"Senior brother, please drink tea." Bai Lu poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Old Prince Sun.

Old Prince Sun picked up the teacup and sniffed it, the fragrance slowly penetrated into his nostrils along with the heat. Take a sip, and the bitterness of the tea spreads from your mouth. After only a moment, a hint of sweetness emerged again. He took a few more sips before putting down his teacup contentedly.

"Good tea, good tea. My sister's craftsmanship is still as good as it was at the beginning, and this tea is still the original taste. ”

"Senior brother, it's a lie. Although tea is the original tea, people are no longer the same people. ”

"Senior sister, I know you're still blaming me, that incident, actually..."Old Prince Sun saw Bai Lu's indifferent expression and eyes, he suddenly understood this matter, no amount of explanation could eliminate an invisible scar between him and Bai Lu.

"Senior sister, where have you been all these years? I have been secretly seeking you to no avail, and I thought you were dead. ”

"Dead?" Bai Lu smiled bitterly, with a hint of loneliness in her eyes, "I am indeed dead, the moment Senior Brother dies, I am already dead." is alive now, but there is nothing to do, and it is just a matter of lingering. ”

"Senior sister, I'm sorry."

"Senior brother, you don't have to be like this. I don't blame you for having your problems, but I can't understand you. It happened, and it can't be erased from my heart. Bai Lu pointed to his chest and continued, "I don't want to catch up with you today. I would like to discuss something with you. ”

"You say"

"I want to take Yuan'er as an apprentice for Xihe and pass on all my medical skills and martial arts to her."

"Is it your meaning, or his." When he spoke of him, Old Prince Sun's voice was trembling, and his eyes were full of sadness. Obviously, this he aroused the sadness in his heart.

"Does it matter who it is? Me or him, it's all for Yuan'er's good. Bai Lu's tone returned to the original state of calm and even a little cold.

Old Prince Sun was silent for a long time, sighed deeply, and replied in a firm tone, "I don't agree." These things you teach her will only hurt her. I've already lost one and I don't want to lose a second one. Yuan'er, with me, father, uncle, and brother, we can always shelter her, and she doesn't need these. ”

Old Prince Sun's resolute attitude now is completely similar to that of the two of them compared to just now. On the contrary, it was Bai Lu, her tone was much softer, maybe what Old Prince Sun lost was also what she lost.

"Senior brother, can you really protect her for the rest of your life? If she could, she wouldn't have been in danger yesterday and almost died. ”

"Yes, you can protect her for the rest of her life. But, Senior Brother, don't forget that everything you cherish will become a weapon for others to harm the Sun family. ”

"Senior brother, the Sun family is stared at by countless pairs of eyes in the court, and one day, you will take care of yourself. When the time comes, she will not even have the ability to protect herself without you, is this what you want to see?"

Old Prince Sun lowered his head in Bai Lu's rhetorical questions over and over again, and was silent. It's not that he doesn't know what Bai Lu said in his heart, but...

"Grandfather, I do"

Old Prince Sun and Bai Lu's eyes focused on the person who spoke at the same time. It is Sun Luyuan, to be precise, Sun Luyuan who was supported by Sun Luan.

Although I knew that my mother was fine, I was still relieved. Noisy, noisy, to go back to Sun's mansion. Sun Luan couldn't resist her, so he had to carry her to see his grandfather. I didn't think about it, but I happened to hear the conversation between them.

"Yuan'er"

"Grandfather" Sun Luyuan broke free from Sun Luan's support, staggered forward a few steps, his legs weakened, and he fell to the ground. She forced herself to kneel on the ground and said, "Grandfather, it's Yuan'er who is not filial, so your old man is worried about me." ”

"Yuan'er, how can grandfather blame you. Get up. Get up. Seeing his precious granddaughter's pale little face, the bright red blood stains on his mouth, as well as the scars on his neck and hands, the anger in his stomach turned into distress in his eyes, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help Sun Luyuan up.

"Grandfather" Sun Luyuan stopped Old Prince Sun's movements, she raised her head, and said with a firm gaze, "Grandfather, mother-in-law is right. You and Sun Fu can't protect me for the rest of my life, and some things will have to be faced by myself sooner or later, so I implore my grandfather to agree. ”

"What if I don't?" Old Prince Sun stared at Sun Luyuan and slowly spit out a sentence.

Sun Luyuan met the gaze of Old Prince Sun, and said in a more resolute tone, "Please grandfather agree." ”

Old Prince Sun looked at his granddaughter's eyes with a determined light, and sighed helplessly. He has always thought that Sun Luyuan is the last thing he wants in terms of personality. But now he found out that Sun Luyuan was the most like him among the juniors, and he didn't look back.

"That's it, that's it." He compromised.

"In this case, Yuan'er will officially become Xihe's apprentice today. Because your master is gone, I will teach you in the future. ”

Bai Lu got up and walked to the side of the grandfather and grandson, took out a small wooden sign from the cuff, and handed it to Sun Luyuan, "This is my meeting gift for your master." ”

Sun Luyuan took the small sign and looked at it carefully. The sign was not carved from some precious wood, but simply tied with a red rope with a bell hanging underneath. An unknown flower is carved on the front of the plaque, and the word Nangong is carved on the back. Nothing special compared to the wooden signs bought by street vendors.

