraid of a dagger, and this thing is mine, it will not hurt me." The prince seems to be in a good mood, but things have come to an eyebrow? ”

Ning Yi said with a relaxed expression: "Last time you came back and said that the Queen Mother intended to marry Li'er to Ning Yu, I sent someone to investigate, but the Queen Mother did not send someone to King Kang's Mansion, so it can be seen that she has not taken action yet." ”

He Xi snatched the dagger, sighed twice, and said with a smile: "If the Queen Mother has sent people, won't things turn around, and what should you do as the regent then?" Do you want to rob your relatives on the street? ”

Ning Yi's expression was depressed for a moment, and he said after a while: "The Queen Mother won't do this, if she really points out the marriage to Li'er, she will have no bargaining chips to blackmail me in the end." ”

The smile on He Xi's face was also half gone, and she said seriously: "Ning Yi, let me ask you, if the Queen Mother really did something, what would happen to you?" ”

Ning Yi looked at He Xi, and suddenly said with a solemn expression: "I won't go that far, even if I do my best-"

He Xi suddenly understood, Jiang Li'er was really his life, for this Xiliang Wanli Jiangshan, Jiang Li'er was a more precious thing, obviously he could get it with his hands, but for that innocent girl, he was willing to go to great lengths, just to protect all the beauty in that girl's heart, family love.

She took a deep breath, then straightened her sore waist and said, "There are still a few months, it seems that we can't afford to delay time-"

Ning Yi saw that her expression was a little hard, so he said with concern: "You seem to be very tired recently?" ”

He Xi rubbed his somewhat swollen legs and said with a smile: "Xu is a month old, Lang Zhong has already seen it, and it is not a big deal." ”

She paused, and suddenly said, "Thank you for the matter of the calendar." ”

Ning Yi smiled brightly, only told her to rest well, and left.

Liang Qi arrived in Xiliang three days later, and when he saw that He Xi was doing everything as usual, and even mellowed, he was also relieved.

However, at this time, in the Xiliang Palace, the Empress Dowager Xi became more and more uneasy, and Prince Kang's fief sent a fold, thanking the emperor and the regent for their grace to the people, and many words, but praised Ning Yi a lot.

The Empress Dowager Xi mentioned to Ning Hong that Prince Kang's prince should avoid the important and light, but Ning Hong said: "What Prince Kang said is also reasonable, this method is what the regent thinks, and the queen mother should not be careful." ”

Zike looked at it coldly from the side, and when he saw the Empress Dowager's expression, he persuaded him: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is also thinking about you, this Prince Kang is the most powerful of several fiefdoms, and now they say such words, it is for other feudal kings to see, and if other feudal kings also curry favor with the regent like this, how can it be good——"

Ning Hong's expression was cold and cold, and his eyes were a little frosty when he looked at Zi Ke, although he was still a teenager, he had been in the high place for a long time, coupled with the careful upbringing of the Empress Dowager Xi, he had a bit of prestige, and he said in a deep voice: "When will Aunt Zi Ke be able to discuss the government in vain?" ”

The Empress Dowager Xi was a little dissatisfied with Zike's behavior, but Zike had served her since she was a child, and she couldn't bear to be reprimanded like this by her own son, so she waved her hand and said, "What she said is not wrong, okay, Zike, you go down first." ”

Zike knew that the Queen Mother was defending herself, so she also bowed down and retreated.

Ning Hong didn't pursue it, and looked at the Queen Mother Xi's expression and said sincerely: "Queen Mother, let's not say that Prince Kang was kind to his father, he is the son of Prince Kang, I heard that he is also a handsome young man, and the old princess is not the kind of woman who does not know the importance of it, so the queen mother can rest assured." ”

The Queen of the West Heaven couldn't react to Ning Hong's rebuke to Zi Ke because of Fang Cai, and now when she heard him mention Prince Kang's son, she remembered Zi Ke's proposal before, and her heart moved casually, hearing that Ning Yu was also a handsome young man, the original scruples in her heart faded a lot.

She played with the white tiger fur hand in her hand, and then smiled: "Oh? Is this Ning Yu really so good? But married? ”

Ning Hong was stunned, and looked at his mother with some astonishment, and the Empress Dowager Xi coughed a little embarrassed by him, and then said with a sigh: "Li'er is also older, although you are a younger brother, but you should think about her marriage." ”

Ning Hong's eyes moved slightly, and he said with a smile: "Didn't the queen mother say in the past that if she wants to find a young talent for the county lord, it is best to be an official in the court?" Now how can you be willing to let her marry into a fief? ”

The Empress Dowager Xi waved her hand and said: "If others don't understand, if the mourning family doesn't believe you, you don't understand, Li'er is interested in the regent, and the friendship and mourning family are all in the eyes." But the heavens do not fulfill people's wishes, you see that the regent, now he has taken an innocent woman into the mansion, and he is dizzy, such a person, how can the mourning family rest assured that the affairs of the court and the mercy will be handed over to him? At that time, it will be said that I am the lord of Xiliang County, and I will go to make a small woman for a folk woman? ”

Ning Hong's slightly frowning brows loosened a little, he hung his face, he didn't know what he was thinking, the Empress Dowager Xi didn't urge, just waited patiently, she knew about her son, although he was still young, but he had his own ideas, sure enough, after he pondered for a while, he said slowly: "That prince is the same age as his son, and he is one year younger than the county lord, isn't it inappropriate?" ”

The Empress Dowager Xi smiled disapprerovingly: "What's inappropriate?" You don't care about this matter, the mourning family has its own opinions. ”

Ning Hong knew the temperament of his mother, and he couldn't persuade him if he wanted to, so he left under the pretext that he had to deal with government affairs again.

At this time, Ning Yi was also waiting for Ning Hong in the main hall for the matter of paying taxes in the south, and when he saw Ning Hong coming in a hurry, his expression was a little depressed, and Ning Yi smiled and said, "Your Majesty is from the Queen Mother's Palace?" ”

Ning Hong did it angrily, looking at the smile on Ning Yi's face, he became more and more annoyed, and said, "If I tell you one thing, I'm afraid you won't be able to laugh." ”

Ning Yi sighed for a long time, and then said: "What is it, it makes Your Majesty so flustered, it is better to tell the minister." ”

Ning Hong took care of himself and got a large cup of herbal tea, and the cow drank it, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "The queen mother wants to marry the county lord of Li'er——"