The time when Luo Yao returned to Lingxiao City happened to be approaching the New Year.

This year's Spring Festival celebration, under the instruction of Mu Chen, added more links to the southern border. Most of the members of the royal family will go south with the emperor to participate in the New Year's celebration with the people in Yinzhou, the former capital of Fanye.

On the one hand, this arrangement is due to Mu Chen's great desire to stabilize the situation of the people in the south who have newly subsumed the territory of Chaoyan, and by the way, to investigate the officials who have been placed in the important positions of financial officials by the Fang Shan clan in recent years. On the other hand, the southern border is close to Jiuqiu and Zizhou, and has a greater number of demon and human inhabitants than Lingxiao City. The implementation of the new policy that Qingling is now presiding over is also very suitable for creating momentum and receiving feedback in such a place.

Therefore, Qingling is also looking forward to this trip, and has prepared all the matters in advance.

In the past few days, she has been staying in the Vermilion Bird Palace, deliberately avoiding going back to the house to meet Luo Yao.

Anyway, people go back to Beijing just to report on their work, so what's the difference if she doesn't go back home?

Although he thought so, he couldn't help but let Qiu Zhi quietly go back to the house to inquire the day before leaving, and confirmed that Luo Yao was also ready, and he would go to Yinzhou with the royal car tomorrow.

Qing Ling felt very ashamed of his secret probing behavior afterwards, and after despising himself, he guessed in a mess whether it was just because he wanted to go with Ah Jing that people were so active in packing up?

Tossing and turning, thinking east and west, sleepless all night.

When he set off to board the car the next day, Qingling's eyes were blank, he kept yawning, leaning lazily on the pillow, and didn't want to say a word.

Because Shiyin had to take care of Xi'er, who was traveling with her, Qingling was arranged to ride in a wide imperial car with Mu Chen, and moved forward smoothly under the layers of protection of the forbidden army. Since Mu Chen ascended the throne, he has been entangled in government affairs, and the side left for Qing Ling is usually a rare moment for him to relax. And this time he went to Yinzhou, there were too many things to deal with, and he had no time to relax while sitting in the car, and he had been studying all kinds of letters and secret reports about the southern border.

He rubbed the corners of his forehead, pulled out of his contemplation, and the moment he looked up, he happened to bump into Qing Ling covering his mouth and yawning lazily, so he smiled unconsciously, "Why, didn't you sleep well last night?" ”

Qing Ling adjusted his sitting posture and replied vaguely, "No...... I just thought about going to Yinzhou, and I didn't sleep much......"

Mu Chen stared at her for a moment, "Do you still have the ring I gave you?" ”

Qing Ling subconsciously raised his hand and pressed it on his chest, and nodded, "But this dream stone also has to be in a dream to work, and there is no way to do it when you can't sleep." ”

Mu Chen put down the letter in his hand, got up and sat down beside Qing Ling, and pulled the brocade blanket over her, "A trip to Yinzhou can make you so tired?" As I have said a long time ago, there is no need to rush the implementation of the new policy, and it is necessary to solve it slowly when encountering resistance. A change in Lieyang that year also lasted for nearly a thousand years, and Chaoyan is now facing a more complex situation, and it must not be rushed. ”

Nearly a thousand years?

Qing Ling thought in her heart, even if she was a god clan with pure divine power and advanced cultivation, her lifespan would only be one or two thousand years at most, if she continued to do it slowly and methodically, wouldn't she have to stay in Lingxiao City for the rest of her life, and she would be inseparable from the affairs of the court and government for the rest of her life......

For the rest of your life, to live like this?

Qing Ling shook his head, gathered the brocade blanket, leaned back on the pillow, and said quietly, "I don't want to wait that long. ”

Mu Chen looked at her, pondering the meaning of her words repeatedly in his heart, and reached out to caress the green silk on her hanging couch, "And me, I'll wait with you." ”

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Yinzhou was once the capital of the country, with a very beautiful prosperity, and now it has been incorporated into Chaoyan, and it is still one of the few big cities in the Eastern Continent.

The royal drive is mighty, driving from Zhaoyang Street to the palace of the leaf king. On both sides of the street, the people of Yinzhou gathered shoulder to shoulder, each with different thoughts, vying to see the style of the Chaoyan royal family.

After a few years, Zhaoyang Street, which was once the most prosperous street in Yinzhou City, has changed from the post-war depression in memory to today's bustle and hustle. Qing Ling looked at the crowd through the gap in the slightly raised car curtain, and secretly thought in his heart, once this ceremony to welcome the royal car was withdrawn, would this ancient city that had stood for thousands of years immediately fade away from its bright colors and dimmed in an instant?

Standing on the highest place, the scenery you see is often not very real......

In the old days, the royal palace of Panye had long been converted into a palace. The members of the royal family, as well as the important ministers of the court who accompanied them, were arranged to live in various palaces in the palace.

Qing Ling got off the royal court and took Xi'er from Shiyin.

To be honest, Qing Ling couldn't figure out why Mu Chen had to bring Xi'er to Yinzhou. Although An Huaiyu's postpartum recovery has not been ideal, there are nurses in the Vermilion Bird Palace, and it is not difficult to take care of a Xi'er. At present, Shiyin has come to Yinzhou, and it is really not easy to be responsible for arranging many matters in the palace on the one hand, and taking care of the baby on the other hand.

Back in the resting dormitory, Qing Ling hugged Xi'er to the couch and slowly coaxed her to sleep, she was also very sleepy, and unconsciously, she also fell asleep next to Xi'er.

When she woke up in a daze, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure beside her with sleepy eyes, and sat up in fright.