However, this small wooden plaque was also the first gift given to her by the master she had never met, and Sun Luyuan happily accepted it. "Thank you, mother-in-law"

Bai Lu smiled gently, turned his head to look at Old Prince Sun, and was about to speak.

Old Lord Sun waved his hand and said, "I know what you're going to say. When Yuan'er's eighth birthday passes, I will find an excuse to let Yuan'er go out of the city and live permanently. ”

"I'm tired of my brother."

"That's right, this is for you" Bai Lu took out a white porcelain vial from his waist, handed it to Sun Luyuan, and said, "This is an ointment to treat the wounds on your body, go back and apply it three times a day to avoid scars." ”

"Thank you, mother-in-law. Oh, no, it's Master. ”

"Your Majesty"

"Say"

"Your Majesty, the secret guard is here. It seems that the Jiang Dynasty's spies in Kyoto have made a move. ”

Emperor Feng raised his eyebrows lightly, the hand holding the brush paused, and asked, "What are they going to do?" ”

"I don't know this minion for now. But the secret guard replied that Xu Bai, the personal guard of the Second Highness, took a person to the Ningyuan Palace. ”

"Huh? What are Nian'er's guards doing in Yi'er's mansion? Do they have a good relationship? ”

"This minion doesn't know. The Second Highness has always been alone, and the only one who is closer to him should be the Sixth Highness. As for His Royal Highness King Ning Yuan, his health has been poor and he rarely shows up. So...."Father-in-law De bowed his head slightly and did not say all the words that followed. Because, Feng Yihan knew what he had omitted.

"Father-in-law De, do you think the actions of the Jiang Dynasty's spies are aimed at Yi'er?"

"This, the minion doesn't know."

"Okay, I don't know. Let people secretly stare at the wave of spies, find all of them, and then dispose of them. ”

"Yes, the minion will do it."

Feng Yihan sat alone at his desk, not knowing what he was thinking.

When Father-in-law De returned to the imperial study again, it was the second day of ugliness, and as soon as he entered the study, he saw Feng Yihan standing alone in front of the window, his thin back looking so lonely.

Yesterday was the death day of that mother. Every year on this day, His Majesty would shut himself up in the imperial study, copying the portrait of the lady over and over again until dawn.

Father-in-law's nose was a little sour, and tears kept rolling in his eyes. He is not a sentimental person, on the contrary, after so many years in the palace, he feels that he is a hard-hearted person.

However, seeing that the once high-spirited teenager became what he is now, he felt distressed. He should be the only one in the palace who accompanies Feng Yihan and walks from an unfavored prince step by step to the top of these 10,000 people, no one. Every step is like walking on the edge of a cliff, and if you are not careful, you may be crushed.

Father-in-law De sniffed lightly, and this slight sound alarmed Feng Yihan, who was facing away from him.

Feng Yihan turned around, and the bloodshot in his eyes reminded him how tired he was at the moment.

Father-in-law De adjusted his mood, stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty." The minion sees that you are a little tired, do you want to rest first? ”

"No need" Feng Yihan waved his hand, and his voice was a little hoarse after not sleeping all night. He walked over to his desk, sat down, dipped his pen in ink, and said, "Speak." ”

"Your Majesty, the spy came to report that the person who was chased and killed by the spies last night was His Royal Highness King Ning Yuan."

"Yi'er?"

"Yes."

"How is he? Are you hurt? Yi'er has been in poor health, she likes to be quiet and doesn't like to move on weekdays, why did she go out yesterday? ”

"This minion doesn't know. Maybe yesterday was a temple fair, and His Royal Highness also went to join in the fun. As for His Highness, there should be no big problem, because someone has prevented this disaster for him. ”

"Huh? Let's hear it. ”

"The situation that the secret guard investigated is that there was a little girl who was hunted down and killed with His Highness last night."

"Little girl? Have you found out whose house it is? Feng Yihan frowned, and asked in a light tone.

"Not really. The little girl fell into the river and disappeared. Your Majesty, do you want to continue to send someone to investigate? ”

"No need. The war on the frontier is tight, and it is even more important to solve this matter. ”

"Your Majesty, do you have the right person in mind?"

Feng Yihan didn't speak, and wrote the word 'Sun' on the paper, the dragon flew and the phoenix danced, free and easy.

"In a few days, will Miss Sun Luyuan of the Sun family hold an eight-year-old birthday banquet?"

"Yes"

"Then you go to Sun's mansion, pass on my message, and make Sun Yubai, the general of Sun, the general of the rebellion; Sun Lu'an is a pioneer general; A few days later, I borrowed the eighth birthday banquet of Miss Sun Luyuan of the Sun family to practice for them. ”

"Yes"

"Alright, you stand down. Do what you have to do. Feng Yihan leaned back, slowly closed his eyes, and the whole person became exhausted, as if he was more than ten years old in an instant.