My lord, your plan is too obvious

In the blink of an eye, it was the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the day before Si had ordered someone to prepare a carriage to take Ruohua back to Tingzhou.If you leave after lunch at noon, you should be able to go to Ji County in the evening, stay at the inn for one night, and then go on the next day for more than half a day to reach Tingzhou.

Ruohua had nothing to do after breakfast that day, and it was too cold outside, so he stayed indoors and read a book.Odan was packing his luggage for him.

"Sister, you don't need to bring so many clothes. A cloak is enough." Ruohua saw that Odan had almost wrapped up his winter clothes.

Odan did not put down the clothes in his hands, "It will take two days to go back to Tingzhou. Although there are charcoal fires on the carriage, it will still be cold after all. Bring an extra cloak, and you can cover it if you are cold."

"Sister treats me really carefully." Since Ruohua felt that Odan really cared about him, she has always had a very close and dependent feeling to Odan, "By the way, I'm going to the small kitchen and let Amin do some cooking. I will take the cakes with me to eat on the way." After speaking, Ruohua put on a padded robe and ran out.

Odan looked at the back of Ruohua running out, and smiled helplessly: I don't need to be careful, as long as it is about Mr. Xiang, the prince will have to give instructions several times.I don't know when Young Master Xiang will understand Wang Ye's intentions.

After lunch, Odin put Ruohua's luggage on the carriage, and handed him a freshly filled soup pot:

"Young master, everything is ready."

Ruohua took Mrs. Tang, put it in her sleeve, and walked towards the main entrance of the palace.

Walking to the main entrance, he found that Si Nian was standing on the side of the carriage, leaning slightly, as if he was looking at something.Odan saw it from a distance and knew in his heart that the prince should be checking whether there is any problem with the carriage himself, so he said to Ruohua before he reached the door:

"My lord, pay attention to safety along the way, there are still some matters in the mansion, so Odan retreated first."

"Then when I come back from Tingzhou, I will bring my sister some food that is not available in the capital."

"I'm not as greedy as the young master," Odan covered his mouth and chuckled, "Young master, go quickly."

Ruohua walked up to the carriage and shouted:

"My lord."

Si Nian turned around and looked at the boy in front of him who was tightly wrapped, showing a small face, but it seemed that he had grown taller... As if to test his own ideas, Si Nian walked up to Ruohua's In front of him, he put his hand on his head.

Ruohua, who was suddenly patted on the head, was a little puzzled.

"It has indeed grown taller." Si Nian also patted Ruohua on the head twice.

Ruohua opened Sinian's hand awkwardly:

"I'm not a child anymore."

Si Young smiled and bent slightly: "Let's wait until you grow taller than me."

Ruohua stared: "I used to be very tall."

"Oh? Really?" Si Nian straightened up and looked down at Ruohua.

"Of course." In fact, Ruohua was a little guilty. Although he was much taller in his last life than his current body...but he still seemed not as good as Si Nian.

Si Nian didn't tease him anymore, he just reached out and took the food box he was carrying, took it, and put it into the carriage.Then he took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it to him:

"This is Xiang Jia's situation, and there are portraits. You can take a look on the way if you have nothing to do."

Ruohua took the booklet, flipped through it casually, and found that the handwriting inside was actually written by Si Nian himself, he couldn't help but feel moved, so he looked at Si Nian and said seriously:

"Thank you."

Si Nian said to Ruohua with a smile, "Then how can you thank me?"

Ruohua didn't expect Si Nian to say that, touched his nose in embarrassment, and said that now he eats his money and uses his, even a prince would not like his little silver, according to Si Nian's temperament... Or come up with another idea that benefits the people?But there is nothing that needs major changes now.

"Why don't I bring you some food from Tingzhou?" That's all Ruohua could think of.

"Do you think everyone is as gluttonous as you?" Si Nian said helplessly, "If you didn't know, I really thought you starved to death in your last life."

"I'm just..." Ruohua wanted to refute something.But suddenly Si Nian took a step forward, stuck very close, and immediately held back what he wanted to say.

The next second, Ruohua suddenly felt pulled, and fell into Si Nian's embrace.

Si Nian put one arm around his waist and the other on his back.His face was pressed tightly against Si Nian's chest, and even the beating of his heart could be heard clearly.Si Nian smelled faintly of styrax, which was not quite the same as the agarwood in his study. It should be the incense used in his room.

Ruohua was dazed by this sudden hug, it was an accident last time in the hot spring... so what about this time...

Si Nian's body was very warm, and Su Hexiang also had a very soft smell, and the arms that hugged him firmly circled him, but they didn't feel any pain, they just kept the two of them close together.Ruohua could almost feel the tip of Sinian's nose lightly touching the top of his head, and the slight numbness penetrated from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet.

This feeling is really strange.

