The two young men looked at each other, and then one of them said a little embarrassedly: "The princess asked us not to clean up, saying that walking like this makes it feel like autumn. Just wait until everything is withered, sweep it up to the roots of the trees, and pile them up.
It can also be used as fertilizer.”
Hearing that it was Hu Ling'er who asked them to do this, Sang Rong was furious, "That's nonsense. Leaves can be used as fertilizer. Have you ever heard of it?"
The two of them were startled by her voice and shook their heads repeatedly, "No, I haven't heard of it."
In fact, they were really surprised when they heard Hu Ling'er say this, but since it was the princess's order and it could reduce their workload, of course they followed it happily.
Just now...
While he was feeling anxious, Sang Rong's voice continued: "Sweep it away immediately, and don't let me see half of the leaves again, do you hear me?"
This tone and posture are like the mistress of Prince Han's palace.
The two boys immediately nodded and bowed and said: "Listen... I heard it, the boys will go clean it up right away."
"Hurry up!" Sang Rong angrily threw down three more words, then walked away.
I originally wanted to go out to relax, but now I feel very angry and really depressed.
Walking, walking, Sang Rong suddenly stopped in her tracks. Looking at the courtyard door not far away, her eyes narrowed dangerously.
There is the master bedroom of Prince Han's Mansion, and it is also Hu Ling'er's room now.
The fists hanging by her sides were raised tightly. One day, she would live in it. No, this place should have belonged to her.
Her heart was full of unwillingness, and her feet had moved in that direction unexpectedly. When she came back to her senses, she found that she was already standing at the door of the room.
Raising her hand, she finally pushed the door open and walked in.
The room was filled with a faint scent of incense, and there was a smell she was familiar with, which belonged to Xia Yihan.
There was a throbbing pain in my heart. Did he sleep here last night?
Is it because Hu Linger is not here and he misses her here?
And she was obviously very close to him, but he didn't even look at her.
Such a comparison is so ironic.
Walking to the bed, Sang Rong sat down on the bed, then slowly leaned forward and lay on the pillow.
It was full of Xia Yihan's scent, and she absorbed it greedily, just like a drug addict.
In fact, Sang Rong has really fallen deeply into a drug called Xia Yihan and is unable to extricate himself.
She closed her eyes, imagining herself and Xia Yihan being intimate and lingering on this bed, sleeping in each other's arms, with a smile of enjoyment on the corner of her mouth.
When she opened her eyes, her eyes were filled with viciousness.
Because the scene that made her life worse than death appeared in her mind again.
Qi Muqing, he took away her most precious thing, but Hu Ling'er took away her most precious person.
She will definitely make these two people pay the price, she will let them die without a burial place.
In the palace, Xia Yihan did not go to court or find Qi Hongqing, but went directly to the Queen Mother's palace.
When he arrived, the Queen Mother had not yet gotten up, and it took a long time for someone to call him.
After entering, before he could explain his purpose, the Queen Mother took his hand cordially and said, "Han'er, you came just in time. Come and have breakfast with Ai's family."
In fact, Xia Yihan had already eaten when he was in Prince Han's palace, but since the Queen Mother proposed it, he naturally couldn't refuse.
I followed the Queen Mother to the dining hall. The table was filled with exquisite snacks and rice porridge with a light fragrance.
After the Queen Mother ate a little, she took the lead and said, "Han'er, the Ai family never had the chance to apologize to you about Wan'er last time."
When Xia Yihan heard this, he quickly said: "Queen Mother, you are serious in your words."
"It's not serious at all." The Queen Mother waved her hands, and then sighed softly: "No matter what, Aijia suspected Wan'er that day. Even if you and Wan'er don't blame Aijia, you still have to say this after all.
of."
At this point, the Queen Mother paused and continued: "Wan'er is a rare good girl. I don't know if you have noticed that she is somewhat similar to your miserable mother in some aspects."
"Mother?" Xia Yihan was slightly startled, then began to think deeply.
He didn't notice anything before, he only knew that Hu Ling'er had a special attraction for him. Now after the Queen Mother reminded him, he suddenly realized it.
It is indeed true. Hu Ling'er's character is really similar to his mother's.
Thinking of this, Xia Yihan felt even more uneasy.
Because when his mother left his father, she was so determined that she refused to come back to see him even until her death.
Xia Yihan's heart trembled, she pursed her lips and said, "The Queen Mother, I have something to ask you."
