In the summer and summer, the weather gradually got hotter, and in a blink of an eye, Lan Xin had been in Tanglin for half a year.

On this day, there was a burst of piano sounds in the Zixia Palace, which was no longer an intermittent sound, but a beautiful and beautiful sound.

There was another person sitting in the courtyard, since Shen Lanxin came back, Princess Yuanli seemed to have grown up in the Zixia Palace, staying there every day, because there was someone who could chat with her to relieve her boredom.

At this time, Qiu Yue came out with a few cups of tea from inside. "Princess, your piano skills are amazing now."

Standing behind Shen Lanxin, Taxue also praised: "Yes, the slave doesn't know the piano, but it sounds good." ”

Shen Lan glanced at her and smiled lightly, "How can it be as good as you say." ”

Princess Yuanli sat opposite Shen Lanxin, holding her cheeks with her hands, and said with a smile: "What they said is right, these days, sister, you have been practicing hard every day, and it is quite good to be able to reach this level." ”

Shen Lan sighed helplessly: "I'm not like you, I can understand poetry and songs, I don't have talent, so I can only work this piano, I asked my eldest brother to teach me to play chess last time, and the result is ...... Hey, forget it. ”

Princess Yuanli said: "Sister, don't say that, we are all born from our mothers, and we are naturally full of advantages." ”

Shen Lanxin smiled, handed the qin to Qiu Yue, and said with a smile: "Yuan Li is the best at talking." ”

"What are you talking about? So happy? ”

When they heard this, they looked at the door, and the prince had already walked in.

Shen Lanxin quipped: "Let's talk about when we will marry Yuan Li, and when my Zixia Palace will be pure." ”

After saying that, everyone laughed.

Princess Yuanli pouted: "Sister, what are you talking about?" ”

The prince smiled, "That's right, Yuan Li, you're not too young, another day, the eldest brother will give you a talented and beautiful man, so that your father can give you a marriage, okay?" ”

Princess Yuanli raised her little face, "It's not good, if you want to marry, your sister will marry first, and if you want to marry, your eldest brother will marry first, so I can't take my turn!" ”

"Hey, your head is spinning pretty fast." As he spoke, the prince patted her forehead.

Shen Lanxin couldn't help but laugh and said, "Our Yuan Li is very clever, and if the eldest brother wants to bargain for her, I'm afraid it will be difficult." ”

The prince shook his head, sighed helplessly, and said, "Good men don't fight with women." ”

Shen Lanxin glanced at him and couldn't help but smile. "Big brother, do you have something to ask me?"

The crown prince sat up straight, "That's right, the emperor has already made a decree in the morning to demote King Yue to a commoner." ”

"Oh." Shen Lanxin replied softly, and then stopped talking, just lowered his head and drank tea.

What do you mean by "oh", sister, I really wonder why you saved him when my father was going to give him a decree to die, you know, he will not be grateful to you. ”

Shen Lan said lightly: "I didn't let him thank me." ”

The prince was stunned and didn't understand, "Then why did you save him?" ”

Shen Lanxin glanced at him and got up slowly, "I'm not doing this for him, I'm doing it for my father." ”

The crown prince was surprised: "Father? But his father obviously wanted to kill him. ”

Shen Lanxin sighed lightly: "You saw that your father wanted to kill him, but have you ever seen the kind of eyes that your father looked at him at that time?" In his eyes, I saw something other than hate, and that was love. Tiger poison does not eat children, in the end, it is a son who has been raised by his side since birth, even if it is a kitten and a puppy, he will have feelings for so many years, let alone a person. ”

"My father is not a hard-hearted person, even though Concubine Qi has deceived him for so many years, but in the end, I believe that Concubine Qi's words are the truth, although my father is very calm on the surface, but his heart is turbulent."

"It was not his intention to execute King Yue, but he had to execute him, the reason is very simple, because he is the emperor, when his father gave the order, his eyes were full of reluctance, if I don't save King Yue's life, I'm afraid it will be the regret of my father's life!"

The prince was deeply shocked by Shen Lanxin's words, and was completely speechless.

The matter has finally come to an end, and Shen Lanxin feels that it is time to go back, and it should be enough to let Soho get away with it for so long.

Taihe Temple.

"You want to go back?" The emperor couldn't help but glance at the queen. "Have you figured it out?"