After a while, Si Nian let him go.Gently patted Ruohua's robe that was a little wrinkled from the hug, then leaned over and said something next to Ruohua's ear:

"Thank you, I have received it."

Ruohua blushed when she heard this, and got into the carriage as if fleeing.Still holding Mrs. Tang in her hands, her heart was in a mess.

Si Nian curled the corner of his mouth, turned around and said:

"Smoke Ten, send it to Young Master Hui Tingzhou."

Then he knocked on the wooden board outside the carriage, and said softly through the curtain:

"Safe journey."

Ruohua hummed in a panic when he heard Si Nian's voice.

Si Nian didn't say any more, he didn't want to push Ruohua too hard, some things had to be done step by step.So he gestured to Yan Shi, and Yan Shi drove away in the carriage.

Until the carriage disappeared from sight, Si Nian turned and returned to the palace.

He went back to the study room, took out the note in the dark compartment, and gently stroked the words on it with his fingers.He seemed to still be able to feel the boy's soft cheek against his chest, and the body that was a little stiff because of helplessness.Some helplessly smiled, was this person really an emperor in his last life?

He knew that Xia Qing, the last emperor of Xia Yuan, never had a concubine by his side during his reign, so he didn't know much about feelings.And even though it was an accident that he was poisoned to death by the queen on the day of his wedding, it was ultimately because he was not decisive enough.He may be a good general and an excellent adviser, but he is still not suitable for that high position.Because he still sees people's hearts too simply.

Thinking of Ruohua's usual appearance, Si Nian couldn't help but smile.It is obvious that it is easy to soften the heart, but the mouth is always stubborn.Every time I do something modest, it's almost written on my face.Talking about taking back the world, but still serving the people and governing the country, the most is taking advantage of the party struggle.Especially every time I touch it a little bit, I blush so badly, but I still pretend that nothing happened.

Why is this person so cute?

Even the servant girl guessed a little bit of his own thoughts, but he never noticed.I don't know what will happen after this time...

Si Nian sighed softly, and called Yan Liu in:

"What's going on with King Mao?"

"The secret letter has been sent, our people have not been discovered, and King Mao will not be able to come back years ago."

"What about the situation at the border, will Yan San send anything back?"

"I just received it." Yan Liu took a step forward, "Please take a look at it, my lord."

Si Nian unfolded the small scroll of creed, scanned it quickly, and frowned tightly.

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On the other side, Ruohua was still upset by that hug in the carriage.He has never been very close to anyone, and there seems to be a reason to explain the previous contact with Si Nian, so what about this time?Is it just because of gratitude, or because of parting, or because Si Nian hugged himself like a younger brother?While that makes sense, neither seems to be...

Ruohua faintly feels that this hug is different from the previous ones, it seems that there are many complicated things in it, but he can't explain clearly.

Ruohua himself became more and more confused in the carriage, so he simply sat down at the door and knocked on the partition.

"Master Xiang, what's the matter?" Yan Shi asked after slowing down the carriage.

"It's nothing...just bored and bored, I want to talk to you." Ruohua hesitated and asked, "Are you Si Nian's dead servants?"

Yan Shi didn't expect Ruohua to ask such a question, so he coughed lightly: "It can't be called Deadpool... We were raised by Shuai Chen, and we just protect the prince's safety."

"What kind of person is the prince on weekdays?"

Yan Shi broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this sentence... The one inside is very likely to be the future princess!Ah, no, Mrs. Wang.At this time, should I say more good things for the prince...

Yan Shi organized the language for a long time, but he really couldn't open his mouth like those few and boast his master into a flower, so he held back for a long time, and he said firmly: "The prince is a good man."

After saying this, Yan Shi wished he could dig a hole and bury himself... The prince must not know... Otherwise, he might be thrown to the island.

Ruohua was speechless when he heard Yan Shi's words... This description is really simple and clear... He hesitated for a moment, and asked:

"My lord is 25, why haven't you accepted a concubine yet?"

When Yan Shi heard this, he was even more hairy, and regretted countless times in his heart, why did he agree to change shifts with Yan Qi.How to answer?Because the prince loves Longyang, especially you?In that case, I guess I won't even have a whole corpse...

Yan Shi took a deep breath and said in a deep tone:

"The prince is concerned about the country and the people. The world is not in peace, and he has no selfish desires."

Ruohua: "..." Forget it, just pretend that you didn't ask anything.

"My lord, do you have any questions?" Yan Shi asked cautiously.

"Are you often scolded..."

"It's okay," Yan Shi thought for a while, he seemed to be quite satisfied every time he did things, although Yan Qi and Yan Jiu always said they were stupid, but this shouldn't count, "The prince never scolded me."

"My lord is indeed a good man..." Ruohua rolled his eyes silently, such a stupid guard never scolded him.

