Rubbing the teacup, Bai Lilan suppressed the emotion in her heart and said, "It's just that I suddenly thought of something and felt a little emotional." ”

Qiu Ziyao tilted her head, and her deer-like eyes secretly looked at Baili Lan.

"Why are you looking at me like this, and think I can't express some emotion?" Although she didn't look at Qiu Ziyao, Bai Lilan still knew that she was staring at herself, so she couldn't help but put down the teacup and look at her with a smile.

Shaking her head shyly, Qiu Ziyao said, "No, Ziyao just thinks that Baili Qingbao is very similar to her sister, especially the moment she bows her head, the stubbornness between her eyebrows and eyes is like carved out of a mold." Although he is only one year older than me, even the Queen Mother said that Baili Qingbao is steady, smart and old, and he will definitely be the pillar of my Bac Ninh. ”

The smile on the corner of her mouth was a little sarcastic, and Bai Lilan secretly thought that her younger brother was going to be the king of Dingnan, and he was indeed a pillar of a country. It's just that it's hard to say whether it's his Beining or not!

Seeing that the two of them had also chatted for a long time, Qiu Shichang was afraid that Baili Lan would be too tired, so he asked his subordinates to prepare a resting place for Bai Lilan and the others early, and then told Qiu Ziyao to take good care of Bai Lilan, so he left first under the pretext that he was busy with official business.

Although there are still a lot of things I want to say to Bai Lilan, looking at the weathered faces of Chunfeng and the others, Qiu Ziyao also knows that now is not a good time to talk.

"Sister rest first, and when I stay in the evening, I will let the kitchen cook a few more of my sister's favorite dishes to catch the wind for my sister!"

"When did you become so polite? It's not a matter of bothering you for a day or two, and if you've been so polite, I'm really not used to staying with you. ”

Sticking out her tongue, Qiu Ziyao smiled helplessly, "No way, my brother has very high requirements for me, even if it is a little bit on weekdays, I have never relaxed my requirements." If my sister is not used to it, she can discuss with her brother to see if she can let me take a break these days, and not learn the annoying rules first. ”

Looking at Qiu Ziyao's cautious appearance, Bai Lilan couldn't help but rub her hair funny, thinking that Qiu Shichang really wanted to cultivate this sister well, so he would have such high requirements for her. In fact, why is he not like this to Xiaobao?

After resting in Ziyao's mansion for only two days, Emperor Beining couldn't hold his breath anymore, and he asked the Queen Mother to use Baili Qingbao as an excuse to order Baili Lan to enter the palace.

Hearing the emperor say this, the queen mother felt quite uncomfortable, but she still agreed.

The next day, the Queen Mother ordered someone to take Baili Lan into the palace, and at the same time sent someone to inform Xiaobao. I thought that Xiaobao would be full of joy when he learned the news, but looking at his expression of biting his lip and contemplation, he seemed quite reluctant.

"Your sister is coming to see you soon, why aren't you happy at all?" The Queen Mother looked at Baili Qingbao's frowning and thoughtful appearance, and couldn't help but ask strangely.

Happy? Hmph, the eldest sister is being calculated by these bad guys, how can she be happy!

Xiaobao was secretly resentful, while pretending to be well-behaved and cute, and said in a clear voice, "The eldest sister has high requirements for Xiaobao, and she has to study hard every day. But after entering the palace, Xiaobao's martial arts were put aside, and he didn't practice again, if the eldest sister knew, she would definitely scold me for not using my skills! ”

"Yo, your eldest sister is still so powerful? Don't worry, there is a mourning family, what can Lan'er do to you, the mourning family will protect you, don't be bitter about this, your cheeks are bulging, like a bun. As she spoke, the Queen Mother's fingers scraped Xiaobao's cheek.

"Really, the Queen Mother's grandmother is willing to help Xiaobao? Oh, great, I got out of the way! ”

"You kid, even such a little thing makes you happy like this." As if she suddenly thought of something, the Queen Mother's smile froze, and she dragged Xiaobao to her side, the Queen Mother lowered her voice and said, "When I meet your sister, ask her if she has anyone she likes, if she has, let her not be shy, tell the mourning family, and the mourning family can help her check it." ”

Although Xiaobao is young, he is a little adult, and he understands everything he should know. But he is very good at using his age advantage, and when he should pretend to be stupid, he looks innocent, so that people can't see any flaws.

"Isn't the eldest sister's favorite person Xiaobao? Is the Queen Mother's grandmother going to check Xiaobao? ”

The corners of the Queen Mother's mouth twitched, and she couldn't explain it clearly to Xiaobao, so she could only explain in a gulp, "Hehe, not for Xiaobao, but for others." You're still young and don't know this, you just need to tell your sister about it. Your sister is a girl, and she is very shy about such things, and it would be a sin to delay her happiness because no elders have to worry about these things for her. I promised your father that I would take good care of you, and I would not break my word! ”

Speaking of his father, Xiaobao's heart ached for a moment. He heard the eldest sister say that his father's death was very strange, and it was very likely that he was killed by an adulterer, and the most likely murderer was someone in this palace! Nowadays, the relatives of the murderer still say that they have to take care of themselves, which is really ridiculous!

