"What the master said, every word is beautiful, Zen is fragrant, and Qingchen has been taught. Thank you for your hospitality today, and Qingchen will come back another day to ask the master for chess skills. The door of the meditation room was opened, and Mu Qingchen walked out calmly and said goodbye to Master Zhitong.

"Amitabha, donor, please go slowly. Master Zhitong bowed and sent Qingchen out.

Mu Qingchen left with Jinyan and the three girls, and returned to the gate of Cumulus Temple along the original road, but saw that the crowd was still flowing on the stone steps, she went down the mountain along the stone steps, walked to the carriage, and then slowly spoke:

"This palace and Master Zhitong hit it off at first sight, and chatted for a while, and you have been waiting for a long time. ”

"The princess is polite. The leader of the guards bowed down and said, with a wave of his hand, all the palace guards gathered around the Qingchen carriage again, escorting Mu Qingchen back to the Yi Palace.

After a delay in Cumulus Temple, when I returned to Yiwang's Mansion, it was already almost evening, and the spring sunset was spread on the ground, making the entire Yiwangfu shrouded in a layer of hazy colors. However, Qingchen didn't have time to enjoy the beautiful scenery, got off the carriage, and returned to Lu Luoju without stopping.

The figure who followed secretly never looked away, watching Qingchen tell Huai Jin to make a simple dinner, and after eating, he freshened up a little, until Qingchen said that he was tired and wanted to rest, so he left and walked towards a bright place in Ningyue Kyoto.

"But what did you find?" On the top floor of the light smoke and green willows, Xiao Yi was sitting at the table in a dark robe, with a pot of wine in front of him, and the side dishes on the table had long since run out of heat, and it seemed that he had been sitting here for a long time.

"The princess just went to Cumulus Temple to offer incense, and then played chess with Master Zhitong in the meditation room, and there was nothing unusual. The black shadow raised his head, but it was Zhao Xu.

"She didn't notice you?" Xiao Yi asked with doubts flashing in his eyes.

"Probably not. Zhao Xu replied.

In order not to let Mu Qingchen find out, he has always been very careful, and he is a little far away, thinking that Mu Qingchen should not find that someone is following, otherwise, according to Qingchen's temperament, he will definitely find a way to get rid of him first.

But Zhao Xu didn't know that his identity had already been exposed in the pine forest at the foot of Yunshan Mountain. Although he is far away from the dust, he will inevitably alarm the birds in the pine forest when he uses light skills.

Animals are highly alert, and when there is something unusual in the forest, birds are the first to be noticed. So at that time, Qingchen heard the birds chirping in the pine forest and scattering around, so she knew that someone was secretly following her.

"You go down, send someone to the Cumulus Temple to investigate, she will never do something for no reason. Xiao Yi spoke slowly.

"The subordinates know. After Zhao Xu finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Yi with a somewhat complicated expression, and turned to leave.

Xiao Yi in the room looked at the wine glass in front of him, his expression was slightly grim, and he couldn't help but think of Mu Qingchen's words in his mind: "I can't even be ruthless with myself, let alone others?"

I didn't think about it before, but now that I think about it carefully, Mu Qingchen's words actually have a hint of anger, is it his illusion? Or is Mu Qingchen's acting skills too clever, this trick is so mysterious that even he can't see through it?

At this point, the reason why he didn't stop Mu Qingchen was because what she did coincided with what he was trying to do, Xiao Ling shouldn't have sat in this position, and Ning Yueguo also needed to break first and then stand up, so he would always stand by and watch.

After a night of drunkenness and sleeplessness, Xiao Yi returned to King Yi's mansion from the light smoke and green willows early the next morning, and went straight to Lu Luoju.

Qingchen had already gotten up, finished freshening up, had just had breakfast, and saw Xiao Yi, who had not appeared in King Yi's mansion for a long time, suddenly appeared, but she didn't look surprised at all, after all, she had already discovered Zhao Xu's identity, if Xiao Yi hadn't appeared, it would be strange.

"Clear the dust, see the prince. At this time, there was only Zhiyu waiting in the room, but Mu Qingchen still did enough of the etiquette that should be done, and saluted Xiao Yi to say goodbye.

Seeing this, a trace of anger flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes, because Mu Qingchen had always only been respectful and polite to him in front of outsiders, and had never been so polite or even indifferent to him in private, such a sudden change made Xiao Yi feel at a loss for a moment.

"Where is the princess going?" Xiao Yi said coldly.

"I made an appointment with Concubine Shen to discuss the congratulatory gift of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, and the prince lingered every day with light smoke and green willows, and was indifferent to this matter, but Qingchen, as the princess of Yiwangfu, still has to be more careful, isn't it?" Qingchen replied very calmly, "If the prince has no other orders, Qingchen will retire first." ”

After speaking, Mu Qingchen ignored the smile behind him and took Zhan Yu directly to the Warm Pavilion. She had already sent someone to inform Shen Bining early in the morning, so now that she has passed, it doesn't matter if it is very abrupt.

The Queen Mother's birthday banquet is approaching, and all families in Beijing are preparing congratulatory gifts to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. But the entire Yi Wangfu was built by Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi is just an idle prince, and he really doesn't have any silver, so he can't take out anything that can be put on the table.

"The concubine body sees the princess. Shen Bining saw that Qingchen was coming, so he hurriedly got up and saluted.

