"A day or two?"

Qing Ling thought for a moment and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Luo Yao lightly hooked the corner of his lower lip, "This has nothing to do with you." ”

At this time, Xiwu held the teacup and presented it to Luo Yao, "Shizi, please use tea." ”

Her voice is low and soft, with a lazy undulation that tugs at the heartstrings, and her demeanor is also soft and charming when her arms are raised. When he withdrew his wrist, he gently touched Luo Yao's sleeve as if unintentionally.

The ten fingers are slender and white and tender, and the nails are crystal moist, the more they are touched like this, the more they fall into the eyes of any man, the more they are eager to speak and be ashamed.

But Qing Ling on the other side of the case was not a man, so he didn't pay attention at all, only raised his glass and sipped tea, speculating about Luo Yao's plan to leave the leaves, and at the end, asked, "How do you want me to help you cover up?" Falsely claiming you're sick? ”

Luo Yao took a sip of tea, "It's your business how to cover it up." If you want to use the trick of calling sick, I can help you make a puppet. He glanced sideways at Xiwu's graceful back, "She's a new maid?" ”

Qing Ling said "um", "It's a trustworthy person, you don't have to avoid it." ”

Luo Yao was silent for a moment and said, "You look good." ”

"Huh?"

Qing Ling subconsciously looked in the direction where Xiwu left, "It's very good-looking." The sound is very good. ”

She has been sensitive to sound since she was a child, and at first she only noticed that Xiwu's voice was tactful and listening, but now she heard Luo Yao praise her appearance, only to realize that Xiwu's appearance is quite similar to Ajing.

Thinking of Ah Jing, she finally felt a little sorry in her heart, so she added another sentence to Luo Yao: "If you like it, just take a few more looks." She will live here in the future. ”

Luo Yao's fingers holding the teacup tightened imperceptibly, and a few drops of tea spilled under the urging of his divine sense, and he quickly covered it with a spell.

At this time, Nian Hongfeng ran in in a hurry, his face full of excitement, "Shizi, Emperor Ji, you have to take me with you when you go back to Lingxiao City!" I have never seen this kind of celebration since I was born, and now that the war is in chaos, I can't miss the opportunity to come again! ”

Nian Ying, who was standing next to her, shook her head helplessly, thinking that she was honest, steady, shrewd and capable, but she was up to a big responsibility, why did she end up with such a girl?

He reprimanded in a low voice: "Xiaohong, what are you yelling about! ”

Nian Hong circled her brother's arm, "Brother, do you want to go too?" Our Dazehou Mansion hasn't had any celebrations in hundreds of years! I finally followed you out to see the excitement of Lingxiao City this time, but it turned out to be a war again, and all the celebrations in previous years were canceled. Now that Prince Muchen is going back to the capital to hold a wedding, he can finally be a little lively! ”

Qing Ling was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then stood up suddenly, "What did you say?" Mu Chen wants to go back to the capital to hold a wedding? ”

Luo Yao set a ban, and Nian Hong couldn't hear Qing Ling's questioning, but could only see that her expression seemed to be very shocked.

Nian Hong raised her head and asked Nian Ying, "Don't you know?" Didn't you and Shizi come to her to discuss this matter? On the way to the kitchen just now, I met Chun Yu Gongzi who was about to go out, but he told me the news in person! ”

Qing Ling bit the corner of his lip secretly and lowered his eyes to silence.

It turned out that Chun Yuyan came to Yinzhou for this matter.

But why, don't you explain it to yourself early on? And now, with the news coming from Nian Hong's mouth, don't you want to let yourself know in advance, so that you can be mentally prepared before meeting Mu Chen?

What does he mean by that? Could it be that she thought that she would lose control of her emotions and do something contrary to common sense?

Therefore, she was the last to know about the decisions they made every time......

Qing Ling's chest rose and fell slightly, his face was blue and white for a while, and his thoughts in his mind were chaotic, and he couldn't tell what it was like to fall into his heart for a while.

