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Throughout the year, the situation in the world has changed drastically. Muyun and Beihan are divided into two parts of the world, and they confront each other with the Yangtze River as the boundary, aiming to win the world.

In the year of the Northern Cold Country, the battles were raging everywhere, and the old and new kings alternated.At the beginning of the year, World War II Muyun, in the middle of the year, Muwan Kingdom, Gujin Kingdom, and Guifang Kingdom were successively defeated, and at the end of the year, religious civil strife occurred.

Although Muyun Kingdom has not been conquered everywhere this year, it has not been easy.At the beginning of the year, after the defeat of the Second Expedition to the Northern Cold, it aroused complaints from the people.In the middle of the year, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions experienced another major flood, the dam was washed away, countless people were killed and injured, and the crops were not harvested for thousands of miles.

The two countries have both gained and lost, so I won't list them one by one.But in the new year, any unhappy things gradually become a thing of the past under the joyful atmosphere of the new year.

In the palace of Muyun Kingdom, Xiao Jingyu gave every minister in the court a three-day vacation, allowing them to spend three days without going to court with their families.

On New Year's Eve, Li Junye and Yan Zijin had a New Year's Eve dinner with their family at home, and were invited by Xiao Jingyu to enter the palace for the second New Year's Eve dinner.

"Everyone sit down." Wearing thin winter clothes, Xiao Jingyu shuttled through the warm room, picked up Xiao Jingyuan, who was more than one year old, on his lap, and cordially called everyone to sit down.

Xiao Jingyuan, who is more than one year old, is extremely intelligent and precocious. When other children are babbling and toddling, he can already express his will, have simple communication with adults, and even play hide-and-seek with adults.

Xiao Jingyu likes him very much. Although he knows that Xiao Jingyuan is not his own son, he can't hate him just looking at his pretty little face that combines the excellent genes of Han Qing and Mo Xiangli.

Xiao Jingyu often took the time to personally teach Xiao Jingyuan how to speak, and gave him enlightenment education, as if he was being trained as a prince.In fact, Xiao Jingyuan was also Xiao Jingyu's secret trump card against Han Qing that was not known to outsiders.

If Han Qing dared to lead an army to destroy Muyun country, he would also have to worry about his illegitimate son left behind in Muyun.

"Come on, Gao Sheng and Xihuan, you two should take your seats too." Seeing Gao Sheng and Hua Xihuan busy serving them, Xiao Jingyu said kindly with a smile before Mo Xiangli greeted them.

It has to be said that Xiao Jingyu, who has thrown away his status as emperor, treats his friends very unassumingly in private. Even Hua Xihuan, who fears the emperor, feels that the emperor is easy to get along with when he is not the "emperor".

After Gao Sheng and Hua Xihuan thanked each other, they sat down beside the emperor and empress as kindly as possible.

While eating and drinking, Xiao Jingyu suddenly teased Jun Ye and said, "After tonight, everyone will be one year older. Jun Ye, you are now at the end of your filial piety. If you don't get married again, I will be read to death by your parents."

Li Junye had a headache when he heard the talk about marriage, and his whole body was stiff while holding the chopsticks. Now that he has no reputation as a filial piety, he may not be far from being forced to marry.

Suddenly, Xiao Jingyu turned his head and asked seemingly casually, "Xi Huan, how old are you?"

"Back to the emperor, the maidservant has passed the new year, 19 years old." Hua Xihuan didn't know why Xiao Jingyu suddenly asked her age, and answered in a puzzled manner.

"You should also be at the age of marriage. How about I make the decision tonight and promise you to Jun Ye as a concubine. Jun Ye, do you think it's okay?" Xiao Jingyu asked with a smile.

As soon as this remark came out, Hua Xihuan's heart skipped a beat, her eyes widened in surprise, and she unconsciously glanced at Li Junye from the corner of her eye, with somewhat unclear expectations.

Unexpectedly, Li Junye, Mo Xiangli and Gao Sheng said in unison: "No..."

"Huh? Do you guys have any ideas?" Xiao Jingyu's phoenix eyes glanced at the unspeakable faces of the three of them, and he asked kindly with cunning calculations in his heart.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not urgent. Marriage is a matter of mutual consent." Li Junye glanced at Hua Xihuan who was eagerly looking at him, thinking that Hua Xihuan just admired him as a master, and refused after pondering Said.

