“Shen Miao, is it because I don’t let people call you, you won’t come here at all?”
The atmosphere in the room was condensed, his eyes were as sharp as a blade, and although his face was pale, his aura was never weak.
Shen Miao said, "You think too much."
“Are you hiding something from me?” Xie Jing Xing asked.
Shen Miao shook her head, "No." How to say it? In all fairness, this life was completely different from the previous one, and Xie Jing Xing might not really have anything to do with Madam Mei. But including Fu Ming and Wan Yu, she couldn't see this kind of thing rationally and detachedly.
If she didn't have the slightest affection for Xie Jing Xing, then maybe it would be much simpler. The most fearful thing is that the relationship is mixed with other things. Hate is not hate, and love is not love. In the end, it breeds countless fears, and I don’t even have the courage to face the problem.
Xie Jing Xing gave her a deep look, Shen Miao was afraid that some of her secret thoughts might be seen, so she said, “Since you are in good health, you should rest more, the night is long, after taking the medicine, go to bed earlier.” Stand up, turn around and leave.
“Do you want to leave so impatiently?” Xie Jing Xing’s voice came from behind, and seemed to have some invisible grievances: “I heard that you didn’t come to see me these few days. But the first time I opened my eyes, But thinking that you must be terrified." He raised the corner of his mouth, lowered his eyes and said, "I am self-indulgent."
Shen Miao didn't say anything, pushed the door and walked out, after walking a few steps, she stopped abruptly.
Xie Jing Xing would definitely find out that she was abnormal, for a sensitive person like him, if he found out, her secret could not be explained at all. The matter of Chang Zai Qing was related to her family in the end, but this Li Mei sister and brother had never met her and they were Xie Jing Xing's benefactor. It is because everyone in Long Ye now knows about it, so Li Mei's sister and brother can't have an accident, and once they suspect her, they will even throw dirty water on Prince Rui's mansion.
On one side is the calamity that may be brought in, and on the other side is wanting to eradicate the enemies of the previous life as soon as possible, and letting them live longer in this world is torture for Shen Miao. It was also related to Xie Jing Xing, Shen Miao felt that after coming to Great Liang for so many days, she finally encountered her greatest disaster.
Bajiao walked over with the empty medicine bowl, saw Shen Miao stunned for a moment, and said, “Why did Madam come out so quickly? Why don’t you sit with the master for a while longer?”
“No need.” Shen Miao said, “You take care of him.” She walked forward without looking back.
Two days later, Mo Qing came to Shen Miao with the information he had heard.
He said: "This pair of siblings are from Qinzhou, the sons and daughters of a merchant family, but they were adopted. The merchant's wife died early, and the master passed away not long ago. Before he died, tell them that they were wrong. They came to Long Ye to look for relatives. But there are no clues."
“Impossible.” Shen Miao stood up.
Mo Qing said: "There is only so much information that can be inquired. The subordinates have people in Qinzhou to inquire. Neighbors all know that they grew up watching this pair of sisters and brothers."
"Are you sure that Li Mei has not been to Ming Qi?" Shen Miao's fingernails were embedded in her palm unconsciously.
"She has never traveled far, this is the first time she has left outside Qinzhou." Mo Qing said.
Shen Miao closed her eyes.
"Li Mei and Li Ke were both in the Prince's Mansion for the past two days. They occasionally went to Ji Mansion to speak with Mrs. Ji, but did nothing."
Shen Miao asked, "Then, have they met His Highness?"
"That's not true. Without the communication, no one can see His Highness in person, not even the savior." Mo Qing replied.
“I understand, you go down and continue to pay attention to this pair of sisters and brother, if there is any movement, let me know immediately.” Shen Miao said.
Mo Qing stepped back.
After Mo Qing left, Shen Miao sat back on the chair and gradually lowered her eyes.
