72 Chuluo and I have reached a point where there is no way out

On the way back to Yifu, Mu Xian recalled the idea that she had been staying in Yifu for the past six months to avoid the edge. Now that Mu Qianrui has left, she has nothing to worry about. Entering the palace has become her only way to go. After returning to Yifu, Mu Xian went to the main courtyard and her aunt's room.

When Mrs. Yi saw her coming in, she quickly waved her to sit down, "Xi Yan, tomorrow is Wanfei's birthday. Originally, my aunt didn't mean to take you to the palace, but just now the queen sent someone to say that she hasn't seen you for a long time and asked her aunt to take you to the palace tomorrow.

When mentioned by the eldest wife of the Yi family, Mu Xian remembered that the ninth day of March was Mu Wan's birthday, which she remembered clearly in her previous life.

"Okay, I miss the Queen very much." She was also thinking about what to say to let her aunt take her into the palace, but she didn't expect that things would be as expected. Maybe God was helping her.

On the contrary, Mrs. Yi's wife dyed her eyebrows with sadness, "The banquet in the palace is not as simple as it is. Although you are clever, it is inevitable that someone will take care of you. Take the previous two aunts who took you to the Su family and the Shi family as an example. The aunt didn't care about you well, but let you be designed. So at the beginning, Mrs. Yi didn't want to enter the palace in the evening.

Mu Xi'an blamed herself, "It's Xi'an who is too playful to worry her uncle and aunt."

"I see that Nan Xiaoren is still smart and let her follow you tomorrow." Mrs. Yi smiled kindly and brushed the broken hair in Mu Xi's ear, "Don't go out alone. Be careful in everything. Don't worry about Qianrui. Men have to experience these lives and deaths to grow up.

"Aunmother..." Mu Xi's nose was sore and he hugged Mrs. Yi, "I just can't bear it." She cried on the shoulders of Mrs. Yi's family.

Mrs. Yi patted her on the back, "Good boy, that's how your cousin has today's position. At first, I was also very reluctant to bear Xiao Er's suffering, but his grandfather and father ignored my feelings and sent Yi Xiao to the military camp. Less than a year, there was a war in the southwest. Xiao Er didn't say a word when he left, and when he came back, he was appreciated by the emperor and made him a royal guard.

Speaking of the past, the eldest wife of the Yi family was also full of emotion, "They all thought Xiao'er had a good life, but they didn't know how many scars Xiao'er's body. I learned later that Xiao'er was hit by an arrow for King Jing'an on the battlefield, so she was appreciated by the emperor."

Princess Zhaohua in her previous life did not know these past events. At that time, she only knew that she would be interested in these things behind Su Heyu. Now she is secretly shocked that ten soldiers who could be killed by arrows for the general.

That night, Mu Xian stayed in the main courtyard, and the eldest wife of the Yi family specially drove Lord Yi to the study. This is the first time since Mu Xi'an's two generations to feel such peace of peace and warmth. This night, Mu Xi'an slept very deep.

On the ninth day of March, the morning light was faint and the morning glow was dizzy.

The birthday of the emperor's favorite Wanfei. As early as a month ago, the emperor handed over the banquet to Princess Shu, who naturally prepared it carefully to make the palace lively.

In the afternoon, Mu Xiluan dressed up and went to the palace with Mrs. Yi's carriage. Unlike the heavy rain last year, today's weather is nice and sunny, and the wheels of other carriages can be heard.

Entering the palace, Mrs. Yi took Mu Xi to the Queen's Kunning Palace directly.

Kunning Palace is the palace where the queens lived, and the towering palace invisibly exudes a dignified momentum. Kunning Palace does not seem lonely because the queen ignores the harem, but is much more lively today.

Xiye, the maid of honor, led Mrs. Yi and Mu Xilan into the main hall. Before they could salute, the queen waved her hand, "Let's avoid these gifts here in this palace. Sit down quickly. The girl came over and let me have a look.

"My sister-in-law is really biased. When we came in, my sister-in-law was not so enthusiastic." Mrs. Chu laughed, and then quickly looked at the woman walking towards the queen, with a smile on her face, "This is the second Miss Mu. She is really a quiet person. No wonder my sister-in-law likes it so much."

The queen took Mu Xi's hand and said to everyone, "Yes, this child likes it at first sight." Touching the top of Mu Xi'an's hair, he sighed, "I haven't seen you for a few months. It seems to be taller."

"Xi'an only ate at her aunt's house." Mu Xiran looked at the familiar smile in front of her and wanted to act coquettishly in her mother's arms, but the haggard eyes made her resist this lovesickness and could only stand aside and giggle.

"Look at this girl, she is still a childish. Go and sit down. Don't let Mrs. Yi look distressed. The colorful phoenix winged brocade suit made the queen thinner and thinner, but the smile on her face today was real.

Mrs Chu's eyes did not leave Mu Xilan and waited for Mu Xilan to sit down before she looked at the queen again. "Sister-in-law, when I saw the second lady of the Mu family today, I couldn't help but want to be a matchmaker."

