Out of Weiyang Palace, the third prince Zhou Ziqin went directly back to his own courtyard, and Selin accompanied Duan Minghong and the two to walk quietly on the tree-lined path.

"Well, will you stay in the Imperial City from now on? Return to the Northwest? Selin asked.

Duan Minghong pondered for a moment and said, "I guess I went back, but it depends on the king's will." ”

Selin nodded, and the two of them fell silent again.

Along the way, Serin looked up at Duan Minghong three times and twice, wanting to talk to him. However, Duan Minghong stared ahead without squinting, and it seemed that he didn't plan to say more at all.

Selin bowed his head in some frustration.

She knew that Duan Minghong liked Yan Lingyue, in the past, with Zhou Ziyu by her side, Yan Lingyue was accompanied by Zhou Ziyu, Duan Minghong had no chance at all, so she could rest assured that she could boldly pursue Duan Minghong. Because even if she doesn't chase her, Duan Minghong can't stay with the person she loves.

Now that Zhou Ziyu is gone, Yan Lingyue is lonely and alone, with Duan Minghong's infatuation with Yan Lingyue, Selin doesn't know if she still wants to stalk Duan Minghong. She likes Duan Minghong and wants to be with Duan Minghong, but she also hopes that Duan Minghong can be happy. She didn't want to hinder Duan Minghong from pursuing his own happiness because of her pursuit.

The change in Selin's mood, Duan Minghong noticed it. He knew Selin's thoughts, after this period of time together, he also knew that Selin was a simple and kind good girl, he admired Selin's character, but this was not love, he never wanted to get together with Selin, and he didn't want to delay Selin's happiness.

After a slight hesitation, Duan Minghong suddenly stopped and looked at Selin, "I'm really sorry, Princess Selin." ”

"Huh?" Selin was stunned.

Duan Minghong pursed his lips and said, "I'm sorry, Princess Selin, we are really not suitable. ”

Selin, who was already melancholy, heard Duan Minghong's straightforward refusal, and his face became a little pale, "I know you're going to clear the Northwest Liukou, it's okay, I, I can wait......"

Duan Minghong shook his head and interrupted Selin, "The reason is not here. In Minghong's view, the marriage and union of two people should be based on feelings. In other words, he doesn't like her, he has no feelings for her.

If it is said that at the reception banquet, the vow of not getting rid of the rogue and not leaving a family is just a prevarication, then at this moment, Duan Minghong is a serious child who directly rejected Princess Selin.

Selin was stunned in place, tears rolling in his eyes, but he still pretended to be strong and laughed, "I know you like Xiao Yueyue." In the past, Xiao Yueyue was protected by the Nine Emperor Princes, but now she is left alone, which is indeed quite pitiful. I understand, I know ......"

"Xiao Yueyue is a good person, I wish you happiness," Selin sniffed, quickly hugged Duan Minghong, turned around and strode away.

Looking at Selin's back, Duan Minghong's lips pursed. Although Zhou Ziyu is gone, he has never had the luxury of getting together with Yan Lingyue. He knew that Selin had misunderstood, but he didn't bother to explain. If Selin's misunderstanding can make her give up on him and free her, then let Selin misunderstand.

Duan Minghong took a deep breath and raised his feet and walked outside the palace.

As the days passed, the people gradually forgot about Zhou Ziyu's fall off the cliff from the very beginning. No matter how sad it is that the Nine Emperor Princes died, it has little to do with everyone, and people sigh and sigh, how can they really be sad. Soon, everyone stopped mentioning the Nine Emperor Princes, as if there had never been such a person as Zhou Ziyu in the imperial city.

Queen Xiao's condition has not improved, occasionally she is crazy, and occasionally she is no different from a normal person. King Zhou remembered his past feelings and did not abolish the queen, but the real power in charge of the harem, Queen Xiao could not keep it after all.

Under the queen, the imperial concubine is the largest. The matter of being in charge of the harem also fell to the imperial concubine, but the king also arranged for Concubine Hui and Concubine Zhuang to assist the imperial concubine in taking charge of the palace. Even so, whether it is the court or the harem, the direction of the wind has changed.

The second prince is the crown prince, and the imperial concubine is in charge of the palace again, and it seems that Zhou Zichang's succession is a sure thing. The old minister, who was not very optimistic about the second prince in the past, also honestly closed his mouth after this incident.

For a time, Zhou Zichang was in the limelight.

With the grievances between Queen Xiao and the imperial concubine, if you want to exchange it for the past, Queen Xiao will definitely be vomited to death when she sees the imperial concubine in such a beautiful way, but now Queen Xiao is stupid all day long, and she doesn't remember these grievances at all.

And Selin, since being rejected by Duan Minghong, I don't know if she is dead, anyway, I never heard her mention Duan Minghong again, and I didn't see her running after Duan Minghong again. But the frequency of going to Ming Hanxuan has not decreased, and he is still as enthusiastic about Yan Lingyue as ever.

Selin mainly saw that Yan Lingyue was expressionless all day long, and she had nothing to love, she thought that Yan Lingyue had fallen in love with Zhou Ziyu. Selin likes this kind of person who values love and righteousness the most, so he is particularly sympathetic to Yan Lingyue. It just so happened that her brother Prince Xuan'er had recently put all his thoughts on Yan Zhihe's body, and he didn't have time to take care of her. Selin, who has nothing to do, runs to Ming Hanxuan every day, and sometimes even lives directly in Ming Hanxuan.

