13 Chapter XIII
It is still the last viewing pavilion, surrounded by water, a picture of beautiful birds and spring school, quite leisurely.
But I'm afraid that only Xiao Yunci is the only one who is at ease.
Wen Ning has been tense since he was just now, with a string in his head, standing quietly in front of Xiao Yunci, just waiting for his "fall".
Qi Weiming's letter, the matter is not big, it is not small, the words in the letter about taking her out of the palace can be regarded as a big rebellion, but if the emperor does not deliberately pursue it, it is nothing, just talk about it.
On top of that, Qi Weiming mentioned his father's old ministry.
She still remembered what Uncle Lin said that day, Xiao Yunci had almost found out their connection and wiped them all out - this means that Xiao Yunci may have already detected some news and knew some rumors about General Wen's past, so from his point of view, through what this letter said, it was almost more certain that Wen Yuanhui's old department did have this matter.
Otherwise, how could Qi Weiming, who was very close to Wen Ning, mention this news in the letter.
She really wanted to explain to Xiao Yunci that there was no old department, everything was just Qi Weiming's speculation.
But now Xiao Yunci didn't make a sound, just sat quietly at the table and made tea.
His fingers gently grasped the tea-making utensils, and his slender fingers were gentle and patient, looking clean and leisurely, but his every move seemed to be cooking her heart...... If she abruptly mentioned this matter at this time, it would seem that there were no three hundred taels of silver here.
Wen Ning gently pinched her fingers under her sleeves, preferring to face the queen mother at this moment rather than this unfathomable and unfathomable Xiao Yunci.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Yunci finally spoke, but he just raised his eyes and glanced at her quite lazily, "Sit." β
Wen Ning's heart trembled, this time she was really weak and didn't dare not sit down.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince." She stepped forward cautiously and slowly sat down in front of him, her hands on her laps, a well-behaved and obedient appearance.
Xiao Yunci admired her "well-behaved" with interest, but did not get straight to the point, but gently poured the brewed tea elegantly into the black glazed tea cup and handed it to her.
Wen Ning took it with both hands, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the tea." β
Full of courtesy.
She didn't drink it, but just put it lightly on the table, her heart was going up and down, her mind and heart were heavy, full of worries and worries.
"Don't taste it?" Xiao Yunci raised his eyebrows.
Wen Ning came back to her senses, hurriedly picked up the cup with both hands and took a sip gently, and was immediately scalded, almost knocking over the teacup.
She embarrassedly steadied the black glazed bowl that came from the famous kiln, not daring to break this precious thing, and then gently covered her lips with the back of her hand.
It's hot......
Seeing her like this, Xiao Yunci's eyes moved slightly, turned his head sideways, and turned his face after a while, with a little unfinished smile in his eyes, "What are you doing so nervously, Lone won't kill you." β
Wen Ning's breath was suffocated, but instead of getting better, she felt more nervous......
Deng Wu, who was not far away, bowed forward and brought two plates of refreshments, Wen Ning took a closer look, it was actually a plate of rice halva and a plate of osmanthus cake.
These are my favorite dim sum when I was young.
"Accompany the tea." Xiao Yun gestured to her concisely.
Wen Ning's eyelashes trembled, and she looked at Xiao Yunci, a little puzzled.
Is now the time to eat these? What does he mean?
"His Royal Highness the Prince." Where can she eat now, she can't help but take the initiative to say, "That letter ......"
Xiao Yunci lifted his eyelids and glanced at her.
Wen Ning's voice trembled, and he glanced at it so simply, and the next words couldn't say a word.
"Taste, the new cook's cooking, if it doesn't taste good, Lone will replace him." Xiao Yunci's tone was gentle, as if he had just invited her to have some refreshments today, and had no other meaning.
Wen Ning was helpless, so she had to stretch out her hand, gently pinched a piece of rice halva and handed it to her lips.
Rice halva is actually a common dim sum, it is very common in the south and north, and there are many methods, there are glutinous rice, peanuts, and millet rice, Wen Ning's favorite food is the rice halva made of millet, sweet and crispy, and not easy to get tired.
This is what Millet made in front of her, she swallowed her saliva, carefully held it with one hand in the void, and took a bite gently.
With a "croak", the crispy rice halva broke in his mouth, Xiao Yunci seemed to be disturbed by this crisp sound, and his eyes turned over.
Wen Ning covered her lips and chewed gently, the crunchy snacks she ate when she was a child are now very embarrassing to eat, especially in this quiet viewing pavilion, as soon as she chewed, she felt that the world was full of the sound of rice halva, and she almost blushed when she ate.
