Xi Honglei's eyes trembled, and she reflexively distanced herself from Bai Hanyi, looking at him cautiously, not understanding the meaning of his words.
Bai Hanyi looked at Xi Honglei's alert look, nodded with satisfaction, then chuckled and said, "Someone is here to pick you up, let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Honglei heard Ran Yunshang's voice calling him. Biting his lower lip, Xi Honglei frowned and took a deep look at Bai Hanyi, then turned around and left without looking back. For some reason, Xi Honglei
Honglei always has the feeling that Bai Hanyi knows and has seen herself. Why would he say that? Does he know his current situation?
With extremely complicated emotions, Xi Honglei was looking for Ran Yunshang, but she unexpectedly saw Ran Yunpo again!
"My lord, why are you here?" Xi Honglei looked at Ran Yunpo pretending to be calm and asked softly.
Ran Yunpo did not answer Xi Honglei's words, but stood there quietly, staring at Xi Honglei intently. It wasn't until Xi Honglei looked a little embarrassed and Ran Yunshang broke into their sight that Ran Yunpo turned his head to look.
other places.
Ran Yunshang couldn't help but be curious when she saw Xi Honglei and Ran Yunpo together. After Ran Yunpo walked away silently, Ran Yunshang asked in a low voice: "Honglei, what were you two talking about just now?"
"It's nothing, I just met him by chance." Xi Honglei smiled forcefully, shook his head, and said: "I was just walking around when I was bored. I didn't expect to meet Prince Chu. But Princess, you can solve it so quickly.
Have you heard about General Song?"
"No." Ran Yunshang sighed heavily and looked at Xi Honglei pitifully. "That woman is Li Yingluo, Song Zixuan's fiancée."
Ran Yunshang's loss was completely seen by Xi Honglei. Leaning on the railing, Xi Honglei crossed his arms and stared seriously into Ran Yunshang's eyes, asking: "What are you going to do, princess? Give up?"
"I don't want to." Ran Yunshang shook her head happily, "I want him to like me and marry me!"
Ran Yunshang had a firm look on his face, which made Xi Honglei smile with relief. After saying a few words of comfort to Ran Yunshang, the two of them walked side by side towards Ran Yunshang's residence.
Returning to the palace, Ran Yunshang waved her hands with an irritated look and sent away the palace maids who were kneeling on the ground to greet her. Then she sat in the room holding Xi Hong's tearful hand and began to talk about how she wanted to make Song Zixuan fall in love with her.
's plan.
Xi Honglei listened carefully to Ran Yunshang's chatter, nodding occasionally to give her the courage to continue. Soon, a few hours passed.
It was almost dusk, and Ran Yunshang sent someone to Xi Mansion to inform Xi Yuanshan, saying that Xi Honglei would stay in the palace for a few days, so that he didn't have to worry. Then, Ran Yunshang happily walked out of the room with Xi Honglei, and said,
Wandering aimlessly around the palace.
The two of them walked from the bedroom to the imperial dining room, and then to the imperial garden. Xi Honglei looked at the vast sea of flowers and the gorgeous lotus pond in front of her, and couldn't help but stretch and take a deep breath of fresh air.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Just when Xi Honglei was relaxing and enjoying the long-lost tranquility, she and Ran Yunshang unexpectedly met the queen!
"Yunshang pays my respects to the Queen." The moment Ran Yunshang saw the queen, he immediately retracted the expression of laughing with Xi Honglei just now, and quickly bowed respectfully. But when Xi Honglei saw Ran Yunshang like this
After that, he was even more nervous and prepared to kneel down.
"The common people calm down their red tears and pay their respects to the Queen."
She was about to kneel on the ground when she was supported by someone. When she looked at her with tears in her eyes, she was frightened. The person who supported her turned out to be the Queen!
"No need to be polite." Shu Rumei looked at Xi Honglei with a smile, and then said softly under the shocked gazes of Xi Honglei and Ran Yunshang: "I haven't seen Honglei for a while, but I didn't expect that it would be completed now.
This is what it looks like.”
Does the queen know herself?!
Xi Honglei listened to Shu Rumei's words in a daze, laughing at herself in her heart. It turned out that she was so famous that even the queen knew her... But then, Xi Honglei was convinced that Shu Rumei wanted to chat with her.
reasons to take Ran Yunshang away from him.
Ran Yunshang froze on the spot, looking at the backs of Xi Honglei and Shu Rumei walking away. She stamped her feet suddenly, turned around and started running to look for Ran Yunpo. She didn't know what the queen was looking for Honglei, but she knew
, once Honglei said something that angered the queen, the queen would not even give Honglei a chance to leave the palace! Because the queen was cruel and ruthless, she, Ran Yunshang, had witnessed it with her own eyes many years ago!
Xi Honglei followed Shu Rumei's footsteps anxiously, and after walking for a long time, she finally reached her destination.
As soon as Shu Rumei entered the palace, a woman came towards her. After seeing Xi Honglei, the woman was obviously stunned and looked surprised.
