Qing Ling tried to pull out his hand, but Mu Chen held it tightly.

She was breathing unconsciously short, her chest rose and fell violently a few times, frowned and whispered: "Mu Chen......" Then she realized that something was wrong, and hesitated to change her words, "Your Majesty ......"

Today, on the top of the main hall, I have also followed the honorific title of civil and military officials to congratulate, but at this moment, facing Mu Chen, who is close at hand and has faded away from the golden crown of gorgeous clothes, the white clothes are better than the snow, and the eyebrows are picturesque, just like the Zhilan jade tree under the moonlight pear blossoms back then, Qingling called out "Your Majesty", and even he had a moment of trance, as if the changes in the world suddenly gathered and dispersed, and in an instant, it was already a vicissitude.

Mu Chen finally let go of his hand, the expression in his eyes gradually turned forbearing, and he said lightly: "If you feel awkward, you don't have to call me that." ”

Qing Ling lowered his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "In the past few days, I have also thought a lot, for example, if I knew your plan early on, how would I choose?" Fingertips rubbed against the smooth surface of the Qingyu teacup, "Indeed, Queen Fangshan's brothers and sisters, as well as Mu Han, have been wanting to take your life for a long time, if we don't fight back, we will only end up being fish under their knives." Father, I have always only considered the balance of power in the Chaoyan Dynasty, and if necessary, I will most likely not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of you and me, or even my life......"

She paused and raised her eyes, "But I always feel that there may be a better way to solve all this." Need not...... It doesn't have to be so ruthless. ”

Mu Chen pulled the corners of his mouth self-deprecatingly, "After all, you still hate me." ”

Qing Ling shook his head, "You ask me, I knew early on that you acted ruthlessly, how could you understand it before, but now you can't?" In fact, what I hate is not you, but the royal power struggle that forces you and me to be ruthless! If he hadn't been born in such an environment, beware of the calculations of his parents and brothers every day, who would want to be so cold-hearted? Although I don't approve of some of the ways you act, if I understand it, I'm afraid I can understand it better than anyone else in the Chaoyan Kingdom. ”

Her clear eyes looked at him fearlessly and calmly, "Ever since I first met you, I have been looking forward to the day when you ascend to the throne of God. Now that my wish has come true, I don't want to dwell on the past all the time, always thinking that this is also wrong and maybe it is wrong. I just want to stay away from everything in Lingxiao City, from right and wrong, and from deceit. ”

She was tired and tired, and she just wanted a safe haven to anchor her boat in the vast ocean.

Mu Han lost his position, and it was almost hopeless to turn over under Mu Chen's nose in the future, and Mo Ninghao, Chun Yuyan, who avenged his brother, went to deal with it.

Now, she just wants to take a boat trip to the lake, stroll through the market, or watch the three autumn laurels, enjoy the smoke and haze of the bridge, and enjoy a moment of tranquility......

Mu Chen held the teacup in one hand, clenched his other hand into a fist in the sleeve under the case, and said with a calm face: "If you want to stay away from right and wrong, staying in the capital may not be impossible to achieve." When you married Daze, it was a helpless move, but now you have the opportunity to be free and do whatever you want, but you don't care about it, do you really plan to ...... Is it possible to be married to him? ”

His tone was very light, as if he didn't have any emotion, but it made Qing Ling's face warm up unconsciously.

She looked away, looked out the window, and muttered, "This has nothing to do with Xiao Qi......"

Mu Chen raised his hand and took a sip of tea, and was silent for a while, "I know, in the past, you were friendly with Chongwu when you were in Chongwu, and now you have lived day and night for nearly two years, and some friendship is also natural. ”

There was a pause, "So, last time you asked me to keep Barry's, I didn't refuse. ”

Qing Ling lowered her eyelashes, but did not answer.

