Jiaochu

Chapter 135 King Pingnan ([-])

"You didn't say anything about what I asked you to do, right?" Concubine Xiao narrowed her cold eyes. Hongqiao quickly knelt down to defend herself and said, "I didn't say a word about what the queen ordered me to do." Say." He raised his hand and swore, "If I say even a single word, my mouth will be rotten, my tongue will be rotten, and my intestines will be rotten."

Hongqiao spoke so truthfully that she wished she could take out her heart and lung tubes and show them to Concubine Xiao. Concubine Xiao thought about it for a moment and then asked her to get up first, and then said: "If it weren't for the fact that you have served me for many years, I would be able to show it to Concubine Xiao on weekdays." Nothing went wrong here, otherwise you wouldn't have the chance to stand here. Huizhi is a talkative and doesn't know what to say and what not to say. Don't let me down."

"My slave will not let you down." Thinking of Huizhi's fate, Hongqiao shuddered. She dared not have any other thoughts, so she could only be loyal to her from the bottom of her heart.

After Xiao Guifei asked Hongqiao to step back, she guessed who was behind it. The method used to send this letter was exactly the same as the method she used to ask Hongqiao to send it before. Aunt Li was there before, and she was very concerned about the actions in Weiyang Palace. If Concubine Lan discovers something, she will know it immediately. Now that Aunt Li is gone, she seems to have lost a pair of clairvoyance and ears. But based on her understanding of Concubine Lan, the other party is not like this. shrewd.

The sound of rain pouring outside the window came into the house. Concubine Xiao immediately thought of one person, Huizhi. The rain was even heavier that day. She asked Huizhi to guard nearby, and no one was walking around the pavilion. The location was also hidden, so no one would see anything. She guessed that Huizhi had revealed something to her sweetheart Eunuch Wei, and that Eunuch Wei had revealed it to someone else. As for this other person, she suspected it again and again. Regarding Concubine Lan, Eunuch Wei had tried to please her before. If that was the case, Concubine Lan might have planned Aunt Li's incident. The other party found out that Aunt Li was the person she arranged to go to, so they used the bee incident to deal with Aunt Li.

Concubine Xiao couldn't help but feel a little frightened when she thought about it carefully. However, Huizhi and Eunuch Wei were both gone, and there was no evidence of death. However, Concubine Lan's "unfathomable scheming" forced her to reconsider her next strategy. Standing still seemed to be the best option at the moment. Advantageous options.

Ye Lingxi's original intention was to scare Concubine Xiao and draw her attention away, but she didn't expect it would have such a good effect. It was really thanks to the other party's suspicious temper and rich imagination~
After a heavy rain, there were two days of fine weather, and then on the day of the Lantern Festival, the entire capital city was surrounded by a brilliant sea of ​​lights. Looking down from the mountain, it looked like the Milky Way hanging upside down on the earth.

The children were chasing and playing in the street with lanterns. Suddenly something attracted their attention. They all turned around and looked in the same direction. A group of carriages and horses came from the direction of the city gate. The man on horseback was tall and mighty. He had a thick beard on his face, and he looked more powerful and domineering than the bandit leader. When he passed by, the children nearby were so scared that they hid behind the adults in the family, which actually made the bearded man laugh. His voice was loud and hearty, and he followed It was like ringing a bell, which frightened the children and hid behind the adults in the family. They wanted to see but did not dare to look. They waited until the people rode past and then secretly poked their eyes out to look ahead. They kept watching the carriages and horses heading towards the palace. went.

Half an hour later, a guard reported to Commander Wu, and then Commander Wu entered the palace and reported to Ye Lanchen. About half an hour later, the bearded uncle led his family and entourage into the palace.

Some ministers were quite surprised to see Uncle Bearded, as they seemed not to have expected that King Pingnan would arrive in the capital early, and it happened to be on the Lantern Festival.

Ye Lanchen stood up from the dragon chair and went down to greet him in person. The two were like old buddies they hadn't seen for many years. They were so happy to see each other that they even skipped the courtesy of a monarch and minister and drank a glass of wine first to wash away the dust.

Ye Lingxi stared at the bushy bearded face of King Pingnan. King Pingnan was more rugged than she imagined. Then her eyes fell on the brother and sister behind the bearded uncle, who were half a head apart in height.

A man of fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a dark blue brocade robe, with a steady and handsome face. Just looking at his calm and reserved eyes, you can tell that he is a young man who doesn't talk much.The other one was wearing a maroon dress and a gold cape. She had big, rabbit-like eyes, delicate and pretty facial features, and her whole body was filled with bright colors. It was obvious at a glance that she was a talkative girl, and she was in harmony with Ye Ling. Quite different from what I had guessed before.

The moment the two pairs of big eyes met, the older one smiled at the younger one first.

"Uncle Huang, can I sit there?" Meng Jingxiu pointed in the direction of Ye Lingxi.

"Second sister, don't be rude." Meng Tianlan said.

Meng Jingxiu lowered her head in grievance.Ye Lanchen signaled to Eunuch De, and then Eunuch De led Meng Jingxiu to Ye Lingxi and Concubine Lan. He also asked someone to add a seat next to Ye Lingxi, and then introduced Meng Jingxiu, Anping, to Concubine Lan and Ye Lingxi. Princess.

As soon as they sat down, Meng Jingxiu praised Concubine Lan through Ye Lingxi: "Your Majesty, you are so good-looking. I always thought that your concubine was the most beautiful person in the world, but I didn't expect that you are as good-looking as my concubine." At this point, she lowered her gaze in despair, "It would be great if mother and concubine could come together."

Concubine Lan comforted her very gently and asked the little girl to fulfill her duty as a landlord.

"It turns out that my sister's name is Lingxi. It's such a nice name. I'll call you Sister Lingxi from now on." Meng Jingxiu showed a sweet and harmless smile.

Looking at that harmless smiling face, Ye Lingxi felt as if she had met someone of the same kind.

"How old is sister Lingxi?"

"Six years old."

Meng Jingxiu raised her hand, dipped her fingertips in the cup with some water, and wrote the word Lingxi on the table to teach Ye Lingxi to recognize her own name.

"I can write these two words. I have gone to school and know many words." Unsatisfied that the other party treated her as a little kid who couldn't read, Ye Lingxi frowned seriously.

Meng Jingxiu was stunned for a moment, her eyes fixed on the pair of snow-white cheeks, which were a little fleshy and felt good to the touch. She reached out and poked them while no one was paying attention, and her movements were as fast as taking off a rabbit.

Not to be outdone, Ye Lingxi also reached out and poked the opponent's small waist. As a result, it seemed to have hit the opponent's smile point. Meng Jingxiu chuckled. There was also laughter in the hall, but it did not attract the attention of others.Then, the two poked each other again until Meng Jingxiu made a temporary truce gesture.

"Sister Lingxi, is that His Highness the Second Highness?" Meng Jingxiu looked in the direction of the three princes. After scanning the three distinctive faces, her eyes finally landed on Ye Lingjue's face.

Another little girl who was bewildered by her second brother's beauty, Ye Ling said sincerely, "Have you fallen in love with second brother?"

Meng Jingxiu smiled at her without blushing at all. If other girls had heard such straightforward words, they would have blushed with embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)