Peony and Begonia looked at each other and smiled, pursed their lips and withdrew.

Xia Taozhi said: "Aren't you entertaining guests in the front hall?" I thought you weren't coming to eat......"

"Why don't you come? I know you're waiting for me......" Song Yuanxi sat down, held chopsticks to give her vegetables, and said, "Besides, the front hall is so boring, I've been impatient for a long time."

"Oh......" she muttered perfunctorily, bowing her head to eat.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing ......"

Song Yuanxi put down the chopsticks and turned his head to look at her: "Little Peach, you have been very wrong in the past two days...... " The words became less and did not speak, and he was always absent-minded when talking to him.

"Is there one?" She avoided answering, not looking into his eyes. I don't know whether to ask or not, in fact, it's not a big deal, I seem to be stingy when I ask, and I feel uncomfortable if I don't ask. Huh? When did she become such a tangled person?

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Someone asked relentlessly. She looked up at him and looked him in the eye, "Is there anything you're hiding from me?"

It was a very ordinary question, but she saw that his face turned a little pale, his eyes flashed, and he stammered: "Little ...... Little Peach...... I ......"

It seems that she guessed it.

"I know you must have your reasons......" She lowered her head, poked the dishes in the bowl with her chopsticks, and muffled, "...... I also knew I shouldn't be so stingy. ”

“…… Stingy? ”

"yes......"

He looked at her bewildered, "...... What the hell are you talking about? ”

Tsk, this guy is still pretending to be stupid......

"I heard that Empress Xue is out of the cold palace...... You're asking for it, right? "Don't tell her that he wasn't behind it. If he hadn't interceded, Emperor Chu would have agreed so easily? How can the cold palace be so good?

Song Yuanxi was stunned for a while, and then said, "...... That's it? ”

"Otherwise, what else is going on?" She became alert, "Could it be...... What else are you hiding from me? ”

He immediately raised his hand to make a surrender form: "Don't dare, don't dare...... Is a husband like that? ”

Yes, definitely. She snorted coldly and added in her heart.

I don't know if it's her delusion, the tsundere prince's expression instantly relaxed, and he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

She looked at him suspiciously: "...... Why are you interceding for Empress Xue, is it for Princess Shuyi? She was with you in the Chu Palace that day...... Is there a request for you? ”

"Yes." Song Yuanxi responded crisply, his heart is really close to Zhu Zhechi, this little peach has been with me for a long time, and he is really getting smarter and smarter......

Xia Taozhi stopped talking, poked the dishes in the bowl hard, and thought hatefully: "He is really for Song Yumei!" Last time in Chu Palace, he left himself and Song Yumei without saying a word. He hadn't explained it to himself until now, but he didn't want to ask about her and acted as if she cared. Though...... Indeed...... I care a little bit......

How else to say that the beauty plan has been passed down through the ages. Song Yumei said, "Brother Xi...... Brother Xi ......" and told her in private, and the tsundere prince helped her get things done. Although Empress Xue was demoted to a concubine by Emperor Chu and expelled from the palace, it was much better than being in the cold palace.

"Little peach...... Song Yuanxi curled the corners of his lips and said with a smile: "You shouldn't be a taste, right?"

“…… Who's Eating It?! She gave him a blank look.

"Still don't admit it?" He smiled and leaned over, "You see that your nose is crooked in anger, and your husband is helping you to ...... right," and pecked at the tip of her nose.

"You ......" she was annoyed and went to push him, but he grabbed her hand and coaxed her in a soft tone: "Don't be angry......"

"Hmph, I'm not angry!"

Seeing her pouting and puffing out, he really thought she was cute from the bottom of his heart. Such a lovely girl, fortunately, did not fall into the hands of others.

"You don't want to think about it, will your husband and I do things for nothing? Since Song Yumei asked me, I naturally wanted to receive some benefits. Otherwise, why should I help her? ”

Well, what he said seems to make some sense, with the arrogant prince's unprofitable temperament, it really doesn't look like he will rely on the white gang.

But there are many kinds of benefits, such as making promises......

“…… What are you thinking? Song Yuanxi seemed to guess what she was thinking, bent his fingers with a black face and flicked her forehead, and said, "Is your husband such a womanizer?"

She covered her forehead and glanced at him, didn't she...... Who are the beasts who are like animals every night?

“…… So what benefits did Song Yumei give you? ”

"She took a secret and exchanged it with me."

"What's the secret?"

"When Song Yumei was a child, she inadvertently bumped into Song Yuanmin's biological mother, Concubine Shu, and secretly sent someone to murder Concubine Xian."

What the?!

"Concubine Xian Niangniang was killed by someone? Didn't you die in childbirth? ”

"Don't you think it's strange? Concubine Xian is the daughter of Jiangmen, she has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, she has always been strong, and the fetal image has always been very stable, so how could she suddenly have a difficult birth? In fact, it was Concubine Shu who bought off the midwife and secretly poisoned Concubine Xian when she gave birth, so that Concubine Xian died in childbirth. ”

Xia Taozhi's heart swelled with an inexplicable coolness, and her heart couldn't help but tremble slightly, and an indescribable feeling flooded into her heart.

