When they returned to the coaching field, the mess of the scene made them both laugh.

I saw a group of stout men in armor arguing like children, "You are dead" and "You were touched by my branches" shouts one after another, everyone with crooked armor, all crowded on the field, there was no formation to speak of. And the flags of the two teams are still safely on the bases of both sides, no one to take care of them, and no one to snatch them.

Qingyuan could only shake his head and smile bitterly, allowing the soldiers who found them to surround them, as if to show that there were no scars on their bodies.

Is he overestimating them? Until he returned to the palace, he was still thinking about this question.

"Prince, the queen ordered you to go to Qingshui Palace for dinner." A palace maid handed over a cold cotton towel to the two people in the Qinghun Palace as usual, and opened her mouth to relay.

"Hmm." Jin Ran nodded and looked at Qingyuan, his clear black eyes revealing inquiry.

"Enjoy it, I'll go back and rest." What are you kidding, he won't fall into the net! Qingyuan waved his hand and was about to leave, but was stopped by the palace maid's urgent shouting.

"Prince Qingyuan, the queen ordered you to accompany you!"

"Won't it?" Qingyuan frowned, how could Jin Ran and his mother suddenly think of it? "You just tell the queen that you didn't see me, don't be so careful."

"No, Prince Qingyuan, a slave like you will be punished, don't embarrass the slave." The palace maid was in a hurry, and hurriedly knelt down, and before her knees touched the ground, she was immediately helped up by a moderate force.

Qingyuan's hand held the palace maid's arm, looked at her in embarrassment, and then looked at Jin Ran, seeing the latter with a funny smile, he couldn't help but curse secretly.

"Okay, I'll go with you prince later, it's all right!" Qingyuan was full of anger but couldn't vent to the innocent palace maid, so he had to stink his face and say angrily.

"Yes, thank you Qingyuan Gongzi for making it complete, the slave will be the queen." When the palace maid got the promise, she immediately rushed to Qingshui Palace overjoyed.

"It's really ---" Qingyuan stroked his forehead impatiently and glared at Jin Ran, "You're still laughing on the sidelines!" ”

Hearing Qingyuan's complaint, Jin Ran smiled even more.

"Don't take your anger out on me, go change your clothes!" Jin Ran walked in the direction of the room, took a few steps, and suddenly turned around: "I forgot to tell you, everything in Qingshui Palace is vegetarian, don't expect too much from the dinner." ”

"What?" Tired of a day and still only have vegetarian dishes available?

"One more thing, Mama Qin, whom you met that day, will also be in attendance." After Jin Ran left this sentence, he walked back to the room with a smile under Qingyuan's frustrated shout.

Along the way, Qingyuan's embarrassed expression was still imprinted in her mind, making her smile again.

Changing out of the robe covered with sand, Jin Ran redressed, and when he looked at the figure emitted from the long mirror, he held the hand of the clothes belt, full of anxiety about tonight's banquet.

The ease just now was completely caused by Qingyuan's embarrassment, and it was rare to see him at the district level, which made her laugh, but now that she was alone, the uneasiness immediately began to emerge.

God knows what the Queen Mother was thinking, just to see her friend? It's not that simple! Compared to the rumors that she and Qingyuan were inseparable, it must have also reached the ears of the queen mother, coupled with the fact that Mama Qin, who had always been overprotective of her--- Jin Ran sighed lowly, she could almost imagine what the banquet would be like tonight.

Jin Ran, who was fully equipped, came to the place agreed with Qingyuan, and after waiting for a while, Qingyuan's steady and soft footsteps came from behind, and when Jin Ran turned around, he was shocked---

Qingyuan, who was dressed in an all-white formal uniform, shook the folding fan lightly and walked towards her with a smile.

Snow white seems to be a color tailored for him, not only does not give a feeling of weakness, but highlights his outstanding, bright and dazzling.

