Ye Ningxiang, who returned to the room, didn't change her clothes, she fell asleep and slept until dawn. It's just that this sleep is not a natural awakening, but someone wakes up. Yun Xi's eyebrows were tightly locked, her face was solemn, although she did not scold Ye Ningxiang, but she had a dissatisfaction that could not be hidden.

Ye Ningxiang's heart was excited, she almost rolled out of bed, respectfully said goodbye, and said apologetically: "Yunshang Palace, Ningxiang knows her mistake, and please forgive Yunshang Palace!"

This morning, Ye Ningxiang and some other palace maids needed to help the queen dress up, and then led her to greet the queen mother with the emperor. Then, Ye Ningxiang still had an important job, retidying the Yixia Palace and adding the queen's clothes and supplies.

No matter how capable Ye Ningxiang is, she is just a young girl, and this continuous high-intensity work has already made her tired, and she lives in a single room out of the ordinary, so she accidentally oversleeps.

"The emperor and the queen have already gone to greet the queen mother, so you can go directly to Yixia Palace. Listening to Ye Ningxiang's sincere apologies, Yun Xi's attitude eased a lot, and his words already showed concern, "Ning Xiang, I helped you block today's matter, don't be so greedy in the future, be careful to become a handle for others to harm you!"

"Yes, Ning Xiang must follow the teachings and never sleep again in the future. ”

Ye Ningxiang, Zhilan and two maidservants hurried to Yixia Hall to clean up the palace where she would live in the future for the queen.

Ye Ningxiang was very unhappy in her heart, this Yixia Palace has been uninhabited since the death of Queen Ruge, it has always been cloudy and windy for so many years, and it is not popular, although this Yixia Palace is the palace where the queen should live, but if Mu Jingyuan really cares about this new queen, how can he bear to let her live in the place where the yin qi is the heaviest in the entire palace?

Early in the morning, there were two guards standing respectfully at the door of Yixia Palace, and when they saw Ye Ningxiang and his party, they didn't ask or stop them, as if they were not sent by the emperor to guard Yixia Palace.

Ye Ningxiang was curious in her heart why there were a few more guards in the originally most desolate Yixia Palace, so she asked with a smile: "Brother Guard, were you sent to take care of Yixia Palace?"

"They came to see me. Without waiting for the two guards to answer, Mu Xize walked out of the hall and replied with a smile to Ye Ningxiang.

Obviously, he rested late last night, just like Ye Ningxiang, but Ye Ningxiang felt that his complexion today was much better than yesterday, and his complexion was not as pale as before.

"I'm not in good health these days, and the Queen Mother was afraid that I would faint suddenly like before, so she arranged for me to follow two guards. ”

Nominally, he was worried about Mu Xize's body, but in fact, it was just to keep an eye on him at all times. Obviously, he can live freely and freely in the palace, Ye Ningxiang really can't understand why he would rather be monitored everywhere than live in the palace, is it really because of her?

"Why bother, Lord Wang, I don't live in the Ning Palace, but I live in the palace that is monitored everywhere. ”

Mu Xize deliberately approached her body and said affectionately: "Xiao Yezi, I am very happy that you can care about me like this." I don't know how long I can stay with you in the palace, how can I be willing to give up these opportunities to meet you!"

Listening to his meaning, it seemed that he would leave in the near future, and there were not too many emotional fluctuations in his words, but it was precisely this feeling of calm that seemed like a farewell to Ye Ningxiang. For some reason, her heart suddenly ached, and an indescribable sadness came over her.

"Why did the prince come to Yixia Hall early in the morning?" Ye Ningxiang deliberately changed the topic.

"Knowingly asked. After speaking, Mu Xize gently took Ye Ningxiang's arm and walked towards the hall, "I'm just here to find some memories that have been left here." After today, I'm afraid I won't even have the opportunity to see things and people again. ”

In the Yixia Palace, the courtyard that was already a little dilapidated has been renovated, and the entire palace has been repainted, and it seems to have returned to the magnificent and beautiful state of the year. However, things are not people, even if the palace is intact, but the people have passed away, and the unforgettable feelings buried in it will eventually roll farther and farther away with the wheel of memory.

"Yunshang Palace sent us to come over to clean up first, and then send someone to move the queen's clothes to Yixia Hall in the afternoon. If the prince has nothing to do, Ning Xiang will go to work first. Ye Ningxiang didn't wait for Mu Xize's answer, so she hurried into the inner courtyard and avoided Mu Xize.

But as soon as she entered the inner courtyard, Ye Ningxiang began to regret in her heart, she shouldn't have escaped so spinelessly just now, what happened to Mu Xize, why she was about to leave, she should have asked these questions clearly in front of him, but at that time, she lost her mind and couldn't ask, and at this time, these questions turned over in her heart, stirring her up for a moment.

Fortunately, there is work in her hands, Ye Ningxiang can always be busy, and the people around her have not noticed anything abnormal about her, in order to deceive herself, she even hummed a little song softly, in the eyes of outsiders, it seems that Ye Ningxiang is in a good mood today, as if she has encountered a great happy event. She sighed in her heart, it turned out that unconsciously, she also lived as she despised living with a mask.

