My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

The eighth prince came in with Cui Hongqi.

He didn't say a word, his body trembling. As soon as he came in, he hid behind Prince Yan, holding the hem of Prince Yan's clothes tightly with both hands.

Prince Yan turned away and patted his head, "Good boy, go kowtow to the Empress Dowager."

The Eighth Prince walked over slowly after a long time. He didn't say a word or kowtow, and ran straight to hide behind the Queen Mother.

He looked timid and occasionally stuck his head out to look at these people.

The eighth prince was only seven years old and had not yet been crowned king. He had always lived in the palace and rarely stepped out of his own palace.

The only people he felt somewhat close to were the Queen Mother and Prince Yan.

But this closeness is also extremely limited.

The Queen Mother pulled him over, held him in her arms, and sighed, "This child has been like this since he was young. He never talks to anyone. I feel very sorry for him."

This was the first time Mei Xueer saw the Eighth Prince, but she knew that when the Eighth Prince was two years old, his biological mother angered the Emperor and he had been locked up in the cold palace. Since then, he, who was not very talkative, had stopped communicating with anyone.

The emperor seemed to have forgotten that he had such a son, and even more so the eighth prince's biological mother in the cold palace.

Mei Xueer felt that the child was probably suffering from autism. In addition, due to the fact that his biological mother was banished to the cold palace, his condition became more serious.

Even if the mother is guilty, the child is innocent.

The pitiful appearance of the Eighth Prince hiding behind the Queen Mother instantly hurt Mei Xueer's heart.

She thought to herself that if she had the chance, she would definitely take a good look at this child.

Prince Yan and Cui Hongjing are the same age. At this moment, they are sitting next to each other, chatting about some irrelevant things.

The two did not have much in common. To be more precise, Cui Hongjing had a distant relationship with any of the princes.

The Princess of Yan was a lively person. She was already familiar with Mei Xueer, and they had a friendship of fighting monsters together in the Prince of Yan's Mansion, so at this moment the two of them were getting along very well, and together they made the Queen Mother laugh.

By this point, Mei Xue'er already knew all the princes.

Except the King of Dian.

However, last time at Prince Yan's Mansion, she did meet Prince Dian's biological mother, Concubine Xin.

Just as he was thinking about it, a young girl came in like the wind, "Grandmother, you have to make the decision for Pingjin!"

It was Princess Pingjin. Mei Xueer liked this child very much, and liked her relatively pure character.

It is rare to maintain such a character in this palace full of intrigues.

The Queen Mother was anxious when she heard it, "What's the matter? Pingjin, come here quickly, who bullied you?"

Pingjin made a face at Mei Xueer, then fell on the empress dowager's knees, tears streaming down her face, "Who else could it be except my father?"

The Queen Mother was startled. "Your father loves you so much, how could he bully you?"

Pingjin pouted, "I'm only fourteen years old, not even of marriageable age, and my father is already talking about getting me married. He just doesn't like me anymore and wants to get rid of me as soon as possible!"

The Queen Mother laughed and patted her head lovingly. "Silly Pingjin, your father wanted to keep an eye out for you in advance and find a good one, but he didn't want you to get married right now."

"I don't care. I won't get married anyway. Father, don't even think about letting me get married!" Pingjin refused to give in.

The eighth prince, who was hiding behind the Queen Mother, poked his head out and looked at Pingjin. He had no expression and still looked timid.

Everyone went to see Princess Pingjin and no one paid any attention to him.

But Mei Xueer felt that the child was sick, so as a doctor she couldn't help but pay more attention to him.

At this moment, she noticed that there was a different look in the Eighth Prince's frightened eyes.

Is it envy?

Is it jealousy?

She couldn't help but sigh to herself.

As both are children of the emperor, Pingjin is deeply loved by his biological mother, the emperor and the empress dowager.

And he had nothing.

No motherly love, no fatherly love.

If there is just no love, it would be fine.

What is more painful than the lack of family love is the indifference of family members.

At this moment, the room was full of his relatives, but no one cared about him.

It's like he doesn't even exist.

The Queen Mother is the one who cares about him the most.

It is just the normal concern of elders for their juniors, there is nothing special about it.

Moreover, the Empress Dowager's health was getting worse year by year, and she was not taking good care of her.