Luo Yao hugged Xi'er, leaned on the pillow, and looked at Qingling with a smile, "Senior sister is in such a sleeping position, dare to sleep with the baby in her arms?" ”

Qingling came to her senses and hurriedly stepped forward to inspect Xi'er, "She...... Didn't you get pressed by me? ”

Luo Yao looked down at the sweet baby sleeping in his arms, "Fortunately, the little emperor Ji has a big life, and she arrived in time when she met me." ”

Qingling has never been a mother after all, and she is usually good at teasing Xi'er, but once she reaches the subtleties, she is indeed inexperienced. I remembered that I was lying next to me and falling asleep just now, and my sleeping position has always been not very stable, in case I kicked or pressed Xi'er, the consequences were really unimaginable!

She stretched out her hand to take Xi'er from Luo Yao's arms, but she was afraid of waking her up, so she hesitantly withdrew her hand and sat on the side with a large and a small two people.

Luo Yao wore a light purple and blue shirt today, with a plain hairpin of mutton fat and white jade in his hair, and his eyes were soft and quiet when he looked down at Xi'er, and the whole person revealed a gentle and refreshing meaning.

Qing Ling thought that he hadn't slept well for several nights in a row, so he almost caused a big disaster, and in the final analysis, the culprit who caused his state was the person in front of him, so he couldn't help but snort and asked coldly, "What are you doing here?" ”

"The queen arranged for me to live in Yanfei Palace."

"I'm not asking why you're here in this dormitory! I ask you why you came to Yinzhou. ”

"Oh. Your Majesty asked me to come. ”

Qing Ling looked at Luo Yao with disdain, "You ran back to Daze to drill the military power of the camp and seek family power, for so long, and the result is still a submissive appearance." ”

Luo Yao raised his eyes, and looked at Qing Ling with glittering eyes, "Do you want to see me disobey the imperial order, or directly reverse Chaoyan and stand on my own?" ”

Qing Ling was stared at in a panic, looked away, and said in a cold tone: "You know what you think in your heart. Under the banner of rectifying the military defense, in fact, he doesn't want to seek military positions for his people......"

Luo Yao was silent for a long time, and then smiled, "Okay, I am seeking to seize the military position, and I have bad intentions." I also plan to unite Jiuqiu, invade Chaoyan, and build my own dynasty from now on to dominate one side. It's better for you to denounce me now, and by the way, I will not deny it if I helped Lieyang go south to the West Sea. ”

When Qing Ling heard this, a wave of annoyance welled up in his heart, raised his head, and said viciously: "Do you think I don't dare? Gritting his teeth and sneering in a low voice, "I will not deny it, just rely on a liar like you who has no responsibility......"

The heart-to-heart dispute on the night of parting was still ringing in their ears, and the two looked at each other in silence, and complex emotions rolled in their hearts.

Luo Yao lowered his eyes, then raised them again, and said word by word as calmly as possible: "What kind of person I am, you know it early on." My birth is not something I can choose, even though I have the title of Prince of Daze and Prince of Jiuqiu, I have never had the ambition to change the world, nor have I ever had the ambition to fight for power. What I wish in life is nothing more than for me to care about the people I care about, whether it is my family or the people, I can stay away from strife and live a peaceful and comfortable life. ”

At the beginning, he helped Lieyang go south to the West Sea, but it was only for the purpose of achieving the armistice of the Three Kingdoms......

Qing Ling is actually clear about this.

She was a little speechless, only looked at Luo Yao fixedly, and suddenly felt a little ridiculous that he was dressed casually and holding a baby in his arms, but he really looked a little bit like living a small life at home......

Anyway, didn't this guy say last time that he wasn't good at getting along with babies? Is it nonsense again? Or is it that he actually has excellent potential to be a father, but he has not yet had the opportunity to discover it......

Luo Yao knew that Qing Ling's thoughts were wild, and continued to say solemnly: "Although Your Majesty is now implementing a new policy, he can't ignore the still powerful power of the family, so he must balance and control it, so that any of them will not have the possibility of really becoming bigger." It is also for this reason that in the personnel changes of the Osawa Military Defense, he offered to let me select talents from the Baili clan and promote them to autonomy. I never thought of, nor did I intend to, seek any power for myself in this way. ”

Qing Ling heard him mention the New Deal, so he tried to restrain his reverie, thought seriously for a moment, and reluctantly answered: "Since you know that he wants to contain you, the implementation of the New Deal will also weaken you in the future, why are you still working so hard?" Isn't there a plan? ”

Luo Yao looked at her directly, for a long time, "I have a plan." Didn't I tell you what I had planned to do in the morning? ”

In the more than a year since he returned to Daze, he has worked hard and forgotten to sleep and eat, in order to prove that he is willing to be loyal to Chaoyan and the new emperor for her sake, so as to resolve the most insurmountable obstacle between the two.

He longs to gain her trust and to support a truly free world for her, and for this, he is willing to be used by Mu Chen.

If he takes a step back, he can exchange for the peace and tranquility of no more disputes between each other, and he is willing to give it a try!

Since returning to Beijing, Chun Yuyan has also made several hints in front of him, which means that between Qingling and Mu Chen, now there is only brother and sister love, and he himself is watching coldly, and it seems that he can also feel Mu Chen's attitude towards him change.

The previous grievances, contradictions, jealousy and unwillingness, as well as the guilt and fear that were suppressed to the deepest because of his insight into the secrets of her life experience, he could all put them behind and stop thinking about them!

It doesn't matter if they will have contrary interests in the future, whether she will abandon herself and choose that person.

He just wanted to try it as hard as he could, to try to be honest with his truest self, to give it all, to try to hold her hand and not let go......

As long as she wants.

As long as she's willing......