Since Mo Qing was inquiring, he would definitely not miss any clues. Under such circumstances, he inquired about such news, or this life was really different from the previous one, from Ming Qi's courtier Qian Jin to Great Liang's. The merchant's daughter, it's really strange. Or, this pair of sisters and brothers are too good at hiding, their net worth is pure and innocent, and they can't see any clues.
In this way, even if she told Mrs. Ji that the two had bad intentions, no one would believe it. Brothers and sisters of merchants who grew up in Qinzhou since childhood, came to Longye for the first time to find relatives and said they wanted to murder the Prince’s Mansion. Who can believe it
She got up and originally wanted to go see Xie Jing Xing, but when she thought that Li Mei and her brother were still pretending to be Xie Jing Xing's benefactors, and the possible connection between the Great Liang royal family and Li Mei sister and brother in the previous life, she felt it was difficult to face it.
After all, that step has not been taken.
…
Weiyang Palace.
After listening to the palace maid in front of Empress Xian De finished speaking, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a light smile on her face, and said, "Since you are awake, there is no danger, come here, go to this palace The two hundred-year-old ginseng in the box were sent to the Prince's Mansion, so that the Prince could repair his body." Then he suddenly remembered something and said, "Does the emperor know about this?"
"Your Majesty already knows." The palace maid smiled.
"Just in time, Ben Gong will talk to him about this." Empress Xian De was about to get up.
The palace maid said hesitantly, "Your Majesty is at the concubine Jing's place at the moment... about celebrating..."
Empress Xian De paused for a moment, and then smiled gently: "In this case, I don't have to go to this palace." But there was a hint of unnoticeable sadness in her eyes.
"However, Niangniang, when my servant heard about the awakening of His Royal Highness, I also heard some ladies talking, saying..."
"say what?"
"It seems that the princess doesn't like the pair of siblings who saved His Royal Highness's life, and she is very difficult. Maybe it's because she is jealous of the other's beauty more than her, or maybe it's because she doesn't want His Royal Highness to be saved at all..." At the end , but his voice gradually weakened, and he seemed to know that what he said was outrageous.
"Nonsense!" Empress Xian De shouted sharply, "How could the princess not want His Royal Highness to be saved!"
The palace maid was so frightened that she didn't dare to look up immediately.
Empress Xian De calmed down after this stern shout, and she said lightly, "Do you want to say that the princess is jealous? This palace feels that just being a benefactor can cause such a big storm. Brothers and sisters are not easy to take care of."
The Weiyang Palace was silent and no one spoke. Empress Xian De sat on a high position, her eyes changed, but she seemed extremely lonely.
… .
For more than ten days, Shen Miao kept herself in the room and thought carefully about the best way to both worlds, but no matter what she thought, she could not be sure that there would be no future troubles. The opportunity of Li Mei sister and brother to appear in this life placed them both in a very sensitive position, it was almost a natural barrier, Shen Miao could not move.
And these ten days, she was also avoiding Xie Jing Xing deliberately. Because every time he faced Xie Jing Xing, there would be countless suspicions in his mind. If sister Li Mei in the previous life was really related to Xie Jing Xing, Shen Miao really did not know how to face Xie Jing Xing, and she was afraid that their relationship as husband and wife would inevitably come to an end.
Because between Wan Yu and Fu Ming, she couldn't pretend that nothing happened.
This morning, when Shen Miao woke up, her expression was very ugly. Jing Zhe and Gu Yu both saw that something was wrong with her, and after asking several times, Shen Miao only perfunctory, but she was still in shock.
Last night, she had a whole night of dreams. She dreamed that in the Kunning Palace in Dingjing, Wan Yu and Fu Ming were eating fruit and chatting in front of her. When the blood came, she panicked and looked for the imperial physician. When she raised her head, she saw Mei Furen and Fu Xiu Yi approaching. Fu Xiu Yi had someone tied her up and abandoned Wan Yu and Fu Ming, whose lives were unknown, in the palace with her. The fire burned the Kunning Palace clean.
