After the death of Prince Qian, Prince Qian moved to live in the renovated Buddhist hall, returned to Beijing from He Le'an, and saw her a few times, she also exempted her from getting up early every day, but He Le'an still got up early every day to make food for her, and if she was free, she would take care of lunch and dinner.

It's not that she deliberately forced herself to get up early in order to sell well, it's just that she has been at the border for several years, and she has been used to accompanying Situ Yue to get up early to practice, and occasionally go up to the mountains with them to hunt or something.

In the kitchen, Fang Rui said with a smile: "Once upon a time, there was a little monk in our palace, and the dishes he cooked were also very suitable for the princess. ”

The little monk is her, He Le'an smiled and said nothing, only listening to Fang Rui's nostalgia, "Later, somehow, I said goodbye, the king of Yuejun was angry, and he also blamed the princess for the princess's side, so that she had served the princess for many years and worked hard, as long as she retired early and left the palace." ”

"The little monk is also a philanthropist, and the servant is only ordered to take care of him a little. Before he left, he also gave silver money to his maidservant, but unfortunately he went to Xiangguo Temple with the princess later, and he could not be found. ”

He Le'an didn't know this paragraph, and suddenly a faintly suggestive cough sounded, she turned her face and saw Zhong Sun Yue standing on the side for a long time, and there was also Zhong Sun Xuan, the son of Prince Qian, he couldn't hide the smile on his lips several times, so he said: "I know that my younger brother and sister have prepared breakfast for my mother, and I just want to go over, so I will serve it to my mother." ”

He Le'an bowed his head, "I'm going to go to Xiangguo Temple with Huiyu today, I have prepared a little too much dim sum, and the prince brother will also take some back to eat." Then he said to Zhong Sun Yue, "When you enter the palace, you will also help me bring some to Sister Mei, and you will be able to meet in a few days after the palace banquet." ”

**

In the luxurious carriage, Xue Huiyu said with a depressed expression, "You have just returned to Beijing, and you have to send baboons and spring rolls to the mountain to learn art, isn't it too cruel, they miss you, but you ...... It's not like it's biological. ”

"Wherever we go, there will be danger wherever we go, Yuelu Mountain is at least guarded, and there are Yeming and Xue Shizi's master to teach martial arts, it is better than continuing to stay in the capital, if it is not for you and Xue Shizi to protect these years, I am afraid that they will meet an accident sooner."

Xue Huiyu sighed next to the car wall, "I don't know, why do they have to endure so much at a young age, but I can't persuade you to stop paying attention to those things, if there is no country, the family will die, and now I don't even know who the 'ghost' is, Your Majesty still wants you to come back as bait, I can't help but worry, I haven't slept well recently, and there is a scoundrel next door." ”

"What a scoundrel, he is a general, I have gotten along with him, he has a good temperament, and so are you, since the divorce with Prince Xuan, my aunt has let you go, even if you are not in the mood to love, but if you meet the right one, it is not bad to go with the flow, why resist like this." He Le'an couldn't help but smile.

"Shi Qinghe, this name always reminds me of that person." Xue Hui said, "I am grateful that he retrieved half of the corpse of his brother-in-law, but he was too frivolous, so he just met, so he said that he liked me, and the little girl who didn't want to marry him was full of flowers. ”

...... "No, no, this time you really think too much, he really likes you, He Le'an thought about it, and said seriously:

"I also felt that Yeming's purpose was not pure, the prince of the dignified county, the girl who wanted to marry him could go around the imperial city a few times. But he was going to marry me when he was born, and I was so scared by him that I ran away several times, but the years have proved that he really likes me, and sometimes he likes it like this, and it has nothing to do with anything else. ”

Xue Hui said, "I didn't want to pay attention to him, but I was a little concerned about his name." ”

While speaking, he had arrived at Xiangguo Temple, He Le'an went to visit the master, only to know that there was a senior brother and junior brother who were still vulgar, and it seemed that the excitement had left, and the courtyard on this side of the meditation room became deserted again, but her master said:

"Life and death are common, and there is no need to worry too much about it."

