Zhuang Men slowly pushed open, and Xiu and Shen Yu walked down the steps side by side, a word of farewell had not yet been spoken, but they saw a noble purple dress standing at the bottom of the steps, with an indistinguishable expression.

"King Chengjun?" Izumi was a little puzzled, thinking that she had seen the wrong person. At this hour, he was not in Yingyuan Palace to keep the New Year, how could he come to Liuyun Villa? Izuku and Shen Yu glanced at each other, obviously the latter also felt the same, and puzzlement flashed in his eyes.

Since the person came, Chuxiu couldn't be lazy, so he hurriedly moved to Nie Peixiao's side, and looked at the lights under the eaves, and sure enough, it was Nie Peixiao: "Why did Your Highness come over at this point?" ”

She smiled lightly and unloaded her guard at the palace banquet. The king of Chengjun in front of her once helped her out of the siege in front of the Empress Ming, and this righteousness alone was enough to make her change her opinion of Nie Peixiao, not to mention, she still had to ask him, for Shen Yu.

Regarding Chuxiu's questioning, Nie Peixiao didn't seem to hear it, and her starry eyes flashed with indistinguishable light, like sadness and anger, and cold and annoyance. He took his eyes off the face of Izuku and slowly looked at the person behind her, only to glance, and his face sank again.

Thinking of Shen Yu here, he suddenly remembered that he had just won a chastity archway, and couldn't help but explain with a dry smile: "Tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve, my eldest lady and aunt came to observe the New Year together. ”

Very tacitly, Shen Yu took the opportunity to come to Chuxiu's side, and said with a polite smile: "Now goodbye to Your Highness, Zifeng should call himself a 'criminal minister'." ”

Shen Yu saw that Nie Peixiao seemed to be a little tired, and he didn't seem to have any intention of being polite, so he speculated that he must have something important to do when he came over at this time, so he had to say again: "Don't delay Your Highness and Mrs. to talk about business, Zifeng will leave first." ”

Shen Yu said, and took a deep look at Xiu again, hoping that this last glance would last forever. He didn't expect that he would be in such a hurry until parting, and if he wanted her to give her a ride and say a few words, such a simple request would not be able to fulfill his wish.

It's not that she doesn't regret it, but in front of outsiders, she is still a quiet and graceful Mrs. Xiu, and he doesn't want to add any burden to her. Shen Yu silently wanted to get into the carriage, thought about it, and then looked back at the last sentence to Xiu: "Please take care of Xiangrong on your behalf." ”

Out of Xiu was stunned, knowing that he had made a special trip to Nie Peixiao to say this, and couldn't help but nod: "Uncle, don't worry, go slowly." ”

The clatter of horses' hooves mixed with the sound of chariots, slowly drove away from Liuyun Villa. On Chinese New Year's Eve, colorful lights were hung everywhere on the street, and the light was full of joy, but it could not stop the atmosphere of parting. Even Izuku never thought that this time I would say goodbye to Shen Yu, and the goodbye would be two years later. But that's for later......

*****

It wasn't until Shen Yu's carriage went far away that Xiu came back to his senses and looked at Nie Peixiao: "It's windy at night, Your Highness has something to come in and talk about." ”

Nie Peixiao's thin lips pursed, and she was silent. The two of them went to the study of Liuyun Villa without saying a word, and Xiu occasionally turned her eyes to see Nie Peixiao's cold and sharp side face, and remembered a joke I had heard in the drunken flower building before-a man with thin lips, and his heart was ruthless.

This idea was born for no reason, and she seemed to be affected, and then looked at the cold and sharp corners of Nie Peixiao's lips, and felt like a sharp blade silently slashing, drawing a cruel blood mark in this noisy and quiet night.

This is the most profound thought of Nie Peixiao tonight. This high-ranking King Chengjun, somewhere under his skin, which is invisible, must have been seriously injured.

The purple silk yarn fluttered and swayed, and the lamp was shining. The study room of Liuyun Villa is located in a corner, and it is also the place where Xiu has been dealing with business recently, which is the most quiet and quiet. After inviting Nie Peixiao in, he ordered the little maid to serve tea, and let out Xiu to explain, and no one could get close again.

