The entrance to the maze scattered the crowd, and as they approached the exit, they began to merge the different paths.

The further you go, the more often you meet other guests.

Because they came for the purpose of playing games and pastimes, most of the guests looked very relaxed, and the people who traveled together in pairs and threes were even more chatting and laughing with each other.

There are also people who want to take the opportunity to show their skills, while breaking the formation, while looking around, hoping that the scene of their great powers can happen to be seen by a figure like a superior or an emperor, and from then on the position will be promoted and reused.

Qing Ling followed Mu Chen's side, and met several teams of people who entered the battle one after another, among which was the Yinzhou official who had been courteous to her at the banquet before.

Mu Chen was indeed quite concerned about the affairs in the southern border, holding the silver whip in one hand, dealing with the sudden changes in the formation, and from time to time, he would also lightly ask the official a few words.

And Qing Ling has always been lacking in interest, as if he was outside the fugue situation, lowering his eyebrows, and following Mu Chen step by step.

Walking to a junction with lush bushes on both sides, suddenly a patch of small debris swept away at a whirlwind speed, and the rain suddenly enveloped everyone.

Mu Chen grabbed Qing Ling, and subconsciously wanted to urge the Fire Lotus Jue to burn the objects that came to him, but in a flash, he realized that the things that fell were just flower petals, so he smiled indifferently, and no longer dodged, only hugged Qing Ling, and whispered in her ear: "Look, it's raining." ”

Qingling was vigorously embraced by Mu Chen, and he had not fully recovered for a while, and he unconsciously looked up when he heard the words, but saw the rain all over the sky, colorful and fluttering.

No matter how depressed Rao is mood was, seeing such a scene, she couldn't help but smile, and stretched out her palm to catch the falling flowers.

The rain of flowers slowly dispersed.

On the other side of the intersection, two figures appeared.

Luo Yao helped Ah Jing and stood silently, staring at Qing Ling's gaze, which contained too many indescribable complex emotions.

Qing Ling sensed something, and quickly turned his head from Mu Chen's arms, and the moment he saw the person opposite, the pure smile on his face faded in an instant.

The official who followed Mu Chen panicked for a moment and waved his sleeves, but suddenly saw the emperor holding his sister in the rain of flowers, and his posture was leisurely and relaxed, as if he was enjoying it, so he hurriedly withdrew his strength, and secretly regretted that he almost disturbed His Majesty and the emperor's Yaxing!

At this time, when he saw Luo Yao and Ah Jing appear, with the idea of turning his attention, he stretched his neck and sneered: "Isn't that the prince of Daze and the eldest emperor of Mu Jing?" What a coincidence......"

Mu Chen let out a faint "um" as if responding to the official, looked down at Qing Ling in his arms, and the arm holding her tightened slightly unconsciously.

Luo Yao helped Ah Jing forward and saluted Mu Chen.

Mu Chen asked Ah Jing: "What's the matter with the legs?" ”

Ah Jing's eyes drooped slightly, "I was accidentally injured by the mechanism." ”

Qing Ling bounced away from Mu Chen's embrace, his gaze wandering around without focus, and finally stared at the ground, silent.

Mu Chen stepped forward to check on Ah Jing's injuries, took out a Fire Lotus Signal Bead from his arms, and planned to send a signal to summon the guards into the battle.

Seeing this, Ah Jing stopped: "I was only slightly injured, so I don't need to alarm the forbidden army, and I ruined everyone's interest in visiting the garden in vain." ”

Once the signal is issued, all activities in the park can only be terminated immediately, which inevitably causes panic and suspicion among guests......

Qing Ling couldn't help but be a little surprised when she heard Ah Jing's words to dissuade Mu Chen. In the past, according to Ah Jing's temperament, I am afraid that I would like to summon the forbidden army immediately, and then find out the official in charge of arranging the formation and punish him.

However, now, she also knows how to maintain the overall situation and consider problems from the standpoint of others......

Mu Han's loss of power and the decline of the Fang Shan clan made Ajing, who was once a noble daughter of the Celestial Empire, become helpless, and at the same time, she also forced her to make compromises, and carefully did not anger or trouble the royal brother in front of her, who controlled her life and death.

Thinking of this, Qing Ling's originally tangled and complicated thoughts stirred up again.

She slowly raised her eyes and said to Mu Chen, "Ajing is right, don't alarm the forbidden army." We just helped her out slowly. ”

Mu Chen glanced at Qing Ling and took back the Xunzhu in his hand, "Okay." ”

He leaned over and picked up Ah Jing horizontally, "Let's go, it's faster." He turned to Luo Yao again: "Annoying the prince of the world to explore the way first." ”

Luo Yao came back to his senses from his anxiety, walked to the front according to his words, and led everyone out of the battle.

Qing Ling followed beside Mu Chen, and the group walked silently.

The articulate official also felt a strange atmosphere at this moment, which made him subconsciously dare not make any more noise.

It stands to reason that His Majesty the Emperor leads two younger sisters, plus a brother-in-law whose status is no less than that of the royal family, no matter how distant the family relationship is, there should be at least some polite chatter or something on the surface.

But until the moment they walked out of the maze, none of these four people said a word again......

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When Mu Chen returned to his dormitory, he happened to meet Shiyin who had returned from the side hall.

