The long year has finally passed, and it is still late autumn and early winter.

Looking at the endless Black Forest, Lin Ling couldn't help but feel melancholy, never expecting that she would come to the Black Forest again in the end.

Originally, she planned to give birth to the child and hand it over to Ashin to take care of her, but Ashin was unwilling to marry her own son, nor was she willing to stay in Quanzhou to take care of the child. In this world, there are not many people who can be trusted, so she thought of Luo Wenjie. This year, Caixia has always wanted to go to the Black Forest to find Luo Wenjie's whereabouts, but because of Lin Ling's double body, she didn't leave for a long time.

"Princess, the eldest prince is awake and laughing." Caixia was holding the pink-carved doll, her face full of surprise.

Lin Ling took the child, teased, and said, "These eyebrows and eyes are really similar to Long Yuze." ”

"The little boy's mouth is exactly the same as the young lady's." Ashin hugged the other child and smiled.

Looking at the two children who were almost small, Lin Ling couldn't help but laugh.

The arduous pregnancy in October, that day of childbirth almost lost her life, but I didn't expect that there was a pair of twin sons in the belly, the big name is Qi Mo, and the small name is Qi Wei. Now the children are only three months old, but they have shown their intelligence and nobility very early, and they know at a glance that they are not ordinary children. So she didn't dare to take the child to the capital, let alone entrust it to others casually, in case it was discovered by someone with a heart, the child would be in danger anytime and anywhere.

"Caixia, I'll trouble you and Luo Wenjie in the future, within three years, I will definitely come back and pick them up." Lin Ling was slightly apologetic, the two children were still young, they had just been weaned, and they had to be taken care of every day. Now the three of them take turns to take care of the two children, and they are a little overwhelmed, and in the future, there will only be two people, Luo Wenjie and Caixia, which is even more difficult. Moreover, once Caixia marries Luo Wenjie, sooner or later she will have children, at that time...... Lin Ling sighed, he only hoped that the matter in the capital could be resolved as soon as possible, so that there would be no such trouble.

Caixia blushed and said, "Young Master Luo may not be willing to marry a slave...... The princess, the eldest prince and the younger prince are smart and cute, no matter who sees them, they will like it, although the princess is relieved. ”

A group of five people came to the Black Forest without informing Luo Wenjie in advance, and Lin Ling didn't remember the road very well, so it took several people nearly three months to reach the Black Forest on the road. Although it was late autumn, the Black Forest was unusually cold, and the ground was covered with a layer of snow that had not yet melted. I think of the time when she was in the Black Forest a few years ago, she was like this, groping her way through the boundless forest, once alone, but this time, it was no longer the same.

With Ashin here, many things are much more convenient.

"It's here!" Caixia cheered, "There's a light over there!" ”

Ashin carried Qi Wei on his back and Qi Mo in his arms, opening the way in front. Turning a corner, I saw the lights. It's a village with sporadic lights. Lin Ling walked out, clapped his hands and said, "This is it!" She spent several days in the village.

The night in the Black Forest came very early, and Luo Wenjie returned to the house early, sitting in front of the fire and skinning sheepskins.

"Wen Jie, no matter what excuse you have, tomorrow I will definitely ask the matchmaker to finalize your family affairs!" While boiling the broth, the village chief said sternly, "How old do you say you are?" When I'm your age, you're going to crawl all over the ground! Do you want our old Luo family to be broken? Are you worthy of your long-dead mother? ”

Luo Wenjie impatiently stopped what he was doing and said, "Dad, you have to talk about this matter every night, are you annoying?" I said that when I was done, I would go to other villages to ask for relatives, don't worry, I can't rush here! ”

"I'm not in a hurry, am I?" The village chief roared angrily, "Look at the young man as big as you in the village, everyone else has two children, but you are still a single person!" I'm telling you, don't try to fool me again! When I promised you to go to the capital, I was worried about the girl's life, and I also wanted you to bring me a daughter-in-law from the capital, but I didn't expect you to stir up some useless soil and seeds......"

The village chief was still chattering, but Luo Wenjie was impatient and quickly finished peeling the sheepskin. That's right, the seeds he brought back from the capital still can't germinate in the Black Forest, even with the soil in the capital, he can't find the reason. He tried the seeds many times in batches, and the best one only grew flower seedlings, but could not grow fruit at all. Because of this incident, the village chief complained about him at home every day, and his ears heard the cocoon.

