Duanmu Anrui returned to Beijing after nearly 20 years, he did not stay in the only palace of the Duanmu family in Beijing-Chaofeng Pavilion, the prince and the eldest princess came to invite him to live in the palace, but he refused, but with the Qing Rang to live in the Yu family's mansion, the various factions in the court couldn't help but start speculating about his meaning, I don't know whether he is * or supports his son-in-law the eldest prince at this critical juncture.

Jin Niang said back and forth that the prince had returned to the palace, Qing Rangcai went to Duanmu Anrui's room with the tonic soup, she had never liked to meet the prince, passed by the garden with the tonic soup, and watched Yu Zichen and the prince talking from a distance, it seemed that the prince was very unhappy, and she quickened her steps to leave.

"Daddy......" Qingrang called softly when he entered the house, but saw his father hurriedly put away a piece of paper, as if he didn't want her to see it.

"Qing Rang is here." Duanmu Anrui still had a loving face, he saw what his daughter was holding in her hand, and deliberately sniffed, "Is it ginger soup?" ”

"Well, it's a bit windy on the road just now, so it's better to drink some ginger soup to ward off the cold first." Qing Rang knew that her father had never liked to eat ginger, so he deliberately brought it to him, "I cooked it myself, if my father secretly poured it, I won't go back to Linsu with you." ”

"I'll drink it, how could I secretly pour the ginger soup you cooked, I used to pour it when Jin Niang cooked it too hard to drink." Duanmu Anrui's words were good, but looking at the bowl full of ginger soup, he had to close his eyes and hold his breath, frowning and drinking one bite at a time.

Qing Rang always heard people say, people are old and young, the older they are, the more like a child, now her father is a little childish, looking funny, but also a little sad, his father carried her to climb the mountain and pick flowers It seems that it was still yesterday, but now it has gray hair and frosty sideburns.

"Dad, let's go back to Su as soon as possible." She understands that the eldest prince and the crown prince are trying their best to get close to their father, because the Duanmu family's family wealth will be the best guarantee for their party fight.

Duanmu Anrui put down the bowl and took his daughter's hand, "Qingrang, there is no barrier between the heavens and the earth in this Jingshi, but it is also a rare place where it is easy to come in and go out, so I can't help it." ”

"Back then, you were able to resign and return to your hometown, but is it more difficult now than then?" Although she still doesn't know why her father resigned and returned to his hometown when his official fortunes were at his most prosperous, both his family and outsiders were obstacles at that time, and now that the Duanmu family is prosperous, the prince and the eldest prince dare not offend Duanmu Anrui openly.

"Back then?" Duanmu Anrui couldn't help but laugh when he remembered that period of arrogance that didn't kill him, "Someone once said that your father was a crazy person at that time, but your father felt that it was the proudest day of your father's life, if I had a trace of timidity and retreat at that time, I would not be able to stay with your mother for all these years." ”

"Is it because of my mother's identity?"

Duanmu Anrui nodded, he looked at Qing Rang, although his eyebrows were not a little similar to her mother, but after all, it was her bloodline, "I promised your mother that I would protect you in this life." ”

"I'm growing up, I don't need my dad to protect me anymore, my dad just needs to take care of himself, don't let me worry about it."

"Yes, yes, my Qing'er is the smartest and strongest, and now that my father has something to give you, you may be able to do it for your father?"

"What?" Qing Rang looked at her father, although he spoke lightly, she faintly felt that he was very wrong today.

"Your eldest brother doesn't know what he's busy with, I haven't seen him since I entered Beijing, you go and call him over to me, I want to ask him if he knows who his father is!"

Qing Rang breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm most happy to do this, I'll definitely bring it to you with his ear, Dad, you wait, I know where he's hiding." She guessed that his father must have wanted to have a drink with his eldest brother, and was going to buy a few jars of good wine on the way to pick up his eldest brother.

Duanmu Anrui looked at the back of his daughter's happy departure, there were faint tears in his eyes, he remembered that she had been very obedient since she was a child, and she couldn't wait to do whatever he commanded, just like one night many years ago, he suddenly met in the backyard with pear blossoms, she went in such a hurry, but this time he couldn't wait for her to come back like before, praising her for being well-behaved.

Pulled out the note in his pocket, this was given to him by the prince, saying that it was a relic of the queen back then, and his queen sister still kept a few hands for her son. But fortunately, what the letter said was that he had hidden the imperial court, and the prince should not know more about it.

Yu Zichen knocked lightly on the door, Duanmu Anrui looked up at the person, and was not in a hurry to take back the note, "It's here." ”

"Lord Yue, I just met the prince, he said that you are going to live with him for a few days, let me see if I have been rude and neglected Lord Yue."

Duanmu Anrui felt that his son-in-law was much more thoughtful than he was back then, he was still confused and hesitant at this age, but such a thoughtful man might be able to calm his daughter, he handed the note in his hand to Yu Zichen, "I'll go to the prince to stay for a few days, let Qing come back and stop her, that child is sometimes a little stupid." ”

Yu Zichen looked at the few lines, and then looked at Duanmu Anrui's expression was a little solemn, "Do you need me to do anything?" ”

"I just need you to love her as well as I love her mother."

Yu Zichen admires the man in front of him very much, he sacrifices everything to love a woman, he asks himself if he doesn't have that courage now, but in the face of the entrustment of the person he admires, he still nodded sincerely, although he can't talk about love, at least he will try his best to protect it.