After a night of confusion, He Qianwei couldn't lift her spirits from the time she got up the next day, and she was not in the mood to make any more trouble.

After breakfast, He Qianwei asked for a nine-link link, and studied it wholeheartedly, but the whole person was completely lifeless, like a puppet puppet led by a string.

Mama Chen was worried, but she didn't dare to ask too closely, thinking about it, she could only coax her with the news that had just come: "A letter from Wancheng said that Steward Lin had packed up and brought Qiuying and Feijing on the way to Beijing." They followed the caravan, their feet were quicker, and they should be there in a few days. ”

Qiu Ying and Feijing are the little maids who follow He Qianwei.

Actually, that's not entirely true. After all, only Qiu Ying signed a deed of sale among the two, and he was the son of the He family.

Feijing can be regarded as living in He Mansion. Her father served in the army and married a merchant girl as his wife, so she had a very comfortable life. It's a pity that there were many wars, her father was the savior general on the battlefield, and he was seriously injured and died.

The first thing He Xiuzhu did when he came back was to connect the flying mirror into the general's mansion, and he was worried that the enemy army would kidnap the benefactor's daughter to threaten him, so he simply arranged people to his daughter's side and used the name of a personal maid to cover up.

The two little girls were not able to follow He Qianwei into Beijing before, because when the Imperial Forest Army came to pick up, the He family still had chores to take care of, and considering that He Qianwei was the last bloodline, and then stayed in Wancheng for fear of something going wrong, only Mama Chen and He Qianwei set off first, and the others stayed in Wancheng for the time being.

When Steward Lin is busy with the things in hand, he can move to the capital with the loyal servants who volunteered to stay - only the general He Xiuzhu is left in the He family's lineage, and now there is only He Qianwei left, but there are still clansmen in the Shu branch.

Now that He Qianwei lives in the palace, the concubine branch can't care about her business, but the subordinates have to contact her one or two, and then set up the lintel of the general's mansion.

After all, you can't write two words with one stroke. In the end, the side branch and He Qianwei are blood relatives of the undivided clan, and now she is protected by the emperor under the wings of the emperor and does not worry about where to go, and even retains the identity of the general's concubine under special care, but after all, she is still young and does not understand the importance of it, and the loyal servants naturally have to think more about it.

After all, when she gets married in the future, the mother family she can rely on is the He family, not the royal family.

"What are they doing here?" He Qianwei asked rhetorically, and there was a lot of speculation in connection with what she heard last night, "I just lived in the capital for a while, and I didn't have no people around me, so why did I call them?" ”

Even the subordinates have come to the capital, isn't there a master in the general's mansion to serve?

She is not so naïve that she doesn't know for a while, and when she doesn't think in this direction, she can be coaxed with a few random words, but if she has doubts and speculated carefully, it will naturally be a different matter.

Mama Chen was shocked to realize her gaffe, and couldn't help but regret in her heart, and racked her brains to explain: "There is also a general's mansion in the capital, and Mrs. He bought an industry when she went to Beijing a year ago, and Steward He came for this matter." ”

It makes sense.

He Qianwei lowered her head and twisted the nine rings indiscriminately, and her mother also told her at the time that she would not be able to spend her idle life when she returned to the capital in the future.

"As for others, how can there be an intimate autumn shadow flying mirror? Not to mention that the two of them were thinking about Miss in their hearts, so they had to ask Steward Lin to bring themselves. After Mama Chen finished speaking, she was afraid that He Qianwei would realize the strangeness again, so she talked about the interesting things on the side, which made the little girl forget to change the nine rings in her hand again.

However, He Qianwei smiled heartily, but the doubts in her heart came up like a tide.

In the afternoon, there was no chance to inquire about the news, He Qianwei sat at the table with a sad face and waited for the palace people to serve dinner.

Mama Chen thought that she couldn't solve the nine links and was hit, and comforted: "These nine links have always been difficult to solve, the girl is only one or two steps away, maybe tomorrow will be opened, don't worry." ”

"If only my mother were here, she must know how to do it." He Qianwei said that she was about to take advantage of the situation to say more, when she heard the sound of the prince arriving outside.

The crowd saluted in an orderly manner, and He Qianwei also bowed.

Xiao Zaiyang changed into moon-white clothes, and he still followed Ji Xiu by his side, but there were a few more little eunuchs, each holding several food boxes.

He Qianwei thought he was here to rub the rice - although it was a little unbelievable that the dignified prince rubbed the rice every day, but he really couldn't find any other reason. However, at first glance, it seems that he brought his own dinner.

"I'll give you a tooth sacrifice today," as soon as he spoke, He Qianwei said in his heart that it was true, "These are all new dishes that have just been researched in the imperial dining room, and you will have a good taste today." ”

Xiao Zaiyang is the crown prince, usually dignified and self-controlled, and very noble, but he is still a ten-year-old boy in his bones, and now he will inevitably have a bit of temperament when he talks about it.

He Qianwei listened and asked, "Is it really for me to taste it first?" ”

"It's like a fake." Xiao Zaiyang said, "I don't even have my father." ”

Originally, there was - these meals should have been delivered to the Qinzheng Palace, but he happened to meet them when he left, so he simply cut them all off and took them to the Yaoguang Temple to borrow flowers and offer Buddha.

