The father and daughter were silent for a moment, and at this time, the chief manager Xia Xin broke the silence and said, "Master, what Miss said is also reasonable, after all, she is still a student of the academy, and she lives in the Four Princes' Mansion, which is not far from the Xia Mansion. ”

Xia Yan thought for a while and said, "Since you insist on living in the palace, I won't stop you, but if there is anything else, you need to inform your father in advance, and you can't act arbitrarily." Nowadays, the personnel in this capital are complicated, you have to think twice about doing things, and don't leave the palace without permission. ”

Xia Bingning nodded, "My daughter knows." ”

"You go and put incense on your mother before you go." Xia Yan's tone softened.

"My daughter retired first." After Xia Bingning saluted Xia Yan, he walked out of the front hall and walked towards the backyard of Xia Mansion.

After Xia Bingning left, Xia Yan got up and walked back and forth in the house a few times.

"Master, are you worried about Miss?" After Xia Xin saw Xia Bingning leave, Xia Yan was a little worried, and guessed that he was worried about Xia Bingning's affairs.

"Xia Xin, do you remember that the last time Miss came back from Cloud City, there was something wrong, and then she didn't say goodbye and went to Shiqi Academy, Ning'er is so big, she has never done such a thing, she has always been decent, is there something wrong, we missed it." Xia Yan stopped and said the doubts in his heart.

In Xia Yan's memory, Xia Bingning was a child who knew etiquette and knew proportion, how could he do such a rebellious thing.

Xia Xin is also very puzzled, Miss seems to have never done anything disobedient to the master, and this time she will take the initiative to say that she wants to live in the prince's mansion.

"I also asked Miss's maids before, and they all said that nothing happened in Cloud City, but it seemed that she met someone in the inn, and later, Miss became strange." Xia Xin said that he had already informed Xia Yan about this at that time, but Xia Yan was busy with other things and didn't care.

"You said this, is Ning'er's abnormality related to this person, you have to find out who she met in the inn that day." Xia Yan said.

"But sir, our hands are staring at that now, and I'm afraid we won't be able to pull away for a while." Xia Xin knew that things had passed for so long, even if he went to Cloud City, he wouldn't be able to investigate anything, he knew that Xia Yan was nervous at this time, Xia Bingning didn't expect this.

Xia Yan calmed down, sat back in his chair, and drank a bowl of tea. 、

"According to Ning'er's temperament, this person must be the person who is very important to her, and this person is ......in Shiqi Academy," Xia Yan analyzed, suddenly, he slapped the table, and suddenly stood up, "He is Xiao Zhangyuan." ”

Xia Yan's guess made even himself startled, could Ning Er go to Shiqi Academy for this Xiao Zhangyuan, because, the person who lived in the inn with Xia Bingning that day was Academician Chen of Shiqi Academy, and the one who could go to see Academician Chen was undoubtedly Xiao Zhangyuan.

"Master, this ......" Xia Xin couldn't believe that the person Xia Bingning fancied would be Xiao Zhangyuan.

"If it's really him, then we'd better stop the young lady." Xia Xin knew that although this Xiao Zhangyuan's identity was not yin, his surname was Xiao after all, and Xia Yan would not let Xia Bingning be with him.

Xia Yan showed a meaningful smile, "No need, just let her go." ”

Xia Xin was a little surprised, it stands to reason that Xia Yan should try his best to stop it, why should he agree to this matter, he doesn't want to be white, but he doesn't need to think about it, this matter, presumably Xia Yan has already thought about it clearly, and when the time comes, he will talk to him about it or two.

Xia Bingning walked to a room in the backyard, and the light in the room was a little dim. At this point, she slowed down, fearing that she would be noisy, and walked to an offering table.

She picked up the incense stick in front of the table, lit the candle, then knelt on a blue futon in front of the table, raised the incense, bowed a few times to the two tablets on the table, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner on the table, and knelt on the futon again.

"Mother, I'm back." Xia Bingning said softly, "When I come back this time, I have to leave for a few days, can you forgive me for not being able to come to see you and my sister often." ”

Xia Bingning lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and then continued, "Do you remember the person I told you before I left last time, I have already met him, but his mind doesn't seem to be on me, he must have liked another person." But I won't give up, you once told me that as long as it is happiness that you recognize, even if you do your best, you must protect this happiness, right? ”

"I don't know, I'm going to turn into something I hate, but for him, I have no choice, I can't let go of that person in my heart. You're going to support me, right, no matter what I become, I'm your daughter. ”

Xia Bingning paused, and continued, "I know that she is also a good girl, maybe without him, we will be friends, but now that I can't go back, I have done something that I can't believe, but I don't regret doing this, without her, I believe he will look at me, and I will become a woman by his side." ”

"Mother, it's not too early, I can't chat with you anymore, I'm going back to the palace, and next time I have the opportunity to come out, I'll come back to see you."

After Xia Bingning finished speaking, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, only here can she release herself, and only in front of her mother, can she say this, what she can't say to anyone.

Xia Bingning walked out of the house, and the thoughts in her heart seemed to be more certain, every step she took was to get that person.

She went out of the backyard and went to the front hall again, Xia Yan was no longer inside, Xia Xin saw Xia Bingning coming out, so he said, "Miss, the master has returned to the Royal Forest Academy, he asked me to tell you to let you go back, so that you can stay by Xiao Zhangyuan's side." ”

Xia Bingning didn't think about it, nodded, said goodbye to Xia Xin, left the Xia Mansion, and went straight to the Four Princes' Mansion.

After Xia Bingning left, Xia Yan walked out of the side room.

"Master, why don't you see Miss?" Xia Xin felt that since he knew about it, Xia Yan had also become a little strange.

"She doesn't need me anymore." Xia Yan suddenly became a little gloomy, then returned to normal, and said to Xia Xin, "How is the situation on the emperor's side?" ”

"The emperor can't speak now, I'm afraid it's just a lingering breath, but that person is more capable than we imagined." Xia Xin said the information he received.

Xia Yan thought for a while, "What about the second prince?" ”

"He's already set up a stop, just wait for the master to speak, and then he can act." Xia Xin lowered his voice and said.

"Let him stand still, wait for the opportune moment, and never act impulsively. Although the forces of the Imperial City are under our control now, the forces of General Tuli stationed on the outskirts of Beijing should not be underestimated, and it is not too late to act after we get rid of him. Xia Yan said lightly.

Xia Xin is not white Xia Yan suddenly seemed to become slow, he said before that he would act in advance, but now he said that he wanted to take it slowly, he thought of Xia Bingning's matter, could it be related to this matter.