There are only two days left before the Shangyuan Festival, and the festive atmosphere in the capital is getting stronger and stronger, and because of the recruitment list, the Lanhe Empire has opened up the road to the world, so those who are closer to the imperial capital have already rushed to live.

This year's imperial capital in Shangyuan is more lively than in previous years, not only because of the recruitment list, but also because that day will also be the emperor's wedding day.

In the middle of the night, a seemingly ordinary caravan drove into the imperial capital, and after a brief check, the guards at the city gate let them go.

The caravan shuttled through the imperial capital, turning through several alleys and alleys, and finally stopped at a side gate somewhere in the palace.

The door rarely appears to have been opened, and the lock is stained with patina. A scruffy man by the door was sleeping with a flask.

"Your Majesty, here we are." The coachman dismounted and paved the horse steps for Lin Haoyan.

It's just that after a long time, there was no movement, and the coachman was a little flustered, and after some consideration, he decided to lift the curtain of the carriage.

The driver, of course, knew that they were careful along the way, and there was no way that anything would go wrong. The coachman thought silently in his heart, but he was still nervous, this was the first time he had been so close to His Majesty since joining the Imperial Guard.

So close to the tallest man in the world.

As with the escort all the way, the coachman was so cautious that he even shuddered to pull back the curtain of the carriage.

He doesn't remember His Majesty's appearance anymore, after all, it's just a quick glance, and he doesn't actually need to remember His Majesty's appearance, he is just His Majesty's soldier, and now he is His Majesty's chauffeur, there is no difference, all he has to do is leave a tall and resolute back.

It's just that he didn't think that the last thing he should forget was that there was another person in this carriage. The bright moonlight gently fell on the woman in the car, and the woman's beautiful eyes reflected the entire night sky with a smile.

"Shh Shi Yiqiu playfully put her finger in front of her mouth and made a gesture that everyone knows. Lin Haoyan was lying flat in the carriage, his head resting on Shi Yiqiu's lap, and Shi Yiqiu's hand was caressing his hair, wanting to help him gently straighten out those love threads.

Time seems to stand still, or it should be described as regressive, and the passage of time loses its meaning in that moment, because that beautiful scene will not wither in time and space at all, and will remain in the mind of the lucky and bold coachman forever and so many years later.

Shi Yiqiu naturally pitied Lin Haoyan, although she didn't know what happened to the person who was closest to her, but she could clearly feel a sense of urgency from Lin Haoyan, which was a panic that she was so eager that she was worried that she would lose everything.

But the more anxious he was, the less she could hurry.

It's not because she doesn't understand him, she doesn't understand it or not, it's all her own selfishness.

Because he was already tired.

Because I love him, I want him to rest, even if he loses something because of it, and I don't want to see him suffer again.

The coachman's hand froze in the air, Shi Yiqiu seemed a little dissatisfied, she glared at the overstepping coachman, and then the coachman was frightened to close the curtain - although the harsh winter was lifted and the spring breeze passed, she did not allow him to suffer a little chill.

The convoy stopped at the inconspicuous side gate of the palace, perfectly blending into the silent night, even if the recruitment list came out of the world, the palace representing absolute power could still maintain its silence.

The silence was broken by a few young eunuchs holding lanterns from the Hall of Eternal Love, who opened the side door that had been closed for a long time.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother wants to see you."

A few hours ago, the Hall of Love.

"Are you saying that there were four people who died, and they were all students who had practiced martial arts with Mr. Cheng?"

"Yes, although they are all half-, but they are all strong men, and besides, Your Majesty was ...... at that time" In the darkness, an old man was kneeling to report to the graceful woman sitting in front of him.

"Don't call him Your Majesty! That bastard is not worthy of being the emperor of our Lin family at all. The woman sitting there was furious, and the hot tea smashed at the old man's head along with the bone china cup she said she loved so much.

"It's the old slave's mistake, there was no one else around Leader Lin at that time, I checked all the night wolves that were active in the northwest at that time, and there were no other wolves in Lanting at that time." The old man carefully changed his title to Lin Haoyan.

The lady pulled out a towel and threw it down, and continued to ask, "You mean that bastard is broken?" ”

The old man hurriedly thanked him, picked up the towel on the ground with trembling hands, wiped the tea on his head, wiped the tea residue in his hair, and said, "I guess so, otherwise Your Majesty ...... Otherwise, Leader Lin would not be in such a hurry to come back. ”

"Alright, you can go down." The woman was a little displeased to hear the title again.

Lin Haoyan slept very soundly, so he was very awake now, and he knew who he was about to face, the "queen mother" who would not appear at the festival he attended every year; is the "mother" who has never called him since he was a child; It was the "woman" who kept him in the kennel back then, and the "witch" who poisoned his food countless times.

But no matter what, here tonight, she is my mother, Lin Haoyan raised his head and looked at the clear starry sky reflected on the tiles of the Changqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, this is it." The little eunuch stopped Lin Haoyan, who was still admiring the stars.

Lin Haoyan took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, and thanked him with a smile, "Lead the way." ”

"Queen Mother, are you looking for me?" Although he hadn't seen his mother a few times, Lin Haoyan could still recognize it at a glance, the dignified and beautiful woman sitting on the pine chair was his mother.

