Mu Lanji stood in front of the table, his eyes were full of Qiao Jiming's shadow, and he unconsciously drew a portrait. The person on the painting is handsome and chic, who else can it be if it is not Qiao Jiming.

Suddenly, her hand froze. Why is it him? Because of Qiao Guogong's relationship, there is already a gap between the two of them. Even Xu Lianyi is not optimistic about them. The more Mu Lanji thought about it, the more confused he became, and he threw the pen directly on the table.

The little palace maid outside heard the sound and hurriedly ran in, and when she saw her unhappy look, she said carefully: "How good this painting is, why are you so ruined?"

"Because...... I am different from him, and I am not destined to be together. Mu Lanji looked at the portrait with a reluctant face and whispered. After looking at it for a long time, as if she had made up her mind, she tore off the portrait without hesitation and ran out of the house.

The little palace maid just wanted to chase after her, but Mu Lanji's upset voice came from outside: "Don't follow me, let me be quiet." The palace maid sighed silently, shook her head at the debris all over the floor, and exited the room. Don't clean it up, if she regrets it, she should come back again.

At this time, the breeze blew, and the debris on the ground slowly rolled and floated out of the window. left the house full of daughter's thoughts.

Qiao Jingyuan was walking outside the house at this time, and suddenly noticed that something seemed to float from a distance and landed not far in front of her. She stepped forward and picked it up, and it turned out to be a corner of the portrait. Although the person on the painting is incomplete, it can be vaguely seen that it seems to be Qiao Jiming. Who painted this picture and tore it up?

She frowned, silently put the note away, and walked in the direction where the wind was blowing. After walking a short distance, I arrived at the palace of Mu Lan. Thinking like this, she turned back to Hong'er and said, "Help me go to the Mulan Palace to sit down, I haven't seen her for a while." ”

Hong'er was already suspicious at the moment, wasn't she already crying blind, even if she could vaguely see the way, she shouldn't be able to see who the person in the painting was. Although she thought so, she didn't say much, just walked forward obediently and grabbed her arm.

Qiao Jingyuan came suddenly, and Mu Lanji had no choice but to come out to greet him. It's just that because I cried just now, the tear stains on my face are still there, and my two eyes are still swollen: "Why are you here?"

"I happened to be free today, so I came over and sat down, how can I hear your voice like I just cried?" Qiao Jingyuan asked as if he didn't notice it.

Where did Mu Lanji know her thoughts, smiled and said, "No, you may have heard it wrong." ”

Qiao Jingyuan became more and more sure that the painting was painted by Mu Lan at this time, it must be because she was in love with Qiao Jiming, but she couldn't be with her because of her identity, so she painted the portrait and tore it off.

Thinking like this, she got up and took two steps in the direction of the study, and saw that there seemed to be scraps of paper at the door from a distance, and couldn't help but feel at ease, turned around and said with a smile: "Since there is nothing to do, I will go back first." If you really have something to tell me. ”

On the way back, Qiao Jingyuan was thinking about Mulan's nationality. It turned out that she liked Qiao Jiming. It's just that it seems that the emperor and the queen don't seem to agree, that's why she's so sad.

Hong'er followed closely behind her, and her heart had already determined that she was pretending to cry blind before. She pretended not to see something. In this case, it is still necessary to tell the queen mother as soon as possible and let her be on guard.

At night, Hong'er saw that Qiao Jingyuan was in the house and didn't let people serve, so she planned to secretly go to see Xu Lianyi. She first walked around the palace, saw that no one noticed her, and was just about to go out with confidence, when she was suddenly stopped.

"Where are you going?" behind him, Qiao Jingyuan suddenly asked.

Hong'er didn't expect to be discovered by her, and turned around tremblingly and knelt on the ground: "Slave maid...... I just can't sleep and want to go out for a walk. ”

"Why are you sneaking around when you go out, is it possible, you stole something!" Qiao Jingyuan originally only vaguely saw a figure outside, but after coming out, he found out that it was her, and he was also a little surprised.

Hong'er was so frightened that she kowtowed again and again: "How dare the slave and maid steal things, and ask the mother to find out." ”

Qiao Jingyuan walked slowly in front of her, she didn't feel anything at first, but now seeing that she was so nervous, she couldn't help but feel more and more that she had stolen something.

"Tell me what you stole quickly, if it's not something important, I can punish you lightly for the sake of you and me for so long. If you don't tell the truth, I'll just hand you over. Qiao Jingyuan said impatiently.

Although Hong'er has been with her for a long time, she is not very close, and she has no friendship with her master and servant, so she naturally has little patience now.

Hong'er still knelt on the ground and said, "The slave really just wanted to go out and hang out, and she didn't steal anything. ”

This man is really stubborn. Qiao Jingyuan turned around disdainfully: "Come on, pull her down, and ask what she stole well." ”

As he spoke, he wanted to go back to the house. She didn't want to say it, she didn't bother to ask, anyway, there are many thefts in the palace, and this one is not bad.

