The life of the emperor is very exquisite, there is a specific time for meals and lunch breaks, and if the time is not coincidental, it is common for ordinary courtiers to wait for three or five hours. Hua Xiyan couldn't help but be secretly happy for his intelligence again, thinking that he had finally not wronged his legs.

When she was at the gate of the palace, if she really got into the carriage prepared by Empress Li, after arriving at the imperial study, I was afraid that she would have missed the hour a long time ago, and she would not worry about waiting for a few hours, but this is the place in the palace, where eating people and not spitting out bones, she does not plan to stay longer for a moment.

But things are always going in a way that doesn't go their way as they should. As soon as Hua Xiyan stepped out of the door of the imperial study, she saw a woman dressed in female official clothes standing at the door, looking at her quietly.

"Chen Zhiyuan, I have seen Miss Wang Er." The female officer bowed her knees slightly towards Hua Xiyan, and her courtesy was dignified.

This female official is exactly the same as the clothes on the embroidered goose she saw at the gate of the palace just now, with a big golden phoenix embroidered on her chest, but the clothes of the embroidered goose are purple, and now this person's clothes are dark green.

"Your Excellency is polite." Hua Xiyan bowed his head slightly and narrowed his eyes.

Weaving Mandarin's eyes stayed on the ground three feet in front of him, and he did not look at Hua Xiyan carefully, and said in a tone without ups and downs: "In the name of the queen's mother, please ask Miss Wang Er to go to Luohuang Palace for a while." ”

Hua Xiyan pulled her lips and smiled, her face was soft and modest, like the cold plum that had the most unintentional lip contention in late winter and early spring: "Since this is the case, then Master Lao will lead the way." ”

Hua Xiyan agreed so happily to be a bit unexpected, after all, in her imagination, Hua Xiyan was a difficult person.

As soon as he took a step, he felt a strong pull behind him, Hua Xiyan frowned and turned around, and saw Ning Xi's tense face.

"The five princes are polite." The weaving mandarin duck bowed to Ning Xi.

Ning Xi was not in the mood to be polite with her, and frowned: "The queen mother wants to see her?" ”

Weaving mandarin jaw heads.

"I'm afraid it won't work." Ning Xi said, stepping forward to block Huaxi Yan behind him, "When the prince came just now, the mother concubine asked her to invite Miss Wang Er to Jinxia Palace for dinner, shouldn't Lord Weaver tell me about coming first and coming later?" ”

Weaving Mandarin glanced at Ning Xi without any expression, and then lowered his head again: "Since the fifth prince knows that he will come first and then go, then he can clearly see that it is Miss Wang Er, who was invited by the minister first." As for Concubine Wan's plans, the minister didn't know, and the queen didn't know. ”

"You mean you have to take her today?" Ning Xi's hand holding Hua Xiyan's arm tightened a little, and Hua Xiyan's eyebrows couldn't help frowning, thinking that the underside of his arm must be green.

"The minister only obeys the orders of the queen." Weaving Mandarin replied without hesitation.

The iron-hearted and unwavering temperament of the weaving mandarin man is well-known in the palace, and Rao is Ning Xi can't do anything to this female official who is extremely embarrassed in front of the queen in this court. After taking a few deep breaths, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go with the adults." ”

"Niangniang only invited Miss Wang Er." Weaving Mandarin Duck pleaded again.

"The queen mother only said to let her go, but she didn't say that the prince can't go, right?" Ning Xi showed a smile on his face, "This prince is going to greet the queen mother, is it possible that the adult wants to be a stumbling block between our mother and son's relationship?" ”

This was said without any emotion, and Rao is weaving mandarin duck couldn't find other words to refute for a while, so he had to nod and say, "Then the two of you, please!" ”

After that, turn around first and lead the way in the first half.

Ning Xi pursed his lips and pulled Hua Xiyan to follow.

Hua Xiyan didn't expect Ning Xi to accompany him, so he lowered his voice and said, "Actually, you don't have to be like this, I can handle it myself." ”

Although it was the unfathomable Empress Li who was going to meet, Hua Xiyan was not afraid at all. She had already planned for a long time, and the day of a head-to-head confrontation would always come.

"Little Yanyan, you say this to make this prince feel like he is sentimental." Ning Xi sniffed and looked at Hua Xiyan with great accusation.

Hua Xiyan was not moved by the pitiful appearance of the person in front of him, but said seriously: "Your relationship with Empress Li is not close, why bother?" ”

What she doesn't like the most is the kindness she owes to others, if Ning Xi has any conflict with Empress Li for him, it is not something she is happy to see.

Ning Xi is casual and free, and the whole person is free and loose with the freedom that ordinary rich and noble sons do not have, which is the most commendable, and it is also the way for him to protect himself in this palace filled with gunpowder. If he accidentally provoked Empress Li's attention, I am afraid that he would really attract the disaster of killing.

I only heard Ning Xi laugh, and his voice was a little lower: "Even if this prince An An is divided, do you think she will let me go?" ”

No matter how low-key he is, he is always an adult man with a mature mind, which has an extraordinary significance for Emperor Tianlong, who has a thin heir, and is a potential threat to the prince who is not very qualified.

Emperor Tianlong has a total of nine sons, and now there are only four left, Prince Hongcheng is the son of Empress Li, and the second prince was placed under house arrest in Youzhou because of his mother's mistake, and he was never allowed to enter Beijing. The fifth prince Ning Xi has been walking the rivers and lakes since he was a child and is not in the palace, let alone in that position, the ninth prince is still young now, and he will not be able to become a climate in a short time. Now it seems that the rest of the princes are all people who have no threat to Prince Hongcheng. As for the rest of the princes, they had already been quietly removed.

