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When Lan Jing opened her eyes exhausted, the sun was already rising outside the window, and the bright sunlight shone through the carved window into the warm bedroom, lazily carrying a bit of warmth.

Ling Feng seemed to hear that Lan Jing had woken up, and immediately went to the door of the dormitory and bowed to ask for instructions: "My lord, the court's communications officer sent a letter early in the morning, saying that the New Year is coming, and the queen mother has moved from the northern suburbs palace a few days ago. After returning to Tai'an Palace, His Majesty misses you very much after not seeing you for many days, and it just so happens that tomorrow is the new year, so you, my lord...doesn't it be time to go to the palace to say hello?"

Lan Jing only felt sore all over her body, and her head was full of chaos. After hearing Ling Feng's noise, she was stunned for a long time before she understood what she just said.He didn't answer in a hurry, but looked down at the neatly folded brocade quilt beside him, there was no residual warmth between the mattress and mattress.

"Where's the general..." Lan Jing frowned and asked in a low voice, recalling the madness of last night, she still felt her scalp tingling.Going out for many days, either injured or inconvenient, and occasionally one or two times is also a very gentle taste.Now, as soon as Li Xuanfang returned to the palace, the animal nature of his whole body was immediately revealed. Even though he cried and begged for mercy for most of the night, he almost killed half of him...

"I went to practice swords early in the morning." Ling Feng glanced at the ambiguous traces of bruises on the side of Lan Jing's neck, pursed his lips a little playfully, and there was a hint of sympathy in the corners of his eyes that were suppressing a smile.

"Hmm..." Lan Jing seemed to have noticed that Ling Feng was peeking at him, and gave him a hard look, then turned her head and snorted in displeasure, "You go and arrange the carriages and horses, and take the money I bought from the market yesterday. Put it in the wooden box, and we will enter the palace in the morning when the emperor leaves tomorrow."

"Yes."

Ling Feng hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly, bowed quickly and retreated out of the hall, seeing the prince's expression, if he stayed a little longer, he really wasn't sure whether he would be rewarded with a good beating by him in anger.

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After noon the next day, Lan Jing tidied up lazily, and drove Li Xuan straight to the Longxiao Kingdom's palace with Li Xuan in official uniform, Ling Feng also dressed up as a guard and rode beside him on horseback.Longxiao Kingdom is rich and prosperous, and the grand palace with red walls and green tiles has been repaired incomparably gorgeously. The three of them walked slowly along the white marble stone steps, passed through several palace walls, and the gate of Longxiao Palace gradually appeared in a golden light. in front of you.

"King Jing is here."

The guards around him were heavily guarded, and they began to salute respectfully in front of him one after another from a distance. Although Ling Feng was already a familiar face, the guards of Longxiao Palace still had a look of vigilance in their eyes.

"Prince Jing, Your Majesty is studying with the eldest prince in the side hall at the moment, please allow me to pass it on." The eunuch on duty stood outside the hall and bowed to Lan Jing, then looked at Ling Feng who was standing behind him , lowered his eyes and said respectfully, "Guard Ling, please wait outside the hall."

Ling Feng raised his eyes and glanced at Lan Jing as if asking for instructions, and saw that he nodded invisibly, then took two steps back, lowered his head and cupped his fists and said, "Yes."

In the Longxiao Hall, Lan Xuan was wearing a bright yellow brocade uniform and sat on the main seat with a smile on his face. There was an emerald tea cup in the small room by his hand, and a faint fragrance wafted around with the heat. slow diffusion.

"See Your Majesty." Seeing that Lan Xuan was in good spirits, Lan Jing let go of her heart that had been hanging for a long time, walked to the center of the hall, pulled Li Xuan to kneel down with a light smile and kowtowed.

"See Your Majesty." Li Xuan lowered his eyes slightly, and respectfully bowed to Lan Xuan. His deep voice was full of magnetism, which made people feel very at ease listening to it.