Xiao Zaiyang knew that there was no father and son in the heavenly family, but he didn't think that the truth applied to him and his father, and he didn't think that this thing was so appalling. After all, everyone in the Manchu Dynasty knew how favored he was in front of the emperor, and he even did not do anything less in front of him, but he did not punish him at all, but got a lot of things to appease.

However, there is no need to elaborate on the ins and outs of this matter, Xiao Zaiyang only briefly mentioned it to emphasize the special features of today's dinner.

He Qianwei was naturally 100% convinced, and Ji Xiu, who knew the trick, bowed his head and said nothing, trying to hold back his smile.

The meal was enjoyed by the guests and hosts, and He Qianwei even didn't want to move on the beauty couch in the end.

Ruolan smiled and went to the small kitchen to bring her a bowl of soup, and Mama Chen gently rubbed her stomach.

In order to avoid suspicion, Xiao Zaiyang turned his head to talk to Ji Xiu, and told him to go to the Qinzheng Hall to see what kind of dinner the emperor had tonight.

Yo, you still remember this.

Ji Xiu thought to himself, how could someone have to go back and see what the situation of the person who was cheated is now after doing a bad thing, it is really lacking in morality.

But he likes to do this errand that doesn't hurt him.

Ji Xiu took the order and retreated happily, not worried about his life at all: looking at the face of the Empress Yuan and the crown prince, the emperor would not really condemn him.

When Xiao Zaiyang finished his order and turned back, He Qianwei was already coquettish with Mama Chen, begging her to bring the nine links she played in the daytime.

Mama Chen didn't obey, she confessed to Xiao Zaiyang and left in a hurry.

Looking at the palace again, except for the two masters, there are only insignificant little palace maids and eunuchs left.

Xiao Zaiyang vaguely realized that something was wrong, so he listened to He Qianwei speak.

"Your Highness, can you say a few words to Qingqing alone?"

Qingqing is He Qianwei's small character. Xiao Zaiyang heard this title from He Qianwei's mother, that is, Jiang Ruwan, who handed over his mother's handkerchief.

He had a gut feeling that something unpleasant would need to happen next, but he couldn't say no.

He owes the He family, owes her, how can he insist on going his own way again.

"Okay." Xiao Zaiyang answered, raised his hand and waved away the palace people who were still in the hall. When the footsteps faded away to the point where they could no longer be heard, he asked, "What do you want to say?" ”

He Qianwei pursed her lips, knowing that the next words would completely tear apart the film that had covered her whole body for a period of time and cut off her communication with the outside world, and she wanted to force herself to look at the wound with her own eyes and realize the pain, and it was inevitable that she would have the idea of escaping.

She can also ...... Live carefree in this small world hanging in the air, right?

However, the words of my father that there were no deserters on the battlefield were remembered in due course, and my mother's gentle but firm eyes seemed to be still watching her, and she had no way to retreat.

She finally spoke: "I can't actually go back, can I?" His Majesty took me to the capital, and he didn't think about letting me leave again. ”

“…… Well. Xiao Zaiyang replied in a low voice, and couldn't help but retort, "If you really don't like the capital, you can go back to Wancheng when the situation stabilizes in the future - I promise that no one will stop you." ”

"I don't really care that much about Wancheng."

He Qianwei told the truth. She was born in the capital, raised for a few years before moving to Wancheng with her parents, and lived there for only three or four years, and she didn't have much deep feelings.

I always thought about going back, where I wanted to go back to Wancheng, but I just missed my parents.

"If my father and mother weren't in Wancheng, I wouldn't care where I was. Even the capital is better. "But I don't know where they are." I don't know how to find them. ”

"General He is buried in the battlefield, and Wancheng is set up with a mound of clothes." Xiao Zaiyang's voice was extremely soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing something, but he was unswerving: "Aunt Wan was buried in the same cave with him, in the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the He family, and the affairs were handled by the housekeeper in the house." ”

He Qianwei lowered her head, so that people could not see her expression.

She secretly cried for the rest of the night last night wrapped in the quilt, and barely slept until the early hours of the morning, and she thought repeatedly about what to do if it was the worst outcome. But he was suddenly hit on the head by this news, and he still threw all the psychological preparations he had made countless times to the back of his mind, and he didn't react in a daze.

After a long time, the girl subconsciously opened her mouth and asked with a crying voice: "Can I visit them in the future?" ”

"In a year or two, when it's safer, I'll send someone to send you there. It doesn't hurt to stay for a few months. Xiao Zaiyang replied.

He Qianwei probably kept this in her heart and stopped talking.

The room fell silent again.

There were faint voices outside the hall, and Xiao Zaiyang guessed that it was Mama Chen who got the Nine Rings and wanted to come in, but was stopped.

He was hesitating whether to let Mama Chen in, and comfort He Qianwei, who seemed to be crying, when he was suddenly hugged by the little girl who rushed over like a cannonball, and the whole person involuntarily leaned back on the back of the awkward chair.

The scorching wetness on the placket of his clothes stirred his heart with a sudden pain, and he could hear her words more clearly from the bursts of dizzying tinnitus.

"I can't go home."

She said.

"My father and mother will no longer indulge me, and no one can protect and hurt me."