On the tenth day, Yongzhou was in sight.

Yanran took the sword to pick up the book and temporarily lived in a small town on the edge of Yongzhou.

This morning is no different from the past, but in Yanran's opinion, the scenery of the mountains and rivers, the wind and the warm sun, and even the people coming and going in the inn are different from the past. Because, they (they) have the smell of memory in them.

After more than six years of absence, she once again set foot on her homeland, but she was timid. She didn't have the courage to enter that city, let alone face the "father" on the throne.

She sat by the brook in front of the inn, it was mid-spring, and the air was filled with the scent of flowers. A pair of swallows fluttered and frolicked in front of her eyes, and they didn't go for a long time. Her mood suddenly lightened. Holding a handful of clean and transparent water in both hands, it sprinkled into the sunlight, and the transparent water droplets fell on the water surface with a colorful halo. She sprinkled water alone for a long time, and laughed for a long time.

The next day, she rushed to the imperial tomb with her sword and books.

The imperial tomb is at the foot of Luoshan Mountain in the south of Yongzhou, an hour's walk away from Yongzhou. They set out at the hour, and arrived at the foot of Mount Luo. From afar, you can see the tall and majestic surface buildings, and there are still three floors underground, and the entire mountain is empty, and the project is extremely huge. The place where they were held was directly below these surface buildings, and was usually used as a dark room to punish the children of the royal family.

The road into the imperial tomb is wide and desolate, and there is usually no trace of people at all, but Yanran knows that there are five thousand troops guarding the tomb here. They were rightfully stopped.

The leader of the army guarding the tomb called Yan Fei, and Yanran recognized him. When she and Tairan were imprisoned here, she cried and screamed, and the Wan leader hugged her in order to comfort her. And the person standing next to him turned out to be Lan Changhai.

The two saluted her. Lan Changhai said that he was originally a general of the army guarding the tomb, and this time His Majesty appointed him as an envoy to take the little prince to Chimelong to watch the ceremony, and he himself did not expect it.

Yan Ran understood in her heart. He asked Lan Changhai to send Changlong to Changlong, just to tell her about Tairan's current situation through his mouth. Moreover, he also expected that after Yanran came back, she would definitely come to the imperial tomb first, and with Lan Changhai, she would not be blocked.

He is still so wise and sharp, and he has a precise grasp of people and things.

Lan Changhai took her down a hundred steps, and after opening one door after another, he invited her to take care of herself and went up first.

The dungeon was still dark and wide, and through the corridors and empty rooms, she came to the innermost room.

Her heart was pounding, and they had been through a lot for three months. What does he look like now?

Pushing open the door, I saw a desk in the room facing the door, a few oil lamps, and a person under the oil lamp was dressed in white like snow, writing something on the desk.

Hearing the knock on the door, he raised his head, blinked, and blinked, and the pen in his hand fell with a "snap". Then he pushed the table and ran to the door, holding her shoulders tremblingly, his face was indescribably ecstatic. "Yanran! Sweet! He muttered.

Yanran stretched out her hand and touched his thin face, his long, dense eyebrows, and thin lips, "Brother, why are you thin again." ”

Holding him calmly, he didn't know what to say for a while.

The two entered the room holding hands. There's a hardwood bed on the inside, a small cupboard, and that's it. Yanran sighed and said, "Brother, why don't you ...... to your father He compromised a little? In this kind of place, how can you stay alone? ”

Tairan kept looking at Yan Ran, as if she couldn't get enough of it, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles: "As long as it involves you, I will never compromise." He pointed to the books on the desk, "I found a lot of medical books in a room in the underground palace, but most of them are fragments, and I just happened to sort them out for you to use." ”

Yan Ran walked to the side of the case, looked through the yellowed books stained with dust one by one, and found that it was really an ancient medical book that had been circulated for a long time. I couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised: "Brother, if you sort out all these medical skills, you will have great merit!" Future generations will benefit immensely! ”

calmly smiled quietly: "I am not for future generations, only for you." ”

Yan Ran simply sat down on the futon that Tai Ran was sitting on just now, and looked at Tai Ran with her cheeks: "Brother, you tell me what happened after we separated at the beginning of the year." ”

calmly told what he had encountered, which was basically the same as what Shiguan Lan Changhai said. It's just that when it comes to calming down the dispute between Concubine An Shu and Concubine Jing'an, it's a bit vague and jumpy. Yan Ran sensitively grasped this detail: "Brother, to be specific, how did they reach an agreement and coexist peacefully?" ”

calmly glanced at Yanran, knowing that he couldn't hide it in front of her, so he said: "Father called the two mothers in front of him and clearly told them that he would make me the crown prince during the spring festival." In order to cooperate with my father, I acquiesced to this statement, and although the two mothers were not convinced, they could only promise not to interfere in the matter of the establishment of the prince at that time. On the spring festival of February 19, my father did not recover from asthma and failed to fulfill his promise on time, and the two mothers ......"

