After staggering for an hour, the carriage stopped slowly at the gate of the palace.

The father-in-law who passed the decree waited in front of the car for a while and saw no movement, called out softly but still did not see Jing Ran get off the car, then stepped forward and gently lifted the curtain, looking at the person leaning against the car wall as if asleep, hesitating for a moment He opened his mouth and called out: "Jing Shizi, you have already arrived at the palace."

Jing Ran opened her eyes in an instant, her phoenix eyes were clear, and there was no trace of sleepiness.

Seeing him open his eyes, the father-in-law who delivered the decree drew down the curtain and continued to stand beside the carriage and wait.

Jing Ran reached out and touched the hair on the back of her head, and when she saw that it was not messed up, she stepped off the carriage.

The father-in-law standing on the side immediately bowed and said: "Master Jing, please come with the servants, the emperor is in the imperial study."

Jing Ran nodded slightly, and raised his eyes to look at him casually as he walked. The majestic Haohua palaces were next to each other, with double eaves, green tiles and glazed tiles.

When he was seven years old, he went to the Qingyue Palace to participate in a palace banquet. The emperor's palace has gone through a hundred years of vicissitudes, and the changes have changed slightly in more than ten years, so he quickly followed the father-in-law who led the way to the imperial study. .

People who can live alone in many palaces have always been exquisite, not to mention the eunuchs who have been in the deep harem for decades, even those eyes that can read thousands of sails are unmatched by ordinary people.

The father-in-law who led the way sighed softly when he saw the man in front of him with his heavenly posture and the nobility of his gestures. Deqin Palace indeed has more dragons and phoenixes.And the current emperor's heirs are all mediocre except for His Royal Highness the crown prince and the sixth prince, and even the slightly talented prince and six princes together seem to be incomparable to the person in front of him, who was born in a non-emperor's family but has the noble air of an emperor, I'm afraid that if you become extremely intelligent, you will be hurt.

Jing Ran was keenly aware of the emotions of the leader Lu Gonggong beside him, and slightly tilted his head and lowered his eyebrows.

The father-in-law looked down, secretly thinking that he had lost his composure, and quickly collected his mind and led Jing Ran to the door of the imperial study with due diligence. When he saw someone entering the pass, he respectfully saluted: "Jing Shizi will get the pass in a while and go directly to the palace." But, the servant will leave first."

"Eunuch, please." Jing Ran took a serious look at the eunuch, and nodded in response.

The old eunuch bowed down and retreated, and the official palace servants had also come out, stood at the door and said in a drawn-out voice: "Prince Deqin's residence, Mr. Jing is here~"

The old emperor put down the memorial and the red lacquer brush in his hand, and glanced at the eldest grandson Qimu who was drinking tea lightly before turning his gaze to the door.

As the door of the palace was slightly pushed open, a tall and straight man dressed in white walked into the palace slowly, with gleaming facial features, long hair neatly tied into a crown, a body like a cypress and a pine tree, his steps were leisurely, and his posture was light.

The old emperor's already deep eyes darkened silently.

Changsun Qimu's fingertips holding the teacup turned slightly bluish-white due to unconscious pressing, and his thumb rubbed lightly at the mouth of the cup before slowly raising his eyes to look at the person who was approaching step by step.

Jing Ran turned his head and glanced at Changsun Qimu as if feeling something, staring slightly with his clear and shallow phoenix eyes.

Changsun Qimu's fingers holding the edge of the cup froze slightly, his heart trembled slightly, and his long and curly eyelashes gently drooped to cover the emotions in his eyes.

With just one glance, Jing Ran also turned his gaze back, stopped right in front of the eldest grandson Qimu, raised his hand to salute his superior, and said, "Jing Ran pays homage to the emperor."

The old emperor's deep eyes swept back and forth between Jing Ran and Changsun Qimu, his pupils were as deep as a pool, and the subtle movements of the two of them naturally failed to hide from the countless emperors who had watched them.

"Jing Ran——" the old emperor called out the name slowly, and after pondering for a while, he suddenly released a strong pressure all over his body, and suddenly shouted: "You are guilty!"

Jing Ran's brows twitched lightly, and after a very quick pause, he replied neither humble nor overbearing: "Jing Ran has been away from the mansion for ten years to recuperate, and he just returned to the capital today, and he received the order to enter the palace before he had a word with his grandfather. Yes, can the emperor make it clear."

"Raise your head." The old emperor said slowly.

Jing Ran slightly raised his head and looked directly at Emperor Yue, his eyes were focused and clear.

The old emperor narrowed his eyes, then stared at her for a moment and said sharply: "My little princess Qimu has been noble and noble since she was a child, but she just asked me to marry you. Marriage has been a big event since ancient times. It is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. And you know what crime it is to seduce the emperor's heir by giving and receiving in private!"

