Looking at the helpless expression on her face, Mu Ziqin on the side had already clenched his fist hidden under his sleeve.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Xia Tianqing raised his head aggrievedly, looked at him and said, "Can't you comfort and comfort me?" ”

Mu Ziqin, who had never acted in transgression, held Xia Tianqing in his arms for the first time, and at that moment, Luo Ge burst into tears, and immediately burst into tears. Mu Ziqin waited quietly until she stopped sobbing before she spoke, "Do you want to go back to Mu Jin Kingdom with me?" ”

Luo Ge choked back tears, shook his head, and said, "I can't let the entire Xia family die for me, after all, they are innocent." Moreover, my father said in his letter that my mother was murdered by others in the palace. I must go back and find out the truth. ”

Listening to her words, Mu Ziqin wanted to speak again, but looking at her determined eyes, he could only give up.

In this way, Luo Ge set out on the journey back to Kyoto after a brief farewell. It took her a whole month to travel by boat from Gangnam to Kyoto by water. came with her, in addition to Chang'an, who came to deliver the letter that day, there were two old mothers who had never looked very good and a little girl who was seven or eight years old.

The old mother who came with her was very broken all the way, openly or secretly talking about her life experience and her deceased mother, and let the little girl who came with her do all the work. Xia Tianqing couldn't bear it, and tried to do it herself along the way, after all, she had no one to take care of her grandmother's house or her master, so it wasn't uncomfortable for her.

is also because of her, the two old mothers who were waiting to see a good show along the way have no less cynicism at her. Xia Tianqing naturally didn't care. When she arrived in Kyoto, Xia Shiren sent a team of ten chariots and horses to bring her into the summer mansion.

According to the customs of Su Qianguo, only the head of the family, the main mother, the eldest son, and the eldest daughter can walk. But Xia Tianqing, who is the eldest daughter, did not enter the Xia Mansion from the main entrance, but entered through the side door that opened on the side. When she entered the door, she looked at the main gate a few steps away, Xia Tianqing asked the people outside the carriage, "Why don't you go to the main gate?" ”

Outside the carriage, as the leader of the team, she came to pick up the old mother called "Mother Qin" and said, "Girl, you haven't been back to Kyoto for a long time, so you don't know the family rules of our Xia Mansion." All daughters who have a marriage contract or marry out can only enter the house through the side door, and the main entrance is reserved for the lord, the eldest lady and the young masters. ”

"Big lady?" Xia Tingqing didn't quite understand how this title came about.

"That's right, it's Mrs. Wang Hua, the daughter of the Marquis of Xiqi."

Hearing this, Xia Tianqing asked softly, "When did this family make Wang Hua the eldest lady?" ”

Hearing her call Mrs. Wang's name, Mother Qin was so frightened that she told her directly: "Girl, you can't call this Mrs. Wang Hua by her name." She was now the head of the family, and everything had to be directed by her. ”

Xia Tianqing listened to it, and the unhappy emotions in her heart suddenly filled her heart. Before her carriage reached the courtyard where she was going to live in the future, she asked the coachman to turn around and go directly to Xia Shiren's study.

The carriage stopped in front of the courtyard where the study was located, and the little girl who followed Xia Tianqing helped her out of the carriage. As soon as her feet landed, she quickly stepped into the courtyard and went straight to the study. But in front of the door of the study, Xia Tianqing listened, because she heard someone talking in the room. It was the voice of two men, one of whom must have been her father, and the other she had never heard before. But according to the tone of the conversation between the two, Xia Tianqing guessed his province, Su Xuan, the king of a country.

At this time, it stands to reason that Luo Ge should turn around and leave, but she was stumped by what the two said.

"Aiqing, you can marry your daughter to my prince this time, you must have thought about it for a long time, right?"

"It didn't take too long to return to the emperor. Since the minister's original wife was sent to the palace, this daughter was also sent to Jiangnan's grandmother's house, firstly to keep her away from the land of right and wrong, and also to keep her from being discriminated against in this mansion. After all, her mother ......"

"Hahahahaha. When you say this, I really can't forget your original wife. Her posture, appearance, singing voice, and dancing posture are all among the best in this world, but it's a pity that she never let me experience it a second time. ”

"Hasn't the emperor moved her for so many years?"

As Aiqing said, there was a touch, but it didn't make her really like me. Until she died, she did not accede to my request. I had put a lot of thought into it, and she was unmoved even if she was allowed to take the next position. ”

"That can only be said that she is too pedantic. To be favored by the emperor is the wish of all women in the world. ”

Xia Tianqing couldn't bear to listen to the latter words, she turned around and ran out of the yard, crying as she ran, and found under the osmanthus tree she liked her most according to her childhood memories.

And the dream woke up under the osmanthus tree. In this dream, Luo Ge was shocked and sweated. She woke up from her fright, sitting on the bed gasping for air. At this time, she slowly remembered that Mu Ziqin's tenderness for herself in her previous life, as well as her hatred for her father and Emperor Su Xuan's words, entered the palace of Su Qianguo.