Mu Xize did not leave, but stood not far from Ye Ningxiang, as if she was very intoxicated with every unique taste on her body. A sense of joy welled up from the bottom of his heart on his countenance, turning into a shallow smile, as if it was the greatest blessing for him to be able to stay by her side like he was now.

Qi Mengyao came to Yixia Hall near noon, and the palace people of Yixia Hall were concentrating on sorting out her luggage in Zhaoyang Hall before. Probably because she didn't see an acquaintance along the way, Qi Mengyao had a calm face, as if she had been greatly wronged, and when she heard about the tragic death of Queen Ruge, the former owner of Yixia Palace, she was even more depressed, and she almost cried in public.

In a very unfamiliar environment, meeting someone who has only met once will feel very familiar. The moment she saw Ye Ningxiang, Qi Mengyao hurriedly stepped forward, held Ye Ningxiang's hand very kindly, and said with a smile: "Sister Ningxiang, it's great that you are also here!"

Ye Ningxiang knew that this girl who used to hide in the corner of the library and cry quietly was now the queen, even though she regarded her as a sister, she still blessed her body very respectfully and asked Qi Mengyao to say goodbye.

Seeing Ye Ningxiang doing this, the smile on Qi Mengyao's face gradually froze, sighed a little sadly, and turned around and walked towards his dormitory. At this time, a voice suddenly came from her ear, "Meng Yao's niece always cries like this, but she will become an old lady!"

As soon as Qi Mengyao turned around and faced Mu Xize's slightly ridiculous smile, her mood also relaxed a lot, "I won't become an old lady!" After speaking, she playfully spat out her tongue at Mu Xize before continuing to walk towards the dormitory.

Because it was the first day of the new queen's actual stay in the palace, the imperial food department specially made dozens of delicious dishes for the queen to enjoy. These dishes were barely laid down on two long tables, and the mere inadvertent smell of them would cause a serious protest in the body, and a desire to possess the food.

Seeing such a sumptuous dish, Ye Ningxiang drooled while sighing that the progress of this imperial chef in the past seven years is really fast, and today's dishes are simply different from those seven years ago. But it's a pity that her current identity is just a little palace maid, and such a sumptuous lunch is only a blessing for the eyes and not a mouth.

Unexpectedly, Qi Mengyao gently patted the empty seat beside her, and said with a very affectionate smile like a sister next door: "Everyone sit down and eat with me, I can't eat all the dishes alone!"

Probably all the palace maids and eunuchs here have the same idea as Ye Ningxiang, and they all want to taste the top craftsmanship in this imperial diet, so they don't refuse, but simply thank you and go to the table very unceremoniously.

Mu Xize sat beside the guards who followed him, and on the other side sat a eunuch sent by the Zhaoyang Palace, none of whom Mu Xize knew well, so naturally he couldn't understand the difficulties that a blind person would encounter when eating. Ye Ningxiang was moved with compassion again, took the initiative to change places with the eunuch, and sat next to Mu Xize.

probably didn't expect Ye Ningxiang to think about him so much, when Ye Ningxiang sat next to him, he looked at Ye Ningxiang with big peach blossom eyes very charmingly, and then showed a loving smile, which made Ye Ningxiang panic in his heart. Ye Ningxiang didn't speak, and quickly helped Mu Xize grab a big bowl of food, then ignored him and ate it by herself.

Fragrant, it's so fragrant, although she just took a bite of each dish, Ye Ningxiang's little belly had already been rounded into a ball, but she still couldn't stop the chopsticks in her hand.

"Xiao Yezi, if you want to eat it again, it's going to burst here!" Mu Xize said as he pointed to Ye Ningxiang's round belly.

was told in public by Mu Xize that she ate too much, Ye Ningxiang was a little embarrassed, and muttered in a low voice: "I'm not afraid that the leftovers will be wasted." ”

Qi Mengyao also coaxed from the side: "That's it, you can't waste it, eat more!" Then she looked at Ye Ningxiang with interest, and then at Mu Xize, obviously with an adulterous expression.

Ye Ningxiang was no longer embarrassed to sit there, and took the initiative to get up and clean up the dishes and chopsticks on the table. Before the food on the table was cleaned up, Mu Jingyuan led a few attendants into the Yixia Palace.

"Sister Meng Yao, are you still used to living in this palace?"

The meal just now made Qi Mengyao's mood much better, so she replied with a smile: "Thank you for the emperor's trouble, Mengyao is still used to living." ”

Mu Jingyuan gently held Qi Mengyao's arms with concern, and said in a very gentle voice: "I will send someone to send some daily necessities here, and it is estimated that it will arrive in an hour." In the past few days, the materials of Yixia Hall are incomplete, and you have been wronged. After speaking, he took the initiative to touch Qi Mengyao's forehead and helped her straighten her sideburns.

Qi Mengyao was very embarrassed by his actions, and unconsciously stepped back, thanking her with a smile.

But Ye Ningxiang's heart was uneasy, this Qi Mengyao is the queen chosen by the Queen Mother, it stands to reason that this Mu Jingyuan is not in harmony with the Queen Mother, he shouldn't be so concerned about Qi Mengyao, could it be that he really likes Qi Mengyao, or does he have ulterior motives?

At this time, Mu Jingyuan walked up to Mu Xize and said with a wicked smile: "Why is King Ning still here, didn't the queen mother tell you that today is the day you get married!"