Although Selin is sometimes quite noisy and always likes to talk nonsense, it cannot be denied that with Selin, Ming Hanxuan doesn't seem so lonely after all. Yan Lingyue also only said a word in the first day or two, and then she would be amused by Selin from time to time.

Yan Lingyue's changes, Mama Li saw it in her eyes and was happy in her heart. Seize the opportunity right now, and keep turning corners to persuade Yan Lingyue that people can't be resurrected after death, and that those who are alive should live well.

Uncle Wang outside the palace, after learning about Yan Lingyue's situation, in order to make Yan Lingyue lift his spirits, he put all his attention on the woman in Yan Lingyue's painting, and even the daily operation of the woodcarving zhai was about to be abandoned.

Fortunately, the hard work paid off, and under the various inquiries of Uncle Wang and Wang Jinglan, they finally found the woman who looked like Bai Yaqing. After the news reached Yan Lingyue's ears after several twists and turns, Yan Lingyue, who had been decadent for nearly a month, finally stepped out of Ming Hanxuan for the first time.

King Zhou learned that Yan Lingyue was going to leave the palace, and he did not let the palace people stop him. Since Zhou Ziyu's disappearance, Yan Lingyue's sadness and Yan Lingyue's negativity have all been seen by King Zhou. If you put yourself in Yan Lingyue's position and consider it, to be honest, King Zhou pitied her. In the past ten years, he was not welcomed in Yanfu, but now he has just become a relative and lost his father-in-law. The fate was so bumpy that King Zhou couldn't help but feel sad.

In the past, Yan Lingyue and Zhou Ziyu liked to go out of the palace to play, and King Zhou knew it. Now more than a month has passed since Zhou Ziyu fell off the cliff, if she wants to go out for a walk, King Zhou will naturally not say anything. even specially instructed Zhang Yu to protect Yan Lingyue well.

Breathing in the fresh air outside the palace again, the depression in Yan Lingyue's heart dissipated a lot, and she didn't go directly to the woman who looked like Bai Yaqing, but went to the woodcarving zhai first. It's just that Yan Lingyue didn't expect that she would run into Duan Minghong for the first time out of the palace after such a long time.

At that time, Duan Minghong was sitting in the woodcarving room, talking with Uncle Wang and Wang Jinglan.

Wang Jinglan took Xiaohu Ah Fei and originally lived in Duan Minghong's private house. Later, Wang Jinglan worked as a partner in Woodcarving Zhai, and moved out of Duan Minghong's private house together with A Fei Xiaohu. Of course, Duan Minghong knew their situation well, and he also knew that the woodcut was Yan Lingyue's. With that affection for Yan Lingyue, before Zhou Ziyu had an accident, Duan Minghong often came to Woodcarving Zhai under the pretext of visiting Xiaohu Ah Fei.

After a long time, even Uncle Wang is very familiar with Duan Minghong, not to mention that Duan Minghong is still a young general admired by everyone, not to mention how much Uncle Wang welcomes Duan Minghong.

Duan Minghong was also very surprised when he met Yan Lingyue. Of course, there are more surprises than surprises. Ever since he had been to Ming Hanxuan with Zhou Ziqin that day, he had never seen Yan Lingyue again, let alone knew about her situation.

Whenever it was night, Duan Minghong would always dream that Yan Lingyue was sitting in Minghanxuan in a daze with a haggard face. Yan Lingyue in the dream was so desolate, Duan Minghong was distressed when he saw it. He missed Yan Lingyue, but he couldn't go to see Yan Lingyue. This kind of contradictory mood is about to torture Duan Minghong crazy. I wanted to come to Woodcarving Zhai to take a look and relax, but I didn't expect to be so lucky to meet Yan Lingyue.

Although Yan Lingyue didn't seem to be particularly energetic, at least she wasn't particularly haggard, and the heart that Duan Minghong was carrying finally fell to the ground.

For this chance encounter, Duan Minghong was happy, but Yan Lingyue was distressed. She originally wanted to ask Uncle Wang about the woman's situation, but now that Duan Minghong is here, she is not easy to speak. I could only take a turn around the store to see what new patterns of wooden hairpins Uncle Wang had carved.

Seeing that Yan Lingyue was the same as before, carefully admiring the headdress on the wooden frame, Uncle Wang and Wang Jinglan were excited, and looked around Yan Lingyue with all kinds of care.

Uncle Wang and Wang Jinglan's worries, Yan Lingyue naturally understood. is nothing more than worrying that Zhou Ziyu is gone, and she will collapse alone. Including Mama Li and Bang Chunqiushuang's worries, Yan Lingyue saw them all in their eyes. In fact, she wanted to say that they were all too worried. In recent days, she is indeed not in a very good state, but she will not be depressed from now on. Zhou Ziyu's departure was a big blow to her, but this blow was nothing compared to the fall of Beiyan.

In the face of the fall of Beiyan, and in the face of the death of her father, queen mother and brother, she carried it all. Zhou Ziyu's departure, she can naturally carry it, but it takes time to adjust.

Life always has to pass, and she can't keep herself up. In order to reassure Uncle Wang and Wang Jinglan, Yan Lingyue took a sip of tea and deliberately joked, "What? I haven't seen you for a while, and my uncle and aunt don't know me anymore? ”