Wind and Rain Empire

In the prime minister's mansion, Zhang Tianyu walked into the hall and poured a cup of tea, Zhang Tiancheng greeted him

"Tianyu, how are Xueyi and Princess Xia doing?"

Zhang Tianyu shrugged easily

"What else? The truth is revealed!"

Zhang Tiancheng said in surprise

"Ah? Xue Yi said it? Wouldn't it be a big blow to Princess Siqin?"

Zhang Tianyu glanced at Zhang Tiancheng

"Hey, brother, aren't you talking nonsense? It's inevitable!"

Zhang Tiancheng walked up and down anxiously

"How about that? What if the princess told her father... (Thinking about it) No, I have to go and ask Xue Yi."

Zhang Tianyu grabbed Zhang Tiancheng and made him freeze in one place

"All the civil and military people in the court know about this, and they can't hide it! Besides, what's the use of finding her? Unless she turns into a man, it's almost the same if she can marry the princess."

Zhang Tiancheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and Zhang Tianyu

"Do you like that princess?"

"Please, she is the future wife in my dream, of course I like her (stopped) Why do you ask that?"

"Leave aside your dream, do you like her?"

Zhang Tianyu thought about it

"She is pure, kind and cute. Anyone who marries her will be very happy. I, speaking of it, should like her more."

"That's it. If you like her, marry her quickly, and she will be able to let go of everything that Xueyi did to her."

Zhang Tianyu looked down at the floor

"Brother, it would be great if everything is as you think! I want to marry, but they don't want to marry!"

Zhang Tiancheng sighed and patted Zhang Tianyu

"Tianyu, this relationship needs to be cultivated slowly. You see, Xue Yi and I have been together for so many years..."

"You can pull it down, you are not convincing at all"

In the courtyard of General Lan's Mansion

Lan Xueyi came out of the bedroom, only to see Wang Yuhe kneeling at the door

"Wang Ma, if you don't do so many things inside and outside the house, why are you kneeling here?"

Wang Yuhe shook his head

"Don't worry about other things, I just ask the general to forgive me, don't go back to the camp in a fit of anger"

"The past is in the past, it doesn't matter if I forgive you or not (pause, look into the distance) In order not to cause incidents like Princess Siqin to happen again, I decided not to hide my daughter's identity from my colleagues anymore , this time I will confess to the brothers when I return to the camp.”

Wang Yuhe looked up, with a pleading tone

"General, if you confess, they may think unreasonably about you. Those in the barracks are all wild men!"

Lan Xueyi looked at Wang Yuhe

"No matter how wild they are, they are my brothers who have been with me for more than 6 years. They have never lied to me, and I can't lie to them. As for the unreasonable thoughts you said, I don't think they will have any kindness towards me. of"

"General, you trust others too much."

"Trust is mutual. Brothers are with me in life and death. If I don't believe them, who do they trust? Besides, I have been deceived for 12 years. The two people I trust the most have failed me. How much more can I be deceived? "

"...But, it's different from one thing to another."

Lan Xueyi helped Wang Yuhe up

"Wang Ma, stop it, this is the end of the matter, you don't need to say more, anyway, I may not come back when I return to the camp this time, you can take care of yourself"

Concubine Xian chatting with three other concubines in Xianfu Palace

Concubine Xian looked at Concubine Shu and Concubine De

"I haven't seen you in the past few days, Concubine Shu and Concubine De have been staying in the palace all day?"

Concubine Shu made a face towards Concubine Xian

"Sister, we've had a good time these few days."

The concubine on the side is interested

"What a good show?"

Defei added

"Isn't that the Princess Xia's show?"

Concubine Shu added fuel and vinegar to her words

"Then Princess Xixia found out about General Lan's true identity as a woman, and she was crying so hard."

Concubine Xian is drinking tea leisurely

"If my sister didn't see it with her own eyes, she can't spread rumors."

Concubine De leaned over to Concubine Xian

"Hey, Sister Xianfei, it's exactly what we saw with our own eyes! General Zhang Tianyuzhang of Prime Minister Zhang's family seems to like that princess very much."

The imperial concubine loves to listen to gossip, so she hurriedly inquired

"There is such a thing? Then what happened later?"

Concubine Shu picked up the snack in front of her and ate it

"Later, he reckoned that he wanted to show affection to Princess Na Siqin, but how could the princess have any emotions after what happened just now?"

Concubine De is also quite sympathetic

"That's right, I was just abandoned"

Concubine Shu looked at Concubine De and asked

"Strictly speaking, that can't be regarded as abandonment, right?"

Concubine De asked Concubine Shu

"Huh? Doesn't it count?"

Concubine Xian coughed

"Ahem, let's get back to the topic."

