Xie Jing Xing left.
Shen Miao sat alone at the table, Jing Zhe walked in and looked outside, she was in the outhouse just now, the voices of the two inside did not deliberately lower, but she was not saying a word to the bottom of her ears. Seeing that Shen Miao's face was not good at this moment, even though she was uneasy in her heart, she still couldn't help but said, "Madam, you are too fond of Your Highness."
Shen Miao did not speak, and Jing Zhe said again, "Before, when Madam was not married to the Prince's residence, she treated His Highness better than she is now. These days, she was deliberately hiding from His Highness. This sick person is very sensitive. These, especially when His Highness escaped from death this time, I am afraid it is even more delicate. Madam does not care at this time, His Highness will inevitably feel uncomfortable. When Madam is kind and persuaded tomorrow, it should be fine. Madam also does not care. Too sad."
Shen Miao said, “I understand, you can go out.”
Jing Zhe then retreated.
After Jing Zhe left, Shen Miao pressed her forehead. She was unable to face Xie Jing Xing in the struggle, but in all fairness, Xie Jing Xing was also innocent in it. The sentence "Actually, you haven't touched your heart from beginning to end," made her shudder.
Shen Miao could not remember exactly when Xie Jing Xing became tempted. Maybe it started when he saved her life on Wanli Lake, or maybe it started when he took off his mask in front of Princess Rongxin in the Princess Mansion, or maybe it was on the day of marriage, when he stretched out a hand on the high horse to face her. , or even earlier, even earlier, the fire she set in the ancestral hall was the first time she met Xie Jing Xing and the confrontation with Xie Jing Xing started.
The feeling of being tempted is too far away. She had only been tempted by Fu Xiu Yi in her previous life, and the price was heavy. With the lessons learned, she didn't dare to be easily tempted, even if she had to pay her own emotions, she was also stingy, careful, and paid for the gains and losses. However, Xie Jing Xing was different, he didn't know whether he was so arrogant or wanton in his bones, he squandered his emotions. In this marriage, the contributions of the two of them are not equal. But Shen Miao also gave everything she could give.
Up to now, because of her temptation, she could not deal with Mei Furen without any scruples, admiration and suspicion were intertwined, but she could not face Xie Jing Xing.
And what about Xie Jingxing? I'm afraid that in my heart I'm utterly disappointed with her.
She was sitting at the table, the hard-won herb obtained from the Taoist priest Chiyan was locked in a box and thrown aside at will. A thin layer of ash that no one notices anymore.
In the next few days, Shen Miao's life was a bit strange.
Luo Tan and Gao Yang didn't know what happened, probably because Luo Tan planned that Gao Yang deceived her, Gao Yang saw that Xie Jing Xing's poison was almost cleared, so he left the old doctor in the prince's residence and dragged Luo Tan. Don't know where to go, no one.
Mrs. Ji and Ji Yushu also went back to Ji Mansion, as long as Xie Jingxing was fine, they would have no meaning to stay in the Prince's Mansion.
For some reason, Pei Lang seemed to be suffering from the cold, so he rested in the room and did not go out.
Then Shen Miao suddenly had only her alone. The servants of the Prince's Mansion also saw that Xie Jing Xing and Shen Miao seemed to be in a cold war and they both acted cautiously. For a time everyone in the Prince's Mansion was in danger and the atmosphere was even more solemn than when Xie Jing Xing was unconscious.
It was at this time that the Ye family came.
Someone from the Ye family wanted to come and recognize Ye Mei and Ye Ke.
The Ye family also seemed to know that Shen Miao disliked Ye Mei and Ye Ke and never mentioned this to Shen Miao from beginning to end. It's just a notification today.
It was just that Shen Miao, as the concubine of Prince Rui's residence, still wanted to meet.
In the main hall of the Prince's Mansion, Madam Ye was talking to Ye Ke, Ye Mei was sitting on the side with a slight smile. Ye Maocai raised his head slightly and seemed to be saying something, but Xie Jing Xing was sitting in the right position facing him.
Xie Jing Xing was wearing a silver-purple robe, probably because his injuries were not fully healed, and he sat lazily and casually. He listened to Ye Maocai's words with a half-smile, but he couldn't see what it meant.
When Shen Miao came in, the first person to see her was Ye Mei, Ye Mei hurriedly stood up and saluted her. Ye Ke didn't move. Now that they are the sons and daughters of the Ye family, their identities have risen, so naturally they no longer have to do the commoners' salute to the princess as before.
It was just that Ye Mei wanted to salute and Shen Miao did not even help, so she just suffered. A trace of unhappiness flashed in Mrs. Ye's eyes, Ye Ke did not show any expression, Ye Mao just glanced at Shen Miao, but he saw all this in his eyes.