"Stay flat." Lan Xuan Yili slightly raised her hand, turned her head to the eunuch and maid serving beside her and said in a low voice, "You all step back."

The attendants in the hall came out lightly, and the gorgeous carved door was gently closed. In the blink of an eye, the room was restored to silence.

Lan Jing opened her mouth, but really didn't know what to say. He wanted to ask Lan Xuan if he was well recently, but he knew that no matter how hard he felt, he would never confide in himself. answer.

Brother Huang has a soft temper and a weak appearance, but there is a kind of stubbornness that is deeply rooted in his bones. No matter what he has experienced or how long it has passed, he will never change a bit.

"The empress dowager returned to the palace not long ago. She looks forward to seeing you every day. I'm afraid I miss you so much. I'll take the concubine there to say hello."

Lan Xuan smiled softly, took Lan Jing's hand and slowly sat on the soft gold-painted couch, looked him up and down with water-clear eyes, and then nodded slightly, "It seems that the clearness has diminished again. , I’m still not used to going out.”

The corners of Lan Jing's mouth twitched calmly, it's not just because she's not used to it, she almost couldn't come back!

But in the end, he just smiled and shook his head, glanced lovingly at Li Xuan who was standing beside him, and replied softly: "Brother Huang, don't worry, it's just that the food was not so smooth when we were in Jiangnan."

Seeing Lan Jing looking sideways at him, Li Xuan slightly curled the corners of his lips towards him, and on his normally serious face, the corners of his eyes and brows were full of doting.

Lan Xuan happened to have a panoramic view of all this.

"Seeing that your husband and wife are loving, Brother Huang is relieved." Lan Xuan chuckled, but there was a bit of bitterness hidden in those intoxicating eyes.

"...Uh, by the way, where is Luo'er?" Lan Jing panicked, and hurriedly changed the subject on purpose, at a loss, "I brought him a small gift, and it was very delicate!"

"Ah, Luo'er is still in the study, I'll order someone to bring him to see you." Lan Xuan seemed to see Lan Jing's embarrassment, and quickly raised her lips and smiled, and lightly reprimanded outside the door, " Come on, go to the study and ask the First Prince to come over."

The guards outside the hall responded immediately, and quickly turned around and left.After only a while, I heard the eldest prince's childish voice at the door, clear and clean, polite: "Father."

"Come in." Lan Xuan got up and stood in the middle of the hall, raised her eyes to look towards the door, her gentle voice was like the sunlight shining through the mahogany carvings, warming people's heart.

The door of the palace was slowly pushed open by the guards, and a small child was wearing a brocade robe and a round hat inlaid with emerald green. He was trying to support the ground with his hands, and he stood up alone and walked towards the room.The big jade-like bright eyes quietly looked around the crowd, and their eyes fell on Lan Jing with a bit of joy.

"My son...greetings to my father."

Joy to joy, that little bit of etiquette did not neglect at all, he lifted the hem of the brocade dress in front of him with both hands, knelt down on the ground, caressed the ground with his fleshy little hands, respectfully kowtowed to everyone, "Here Uncle Jing, please greet me."

I haven't seen him in just a few months, and this little thing has grown a lot taller, and on his immature face, he can already see a bit of the appearance of the future.

"Get up quickly, and go see what your Uncle Jing brought you." Lan Xuan's eyes quietly opened a look of kindness, and he nodded in satisfaction.The eldest prince, Lan Luogui, is the first son and the only royal bloodline. Although the whole Dragon Firmament Palace loves him extremely, he himself is still able to study humbly and politely with the young master.The world is difficult, not to mention that in this dark and turbulent palace, it is his greatest comfort that the only child can become a weapon.

"Come." Lan Jing beckoned to him, took back from the table an exquisite wooden box carved from golden nanmu, and gently opened it facing Lan Luo, "Look at what this is?"