Shen Lan's back straightened, kneeling in front of the emperor, his expression was extremely firm, "I think about it, there are still a lot of things that the sons of Nanling have not finished doing, so the sons can't continue to stay, and the murderer is still at large." ”

The emperor thought for a while, and then said, "You are now a princess, just go back like this, I really don't want you to be in deep danger." The emperor's expression implied a hint of worry.

"Yes, this palace is also afraid of ......" Before the queen finished speaking, Shen Lanxin was interrupted.

"Father, mother, eldest brother, I guess you don't know that I already have a marriage contract with King Nanling Qing. After speaking, Shen Lanxin lowered his head.

"Engagement?" The emperor and the queen looked at each other again, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" The marriage of the two countries is not a trivial matter. ”

Shen Lan said in his heart: "I...... I didn't think much of it at first. ”

At this time, the prince had an idea and said: "Father, why don't we make an article about this matter and return to Nanling in a bright and bright way......"

The three of them looked at the prince in unison.

A few days later, the Nanling Emperor received a letter from the Tangling Emperor.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair, and Gao Xu stood in front of him in court clothes.

The emperor picked up the letter next to him and said, "This is a letter from the Tanglin Emperor, you can take a look." After speaking, he handed it to Gao Xu.

Gao Xu took it, opened it and looked at it, his expression gradually became stiff, and he was surprised: "The marriage of the two countries? ”

The emperor said: "Emperor Tanglin mentioned in the letter that Princess Yuanxin has long been fond of you, so he proposed to marry Princess Yuanxin to you as a concubine. ”

"Got a soft spot? But the younger brother has never seen this princess of Yuanxin? Gao Xu thought it was incredible, the last time he met was Princess Yuanli, how could he have ever seen this Princess Yuanxin? Where did she come from?

The emperor said disapprovingly: "It doesn't matter if you have seen it or not, since you are the princess of Dongling, you must not be mediocre in terms of talent and appearance." ”

As soon as Gao Xu heard the emperor say this, he was even more shocked. "However, the younger brother has already been married, and it is impossible for him to be married."

The emperor wrote lightly: "The marriage contract can be given or annulled, and that Shen Lanxin, he has been missing for several months, and his whereabouts are still unknown, do you still have hope?" ”

The emperor's words were full of indifference.

"If you don't find her body for a day, your brother won't believe she's dead." Gao Xu's words were extremely firm.

The emperor listened to his words, and his face suddenly sank, "Don't be obsessed anymore, if the marriage between the two countries is beneficial to us, it will be beneficial and harmless to us, as a prince, don't you know that Emperor Tanglin's move is nothing more than hoping that the two countries will be friendly for a hundred years, if you don't agree, then Emperor Tanglin will be angry, I'm afraid it will cause a war between the two countries, which is more important, you won't be clear, right?" ”

"But...... Gao Xu wanted to speak and stopped! Xin'er told me that her matter must not be mentioned to anyone, and now he is going to be married by the emperor, which is not to say it, and suddenly, he fell into a dilemma.

The emperor glanced at him, and his words were a little impatient, "But what? The prince marries the princess, what a glory, if you don't give up, you will continue to look for that Shen Lanxin, I will not stop her, if she is fortunate not to die, she will be a side concubine for you in the future, and everyone will be happy. ”

Gao Xu opened his mouth, he really didn't know what to say, "Your Majesty ......"

The emperor waved his hand, obviously not wanting to listen to him, "Okay, ten days later, the prince of Tanglin and the princess will arrive in Fengcheng, you prepare, it's nothing, retreat." ”

Emperor Gao Xu ordered the expulsion of guests, so he didn't say much, he slowly walked out of the Xuanyi Palace, his expression couldn't help but dim, his heart suppressed unhappiness, obviously reluctant, but there was no way, he promised his heart, to wait for her to come back, but once she knew that she was given the emperor to marry, she didn't know how sad she was, and how should she face her, thinking of this, I couldn't help worrying, it seems that I must think of a perfect solution.

Gao Xu and Shen Lanxin's marriage contract was annulled, and the news that King Qing was going to marry Princess Tanglin spread in Fengcheng.

Qiao Yilong came to King Qing's Mansion to settle accounts with Gao Xu.

When he arrived at the gate, he didn't even say hello, he went in, Qiao Yilong was a friend of King Qing, and the guards knew him all this time, plus he was menacing every time he came, so he didn't stop him.

