After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

The handkerchief was embroidered with crabapples and smelled of jasmine.

Liu Yunxiang's smile faded. She still remembered that night when she saw Yan Mu holding the handkerchief, looking very cherished. Mrs. Xiao didn't mention this matter, she really forgot.

"When Mrs. Xiao asks for something from His Highness, just go to him directly, why go through me?"

"I'm not afraid of people gossiping."

"Are you afraid, madam?"

"I'm not afraid, it's just..." Mrs. Xiao lowered her eyes and smiled, as if she was shy, "I'm just afraid that His Highness has other thoughts and refuses to return it to me."

Liu Yunxiang hummed. She finally figured it out. Mrs. Xiao came here specifically to make her unhappy.

"Speaking of it, I entered the Orchid Garden earlier than the princess and met His Highness earlier." Mrs. Xiao said and took a sip of tea. "At that time, everyone treated each other as sisters. If the princess also participated in the seniority ranking, she would have to call me. Where’s my sister?”

Liu Yunxiang bit secretly, "It's not easy for Mrs. Xiao to be a sister. Just let General Xiao have a few more concubines."

Mrs. Xiao snorted, "He dares!"

"He doesn't dare, but Mrs. Xiao seems to dare."

"I don't dare either. I can only think about it in my mind and get greedy when I see it."

Liu Yunxiang resisted rolling her eyes. In terms of thick skin, she was really no match for Mrs. Xiao.

"By the way, is His Highness at home?"

"I'll let my maid lead you there."

"Won't the princess come with you?"

"It won't stop you two from reminiscing about old times."

"Look at this sourness." Mrs. Xiao put down the teacup and stood up slowly, "I'm not the kind of stingy person. That silk handkerchief has my maiden name embroidered on it. It's not good for people to see it, or else Give it to Your Highness."

"I'm not sour."

"Then let's go together and ask His Highness why he likes my silk handkerchief. Doesn't he have feelings for me?"

Liu Yunxiang knew that Mrs. Xiao was deliberately provoking her, but she really wanted to know what was going on, so she stood up and said, "Then I will accompany Mrs. Xiao for the sake of the good reputation of my family."

"So, my reputation is not important?"

"Madam probably doesn't want any reputation."

The two of them bickered and walked to Yan Mu's courtyard. After passing through the hanging flower gate and entering the courtyard, a strong bitter smell of herbs hit their faces. Turning to look at the west wall, I saw a shed set up there, and someone was brewing medicine inside.

Liu Yunxiang frowned when he saw the person boiling the medicine.

"Princess, please come and light the fire." A maid stood beside him in embarrassment, "His Highness said that you are a guest and cannot allow you to do these things."

"The doctor told me to simmer it over slow fire. Three bowls of water are boiled into one bowl. You just lost half a bowl of water, so I wouldn't trust anyone who gives it to you."

The maid rubbed her hands, looking at a loss.

Mrs. Xiao took a look and asked, "Who is this woman?"

"Princess Changning of Beijin." Liu Yunxiang said calmly.

"Hey, Princess, if you don't know, you might think that she is His Highness's concubine."

Liu Yunxiang said lightly: "She does have this intention."

"Tsk, tsk, it seems that His Highness is a hot potato."

Liu Yunxiang snorted, turned around and walked inside, but before they could reach the steps, Chang Ning ran over and stopped them.

"Princess, His Highness has just fallen asleep, you'd better not go in and disturb him."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, "I have something to do with him."

"No matter how serious the matter is, you can take it easy. Your Highness's health is the most important thing."

"Have you not already entered the palace? Why are you still here?"

Chang Ning said a little coldly: "The Queen is not worried about Your Highness, so she specially asked me to come to visit Your Highness, and she comes every day."

Mrs. Xiao chuckled, "It sounds like the princess is not the princess, and the princess is not the princess."

Chang Ning looked at Mrs. Xiao, frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"It means that the person lying inside is the King of Zhenbei, and she is the Princess of Zhenbei. The couple is meeting, and it is inappropriate for you to cause trouble here."

Upon hearing this, Chang Ning's face couldn't help but turn ugly.

