When the missing pearl has something on its mind, it is easiest to be in a daze in the bath.

Jin Xia and Su Chun saw that their master had been soaking in the bath for a long time and didn't plan to come up, so Su Chun stepped forward to remind, "Princess, it's time to come up, soak for too long, it's easy to get dizzy." ”

Yizhu nodded, and found that the water temperature was already a little cold, so he got up to dry himself and put on his clothes.

"Princess, do you have something on your mind?" Jin Xia, who was waiting for her to dress, saw this and asked softly.

Yizhu glanced at her, and then sat at the Jinsuliu table, letting Jinxia wipe her wet green silk for herself, and her mind came to mind when Zhao Chuyao mentioned Murong Xi in front of her today, her eyes seemed to be about to shine, the last time she saw her and Murong Xi on the street outside the palace, the look she showed must be that she had affection for the Seventh Emperor Brother, but the Seventh Emperor Brother was ......

"Jin Xia, what do you think of the woman who walked with the Seven Emperor Brothers in the back garden last time?"

"Is the princess referring to Miss Zhao, Prime Minister Zhao's daughter?" Jin Xia looked up in her mind and recalled the scene she encountered one day, "The slave can't speak, but I think Miss Zhao is better looking than any lady in this palace." ”

That's natural, a person is just the age of Jilu, and almost all the ladies in the palace are past the age of Xinhua, so naturally there is no comparison.

The lost pearl said helplessly: "Don't compare it with the mother in the palace......"

At this time, an idea popped up inexplicably in her heart......

"What if you compare to me?"

A hint of shyness flashed across her pink face, and then flashed.

Jin Xia reacted immediately, looking at her master's delicate face, with a serious face, "Naturally, the princess is good-looking." ”

How can there be a feeling that Huang Po sells melons and boasts. It's really hard to tell the difference between the slaves and maids who have served since childhood.

"That's it, don't mention whether it's good or not, just tell me if you think she is as worthy as my Seventh Emperor Brother."

Jin Xia carefully wiped the wet green silk of his master, and at the same time seriously thought about this matter, "Actually, it is naturally a good thing if Prince Ping can get together with Miss Zhao, and in that case, the position of the crown prince must be Prince Ping." The princess still doesn't know, Prime Minister Zhao Cheng once had kindness to the emperor, so she made a promise that she would definitely let Prime Minister Zhao Cheng's daughter become the queen of a country in the future. Therefore, Miss Zhao's future husband must be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of our Qianmu Kingdom. ”

She had heard of this for a long time, but she believed that his royal brother would never marry a woman she didn't like because of a throne.

But......

"In fact, Prince Ping was born so handsome, he is an ordinary woman, not to say that he can be worthy of it, but he is worthy of it. The identity of that Miss Zhao is over there, and it is naturally a good thing that she can really marry Prince Ping. Prince Ping treats the princess so well, if you want Prince Ping to become the emperor in the future, you will definitely not let the princess be wronged. ”

How can you say this as if someone else is the emperor, and he seems to be wronged.

In fact, who is the emperor and what does it have to do with her? She just wanted to go out of the palace and look at other different places.

"Princess, the emperor is here." Su Chun came from the door of the dormitory at this time and said in a low voice.

The beads immediately put on their clothes, and the green silk was almost wiped dry by Jinxia, so they walked directly to the outside of the dormitory with the hip-length green silk, only to see a thick body standing in the hall, looking at the portrait hanging on the side.

It was a portrait of her mother. Seeing that Murong Sheng looked at the portrait and lost his mind, the lost bead walked to his side, and also looked at the portrait hanging on the wall.

The woman in the painting has a delicate face, with an indifferent smile on the pink face, gorgeous clothes, a pair of white and tender hands, Ying Ying holds half of the red flower, and she is a lotus step by step in the painting, and her demeanor is moving.

It's just that, in her impression, her mother has never worn such bright clothes, but why is there such a portrait, painting her mother wearing bright clothes, this dress seems to be a wedding dress.

"Father, the clothes on this painting, the beads have never been worn by my mother, when was this painted?" The mother in the portrait is very young, and it is also the appearance in her memory.

