Qing Ling had been away from Lingxiao City for more than half a year, but the previous special order of Emperor Hao to allow her to enter and leave the Vermilion Bird Palace freely had not been revoked.

Everything in the palace has been decided, and the people who should be faced have also been faced, so she found a time and went out of the palace to her mansion in Lingxiao City.

During the days when he moved to Chongwu, Xun stayed in Lingxiao City to take care of various matters in the capital for Qingling. After Qing Ling returned to the mansion, he immediately summoned Xun to the secret room of the study and instructed him to do two things for himself.

The first is to find a way to find a few reliable women, ready to be sent to the palace to stay by his side and obey his orders.

The incident of Casting Dingtai made her completely aware of the difficulty of controlling people's hearts, and at the same time, she blamed herself for her credulity and carelessness. But before replacing the existing palace people, she must find suitable replacements, and solve any identity problems for them and obtain the qualifications to enter the palace.

The second is to send a letter to Mu Chen. He analyzed the pros and cons of his relationship with Daze in a calm and rational tone as much as possible, and explained the middle story and his own plans.

The letter said: "The royal family's engagement usually drags on for many years, and it is too early to say whether there is a result in the end. The father wooed Daze because he still needed the support of the other party at the moment, and once Jiuqiu was destroyed, he might not be willing to fulfill this marriage contract. Or, you and I will already have the power to cover the sky at that time, and there is no need to take advantage of the relationship between in-laws and directly break the contract. ”

Qingling handed the letter to Xun and asked him to personally send it to Yinzhou as soon as possible.

She wanted to let Mu Chen understand her true thoughts before the official news of this marriage, in addition to avoiding him from worrying that he was coerced by Emperor Hao and had to deal with the family affair, but also a little unclear, and the root cause was that she didn't even dare to think about it, prompting her to be so eager to explain......

Xun finished the matter, put away the letter, and remembered something before turning around to leave, and said: "I almost forgot to mention that the second son of Chunyu came to Lingxiao City." ”

Chun Yuyan was punished by Emperor Hao to return to Fengyi and was not allowed to enter Beijing without an edict for a year. When the army was preparing to go south, he also asked to go with the army, but was rejected by Emperor Hao on the grounds of his loose conduct, and there was no follow-up.

At this time, he suddenly came to Lingxiao City, which really surprised Qing Ling.

Chun Yuyan is the most frequented place in the capital, and there is no doubt that it is Hongyuefang. Qing Ling remembered that she had originally planned to go to Min Niang to learn about the recent movements of the courtiers, so she changed her appearance, changed into men's clothes, and appeared in front of the door of Hongyuefang that night.

She showed the waist card given by Min Niang, entered the garden all the way unimpeded, and asked people where Chun Yuyan was, and went straight through the flowers and leaves.

Turning around a place where the spring stone corridor is located, the lingering music in the square suddenly weakens, as if a person has suddenly walked into the soundproof terrain. Qing Ling couldn't help but pause, and listened attentively, but when he heard the music, it became tactful and melodious, as if the moment just now was just his own illusion.

She shook her head, raised her feet and wanted to walk, but a person suddenly walked out from behind the mountain rocks in front of her, cranking a folding fan in her hand, phoenix eyes slightly raised, staring at her with a smile, it was Chun Yuyan who had been absent for a year.

Qing Ling remembered the dispute between the two of them for the last time they met, as well as the fact that he was punished by Emperor Hao to return to the fiefdom, he felt a little embarrassed, and after hesitating for a moment, he spoke: "Does Mu Chen know that you came to Lingxiao City?" ”

Chun Yuyan approached slowly and said, "I have sent him a message." Presumably he should have known by now. ”

Qing Ling asked again, "What are you doing in Lingxiao City?" ”

"There are some things in the clan that need to be dealt with urgently, but the eldest brother went to Fanye with the army, and my father had to ask His Majesty for permission to release me back."