Concubine Shu eats and says

"All in all, General Zhang put this matter on hold, and what happens next depends on seeing King Xia off this afternoon."

Concubine Xian held the teacup and looked at the tea leaves in the cup, saying:

"Princess Siqin, like Princess Yongping, is still young. Now she can only look at the surface, and she can't resist the temptation when she hears sweet words. When she gets a little older, she meets someone who really treats her well. You will understand what love is, and gradually you will treat each other sincerely."

The concubine feels the same way

"That's right, that's right, what Sister Xianfei said is very true, maybe I will meet someone we both like at some point."

Looking back at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhang Tiancheng was standing, and Zhang Haisheng was pacing up and down in the hall, reprimanding Zhang Tiancheng

He yelled at Zhang Tiancheng

"You unfilial son, what are you talking about? Are you going to the border to defend your home and country?"

Zhang Tiancheng knelt down

"Father, my son has been idle at home for more than five years. I don't want to be an official but I don't want to waste my time. After thinking about it, I should go to the border to guard the city."

Zhang Haisheng pointed at him

"Then why did you go? Go now? The officials are preparing to send troops to attack the Kingdom of Jin. You are a scholar who has no power to restrain you. What are you doing on the battlefield? Are you going to die?"

"It's precisely because of the turmoil that Xue Yi is in danger, that's why I..."

Zhang Haisheng was furious

"It's because of the man and woman again! What's so good about her? If you want a figure without a figure, you want a temperament (pause) her, she is a tomboy! Could it be that you have a habit of breaking sleeves?" He stretched out his hand to slap her Zhang Tiancheng

Zhang Tianyu stepped up and stopped Zhang Haisheng

"Father, don't talk about big brother. The country is short of people. Why don't you let him go if you want to serve the country?"

"Are you two stupid? Why are you so active about your head and waistband? It's no problem to find a half-time job for you as an official in the court for your father. What kind of soldier can you be if you can't live a good and comfortable life?" (to Zhang Tianyu) If you are confused, you alone are enough, I don’t want to collect the corpses for you!”

Zhang Tiancheng got up and went out

Zhang Haisheng roared angrily

"Zhang Tiancheng! If you leave this door, you are not my son!"

However, Zhang Tiancheng ignored him, and Zhang Tianyu followed him out the door

"Really...really two rebels!"

Zhang Haisheng was so angry that he stood there shaking a few times and almost fainted

In the Ziyun Pavilion, although Zi Linglong is holding needlework and embroidery in her hand, she is looking into the distance with a heavy heart

Hong Wan sat beside Zi Linglong, embroidering flowers, and turned to Zi Linglong to ask after finishing the embroidery.

"Your Majesty, I have finished embroidering this, you... (seeing that Zi Linglong didn't respond, continue to call) Madam Zhaorong? Madam Zhaorong?"

Zi Linglong shuddered for a moment, and regained her composure

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, the servant girl has already embroidered here, what else do I need to embroider?"

Zi Linglong picked up Hongwan's embroidery and looked at it

"Well, the embroidery is not bad, but the stitches are a bit too big, and it would be better if it was a little finer."

"What your lady said is, your stitches are particularly fine and delicate, and your use of colored thread is exquisite. Hong Wan is really inferior to you."

Zi Linglong said helplessly in her heart

"Doing nothing in the palace, embroidering and wandering around the garden every day is no different from going to jail. If you want to stay in this palace for ten or twenty years, the embroidery skills must be better than this palace."

Hong Wan carefully observed her words and asked carefully.

"You seem to have something on your mind when I see you, my servant?"

Zi Linglong looked at her embroidery

"I was thinking just now that King Xia left in the afternoon, and I don't know who will see him off. If it was General Lan who saw him off, he would definitely return to the camp after this trip. (Sigh) Hey, I don't know yet. when can we see you again"

Hong Wan also lowered her head

"Young lady, Hong Wan can understand a bit. Hong Wan once had a little sister, but she lost contact with her the year Hong Wan entered the palace."

Zi Linglong asked curiously

"Oh? So how is she now? Do you still know?"

"I don't know. She is only one or two years older than the slave girl. If you count it now, she is 16 or 7 years old. I am afraid she will be married long ago."

Zi Linglong smiled helplessly

"Speaking of this marriage, I am very emotional."

"Yes, the servant girl is also very emotional."

Zi Linglong smiles gently towards Hongwan

"What's so emotional about you at such a young age?"

Hong Wan replied honestly

"The maidservant's mother is the maidservant married to the maidservant's father at this age. It was a very unwilling marriage, but the relatives said that the age is up, and the daughter is not allowed to stay, so they forced the mother to marry the father. After getting married and giving birth to slaves, mother left the house and disappeared without a trace, and father didn't want to support slaves, so he sold slaves into the palace."