"Master's cultivation is definitely something we can't compare with." He Le'an said with a smile and handed over a box of vegetarian pastries, "In the future, disciples will often come to visit you." ”

After saying goodbye to the master, He Le'an accompanied Xue Huiyu to the wishing pool to make a wish, remembering something, she pointed to the huge old turtle in the pool and smiled, "I used to think about stealing it to make soup, and then my junior brother told me that this turtle fairy was rescued by the master, if I slaughtered it, I am afraid that the master will have to let me soak in the water as a substitute for it, I have been hungry for a long time, and my dreams are also it, and I have to get up in the middle of the night to meditate and chant for half a sound before I can continue to sleep." ”

As soon as Xue Huiyu laughed, a male voice also laughed, and they all turned their heads in surprise, and saw a man who was dressed extraordinarily, looked about thirty years old, looked handsome and elegant, and had a gentle temperament, and arched his hand at them with some apologies: "I happened to pass by, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, and I asked the two of you not to be surprised." ”

After several years of bloody rain in front of her, seeing this unforgettable face that often turns into a nightmare to harass her, He Le'an's heart still couldn't help but tremble, but he heard Xue Hui salute and said, "The courtiers have seen Prince Rui. ”

"This is the rumored well-maintained Prince Rui." He Le'an is glorious, except for seeing the emperor and the emperor's wives to salute, other prince-level people no longer need to bow or anything.

Prince Rui knew Xue Huiyu, but He Le'an, who had just returned to Beijing, had never seen him, so he looked at the young woman curiously, and only heard Xue Huiyu introduce, "Prince Rui has recently left Beijing, and I don't know anything, this is the princess of Yuejun." ”

He suddenly said, "It's my cousin's daughter-in-law." As rumored, she is an interesting heroine. ”

"Prince Rui complimented me." He Le'an calmed down and said indifferently.

After chatting a few innocuous words, Prince Rui took his leave.

Xue Huiyu lowered her voice and said, "Does it not look like a forty-year-old person at all, I really want to ask him about his maintenance method, so that I can be a beautiful old woman when I am old in the future." ”

She swore that after you knew it, she would never want to use that method to maintain it, He Le soothed the goosebumps on his lower body, and before he could speak, Xue Huiyu said again, "But it is rumored in Beijing that he is a wife." At such an age, he didn't even have a child, married one and died, and now he is outstanding, and no one dares to marry into Prince Rui's mansion again. ”

"That's a pity."

"Your Majesty has tried to marry him several times, but he has refused, saying that he doesn't want to harm any girl."

"People look good." He Le'an said casually against his will, since His Majesty learned that most of the treasure maps were in the hands of Prince Rui, and he couldn't find out where he was hiding for several years, he didn't dare to startle the snake, and while quietly searching, she had to guard against Prince Rui, so she had to pretend that she didn't know anything.

Same with her. What's even more scruple for His Majesty is that the person behind Prince Rui seems to have disappeared or not existed over the years, making her occasionally wonder if she had misunderstood something at the beginning, but some details can't be explained.

Now I have to diligently let His Majesty lift Prince Qian's Mansion to the sky, and see who is in a hurry like this, hoping to lure the snake out of the hole, because she is afraid that Xue Huiyu is in danger, she has not revealed a little bit of these things.

Return to Prince Qian's mansion. As soon as He Le'an got out of the carriage, he excitedly called out in a soft voice: "Cousin An! ”

He Le'an turned his face suspiciously, and saw Shao Yingxue, who had not seen her for several years, and had married someone after the filial piety period, walked towards her with a frosty face, and before she could say a word, tears had flowed first, she couldn't hide her joy and wanted to throw herself into her arms, but as soon as she was about to get closer, she seemed to realize that her body was dirty, she paused her movements, covered her face and cried heartbrokenly, seeing that people were sad.

"Let's go in first." He Le'an took her arm without disgust.

