Back at the princess's mansion, a red lantern was also hung on the gate.

Qingluan said with a smile: "On time, Xiao Wu and the beans were hung." ”

Ning Yan also smiled: "I haven't seen beans for a long time, I'll let him come over to see me later." ”

When he walked to Broken Leaf Xuan, he found that he needed to be called over. Everyone up and down the princess's mansion and the people who returned to Lanshan were all shuttling around in the plum blossom forest, not knowing what they were busy with.

In the Broken Leaf Xuan, a handsome man in a snow-white mink cloak was sitting idly on the couch, and on the table in front of him was not only a three-legged gilded stove with sandalwood, but also a small sandalwood lattice carved with magnolia patterns.

The lattice had opened, revealing layers upon layers of letters. And he was holding a thin one in his hand, with a warm smile on the corners of his eyebrows and eyes. Seeing her back, he waved the letter in his hand.

Ning Yan was stunned for a moment, and her face turned red instantly. Then he quickly ran up to Broken Ye Xuan, threw himself on him and snatched the letter in his hand, still chanting words in his mouth: "Who told you to read it?" You give it back to me! ”

"Why can't I read what was written to me?"

"Who said it was written to you?"

Gu Mingxuan generously returned the letter to her, and couldn't help but laugh softly when he saw that she nervously sorted out the small lattice and handed it to Qingluan.

Ning Yan sighed when she saw his appearance. "Ah Xuan, you haven't laughed for a long time."

Gu Mingxuan touched his face: "Really?" ”

"Lu Li said, you never laugh when you return to Lanshan."

He smiled and beckoned to her: "Come here, let me hug." Ning Yan slowly shook over and sat in his arms, just as many years ago. She loved to pester him and be intimate with him as if she were a person.

"Yun Xiu came here last night."

"When? How did I not know? ”

"You're asleep."

"This morning, I saw that the table in Tianyi Water Pavilion was replaced with pineapple wood, and I thought it was changed because you didn't like it."

"His martial arts are peculiar, and he can't catch up with his light body exercises, so he should be from the Xiliang Wu clan. You're in a high position, and you don't like a lot of people, it's too dangerous to live here. ”

"So...... Are you setting up a formation? She gestured to the busy crowd in the plum blossom forest.

Gu Mingxuan chuckled and nodded: "The power of the terrain formation that is not advantageous to Lanshan will be reduced, but it is better than nothing." I used the mountain stones near Merlin and Mirror Lake to make a nine-turn plum blossom array, and your Tianyi Water Pavilion was right on the middle of the array. In this way, it will give me some peace of mind. ”

Ning Yan nodded: "Aren't you going to live with me?" ”

"There are many people in the imperial capital, and it is inconvenient to live in the princess's mansion. I have asked Lu Li to find a nearby house and move there in the future. ”

"That's right." Ning Yan had a lost expression on her face, and Gu Mingxuan pinched her face amusedly.

Qingluan brought a stack of plum blossom cakes, Ning Yan picked one up, took a bite and sighed: "Aunt Gu's craftsmanship is really good, sweet but not greasy, and it melts in your mouth." Ah Xuan, do you want to try it? ”

As soon as the words fell, Gu Mingxuan had already swallowed the half of the plum blossom cake she had eaten into her stomach, and her soft lips touched her green fingers, which shocked her heart, and the roots of her ears turned red again.

The man on the couch was still smiling softly and casually.

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At the end of the ninth year of Youqing, when the wind and snow were at its highest, the news of the enthronement of the new emperor of Nanwu came from the south. Ning Yan asked Zheng Yu to prepare a congratulatory gift and sent it over, without asking too much.

In Ning Yan's opinion, Xiao Rin's ascension to the throne was only a matter of time. She wasn't worried that he would break his promise, which meant that Donghe had at least five years of peace. But Zheng Yu is about to take the government, and with Yun Xiu who is eyeing her, she can't help but worry.

Gu Mingxuan didn't care, and comforted her: "Destiny, just do your best, don't worry." ”

"Ah Xuan, I always feel that my princess has failed to do so."

"Well, it's a failure. No one in Donghe doesn't love you, and even many people only know the princess but don't know the emperor. He laughed.

"I advised Xiao Rin before, saying that he was highly meritorious and was not accepted by Emperor Xi. But now I don't seem to be the same. Zheng Yu...... I'm not as intimate as I used to be. She was a little depressed, and she took a brush and wrote casually.

"The most taboo thing for any monarch is that the throne is threatened, even though you gave him the throne in the first place. In the end, he is a king, you are a minister, the edge is too exposed, and there is a dislike. ”

"I think half of it should be due to Yun Xiu." She sneered.

Gu Mingxuan rubbed her hair and asked in a low voice, "Promise me, after Zheng Yu takes charge of the government, we will return to Lanshan, okay?" Regardless of whether Donghe will become stronger and stronger in the future or fall into the flames of war, will you no longer ask about it? ”

Ning Yan was stunned, she never seemed to have thought about this problem. Donghe has always been like a big mountain pressing down on her, and she has to use all her strength to carry it. But she never thought about leaving.

Perhaps at the beginning, she thought about escaping, thinking about why she should be a weak woman to bear this qiē. But gradually, she felt that this was a practice given to her by God. Every brick and stone, every grass and tree here is familiar to her, remembered, how can she give up lightly?

"Ah Xuan...... I ...... "She didn't know how to speak."

"Aning, you're too emotional. However, the emperor's family is the most ruthless, and if they can't get out as soon as possible, they may be in great trouble. He sighed slowly, staring into the void with a deep gaze.

Ning Yan put down her pen, walked over, and squatted in front of his wheelchair.

"Ah Xuan, are you unhappy?"

"I just think...... We've already lost too much time......" He stroked Ning Yan's long hair, his eyes gentle.

A-Ning, I may not have much time. We've known each other for so many years, but we're always separated, and we're always separated. I want to spend more time with you, and I hope God will give me a little more time. But I will leave before you in the end, so what will happen to you who are left alone in the world?

The silence of the room was suddenly interrupted by the sound of fireworks outside.

"Princess, come out and see."

Ning Yan pushed Gu Mingxuan out of Tianyi Water Pavilion, only to see that under the pitch-black sky, in addition to the flying snow in the sky, there were also bright dream-like fireworks. One by one, the brightest flowers bloom, then fall into ashes and disappear. The sky is full of vast beauty, shrouded in a bleak world.

"A-Ning, don't cry." Gu Mingxuan clenched her hand.

Ning Yan was shocked to realize the tears on her face.

"Ah Xuan, we haven't watched fireworks together for many years, and we haven't celebrated the New Year together for many years. I really thought that in this life, such a scene would not happen. Luckily, you showed up. She cried and laughed.

Gu Mingxuan's eyes darkened, and he didn't say anything, only held her hand tightly.

By the mirror lake, Xiao Wu and Douzi were excitedly setting off fireworks, and Qingluan was standing on the side in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking. And in the Broken Leaf Xuan, there were standing or sitting silent Lu Lihuo Sakura and others. Luo Hua sat on the porch, holding a pot of wine and drinking to himself.

No one is happy to return to Lanshan, at such a lively and jubilant time. Because they have wandered for so long, they have long since lost their home.