Chapter 172: Another County Lord

All the way back from 'Leisurely Residence', there are too many gossips I have heard, Lan Ling'er didn't take it seriously, they are not themselves after all. How could he know the origin, occasionally Luo Yan frowned lightly, but when he saw Lan Ling'er's pale face, he just gave up.

Back at the house, Yi Xue was already standing at the door of Lingyue Pavilion waiting, her face full of excitement, but she didn't dare to move forward.

After looking her up and down, she was indeed unscathed, Lan Ling'er glanced at Luo Yan gratefully, and said, "What conditions did you promise the emperor?" ”

Slightly stunned, Luo Yan chuckled and said, "Marry you and inherit the throne." ”

Just a few words, but Lan Ling'er was stunned for a moment, Luo Yan couldn't help but shake his head funny when he saw this, and said: "If you want to protect you, you naturally have to have a high enough position, otherwise, you can't hold it." ”

Listening to his half-joking words, Lan Ling'er's heart moved slightly, smiled, and said, "It's not too early, let's go back and rest early." ”

Nodding, Luo Yan glanced at Lan Ling'er deeply, then turned around and left. The body shape is chic and natural, and Lan Ling'er can't see it through. It's just that she didn't have time to think about it, so she saw Yi Xue kneeling on the ground, "Please also ask Miss to punish, if it weren't for my Miss, I wouldn't be controlled by others, I..."

Lan Ling'er sighed lightly, helped Yi Xue's body up, patted her thin shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, even if it's not you, the royal family will have other ways, don't feel guilty." It's too early to say whether I'm at the mercy of others. ”

Before Yi Xue could continue to speak, she saw the corners of Lan Ling'er's lips move slightly, and said, "I just came back, let's rest first, there are more things that need your help later." Let Uncle Wang prepare the car, I will go to the Three Princes' Mansion. ”

Yi Xue nodded and retreated, and for a moment, there was silence.

Dongfang Qi was in the courtyard, meditating on a game of chess, even if Lan Ling'er approached, he didn't have the slightest reaction. Until he felt that someone had taken his chess piece, Bai Zi fell to the ground, and all the troubles were solved in an instant.

Looking up in surprise, but bumped into Lan Ling'er's joking eyes, Dongfang Qi was slightly surprised: "Why does Sister Lan have time to come here?" ”

Lan Ling'er chuckled, "Is this welcome for the third prince?" ”

"How?" Dongfang Qi laughed.

"I want to go to your lotus pond, I don't know if it's okay?" Lan Ling'er looked directly into Dongfang Qi's eyes and said unrestrainedly.

The other party was just stunned for a moment, his eyes flashed slightly, but he finally nodded and said, "Don't be scared." ”

"Don't underestimate me."

"How dare you!"

The two walked side by side, only to open the courtyard door, they felt the fragrance on their faces, perhaps because of the last time with questions, and did not find the abnormality in this floral fragrance, at this time when they smelled again, they found that in addition to the regular lotus fragrance, it seemed to have a different taste.

Full of lotus flowers, different splendid, green leaves swaying, boundless sea of flowers, Lan Ling'er was stunned for a long time before coming back to her senses and following Dongfang Qi's footsteps.

"Don't touch the water in the lake." Dongfang Qi instructed.

Lan Ling'er nodded, indicating that she already knew that the last time she came back, it was summer, and it was the season when the lotus flowers bloomed, and she didn't find anything abnormal. Is that why no one has been discovering here?

"Last time you knew I wasn't going to stay long?" Lan Ling'er asked.

After a pause, Dongfang Qi glanced back at Lan Ling'er, with a little smile on her delicate face, and said, "You are anxious about Prime Minister Lan's affairs, and you just came here to ask for an answer." At that time, except for Dongfang Yi, it was I who was the most suspicious, and you naturally wouldn't put your mind on this. ”

Lan Ling'er raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she had no intention of saying: "This beautiful scenery is naturally to match a beauty, I wonder if there is a beauty hidden here?" ”

In an instant, Dongfang Qi stopped, his face was slightly surprised, but there was also a hint of gloom, Lan Ling'er looked back calmly, and said, "Did I say something wrong?" ”

Hearing this, Dongfang Qi shook his head and said, "No." ”

As soon as the words fell, he saw Dongfang Qi fly up in an instant, and came to the small pavilion in the center of the lake, Lan Ling'er raised his eyebrows lightly, and followed him. When I landed, I was shocked by the scene in front of me. I don't know when, there are a lot of white veils around this pavilion, which flutter lightly in the wind, but it also happens to block the whole pavilion, so that people can't see the scene inside.

When I got closer, I found that in a transparent crystal coffin here was a beautiful woman with a national color and fragrance, Lan Ling'er's eyes flashed a trace of consternation, but she quickly disappeared, looked at Dongfang Qi on the side, and said, "She's still alive?" She couldn't be sure of this person's life or death, because of her pale face, and even more because the crystal coffin was full of transparent liquid. In this way, a person in it, even if he is not dead, is suffocated.

Dongfang Qi didn't seem to hear Lan Ling'er's doubts, just looked at the scene in front of him in a daze, for a long time, so long that Lan Ling'er didn't intend to get an answer from his mouth.