It turned out that my husband even disliked marrying her as a concubine, Hua Xihuan's face was pale, the little hope that had arisen was instantly extinguished in disappointment, she hung her head in low self-esteem, holding back her sore nose and not speaking.

Mo Xiangli was quietly relieved when he heard Li Junye's refusal.

"Your Majesty, Ah Huan and I are sisters, please don't let us be separated." Mo Xiangli pleaded pitifully.

Xiao Jingyu, having made up his mind, swept across her tense face, smiling unmoved.

Gao Sheng heard that the emperor wanted to make Hua Xihuan a promise to someone else, and felt that he could not miss this opportunity, so he took a step anxiously, and said: "The emperor will tell you that I have liked sister Xihuan for a long time. Betroth her to me as my wife."

While Hua Xihuan was sad, she couldn't help being surprised to hear Gao Sheng's confession, but she only regarded Gao Sheng as her brother and had no other thoughts.

Xiao Jingyu hugged his son, smiling happily, thinking in his heart: This is very interesting.

"It seems that Xihuan is liked by many people! Xihuan, do you want to marry Jun Ye as a concubine? Or marry Gao Sheng as a wife? Today I will take advantage of this good day to give you a marriage."

Xiao Jingyu looked at Hua Xihuan's embarrassed and bewildered face, his phoenix eyes were curved, and asked very kindly.

"Your majesty, I want to stay by the empress's side and swear not to marry. I'm sorry brother Gao Sheng, but I only regard you as a respectable and amiable brother." Hua Xihuan was rejected by Li Junye, her face turned pale, and she bit her uneasily. Pursing his lips, he rejected Gao Sheng's courtship in a blink of an eye.

Hearing Hua Xihuan's words, Mo Xiangli showed a smile on his face, and just wanted to say a few words to make the emperor cancel the marriage offer, but Xiao Jingyu bent down and approached her ear actively, whispering a few words.

Mo Xiangli was in a panic in an instant, his face was paler than Hua Xihuan's, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he tightly pinched his palms, after weighing for a long time, he forced an ugly smile on his face and said: "Xihuan, you are by my side It's been a long time, I've wasted my life, today I'm in charge, no matter who you marry, I guarantee that you will be the right wife."

It's fine for Xiao Jingyu to want her to marry Xihuan, but she wants to marry Xihuan in an upright manner, so she can't even think about being a concubine!

Mo Xiangli felt sad, and recalled in a trance that when he was still a court lady, he promised Hua Xihuan that if he became a concubine, he would do his best to help Hua Xihuan marry Li Junye.

"I took Xi Huan as my righteous sister, then she is worthy to be your first wife, Li Junye!" Mo Xiangli stared at Li Junye who was opposite the dinner table with a pair of icy glass sharply, and said directly by his name .

Hua Xihuan didn't expect that Mo Xiangli would suddenly change her mind and want to marry her, she was at a loss for what to do.

Everyone was shocked when they heard what Mo Xiangli meant. They didn't expect that she would accept her as a righteous sister in order not to wrong Hua Xihua as someone else's concubine.

"Empress, I'm sorry." Li Junye refused under pressure.

"Oh! Xihuan, did you hear that? This is the person you've been thinking of. Since he doesn't want to, then I'll betroth you to Gao Sheng." Mo Xiangli sneered at Li Junye with a cold look.

Hua Xihuan's tears, which she had been holding back all this time, finally dug the embankment. When she heard Mo Xiangli forcefully begging herself to someone else, she suddenly became anxious, got up and knelt down to Li Junye with a "plop", grabbed his clothes and begged humbly:

"Sir, Xihuan has admired you for a long time. I know that my status is low and I am not good enough for you. If you don't want to marry me as a wife, marry me as a concubine, even if you are a foot-washing girl, Xihuan is very happy, please accept it." I will."

"Xihuan, you are still young and don't understand the relationship between men and women. You need to know that the fate of husband and wife cannot be forced. Without love, there is no way to grow old." Li Junye shook his head when he saw that she was going to find a place for himself. , pulled out his clothes from Xihuan's hands, and refused with a wry smile.

"Sir, I understand." Hua Xihuan heard that all the extravagant hopes of these years were completely extinguished, and her heart was ashamed in an instant, with a tragic smile on her face, when Li Junye just realized something was wrong, she slammed into the pillar .

A muffled sound of "Boom" hit everyone's hearts, and Hua Xihuan's forehead was instantly dripping with blood, covering her beautiful eyes and eyebrows.

