Chapter 288 The Least Qualified to Be Sad
"What are you thinking about? Are you thinking about my niece again?"
The woman's crisp voice brought Liu Yuetang back to her senses.
She turned her head and saw that Sang Ning had sat down next to her without her noticing. Her peach blossom-like face was slightly curved, and it was particularly bright even in the dark night.
Liu Yuetang nodded slightly.
Sang Ning - my aunt's daughter.
Bright and lively, she is the most unrestrained girl on the grassland. Even the grassland and desert cannot restrain her playful and curious heart.
She said, "The world is so vast, with beautiful scenery everywhere, such as the Five Mountains, the setting sun over the long river, and the sea of clouds. If you don't travel around and take in all these beauties, wouldn't your life on earth be in vain?"
Therefore, she spent very little time in Lanyue throughout the year.
Whenever Liu Yuetang saw the bright smile on her face, she couldn't help but feel a little happy.
It was also the first time I knew that women could arrange their own lives, live according to their own wishes, have their own husbands exclusively, and even stay single for their entire lives.
In the country of Lanyue, women are not so humble. They can be together for their whole lives, which is what all women yearn for.
If there is one drawback, it is that as women, once they get married, they have to keep giving birth to children to continue the family line for their husband's family.
Sang Ning crossed her legs, looked lazily at the starry sky and said, "My uncle has sent people to inquire about it. Don't worry, Yue'er is also the daughter of the Central Plains Emperor. Even if you are not here, he will protect his daughter."
"No..." Liu Yuetang shook her head.
"Jingyuan is not like here. Every step there is a trap, and everyone is scheming. Yue'er is still just a little kid who can't talk, and Xiao Heng doesn't have only her child. I can't be with her all the time. I'm always afraid that she will be framed."
At this moment, Liu Yuetang felt a little relieved that she was just a princess.
If he were a prince, he would be a thorn in everyone's side, and more people would plot against him.
"Oh!" Sang Ning hugged Liu Yuetang's arm and said, "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Yue'er can't be the emperor. Those vicious women won't attack a princess, right?"
"You! The most urgent thing right now is to take care of your health. Only when you are well can you go to the Central Plains to visit Yue'er, kill your enemies, and then... travel around the world with me and live a comfortable life."
Liu Yuetang nodded: "Yes! Only when I recover, I will have the strength to return to Jingyuan and deal with those people."
"It will be soon. Aunt Tumen said that you will be fully recovered in three months."
After saying that, Sang Ning helped Liu Yuetang up and said with a bright smile, "Come on, let's go dance."
When she smiled, two clusters of stars lit up in her eyes, and dimples were faintly visible on her cheeks, which was very beautiful.
"Ah... I don't know how to dance like you do." Liu Yuetang looked at the dancing figures beside the campfire.
Upon hearing this, Sang Ning put his arm around her shoulders and laughed heartily, the silver bell on his wrist jingling. "We grassland people dance simply to our heart's content, leaping and dancing to the tune of songs. Our main goal is to have a good time. We don't have so many rules like you do in the Central Plains. You'll learn it easily."
As he spoke, Sang Ning pulled Liu Yuetang towards the crowd.
When Zong Zheng Jingying saw Liu Yuetang coming, she quickly took her hand and said, "Tangtang, come and dance with your aunt."
As she spoke, she pulled Liu Yuetang into the crowd. Looking at the leaping figure in front of her, Liu Yuetang felt a little restrained for a moment.
After all, she had never danced in public with so many people.
Zong Zheng Jingying smiled softly, her eyes flickering with a soft light. "Don't be afraid, child. You can dance however you want. You are the princess of Lan Yue. No one dares to find fault with you."
"Also, from now on, if you don't want to laugh, you don't have to. No one here deserves your forced smile. Now that you're home, just be happy and be your aunt and uncle's daughter."
Her words seemed to carry a scorching temperature, striking straight into the softest corner of Liu Yuetang's heart. Her nose softened and tears welled up in her eyes.
She nodded heavily, smiling with tears in her eyes.
Xiao Heng had said something similar before.
However, she could not be her true self in front of him no matter what, and she would always subconsciously force a smile.
And right now…she felt completely at ease.
It turns out that the most reliable emotion in this world is not love, but the blood-thicker-than-water kinship.
Their eyes met, tears of joy sparkling in each.
Liu Yuetang danced to the sounds of her aunt's music and movements.
She spins, jumps, sways her waist, blooms her skirt, and smiles brightly, like a colorful peony in full bloom.
For a moment, she seemed to have forgotten Jinghe's intrigues and her worries about Yue'er, and was immersed in this joyful atmosphere.
The smile is purer and brighter than ever before.
In the Jinghe Palace, Xiao Heng was also drinking, but he was using alcohol to drown his sorrows.
Duan Rou stepped over the gilded threshold and saw Xiao Heng leaning on the dragon couch, his black dragon robe half-off, his jade crown askew, the wine glass in his hand empty, the wine dripping down his chin onto his clothes.
Just as he drowsily raised his hand to pick up the wine jug, Duan Rou quickly stepped forward and threw the jug heavily to the ground.
Xiao Heng was startled, and turned to look. Seeing that it was Duan Rou, he sat up slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "The Imperial Sister is here."
Duan Rou's heart tightened, and she held up the bronze diamond-shaped mirror and held it before Xiao Heng's eyes: "Xiao Heng, look at what you look like now."
Xiao Heng slowly raised his eyelids, and saw his flushed face reflected in the mirror. His black hair hung messily on his face, and his scarlet eyes were full of bloodshot, without any dignity of a supreme ruler.
"Xiao Heng, you are the Son of Heaven, the support of all the people in the world, not a resentful woman in the deep palace!"
Duan Rou's eyes turned red with anxiety, her face filled with regret and heartache: "Noble Consort Shuyi is gone, but there are still millions of people in the world! If you fall, who will protect this country? Who will protect these people?"
Xiao Heng smiled sadly, "Tens of millions of people? I can't even protect the woman I love, how can I protect these tens of millions of people?"
To this day, the arsonist has not been found, and the murderer of Liu Yuetang has not been found, so how can we talk about the world?
"Xiao Heng! We worked so hard to ascend to the throne. After you ascended the throne, you worked so hard to create the current prosperous era. How could you allow yourself to fall into depravity in one day?"
"I know Concubine Xi is gone. You blame yourself, you feel guilty, you're heartbroken, but you're the emperor. Everyone in the world has the right to experience joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, but you alone cannot! Your joys and sorrows affect the rise and fall of the empire! If you wallow in this sorrow, where will your country and your ancestors be? Where will they be?"
"If you fall, those who covet the throne will seize the opportunity to rise up, and then the world will be plunged into war again..."
"Who will be entrusted with the grand ambition of my father and grandfather to unify the Central Plains?"
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