She thought that if it weren't for the 100,000 urgent things, Nie Peixiao would never have come out of Chinese New Year's Eve on this night...... What will it be? There are only two connections between her and this King of Chengjun, one is King Mu and the other is Shen Yu.

Izumi was in her heart, and she didn't make many roundabouts, and asked straight to the point: "Your Highness, what's the urgency?" ”

Nie Peixiao raised her eyes and did not reply immediately, but said, "This king's late night visit will cause trouble to his wife?" There was a slight expectation in his words, and he only hoped to see a trace of shame or blush on his face.

However, he was disappointed, and Izumi looked as usual, just smiled and said, "Although the concubine is a widow, she is not a pretentious person. Since you came late at night, could the concubine still drive you back on the grounds of 'the nuisance of men and women'? ”

It was a joke, but when I saw Nie Peixiao, my expression was even darker. Seeing this, she had to restrain her smile and ask cautiously, "What tricky things have Your Highness encountered?" If you can use the Yun Clan, you can say that it doesn't hurt. ”

Hearing this, Nie Peixiao's eyes seemed to be filled with a layer of mist, even a little darker than the distant star. He was silent for a long time before he said: "It's a tricky matter, but this king wants to ask his wife first, at the palace banquet tonight, the seventh brother imposed on you...... Four archways, madam, can you stand it willingly? ”

Four torii? Izuku smiled: "Are you referring to the archway of chastity?" She slowed down, thinking that she didn't need to hide it in the face of Nie Peixiao, so she replied truthfully: "Don't hide it from Your Highness, the concubine has already had this idea, and I want to ask His Royal Highness King Mu to set up a chastity archway after he ascends the throne." Now this matter is just done early, and the concubine is naturally willing. ”

As soon as the last four words came out, Izumi saw a trace of gloom suddenly passing over Nie Peixiao's face, and the cold stars at the bottom of her eyes were shattered, as if something was broken, until her body was incomplete. If it weren't for the bright flame in the study, Izuku almost thought that he had seen it wrong, how could the proud son of heaven, who had always been favored by thousands of people, make such an expression? So...... Frustrated?

"Your Highness?" She whispered of concern: "Are you unwell? ”

Nie Peixiao lowered her eyes and condensed her voice, and then asked: "If this king is not mistaken, Madame is less than twenty years old, and she is two years younger than this king...... Mrs. is in her prime, do she really want to guard the widowhood of the Yun family? ”

Izumi faintly heard the strangeness in Nie Peixiao's voice, and remembered the song "Zhu Xian Break" he made when he heard the news of his death, and couldn't help laughing back: "Your Highness is kind-hearted and sympathetic to the concubine, which is really a blessing for the concubine...... However, the late husband died early, and the concubine's lifelong wish was to complete his unfinished ambition, and the rest was not for him. ”

Hearing this, Nie Peixiao almost trembled and asked again: "If after that, a man who truly respects, admires, and loves you appears, and Mrs. will ...... Won't you be tempted? ”

He finally understood, if he didn't say anything, Izumi would be ignorant of what he meant for the rest of his life: "Madam, I'm ......" Nie Peixiao looked at Izumi and was about to confess his heart, when he heard a sudden movement outside the study:

"Miss, Madame told me that no one can go in......"

"Let me in! If she didn't have a ghost in her heart, why did she sneak here? It was Yun Xiangrong's voice, and he was very resentful when he heard that tone.

Originally, Xiu's mind was all on Nie Peixiao, but at this moment, she heard a strange noise outside, and her attention was also attracted. She frowned slightly and apologized to Nie Peixiao, walked to the door of the study again, opened half of the door and asked, "Xiangrong, what are you doing outside?" ”

Yun Xiangrong was confronting the family, and when he looked up and saw Xiu's clothes neatly appearing in front of the door, he slowly relaxed his heart. I didn't know that I saw a man's figure reflected in the study window, which looked extremely tall and straight under the light of the lamp......