Empress Li, Empress Li...... Hua Xiyan thought like this and sighed lowly.

Seeing that Hua Xiyan didn't say anything anymore, Ning Xi didn't plan to say anything more about this unpleasant topic, but instead introduced the scenery to Hua Xiyan, and the two chatted while walking, so uncomfortable.

After walking for about an hour, he stopped at the gate of a palace, Hua Xiyan looked up, and above the high palace gate, the three lacquered gold characters of "Luohuang Palace" shone brightly under the sun, making people unable to look directly.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, before he could enter the door, he heard a crisp laugh like a silver bell from the hall. This voice was very familiar, and Hua Xiyan couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"Since the queen mother has a guest, then we will come back another day." Ning Xi said, pulled Hua Xiyan and turned away.

The palace door opened with a "squeak", and a purple figure walked out quickly, and said to the two of them: "The fifth prince is polite, Miss Wang is polite, and the mother invites the two of you in." ”

Hua Xiyan and Ning Xi glanced at each other, and they both saw the inky black and swarthy in each other's eyes, so they both turned around and followed the embroidered geese and the two of them in.

As soon as he stepped into the palace, Hua Xiyan looked to the side, saw the peach-colored figure, and thought that he had really heard correctly.

"Is it really Sister Hua?" Yang Jin stood up from his seat all of a sudden, ran quickly to Hua Xiyan, and said with a red face, "Just now Niangniang told me that you are coming, I still don't believe it, saying that you are in Taiyuan, it turns out that Sister Hua really came to Taiyuan!" ”

Hua Xiyan bowed slightly towards Yang Jinrong, smiled lightly, and then stepped forward and walked straight in front of Li Hou, kneeling and saluting: "The courtier Hua Xiyan has seen the queen's mother!" ”

After a while, a luxurious and casual voice was heard: "Get up! ”

Hua Xiyan stood up straight, and then listened to Empress Li speak again: "Xi'er is also here." ”

Ning Xi stepped forward and stood beside Hua Xiyan, and arched his hand to Li Hou: "Erchen came to ask the queen mother for peace." ”

"Hmph, you have a heart!" Empress Li said, moved her body and changed to a more comfortable position, leaning on the beauty's lean, her tone casually seemed to be floating from the clouds, "Raise your head and let the palace take a look." ”

Hua Xi said yes, then raised his head and looked at Empress Li quietly.

Her face is seven points similar to Princess Roujia, but she is several times more luxurious and graceful than Princess Roujia. Especially the seemingly harmless and delicate eyes, the essence of which seems to be able to easily penetrate the surface of the person and see the bottom of the heart. So because of being in her own dormitory, Empress Li only wore a red brocade lily embroidered palace dress, with a simple jade phoenix bun on her head, and four silk eight treasure gold bead hairpins. This is not a luxurious dress, but it does not bury her luxurious and domineering, motherly and noble in the world.

Empress Li's pale pink lip grease curled up a clear curve, and her eyes were also unconcealable with appreciation: "It's really a sign of a woman, no wonder Jin Mo's kid has to be you when he sees you." ”

Hua Xiyan's heart tightened, thinking that as soon as Li Hou met, he burned the fire to Li Jinmo's part, what does this mean?

"It is the luck of the courtiers that Li Sangongzi appreciates it, but the courtiers do not have that blessing." Hua Xi said with a sigh of regret.

Empress Li let out a soft "oh" and raised her voice: "No blessing? Do you mean that Jin Mo suffered a disaster precisely because he fell in love with the unblessed you? ”

There was no change in the expression on Hua Xiyan's face, like a pool of stagnant water that could no longer withstand any waves: "The deceased is gone, this is the destiny of heaven." The courtiers never thought that Li Sangongzi would have an accident on the way back to the palace after leaving the Wang family. ”

The root of Li Jinmo's affair is still the fact that he was trampled on the horse on the way back to his house after attending the Wang family's banquet. The off-string sound that Hua Xiyan said is: She has been in the Wang family for a long time, and if she didn't get to the people of the Wang family, how could she get to Li Jinmo?

"Besides, the courtiers knew that Li Sangongzi and his wife Qin Se and Ming were in love, but they were afraid of hurting the harmony between the two, and they had always stopped at the boundaries of etiquette and law for Li Sangongzi, and never said a word. Everyone in Taiyuan knows it. ”

After the words fell, Empress Li turned her head to look at Yang Jinrong and laughed softly: "Listen, this palace just said a word, but she said so much, for fear that this palace will misunderstand you?" ”

Hua Xiyan lowered his head and looked at the ground, and said without humility or arrogance: "The queen mother Shengming, naturally she will not misunderstand the courtiers, but the courtiers are just afraid that these words will be heard by people with a heart and disturb the undead of Li Sangongzi." ”

"It's polite, it's really a cautious woman." Empress Li nodded, sighed and said, "It's just that I pity the kid Jin Mo, and Zheng Wan, after all, they haven't been able to leave a ...... for the Li family."

Hua Xiyan did not speak immediately, but Yang Jinrong took the lead to comfort Empress Li: "Niangniang must relax your heart, don't delay your body, without the eldest son and the third son, and other sons, there will always be countless amazing and beautiful children left to the Li family, and I am afraid that the queen will be annoyed by it at that time!" ”

"Just you can talk!" Xu is Yang Jinrong's words reached Li Hou's heart, her face had a few soft looks, and the smile on her lips was a little less fake.

Yang Jinrong "giggled" again, and at this time, he heard an announcement from outside: "Concubine Wan Niangniang has arrived~"