"Am I so busy all day? I have to learn kung fu, eat, read and practice calligraphy. How can I have the time to play with her? It's so troublesome." An Mingchen was very annoyed, his little nose was wrinkled all over. It seemed that if he talked to him about his wife now, he would have a fight.
"Okay, our Mingchen won't marry, no matter how good a girl is..." An Qingran said with a smile.
An Mingchen laughed and breathed a sigh of relief: "Since my elder sister said so, no one will force me anymore, right?"
"Yes, they have to listen to the eldest sister."
"Okay then. Big sister, please accompany me..." As he said that, he pulled her hand and walked into the house.
"What do I do with you?"
"Accompany me to eat cakes..." An Mingchen looked anxious, as if nothing was more important at the moment.
An Qingran smiled, followed him, and held his soft little hand. Her heart was so soft that she almost wanted to cry.
With such a tragic life in her previous life, she never expected to have such an encounter. She really didn't know who to thank.
Looking at the lively An Mingchen, she gradually felt relieved about her only regret in her previous life, the regret about her child.
An Mingchen picked up a piece of cake and put it to An Qingran's mouth first. An Qingran took a bite with a smile, and An Mingchen smiled very proudly, as if he was more proud of it than if he had eaten it himself.
The two siblings were having fun, when suddenly An Mingchen looked behind An Qingran, his eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Brother-in-law..."
Brother-in-law?
An Qingran turned around and saw Dongfang Jin at the door. He was wearing a moon-white robe embroidered with ruyi patterns, his hair was tied with a golden crown, his face was as white as jade, and he looked very clean and refreshing.
"Why are you here? Isn't there an important state matter?" An Qingran walked forward quickly.
Dongfang Jin held An Mingchen in his arms and yelled at him to call him brother-in-law. An Mingchen kept calling him brother-in-law and then went straight to grab the jade pendant around his waist. He still hadn't changed his childhood bad habits.
Dongfang Jin simply took off the dragon-shaped jade pendant and handed it to him, while answering An Qingran's question: "There is something..."
He hesitated when he said this, which aroused An Qingran's interest: "What's the hurry?"
"I got news from Dongfang Run."
An Qingran's head buzzed. She felt as if her soul had left her body. Her voice was no longer her own: "News... What news? Is he still alive?"
She was afraid to hear him say something like "corpse", so she stared at Dongfang Jin and her face turned pale.
Their conversation frightened An Mingchen who was playing. He stared at the two people in a daze: "Corpse?"
When An Qingran came back to her senses, Dongfang Jin had already given her the answer: "He is still alive..."
An Qingran heaved a long sigh of relief, and Dongfang Jin held her in his arms. "I knew you would do this. I wanted to tell you when I got back..."
"Where is he? Did he go back to the capital?" An Qingran calmed down and asked excitedly, "Did he go to see Sister Lou? Did he?"
Dongfang Jin slowly shook his head: "This person... there is only a portrait brought back by the secret guards, and it looks very much like Dongfang Run. This matter needs to be explained slowly."
"What does '极象' mean? Could it be that they just found someone who looks similar? Let's go and see him right away, okay? You can recognize him, and so can I, right?" An Qingran's heart had already flown away.
Dongfang Jin smiled bitterly and said, "Fortunately I understand, otherwise I would feel uncomfortable..."
"Yes, but he saved my life. It has been two years, and there has been no news about him. How come he suddenly appears? Logically, he should know that our father has pardoned their sins, so he should come back." An Qingran analyzed.
Dongfang Jin nodded: "It is said that this person named Zhong Run has lost his memory..."
'No wonder.' An Qingran understood and looked at Dongfang Jin, "What should we do?"
"I came to pick you up so that I can leave Beijing immediately and see for myself whether Zhong Run is Dongfang Run..."
Dongfang Jin put An Mingchen down and said, "Qi Town is only a day's journey from here..."
"Okay, let's go right away." An Qingran hugged An Mingchen, "Sister has something to do, you go find mom, we will quietly leave through the back door so as not to disturb everyone, understand?"
An Mingchen certainly understood, but he didn't know what happened. He blinked, thought about it, and nodded vigorously: "Okay, go quickly and come back soon."
"Okay, tell mother not to worry, understand?"
"I understand, but who is this Dongfang Run?" An Mingchen had sharp ears and he heard everything.
An Qingran smiled: "Sister will tell you later..."
As they were talking, they called the nanny over and gave her some instructions. The two of them didn't dare to go through the front yard and left directly through the back door.
Sitting in the car, Dongfang Jin explained in detail. It turned out that he had never given up looking for Dongfang Run in the past two years. The reason why the secret guard took two years to find him was because Qi Town was a very small town and he did not expect Dongfang Run to go so far.
Of course, he first mistook Zhong Run for Dongfang Run.