Luo Ge raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and looking at the sweat in her palms, she really felt that she had escaped from the hellish palace now. And at this moment, Lu Zhi happened to bring Yun Lan into the house.

"Niangniang, it's three o'clock now, do you want to pass the meal?" Lu Zhi looked at her soaking wet and asked slowly.

At this time, Yun Lan on the side had already cleverly gone out to let Rui Jin and Mengzhi prepare the bathing water, and then asked Qing Yi to inform the dining room to warm the dinner sent by the imperial dining room on the stove.

Lu Zhi walked to Luo Ge's bed with the handkerchief on the side shelf, wiped the sweat on her face and neck with her, and then asked, "Niangniang, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Luo Ge shook his head, and then said, "It's just a nightmare, and it's a little difficult to soothe for a while." ”

"Does that lady want to take a bath?"

Luo Ge looked at the person behind her who carried all the bathing items into the hall, and said, "After the water is ready, you all go out." Hongu alone can do it. ”

Although Lu Zhi was not at ease, she still went out under Luo Ge's repeated affirmation. Seeing that the palace maids were all out of the room, Luo Ge slowly took off his clothes and walked into the bathtub.

Luo Ge, who closed his eyes and enjoyed the short silence, kept recalling in his mind the words he heard in the Xia Mansion. Even Mu Ziqin pushed the door in, she didn't react.

Mu Ziqin came back to Zhaochun Palace today completely because he saw that the sunset outside the palace wall was beautiful after dinner, so he walked along the palace wall. Who knows, I accidentally walked outside the gate of Zhaochun Palace. He thought that since he came, he would come to see Luo Ge, who lived in this palace.

Unfortunately, when he came in, Lu Zhi informed him that Luo Ge was bathing. Originally, he planned to leave like this, but he suddenly got into the Hanxiang Palace.

Mu Ziqin originally thought that she would disturb Luo Ge when she came in, but she didn't expect that she didn't notice it at all. Since he didn't find it, he naturally happily picked up the handkerchief by the bathtub and gently wiped his body for Luo Ge.

Luo Ge, who had her eyes closed, felt the feeling of hot water on her body, and Luo Ge naturally said, "Didn't Lu Zhi say that she didn't use it?" Why did you still come in? ”

"It's not Angelica." Mu Ziqin opened his mouth and made Luo Ge jump.

She turned around vigilantly and saw Mu Ziqin standing by the bathtub with a handkerchief. His clothes were also wet from the water she had splashed as she turned.

"Why is the king here?"

"Why can't Lone be here? And shouldn't you apologize to Lone? ”

When he mentioned this, Luo Ge immediately apologized and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry. Your clothes are soaked by me. ”

Hearing her apology, Mu Ziqin said, "Since this is the case, then how do you plan to compensate for Lonely?" ”

"Concubine, how about making a new one for the king?" Luo Ge asked with a little temptation.

"How can redoing show your sincerity? What's more, the Silk Fang Palace in this palace is specially prepared for Lonely. Do you still need to bother with the concubine? ”

After saying this, Luo Ge had nothing to answer, and could only look at Mu Ziqin quietly. At this time, Mu Ziqin did not blame her, but pressed her back to her original position intimately, and then said with the handkerchief in his hand: "Listen to Lu Zhi, you had a nightmare in the afternoon, and when you got up, you were sweating profusely. Is there such a thing? ”

"Back to the king, it's like this." Luo Ge turned his back to him.

Mu Ziqin didn't ask any more questions, just washed her body. It wasn't until Luo Ge changed his posture and completely exposed his back that his movements stopped. The reason he stopped was because he saw a familiar birthmark on Luo Ge's back - Phoenix. This mark, he had seen on another person's body - Xia Tianqing.

When he saw Xia Qianqing when she was ten years old, she had a fever and needed to wipe her body with soju, so he had the opportunity to see the birthmark on her body, and the appearance of this birthmark was very special, so he would always remember it after just looking at it once.

It was the appearance of the blood-red phoenix flying up to the sky, its two wings slightly open, and the upward appearance was something he had never seen in any painting.

So when he saw the phoenix seal behind Luo Ge, he was really startled. He looked at the blood-red flying phoenix behind her in a daze, and many memories flashed through his mind. And after Luo Ge, who was in the bathtub, found that he had stopped, he turned around and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?" ”

Looking at his sluggish expression, Luo Ge asked again, and only then did Mu Ziqin answer, "You...... This back ......"

"What's wrong?" Luo Ge asked while turning his head curiously.

"Why is there this phoenix birthmark?"

was mentioned by Mu Ziqin like this, Luo Ge remembered that the phoenix birthmark behind him had been following him since she was reborn. She hadn't figured it out yet.

"This birthmark ......" Luo Ge hesitated for a moment and said, "It's the concubine who has had it since she was a child." ”