I was a princess in ancient times

Ji Xinxue's gaze froze suddenly, and she just met her reflection in the bronze mirror.

The jade hairpin fell down along the weakened fingers, making a crisp sound, but it failed to attract anyone's attention.

Yu Heng closed his empty palms and tried his best to restrain...he had no time to think about what to restrain.

The phoenix eyes in the bronze mirror were as clear as ever, and the slightly lowered end of the eyes seemed to reveal a touch of grievance.

He clearly knew that with Ji Xinxue's character, it was impossible to show weakness for no reason.The so-called 'grievance' is probably just his imagination.

However, facing Ji Xinxue's unprecedented "cute and pitiful", Yu Heng could no longer think rationally.

He suddenly had the illusion that at this moment, no matter how much he said or did to Ji Xinxue, Ji Xinxue would not care.

Feeling vaguely that the gaze in the bronze mirror was changing to a feeling that was completely unfamiliar to him, Ji Xinxue subconsciously slowed down her breathing rhythm, and unconscious indulgence gradually appeared in the depths of her eyes.

It's a pity that for Yu Heng, who is used to binding shackles to the beasts in his heart, the word "restraint" has long been deeply rooted in his bones, as natural as breathing.

On the contrary, it is a physical illness, and it is easier to find a breakthrough from the strict defense.

The sudden muffled cough broke the ambiguity in the room without warning, which made Ji Xinxue wake up from the strange expectation immediately, leaving only more and more clear distress in her heart.

In his memory, Yu Heng had never coughed so frequently even though he was wind-cold.

Ji Xinxue strode to the other side of the screen to find some tea for nourishing the lungs and relieving cough, and complained in a difficult tone, "Are you secretly taking more than the prescribed amount of cough medicine because Aye has too many things to ask?"

He had already learned from the doctor Zhu yesterday that he should not take too many pills for quick cough relief.

Otherwise, it will increase the burden on the body, making it difficult to improve the injury, or even aggravate it.

"It's okay..." Yu Heng suddenly stopped shaking his head.

He raised his eyes to look at the shadow outside the screen, took out two pills wrapped in oil paper from his purse, put them in his sleeve pocket, and said nonchalantly, "Your Majesty's questions are all important matters in northern Xinjiang, so we cannot delay."

Ji Xinxue returned to Yu Heng with a face full of disapproval. Northern Xinjiang was important, and Yu Heng's body was equally important.

Even if you can only talk about business while coughing and delay some time, you should not force yourself to take medicine to maintain your condition.

He handed the tea to Yu Heng, and picked up the purse on Yu Heng's waist to check.

One, two...?

During the consultation in the morning, he watched with his own eyes Dr. Zhu giving Yu Heng six pills wrapped in oiled paper.

"There are only two pills left?" Ji Xinxue asked with anger on his face, "Physician Zhu said you can only take two cough medicines a day, but you actually took double and told me it's okay?"

Yu Heng drank the tea soup with the unique fragrance of herbs, feeling the sweetness between his lips and teeth that was completely different from the strange soup medicine, and a small dimple suddenly appeared on the left cheek.

Facing Yu Heng who 'couldn't even swear back' with a smile, Ji Xinxue's heart softened all of a sudden.

If it wasn't for the fact that she was not feeling well, Yu Heng would never have disobeyed the imperial physician's orders even though she knew that excessive medication would be harmful to her health.

Yu Heng had already suffered a lot from the hidden wounds left on the battlefield, how could he bear to blame Yu Heng for this?

What the wounded need is care and consideration, not complaints and accusations.

Ji Xinxue put the two pills in her palm back into her purse, and tied them around her waist instead of returning them to Yu Heng.

"All the cough medicines from now on will be kept here. When you feel uncomfortable, tell me not to let Zhu Taiyi prescribe additional medicines for you."

In addition to taking medicine, tea soup, incense...even chatting and distracting can relieve cough.

