Huaxi said goodbye and went downstairs, subconsciously stopped at the staircase on the first floor, and looked at the guest seat on the left.

"The county lord is looking for someone?" The maid who led the way for Huaxi asked.

"No, no." Huaxi turned around and called, "Bailan, let's go." ”

Bai Lan stepped forward to hold Huaxi's arm, and the two walked through the corridor to the gate of the courtyard.

Huaxi didn't see Ouyang Zheng just now, she was a little disappointed, her mind was not in the world, and she looked back and looked at it again.

Suddenly, Bai Lan stopped, and Huaxi paused, "What's wrong?" ”

Bai Lan glanced at her, and Huaxi found that there were two people walking over, one was Yin Yuanye who was wearing a purple five-bat auspicious cloud robe, and the other was naturally Ouyang Zheng wearing a stone blue swastika gown.

The moment Huaxi saw Ouyang Zheng, her eyes flashed with joy that even she didn't notice.

Ouyang Zheng saw Huaxi walking on the porch at a glance from the corner, just now there was a gauze screen, his eyes always unconsciously wanted to pass through the veil and look for the person he missed in those faint figures. At this time, when they met on the porch, Ouyang Zheng's eyes flashed with admiration.

As she got closer and closer, Ouyang Zheng saw that she was wearing a moon-white hibiscus flower waist-length skirt, walking on the porch, her skirt swaying, like a hibiscus coming out of a bath, beautiful and refined.

"King of Thailand, Ouyang Shi." Hua Xi saluted the two, raised her head and subconsciously glanced at Ouyang Zheng.

Yin Yuanye looked at the person in front of him and glanced at Ouyang Zheng, his hand behind his back was clenched into a fist, with a smile on his face, "Lord Jingxian, why don't you go to the play?" ”

Huaxi replied, "Oh, I'm feeling a little unwell and I'm about to go home." ”

"In that case, the county lord should go back and rest early." Yin Yuanye glanced at Ouyang Zheng, "I want to come to Xuan and have something to say to the county lord, I'll go over first." ”

"Lord Wang, go slowly" Huaxi got out of the way and asked Yin Yuanye to come over. Looking at the back of his departure, Huaxi was a little puzzled, why hadn't he seen him for a few days, and Yin Yuanye suddenly changed his sex?

Ouyang Zheng suddenly said: "I have made it clear to him, you don't have to worry about him anymore." ”

Huaxi stared at Ouyang Zheng, and even though she had a thousand words in her heart, she only said these two words in the end, "Thank you"

I don't know what Ouyang Zheng did inside, but letting Yin Yuanye give in must have paid some price. It is fortunate to be able to get rid of Yin Yuanye to Huaxi, but in this way she owes Ouyang Zheng a favor. Although Ouyang Zheng had already expressed his intention to her, she didn't dare to agree to Ouyang Zheng before Hua Xixin's worries were gone. And Ouyang Zheng's help again and again moved her, and her heart was a little more entangled.

"When will you be relieved of this thanks?"

Huaxi pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "If you don't want to listen, I won't say it in the future." ”

Ouyang Zheng shook his head lightly, looked Huaxi up and down, and asked, "Your face is not very good...... What's uncomfortable? ”

"It's not uncomfortable, you go over quickly, don't let the King of Thailand wait for a long time, I'll go first."

"Well, if you're not feeling well, go back early." Ouyang Zheng nodded, "I'll see you another day." ”

As soon as Huaxi heard this, she refused without opening her mouth, and lost her mind for a moment, but somehow, she suddenly found that she had some faint expectations in her heart, her face was hot, and she hurriedly lowered her head, rushed at Ouyang Zhengfufu, and pulled Bai Lan to hurriedly walk past him.

Ouyang Zheng looked at Huaxi, who had fled in the wilderness, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

……

Huaxi returned to the palace, and the next day he received a post sent by Yu Heng, inviting Huaxi to go to Lishu Garden. Huaxi didn't think about it, and politely refused on the grounds that she was unwell.

