After bidding farewell to Princess Changling, the two of them turned and walked outside the Palace of the Empress Dowager.
The little emperor had already been sent to the Imperial Study Room to listen to lessons. He could not pester his little aunt to take him out of the palace, which made him very disappointed.
"Zhifei." Empress Dowager Zhu led people to catch up from behind. The two looked at each other and stopped, waiting for her to come over.
Empress Dowager Zhu's face was even uglier than it was in the hall just now. It was obvious that she had accumulated a lot of resentment these days.
Xie Yan said calmly: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"
Empress Dowager Zhu glanced at Luo Junyao who was standing next to him, paused for a moment before snorting softly and said: "It's not a big deal, I just wanted to ask the regent, when can I return to the palace?"
These days, Empress Dowager Zhu has never left the Empress Dowager's palace.
No matter how nice it sounds outside, the fact is that she is under house arrest.
Although it was stated that it was the Empress Dowager who asked her to serve as a doctor, if Xie Yan had not cooperated with the Empress Dowager who was currently lying in bed and could not walk, how could he have restricted her as the Empress Dowager?
Although he could not leave the palace of the Empress Dowager, some news could still be conveyed.
In the past half month, the Luo family and the Regent's Palace had arranged weddings. Zhu Jin was thrown out of the Luo family by Xie Yan, and Xie Yan chose a companion for Xie Cheng. All these things happened and the Queen Mother Zhu couldn't bear to hear them.
I feel like vomiting blood.
Therefore, facing Xie Yan, she could no longer act as gentle and modest as before.
Xie Yan said: "The emperor's sister-in-law has really worked hard these days. Now that the emperor's sister Changling is in the palace, the emperor's sister-in-law can go back to rest at any time."
Empress Dowager Zhu sneered in her heart, could it be that Xie Xianyu was not there before?
But at this time, she was no longer in the mood to argue about this. She just wanted to leave here and return to her palace to make long-term plans.
So Empress Dowager Zhu said nothing more and walked directly past the two of them towards the gate of the palace.
Looking at her back, Luo Junyao frowned slightly and said, "Is your relationship with the Queen Mother... so bad?"
Empress Dowager Zhu is Xie Cheng's biological mother. This identity is really a headache. Unless she really does something treacherous or Xie Yan really plans to usurp the throne, it's really hard to do anything with her.
Even if Xie Yan himself didn't do anything to the Queen Mother Zhu, she just got cold and died, and others would probably suspect Xie Yan.
Xie Yan held her hand and walked out with a calm expression, "Don't worry about Yaoyao, she can't make any waves."
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Your Highness, the Regent, you will suffer a loss if you look down on women."
Xie Yan shook his head and said, "I never look down on women."
Luo Junyao thought for a while and understood what Xie Yan meant: he never looked down on women, but he really didn't look down on Empress Dowager Zhu.
This is really... Xie Yan respected the late emperor, but looked down upon his queen.
Luo Junyao suddenly remembered that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, she overheard the private conversation between Queen Mother Zhu and Xie Yan in Chenyou Palace, and looked at him with big watery eyes and blinked.
Xie Yan raised his hand helplessly and tapped her head gently, "Don't think too much."
"..." How do you know what I'm thinking about?
After leaving the palace, the two of them visited Princess Taihua's mansion and thanked Princess Taihua for her hard work these days before returning to the mansion together.
Perhaps because they were concerned about the wedding of the prince and the princess, no officials from the court, soldiers from the Zhenguo Army, or even people from the palace had any intention of disturbing them.
Although she was the newly appointed princess, Luo Junyao was not eager to take over the power of the palace and simply took Xie Yan to visit his new home.
The wedding just ended yesterday, and all the decorations in the palace have not been taken down. Compared with what Luo Junyao saw before when he came to the palace, it was indeed much more lively and lively.
The entire Regent's Palace is actually divided into two parts, the Jingyuan and other areas.
This other area includes the front yard and the large vacant courtyard in the back yard. The Chu Palace was built according to the highest standards of the prince. At the beginning, Emperor Gaozu may have thought that his nephew's lack of kinship would make up for some regrets in the future if he had a group of children and a full house. There were more children.
