When Yi Xuan heard Zhao Yan's words, she was full of joy and was doused with cold water, staring at him in a daze and speechless.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Zhao Yan smiled.

Leaving room for everything, grasping the other party's dead end, and pressing forward step by step, is the way to negotiate.

This was taught to Zhao Yan by Yixuan himself.

She's shooting herself in the foot.

"Tell me, what does Your Majesty want?" Yi Xuan is clear.

Zhao Yan looked at her with a little puzzlement, this girl is also straightforward. He was used to dealing with those sleek ministers, and it was a little choked when he encountered such a blunt one.

He lowered his head and coughed twice, "I want you to promise three things. ”

"Which three?"

"It's undecided for the time being, I'll tell you when I need you to do it."

Yixuan gritted her teeth: "One piece." I'll promise you only one. And I am not allowed to kill, nor is it anything against morality. ”

The corners of Zhao Zhen's lips twitched, and his eyes mocked: "Do you think you are qualified to bargain with me?" ”

To put it nicely, she is Princess Yu - the wife of King Yu. It can be said to be ugly, but it is just a chess piece he used to contain Zhao Zhen.

I kind of take myself seriously.

Yixuan took a deep breath, she had to endure it, but she really wanted to scold Zhao Yan by taking the case.

Is it so hard for him to save her subordinates?!

"Your Majesty doesn't save people, but the concubine will think of other ways...... It's just that it's hard to say who Jiang Qibai and the others will be loyal to in the future. ”

Yixuan got up and said goodbye. Zhao Yan saw her expression, and she was rarely soft-hearted and called out to her.

"What else is your majesty?" Yixuan's voice was full of reluctance.

Zhao Yanwan'er, "I promise you." ”

The feud between him and Zhao Zhen has not been a day or two for a long time, and taking the opportunity to save people and making Jiang Qibai and others sincerely obey him will far outweigh the disadvantages for him. Coupled with Wen Yixuan's promise, he earned it after all.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although she said this, the girl's expression was only faint.

It was almost noon before Yi Xuan returned to the second room. Walking hurriedly to the upper room, Hongyu was sitting under the porch, full of vegetarian clothes, and played with two grasses in her hands.

She slowed down.

"Princess, why is the eldest sister dressed like this......" Shuang'er was surprised.

Yixuan glanced at Shuang'er lightly, and Shuang'er immediately understood - the eldest sister was mourning for Lu Yingzhi!

The Lu family has now fallen. Lu Gongzi's funeral, the Wen family did not allow Hongyu to go in order to avoid suspicion and not affect Hongyu's reputation. Hongyu cried for a few days, and the whole person lost her soul, burning paper money and copying scriptures, and every day she lost a lot of weight.

Yixuan said bitterly: "She came to me." Speaking of which, I can't get rid of Lu Yingzhi's death......"

Shuang'er was not angry: "What does it have to do with you?" Lu Yingzhi committed suicide! ”

Yixuan shook her head, "The matter has come to this, do you still think Lu Yingzhi committed suicide?" ”

Someone wants to charge her with an adulteress, and if the adulterer dies, then her crime cannot be cleared.

What if she came out of the palace alive? The entire capital, from the concubines of the Son of Heaven to the common people of Limin, all regarded her as a heinous adulteress.

It's just that because of her identity as Princess Yu, she didn't dare to scold her in the face.

Yixuan descended from the verandah and stood in front of Hongyu. Ruby slowly lifted her face and stared at her silently. There was hatred and jealousy in that gaze.

Rumors about her are spreading throughout the capital, and Hongyu won't be unaware.

Hongyu stood up, raised her hand and slapped Yixuan in the face very loudly, and scolded, "Slut." ”

Her voice was calm, the kind of calm that was on the verge of collapse.

Yixuan just accepted it silently.

Shuang'er watched from the side and was anxious - the master wouldn't let her interfere.

Hongyu's body trembled slightly, her lips trembled, and she raised her hand to slap again, but this time her wrist was imprisoned by Yixuan and she couldn't move.

"For the sake of you're my sister, I'll give you a slap...... There was no second time. ”

The two looked at each other for a long time. Hongyu suddenly sneered and said, "No, I'm not your sister, I'm not worthy of being your princess's sister." She withdrew her hand, dusted off the dust on her clothes, and blessed Yixuan: "Princess Yu has a lot, say goodbye." ”

There is no friendship between them anymore.

Yixuan took a deep breath and reached out to hold her: "Would you rather believe those rumors from outsiders than believe me?" ”

"Rumors?" Hongyu smiled, "I saw it with my own eyes, and you dare to say that it was a rumor?" The contemptible one is you. You've been lying to me, saying that you don't like Lu Gongzi, but what happened? ”

Shuang'er couldn't help but interject: "That day, it was Gongzi Lu who intended to mistreat the princess!" It has nothing to do with the princess! ”

Hongyu glared at Shuang'er: "You really have a good and loyal dog." ”

"Ruby!"

Hongyu sneered and stopped talking.

"You see with your own eyes, you know how things are, you just don't want to believe it. You and I are connected by blood, I have never done anything to be sorry for you, whether you believe it or not, I am self-purifying, and I don't care about outsiders slandering. ”

Yixuan let go of the red jade and looked indifferent: "I will persuade grandmother to let you go to the Lu Family Spiritual Hall to worship." But, Hongyu, remember that you are the daughter of the Wen family, don't lose the backbone of the daughter of the Wen family. ”

Hongyu's heart shook slightly, and she was silent for a long time and said, "Thank you." ”

In fact, she knows it...... That day, Lu Yingzhi forced Yi Xuan, and it can be seen from Yi Xuan's struggle. But if she wanted her to believe that Yingzhi's brother was such a despicable person, she couldn't do it......