The raging fire licked the Kunning Palace, and quickly swept Wan Yu and Fu Ming into it. She screamed heart-breakingly, but saw Madam Mei smiling, and said to her, "You lost."
Shen Miao woke up suddenly from the dream, the summer sun was the morning and it was almost noon hot, almost dazzling the eyes of the flowers. Shen Miao broke out in a cold sweat and her whole body was drenched in sweat. However, the despairing expressions of Wan Yu and Fu Ming filled her head, making her restless.
She just came out of the yard, but she saw Li Mei who was walking outside.
Seeing Shen Miao, Li Mei immediately stopped and bowed to her.
Shen Miao darkened her eyes, whenever she encountered this woman in front of her, she would try her best to restrain her killing intent. Especially the dream from last night, she couldn't help but stretch out her hand to strangle the other party to death. The fingertips in her sleeve pierced the palm of her hand, causing a slight pain, which made her a little awake.
Shen Miao glanced at Li Mei and said, "Miss Li, where is this going?" Her tone was blunt, with some kind of strange meaning that could not be concealed no matter how hard it was to cover it up.
Li Mei said with a smile, "His Royal Highness has woken up, and today he summoned our sister and brother to come over. The second brother has already passed by first, and the women are planning to rush over." She looked at Shen Miao with a bit of shame and said, "To disturb the mansion. For many days, after seeing His Royal Highness today, it is time for the two people to leave. The princess has taken care of us a lot, and I haven’t said a word of thanks yet.”
Shen Miao sneered in her heart, she had never had anyone "take care" of these two people, thinking it was Madam Ji's idea. In addition, everyone in this mansion saw that they saved Xie Jing Xing's life, so they were more polite to them.
“Why did you say to leave?” Shen Miao said calmly, “We haven’t 'repaid' you well yet.”
Li Mei shook his head: "We came to Long Ye to look for relatives. Since His Royal Highness is already well, we should leave."
Shen Miao twitched the corners of her mouth and did not even bother to smile. Is it because they were looking for relatives, Shen Miao couldn't believe Li Mei, who knew what they were doing in Long Ye
Li Mei looked at Shen Miao and suddenly said in a soft voice, "Princess Concubine, is there any way that the people have offended Wang Fei and Niangniang, the goddess does not seem to like the people."
After all these words were spoken, Shen Miao's attitude towards Li Mei was almost obvious. As for the benefactor who saved Xie Jing Xing, Shen Miao did not see each other again after meeting him on the day he came back. Shen Miao acted properly and gently, it was definitely not forgetting but intentionally doing it, as to why it was like this, it was doubtful.
“I really don’t like you.” Shen Miao held her chin up, she could condescend to her enemies, but she alone could not do this to Madam Mei. She wanted to express her hatred directly, if it wasn't for Prince Rui's residence, if it wasn't because she couldn't explain to Xie Jing Xing... . She chuckled: "Do you want to know why?"
Li Mei looked at her doubtfully, those charming eyes were full of puzzlement, as if there was a bit of sincerity, which was completely different from the contempt Shen Miao remembered.
“Instinct.” Shen Miao said coldly. Then, without looking back, he walked past Li Mei with Jing Zhe and Gu Yu.
Li Mei stood there for a while, shook his head, and left.
And Shen Miao, who was standing far away, looked at her back with a condensed expression like ice.
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu did not dare to say a word, for some reason, they always felt that Shen Miao would become terrifying when facing this strange Mei Furen. That kind of terrifying… was something they had never experienced in Shen Miao before.
“Is it about to leave?” Shen Miao muttered to herself in a low voice and then said coldly, “Can you go?” She turned around, “Call Mo Qing to me.”
Mo Qing quickly came to Shen Miao's room and said, "Madam, this subordinate is trying to report something."
Shen Miao said, "Put your matters aside first, I have more important matters."