"Why don't you salute?" The woman's words were cold.

Lin Haoyan was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and hurriedly smiled and performed a set of formal etiquette.

The woman snorted coldly, but squinted her eyes and glanced out of the corner of her eye, and then her whole head turned away, unconcerned and unconcerned.

Lin Haoyan's attitude towards his mother has long been accustomed, since his father left, the queen mother has always been like this, and she also moved to the Palace of Eternal Love without authorization.

"I've heard you're in some trouble in Lanting?" The woman asked.

Lin Haoyan was stunned for a moment, he didn't want his affairs in Lanting to be transmitted back to the capital so quickly, and to Miyagi, who seemed to him to be a little indifferent and tired.

Lin Haoyan looked very frank, "Yes, there are several people with bad intentions who want to assassinate me, but they have all been killed on the spot by Commander Lin. ”

The woman had thought about many answers, but she didn't expect Lin Haoyan to tell this matter unabashedly, but the story was a little different from what she expected. Indeed, the whereabouts of all night wolves can be traced with her ability, but Lin Hanyu is an exception, Lin Hanyu is not only the commander of the night wolf army, but also a royal disciple, and his whereabouts never need to be reported to anyone. And the meaning of the existence of a wolf like Lin Hanyu was originally to personally protect the emperors of each generation, and it would be no problem to say that Lin Hanyu helped Lin Haoyan settle these troubles.

"Commander Lin, where are the people now?" The woman continued.

Lin Haoyan seemed to have guessed that she would ask like this, he smiled slightly, and replied respectfully: "Commander Lin is too tired to escort all the way, and he has already fallen asleep...... However, if he sleeps by the wall outside the palace, you who are nimble will be able to find him quickly. ”

The woman didn't ask again, Lin Haoyan naturally didn't answer again, and the Changqing Palace quieted down. It was so quiet that Lin Haoyan could hear the sound of a window being pushed open somewhere and the night breeze pouring in.

Lin Haoyan was able to enjoy the breeze that slipped in quietly. But it didn't take long for the air in the hall to become dull again as the windowsill was gently tightened.

A black shadow flashed quickly behind the curtain behind the woman.

"Commander Lin is hard, let him go to Concubine Zhen to rest for a while, it's rare to go back to Beijing, let their mother and son get together, don't bother." The woman confirmed the information and showed a compassionate face: "For your safety, I will arrange another manpower." ”

Lin Haoyan understood what his nominal mother was thinking about, if it was before, he might have been hypocritical and hypocritical, but now he really needs time, and the most important thing to waste time is in this kind of woman's opinion.

"The queen mother, the son-in-law urgently returned to Beijing this time, because he wanted to ask for something again."

The woman snorted coldly: "You want to marry that girl?" Or do you want a dusty woman to be the empress of our Lanhe Empire? Do you want to disgrace the face of our Lanhe Empire and our Lin family? ”

Lin Haoyan knew that the person she hated most about her nominal mother was herself, probably because of her background that was too humble in her opinion.

"Queen Mother......" Lin Haoyan still wanted to argue.

"If you say no, you can't, you are the king of a country, how can marriage be a child's play?" The woman couldn't help but interrupt Lin Haoyan's thoughts.

The woman got up and walked to the desk, bringing back some scrolls.

She tried to move the stiff muscles on her face to make her smile look better, and tried to persuade Lin Haoyan in the gentlest tone: "There are several candidates for the imperial concubine here, all of them are reliable young ladies from the family, you can take a look." ”

"Queen Mother, you know me, and I will not change my decision." Lin Haoyan shook his head, he originally thought that the queen mother would take this opportunity to make a lot of unacceptable demands to him, and he was also prepared to compromise to the maximum, but he didn't expect the queen mother to be so firm.

"Hao'er, this is a national marriage, and it's not a question of whether we want to or not." The woman spoke earnestly, "Let's take this daughter of the Sun family as an example, the female celebrity has done an excellent job, is virtuous, and is proficient in music, poetry and painting, and is still a virgin who has not left the boudoir, which is different from some ill-intentioned foxes." ”

"Queen Mother, is it too obvious that you mean something?" Lin Haoyan's hand touched the hilt of the knife on his waist, this was a negotiation that would not lead to results - all he wanted was Shi Yiqiu, and his mother, he didn't know what she was thinking.

A gust of sword wind slashed and forced out the three swords hiding in the shadows, but even so, Lin Haoyan could still take the blade a step further.

"Your Majesty, if you don't want to kill your mother?!"

"Your Majesty, please stop!"

The blade lightly touched the back of the chair on the woman's side, and then the blade turned, scraping off the sawdust, and Lin Haoyan aimed the blade at the woman. The three swords may be because they are afraid of the identity of the person sitting on it, or maybe their skills are not as good as Lin Haoyan, and they don't dare to make any more moves.

"Empress Dowager Mei, I didn't come to discuss anything with you this time, but to tell you that I will get married on the Shangyuan Festival and celebrate with the whole country, that's all."