The little lady in the palace

Chapter 170 Two Doubles
The eunuch who "informed" Meng Junhuai at the front left in a hurry, and naturally arrived earlier than the eldest son of the emperor.After he explained the whole story clearly, the eldest son of the emperor and Xi Yao just walked into the place where the banquet was held.

His arrival stunned all the guests, and they all stood up to greet him.After exchanging greetings with the clan members for a while, the eldest son of the emperor found Xie Jiqing under the leadership of Xi Yao. As soon as Xie Jiqing said "Your Highness", the eldest son saw the figure leaving in a hurry under the corridor a few steps away.

"Master Xie, wait a moment." He nodded and walked away, Xie Jiqing had no time to stop him and had to let him go, then looked at the daughter next to him, and laughed: "Xi Yao..."

Xi Yao was playing with him, and she didn't want to talk to him at all.At that moment, she thought about it, pretending that she didn't hear her father calling her, and hurriedly chased after the eldest son of the emperor: "Your Highness!"

The eldest son of the emperor glanced back at her without stopping, but when he looked down the corridor, he could no longer see the sixth uncle.

The corridor diverged into two roads soon after turning a corner, and further ahead was an elegant courtyard, where the sight was blocked by numerous mountains.

Uncle Six runs fast enough...

Meng Shiying was furious in his heart, and it was not easy to talk to the girl who led the way. When Xi Yao caught up, he calmed down and said, "Miss Xie, stay, I still have to go see Uncle Liu first. When I want to see Mr. Xie later, I will come again." Lao girl lead the way."

Xi Yao didn't know about the twists and turns between them, she just thought it was just right that he didn't want to see her father right now, so she immediately said, "Your Majesty and Your Highness are going to find my uncle together... It just so happens that My Majesty is going back to Qingyuan today, If Uncle goes back now, the courtiers will go with them!"

"..." Meng Shijin felt that something was wrong, so she couldn't help but look at her twice more.

The girl in front of her was about the age of just reaching Ji, she was born fair and clean, and she looked like a lady from every family.But the emotion between her brows and eyes was clearly complicated, as if she was angry or unwilling.

Meng Shiying wasn't in the mood to ask questions, so after thinking about it, he just said, "I also want to go to Qingyuan to see Uncle Liu, but he probably won't see me. If I go with Miss Xie, the girl can knock on the door of Qingyuan." door?"

what……?
Xie Xiyao immediately realized that she was going to be used, and the other party made it very clear that "I want to use you".

"Your Highness..." Xi Yao froze, she didn't need to think about it and knew that it must be related to political affairs, and she didn't want to get involved in these matters at all.

What should I do if there is an emperor's eldest son and a biological father later?Xi Yao felt that her own father could handle it better.

She took two steps back with a low eyebrow and pleasing to the eye, and said, "Since my uncle has left now... It's good for my daughter to return to Qingyuan two days later, and I can go home to spend two more days with my parents."

"Well, that's fine, it's always right to be more filial." The eldest son of the emperor nodded gently, Xi Yao's heart relaxed, and he followed up with the next sentence in a blink of an eye. "Then I'll send someone to take a message to Xie's family. When the girl returns to Qingyuan, let them reply to me. I will go with the girl."

Xi Yao:? ? ?
She realized that she had to be a stepping stone for the eldest son of the emperor, and now she had to be a stepping stone and had to go back and gamble with her own father for two more days, which was too bad.

It's like losing my wife and losing my army!
So for Xi Yao, this matter is a one-shot extension and a one-shot retraction.The words of the eldest son of the emperor were delivered directly to the family, and it was impossible for the family to help her deceive the eldest son of the emperor.

So the next day, Xi Yao obediently told her family that she was going back to Qingyuan, and then saw the emperor's eldest son's guard of honor as soon as she left the house.

This was the first time Xiyao had the tragic feeling of "going to die generously" when she went to see her uncle and aunt. She walked to the side of the carriage to greet her, and the voice from inside was very polite: "I'm sorry, miss."

Xi Yao wanted to go to the carriage prepared for her by her family, but saw the eunuch next to her bowing down and making a "please" gesture, obviously asking her to get into the carriage of the eldest son of the emperor.

"...Your Highness." Xi Yao was inexplicably nervous, and explained, "My daughter has her own carriage."

The voice in the car laughed: "Does the girl want Uncle Six to think that you agreed to take me there, or does Uncle Six think that I stopped you at the gate of Xie's house and forced you to take me there?"

...?
Xi Yao was taken aback for a moment, thinking that it could still be like this?Then he felt that of course it was better not to cause trouble for himself, and he immediately got into the carriage as soon as he gritted his teeth.

The carriage drove up slowly, and Xi Yao felt inexplicably nervous more and more.

The feeling of getting along now is obviously different from that day leading the way for the eldest son of the emperor.She was just leading the way that day, and because she was "concentrated" on getting angry at home, she didn't pay much attention to His Highness.

But now, there were only the two of them in the carriage, and no one spoke.Her attention came naturally to him, and she became curious about him belatedly.

He is the eldest son of the emperor who is under one person and above ten thousand people!Xi Yao had heard a lot about him, and her uncle and aunt said he was smart and righteous.She also knew that almost all the turmoil in the capital these years had something to do with him. He was definitely an important figure in the Great Yin Dynasty, but it was a pity that he was not in good health.

Now, this character who has been living in the "legend" is so close to her.

She was nervous and excited for no reason, and felt that she should seize this opportunity and say something to him, but she didn't know what to say.

So Meng Shijin closed his eyes and meditated, and when he opened his eyes, he found that the eyes of the girl next to him were looking at him brightly.

He looked back as a matter of course, Xi Yao was suddenly stunned, and then became more and more stunned.

