Today, the news of Lan Qiong's succession to the throne was announced to the world, and the people were in an uproar, but the ministers of the court and the central government were in an uproar, but they were glad that they finally didn't have to listen to their family's boastful talk about Lan Jing, but how much they wanted to tell them that the future emperor was Lan Qiong instead of Lan Jing, but they couldn't say a word.

As soon as this news spread, the entire Tengxiao country became lively. The two people in the center of the topic, one is Lan Qiong, who has just gotten up to eat the delicious breakfast cooked by Xi'er, with a comfortable face; And the other is Lan Qiong, who is now busy in the study, listening to the criminal department and Si Kouzhan report to him on the search results of the crown prince and the second prince.

Lan Qiong listened to the astonishing amount of finances, he pinched his brows, and sighed: "I really didn't expect my two elder brothers to be so capable, and the embezzled wealth of both of them is almost worth half of the national treasury." "The people of the Criminal Department Shangshu and the Si Kou family were all shocked when they saw this data.

Lan Qiong changed into the emperor's clothes today, so everyone changed his name wherever he passed, Lan Qiong listened to the sentence "See the emperor" in his ear, and then looked at his own emperor's clothes. He felt a little in a trance at the moment, he didn't expect that he would one day sit on the throne.

Lan Qiong walked and walked to the door of the Yilan Palace, and when he walked in, he saw a door open, and Si Kouxi and Lan Jing were sitting at the dining table at the door. Si Kouxi had obviously noticed Lan Qiong walking in, and she picked up a bowl of porridge and placed it in an empty space. Lan Jing watched Si Kouxi's movements, just slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, and continued to eat the contents of his bowl. Lan Qiong walked over, habitually picked up the bowl and began to eat breakfast. Lan Qiong's taste buds felt the familiar taste, and her body and mind were warmed by this bowl of porridge. He understands that even if his identity changes at this time, the people around him who care about him will never change, such as his sixth brother and now his sixth sister-in-law.

Lan Jing put down the bowl, looked at Lan Qiong and said, "The matter should be handled almost well." Lan Qiong swallowed the contents of her mouth and immediately said, "Well, it's almost, you don't know that the money embezzled by the two of them is actually as much as half of the treasury." Lan Jing didn't look surprised, but responded lightly. Lan Qiong put down the dishes and chopsticks, frowned and said, "However, we haven't all of the silver taels that the prince colluded with salt merchants in the disaster area. There is also the largest salt merchant arrested, sixth brother, do you think the right to buy and sell salt is better handed over to now? ”

Si Kouxi was slightly stunned when he heard Lan Qiong mention the money for buying and selling illicit salt, but he didn't react much, and still ate the small shortbread by himself. Lan Jing snorted lightly and said, "I'm afraid you have to ask your sixth sister-in-law about this money." Lan Qiong looked at Lan Jing strangely and asked curiously, "What does this have to do with the sixth sister-in-law?" ”

Si Kouxi's eyes dodged on the side, shaking her head, Lan Jing had already seen her small movements. Lan Jing shook his head and said, "Okay, there is no need to check that money again." As for the right to buy and sell salt, you see that there is a powerful merchant in the capital, and let people negotiate to see if it is appropriate to hand over the rights. Lan Qiong didn't send someone out to inspect, he glanced at Si Kou Xi and said helplessly: "The person in charge of the investigation said that the largest amount of money exchanged between merchants in the capital is Bihai Palace, but people have never been involved in royal affairs, so they ······."

Xi'er touched her nose when she heard this, and thought, is it our fault that we will make money! Lan Jing forgot about this stubble, the little girl beside him was indeed the most profitable in the capital, he thought about it for a while, "Then cultivate a household by yourself, Bihai Palace is really not good to have too much to do with the royal family." Lan Qiong felt a headache when she heard this, it was very difficult to cultivate a loyal family of people who could do business.

Si Kouxi suddenly said loudly: "Or give me this right, the capital Yan family, the family of the richest businessman in the world, I like this name." Lan Qiong looked at her sixth sister-in-law with some incomprehension, Si Kouxi said with a smile: "Let Yan Yi and them move to the capital and do salt trading, what do you think, Lan Qiong?" ”

As soon as Lan Qiong heard that Yan Yi and the others were moving in, it meant that Yan Shu would also come, which meant that she could see Yan Shu from time to time. He immediately agreed to Si Kouxi's proposal, and Lan Jing watched his wife and younger brother scurry around and distributed the right to buy and sell salt.