Mu Chen continued: "In the days that you have been away from Lingxiao City, I have also thought about it a lot. Once upon a time, you said that I was strong, and that I always wanted you to do everything according to my will. I thought about it, maybe I was being too selfish. His fingers lightly swiped on the rim of the cup, and his voice was dark, "I take concubines one by one to marry wives, and what qualifications can stop you from pursuing perfection?" ”

A self-deprecating and bitter arc slowly pulled out of his lips, "From the moment I had to personally send you to Daze for marriage in order to protect myself, there are many things, and I am no longer qualified......"

Qing Ling remembered the past, and his thoughts were also a little ethereal.

She pondered the meaning of Mu Chen's words, and gradually understood that he was finally determined to leave those past events behind and stop thinking about them.

That's right, he is now an emperor, and there is no shortage of beautiful people around him, so he should no longer be obsessed with the wrong fate.

They are brothers and sisters who are connected by blood, and now they can be regarded as complete if they can be so calm......

They were silent for a long time.

Mu Chen said again: "But you also have to think clearly, whether Baili Fuyao is suitable for you." You yourself have said that you will not believe in him, and you will not be tempted by him...... He may be nice to you, but how can you be sure that there is no interest in it? At the beginning, didn't he also pursue Ah Jing? ”

He pondered for a moment, "You must know that the people of the Jiuqiu Luo clan, because they inherit the bloodline of the ancient wolf god, are very loyal to their feelings, and they can only have one partner in their lives, and once they decide to give their sincerity, it is impossible to accept another person at all." ”

Qing Ling raised his eyes when he heard this, his eyes shining with surprise and suspicion.

Mu Chen saw Qing Ling's surprise, "I learned about this from the secret report from Zhang Yao. I thought that you might have heard about it in Daze, but you didn't think about it......" After a pause, his expression was still calm and peaceful, "It is said that in the past few hundred years, Luo Jia, the heroine of Jiuqiu, has not remarried, and it is for this reason that she has given birth to an heir with demon blood in accordance with public opinion. And Luo Jia's aging appearance and Luo Heng's brutality and madness also seem to be related to the pain of falling out of love. ”

Qing Ling's eyes wandered, remembering the past when he met Luo Ji in Zhangyao City.

The appearance on the portrait is obviously overwhelming, but Luo Jian always covers his true face with a hat and refuses to let people see it.

As for the brutality and madness of Luo Heng, the national teacher of Jiuqiu, she had seen it with her own eyes......

"One more thing,"

Mu Chen took out a copy from the pile of notes on the case and handed it to Qing Ling, "Daze Baili has always been outside the Central Plains Dynasty Dispute, and it seems that he doesn't care about the world and only seeks self-preservation, but whenever there is a moment of interest, which time is it not careful to calculate?" ”

Qing Ling unfolded the music, and saw that it was Luo Yao's handwriting.

Mu Chen said: "Baili Yu is only a well-known old fox, and this Baili Shizi is also a person who knows how to grasp the opportunity, guessing that I have the heart to clear Daze's military defense, and I don't want the Mo Nan clan to continue to grow, so I asked to obtain the dispatch and management rights of Daze's military defense." ”

Qing Ling quickly swept over the content of the recital, was silent for a moment, and then raised his head and asked Mu Chen, "Then you, will you agree?" ”

Mu Chen raised his glass to drink tea, and then said a faint "um", "I just ascended the throne, and there are not many people who can use it, since he took the initiative to ask for help, why don't I allow it?" ”

After a pause, he looked at Qing Ling, "If you really want to help me, stay in Lingxiao City." I put such an important military power in the hands of the Baili clan, and according to the usual practice, I should detain his family as a hostage in Beijing, and in a few days, I will issue an edict to let Baili Ningyan enter Beijing. If you send yourself to Daze at such a time, what is the point of entering Beijing with a hundred miles of smoke? ”

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Qing Ling returned to the mansion from the palace, and along the way, his thoughts were mixed.

Because of the new emperor's accession to the throne, there are a series of celebrations in Lingxiao City, the streets and alleys are colorful, the sound of flutes and drums is noisy, and there are also many visitors outside the emperor's mansion, which is extremely lively.

Those who were familiar with Qingling in the past, those who were not familiar with each other, and those who could not find the opportunity to show loyalty to the new emperor, all came to visit the Changdi Ji who was in the limelight at this time with gifts.

