Chapter 484 Imperial Garden
The moon is dancing.
Here, Xiao Yuan and Yan Ning were teaching archery seriously, but behind a huge tree a few feet away, Li Yao's expression became more and more strange.
She saw and heard everything the two people did and talked about.
Xiao Yuan is the commander of the imperial guards and is responsible for the safety of the entire Qiushan patrol, so it is reasonable for him to appear here.
However, after rescuing the prince, he did not send him back to the queen immediately. Instead, he taught the prince archery.
The strangest thing is that, judging from his behavior, he doesn't seem to be respectful and humble like a subject facing his master. Instead, he seems quite... loving?
Li Yao was shocked by her own absurd idea.
But she believed in women's intuition. Even if the two of them did not do anything inappropriate and their words were normal, something was wrong!
Yes!
Li Yao suddenly remembered that when she was in the East Palace, the entry and exit of the prince's concubines were not as strict as it is now.
At that time, Dong Lanxin was only the Crown Princess, and whenever she went out for something, Xiao Yuan would accompany her as a guard.
Li Yao then thought of... Xiao Yuan seemed to be from Longyou as well, and it was said that he came to the capital with Dong Lanxin that year!
After having this thought, she looked carefully at the faces and facial features of Yan Ning and Xiao Yuan, and actually felt that they were somewhat similar!
A terrible yet exciting guess gradually arose in Li Yao's heart.
She held her breath and carefully retreated from the woods.
Li Yao quickly walked back to her residence along the path she had taken. Along the way, she had already made a plan in her mind.
Feicui was waiting outside the villa with a worried look on her face. When she saw Li Yao coming back, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the Empress feels more comfortable, it doesn't matter if she beats and scolds me a few times. But you must never go out alone again and make yourself worried.
Li Yao returned with a cheerful look on her face, looking like a completely different person from when she left.
"Jade," she called out to Jade with a smile, her voice lowered a bit.
"Think of a way to pass a message to my uncle and ask him to send someone to Longyou.
Remember, it must be someone who is completely reliable..."
…
"Asshole! Qiushan is not like the palace. Even if there are imperial guards patrolling, how can it be an absolutely safe place?
How dare you let the prince go to the back mountain alone... Why don't you go find him quickly! ?
If the prince loses even one hair, I will kill all of you!"
In the villa where the queen lived, Dong Lanxin, wearing only a single garment and without even having time to tie up her long hair, was angrily scolding the palace maids who were kneeling in front of her.
The palace maids and eunuchs were trembling all over. No one dared to explain. They crawled out to look for someone.
Dong Lanxin didn't care about the heavy dew and even went to look for Yan Ning in person.
At this time, a young eunuch who had just run out came back in a hurry and said happily:
"My Lady, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back!"
Dong Lanxin went out to check immediately, and the moment she saw Yan Ning, she almost burst into tears.
"Please forgive me, mother. It's all my fault. I made you worry..." Yan Ning lowered his head and said in a low voice.
"Thanks to meeting Commander Xiao..."
Dong Lanxin then noticed Xiao Yuan beside Yan Ning and was stunned for a moment.
The two looked at each other, with waves surging in their eyes, but they had to use all their strength to maintain the calm on the surface.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and finally Dong Lanxin spoke first.
“Today…thank you, Commander Xiao.
Ning'er, why don't you go back quickly? "
Yan Ning turned around and thanked Xiao Yuan sensibly, then took two steps forward and looked back and asked:
"Isn't the Queen Mother going back?"
Dong Lanxin looked at Xiao Yuan deeply again. Xiao Yuan nodded slightly to her, and the two were speechless in the end.
Dong Lanxin turned around, and under Xiao Yuan's gaze, she held Yan Ning's hand and walked through the crowd of palace servants, and her figure finally disappeared behind the white walls and black tiles.
Stepping onto the stone steps, Dong Lanxin dismissed the palace maids behind her.
Yan Ning suddenly felt his hands were a little cold. He looked up and was stunned.
"Mother, why are you crying? It's my fault. I will never make you worry again!"
Dong Lanxin gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips and touched Yan Ning's head lovingly, but Xiao Yuan's face kept lingering in front of her.