Seeing that Jin Ran was stunned, Qingyuan waved his hand in front of her in a funny way. "Are you alright?"

"No," Jin Ran came back to his senses, his cheeks slightly red. "I've never seen you wear such formal literati clothes, I'm a little unaccustomed to it."

"Really? I'm not used to it. Qingyuan used a folding fan to hold hard, the heat died, begging for hardship, in this weather still wear this kind of clothes, layer after layer, wrapping zongzi? The Dragon Boat Festival has not yet arrived. "The queen summoned you, how can you do it without decoration?"

"Don't be too restrained, my queen mother is very easy to get along with." Jin Ran led him towards Qingshui Palace while comforting.

I hope so! Qingyuan made up this sentence in his heart and prayed heartily.

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Qingshui Palace is full of tranquility and tranquility, and even the garden layout is rarely exotic flowers and trees, only a large area of wood is planted. That night, the wind blew slowly, and the air was full of elegant osmanthus scent, which took away the heat of the summer and soaked into the heart and spleen.

"The grass people see the queen." Qingyuan lifted the hem of his clothes and was about to kneel down to salute, although he was uninhibited, but in front of Queen Lily of the Valley, the most basic etiquette still had to be taken into account.

"Don't be polite, in this Qingshui Palace, our family is just a woman, don't be restrained by Prince Qingyuan." Without waiting for Qingyuan to bend his knees, the queen raised her hand and immediately stopped Qingyuan's movements.

"Yes." Unwilling to create a polite picture of the two sides pulling, Qingyuan stood up with a smile when he heard this.

"You've been tired all day, you must be hungry! Let's dine first. The queen greeted gently, like a kind and virtuous aunt next door, and there was no tall and difficult to get close to at all.

Seeing this, Jin Ran stepped forward and gently grabbed the queen's wrist, walked inside, and glanced back at Qingyuan before leaving, signaling him to follow.

Is it true that he hasn't seen a big scene? Qingyuan shook his head and smiled, he just didn't like to participate in banquets, it didn't mean that he would be at a loss at the banquet, Yunxiu's kind of large banquet that received envoys from various countries he could handle easily, let alone such an insignificant small banquet?

It's just that today's situation doesn't seem to be simple! Qingyuan raised his eyebrows and quietly followed.

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After Qingyuan and Jin Ran, who had finished dinner, they returned to Qingli Palace, but they did not return to the room immediately. Walking to the small bridge in the courtyard, he jumped into the air lightly and leaned on the willow trunk by the pool, picked the low-hanging willow leaves, and held them in his mouth and shook them up and down with his teeth boringly.

The banquet was not as sad as imagined, the elegant queen's attitude was kind, so that he did not feel restrained at all, and Mama Qin, who was difficult to get close to when he first met last time, although she was still arrogant, but under the queen's pleading eyes, her tone was much more relaxed.

The vegetarian banquet is exquisite, but it is appetizing in the still hot summer night, and the queen at the banquet is also considerate to prepare light water wine, such a banquet is full of joy for the host and guest, and there is nothing to be picky about.

But why is he still depressed?

The queen's gentle eyes contained too much expectation, and Mama Qin's sharp eyes clearly told her that if he dared to betray Jin Ran, she would break him into pieces, and Jin Ran's eyes that had always been condensed were also slightly drunk, although she did not drink a drop of wine.

Lily of the valley is like a cage that is gradually sealed, and with the increasing emotion, he is imprisoning his free life inch by inch, and he clearly feels it. But it seems powerless to break free.

Such a feeling was strange to him, making him feel at a loss for what to do, the restraint of emotions made him panic, afraid that the attitude of forgetting and acting recklessly would dissipate, and the control of his future life would no longer belong to him, and he seemed to have paid too much for this place, far exceeding his burden.

The flirtatious and lazy demeanor faded, and what emerged on that handsome face was a thoughtful thought that had always been hidden only in the depths of the heart.

It's time to leave.