Chun Yuyan glared at Qing Ling, "As soon as I arrived in the capital, I heard about you. ”

Qing Ling was suddenly surprised, "What's the matter?" ”

Could it be that the news of his engagement to Osawa spread out of Suzaku Palace so quickly?

Chun Yuyan shook his fan, "Naturally, it's a happy event." ”

Qing Ling understood that he had indeed heard about the engagement, so he smiled helplessly: "What a happy event, you know that this kind of thing is all involuntary......

The reason why she quarreled with Chun Yuyan last time was because she disdained to use marriage to build momentum. But who would have thought that one day, she herself would make the same choice?

Chun Yuyan also fell silent, and after a while, asked, "What are your specific plans?" What is Your Majesty's real purpose in making this marriage? ”

Qingling said: "These are long words, let's go to Min Niang's place and sit down and talk." ”

As he spoke, he walked along the Izumiki in the direction of the inner courtyard.

Chun Yuyan hesitated for a moment, and then followed.

The moonlight is hazy, the sky is full of clouds, and the sparkling waves in the spring pool beside him are like a moving soft light flashing in the eyes of a lover.

Somehow, Qing Ling remembered the letter that Rang Xun sent to Yinzhou just now, and couldn't help but ask Yan softly: "You say...... What would Mu Chen think when he heard this? ”

Among all the people he knew, only Chun Yuyan knew Mu Chen's character and thoughts best. If he thinks there is a better way to tell Mu Chen about this, perhaps, it will be too late to recover the letter......

Chun Yuyan's footsteps paused slightly, "What do you think he will think?" ”

Qing Ling glanced at the pool water, his mind was messy, "I don't know. ”

Yan asked again: "What do you think...... Will he be angry? ”

"Perhaps...... I don't know...... That's why I asked you. ”

Although he had already made up his mind to abandon the bad relationship in the past and get along with each other rationally as a brother and sister, Mu Chen's sentence "If I can never learn and never treat you as a sister, what should I do" will always appear in Qingling's mind from time to time.

It is true that the way of getting along can be controlled, but the inner emotions cannot be controlled by any reason. She had an intuition that Mu Chen would be very unhappy when she heard the news......

Chun Yuyan was silent for a moment, stopped to look at Qing Ling, and asked slowly: "The person in your heart has always been him, right?" ”

Qing Ling also stopped, looked at the void in the darkness in confusion, and said for a long time, "No matter what I think in my heart, I can only accept reality. I was just...... I want to find a way that best makes him understand and accept it, to tell him about it. ”

Chun Yuyan stared at Qing Ling and was silent.

Qing Ling felt a little strange and looked up at him, but suddenly realized that the original music around him had disappeared.

She looked around, her mind racing, and she became alert.

Since I met Chun Yuyan, I haven't seen anyone else along the way! She thought that Yan had deliberately laid some kind of barrier so that others could not hear their chat, but even so, she shouldn't not even be able to see a single figure, right?

Qing Ling took a step back, and his voice became sharp, "You are not Chun Yuyan. Who are you? ”

Chun Yuyan in front of him still maintained the posture of staring at Qingling, but his body gradually turned hazy, and together with the surrounding scenery, it slowly became ethereal, and finally turned into a layer of clouds and dissipated.

Demon Illusion!

Qing Ling was furious and chased after him in the direction where the cloud had disappeared.

Colorful lights hang high in the inner courtyard, reflecting curvaceous women in light saro skirts of various colors.

Several singers who were walking in earnest were startled by the Qing Ling who rushed over, and they all screamed in unison. Qing Ling had no time to care, and ran wildly after the fainter and fading traces of the spell.

Until they reached a courtyard, several neat guards jumped out and blocked Qingling's way, "Who dares to go wild in Hongyuefang!" ”

Qing Ling was annoyed by the chase, and he didn't care about explaining to the nursing home, so he directly waved his hand and slashed out, knocking out the two people who were blocking in front of him. Her cultivation is far superior to ordinary people, and she has been practicing hard in retreat for the past few months, and it is easy to deal with a few small guards.

