"Stand down." The emperor said indifferently.

Empress Cai prepared a thousand words, but it was useless at all, so she could only withdraw from the Liangyi Hall with Xue Jinyi and King Chu with hatred.

As soon as the door of the palace was closed, Empress Cai's face was instantly as cold as frost, she deliberately lagged two steps behind, looked at King Chu condescendingly, and said: "King Chu has finally been favored by the emperor now, which is really gratifying." ”

King Chu looked back, his expression was neither humble nor arrogant, "My son just did what he could for his aunt and grandmother, and he didn't dare to take credit in front of his father." ”

"Oh?" Empress Cai sneered, "It seems that the King of Chu also understands what he is like in his biological father's heart, so remember it for his own future, don't do anything inappropriate, annoy your father, and no one can save you." If you want to blame, you can only blame you for the wrong birth, there is such a despicable mother from the court. ”

She snorted coldly, flicked her sleeves and left, no matter what kind of blow she encountered, she was still the most noble queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Xue Jinyi looked at the face of the King of Chu, his face was as usual, and he couldn't see any emotion.

Suddenly, her hand was caught by the King of Chu.

"Huh?" She asked softly.

"It's a little cold, borrow your hand to cover it." Facing the sunny day of early summer, the king of Chu said without changing his face.

"Okay." Xue Jinyi was in a calm mood and walked out of the palace gate holding hands with the King of Chu.

When they came, they were followed by a carriage, so that they could go directly to Lantian County after leaving the palace.

When he got into the carriage, the king of Chu let go of his hand, Xue Jinyi sat in the carriage, unfolded the newly changed small fan and played the wind, this time there was no sandalwood fragrance wafting between the movements, and the king of Chu sat beside her.

"The ......," she pondered, and as the carriage started, she asked, "Since we are about to become husband and wife, should we be honest about it?" ”

King Chu said: "Miss Xue really wants to marry me?" ”

"......" Xue Jinyi wanted to laugh at him, but said with a smile: "After this period of time, from the perspective of mutual interests, I think it is a wise choice for us to get married." ”

King Chu also smiled, and when Xue Jinyi was about to take a closer look, he turned his head to look out the window.

"Glad to hear you say that. So, what do you ask? ”

Xue Jinyi rubbed her eyes and asked gently, "I want to know your mother, what is the relationship between my biological mother and the emperor?" Why is she the biological mother of the emperor's eldest son, but she has no name? Why does the emperor ...... you?"

Her lips and teeth trembled, and the ugly words were not spoken to the King of Chu.

King Chu asked, "Does this show that Miss Xue cares about me?" ”

"Really?" Xue Jinyi didn't deny it, even though her real thoughts weren't this.

The strange relationship between the emperor and the king of Chu, the biological mother of the king of Chu who does not exist in the palace, will be a bumpy future for the king of Chu, which will inevitably affect her.

Therefore, since the relationship with the King of Chu has reached such a point, she feels that it is an opportunity to ask.

The carriage was silent, except for the sound of the rolling wheels.

Xue Jinyi waited very patiently, the King of Chu was a smart man and knew what to say and when.

After a while, the king of Chu spoke, "My biological mother was born in the family of officials of the former dynasty, and after the death of the country, like the daughters of other noble officials, she was put into the court as slaves. ”

Former court officials? Xue Jinyi frowned slightly, the book she had read said that the last emperor of the previous dynasty was deaf, favored and traitorous, and brought disaster to the country and the people, so that the world fell into constant war. After the current emperor established the Great Zhou, the officials of the previous dynasty retained very little, and most of them were sentenced to various crimes, or executed or sent into exile, and their families were sent to the palace as slaves.

The father of the biological mother of the king of Chu was the one who was convicted, and the emperor's hatred of those officials was ......

It is not difficult to imagine why he is so disgusted with King Chu's biological mother.

The king of Chu paused and continued: "According to my aunt's grandmother, my mother has been pampered since she was a child, and it was really hard to be beaten and scolded as a slave, and I saw that my close friend in the boudoir was beaten to death because he broke a dish of talent in the harem, so he decided to ......" He sighed deeply, "After working hard for a while, he was sent to the Liangyi Hall to clean, and took advantage of his father's drunkenness to ......"

Xue Jinyi nodded, indicating that she understood.

"My mother begged my father to give me a title, even if it was the lowest level of women. But my father was furious that he was being calculated, and he wanted to kill his mother, but my aunt stopped him. "When the king of Chu talked about these old events, how much sadness and pain melted into his calm tone, without a trace of sadness or anger," my aunt and grandmother said that not long after my father ascended the throne, it was not good to kill so many evils, so he left a life, and was sent back to the Yeting Palace, and he was not allowed to take another step. Later, she was found to be pregnant, and under the protection of her aunt and grandmother, she was safe. But before giving birth, I was accidentally poisoned, and when I came to the world, my mother died. ”

Xue Jinyi looked at the face of the King of Chu, the experience over the years had made him hide all his emotions behind his deep eyes, but when he said this, there were subtle fluctuations in the bottom of his eyes.

Although the king of Chu did not take a good look at his biological mother, but in the end, he had the grace of childbirth, how could he be indifferent to himself?

There was a food box in the carriage, which contained flax cakes and tea, and she poured a glass of water and handed it to him.

King Chu took it and drank half a cup, "Because of these, my father is unwilling to give my mother a name, and every New Year's Day, the concubines in the palace will be promoted, and no one will mention her name." Over the years, she should not have existed in the palace, my father was somewhat angry with me because of my mother, and I was fortunate to be protected by my aunt and grandmother, and I finally grew up. ”

How much hardship does the word "good" include? Xue Jinyi said with emotion: "I am fortunate to have my aunt and grandmother. ”

Thinking about it, she couldn't bear the death of the descendants of the Puyang clan, so she tried her best to take care of the King of Chu, right?

"We wouldn't have met without her." King Chu said meaningfully.

Xue Jinyi was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "If you die, when I drown, no one will save me, and I will become a soul in the water, so I ...... say."

When she said this, she stopped in time, lowered her head and poured herself a glass of water.

"So what?" The king of Chu asked, "You mean to speak frankly." ”

Xue Jinyi coughed dryly, and said simply: "So, we are really fateful fate." ”

Before the words fell, she clearly saw that King Chu's eyebrows and eyes were dyed with a smile, not a sneer, a sneer, or a fake smile, but like a spring breeze melting ice and snow, which made people extremely comfortable.

She also smiled at the King of Chu, picked up a piece of flax cake, and asked, "Are you hungry?" ”

The king of Chu broke off half of it with her hand, "Let's eat together." ”