Holding back his mouth, Baili Qingbao seemed to think of something sad, and nodded aggrievedly. And the Queen Mother looked at Xiaobao's pitiful little appearance, and naturally she was reluctant to continue, for fear that the sad past would touch this sensitive child.

At the same time, Bai Lilan, who was steadily entering the Qianqing Palace, looked at the Beining Emperor who was sitting at the top, and slowly hooked the corners of his mouth.

"The courtiers have seen the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live!"

Raising his gaze from a book of governance, Emperor Beining's gaze fell on Bai Lilan's body, and he couldn't help but find that after a year of baptism, the weak girl in front of him looked even more depressed, and her whole body was full of coldness. Although her posture was humble, her chilling aura made him, the emperor, sigh to himself. The opening remarks that had been prepared for a long time suddenly forgot for a moment when he saw Bai Li Lan, and Bai Li Lan had been quietly bowing her head and not moving.

"Ahem." Emperor Beining coughed, then turned his gaze, looked at the ruling book in his hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Baili Lan, I brought your younger brother to the palace, do you know why?" ”

"The king's heart is unpredictable, and the courtiers dare not speculate."

"I forgive you for your innocence, you can say it boldly."

Bai Lilan sneered in her heart, thinking that this emperor was really hypocritical, he obviously wanted to do things for him by himself, but he refused to take the initiative to say it, and he had to bring it up himself, as if he had recommended himself. Let him take all the benefits and let everyone else be fools?

Because he lowered his head, Bai Lilan's disgusted expression was hidden, and only a cool voice was left, echoing in the main hall, "The emperor sympathizes with my father and the king who sacrificed his life for the country, and the suffering of his heirs who are outcast, so he specially took his younger brother to the palace and asked the queen to take care of him." The courtiers thanked the emperor for their father's compassion and love for the people! ”

Bai Lilan first brought a high hat to the Emperor of Beining, so that he couldn't take it off if he wanted to. Then he sang praises to weaken his resistance, and in the end, the Emperor of Bac Ninh could not find any other excuse, so he could only tell the truth by himself.

Emperor Beining's smile was a little stiff, he looked at Bai Li Lan who hung his head, smirked twice, and said, "Heh, Bai Li Lan, you are very smart and know how to judge the situation, since you don't want to say it thoroughly, then let me say it!" You've probably heard of Old Man Tianji, right? ”

The old man? Maybe the real Baili Lan has heard of it, but the current Bai Li Lan only thinks that it is a false name.

Emperor Beining ignored Bai Lilan's silence, he seemed to fall into his memories, and said alone, "Twenty years ago, the old man of Tianji once said to me that the Lanling area is blessed with unique nature, and its location in the eye of heaven is of great significance, and it is related to the lifeblood of Beining Kingdom. At that time, I was still young and didn't know the importance of Lanling, so I gave it to the king of Lanling as a territory, saying that it was a territory, but in fact it was a small country carved up from Bac Ninh. When I learned the news from the old man of Tianji, the Nangong family had actually controlled the entire Lanling area and even extended to the economic lifeline of Bac Ninh, and even if I was the emperor, it would be difficult to take Lanling back. This has always been a thorn in my heart, now that I am old, I must not leave the negligence of my youth to my children, I want to take Lanling back, I want to let the future Emperor of Bac Ninh sit on the throne and stabilize the world! ”

Emperor Beining said that he was fearless, his expression was vicissitudes and loneliness, and his desperate determination for the country made people respect, and even the behavior of Emperor Beining could be ignored, in fact, it was a reversal.

Bai Lilan didn't bother to follow him, and kept her head down, wanting to see what other shameless words this emperor could say.

"You may not agree with my approach, but as an emperor, I am responsible for the safety of Bac Ninh, and even if I do not believe my words in the future history books, I will make the same choice. This burden is too heavy, so I will bear it alone. ”

Emperor Beining has already said this, and it stands to reason that Baili Lan should express his feelings about the emperor's noble spirit and so on. But Baili Lan was surprisingly quiet, neither praised nor vetoed, just knelt there quietly, looking like she was listening carefully. Bai Lilan's intelligence, Emperor Beining knows, she must be able to hear her intentions from these words, but she chose to pretend to be stupid to avoid these things, which made Emperor Beining angry, so that the incident could not achieve the effect he wanted.

Moving his body, Emperor Beining looked at Baili Lan's straight back and asked, "Lan'er, do you think I am a despicable and shameless faint king?" ”

"The courtiers don't dare!" As he spoke, Bai Lilan leaned lower, expressed his position clearly, and then didn't say a word.