This portrait is probably many years old, but it has only been five years since it was hung in her palace.

When Murong Sheng heard this, he sighed lightly, "Well, this portrait was painted by myself based on my memory of your mother, and as for the clothes, this is Yunxia's wedding dress." I really want to see your mother put on my wedding dress, so I painted her in this bright red dress. ”

The missing pearl was silent for a while, and asked softly: "Father, why didn't you take your mother back to the palace when your mother was in your uncle's mansion at that time, but only took the lost pearl back to the palace after your mother passed away." ”

These words seemed to poke at the softest place in Murong Sheng's heart, he frowned slightly, turned around and walked to the side and sat on the chair with exquisite wood carving, quietly staring at the daughter in front of him, looking at the woman who was eight points similar to the woman he had owed for many years in his heart, and his deep black eyes flashed with other light.

"Because my father did something wrong, your mother has always hated me, no matter how I coax her, she is not willing to follow me into the palace. He even hid in your uncle's house and never saw me again. My father has no choice but to entrust your uncle to take care of your mother and daughter. ”

Yizhu frowned, "Father is ...... What did you do wrong? ”

Murong Sheng sighed deeply and did not reply.

"If my father doesn't want to say it, don't worry." Yizhu changed the topic and poured a cup of tea for Murong Sheng, "Father, this is the tea you gave to Yizhu last time, Yizhu doesn't know how to taste tea, and he has never remembered the name of this tea, just wait for you to have time to taste tea." ”

Seeing this, Murong Sheng picked up the jade porcelain teacup and smelled it, the fragrance of the tea was scattered, overflowing into his nasal cavity, teaching him to be lifted up, taking a sip, entering the mouth with a sweet taste, and teaching him to smile slightly, "This tea is the Longjing tea before the rain that Chu Xiguo paid tribute to the year before last, and it is not a precious tea, but this taste is also extremely good." ”

The missing pearl also took a sip, she has never known tea, she always feels that it is the same taste as other teas, "If my father likes to drink it, come to the lost pearl more often, and the lost pearl will definitely learn more about tea." Strive to drink tea with my father as soon as possible, so as not to make my father feel invincible. ”

"Invincible?" When Murong Sheng heard this, he couldn't help laughing, "Hahahaha, Lost Pearl, where did you learn this?" ”

"I have lived in the folk for a while, so I naturally learned a lot of folk words."

Murong Sheng looked at the woman in front of him and smiled widely, and a quiet face overlapped in his mind, teaching him to want to hug the woman in front of him into his arms. He looked in a trance, staring at her with a pair of bright and purified eyes, "Lost pearls, can you have a favorite man?" ”

When the missing pearl heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head, "Back to my father's words, the missing pearl has no favorite man." ”

Murong Sheng sighed a little emotionally, reached out and patted the back of her hand, "Father is very sorry, for the matter of Chang Ning and Pei Yi, you have suffered a lot of grievances. Actually, I can also see that Pei Yi's kid still likes you. If you ......"

"Father doesn't have to talk about his cousin anymore. The pearl only has the affection of cousins and sisters, and has no other feelings. Really, Father. Yizhu held the hands of her father in front of her, with a serious face, the green silk with a faint fragrance was scattered in front of her, her eyes were sincere, "Yizhu told you a long time ago, after my cousin married the Eighth Emperor Sister, my affection for my cousin has since disappeared." No matter what kind of feelings my cousin has for me, it has nothing to do with me, what I care about is whether my father's body is healthy and whether there are any worries. Today, there are no ministers in the court who are angry with their father, and the rest don't want to leave the pearls. ”

"It's hard for you to be so sensible. Compared with you, Changning is simply not a climate. "Once ruined the royal reputation, for the sake of his personal love, he made such a despicable way to Pei Yi, but she is his own daughter, and now that the matter is done, even if he takes back his will, it will not help. It's better to follow her, and save her from making waves again.

