After the year, the wind and snow became less and less, and the weather began to gradually warm.

When she got up in the morning, Ning Yan saw Qingluan and Douzi still practicing morning exercises. After a month or two, although the beans are still round, they are much more agile. From being beaten every day at the beginning, he has now been hiding very quickly.

"See the princess." Qingluan caught a glimpse of Ning Yan and hurriedly saluted.

"No courtesy." She smiled.

Qingluan took a step back in a little silence, and Ning Yan took her expression in her eyes and knew it in her heart.

Turning his head to Douzi and smiling, "Homesick?" You write a letter, and I have someone send it to your mother? ”

The fat boy glanced at her and said respectfully, "No need. ”

"Hmm...... It really doesn't have to be. It's not your biological father. Ning Yan nodded.

Douzi looked up at her, and there was already panic in her eyes: "What do you mean?" ”

"I didn't think that my dignified Donghe Princess's Mansion actually raised a big Buddha, His Royal Highness the Little Prince of the Northern Island Country." Ning Yan smiled brightly.

Douzi was already pale: "What do you mean, I don't understand?" ”

"Beibi is located on the sea, and has very little contact with the three countries on the mainland, but that doesn't mean we don't know anything about it. And the most sensational thing in recent years is that the uncle of the prince of Beibei colluded with the queen wolf Bèi and sought power and usurped the throne. Before his death, the emperor desperately sent you out of Beibi Island to the Central Plains, so that you could avoid pursuit. So that woman in Stone Town is just your nurse, and you don't get along well with her. And she seems to care about you, but in fact she thinks you are a drag, and as soon as we left Stone Town on the front foot, she packed up her baggage and left. Am I right? ”

The young man trembled all over, did not refute, and looked at Ning Yan with empty eyes.

"I've seen a portrait of you when you were eight years old, and it's a far cry from what you look like now, so I'm afraid it's a means for you to protect yourself. A foreign prince with no power...... This palace should think about how to take you? ”

"You...... You can kill me, but ...... But can't send me back! He said in a trance.

"Why did Hongu promise you?"

"It's better to kill yourself than to go back, I hate that land, I hate all the people in that country." He knelt down in front of Ning Yan with a thud, "Princess, Douzi is willing to be loyal to you, please don't send me back to Beibei." He spoke every word very hard, as if he were making up his mind.

"Allegiance?" Ning Yan groaned.

"Douzi can swear that once he is loyal to Her Royal Highness the Princess, if he violates it, he will not die well. But Beanzi hopes that the princess can one day help me get revenge! He looked straight at her, his eyes determined.

Ning Yan sighed and said, "It's really been a long time to wait for your loyalty, but the matter of revenge still needs to be considered in this palace." Let's go down first. ”

He glanced at her with a complicated expression, turned and walked slowly, his round back gradually disappearing into the depths of the corridor.

Qingluan opened his mouth and asked, "Princess, are you...... Do you really want to send the beans back? ”

"What? Are you reluctant? ”

"No, no...... Qingluan just thinks that Douzi can't even protect himself now, and if he goes back, there will definitely be only a dead end. ”

Ning Yan turned around and sighed, "Is your princess such a ruthless person?" Sending people into a fire pit? But beans are too smart to be in the pool. The dragon is trapped in the shallows, and when it encounters a situation, it can soar into the sky. ”

Qingluan followed behind her silently, and listened to Ning Yan again: "You go and tell Douzi, let him pack up his things, go to the mountain lord's mansion from today, and follow the mountain lord to serve tea and water, and you don't have to come back." ”

Qingluan was silent, bowed and left. Ning Yan looked at her back and narrowed her eyes.

The long-lost sunlight sprinkled the earth, and the ice cubes hanging on the eaves were dripping with thousands of droplets. The thin snow on the bamboo leaves also began to melt slowly, and the wind softened and became less biting.

Ning Yan stretched out, feeling inexplicably happy.

A year later, a new Qingfeng Building was opened on Suzaku Street in the imperial capital. The building is five floors high, and the highest floor is enough to overlook the mountains and rivers hundreds of miles away, taking in a panoramic view and opening up the atmosphere.

On the day of the opening, the steward announced that all guests who came to Qingfeng Mansion would not take a penny if they could guess the name of the dish, and all of them would be given away. Even if you can't guess, the elegant environment of Qingfeng Building, Jiangnan silk and bamboo, storytelling and singing will definitely make your trip worthwhile.

For a time, the people of the imperial capital flocked to it, and many literati and scholars even met in the building to chant poems, and the poetry parties were endless.

But no one has ever seen the owner of Qingfeng Building. Some people rumored that the owner of the building was actually Ning Yan, the eldest princess of Donghe, because someone had seen her in Qingfeng Building on the opening day. Some people also say that the owner of Qingfeng Building should be Qin Fang, a well-known wealthy businessman in Qinzhong. The rumors spread, but no one came forward to clarify, and gradually everyone's enthusiasm faded.

Only Qingfeng Building has been open in full swing.

At this time, the mysterious Qingfeng Mansion owner in the mouth of the people of the imperial capital was leisurely hiding in a courtyard very close to the eldest princess's mansion to read books and drink tea. In the pavilion with four corners of the cornices, the man in white is handsome, cold and noble.

The courtyard is not large, but it is very quiet and has many trees. In addition, Gu Mingxuan set up a formation here, and Ning Yan walked for a long time without coming out. Just when he was getting irritable, a quiet voice came.

"Go straight."

"Walk on the right-hand side."

"Go straight."

"Turn right."

The moment she saw the exit, Ning Yan was furious.

"Gu Mingxuan!"

He smiled helplessly: "If I'm not mistaken, I should have taught you how to break this chain array." ”

"However, the birth gate of the chain array is in the middle, who knows that you have changed to the death door."

Gu Mingxuan rubbed his forehead and said with a smile, "A-Ning looks good when he is angry. Ning Yan's anger disappeared at once, what could be more heart-warming than such love words.

"Rulan and Lu Li are busy dying in Qingfeng Building, but you, the landlord, are still wandering." She said deliberately.

Gu Mingxuan got up with a light smile, pointed to his leg and said, "Could it be that A-Ning wants her husband to serve tea and water?" Hearing the words "for the husband", Ning Yan blushed: "Not serious!" That's right...... What about the beans with you? ”

"I am very arrogant in my bones, and I know how to hide and hide my clumsiness. In time, it will become a great thing. ”

"It's rare to hear that kind of thing from your mouth." She booed him.

"What? Doesn't our Highness the Princess think so? ”

"Of course...... Be. ”

She likes to be with him, gambling books and pouring tea, even if she quarrels and quarrels, she is so happy. Because she can be the most authentic version of herself without any scruples. No false smiles, no heavy responsibilities.

Before leaving, she said to him: "Tomorrow there will be an early court, and there may be discussions after the next court." I'm not going to come tomorrow. ”

Gu Mingxuan pretended to complain: "Officials, go slowly." ”

provoked Ning Yan to burst out laughing, their family Ah Xuan was so happy.

There should be nothing more wonderful in this world than heart-to-heart sympathy, and more fortunately, God favors them, they have gone through so many ups and downs, and in the end they are still together. As for what the future holds, she doesn't know, let alone want to know.