In the side hall of Yikun Palace, Concubine Yan knelt in front of the Buddha shrine in a light blue palace dress, a faint sandalwood rose, and her dignified and gentle face loomed in the smoke.

"Niangniang, Princess Yan is here." Ruosu, the palace maid in charge of Yikun Palace, walked behind Yan Guifei and whispered.

The hand holding the beads stopped.

Yan Guifei opened her eyes, reached out and stroked Ruosu's hand and stood up, "Let her in." ”

In the main hall. Xiao Xi's pale pink light Luo dress, with a few scattered roses on the skirt, a little grease powder on her face, and a simple headdress, just a simple high bun, a pink jade hibiscus hairpin inserted in her sideburns, and a slender pendant hanging down her ears, making her more and more soft and graceful.

"The son asks the concubine to say goodbye." Seeing Ruosu helping Concubine Yan out, Xiao Xi was slightly busy and blessed himself.

"Sit down. Didn't I tell you that you don't have to come to say hello often? It's a lot of trouble back and forth. Yan Guifei sat on the couch and raised her eyes to look at Xiao Xiwei.

"It is what the son-in-law should do to greet the mother-in-law, unless the mother is annoyed that the son-in-law often comes to disturb you." Xiao Xi lowered his eyes slightly.

"The princess is happy every time she comes to the concubine, but the weather has become hotter and hotter recently, and the concubine is afraid of the princess's hard work." Hearing Xiao Xiwei's words, and seeing her lowering her eyes, Ruo Su was afraid that Xiao Xiwei would take the words Yan Guifei to heart, so she explained with a smile.

Since the prince went to Suyang, Xiao Xiwei would enter the palace every other day to greet Concubine Yan, but the concubine has always been cold, and every time she met Xiao Xiwei for more than a month, she was always pale and stingy with a smile. Although she said this in front of the concubine Niangniang, but the concubine Niangniang didn't say anything, it was still the case, and now that the prince is not in Beijing, she is really afraid that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will have a knot because of this matter.

"I just knew that the palace of the mother concubine was refreshing and cool, so I came to the mother concubine to steal the cold." Xiao Xi said with a smile.

Ruo Su breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, but Yan Guifei didn't react at all, she still pinched the Buddha beads in her hand, and there was no expression on her face, so she couldn't help but shout in a low voice, "Niangniang." ”

Obviously, the concubine Niangniang was very good to Princess Yan in the past, and even presided over her ceremony in person, but since the prince went to Suyang, Niangniang's attitude towards the princess has become inexplicably cold.

"Is there anything wrong with you?" Concubine Yan raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Xi and said slightly.

Xiao Xi was slightly stunned, not only Ruosu, but even she felt that Concubine Yan's attitude towards her was different from before.

Is it because of pity?

"Mother, that's the case, I received a letter from Suyang early this morning." Xiao Xiwei said and took out a letter from his cuff.

Yan Guifei's cold eyes suddenly flashed a glimmer of light, "It's a pity to send a letter, quickly, bring it to me and take a look." ”

Ruo Su hurriedly stepped forward, took the letter from Xiao Xiwei's hand, and respectfully handed it to Yan Guifei.

The letter has not yet been opened.

Yan Guifei raised her eyes and glanced at Xiao Xiwei, then quickly opened the letter, read the letter three times in a row, and the tension on her face finally gradually dissipated.

"Niangniang, what did the prince say in the letter?" Ruosu said with a smile.

Yan Guifei pursed the corners of her mouth, and a rare smile appeared on her face, "It's a pity to say that he will let me ...... Let us rest assured. ”

"That's good. It's really a bodhisattva! Ruosu folded his hands and said happily.

Yan Guifei smiled, and the corner of her eyes unconsciously swept to Xiao Xiwei, who was standing quietly on the side.

In fact, this letter was sent to her to report her safety. Although it was written that everything was fine, she knew that Su Yang was definitely not peaceful at this time.

"The mother concubine has something to say to her son." Xiao Xi met Concubine Yan's gaze and said softly.

Concubine Yan's eyes flickered, and then she waved her hand.

Ruo Su understood, stepped forward and blessed his body, and led the palace maids in the house to retreat.

"Are you wondering why I'm so cold to you all of a sudden?" Yan Guifei looked at Xiao Xi coldly and said slightly.

The main hall was very quiet, the pale golden sunlight penetrated the Korean paper on the door, and the fine dust floated up and down in the sunlight, and you could vaguely smell the light sandalwood fragrance pouring in from the side hall.

"The mother is because of the prince." Xiao Xi slowly lowered his eyes.

"The first time I saw you at the Qixi dinner, I knew you were a smart one." Yan Guifei did not directly answer Xiao Xiwei's words, but she confirmed this from the side. "When did you meet Cherish?"

Xiao Xi was slightly stunned, looked up at Yan Guifei and did not speak.

"What, you're struggling with that?" Yan Guifei said.

"It's not." Xiao Xi pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, "I...... The first time I met the prince was at Chao'an Temple. ”

"How many times have you seen it before you asked the emperor for a decree at the Qixi dinner?" Yan Guifei said again.

Xiao Xi pursed the corners of her mouth slightly, "Why did the concubine suddenly ask about this?" ”

Yan Guifei's expression was awe-inspiring, and she looked at Xiao Xiwei's eyes that were unprecedentedly sharp, "You haven't seen the total number of times you have seen each other, why do you have to regret it, and even risk your life for you!" ”

"Mother, what do you mean by that?"