Yizhu chuckled, "The Eighth Emperor Sister is just a daughter, she doesn't need to become a climate, as long as the Fourth Emperor Brother, the Fifth Emperor Brother and the Seventh Emperor Brother can become a climate, he can inherit his father's throne one day, control Qianmu Country for his father, and let the people let the world live a good life." ”

At the mention of this, Murong Sheng's face was full of melancholy, but in the matter of court affairs, he did not want to bring his negative emotions to his daughter. And changed the topic, "A few days after you came back, my father hasn't asked you yet, how did you spend your time in Water City?" Have you been wronged? ”

Yizhu shook his head and let out a shallow smile, "The imperial brother was seriously injured in order to save Yizhu's life. It was a kind-hearted father and daughter in Shuicheng who saved the lives of their daughter and the royal brother. And the father and daughter have always been very kind to the relics and the imperial brother, and dedicated themselves to healing the imperial brother's injuries, but those assassins somehow found the door, in order to assassinate me and the imperial brother, they actually set fire to the benefactor Uncle Yin's medical hall, so that Uncle Silver was buried in the fire. Leaving only a daughter who was about the same age as the pearl. ”

Speaking of sadness, the missing pearl can't help but be sad, and her eyes are full of tears.

Murong Sheng was said to be moved, "Now that you and Xi'er have returned to the palace, how has your benefactor's daughter been settled?" ”

"Father, her name is Yinguan, and she has been relying on Uncle Yin's father and daughter in Shuicheng, and she has no other relatives except Uncle Yin. Therefore, the missing pearl was brought back to the capital after she arranged for Uncle Yin's death, and now she is outside the palace. ”

"Since you and Xi'er are the lifesavers of you, you have lost your only relative because of your brother and sister. Lost pearl, we must be good to others, and then you are her only support. Murong Sheng considered that ordinary people might not be able to adapt to entering the palace, and there were many rules in the palace, so he was afraid that he would be scared of the benefactor of the missing pearl, so he said: "If you can, you will arrange that woman to your imperial brother's mansion, presumably your imperial brother should also know how to treat his benefactor." ”

"Lost Pearl also thought about this, but a little more. After all, Yinguan is a yellow flower girl, and she said that she could stay in Prince Ping's mansion, but in what capacity did she live in the palace, and it was definitely inappropriate to live in Yahuan as a benefactor. But in other identities, the missing pearl is afraid that outsiders will think too much, and in the end, it will ruin the reputation of Yinguan. ”

Hearing this, Murong Sheng's eyes lit up slightly, "I didn't think that my precious daughter was already so thoughtful, in this case, if you have any ideas in your heart, just do it, and your father will support you." During this period of time, it will not restrict you from leaving the palace. It's just that you have to be careful in everything, and you have to have a few more people around you to protect your safety. ”

After thinking about it, the missing pearl really didn't want to be followed by the people sent by his father, so he proposed, "Father, the lost pearl doesn't like people to follow, but if you insist on giving it to a person, the lost pearl wants to borrow someone from the emperor's brother." ”

"Who?"

"Brother Huang's close guard, breeze."

"Why do you want the people around your imperial brother, I can lend you any strong guards you want."

"Don't get me wrong, Missy Pearl doesn't have any other feelings for Qingfeng. It's just that the pearl often gets along with the royal brother, and knows that the breeze is a person, and the pearl is just more accustomed to his way of doing things, and the breeze is less talkative and does things seriously and carefully, and never gossips about the master's affairs, and the daughter just thinks he is very reliable. ”

In the end, when he is older, Murong Sheng wants to find a husband for his most distressed daughter, and he has not forgotten for a moment, "Okay, if you mention this matter to your imperial brother, I guess he will not refuse." ”

"Okay, I'll find an appropriate time to talk to the imperial brother."

Murong Sheng sighed deeply, seeing that his daughter in front of him was so sensible, he had no motivation to continue, patted the back of her soft hand, and he got up, "Yizhu, rest early, I have returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

"Congratulations to my father." The pearl was blessed, and he saw his father out of the Yuehua Palace.

As soon as Murong Sheng left, Jin Xia immediately greeted him, "Princess, what did the emperor tell you?" ”

Yizhu glanced at her and said in a low voice: "You don't gossip so much, my father didn't say anything." ”

"No, the slave maid met the emperor in the back garden and took the ten princes for a walk in the back garden, and I heard that the ten princes were recommending to the emperor that Mrs. Man be your concubine."

