However, the next moment, his expression slowly became serious.

He said, "How are you talking to him?"

I looked up at him and smiled subconsciously: "It's great."

As soon as I finished saying this, I regretted it.

Even if he thought with his heels, I would never be able to have a "very good" conversation between public and private.

He looked at me and his eyes flashed slightly.

I was also short of anger and lowered my head to avoid his gaze. He didn't ask, but just looked at me quietly. After a while, I finally raised my head and said softly: "In fact, there is nothing to say between me and him. He had asked me about the capital before, and there were some things that I didn't have time to explain in detail. But one thing-"

"What's wrong?"

I thought about it and said, "He, he wants to see Wei Ningyuan."

"Wei Ningyuan?" He was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and thought for a while before he thought of this person, and immediately said, "Did you tell him about Shen Xiaokun?"

"Um."

"Why?"

"Even if you don't tell him now, you can't hide this matter from him. After all, the second brother of Zhao took over Yangzhou with the help of Shen Xiaokun. Wen Fengxi could not hide it from him and not report it. He knew it would be a matter sooner or later."

Liu Qinghan frowned slightly, thought for a while before nodding, but said worriedly: "Tell him that it is not a big deal, I am just worried - in the Jima River Valley, the Shen family committed an unforgivable crime of rebellion, and it has been destroyed. Now the emperor knows whether Shen Xiaokun's whereabouts will bring him danger."

I said, "I actually have this worry, so I told him for a long time. But I think, no matter what, our people are guarding him all over Yangzhou now, so the emperor cannot destroy the Great Wall at this time."

He nodded and said, "I'm just worried about the future."

“…”

"No matter what, we must help Shen Xiaokun think of a perfect solution. He cannot be affected by us because of helping us conquer Yangzhou."

He said, frowned deeply, and under the reflection of the candlelight, the hanging needle patterns seemed even more profound.

I looked at him without saying a word for a moment, and after he was concentrating on his mind for a long time, he finally felt my gaze and looked up at me: "You, what are you looking at?"

I smiled at the corner of my mouth: "I am recalling the events that happened in the Juma Valley."

“…”

"If it weren't for my experience and personal experience, I would have thought it was a dream."

Hearing my almost joking tone, his expression finally calmed down a little, and he said, "Why?"

I smiled and said, "Look at you're worried about Shen Xiaokun now. Who would have thought that you two were in that river, and they were in a fierce manner. He wanted to kill you, and you also wanted to kill him."

When he heard my words, his eyes flashed slightly, as if he remembered what happened at that time. However, the fight between life and life at that time became far away at this time. All the fears, struggles, and fighting were already sealed in the depths of memory. What he could truly feel was as if some gentle emotions were still some gentle emotions.

He was silent for a while before chuckling: "To put it, actually, I have no deep hatred between him and me."

“…”

"He is just carrying the burden of filial piety and cannot control himself, and I, I just don't want him to hurt-"

I looked at him: "What?"

Under my focused gaze, he seemed to blush a little, and waved his fingers gently, as if he wanted to throw this topic away: "It's nothing."

I looked at him with a smile, and didn't speak.

However, after he was quiet for a while, he seemed to feel something faintly, and his eyebrows frowned again: "But, why did he meet Wei Ningyuan when you tell him about Shen Xiaokun?"

“…”

"He should see Shen Xiaokun."

“…”

It seems that it is a slight effort for him to lie to me, and it is really not easy for me to hide it from him.

I said, "Because, he also has some things, things in the past, I have to ask Wei Ningyuan."

"Things from the past? What's happening?"

The deeper he asked, I became hesitant. In fact, I told him not to lie to me. Relatively speaking, I shouldn’t lie to him. In fact, I was not willing to lie to him, but this matter - no matter what, I dare not tell him before I figured out the truth, which will not only make the current situation more complicated, but more importantly, it will mess up his heart!

I said, "You, you will know then."

“…”

He glanced at me again.

In fact, when two people have come to this day, sometimes they are like one person. I often say the first half of the sentence, and his eyes have already revealed the emotions in the second half. When he does something, I can almost understand what he wants. Therefore, when saying this sentence and seeing his eyes, I understand that he must know that I have something to hide from him.

Fortunately, he didn't delve deeper, just smiled: "Okay."

In this way, it seemed like I had passed the test.