"Hongli, come here quickly." Shu Rumei waved to the woman and asked, "You haven't seen your sister for a while, right?"
Hongli? Xi Hongli? Xi Honglei watched the woman walk slowly in front of him, then greeted him with a gentle smile and said, "Honglei, long time no see." Xi Honglei could only make herself smile hard.
, to pick up this sister whom he met for the first time.
"Hongli, go and get ready. Honglei will have dinner with us tonight." Shu Rumei didn't give Xi Honglei and Xi Hongli much time to talk, so she sent Xi Honglei to do something, and then took her with her.
Xi Honglei sat on the soft couch with his hands and looked at Xi Honglei with a kind face.
"Honglei." Shu Rumei looked at it for a while, then slowly spoke, and said with Honglei: "I heard from the emperor some time ago that your illness has been cured. I wanted to go to Xi Mansion to see you, but...
I've been delayed by something. I'm really relieved to see you well today."
"The Empress, go to Xi Mansion... to see me?" Although Xi Honglei had no doubts about her hearing, she still couldn't believe what she heard. She looked at Shu Rumei, who was slightly startled, and looked at herself in confusion.
, Xi Honglei lowered his eyes and whispered: "Honglei can no longer remember the past memory. Please atone for your sins."
She never heard Shu Rumei speak, and Xi Honglei thought she had said something wrong. But when she raised her head again, what she saw was not Shu Rumei's angry expression, but Shu Rumei's look of pity.
His own appearance made Xi Honglei have more and more questions in his mind.
"No wonder." Shu Rumei smiled bitterly, sighed, and then said something that shocked Xi Honglei and had never known about it. "I think back when your mother left me and married to Xi Mansion,
I am really reluctant to let you go. But in the blink of an eye, you have grown so big."
"Have you ever been with your mother before?" Xi Honglei asked, tilting her head.
"More than just staying, your mother has served me for six full years." Shu Rumei mentioned Lin Wanru, with a lonely look in her eyes. "If she hadn't taken the initiative to marry your father, she might have been here till now.
By my side. That was the first time your mother asked me, and I had to agree."
When Shu Rumei said these things, her expression and tone were obviously different. Xi Honglei could also feel that the relationship between Shu Rumei and Lin Wanru was unusual. Although it was a master-servant relationship, this
A pair of masters and servants is obviously not an ordinary pair. Because there are countless maids serving the queen, but Lin Wanru can always make the queen remember her and clearly tell what happened in the past.
Thinking about Lin Wanru's current treatment in Xi Mansion, Xi Honglei instantly understood why Lin Wanru had been ostracized but was not framed to death. The people in Xi Mansion were not worried about others, but were afraid of Lin Wanru.
He died and angered Lin Wanru, the former master and current queen.
Xi Honglei said nothing, quietly listening to Shu Rumei telling herself about Lin Wanru's past. Finally, when Shu Rumei stopped talking about Lin Wanru, and Xi Honglei thought she could take a break, Shu Ru
Mei Mei posed a more difficult problem for Xi Honglei.
"Hong Lei, I heard that it was you who took the initiative to ask the emperor to terminate the engagement with Po'er, right? Why? Is Po'er bad?"
Xi Honglei obviously didn't think that Shu Rumei would ask this question. He suddenly couldn't breathe and started coughing. Covering his breath, Xi Honglei looked at Shu Rumei awkwardly, "Empress, why do you ask?
Is this coming?"
"Of course I have to ask, because..."
"Mother!" Ran Yunpo's voice suddenly reached Xi Honglei's ears. Xi Honglei watched Ran Yunpo stride into the room, then stood in front of Shu Rumei, glanced sideways at herself, and asked: "
Why did you bring her here?"
"Mom wants to chat with Honglei, can't you?" Shu Rumei looked at Ran Yunpo dotingly. "Po'er, your marriage to Honglei was arranged by mother herself. You haven't forgotten it, have you?"
"No." Ran Yunpo said dullly, answering Shu Rumei's question. Then he paused for a moment, glanced at Xi Honglei, and said: "Mom, I have something to do with her, so I took her away first.
.may come out of the palace, so you don’t have to wait for us.”
After saying that, Ran Yunpo forcefully pulled Xi Honglei up from his bed, and walked out of the room under Shu Rumei's watch.
Xi Honglei left Shu Rumei's sight and immediately felt much more relaxed. There were too many surprises today, which made Xi Honglei unable to digest them for a while.
Lin Wanru was once the queen's personal maid, and Ran Yunpo was actually the queen's son... Her engagement with Ran Yunpo was the queen's proposal!
Xi Honglei knew that Ran Yunpo was favored. Ran Yunpo had a great advantage and would be named the prince and inherit the throne. Xi Honglei also heard about this. But Xi Honglei never thought that Ran Yunpo would be the queen.
son.
No wonder Ran Yunpo was so arrogant and domineering. Even if he was fascinated by the brothel woman, the emperor would not be willing to treat him roughly.
Xi Honglei murmured to herself, but she didn't notice at all the cold gaze Ran Yunpo cast on her.