"To be alive is like to die." Dongfang Qi's obscure voice came, and Lan Ling'er was slightly stunned.

"Is it because of Concubine Rou?" Although it was a question, Lan Ling'er was extremely sure in her heart. It's just that I don't know that the famous Duanmu family in the rivers and lakes has such an unknown side, and this kind of poison makes life worse than death.

Dongfang Qi's standing body finally moved, with a sneer on his face, and said, "She told you." ”

Lan Ling'er nodded, not knowing how to comfort him, just staring at the woman in front of her, and suddenly, a familiar feeling rose in her heart.

"She... And Itsuki seems to..."

"Izuki?" Dongfang Qi was puzzled.

Lan Ling'er had already made up her mind in her heart, she finally knew why Dongfang Qi would help Yiyue at the palace banquet, it turned out that it was because of this woman.

"She's Meng Kite, isn't she? Or Mo Kite, Mo Xun's daughter. ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Dongfang Qi's eyes, and he nodded: "When I first met her on the road, she was already dying, and I, who had never helped the people on the roadside, finally saved this woman." When she woke up, she claimed to be Bingmeng, and when she learned who I was, she tried every means to stay with me. ”

Seeing Dongfang Qi's sloppy eyes, Lan Ling'er knew that he might be recalling the scene at that time, this Meng Yuan was the person in his mouth who would rather sacrifice himself than her happiness and well-being.

Suddenly, a soft smile appeared at the corner of Dongfang Qi's mouth, doting, tolerant, and affectionate, all of which could be seen on his face, "She thought she was hiding it well, but she didn't know that I knew her thoughts from the first glance." Let her subordinates investigate her background to find out that she is Mo Xun's eldest daughter. I could have given her back, but I was reluctant. I want to see what kind of wind and waves this little girl can turn over. ”

"She's so stubborn, so stubborn that sometimes I want to throw her on the side of the road and never look back. But she is always reluctant, and she can see her attachment to me in her eyes, but she is always about to leave. I was fed up with this kind of cover-up, so, I gave her a chance and deliberately let her get close, and when her dagger was inserted into my body, I thought that I would never forgive her again in my life. ”

"It's just that her face was full of shock and panic, and her face was flooded with tears, which I still remember vividly, and before I could comfort her, I fell into a darkness."

Taking a deep breath, as if she was still in the original predicament, Dongfang Qi's face turned slightly pale, "After waking up, she took care of her day and night, and also made me understand that this incident may also be a turning point, so that she can accept me completely." Originally, it was not the responsibility of the imperial family for her mother to be exiled in Amaterasu, and Mo Xun's death had nothing to do with us, although I knew that my father had been trying to catch her again since he let Mo Xun go. I'd like to find a moment to explain. ”

Closing her eyes, Dongfang Qi's delicate face seemed to endure great pain, Lan Ling'er just stood quietly aside, looking at the woman in the crystal coffin, her appearance was captivating, the degree of enchantment was comparable to that of Mo Yu, but the degree of beauty was comparable to that of Yi Yue.

The mandala flower mark of this generation appeared on Yi Yue's body, which also made Meng Yuan's charm much stronger than Yi Yue's, no wonder he had to wear a veil at that time, otherwise, it must have been a sensation. Listening to what Yi Yue said, she had never met her father, and Mo Xun also died when they were very young, and the two sisters have always followed their mother's surname, Meng, but it turned out to be Mo.

"And then?"

With a wry smile, Dongfang Qi's fist clenched on his side, and said: "She has a stubborn personality, so stubborn that even if I put all the facts in front of her, she still deceives herself and refuses to be with me." In order to calm her down for a few days, I left the Three Princes' Mansion and went hunting. When I heard a report from the people in the house that she was brought into the palace by her mother, I knew that things were not good, but I didn't want to be one step too late. ”

"So, you're also taking revenge on Concubine Rou?"

Turning his head suddenly, Dongfang Qi looked directly into Lan Ling'er's eyes and said, "No, I didn't retaliate against her." She doesn't deserve my revenge, she can do anything to hurt me, I'm used to it anyway, but she shouldn't be the woman who hurt me. So, I'm really obedient, and I listen to whatever she says. Help her poison the begonia flowers, help her keep her youthful appearance, and help her do all kinds of hurtful things. ”

This is not to help her, but to harm her. It's just that what Dongfang Qi wants is to watch Concubine Rou find out her mistakes little by little, and then feel pain.

"She's still saved." Lan Ling'er said lightly.

Hearing this, Dongfang Qi paused for a moment, his eyes were surging with stormy emotions, Lan Ling'er had never seen him like this, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and said, "Concubine Rou has been helping you with medicine, and she also wants to save Mo Kite." ”

"Huh!" When Dongfang Qi heard this, she only sneered twice, "The only thing she has in her eyes is the dead one, oh no, the imperial brother who is alive again now, how could she have thought about my feelings." The people around me, either hers or my father's, all of them used me as a pawn to control. ”

"But you're not a pawn, are you?" Lan Ling'er said calmly.

On the contrary, Dongfang Qi is still very smart, he took advantage of Concubine Rou and the emperor's use of him, and he was alone, unknowingly worsening the relationship between Concubine Rou and the emperor, and promoting the struggle within the imperial family.

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