Shen Miao walked to the other end and took the main seat beside Xie Jing Xing. Ye Maocai got up and said, "Staying in the Prince's Mansion these days, Mei'er Ke'er has been harassed a lot. Thanks to the Prince's concubine's care, I am very grateful."
Shen Miao smiled slightly, "I can't bear the word harassment. Speaking of which, Young Lady Ye and Young Master Ye are still His Highness's saviours. To say that it is harassment is too much."
Ye Maocai smiled and said a few words to convince Shen Miao, but he heard Shen Miao's words change and asked doubtfully, "However, how could Young Lady Li and Young Master Li become Young Lady Ye and Young Master Ye? What they are looking for? It's a little surprising that the relatives are the Ye family."
When she spoke like this, Xie Jing Xing was just playing with the teacup in his hand, neither stopping nor submissive, as if he was watching from the sidelines. Ye Maocai was a little unsure of what Xie Jingxing meant, he hesitated for a while, but still smiled: "Ashamed to say, that is an old thing more than ten years ago. At that time, the midwife in the house gave birth to a misunderstanding and was ordered by an adulterer. , turned my son into a phoenix. In fact, it was a pair of siblings, but they were replaced by a baby girl who died early. Over the years, with the idea that the family should be ugly, they have never publicized it, but secretly investigated. This time they The two entered Long Ye and came to the Prince’s Mansion by mistake, and later said they were looking for relatives, but they were right.” Ye Maocai, who was born with a pale face and beardless, looked at the amiable scholar, and he talked for a while. It was even more sincere at the time, as if showing 120,000 points of sincerity, looked at Shen Miao and said with a smile, “It is said that Mei’er and Ke’er saved His Royal Highness’s life, in fact our Ye family should thank His Highness, if it wasn’t for this Our family can't be reunited yet."
"That's the truth." Mrs. Ye followed with a smile. Since Shen Miao met Madam Ye, it was the first time she saw her smiling so cheerfully, as if she was happy from the bottom of her heart. Anyone who saw it would not suspect that Ye Mei and Ye Ke were her children who had been missing for many years.
But Shen Miao couldn't do anything, she was a daughter of a minister in Ming Qi in her previous life, but she became a person of Great Liang in this life. The origin of this entanglement, I am afraid it is not so simple.
Ye Mei and Ye Ke were sitting on the side, Ye Mei was beautiful and Ye Ke was shrewd. At first glance, he was a rare talent among people. What was even more rare was that he kept his senses and did not speak rudely, or did something indiscriminately just because he was Xie Jing Xing's savior. That's why others don't feel bad about them.
That's right, a shrewd and almost ruthless person like Fu Xiu Yi, who was selfish enough to even start with his own children without hesitation, but only doted on Madam Mei, which shows that she must have her own uniqueness.
“That’s really a coincidence.” Shen Miao smiled slightly and said casually, “Qinzhou is not too far from Long Ye, the Ye family has been searching for more than ten years and has not been able to find it, but this time it was found as soon as they entered the prince’s residence. She looked at Ye Mei: "It's really fate, isn't it, Miss Ye?"
Ye Mei smiled, "Of course it is. The Prince's Mansion is a blessed land." She did not seem to have heard the implication in Shen Miao's words, but instead, she was kind.
Shen Miao looked away and looked at Ye Maocai again, "Master Ye is here today..."
Ye Maocai hurriedly said: "I'm here to take them back to the house." After that, he said with embarrassment: "As a biological father, it is our fault that they have left their sister and brother to live abroad for so many years. Reunion, of course, we can't let them live in the wind and sleep. Take them back to the mansion today, and change the jade plate tomorrow. From now on, they will be the descendants of my Ye family." At the end, there were some Excited look. Looking at Ye Mei and Ye Ke again, there were faint tears in their eyes.
Shen Miao felt that the play was lame and tasteless.
Ye Maocai complimented Xie Jing Xing a few more times, but it meant that he was trying to make friendship for Ye Ke and Ye Mei's sake. This attitude is somewhat subtle.
The Royal Family of Great Liang intends to win over the Ye family to deal with the Lu family, and the Ye family's position in it is crucial, so it has always been neutral and did not express its position. It stands to reason that when the Ye Mei sister and brother came back to the Ye family, the Ye family had more confidence to compete with the Lu family. Naturally, there was no need to submit to the emperor's authority. The current attitude revealed that they wanted to stand on the side of Emperor Yong Le. meaning. After all, the relationship between Prince Rui's mansion and Emperor Yongle is very close, and to please Prince Rui's mansion is tantamount to showing loyalty to Emperor Yongle.