Shiyin's expression was very well controlled, as if she had forgotten everything that had just been left behind by Mu Chen in public, and after stepping forward to salute, she smiled and said, "Xi'er, this child, is very energetic when it comes to sleep, and finally put her to sleep." ”

Mu Chen bowed his head politely, "Queen of hard work." ”

Shiyin followed him and slowly stepped into the inner bed, as if she had a lot of things to say in her heart, but she didn't know where to start.

The two of them freshened up and changed their clothes under the service of the palace maid, and went into the tent and lay on the couch, each holding half of the brocade quilt, close to each other, but they were silent.

Shiyin had long been accustomed to Mu Chen's indifference between the beds. If she hadn't gone south to Yinzhou this time, she probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to live in the same hall with him and sleep in the same bed every night......

But tonight, Shiyin could faintly feel that Mu Chen's mood seemed to be very good.

She plucked up her courage and moved closer to him, leaned her head gently on his shoulder, and whispered, "Your Majesty, what happy event has happened tonight?" ”

Mu Chen came back to his senses in a daze and asked Shiyin: "Why do you ask like this?" ”

Shiyin smiled, "No, it's just a feeling." The concubine guessed to herself, maybe tonight's banquet went well. ”

She knew very well in her heart that Mu Chen didn't like the people in the harem to participate in political affairs, even if her identity was special, and she was implicated in various relationships between the royal family and the Monan family, but she still needed to be proportionate when discussing the affairs of the court......

Sure enough, Mu Chen was noncommittal after hearing this, and only smiled faintly: "In the past, I only said that you acted rationally, but I didn't know that you were also a person who would judge based on feelings alone. ”

Shiyin was silent, and after a while, Fang slowly spoke again: "The so-called reason, many times, is actually just a last resort. ”

After a pause, his voice became more and more soft, "Counting it, the concubine and His Majesty have known each other for more than four hundred years. For such a long time, the concubine thinks that she still knows a little about His Majesty, otherwise she would not dare to approach Your Majesty so boldly in her uncle's mansion. ”

Mu Chen was reminded of Shiyin's words, and he was a little confused for a while, and his voice was slightly deep "um", "I remember." Yan's sisters are all lively people, but they are deliberately alienated from me...... Only you are willing to talk to me, talk with me about poetry, enjoy flowers and tea......"

Shiyin moved closer to Mu Chen, "Your Majesty, do you still remember, once I secretly moved a Minzhu orchid from Fuyu Mountain with you, and wanted to plant it in my uncle's garden, but unexpectedly, the spiritual power of the flower destroyed the flowers and plants in the garden, and my uncle was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, but he didn't dare to be angry at you." ”

Mu Chen thought of this old anecdote, and couldn't help but smile slightly, "Later, the patriarch Chunyu wrote a letter to my master, the wording was very painful, and the master had to send a lot of Fu Yu's strange flowers and plants as an apology......"

Shiyin chuckled, "yes." So in the end, my uncle became the winner......"

Both of them fell into the reminiscence of the past when they were young, and each was silent for a long time with different moods.

After a while, Shiyin suddenly realized something, and half stood up, "Your Majesty...... The concubine was speechless for a moment just now, and she called her name out of order, and asked Her Majesty for forgiveness. ”

Mu Chen raised his eyes to look at her, his expression was gentle, "What are you guilty of?" Stretched out his hand, slowly took her into his arms, and said in a deep voice: "In the future, when there are only you and me, I will still be called like before." ”

Shiyin's mood fluctuated rapidly for a moment, and the emotions that had been secretly suppressed tonight suddenly collapsed at this moment, and there was a faint sourging of choking in her throat, and she lay on Mu Chen's shoulder, and said "um" in a low voice.

After entering the palace for such a long time, I have also become a husband and wife, but I feel even more unpredictable about him, and even have a sense of alienation that is gradually drifting away......

He is her childhood sweetheart, a handsome young man who joins hands with the moon before the flower when the love first blooms, and the only good match recognized by the world when talking about marriage. If it weren't for the fact that her grandfather was bewitched by Fang Shanxiu back then, did such a wrong thing of betraying his promise, and pushed him into a desperate situation, she and him should have already achieved positive results and lived a happy life with raised eyebrows, right?

The wisp of fear that had been suppressed for a long time in the depths of Shiyin's heart escaped again, entangled all her thoughts.

Just now, he laughed at her for acting rationally, but he was ironizing that she obeyed the family's wishes and abandoned him?

He has always been good at speculating on people's hearts, so did he also see through her hesitation at that time?

Is his constant indifference and detachment, no regard for her feelings, and excessive love for his sister who has fought side by side with him in times of crisis? Or is it a punishment?

He wouldn't fail to see that she was now genuinely trying to be his wife.

Externally, he helped him control the Monan clan, and internally managed all the affairs of the harem in an orderly manner, and even restrained the woman's natural jealousy, treated his concubines well, and took care of the daughters born to him and others wholeheartedly......

Even if he left her in front of everyone tonight and chose to join hands with Qingling, she still tried to convince herself not to care......

After all, she was his queen, his only wife.

Who in the world can take her place?

But......

Why is it that a heart is always in fear and at peace?