Along the way, Mu Yunmeng remained silent. Xi Honglei could only carefully observe his every move, nervously preparing the lies he wanted to tell him.
Finally, when Xi Honglei plucked up the courage, raised her smile, turned to look at Mu Yunmeng's side face, and asked, "Why don't you ask me why?", what she got was a faint glance from Mu Yunmeng.
, and a word of indifference...
"Any questions?"
The smile froze on his face, Xi Honglei was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly came back to his senses. Withdrawing the silly smile on his face, Xi Honglei secretly cursed himself for this unnecessary move. He lowered his head, and Xi Honglei was quiet.
He was walking forward, but Mu Yunmeng beside him stopped without any warning.
Xi Honglei followed Mu Yunmeng's line of sight. When she saw Ran Yunpo with cold eyes in front of her and Ran Yunhao with an embarrassed look beside her, Xi Honglei suddenly felt that something bad had happened.
She didn't do anything, did she? Why does it feel like she was caught in bed?
Ran Yunpo's scrutinizing eyes wandered back and forth on the faces of Mu Yunmeng and Xi Honglei, and finally stopped indifferently at Xi Honglei.
"Why are you here?" Ran Yunpo asked in doubt, but he said it in an extremely dissatisfied and affirmative tone.
"Oh..." Xi Honglei smiled forcefully and explained: "I just happened to meet him when I was out for a walk."
Xi Honglei's answer made Mu Yunmeng's eyes flash and made Ran Yunpo even more unhappy.
Encountered by chance? Then what happened to that smile on her face just now?
Ran Yunpo took a step forward and yanked Xi Honglei's wrist to the side. Xi Honglei did not resist and staggered forward. If Ran Yunhao hadn't been there to block her, she would have fallen to the ground.
"Second Emperor Brother." Ran Yunpo dragged Xi Honglei away, looked into Mu Yunmeng's eyes, and said quietly: "Long time no see."
"Not for a long time." Mu Yunmengfengqingyun smiled lightly and replied to Ran Yunpo's words. However, his eyes stayed on Xi Honglei's body and never left. "Is it inappropriate for the prince to treat a girl's family like this?
"
"Brother Huang, don't worry about my affairs." Ran Yunpo raised the corners of his lips and sneered: "Honglei is my person. Whatever I want to do, it is not anyone else's turn to interfere."
"Is he your person?" Mu Yunmeng had a smile in his eyes, then nodded meaningfully and said, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first."
After saying that, Mu Yunmeng passed by Xi Honglei and left the sight of several people without looking back.
As soon as Mu Yunmeng left, Ran Yunpo focused all his attention on Xi Honglei. Looking at Xi Honglei with sharp eyes, Ran Yunpo walked up to her, pinched her chin hard, and spoke in a cold voice.
He said, "Everything you have now, I can destroy at any time. Don't forget your identity. After all, you are just an unpopular young lady in Xi Mansion. Before you betray me, think about the consequences...
"
Ran Yunpo's words left Xi Honglei completely confused. Why did she betray him? What was her relationship with him? Why should she listen to what he said here, as if she, Hongxing, had been caught cheating?
"Your Highness." Xi Honglei straightened his back with an expressionless expression, looked into Ran Yunpo's eyes, swallowed what he wanted to say, and said, "I'm going back first."
Xi Honglei turned around and walked forward slowly. Ran Yunpo stared at her back and said nothing. Ran Yunhao on the side did not have the courage to speak.
Xi Honglei returned to Xi Mansion, went into her room dizzy, and lay on the bed dejectedly, without saying a word. It was not until Hua'er nervously shouted that she wanted to find a doctor that Xi Honglei moved lazily.
He moved his body, stopped Hua'er, and said, "I'm fine, I'm just a little tired. Wait at the door. I'll call you if anything happens."
Hua'er walked out of the room hesitantly, leaving Xi Honglei lying alone on the bed with misty eyes, recalling the scenes just now.
Leng Xiao, Ran Yunpo, and Mu Yunmeng. These three people shut Xi Honglei inside tightly like three walls, leaving her unable to find the exit and direction. Xi Honglei understood very well that at this time,
She must not lose her position and lose her direction. The most important thing for her is to stand in the right position and find the right camp. But these three people didn't even give her a chance to choose...
Looking at the expressions on Ran Yunpo's and Mu Yunmeng's conversation just now, we can tell that there must be some unpleasant past between these two people. Do you want to give up helping Mu Yunmeng? That would be equivalent to giving up the chance to escape from Leng Xiao's control! I want to help Mu
Yun Meng cannot be discovered by Ran Yunpo. How difficult this is...
Xi Honglei closed her eyes in pain, and the annoyance in her heart almost made her cry out. For a moment, she even had the idea of giving up everything and running away from here. But when she thought of Lin Wanru's face, Xi Honglei's heart returned.
He softened unconsciously.