Such an appearance fell into Luo Yao's eyes, but the meaning could not be clearer.

He slowly let go of the teacup and stared at Qing Ling with a slight smile, "Since it's your sad night, I won't bother." After speaking, he stood up silently and walked towards the door of the house.

Seeing this, Nian Ying was stunned, and also hurriedly followed.

The rest of Nianhong stood in place with a blank expression, "What are you doing...... You guys...... Don't you take me there......"

In the early morning of the next day, Qing Ling returned to his usual expression and entered the palace to supervise tax matters as usual.

Since Emperor Hao clearly said that he was unwilling to reduce taxes, he had to make careful calculations and find ways to fill the gap. Qing Ling led a group of courtiers and staff to be busy for most of the day, and reworked out a set of tax collection plans.

Fang Shanji, who came by royal order, also joined the council.

He was still young, and his temperament was relatively soft, and he sat upright on the side, did not interject, but listened very carefully. Qing Ling glanced at him from time to time, thinking that Fang Shan's Clan had put his children beside him, just to set up an eyeliner and monitor his every move, and he would not be constrained by it in the future, so he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

After returning to the palace from the palace, he happened to meet Mu Chen, who had returned from the barracks.

The two walked along the lotus pond and slowly walked towards the backyard.

Qing Ling was silent, waiting for Mu Chen to speak first.

Mu Chen also didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, he stopped to look at the remnants of the pond, and pulled the corners of his mouth slightly bitterly.

"It's a pity that it's daytime, and even if the fire lotus blooms, it may not be beautiful." Inadvertently, what I thought in my heart, I said it.

Qing Ling remembered his promise that night, and the bitterness spread in his heart that had been calmed down by taking charge of government affairs.

But even if he can really stay by his side every day, and bloom the splendor of the pool for her every day, what can he do?

He and she are destined to be like the fire lotus, no matter how hot and dazzling, they can only be fleeting in the darkest and most hidden places.

Qing Ling looked up at Mu Chen and smiled reluctantly, "I already know about you and Miss An." You are going to the camp today to ask your father for advice, right? Did he say yes? ”

Mu Chen's dark eyes froze on Qing Ling's face for a moment, then he looked away and said in a low voice, "Yan told you?" ”

Qing Ling was noncommittal, "Such a big thing, sooner or later, everyone will know about it." I'm just ......," paused, "If I had known earlier, I would have advised you not to agree." ”

"Green Spirit ......"

Mu Chen's eyes were complicated, and he looked at Qing Ling with a burning look.

"I'm not...... That means. Qing Ling smiled and took a slight breath, "I just thought that at least one of you and I could have the right to choose freely." Since I agreed to marry Daze, you don't have to marry Miss An Jia. But if you really like her, then ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was suddenly pulled into his arms by Mu Chen's outstretched arms, blocking the next words.

He breathed heavily, as if sighing.

Qing Ling felt the rise and fall of his chest, and the emotions that pressed down to the bottom of his heart were almost surging.

Both of them were trying to restrain themselves, trying to think about how to weigh their words so that they could show their hearts without going beyond them.

Mu Chen suppressed his voice, his tone was gloomy but determined, and he said word by word in her ear: "I won't let you marry Baili Fuyao." ”

Qing Ling stretched out and looked up at him, "You're because you're ...... This is what I promised An's? ”

Mu Chen's expression calmed down and stared at Qing Ling, "I'm a man, I can marry as many women as I want in the future." And you are different from me, once you get married, there is no possibility of a lifetime of happiness. Father used you to marry Daze, on the surface, it seems that there is infinite glory, but in fact, how many people have been married to Emperor Yan? Look at the current third aunt and the eldest aunt who died in Zhong Qi, what is the ending? ”

Qing Ling said, "I know. But at the moment, I'm just engaged, and no one can say what kind of changes will take place in the next few decades. As long as we sit in a stable position, it is possible to turn around any way in the future! ”

This kind of conversation should have been said when Qingling first arrived in Yinzhou. dragged on to this day, the state of mind of the two is different from the past.