When Shao Yingxue got married, she was still at the border and couldn't go. She also asked Mrs. He to help her send some gifts, I heard that she was married to the Hou Mansion in the neighboring city, that person had seen Shao Yingxue at the Red Appreciation Party, and she was bent on marrying, and after several times of sincerity, Dai agreed to come down, but now Shao Yingxue has resumed her dress to be married.

In the front hall of the hospitality, He Le'an waited for her to cry enough, and then asked her what happened, Shao Yingxue sobbed again, wiped her tears and said: "After marrying into the Hou Mansion, it didn't take long for happiness to be ruined, everything was ruined by his cousin, and the child I was pregnant with was also killed by his cousin, and after that, I couldn't conceive a child, his mother blamed me all day long, and he became more and more alienated from me." ”

"Later, I had an affair with his cousin, I really couldn't stand it, I begged him to divorce me, I didn't have the face to go back to Bofu, I was afraid that my mother would be sad, I was afraid of being pointed at by the people in Fengzhou City, so I had to come to you, woo woo, I really don't know what to do, woo woo woo!" Shao Yingxue cried so much that she almost fainted.

He Le'an said without hesitation, "It's okay, it's okay to stay in the capital, it's just that you are not suitable to stay in the palace, I asked Huiyu to prepare a room for you in the annex of the Marquis of Jinning, you can live in her house temporarily, the annex of the Marquis of Jinning only has one girl, Xue Shizi escorted my two children out, and it will take a while to return." ”

Shao Yingxue was like a floating wood that finally found support, and cried sadly and happily for a long time, before she could barely contain her emotions, she remembered something, took out a small water-green purse from her arms and said:

"This is when my grandfather died, I grabbed the thing in my hand, and it had your mother's name on it, but it was broken by Yuan'er, I was afraid that it was something important, and I secretly picked it up, all these years, you have been at the border, and I ...... I have been putting it away for you, and now it can be regarded as the return of the goods to its original owner. ”

He Le'an took the purse and opened it to be a jade pendant broken into several pieces, which was in average condition. But with her mother's name, she carefully put it away, "Thank you." ”

Shao Yingxue shook her head and said, "Don't blame me for returning it to you at such a time, those who ignored it back then didn't want their mother to be embarrassed in the Bofu, I never felt that Cousin An was too much, if it weren't for the eldest aunt, the love between the two mansions would not be ......"

"Let it pass." He Le'an didn't care much and said, "You are good, I know." ”

She sent Shao Yingxue to the courtyard of the Marquis of Jinning's mansion and asked Xue Huiyu to help take care of it, and then returned to Prince Qian's mansion. When Zhong Sun Yue came back, she took his hand and walked towards the Taketori Courtyard together, and explained today's matter concisely in a soft voice, only to hear him say: "I also saw Prince Rui, and he entered the palace to pay a salute." ”

The man behind Prince Rui was so hidden that they didn't dare to relax for a moment.

Back in the bedroom, He Le'an poured out the broken jade pendant in the purse that Shao Yingxue gave her and put it together, and found that the monotonous jade pendant really had a huge 'Xin' character on it, and she was about to put the broken jade back, but Zhong Sun Yue suddenly stretched out her hand and picked up a piece of jade. "It doesn't seem to be from jade—"

He pulled the hairpin from He Le'an's bun with his hand, and jumped into the crack with the sharp end, the powder fell down in a flutter, and then picked it again, and the small thing like a grain of rice fell out of the edge of the jade, her eyes widened in surprise, Zhong Sunyue picked up a few other pieces of broken jade and picked it, and the same thing, also fell out like a grain of rice, a total of four.

"My mother is not born to Lao Zhuo Yibo and his wife, you see, this jade pendant will not be a clue to my mother's life experience!" He Le'an was suspicious, although Uncle Shao knew that her mother was not biological. But she didn't know whose child her mother was, and so did Mrs. He, and old Zhuo Yibo didn't mean to say it before he was alive, until he was killed by gangsters.

Zhongsun Yue picked up a grain of rice and looked at it, squinted his eyes for a while before saying, "There seems to be a word on it." ”

“！” He Le'an really admires his skills, on the small grains of rice, the words are so many and so small.

