Zhang Quan's eyes were dim and unclear. After a long time, he smiled and said: "Since Miss Qiao refuses to say it, I won't force it. If Miss Qiao can overthrow Zhou Quan and let me get out of here and return to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I, Zhang Quan, will definitely remember Miss Qiao's kindness."
, determined not to forget.”
After Qiao Yan'er asked some more questions, she left the west wall. After walking for a while, someone came towards her. She took a closer look and saw that it was Qi Kuan. When she got closer, Qiao Yan'er was surprised and said:
"Eunuch Qi, why are you here?"
Qi Kuan smiled slightly and said: "The Queen asked our family to invite Miss Yan'er to Kunning Palace."
Qiao Yan'er asked doubtfully: "Invite me to Kunning Palace? Why?"
"We are just here to invite you under orders. We don't know about the rest. Please forgive me, Miss Yan'er." Before Qiao Yan'er could say anything, he already said with force: "Please!"
Qiao Yan'er nodded and followed him to Kunning Palace. She kept thinking about Xianyue's intention of sending her a message. Xiayue had never summoned her since she was assigned to work in the warehouse, and now she was summoned suddenly.
, which really made her a little uneasy.
When they arrived at Kunning Palace, Xianyue was holding Yong Cang. Yong Xun teased him with a tiger mask, making Yong Cang giggle from time to time. Yong Cang is now more than half a year old, plus
The weather turned hot last night, so I wore a lot less clothes than in the winter, showing my fleshy hands, which looked very cute.
Qiao Yan'er walked into the palace, knelt down and said, "My slave, please pay your respects to the Queen, may I be blessed!"
Xianyue glanced at him and said to Yongxuan: "I have something to do with you. You and the wet nurse will take Yongxun outside to play for a while."
"Yes." Yongxuan put the mask on his head, took Yongcun from Xianyue's hand and carried him out. Although he was only thirteen years old, he often came to hug Yongcun, so he hugged Yongcun in a decent way.
Cong also liked this brother, grinning and rubbing his neck and refusing to let go.
After they left, Qiao Yan'er said tentatively: "I wonder what your orders are when your Majesty summons this slave to come over?"
Xianyue took a sip from the blue and white porcelain cup on the side, and said warmly: "You have been in the palace for some time, are you still used to it?"
"Thank you for your concern, your Majesty. I'm very used to this." After saying that, Qiao Yan'er smiled and said, "Actually, it's very good for me to have a place to stay. I really don't dare to ask for more."
Xianyue lowered her eyes and smiled: "I remember, you are seventeen this year, right?"
Qiao Yan'er was not sure what she meant by these questions, so she said cautiously: "Yes, after the New Year, I will be seventeen."
Xianyue said calmly: "Seventeen is the best time of your life. You must not let it go in vain." After a pause, she continued: "I know that you have met a man with a weak nature and a heartless man before, so I don't want to let it go in vain."
I would like to get married, but it’s important for men to get married and for women to get married. They still have to start a family after all.”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yan'er suddenly became anxious and said quickly: "I have sworn that I will never marry in this life, and you know this too, my lady."
Xianyue smiled and said: "I understand, but the weak nature of the man before does not mean that all men in the world are ruthless. I have been paying attention to you in the past few days. There is a third-class sword-wielding guard.
Very honest and reliable, a good match.”
"Thank you for your kindness, but I really don't want to get married, so I still ask your Majesty to help me." Not to mention being a guard, even if she is a relative of the royal family, Qiao Yan'er is not willing to marry. Once she leaves the palace, she will not take revenge if she wants to.
It's possible.
Jin Ping walked to her side and persuaded: "Yan'er, I only care about you, how can you go against my good intentions like this? There are so many people in the palace who are looking forward to your marriage, why don't you just accept the decree and thank me?"
Xianyue held back her hands and said, "But you think the status of a guard is too low, so you don't want to get married?"
Hearing this, Qiao Yan'er said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I have misunderstood. My slave has a low status and doesn't need any etiquette. I'm afraid... the other party will dislike me."
Xianyue's eyes turned slightly and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this. It is his blessing that I am willing to marry the person I care about. How dare he dislike it at all? If so, you can tell me
, I will make the decision for you."
How could Qiao Yan'er agree? She gritted her teeth, knelt down and said, "I know your Majesty has good intentions, but I still often dream about the past. Every time I wake up, I burst into tears. I really haven't done it yet."
Please give me some more time to prepare for the marriage."
Xianyue thought for a while and sighed softly: "Well, since you are so resistant, just wait for a while. I hope that next time I bring it up to you, you will be ready to step back."
Qiao Yan'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly kowtowed to thank her. Shortly after she left, Jiang Feng walked in and called Qian'er and said: "Master, please find out clearly that the reason why Qiao Yan'er went to Xijiaqiang is
Find Zhang Quan."
Xianyue said in surprise: "Does she know Zhang Quan?"
"I don't know, I just know that she talked to Zhang Quan for a long time." After saying this, Jiang Feng raised his head and said: "In addition, I also found out the person she went to Qianqing Palace to meet. His name is Ye Fang, and he has been in the palace for several years.
"
"Zhang Quan...Ye Fang..." Xianyue slowly repeated the names of the two people, tapping her nails on the lid of the tea cup, making a soft tinkling sound, "It is impossible for these two people to have any intersection with Qiao Yan'er. Why did she
Want to see them?"
Although Qiao Yaner entered the palace, Xianyue was still somewhat suspicious of her identity, so she ordered the palace people to monitor her secretly. At first, those days were peaceful, but in the past two days, she went to Qianqing Palace twice first, and then
He went to the wall again and didn't even care about his own errands.
This abnormality made her wary, so she ordered Qi Kuan to summon her to test her. The result was still the same as before. No matter how she tried to persuade her, Qiao Yaner refused to marry, or... she
She didn't want to leave the Forbidden City, but what would be the benefit of staying here? She still couldn't figure out this question.
"Master, do you want to send Ye Fang over for questioning?" Faced with Qi Kuan's inquiry, Xianyue shook her head and said, "Don't alert the snake for now, just let people keep an eye on you quietly."
Jin Ping whispered: "Actually, if the master is afraid that Qiao Yan'er staying in the palace will be a disaster, he can directly issue an edict to marry her. I understand that she will not dare to resist the edict."
Without waiting for Xianyue to speak, Jiang Feng said: "Master, I think that if Qiao Yan'er really has bad intentions and suddenly decrees a marriage, it will intensify the matter and make it uncontrollable. In my humble opinion, I should wait.
Find out Qiao Yan'er's intentions and then deal with it."
Although Jiang Feng did not stay with Xianyue as long as Qi Kuan and the others, he was calm and careful in his actions, so he was highly regarded by Xianyue and allowed him to serve in the inner hall.
"What you said makes some sense, but... I can't wait endlessly anymore." Xianyue thought for a moment and said: "Five days, if after five days, we still can't find out what Qiao Yan'er is doing.