On July 20, Huaxi got up early and prepared to go out to meet Yizhen. As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw about 20 guards standing at the door.

Huaxi was stunned, "Why did you follow so many people?" ”

Manager Hu, who was waiting on the side, replied: "The prince is worried about the county lord, so let the county lord bring more people, and these people are also personally selected by the prince." ”

Huaxi's heart warmed, and she told Manager Hu: "I haven't been here for the past four or five days, and my father has bothered the chief manager a lot." ”

"Don't worry, the old slave understands."

Huaxi said goodbye to Manager Hu, got in the car and went to the city gate.

When I reached Jiande Street, the car suddenly stopped.

Huaxi, who was pretending to sleep, opened her eyes, "What's wrong?" ”

Bai Lan poked her head out and asked the escort captain, "What's wrong?" ”

"Lord Qiyu, the horse team of the three kings is coming, and the small means stop and let go."

Bai Lan turned around and glanced at Huaxi, "Wait, it's too late to make an appointment with the princess." ”

Huaxi shook his head, "He's the emperor, I'm just a county lord, and I can't provoke Susukino Zongqi for such a trivial matter." Let them pass first, and the princess will send someone to say it first. ”

Huaxi continued to close her eyes and pretend to sleep, and after a while, she heard the sound of messy horses' hooves outside, and the body shook slightly.

Someone knocked on the wall of the carriage outside, "County Lord, the three kings know that you are here, and they have come to your carriage, please see the county lord." ”

Huaxi opened her eyes and muttered, "It's really troublesome" waved her hand and motioned for Bai Lan to open the window.

Huaxi's body leaned forward slightly, revealing half of his side face, and his eyes fell on Sukino Zongqi who was riding on a black horse outside the carriage.

Huaxi looked at his dress, and secretly pulled the corners of his mouth, no matter how annoying Susukino Zongqi was, today he really has the capital to mess with flowers and grass everywhere.

"Three Kings"

Susukino Zongqi smiled and said, "My sister should be punished, and I said that I was called my third brother when I returned to the Moon Festival." ”

Huaxi was too lazy to talk to him, and lowered her eyes and quickly shouted "Third Brother".

"A few days ago, I heard Yu Heng say that my sister was unwell, so I was not invited to go to Lishu Garden. Don't know how to be? ”

"Well, it's okay already." Huaxi frowned slightly, a little surprised, I didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd of Sukino Zongqi.

"Sister, don't think too much." Susukino Zongqi seemed to see through Huaxi's thoughts, "That time I was bold and reckless, and I had a misunderstanding with my sister and Ji Xing, which frightened my sister, and I hope my sister won't worry about it." ”

Huaxi chin lightly "um".

Susukino asked, "Sister, where are you going?" ”

"Accompany Aunt Yizhen and Princess Zhidu to the Jade Buddha Temple."

Susukino Zongqi raised his horsewhip and arched his hand, "Then don't delay my sister, I have made an appointment with the King of Thailand, the King of Luoxi, and the two kings of Zhinan to hunt together, and take the first step." ”

"Third brother, please"

Huaxi leaned back to the car wall, and the shadow of Ouyang Zheng kept appearing in front of her, she couldn't help but shake her head, and cursed secretly, "The ghost will not go away......"

After the two of them hurriedly parted in the Zhidu Palace, Ouyang Zheng really came to see her the next day. It's just that she pretended to be a turtle and didn't dare to see anyone when she hid, but when she heard Ouyang Zheng's name just now, she suddenly had a thought and wanted to see him......

Huaxi stroked the corners of his forehead, obviously when he made up his mind to avoid him, he always appeared around you? Hey, I want to get rid of that feeling of uncontrollable feelings, but in the end, I fall deeper and deeper.

The car went out of the city and met Yizhen in Huaxi, Sanliting, outside the city. Princess Zhidu had already gone to the direction of Yuxian County first, and Yizhen specially stayed here to wait for Huaxi.

As soon as Yi Zhen met, he asked, "Did you meet Zong Qi on the road?" ”

Huaxi said: "Well, it was delayed for a while, so I was late." ”

"Look at your absent-minded appearance, but Zong Qi has blocked you again?"

