The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

"That night, the wedding banquet was being held in the front hall. Father and mother were worried that Meng would cause trouble and bring shame to the palace. Now the mourning shed has been set up for a few days. She is a widow in our palace. Can she run back to her parents' home?"

"I just said that she killed my elder brother, who can do anything to me?"

The maid was scolded by Xie Ruxue so much that she dared not utter a word. She could only lower her head and whisper, "Then Miss, please keep your voice down. There are so many guests coming and going. If someone hears us, it will be said that our family is in turmoil."

"It's great that I heard it. All these guests praised her for her good character. How come no one thought that my eldest brother's death was caused by her? I just want people to hear that she is unlucky in marriage."

The more Xie Ruxue spoke, the louder her voice became, so loud that it was difficult for Meng Wen Yao, who was behind the wall, to ignore it. It seemed that the lesson from that time was not enough. Meng Wen Yao sneered and was about to go around the wall when she heard a scolding from the front.

"Shut up, how can a girl speak so harshly? Do you have any girlish manners?"

This loud male voice seemed to come from neither Prince Fenyang nor Xie Jinbao. Then who else in Prince Fenyang's Mansion would dare to scold Xie Ruxue like this?

Out of curiosity, Meng Wen Yao quietly walked around the wall and slowly stuck half of her body out of the moon gate. She immediately saw the armored and imposing man, Xie Chenyi, the second son of Fenyang Mansion.

Xie Chenyi was standing tall, with one hand casually resting on the long sword at his waist, looking at Xie Ruxue indifferently. Su Ri'an was in a lazy posture, but even from such a distance, Meng Wenyao could see that Xie Ruxue's calves were trembling again.

She couldn't help but giggle, not wanting to immediately attract Xie Chenyi's gaze. She immediately held her breath and concentrated. Now that she was a widow who had lost her husband, she should cry all day long and must not laugh.

However, Xie Chenyi saw all of this. He was amazed at the beauty of the woman in front of him, especially her charming personality. She was not affected at all by the death of her husband.

Naturally, he had known about Bao's plan from the princess's letter, and felt sad for his nominal sister-in-law. He thought he would see a tragic woman who shed tears and complained to everyone she met. Unexpectedly, the person before him was like the white plum blossom that blooms proudly in the snow. No matter how cold and painful it was, she was still proud to face the cold wind.

Especially her snow-white body, the only thing that came to his mind was: If you want to be pretty, wearing mourning clothes will really look good!

He quickly drove away the charming thoughts in his mind, shook his head and bowed to Meng Wen Yao, then he felt that he seemed not sincere enough, walked around Xie Ruxue, and walked towards Meng Wen Yao step by step.

He stopped three steps away and said, "Sister-in-law, I am so sorry for the loss."

Meng Wenyao bowed softly: "Second Master, you have worked hard on the journey. The princess is thinking of you. You should go and pay her a visit."

"No hurry, I want to burn some incense for my brother."

What he meant by this was that he was actually going to follow Meng Wenyao to the mourning hall. Meng Wenyao pointed awkwardly to a place not far away and whispered, "Second Young Master, take off your armor, change into mourning clothes, and then go to the front hall."

After saying this, she bowed again and left gracefully.

Xie Chenyi looked down at the armor he hadn't had time to change off, and secretly laughed at himself for having fought in wars for so many years that he almost forgot even the most basic etiquette. He really had to change into mourning clothes first.

He was busy for a long time, and only after burning incense to Xie Nanan did he go to visit his mother.

The mother and son naturally hugged each other and cried bitterly, and then talked about their experiences over the years. Finally, the princess said reluctantly: "Tomorrow is the seventh day after Xie Nan'an's death. After the seventh day, his coffin will be placed in the ancestral temple, and then he will be buried on a chosen day. After you send his coffin to the ancestral temple, you can set off back to the border.

Ever since Xie Nan'an fell off his horse, Concubine Bao has believed that I was behind this. Now that Xie Nan'an has committed suicide, even though the evidence is irrefutable, Concubine Bao is still jumping on me like a mad dog. If you stay here, you will inevitably be schemed against by him. The sooner you leave, the more your mother will feel at ease. "

"No, mother, I am an adult now and hold military power. I can protect you. No matter what, I will not stay in the borderland and watch you being plotted against by Bao alone in the palace."

The princess was very moved by Xie Chenyi's words, but she still had her reason. The skeleton advised her kindly, "Child, I know you are filial and capable, but the struggle in the backyard is not a real war. It is said that it is easy to defend against an open spear but difficult to avoid an arrow from the dark. In this backyard, Bao's privacy methods are more useful than your martial arts and military power.

Don't you remember how many times you were a child? If it weren't for the old princess protecting you and me taking you with me every step of the way, you probably wouldn't know how many times you fell into Bao's trap. She is deeply loved by your father and has many secret methods. Even if she is discovered by your father, she will not be punished. We really have no way to deal with her."

"Be obedient and go to the border. Now that Xie Nan'an is married, I can find someone for you. Wait for a year or so, and Mrs. Bao's anger will subside. Then you can come back and get married. After you get married, your father will have no excuse for not asking you to become the heir."

The princess wiped away her tears emotionally and said, "We have been on the edge of a knife all these years. We can't give up in one or two years. If you listen to me and endure for another one or two years, the Bao family may not be a threat anymore."

Xie Chenyi didn't believe this. His mother had been fighting with the Bao family for half her life and had always been at a disadvantage. How could she turn the situation around in just one or two years?

He felt that the princess said this in order to make him leave the palace and face Bao's conspiracy alone.

"Mother, we have only had minor quarrels before. This time my eldest brother has passed away. If Bao goes crazy and really hurts you, how are you going to deal with it when I am not in the mansion?"

The princess sneered and said mysteriously, "Yier, I really didn't do what happened to Xie Nan'an, but there must be a mastermind behind this, so there must be someone behind this who wants to make Bao unhappy. Do you still remember that you had several illegitimate brothers and sisters who died inexplicably? Although these concubines have been honest for so many years, it is not impossible that they are lying in wait, waiting for an opportunity to get rid of Bao and her son."

"Mother, what you mean is that my eldest brother was fathered by those concubines who rarely come out to socialize?" Xie Chenyi asked.

“Except for those concubines, who were severely suppressed by the Bao family back then, I really can’t think of anyone else who would want to kill Xie Nan’an.”

Speaking of Xie Nanan, the princess thought of Meng Wenyao again, and a mysterious smile appeared on her lips: "Yier, besides those concubines who dislike Bao, there are also people in this mansion who hate Bao.

That Bao family is so ruthless and calculated that the Meng family married their daughter here. I don't think the Meng family girl is willing to be a widow here. You will see that the Meng family will not let Bao family have an easy life. So in this mansion, mother is not fighting alone. You really don't need to worry about me. Go to your frontier and don't let mother worry. "