"Xihuan..." Mo Xiangli looked at Hua Xihuan, who had despairing eyes, and shouted sharply in a gaffe.

Hua Xihuan turned her head to look at Mo Xiangli who rushed towards her in astonishment, a relieved smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, she staggered and fell to the ground, Li Junye hugged her nervously.

With a "boom", the crowd surrounded Hua Xihuan, whose life and death were unknown. Hua Xihuan looked at Li Junye who was nervous, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth:

"Sir, I really love you, not as a student, I want to be your wife and give birth to many children for you, if I can't marry you as my wife in this life, let me make others, then I might as well die."

"Xiao Huan..." Li Junye's heart trembled, and all kinds of feelings rushed into his heart, just about to say something that he also liked her, "Go away." Mo Xiangli angrily pushed away.

Mo Xiangli took Hua Xihuan's hand and apologized guiltily: "My dear Huan, why are you so stupid? I will never force you to marry again, forgive me, forgive me."

The wedding event on New Year's Eve turned into a death-threatening tragedy in an instant, casting an ominous color on this New Year.

In Princess Beihan's mansion on the other side, without the hostess' mansion, this New Year's Eve dinner seemed a little gloomy.

"Come and eat more." Bai Bianyi sat next to Han Qing's left, put the vegetables into Han Qing's bowl affectionately, and persuaded him to eat.

Han Qing poked at the dumplings in a dispirited manner, staring at the son nestled in Bei Hanjian's arms who had recognized him as his father, and sighed again, her narrow eyes filled with resentment.

For some unknown reason, Han Li, who was over one year old, didn't kiss Han Qing, but Bei Hanjian. Every time the two father and son met, they looked like strangers, they couldn't recognize him anymore, and didn't like to stay by his side.

"Ah, open your mouth to eat rice porridge." The one-year-old little Han Li was very energetic. Bei Hanjian held little Han Li in his arms and fed him rice porridge carefully and patiently, showing his father's love.

"Daddy, eat..." Little Han Li's crisp voice was cute and delicate, but he didn't say it to Han Qing.

On the opposite side is a picture of loving father and son, but it has nothing to do with Han Qing.

Han Qing leaned against Bai Bian sullenly, and complained in a broken voice: "You said that I went out to fight a few times, and he didn't know me, and he called others Dad."

Murong Bai put a piece of beef into Han Qing's bowl, whispered a few times, and said comfortingly: "Hehe, children are forgetful. If you spend more time with him these few days, you will become familiar with him."

After Bai Bian made peace with Murong Bai last time, he resumed normal communication with Han Qing, but he still lives outside and visits Han Qing three times a day.

"Alas." Han Qing was melancholy for a long time, her appetite was low and she didn't pick up a table of dishes a few times. After a New Year's Eve dinner, she was so unhappy that she left halfway through.

Bai Bian chased after his back, hugged the eaves and looked at Han Qing in the night sky, leaned his head on his thin shoulder and said, "Seeing that you have been very preoccupied these past few days, but you are sad because you can't take sister Hongxiu back to Beihan for the New Year's Eve dinner." ?”

Han Qing looked up at the shining and silent starry sky, and sighed silently: "Wife and family are separated, family is broken, this family is not home, this year is not the year."

"You are the backbone of all of us. If you collapse, our family will collapse completely. Think about Han Li, Miss Hongxiu, and me, okay?" Bai Bian pressed his lips to Han Qing's cheek , the two comforted each other rubbing their faces.

Han Qing turned her head, and every time she met Bai Bian's eyes, one black and one silver, the silence in her eyes slowed down a little, and a little comfort rose.

Han Qing never thought that one day, the warmth involved would be in a man several years younger than him.However, fortunately, Bai Bian accompanied him through the most difficult years, so that he would not be wallowing in the grief of his deceased wife.

Murong Bai originally wanted to comfort Han Qing, but stood at the door and looked at their husband and wife embracing each other, his star eyes dimmed, feeling that his decision was unnecessary.

Even if Han Qing loses Bei Hanjing, she still has Bai Bian to accompany her, and even if she loses Bai Bian, she cannot be accompanied by him.He just needs to be a good friend who is not jealous or willful.

It's just that Murong Bai didn't expect that the day when Bai Bian left Han Qing, under the superficially peaceful scene, came so unexpectedly...