The eldest wife of the Yi family held Mu Xi'an's hand tightly. Mu Xi'an hurriedly shook her head to the eldest wife of the Yi family, and the eldest wife of the Yi family calmed down suspiciously.

"Yinghua's idea is wrong. This girl's marriage can't be decided. When King Jing'an left, he specially told me that he also liked this girl very much, and asked me to promise that if someone kissed the girl, he must nod.

The women sitting in the hall also looked at Mu Xiran when they heard the words. It is not easy for Mu Xiran's daughter, a city owner, to be favored by the queen, but also specially protected by King Jing'an. But when I think about it, it's normal. King Jing'an is now 30 years old and has no children under his knees. It's nothing to regard Mu Xiran as his daughter.

Mrs. Chu obviously didn't expect that King Jing'an would suddenly be involved. The smile on her face was a little sparse, but for a moment she pretended to regret, "It seems that the child doesn't have this blessing. I don't know when to wait for King Jing'an to come back."

"Chu Chen is still young, and it's okay to wait another year." The queen said along.

Mrs Su, sitting opposite, drank tea and said with a smile, "Isn't it that the princess wants to finish the wedding within a year, and she can secretly live a comfortable life for several years in the future?"

"Look at what you said, people think I'm anxious to have grandchildren." She just can't resist Chu Chen, and she also wants Mu Xilan to marry into the Chu family, so as to ease the resentment between the two families.

The only one who has a grandson in the four families is the eldest wife of the Shi family, and the eldest wife of the Shi family is not here.

Everyone covered their mouths and smiled. A maid of honor slowly walked in, whispered a few words in the queen's ear, and then retreated aside. The queen was helped up by the palace maid Xichun. "Now is the time to enjoy the flowers. You can also follow me to see how the peonies bloom this year."

Peony is the queen's favorite. The weather in March is not the season when peonies are in full bloom, but the gardener specially invited by the queen from outside the palace specially let the peony bloom in the four seasons, so that the peony can only bloom. Now it is the time when the peony is in full bloom, which is a rare scenery in the capital.

The tedious and solemn palace costume made the queen move a little slow. In addition, she has been in a bad body for the past two years. As long as the queen comes out of the palace, she needs two maids to help her all the time. It took a quarter of an hour to walk along the palace road to the left, and then we arrived at the Peony Garden.

Mu Xiran followed the eldest wife of the Yi family and didn't care about looking at these flowers. She only heard the eldest wife of the Yi family ask, "Xiran, when are you so familiar with King Jing'an? Are you hiding something from your aunt?"

"Aunmother, I don't know why King Jing'an is like this. This matter was also told to me when King Jing'an left. No matter what kind of consideration King Jing'an is in, he has helped himself this time.

Mrs. Yi took Mu Xiran's hand and said, "Well, King Jing'an has always been unpredictable. I just hope he has good intentions."

Mu Xi'an stopped talking. Looking at this extremely familiar beautiful peony, Mu Xi'an's mood became more and more difficult to calm down. If he was not so capricious in his previous life, he is still coquettish beside his mother. Thinking of this, Mu Xi's hatred deepened.

"XiRan, I called you a few times, why didn't you agree?" A light pink figure rushed into sight and then said to Mrs. Yi, "Good morning, aunt, can I take Xilan to look around?"

Mrs. Yi did not refuse, but nodded and agreed.

Mu Xilan came to his senses and looked at Chu Yinruo. After not seeing him for half a year, Chu Yin lost a little childishness in his eyebrows. "I have never seen such a beautiful peony before."

"It's always like this for the first time. When you often come to the palace, you will feel tired of it." Chu Yinruo pulled Mu Xilan aside and said softly, "I know you wrote to me the other day, but my father stopped the letter. You must have waited for a long time."

"No, it's your eldest brother who came to the appointment." Mu Xiran said bluntly and didn't mean to hide it.

Chu Yinruo did not show surprise, but said angrily, "No wonder the eldest brother came to me that night and told me not to get into the grudge between you and him, saying that you were so calculating and couldn't believe it. Xi Ran, I know you are very good. You are too suspicious of the eldest brother.

Chu Yinruo's words suddenly warmed Mu Xiran's heart, but she still told the truth, "At the beginning, I really designed Mu Miao to become Chu Luo's concubine, and it's natural for him to hate me."

"Xian, I know this matter, it's not your fault. It's the eldest brother who is so bastard that he wants to force you to be a concubine. Chu Yin is not the kind of unreasonable person who protects her shortcomings. Some of the eldest brother's practices these days have made her disgusted, but she still hoped that Xilan and the eldest brother could reconcile, so she exhorted each other, "Xilan, I will try my best to persuade the eldest brother."

Mu Xiyan sneered and said firmly, "Impossible. Hiddenly, Chu Luo and I have reached the point where there is no way out.