Winter is approaching, slightly cool, although the scenery in the garden is not as gorgeous as spring and autumn, but there is no sense of gloom.

Chai Xuan was holding a gadget in her hand, and kept teasing Xiao Cao Rui, who was learning to speak in a milky voice. Looking at the cute little appearance, the love is simply bursting.

"A few days ago, Rui'er was a little uncomfortable, so I didn't go to congratulate my sister, and asked my sister not to mind." Pan Xue looked at Chai Xuan's back meaningfully, and her eyes flashed with faint sentimentality.

Pan Xue's words made Chai Xuan stunned, turned around and shrugged her shoulders, and said with a slight smile: "Is there any happy event, why don't I know." ”

The indifferent words made Pan Xue's heart tighten. How could she not know what she was talking about, she had obviously accepted Cao Pi's title, so why did she put on such an uncaring appearance in front of her.

"Sister, why should you pretend to be stupid. There are only five "nobles" in this palace, the Yin nobles are the daughters of the Nanyang Yin clan and Li Guiren are also prominent in the family, and their father is an important member of the court. And although the two Liu nobles are the daughters of the abolished emperor and have become nobles, there is no place for them in His Majesty's eyes at all. It's you, sister, who has nothing, and can be superior to others. ”

Pan Xue looked at Xiao Cao Rui with a kind face, and turned around to talk leisurely at Chai Xuan. The tone was still gentle and gentle, but the look in his eyes made Chai Xuan feel extremely uncomfortable.

Cao Pi coldly named himself a nobleman, in the name of being so that he would not be bullied in this palace, but how could this be the case. Pan Xue's few words have clearly expressed everyone's thoughts.

"I don't know why His Majesty did that. However, isn't the survival of this harem all dependent on the heirs? Let's cultivate Rui'er well, maybe in the future, mothers will be more expensive than children. Isn't it, Rui'er......" Chai Xuan bent down and raised her finger and gently poked the soft little face.

For some reason, Pan Xue's eyes were like an invisible mountain pressing down on herself. Although she didn't want to say such a thing, the only person she could divert her attention from now was the person she cared about the most.

"My sister said the same, it's just that Su Ronghua, who has just become pregnant, has begun to speak to me arrogantly, if she is born as a prince in the future, wouldn't it be even worse." Pan Xue's eyes were dark and cold, and she stared into the distance with a chill.

Su Qian's pregnancy has also heard a little about it. said that it was because she scared her by dancing the sword that day, and when she summoned the imperial doctor to check it, she found that she was more than a month pregnant. pretended to be an overseas Chinese and said that because of the fright he gave her, the fetal gas was affected, and he dragged Cao Pi to accompany her for several days.

At the end of the day, you don't care about Xiaohe's death at all, you only care about the person you call your good sister. If it was her who died, you couldn't wait to bring a knife to the door, who cares who is the murderer and who is innocent! ’

Li Xiang's words suddenly exploded in her mind like thunder on a sunny day, coupled with Pan Xue's cold eyes, Chai Xuan's heart trembled suddenly. Slowly stood up, staring at the person in front of him in a daze, and his forehead gradually frowned.

"Sister Xuan, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like that? ”

Chai Xuan, who suddenly became serious, also made Pan Xue a little uneasy, and looked innocently at Chai Xuan, who had not spoken for a long time, with a pair of eyes open.

"Chu Die, do you remember Xiaohe and Lixiang?" Crystal eyes were dark, and Chai Xuan cautiously tentatively said.

The two names that suddenly appeared in her ears couldn't help but make Pan Xue's heart tremble. His eyes were slightly gloomy, and there was a faint sadness, "How could I not remember ™ that I was my friend." ”

"So where did they go? Why did I see Cao Shu but not them? ”

Chai Xuan continued to ask. Unexpectedly, Pan Xue's eyes were even more sad, and a few crystal tears were revealed.

"Three years ago, when their slavery expired, I asked the Holy Will to allow them to return home. But there were unforeseen circumstances, and I actually met gangsters on the road, and the result was ......" Pan Xue's tone began to choke.

Chai Xuan looked at Pan Xue with a sad face, her eyebrows sank, and her fists clenched. "What happened?"

"As a result, they were both killed, and there were no bones...... Pan Xue bit her lower lip in grief, and turned to look at Chai Xuan with tears in her eyes.

If they were really killed on the way home, who would know what their names were, and come to inform Pan Xue. Someone in Phnom Penh told her, but Lixiang was obviously alive, but Pan Xue actually said that she was dead. Presumably as Lixiang said, the killer hurriedly did not carefully check Lixiang's life and death, so he hurriedly came back to tell her.

"So that's the case......" Chai Xuan gritted her teeth and looked at Pan Xue without tears. Although he was suspicious in his heart, he still didn't want to believe that Pan Xue was the instructor behind the scenes until there was no definite evidence.

"I'm a little tired and want to go back and rest. You can also take Rui'er back, since his illness is just right, don't let him be tired. The smile on the corner of his mouth made him feel bitter. nodded casually, and hastily said goodbye and left.