Before he finished speaking, Mu Lanji's voice came from outside: "What's the matter, why is Hong'er kneeling on the ground, could it be that she made you angry?"

Seeing that it was Mulan, Qiao Jingyuan turned around and said with a smile: "Why are you here, this girl still doesn't admit to stealing, I'm about to punish her." ”

"I'm going to Weiyang Palace, and when I pass by here, I hear your voice reprimanding Hong'er. It doesn't look like this girl is stealing, so it's better to ask clearly before sending it out. Mu Lanji looked at Hong'er's tear-stained face, and said with some unbearability.

Hong'er hurriedly knelt at her feet: "Ask the princess to know, the slave just wanted to go out for a walk, and she didn't steal anything." ”

Mu Lan's heart softened, and she said to Qiao Jingyuan: "This girl looks quite pitiful, why don't you give me a face, don't pursue it anymore." Your eyes are not yet complete, so it's better not to get angry easily. ”

Lifting his eyes, Qiao Jingyuan was a little flustered. This girl probably found that there was no problem with her eyes, so she wanted to sneak out and tell others.

"Since the princess doesn't think this girl is a thief, I won't pursue it anymore. It's also because of me, so it's better to go with you to say goodbye to the queen. Qiao Jingyuan thought for a while and said.

If you let Hong'er tell the queen mother by herself, she may not be able to say anything, it is better to follow by herself, and if there is any mistake, she can make up for it in time.

Mu Lanji couldn't help but be a little surprised when she heard that she was going to follow, but she didn't stop it: "Then you be careful, I'll wait here for a while, you can change your clothes and we'll go over together." ”

After a while, the three of them walked towards Weiyang Palace together.

In Weiyang Palace, Hong'er knelt in front of Xu Lianyi: "Queen Mother, the slave didn't steal anything. ”

Xu Lianyi naturally knew who she was, but Qiao Jingyuan was here, so she could only continue to ask, "Then why are you sneaky in the middle of the night?"

Hong'er glanced at Qiao Jingyuan and said in a low voice: "Back to the queen's mother, the slave maid found that Jieyu's eyes didn't seem to have a problem, so she wanted to come and tell the mother the good news." ”

Sure enough, she knew that Hong'er must have found something, but she didn't expect that she would say it directly in front of Xu Lianyi.

Xu Lianyi was shocked in her heart, her eyes were fine, that is, her previous actions were all pretending. She looked at Qiao Jingyuan, but there was no fluctuation on her face, as if she was listening to her explanation.

Qiao Jingyuan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Xu Lianyi: "Queen Mother, the concubine's eyes have indeed improved, but they are not yet complete, and now they can vaguely see, but they can't look at it for too long." Otherwise, it will still be a little painful. ”

Seeing that she nodded as if she believed it, Qiao Jingyuan gritted her teeth and took out the stump of the portrait in her arms. If she guessed correctly, Xu Lianyi did not approve of Mu Lanji and Qiao Jiming being together. At this time, you can only gamble to cover up this matter.

"Queen Mother, this is the remnant of Qiao Jiming's portrait that the concubine picked up this morning, it should be made by the princess, but I don't know why it was torn apart later. Hong'er should have guessed that there was nothing wrong with her eyes because of this. Now it is naturally better for her to say it herself.

Mu Lanji couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the piece of paper she took out, she didn't expect that she would have this portrait stump. Then she should have deliberately come to test her today. Thinking of this, Mu Lanji's little face was full of anger.

"How can you have this stump, you just came to me on purpose today to test whether I like Qiao Jiming or not. How could I trust someone like you. Mu Lanyuan said resentfully.

What she said at the moment was already a little out of order, but Xu Lianyi didn't stop it. She also wanted to know Qiao Jingyuan's attitude towards this matter.

Seeing Xu Lianyi's reaction, Qiao Jingyuan also guessed a few points, so he said: "The concubine thinks that Qiao Jiming is not blessed to be with the princess at all. His status is not suitable. ”

"How do you know he's not blessed. Mu Lanji had already been left in tears by Qiao Jing at this moment, "What qualifications do you have to take care of my affairs, you yourself still lied to the queen that your eyes are not good." What such a person says cannot be believed at all. ”

"Don't make a fuss. Xu Lianyi couldn't help but interrupt Mu Lan's words. She also felt that Qiao Jiming was not suitable, so she asked Mu Yunting to move him to Guizhou. At this moment, Qiao Jingyuan's words just spoke to her heart: "You and Qiao Jiming are not suitable. It's better to break it early. ”

As she spoke, she looked at Qiao Jingyuan again: "I'm glad that you can have such thoughts." It seems that we are on the same page on this matter. As for your eyes, you still have to treat them sooner. ”

Although she herself knew that it was impossible to be with Qiao Jiming, if this matter was known to others, it would be different if she stabbed Xu Lianyi here.