Jiaochu

Hehe and Lingdang took off the veil for Ye Lingxi. She saw her eldest sister for the first time. To be honest, she felt that the person in front of her was very strange. After all, she had not seen each other since she could remember, so it was inevitable to feel strange. But her eldest sister is indeed a first-class beauty. Her skin is like cream, and she is radiant. Especially her eyes, which are as bright as the full moon, very beautiful.

Seeing Ye Lingxi, a little princess whom he had never met before, Ye Sirou looked at her carefully, walked over and took her to sit on the couch, looked at her for a while, and asked her how old she was and whether she was tired from the journey. After Ye Lingxi answered one by one whether the journey was smooth or not, Ye Sirou looked at her eyes again and said that Emperor Zhou said that she came here to see the high priest to treat her eyes this time. Ye Lingxi nodded and said that her eyes were fine during the day. He couldn't see clearly, it was good and bad sometimes, and even the doctors in the palace couldn't do anything about it.

Ye Sirou said that the high priest would leave seclusion the day after tomorrow and asked her to rest here for two days. If she needed anything, she would tell her, so Ye Lingxi stayed there first.

On the other side, after Su Shi left the palace, he took two Longying guards to Qiu Yu's residence. The mansion given to the latter by Emperor Zhou was not far from the palace, and it took less than half an hour's walk to get there.

The door was closed, and a Longying guard came forward and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened, and a middle-aged man of about forty came out. He claimed to be the housekeeper of the mansion, and said that the master was ill and could not see guests. , asked Su Shi what happened, Su Shi asked Master Qiu if he lived here, the housekeeper said yes, Su Shi revealed his identity, the housekeeper quickly apologized, saying that the reception was not good, and quickly welcomed Su Shi in.

After entering the house, the housekeeper entertained Su Shi for tea, and then went to make an announcement. When he came back, he apologized and said, "My lord, please forgive me. I am very grateful to you for coming to visit me, but I am afraid that you will be sick again, so I asked you to go back first and wait for me." After I recover from my illness, I will come to your door in person to thank you."

Su Shi left first.

After coming out, two Long Shadow guards reported to him that a secret sentry had been posted in the mansion, and that the housekeeper was light on his feet and knew martial arts. Su Shi thought about it for a while, leaving one Dragon Shadow Guard to watch the movement, and he took the other Dragon Shadow Guard back to the post house.

Ye Lingxi lived in the east side hall. When Hehe and Lingdang were packing their luggage, Aunt Qiu exclaimed with joy that the eldest princess had not changed at all and was still as radiant as before. She walked over to Ye Lingxi and whispered to Ye Lingxi, "Princess, The slave will not admit his mistake, that is the eldest princess, and there will definitely be no mistake."

Ye Lingxi thought for a while and asked, "What about your temperament, has it changed?" Aunt Qiu shook her head, "The eldest princess is still the same as before, caring about us slaves and caring about the princess." Ye Lingxi didn't say anything more. What, but she felt a little strange in her heart. The other party really cared about her, but he didn't ask whether her father and queen were okay and how their health was. Was it because she was happy and forgot, was she too embarrassed to ask, or was there some other reason?

Aunt Su came here with a gift. It was a small gift from Concubine Zi. Ye Lingxi opened the box and saw a jade flute inside. She took it out and looked at it. There were four poems engraved on it, two on each side. After reading it, she put the flute back into the box. At this time, a palace maid came over and said that Concubine Li and Concubine Yafei were here.

The two empresses heard that Concubine Zi had given Ye Lingxi a gift, so they came to give it as well. They didn't want Concubine Zi to compete with her, so they asked Concubine Zi what she had given. Ye Lingxi replied that it was a jade flute. Ridiculing Concubine Zi that the gift she gave was a little shabby, Concubine Li asked insinuatingly about Ye Lingxi's attitude toward Emperor Zhou, as if she suspected that she was here to share her favor.

After saying something, Li Fei and Ya Fei went back. Ye Sirou left Ye Lingxi to have dinner with her, personally picking up food for her and taking care of her in every possible way. Then the palace maid came in and announced that the emperor was here. As soon as the announcement was finished, someone walked in. Seeing Ye Lingxi's face, Emperor Zhou Her eyes seemed to be shining brightly, and she walked over quickly with joy on her face to say goodbye. She stretched out her hand to take Ye Lingxi's hand, but she dodged it. She bowed and left, but was stopped by Emperor Zhou again. "Your Majesty, my little sister must be tired after a long journey." Ye Sirou told Ye Lingxi to rest early and had her sent out. Emperor Zhou's eyes never left her body. Ye Lingxi resisted the urge to hit her and quickened her pace to leave.

As soon as she returned to the room, Lingdang couldn't help but said, "Emperor Zhou is so lustful this time. His eyes almost fell off when he stared at the princess." Hehe looked worried, and Aunt Qiu was surprised, thinking about how people change. It's so big, it's completely different from before. Although his temperament has changed so much, his appearance has not changed much, but the look of covetousness on his face has turned his originally upright and handsome features into something wretched and despicable.

Lingdang suggested staying at the inn, but Ye Lingxi thought about it and decided to stay. She wouldn't be scared away so easily before meeting the high priest.

The next day, Emperor Zhou came again and brought a bunch of rare treasures as a reward to Ye Lingxi. He said that he would prepare another palace for her to move in. Tell him what you want, even the stars in the sky. The moon would also be picked off and given to her. Ye Lingxi said that she lived well in her eldest sister's place, so she refused to move to another palace and declined the reward.

Ye Sirou said that this morning someone from the Purple Concubine Palace came to report that Purple Concubine was unwell and asked Emperor Zhou to go over and take a look. After Emperor Zhou left, Ye Lingxi asked, "The Emperor has so many concubines, isn't eldest sister angry? Ye Sirou smiled and said, "There are so many concubines in the palace, but there is only one queen. Apart from me, the emperor will not appoint any other queen." When she said these words, a glimmer of pride flashed in her eyes, Her expression also became a little weird, as if there were real emotions hidden under that face. The next moment she returned to normal and said she would take Ye Lingxi out for a walk.

As soon as they went out, the sky suddenly became overcast and a cool breeze blew. Ye Sirou changed his mind again and said that he couldn't go out anymore and asked Ye Lingxi to go back and rest.

Soon the sky changed, purple lightning flashed in the dark clouds, and rumbles of thunder came from far and near. Soon the big raindrops fell, crackling, and the heavy rain fell all afternoon, until It stopped in the evening.

A palace maid came over and said that Ye Sirou was not feeling well and could not have dinner with Ye Lingxi.

The next day, Ye Sirou asked a palace maid to take Ye Lingxi to see the high priest. She had a headache and couldn't go there together. Ye Lingxi asked Hehe and Lingdang to stay and took Aunt Qiu with them.

Arriving in front of a tall building, the palace maid showed her token to the two guards, explained Ye Lingxi's identity, and took her and Aunt Qiu in. After entering, the palace maid explained that the high priest only saw Ye Lingxi alone, and asked Aunt Qiu to wait downstairs, and then took Ye Lingxi upstairs.

After passing through a long corridor, the two stopped outside the door of the innermost room. The palace maid reported, "My lord, the princess has arrived." A solemn and deep voice came from inside, "Please come in." Listening to the voice, Ye Lingxi guessed that the high priest was not very old. He was around thirty. The palace maid opened the door and waited. After Ye Lingxi entered, he gently closed the door and went downstairs.