"It's not." Huaxi took Yi Zhen's arm, "It's not early, the princess has already left first, let's hurry up and get on the road." ”

"Come on, if you don't want to say it, forget it." Yi Zhen was a little regretful, "But it's a pity that I agreed to the princess first, and they also set the day of the hunt for these two or three days, otherwise I would like to go to the hunting ground with them." Hunting is much better than eating fasting and chanting Buddha. ”

"If you don't want to go, why do you promise the princess?"

Yi Zhen shrugged, "I should take the second brother...... Forget it, don't talk about it...... Let's go."

Yi Zhensong Huaxi's arm, Huaxi didn't ask any more, and the two of them turned back and went back to the car.

……

Yu County is the fief of Yizhen, and the Jade Buddha Temple is on Qingfeng Mountain in the northwest of Yu County. After Huaxi, Yizhen and Princess Zhidu arrived in Yuxian County, they first rested in Yizhen's courtyard for the night, and then went to Qingfeng Mountain on the second day.

At the foot of the mountain, Princess Zhidu had to walk up the mountain.

Yi Zhen looked embarrassed, "There is still a distance up the mountain, why don't you take a sedan chair to the halfway up the mountain and then walk up?" ”

"Sincerity is spirit. Besides, this Qingfeng Mountain is not high, so it is okay to walk. ”

Princess Zhidu walked in the front, and Huaxi came up and patted Yizhen, "If you don't want to go, it's better to take a sedan chair up, and I'll walk with the princess." ”

Yizhen shook his head: "No need, it's my place anyway, and I can't leave the guests alone." ”

Yi Zhen pulled Huaxi and followed Princess Zhidu.

"The princess and the princess don't have to go with me. My wife and I have been sitting in the palace all day, and this time I came out to take a walk. ”

Yi Zhen smiled and said: "At this time, most of the maples on the mountain are already red. We walked with the princess, just to see the mountain scenery. ”

Princess Zhidu nodded, "In this case, let's go together."

Halfway up the mountain, as Yizhen said, the maple trees of this Qingfeng Mountain are forested, and most of the maples on the side of the road are already red, red and green, gorgeous and colorful.

The trio is halfway through and rests at the mountainside gazebo.

"Qingfeng Mountain really lives up to its name." Princess Zhidu looked at the mountain of maple trees and exclaimed, "The emperor gave the princess this feng shui treasure of Yu County, which shows the emperor's love for the princess." ”

"Thanks to the love of the royal brother, I gave this Qingfeng Mountain to Yizhen. Yizhen will come to enjoy the foliage every year in autumn. Yi Zhen smiled and looked at the scenery in the distance, "This Qingfeng Mountain is famous for maples, it is rare for the princess to like it, and you can come here to relax in autumn in the future." ”

Princess Zhidu took the tea bowl handed over by the servant, "Since Princess Yizhen has received the emperor's favor, she should share more worries for the emperor." ”

Yi Zhen's hand holding the tea bowl trembled slightly, and he hurriedly took a sip and put it down, "Can the princess rest?" ”

Princess Zhidu nodded lightly, "Let's go." ”

The mountain road is not long, and ordinary people walk for about half an hour, but the three of them stopped and walked for the sake of viewing the scenery, and it took more than an hour to reach the top of the mountain. The host waited at the gate of the mountain early and welcomed the three of them to the guest house to rest.

After a short rest, Yizhen specially ordered someone to prepare carp, and the two accompanied Princess Zhidu to the release pond to release the fish. Huaxi also symbolically made a sample, put two tails, didn't want the fish to slip and didn't leave his hands, and finally put it into the pond, but was splashed with water.

Yizhen couldn't help but joke about Huaxi, and said: "It's cool in this mountain, don't be sick by the wind." I'll accompany the princess to the back mountain, you hurry back and change your clothes. ”

Princess Zhidu said: "Well, hurry up and go back to change your clothes first, and then go to Houshan tomorrow." ”

After returning to the guest house, as soon as Huaxi changed her clothes, Princess Zhidu asked people to send ginger soup and snacks to Huaxi.

