Chu Jingchuan exposed the biggest worry in his heart directly in front of her.

Meng Xilan was a little confused for a while, as if suddenly, she fell into the contradictions of her previous life...... To marry or not to marry, to nod or shake your head.

"So, Lan'er, would you like to? When I get back, we'll be married, right away. Chu Jingchuan didn't know the bottom of his heart at this time, if it was before, he might be full of confidence. But now, the person standing in front of him is no longer the little girl who grew up with his childhood sweetheart. Sometimes, she was so close to him, but he still felt that she was difficult to get close to, or even out of reach......

Meng Xilan's heart trembled slightly, she opened her mouth, and couldn't say a word. Because she knew that once the word was put into her mouth, it would be difficult to recover.

She didn't want to bear him again, but her life was so long, she never thought that he would be the person who would accompany her for the rest of her life. If there were no memories of her previous life lingering in her heart, maybe she would nod her head and agree without hesitation, and then wait steadfastly to be Chu Jingchuan's wife, stay by his side for the rest of her life, teach her husband and children, and take care of family affairs. If she could, she would also like to live a simpler life and stop being obsessed with revenge! But...... When she dreamed back at midnight, how could those bloody nightmares easily let her go, even in her dreams, the tip of her nose could smell blood, and it felt very real! This feeling may not go away for a lifetime.

Her silence made Chu Jingchuan's expression dim a little. Such silence had already told him the answer.

It turned out that she didn't want to, she didn't want to......

"Okay, let's not talk about that. I'm gone, you take care of yourself. Suddenly, Chu Jingchuan was a little afraid to hear her reply, if she shook her head and said no, how would he face her in the future.

"Brother Jingchuan......" Meng Xilan softly kept him, but he still didn't look back. Looking at his back, her heart was not happy, she couldn't just let him go, no matter what.

Taking a deep breath, Meng Xilan seemed to have made up her mind and caught up with him. Her hands clenched into fists, and her arms passed directly through Chu Jingchuan's sides, hugging his back.

Chu Jingchuan couldn't react for a while, and was stunned for a moment before realizing what she was doing.

The two of them were very close, and Meng Xilan's heart gradually calmed down. She still couldn't say the word, but she could say something else. "I'll be waiting for you, so you have to come back safely."

Chu Jingchuan's back stiffened slightly, she said that she would wait for him, did this mean by agreeing?

He turned around slowly and looked at Meng Xilan behind him, her eyes were shining, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and she felt that it must be hot to the touch.

Chu Jingchuan held her shoulder, the corners of his mouth hooked up a helpless smile, and sighed meaningfully.

She would rather do this to give him peace of mind, but she would not nod her head and say that she does.

Why is that? Could it be that she really has something to do?

Zhulu and Zhuqing didn't know what happened to their master, and when the master came back, they just smiled and sent hot tea and snacks and fruits.

Meng Xilan didn't have the heart to speak, and she was sullen all afternoon.

Zhu Lu only felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly called Zhu Qing and Gao Fuli to him: "The master is in a bad mood today, we have to be careful when we talk." ”

Zhu Qing was puzzled: "Master Chu has just come, how can the master be unhappy?" ”

Zhu Lu lowered his voice and said, "Master Chu will leave in two days, and the master is reluctant to do so." ”

When the love is strong, he is naturally reluctant to separate, not to mention, Lord Chu is going to fight again, it is a matter of nine deaths and a lifetime.

The two of you are talking word by word, Gao Welfare is just holding the food box and eating cakes, not interjecting and not caring.

Zhu Lu knew how to eat when he saw him, pointed at him and said, "You also listen to it, you will know how to eat and eat." ”

Gao Fuli was afraid that she would pinch herself again, so she hurriedly dodged and said: "Don't worry about it, our master is not the kind of little woman who is delicate and only cares about her children." ”

At the beginning, when it was so difficult in the suburbs, how did the master survive. Gao Fuli has been in the palace for so many years, and he is used to seeing the faces of his masters, but it is the first time he has seen a master like Meng Xilan.

The master is obviously a daughter, but she is more courageous than a man...... A bold woman is more promising, this is what a master in the palace said to him.

Zhu Lu only felt that he had something in his words, and sure enough, he reached out and pinched him: "What did you say?" What little woman, big girl's? ”

Gao Fuli rubbed his arm and said with a sigh: "I mean, our master is the one who wants to do great things in the future, so don't mess around." ”

A woman's insight is short. The master has made great contributions to the prince, and after returning to the palace, it must be infinitely beautiful, and the rewards must be too many to count, one for the emperor, one for Concubine Ning, and one for the queen mother...... And what about the prince?

Gao Fuli stuffed the last bite of osmanthus cake into his mouth, and thought while chewing, the prince's intentions for the master can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, and the master himself knows it...... It's really complicated to think about it, the love of men and women is already troublesome, but fortunately, he is a eunuch, so he doesn't have to worry about these things.

……

A few days later, Zhou Youlin, who was safe and sound, was ordered to return to the palace and accept the prince's canonization and seal. Having escaped death, he stepped into the palace gate in high spirits.