"I am also doing it for His Highness's good."

"Oh, if this is an unpleasant thing to say, it means that His Highness is dead and it is the Princess who should cry. What does it have to do with you?"

"you!"

Mrs. Xiao sighed, "How come His Highness is like Tang Monk's meat? Everyone wants to take a bite."

Liu Yunxiang saw that Chang Ning was so embarrassed that he couldn't speak. He felt relieved and a little aggrieved. It's not that she can't deal with Chang Ning, but she and Yan Mu have been lukewarm these days, which really gives her an opportunity.

At this time, Yan Mu came out of the back room and saw Liu Yunxiang, his face immediately darkened.

"Is something wrong?" he asked.

Liu Yunxiang frowned, ignored him, turned around and walked to the stone table in the courtyard to sit down.

"It's not her who's in trouble, it's me." Mrs. Xiao pointed at herself.

Yan Mu obviously only saw Mrs. Xiao at this time. After taking a look at her, he asked impatiently: "Who are you?"

Mrs. Xiao's eyes widened, "You forgot about me before. After all, it's been several years, so forget it. But we just met a few days ago, and you forgot about me again. I look so unforgettable? "

Yan Mu's face darkened and he looked at Mrs. Xiao coldly.

He looked a little scary like this, and Mrs. Xiao couldn't help but think of the time when she was in Lanyuan. Every time she saw him, he was gloomy. At that time, she was afraid of him.

"Ahem, I am Chaumont's wife."

Yan Mu's thoughts changed, "Is something wrong?"

"I...I'm here to ask for something from His Highness."

"what?"

"My silk handkerchief."

Yan Mu squinted his eyes sharply.

Mrs. Xiao hurriedly explained, "Your Highness probably still has a silk handkerchief embroidered with crabapple flowers in his arms, right?"

Yan Mu didn't speak, but still stared at Mrs. Xiao gloomily.

"His Highness was drinking at my house that night and he dropped the silk handkerchief in his arms. I picked it up and gave it back to His Highness. I accidentally returned it wrong and gave His Highness my own silk handkerchief."

Yan Mu frowned and quickly took out a silk handkerchief from his pocket. This was clearly a silk handkerchief embroidered with begonias. What was wrong with it? |

"Look, my name is embroidered underneath."

Mrs. Xiao pointed to the small word 'Qing' embroidered under the silk handkerchief, "Look, this is indeed mine."

Yan Mu looked at the handkerchief in his hand, then looked at the small words, and thought of how many nights he had held this silk handkerchief, full of affection... He felt as if it was hot to his hands, and hurriedly threw it back.

"You...you give me back!"

Mrs. Xiao suppressed the corners of her mouth to prevent herself from laughing, and then took out another silk handkerchief from her arms, "This one belongs to His Highness."

Yan Mu looked at the silk handkerchief in Mrs. Xiao's hand, and then thought that she took it out from her arms, and retracted her originally stretched out hand.

"Forget it, I don't want it anymore, just throw it away."

Mrs. Xiao smiled and said, "Then take it as a gift from His Highness."

Upon hearing this, Yan Mu quickly took it back and said, "Mrs. Xiao, please respect yourself."

"Your Highness is like this, are you afraid that the princess will misunderstand you?"

Yan Mu glanced into the courtyard and saw Liu Yunxiang sitting there, acting as if the matter had nothing to do with him. He probably didn't care about what was going on here at all.

Yan Mu snorted and turned to go back.

"Your Highness, stay here. My wife has something else to do."

Yan Mu's mind changed, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Mrs. Xiao glanced at Chang Ning next to her, "There are outsiders here, so it's not convenient for me to talk."

Yan Mu glanced at Chang Ning, who said he was going to make some medicine and left.

Mrs. Xiao looked at Liu Yunxiang again, "Princess, please listen together, so as not to misunderstand that Your Highness and I are doing something improper inside. Of course, I am a weak woman, and I can't resist whatever Your Highness wants to do."

Liu Yunxiang took a sip of tea and almost spit it out after hearing these words. Mrs. Xiao's mouth was too bad.