Huaxi changed her clothes and went to Princess Zhidu's courtyard to thank the princess, and as soon as she arrived at the door, she saw Yizhen coming out of the princess's house, frowning and her face gloomy.

"What's bothering?"

Yizhen looked up and saw Huaxi, "Why are you here?" ”

Huaxi smiled, "I'm here to thank the princess for the snacks, and by the way, I ask you when you will go to Houshan tomorrow." As soon as I came in, I watched you come out with a black face, what happened? ”

"Come out for a walk with me." Yi Zhen pulled Huaxi out of the courtyard gate.

Along the winding mountain road, the two walked all the way to the back mountain.

"I often think sometimes that there are so many troubles in the world, it is better to live with this red maple breeze for a lifetime."

Huaxi quipped, "When did you become so sentimental?" ”

Yizhen smiled bitterly, "You'll be fine, my brother won't force you to marry." Just now, the princess told me that she wanted to give Yu Heng a concubine room, and specially asked me what I meant......"

"You haven't been through the door yet, how can I ask what you mean?" Huaxi remembered seeing Yu Heng and Mulan pulling and pulling in the palace, and then hearing Yi Zhen say this, she felt more and more that Yu Heng was not a good person. But while she was upset for Yi Zhen, she felt that there was something strange about this matter, Yi Zhen was a princess and had a respected status, but for those who have some status, it is common for the bride to have a room before entering the door, but it is not in accordance with the rules to take a concubine. How could Princess Zhidu rashly mention this matter to Yizhen, this move is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the royal family.

Yi Zhen smiled indifferently, "If he wants to accept it, he can accept it." There's nothing unpleasant about this kind of thing. Last time, the maid beside Yu Heng had a body, and the princess didn't let the child be born for me. This time she proposed to give Yu Heng a concubine, how could I be unreasonable? Why did you come here to worship the Buddha? This is my fiefdom, and she has come to confess that she has ruined her life, and she has also told me that it is time to pass the door...... If I don't want to go through the door yet, I'll have to answer to her......"

Hearing Yi Zhen's words, Hua Xi knew that Yi Zhen didn't want to marry Yu Heng, "Since you don't want to marry Yu Heng, why don't you ask the emperor to withdraw from the marriage?" ”

Yi Zhen sighed, "There is no family in the heavenly family...... This marriage was mentioned before the death of the emperor in the early years, but later coincided with a rebellion, and the marriage was delayed. It wasn't until the second brother put down the rebellion that King Zhidu had a meritorious role in quelling the chaos, and the second brother promised this family business. As soon as the emperor Chrysostom opened, how could he easily take back his fate? ”

Yizhen walked to the edge of the cliff before stopping, looking at the valley, and letting the mountain wind blow her hair bun, "It's not that I haven't mentioned it, it's just that the second brother said that Zhidu Wang Gong is in Sheji, and this rash withdrawal from marriage has damaged my reputation is small, and it is a big deal to hurt the face of King Zhidu and make the heroes feel cold." On weekdays, the second brother indulges me, which is nothing more than to make me feel better. Even if I put off the family affair again and again because of my sex, it's a pity that it can be delayed for a while, but it can't be delayed for a lifetime......" The words are full of helplessness.

Huaxi looked at Yizhen's lonely side face, and didn't know how to comfort her. Remembering that when she was in Shangjing, she was subject to the situation of the Mu family, how could she not think about Yizhen now, if she hadn't met her biological father, it would not be easy for her to get rid of the Mu family. And Yi Zhen, as a royal family, enjoys the glory and wealth at the same time, but also has a lot of helplessness.

Looking back at Yi Zhen's gaze, there are more red maples in the back valley than in the front mountain, and the mountains are as red as the waves rolling, like flowing fire like red clouds...... The mountain breeze was sluggish, and Huaxi couldn't help but put together her cloak, but it was a pity that this gorgeous delicate color was eye-catching, but it couldn't warm her heart......