"What's the matter?"

Then there was some movement. At that time, there was some conflict between me and my father, and in a fit of rage, my father locked me up. ”

"What do you mean by anomaly? What did they do? ”

"Someone drugged my food."

Yan Ran was shocked: "Who did it?" Have you been tricked? ”

"I couldn't find out who did it. Those **** had a bad appetite, and the meals they sent were given to the waiters around them as usual, and one of the waiters died because of this. ”

Yanran patted her heart: "Poor and a ghost who died in vain!" So what's the point with you saying 'some conflict again'? Do you have any other contradictions besides the storage location? ”

Tairan pursed his lips and looked at Yan Ran with some embarrassment: "After the poisoning incident, my father realized the seriousness of the situation, so he pointed out Guo Bohan's daughter and Concubine Jing'an's niece Guo Tinglan as the future crown princess. ”

Yanran took a breath.

"He wanted to win over Guo Bohan, but I refused to cooperate this time, so my father locked me here."

Yan Ran was silent, but her heart was extremely uncomfortable. Before the general trend of the country, there was no place for their personal affection and love. How can they be exceptional? Ming Lang was forced to compromise, will Tai Ran be like this?

She suddenly felt desolate and helpless.

looked at her calmly worriedly: "Yanran, the promise I made to you will never change, I am only here for you in this life." No one or anything will change my mind. ”

"Do you say the same to him? On what grounds did you refuse the crown prince? ”

calmly understood her thoughts, so she said: "Naturally, I won't tell him about your life experience, but just tell him that our brother and sister have already agreed not to enter the palace in this life, and they will depend on each other for their lives. Father knows that you and I have different feelings for others, and he will not be suspicious. ”

Yan Ran fell on his lap and saw her white sachet around his waist. "Brother, why do we always have to be involuntarily? ”

calmly stroked her long hair: "My lifelong dream is to join hands with you in the forest and swim freely." I'll be able to do it! ”

The two were silent for a while, and then said calmly: "Tell me about you." What happened after Shi Wenyuan's rebellion was put down? ”

He was imprisoned at the end of February, and has been denied no news since. So Yanran said that Shi Xiaohan was pregnant, Ahuda left, died of depression, and Minglang ascended the throne, and he was named the lord of my town and country. In the end, she looked at Tairan a little timidly: "Minglang he...... It's already a deep love, especially in the last few days, I was even touched by him. Brother, scold me! ”

Tairan's face was a little pale, and he was silent for a while, and said, "It's not your fault that you're liked." You will always be my simple and true Yanran. In the future, if you feel that your brother is no longer suitable for you, let me know and I will let it go. Until then, I won't. ”

Yanran buried her head in his knees: "Brother, don't despise me, I won't go to the twilight." ”

The two talked for a while, and Yan Ran pulled Tairan up and said, "Come with me." ”

Puzzled: "My father didn't plan to let me go." ”

Yan Ran was confident: "Since he sent Lan Changhai and Ran to Chimelong to summon me back, he must have asked me to take you out from here." Rest assured, they won't stand in the way. ”

The two walked out hand in hand, walking through the long, dark corridor as usual, and walking up the steps step by step. Lan Changhai did not close the unlocks of those open doors, and the two of them were unimpeded until they stepped out of the gate of the underground palace. The midday sun made Tairan's eyes squint uncomfortably to see the two children in the brilliant white light.

The squire who had been waiting outside was full of excitement, knelt down in front of Tairan, and shouted with tears in his eyes: "Childe...... Your Highness! ”

Calmly pulled the two children up and touched their heads.

Wan Yanfei and Lan Changhai were already waiting at the door. After greeting Tairan, Wan Yanfei said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has sent an edict ordering us to escort you back to the palace......"

calmly looked at Yanran, and the matter turned out to be completely consistent with her guess.

The group first came to the inn where Yanran stayed, and after eating, they continued to hurry, arriving in Yongzhou in the evening and entering the palace. After Yan Fei Lan Changhai returned to Luoshan as usual, calmly took Yanran's hand and went to Yuede Palace.

In the Yuede Palace, waiting for them was the person they hadn't seen for seven years.