Yu Heng must not be allowed to develop the habit of taking medicine to relieve coughs, which will put a greater burden on the body.

Yu Heng's gaze was always on the purse, and his tone suddenly became dull, "I've been coughing a lot lately, if you're annoying..."

"No!" Ji Xinxue immediately interrupted Yu Heng's unfinished sentence.

Caishi's voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "Doctor Zhu came to give acupuncture to the king of the county, and is waiting in the flower hall."

Ji Xinxue originally wanted Imperial Physician Zhu to come directly to the bedroom to give Yu Heng acupuncture.

He disguised himself as a woman and walked outside for 18 years. Since the sixth year of Changping, he has left countless pictures outside. He doesn't mind anyone seeing his appearance in women's clothing.

However, Yu Heng insisted on going to the East Wing for acupuncture on the grounds that he had other wounds on his body and was afraid of scaring Ji Xinxue.

Ji Xinxue froze, her thoughts drifted away suddenly.

On the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, the traces of meritorious service left by defending the border...

Ji Xinxue's complexion suddenly changed due to his rich imagination.

He sat stiffly in the soft place, and said in a muffled voice, "We'll have dinner after your acupuncture is over."

So far, Ji Xinxue still can't face it calmly, thinking of Yu Heng while bathing in the blue sky and daylight.

Yu Heng nodded absent-mindedly, standing still as if the soles of his shoes had suddenly become rubbery.

His words were difficult, "Have you ever tried the things I sent back from northern Xinjiang?"

Ji Xinxue, who just wanted to be quiet, immediately said, "I've tried it!"

When Yu Heng heard this, regret flashed in his eyes.Before Ji Xinxue noticed the abnormality, he greedily and restrainedly kept Ji Xinxue's appearance in his heart at this time, and then turned and went to the east wing.

After a long time, Ji Xinxue, who gradually calmed down, began to recall what just happened.

Yu Heng sent something back from northern Xinjiang.

Extraordinarily clear gemstones of various colors, hair crowns full of exotic styles, skirts with both Yu Dynasty style and exotic elements...?

Ji Xinxue, who was limp like a salted fish, suddenly sat up.

After more than two years of experience in Northern Xinjiang, Yu Heng has made a progress.

Refusing to admit that he prefers to see him wearing women's clothing, but quietly testing whether he likes women's clothing.

He didn't pay attention to Yu Heng's words at the time, and casually said 'I tried'.

That kind of exotic style that you can't wear in Chang'an, how can you try it if you don't like it?

If he said he hadn't tried it, would Yu Heng find a reason to persuade him to try those clothes and jewelry?

Ji Xinxue hammered on the soft pillow beside her in remorse.

If he was given a chance to choose again, he would definitely say 'never tried'

Think carefully about everything that happened after Yu Heng came back from Fengxiang Palace.

Since Ji Xinxue felt that he had achieved his goal, at least he could be sure that Yu Heng treated him differently, which was not something that could be summed up by childhood sweethearts, and could soothe his restless heart after bathing.I am also deeply regretful that I missed many opportunities to further observe whether Yu Heng likes him or whether he wears women's clothing in the rush.

Ji Xinxue purposely didn't change back into men's clothes because of the vague unwillingness in her heart.

During the waiting time, he searched for pleasing accessories from the dowry one by one to wear on his body.

Fortunately, after Emperor Changping's birthday, Princess Anguo's Mansion still sent him new season clothes.

Otherwise, at the speed at which he draws his strips, if he wears the short jacket that he didn't fit in before, he may face the dilemma of tight shoulders and waist.

It's a pity that after repeated interruptions, even if Ji Xinxue deliberately dismissed the palace people and had dinner with Yu Heng alone, she still couldn't return to the previous atmosphere of "seemingly absent" and "ready to go".

Ji Xinxue silently said that the future will be long.

