Recalling the first encounter, scenes and conversations quickly pass through my mind. Grabbing the important information--- Jin Ran wanted to invite the third prince of Yun Xiuguo!

Jin Ran attaches great importance to the name of 'Qingyuan', not to him as a person! Otherwise, when his identity was not exposed, Jin Ran's attitude towards him was very cold.

Thinking of this, Qingyuan was even more puzzled. What is there about him that deserves admiration? Listening to Jin Ran's semantics, the key should lie in the art of war. He just won the first place in the domestic competition where he was rewarded by his father, which is too arbitrary! What's more, that time was because the second brother Qingyan didn't appear, otherwise how could he still be in the limelight?

The Art of War --- wouldn't it, right? Qingyuan's eyes widened instantly, the Lily of the Valley wanted to revive its military strength, could it be that the war had contaminated this peaceful realm? However, seeing that this city is still peaceful and happy, and there is no smell of blood at all, this statement cannot be established---

Forget it, no matter what it is, Qing Yuanyang smiled, regained his casual temperament, closed his eyes and sat back, his hands resting behind his head, and whistling softly. Let's wait and see how things change, and it's more important to enjoy this rare and comfortable life of lily of the valley!

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"Sons and daughters, see the queen mother." Jin Ran bowed to a middle-aged beautiful woman in plain clothes standing in front of the Buddhist altar.

The beautiful woman slowly inserted the incense stick in her hand into the incense burner, and folded her hands in sincere prayer before slowly turning back.

"Get up!" The beautiful woman walked up to Jin Ran and helped him up, and ordered the palace maids next to her: "You all retreat." ”

"Yes!" The palace maids all left, and only the beautiful woman and Jin Ran were left in the huge Buddhist hall. The smoke of incense sticks curls up, and the unique incense mixed with the sandalwood of the building makes people feel calm.

"Ran'er, I heard that you brought someone into the palace?" The beautiful woman walked to the chaise longue in the side hall and motioned Jin Ran to sit down with her eyes.

Jin Ran sat close to the beautiful woman, nodded and asked, "Queen Mother, how do you know?" ”

"The news in the palace spreads quickly, don't you understand this?" The beautiful woman's smile was tinged with mockery and helplessness. "After all, you are the crown prince, and all the attention of everyone is on you, your identity is no better than others, you have to be careful in everything, you know?"

"Yes." Jin Ran's expression darkened, he hesitated for a while, took a deep breath, and said, "Do I have to go on like this forever?" When ---"

"However, we are on a path of no return." The beautiful woman stretched out her hand and stroked Jin Ran's cheek, full of distress and reluctance. "It's hard to turn back, we can only keep going, otherwise we ---"

"Queen Mother,---" Seeing the beautiful woman's red eyes, Jin Ran hurriedly comforted, "It's me who is not good, I won't ask anymore." ”

"No---" the beautiful woman cried and shook her head, her voice choked, "It's me who is bad, it's all my fault--- I hurt your life, if I had stopped the nurse in the first place, ---"

"Queen Mother!" Jin Ran cut off the unspoken words of the beautiful woman. "Say no more."

The beautiful woman should not turn her head and weep silently.

She --- the young concubine of the year.

That night, Mama Qin hugged Jin Ran and rushed out of Qingshui Palace, claiming that Concubine Qing had given birth to a prince, and the female official immediately rushed to Qingshui Palace after receiving the news.

When the female official walked out of the Qingshui Palace and loudly announced that the emperor was happy to win Lin'er, there was a lot of noise inside and outside the city, and the atmosphere of joy filled the streets and alleys, but the young concubine who was lying on the bed had tears in her eyes, feeling sad for her daughter's future fate.

Since she gave birth, everyone in Qingshui Palace has come and gone, and it is simply a world of difference compared to the past. She leaned back on the bed, listening to the continuous congratulatory words, but she didn't feel anything in her heart.

The emperor was overjoyed when he learned about it, and the figure that had not stepped into Qingshui Palace for many months reappeared, holding the infant child, with a doting smile, and his expression was full of joy.