"Kong Mingsuo?!" Lan Luohong's fluttering little face suddenly burst into surprise, she blinked her big obsidian eyes and said, "I saw it in the book!!"

The small wooden toy is extremely exquisite in workmanship, and the 24 columns are tightly intertwined with each other.Lan Luo couldn't help raising her hand to caress those carved pillars, but she suddenly withdrew her hand hesitantly the moment she touched it.

"Young Fu said... the prince should be more restrained and not indulge in fun..." Lan Luo's big eyes, which were still shining just now, suddenly dimmed a bit, and he tried his best to suppress his emotions and whispered, "Thank you, Luo'er Uncle Emperor's kindness... Luo'er can't accept it..."

The helpless look made people feel a little distressed.

When Lan Jing heard the words, she suddenly opened her mouth in surprise. How could these words be something that a five-year-old child could say? !Born in an emperor's family, he enjoys the wealth beyond the reach of ordinary people, but he also has to pay hardships that others can't imagine, just like... Lan Xuan...

These little things that ordinary children like to play with have become desires that need to be restrained in front of Lan Luo.Shao Fu was not wrong, just because he was well versed in the situation in the court, he was allowed to hone his mind earlier, so that he would be able to face immeasurable bloody storms in the future, but now seeing his eyes filled with reluctance but forced to give up , it really hurts...

"Luo'er, since Uncle Jing's kindness is so kind, you can accept it, as long as it takes time." Seeing Lan Jing's expression, Lan Xuan thought it was embarrassment after being rejected by Lan Luo, so she walked slowly to the second room. In front of people, he stroked the top of the child's head and said softly.That handsome face reflected in the afternoon sun is so beautiful that it makes one's heart beat.

Lan Luo's eyes suddenly lit up with joy, and he quickly took the wooden box with both hands, bowed down cautiously again, and said in a milky voice, "Thank you, Uncle Jing, Luo'er."

"Get up." Lan Jing was also pulled back to her senses, picked up the child kneeling on the ground with both hands, leaned over and said with a smile, "If Luo'er likes anything else, you can tell Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang will find a way to find it for you, okay?"

"it is good."

A sweet whisper sounded in the ears, Lan Xuan looked at the sun, and the warm scene where Lan Jing put her hands on the child's shoulders and whispered softly suddenly fell into a trance for a moment.

So familiar.

He can almost still remember his once bright smile, and he can still smell the faint fragrance wafting from him...

"Xuan'er, do you like Uncle Wang?"

"Xuan'er, as long as you like it, tell Uncle Wang, I will find it for you one by one, and then hold it in front of you with my own hands..."

"Uncle Emperor..."

An almost choked whisper escaped from the corner of her lips unconsciously, Lan Jing froze for a moment, and looked at Lan Xuan with puzzled eyes.

The voice was too low and far away, and he couldn't hear a word clearly.But Lan Xuan's tears that gradually blurred his eyes made his heart ache a bit.

"Emperor brother?!"

The two people, one big and one small, looked at Lan Xuan at the same time, but saw him hastily bent his brows and eyes to cover up, and said to Lan Jing with a smile, "The Queen Mother has been waiting for you for a long time, and I will probably keep you for dinner tonight. It's time for Luo'er to go back to the study to study, you should go to Tai'an Hall to have a look!"

Lan Jing turned her head and glanced at Li Xuan who had been standing behind him without saying a word, but saw that he was also looking at her thoughtfully, his eyes slightly lowered on that handsome face like a knife, and looked at him lightly. nodded.

"Yes, Lan Jing is leaving."

Lan Jing lightly opened Lan Luo's thin shoulders, and kowtowed directly on the spot, while bowing her head respectfully, she couldn't help peeking at Lan Xuan's still full of melancholy.

Lan Xuan is the elder brother, and he has been strong in front of him for so many years. Although he knows it well, he still doesn't want to see the sadness that is inadvertently revealed.

Can make his heart feel as sad as being lingering...