Mo Qing was puzzled: "Madam, please speak."
"You killed Li Mei and Li Ke for me."
Mo Qing was stunned.
Shen Miao said, “I thought and thought, although this matter is not right, it may bring disaster to Prince Rui’s residence, but if these two people stay alive, it will be a bigger variable. I would rather bear other charges than I don’t want to let these two people still live, and it will become a bigger disaster in the future. The two wolves have not yet grown their claws, but they have grown together, and it will not be so simple to kill them again.”
“I don’t want to consider this matter thoroughly, I just want to ask you, can you think of ways to kill them?” Shen Miao asked in a low voice. Her voice hovered in the room, as if from hell, but with a deep firmness.
The dreams of Wan Yu and Fu Ming reminded her that she should not be indecisive. Since there is no way to have the best of both worlds, then kill them first. Think about what happened later. Now that the siblings are only the sons and daughters of merchants, it will be much less trouble to kill them. If they find something to rely on later, it will be even more difficult at that time.
Besides, Li Mei also said today that they will leave Prince Rui's residence soon. Where do they go after they leave, to a place where they can be more sheltered? Shen Miao thought that the timing of killing should also be careful and could not be delayed any longer. Li Mei and Li Ke lived for one day, she could not let go of her heart, and she would doubt Xie Jing Xing because of this.
As for the choice between the previous life and this life, she chose to kill Li Mei and Li Ke now. As for what role the Great Liang royal family played in the previous life, she did not want to pursue it. This was the biggest and only concession she made for Xie Jing Xing.
Mo Qing suddenly knelt down and said, "Forgive your subordinates for not being able to do it."
Shen Miao stared at him.
"This is exactly what my subordinate wants to tell my wife. I just inquired about the news that Li Mei's siblings want to find is Ye Maocai, the prime minister of the dynasty, and Li Mei's siblings are Mrs. Ye's children." Mo Qing said, "Ye Maocai. The family has already sent someone."
Shen Miao staggered back a step and said, "What did you say?"
"My subordinates are entrusted by my wife, and I hope my wife will punish you!"
The room was silent for a long time, and Mo Qing hesitated to look up. For some reason, he could almost imagine the disappointment in Shen Miao's eyes, and that powerlessness made him faceless to see what Shen Miao looked like, as if he could not bear this helplessness at all.
It was not known how long it took before Shen Miao's voice came from her head, her voice was desolate and tired, and she said, "It's not your fault, they came well prepared, but I am uncertain and I will miss the opportunity if I hesitate."
"However." Her voice suddenly turned sharp again, as if a sharp blade emerged from the scabbard, sharp and murderous, "Even if there is the Ye family, these two lives, I have to!"
Longye is different from Dingjing. Dingjing is located in the north, and the scenery is the most prosperous in winter, and the most magnificent scenery is wrapped in silver. Longye is located in the south. .
The courtyard is the most remote courtyard, but it can't resist the good night. A pot of tea and a game of chess seems to have the most satisfying things. The man in the blue shirt drank alone under the moon, like a green bamboo growing in the forest.
When Shen Miao came to the courtyard, what she saw was this scene.
Pei Lang sat at the stone table, drinking tea and playing chess. In fact, he is often like this. Even if he was a national teacher at the beginning, his temperament is still as cold as before. Shen Miao always felt that it was not necessarily a good decision for Fu Xiu Yi to let Pei Lang enter the court, Pei Lang's temperament was more suitable for a life like an idle cloud and a wild crane. He reads books, loves saints, likes to play chess, flowers, plants, and bamboo, all of which are elegant things, but what he does is to sway in the court, and each is a means of fighting.
“Mr. Pei.” Shen Miao sat down opposite him.
Pei Lang raised his eyes to see Shen Miao and was slightly surprised. That day Shen Miao ruthlessly separated the relationship between the two of them, no matter how much Pei Lang tolerated it, he was still a man with self-respect, and these days he never took the initiative to come to find Shen Miao. And Shen Miao was not someone who would bow her head voluntarily, now that she appeared in front of him, Pei Lang's trendiness also fluctuated slightly.