Ruby gritted her teeth and turned to leave.

Yixuan stood in place for a long time, until Hongyu's back was gone, she smiled slightly bitterly, and then looked up and saw the second lady leaning against the window looking at her.

The second lady beckoned to her and motioned for her to come in.

Yixuan and Shuang'er walked in, changed their clothes first, and Wenxiu and Jinxiu went out to pour tea. Yixuan sat on the kang opposite the second lady, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Hongyu, this kid ......," the second lady sighed, "from being spoiled." Don't be like her. ”

Before Yixuan regained her senses, Hongyu was the only concubine in the family, so she naturally wanted to be windy and rainy, how to pamper her. The second lady knew Hongyu's thoughts about Lu Yingzhi, and she couldn't reprimand her ruthlessly, but she didn't expect that there would be today......

Yi Xuan moved the corners of her mouth, "How come?" ”

"Grandmother knew that the rumors outside couldn't be believed. Don't take it too seriously. How is King Yu treating you? ”

"Yes." Yixuan bowed her head shyly.

The second lady was very satisfied, "Actually, as long as the prince is willing to protect you, no one will dare to oppose you openly." Don't worry about anything else, firmly grasp the heart of King Yu......"

Yi Xuan laughed embarrassedly and didn't want to talk any further, so she proposed: "I don't think it's a way for my sister to be bored at home every day." It's better to fulfill her wish and let her go to Lu's house. ”

The second lady waved her hand again and again, "How can this be done?" In what capacity does she go to worship Lu Yingzhi at the house of a daughter who has not yet left the cabinet? Besides, the Lu family is defeated, so let's not get into this troubled water. ”

The second lady has a decisive personality, even if she feels sorry for Hongyu, she will keep a straight face and be a villain.

Wenxiu came in to deliver tea, which was the last batch of Longjing before the Qingming Festival. Yixuan took a bite and said, "I think that if I go to worship and evacuate the knot, maybe my sister will be able to see it." If her knot does not break up for a day, she will refuse to marry for a day. How long will it take to drag it out? ”

The second lady was thoughtful.

Yixuan said again: "Grandmother is afraid that my sister's reputation will be affected and she won't be able to marry a good family. But if she doesn't want to marry, no matter how good her reputation is, what's the use? ”

The second lady was completely persuaded, and nodded with a smile: "It's grandmother who is narrow-minded." It just so happens that tomorrow is Qingming, so I took this opportunity to take Hongyu to Lu's house to offer pillar incense. ”

"It's for the best." Yixuan turned her eyes out the window, stared at where Hongyu was sitting for a while and asked, "Sister knows I'm out?" ”

Hongyu was waiting for her just now, and she was not surprised to see her wearing a maid's dress.

The second lady followed Yixuan's gaze, "I didn't say, she guessed it herself." ”

Even if Ruby guessed, it would be fine, after all, Ruby didn't know where she went.

At noon, the second lady called Liu to come to the room to eat, but Yixuan didn't stay long, and left after eating. When he went out, Fu Xuan was leaning on the pillar and taking a nap, and when he saw Yixuan, he immediately came to his senses: "Princess." ”

Yi Xuan bowed his head and said, "Has Master Fu eaten?" ”

"Not yet."

Yixuan glanced at Shuang'er, Shuang'er took an oily paper bag and handed it over, and said with a smile: "This is a glutinous rice cake made in the house, and the princess specially wrapped it for adults to taste." ”

Fu Miao was overjoyed, and when he opened it, he smelled a jasmine fragrance, which must have been mixed with jasmine petals, and hurriedly thanked him.

"Master Fu is welcome. Let's go home. ”

After Yixuan returned home, she asked Shuang'er to stare at the movements of Beizhen Fusi, and on the other hand, she checked the degree of Qingming with Pingniang. Ping Niang is careful and all the arrangements are appropriate.

Yixuan took out two copies of the scriptures, one to Ping Niang, and advised: "This is what I copied to my mother, help me burn it." ”

"What about this?" Ping Niang pointed to another way.

Yi Xuan pursed her lips, "This is for the emperor...... I have to hand it over to the emperor personally. ”

Ping Niang closed the account books, folded her hands together, looked at Yi Xuan seriously and said, "Princess, last time you asked me to find out who the rumors came from, the slave has already found out." ”

Yi Xuan smiled, Ping Niang did things really well, she picked up the teacup and blew it, "Say it." ”

"The princess may not believe it, it's the tea pot and the incense seal."

Yi Xuan was stunned, if she hadn't seen Ping Niang being serious, she would have thought that Ping Niang was joking with her.

The words did come from the mouths of these two people. The princess treated them with kindness, and they did such ungrateful deeds...... The slaves and maids are angry! ”

Perhaps, the background of these two people is not as simple as she thinks.

Yi Xuan was thoughtful.

"Cha Ou Xiang Seal has served his mother in the past, who else has he served?"

The tea Ou Xiangzhu does not have the ability to set up such a big bureau, it must be driven by others.

"Then there is only the prince." Ping Niang frowned, "Could it be that the princess is suspicious of the prince?" ”

"......" Yixuan almost squirted out a mouthful of tea, "How is it possible!" ”

She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "In this case, you go and call a few strong mothers-in-law to come with me." ”