She had already reached the door of the study, but she had not entered. Through the door, she could clearly hear someone talking inside.

One voice was old and choked, the other was light and indignant.

The old voice was obviously Changxin Hou, Shen Yunzhen glanced at Donglai, Donglai was also surprised, he didn't expect that he had just been out for half an hour, and the emperor called Changxin Hou to come to question.

This was a conversation between the emperor and the courtiers, and it was said that she should not eavesdrop, so Shen Yunzhen didn't want to break the rules of the court, so she retreated to the bottom of the steps and waited.

Donglai also retreated, and asked Shen Yunzhen quietly: "Master, do you want to go to the side hall to wait first?" ”

It's freezing in the yard, and I don't know how long I'll have to stand outside if I wait like this.

The conversation in the hall never ended, and the emperor's voice was high-pitched, and sometimes a loud rebuke was heard. It looks like they've been talking about it for a long time.

Shen Yunzhen nodded to Donglai: "Let's go." ”

There is also a fire burning in the side hall, and the earth dragon fastens the fine iron net to prevent the sparks from splashing out and burning the clothes.

Shen Yunzhen took off the fox fur cloak and sat on the side to roast the fire. The little palace maid in the tea room sent a plate of dim sum and a bowl of Qi Hong. She had just eaten the refreshments, and they were left untouched.

Donglai couldn't stay with her all the time here, so he saluted her and withdrew from the side hall.

Shen Yunzhen sat on a rocking chair with a layer of black mink on the top of the chair, and she worked on it for a while, feeling that the room was a little ventilated, so she put her cloak on her body again.

The emperor's high-pitched voice in the main hall was still echoing in her ears, and she was a little drowsy from the steam, so she leaned on the rocking chair to take a nap.

After some time, she suddenly felt someone tap her on the shoulder. Shen Yunzhen opened her eyes, and Nan Jingpei had already pulled a chair and sat down beside her. His eyes were a little blue, and his eyebrows were slightly frowned, as if he was a little tired.

"You've been waiting for a long time, haven't you?" He asked.

Shen Yunzhen sat up with her body propped up, but Nan Jingpei didn't allow her to get up and salute. Shen Yunzhen shook his head: "Not for a long time. ”

Nan Jingpei gently rubbed her sideburns and asked, "I heard that Dong said that you are in a hurry to find me, what is the matter?" ”

She looked in the direction of the door, and then looked at Nan Jingpei: "Changxin Hou him?" ”

Nan Jingpei lowered his eyelids slightly and said, "I told him to go back." ”

"Go back?"

Shen Yunzhen looked at him in surprise, and a strange feeling suddenly rose in her heart, Changxin Hou went back, where could he go back? Is it the spacious and grand Changxin Marquis Mansion? Or the small state capital where he started?

"He's back to Tong Anzhou." He said word by word, "I have decreed that he should leave in three days." ”

In such a hurry? Shen Yunzhen's eyebrows tufted slightly, it seemed that the emperor had really given up on his grandfather.

Shen Yunzhen stroked his hand: "What about Xiao Jizi?" ”

Nan Jingpei was stunned for a moment, and then said, "What do you say?" ”

Shen Yunzhen's eyes flickered, and he couldn't guess what he meant by this sentence for a while?

After a while, Nan Jingpei smiled again: "If you like that child, keep him in the palace, anyway, he is the companion you chose for Yuan'er." ”

As he spoke, he stroked Shen Yunzhen's cheek again: "Have you been a little haggard lately?" ”

She took a sip of the teacup, the tea in the cup had been cooled, and the herbal tea was astringent, but it was very refreshing. Shen Yunzhen woke up from his sleepiness slightly, sat upright, and looked at him with a smile.

"I just talked to Sister Su about Miss Yujing." She said.

Nan Jingpei's gaze dodged slightly, and looked at her lightly: "Really?" What did you talk about? ”

"Sister Su told me that she could facilitate the marriage between Miss Yujing and the envoys of Lu State."

"Oh, really?" Nan Jingpei was still faint, with a noncommittal look on his face.

His strange expression made Shen Yun really a little puzzled.

"The emperor doesn't approve of it?" Shen Yunzhen asked him tentatively.

"Oh, not very much." He rubbed his brow and stood up.

Shen Yunzhen was also a little surprised: "Does the emperor still want Miss Yujing to enter the palace?" ”

He turned around and sneered at her. He leaned down and picked her jaw: "What nonsense are you talking about?" ”

She pursed her lips and looked at him in astonishment. Nan Jingpei kissed her on the forehead unseriously: "Are you jealous?" ”

"Eh, the concubine is talking about serious things," Shen Yun pushed him away coquettishly: "What is the emperor's attitude towards this second young lady?" If the emperor really likes her, the concubine can find a way to suppress this matter, if the emperor doesn't like her, just follow what Sister Su said, and promote the marriage between the envoy and the second lady, wouldn't everyone be happy? ”

She didn't answer and asked, "Don't you know who I like?" ”

He stared at her eyes, and Shen Yunzhen's face was a little drunk. He didn't like this second lady of the Xu family, but he felt that she was a little pitiful.