Jing Ran was startled, and slowly turned his head to look at the person who was asked to marry her by Emperor Yue, glanced lightly and turned his gaze back.

Emperor Yue's two eyebrows were slightly gathered together, but he sat quietly like a mountain.Jing Ran knew that he was assessing herself, but she didn't know whether the move that caught her off guard was an elaborate chess game designed by Emperor Yue himself, waiting for him to jump, or whether it was the father and daughter who sang and harmonized each other. ?

No matter what kind it is, if she says a wrong word at this moment, she is in the hands of the old emperor, but if she doesn't say a word, she is like a fish on a sticky board-at the mercy of others.

The breath in Changsun Qimu's body was already extremely cold, and his brows and eyelashes were like frost, he put down the tea cup and stood up.

Jing Ran suddenly looked directly at Emperor Yue and said: "Since he ascended the throne, the emperor has worked hard to govern and is a sage. Jing Ran was only seven years old when he left home when he was young, and he never set foot in the capital for ten years. In the palace, His Highness and I have no chance to meet each other."

The old emperor stared at Jing Ran fixedly, seeing that her face did not seem to be fake, his face suddenly softened a bit, and said in a calm voice: "Let's calm down first, come here, give me a seat!"

Changsun Qimu sat back on the body that was about to get up, his eyelids were slightly closed, and his thin lips were tightly pursed.

Jing Ran thanked her with a blank face, and sat across the empty hall from the eldest grandson Qimu, her eyes flicked undisguisedly on the face that seemed similar to the old emperor's.

The atmosphere was slightly stagnant, and the grandson Qimu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stood up and said in a clear voice, "Father, do you still remember the [-]th birthday of the emperor's grandmother?"

The old emperor raised his eyebrows curiously, and nodded slightly to signal her to continue.

"Father has always been benevolent and filial. Knowing that the emperor's grandmother likes to be lively, he authorized the high-ranking ministers in the court to bring their family members to the palace to attend the banquet on the day of the palace banquet." The eldest grandson Qimu stood up with light eyebrows, and said word by word: "It's also because of the many people, Concubine Luo Gui, who had been thrown into the cold palace by her father for many years, was released by someone with a heart. In order to get revenge on Concubine Duan, who had always had a grudge but was especially favored, she mistook her minister for the Eighth Emperor's sister, and sent her son and minister to the eighth imperial concubine. He was held hostage in the back garden and thrown into Taiye Lake."

Emperor Yue frowned and nodded, as if recalling: "At that time, in the middle of winter, when you were discovered, you were covered with cold and purple. Your imperial grandmother thought you could not be saved, so she collapsed on the spot in shock and anger. Take care of yourself." The happy event almost turned into a funeral, I naturally remember it very clearly."

"And the person who rescued the minister from the lake that day—" Changsun Qimu didn't answer the old emperor's words, but turned to Jing Ran and said softly, "It is Jing Shizi."

Jing Ran's eyebrows twitched fiercely. Taiye Pond is adjacent to the fourth concubine's bedroom. As a courtier of the previous dynasty, she couldn't easily set foot there even on the day of the palace banquet. She went in quietly that day for a special reason.She didn't expect to come across such a scene, hesitated for a moment, and then rescued the person from the lake, and then quietly disappeared when she saw a palace maid looking for her, but she always thought that the little bun that she saved was the one who was at that time. The concubine Duan's only daughter, the eighth emperor's daughter, was being talked about by Concubine Luo, who was already insane, but she never thought that the small group of little people at that time was actually the distinguished Ninth Princess Highness in front of her.

"You girl, when I asked you who rescued you, you said you didn't see clearly!" The old emperor raised his brows and scolded lightly, but he didn't seem really angry at all.

The eldest grandson Qimu smiled slightly as if embarrassed, and pulled his lips and said: "My son was still young at the time, and he was shocked and frightened when he was rescued on the spot. He really didn't remember it. Later, he saw Jing Shizi at the dinner party and just a little bit." Remember."

Jing Ran's eyebrows flickered, and he heard the old emperor's suspicious voice turn around: "Oh? I remember that I was in the front hall with the harem concubines and courtiers, but why did Jing Shizi go to the harem? Could it be that the child got lost? road?"

Jing Ran raised his eyes to see the corner of the old emperor's mouth twitching slightly, looking at her with a slight smile, but he was calmly staring at the prey he had already set his sights on like a smiling tiger ready to open his bloody mouth at any time.

