After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

When the sixth prince was keeping vigil for the emperor, he actually flirted with a maid from Chengqian Palace behind the mourning hall, and was interrupted by the queen and several ministers. Even with the help of the Ming imperial concubine and the support of his chief minister Murong Chi, he could not get on the wall and still lost the qualification to compete for the throne.

The King of England was quickly established as the new monarch. The enthronement ceremony was held first, and then the new emperor presided over the state funeral.

I have been busy for a month, and at this time Beijin has also entered winter. After a while, it snows and the snow becomes difficult to travel. They will have to wait until the next spring to go south.

But as time goes by, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no changes.

Therefore, Liu Yunxiang was very anxious in the past few days, but Leng Yuxie never issued an order.

The beggar sat at the door, holding his broken bowl and tapping it with his fingers. "There are guards inside and outside the house. Are they really just protecting us?"

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath. He could go out a few days ago, but he can no longer go out these days. It was said to be protection, but in fact it was more like confining them.

But she still remembered that day when she met Leng Yuxie, he looked at her and said, "I treat you as a friend, sincerely."

"Actually, if I were the monarch of Beijin, especially the new monarch, I probably would not ignore the opposition of all ministers and let go of people who may become enemies of Beijin in the future. Promises are nothing, he has already taken that position. We have no value to him."

"I'm still willing to believe him."

Liu Yunxiang entered the back room and saw Yan Mu sitting on the Arhat bed. His figure was getting thinner and his face was not good. As soon as the weather got cold, he would catch wind and cold, which was always good or bad. He had consulted many doctors, but they all said he was too weak and needed to be nursed back to health.

The window lattice was opened, and the cold wind blew in. He stared outside blankly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Liu Yunxiang sat on the Luohan bed, leaned over and closed the window first, then turned to look at Yan Mu, and saw that he had retracted his gaze and looked at her with an expressionless expression on his face for a long time.

"Why, you don't recognize me anymore?" she joked.

It was just a joke, she smiled, and suddenly her heart trembled, "You..."

Yan Mu smiled, "I was just thinking about Yan'er and Xingyi. They must have grown a lot taller. They probably can't remember me anymore."

Liu Yunxiang breathed a sigh of relief, "When you left, they were still young. After another three years, they probably don't recognize you anymore, but it doesn't matter. You are their father, and they are still looking forward to your coming home."

Yan Mu sighed, "I miss them."

"We'll be home soon."

"I wonder if I can catch up with the red plum tree in the yard when it's in full bloom."

Liu Yunxiang sat over and leaned into Yan Mu's arms, "I can definitely do it."

After Yan Mu went to bed, Liu Yunxiang came to the door of the mansion. Before he could step out of the threshold, he was stopped by two imperial guards.

"I want to see His Majesty," she said.

One of the guards said: "There is no decree from the Holy Spirit, so you can just stay at home without any worries."

"Then the Holy One's will is for you to imprison us or protect us?"

"Nature is protection."

"Since it's for protection, then I insist on going out. Do you dare to touch me?"

The two guards looked at each other, and one of them said: "You go back first, we will enter the palace to ask for instructions from the Holy One."

Liu Yunxiang shook off his sleeves and said, "I won't embarrass you. I'll just wait here for your news."

With that said, she sat down on the verandah on one side and would not give up until Leng Yuxie replied.

In this way, I waited until it was almost dark before the palace responded.

"Your Majesty is waiting for you at the Prince's Palace."

When Liu Yunxiang went out, two imperial guards followed her all the way to the British Prince's Mansion. When I came to the backyard, I saw Leng Yuxie sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, holding a bottle of wine in his hand and drinking alone. He looked very lonely.

Behind him stood the imperial guards, and beside him were the palace maids and eunuchs. Today, Leng Yuxie was in the ninth position, and was no longer the former His Royal Highness.

Liu Yunxiang stepped forward, hesitated for a moment, and then saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty Jin An."

Leng Yuxie was holding the wine bottle to drink. Hearing this, his hand paused, then he put down the wine bottle and gave a wry smile.

"It turns out that there are so many things I can't help but do when I sit in this position. Many times, I begin to regret that I shouldn't fight for this position."

Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "Not just kings, everyone has times when they can't help themselves."

Leng Yuxie took a sip of wine, swallowed it, was silent for a moment, and then his eyes became sharp: "I don't want to kill people, but to cut the grass, we must root it out."

Liu Yunxiang felt a chill in his heart, "I think that whether you are a king or an ordinary person, the so-called inability to control yourself is just an excuse."

Leng Yuxie raised his head and looked at Liu Yunxiang, his eyes serious: "Are you accusing me?"

Liu Yunxiang pursed his lips, "You said we are still friends, are we still friends now?"

Leng Yuxie was startled for a moment, then turned away and said, "Of course."

"Leng Yuxie, I'm not blaming you. I know it's difficult for you, so I'm a little worried about you."

"No one dares to call me by my first name."

"Can I be an exception?"

Leng Yuxie smiled, "Of course."

Liu Yunxiang walked over, sat down opposite Leng Yuxie, snatched the wine bottle from his hand, poured himself a glass, touched it with him, and drank it.

"Wine from the palace?"

"Ah."

"It's delicious."

"My father's treasure has been hidden for more than 20 years according to the eunuch beside him, and he has been reluctant to drink it."

"It's cheaper for you."

Leng Yuxia burst out laughing, this time her smile was bright and clear.

"Let me tell you something funny. Today, after the morning court, the Minister of Rites came to see me. He hesitated and it took him a long time to explain. You can't even guess that he suggested that I choose ten concubines at once. Eight, and then...haha!"

Having said this, Leng Yuxie burst out laughing, laughing so much that he lay on the table and couldn't get up.

Liu Yunxiang raised his eyebrows, "Then what?"

Leng Yuxie laughed for a while, then continued: "He proposed to let Lao Jiu sow seeds for my concubines."

"what?"

"It's high-sounding that it's for the sake of my country's stability."

The corner of Liu Yunxiang's mouth twitched, "You didn't tell him that you could have children?"

"Am I crazy? I'm going to explain this to everyone?"

Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but laugh, "Don't blame me. It was you who hid your thoughts and didn't tell me clearly."

"I blame you and restore my innocence!"

Liu Yunxiang covered his mouth, "You won't still..."

Leng Yuxie blushed, "Shut up!"

Liu Yunxiang's eyes widened, "It's true!"

Leng Yuxie narrowed his eyes, "You know too much!"

Liu Yunxiang laughed, "Actually, this is a simple matter. You should hurry up and get a few more concubines, work harder, and make them all pregnant. Then the rumors will be broken."

"Hmph, I don't want so many women, they are annoying me to death. I only want one. The fate has not yet arrived, so I will just wait."

"I support the emperor!"

"Tch, do I need your support?"

Liu Yunxiang pouted, "By the way, how is Zhixi doing?"

Leng Yuxie's expression changed, "She ran away with the adulterer."

"Oh, it's a pity that I didn't say goodbye to her."

Leng Yuxie took another sip of wine and said, "See me, are you okay?"

Liu Yunxiang paused and said, "I would like to ask the emperor to issue an order to let us return to Darong."

Leng Yuxie clicked his tongue, "I'm afraid that what I let go is an enemy who will be our enemy in Beijin in the future, an enemy that is so powerful that we are helpless, and now his life is in my hands."