I asked with a smirk, "Is there anything you like?" Ah Ping was so anxious that he stepped forward to take my hand and explain, but I stepped back and avoided it, his hand paused in mid-air, his expression was stunned for a moment, and he begged bitterly: "Lan, don't sentence me at once, I didn't know about this matter until I heard the emperor's grandfather mention it just now." I didn't agree, and I had to talk to my grandfather after the birthday banquet. ”

"Is it useful to talk? The princes and nobles of the whole dynasty know this decree, even if the candidate for your side concubine is not chosen by your mother and concubine, and it is not the concierge of this concubine, it will be one of the women who can help you in the future. This matter is settled, and even you have little room to maneuver. "I can understand this truth, but how can he not understand it?

I am actually an ostrich, and Orchid Garden is my shell, and when I am in my shell, I feel that everything is fine; But today I came out of the shell and realized that what was supposed to happen would still happen, but I just wouldn't let me know.

Suddenly feeling very tired, he waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, so I won't go back to the banquet, you can take care of the arrangements." ”

Ah Ping immediately said: "Then I'll send you back." ”

"No need, you have to take care of everything at the banquet, and you will definitely have to look for it if you are not here at this time. And this Gong'e also has to be dealt with, so let him send me back. ”

"Me?" Zhu Gaoxu pointed to his face with a funny look, and Ah Ping also frowned, but unexpectedly did not object, only said: "I'll let the green lotus come over." He walked away quickly, and after a while, he saw Green Lotus coming back with him, and Green Lotus also carried a kettle in his hand, which also made me speechless, she found a tea to find now.

Ah Ping came to take my hand, "You go back first, I'll be back in a while, what's the matter when I come back, okay?" ”

His words were earnest, and his eyes were serious, so I couldn't refuse, and nodded my head. After leaving that place, Zhu Gaoxu opened the conversation: "You are actually my sister-in-law?" I snorted as an answer, and he asked, "But didn't you say that your father-in-law's name is Ah Ping?" How could it be my brother Bing? Also, how did Brother Wei come to the village you mentioned? It doesn't make sense. ”

The cause and effect are a long story, and he has no intention of explaining to him, so he only throws away a sentence: "Ask your brother to go." ”

"Huh? Ask Brother Wei, forget it, he has something to talk to my eldest brother, but he has nothing to talk to me about. I originally wanted to follow you over just now, but my father ordered me to go back to toast, and when I came, I didn't want to bump into Brother Wei, and I just happened to stop the bad palace maid. Speaking of this, he suddenly looked back at the green lotus, and ordered with a straight face: "You retreat." ”

Green Lotus ignored him, only came to see me, and only took a few steps back when she saw me nodding.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu turned around and asked in a low voice, "Were you really with my father just now?" "I'm a little dull when I hear this, and although it's hard to say whether Zhu Di's behavior is intentional, at least he has noticed that someone is there and doesn't remind me.

Alas, there are so many things to worry about.

Zhu Gaoxu saw that I didn't answer and knew what the answer was, so he said sadly: "Xiaolan, you don't understand my father's thoughts, if you don't want to be taken back to our Beiping like you did at the beginning, you better keep some distance from him." Tonight, it was me and Brother Wei who happened to rob the palace maid, in case she ran out and shouted, I am afraid it will damage your reputation. ”

I couldn't help but look sideways at this young man, I always regarded him as a child, and he was upright, but I found that he understood everything he should know. He knew that Zhu Diqiang took me back to Beiping, and he also knew how difficult it was for me to be in such a situation now. More than that, he cared about me without any purpose or calculation.

Nodding in response, "I see, thank you tonight." "My hand unconsciously touched my stomach, and if it weren't for him tonight, I don't know what would have happened if I had fallen down the stairs.

I found that a thank you made the kid still shy, and his cheeks were suspiciously dark red, and at this time we had already walked back to the door of the Orchid Garden. He raised his head and paused, a flash of melancholy flashed in his eyes, "Xiaolan, originally I only thought you were the little palace maid here, and somehow you came into the palace, and I thought about taking you out when I left." ”

It sounded simple, but it touched me. That day, he fought with Lu He and Yan Qida, but he was punched by Yan Qi because he saw me, and then he hurried away without even finding out my identity, only asking me to wait for him.

"Now it seems that you don't need me to take you away. After the emperor's grandfather's birthday banquet, I should go back to Beiping with my father and eldest brother, maybe we will ...... Oh, don't talk about that, I'll leave when I get you to the ground safely, you be careful, don't be frizzy. ”

The moment his words fell, he felt his scalp tighten, raised his eyes and found that he had plucked a hosta from my head, turned around and left, and said, "Give me this, as a thank you gift for the evening." ”

"Eh, wait a minute." I screamed to him.

Although Zhu Gaoxu had the intention of taking the opportunity to grab something and run away, he still stopped and turned around, but refused to come back, and said unwillingly: "Just take your thing as a souvenir, you won't be so stingy." ”

"Is it okay to change the other?" It was specially bought and given to me by Ah Ping, and it would be too disrespectful for me to pass it on.