Nan Jingpei pursed his lips and paced in the hall with his hands behind his back: "This Chu Ping is a descendant of the Chu clan of the Lu Kingdom, and he has inherited his father's title since he was a child, and it can be said that he has been prominent from childhood to adulthood. But this second lady is just a peasant girl who grew up in the countryside since she was a child, how can she marry into such a wealthy family? ”

Shen Yunzhen lowered his eyelids slightly, yes, people can change many things in this life, but there is only one thing that cannot be changed, and that is his origin.

"If this Chu Ping really has a love for the second young lady, I can give her the title of county lord unusually, but do you know? This Chu Ping once had a lover who made him obsessed, and that was the eldest princess of their Lu country. ”

Shen Yun was really taken aback, and unconsciously gasped, she looked at Nan Jingpei in astonishment.

Princess Jiahui of Lu Guo is actually the lover of Lu Guo's envoys, so what kind of mood did he use to promote the peace between Daqi and Lu Guo? Shen Yunzhen exhaled heavily, only to realize that this matter was far more complicated than she imagined.

Perhaps, people who love to the bone will always be a little humble. So, he knew that she was going to marry someone else, but he still sent her to marry without hesitation. It is precisely because of humility that he will violate his loyalty to love and defile Yujing.

"This Chu Ping is also useless, obviously he came with Princess Jiahui, and he was dropped halfway without noticing." Nan Jingpei narrowed his eyes with hatred, he hated Nan Yinglin almost to the core, if he was caught, he wouldn't mind using the most cruel punishment of Daqi to deal with his brother.

"So, Princess Jiahui may still be in Nan Yinglin's hands?" She asked.

Nan Jingpei pondered for a long time and did not answer.

"Has Chu Ping seen Nan Yinglin?" She asked again.

Nan Jingpei nodded: "They only have one side, after Nan Yinglin fled to the Lu State, he once lobbied the Lu State, wanting to use the power of the Lu State to attack the Great Qi, and then share the Great Qi with the Emperor of the Lu State." ”

Shen Yunzhen's eyes glanced indifferently, and only said, "This is too whimsical." ”

"It's really whimsical, but the little emperor of Lu Guo is not a fool, so he would rather promote peace than support Nan Yinglin." Nanjingpei put her hands behind her back and proudly raised her chin.

In the end, the matter of harmony ended in a farce, but anyway, this time, the fault was not in Daqi but in Lu State, so they also had to pay the price.

"According to the concubines, the emperor can add an article to the national letter, if Lu Guo wants to promote peace talks, he must personally send someone to send Nan Yinglin back to Daqi." Shen Yunzhen said.

Nan Jingpei smiled heartily: "You thought about this with me. ”

In the end, he did not agree to the marriage of Chu Ping and Xu Yujing, and ordered to send the envoys of Lu State back to China. Chu Ping wanted to bring the fake princess back to Lu Country with him, but Nan Jingpei didn't agree.

Since Xu Yujing returned to the house with Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Xu never allowed her to go out or anyone to see her, and locked her in her room every day, except for two meals a day, she couldn't even see the maid who was waiting.

Mrs. Xu had underestimated the matter of Princess Lu before, but later heard that the emperor had driven the envoys of Lu back to Lu State, and she knew that things were complicated. asked Xu Yujing several times in a row, wanting her to tell her more about her affection with the envoys of Lu State.

But Xu Yujing also knew that she was guilty of losing her virginity, and once she said something, she would definitely die. Therefore, she would rather starve, and would rather punish women and women than confess. Mrs. Xu was so angry that she starved her for three days in a row, until she fainted in the room, and when she woke up and asked, she still refused to say anything.

Mrs. Xu asked someone to ask Concubine Su De, but Su had no friendship with Xu Yujing, so she did not hide it from Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu's face was as white as paper after hearing this, although what Concubine Su said was subtle, Mrs. Xu still felt that the five thunders were thundering.

She almost stumbled back to the mansion, took the teacup brought by the old lady and drank the tea, and when the lid of the cup was plucked over the rim, she realized that her hands were trembling. Mrs. Xu tried her best to restrain her excitement, but to no avail.

It was too big for her to accept and carry it. Xu Yongchang taught the second lady to take care of her, just to ask her to teach carefully, and now that such a thing has happened, isn't it okay for her to teach? What kind of trouble will the aunts and wives in the mansion who are superficially subservient and privately oppose her take the opportunity to cause trouble?

Mrs. Xu felt that her head had become a mess of paste, and she couldn't figure it out for a while. Xu Yujing had been brought to the room by the two grandmothers, and Mrs. Xu stared at her, only feeling a fever in her cheeks.

"The Xu family's face has been lost to you!" She scolded.

Xu Yujing looked at her lightly, as if she had guessed that this was the result, but the expression of the dead pig in her clothes who was not afraid of boiling water responded to her. When Mrs. Xu saw that she refused to beg for mercy, she became more and more angry.

At the same time, the old lady who had a physical examination in the house had been introduced into the room by the maid, and she was about to kneel, and Mrs. Xu raised her hand with a headache: "Don't kneel, look at the second lady." ”

"Huh?" The old lady was shocked, she used to be only responsible for the physical examination of her aunt when she entered the house, or when she was an inappropriate girl. What is the situation for her to have the young lady check-up?

"Don't stand stupid!" Mrs. Xu felt that her headache was almost cracking: "Look at the second miss, whether she is still a virgin." ”