Having come to this point, was it my fault?
She just hated being a tool for her family's marriage with the royal family, and having to be separated from the one she loved, and being unable to be together even though they could meet!
She also knew that Yan Xiuyun had asked to marry her just to unite the Dong family.
Over the years, although Yan Xiuyun treated her well, it was only a relationship of respect and support between husband and wife, and it was never a true love between a man and a woman.
For the so-called family honor, one has lost his freedom and love.
If she was asked to give birth to a prince, then she must have Xiao Yuan's blood in the child.
If she had to live in seclusion in the harem for the rest of her life, she would rather have this child who had no relationship with the Yan family at all to inherit their Yan family's kingdom!
It doesn't matter...it's just a matter of time.
Even if it takes twenty years... thirty years...
As long as we can wait until the day when Ning'er becomes the first emperor...
The family of three can be reunited.
…
After ten months, the Autumn Mountain Tour finally came to an end.
During the last hunting trip, the six-year-old Crown Prince Yan Ning actually asked to join in the hunt.
Although Yan Xiuyun did not agree, the prince's courage and bravery were praised by Yan Xiuyun and the royal family.
At this moment, a wounded hare happened to jump nearby. The prince took out a bow and arrow on the spot and hit the hare with one arrow from twenty steps away, which made everyone look at it with admiration.
Yan Xiuyun was even more surprised when he saw this, and immediately ordered the creation of ten golden arrows to be given to the prince as a reward.
After returning to the palace, the prince's heroic deeds as a young man spread throughout the court and the harem.
All the ministers submitted memorials praising the prince for his extraordinary talent and his ability in both civil and military affairs. With such royal blood, the Liang Dynasty will surely last for thousands of generations.
…
The summer afternoon sun shines on the imperial garden.
Flowers are in full bloom, bees and butterflies are playing around, and the air is filled with the warm fragrance of grass and flowers.
"Princess, slow down, don't fall!"
Yan Jing saw a golden-pink butterfly and started chasing it. Biyu behind her had no choice but to jog after her, fearing that she would bump into something.
When she was in the Eastern Palace, Biyu was Qin Yuwei's personal maid and was very loyal to her. Now she has become the head aunt of Changyu Palace.
The extremely beautiful butterfly finally flapped its wings and flew away. Yan Jing's eyes followed the butterfly as it flew out of the palace wall, but there was no regret on his little face.
Qin Yuwei, dressed in a light crimson gauze robe, gently waving a cloud brocade and green bamboo fan in her right hand, followed leisurely.
She lowered her brows and smiled, and all the flowers in the imperial garden suddenly lost their color.
"Jing'er, why haven't I seen you go to Fengyi Palace to pester Brother Crown Prince these days?"
Qin Yuwei took Yan Jing's little hand and asked her with a smile.
Yan Jing pouted, looking a little unhappy.
"Brother Crown Prince has been very busy with his studies recently. Jing'er went to play with him, but he always said he had too much schoolwork.
If he can’t finish it on time, he will be punished by the teacher! ”
"Oh? Since your brother the Crown Prince is working so hard, Jing'er shouldn't slack off."
Yan Jing clenched his fists and said aggrievedly:
"Jing'er has learned all the books that Aunt Zhu left for her, and they are better than what the teacher taught her.
Mother, when will Aunt Zhu come to see Jing'er?"
Qin Yuwei smiled helplessly and couldn't answer for a while.
Lanlan is still on an unknown island in Lingnan. She said that when the time is right, she will return to Beijing and her friends don't need to worry about her.
But the "current situation" she was talking about...how long will it take?
Yan Jing was tired from chasing butterflies just now, so he calmed down and walked forward obediently, holding Qin Yuwei's hand.
Qin Yuwei's thoughts drifted away, and she unknowingly walked to a rockery.
From the other side of the rockery, the faint whispers of several women could be heard.
"Have you heard about that rumor?"
"Are you talking about Commander Xiao and... the one from Fengyi Palace?"
"Hush - keep your voice down! I'm telling you, I have a sister who is also an old lady from the Eastern Palace, and she told me..."
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