Fate with you

Meng Xiuyi purposely kept the two of them here, for Cui Yunji's business, and for Mu Sheng, it was to make things easier for her and to appease her turbulent mood.

Therefore...

"What are you doing standing so far away? Why don't you come here quickly." Meng Xiuyi said as soon as Cui Yunji left.

Mu Sheng reluctantly moved over bit by bit, and Meng Xiuyi pulled her away as soon as she got close.

Mu Sheng fell into her arms unexpectedly.

Those palace people on the side are still there!She thumped Meng Xiuyi's shoulder angrily.

Seeing such a rebellious action, Meng Xiuyi is not angry at all, but thinks that Mu Sheng is very cute: "What are you doing to beat me, as if I threatened you again."

Mu Sheng struggled out of her arms with great difficulty, knelt down on the cushion nearby, and heard her innocent and righteous words, she couldn't help being anxious: "Can't you move your hands and feet?"

"Oh," Meng Xiuyi seemed distressed, "Don't you like it? I thought you liked it like this."

It's just... nonsense!

Mu Sheng felt that he really couldn't muster the strength to be angry with her, and then looked at His Majesty's gentle and handsome face, and his heart was full of sighs, forget it, she would have liked to touch her, if there were no such onlookers in this palace Palace people's words.After all, Mu Sheng still can't be intimate with others under the eyes of everyone.

However, Meng Xiuyi, who was born in the imperial family, had palace servants do everything for him, and was always accompanied by his followers, did not have too many scruples in this regard.As far as she is concerned, in many cases, these eunuchs and maids are not much different from the candlestick writing desk on the side.

Mu Sheng also knew this, and reckoned that it would be impossible for His Majesty to change it. For such a trivial matter, she was still willing to follow her wishes, as long as His Majesty did not make too much publicity.

Fortunately, Mai Enrong was always able to understand the holy will, and at this moment he led a group of palace people to retreat.

Mu Sheng said softly: "Your Majesty guessed right. I like it, I have admired His Majesty for a long time, and I like everything Your Majesty does."

Knowing that she is shy and reserved by nature, it is not easy to say such words.Having received such precious sweet words, Meng Xiuyi was abnormally not happy, but fixedly looked at Mu Sheng, with a touch of consideration in those eyes that were as clear and deep as black jade.

Mu Sheng didn't get a response for a long time, she couldn't help being shy and flustered, and quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, have your Majesty and Lord Cui known each other for a long time?"

As she spoke, she lowered her head, revealing her long and graceful neck like a snow lotus in front of Meng Xiuyi's eyes.Meng Xiuyi immediately felt very moved, put aside the weird considerations before, and didn't think about whether the liking this person said was true or not, she slowly stroked her smooth and smooth nape, the touch was as warm as jade. .

Mu Sheng trembled, raised his head in puzzlement, and looked at Meng Xiuyi suspiciously.

Meng Xiuyi immediately felt that his behavior was very strange. With a light cough, he reluctantly slid his hand down her shoulder and arm along the back of her neck, took Mu Sheng's hand, and said, "Yes, earlier Yunji is a student of Taixue, she is very high-spirited, once I was out of the palace, I happened to meet her talking about the New Deal in a wine shop, saying that Emperor Taiping implemented the New Deal back then, which benefited the common people, now that many years have passed, it is time to implement the New Deal , to consolidate the foundation of the country. I think this woman is very interesting, so I talked to her for a while, and I got to know her after coming and going."

It turns out that there is still such a relationship. Listening to His Majesty, I appreciate Master Cui very much.Mu Sheng felt something was wrong, but couldn't tell what was wrong.Maybe the smoothness and sweetness of the past few months made her less vigilant than before.This is not good and needs to be changed.

While thinking quickly in her mind, she said: "Did Master Cui know the identity of His Majesty at that time?"

Meng Xiuyi recalled it for a while, and said: "That happened when she first ascended the throne. Looking at her like that, I probably knew about it. However, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. If you talk about it, you will inevitably be affected by fame and fortune, so it's meaningless. Yunji has always been very knowledgeable, not only knows other people's interests, but also knows her own interests, so how can she expose it. Oh, speaking of it, you are not the first person to ask me about official affairs, Yunji was the one who said it first, the New Deal It needs a lot of money to support it, the national treasury is not empty now, but it is not full, and if there is a natural disaster*, it will be deflated again, then Yunji hinted that she and the Cui family behind her are willing to be the king's pawns."

