What Zhao Yurou said is very intriguing.

Yixuan already has the consciousness of being a chess piece, and she doesn't need Zhao Yurou to remind her. But the "things that Zhao Zhen can't ask for" in Zhao Yurou's mouth made her feel uneasy in her heart.

King Yu ...... What do you want?

In the past, she would have ordered her subordinates to closely monitor Zhao Yurou's whereabouts, but now...... She has more than enough heart but not enough strength.

I can only go to Wen Changbai to discuss.

The Wen family is upright, and the parents are also self-denying and courteous, and they still live in the mansion given by Wen Boyuan Jinshi and the emperor later. The place is not big, but it is clean and tidy. Wen Bo has been very fond of the way of Lao Zhuang far and near, and has become more and more complicated and simple, advocating "natural", which is inevitably a little cold.

Yi Xuan looked at the old tree jackdaw from afar, the pink walls and green tiles, and the cold wind poured in from behind, blowing her cloak and black hair. Except for the maidservant who led her in front, there was no one to be seen along the way. She felt a little sad in her heart.

Obviously she has walked thousands of times, obviously it is her home, but she has become an outsider.

She let out a deep sigh. Push down these senseless emotions. As long as her father and brother are safe, who she is, where she is, and what does it matter?

"Fourth Uncle has been in good health recently?" She asked.

The maidservant replied: "Thank you for the care of the third lady, a few days ago for the sake of Queen Jiarou...... Madame has not been in a good mood, but recently I want to open up more, and my appetite has improved. ”

Yixuan smiled, "Auntie likes plum blossoms, you pick plum blossom branches every day and put them in the house, and my uncle is in a better mood when she sees it." Make some more plum soup cakes...... Just say that Uncle Changbai ordered it. ”

The maidservant agreed, and asked, "Does the third lady want to meet the lady?" ”

"No...... Just take me directly to my uncle's house. ”

Some people, seeing it will only increase their sadness, but it is better not to see it.

Wen Changbai went to Yamen and hasn't come back yet. Yixuan went to Wen Changbai's study first. Wen Changbai is brilliantly written, the handwriting and danqing are wonderful, the rosewood table is on the painting just made last night, the painting is a bamboo forest, two thrushes in the forest are nestled against each other, one is bright in color and petite, the other is slightly darker in color and has a strong body, and there is an eagle in the sky circling.

Wen Changbai's paintings are not lacking in wild interest, the thrush feathers are filled with white-powder, the lines are clearly visible, the bamboo leaves are filled with double hooks, the leaf veins are mixed with boneless, and the painting style is cold and light. Although his paintings are good, they are not easily displayed in front of people. Yixuan used to laugh at him for not being an official, and he could support himself by selling paintings.

Yi Xuan picked up the painting and tasted it carefully, and before she knew it, the twilight had been closed. The warmth of the setting sun spilled into the room, red like a blazing fire. As soon as Wen Changbai got out of the carriage, he heard that Yixuan was coming, and he didn't have time to change his clothes so he went back to the study first.

Sure enough, here she is.

Wen Changbai was full of exhaustion, but the moment he saw her, the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. It seems to be back in the past, the days when my sister and he enjoyed flowers and paintings.

He hoped that what had happened in the past three months had been nothing more than a dream. When I woke up, my sister was still around, and nothing had changed.

He laughed silently and said in a hoarse voice, "You're here." As he spoke, he walked in and took a sip from the bowl of tea that his sister was drinking.

Yi Xuan's eyes lit up, and two small pear vortices sank into her cheeks, "You're finally back." She put down the painting, touched Wen Changbai's hand, stared at Wen Changbai suspiciously, and frowned: "You don't pay attention to keeping warm...... The wind is strong on the road, you must be cold, quickly ask Caisleeve to cook you a bowl of ginger soup. Otherwise, tomorrow morning, I will see if you still have the energy. ”

Wen Changbai is weak, typhoid fever or something is common, and it is impossible for her to be a sister without worrying. Wen Changbai's heart was warm, rubbed her head, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's not enough to listen to you?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Cai Sleeve brought in the ginger soup. She is a close servant of her master, and this realization is always there. She glanced at Yixuan in surprise, thinking to herself that the third lady in the second room ...... Why is the tone of speech so similar to that of Empress Jiarou?

"Don't worry, the ginger soup is always available." Cai Sleeve put down the ginger soup, "The lady also drinks a bowl." ”

After she finished speaking, she lit the charcoal fire, and when she left, she didn't forget to look at Yixuan a few more times.

Wen Changbai roasted in front of the charcoal basin for a while, took off his outer robe, and went to sit on the couch. There was a chessboard on the table, he flipped the blacks in the chess bowl casually, looked at Yixuan and smiled: "Come here." Let me see if your chess skills have regressed? ”

"Okay, try it." Yixuan also sat down.

Her chess skills can be regarded as taught by Wen Changbai, and the two have won and lost each other, and they are equal.

Yi Xuan's mind was not on the chessboard, and she gradually fell behind, and she was not in a hurry. The room gradually darkened, Wen Changbai went to light the candle, the warm yellow halo made his face like jade, he smiled very slightly, half of his face buried in the darkness was indescribably lonely.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

It's okay, and she won't come to him.

Although he is reluctant to admit it.

"Brother......" Yi Xuan looked at the chessboard, but what was thinking about something else in her mind was that she gently rubbed the chess pieces and frowned, "Zhao Yurou has what Zhao Zhen wants...... Brother, what do you think it will be? ”

"What can Zhao Yurou have?" He was dismissive.

