talked about the secret matter, and there was an inexplicable atmosphere of intimacy between the three people in Yikun Palace.

Ning Shu seemed to be more relaxed than when she first came to Yikun Palace, and she suddenly smiled: "Since this is the case, the courtiers are relieved." Don't hide it from the queen, because she couldn't help her husband's entrustment, the courtiers always remembered how to apologize to the mother. ”

Duchess Guo smiled on the side, "You kid, don't listen to Ember in the future, be careful of being spoiled by him." ”

She didn't dare to say that Xie Yunyan was teasing the queen, otherwise it would be bad for the young couple to really make trouble.

Ning Shu put away her smile and nodded.

"Listen to Mother. Having said that, Kyoto may be going to be bustling next. ”

"What's the fun?" The queen's palace clothes were a little heavy, and she felt stuffy, so she asked someone to bring a few basins of ice and cold drinks to relieve the heat.

Ning Shu sipped the tea and said lightly: "I married my husband Junfang, which caused quite a stir in Kyoto. The Third Highness is also about to have a good time, and I also heard that there is a saint in Miao Jiang, and she is also thinking of being friendly. If this marriage is decided, it must be before the end of the year, right? ”

Jade held the spoon in her hand, gently stirring the chilled fruit puree, and said seemingly casually.

The posture of the queen and the duchess was also much more lazy, sitting on the golden phoenix bench and eating a few grapes, with a slight pause in their hands, and glanced at Ning Shu with their eyelids.

"Miao Jiang Holy Maiden?"

The queen doesn't even have a very small impression of Miao Jiang, what is a saint?

The Duchess nodded, "By the way, the holy maiden was received by Shu'er's brother." ”

"Exactly." Ning Shuying and Mrs. Guo's, took a sip of fruit syrup, it was orange-flavored, sour, and she liked it very much.

"The holy woman is bored in Honglu Temple all day long, and the eldest brother is not easy to receive as a man, let alone slack. entrusted me and my sister-in-law to accompany the saint to chat a few words. Listen to the meaning of the holy woman—it seems that she doesn't know much about the princes, and asks the courtiers, but where do the courtiers know—"

Ning Shu said leisurely, and the queen listened with a numb scalp.

"Wait, Shu'er said that the Holy Maiden inquired about how many princes?"

Ning Shu blinked, and looked at the queen with incomprehensible innocence in her eyes.

"yes."

The queen's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and her expression became serious for a moment.

"Go back first today, the palace is a little tired."

The Duchess knows the queen very well, and usually there must be something important waiting for her to solve it.

hurriedly bid farewell to the queen and left Yikun Palace with Ning Shu.

After the two left for a long time, the queen pinched the corners of her forehead, and Jinxiu walked in with a pot of new ice and placed it near the queen.

There are fewer people in the hall to drive the noisy atmosphere, and people are gradually quiet.

Jinxiu: "Niangniang, when the Duchess left according to Niangniang's instructions, she prepared some noodles for Mrs. Xie. ”

"Hmm." The queen's hand paused slightly, and Ning Shu's words made her heart unable to calm down for a long time.

She had no intention of exploring what kind of tribe Miao Jiang was, but there were only three princes left who had reached the right age and had not yet married.

The third prince, the fourth prince, and the sick seventh prince are also counted as one.

Needless to say, the Seven Princes can see tomorrow's sunrise is a blessing from heaven.

Assuming that the emperor attaches great importance to Miao Jiang, then Miao Jiang's reason for wanting to be friendly will not be refused.

What about the candidates? Will it be the Four Princes?

The queen shook her head and smiled bitterly.

Huairou made such a big mess, because of a few tears of Concubine Lian, she was only replaced with a grounding that was neither salty nor light.

Can the emperor arrange the backing of the four princes into Miao Jiang, who she is not familiar with?

Jinxiu replaced the old tea with new tea and asked softly, "Niangniang has something on her mind?" ”

The queen lowered her eyes and drank tea, "Well, did you hear what Shu'er just said?" ”

Jinxiu responded: "Mrs. Xie is just talking casually, does Niangniang care too much?" ”

Whatever you want?

The queen's heart was a mess, recalling Ning Shu's words and deeds.

Something that I hadn't seen through gradually came to my mind.

In addition to greeting etiquette when Ning Shu entered the palace, she opened her mouth and talked about the marriage of the three princes, followed by the intention of the Holy Maiden of Miao Jiang to be friendly.

But today I obviously came to greet her, the queen aunt, why did the focus of the conversation revolve around family affairs after arriving?

The queen straightened up suddenly, glanced at the graceful back that was faintly visible outside the hall, and after a long time, she easily leaned back on the golden phoenix bench.

"My sister has no heart, but this time I've found a little clever ghost—"

Jinxiu said with a smile: "Mrs. Xie is very intelligent, her appearance is charming, and she is a very good couple with Lord Xie. ”

"It's a good match, it's not a simple human spirit." The queen smiled, no wonder Xie Yunyan could decide to marry Ning Shu in such a short period of time, she was shallow, and she only thought that Xie Yunyan was in love with other people's girls, but she didn't expect that there was such a reason behind it.

The queen gathered her thoughts, and said to Jinxiu with half-squinted eyes: "Go, take my token out of the palace to find the third prince." ”

"Yes."

……

From the moment the queen left in a hurry, Ning Shu knew that today's task was completed.

She played the chess step by step, and the queen received every move, and she had opened the direction of this chess game, and it was up to the queen to control it.

The Duchess of Guo is a big-hearted woman, and she has been smiling and talking to Ning Shu, just talking is not enough, she has to dance with her hands.

A gesture, a flick of his eyes, he found that the bracelet on his wrist was missing.

Ning Shu frowned, "Did you just fall into Yikun Palace?" ”

"Maybe, I'll go back and get it, you wait here." Duchess turned around and was about to leave, but was intercepted by Ning Shu.

"Mother, wait, or I'm going to fetch it for my mother?"

Their location was already far away from Yikun Palace, and Ning Shu felt sorry for the tossing and turning of the Duchess of Guo, and was about to walk back to Yikun Palace immediately.

"No, I'm more familiar with this palace road than you, and your delicate body is not as good as mine."

The Duchess of Guo was born in the end, and said with a smug smile: "Why don't you follow the direction you came to slowly see if there is anything on the ground, I will go to Yikun Palace with all my brains, and we will meet again at that time." ”

"Okay."

Ning Shufang nodded, and the Duchess left in a hurry.

On this road, there are occasional palace maids or eunuchs who come and go, and when they pass by Ning Shu, they will stop and salute.

The sky was getting darker, and crows were flying in flocks on the palace walls.

Ning Shu's vision was blocked, and the speed of searching slowed down.

There are also a lot fewer palace people who stop and go.

Suddenly, Long Shan stopped Ning Shu, "Girl, we seem to be on the wrong path. ”

She had been following Ning Shu to help find her, and when she didn't want to look up, she found that the deep palace road in front of her was very unfamiliar.

Ning Shu also noticed that something was wrong, and pulled Long Shan to turn around and leave, "Let's go." ”

At this moment, a crisp sound of tiles breaking made a terrible echo in the deep silence of the palace road.

"Click-"