At dinner time, Yanchi was in a happy mood and wanted to go to Kangning Palace to dine with the imperial concubine. However, when passing by a rockery in the courtyard, he suddenly heard the charming sobs of a woman. Out of curiosity, he went around to the rockery to take a look.

The woman squatting in the hollow of the rockery had her hair in a woman's bun and was wearing palace clothes. She must be one of Emperor Yan's concubines. Yan Chi glanced at her outfit and came to a conclusion.

"Your Majesty, I would like to excuse you. It's getting late now. If you have nothing to do, you'd better go back to the palace as soon as possible." Yanchi couldn't see her face and didn't dare to take another step forward. He just reminded her in a gentle voice to pay attention.

Safety.

Hearing the voice, the woman who was still burying her head in tears raised her head with tears in her eyes, and met Yanchi's caring eyes. Her heart warmed, and she recognized that this was His Majesty's second prince, born of Concubine Jing.

He is currently the highest-ranking prince in the palace besides the prince.

"Concubine, I'm rude, I've seen the second prince." Ru promised, who was living in Jianjia Palace, quickly wiped the tears on his face, got up and came to Yanchi to salute him.

"I am from the Jianjia Palace. Ru promised to disturb the second prince. I am really sorry. Concubine will leave now." After Ru promised to say that, he turned sideways and left. Yanchi smelled a sweet fragrance when she passed by him.

, just as he was about to turn around and leave, he found that a brocade handkerchief had fallen where he had been squatting as promised.

Out of secret thoughts, Yan Chi asked the accompanying little eunuch to exit first, and he stepped forward to pick up the square brocade handkerchief. The soft brocade handkerchief was also stained with the sweet smell that was promised to him. Yan Chi

Chi unconsciously put it under his nose and sniffed it twice.

So fragrant.

Yanchi felt an unfamiliar ripple in his heart unconsciously, and subconsciously put the brocade handkerchief into the lapel of his chest, then strode away.

After going to Kangning Palace, Grandma Feng greeted her little master with greetings, but Concubine Jing was much more indifferent to Yanchi and just enjoyed her dinner quietly.

Yanchi knew that his mother-in-law felt that she was sorry for Empress Wen by fighting for power with the emperor's brother, but everyone was dead. If their mother and son did not fight for him, he would not feel that the emperor's brother would give in when the emperor's brother ascended the throne.

It's better for these half-brothers.

After the mother and son finished their dinner in silence, Yanchi didn't stay too long. He just told Nanny Feng to take good care of Concubine Jing and then returned to the prince's residence.

Seeing that mother and son were so different, Nanny Feng felt anxious and distressed. She couldn't help but admonish the noble concubine, "Master, the second prince cares about you in his heart. If you are always so cold,

He will hurt the relationship between mother and son between you two."

"The people around me are also about to die. Don't worry too much about these illusory things. Your Majesty promised that I will treat Chi'er well, and that's enough." Concubine Jing couldn't help coughing after she finished speaking.

The symptoms were exactly the same as those of Empress Wen at that time: Qi deficiency, coughing up blood, and the beginning of internal organ decay.

"Empress! Why are you doing this!" Nanny Feng quickly took out the brocade handkerchief to wipe it for her. She really couldn't understand that the master's way of atonement was to pay for it with his life. There were obviously other ways.

Concubine Jing did not reply to her words, but just looked out the window silently. What she recalled in her mind was the deep sisterly love between her and Queen Wen when they were in the boudoir. If she had not succumbed to her brother and sister-in-law's pleas, and had not succumbed to Fu's humiliation,

She should still be the beloved sister in Sister Wen's heart, instead of living in this disgusting and filthy place like she is today.

Yan Huai led his team at high speed and arrived at a suburban inn thirty miles away before nightfall. As soon as he opened the clothes that Xiao Dezi packed for him and took out a change of clothes, a bunch of things accidentally fell out.

The general shape is a bit like the fat rabbit raised by the little girl, and there is also a small bottle of plaster. There is no sticker, but Yan Huai recognized it as the one the little girl often brought around to tease people when she was a child.

She picked up the lump that looked like a rabbit and a tiger and played with it for a while. The depression in her heart about being separated from the little girl also dissipated a little. She was always lazy, so it was hard for her to remember to embroider an ugly piece with her own hands.

Something for him to think about.

"Your Highness, I caught two tails. They are dead soldiers in Beiting. They have bitten their tongues and committed suicide." Zhuiyun's report sounded outside the window.

"Let everyone be more alert at night. The explorer is dead, and there may be another move at night." Yan Huai did not expect that Beiting's detailed operations had spread to Dayan, and no one was aware of it. It seems that Bei Ting

King Tingjing should not be underestimated.

"Yes." Zhuiyun immediately disappeared into the night after receiving the order.

On the first night after returning to the Duke's Mansion, Yuan Yuan was obviously a little excited and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He could only call Qing Yi to chat with her.

"Qingyi, where do you think Yan Shenzhi is now?" When she was still in the East Palace last night, the little girl didn't feel any difference in Yan Huai's absence. But when she returned to her home today, she couldn't help but start thinking about Yan Huai.

.

Qing Yi knew that the young highness missed him, but she was too thin-skinned to admit it. It was no wonder that she couldn't live without his highness. She had been raised by his side as a princess since she was a child, and she had been with him day and night. When they were suddenly separated, it was difficult to adapt for a while.

It's also normal.

"Your Highness, I heard from Xiao Dezi that Yanjing is tens of thousands of miles away from the frontier. Your Highness will have to walk for more than half a month even if you travel day and night. Your Highness, don't think too much. It's time for you to rest after your hard work today. You will still have to go back tomorrow."

I made an appointment with Miss Zhou to come to the house to play."

"Okay, I understand, Qingyi will wait until I fall asleep before leaving." After Yuan Yuan said this, he hugged his cloth tiger and closed his eyes. Qingyi left her room softly after confirming that she fell asleep.

She happened to bump into Qingshuang who had just come out from Yuan Zhentian's yard carrying a medicine bowl. He stepped forward and took the tray from her hand and asked in a low voice, "Auntie, have you finished taking the medicine and gone to bed?"

After a tiring day, Qingshuang was also a little tired, and replied in a tired voice, "Well, I just went to bed. The old man is sleepy due to his age. It just so happened that he could take advantage of this injury to take a good rest. Your Highness, you are going to sleep there."

Already?"

"Your Highness has not been back to the house for a long time. He is a little too familiar with the bed. He has just fallen asleep. Before going to bed, he was talking about Your Highness with his servants. Maybe he misses His Highness." Qingyi and Qingshuang walked side by side to the dining room, briefly cleaned the medicine bowl and returned.

Set it up.

Qingshuang knelt down and started to heat the hot water. While adding firewood, she chatted with Qing Yi, "Qing Yi, the Duke of Guo is injured now. I have to concentrate on taking care of the Duke of Guo's injury. I will leave it to you, Your Highness. I have already taken care of the Duke of Guo."

Now that the explanation has been given, if you need anything, just ask, there is no need to be polite to them, we are all a family, and we don't want to say anything out of the ordinary."

Qingshuang's age is similar to that of Queen Wen, and she originally wanted to treat her as a relative, so Qingyi naturally respects her, "Don't worry, aunt, I will be with you, Your Highness, so you can take care of the Duke with peace of mind."

"Well, I feel relieved that you have taken care of His Highness over the years. You can usually take care of the two little girls brought here from the East Palace. They are both smart and able to carry things clearly, and can help you a lot."
Chapter completed!