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Are you embarrassed? I wanted to tell you, but when I came back, everyone ran away, so I left a letter saying that I wanted to "clean up the gentleman and see you again"! I flipped Chu Jing all over and couldn't find you, how could I tell you? ”

“……”

This matter is her fault, and she doesn't dare to say anything. Fortunately, the tsundere prince did not continue to settle accounts with him, reached out and took her into his arms, and said softly: "I know that you are not used to living in the new mansion, and suddenly there are so many people who have a lot of things to take care of, and it is difficult for you......"

Her temperament is really not suitable for taking care of these, but she was originally a little aggrieved, but she was also made not aggrieved by the words of the tsundere prince.

"Tomorrow, my husband will take you out for a walk......

"Where are you going?"

"Accompany me into the palace."

“…… Don't go. "......Shh It is better to stay in the Lingwang Mansion to go to the Chu Palace, at least be familiar with it.

"Go ahead, there's something fun."

“…… What's fun? ”

"You'll find out tomorrow."

"That'...... What about those guests who come to visit? "Every day, a large number of people come, and they are about to collapse the threshold.

Song Yuanxi waved his hand irritably, "Let Uncle Ji drive out, come to eat and drink all day long, and be annoyed to death!" ”

“……”

***

On the second day, Chu Palace.

"What are you bringing me here for?"

Xia Taozhi was inexplicable, looking up at the plaque with gold characters on a red background, and the three big characters of "Lanyue Palace" were particularly golden. Isn't this the palace where Concubine Xian lived before her death? The Lanyue Hall has been renovated, and there is no longer a trace of dilapidated and desolate feeling, and it has become magnificent and beautiful.

Song Yuanxi smiled and said, "I want to invite you to watch a good show for my husband."

"Fun? What's the show? ”

"We'll find out later."

He led her into the temple, went to a screen and hid, and told her not to come out until she heard anything.

She was confused, and she didn't know what kind of demon he was going to be?

After a while, there was another sound of footsteps outside the hall, and someone else came. The man's steps sounded a little heavy, and he slowly stepped in step by step, as if full of thoughts.

Who's coming?

Soon she knew, she heard Song Yuanxi outside kneeling down and saluting: "The son knocks to see the emperor!"

It turned out to be Emperor Chu who came!

"Xi'er, I heard that you entered the palace today, so I guessed that you came here......"

"Yes."

"After you came back from the border pass, our father and son haven't spoken properly, come, come and sit."

"Yes, Father."

Footsteps moved, and the two sat down.

Xia Taozhi was a little embarrassed, she didn't seem to be eavesdropping here...... This situation, this scene, this person, this and this...... Is this going to stage a drama of father-son love?

She heard Emperor Chu sigh heavily, and said, "I know why you are here today. Today...... It's your mother's deathly jealousy......"

！！！

Unexpectedly, today turned out to be the death taboo of Concubine Xian, that is Song Yuanxi's birthday? Unexpectedly, Song Yuanxi and her were born on the same month and day, which is quite fateful.

"Time flies so fast, in a blink of an eye, your mother has been gone for so many years."

"My father misses my mother too, right?"

"For so many years, I haven't missed you or her for a day......"

There was silence.

Halfway through, Emperor Chu asked, "Do you hate me?" There was a slight tremor in his voice, as if he was trying to restrain some emotion.

The tsundere prince didn't speak, and Emperor Chu said again: "Since you were a child, you have suffered a lot, and I know it." Every year your birthday is a death taboo for your mother, so you have never had a birthday, and I have never cared for you. I don't think I'm a good husband, let alone a good father, and I'm ashamed of your mother and concubine, and I'm ashamed of you. ”

There was another silence, and she heard the tsundere prince whisper:

"The father doesn't have to blame himself, the son didn't blame the father, the son believes in the mother and concubine...... I won't blame my father's ......."

Emperor Chu's voice carried a hint of bitterness, and he said slowly: "No, you don't know...... I have always thought that I was in love with your mother, and I promised to never doubt her for the rest of my life. Can...... In the end, I still betrayed her trust, and even at the last moment, I listened to the slander of others, and I didn't even rush to see her for the last time......"

Her maid told me that she had held out for three hours before she had breathed, and that she had been waiting for me to come...... But I ...... But I ......"

The voice choked.

"What I regret most is that in the last period of my time with your mother, I have been repeatedly suspicious and endlessly arguing. The last thing your mother said to me was that she was tired of explaining and didn't want to explain anymore. At that time, I should have believed her, so that at least she wouldn't leave with sadness......"

For a long time, no one spoke. There was silence in the hall for a while, and the people were breathless. The three people in the hall had different thoughts, and Xia Taozhi behind the screen was already stunned, and her heart was churning for a while, and her heart was uneasy.

Through the screen, she could feel the remorse and despair of the old man outside, and there seemed to be one or two sobs echoing in this golden and glorious moon hall, hazy and unreal, as if telling endless sorrow.