"I ask you, why did the prince die? Where did he go to Suyang? Yan Guifei suddenly got up and approached Xiao Xi step by step.

Xiao Xiwei took a few steps back, "Mother ......"

"What role do you play in this? Well? Yan Guifei grabbed Xiao Xiwei's hand and said coldly, "Don't tell me anything, are you sincere about it?" How many times have you met with Xi Zhicai, what sincerity can you have? I used to see that I was devoted to you, and you were not a man who did not know how to acquiesce, but what did you do to make him so radical and put himself in danger at every turn! ”

There was a sharp pain in the wrist. She didn't even have to look to know how hard Yan Guifei was holding her. It's just that......

Xiao Xi's eyes lit up slightly, "It turns out that the mother concubine knew about it early in the morning." ”

Yan Guifei stared at Xiao Xiwei coldly, her expression unmoving.

"I once asked the prince if the emperor's mind and concubine knew." Speaking of this, Xiao Xi paused slightly, "The prince said that the concubine may know, may not know, or pretend not to know." ”

Yan Guifei's eyes finally moved, and the hand holding Xiao Xiwei loosened a little.

"Since the mother concubine has already known the emperor's thoughts, she naturally knows that the road ahead of the prince is not easy to walk, and there are some things that you can't avoid even if you want to."

The hand that had been holding Xiao Xiwei finally let go.

Yan Guifei looked at the shocking red marks on Xiao Xiwei's wrist, and a faint pain suddenly appeared in her always light eyes, she took a few steps back and slowly sat back on the rosewood chair.

Little did she know that some things could not be avoided.

Even if there is no Xiao Xiwei, it will be a difficult road to wait for the future.

That man, she always thought that he loved her deeply, and insisted on making her a concubine at the risk of the world's great pressure against hundreds of officials for her, she thought it was love, but it turned out that it was just to protect another woman, and even the son she gave birth to paved the way for the son born to that woman. It's a pity that she is right, she doesn't know the mind of the most noble man in the world on the throne, she just pretends not to know, she has been deceiving herself for a long time, and even she gradually believes it. He acted too well, she was too deep into the play, and she was really afraid of how barren and desolate she would be when the curtain came down one day.

"Mother." Seeing Concubine Yan Guifei's sad expression, Xiao Xi frowned slightly, and regretted his words a little.

"You're right, it's a pity that the road ahead is not easy." Yan Guifei's expression was curtailed, and her face quickly returned to her previous indifference, "Since you know this, you shouldn't force him to be aggressive!" He was originally a steady and meticulous child, and this matter should not be rushed at all, if it weren't for you, how could he be in such a hurry! Don't you know that he is in a difficult situation right now? One wrong step is the abyss of ten thousand years, and there is no place to be buried. ”

She didn't know that the prince's death was related to Xizhi, until Xizhi brought Zheng Lin into the palace to meet Zheng Guifei. In the hands of that emperor, it was originally just a chess piece in his hand, but now he found that this chess piece did not listen to his call and tried to get rid of his control, but unfortunately I know how angry he will be, and I don't know how many invisible dangers are waiting for him in this trip to Suyang.

"Mother, are you too worried? This trip to Suyang was expected a long time ago, and as for the rush to make a move on the prince, he just wanted to catch those people off guard? Xiao Xi said slightly.

She and Chu Xizhi both lived again with the memories of their previous lives, so they could always anticipate the enemy's opportunities, and compared to her meager skills, the depth of Chu Xizhi's mind and the far-reaching layout really made her ashamed and breathtaking, this time he believed that he must have a perfect plan, otherwise he would not act easily.

"Really?" Concubine Yan looked at Xiao Xiwei coldly, as if she didn't believe what she said.

"Is this why the mother concubine is cold to her son?" Xiao Xiwei looked at Yan Guifei cautiously and said.

Yan Guifei is Chu Xizhi's biological mother, and she doesn't want to have a dislike between her and her.

Yan Guifei didn't speak, but closed her eyes weakly.

When she entered the palace and asked her to help Zheng Lin meet Concubine Shen, she asked him why he was so radical. Over the years, he had been careful not to make the man suspicious, but he had suddenly done such a big thing, she was really afraid! At that time, his eyes were unwavering firm, and there was some imperceptible worry.

He is the child she raised in October when she conceived in October, what kind of character he is she can not know? Unless it was Xiao Xiwei, she really couldn't think of any other reason for him to do this.

"Mother, no matter whether you succeed or fail, I will always be with you." Xiao Xiwei walked to Yan Guifei, knelt down and kowtowed three times, word by word.

She had no way to tell Concubine Yan that she and Chu Xizhi were both people who had come back to life, so they both cherished the life that God had given them again this time. Whether they succeed or fail, they will face it together.

Looking at the pair of clear but unusually firm eyes in front of her, the suspicions in Concubine Yan's heart dissipated slightly.

In any case, this is also a cherished choice.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of her that he will do his best.

Yan Guifei looked at Xiao Xiwei, and after a long time, she slowly closed her eyes and exhaled faintly, "That's it, you get up." ”

"Thank you, Princess." Xiao Xiwei said that he was about to get up, but as soon as he stood up, he suddenly felt a flower in front of him, and his body staggered for a while, and he hurriedly reached out to hold the table, but accidentally swept the teacup on the table to the ground.

Looking at the fragments of the teacup on the ground, Yan Guifei frowned.

Xiao Xiwei: What does this mean? Do you play a face with her?