This was the only news in two years and he couldn't take it seriously.
It was already evening when they arrived at Qi Town.
Qi Town is neither big nor small.
They stayed at the inn, and the secret guards there began to report that this man named Zhong Run had been in the town for a year and a half and had been taken in by a wealthy family. Now he had married the daughter of that family, and the fact that the young lady of that family married Zhong Run had become news in the town.
An Qingran couldn't wait any longer and wanted to see him immediately.
But Dongfang Jin calmly asked her to stay for the night and go again tomorrow.
The next day, they went straight to Bailu Academy. It was called an academy, but it was just a larger school, with green bricks and green tiles, and a few bamboos swaying through the flower walls. From afar, they could hear the sound of reading. The clear voices of children broke the silence of the ancient town in the early morning. An Qingran and Dongfang Jin pretended to be an ordinary couple, but still attracted countless eyes.
People passing by from time to time looked at them, and some curious old men and women asked them if they were listening to Mr. Zhong's lectures, saying that Mr. Zhong's lectures were the best and he was the most knowledgeable person in the town.
Everyone is willing to give their children to him.
An Qingran was very surprised: "Did he really lose his memory?"
Dongfang Jin took a deep breath and said, "We'll know once we see it."
As he said that, he pushed the door open and walked in. In autumn, the window was still open. A scholar in plain clothes was sitting at the desk, writing something. When An Qingran saw that figure, he looked at Dongfang Jin. An Qingran couldn't help but jump up. He lowered his voice and said, "If this isn't Dongfang Run, who else could it be?"
"It's him." Dongfang Jin also nodded with a complicated expression.
Having said that, he turned and walked out.
An Qingran wanted to rush into the house to find out what was going on, but Dongfang Jin walked out, so she had to follow him out and asked anxiously, "Why don't you come in and meet him?"
"Let's figure this matter out first." Dongfang Jin said with a gloomy expression.
"He is Dongfang Run, what else is there to find out?" An Qingran was extremely puzzled.
"Of course I know he is Dongfang Run...but if we rush in like this, if he really has amnesia, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it all at once. And if he doesn't have amnesia, it will be even worse. So we still have to find out some things, and then let Lou Wanyue make the decision." Dongfang Jin said calmly.
An Qingran stared at Dongfang Jin's face for a moment, then she suddenly realized. At first she thought he still couldn't let go of his jealousy and hostility towards Dongfang Run. Thinking about it carefully, it was true. Dongfang Run lived a very peaceful life here. Whether he wanted to deliberately forget or what, they didn't know.
Furthermore, I heard that he was married to Miss Zhong, and Zhong Min'er was already five months pregnant, which was also a problem.
They shouldn't interfere in other people's lives, but this person is not someone else, and their cousin is waiting for them in the capital...
Dongfang Jin held An Qingran's hand and said, "Let's go back to the capital first, and then make a decision."
"Are you leaving just like that?" An Qingran looked back at the Bailu Academy, feeling extremely unwilling. She felt that she had a lot to say to Dongfang Run, but he was right in front of her. If she was allowed to go in and face such a stranger, what else would she have to say?
She said she was grateful to him for saving her, and how hard it was for Sister Lou to wait for him? She asked him if he still remembered her?
"Let's go." Dongfang Jin quickened his pace as he looked at An Qingran who was about to lose control. "Dongfang Run has married and is about to have a child. There can be no changes to this matter. Now that we know he is alive and well, we can go back."
An Qingran sighed: "Then when should we let him go back?"
"Go back? Are you confused? Of course I have to ask the Emperor for permission."
Dongfang Jin's words really calmed An Qingran down. After all, Dongfang Run was still a fugitive, and he was not on the pardon list for Prince Shou's family. Dongfang Jin was indeed thoughtful.
She didn't insist any more and got into the car with Dongfang Jin obediently, her heart still beating hard: "Now Sister Lou is fine, the clouds have finally cleared and the moon is shining."
Dongfang Jin hummed and sat in the car: "A few days ago, Lian Muhan mentioned the matter of pardoning Prince Shou and his wife..."
"Pardon him now?" An Qingran sighed. "My father may not agree. His health is getting worse. Although I have tried my best and asked my cousin to come up with a prescription, there is nothing I can do. If I mention this, I am afraid he will get too excited and hurt his body."
"I know that. If Father had not been vigilant and caring, why would he have allowed Dongfang Ruoxue to marry? Father must have known that they had ulterior motives, but he just had no evidence."
"In fact, in this matter, Prince Shou and his wife are not the masterminds. Everyone knows this..."
"So, we have to slowly talk to father about Dongfang Run. We can only take him back to the palace after he agrees." Dongfang Jin breathed a sigh of relief and held An Qingran's hand. "I think father will agree, because he saved your life, which means he saved my life and Ran'er's life."
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