Shen Miao's heart gradually sank, this was naturally not what she was happy to see. Once the Ye family really stood on Emperor Yong Le's side, if she overthrew the Ye family from behind, she would cut off Emperor Yong Le's assistance, not to mention Emperor Yong Le, I feared that Xie Jing Xing would also be unwilling.
But if she were to become an ally with the murderer who killed her own children, she would be inseparable from the word disgust in this life.
However, Xie Jing Xing's attitude was intriguing.
Ye Maocai's words, he listened nonchalantly, answered neither salty nor indifferent, just right to avoid the questions that need to express his attitude, neither up nor down, unclear or unclear, making Ye Maocai play around. Ye Maocai and Mrs. Ye went into battle together and talked for a long time, it seemed that they had said everything, but after thinking about it, it seemed that Xie Jing Xing did not reveal any attitude.
The Ye family showed their favor to the royal family, and the royal family not only expressed their gratitude, but also exchanged gifts with courtesy. But at the moment Xie Jing Xing's attitude was as if he was watching a play, he was lazy and did not care much, and even made people wonder if he understood the hints in Ye Maocai's words.
Ye Maocai and his wife were a little anxious in their hearts, and when they looked at Xie Jing Xing again, they changed their eyes. It is said that this Prince Rui of Great Liang is not slippery or slippery, but it is very tricky, and it is not leaking. It is so close today, and it is still unpredictable outside the court. This kind of attitude made Ye Maocai and his wife not angry, and there is no reason to rest assured. They originally wanted to hold the air, but in the end they did not know who was holding the air, Xie Jing Xing had the upper hand, and Xie Jing Xing held the nose. gone.
Shen Miao was also a little surprised by Xie Jing Xing's attitude, she thought about it, there was something wrong with the Ye family's sudden show of affection, Xie Jing Xing was not such a brainless person, naturally he had to investigate clearly. But this made her feel relieved, as long as Xie Jing Xing did not express his goodwill towards the Ye family, or in other words, he treated Ye Mei's sister and brother in a different way because of the life-saving grace, she would feel much calmer in her heart.
In the end, no one persuaded anyone, Ye Maocai seemed to be the first to encounter a nail that was neither soft nor hard like Xie Jing Xing, seeing that it was getting late. He didn't even look at Xie Jing Xing to express a clear attitude, he knew that today's trip was a waste of time and it would be useless to stay too long, but his intentions were passed on, so he would take Ye Mei and Ye Ke to leave.
Xie Jing Xing instructed Uncle Tang to send him off and when he was about to leave the main hall, Madam Ye seemed to have thought of something and turned around and asked, "In a few days, will it be His Royal Highness's birthday?"
Shen Miao was stunned, Xie Jing Xing's birthday, she did not know, it was definitely not true in Ming Qi before. As for Great Liang, she had never heard Xie Jing Xing mention it.
Madam Ye had sharp eyes, seeing Shen Miao’s slightly surprised appearance, she asked with a smile, “Why do you look at the prince and concubine as if she doesn’t know?”
Ye Mei and Ye Ke also stopped, Ye Mei even looked at Shen Miao with a subtle look.
The wife doesn't know her husband's birthday, but says it from an outsider's mouth. This... . It's strange between husband and wife.
Xie Jing Xing sat in the hall drinking tea as if he had not heard Madam Ye's words. Shen Miao smiled slightly and said lightly, "Mrs Ye still remember the birthdays of Miss Ye and Young Master Ye?"
Madam Ye wondered: "This..."
Shen Miao did not give her a chance to speak and smiled, "After more than ten years, Madam Ye should first think about how to compensate Miss Ye and Young Master Ye for their birthdays." The implication is that after taking care of your own family affairs before worrying about other families, Don't get too full.
Such a merciless hit on Madam Ye's face, Madam Ye's face was no longer good-looking, and Ye Maocai seemed a little embarrassed. However, Ye Mei pulled Ye Ke and bowed to Shen Miao before leaving in a hurry.
Seeing the back of their group leaving, Shen Miao took a deep breath.
Ye Mei, the sister and brother, finally succeeded. Before she started, she finally let the Ye family successfully shelter them. From now on, if you want to suppress Ye Mei and Ye Ke, you must first deal with the Ye family, which is much harder than just assassinating a pair of siblings. In particular, it is also mixed with the intricate interests of the Great Liang royal family.
Really teach people not reconciled, unhappy.
She thought, hesitated for a while, and then turned to look at Xie Jing Xing. Thinking about what happened to her yesterday, she was angry with him because of the relationship between Wan Yu and Fu Ming. Today, he didn't treat Li Mei's siblings particularly, so it was reasonable to think about it. Maybe they should have a serious talk, these days, she's doing a little too bad.