Mu Chen said: "Because of this, I must envelop the An family. Otherwise, he will turn against Daze one day, and we will inevitably fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness. ”

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Mu Chen asked Emperor Hao to return to Lingxiao City to complete the marriage, and the patriarch of the An clan also sent a letter early in the morning, saying that the grandmother of the family had passed away, and according to custom, if Miss An could not complete the marriage within 100 days, she would have to delay her for another ten years, and begged His Majesty to take care of her old age and allow her to marry into the royal family as soon as possible.

For the Protoss, ten years is actually nothing. Emperor Hao clearly understood the intention of An's move in his heart, but he did not deliberately embarrass Mu Chen, and only ordered him to go back quickly, so as not to delay the battle ahead. He also ordered someone to send a message to Queen Fangshan, explaining that she needed to handle the matter of accepting concubines properly, although she was in war time and the matter was in a hurry, she could not lose the face of the royal family.

After the news came out, there was a lot of discussion in the army in the DPRK and the army, and the number of people who came to visit the palace continued unabated.

Mu Chen returned to Lingxiao City on the third day after Emperor Hao's consent. And on the fifth day, Emperor Ji of Qingling also left the Xuanwang Mansion of Yinzhou with the prince of Daze.

Under the banner of inspecting the situation of merchants and peasants in Fanye, Qingling took advantage of the public opinion to go south to Luancheng.

Luancheng is not only the second largest city in Luanye, but also an important commercial town, and it seems that it is reasonable for Emperor Ji to choose to visit here. It's just that when she and her party arrived in Luancheng, they didn't summon local officials, but just lived in a post house in a low-key manner.

That night, Luo Yao and Nian Ying changed into nocturnal black clothes and quietly left the post house.

Nian Hong paced back and forth in the room, muttering incessantly—

"Are they going to be okay, do you think? Now there are scouts everywhere, and Wutong Town is even more tightly sealed......"

"It's going to be fine, it's going to be fine...... Smack! Smack! ”

"Well, why do you want to fight? Haven't you come over for hundreds of years? Why did you suddenly remember to go to war? ”

"Didn't Jiuqiu have an armistice agreement with Chaoyan? Chao Yan did this, is it considered a violation of the agreement? It's shameless......"

"Ahem, Emperor Ji, I'm not saying that you are shameless, it's you Chaoyan Kingdom...... Uh......"

"Actually, it's good to lay down Jiuqiu, so that our wife can return to Daze honestly."

Qing Ling held her head and begged: "Eldest sister, it's okay for you to chatter, but can you stop walking around?" My head was already hurting. ”

Because Mu Chen's marriage decided to be simple, he did not invite guests, and Qingling naturally stayed in Fanye. Out of compensation for Nianhong's failure to see the excitement, and remembering that this time she went out to do things for her family, she brought her to Luancheng.

At this moment, Qing Ling really regretted it.

Nianhong finally sat down, "You have a headache?" Do you want me to get a doctor? Didn't Shizi say that you could not come to Luancheng with you? Why do you want to come with you when you have a headache? ”

Qing Ling raised his eyes and stared at Nian Hong speechlessly.

Nian Hong was stared at a little hairy, and stopped in a sneer, got up and poured a cup of hot tea in front of Qing Ling.

Qing Ling stared at the white vapor emitted by the tea under the candlelight in a daze, and let out a long breath for a long time.

Coming to Luancheng, maybe it's too much to make trouble.

But if he didn't come, he would stay in the palace to receive one congratulatory gift list after another for Mu Chen, which would be empty and melancholy, adding to his troubles.

I have said countless times to let go completely, but I am always greedy.

Maybe it's time to force yourself to forget.