Zhu Gaoxu looked down at the hosta in his hand, "What to change?" ”

For what? I subconsciously touched my head, not to mention dressing up carefully for the birthday banquet tonight, at least not as casually as I usually did when I was in Orchid Garden. There are beaded flowers and silver hairpins on his head, and he was about to take one off, but Zhu Gaoxu said dissatisfiedly: "I don't want you to take it at will, I like this hosta, and if you don't give it to me, I'll grab it." ”

When the words fell, his people really ran away, and I was stunned when I saw it, there are such bullies.

Only then did Lu He run up and ask, "Niangniang, what did he rob you of and run away?" I replied angrily, "Nothing." "Why did you go earlier, I didn't know how to stop people just now, and I didn't know how to stop them, and I didn't come to ask if it was an afterthought until I ran away?

The hosta was snatched up, and I couldn't catch up with him, so I had to come back the next time I saw him. It's just that before he left, he said that he might have to go back to Beiping with Zhu Di after the birthday banquet, and there seemed to be a parting meaning in his words.

Ah Ping didn't come back until late at night, and when he entered the door, he hurriedly walked up to me and asked, "Lan, are you okay?" I calmly replied: "What's wrong with coming back." ”

He took a closer look at my expression, leaned over and whispered, "Daughter-in-law, are you angry with me?" ”

"Nope. I'm sleepy, so rest early when you're back. As he spoke, he was about to close his eyes and turn around, but he held his shoulder, "No, daughter-in-law, shall we sleep after we finish talking?" You say all the unhappiness in your heart, don't hold it back. ”

I couldn't help laughing when I heard this, knowing that it was difficult to hide the irony in my eyes, but I still let him see it clearly, "Is it useful to say what is not happy in my heart?" Can the problem be solved? Oh yes, you said you would talk to your grandfather about it after the birthday feast, and what was the result? Since you want to talk about it, let's pick it up. ”

I saw his eyes darken, "I will definitely convince the imperial grandfather of this matter, as long as I don't agree to choose a side concubine, no one can force it on me, including my mother." ”

"What if it's your imperial grandfather? A holy decree was issued, ordering you to choose a day to get married, do you dare to disobey the emperor's order? ”

I saw the pain in the darkest black eyes that had ever been the brightest for me, and a dull ache rose somewhere in my heart. His mother and concubine are forcing him with the love of mother and son, his imperial grandfather is forcing him with imperial power, and I am forcing him with feelings. Knowing that the matter has come to this, the matter of the side concubine is a foregone conclusion, even if Zhu Yuanzhang does not make a holy decree, it is equivalent to giving the emperor's order, but I want him to disobey.

I heard him say, "As long as you don't agree, I will never accept a concubine, and I will not marry anyone." ”

My heart was shocked, and I turned my eyes to look at his eyebrows carefully, and there was a touch of ruthlessness in them. Suddenly, the nose is sour, and I have always wanted to retain the innocence of emotions in this cross-current of history, but the reality has forced us into a corner, and there is no way back.

I knew that it was difficult for Ah Ping to be caught in the middle, but I couldn't back down, because once I bowed my head, even if I only took a step back, I would never be able to return to the original purity. At that time, there will be resentment between the two people, no longer trust, and the conflict will increase.

That night, Ah Ping refused to leave again, and forced him to stay next to me and lie down and hold me. I could feel from the arms that were very tight around me, he was afraid, I was very sleepy this night, it didn't take long to fall asleep after closing my eyes, but I didn't sleep well, I always felt my breath blowing in my ears, and then I opened my eyes in the fog and it was dark, but I still felt that the hands holding me were very tight.

He didn't sleep? I didn't think that his heart would be so serious, this man is deeply attached and loved by me, and I still have the crystallization of love with him in my belly, how can I not feel sorry for him?

I grabbed his hand and felt him tremble slightly, as if he was startled and then hesitated and asked, "Daughter-in-law, are you awake?" I hummed and asked him why he hadn't slept yet. He said he couldn't sleep. I didn't speak, he was silent, there was only the sound of two people breathing in the quiet space, I turned around and looked into his dark eyes, which had always been clear, but they were dim at this time, and I asked, "Is it really difficult?" ”

Seeing that he was pondering, I continued: "If it's really hard to ......" Before he finished speaking, he covered his mouth with his hand to prevent me from making a sound, "Daughter-in-law, please don't say those words, I will be sad." I am a man, I should have responsibility and responsibility, I don't want you to make compromises, and I don't want you to make concessions, my daughter-in-law didn't marry in to be angry. ”

I can't help but wonder, my Ah Ping has really grown up, and he understands that men should have responsibilities. Pulled down his fingers and teeth, went up and bit them lightly, and said, "Who told you that I want to compromise and ask for everything?" Do you think I'm going to say that if it's really hard, you're going to marry someone else's lady? Thinking about beauty, how did I object to you taking Xing'er as a concubine before, and today I am still against you marrying a side concubine. I don't want to think that I can't walk because of your pregnancy, hum, you dare to take this opportunity to cheat! ”

He looked confused: "What is cheating?" ”