Yunji, Yunji's, is really affectionate.That's not how she called her, it was always Qing, Aiqing, and Qing's family. Speaking of civil and military affairs in the whole dynasty, they were all her Qing, Aiqing, and Qing's family!

There is really a comparison to know the difference!

Mu Sheng doesn't know why she cares about such trivial matters, anyway, she is very unhappy now.

As soon as Meng Xiuyi finished speaking, he found that the person who asked the question was silent, and he seemed to be a little angry, so he couldn't help being surprised: "What's the matter, Qing? I didn't provoke you, did I?"

She is very self-aware and knows that she has provoked her from time to time.Mu Sheng opened his mouth to speak, and felt that it was really embarrassing to say such a thing, how could he ask for pet names, so he could only swallow the words back to his mouth: "It's nothing."

The emperor just smiled when he heard this, squeezed her fingers lovingly, and didn't ask any further questions.

Mu Sheng suddenly realized that something was wrong. She admired Cui Yunji because of her talent and because of their mutual agreement. Then what kind of treatment did she treat her?It seems that His Majesty has never said why he suddenly has feelings for her.

She is full of praise for Cui Yunji, so has she ever had a different feeling for her?Speaking of which, the time they met was when His Majesty was with Pei Zhao.After being reborn for more than a year, the number of times I heard Pei Zhao from His Majesty seemed to be only a long time ago. She suddenly uttered this name in her ear to test her reaction, and nothing else.

Mu Sheng couldn't help but wonder, now, after having her, whether His Majesty still misses Pei Zhao in his heart.Thinking about it this way, she felt a little uncomfortable. She shouldn't be able to compare with Pei Zhao, right?A beautiful woman who passed away in her best years is the beauty that His Majesty couldn't ask for, and I'm afraid it is also the eternal obsession in her heart.

Mu Sheng couldn't help but feel very depressed, even if that person is actually her, but if the person in front of her is looking at her now and blindly misses her in the past, it is not a happy thing.

Meng Xiuyi didn't understand why this person's heart was so rich today, sometimes he was happy, sometimes slightly annoyed, and now he was sad again.Just as she was about to ask her if something difficult happened to her, the girl suddenly raised her head and looked at her, her eyes were clear and there was a hint of struggle, she asked: "Did Your Majesty ever admire anyone else before?"

Has Your Majesty ever admired someone else before... Meng Xiuyi felt that the pain in her heart that she hadn't experienced for a long time came back again, and the indifference she pretended to be indifferent was defeated for a while.She took a deep breath and looked at the person who was still waiting for her answer. She clenched her hands casually on her knees, and her nails dug into her palms, almost tearing off a piece of flesh.She looked at this curious and innocent person, endured it, and finally shook her head: "No."

Mu Sheng guessed and acted many answers, either affectionate or indifferent, or deep-rooted or indifferent, but she never expected that she would deny it.

Seeing her surprised expression, Meng Xiuyi only felt glaring, and said in a cold tone, "I only liked you, and no one else. Why do you ask this?"

The meaning of her reluctance to say more was so obvious that Mu Sheng didn't know what to do: "Chen...Chen..."

"You don't want to be a minister anymore, you can step back, I still have memorials to read." Meng Xiuyi let go of her hand after saying that, stood up, and left in a huff.

The warmth wrapped around her hand suddenly disappeared, and the cool air made her feel cold in her heart.It was the first time that he left her alone and left like this.Did she hit her sore spot?Could it be that Pei Zhao is already a name that she can't even mention in her heart?

Speaking of which, His Majesty's repeated temptations before are because her temperament and behavior are like Pei Zhao.

Mu Sheng suddenly remembered that a long time ago, when she was still Pei Zhao, His Majesty invited her to go out for a spring outing.

She didn't want to go, and she couldn't disobey the holy order, so she became self-willed and expressed her dissatisfaction with belatedness.

His Majesty waited for her in the Ten Mile Pavilion outside the city for a full two hours. When he saw her, he was not dissatisfied in the slightest. Instead, he smiled and joked: "Fortunately, I am the emperor, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't even be able to see the face of the beautiful lady." arrive."

At that time, she hated her and disliked her behavior, especially her power over others, so she replied coldly: "Then you must guard your throne well. Once you fail to become emperor, the ministers will not even look at her." I'll take a look at you."

No one can bear such mean and vicious words, let alone her.

In the end, of course, they didn't go for an outing, and the two broke up unhappy.

what about now?If she didn't have a disposition that was uncannily similar to Pei Zhao, wouldn't His Majesty even look at her?