Because of the relationship between giving birth to the prince, the emperor once again noticed her, a long-forgotten concubine, and immediately asked her to move into the Qingya Palace, which is closest to the emperor's bedroom. If she heard the news before giving birth, she would be surprised, but now she has a cold heart, from the infatuation of looking forward to the emperor's favor to the cold silence of breaking through the relationship, everything is no longer important to her, she politely refused the imperial decree, insisted on living in the Qingshui Palace with the newborn prince, the emperor was ecstatic and didn't care, everything was left to her.

Three months later, Concubine Xiu gave birth to the second prince, and the resentment in Concubine Xiu's heart, she knew, she lost everything in three months, how could she not hate? Due to Jin Ran's existence, all the big and small in the palace paid attention to the prince's every move, and Concubine Xiu didn't dare to act rashly no matter how ruthless she was, so she could only hide in the Qingqi Palace and secretly curse the injustice of God.

For the emperor's favor, she no longer suffers from gains and losses, to put it more clearly, she doesn't care at all, and even when her mother and son are expensive, she is awarded the crown, and she has no joy. She still stayed in Qingshui Palace, began to be a vegetarian, and brought the Dharma to the Buddha, even if the emperor returned to the arms of Concubine Xiu, she didn't care. What she cares about is how to keep Ran'er alive and not let people discover Ran'er's true gender.

She and Mama Qin carefully raised Ran'er in Qingshui Palace, protected them meticulously, and didn't let people get close at all. Since she was a child, she has repeatedly warned Ran'er that she is different from others, and she is also at a loss. The baby who is only a few years old knows what it means to be 'hidden', she has not been noisy since she was a child, childishness has never existed in her at all, the environment has forced her to be so, and the sinister world of adults has forced her to be like this.

When she watched Ran'er study hard to learn the course arranged for the prince, and heard the master praise Ran'er for her intelligence in learning and her talent in martial arts as a rare all-round talent in civil and martial arts, her heart did not have the pride that a mother should have, and some only had deep sorrow, grieving for Ran'er's deprived right to live.

That person full of wealth should not be Ran'er, that person with strong martial arts should not be Ran'er, her Ran'er has been strangled, and she was destroyed by her own hands as soon as she landed!

"The queen mother? Queen mother! Jin Ran shook the queen's hand, trying to soothe the heavy atmosphere, "Do you know who the person brought back by Erchen today?" ”

"I haven't heard anyone mention it." The queen forced herself to smile and no longer dwell on the past. "If it weren't for some special person, you wouldn't have invited him to the palace, right?"

"He is Qingyuan, the third prince of Yunxiu Kingdom, Erchen met him in Xie Weitang, Erchen plans to tell him Taojiao about the essentials of transferring troops and sending generals, we lack this kind of talent in Lily of the Valley---" Jin Ran gushed endlessly. Only in front of his mother would Jin Ran show his long-suppressed liveliness, and when he raised his head, he was silent when he came into contact with the queen's stern expression, it's bad!

"You're going to the Relief Pond again?" The queen's willow eyebrows tightened, and the anger in her tone was unmistakable.

Jin Ran bit his lower lip and regretted that he had spoken too quickly.

"Didn't I say you weren't allowed to go to that kind of place again?" The queen rebuked unhappily, "Although it is remote, it is still an open-air seat, putting aside the secret of being discovered by someone, let people get a glimpse of your body, is it okay?" Don't forget to take that it's a girl after all. What's more, Concubine Xiu has been paying attention to you for a long time, and she is trying to take the opportunity to assassinate you, the crown prince, alone, no matter how strong your martial arts are, there is no chance of winning. ”

"Few people ---go there," Jin Ran whispered in defense, he really didn't want to give up that secret world.

"Didn't you meet one today?" The queen eased her anger, took his hand and persuaded softly: "Ran'er, don't gamble your life on that slim chance, promise the queen mother, okay?" ”

"Erchen knows." Jin Ran nodded in agreement, and sighed softly reluctantly, deeply sorry for the natural beauty that could no longer be set foot in.