Ye Huaiyang is no stranger to Meng Chen's name, and it often appears in the secret reports from the people she sent to the Northland.
The ancestors of the Meng family were the generals guarding the Northland in the earliest days. They have been following this mission for decades and are very popular among the people. With the growth of the clan, the Meng family gradually became the largest famous family in the Northland. Meng Qi is the head of the family of this generation. He has a deep relationship with Concubine Chen since childhood. After the accident, he hurt Chu Jinglan to the core, which is better than his own son.
Meng Qi only had two daughters, the eldest daughter was already married, and the youngest daughter met Chu Jinglan when she was in full bloom, and then she couldn't let it go. It's a pity that Chu Jinglan was all focused on seizing the throne, and Meng Qi also vowed to To avenge her own sister, this girl's love was not brought to the table.
When Chu Jinglan first arrived in Beidi, he was in a coma for a month due to a serious injury. After waking up, he was unable to walk for a while. Meng Chen took care of him every day. .
Ye Huaiyang only learned about these things later. She was only twelve years old when the situation changed, and she was still ignorant about love affairs. Through the power in the hands of the Patriarch, he secretly inquired about his current situation. In the past two years, as long as she has followed Chu Jinglan, Meng Chen has been in her field of vision.
To some extent, she should have stepped forward and said, "Miss Meng, she has been famous for a long time, and it is rare to see her."
But Ye Huaiyang didn't make a sound, and just looked at Meng Chen with a half-smile, with a calm expression and good manners.
She didn't forget that on the first day this woman came, she broke the jade pendant she gave to Chu Jinglan. It was definitely not a bullshit coincidence. Since the other party came prepared, how could she fight an unprepared battle
In the past six years, she was at a disadvantage, and now that she is in her territory, it is time for her to take charge.
Seeing that they were all standing still, Meng Chen picked up the hem of his skirt and walked down the steps to the two of them, saying, "Are you all hungry? I specially asked the cook to cook northern dishes, do you want to try it?"
Before Chu Jinglan said anything, Ye Huaiyang said lightly, "Okay, I've always wanted to try authentic northern dishes."
Meng Chen seemed to be secretly relieved, "That's great, I'm afraid my cousin won't like it, so I'll go and let them serve it first."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked away, walking briskly and elegantly. The moment the autumn wind blew, she rolled up the layers of her silk skirt, and looked from a distance like a pink rose blooming in the wind, soft and gentle. Add a little prettier.
Chu Jinglan turned her head to look at Ye Huaiyang, her eyes were pale as water, reflecting her shadow lightly, "Don't you like spicy food? Northern food is sweet."
Hearing this, Ye Huaiyang finally smiled, raised his fingers and walked towards the mansion, saying as he walked, "It's good to change the taste occasionally."
Chu Jinglan didn't say a word.
The main hall of the palace.
Usually, Chu Jinglan usually eats three meals a day in the study, and occasionally eats in the attic when Ye Huaiyang comes, but this serious dining room has been idle for a long time. Some decorations, such as the eight-treasure bottle with lotus pattern, the white marble hollowed-out panchi tea set, all smashed into Ye Huaiyang's eyes, as if giving birth to arms, showing their teeth and claws, showing off their might.
Crescent Moon cursed inwardly: "She really considers herself the mistress of this palace!"
Ye Huaiyang didn't respond to this kind of behavior of overstepping the kitchen. He pulled up the corner of his skirt and sat at the octagonal table. The table was already filled with twelve kinds of delicacies. Songyu mandarin duck, stuffed crab orange, mountain and sea soup and other hot dishes, as well as appetizers such as candied peach blossom, Guanghan cake, and even a pot of lychee wine, aromatic glycol, clear and refreshing like a spring, you can smell it from afar fragrance.
"It's rich." Chu Jinglan raised his lips slightly, and took a chopstick of crab meat and put it in his mouth to taste, "Yes, that's the taste."
Meng Chenjiao said angrily, "So many dishes, you only choose the cool crab to eat, have you forgotten that you have a bad stomach?"
"You let the cook do it, but you don't let me eat it, what's the reason?" Chu Jinglan raised his eyebrows, and there was a subtle joy in his eyes. Although it was short-lived, it was as charming as jade.
"I made it for my cousin."
Meng Chen was arguing with Chu Jinglan, no matter how big or small, and when Crescent Moon heard it, it felt like a flirtation. He couldn't bear it, so he raised his head and glanced at them. On the side, the chopsticks poked directly into Ye Huaiyang's bowl, and there was a piece of white and tender crab meat on it.
"If that's the case, try this dish too."
Meng Chen's face froze instantly.
Ye Huaiyang also turned around, her heart skipped half a beat, but her face was calm. After tasting it, she said indifferently, "The meat is tender and sweet, it's not bad."
"Then... Sister-in-law should eat more." Meng Chen smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. Ye Huaiyang could see it clearly, but he just hooked his lips, and immediately buried his head in the meal, and stopped talking.
If Meng Chen was acting like this on purpose to show her, she would have miscalculated. Since she knew about her and Chu Jinglan's past, she would not care about it. Instead, it was the bad stomach that caught her attention. No wonder the maid said Chu Jinglan didn't eat much, probably because of this, she had to ask Lu Heng to see what was going on.