He hopes to communicate with Yu Heng in a 'successful time', and cannot accept any risk.

Yu Heng always thought of Qing Zhu telling him that Princess Xuanwei came to look for Ji Xinxue with a lot of worries during the day, but she was smiling when she left, so she couldn't help asking, "Why did Xuanwei come to find you on purpose?"

Ji Xinxue smiled wryly, and told Yu Heng the tragic story of Princess Xuanwei's double green hat, "I have already ordered Jin Wuwei to investigate the two concubines of Sister Xuanwei."

Although Mo Yao is in charge of all the Jinwu Guards, and Princess Xuanwei can also mobilize some of the Jinwu Guards, they will not allow the Jinwu Guards to investigate in detail all the people who have intersected with them, and it is very likely that the lights will be dark.

The best thing about this matter is the poor character of the two concubines. If more people are involved, it will easily anger Mo Yao and cause unpredictable consequences.

After Yu Heng listened quietly to Princess Xuanwei's experience, the color in his eyes lightened slightly, and he took advantage of the opportunity to bring up the matter of Ji Jingyu and Xiao Ning.

Surprised to hear that Ji Jingyu has someone she likes, and has even been secretly dating for more than two years in Beijiang at public expense, Ji Xinxue only has 'disbelief' in her mind.

He could trust Ji Minyan, Ji Jingrou, Ji Mingtong, and even Ji Baoshan to do such a thing, but he didn't believe that Ji Jingyu would make a private life with someone, and he planned to bring him back before confessing to Emperor Changping.

The shock he received from this incident was no less than that of a "three-good student" who had won ten years in a row, suddenly drinking and having fun on the street, picking quarrels and provoking trouble.

"Brother two years ago, when you first arrived in Northern Xinjiang, because you could only feel goodwill from Captain Xiao, did you have a good impression of Captain Xiao?"

Xiao Ning was born in a general family, and the experience of losing his father and mother at a young age aroused the love and affection of his elders. It is not surprising that he could alleviate Ji Jingyu's embarrassing situation at that time.

the strange thing is……

Ji Xinxue looked at Yu Heng suspiciously, "Why did you tell me this now?"

Yu Heng said without changing his face, "Brother, I don't want to damage Captain Xiao's reputation, so I have warned people around me several times not to tell stories."

He didn't want Ji Xinxue to distribute his attention to anyone.

Ji Xinxue nodded thoughtfully.

If Ji Jingyu told Yu Heng personally, don't tell the people in Chang'an about this matter.Ji Xinxue didn't specifically ask Yu Heng about this matter, and it's not like she was kept in the dark...

Can't understand!

Ji Jingyu is the eldest son of the emperor, and his sweetheart is not only Princess Ling, but may also be the future crown prince or even the queen.

An orphan who has no father and no mother, after all, her status is still a little bit worse.

Ji Jingyu confessed his feelings earlier and sent the news back to Chang'an, so that Emperor Changping had enough time to find a backer for Xiao Ning.

Otherwise, the courtiers who have long invested in the position of Princess Ling will definitely regard Xiao Ning as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh, and tirelessly slander Xiao Ning.

Ji Xinxue sighed for a long time, the only thing he can do for Ji Jingyu is to prepare the sisters before Ji Jingyu takes Xiao Ning back to Chang'an.

If Ji Minyan can guide Xiao Ning without any grievances, at least Xiao Ning will not suffer too much.

After dinner, Yu Heng offered to stay overnight in the East Wing, so as not to pass on the cough symptoms to Ji Xinxue.

Ji Xinxue nodded immediately.

Yesterday at Princess Anguo's mansion, when Ji Xinxue separated from Yu Heng because of this reason, Ji Xinxue was full of doubts and regrets towards Imperial Physician Zhu.

Today, he felt only rejoicing.

Fortunately, he didn't have to sleep with Yu Heng, otherwise he might have to stay up all night reciting the Qingjing Sutra to prevent making a fool of himself.