Murong Qiao saw his son from a distance, and his whole heart followed suit.

Zhou Youping stood behind his father, looking at the familiar figure with gloomy eyes, and the corners of his lips were filled with sneers.

After Zhou Youlin returned to the palace safely, Meng Xilan's return date was also set. The Queen Mother wanted her to come back early in the morning, but she was afraid that she would be too anxious and let her not be able to take care of her body.

The prince's mansion has not been built, so Zhou Youlin still has to live in the palace for the time being, and the residence of the East Fourth Institute is as before, and Xiao Dongzi is also waiting there respectfully.

Looking at this familiar table and chair, Zhou Youlin had a different feeling in his heart.

"Master, Concubine Ning is here." Suddenly, a little eunuch came to pass the word.

Murong Qiao, who has never set foot in the East Fourth Institute, came here for the first time now, just to take a few more glances at his son.

There are so many things I want to say that I don't know where to start.

Zhou Youlin lightly lifted his robe, knelt down to Concubine Ning and saluted: "The son kowtows to the mother concubine to say goodbye, the mother concubine has suffered these days." ”

Murong Qiao helped him up, looked at his eyebrows and eyes carefully, and said with tears in his eyes: "There are many people and many courtesies, and this palace can't take a good look at you, my son...... You've lost a lot of weight. ”

Zhou Youlin couldn't bear to see his mother crying: "Erchen is fine, his body has lost weight, and his brain is clearer." God didn't accept Erchen's life, so that Erchen knew how lucky he was. The phoenix bathed in fire, Nirvana was reborn, and the sons were no longer the sons of the past. ”

The tears in Murong Qiao's eyes faded when he heard this, and his eyes became sharp: "It's best if you think like this." The fire in the suburbs is behind the prince's troubles, he can't see that you are stronger than him, and he can't see that you are more powerful than him! Hongu never expected that his hands would be so black and so ruthless! ”

Zhou Youlin had long known that he was the black hand behind him, and said with a cold smile: "He is vicious, and his sons are not good people, so we have to compete to find out who is higher and who is low." ”

Murong Qiao held his son's hand and asked softly, "What are your plans?" ”

Zhou Youlin said lightly: "He has done too many evils himself, and he is full of loopholes. Erchen will thoroughly investigate the fire in the suburbs, and he will definitely catch his fox tail in the end. The retainers want to destroy everything that the prince has worked hard to manage all these years. ”

Leveraging strength is the easiest way to save effort.

Murong Qiao was slightly stunned when he heard this, and suddenly said in an aggravated tone: "Lin'er, the position of the crown prince should have been your ......."

Before she finished her words, she was interrupted by Zhou Youlin's words: "Mother, what the son wants is not the position of the crown prince, but to become the only master of the Northern Yan Dynasty." ”

He wants the throne. From the moment he returned to the palace, this idea was firm in his heart.

The position of the crown prince, after all, is just a false name, no matter who sits on it, it will become the target of the public, and only by holding the power in his hands can he have everything.

Murong Qiao was shocked when he heard this, but he had calmed down in a blink of an eye, and nodded heavily.

It was the first time for Zhou Youlin to completely expose his ambitions in front of his mother.

In the past, he only put this desire in the deepest part of his heart, and never showed it easily. But since he closed the ghost door, this desire began to take root in his heart quickly, and the faster it grew, the feeling was about to burst out of his heart, so that he could no longer hide it, could not ignore it......

After Zhou Youlin officially became Prince Xian, the emperor did not forget the merits of the Meng family. In the Changzhou disaster relief, Meng Zhenglu worked hard, but he was only harmed by the epidemic and could not end the matter properly. Fortunately, the epidemic in Changzhou has been controlled, and the people are stable, just waiting to recuperate.

The credit of the Meng family is in the eyes of the emperor, and Zhou Youlin naturally remembers it in his heart. He took the initiative to ask his father to reward him for his meritorious deeds, and let Meng Zhenglu serve as the secretary of the household department, which had been vacant for half a year, and Meng Xizhao and Meng Xiran should also be promoted and reused together.

Zhou Shixian adopted his son's suggestion, and immediately ordered Meng Zhenglu to be the head of the household, and the official worshiped the second product, and his mother Mrs. Meng granted a decree, and his son Meng Xizhao was promoted to the household member Wailang, the official from the fifth grade, and the second son Meng Xiran was rewarded with a hundred taels and gave the good name of the imperial secretary.

For a time, the momentum of the Meng family rose, and there was no difference in the scenery inside and outside the capital. And Meng Zhenglu also became a big celebrity around Zhou Shixian.

The emperor's grace is so vast, Meng Zhenglu took his mother and son to the palace to receive the decree of thanks, as the daughter of the Meng family, Meng Xilan naturally has to go with her.

On the day she returned to the palace, Meng Xilan was wearing a magnolia-colored dress, with a graceful figure, plain makeup, and the sapphire headdress given by the Queen Mother hanging from her forehead, which became more bright and elegant, especially when she laughed, like a bright star in the night sky, dazzling.