When the missing pearl heard it, he almost exploded, "What, that little bun actually gave me yin directly behind my back!" ”

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On the second day, the missing pearl went to the Ming Yao Hall to find Murong Ze.

Murong Ze was in class. Concubine Liu happened to be in the dormitory, and as soon as she heard the arrival of the lost pearl, she came to the front hall to receive her.

"The Ninth Princess is here." Concubine Liu walked out of the inner hall, with a shallow smile, full of style, and the golden step on the high bun also trembled slightly. I saw that when she landed on the pearl in the hall, a different kind of light flashed under her eyes.

And this light was captured by the pearl.

After staying in the harem for so long, she naturally knew what kind of eyes it was.

It was a calculating look.

She thought that in the harem, Concubine Liu was the only one who treated her sincerely among so many concubines, but she didn't want to, the moon would be full, and people would change. Just because she has to find a future for her son Murong Ze.

It's just that the key is not on her, so if Concubine Liu wants to calculate it on her head, I'm afraid she will miscalculate.

"The lost pearl has seen Concubine Liu." The lost pearl bowed, smiling with a pink face, "What about Ze'er?" ”

"Ze'er is in class right now, but it's almost time to rest. As soon as the ninth princess comes to the Ming Yao Palace, she must find Ze'er, can't she find me, a person who has nothing to do all day, to talk to? Concubine Liu's beautiful eyes were slightly picky, and she ordered the palace maid on the side to serve tea.

Seeing this, it seemed that the missing pearl could only be left in the Ming Yao Hall to chat with her.

"What did Niangniang say, how could Niangniang be an idle person. Let's just say that you serve your father, it's enough to make you tired. ”

"Alas, the ninth princess, don't mention your father. Recently, after Concubine Shu learned a few hometown dishes, your father and emperor have been running to her all this time, and they haven't been to me for a long time. Concubine Liu sighed helplessly, her beautiful face full of sadness.

In fact, in this deep palace, there are really not many concubines who really love her father. Concubine Liu is only at the age of Huaxin, she entered the palace at the age of sixteen, started from a small talent, and after giving birth to Murong Ze, she was named Zhaoyi, and then won the favor of her father through Ze'er and climbed to the concubine position. I'm afraid only she knows the bitterness of this.

Just ask a young man in his youth, entering the palace to serve a man who can be his father, if it is not for the sake of power, I am afraid that no one will want to.

Therefore, Yuzhu knew very well in her heart that the woman in front of her did not really love her father.

Everything in the palace now is just trying to seek a future for Ze'er.

"Concubine Liu, don't think about it, I haven't heard my father often go to Concubine Shu. I often heard that my father had been troubled by the deliberate provocations of the Western Kingdom of Chu in recent days, and the constant invasion of the territory on the Western Frontier side. So in the past few days, others have lost a lot of weight. ”

Hearing this, Concubine Liu was slightly surprised, "Really?" I didn't hear about it, it was my negligence, and I didn't know that the emperor had so many troubles recently. ”

"Don't blame Niangniang, you don't know, it's my father and the emperor are like that, if you have any troubles, you can hide and solve them by yourself, and you don't want the harem ladies to worry at all."

"Yes, the emperor is like this."

……

The two sat for a while, Murong Ze got out of class, listened to the report of the slave beside him, and learned that the missing pearl came to him, so he happily ran out of the study and went directly to the outer hall.

"Sister Nine, you are finally willing to come to Ze'er." As soon as he arrived at the outer hall, he ran straight to the lost pearl, a fleshy face with joy and an inexplicable anger.

Yizhu also knew what that anger meant, and took his hand, "You little bun, are you out of class?" ”

"Well, class is over."

"Concubine Liu, the missing pearl wants to take Ze'er out for a walk, can Niangniang allow it?"

"Of course, Ze'er has just finished studying, so naturally she wants to go out for a walk and relax, combining work and rest." Concubine Liu's beautiful face always had a faint smile on it.

The relics bowed and took Ze'er out of the Ming Yao Palace.