Zhong Sun Yue rummaged in the dark compartment of the treasure cabinet in the room for a long time, took out a potion and a stack of paper similar to oiled paper but somewhat transparent, dipped the potion with rice grains, and rolled on the paper, and after a while, it was a little difficult to see, and the words the size of sesame seeds fell on the paper. Then he called the maid to bring clean water, put the paper in the water, and the words magically became bigger in an instant.

He Le'an didn't have time to sigh in an uproar What is this potion and paper, and saw that the words on the paper were 'Nine clouds outside, pomegranate flower bottle, ask you if you would like to give a cup, he will double my day', one of the small things is a complex pattern similar to a seal, vaguely perceptible is a cloud word, she was groaning, Zhong Sun Yue had already said:

"Speaking of clouds, I think of something that few people know."

"The first queen is the county lord of Tonghui country, and her father is the prince of this country for hundreds of years. Back then, with his own strength, he wiped out a small country surnamed Yun. ”

"The population of that country is only 3,000, but all of them are good at attacking poison, and the countries next to them have not tried to annihilate them, but they have always failed, and there are countries that want to win them over, but they never want to, so they are legendarily isolated in one place, not provoking anyone first, but whoever provokes them will not end well."

"Such a place was destroyed by the father of the former queen, and there is a slight record in the ancient books in the palace. They are dedicated to the empress. ”

He Le'an said, "If you talk about durians, I can also think of the only hairpin my mother left me, but my mother ...... "It can't be such a coincidence, it will be the people of the cloud country, remembering that old Zhuo Yibo was sick and confused, and he still recognizes the hairpin, which is extremely important."

"Don't worry, after sending someone to investigate carefully, it's not too late for us to discuss."

**

Everyone in the capital knows that Emperor Huixi favors Cheng Shumei, a concubine, in order to make the beauty happy, and holds a luxurious palace banquet for his little princess who has just turned seven years old this year. But Cheng Shumei's expression is indifferent, and she is indifferent to people, and she rarely puts on a smiling face when she sees Emperor Huixi, let alone the people under her feet.

However, there are always exceptions in the world, just like the princess of Yuejun who lives like a story in a book, she came hand in hand with Xue Huiyu, and the cold and indifferent Cheng Shumei raised her face to dispense with all the courtesies, and patted the empty seat next to her who couldn't sit and said: "Come and sit, the day you returned to Beijing, we just met, and the palace is looking forward to today." ”

Then, he beckoned his daughter who was playing with other children on the side and said, "Yao'er, I've seen your aunt and your aunt Hui!" "There is a world of difference between treating everyone and these two, even when Emperor Huixi sees it, he can't help but eat sour vinegar.

asked Zhongsun Yue on the side, "What kind of medicine did your daughter-in-law take on my Mei Niang, she was not like this before, you see, she saw your daughter-in-law and smiled so beautifully!" ”

Zhong Sun Yue said that he didn't know how to shrug his shoulders, the corridor was so quiet, but the garden was becoming more and more lively, and the guests came one after another, Emperor Hui Xi threw everyone and pulled him in this corner, and he didn't say anything important to him.

is full of Cheng Shumei's Cheng Shumei, and those who don't know think that he is affectionate to Cheng Shumei, but he knows that the emperor has always been ruthless, and Cheng Shumei is just his shield.

He Le'an under the gazebo in the garden, I didn't expect to see Meng Duojiao at the birthday banquet of Cheng Shumei's daughter, I haven't seen her for a few years, her temperament seems to have become calm, but the haggard and strong hatred in the corners of her eyes can't be covered up by exquisite makeup.

No one came over from the Hou Mansion of Jianing, but someone sent someone to hand over the gifts, and the people next to them were whispering about He Leyi and Wei Da Shao that day, as if they were afraid of her, the concubine of the Hou Mansion, and said it secretly, but this matter had already spread all over the city, and afterwards the Shengguo Mansion threw out the letter of resignation, and He Leyi wanted to live or die and stab himself with a knife, and he was not surviving.