Just as Luo Wenjie was about to go out to blow the cold wind to calm down, there was a knock on the door.

In the Black Forest, no one usually goes to another house at this time, unless there is something important.

The village chief looked solemn, temporarily let Luo Wenjie go, and rushed over to open the door, but he paused suddenly, and stood still with his hand on the doorknob.

Luo Wenjie washed the sheepskin, felt that something was wrong, turned his head and asked, "What's wrong, Dad?" ”

"Whoa, whoa, whoa—" The silence of the night was broken by a baby's cry, followed by the cry of another baby, and the two children seemed to be in a game, and the voices became louder and louder, and the night in the Black Forest became lively.

Lin Ling said anxiously: "Village chief, the child is frozen, let's go in first." ”

Hearing the familiar voice, Luo Wenjie rushed out with an arrow and cheered happily: "You guys...... You're here? ”

The village chief was reluctant, so he had to move his body to the side, and let the three adults and two children into the house. Originally, he planned to let this girl who looked at Shui Ling be the daughter-in-law of their Luo family, but on the day of the wedding, this girl ran away alone. Because of this incident, their old Luo family was laughed at by the people in the village for a long time. I really didn't expect that this girl who escaped would come back with her two children more than a year later.

The fire in the house was very strong, Lin Ling wrapped the two children in his clothes, sat down against the stove, glanced at the village chief with a not very good face, organized the language in his heart, and said cautiously: "Village chief, this time, we have something to ask for." ”

"We are isolated in the Black Forest, we are short of supplies, and I don't think there is anything that can help you." The village chief said sullenly, and casually lit a grass cigarette. But as soon as he saw the two pink carved dolls, he immediately extinguished the grass smoke and sat on the side angrily.

Luo Wenjie frowned and said: "Dad, they are all my friends, thanks to them taking care of me when I was in the capital, if you are not happy, go back to your room to rest." ”

"Is there any extra room in this house?" Lin Ling asked, seeing Luo Wenjie nodding, he said to Ah Xin, "You take the two children in to rest and take good care of them." Then, she turned to the village chief and said, "I really have something to ask for, can the village chief take a step to speak?" ”

The village chief nodded, walked out of the house with his hands behind his back, and turned left to another room.

There were only Caixia and Luo Wenjie left in the room, and the atmosphere suddenly became different. Luo Wenjie got up uncomfortably, reached out and washed the sheepskin, washing it over and over again. Suddenly remembering that there was broth boiling in the pot, he hurriedly took a bowl and handed it to Caixia, saying, "Take a sip of soup to warm up." ”

"Thank you." Caixia said lightly, took a sip of the soup, and the taste was very delicious.

"You ......," Luo Wenjie said tentatively, "What is the matter with your coming to the Black Forest this time?" ”

"The princess wants to entrust the eldest prince and the younger prince to take care of you." Caixia said slowly, the mouthful of soup reached the stomach, the warm feeling spread, extremely comfortable, and the whole person let go, and said, "The prince has something to do in the capital, and the princess has no extra energy to take care of the child, and she is afraid that the queen mother and the prince will attack the child, so I can only leave it to you to take care of it." ”

"Me? I don't have any experience with children. Luo Wenjie's face was full of distress, "I don't mind taking care of the child for Xiaoling, I'm afraid that something will go wrong......"

Caixia listened to Luo Wenjie's words, holding the porcelain bowl tightly with both hands, and the words in her heart turned back and forth, but she couldn't say it.

Luo Wenjie talked for a long time, and found that Caixia didn't respond to a word, so he couldn't help but be silent. The atmosphere in the room was even more ambiguous, Caixia's heart seemed to be gnawed by thousands of ants, she closed her eyes tightly, and said, "Luo Wenjie, if I said that I was willing to stay in the Black Forest for you, would you marry me?" ”

The candle flame made a "snort" sound, Lin Ling sat down cautiously, looked at the village chief's ugly face, and sighed in his heart.

She fled suddenly, and although the village chief was worried about her safety, he must have expressed his incomprehension of her actions. She must have caused a sensation in the Black Forest by escaping like that, and the village chief must have lost face at that time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spoken coldly to her today, more than a year later.