"Gao Xu, you come out for me." When he entered the yard, Qiao Yilong yelled.

Ashin hurriedly stopped him when he heard the sound.

"Young Master Qiao, what's the matter?"

"I'm here to settle accounts with Gao Xu, where is he?" Saying that, Qiao Yilong began to show his arms and roll up his sleeves, as if he was about to fight.

"Reckoning?" Ashin saw Qiao Yilong's chest rise and fall, and it seemed that this anger was not small.

Qiao Yilong was stopped by Ashin and couldn't enter the study, so he shouted inside: "My sister is not dead yet, why did he abandon my sister." ”

"I didn't give up." At this time, Gao Xu walked out of the study with a calm face.

Qiao Yilong was huffing. "You still said no, the emperor even annulled your marriage contract, did you say that you are going to marry some Tanglin princess."

Gao Xu said lightly: "This king doesn't want to marry her. ”

As soon as the words fell

Qiao Yilong waved his hand impatiently at him, "Who are you fooling, so many princes, why did the emperor choose you, it must be that you went to Tanglin to flatter others before, so that princess took a fancy to you to marry you, right?" ”

Gao Xu frowned, a hint of sharpness flashed in his eyes, "What nonsense are you talking about?" This king sees that you are the eldest brother of the heart, so he doesn't care about you, if he were someone else, this king would have thrown him out a long time ago. ”

Qiao Yilong was disdainful, his eyes were full of contempt and said: "Don't scare me, I still say that, Lan Xin's business is my business, and I won't sit idly by." ”

Gao Xu's face was calm and said impatiently: "Whether you believe it or not, this king has only one heart in his heart." ”

Qiao Yilong sneered: "If you had her in your heart, you wouldn't agree to the emperor marrying the princess, I'm afraid you have ulterior motives, right?" ”

Gao Xu was a little annoyed, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Qiao Yilong was aggressive, "What do you mean, you know it yourself, now Lan Xin's life and death are uncertain, but you want to marry the princess, are you worthy of her?" ”

Gao Xu felt that he was making trouble unreasonably, so he didn't say anything to him.

Qiao Yilong pointed at him and shouted: "I'll tell you, Gao Xu, if you dare to marry the princess, I will definitely seek justice for my sister, if you don't believe it, we'll see." ”

After saying hello, he didn't say hello and left aggressively.

"Hey, this Qiao Yilong, he is too bold, every time he is so rude to you, you also let him?" Ashin couldn't help but say.

Gao Xu said lightly: "Forget it, he is Lan Xin's eldest brother." ”

Ashin said disdainfully: "Isn't it just a righteous brother, what's the big deal, he actually came here to shout." ”

Gao Xu also knew that Qiao Yilong had been secretly looking for Xin'er's whereabouts in the past few months, so it could be seen that Qiao Yilong was sincerely good for Shen Lan. Thinking of this, Gao Xu said lightly: "Let him go." ”

At this time, Ashin looked at Gao Xu and said tentatively: "Childe, do you really want Princess Tanglin?" ”

Gao Xu did not answer him, but turned back to the study.

Ashin looked at the study and sighed helplessly.

Two days later, at the gate of Tanglin Palace, a large group of people were staying there.

"You must protect yourself this time." The emperor held Lan Xin's hand and said with a worried face.

Shen Lanxin smiled and said, "I know, don't worry, Queen Mother." ”

The queen looked at the snow again, "The snow must be safe." ”

Treading the snow said: "Don't worry, Niangniang, the slave will be." ”

The prince on the side said: "Queen Mother, don't worry, I will accompany my sister, I will not let her be in any danger." ”

As soon as the queen heard this, her heart gradually fell, "I am indeed relieved to have you." ”

At this time, Jiang Yuan stepped forward, his eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance, "Are you really leaving?" ”

Shen Lan nodded with a smile in his heart.

Jiang Yuan smiled slightly and sighed lightly: "To be honest, I'm really a little reluctant to you." ”

Shen Lanxin pursed his lips, as if he was mocking, "What is there to be reluctant to, it's not like I'm not going to come back!" ”

Jiang Yuan smiled, "Yes, this is your home, if I have the chance, I will definitely go to Nanling to see you." ”

When Shen Lan heard this, he said happily: "Okay, when you go, I will definitely set up a banquet to entertain you." ”

Jiang Yuan smiled: "That's a word, after I go, don't hide from me." ”

Shen Lanxin raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you talking about?" Am I that kind of person? ”

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

Suddenly, Shen Lan stepped forward and hugged him, and Jiang Yuan was stunned.

