On the way out of the palace, An Ronghua was reluctant to give up, and after a short meeting, he only said a slave word.

"Father, next time you teach me to ride and shoot, the royal brother said that he was taught by you back then. Xia Bingliang's interest was undiminished.

"Good. ”

"The royal brother also said that he would take me with him next time he hunted. ”

Xia Bingliang noticed that An Ronghua was extremely quiet, she had never been a quiet person. He glanced at Xia Huaijin, and the two tacitly changed the topic.

"Is anyone particularly quiet today?" Xia Bingliang said deliberately.

An Ronghua came back to his senses in a daze, and turned to look at the father and son in front of him.

"What?"

"This king thinks that your valley girl is not afraid of heaven and earth, but it turns out that you are also afraid of the emperor. Xia Huaijin said.

"I'm afraid of him, huh. An Ronghua sneered, she was the stern mother.

"Brother Huang, you don't need to be scared at all. Xia Bingliang smiled gloatingly.

"I'm not afraid of him at all, okay? An Ronghua turned his head and became arrogant.

After laughing at An Ronghua, Xia Bingliang remembered another matter, so he took the opportunity to mention it.

"Father, the academy will hold a poetry and lantern conference three days later, and I wonder if my father will have time to accompany me to participate. ”

"Poetry Lantern Conference, I'm free, I can accompany you to participate. An Ronghua Mao recommended himself.

"You, do you still make poetry?" Xia Bingliang doubted.

"Xiao Liang'er, don't treat me as an ordinary palace maid, I am the queen mother's ......" An Ronghua paused, glanced at Xia Huaijin indifferently, "The most trusting and powerful palace maid." ”

"You can work with Xiang Gu to move the materials for the lamp for me. Xia Bingliang pretended to be disgusted.

"Then it's settled. An Ronghua turned to Xia Huaijin and asked, "Can the prince go?"

"This king happened to be free that day, so he would naturally accompany Liang'er. Xia Huaijin replied.

"Great!"

"The prince is an idle and free man now, when will he not be free?" An Ronghua said.

The carriage stopped, An Ronghua no longer needed to be served by anyone to dismount, and landed steadily as soon as he jumped.

"Gu Nu is afraid that she is not a wild girl. Xia Bingliang commented.

After returning to the palace, An Ronghua's mind was only one thing, it was impossible to delay the announcement of the world's post-election ceremony because the Queen Mother was not in the palace, but now it is impossible for her to return to the palace to preside over the overall situation, but she must also have instructions.

An Ronghua borrowed a study from Xia Bingliang and mysteriously wrote two letters, one of which was signed by Xia Huaijin and the other by Qiu Gu. Xia Bingliang thought that An Ronghua was not ashamed of the Poetry Lantern Conference, and practiced hard to make poems.

At noon the next day, An Ronghua came back from outside the palace as usual and went straight to the house of no memory. Xia Huaijin has also gone down to the court, and he is about to eat when he takes off his court clothes.

"Lord Wang!" An Ronghua dodged the servant who delivered the meal and strode into the room.

"What are you here for?"

"Oh, today I was walking through the streets, passing by the post station, and there was a letter addressed to you, and I will take it back and send it to you. ”

An Ronghua did not show any flaws in front of Xia Huaijin, and handed over the letter, which she had more than enough concentration.

The moment Xia Huaijin took the envelope, his indifferent gaze immediately changed color, how could he not recognize this handwriting. Xia Huaijin entered the study, but An Ronghua did not have the consciousness of obediently retreating, but sat down.

"Huai Jin opened it in person, and it was like meeting when he saw the words. After the election of the emperor, the mourning family should have come in person, but the mourning family was nostalgic and full of flowers, and the return date was undecided. In this letter, I privately asked King Jin to preside over the post-election affairs on behalf of the mourning family, find a good wife for the emperor, and select a virtuous queen for the country. The palace maid Gu Nu is my confidant, and she will definitely be able to assist King Jin in this important matter on behalf of the mourning family. ”

Xia Huaijin read all the letters again, and couldn't help but feel lonely, the queen mother had no other intention than to entrust him.

Xia Huaijin put the letter away, turned into the hall, and saw that An Ronghua was still sitting, and even took out the spare dishes and chopsticks and put them away, he unconsciously paused.

"Lord Wang, come and eat, it's all your favorite dishes!" An Ronghua became more and more enthusiastic and natural.

"You're being unceremonious. Xia Huaijin took a seat.

"Eat one less meal!"

An Ronghua said casually, but she was sensitive to her heart, just like she didn't know more than twenty years ago that she would not marry Xia Huaijin eventually, and at this moment twenty years later, she couldn't predict how long she could get along with him like this.

An Ronghua remembered that he had never dined alone with Xia Huaijin, and he couldn't remember whether he had imagined that he could live with him so simply.

"It would be nice if we could do this until the end. ”

An Ronghua only dared to peek at Xia Huaijin's seeming comfort at the moment, and couldn't help laughing. When he noticed, she avoided her gaze.

"The prince rarely eats with the princess?" An Ronghua asked tentatively.

"In the past, this king was busy with court affairs and had no time to take care of the ladies in the house, so it became a habit to eat alone. ”

How could An Ronghua not know that Xia Huaijin was busy in those years, if it weren't for him to stabilize the situation in the court, he would be a female regent, I am afraid that it would only cause dissatisfaction and resistance from hundreds of officials.