Huaxi and the others stayed in Qingfeng Mountain for two days, and went down the mountain on the third day.

After leaving the county seat of Yuxian County and walking halfway through, Yizhen suddenly felt unwell, groggy and couldn't wake up.

After Princess Zhidu saw it, she immediately said: "This place is not far from Li Lake, and the Li Book Garden is on the shore of Li Lake. There are doctors in the hospital all year round, so I still send Princess Yizhen to the other garden for the doctor to treat her. Is the county lord going back to Tiandu first or going together? ”

"I'm with my aunt." Huaxi saw that Yizhen's face was not good, so she couldn't rest assured, so she got in the car and accompanied Yizhen and went to Lishu Garden together.

Yizhen was groggy all the way, the personal palace maid Yucomb was guarding Yizhen's side, Huaxi sat opposite, looking at Yizhen thoughtfully, always felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly called the horseman to stop, and called Bai Lan, who was following on horseback, to come up, "The car is going too fast, I'm a little uncomfortable, you get in the car and press it for me." ”

Yu Comb said dissatisfiedly: "County Lord, no matter how big the place in this car is, the four people are still a little crowded." ”

Huaxi glanced at the jade comb, "Look at the princess, I have my own reasons." ”

As soon as Bai Lan got into the car, Huaxi asked the groom to continue on his way.

Huaxi glanced at Bai Lan, "Go and have a look." ”

Bai Lan understood, and reached out to hold Yi Zhen's wrist. Jade Comb held out to stop her, "What are you doing here?" ”

Bai Lanyang knocked off the hand of the jade comb and continued to hold down Yi Zhen's wrist. The jade comb was about to step forward to stop it again, but Huaxi pulled the jade comb, "There is still a long way to go to the other garden, Bai Lan is familiar with medical science, I will let her show the princess first." Also, I remember that the princess was obviously fine when she got in the car, why did it become like this halfway through, but you and the princess have always been in this car? ”

Yucomb was startled, and hurriedly shook her head and said, "The slave maid doesn't know, she was napping on the road, and when she woke up, she saw that the princess was asleep, so she didn't dare to disturb her." Later, I realized that something was wrong, and I couldn't wake up no matter how I screamed, so the slave and maid called people. ”

"If you go back to the county lord, the pulse is calm, it doesn't look like an emergency, and it's not poisonous." Bai Lan let go of Yi Zhen's hand and sat back beside Huaxi.

Yucomb breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly sat back beside Yizhen.

Huaxi looked back at Bai Lan and asked in a low voice, "Didn't find anything else?" ”

Bai Lan shook her head, leaned closer to her ear and said, "Looking at the situation, it looks a little like **." ”

Huaxi glanced at the jade comb that Yi Zhen had gathered together, and her doubts were even worse. She sat quietly by the car window, her eyes looking out the window, and the Li Lake was already near.

……

As soon as she entered the garden, Princess Zhidu sent someone to send Yizhen into the wing, and ordered someone to send the doctor to come. The doctor checked the pulse, as Bai Lan said, and did not find anything unusual about Yizhen, but said that Yizhen's body was a little weak, and it was estimated that he was tired for the past two days, so he would not wake up, so he prescribed some prescriptions to replenish qi and nourish blood.

Princess Zhidu saw that Fang sent someone to the pharmacy to grab the medicine, and then said to Huaxi, who was guarding by the bedside: "I am disturbed all the way, and I am tired of coming to the county lord." Since Princess Yizhen is fine, the county lord might as well go back to the room to rest first. ”

"It's fine." Hua Xi answered, and looked at the jade comb again, "I'll leave it to you here." If the princess has something, you can send someone to spread the word. ”

Jade Comb's expression froze, "It's from the slave province." ”

Huaxi went back to the wing, had lunch, and went back to take a lunch break after going around the courtyard twice.

After sleeping for half an hour, Huaxi was woken up by Cui Ming.

