"Come, Ruoxue, I'll toast you." Bai Zixu picked up the wine glass and looked at Mu Ruoxue and said with a smile.

Immediately, Mo Ruoxue put the antlers in her hand aside casually, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Bai Zixu looked at Mu Ruoxue's movements, not only smiled, but said: "It's also the symbol of the Four Imperial Princesses, you just put it so casually, those who dream of getting this antler, I don't know how they will feel in their hearts." ”

Mu Ruoxue glanced at the antlers on the table, and said lightly: "But it's nothing to me, and I'm not uncommon with it." ”

"A few days ago, I heard the queen mother say that the emperor asked for my mother's white jade plum hairpin, and finally gave it to you, I thought that you would be among the young ladies I selected the concubine today, but I didn't expect the emperor to call you to Nangong Jie's side." Bai Zixu said, his expression was a little regretful.

"Although the fourth prince did something wrong some time ago, and the emperor scolded him, after all, he is still the best heir in the emperor's heart, and the emperor naturally takes him as the first consideration in everything." Mu Ruoxue said lightly.

At the beginning, when the emperor gave her the white jade plum hairpin, she also thought that the emperor was planning to marry her to Bai Zixu, but in the end, the emperor actually changed his mind, and after thinking about it, there was only one reason why Nangong Jie was now the best candidate to inherit the crown prince.

However, the expression on Bai Zixuyan's face was a little unnatural, and there was a hint of resentment in his eyes, which was very different from his usual gentle and elegant.

"What's wrong?" Mu Ruoxue saw Bai Zixu showing such a look, and she had some doubts in her heart.

Bai Zixu didn't answer immediately, but drank the wine in the cup again, and then said with a wry smile: "Ruoxue, do you believe it?" Actually, I turned out to be a prince too! ”

Mu Ruoxue was very surprised when she heard this, Bai Zixu turned out to be a prince! If this is true, there may be many stories in it, how can he become the son of the eldest princess as a prince.

Bai Zixu saw Mu Ruoxue's puzzled face, and said: "My real biological mother is not the eldest princess who has passed away, but the emperor's Lan Guifei, who has been dead for many years. ”

"Concubine Lan?" Mu Ruoxue is very unfamiliar with this person, and the original owner doesn't have any memory of her in his head, and it seems that she has never heard anyone mention it since she was a child.

Bai Zixu nodded, and said: "Back then, the Western Regions sent two beauties, one was Concubine Rou, the biological mother of the current fourth prince Nangong Jie, and the other was my real mother, Concubine Lan Guifei. ”

As he spoke, Bai Zixu's eyes looked out of the window, with a few traces of sadness in his eyes, and he picked up a pot of wine and took a few sips.

"However, after the two beauties entered the palace, they were pregnant, and they were pregnant for ten months, and finally Mr. Mother got off me, and the emperor was very happy to see that it was a prince, and he was promoted to the position of the concubine at that time, and I became the eldest son of the emperor, and Concubine Rou was jealous and designed to frame my mother." Bai Zi said lightly.

Although the tone of his speech was flat, Mu Ruoxue could see that his eyes contained resentment and injustice.

"Later, my mother was framed by Concubine Rong and died, at that time, there was also a child who had already given birth to Nangong Jie, in order to please the emperor took the initiative to adopt me, but the identity of my emperor's eldest son is still a thorn in her heart, and soon after she found an opportunity to persuade the emperor to pass me on to the eldest princess who has been childless, so that I lost the right to inherit the temple forever." Bai Zixu said again.

When the words fell, the pot of wine in Bai Zixu's hand had bottomed out.

Mu Ruoxue was very surprised when she heard this, she didn't expect such a thing, now the emperor knows that Bai Zixu is his son, but he still doesn't have any father-son affection for Bai Zixu, and he does not hesitate to let Bai Zixu stay at the border for many years and not return to Beijing, it seems that today's emperor is even more ruthless than he imagined!