Even without Yu Heng, Ji Xinxue still couldn't sleep soundly.

As long as he closes his eyes, pictures left by his rich imagination will emerge in his mind.

Ji Xinxue, who was already extremely exhausted, fell into a deep sleep until the sunlight shone on him through the gap between the bed curtains.

When Ji Xinxue woke up, Yu Heng had already returned to Princess An's Mansion, and the documents sent from various places were piled up in the study room waiting for him to deal with.

He resisted the urge to go out of the palace to find Yu Heng immediately, and planned to find Ji Minyan and others who happened to be in the palace first, and revealed to them that Ji Jingyu already had a sweetheart.Then he went back to Yuhe Palace to process the paperwork, and left the palace with a relaxed body before the sun set.

Ji Xinxue never imagined that Ji Jingyu's wrongdoing would be the first to taste the bitter fruit.

Everyone from Ji Minyan to Ji Baoshan took it for granted that Yu Heng and Ji Jingyu were both in the northern border, so they would have noticed this immediately.

As we all know, Yu Heng has nothing to say to Ji Xinxue.

So they came to the conclusion that Ji Xinxue knew about this a long time ago and deliberately helped Ji Jingyu hide it from them.

Ji Xinxue had to spend unplanned time defending herself with the big word 'injustice' in the center of her forehead.

At the same time, Princess Anguo's mansion is entertaining rare guests.

They are all from the British government.

Including the British Duke, the British Duke's wife, the former British Duke's son, Yiyun Princess, Qi Fuwei, Zheng's, and Qi's offshoots.

The place for banquets is in the Yingbei Courtyard next to the Lenghui Courtyard.

This is the place where Princess An's Mansion specially holds banquets. It not only has a water pavilion attic, but it is also connected to the second largest garden in An Guo Princess's Mansion.

Nearly fifty guests were inside, and it still seemed that the Yingbei Courtyard was extremely empty.

Lin Zhao personally brought green bamboo and purple bamboo of good nationality to entertain the people of the British government. His tone was kind and natural, and he did not look like Yu Heng was at war with the British government when he was young.

It's a pity that Lin Zhao's enthusiasm not only failed to make the people in the British government feel at ease, but instead made the anger accumulated in their hearts grow stronger and stronger, and they tried their best to maintain a false calm.

What does Yu Heng mean?

He took the initiative to invite the elders to the Princess An Guo's mansion for a banquet, but he threw them into the guest house and ignored them.Let Lin Zhao, who pointed at them and scolded them back then, treat them like a half master.

Lin Zhao is a third-rank general at any rate, but the accompanying guest is a pariah who can only work as a schoolboy in Guozijian Primary School!

Even if Li Jinhuan and Lin Wei were not in Chang'an, wouldn't there still be Zhang Siyi, Yan Meng, and even the Fifth Highness?

Both the British Duke and his wife knew that the Qi family was currently facing difficulties and could only count on Yu Heng.Although he was angry in his heart, he didn't show any clues on his face.

They insisted that they were Yu Heng's grandfather and grandmother, and they refused to condescend to condescend to have too many conversations with Lin Zhao, and invariably indulged in tea.

The former prince of the United Kingdom and Princess Yiyun have the most complicated feelings for Yu Heng.

They hated Yu Heng for making them lose their identities as the eldest son and his wife, but also hoped that Yu Heng would calm down and raise his hand a little so that they could regain their identities as the eldest son and his wife.He was even more afraid of angering Yu Heng again, and completely lost hope.

Because of all kinds of thoughts, the expressions on their faces became more and more rigid, and even their younger generations also showed embarrassment, and they all found excuses to hide in the garden.

Vice-Lieutenant Qi was forcibly captured by the Duke of England and Mrs. Zheng to have a banquet at Princess Anguo's mansion. He was leaning on a wide chair, dozing off blatantly, not paying any attention to the gazes of the elders, juniors or strangers around him.