"Hey, I think so too," Yan Shi smiled, "My lord is still considerate of my bad voice, and often tells me to talk less."

Ruohua: "..." Your prince doesn't care about you... If you say a few more words, he might be mad at him...

"Keep driving..." Ruohua said weakly, it seemed that there was nothing to be asked from this stupid guard.

"Yes, son."

It was really cold after staying in the carriage for a long time, Ruohua took out the cloak and put it on his body, and then took out the booklet in his arms.The people in the family and the relationship with myself are written very clearly on it, as well as portraits.Just thinking about it, I know that it must take a lot of thought to make such a booklet.

Ruohua looked at each page carefully, and thought of that hug again, the flustered feeling just now subsided a lot, and only felt a sense of peace and warmth welling up in her heart.

When the carriage stopped at the entrance of the inn at night, Ruohua was still holding a booklet in the carriage and trying to remember the people on it.

Yan Shi opened the curtain and wanted to ask Ruohua to get out of the car, but saw Ruohua smiling while reading a book, so he asked curiously:

"Young master, what book are you reading? It's so interesting."

Ruohua put away the booklet and looked up: "It's not an interesting book."

"But young master, you just smiled happily."

Ruohua reached out and touched the corner of his mouth, did he actually look at this and smile...

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Ruohua and Yanshi stayed at the inn for one night, and set off early the next morning.Until the evening, I finally arrived at the gate of Xiangfu in Tingzhou.

Ruohua got off the carriage, looked at the two big characters "Xiangfu", and suddenly had a very familiar feeling.Then he saw a few people standing at the gate of Xiang's mansion. He recognized the portrait standing at the front as his original father Xiang Zhao from the portraits he had seen in the brochure. Behind is his half-sister Xiang Zhenzhen.

"Hua'er..." Seeing him, He walked over excitedly, her voice choked up.

Although I practiced it in my heart many times before, when a so-called "mother" really came over, Ruohua was still at a loss.He had no choice but to hold He Shi with one hand, and then looked at her.

"It's good if Ruohua is back, let's talk about it first." Xiang Zhao also came over and patted Ruohua's shoulder.

"Has Hua'er lost weight? It must have been hard work being an official in the court." He wiped away tears, took Ruohua's hand, seemed to look at him carefully, and then said, "Go home." It's good, it's good to be back..."

"My mother is so excited that I scare my brother." Xiang Zhenzhen came over and hugged He, "My brother is not thin, but I think he is much taller."

Xiang Zhenzhen's appearance is definitely considered a beauty, with delicate features and no pretensions. Although she is a half-brother, her eyes are very similar to Ruohua's, with a pair of black pupils that are very penetrating.And it's just [-] years old, although the manners and manners are very dignified, but she has a lively and nimble look like a girl, and a few witty words make people want to get close to her.

Ruohua was surrounded by three people, although it was the first time seeing her, she felt a sense of familiarity.Maybe it's the feeling left by this body.Ruohua has never experienced true family affection. Listening to the conversations of these "relatives" at this moment, it seems that something that has never existed in her heart is slowly cracking.

Ruohua looked at Mrs. He who was booing and inquiring about her, and Xiang Zhao, who was standing aside without saying much, but was always watching her, and said:

"Mother, father, Ruohua is back..."

Tears slid down his cheeks, Ruohua touched his own face, was... crying.Are these his own tears, or the tears of this body... His emotions in the past two days always surprised him.

He was stunned for a moment, and then shed tears again, with a bit of reproach on his lips: "You child, it's alright, why are you crying?"

Xiang Zhenzhen walked up to Mrs. He, wiping her tears, and then looked at Ruohua:

"Brother, why did you make mother cry again?"

"I..." Ruohua also hurriedly wiped away her tears, feeling a little helpless.

"Brother Punishment, I'll get up early tomorrow and buy some sugar packets." Xiang Zhenzhen tilted his head and said with a smile.

Ruohua looked at her younger sister's lively and playful appearance, and the confusion just now gradually calmed down, so she replied:

"It's not that I made you cry, why did I buy sugar packets for you?"

Zhenzhen took He's arm: "You can buy it and mother can eat it, right, mother."

"You two still love bickering so much," He also smiled through tears, "Tomorrow, I'll just get up earlier and make it for you."

"Thank you mother." Zhenzhen said coquettishly.

Ruohua stood aside and watched, feeling that the parts of her heart that had never been touched softened.It turns out that this is how my family is... Maybe this new year will be the best time I have ever lived.

Xiang Zhenzhen saw that Ruohua's expression seemed no longer as nervous and flustered as when he just got off the carriage, so he smiled slightly and walked to Ruohua's side:

"Brother, welcome home."

Ruohua looked at his younger sister who was somewhat similar to him, reached out and patted her head and said:

"Well, I'm back."