Then he looked at Bai Zixu and said: "When you talk about these things, your eyes are full of hatred, do you hate the emperor for ruthlessly passing you to the eldest princess and making you lose the right to inherit the throne?" ”

But Bai Zixu shook his head when he heard this, a smile appeared on his lips, and said: "The battle for the throne has always been a matter of life and death, killing your father and killing your brother often happens, and it is more comfortable to be the son of the eldest princess than to live in such a cold environment." ”

Bai Zixu took another sip of wine and said: "I have no interest in power, as long as I live a chic and casual life, and I have been raised under the knees of the eldest princess since I was five years old, and my mother treats me as her own, and the eldest princess's mansion has less intrigue in the palace, which is not a good thing for me." ”

"And even if what happened back then, the only thing I hate is the vicious Concubine Rou, it was Concubine Rou who harmed my mother, and as for the identity of the emperor's eldest son, I never thought of taking it back." Bai Zixu said again, retracting his gaze.

Mu Ruoxue was a little surprised when she heard this, she didn't expect Bai Zi to think so in her heart, as a royal prince and noble, it is really rare to be able to look at power like this.

"Then you are doing things for the emperor now, don't you have a little mustard in your heart?" Mu Ruoxue asked again.

"As a courtier, I should serve the king, and besides, I just want to protect my family and defend the country, and the emperor only thinks about stabilizing the country, and he has not done anything to lose his conscience and harm the people, so why don't I do it." Bai Zi said with a humble smile, and returned to his previous modest gentleman.

Mu Ruoxue also nodded when she heard this, and said: "There is nothing wrong with what you say, who is on the opposite side and who is in the same camp is just a different position, as long as the original intention is good." ”

Bai Zixu showed an admittedly smile on his face, and drank a glass with Mu Ruoxue, looking at Mu Ruoxue's eyes were very gentle, and there was a trace of inexplicable emotions hidden in it.

The two of them were drinking to their heart's content, but suddenly heard Nangong Jie's voice downstairs.

Hearing Nangong Jie's voice, Bai Zixu and Mu Ruoxue both frowned, especially Mu Ruoxue, whose face was not bad.

Then Nangong Jie downstairs said: "You have seen Prince Bai and Miss Mu of Prime Minister's Mansion here. ”

"I've seen it, Lord Bai and Miss Mu are talking in the box on the second floor at the moment, the fourth prince, please." The little guy downstairs saw that the person who came was Nangong Jie, and said very respectfully.

Zuixianlou is the largest, most luxurious, and most fun restaurant in the capital, and the consumption here is also very high, so most of the people who come here are some rich people, and the Xiaosi here is also very slippery.

A smile tugged at the corner of Nangong Jie's mouth when he heard this, and then he walked towards Bai Zixu and Mu Ruoxue's box.

Mu Ruoxue frowned at the moment, looked at Bai Zixu and said, "It's up to you here!" ”

After speaking, he hid in the cabinet at the door, and Bai Zixu only smiled when he saw Mu Ruoxue like this, and then picked up his wine glass and continued to drink.

"Lord Bai is so interested, drinking in the Drunken Immortal Building in broad daylight." At this time, Nangong Jie, you have already come to the box, but you didn't find Mu Ruoxue's figure in the box, so you looked at Bai Zixudao.

"The four princes are also very interested, they just finished electing the four imperial concubines today, so don't you also come to the Drunken Immortal Building for recreation." Bai Zixu looked at Nangong Jie and said lightly.

When Nangong Jie heard this, he walked directly to the place where Mu Ruoxue was sitting just now and sat down, and taking advantage of this gap, Mu Ruoxue sneaked out.

Bai Zixu saw Mu Ruoxue leaving, so he put his eyes on the wine in his hand again.

"This prince heard that the fourth imperial concubine is drinking here with you, I don't know where he is now?" Nangong Jie looked at Bai Zixu with a trace of disdain in his eyes.

"The four princes must have heard it wrong, I was the only one in this box from beginning to end, and I have never seen any four princesses!" Bai Zixu looked at Nangong Jie and said quietly, looking calm and relaxed.

When Nangong Jie heard this, he frowned, and said: "Lord Bai, Mu Ruoxue is now my upright Fourth Imperial Concubine, and I also ask Lord Bai to respect himself, don't get too close to Mu Ruoxue and cause criticism." ”

Bai Zi still looked careless when he heard this, and said, "I don't know where to start with the words of the fourth prince!" ”

Nangong Jie saw that Bai Zixu was pretending to be stupid, and because he didn't find Mu Ruoxue, he suddenly became angry in his heart, looked at Bai Zixu and said angrily: "Bai Zixu, I'll talk to you well, don't be embarrassed, you are just a prince who was abolished back then, if it weren't for the eldest princess to take you in, you don't know where you are now!" ”