The person with the most enthusiastic attitude is Mrs. Zheng.

As soon as she entered the door, she mentioned to Lin Zhao the past six years in Changping, and thanked Yu Heng for taking care of her only son who was imprisoned in the prison of the clan's mansion.

"Yanhe told me in private that if it weren't for Fenglang, he might not have been able to persist until he could leave Dali Temple." Mrs. Zheng wiped the corners of her eyes lightly, and the almost invisible distress in her eyes disappeared in an instant. Lang Jiefeng, don't mention these spoilers."

Lin Zhao didn't mind the little tricks Zheng used in his words, and continued to follow Zheng's words with a smile.

Even if Mrs. Zheng deliberately belittled Mr. Lang, Qi Yanhe, and Qi Zhu, the head of the British government, when talking about the interesting stories of Yu Heng's childhood, Lin Zhao's heart hidden under his smiling face could not be touched in any way.

He was kind to the Zheng family only because the county king hoped that today's banquet would be more lively, and the Zheng family just happened to be able to liven up the atmosphere.

It was approaching noon, and Yu Heng, who was wearing the vermilion uniform of the king of the county, arrived late.

Everyone in the British government stood up voluntarily, and the elders held their identities and waited for Yu Heng to speak first. The peers had already bowed to each other and blessed each other. According to the elders' instructions, they called each other Brother, Brother or Uncle.

With a cold expression, Yu Heng passed the people who were saluting, walked straight to the first place, and nodded to the British Duke and his wife, "Grandfather, grandmother."

The rest did not catch his gaze.

The brows of the original British prince and Yiyun princess were full of hesitation, and suddenly felt that the juniors of the British government and the servants of An Guo Princess's house were looking at them strangely.He wanted to take the initiative to say hello to Yu Heng, but he was also afraid that Yu Heng would still be resentful of what happened back then, which would be self-defeating and make their situation even more embarrassing.

Zheng Shi, who was also completely ignored, walked towards Yu Heng with a smile.

She clearly hated Yu Heng's kindness and bitterness. In Changping's six years of gaining a good reputation as a friendly brother, she never put herself in Qi Yanhe's shoes for what she actually did.At this time, because of the great confidence gained in the pleasantries with Lin Zhao, the idea that Yu Heng did bad things with good intentions back then was born.

"Let Auntie take a closer look at Feng Lang, why is he so thin?" Zheng wiped her tears while reaching out her hand to Yu Heng.

Having not said anything other than greetings for many years, Yu Heng's impression of the Zheng family is that she is suspected of being a "princess" who has troubled the Princess Xianglin several times.

He took half a step back, avoiding Zheng's hand.

Compared with the indifference towards other people, her attitude is still kind, "Auntie"

When Mrs. Zheng received the response, the pain on her face became more real. From daily life to the hard journey, she asked Yu Heng whether he had been wronged during this trip.

The distressed and tearful appearance is actually more like Yu Heng's grandmother than the British husband and wife.

As he grew older, Yu Heng had long been completely disappointed with the people in the British government.

For him, talking to Zheng, who is suspected of being the "princess", is more likely to be rewarded than talking to the British Duke and his wife.

So Yu Heng not only didn't get bored with Zheng's noise, but ordered his servants to give Zheng a seat next to the British princess.

Princess Yiyun could only watch helplessly as the servants of Princess Anguo's Mansion moved her seat, leaving enough room for Mrs. Zheng to add a new seat.

She barely resisted the urge to slap the servant's face, and finally dispelled all worries, followed Zheng's example, and tried to curry favor with Yu Heng as an aunt.

It's a pity that in Yu Heng's eyes, Princess Yiyun is just a married daughter of the Prince's Mansion of Xinyang County.She is neither the head of the British government, nor the 'Princess', so it is not worth his time.