But as soon as he turned his head, he saw Xie Jing Xing stand up with a blank expression and pass by her without looking sideways, but he looked like a stranger.
Not a word was said.
Shen Miao's words "I have something to tell you" were held in her throat and she could not swallow for a while.
Gu Yu and Jing Zhe who were behind them looked at each other in dismay. The two knew that Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing were in a cold war these days and if they were not good masters, the servants would naturally not be happy. But just now Shen Miao clearly wanted to reconcile, Xie Jing Xing was so indifferent, I was afraid that it would hurt his girl's heart.
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu have been with Shen Miao for so many years, especially in the past two years they have figured out Shen Miao's temperament and their self-esteem is extremely strong. With Xie Jing Xing like this, Shen Miao wanted to ask for peace and would not take the initiative to ask for peace. Jing Zhe said in a low voice, "This is terrible. If it goes on like this, I just got married. How will I live in the future?"
Gu Yu also pondered: "We have to think of a way."
Shen Miao returned to the room, the more she thought about it, the more she felt it was not good. Xie Jing Xing's attitude towards strangers was really bad. She herself had been a queen in Ming Qi for many years, except for the fact that Fu Ming and Wan Yu wanted to please Fu Xiu Yi at the beginning, she was not too soft on others. She had to have a strong temper, otherwise she wouldn't have fought with Mrs. Mei for so many years.
With Xie Jing Xing's current attitude, the thought of having a good talk with the other party has faded away. Both of them were dead brains, but Xie Jing Xing usually disdain to compete with others, and she concealed herself well, so when they screwed together, it was almost terrible.
Just as I was thinking, someone knocked on the door outside, but the one who pushed the door came in was Octagon.
Bajiao smiled and put a plate of pastries on Shen Miao's table and said with a smile, "This is a newly made pastry in the small kitchen, it was specially made according to Ming Qi's taste, Madam, please try it to see if it suits your taste. "
Because of the cold war between Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing, the servants in this manor were also cautious. The people on Mo Yujun’s side were naturally helping their master, just like Jing Zhe and Gu Yu were definitely on Shen Miao’s side. Star anise and fennel have already gone back, I didn't expect star anise to come again at this time.
Perhaps it was because the drunkard’s intention was not to drink, Shen Miao looked at her and said, “Do you have something to tell me?”
Bajiao laughed and scratched his head: "This servant is stupid, and I was seen by Madam before I said it. Madam, this servant was brought over by Jing Zhe and Gu Yu to persuade you."
The expressions of Jing Zhe and Gu Yu outside the door suddenly became strange. This Bajiao said she was stupid, but she looked quite clever on weekdays. Said that she was clever, but now he arched both of them out like a bean in a bamboo tube, really... I don't know what to say.
Shen Miao laughed, "What do you want to persuade me?"
"They all said that the madam is very cold. The mistress has been injured and sick for so many days, and the madam ran away by herself and disappeared, and did not come to see the mistress. After the mistress woke up, she only came to see him once. The master is not fair, so I have neglected my wife these days. Please don't blame my wife."
Shen Miao shook her head, "What they said is the truth."
"But Madam's temperament is not cold." Bajiao said with a smile: "Madam just doesn't like to say it. Otherwise, it wouldn't take us to wander in the woods all night. We must find that expert and ask for the master. The herbs are gone. But why didn't Madam tell the master about it?"
Shen Miao said indifferently, "The one who saved him was not me, the herbs in the end were useless, futile things that did not work are not considered merits, what is there to say?" She also served Fu Xiu Yi in the harem. He did a lot of things, reduced simplicity, and won Fu Xiu Yi a name in the world, but in the end he couldn't live up to the decree that Li Ke issued to Fu Xiu Yi. It's just a joke and pitiful to say, but it's better not to.
Octagon frowned and said, "But that's what you want!"
Shen Miao looked at her: "Intention?"
Bajiao nodded: "regardless of whether you saved the master in the end, even if the herb was useless in the end, but your intentions are true. You hide your intentions, how can the master know? Madam wanders in the woods. One night, when I insisted on moving forward, those were all thoughts. In the eyes of the slaves, madam, your thoughts are more precious than the herbs. Madam hid her thoughts because the herbs were useless. Didn’t she lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame seeds? ?"
Shen Miao was stunned.
Bajiao smiled and said: "Madam, your thoughts are more effective than herbs, and they can cure the master's illness."
“Do you have to tell your intentions to be known?” Shen Miao lowered her eyes, “If you have intentions, how can you not understand?”