"Village chief, I would like to ask Luo Wenjie to take care of the two children for me temporarily." Lin Ling opened her mouth with difficulty, this request was a bit excessive, but she had no choice, if there was any solution, she would not throw her flesh and blood to others to take care of. This is her child, it is the flesh of her heart, who would be more reluctant than her?

The village chief smiled coldly: "Are you kidding? Wenjie: A big man takes care of your two children who are only a few months old? Even if it's for an experienced woman, I'm afraid it won't be able to take care of it, right? Our Wenjie still wants to marry his own son, aren't you making trouble for him for no reason? Miss Lin, I liked you very much at the beginning, and I really wanted you to be the daughter-in-law of our Luo family, but now it is different from the past, you are already married and have children. There is no reason for our Luo family to raise a child for you, don't you say? ”

"Village chief, I really have no choice." Lin Ling bit his lip and said, "The whereabouts of the child's father are unknown now, and there are still enemies looking for our whereabouts. I had no choice but to come to Luo Wenjie for help. I will definitely find out the whereabouts of my husband as soon as possible and pick up the child...... Village Chief, my two children are very smart, they won't cause trouble and cry, and they will never cause trouble for you! ”

The village chief is not a cold-blooded person, and listening to Ai Ai's tragic experience during the Lin Ling period, he also felt sympathy, but he still looked embarrassed: "Although it is a little troublesome to take care of the two children, the people in the village take turns to take care of them, and they can get by." The main thing is that you recruited two little children back to our family Wenjie, and people who don't know still think that our Wenjie has done something terrible outside...... When the time comes, which girl is still willing to marry our old Luo family as a daughter-in-law? ”

"This village chief doesn't have to worry." Lin Ling breathed a sigh of relief, "Luo Wenjie is responsible for being a man and doing things, he doesn't need to look for it, naturally a girl will come to the door." Don't question the village chief, just wait and see. ”

Sure enough, the next day, Luo Wenjie took Caixia's hand and told the village chief that he was going to get married.

Although the village chief was stunned, he also smiled from ear to ear, Caixia was ingenious, generous and virtuous, and she was many times better than the girls in the Black Forest.

The moon is in the middle of the sky, full of joy, and the Black Forest is extremely lively.

In late autumn, the plants and trees withered, and the flourishing flowers and trees of the Qing Dynasty were extremely cold, withered and lost leaves.

The current emperor is pampering Long Yuze after all, but he is only imprisoned, and he has not taken back the residential property, and even the money is distributed to the palace on time every month. And Concubine Chen, the only one who is still in the palace, was named Mrs. Yipin, and her fortune is considerable, although she is not as beautiful as before, but she has no face.

Moreover, Concubine Chen would go to the palace gate every day to kneel down and ask the emperor to let her meet the Qing prince, which finally moved the emperor. specially promised that Concubine Chen could enter the palace to visit Long Yuze on the fifteenth of every month, firstly, because she hoped that Long Yuze would have a successor, and secondly, she also loved this unruly son.

Lingxiao Pavilion, although it does not have the depression and loneliness of the cold palace, it is also cold enough.

Chen Huiniang walked in with an elaborate snack, and as on the fifteenth day of every month, she walked through the corridor, crossed the arch, turned the wing, and finally arrived at Long Yuze's bedroom. She nodded to the eunuch behind her and walked in. All the items in the house are readily available, but there is no palace maid and eunuch to serve, so it is inevitable that they will be a little depressed.

"Lord Wang, the slave is here, you better eat it quickly, otherwise it will be really difficult for us to explain to the queen mother as slaves." As soon as I walked in, I heard the voice of a eunuch from inside, "You are different from the past now, these fish and meat have been sent by the queen mother with great mercy and specially sent by the slaves, the prince should not be angry......

"You go down first." Chen Huiniang walked in and said coldly, the eunuchs in this palace are used to looking down on people with dog eyes.

The eunuch shrank for a moment, bent down and stepped back: "Yes, Mrs. Chen." ”

It was not "Concubine Chen" who was called, but "Mrs. Chen".

The "lady" is the main room, which is above all the wives' rooms.

