I wish you two lifetimes

Liu Chupei frowned slightly, "Are you sure the news is reliable?"

"Well, the fourth prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty arrived five days ago, and is now arranged in the palace."

"Are here five days ago?" Although Liu Chupei asked like this, what he was thinking in his mind was that he had arrived a few days earlier, he didn't go to see his father right away, but he met the prince's brother and sister, what is his intention.

"What's the matter?" Seeing her lowering her head, Xie Heng seemed to be in deep thought for a long time, and felt that she was a little strange today, always feeling absent-minded.

"It's nothing, I'm just curious about why he lives in the palace. In the past, when envoys came, they were all entertained by the Xie family and the Wang family?" She was not going to tell Xie Heng about meeting the fourth prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty a few days ago. The involvement is deep, and she doesn't want to involve him.

Xie Heng's eyes flickered slightly, and he moved closer to her. He listened carefully to the movement outside, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong, he said in a low voice: "The emperor's suspicion is getting worse and worse. He no longer fully trusts the Wang and Xie families. Putting the people of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the palace is also a helpless act of his."

"Why did you tell me these things?" Liu Chupei saw that he was looking at her seriously, and he would never tell her about court affairs when she asked him about them, let alone take the initiative to tell her.

"Ah Chu, in my eyes you are just Ah Chu, you have nothing to do with the royal family, nothing to do with political affairs, I just hope you can live a safe life." Xie Heng rubbed her head, showing a bitter smile.

If it was in the past, when Xie Heng touched her head, she must have been annoyed, but today when she saw his sad eyes, her heart sank, "Did something happen that I don't know about?"

Xie Heng shook his head, "Jiankang City has changed a long time ago, and Jiankang City in the past two years is no longer the original Jiankang City." Xie Heng sighed, his eyes were burning, "Ah Chu, the crown prince and the second prince have grown up. Now, I’m not young anymore, and you’re about to grow old, can you understand this?”

Liu Chupei is naturally not stupid, and understands what he means. The Jiankang City in the early years has long passed, and now it is the world of their generation, but this means that the sky is about to change...

"Achu, I don't want you to suffer any harm during this period." Xie Heng paused, "I discussed it with Grandpa, after you are old enough, I—"

"Xie Heng!" Liu Chupei interrupted him in time, she naturally knew what he was going to say later, "I just regard you as a bosom friend."

"I know." Xie Heng smiled nonchalantly, and jokingly said, "You think I like you, and you're pretending to be affectionate. Originally, you thought that if you insist on getting married, the Xie family would be fine. The big Xie family will support you. It's still affordable, but then again, if I marry a wife, I will definitely go to a virtuous and virtuous woman, and I don't want someone like you."

"Hmph, you want it, but I still hate it." Liu Chupei embraced her hands and leaned on the carriage, "Didn't you say you wanted to become a monk before? Why did you wander around the world again in just a few days?"

"I thought about it, it's better to be secular." Xie Heng showed her an unruly smile.

"Hmph." Liu Chupei snorted coldly, then turned to look outside the carriage.

The smile on Xie Heng's face gradually disappeared.

Ah Chu, I just want to keep you safe, so that you are still innocent and don't have to bear too much.

At the gate of the palace, Liu Chupei hurriedly got out of the carriage, "Xie Heng, you go back first, if there is anything else, I will send someone to look for you."

"You are not allowed to sneak out." Xie Heng frowned, remembering what happened in the past few days.

"Got it." Liu Chupei waved to him and ran towards the palace gate.

Xiang Nu received the news that Liu Chupei was coming back early in the morning, so she waited early at the palace gate, and she saw a cheerful figure running over from a distance, and excitedly greeted her, "Princess."

"Good boy." Liu Chupei patted Xiang Nu's head.

"Princess, why did you run out without saying a word, and you didn't say anything to the servant, the servant is in a hurry, where have you been for the past two days? Mr. Xie is by your side? Did you encounter anything in the past two days?" What? Can you eat and sleep well?"

Liu Chupei let out a "puchi" laugh, "Anu, how do I answer your series of questions? I've only been out for a few days. Why are you so afraid? Look, isn't this good?" Turning around in front of him, he signaled that he was safe and sound.

"Really?" Shan Nu didn't believe what she said, she stepped forward and tried to open her sleeve to look at her hand.

Liu Chupei dodged quickly, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll talk about it when I go back, what are you doing outside the palace gate?" She was afraid that Xiang Nu would find the scars on her body that hadn't completely disappeared, so she asked instead: " Is the queen mother in the palace?"

"Your Majesty just woke up, and just got the news that Her Highness the Princess is back, so I asked my servant to wait here to pick you up." Xiang Nu saw that she was holding a brocade box in her hand, and was about to take it and hold it for her.

Liu Chupei shrank her hands back, "I'll just hold it myself, let's go to the queen mother's place."

Before Liu Chupei stepped into the Hanzhang Palace, there were maids waiting at the gate of the palace, Liu Chupei's heart tightened, and she had a bad premonition.

"The queen mother is very angry." Liu Chupei secretly asked the little maid at the door.