“Mr. Pei said before that he would help me, but these words can still count now?” Shen Miao did not intend to have a heart-to-heart relationship with him or play chess and asked directly.
"What thing did you say?" Pei Lang put down the teacup in his hand.
"Everything, but this one, is that I want the lives of Li Mei's sister and brother."
"This is difficult." Pei Lang smiled bitterly.
“It’s more difficult than you think,” Shen Miao said, “These two brothers and sisters have a relationship with the Ye family, saying that they are Ye Maocai’s sons and daughters, and they will soon become Ye Mei and Ye Ke. Impossible. However, I can't let them go."
She said "can't" instead of "don't want to", which means that, no matter what, she wants the lives of the two brothers and sisters.
Pei Lang frowned: "But, why do you have to take their lives?"
Shen Miao smiled a little coldly and she said, "Not everything must have an answer, you ask me why, I also want to ask other questions why. I can't find the answer, how can I tell you?"
Pei Lang looked at the chess pieces on the table and smiled for a while: "I understand. I won't ask you the reason any more, but what do you want me to do."
“You are not good at killing people, but I know what you are capable of.” Shen Miao said, “Since you have become Ye Mei and Ye Ke, the one to deal with is the Ye family. What I want to deal with is the Ye family. No one understands how to overthrow a family in the courthouse better than Mr. Pei. I want you to be my staff. "
Pei Lang was startled, shook his head and said, "I don't understand what you mean, even though I'm with King Ding, I'm only making plans and policies, and I have no experience of overthrowing the enemy. How do you say this?"
Shen Miao smiled but thought in her heart that she naturally knew. Pei Lang was in a daze, looking gentle and elegant, but his methods were completely cruel. When Fu Xiuyi first ascended the throne, King Zhou's people were sloppy, trying to make a comeback, but in the end they were all defeated by Pei Lang.
“I only ask you, are you helping or not?” Shen Miao asked.
Pei Lang pondered: "The current situation of the Ye family in Long Ye is very delicate. The Emperor of Great Liang intends to use the Ye family to deal with the Lu family. The Ye family has no children, so it is better to control. But if there are more children, the situation will be better. It's about to break again."
"The Ye family may defect, they may fight with the Lu family, or they may join forces with the royal family to deal with the Lu family. The appearance of Ye Mei and Ye Ke is a very delicate point in itself. The attitude of the royal family towards the Ye family will also affect the Ye family's attitude towards the royal family. At this time, the royal family should not act rashly, so they will be more polite to the Ye family. And you are the princess of Prince Rui's mansion. Prince Rui is the emperor's younger brother, and he is tied to the royal family. If you want the lives of the Ye brothers and sisters, the Great Liang Emperor will not agree to it first."
Shen Miao stared at him: "I naturally know this, so what I want you to think is that the royal family take the initiative to deal with the Ye family."
"Whoever moves first will lose, the royal family is watching, so why not the Ye family. If you absolutely want the lives of the Ye family's siblings, you must first find a wrong place in the Ye family, hold the Ye family's handle, it is best to provoke The dispute between the Ye family and the royal family."
Shen Miao asked, "What about the Lu family?"
Pei Lang was stunned.
"What if I let the Lu family and the Ye family start a dispute?"
Pei Lang shook his head: "You...you think like this because you want to protect the Prince's Mansion. But I must advise you, it is impossible to have the best of both worlds. The Lu family is not a fool, at this time, they will not take the initiative with the Ye family. Competing."
Shen Miao said, "I understand."
"You really don't hesitate to offend the royal family and also deal with the Ye family?" Pei Lang frowned, "If you really oppose the royal family, then the relationship between Prince Rui and you..." There was bound to be a rift, so Pei Lang did not go on. Although he was also very strange, Shen Miao's attitude towards Ye Mei's sister and brother was actually staunch and did not hesitate to die together.
