Dongfang Shuo's eyes that were full of anticipation at first were instantly stained with disappointment, he is the emperor, there can't be only one person in the harem, and all he can do is give her his whole heart.

"Ran'er, you know that I am now the emperor, I ...... But I can love you alone, I only have you in my heart. ”

Meng Xiaoran looked at him and smiled, "I know you can't give it, so I never had the luxury of expecting it, we have had the happiest and beautiful time between us, we should be content, I think I don't have the ability to be your queen, because I can't share my husband with other women, what you need is a generous and decent lady, she can help you, take care of the harem for you, so that you don't have to worry about the future, you should do these." ”

Dongfang Shuo knew that what Meng Xiaoran said was right, but he couldn't convince himself to let go, Meng Xiaoran stepped forward and held his hand, and said with a serious face: "There is a very good saying, it is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes than to get along with each other, so let's do the same, be best friends and forget each other in the rivers and lakes, okay?" ”

Dongfang Shuo looked at Meng Xiaoran's eyebrows carefully, looking at her beautiful eyes, there was no longer the kind of love that made him feel like before, he understood that she had no feelings for herself, and she was just so unwilling because of the obsession in her heart.

"You're in love with Shen Qian, aren't you?" Dongfang Shuo suddenly asked, Meng Xiaoran was slightly stunned, she shook her head, "What did you say?" Do you still think that I want to separate from you because of Shen Qian? ”

Dongfang Shuo smiled, "Ran'er, what I said before was just angry words, I know that you are not that kind of person, but maybe you don't know that your heart has gradually changed, but as a man, Shen Qian is indeed a person worthy of your life, he has done a lot for you, which I admire." ”

Meng Xiaoran looked up at him and asked him with some uncertainty, "You know everything?" ”

"Naturally, I know that he doesn't even want his life for you, to be honest, I'm a little jealous of him, if I am like him, how good it would be to be born in an ordinary family, but it's a pity ......"

The two didn't talk again, the atmosphere was a little sad, Meng Xiaoran would have a big quarrel between the two of them, she was even very worried that Dongfang Shuo would use her power to force her to stay, she didn't expect it to be so harmonious, which made her a little surprised, but more relieved.

"You must be a good emperor, so that this great merchant country will be more prosperous, so that all the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and no longer suffer from war."

Dongfang Shuo smiled, for a moment he seemed to be relieved, looking at the smile on Meng Xiaoran's face and the sincerity in his eyes, a warm current crossed his heart, he nodded, "Okay, I promise you, I will definitely be a good emperor." ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded at him, Dongfang Shuo sighed and said, "Tomorrow I will have someone send you out of the palace, and today you will accompany me for the last day, is it okay?" ”

"Okay." At this time, Meng Xiaoran suddenly felt a trace of sadness in her heart, now that the New Year has passed, she has been in this world for almost two years, and she spent the second New Year in the mountains, cold and lonely, without the slightest smell of fireworks.

Dongfang Shuo also felt guilty in his heart, the New Year's Festival was the time for him to act, and he really didn't have time to worry about her, so he also wanted to make amends on the last day, he ordered the imperial dining room to prepare a large table of exquisite delicacies, "This New Year's Festival you spend alone in the mountains, it must be very lonely, I can't stand you." ”

"So you made such a big table of dishes to compensate me? But it's a waste of just the two of us to eat. Meng Xiaoran looked at the dishes on the table and said helplessly.

Dongfang Shuo smiled, "Don't get in the way, you can give the rest of the dishes to the palace people when the time comes." Meng Xiaoran didn't speak again, she still couldn't accept this kind of strict hierarchy, the master ate the leftover meals and rewarded the subordinates, and regarded it as a great gift, she couldn't stand it, but she was powerless to change.

The last big table also ate a little bit, and the rest was withdrawn, Dongfang Shuo looked at her and said, "Take you to a place." ”

"Where?"

"You'll find out when you go."

Dongfang Shuo changed into civilian clothes, the two quietly left the palace, and after leaving the city, they performed light skills, Meng Xiaoran looked at the direction they were going and guessed where they were going.

After a while, the two stopped at a hilltop, Meng Xiaoran still remembered that she was brought here by Dongfang Shuo in the first year of her arrival, and she also admired the fireworks, it seemed that it was that time that the two became subtle.

"Remember here?" Dongfang Shuo suddenly spoke, and Meng Xiaoran nodded, "Naturally remember, you brought me here to see the fireworks." ”

Dongfang Shuo looked at her side face, her long hair was blown by the wind, like an elf in the night sky, so beautiful that people were intoxicated, he looked at it for a long time, and took off the cloak on his body to put it on for her.

At that moment, both of them had the illusion of reversing time and space, Meng Xiaoran let Dongfang Shuo put on a cloak and fasten her belt, and felt sad for some reason, the scene and night were exactly the same, but everything was already different.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Huge fireworks rose in the sky above the two, colorful and intoxicating, but no matter how beautiful the fireworks are, there is always an end, just like the ending between the two, Meng Xiaoran lowered his head and quietly wiped away the tears on his face, turned his head and said to Dongfang Shuo with a smile: "Thank you for compensating me for the New Year, I like it very much." ”

Dongfang Shuo's face was also full of sadness, he looked at Meng Xiaoran's slightly red eyes, and the unwillingness in his heart disappeared in an instant, it turned out that he was not the only one who was sad, as long as she remembered the past between them, he would be content.