Qing Ling adjusted his body and was about to pull out his feet to chase again, when a door in the courtyard was suddenly opened from the inside, and Chun Yuyan walked out with a frown, "What's so noisy?" ”

As soon as Qing Ling saw Chun Yuyan, he subconsciously stretched out his palm, instantly condensed the vapor into a sword, and flew straight to stab past.

Chun Yuyan popped out a few points of gold-casting fire, and hit the door of Qingling's face, and when he saw the appearance of the person who came, he hurriedly closed his momentum, "Qingling? How are you? ”

Qing Ling turned sideways to avoid Mars, jumped to Chun Yuyan's side, and raised his sword to point at him, "Who are you down?" ”

Chun Yuyan couldn't cry or laugh, "Who do you say I am?" ”

At this time, Min Niang, who was wearing an embroidered skirt with black gold pattern, also walked to the door and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

When Qing Ling saw Min Niang, he was convinced that Chun Yuyan in front of him was him, and he withdrew his strength to remove the ice sword, and restored his true appearance, and said to Chun Yuyan: "I'm sorry, someone just used witchcraft to transform into your appearance, and asked me to talk to me." ”

Chun Yuyan's expression became solemn, and he pulled Qing Ling into the room, "Who is it?" What did you say? ”

Qing Ling looked at Chun Yuyan's expression, and laughed at herself in her heart.

This person is uninhibited on the surface, but in fact he is cold-hearted and resolute, and he is more concerned about the success of the great cause than himself. If he heard about his marriage to Daze, he would first be interested in thinking about how to take this opportunity to seek benefits for Mu Chen's succession, instead of reacting calmly and asking about irrelevant things.

In fact, she should have seen it a long time ago!

It's just that the illusion is too realistic, and she has really been exhausted and confused in the past two days, so she stupidly fell into other people's ways......

Qing Ling shook his head, "It doesn't matter anything. ”

She turned to ask Min Niang, "Is there someone from the Daze Baili clan coming to Hongyuefang tonight?" ”

Min Niang thought for a while and said, "I'm not sure if there is anyone from the Baili clan coming." However, tonight, the people of the Shixiang clan chartered the lotus garden, saying that they were going to entertain distinguished guests. His family has always had dealings with Daze, and maybe he invited some people from the Baili clan to come. Do you want me to send someone to investigate? ”

Qing Ling nodded, "I'm tired." ”

Min Niang didn't ask much, then went out, and explained a few words to the guards who were still guarding the courtyard, and ordered them to disperse.

Chun Yuyan stared at Qing Ling thoughtfully, "I just heard about Mu Han and Mo Nan Nanhao's attack on you a few days ago. Why are you even provoked by Baili's now? ”

Qing Ling walked straight into the inner room and saw that there were wine cups and other things on the table. She reached out and poured herself a glass of wine, drank it up, and then put the cup back on the table, "It's not me who provoked them, it's my father." ”

She turned around, looked at Chun Yuyan who followed up, and said calmly and word by word: "He promised me to the prince of Daze." ”

Chun Yuyan's expression was stunned, "What? ”

He froze in place for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and walked to the opposite side of Qingling, "Your Majesty really promised you to Baili Fuyao?" ”

Qing Ling nodded, turned around and picked up the wine glass on the desk again, "The imperial marquis also agreed." If nothing else, my father will announce it to the world in a long time. ”

She sipped her wine and briefly explained the whole story.

Chun Yuyan listened very carefully, and at the end, he said with high interest: "Yes, once you have the power to assist Chaoyan in paying taxes, many things will be much easier!" In the final analysis, Fang Shan's means of encircling the courtiers are nothing more than the word power and money. In the future, whether you want to give favors to others or suppress political opponents, there are ways to do it! Even the Monan clan, which holds the power of the army, has to rely on you to allocate military funds. ”