What exactly did Sister Ye Mei do
“I don’t have a second way to go.” Shen Miao lowered her eyes, “Perhaps I have no fate with the royal family.” In the past and present life, there was no way to escape the victims of the imperial power’s struggle. But so what
"How are you going to provoke?" Pei Lang asked.
“This is exactly what I want to discuss with you.” Shen Miao said.
Great Liang and Ming Qi are completely different battlefields. They are not familiar with the various forces in Long Ye, and now they know very little. She could not face Xie Jing Xing calmly, but she was unwilling to let the enemy live under her nose, thinking about it, even if the jade and stone were burnt, she would also avenge Wan Yu and Fu Ming.
And Pei Lang was her only ally.
Pei Lang knew how to calculate and plan, and he was the best at analyzing the situation in the imperial court. No trace of slander, easy provocation, this national teacher is a master. If she wants to join forces with Pei Lang, she must reap these two lives. Even if the Ye family's sisters and brothers are Tianda's backers, she has to bring them down together.
This discussion turned out to be late at night.
By the time Shen Miao realized that she was going back to her yard, it was already very late. Only Jing Zhe and Gu Yu were with her. She went back to her yard, pushed open the door, entered the house, was about to take off her outer clothes, she suddenly stopped, turned her head, Xie Jing Xing was holding her chest, sitting in front of her desk, flipping through the book boredly.
“Why did you come here?” Shen Miao asked, “You… can get out of bed?”
Today Xie Jing Xing wanted to see Li Mei sister and brother, Shen Miao did not want to think about it, let alone watch it, she was afraid that when she saw this scene, she would involuntarily doubt some terrible possibilities. Out of sight is pure, but did not expect Xie Jing Xing to come to the door by himself at this moment.
Xie Jing Xing smiled lazily and did not answer her words, "Why did you come back now so late?"
“Can’t sleep,” Shen Miao said, “I was shopping outside.”
Xie Jing Xing threw the book in his hand on the table with a bang and said, "Oh? Didn't you go to have a drink with Pei Lang?"
In this posture, it was actually coming to Xing Shi to ask for guilt.
Shen Miao's mind was all about Ye Mei's affairs, she frowned and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"Half a month." Xie Jing Xing said.
Shen Miao stared at him.
He also stared at her, his complex eyes made Shen Miao's heart palpitate for a moment, he said, "I have been awake for half a month and you have only come to see me once."
"Have you forgotten that you are the princess of Prince Rui's mansion and my wife?" he said.
Shen Miao did not speak, this could not be explained at all.
But Xie Jing Xing stared at her, his eyes were disappointed and slightly angry, he said, "I have waited for you here all night, you are drinking tea and playing chess with Pei Lang. Shen Miao, do you like that scholar?"
An unnamed fire suddenly surged in Shen Miao’s heart, she was entangled with Ye Mei’s affairs and couldn’t sleep at night, because there was Prince Rui’s mansion in the middle and did not dare to play it rashly, so she missed the best opportunity. , unable to slash the enemy sharply. In such a quagmire, Xie Jing Xing was still able to put her and Pei Lang together. She said, "What does that have to do with you?"
Xie Jing Xing dragged Shen Miao in front of him, he was so ruthless that Shen Miao almost fell and was supported by him behind her head, Xie Jing Xing pinched her chin and said word by word, “If I want to do it now With you, it matters."
Shen Miao frowned and said, "Perhaps we formed an alliance too hastily."
Xie Jing Xing paused, gave her a deep look and said, "Maybe?"
He suddenly let go of his hand, stood up suddenly, turned his back to Shen Miao, and said lightly, "Is your heart made of iron? You only have use and planning in your eyes, but I am a living person."
"Actually, you haven't been moved from beginning to end, right?" he said indifferently.