She only swallowed one bite, but she couldn't bear it anymore, and with a red face, she put the remaining half on the empty plate in front of her, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and whispered, "Back to Your Highness, this snack tastes excellent." β
Xiao Yunci's eyes fell on her lips, she seemed to sense something, and immediately touched the edge of her mouth with a single finger, but she didn't find any crumbs.
β¦β¦ Naturally, there are no crumbs, she eats very carefully, she will not eat all over her mouth like when she was a child, and then Qi Weiming wiped her mouth with her sleeve with a smile.
Qi Weiming's sleeves are always clean, and he often says, "My sleeve can't be dirty, it needs to be used to wipe Ning Ning's mouth." β
She smiled disgustedly and said, "Brother Zhaoyan, can't you prepare a handkerchief!" β
"Everyone has a handkerchief, and there is only one sleeve for your brother Zhaoyan."
At this time, Xiao Yunci always looked at them with a faint smile, and her eyes were full of emotions that she couldn't understand.
Wen Ning took a sip of the tea that was no longer hot, Xiao Yunci finally got to the point and took the initiative to speak, "If it hadn't been discovered by a lonely person, I'm afraid that letter would have fallen into the hands of others." β
This is...... What do you mean to shield her?
"The courtiers know their mistakes, thank you for the protection of His Royal Highness the Prince." Wen Ning immediately bowed her head and said gratefully.
Xiao Yunci said coldly, "What's wrong with you? β
Wen Ning was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he couldn't help explaining, "Qi Weiming is kind-hearted and direct-minded, the courtiers have not made it clear to him, which makes him make a big move and mess up the overall situation, which really shouldn't be." β
"Although Qi Weiming did not inherit the title, he already has an official position in the palace, and he is also an official of the imperial court, but he is really not sober-minded to do such an inappropriate thing." When Xiao Yunci talked about this, he lost Fang Cai's gentle appearance and a businesslike attitude, "Now that you are in prison, you can't stand his involvement." β
Wen Ning thought about it carefully and said gratefully, "Thank you Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince for reminding you that the courtiers will not contact him by letter in the future." β
Xiao Yunci picked up his cup of tea, took a sip, pinched the rim of the cup with his slender fingers, and moved freely, which made a sharp contrast with the cramped and restless Wen Ning on the opposite side.
"The courtiers have one more thing to explain." Wen Ning still couldn't help but speak, "Qi Shizi seems to have been thinking about interceding for his courtiers in front of the emperor with the court officials, and the courtiers are very worried...... The courtiers don't want him to continue to meddle in this matter, can you ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to inform him and let him cut off this thought. β
"Is it about the old ministry in the letter?" Xiao Yunci's voice was like a sharp blade, and it directly broke through her corners.
Wen Ning didn't expect Xiao Yunci to point out this matter directly, her heart jumped suddenly, her face was a little unnatural, but she immediately returned to her original state and said, "Yes, he is naΓ―ve, thinking that my father will leave something for me." β
"Really?" Xiao Yunci smiled and looked at her meaningfully.
"Of course the old ministry didn't." Wen Ning stiffened, pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, "If there is, how can the courtiers be so embarrassed as they are now." β
"That's right." Xiao Yunci's eyes kept falling on her, and that look seemed to be identifying whether she was lying, Wen Ning's spirit was tense, and he didn't dare to act rashly, for fear that he would see something.
"Embarrassed, alone, and undignified." Xiao Yunci's voice was cold, word by word, but it seemed to pierce the camouflage of the outer layer of Wen Ning, making the smile she tried to pull out almost shatter.
Wen Ning clenched his fingers, and his fingers trembled slightly.
The words were merciless and direct, so that she almost couldn't control her emotions.
This is Xiao Yunci, he can always control everything, and he can easily handle his opponent.
Xiao Yunci did not stop, but continued to speak.
"Gave up? Heart-to-heart and pro-heart? β
"Or do you want to die with Bigram on the road to peace?"
"Or do you want to spend a candle night in the cave room, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, and use your soft power to tie the broken jade piece into his throat?"
Hearing him talk about the broken jade piece, Wen Ning was almost about to collapse, how could he know everything?
Her eyes were slightly red, and she raised her eyes to look at Xiao Yunci, but she saw that Xiao Yunci was also looking at her with extremely serious eyes.
"What does Your Highness want to say?" Wen Ning's voice changed slightly.
"Except for the Queen Mother, you haven't thought of asking for help from others?" Xiao Yunci played with the black glazed porcelain cup in his hand.
"But except for the Queen Mother and the Emperor, there is no one to ......" Wen Ning suddenly paused.
No, there is one more...... He is above 10,000 people under him, the only person who can speak in front of the emperor, and the one who dares to choke Biegler to the point that he can't move.
Wen Ning raised her eyes and crashed into Xiao Yunci's smiling eyes.