"Go back to the emperor, that day I—"

"Father, this son-in-law was kidnapped by Concubine Luo Gui from the plum forest in the Imperial Garden. At that time, his mouth was covered and he couldn't make a sound, but it can be seen that Jing Shizi followed Erchen secretly all the way from the moment he was kidnapped." When I arrived at Taiye Lake, I didn’t rescue me until Concubine Luo Guifei threw my son into the lake and left.” Changsun Qimu suddenly interrupted Jing Ran’s words, and continued to explain to the old emperor: “ Jing Shizi was still young at that time, if he confronted Concubine Luo Guifei head-on, he would startle the snake, and after saving his son ashore, he left immediately to buy time to notify the Habayashi Guards to capture Concubine Luo Guifei in time to avoid more disasters."

Jing Ran raised his eyes again, and his gaze fell indistinctly on the person in front of him who defended her lightly, but was logical and organized, and couldn't find any flaws in every word.

This person is so brilliant and psychic that although there are three sisters in the world, the subjects of Qingyue only respect their Highness Nine Princesses. Convince and adore.

The old emperor fell silent, and after a while, he said softly "Yes", his tone was slow, and his emotions were difficult to distinguish: "As expected, he is the young son of the Deqin Palace. He has been so thoughtful and talented since he was a child. And he saved my little one Princess, I and the queen should host a banquet to thank you."

Jing Ran stood up and said: "The emperor's words are serious. The royal family is the monarch, and the Deqin palace is the courtiers. It is only natural for the courtiers to save the monarch. Naturally, it is impossible to say thank you."

The eldest grandson Qimu stood quietly in place, his eyes lightly fell on Jing Ran, and his heart was truly filled with relief and softness that he had never felt before.

The old emperor responded vaguely without saying a word, and changed his mouth at the right time: "Speaking of which, the Deqin Palace is also loyal and brave for generations. I was also a brother and friend with me, and I was born and died for Qingyue, and died young, and I also regretted my whole life." After a pause, he continued: "I ordered you to enter the palace today because I want to see Deqin Brother Wang's orphan. I have been busy with government affairs these years, so I can't take good care of you on his behalf, I feel quite ashamed when I think about it."

"However, the Deqin Prince's Mansion has always taught children well. I see that you are outstanding in appearance and talented, and you have the potential to emerge from the blue. I am quite relieved. I think your talent will not be bad. The imperial court is really employing people now. Do you have the opportunity to become a prince?" The plan to enter the court?" The old emperor changed his style of painting and put his idea on the court.

The eldest grandson Qimu's eyes became cold again, and Jing Ran responded calmly after being slightly stunned: "Deqin Prince's Mansion has been blessed by the emperor, so it should be shrouded in Qingyue horse leather, but Jing Ran has not yet reached the crown, and according to the regulations of our dynasty, he cannot be a knight. towards."

"In this way—two years are only a short period of time. It is important for my nephew to take care of his health first, and I am anxious." The old emperor nodded regretfully as if he had just remembered, and changed the topic again: "Speaking of which, you have a small body. It's not good, but now it's all right?"

The emperor has always been exquisite in all aspects, and the address can't be changed in an instant, but the two ends of the grace and power are completely reversed.

Jing Ran laughed lightly in his heart: "It's already much better, but now it's just a little weaker than ordinary people, it's not a big problem."

The old emperor nodded in relief, and said with a smile on his face: "That would be the best, and Brother Deqin's soul in heaven can rest at ease. But for the sake of safety, and the old prince Deqin is getting old, I will send him to the imperial hospital. The imperial physician Li bestowed upon the Deqin Palace to take care of you two in time in the future, just in case something unexpected happens."

Jing Ran's eyebrows drooped slightly, and he nodded in response. Today, the old emperor lost his wish again and again, and if he didn't get back a little bit of sweetness, he might go on endlessly.

Satisfied with his attitude, the old emperor waved his hand and said, "Since I have met my nephew, I feel a little relieved. You have worked hard all the way, so I will send you back to your residence so you can rest."

"Yes." Jing Ran bowed and walked out of the imperial study room slowly.

The eldest grandson Qimu also got up and said: "My son and minister also leave."

The old emperor glanced at her, then slowed down his voice and said: "Although I don't know what you want to do with the decree and marriage, you must be clear that no matter what, people from the Deqin Palace will never be allowed to stay! Don't disappoint You have fulfilled the expectations of me and my ancestors from you."

His little daughter, who has been psychic since she was a child, has a calm personality and is the one most like him among all his descendants.He really dotes on her and values ​​her, but now she has long been on her own, and her thoughts are getting deeper and deeper, and he gradually can't understand her.

"Father is in his prime, wise and powerful, and his sons and ministers can't compare to him. Since father has his own judgment on everything, sons dare not presume, so I stepped back." Changsun Qimu finished speaking lightly, and saluted Then he turned around and left the palace gate.

The old emperor looked at her neat back with deep eyes, without saying a word.

The author has something to say: The chapters posted yesterday afternoon were only released after midnight after the review, and today is a bit early and I don’t know when I will see them, look up at the sky emmmmm..

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