In his opinion, Zhao Yurou is as stupid as Empress Dowager Xiao. Can Empress Dowager Xiao have today's status...... In addition to a good family background, it all depends on luck.

Originally, Yixuan also had the same idea as Wen Changbai.

"Two days ago, Zhao Yurou came to me for the matter of the horse, saying that she had something in her hand that Zhao Yan couldn't ask for......" She groaned slightly, raised her eyes and stared at Wen Changbai seriously, "Zhao Zhen is already a supreme minister, I really can't think of anything else besides that position." ”

"What do you mean......" Wen Changbai's pupils shrank, and his face gradually became serious. Although he doesn't like Zhao Yan, it doesn't mean that he will want Zhao Zhen to be the emperor. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, let alone the entire family? The Wen family has firmly sided with Zhao Yan since the time of the first emperor, and if Zhao Zhen ascends to the throne, the first person to be eliminated is the Wen family.

Yi Xuan curled up her fingers and pinched them gently, "Zhao Yurou's hand, maybe there is something that proves the throne of the current emperor...... It was obtained by improper means...... Brother, you and I couldn't be clearer about what happened at the beginning. ”

Zhao Yan's throne is indeed disgraceful. She designed to frame Zhao Shen and pushed Zhao Yan to the position of the crown prince. But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the first emperor didn't like Zhao Yan and didn't like this ruthless prince who played with power, but because the courtiers' voices were too high, he had to ban him.

Almost everything was done by her own hands for Zhao Yan...... Among them, no one knows the cause and effect better than her.

Yi Xuan took a soft breath, she didn't want to think about those things, as if she was looking back on her sins over and over again, and she was depressed.

Wen Changbai felt a pang in his heart.

He pressed his hand on Yixuan's shoulder, his finger bones exerting a slight force. The girl's skeleton is small, her shoulders are thin, and her birth is really pitiful. Wen Changbai rubbed her earlobe again, and the girl didn't think it was inappropriate, but was just annoyed.

Wen Changbai's eyes were dark, and his gaze lingered deeply on the girl's face. He sat down behind her suddenly, resting his chin on the girl's shoulder and closing his eyes.

"Brother......" Yixuan was a little surprised.

Wen Changbai opened a slit in his eyes, his eyelashes were fine, and the shadows flickered in the candlelight. Yixuan didn't realize that her breathing was a little stagnant.

No wonder...... Everyone knows that Wen Tanhua is a good color...... It's a really good color......

What do you think? This is her brother!

Yi Xuan asked him, "Are you unwell?" Do you want to call a doctor? ”

Wen Changbai smiled lightly, "Let me lean on for a while, just take it easy." ”

Sure enough, it was uncomfortable...... Yixuan sighed, she was used to it. Since she was a child, Wen Changbai was uncomfortable, so she would pull her and say, "Let me hug me."

It was as if holding her would cure the disease.

Wen Changbai rested for a while and said, "I will tell the emperor about this tomorrow." ”

"Nope." Yixuan immediately refused, "I can't let the emperor know for the time being." Brother, you send a few people to keep an eye on Zhao Yurou, you must grasp her whereabouts...... Zhao Yurou has not moved in the past two days, and Zhao Zhen refuses to see her. ”

"Once Zhao Yurou sets off to King Yu, when the carriage leaves the princess's mansion and goes to a secluded place with few people, you will send a dead soldier to stop Zhao Yurou's car, maybe you can find something."

Her eyes were calm and resolute, as if she had returned to the time when she was the envoy of Beizhen.

Wen Changbai looked at her and sighed silently, "Okay." ”

The girl is stubborn, and if she is determined to do something, she will definitely do it. If it weren't him, it would be someone else; If it was someone else, it would rather be him.

The two of them finished the endgame. Yixuan racked her brains to fight with Wen Changbai, and several times she had the potential to come back to life, but she was suppressed by Wen Changbai. When there was no child to fall on the chessboard, she was very unwilling to admit that she had indeed lost.

"Your hands are raw, you should practice hard." Wen Changbai commented.

Yixuan pursed her lips, stretched her waist and prepared to go back, but suddenly found that she was hungry in her belly, and the two of them even forgot to eat dinner when they were playing chess. Yi Xuan took two pieces of snacks casually, and when she saw the painting on the desk, she said, "Your painting is good, why don't you give it to me." ”

Wen Changbai was drinking tea, raised his eyes when he heard the words, and looked at her with a smile: "Do you like this painting?" ”

"It's a good drawing, of course I like it." Yi Xuan felt that his question was inexplicable, she paused, pointed to the eagle and said, "It's just that this eagle is a little rough, and the ink is a little heavy...... But the eagle is too delicate to depict and lose its bearing, which is also good. ”

Wen Changbai's expression was subtle, "Indeed...... It's not worth my trouble. ”

In winter, it gets dark quickly. By the time Yixuan returned home, the night was already very thick. The evening breeze was biting, and she tightened her cloak and returned to the house. Give the painting to Shuang'er, "Help me frame it and hang it in the warm pavilion." ”

Shuang'er is the maid Wen Changbai found for her, she was born in a practicing family, and her martial arts are quite good. doesn't like to talk and has a steady temperament, Yixuan took her with her and called her as a personal maid.

Shuang'er took it. Another maid came in to wash and change Yixuan's clothes.

Two days later, as soon as Yixuan got up in the morning, Shuang'er hurriedly came in and told her: "Prince Changbai sent someone to tell the lady that the eldest princess went to the palace of King Yu." ”