In order to avoid these people, Qing Ling had to enter the house through the side door, and while walking towards the back garden, he listened to the steward take the gift list and report the number to himself.

She listened to the names of all kinds of rare treasures, and secretly sneered in her heart, in the imperial capital, there has never been a shortage of people who tend to be inflammatory, climb dragons and phoenixes. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, now that his father has passed away, those who used to befriend the emperor have changed to befriend themselves......

Qing Ling entered the back garden, but Luo Yao was not seen.

The maid replied, "The prince has been invited to drink by Lord Shixiang. ”

Qing Ling was silent for a while, changed into a simple dress, had lunch, and walked alone to the garden in the east of the mansion, strolling and contemplating.

She sat and stood at times, leaned against the flowers and trees, and took out some words and things in the past, before and after, and re-reflected them in her mind, over and over again.

Unconsciously, sitting under a Xifu begonia tree, I fell asleep in a daze.

When he became conscious again, he felt a slight chill at the corner of his forehead, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was almost dusk, Luo Yao had his back to the sun, one hand behind him, the other hand supporting the trunk, and staring at himself with a smile, "Why are you asleep here?" ”

Qing Ling looked at Luo Yao in amazement for a moment, then stood up with the trunk of the tree.

Luo Yao raised his hand to brush away the fallen flowers on her head and body for her, but in the afterglow of the sunset, there seemed to be a faint layer of sadness in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, and the expression on her face was extremely solemn.

The two walked slowly along the path in the garden.

"Did you go drinking with Lord Shixiang?" After a while, Qing Ling asked.

Luo Yao said "um", "When the new emperor ascended the throne, Shi Xiangjin was worried that his former power would be hollowed out by Qiu Xiangyi and others, so he wanted to probe me about it." ”

Qing Ling sneered softly, "You have never asked about the government, what kind of talk does he have with you." ”

Luo Yao pondered for a moment, and then smiled, "I probably want to find out your opinion through me, right?" You are now the hottest person in Chaoyan Kingdom. ”

Qing Ling didn't answer and walked silently for a while.

"I heard," after a while, she said slowly, "You go up to the sparse play, ask for Daze's military power?" ”

Luo Yao understood that Qing Ling would find out sooner or later, so he was not surprised when he heard this, and nodded, "Yes." ”

Qing Ling asked again: "Why did you suddenly become interested in military power?" ”

The East Garden, where the two of them are strolling at the moment, was newly opened after Qing Ling married Daze.

Mu Chen personally drew the pattern, and asked An Huaiyu to personally lead people to supervise the construction, a flower, a tree, a stone railing, and the eaves, all of which are exquisite and elegant. The glazed lanterns used in the garden, either hanging or standing, are all enclosed in the fire spirit, and they will naturally glow and shine at night.

Luo Yao stopped, his tone deliberately relaxed, as if with a hint of fun, "Didn't you always want me to form an alliance with you?" Now that I have taken the initiative to work for Chengcheng, is my senior sister not happy? ”

After a pause, seeing that Qing Ling's expression was always solemn and serious, he gradually smiled and said seriously: "Although the overall situation of Lingxiao City is determined now, other places may not be peaceful. Daze's military defense, as well as the power accumulated by the Fang Shan clan in the south, are all Chaoyan's henchmen. It is true that His Majesty can borrow the power of the Monan clan to replace him, but I guess neither you nor he want to see the Monan clan dominate. Governing the country is inevitably a balance of the forces of all parties, and since I have encountered a place where I can help each other, I am naturally willing to serve sincerely and work together. ”

He faced Qing Ling, his eyebrows drooped slightly, and then he slowly raised it, and said slowly but clearly: "In the past, because of my attitude, I may have made you caught between many contradictions and trade-offs, and you were very sad...... And the smoke...... If I had agreed to your proposal earlier, she and Chun Yuyan would not have been delayed for so long. ”

He paused, took Qing Ling's hand, and held it in his palm, "If possible, I only hope that from now on, you don't have to live so hard." ”