A wall and a dead tree, half cool and half barren. The cobblestone path was the first time that Chai Xuan felt so long, and Xiao Man, who followed Chai Xuan, felt that the low pressure was getting deeper and heavier, but he didn't know what was going on. I was fine when I was with Pan Xue just now, why did it become like this all of a sudden.

"Girl, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Man asked timidly.

The pace paused, and the pain in the soles of the feet became more pronounced. There are stars hidden in his eyes, slightly hurt, "Xiaoman, is it difficult for people to understand?" ”

Xiao Man tilted his head and pursed his lips slightly, his cheeks puffed up slightly, and he looked at the sentimental Chai Xuan with a veiled face. looked at Chai Xuan carefully, but still didn't know what made her so sad.

"As the saying goes, people's hearts are unpredictable, so they should be difficult to understand. Just like Xiaoman never understood, His Majesty had nothing to say about the girl, but why did the girl drive His Majesty away every time. Does the girl hate Your Majesty like this? ”

In order to let Chai Xuan practice calligraphy well, Cao Pi sent someone to send new templates almost every day, and also came to teach her from time to time. This kind of treatment has never been even received by the most favored son. In addition, Cao Pi has nothing to say about Chai Xuan's goodness in everything, and all the fun and delicious things are close to Chai Xuan first. But for these Chai Xuan, apart from gratitude, he didn't say anything else, and he didn't even let Cao Pi stay for one night. She really didn't understand why Chai Xuan was so decisive.

Slanted at Xiao Man, who was frowning, his sullen appearance seemed to be complaining about Cao Pi. The corners of Chai Xuan's mouth slanted, but she smiled lightly.

For Cao Pi, he used to hate him, he was cold and arrogant, and he wanted to kill others at every turn. But the contact in these days made her see the difference between Cao Pi. But some things are not decided by hating or not hating.

"Xiaoman, the matter about Your Majesty has nothing to do with liking or hating. I have my thoughts, of course you can't understand. So, you don't ask this question again in the future, okay. Chai Xuan said.

"But girl, you also told Pan Shuyuan today that the survival of the harem depends on the heirs. Now that Your Majesty is good to you, the concubines and concubines of the palace are even more in their eyes, and they don't know what they will think in their hearts. After all, grace can't last long, you have to think about the future, don't you......"

Xiao Man talked to Chai Xuan with a straight face, like a bitter adult, for fear that Chai Xuan would not be able to think about it for a while and suffer a loss.

Regarding Xiao Manyi's righteous advice, Chai Xuan could only shake her head helplessly. Although Cao Pi is really good to himself, this is enough for an emperor. But his future is not something that can be decided by an heir, and he doesn't know what his immortal body may disappear at any time.

"Girl, are you listening?"

It's rare that he is so serious, and Chai Xuan is secretly distracted. Xiao Man pinched his waist with some dissatisfaction, and pouted helplessly.

Chai Xuan raised her eyebrows, turned around and raised her hand to pat Xiaoman's shoulder, grinning. "Okay, I got it. But the first priority is that we get out of here first. This pebble is really too shelf! ”

In the face of Chai Xuan's brainless smile, Xiaoman was really helpless. Chai Xuan's nonsense always makes people cry and laugh, obviously talking to her about important things, but she is always interrupted by her words.

The chill was unexpected, and the wind was chaotic. The moon season outside Changxuan Palace opened and fell, and it should have been the time when the pine branches on both sides were performing, but it was robbed of the limelight by several carved rockeries behind him. And those rockeries were only moved by Cao Pi in the past few days.

"Why, now you have discovered the uniqueness of this rockery?" Chai Xuan, who was staring at the rockery, was coldly rejuvenated by the voice from behind her. Looking back, it was Cao Pi.

How did he think of him, and he appeared in front of him. "Concubine to see Your Majesty!" Chai Xuan immediately bowed down.

"Get up!" Cao Pi smiled warmly, looked at the rockery not far away, and continued: "What are you staring at that rockery just now? ”

Following Cao Pi's gaze, Chai Xuan also fell on the rockery, but he didn't find anything special when he looked horizontally and vertically. There is nothing to see except for the stacked stones.

Looking at Chai Xuan, who was depressed, Cao Pi pursed his lips and smiled, pretending to be stunned and said with his hands behind his back: "It seems that I still haven't mastered the words I taught you!" ”

Looking sideways at Cao Pi, who was acting pretentiously, this cute appearance made Chai Xuan want to laugh a little. In order to give Cao Pi a face, he deliberately walked to the rockery in front of him, and looked carefully before and after, but still didn't find anything unusual.

"Oh, nobleman, you haven't seen it yet, you can go farther and take a closer look." Looking at Chai Xuan, who was confused, Cao Shu couldn't help but remind.

Since Cao Pi said words, it must be related to words. Thinking of Cao Shu's words, Chai Xuan walked in and retreated, and the layers of lines of different shades were gradually revealed. Chai Xuan found out that the different shades of furrows were actually a traditional Xuan character. And it is wrapped in a beautiful pattern.

No wonder Cao Pi was so serious about moving this stone to himself, it turned out to be a cave. I went out and went in so many times, but I didn't see it, and I really looked like I was blind.