The Queen Mother smiled and said kindly, "Well, you can tell me."
She had just woken up before and heard the palace maid say that King Han had been waiting outside for a while, so she knew that he had come early in the morning and must have come to see her for something."
Taking a deep breath, Xia Yihan said slowly: "You just said that Wan'er is a rare and good girl, so it is enough for me to have her in my life. You must have heard that the emperor wants me to marry Sang Rong as his sidekick."
Regarding the concubine, I came today just to tell you that I will never marry her."
Hearing his words, the Queen Mother's face showed no surprise or surprise. She had obviously expected it.
She took a sip of the tea handed to her by the maid next to her, and then said, "So do you want the Ai family to talk to the emperor?"
"No." Unexpectedly, Xia Yihan rejected it outright.
The Queen Mother was surprised at this moment, but she heard him continue: "I will tell the Emperor myself about this matter. I came today just to report to the Queen Mother that I will disobey the Emperor's imperial edict, not because it is against him, but because
It's because I love Wan'er, that's all."
The Queen Mother looked at Xia Yihan intently for a while, then nodded and said, "The Ai family understands."
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Xia Yihan was about to get up and leave, but the Queen Mother waved to the maid next to her and said, "You guys can go down first."
Xia Yihan, who had just stood up, paused. Not knowing what the Queen Mother wanted to say to him, she actually sent all the maids off.
The maids all retreated, and the Queen Mother slowly stood up, walked to Xia Yihan, grabbed his hand and said, "Han'er, your father only has three sons in his life, Hong'er, Mu'er,
And you. Now that Mu'er's life and death are unknown, only you and Hong'er are left, so the Ai family really hopes that you can work together to govern this country well. But..."
Having said this, the Queen Mother lowered her eyes, with a touch of sadness and disappointment in her eyes. She sighed softly and said: "The Ai family knows that in fact, no matter from every aspect, you are more suitable to sit down than Hong'er."
Although your father never said it, the Ai family could tell that he might have had this intention when he was alive. But he knew that this was not your intention. You, like your mother, had the same sexual orientation.
He likes freedom and does not want to be suppressed by this golden cage, so he asked you to help Hong'er, and you did not disappoint him. Hong'er was able to sit in this position because of you, but also
Because of this, he is also wary of you."
"Queen Mother, you..." Hearing this, Xia Yihan was quite surprised. He always thought that the Queen Mother didn't know Qi Hongqing's intentions, but he didn't expect that she actually knew everything.
Before Xia Yihan said anything, the Queen Mother saw his thoughts and smiled softly: "Haha, even though I stay in the palace all day, I still have the ability to judge people, not to mention that he is my biological son.
, A wise son is better than a mother, I can still see his thoughts to a certain extent."
Without giving Xia Yihan a chance to speak, the Queen Mother continued: "Han'er, the Ai family knows that you are not interested in the throne, but Hong'er doesn't know, so he will inevitably do something to hurt you. If it is true,
There will be a day when the Ai family doesn't ask for anything else, they just hope... I hope you can leave him a way to survive."
In fact, the Queen Mother once tried to dissuade Qi Hongqing and told him not to fight Xia Yihan anymore, because they were brothers after all.
But Qi Hongqing didn't listen to her and still went his own way, so she could only come here to beg Xia Yihan. Even if she lost the throne, she still had to keep her son.
Looking at the hopeful eyes of the Queen Mother, Xia Yihan fell silent.
In fact, he never thought about taking Qi Hongqing's life. Even when he wanted to kill himself or even indirectly hurt Hu Ling'er, he only wanted to teach him a lesson and did not say that he would remove him from the throne.
Pull him down, or kill him.
He was never cruel to his relatives, whether it was Qi Hongqing or Sang Rong.
Because these two people were once people he cared about, one was his brother and the other was his sister.
At that time, besides his mother and master, he only cared about these two people.
But now...
It's not that he doesn't care, it's that he already has someone he cares about more and wants to protect more.
"Queen Mother." Thinking of this, Xia Yihan said: "Don't worry, such a day will not happen."
"Okay, that's good." The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly, "Say hello to Wan'er for me and ask her to come and sit in the palace when she has time. The Ai family misses her dearly."
"Well, I will tell her, then I will take my leave first." Xia Yihan left the Queen Mother's palace with a slight smile on her lips.
It seemed like he had a reason to go see Hu Ling'er.