"I see, I thought that the prince didn't love the princess at all. An Ronghua asked whimsically.

The chopsticks in Xia Huaijin's hand stopped, this should not have been a Gu Nu outsider's curiosity, but it stabbed him in the heart.

"Since ancient times, I have heard that royal marriage has never been involuntary, without exception, even if it is the queen mother who is the honor of the harem......"

"How is the Queen Mother?" Xia Huaijin obviously cared.

"The Queen Mother once told me that although she was destined to marry the emperor in this life, when she was young, there was also a young man who loved each other. The young man made a lifelong vow to her, but she had to break the agreement between the two, which broke the young man's heart and violated her own wishes, which was the regret of her life. If a person's life could be repeated, she would be desperate to stay with that young man for the rest of her life. An Ronghua stared at Xia Huaijin and said what he wanted.

Xia Huaijin pondered in his eyes, but even his fingers trembled slightly, what a sad story this is, that young man, never forgot his vows one day, even if he couldn't get married, his love never diminished in the slightest.

"Can you do it all over again?" Xia Huaijin's low voice could barely come out.

"If you can do it all over again, does the prince think that the young man that the Queen Mother has in her heart will accept her again?" An Ronghua suppressed her emotions, how eager she was to get an answer.

"Time has passed, and the youth is old. ”

Xia Huaijin also went against his will, he just didn't dare to hope anymore, she was already the supreme queen mother, how could he be offended.

An Ronghua didn't hear the answer she wanted, but she could hear that Xia Huaijin was clearly evading, this was not his heart, he never let any woman enter his heart, but he still picked a pearl sand begonia for himself every year, and kept her vow to renounce.

"If the heart loves each other, the world will not grow old. ”

An Ronghua's story set off a huge wave in Xia Huaijin's heart, in his relationship with the Queen Mother, he was the one who was abandoned, and he was the one who never gave up. He was used to silently guarding, loving from afar, and clinging to the ruins of his love, but unexpectedly, he was easily disturbed and turned upside down.

Over and over again, Xia Huaijin reread the letter from the Queen Mother, eager to pick out the slightest affection for him from between the lines, but it was a failure.

How can An Ronghua be alone, Xia Huaijin loves her, she feels deeply, she loves Xia Huaijin, and there is no way to deny it. Xia Huaijin loves her as always, but the love she has buried for more than 20 years finally broke out of the cocoon and was out of control.

Who knows that An Ronghua still has an unsent letter in his hand.

"Huai Jin personally opened, and the words are like faces. The beauty of the peach source is like nothing in the world, and when I think of the old years, it is inevitable that I will be sad. You once promised me a sincere heart, but I was ruthlessly abandoned, and I didn't dare to forget it after 20 years. If you look forward to the next life, join hands with you to share the peach forest. An Ronghua burned the knot in his heart, "Since I have rejected you, it is up to me to get you back again." ”

On the second day, An Ronghua chose a shirt with light makeup, youthful and beautiful, as delicate as a new flower blooming in spring, beautiful and vulgar.

Waiting for the rabbit at the gate of the palace, the guards couldn't deviate from An Ronghua in the slightest.

"Why are you all staring at me, I'm so strange today?"

Although it is difficult to give up on her natural beauty, An Ronghua still has a trace of worry about her ability to dress up, is she young and cute, is she beautiful, is it pleasing to the eye?

"The valley girl is really a fairy!"

As soon as he heard this praise, An Ronghua was relieved.

"The fairy didn't come down to earth for you!"

Xia Huaijin's carriage came from afar, and An Ronghua ran over regardless of his image. When the curtain was lifted for the first time, Xia Huaijin saw a valley girl dressed up more ingenious than usual, more like her once were.

Xia Huaijin was stunned for a while, and her eyes were completely taken away by An Ronghua and fixed on her.

"You, what's wrong?"

"Naturally, I came to greet the prince. ”

An Ronghua smiled, and the admiration that was not deliberately revealed in her eyes was just right, which made Xia Huaijin unprepared. She also stretched out her hand to Xia Huaijin, but it was missed.

"What the hell are you trying to do?"

An Ronghua was suspected of being hit for no reason, but how to make Xia Huaijin easily and naturally accept her sincerity.

An Ronghua followed Xia Huaijin on her side, compared with the two back then, it was not as good as the moment when she was more compatible, she restored her original beauty, and Xia Huaijin was mature and stable.

"Don't you think there's anything different about me today?" An Ronghua took the initiative to ask.

"I have not seen you wear this garment. Although Xia Huaijin was only perfunctory, it still exposed the fact that he did not pay any attention to An Ronghua on weekdays.

"I thought this color style was too fancy, so I never wore it, but I tried it today, and it has a different style!"

An Ronghua picked up the hem of his skirt as he spoke, walked briskly in a few steps, and turned in a circle before Xia Huaijin. The spring breeze blows the willows and pulls the thin waist, and the peach blossoms on the human face reflect red.

Xia Huaijin was distracted at this moment and fell into the trap of the valley girl. An Ronghua's original inadvertently asked him to dream back to his old feelings again and again, but now he is deliberately attracted, which makes people unguardable.

couldn't help but be moved, Xia Huaijin approached An Ronghua in one step, touching the messy hair on her cheeks behind her ears.

An Ronghua's blushing was better than rouge, she never thought that Xia Huaijin would be so easy to capture, she underestimated Xia Huaijin's deep affection for her in her heart.