When Lan Qiong left, Lan Jing pulled Si Kouxi over, "I don't think you are still short of money and need to fight for the position of an imperial merchant." Si Kouxi sat down and looked at Lan Jing and said seriously: "I really don't lack money, but I need to give Yan Yi an identity to them, they always have to get married and have children, in fact, they should have an upright identity." Lan Jing frowned and said, "The identity of the owner of the Bihai Palace should be very honorable for them. Xi'er naturally understands, but marrying into the royal family as a Jianghu identity will inevitably attract other people's discussions, she doesn't know the reason why Yan Shu didn't agree to Lan Qiong until now, but she always feels that it has something to do with her identity, and life is related to Bihai Palace.

Lan Jing sighed and asked, "For Yan Shu." This is an affirmative sentence, not a question sentence, Si Kouxi didn't intend to hide it from Lan Jing, and nodded lightly. I always feel that Yan Shuyou rejected Lan Qiong because of her identity. Lan Jing knew that Xi'er and Yan Shu had a close relationship, so he didn't plan to say anything, since she wanted to give them the status of an imperial businessman, then he would definitely support her.

Jin Shen quickly brought Jing Xuan's son to the Great Compassion Temple, and Lan Jing and Si Kouxi were also present that day, and Master Sibei knew that there was such a thing, so he readily agreed. However, to Si Kouxi's surprise, Master Sibei actually wanted to take him as an apprentice after seeing that child. Si Kouxi, Lan Jing and Jin Shen stood in the main hall and watched Master Sibei cut the child's hair and shave his head, and Master Sibei also gave him the name "Siren".

To be honest, Si Kou Xi has been secretly observing this child, this child has not made a deep impression on her, he has always maintained a cold face, and occasionally shows a faint smile to Jin Shen, but he is blind to others. She always felt that it was difficult for this child to become a compassionate person like a master, and this child had just experienced the death of both parents, and it was caused by Shen Shen and herself, but this child did not react at all. Hey, I really don't know what harm Mu Xi and Jing Xuan caused to this child.

Si Kouxi kept staring at the child in a daze, Lan Jing shook her hand, she immediately understood, pushed Lan Jing outside, and Jin Shen also strolled to follow. Lan Jing felt the rare comfortable atmosphere on the mountain and said, "What were you thinking just now?" Si Kouxi slowly pushed Lan Jing and said, "I'm just thinking about how endurable this child has to be to ignore the pain of losing his parents." Jin Shen kept following, and said helplessly: "Mu Xi and Jing Xuan shouldn't have let him feel a little love." Otherwise, if you lose your parents, how can you be so calm. Si Kouxi looked at the abrupt sigh of Jin Shen and warned: "What if people are ready to lie down and taste the courage and endure the humiliation!" ”

Jin Shen looked at his sister helplessly, looking like a fool. He shook his head, walked in the direction of Changming Palace, and said, "Sister, you have finally returned to the way you were before." Si Kouxi didn't understand, so he pushed Lan Jing to follow, and asked, "What was it like before!" Jin Shen stopped, turned around, glanced at Lan Jing, thought for a while, and said, "It's very good to be protected." ”

Si Kouxi still didn't understand, she lowered her head and said in Lan Jing's ear: "Are you the emperor, your speech is so unfathomable." It's good that you don't do it, otherwise we will be tired of communicating in the future. Lan Jing replied softly, with a smile on her face. He understood what Jin Shen said, but it was just that Xi'er was as carefree as before at this time, and she could only be carefree if she was well protected. It is estimated that people like myself and Jinshen will not feel carefree for the rest of their lives.

As for the child's coldness, he and Jinshen can understand it, but Xi'er can't fully understand it.