"The princess has woken up, and she is fine. In addition, the three kings, Yu Henggong, as well as the King of Thailand, Ouyang Shi and others all arrived at the other garden. Cui Ming paused, "There are also Miss Xun and Miss Mulan." ”

After hearing this, Huaxi sneered in a low voice: "This person is really complete and has changed clothes, I'll go see the princess first." ”

Huaxi changed her clothes and went to the Shuying Pavilion where Yi Zhen lived, and when she walked to the door, the next person reported that Huaxi was coming, and Yi Zhen was busy shouting inside: "Jingxian, don't pestle outside, let's talk about it first." ”

When Huaxi entered the door, she saw Mulan kneeling on the ground, her face full of tears, and she glanced at Yizhen for some reason. Yizhen saw Huaxi, like a savior, and beckoned to her, "Quick, you help me persuade her." ”

Huaxi was puzzled: "What's going on?" ”

Yi Zhen stretched out her hand and pressed her forehead, "The princess asked her to make a side room for Yu Heng, and I have already agreed...... She was fine, and cried to me in turn, begging me to forgive Yu Heng...... Zuo is just taking a concubine, so why should I forgive him? ”

"Mulan really didn't mean to, my cousin didn't mean to betray the princess, I begged the princess not to blame my cousin." Mulan cried and kowtowed to Yizhen, and reached out to stroke her lower abdomen, "It's all Mulan's fault, Mulan took advantage of her cousin's drunk...... Mulan wanted to leave, but when she got home, she found out that she was pregnant, and if her father knew about it, he would definitely kill the child. Mulan didn't want the child to be without a father, so she went back to Tiandu to beg her aunt to give the child a way to live...... The cousin didn't know all this beforehand, Mulan didn't want a name, and just begged the princess to let the child go. ”

Huaxi was a little stunned for a while, but she didn't expect that the concubine room that Princess Zhidu said was Mulan, and what she didn't expect was that she was pregnant.

Seeing that Huaxi and Yizhen didn't speak, Mulan kowtowed two more heads, and there were faint traces of blood oozing from her forehead.

Huaxi hurriedly said: "Come on, help Miss Mulan get up and sit down first"

Mulan was a little unstable, sitting on the chair, holding her belly with her hands, looking frightened.

Yi Zhen glanced at it, don't turn her head, her chest fell together, and there was an impatient expression on her face, obviously a little angry.

Huaxi glanced at Mulan and said sharply, "Who told you that the princess said that she wanted your child's life?" ”

Mulan shrunk her neck, "No, no one told me...... I heard from the people in the house that there was a girl in my cousin's house who was pregnant, and later because of her father-...... Later, I disappeared, and I heard that he was killed by a stick......"

When Yi Zhen heard this, he was so angry that he got up, "If I really want your child's life, do you think you can sit here and talk to me at this time?" ”

Mulan was startled by Yi Zhen's sudden movements, her body shrunk, and she couldn't stop trembling, "I, I ......"

Huaxi pulled Yizhen to help her sit down, and turned her head to look at Mulan, "I think Miss Mulan misunderstood the princess." The princess had already allowed the princess to let Yu Henggong take a concubine in Qingfeng Mountain, but she didn't know in advance that it was you who Yu Henggong wanted to accept...... I don't know who doesn't have a long eye to tell the girl about right and wrong, but I can assure you that the princess didn't know beforehand that you were pregnant. ”

Mulan looked at Huaxi with wide eyes, and then stole a glance at Yizhen, as if she didn't believe it, and whispered, "It's really ......."

Yi Zhen's hand holding the armrest was a little white, "You go back first"

"The princess really won't take my child's life?"

Yi Zhen gritted her teeth and glared at Mulan, holding back her anger as if she was about to explode again. Huaxi stretched out her hand to hold her hand, turned her head and squinted at Mulan, and snorted coldly, "What kind of person is the princess, you can't afford to tarnish your reputation for you, girl, you might as well think about it, does the person who gossip and slander the princess in front of the girl have other intentions?" The girl said goodbye, the villain's tricks are. ”

Mulan's eyes flickered, as if she was rethinking. Huaxi glanced at the jade comb, "Today, the princess is unwell, so the girl should go back first." Jade comb, send-off"