The sun set in the west, its afterglow sprinkled on the earth, and the sky became dim. Only then did Yan Cheng leave the Yan Mansion.
Since moving out of the palace, Yan Cheng has indeed returned to the Yan family more often than when he lived in the palace, but it is not very frequent.
The main reason was that he realized that Emperor Jingxi did not like his close contact with the Yan family.
He was worried that Emperor Jingxi would make things difficult for Yan Guangyi and Yan Zhuo because he was dissatisfied with his son who often visited his adoptive parents and neglected his elderly father in the palace.
After having dinner at the Yan Mansion, Yan Cheng returned to the Yongwang Mansion and went straight to the study.
With the Yongwang Mansion outside the palace, Yan Cheng also had the right to attend court.
However, Emperor Jingxi did not assign them any tasks on the grounds that he and the seventh prince had not yet started a family, and only allowed them to attend as observers.
The Sixth Prince was a little older and had a tragic experience before, so Emperor Jingxi was quite lenient towards him and arranged a position for him in the Ministry of Revenue.
He came to the study not to deal with any urgent matters, but because he suddenly had an inspiration and wanted to paint a picture of dusk.
The painting, inspired by the burst of inspiration, was full of vitality and vigor, and Yan Cheng immediately decided to use it as one of the gifts for the Wanshou Festival.
My father thought that Yang Guifei liked the painting of "Yu Meiren", and this painting might eventually fall into Yang Guifei's hands.
He felt happy when he thought of Yang Guifei holding the painting and racking her brains to guess who painted it.
No matter how hard Yang Guifei tried, she couldn't figure out that the painting was painted by him.
After putting the painting away and planning to have it packaged later, Yan Zhengcheng was thinking about what to do next when a slender hand appeared in front of him.
In the hand that can hold a sword or a paintbrush lies a familiar small amulet.
"Hmm? For me?"
Yan Cheng blinked, and there was still a hint of confusion in those clear peach blossom eyes.
He raised his head and saw Leng Yan nodding, then he took the amulet.
It’s really the same style.
Yan Cheng was sure that the amulet sent by Leng Yan and the amulets sent by Yan Xi in batches were from the same company.
"When did you go to Kaiyuan Temple to ask for the amulet? This is the first time I know you believe in this."
"Just last time."
When Leng Yan mentioned this, Yan Cheng immediately remembered.
The seventh prince was quite familiar with Master Huineng of Kaiyuan Temple. Last month, he accompanied the seventh prince to Kaiyuan Temple to visit Master Huineng.
Leng Yan disappeared for a long time at that time, but Yan Cheng didn't care too much about it. After all, adults all have their own free space.
I think Leng Yan went to ask for the amulet at that time.
but……
Yan Cheng suddenly moved closer to Leng Yan, his eyes fixed on his face.
"So you've wanted to give me the amulet for a long time? Why did you take it out now? It can't be that you only thought of asking for one after seeing Yan Xi give it to me?"
That's too much.
If you didn't care, why would you specifically ask for a talisman? If you cared, how could you forget it?
“…”
Leng Yan stared at the rosy red lips that kept opening and closing, and his throat couldn't help but move.
"I wanted to give it to you before. It's not that I forgot, it's just..."
Yan Cheng asked: "Just what?"
Too close.
Leng Yan avoided his gaze and quietly took a few steps back to put some distance between them.
When I think about the day when I was asking for a peace amulet, I saw a boy of about eighteen or nineteen years old and his friends asking for a peace amulet to give to their loved ones.
Asking for a peace amulet to send to your loved one...
Leng Yan didn't think so much at first.
He just saw that many people who came to Kaiyuan Temple would ask for amulets to give to the people they cared about. He also wanted Yan Cheng to be safe, so he also went to ask for amulets.
But after praying for the amulet with the eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy, he kept thinking of the phrase "give it to his sweetheart".
I always feel that with this sentence, the meaning of the amulet he asked for has changed, and it is difficult to give it away.
So the amulet stayed on him for a long time.
Seeing that Leng Yan's eyes became vague and his ears turned a little red, Yan Cheng muttered a few words, straightened his waist and stood up straight.
"Never mind. I won't ask anymore. Anyway, I received two amulets today, so I have two pieces of peace. Thank you very much!"
Yan Cheng put the two stacked amulets into the small purse she was carrying, turned around and looked around, then gave the painting she had just finished to Leng Yan.
As for the birthday gift, he would just paint a random one next time.
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Yan Cheng saw Qu Zhaoyue on the day of the Wanshou Festival this year.
Thanks to Yang Guifei's manipulation and Emperor Jingxi's preference, Qu Zhaoyue was actually released from prison half a month ago.
However, during this year he seemed to have understood the profound meaning of "low-key". During the half month of being released from confinement early, Qu Zhaoyue only walked around Zhaoyang Palace and Beisan Prison.
So much so that Yan Cheng never saw him once.
Of course, Yan Cheng didn't really want to see him, he was just curious about what changes would happen to the protagonist of the original book after being confined for a year.
He believed that Qu Zhaoyue could not have not changed after what happened last year.
It's either getting smarter or dumber.
With the reputation of disrespecting his stepmother and killing his younger brother and sister-in-law, it was several times more difficult for Qu Zhaoyue to gain the support of court officials than in the book.
If Qu Zhaoyue is still determined to get the throne, what will Qu Zhaoyue do?
And how can he prevent the protagonist and his mother from becoming the final winners?
Compared to the teenager a year ago, Qu Zhaoyue has grown a lot taller this year, but his face has not changed much. He still looks lively and well-behaved, which is the look that Emperor Jingxi likes.
From this point of view, Qu Zhaoyue's self-cultivation is actually quite good, and Yang Guifei taught her well.
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