Bajiao shook his head: "It may be the case for others, but it is different for the master."
"Oh?"
"You know, the master's life experience... It's not all smooth sailing. The Mo Yu Army was built by the master, and the slaves have followed the master for a long time. The master is faced with calculations every day, but those are from outsiders. , the enemy is not to blame. But one’s own family always wants to be frank.” Bajiao looked at Shen Miao seriously: “Madam, you are the wife of the master and the person who is closest to the master. It doesn't even explain, the master may notice it, but he won't be sure. The more precious something is, the more demanding it is, the more you will be offended if the master values your intentions, he doesn't doubt you, but himself!"
He is not doubting you, but doubting himself!
Shen Miao was shocked, it seemed that a certain piece of ice in her heart blossomed because of these simple words, and from it came the soil, the trickle, and the green fields of spring.
"Master will also doubt yourself, that you are not good, that you are not as good as others, that you are dissatisfied with him. These doubts add up to doubt your intentions. So, do you still want to hide your intentions? ?"
Shen Miao lowered her eyes slightly, but her heart began to rise and fall.
What a proud person Xie Jing Xing is, even in the midst of thousands of horses and thousands of troops, he is also casually smiling, he lives in the most filthy and chaotic court, he bears a heavy burden that does not belong to him at a young age, his relatives, brothers and friends, if they are distant, have No one really believed it, but it made him seem like a person who always doesn't care about anything.
However, it makes people forget that he has the most straightforward sincerity and the innocence like a teenager. It's like treating Su Mingfeng, Princess Rongxin, and even Marquis of Lin'an.
He proudly refused to explain everything, but he was doing everything behind his back. Such people, in past and present lives, will not be mixed with people like Li Mei and Li Ke. She shouldn't have doubted. Her distrust stems from her lack of confidence in herself. Just like Xie Jing Xing's doubts about her, came from his own doubts.
Shen Miao closed her eyes.
As Octagon said, people always become extremely demanding when they are most precious to themselves. She had a heart for Xie Jing, so she was afraid that Xie Jing Xing and Madam Mei would be involved, and Xie Jing Xing's concern for her made her neglect these days become a thorn in the other side's side.
She seems to have done something wrong, but fortunately, there is probably still a chance to make up.
Bajiao saw the change in Shen Miao's expression and suddenly laughed again: "Madam is also looking forward to coaxing the master, the master has been very cold these days and everyone in the Mo Yu army can't bear it."
Shen Miao shook her head and said with a smile, "I understand."
"However," Bajiao hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Madam, did you... have a holiday with the sister and brother of the Ye family?"
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment, "Why do you say that?" Her indifferent attitude towards the Ye family's siblings was known to the whole of the prince's residence and everyone was guessing, but after all, it was the first time they met and everyone said that Shen Miao was jealous of Ye Mei's beauty, although It's outrageous, but I can't find any other reason why Octagon asks this.
"You are too indifferent to that pair of siblings. The master has been asking people to check the details of that pair of siblings these days, but it seems that nothing is wrong. So... madam?"
Shen Miao's heart moved, firstly, she was surprised that Xie Jingxing actually checked the details of Ye Mei's sister and brother in private, and secondly, even Xie Jingxing could not find anything wrong with the details of this sister and brother, but it was really innocent.
“They are having some festivals with me.” Shen Miao said, “However… this matter is of great importance and will not be mentioned for the time being.”
Bajiao nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Shen Miao with a smile and said, "After all, Madam has figured it out. Madam must not hide her intentions, Master is so confused at the moment that she cannot see it, but then One day when we accompanied Madam to find the strange Taoist priest, we could see clearly, Madam’s intentions could be seen by anyone with discerning eyes, so there is no need to hide it.” He blinked at Shen Miao again, “Master’s birthday It is the third day of next month. In previous years, guests would have a feast at the Bixiao Tower in Longye. The servants had secretly asked the lady in charge, and this year will be the same. If the lady wants to prepare a birthday ceremony, it is best to prepare it for the master and son in these few days. it is good."
Before Shen Miao could speak, Bajiao dropped another sentence, "Master is a very easy to coax, but it is really not good, Madam, if you make a bowl of longevity noodles with your own hands, Master can keep your breath away! Of course, the most important thing is not to hide you. My master will be happier!" Yi Yan'er ran away.
Shen Miao looked at the opening and closing of the two doors she knocked out, and was stunned, but she burst out laughing.
In the end, my heart is much more relaxed than it was a few days ago.
Since some things cannot be avoided, face them directly. For example, blood feuds that cannot be cut off, such as... . Unspeakable thoughts.