Before the banquet was about to start, Queen Wan came with a full posture, saying that she wanted to give Emperor Huixi this face, but everyone knew what her purpose was for participating in this excitement, no. smiled and said to He Le'an: "I heard that the princess of Yuejun has a hand in carving melons and fruits, I don't know if I am willing to show my hands here to let the palace or everyone see it?" ”

If it sounds good, it is knowledge, but if it is not good, when she is a princess of Yuejun, is it a lively drama!

He Le'an didn't wait for Situ Yue to come forward and refuse her, so he said: "I didn't want to, but when I was preparing a meal for my mother a few days ago, I accidentally injured my tendons, and the doctor said that I should recuperate for a while, and don't cook and use the knife again, otherwise it will be difficult to heal, and I am afraid of falling sequelae." ”

Queen Wan couldn't target her, and she made trouble about Xue Huiyu's marriage, but Xue Huiyu lightly set it aside, so she targeted Cheng Shumei again. They didn't want to make them happy at all, but they couldn't drive away the mother of a country who was in this bad scenery, so they had to cover it up and not let her get what she wanted, until Emperor Huixi saw that she was almost making a fuss and stopped her.

When Xi was scattered, she actually smiled very shamelessly: "This palace always feels that she has an eye for Princess Yuejun and Xue Sihe, no wonder you two are popular wherever you go, and you have a pleasing and restrained face." This is a metaphor for Cheng Shumei's unpleasant appearance and publicity, "If you have free time in the future, go into the palace to play more, Sister Mei'er likes you." ”

The reason why He Le'an abides by the rules and rarely enters the palace. I just don't want to deal with Queen Wan, it's not that they can't cope with it, it's just that Queen Wan can always say something ugly, which makes Cheng Shumei feel bad, even if Cheng Shumei doesn't care about it, and now she still says:

"Also, not everyone can treat people as kindly and sincerely as Princess Yuejun and Xue Si, they are willing to play with this palace, it is indeed the third life of this palace, and there are no regrets about being able to get these two confidants in this life."

The implication is that you don't have to sow discord between our feelings. It's not a hypocritical person like you that can be destroyed, I have this good fortune, so you can silently envy and envy it.

Empress Wan snorted disdainfully and turned to leave.

**

He Le'an found free time to visit Shao Yingxue in the courtyard of the Marquis of Jinning.

After being carefully taken care of by the maid for a long time, Shao Yingxue's face was much better, and perhaps it was a relationship between eating well and sleeping peacefully, which more and more revealed the charm of a married woman who wanted to talk and rest, and when she saw He Le'an, she smiled and said:

"Today I also plan to go out to buy some fabrics and come back to do some embroidery work, I didn't expect you to come, but I want to go out for a walk together, I have come to the capital and ten fingers can be counted, I haven't been able to see it well before."

"It's okay, but it's a pity that Huiyu is going to a relative's house as a guest today."

The courtyard of the Marquis of Jinning Mansion in Beijing was not far from the market, so He Le'an whisked off the carriage. took two maids and Shao Yingxue on foot, only to hear Shao Yingxue laughing:

"Like now, it has been my wish since I was a child to go out and talk with my little sisters in my spare time, but they always dislike the identity of my widow, and they usually don't want to go out with me, fortunately, there is also Cousin An, even if I fall to this, you still don't dislike me."

He Le'an shook his head and smiled, "If you care too much about the world, you will not be able to live this life, don't think too much." ”

She took Shao Yingxue to the best fabric shop in her impression to pick and choose, but just after entering the door, Meng Duojiao walked in with the maid on the ground, and said arrogantly as soon as she opened her mouth: "All the fabrics in this shop, Mrs. Benshizi wants them all!" ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he was not surprised or delighted, but he looked at He Le'an again and again, and after making sure that he didn't recognize the wrong person, he bowed to Meng Duojiao and said, "I'm sorry, this lady, we don't sell you." ”

Unexpectedly, Meng Duojiao darkened her face and said angrily: "You open the door for business, why don't you sell me!" ”