I can't tell what it feels like, but if I have to say it, her heart is beating fast, and then her face is getting hotter and hotter.

Meng Shijin frowned, looked sideways at the low cabinet beside him, opened the drawer to have a look, and took out a small box of plums for her.

Then he comforted her and said: "Miss Xie, don't be so nervous, I know it well, I won't let Uncle Six blame the girl."

"..." She could only respond with "Oh", as if she didn't have the time to think about it, she opened the box in a panic and took out a plum to eat.She heard him sneer, and then the whole journey was very quiet, he continued to close his eyes to rest his mind, while she silently ate her plums until Qingyuan appeared in front of her eyes.

In Qingyuan, Meng Junhuai, who was playing chess with his four sons at the same time, forgot which chess board he should put on when he heard the words.

"What did you say?" He threw the chess piece back into the chess box in surprise, frowning, "What's going on?"

"I heard it was... I heard that Miss Cousin was coming to Qingyuan, and the eldest son of the emperor stopped her as soon as she left the mansion, so she came here together." The eunuch in front of him bowed and said.

What does this mean?If he doesn't show up behind closed doors, will the eldest son of the emperor want to take Xi Yao under the knife?
Meng Junhuai didn't think it would be possible, this kind of method really didn't seem like what Meng Shiying would do.only……

It's just that such an upright person as Meng Shiying has done such things that at least seem to be "coercion and temptation", and it seems really inappropriate to see him again.

Relatives are placed here, and each other has to give each other face.

So Meng Junhuai asked his sons to retreat first, and went to the gate of Qingyuan to welcome the eldest son himself.When the two met, they both smiled.

"Oh, Sixth Uncle is safe and sound." Meng Shijin nodded.

Meng Junhuai squinted at Xi Yao, who was bowing her head beside her, and raised her eyebrows: "Your Highness is as brave as before."

Then the communication process between the two people was of course not so pleasant.Although they all smiled and were very polite, every word and word seemed to be a trick.

The words of the eldest son of the emperor remained the same. The basic meaning was "Sixth Uncle, don't hide. You go back to Beijing first. We are all one family. Is there anything we can't discuss?".

Meng Junhuai was so lucky to hear that, he thought to himself, is it appropriate to discuss the matter of the throne like this?Besides, Brother Huang said out of nowhere that he would respect him if he respected him, and he didn't discuss it in advance?

In the son-in-law's mansion, Meng Yujing's heart has been hanging from the moment she heard that her brother was going to see Prince Yi.

In the evening, she heard the result: her elder brother had returned to the palace, but Prince Yi was still in Qingyuan.

Uncle Six is ​​really determined.

Meng Yujing didn't know what to say.

Her father was destined to be the crown prince, and she knew it from a very young age.And in her eyes, that seat must be what everyone wants.

Right now, it seems that there is no absolute in everything, even if it is that high-ranking seat, there will be people who can't avoid it.

And this truth is not difficult for her to understand now, and she is experiencing a similar feeling.

Her son-in-law is a young talent selected by her father Wanli. He used to work in the Hanlin Academy, and it is said that he is also a person that many noble girls like.

But she didn't like him, and she didn't even bother to know more about him.Will nod and agree to marry him, just because the person she cares about is already married, she thinks it doesn't make sense to choose any more, it doesn't matter who it is.

Meng Yujing was in a mess, and stood in front of the window looking at the moon in a daze for a long while.She was thinking about Sixth Uncle's affairs and thinking about her own affairs at the same time, so that she didn't even react when someone entered the house. When she realized it, that person was already beside her.

"Princess." He reached out to put a cloak on her, but Meng Yujing avoided it almost subconsciously.

She was very conflicted in her heart, she didn't look at him, and said indifferently: "I still want to sleep by myself, and the son-in-law should rest early."

"Yeah." He nodded, his eyes paused on her face for a while, and said, "The minister will stay with the princess for a while."

"No need, I like to be by myself." She let out a breath, and then looked out of the window again, obviously not wanting to pay more attention to him.

The son-in-law didn't say much, and after a long time, Meng Yujing heard a sigh.

She looked at the moonlight and said, "You don't have to worry so much. It's because I don't like you. If you want to go out and find some girls who suit you, I won't bother with you."

Meng Yujing knew that in every generation of the dynasty there were princesses with stronger tempers who did not get along well with the son-in-law, so she took care of herself and let the son-in-law go to "play" elsewhere.She used to think that was not good, but now she suddenly felt that it was actually not bad.

At least it's easy for everyone.

"Princess thinks too much." The voice beside her had a helpless smile, "I won't."

Meng Yujing shook her head: "I know you promised your father to treat me well. But I didn't take it seriously, and you don't have to care."

She felt that sentence was too insignificant.As long as her status as a princess is still there, any man who has the opportunity to marry her can say that.But who do they think they are?Does she lack their kindness?

"I don't need to care about that promise." The son-in-law's reply paused for a moment, and then, it seemed that there was a little nervousness, "But the promise I made to the emperor...was not just for marrying the princess. "

Meng Yujing was startled, then she frowned and looked over, with a bit of warning: "I don't like to listen to sweet words, you should stop with enough."

His face turned dark for a moment, he was silent for a while, and then he bowed to her: "Your Majesty, leave."

The room was soon completely quiet.Meng Yujing thought about it for a while, then called her maidservant to come in and wash her hands.

"Princess." The servant girl lowered her voice when she was washing her face, and whispered, "The son-in-law is in the west room, look..."

"Just let him stay." Meng Yujing said immediately, her tone was so blunt that she could call it heartless, "I have no relationship with him, and it doesn't matter to me what he does."

(End of this chapter)