Today, if Cui Qimo had not issued an order that all princes must go to Shoukang Palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother, he would not have come.

The Queen Mother pulled Pingjin to sit beside her and comforted him for a while, and only then did Pingjin stop crying.

The Queen Mother turned her head to Princess Yan and said, "You two have been married for two or three years. Why is there no movement in your belly?"

Princess Yan, who had been making a fuss all the time, couldn't help but blush and called out coquettishly, "Grandmother... this is not just my granddaughter-in-law's business..."

Prince Yan, who was talking to Cui Hongjing, also raised his head, walked over and patted his chest and said, "Grandmother, don't worry. I will work harder in the future."

"You..." Princess Yan's face turned even redder, and she muttered softly, "Shameless!"

The Queen Mother smiled happily, then turned to look at Mei Xueer, "And you, you have to hurry up too!"

Mei Xueer lowered her head pretending to be shy. "What the Princess of Yan said is absolutely right. This is not just my granddaughter-in-law's problem. The words of the Royal Grandmother reminded me. When I go back today, I will examine the prince..."

When Cui Hongjing heard this, his face turned pale.

"You..." The Queen Mother pretended to be angry and tapped her forehead, "you just like to talk nonsense! Only here with me, in other occasions, you must not be so shameless."

As she was talking, she yawned.

Seeing that the Queen Mother looked tired, Nanny Kuang said hurriedly, "The Queen Mother was very happy today and talked a lot. I think she is tired now."

Several people in the hall immediately stood up tactfully, bowed and left.

Mei Xueer discovered that disappointment was clearly written on Mei Qianyue's face.

Mei Qianyue followed Mei Xueer with a gloomy expression and left Shoukang Palace.

Outside the gate of Shoukang Palace, a man with a straight waist was walking hurriedly over.

"This old servant pays respect to the King Xiao." Nanny Kuang was a little embarrassed, "The Queen Mother is tired and has gone to bed."

Mei Qianyue, who had her head down, her eyes suddenly brightened when she heard the words "King Xiao".

Could King Xiao be the one she has been thinking about?

She didn't dare look up, fearing she would be disappointed again.

But she really wanted to see it.

Is he?

While she was hesitating, Cui Hongxiao had already seen her.

He was stunned.

He stood there blankly, staring at her intently.

Even if she lowered her head, he could recognize her at a glance.

In that small forest, she walked slowly, stepping on the spots of light and fallen leaves on the ground...

This picture has been firmly engraved into the depths of his soul.

He didn't expect that he would meet her in the palace.

He always thought that her home was in Qingzhou.

He thought that the farm where he stayed overnight was her home.

Mei Qianyue finally plucked up the courage, looked up and saw King Xiao.

Facing that handsome and flawless face.

He is indeed the person she is looking for!

She finally found him.

She finally found the oasis in her heart.

She was also in a daze, standing there in a daze, forgetting to walk.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

She quickly lowered her head and calmed herself down.

"Sixth brother!" Prince Yan called out several times before Cui Hongxiao came back to his senses from his shock.

Cui Hongjing and Mei Xueer looked at Cui Hongxiao and Mei Qianyue thoughtfully. At that moment, Mei Xueer seemed to understand something.

"Second brother, third brother, fourth brother!" Cui Hongxiao was a little absent-minded. "I was delayed by something, so I came a little late. Is the Queen Mother okay?"

"The Queen Mother is very happy today!" Nanny Kuang naturally noticed something was wrong and said quickly, "Your Majesty, please follow me. The Queen Mother might be in high spirits after hearing that Your Majesty is here."

"Thank you, Aunt Kuang!" Cui Hongxiao bowed slightly and followed Aunt Kuang in.

But his eyes were always on Mei Qianyue.

There was excitement on his face that he couldn't hide no matter how hard he tried.

The moment they passed each other, he nodded and smiled at Mei Qianyue very politely.

Mei Qianyue suppressed her pounding heart, tried hard to hold back her tears, and returned the greeting gracefully.

Then she let out a long sigh.

At this moment, even the air in the palace became fresh.

The dark clouds that covered the entire sky seemed to have dispersed, and the sun was shining brightly everywhere.

She didn't even feel cold anymore, her whole body was warm.

Cui Hongxiao's smile was enough to warm every pore of her body.

It was enough to make her desert-like heart bloom with gorgeous flowers again.