So Yu Heng was only willing to look at Prince Xinyang's face, calling out for Aunt Wang, and never paid attention to Princess Yiyun again.

Princess Yiyun's face turned pale and white, after all, she still couldn't completely control her emotions, and ran out of the flower hall where the banquet was held with red eyes.

Except for the former British prince who chased him out silently, Princess Yiyun's departure did not affect the liveliness of the banquet at all.

The British Duke seemed to mention Yu Heng's nephew casually, saying that he was quite talented in calligraphy, implying that Yu Heng gave his nephew the opportunity to show it on the spot.

After the nephew, many people were either named by the British Duke and his wife, or offered to ask Yu Heng for advice, and the family banquet gradually became a 'talent contest'.

The Duke of England caressed his neat beard, the corners of his eyes and brows were all satisfied, "The Qi family has no shortage of talented people from generation to generation."

The Duke and Duchess of England echoed the words with a smile, telling the specific names of the talented people one by one.

Qi Liu, who is still serving as the governor in the south of the Yangtze River, and the youngest son of the Duke of England, is already full of beards. He is still a 30-year-old man who has fun with the juniors and writes on the spot to discuss national policy with the juniors.

The eldest grandson of the Duke of England, the sixth daughter from the second wife, and the prince of the side branch... Finally, Qi Yanhe was mentioned in Zheng's eyes.

"They are all good talents." The pride in the corners of the British Duke's eyes suddenly turned into pain, and he sighed, "I made a mistake and delayed them."

Lin Zhao, who was sitting beside Yu Heng, was afraid that he would not be able to control the murderous look in his eyes, so he deliberately lowered his head and stared at the wine glass.

The people in the British government are so shameless that they dare to covet the military exploits that the county king has accumulated through life and death in northern Xinjiang.

If the county king had other plans, he would have ordered these shameless people to be kicked out, so as not to bring bad luck to Princess An's mansion.

Yu Heng took a sip of the lung-nourishing tea soup and said suddenly, "Aye hasn't returned to Chang'an for ten years."

The sadness on the British princess's face froze for a while, and then became more real, and she wailed, "I would rather never have this son, than to be like this now, with my whole heart on him and not knowing that I will still be here in this life." Can I see him again?"

Mrs. Zheng hurriedly supported the British princess who was suddenly fatigued, and looked at Yu Heng with loving eyes, "Does Feng Lang miss his father?"

Yu Heng didn't want to.

Ever since he moved to Princess An's Mansion, he felt more and more unfamiliar with the word 'father'.

No.

It's not 'Father' who makes him strange.

It's his 'father' that makes him strange.

Compared with his father who only wrote eight to eighteen letters every year, whether it was the prince of Qinghe County or Emperor Changping, they were more in line with the image of his father in his heart.

However, facing the eyes of everyone in the British government, Yu Heng lowered his eyes and nodded.

The Duke and Duchess of England staggered towards Yu Heng, her voice full of distress, "Poor child, why did you encounter such a sinful obstacle?"

Pain appeared on Yu Heng's face, he bent over and coughed, and did not change his posture at the desk for a long time.

Seeing this, the Jinwu Guard standing in the shadows appeared like a gust of wind in front of the British princess who wanted to hug Yu Heng and cry bitterly.

The British princess took half a step back, embraced Mrs. Zheng, and wept bitterly for the reason why Qi Baixuan hadn't returned to Chang'an for ten years and how sad she was about this matter.

The reason why Qi Boxuan has not returned to Chang'an for ten years is well known in the British government.

He loves Yu Heng's biological mother deeply, and he does not want to face the cruel reality that his beloved wife has passed away.

I have written the same words in countless letters.

'As soon as I step into Chang'an and think of Yu'er, I just want to go down to accompany her. '

Amidst the endless crying, Yu Heng raised his hand to cover the mocking eyes.

Ever since his love for Ji Xinxue was deeply rooted, he never believed this clumsy lie again.