"Let's go, it's cold in the mountains."

The two of them returned to the palace with their own hearts, this night was very torturous for both of them, although Dongfang Shuo was reluctant in his heart, he also knew very well that even if he forced her to stay, there would be no ending between the two.

For Meng Xiaoran, although she had already made up her mind to cut off this relationship, she still had some emotion in her heart, especially tonight when the two revisited the fireworks on the top of the mountain, which was the beginning of her heartbeat, which made her a little sad.

Early the next morning, Dongfang Shuo got up and went to court early, Meng Xiaoran lived in the side hall of Zhengyang Palace, and there was naturally a lot of discussion in the palace, saying that this girl was afraid that she was going to be favored, and she might be the queen in the future.

At this time, there was no one in Dongfang Shuo's harem, and these palace maids who were selected into the palace were naturally ready to move one by one, and Dongfang Shuo was already handsome and extraordinary, so it was normal for these palace maids to have a spring heart.

Wei Xue walked casually in the back garden, listened to the conversations of the palace maids, and a touch of jealousy crossed her eyes, this Meng Xiaoran's life is really good, Shen Qian is just fine, even the current emperor has a soft spot for her, she stayed in Zhengyang Palace last night, she has become the emperor's woman, even if she is not the queen in the future, she can be a favorite concubine.

Thinking of this, Wei Xue was a little jealous, and at the same time a little regretful, she tore her face with Meng Xiaoran at the beginning, if she really became the emperor's person in the future, then she was afraid that she would be unlucky.

But no one thought that after that day, Meng Xiaoran disappeared, as if this person had never appeared, Dongfang Shuo sent someone to quietly send her out of the palace, and she hired a carriage to go to Zhuangzi outside the city.

At this time, there were only Nishang and Aunt Hu on Zhuangzi, these days Chen Jingfeng went out early and returned late every day to find Meng Xiaoran, but a month passed, there was no clue at all, and they were gradually losing hope.

In this month, the whole Great Shang Kingdom changed the sky and changed hands, but fortunately there was no war, and the people talked for several days, and found that the new emperor's accession to the throne did not have a great impact on their lives, and everything returned to peace.

Today's new emperor said that he was the lost crown prince of the Holy Ancestor Emperor, and everyone knew in their hearts that no one knew what happened back then, and I am afraid it was not as simple as getting lost.

Now Dongfang Shuo has returned, ascended the throne, and posthumously crowned his father the Holy Ancestor Emperor, and his mother was the Holy Ancestor Empress.

Chen Jingfeng thought of what Shen Qian had said about Lu Ziqing before, and he was a little skeptical, could it be that the new emperor is the "Lu Ziqing" at the beginning?

If this is the case, then Meng Xiaoran is very likely to have been taken away by him, and now that he is already in the palace, it is more difficult for him to find her than to ascend to the sky.

When Meng Xiaoran appeared in the courtyard, Nishang stood up in surprise, and the sewing frame on her lap fell to the ground.

"Girl, you're back!" Nishang hurriedly ran over, looked Meng Xiaoran up and down for a long time, and said incoherently: "Great, great, you are back, Brother Chen must be very happy to come back."

Meng Xiaoran took her hand and said, "I'm worried about you, what about the eldest brother?"

Nishang smiled and said, "Brother Chen went out to look for you, he has been like this every day these days, we are all worried about you, you also disappeared on the day of Shen Gongzi's accident......

Meng Xiaoran was taken aback when he heard this, "Shen Qian has an accident?" What happened? ”

She has been living in isolation since she was taken away a month ago, and she naturally doesn't know what is happening outside.

Nishang sighed and said: "The girl doesn't know, the Shen family was framed by the previous Seven Princes for selling illicit salt, at that time Shen Gongzi and Qingfeng were sent to the prison, fortunately, an old man from Tianji rushed over to intercede, and finally the Seven Princes agreed to release Shen Gongzi, but all the Shen family's property was handed over to the treasury, and Shen Gongzi was also driven to Yunzhou, and he was never allowed to enter Beijing without being summoned."

"How so? Shen Qian: Have they already left? Meng Xiaoran didn't expect such a thing to happen to the Shen family, and he was a little incredulous for a while.

Nishang nodded, "After the old man of Tianji rescued Shen Gongzi and them that day, they immediately rushed to Yunzhou, afraid that they would have a long night and a lot of dreams if they stayed, Brother Chen was afraid that Shen Gongzi would stay if he knew your news, so he didn't tell him that you were missing, these days Brother Chen went out every day like a headless fly to find clues, but there was no news at all, I really didn't expect you to come back today." ”

Meng Xiaoran was still immersed in the shock of the fall of the Shen family, she knew before that Dongfang Shuo deliberately provoked the relationship between the Seventh Prince and Shen Qian, but she didn't expect that such a thing would happen in the end.