"So you still have such a stubborn mother."

Hong Wan sighed

"Hey, I don't know what those relatives are trying to do. If you want to get married, go get married. If you don't want to get married, force them to do something."

Lan Xueyi walked into the house and applauded

"Well said, I didn't expect you to be so insightful at such a young age."

Seeing Lan Xueyi coming in, Hong Wan hurriedly saluted

"Greetings to General Lan, the servant dare not, the servant is presumptuous"

Zi Linglong greeted her

"Xue Yi, you're here. We mentioned you just now. We really said that Cao Cao Cao Cao is here."

Lan Xueyi scratched Zi Linglong's nose

"What are you talking about about me? It's not about my marriage, is it?"

Zi Linglong gently laid down Lan Xueyi's hand

"How is it possible? (Turning, looking at Lan Xueyi) Could it be that you want to marry yourself?"

Lan Xueyi was surprised

"Me? (teasing Zi Linglong, joking) Maybe, maybe a good match will appear soon?"

Zi Linglong continued to laugh

"For example, who? Zhang Tiancheng?"

Lan Xueyi made a puking face at Zi Linglong

"Don't mention that idiot to me! (Twist) Seriously, what are you talking about about me?"

Zi Linglong naturally took Lan Xueyi's hand

"I told Hong Wan that King Xia is leaving this afternoon, and I don't know who your adoptive father will send to see him off. If you are sent away, you will go back to the camp. I'm worried that I won't see you again. "

"Even if my adoptive father doesn't send me to see you off, I plan to leave. I came to see you in the palace to say goodbye."

Zi Linglong frowned and asked

"Why? Where are you going?"

"Go back to the camp and defend the city. I need me more over there than here. I just want to be a general now, and I don't want to stay in the court anymore. I don't want to see too many people here."

Zi Linglong turned her back towards Lan Xueyi

"Don't you want to see me too?"

Hong Wan saw that the conversation between the two was full of ambiguity, and felt that it was inconvenient to interrupt

"Your servant should go to water the flowers in the yard. Madam, if you have something to do, call your servant!" After finishing speaking, she ran out

Lan Xueyi turned around Zi Linglong and stared at her

"If there is only one person in the capital and the one I miss is you, we have experienced so many things together, you should know that I am in an embarrassing situation, so I must leave this place, calm my mind, and start Think carefully about my life other than revenge, after all, I have become the past for revenge, all plans have been disrupted, I have to think clearly, you know, Linglong"

Zi Linglong hugged Lan Xueyi and began to cry

"But once you left, I was left alone in this capital city. I lived alone for 9 years (with Lan Xueyi's clothes on) and you were the last piece of blue sky I saw at the bottom of the well. It's a clear spring I saw in the wilderness, it's the last straw I caught in the whirlpool, you can't just leave me like this!"

Lan Xueyi, who was originally sad, was amused

"Life-saving straw? Hahaha (supporting the crying Zi Linglong) Linglong, I will never leave you, and you will not be alone anymore, you still have Hong Wan, other palace servants, and My adoptive father, so you have to learn to be strong (turning) wrong, in fact, you have always been strong, but you don’t know it yourself.”

Zi Linglong continued to cry

"But I don't want to be strong, I want someone to watch me act like a baby, someone worthy of my liking"

Lan Xueyi hugged Zi Linglong and held her hair

"I understand, I understand, Linglong"

"But you still want to go?"

"Yes, but I'll be back"

Zi Linglong wiped away her tears and looked at Lan Xueyi

"Actually, Sister Xueyi, if you're not in the capital, my stay will be meaningless, and I want to go back and find my parents."

Lan Xueyi motioned her to whisper

"You wait patiently. I will come back to see you as soon as I get a chance. I know about your parents. I will visit them."

Zi Linglong called out to Hongwan in the yard

"Hong Wan! Bring me the gift I prepared for General Lan."

Hong Wan replied from afar

"Yes, Empress Zhaorong"

Lan Xueyi kissed Zi Linglong's forehead, and whispered to her

"You don't need to give me anything anymore, I already know your intentions very clearly."

Hong Wan carried a cage with a pigeon in it

"Ma'am, here are the presents"

Zi Linglong hands the pigeon to Lan Xueyi

"I knew you would go back to the big camp, so I raised a pigeon in advance and fed it. It can send messages for the two of us in the future. You have to treat it well." She leaned into Lan Xueyi's ear and added in a low voice.

"I want to know what you're doing all the time...know if you're thinking of me"

Lan Xueyi took over the pigeon

"Understood, I will see it as if I saw you, and feed it well"

Zi Linglong patted Lan Xueyi coquettishly, and the two held hands tightly.

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