With something in mind, no matter how delicious the food was, he lost his appetite. Ye Huaiyang flicked his chopsticks a few times before he was too lazy to move. Chu Jinglan didn't eat much. The bowl chopsticks, Meng Chen has been keeping a close eye on them. Seeing this situation, he lowered his eyelashes slightly. After a while, he took out a box from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
"Cousin, I didn't tell you that you were busy a few days ago. I took this piece of jade to the jade shop and looked at it, and they all said there was no way to repair it. I'm sorry, cousin, it's all my fault."
She slowly opened the lid of the box, revealing two crystal jade petals. The green lotus leaf and the tail-tailed green carp were lifelike, but they were cut off, which is quite regrettable.
Chu Jinglan's eyes froze slightly.
Ye Huaiyang took a sip of the lychee wine, her emotions were not fluctuating, she didn't even look at Yupei, like an outsider, she just tilted her head towards the crescent moon inadvertently, and a sharp light flashed from the corner of her eyes.
Meng Chen saw that Chu Jinglan was silent and took out the jade pendant she brought last time, and said softly: "Fortunately, there is this one, you wear it first, I will go back to the street to pick a good piece of material, and then find someone. Would you like to carve the exact same one?"
Chu Jinglan stared at the thing in her hand and didn't move, but Ye Huaiyang spoke up: "Miss Meng, I have always loved jade, can you let me appreciate your jade pendant?"
"Of course you can." Meng Chen smiled slightly, a strange look flashed in his eyes, but he offered it with kindness.
Ye Huaiyang took it over and gently rubbed it for a while, then turned over and looked at it, the snow-white soft weeds and the green jade pendants complemented each other, and they both showed a radiant brilliance. She complimented a few words in a low voice, and then she was about to return the jade pendant to Meng Chen, but for some reason, the jade pendant rubbed her palm and slipped out. Looking at it, I was furious for a while.
"you-"
Her eyes showed panic, and half of her body was leaning towards this side, and suddenly she stopped moving.
The jade pendant did not land.
It turned out that at the moment when the jade pendant slipped, Crescent Moon, who had been standing beside him for a long time, nimbly stretched out his hands to catch it. It was almost suspended in the air, and the tassels were still swaying gently, but after a while, it was gathered in the palm of his hand, and then handed over to it again. Ye Huaiyang.
"It's really dangerous." Ye Huaiyang said this, but there was no panic on her face. She pressed the jade pendant and pushed it slightly against the edge of the table, and the thing returned to Meng Chen. She breathed a sigh of relief and immediately raised her head. Looking at Ye Huaiyang, her gentle face almost didn't hold back.
How dare she tease herself like that!
The atmosphere was stagnant for a while, Ye Huaiyang didn't seem to notice it, wiped his mouth slowly, then got up and said, "Husband, I'll retire first, you and Miss Meng take it easy."
After she finished speaking, she left the main hall, her long skirt dragged on the ground, and a lake blue tail was drawn, like a nimble little snake, she turned around the corner and disappeared. Chu Jinglan immediately retracted his gaze and called Tang Qingfeng. Under his signal, Tang Qingfeng carefully took the jade pendant into his arms. Meng Chen stared at this scene and took a deep breath, then smiled, as if nothing was wrong. He greeted Chu Jinglan as if to continue eating.
On the way back to Fuyuxuan, Crescent Moon asked angrily, "Miss, you still let me pick up that thing, why didn't you just smash it?"
Ye Huaiyang looked at her coolly and said, "If a dog bites you, why don't you go back and bite it?"
Crescent Moon choked, thinking that it was such a reason, so she kept silent.
The two of them were about to walk to the door of the Moon Cave, and they happened to bump into Ci Yuan. Seeing that he just came back from the outside, he must have something to report in a hurry, but he didn't speak in a hurry, and followed Ye Huaiyang into the room before saying : "Miss, Aunt Qu just sent a letter saying that the noble person Bai died."
"Dead?" Ye Huaiyang raised her head suddenly, her expression full of shock, "When did it happen? Who killed it?"
"As for what happened last night, it seems that it was the emperor's own hands..."
last night? Could it be that Tang Qingfeng came knocking on the door just for this
Ye Huaiyang closed her eyes and combed her thoughts while suppressing the surprise in her heart. Now it doesn't matter whether Chu Jinglan knows about it or not. The important thing is that they only met the queen mother and the queen an hour ago, and they didn't pay attention to their behavior at all. Seeing any clues, it seems that they have made up their minds not to be mourned.
But what is the purpose of the emperor doing this? In terms of his brutal character, once it is determined that the Bai family betrayed him, the Bai family will definitely be wiped out...
She thought silently, and understood in an instant.
Although the emperor wanted to get rid of the Bai family quickly, he still had to worry about the public opinion in the court. First, he couldn't kill someone while Chu Jinglan was getting married, otherwise the rumored green hat would be real. Second, he couldn't rashly kill the hero, otherwise It will make the courtiers heartbroken. He needs to find an upright reason to take over the Bai family, so as to prevent them from jumping over the wall and publicizing what happened in the past. After everything has calmed down, think of a way to kill the isolated and helpless Chu Jinglan, so that the courtiers will not be shaken.
So, he is now waiting for the moment.
Ye Huaiyang had a lot of dreams, and of course Ye Huaiyang also wanted the Bai family to be resolved quickly, but she had no good idea for a while. After thinking about it, she decided to discuss it with Chu Jinglan, so as to avoid her acting privately and making him unhappy.
Marrying her husband, she remembered it.
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