Naturally, the place needed to be larger to accommodate them, so there were more than ten places in the backyard of the Chu Prince's Mansion dedicated to the family members.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Xie Yan was already in his thirties, and the Regent's Palace finally welcomed its second owner.
Luo Junyao felt that it was not easy for the stewards and servants of the palace. Large areas of houses were uninhabited and they had to be taken care of regularly to keep them ready for habitation. You must know that houses that have been vacant for a long time are more likely to be damaged, and wooden buildings that lack popularity
It can also easily become spooky and damp.
But Luo Junyao took Xie Yan around and found that the entire palace was indeed very well taken care of.
It can be seen that the stewards and servants of the Prince Regent's Palace are very dedicated.
After hearing Luo Junyao's praise, Xie Yan said: "I think it's good, I'll reward them more later."
Luo Jun shook his head and recorded this in his mind.
The scenery of the entire palace was excellent, but Luo Junyao still preferred the newly decorated garden.
After strolling around the garden and playing with the cranes and peacocks, Luo Junyao felt a little tired, so he took Xie Yan and sat on the swing to bask in the sun.
This is also one of her favorite places in the whole garden.
The faint sunset shone on the two of them. Xie Yan was sitting on the swing, leaning against the back of a chair and reading a book. Luo Junyao was already lying on his side on the swing, taking up most of the space alone. She rested her head on
On Xie Yan's lap, he had already fallen asleep.
Luo Junyao was already a little tired. After leaving the house and dragging Xie Yan around the palace for a long time, Luo Junyao was already tired.
"Your Majesty." Lan Yin came over holding a thin cloak and lowered her voice respectfully.
Xie Yan put the book beside him, reached out and took the cloak and covered Luo Junyao.
Lan Yin then resigned and walked more slowly as usual when Tathagata comes.
Luo Junyao actually didn't sleep to death. She opened her eyes in a daze but didn't want to move.
Xie Yan reached out and brushed away her hair that had spread around her face and tucked it behind her ears. He gently stroked her back with one hand and asked, "Do you want to go into the house and sleep?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Baby in the sun."
Xie Yan chuckled lightly, nodded and said, "Okay, go to sleep."
He reached out to cover her eyes again. Although the evening sunlight was already very soft, it was still a bit dazzling.
Luo Junyao groaned, raised his hand to grab his sleeve, and slowly fell asleep again as the swing swayed slightly and rhythmically.
Xie Yan also picked up the book to read again. Luo Junyao grabbed one of his sleeves and turned the book with one hand.
It wasn't until the sun gradually set in the west and the temperature gradually became cooler that Xie Yan stood up and gently pulled out his sleeves from her hands. Then he leaned over and picked up the sleeping person from the swing, and turned towards them
Go to the main courtyard where you live.
In the Prince Regent's Palace, the newlyweds spent a quiet and warm afternoon.
On the other side, King Mu, who was lying on the bed in King Mu'an's palace, had been in a state of rage all day, so much so that even Concubine Fan, who had always been the most favored by him, did not dare to come forward.
Until dinner time, King Mu was still scolding Xie Yan for being unfilial.
"You bastard! You traitor!"
Concubine Fan couldn't help but shake her hands as she was holding the food to feed him. She looked at the old and embarrassed man in front of her with a hint of impatience and sadness in her eyes.
She once thought that although she came from a humble background, she was lucky enough to find a husband who was good to her and could be relied upon for her. Who knew that after spending half her life in glory, she discovered that this man was unreliable at the end of her life?
"Your Highness..." Concubine Fan sighed in her heart and whispered, "Stop scolding and eat. You haven't eaten much all day..."
"Eat whatever you want!" King Mu knocked over the bowl in Concubine Fan's hand, and the sound of the porcelain falling to the ground was clear and harsh.
King Mu said angrily: "I won't eat! Tell someone to tell that traitor! Let him come to see me immediately!"
When my son gets married, it’s just that I can’t accept the bride’s kneeling as a high official. On the second day of the wedding, I can’t even serve tea to my new daughter-in-law.
Didn't Xie Yan tell everyone clearly that he didn't recognize him as his father?
This evil! Unfilial son!
"What's going on?" Princess Mu's voice came from outside the door. Concubine Fan was inexplicably relieved when she saw Princess Mu.