At this time, Shen Lanxin whispered in his ear: "Take care." ”

Jiang Yuan smiled, then stretched out his hands and said, "Take care of yourself." With that, he let go of his hand.

Shen Lanxin felt that there was one less person and looked around. "Hey, Yuan Li, why didn't you see her coming."

The prince sneered: "She, she may still be sleeping so early." ”

The queen's face suddenly fell, and she couldn't help but get angry, "It's too unusual, and I didn't say that I came to send my sister." ”

Shen Lanxin couldn't help but smile.

The crown prince glanced at the palace gate, and thought to himself, Yuan Li must be sleeping, "Forget it, let's not wait for her, it's not too early, we should leave." ”

"Okay." After speaking, Shen Lanxin was just about to get into the carriage when she heard someone calling her.

"Sister ......, sister ......"

A few people looked towards the gate of the palace, and saw Princess Yuanli running towards this side with a burden on her back, and kept waving her hand to this side, shouting while waving: "Wait for me." ”

She ran over panting, puffing through the carriage, "Thank goodness I finally caught up." ”

"Yuan Li, ...... are you?" Shen Lan saw that she was carrying a burden, and pointed at her.

Princess Yuanli lifted the burden on her shoulders and said, "I will also go to Nanling with you." ”

When the queen heard this, she reprimanded her, "Nonsense, your sister and eldest brother are not going to play, what are you doing with them?" ”

Princess Yuanli straightened her back and said awe-inspiringly: "Of course I went to avenge my sister." ”

The queen refused: "It's too dangerous, don't go." ”

Princess Yuanli retorted without hesitation: "I'll go!" ”

"You ......" the queen couldn't help but froze.

Seeing this scene, the prince couldn't help but say, "Forget it, Queen Mother, let her go, I will protect the two of them." ”

Shen Lanxin also agreed with the prince's words, "Yes, Queen Mother, there is the eldest brother and Taxue, as well as these guards, they will protect us, and if you don't let her go, I'm afraid she will come out of other ways, and it will be even more dangerous at that time." ”

Princess Yuanli smiled evilly: "My sister still understands me." "After speaking, he turned around and pulled his sleeves to the queen again, and he was coquettish." Mother, let me go. ”

The queen couldn't resist her, and she couldn't stand so many people speaking for her, so she had to agree.

"Great." Princess Yuanli was very happy.

So the prince rode a horse, took Shen Lanxin, Li Yuanli, Tread Xue, Qiu Yue and returned to Nanling with the guards.

Shen Lanxin did not choose the water route, but took the land route, since the accident, she has had an inexplicable fear of the river.

The overland route takes seven days to reach Fengcheng.

The carriage traveled all the way, and several girls talked and laughed inside, and at each place they would rest for the night at the local inn, and they would not feel tired along the way.

At noon on the fourth day, I finally crossed the junction of the two countries in the southeast and came to the boundary of Nanling.

This is the border between the two countries, full of vendors with stalls, and open-air teahouses, and many people cross the border here every day, so these open-air teahouses are for people passing by to rest.

The prince shouted into the carriage: "We have reached the boundary of Nanling, and in front of us is Heshui Town, and we will settle in Heshui Town today." ”

Li Yuanli immediately lifted the curtain, "Have we arrived at Nanling?" So fast? ”

The prince rode a horse, and the horse did not run very fast.

"Our speed is still slow, if we hurry up, we should be almost to Fengcheng by now."

The team drove for seven days, and finally arrived in Fengcheng, the carriage stopped at an inn, Shen Lan got off the carriage in her heart, looked around, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, she finally came back after a few months of absence from Fengcheng.

Several girls went back to their rooms to rest, at night, the Shen family medical hall was still not closed, Facai was sweeping the floor, and Shen Huaifu was at the counter and didn't know what he was busy with? It seemed that it was about to close, and at this time, Luo Che walked out of the inner hall with a cup of tea, put the tea in front of Shen Huaifu, and turned to leave.

Shen Lanxin stood not far away and looked inside quietly, with mixed feelings in her heart, she stood there and watched for a long time before quietly leaving.