The first time Si Kouxi entered the Changming Palace, it was full of candles, but these candles were a little different, each with a name written on it, she turned around, and found her own candle next to Lan Jing's candle. She walked around curiously, she saw many familiar names, she looked at these candles, and asked suspiciously: "This is the candle that Master Sibei said, do they represent our lifespan?" ”

Lan Jing looked at the familiar Changming Palace, and he said with a look of nostalgia: "Yes, it represents our lifespan, when my mother left, the candle representing her lifespan was extinguished at once. Si Kouxi didn't want Lan Jing to reminisce about the past, so she immediately changed the subject and said, "These candles won't be blown out by the wind?" Lan Jing shook his head, indeed he had the impression that none of the candles here had been blown out.

The world was so big that Si Kouxi was shocked by what he saw for the first time. Master Sibei pushed open the door and walked in and said, "They will not be blown out by the wind, they will continue to burn until their master dies." Si Kouxi asked suspiciously, "Then how did you connect them with their masters?" Master Sibei didn't want to hide it, and pointed to her with a smile: "Do you see the red under the candle?" It was your blood, and the candle had not only your name on it, but also your birthday. ”

It was hard for Si Kouxi to imagine that she could associate a candle with a person in this way, and she sighed and said, "Master, you are a secret magic!" Sibei smiled, let's explain it like this, the connection of this world is not something that can be explained simply with reason. Si Kouxi has always been grateful for Sibei's rescue that day, but he is also curious about how he knows where he is and knows that he is in danger.

Sibei poured tea for Jin Shen and Lan Jing, who were sitting, and he glanced at the candle representing Si Kouxi and said, "That day your candle had a posture of extinguishing, and it was always swaying, so I felt that something was going to happen." As for your identity, I already knew it, and don't forget that I have a good relationship with Miss He Shu. Si Kouxi frowned and walked to Sibei's side, thinking that this candle really has such magical power? She asked in a low voice, "Master, are you a spy on the heavens?" People say that the secret of heaven cannot be leaked, is this not bad? ”

Everyone didn't expect Xi'er to say this, Sibei suddenly smiled and stroked his beard and said, "This is not called spying on the heavens, this is a fixed number in the dark." Si Kouxi waved his hand, propped his head and said, "Oh, I still don't ask, I can't understand the affairs of masters like you." Sibei slowly tasted his tea, and since people didn't ask, he didn't bother to say anything.

Lan Jing looked at the master and said, "Two months later, it will be the enthronement ceremony, and I hope the master can come." and Lan Qiong will come to the temple to worship the sky after ascending the throne, and everything is as usual. Sibei nodded, he sighed and said, "I thought it would be you, but I didn't expect to become Xiaoqiong, or it was good." ”

Speaking of the enthronement ceremony, Si Kouxi thought of Jin Shen, she turned her head to look at Jin Shen, who had been silent, and said, "What about you, when is your enthronement ceremony?" Jin Shen thought for a while and said, "When my sister comes to the Carnival Dynasty." Si Kouxi felt that it was right, and she must hope to have her family by her side at such an important time, Si Kouxi calculated the time it would take for Lan Jing's leg to heal, she thought about it for a while and said, "At most, I will go to you." Jin Shen nodded knowingly, and said with a smile: "I will send someone to prepare." ”

Everything in life was on the right track, and Si Kouxi felt that he could slowly breathe a sigh of relief. "Master, can anyone light these candles?" Si Kouxi still had a strong curiosity about these candles, and Si Bei shook his head and said, "There is a providence. ”

These candles are so special that no one knows why they can be linked to a person's longevity. Lan Jing knew about the existence of the Changming Palace at a very young age, and he had always been curious about it, but there was no record of it in any ancient books. It is precisely because of the existence of this Changming Hall that the emperors of Tengxiao will enshrine it as their national temple.

Sibei took Siren to send Lan Jing and his party down the mountain, Sibei looked at their backs, and said in a low voice: "Siren, in the near future, you will be the one who will guard the Changming Palace, and the person who will protect them will be you." Although Siren's voice was still childish, he replied firmly: "Of course." The two smiled and looked at each other.

There are two candles burning in front of the Buddha statue in the Changming Palace, but the words on them are hidden by the candlesticks with intricate patterns. It is written "Si Bei" and "Si Ren", but there is no birthday on it, and the red under the candle is also very bright. No one was ever aware of this, only the owners of the two candles.