After Zhilan left, four more people came to visit Ye Ningxiang, and everyone without exception had a gift in their hands. Ye Ningxiang felt that these people gave gifts to her, just hoping that she could say a few more good words for them in front of the emperor.

But it's okay to do this kind of thing once or twice, if the slaves and maids of the entire Zhaoyang Palace come to please themselves, wouldn't this kind of thing of saying good things have to be done dozens of times, which not only spoils their impression in the emperor's heart, but also inevitably favors one over the other, and ends up unpleasant for everyone. So Ye Ningxiang decided not to accept anyone's gifts.

By the time all the visitors had left, it was already late at night, Ye Ningxiang washed her face tiredly, and then got into the bed. Although she was very tired, she couldn't sleep, and the picture of Ning Wang's Mansion always appeared in her mind, and Ma Zhong and the others should all rest at this time! Today, the emperor let them go, will he embarrass them again in the future? Without her own care, will the flowers in the small garden wither?

Ye Ningxiang thought about it for a long time, and although she tried her best to avoid it, she still couldn't help but think of him. She entered the palace, will Mu Xize be sad? Without her care, Mu Xize should have a much more difficult life!

Probably wanting to forcibly cut off the cranky thoughts in her head, Ye Ningxiang turned over suddenly, sighed a lot, and then covered her head with a quilt. In this way, she gradually fell asleep.

As soon as the second day arrived, Ye Ningxiang got out of bed, and after a simple grooming and dressing, she went out to find work.

This Zhaoyang Palace's slaves and maids are the diligence of Bining Wangfu, Ye Ningxiang thought that she got up early enough, but she didn't expect that those Zhaoyang Palace's slaves and maids had already begun to work.

And the four slaves who went to talk to Ye Ningxiang last night kept glancing at Ye Ningxiang, for fear that Ye Ningxiang would forget last night's affection.

Although Chaoye Ningxiang glanced at them, the four people were always busy with the work in their hands, and the others were the same. Ye Ningxiang wanted to help, but was politely rejected without exception. In this Zhaoyang Palace, all slaves and maids have their own part of the work, like Ye Ningxiang, who has just moved into the Zhaoyang Palace, and is not familiar with everything, will take the work and let Ye Ningxiang help when he is impatient.

Seeing others busy, and himself in the middle like a fool, a faint sense of loss quietly crept up Ye Ningxiang's heart.

I don't know if it's because he saw that Ye Ningxiang was in a bad mood, Yun Shanggong walked up to Ye Ningxiang with a smile on his face and said, "Ningxiang, this Zhaoyang Palace still lacks a maidservant who sorts out documents and classics, can you still do this job?"

Ye Ningxiang's eyes almost lit up when she heard this, and her heart was so happy that she was about to fly, "Do it, do it, Ningxiang will definitely not live up to the cultivation of Yunshang Palace!"

About half an hour later, Mu Jingyuan changed into court clothes, walked out of his dormitory with a dignified demeanor, and deliberately went to see Ye Ningxiang before going to the court, "Ye Ningxiang, when I finish the morning court, I will come to see you again!"

When he went out in the morning, Mu Jingyuan was still beaming, but when he came back from the next dynasty, his eyebrows wrinkled into two deep grooves, and his eyes were even more fierce, which made the slaves and maids of Zhaoyang Hall tremble with horror, and they all lowered their heads and pretended to be very busy, for fear that Mu Jingyuan would find the wrong place and kill him.

That Mu Jingyuan was really angry, and as soon as he returned to the dormitory, he smashed the tea set on the table, and scolded in his mouth: "Get out of here!"

Ye Ningxiang stood outside the door, carefully and carefully observing the situation in the house, thinking about what unpleasant things had happened in the court today.

Mu Jingyuan seemed to be half angry after dropping the tea set, and gently summoned Ye Ningxiang into the dormitory.

"Ye Ningxiang, I'm so tired. Mu Jingyuan, who was still domineering and even very terrifying just now, looked sad at this moment, as if he had been crushed, and his spirit became sluggish.

"Today, I have banished King Yi. Mu Jingyuan's voice was low, and there was a hint of regret and helplessness in his voice.

Ye Ningxiang was shocked at first, but after thinking about it, she understood the reason. King Yi's concubine is a member of the Wang family, and even if he did not participate in Duanwang's rebellion, as long as he still retains a marriage relationship with Wang Liyue, he is a member of Duanwang's group. Since King Yi was banished, he must not have chosen the path of divorce.

Mu Jingyuan's expression became even more sad, and he continued: "Since I was a child, only the fifth brother treats me best, I originally thought that when I ascended the throne, I would definitely make good use of the fifth brother, but he would rather be exiled to Shuozhou with Wang Liyue than accept the high-ranking officials I gave him!"

Hearing Mu Jingyuan say this, Ye Ningxiang felt injustice for King Yi in her heart, and at the same time, she felt unfair that Wang Liyue, a notorious woman, had been desperately guarded by King Yi. However, Ye Ningxiang was really full of affection for King Yi, so she continued to help King Yi speak: "Your Majesty, if you don't want King Yi to leave, then you don't need King Yi and the princess to reconcile!"