The little maid didn't speak, but frowned and nodded.

Half of Liu Chupei's legs softened in an instant, and she handed the brocade box to Xiang Nu, "Hold it for me first, don't let others touch it, I'll come as soon as I go." After finishing speaking, she stepped into the hall of Hanzhang.

The hall was quiet as usual, but it made Liu Chupei feel a little different from the past. She cautiously probed inside, but before she found anything, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Princess Fifth, your mother is waiting." Nanny Sun couldn't help laughing when she saw Liu Chupei poking her head outside.

Liu Chupei had no choice but to bite the bullet and go in, only to see the Queen Wang sitting on the couch, drinking the tea in her hands, with a faint expression on her face, which made Liu Chupei feel a little uncertain. Usually, the queen mother always smiles when she sees her. Looks like he's really angry.

"Mother's queen." Liu Chupei called cautiously.

Wang didn't respond to her, but continued to take a sip of tea.

"Mother, I was wrong." Liu Chupei obediently admitted his mistake.

Wang's brows and eyes relaxed, but she still didn't speak.

"Mother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have sneaked out of the palace by myself, and I still haven't told you. Don't be angry, Empress. It's not good to be angry because of me." Liu Chupei tugged at Wang's sleeves and moved closer to her .

"When you grow up, the queen mother can't control you anymore. In the future, the queen mother will not interfere with what you want to do. You can do whatever you want, and you don't need to be told." Wang put down the teacup and sighed. , looking forward, looking a little distracted.

"Mother's mother." Liu Chupei was a little anxious. She would rather her mother scold her and be angry with her than this, "Does mother's mother not want A Pei?"

Looking at her with moist eyes, Wang sighed, "How many times have I told you why you always don't care about it, let alone the matter of your escape from the palace, you have never been away these few days. I sent a letter to my mother, saying that you are out and about, and my mother can be worried every day, if it weren't for Xie Heng, who sent a letter to report his safety every day, my mother—”

"Mother, I was wrong. I didn't think carefully and made you worry." Liu Chupei threw herself into her arms.She really didn't do well in this matter.

"You are so old, you should be sensible. The fourth prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty is here, did you know?" Seeing her good attitude of admitting her mistake, Queen Wang couldn't get angry.

"I know, Xie Heng told me."

Mrs. Wang nodded, "It's good to know. For the past two days, not only are you not allowed to go out outside the palace, but you are also not allowed to run around in the palace."

"Mother?" Why is this?Liu Chupei was a little puzzled.

"The prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty came here this time to build harmony between the two countries. Reconciliation is inevitable. The queen mother has selfish intentions and does not want you to marry into the Northern Wei Dynasty. If you can avoid him in the past two days, I will avoid him." , "Your elder sister is already married, and Xiuming is still young, let alone the empress's child, even in the entire palace, you are the most suitable person to marry, understand?"

Liu Chupei was taken aback, "Mother, didn't you say that you would marry me to the Xie family?"

"In the face of state affairs, the queen mother's decision is useless at all." Wang sighed helplessly, "The queen mother just wants to try her best. If this situation can be reversed, it will be great."

"Mother, I will go and tell my father. My father loves Ape the most. He must not be willing to marry Ape to the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"Ape." Wang looked at her distressedly, "This is what your father meant."

The emotion on Liu Chupei's face gradually froze. Did the emperor give up on her?She secretly squeezed her right hand tightly.

"Ape, tonight your father is going to entertain the Fourth Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"Tonight? Why did you arrange the banquet today?" He has been here for seven days, and it was only arranged today.

"This time, I want to entertain all the children and young ladies of Jiankang City, but you and Xie Heng were not in the city before." Wang paused, "The fourth prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty is very curious about you two, and wants to meet you. Royal Father postponed the banquet, and will arrange it after you return to the city."

The fourth prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty wants to see her?She didn't know that she was so famous that the prince had to see her.

Then, she raised a smile, "Mother, don't worry."

Xie Heng, she will not marry, nor will she go to the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"Ape, you still don't understand what the queen mother means." Wang said helplessly: "The queen mother said that you are not allowed to go to the banquet tonight because you are sick."

Liu Chupei shook her head, "Mother, the more secretive you are, the more curious the Fourth Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty is about me. Why don't you openly let him have a look." Anyway, he didn't see what she looked like that day, she didn't think He can recognize her.

Wang Shi wanted to say something at first, but when she saw what she said, she felt that it was very reasonable, but she couldn't think of a good way for a while, so she could only sigh.

"Mother, please trust me once." Liu Chupei's eyes were full of determination.

"You are not allowed to do anything that hurts yourself." Wang Shi naturally knew Liu Chupei's temperament very well, and she was afraid that she would do something extreme.

"No, Queen Mother, don't worry." Liu Chupei stood up, "My Queen, I still have something to do. Let's take a step first. If there is something to do, I will discuss it with my Queen."

Before Wang Shi could say anything, Liu Chupei hurried out of the yard.

"Anu, let's go back to the palace quickly, you go back and prepare things."