"Princess." Concubine Fan quickly stood up to greet her.
Princess Mu's expression was still as weak as usual. She glanced at Concubine Fan, but for some reason Concubine Fan felt a chill in her heart.
"Who are you angry with, Your Majesty?" Princess Mu asked softly.
King Mu sneered and said: "Who else could it be? It's not you who gave birth to that evil son!"
Princess Mu frowned slightly and said softly: "What did the prince say? Zhifei has always been the most filial."
"..." King Mu suddenly raised his head and looked at Princess Mu who was sitting beside his bed, as if he was looking at her seriously for the first time.
Princess Mu waved her hand and signaled the girl to bring another meal, while persuading: "My lord, don't be angry, it's not good for your health. Are you surprised that Zhifei didn't bring his wife to serve you tea?"
King Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Princess Mu suspiciously, and said, "What do you think?"
"What's there to be angry about?" Princess Mu lowered her eyes and smiled to herself: "We don't need a cup of wife's tea. Besides...his wife has already served tea to the one in the palace. As the saying goes, that's not true.
He said, "It is better to cultivate kindness than to give birth to kindness. The one in the palace doesn't have a son now, so why should we argue with her about this?"
King Mu's face became even weirder. Although Yao Yun didn't go out much these years, King Mu still knew to some extent that she didn't like the Queen Mother at all.
"What's going on with you?" King Mu stared at Princess Mu and asked. This is the first time in so many years that Yao Yun has spoken against him.
Princess Mu sighed softly, raised her hand and gently patted his fluctuating heart and said: "I was thinking...after all, Ah Jin is the one who inherited the prince's title. We are also living in this mansion now, and there are others beside the prince."
Ah Heng fulfills his filial piety. If Zhi Fei wants to do anything, let's not worry about it. If the prince can't see it, just pretend that he is no longer there, and he will not be angry with the prince."
Although King Mu did not regard Xie Yan as his son, he was extremely angry when he heard Princess Mu say this, "Asshole! What nonsense are you talking about? Are you crazy!"
Princess Mu frowned slightly, and there seemed to be a bit of grievance in her eyebrows, "How can the prince say that to me? Isn't it for the prince? The prince doesn't know what is wrong, and he always makes you angry, so you can't see him.
What's wrong? In the future, after all, we have to take care of Ah Heng until the end of his life. The prince just thought of Ah Heng at first, but now he has to come back to fulfill his filial piety... In a family like ours, the eldest son has always taken care of him and fulfilled his filial piety.
.The prince always asks Zhifei to come back, and outsiders think it’s because Ah Jin is not serving him wholeheartedly. Doesn’t this make Ah Jin feel heartbroken?”
"you!"
King Mu pointed at the woman in front of him and was speechless for a long time.
Princess Mu's words are not completely unreasonable. If Xie Yan runs to Prince Mu'an's Mansion every day, will Xie Yan, his brother and the master of the palace, have to bow to the dwarf every day?
It would be fine if the families were not separated. Although it was not stated explicitly, the brothers under King Mu had actually been separated.
At least, Xie Yan has already separated.
King Mu also asked his son, who had hardly paid a penny, to come back every day to fulfill his filial piety. Wasn't he accusing the sons of the family of being unfilial?
But just because there was some truth in it, King Mu felt that Princess Mu had taken the wrong medicine.
While the two were talking, the girl had already brought clean food again.
Princess Mu then stood up, picked up the handkerchief and gently wiped her fingertips, and at the same time told Concubine Fan, "Serve the prince to eat. If the prince doesn't eat, don't eat either."
Concubine Fan's face changed slightly, and King Mu's face also darkened, "Yao Yun!"
Princess Mu smiled and said: "What are you doing, Your Majesty? I am doing it for your health. Your Majesty loves your concubine so much, so you can't bear to see her hungry, right? Even if Your Majesty doesn't feel sorry for her, he still feels sorry for A Heng and you."
Grandson and great-grandson, right?”
After saying that, Princess Mu turned around and held the girl's hand and walked out.
There was silence in the room, and King Mu and Concubine Fan looked at each other.
They all saw clearly that Yao Yun had really changed.