Yun Xiangrong's heart twitched, and he immediately became angry, and asked in a cold voice: "Sister-in-law's words are good, I also want to know, what is sister-in-law doing here?" ”

Out of Xiu remembered Nie Peixiao in the house, a widow and a man alone in the middle of the night, it was really inappropriate, so she hesitated for a moment and did not reply immediately.

It's just this momentary hesitation and silence, but it makes Yun Xiangrong's heart even colder, she stood at the bottom of the stairs regardless of it and pointed out angrily: "Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet to eat at the same table, why are we all sleepy, but sister-in-law and ...... The husband is not tired? These three watches are quiet in the middle of the night, what does the sister-in-law have to say to her husband? Those who know the inside story mean that the sister-in-law and the husband have important matters to discuss, and those who don't know still think that you are ......"

"What is it?" Without waiting for Yun Xiangrong to finish speaking, Izuku had already interrupted in a condensed voice, and a pair of clear eyes flashed with cold light, falling directly on her: "Yun Xiangrong, you think clearly before you speak!" ”

This is the first time that Izumi has called his name, and Yun Xiangrong can't help but be stunned, and then remember that Izuku and Shen Yu secretly drugged a table of people and put them down, and they were in the same room alone...... Yun Xiangrong only felt hate!

"You let him come out to see me!" Yun Xiangrong was crying, and he was aggrieved: "No matter what, I am also his wife, the eldest lady of the Yun family, and he openly disregarded morality in my Yun family's villa, and put my face in a place!" ”

Yun Xiangrong burst into tears as he spoke, and led all the servants and maids from all over him. But she still didn't give up, and Pear Blossom said again with the rain: "If he really has a negative heart so far, why don't you leave me with a letter of resignation today." ”

Out of Xiu saw Yun Xiangrong's methods and understood that she was deliberately trying to make things bigger, so as to cut off her private contact with Shen Yu. In such a crowd, if Yun Xiangrong is really allowed to sit on this matter, I am afraid that her reputation for hard work will be ruined!

No matter what happens between the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law, it is always the woman who loses virtue. What's more, Shen Yu was once his old master! Izumi was so angry that she was almost trembling, she didn't expect that she would be put on two consecutive games tonight! It's just in Yingyuan Palace, and his family doesn't stop, especially in front of outsiders.

Out of Xiu could feel two eyes behind her, from Nie Peixiao. She didn't need to look back to feel his pity, and that feeling made her feel like a ghost. Chuxiu didn't want Nie Peixiao to see the joke, so she coldly reprimanded Yun Xiangrong: "What nonsense are you talking about?" Why don't you go back soon? ”

Yun Xiangrong saw Izuku standing between the two doors, holding on to the door frame with both hands, and the man in the room never showed his face. This scene made her more and more contemplative, and pretended to be angry and said: "Sister-in-law, it has been many years since the eldest brother died, and it is indeed difficult for you to keep the Yun clan alone. But you can't...... You can't...... Husband, he ......"

The more she spoke, the more incoherent she became, and the shame in her words made all the servants and maids present feel sorry for her. This is Liuyun Villa, not far from the Xinhou Mansion, and the discipline and tone of the servants and maids are far from the same. It is almost foreseeable that if this matter is not explained clearly tonight, in about a month, it will be rumored in the entire Jingzhou City that her Yun family's head mother has misbehaved and lost her woman's morality!

Izuxiu's hands holding the door frame tightened tightly, and her heart was already cold. She raised her eyes to look down the steps, and found that Danxin and Zhuying were also among them, and these two people also looked worried, revealing a nervous look. They also thought that Shen Yu was in this house......

Izuku slowly let go of his hands and put them in his sleeves: "It's ...... in the house."

Before she finished speaking, a scent of ambergris suddenly came from behind, and then, her left hand hidden in her sleeve was secretly held from behind, and the warm feeling slowly came to the skin on her hand, accompanied by a sneer: "It is said that Miss Yun is gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable, and reasonable, and when this king saw it today, it really deserved its reputation." ”