"Let's find another way." Xi Honglei muttered to himself with a headache. If she left, with Lin Wanru's character, she would have to die in this Xi Mansion.
Xi Honglei stayed in Xi Mansion for three whole days with a headache. But before she could untie the knot in her heart and come up with a solution, she unexpectedly heard good news.
Like Xi Honglei, Ran Yunshang, who had been holding back in the palace for several days, appeared in front of Xi Honglei without any warning. He grabbed Xi Honglei who was having breakfast in the dining hall and did not talk to him.
Xi Yuanshan and others said hello and pulled Xi Honglei out of Xi Mansion.
"What's wrong?" Xi Honglei asked, looking at the smile that couldn't be hidden on Ran Yunshang's face.
"Hehe." Ran Yunshang chuckled, holding Xi Honglei's arm, and began to complain: "I was imprisoned by my father for three days. If I hadn't begged him and said that I came to play with you, he would never have agreed to my going out.
From the palace!"
After saying that, the smile on Ran Yunshang's face disappeared, and with a sad expression, he continued: "My father discovered that I went to Brother Yunmeng's place, and I am not allowed to have any contact with him again."
"I am the same. I was hit in the face by Prince Chu, and he warned me to take care of myself in the future." Xi Honglei sighed, and after noticing the panic in Ran Yunshang's eyes, he quickly calmed her down. "Don't worry, he doesn't know that you and I
I didn’t say anything either.”
Ran Yunshang patted her chest in relief, then her eyes flashed, and she suddenly remembered her purpose of coming to find Xi Honglei today. "By the way, come with me!"
Xi Honglei was dragged forward by Ran Yunshang in a daze. Seeing that there was not even a follower around Ran Yunshang, Xi Honglei couldn't help but worry about the safety of the princess and her boldness.
After being taken to Prince Chu's Mansion by Ran Yunshang, Xi Honglei looked at the place in front of him and asked in confusion: "What are you doing here?"
"Third brother asked me to bring you here. I met him in the palace today. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to leave the palace. I heard that there is an emergency on the border. Third brother is going to lead an army to fight. It may take a month or two to leave.
Long."
Ran Yunshang's words made Xi Honglei feel happy. Ran Yunpo leaving at this time undoubtedly gave Xi Honglei a great opportunity. The reason why she stayed in Xi Mansion these days and did not go out was because she was afraid that the suspicious Ran Yunpo would send someone to follow her.
If Ran Yunpo leaves, she will have time and opportunity to find Mu Yunmeng!
Under the leadership of Ran Yunshang, Xi Honglei arrived in front of Ran Yunpo unimpeded. But after entering the room, Xi Honglei and Ran Yunshang discovered that besides Ran Yunpo, there were other people in the room. And that person,
It happened to be the man in blue who was venting his anger on the street that day for crying out red tears!
Xi Honglei looked at the man wearing armor and couldn't help but be stunned. After recognizing Xi Honglei, the man nodded politely towards Xi Honglei as a greeting.
"You two know each other?" Ran Yunpo frowned and asked after seeing the behavior between the two.
"Going back to the prince, we had a chance encounter."
The man told Ran Yunpo exactly what happened when he saw Xi Honglei that day. After hearing this, Ran Yunpo raised his eyebrows, glanced at Xi Honglei's face vaguely, and then said softly: "
Yunshang, Zixuan, you two go out and wait for me."
Ran Yunshang followed Song Zixuan out of the room with bright eyes, and threw Xi Honglei into the sea of fire alone. Xi Honglei looked at Ran Yunpo in front of him tensely, wondering what the real reason was for him to find her.
.
"I don't know how you met Mu Yunmeng, but Xi Honglei, I will tell you clearly today, if you choose to side with him, then don't blame me..."
"Your Highness." Xi Honglei interrupted Ran Yunpo's words, and said with a gloomy look: "I don't know what happened between you and Mu Yunmeng, and I don't want to know. I met him when we entered the palace.
I met the emperor and bumped into him accidentally. The reason why he took the initiative to talk to me, please don’t think too much about it."
Ran Yunpo stared at Xi Honglei's eyes intently, trying to see if Xi Honglei was lying to him. He was about to leave. Ran Yunpo didn't even think that he would still care about this matter. It was because of so many years.
Was it because of the grudge against Mu Yunmeng that she had never seen before on Xi Honglei's face?
Ran Yunpo jumped up and walked out of the room without saying a word to Xi Honglei. Ran Yunpo's departure made Xi Honglei breathe a sigh of relief inexplicably. When she slowly walked out of the room, there was a scene in the yard.
There was only one person left standing there, Ran Yunshang, who was giggling.
"Honglei, he turned out to be the top scorer in martial arts in the last imperial examination, and he is a general!" Ran Yunshang happily ran to Xi Honglei's side, not noticing the gloomy expression on Xi Honglei's face, and after talking to himself for a while
, then lowered his voice and said: "Honglei, let's go to Brother Yunmeng's place and have a look, okay?"