Hearing this, Mu Jingyuan's eyes once again showed a ruthless color, and he said coldly: "Have you ever heard that the worm of a hundred beetles dies but does not stiffen, the Wang family has been in the government and the opposition for decades, even if Wang Pai is dead now and the Wang family is extinct, there are still many people who followed the Wang family in the past." If I am lenient in this matter, how can I stand up above the court?"

It is true that compared with the stability of these thousands of miles, what can the already indifferent brotherhood in the royal family be counted?

"Ye Ningxiang, do you know, outsiders look at my yellow robe, and I have unlimited power in an instant, but who knows the price of this power? Day after day, I am wary of jackals, tigers and leopards looking around me, and I am calculating night and night how to firmly hold the power in my hands, and if I am not careful, my bones will be gone. ”

While speaking, Mu Jingyuan gently shook Ye Ningxiang's hand, and then buried his head in his and Ye Ningxiang's hands, like a lost child in the desert, struggling on the edge of life and death all the time, it was very distressing to watch.

"I'm really tired, so tired. ”

At this moment, a gorgeously dressed girl came to the door of the dormitory without being announced, and just saw the seemingly intimate scene between Ye Ningxiang and Mu Jingyuan, and suddenly felt jealous in her heart, pretending to be very worried and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine heard that you were displeased with the dragon today, and personally boiled white fungus pear porridge for Your Majesty, and I hope that Your Majesty will drink it while it is hot and forget those troubles as soon as possible!"

This woman Ye Ningxiang had never seen her before, her face was beautiful, and her words always revealed a beautiful and moving beauty, which made people fascinated.

Hearing the woman's words, Mu Jingyuan was not only not grateful, but said very angrily: "Who let you in?

The woman wanted to please Mu Jingyuan with her pitiful face, but she didn't expect that she didn't get half a point, but she provoked an angry scolding, and her heart was terrified, and she immediately knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Mu Jingyuan to beg for mercy.

Probably realizing that what he had just done was too rude, Mu Jingyuan made a flat gesture and said impatiently: "Mei Zhaoyi, you get up, if you are so reckless in the future, go to the cold palace to think about it!"

Hearing the words of the cold palace, Mei Zhaoyi was even more frightened, lowered her head and replied repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the concubine doesn't dare to be reckless anymore." After speaking, Mei Zhaoyi half-bowed and walked out of the Zhaoyang Hall backwards.

Because she didn't pay attention to the obstacles under her feet, she was tripped over the threshold when she walked out of the gate of Zhaoyang Palace, and the sweet and delicious white fungus pear porridge was all sprinkled on her dress.

"Your Majesty, why haven't I heard of that lady just now?" Ye Ningxiang was really puzzled by the origin of that person, and couldn't help asking.

Seeing that Ye Ningxiang was interested in the people around her, Mu Jingyuan's mood also took a 180-degree turn, and said with a smile: "She, she was originally a maid in my house, because she looked too much like the person I liked, I didn't control it for a while." ”

As he spoke, Mu Jingyuan blushed a little embarrassedly, "Now that I have ascended the throne of God, I have to give her a name." ”

"Who does the emperor like?"

Mu Jingyuan's originally indifferent face was filled with warmth, and it seemed that he had returned to the time with the person he liked, "We have been separated for seven years, but I have never forgotten her all these years." Her eyes are not big, but they are still a pair of crooked smiling eyes, in memory, she loves to laugh, whenever she laughs, those eyes are as beautiful as a crescent moon, and the unique pear vortex on both sides of the corner of her mouth is more unforgettable. ”

Listening to Mu Jingyuan's words, Ye Ningxiang immediately realized that the person in Mu Jingyuan's heart turned out to be her cousin Lin Yue, and she had planted this love seed when he was still a child.

But back then, Lin Yue was implicated by the Su Mansion and became a cheap slave, and she disappeared without a trace over the years, many times, Ye Ningxiang suspected that she was no longer alive.

"Seven years ago something happened to her family, and I haven't seen her since. Over the years, I have never given up searching for her whereabouts, but all of them have ended in failure. Mu Jingyuan's words sounded as if he had lost his heart, and he was very sad.

Ye Ningxiang stayed in Mu Jingyuan's bedroom for a long time, and only when Mu Jingyuan's mood completely returned to normal did he allow Ye Ningxiang to leave, and it was already close to noon at this time. Thinking that he still had a lot of paperwork to sort out, he went to work in the library without even eating lunch.

After returning to her palace in embarrassment, the more Mei Zhaoyi thought about it, the more angry she became, she naturally didn't dare to be angry with the emperor, so she sprinkled all the anger on Ye Ningxiang's head.

"Slut!" Mei Zhaoyi scolded as she slapped the handmaid behind her in the face.

Then, as if with great skill, she took out a leather whip from under the bed and struck it at the servant girl without mercy. The maidservant suddenly burst into tears, kowtowing and begging for mercy, while dodging in all directions because of the pain.

"You are so bold, you dare to hide!" After speaking, Mei Zhaoyi's strength was even greater, and the blood marks left by the leather whip on the maidservant girl were also deeper.

Suddenly, Mei Zhaoyi smiled sinister and said, "If you think of a way to pour Ye Ningxiang, I won't beat you again from now on." Can you tell me if there's any way to do it?"