Chen Huiniang walked over, looked at the two bowls of dishes without oil and water on the table, and quietly felt sad in her heart. quietly pushed the two bowls of dishes away, then took out the dim sum he brought out, looked at the person standing in front of the window with a smile, and said, "Lord Wang, this is the dim sum and soup made by the concubine herself, taste it, see if it tastes good?" ”

Long Yuze turned around, his eyes were not focused, and said lightly: "You don't have to bother in the future, go back and tell the queen mother, so that she doesn't have to worry anymore, I don't have anything now, I can no longer compete with the crown prince for the throne, she should rest assured!" ”

Chen Huiniang's heart was sour: "Lord Wang, don't say that......"

Long Yuze's face was pale, and he couldn't see his joy or anger, and Chen Huiniang couldn't see the thoughts in his heart.

Chen Huiniang sighed and said, "Lord Wang, I have explained to you many times, I am your person, I will not do anything for the queen mother, why don't you believe me?" It is said that a husband and wife in one night are a hundred days, you and I are husband and wife, how can I trap you in injustice? Lord, this year, the prince has been dissolute, and there have been a lot of arguments in the court, and you still have a chance. ”

"You don't have to say any more, let's go." Long Yuze turned his back again, his voice extremely cold.

"Lord Wang!" Chen Huiniang was unwilling to fail again this time, so she also walked to the window and said seriously, "The concubine has found the prince's former subordinates, and they are all loyal, as long as the prince gives an order, they are willing to take the lead." Lord, you are now imprisoned and can't help yourself, but the concubine is a free body, and you can do these things for the prince......"

"You?" Long Yuze sneered, "Don't you think I'm not miserable enough now?" Do you want the queen to send me out, or do you want me to be demoted to a commoner? ”

Chen Huiniang only felt that her heart was sour, she knew that no matter what she said, the man in front of her would not believe it.

She had been working very hard to do it, trying to contact every one of his former subordinates, but without his orders or letters, those subordinates were not willing to listen to her little woman's orders. Although she is a woman, she has also studied martial arts and read military books, and when it comes to this, she is no worse than any man. However, what can she do if the man she loves doesn't believe her?

Tears flowed down Chen Huiniang's cheeks, she reached out and wiped her tears, turned around in a choked voice, cleaned up the table, and said, "That...... The concubine took her leave. Lord Wang, you have to take good care of yourself, and the concubine will come to see the prince next month. With that, he walked out slowly.

As soon as Chen Huiniang's figure disappeared, a shadow fell from the roof, and he said in a low voice: "The subordinates think that Concubine Chen's words are still credible, why don't you gamble?" ”

Long Yuze shook his head lightly: "With the current situation of this king, there is no capital to gamble!" What's more, such a risk is too big, and this king no longer has the courage to gamble! Don't worry about these concubines, you do all the contact with the outside world first, and one day, this king will find a chance to win back a game! ”

"Yes!" The black shadow jumped to its feet, and disappeared into the room in an instant.

Long Yuze looked at the withered grass and trees outside the window, and couldn't help but think of the time when he was separated from Lin Ling. It was also such a solar term, and that was the last time he saw Lin Ling. Her face was full of tears, her face was full of despair, she still had his blood in her stomach, but he broke her heart like that.

Is she still in Quanzhou? How is she doing now? "That...... The concubine took her leave. Lord Wang, you have to take good care of yourself, and the concubine will come to see the prince next month. With that, he walked out slowly.

As soon as Chen Huiniang's figure disappeared, a shadow fell from the roof, and he said in a low voice: "The subordinates think that Concubine Chen's words are still credible, why don't you gamble?" ”

Long Yuze shook his head lightly: "With the current situation of this king, there is no capital to gamble!" What's more, such a risk is too big, and this king no longer has the courage to gamble! Don't worry about these concubines, you do all the contact with the outside world first, and one day, this king will find a chance to win back a game! ”

"Yes!" The black shadow jumped to its feet, and disappeared into the room in an instant.

Long Yuze looked at the withered grass and trees outside the window, and couldn't help but think of the time when he was separated from Lin Ling. It was also such a solar term, and that was the last time he saw Lin Ling. Her face was full of tears, her face was full of despair, she still had his blood in her stomach, but he broke her heart like that.

Is she still in Quanzhou? How is she doing now?