Three days later, King Yan summoned Qingcheng into the palace again.

This time, instead of waiting in the side hall, she went straight to the holy study.

Qingcheng still remembers the last time she came here, it was three and a half years ago, she was instructed by King Yan to make peace, and listened to the instructions of the leader here to thank her; Now that she has stepped back here, the world has already changed, and she has changed her identity.

After three years, everything in the holy study is the same, the windows are bright and clean, the furnishings are simple, and there are rows of red pens hanging on the black lacquer and gold imperial case, which can easily determine the life and death of a person. The rows of bookcases behind the Panyun Dragon Pillar are neatly placed with the books of the imperial pen annotations of King Yan over the years.

Perhaps it was a certain page and a certain line of Zhu Pi red characters that determined the fate of Chu and drew a life talisman for Chu Li.

At this moment, King Yan, who was over half a hundred years old, was sitting behind the imperial case, watching Qingcheng slowly approach. Those sharp phoenix eyes have a deep meaning, which is impossible to guess and can't see clearly.

When he was young, he was also handsome and unparalleled, which made everyone fall in love with them. Now, the man who has been on the throne for nearly 20 years has long been growing old and full of luxuriant hair in the treacherous waves of the court. The years have carved wrinkles in the corners of his eyes, each of which is a testimony to his calculatingness, and his grace as a king, which is both respectful and awe-inspiring.

"The daughter of the people has seen the king." Qingcheng stood at the foot of the jade steps, bowed and bowed, and his voice was undulating and undisturbed.

King Yan didn't call her to get up, he only looked at her through the imperial case, and smiled slightly: "Although you have entered the Tao, you call yourself a 'people's girl', which shows that you are still reluctant to be in the world." ”

"It's not reluctance," Qingcheng replied with lowered eyes, "It's just a habit." ”

"Yes! Lone is also accustomed to listening to you call 'Father'. King Yan said with a smile, and his voice was even more kind and kind.

Qingcheng somewhat understood what he meant, so he changed his words: "It's the son's ministers who are negligent in filial piety and have not served in front of you." I hope that my father will be forgiving. ”

Even so, her tone was still flat, and she didn't have any sincere emotions at all. Just because she knows that in front of this person, she doesn't have to pretend to be a father and daughter.

King Yan really didn't care about her tone, he only cared about whether she was transparent and clever. Seeing that she understood the change, he nodded slightly and continued to ask, "You have been cultivating in Xuanji Palace for two months, right?" Still adapting? ”

"Thank you father, thank you for remembering, and your sons and ministers are all right." Qingcheng replied.

"Really? That's a shame. King Yan sighed in a low voice.

He said this softly, Qingcheng couldn't hear it clearly, so he didn't think much about it. She only hesitated for a moment, and then added, "His Royal Highness the Prince...... I came to visit my son once. ”

Qingcheng believed that what the prince had done must have reached the ears of King Yan. Instead of waiting for him to ask, she should take the initiative to explain.

But to her surprise, King Yan didn't ask too much about this matter, and only said ambiguously: "The prince is thoughtful about everything. ”

Qingcheng was shocked when he heard this, and intuitively felt that King Yan's words were not a compliment. But she didn't speculate on what King Yan meant, so she didn't answer, and only acquiesced.

At this point, King Yan still didn't order her to get up, as if he had forgotten about it; And Qingcheng didn't ask much, just knelt quietly and continued to listen to the holy oracle.

She thought that it was the prince who went to visit her, which made King Yan angry. Therefore, she was summoned to come today, and she was kept kneeling to answer as a disguised warning and punishment.

But she never expected that she guessed wrong.

"Lone has called you today because he has two things to tell you. A good thing, a bad thing, which one do you want to hear first? King Yan suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Qingcheng suddenly felt a sense of foreboding, bit his lower lip, and asked, "Bad thing...... What is it? ”

"The bad thing is that you can't go back to Xuanji Palace in the future." King Yan was straightforward.

Qingcheng was very confused by this, but he still lowered his eyebrows and said, "Erchen is puzzled, please show me." ”

"Yesterday, the queen asked for marriage on behalf of her son, and asked for you to be made the crown princess."