"No need to be polite, sit down. Qingchen opened his mouth and said, "Regarding the congratulatory gift of the Queen Mother, I just don't have a score in my heart, so I came to discuss it with you." ”

"The princess is embarrassed to be a concubine, and the concubine doesn't know what to give. Shen Bining said.

"How come, you are the niece of the Queen Mother, what does she like in the old man, how can you not know?" Qingchen smiled and said again, "What's more, the Queen Mother often leaves you to talk in the palace, which shows that she loves you." ”

"The princess doesn't need to say anything more. Shen Bining suddenly raised her voice, and then lowered her voice again, "I know what I know, why did the princess say that she came to poke the concubine's heart? If she really loved me, she wouldn't treat me like this." ”

Nuan Dong listened to Shen Bining's words on the side, and hurriedly spoke: "Concubine Shen, you have to weigh what you say, if you don't say it today, it will reach the ears of the Queen Mother." ”

"Yo, I didn't know that in the heart of the warm winter girl, our princess turned out to be the kind of person who chewed the root of her tongue. As soon as Zhan Yu heard this, he snorted coldly and said directly.

"Slave maid...... The slave maid didn't mean this, the slave maid just reminded Concubine Shen to beware of the ear on the wall, and the slave maid ...... "When Nuan Dong heard this, she was startled, and she knelt down and asked Mu Qingchen for her guilt.

"Well, I don't blame you, you are faithful to the Lord, and it is good. Qingchen smiled without any blame, "Hold Yu, take her down." ”

"The princess spares her life-" As soon as Nuan Dong heard Qingchen's last words, her face turned pale with fright, and she shouted for mercy, and even Shen Bining looked at Mu Qingchen with a surprised face, not knowing what she wanted.

"Don't worry, your girl will be fine, it's rare to have someone who is loyal to you, how can I do anything to her? Qingchen said.

"Is there anything else we can say separately between us? The Shen family deceives people too much, and with the support of the Queen Mother, I am just a concubine who has nothing, and I am not even qualified to take revenge. Shen Bining said, "But don't worry, I will help me except for Nuan Xia, and I will not reveal your affairs." ”

"Who said you don't have anything?" Mu Qingchen smiled, but suddenly changed the topic, "This bracelet in your hand is good, but it is very suitable for you." ”

"This is my mother's dowry, it's not worth a few dollars, but it's just a thought. Shen Bining saw Qingchen lifting the bracelet, so he said with a wry smile.

"This bracelet was originally a pair, and there is another one, in the hands of the second lady?" Qingchen asked with a smile when he saw this, raising his eyebrows.

"The princess is right, but it's a pity that I can't see the other one again. Shen Bining said, a flash of gloom flashed in his eyes.

Mu Qingchen took in Shen Bining's expression without a trace, understood it in his heart, and opened his mouth to probe: "If the second lady Shen is still alive, I definitely don't want to see you look so depressed, even if the second lady goes, you still have your father and the Shen family." ”

"Hmph, Shen family? Do you know what the eldest lady said to me? She said, my mother said that she was the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion if she said it sounded good, and if she said it was unpleasant, she was an aunt who couldn't get on the stage. My mother was bullied by them when she was alive, and she was ridiculed by them when she died, didn't the princess already know? The Shen family and I only hate. Shen Bining said quietly.

Now she herself thinks it's ridiculous, between the wives and concubines of other people's families, there is either open and secret fighting, or you are fighting to the death, but she and Mu Qingchen are not like this. She was originally the daughter of the Shen family, she was used by the family and oppressed by her sisters, but now only Mu Qingchen can listen to her and say what is in her heart.

On weekdays, she is respectful and polite to the Queen Mother and Shen Bihuan, but she doesn't know that she has already torn them apart thousands of times in her heart, she only feels that if the suppressed hatred in her heart can't find someone to tell, she is afraid that one day, she will be crushed by the load in her heart.

Mu Qingchen was silent, watching Shen Bining change from initial calm to excited, and then back to calm, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and after a long time, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it to Shen Bining: "Open it and take a look." ”

Shen Bining took the handkerchief suspiciously, the touch in her hand made her a little frightened, and she glanced at Mu Qingchen in disbelief, but saw Mu Qingchen nodding slightly, she opened the handkerchief and saw that the bracelet inside was exactly the same as the one on her wrist.

"This is ......" Shen Bining saw that what originally belonged to his mother appeared in front of him like this, and even his voice trembled a little.

"It's true that your mother was poisoned, but she didn't die, I put her in a very safe place, and the Shen family won't know. Mu Qingchen said.

"Princess Xie helped. Tears were faintly visible in Shen Bining's eyes, "The concubine understands the meaning of the princess, the congratulatory gift of the queen mother's birthday banquet, the concubine will prepare well, and she will not disappoint the princess." ”

"No, the most important thing is not to disappoint the Queen Mother. Mu Qingchen knew that Shen Bining had understood his thoughts, so he smiled slowly and said lightly.

Shen Bining looked at the slender and boneless Mu Qingchen in front of him, and had already made a decision in his heart. The Shen family is cold, and what they value is always rights and desires, so a human life can be given up at will, but Mu Qingchen will not, although Mu Qingchen is also calculating everywhere, she believes that Mu Qingchen will take good care of her mother.