But my mood was not really relaxed. Even if he didn't ask me now, what was the truth and what kind of emotions he would have when that day came. Everything was unknown to me and even more uneasy.

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On this day, everyone seemed to be in a bad mood. There was no banquet at night. The servants in the marquis's mansion delivered the meal to everyone's room. Qinghan and I barely ate a little, and then he went back to his room.

No words all night.

The next morning, I got up very early and went to Miaoyan's place before I even had breakfast.

When she entered the door, she was holding her cheek with both hands and staring at the dishes on the table. It was not until I walked in front of her that she realized: "Scared, mom? Why are you here?"

I smiled and said, "Can you come and see you?"

"No, of course not."

As she said, the original panic turned into cramps, and I naturally sat down, looked at the fragrant meals on her table, and said with a smile: "It just so happened that my mother didn't have breakfast, come and eat with you, okay?"

"Of course, OK."

She seemed happy, but she was still cramped. I know that she should have let go of Liu Qinghan's affairs, but when facing us, she will definitely feel embarrassed and embarrassed.

I just don't want this emotion to affect the relationship between us mother and daughter.

The maid who served her set up bowls and chopsticks for us, but I saw that in addition to the two of us, she put a pair of bowls and chopsticks opposite us.

I was stunned for a moment, and Miaoyan also said, "There are too many."

At this moment, a smiling voice rang behind him—

"You can't let me eat with my hands, right?"

My brows frowned, and Miaoyan turned his head and immediately stood up: "Father!"

I stood up on the edge of the table, turned around and saw Pei Yuanhao slowly walking in from outside. I don’t know if it was because of the morning light or his mood, the haze in his body when I saw him yesterday was swept away at this time, with a faint and gentle smile on his face.

I said, "Men's daughter pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

I raised my hand to me and said nothing more, then walked to the opposite side of me and sat down. Seeing that Miaoyan and I were still standing, I smiled and said, "Are you all standing and having a meal?"

We looked at each other and sat down silently.

He said to Miaoyan: "These days, my father and your mother are all busy with their own things. I haven't been able to spend more time with you. It's rare that I have nothing to do this morning. We can sit down and have a meal."

Miaoyan's eyes lit up, but she didn't dare to say anything more, so she just said softly: "Thank you, Father."

Her current attitude and temper are much calmer than when she was in Jinling, and even when she first entered the palace. It is thought that it was the result of Chang Qing and the others' teachings. In this way, she really looks like a qualified princess, but she lacks the virginity and straightforwardness of a child. Pei Yuanhao probably understood it herself. He reached out and touched her hair with a little regret and a little emotion: "My wonderful words have really grown up."

I sat next to me, frowned slightly and didn't say anything.

I really didn't expect that he would come.

In fact, it is not a big deal for three people to sit down and have a meal, but-

I was struggling in my heart, and he had already picked up the chopsticks: "Eat something."

I had nothing to say, so I started eating with Miaoyan.

Although there are no meat and fish on the dining table, Miaoyan still prepared a plate of fragrant fried eggs with scallions, which were golden and shiny, which was very attractive. Pei Yuanhao picked up a chopstick into her bowl and said softly: "Eat more."

Miaoyan held the bowl: "Thank you, Father."

He smiled, picked up another chopstick, but put it in my bowl.

I was slightly stunned and looked up at him: "Your Majesty--"

"Shh!"

He immediately raised his chopsticks on his lips and said, "Don't say anything."

"But--"

"I see that you are much more haggard. Now everyone has to fast and eat vegetarian food. Just eat a little of this to replenish your body."

He had already said this, and it was absolutely impossible for me to lift the dishes out of the bowl again, but as I looked at Miaoyan biting the chopsticks in his mouth, a look of joy appeared on his face and looked at us. It was really hard for me to swallow this piece of scrambled egg.

I thought about it and still put the scrambled eggs to Miaoyan.

His expression suddenly became dark.

I lowered my head and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, but the people's women cannot break the rules. Besides, the food in the Marquis's house is not dull, and the women's bodies are unimpeded."

I thought he wouldn't be able to get along with me for a small scrambled egg. Sure enough, he smiled faintly and stopped saying anything.

I was relieved, too.

But the next moment, the scrambled egg was put back into my bowl.
Chapter completed!