Rong Lu returned safely, and Yun Qingyan finally put his mind at ease.

And after Rong Lu came back, he asked Emperor Yun again for his life, and he was able to enter the military camp for training, after hearing the news, Yun Qingyan didn't feel anything surprised.

After all, Rong Lu had already made a decision before, and after this time, it may be a kind of growth for Rong Lu. It's just that Emperor Yun was worried about Rong Lu for so long before Rong Wangye, although he agreed to let him go to the military camp for training, but he specially pushed the time to the second year, and now he is just training with the garrison outside the imperial city.

Soon it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yun Qingyan originally made an appointment to go out of the palace to meet Xiaoxi, but he just happened to bump into Queen Chu's mother's family entering the palace to admonish, so he had to change the time again.

Queen Chu can also be regarded as a general, her brother and father have been guarding the border pass and heavy city, but Queen Chu is in the imperial city, and she can only see her family once for a long time.

This time, the elder brother of Queen Chu went to the imperial city to report on his work, and just happened to enter the palace to pay a visit.

"Yan'er, hurry up and come over to see your uncle."

As soon as Yun Qingyan arrived at Zhongcui Palace, Queen Chu smiled and called her over to salute, and there was a lot more joy between her eyebrows and eyes than in the past.

"I've seen my uncle." Yun Qingyan smiled and spoke.

Chu Xiping looked like he was about forty years old, his whole body was tall and very heroic, and after seeing Yun Qingyan saluting him, he hurriedly spoke: "Eldest princess, don't be so polite, after all, I am a courtier." ”

"Brother, no matter what, you are Yan'er's uncle, you won't see each other once in a few years, Yan'er should naturally salute you."

"What the queen mother said is right, uncle, don't be polite, don't take a sip of the eldest princess, just call me Yan'er like the queen mother."

Chu Xiping was stunned for a moment, looked at Yun Qingyan, and couldn't help but smile heartily.

"Well, since that's the case, then Uncle is welcome. Speaking of which, the last time I saw Yan'er seemed to be three or four years ago. At that time, she looked like a little girl, but now she is slim, and she is so talented. This time I came to the Imperial City, and my uncle didn't hear a lot of praise for you. ”

The last time they met, he only felt that Yan'er was a little pampered by his sister, and it looked arrogant and unreasonable, but this time they met as if they were a completely different person.

"It's just some false names, where can you compare to your uncle guarding the border all year round."

"Hahaha, I haven't seen you for a few years, but Yan'er is getting more and more able to talk."

Chu Xiping's hearty smile echoed in the entire hall, and Yun Qingyan felt that Chu Xiping was really just polite to himself just now, and his smile was so hearty and unrestrained, and he was definitely not a rigid person when he thought about it.

And Queen Chu looked at her brother, and her eyes showed a little envy.

Although the conditions of the border pass are not as good as those in this imperial city, let alone in this palace, the sky is wide and free.

When she was a child, she also rode horses with her brother and had fun everywhere, but since she married the emperor, she has always been self-denying and courteous, and gradually she has worn out her free nature.

"By the way, brother, did you bring Heng'er into the imperial city this time?" She remembered that in the letter, her brother mentioned that he would bring Chu Heng with him.

"That's right." Chu Xiping nodded, "But I will mainly enter the palace today to report to the emperor about the affairs of the border pass, and then bring him into the palace tomorrow." ”

"Heng'er should be twenty years old this year, right?" Empress Chu said with emotion, "Think about it carefully, the last time this palace saw him, he seemed to be just a child. ”

"Yes, the last time you saw him, sister, he should have been about ten years old, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye." The smile on Chu Xiping's face weakened slightly, and he sighed in his heart.

Although it is said that my sister is the queen and rules the six palaces, but counting, since my sister married the emperor, the number of times their family has met is really only a handful.

Yun Qingyan sat on the side and listened to the conversation between the two people, searched in his memory, and had no impression of that cousin Chu Heng.

The only thing I remember is that he is Chu Xiping's only son, and nothing else is known at all.

"Brother, I don't know how my mother is doing now?" Empress Chu's tone revealed a bit of concern.

"Alas, my mother's body is naturally not as good as before in recent years, she always thinks about you, this time she also said let me bring Heng'er here to meet you, and it can be regarded as a reunion of our family." Chu Xiping sighed, "Mother's body is no longer able to withstand long journeys, otherwise, she will definitely come to see you." ”

Chu Xiping was born as a military general, and he speaks straightforwardly, so he naturally won't beat around the bush.

And after Queen Chu heard this, she became more and more sad in her heart for a while, "It's already unfilial for me as a daughter to be unable to take care of my mother, so how can I let my mother come to see me." ”

"What are you talking about, you are now the mother of a country, so naturally you should stay in this palace. Mother's side is naturally taken care of by her brother, so you don't have to worry. Chu Xiping spoke in relief.

Empress Chu nodded, and only after a moment did she recover her expression slightly: "Brother, you must remember to bring Heng'er into the palace tomorrow, so that she can meet Yan'er and Yao'er when the time comes, after all, they are siblings, but now I am afraid that I won't know each other when I walk on the street." ”

"Don't worry, I will definitely take him into the palace tomorrow." Chu Xiping nodded.

After all, he just came to visit after reporting on government affairs, which was not a formal visit, so Chu Xiping did not stay in Zhongcui Palace for too long, and soon left and left.

And after Chu Xiping left, the little smile on Queen Chu's face disappeared.

"Mother, do you miss your grandmother?" Yun Qingyan spoke softly.

Although Chu Xiping didn't see it just now, she could obviously feel that Queen Chu's whole mood was very low, and she was not relieved by Chu Xiping's words just now.

Empress Chu nodded, "Since my father's death, my mother's health has not been good, but I haven't been back to this palace once in all these years...... This daughter of mine is really unfilial! ”

"Queen Mother, don't think so, why don't you want to go back? It's just that the identity is compelled, and there is no way. "Maybe for Empress Chu, it's not just that she can't see her family all year round, but also the disappointment in Emperor Yun from the bottom of her heart.

"Yan'er, after your cousin comes tomorrow, you must get along well. Even if the number of times we meet in the future is small, this relationship will not be born. Empress Chu instructed to speak.

Although she can't return to her mother to fulfill her filial piety now, maybe in the future, if she has the opportunity, Yan'er can go back and take a look for herself......

Yun Qingyan smiled and nodded, "My daughter understands, don't worry, queen mother!" ”