Yan Shiyue was surprised and happy, she stood up and wanted to throw herself into his arms: "A Jing! You're back!"
Emperor Ming Yan coughed heavily, and Yan Shiyue stopped his movement halfway, unable to stop in time, and almost fell under the bed.
Huo Qijing quickly took a step forward, grasped her arm with one hand, pulled her into his arms, took the opportunity to put his arm around her waist, and then gently carried her back to the couch.
Their eyes met briefly in the air.
Emperor Ming Yan coughed heavily again.
Yan Shiyue quickly retracted his gaze, placed his hands on his knees, and looked extremely well-behaved: "Aye, is big brother back? Why didn't you tell me? I'll go outside the city to pick them up!"
Emperor Ming Yan reached out and patted her on the back, causing her to scream. Emperor Ming Yan said, "Take care of yourself first, then worry about others!"
Huo Qijing helped her again.
Yan Shiyue took advantage of the situation and pulled him to sit next to her, saying, "Where is my elder brother? I'll go see him."
Huo Qijing said briefly: "In the back, Your Highness will sit in the sedan chair."
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"Here they come," footsteps were heard outside, and the prince was supported by someone and walked in slowly. He looked up and smiled, "Yuer."
Yan Shiyue looked him up and down: "Brother, are you okay?"
"Nothing serious."
The prince came in and bowed to Emperor Mingyan first, then was helped to sit down. He looked at her and said, "Are you okay too?"
She nodded and asked him: "What happened? Why did you disappear for so long?"
It turned out that when the prince and his two shadow guards were returning that day, they accidentally saw a thick smoke rising on the left. The prince was worried that something had happened, so he took people to have a look. Unexpectedly, a stone rolled down from the mountain halfway, startling the horses and causing them to run away.
The prince's foot was stuck in the stirrup and he couldn't get free for a while. The two shadow guards could only chase him madly. The three of them ran for several miles but encountered a tripwire.
It was a group of fierce people who took the opportunity to make a fortune and robbed people on the road. Seeing that they were well-dressed, they stopped them. The two shadow guards naturally fought to protect them. Originally, this group of people were just ordinary people and were no match for the shadow guards. However, there were traps everywhere in the forest, and they failed to gain the upper hand. Later, one of them was injured and one died.
Then the prince, seeing that the situation was not good, told them that they were from the Yan Mansion and took them as hostages to ask "Master Yan" for money. He had persuaded them, but the shadow guards kept looking for them and made a lot of noise. Somehow, someone found out and the prince disappeared.
These people knew his identity and they didn't dare to let them go or kill them. After discussing it, they threw them off the cliff.
They had been hungry for several days and were injured, so they were unable to resist. At the last moment, the shadow guard used himself as a cushion, and the prince escaped with his life, but was seriously injured.
When he was struggling to death, he met a family of refugees and was saved by them.
It sounds simple, but it is actually very thrilling.
The prince said, "Come to think of it, I have to thank you very much."
Yan Shiyue was surprised: "Thank me?"
"Yes," the prince said, "Do you know who the family was that saved me in the end? One of them was from Yuefang, named Cai Hong. When I said my name was Yandong, Cai Hong asked me if I was a friend of Lady Fu, and even showed me her master weaver badge."
He sighed with emotion: "I was seriously injured at that time, had a fever many times, and couldn't walk. They were also on the way to escape, so it was very difficult for them to take care of me. They also had to ask doctors for treatment for me. If it weren't for this important relationship, I might have..." He swallowed and touched her head: "Thank you, Yue'er."
Yan Shiyue asked him: "But why didn't you just say you were the prince?"
The prince smiled and shook his head: "If my side has more people and more power, revealing my identity can intimidate the enemy. On the contrary, if I tell it, there are too many variables and it may be dangerous, so I can't tell it."
That's right. Yan Shiyue sighed, "Fortunately it was a false alarm."
She looked at Emperor Mingyan, who still looked unhappy, then at the Crown Prince, then at herself, and then at the Imperial Noble Consort, and couldn't help but sigh: "Everyone in our family has had a bad time this year, I hope things will turn around next year!"
The prince laughed and said, "We can all have the blessing of 'surviving a great disaster will bring good fortune in the future', what's wrong with that?"
As he was speaking, someone outside came to report: "The Imperial Concubine has woken up."
The prince stood up and said, "I want to go see my mother, does Yue'er want to go?"
Yan Shiyue hesitated for a moment.
The imperial concubine was indeed seriously injured by the poisoning this time, and she has been recuperating these days.
That night, she instinctively saved Emperor Ming Yan first. Although there was nothing wrong with this and she really tried her best, she still felt a little embarrassed.
Emperor Mingyan said, "You all go."
Huo Qijing turned around and said, "Yes."
Yan Shiyue also rode in a sedan chair during this period. When she packed up and went out, the prince's sedan chair had already left without waiting for her.
She sat on it, and Huo Qijing was beside her, helping her up. Yan Shiyue saw that everyone around her was her friend, so she poked his finger and said, "A Jing, A Jing!"
Huo Qijing glanced at her, his eyes were dark and it was hard to tell what they meant. After a while, he said in a deep voice, "Are you scared?"
She thought for a moment and said, "I am more anxious."
His Adam's apple rolled, and he wanted to say something but didn't. In the end, he just stretched out his hand, covered her head, and rubbed it gently: "I will try my best and be your hero next time."
People who are not talkative rarely say sweet words, and it feels like a slam into your heart, heavy.
Yan Shiyue was speechless for a long while.
She curled up like a cat and rested her face on his hand: "Yeah."
When he glanced sideways, he saw her soft, hanging hair.
The situation at that time, she was the only one protecting her parents, facing everyone, fighting alone... Whenever he thought about it, he felt a pain in his heart.
Yan Shiyue said that the prince was fine, and he believed that he was fine. He asked for permission to leave the capital in order to earn military merits. He dared not say anything else, but he had to restore the glory of his ancestors before he could marry her.
However, if he had known this would happen, he would never go. He would definitely stay and would never leave her alone and helpless, not even for a moment.
The group walked in silence until they reached the outside of Yonghe Palace. When she sat up straight, she heard him say, "The emperor said that we can get married next year."
She looked at him, and he also looked up at her, with the corners of his mouth slightly curved. His angular and tough face, coupled with a little soft shyness, was really charming.
She couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Yeah."
The two entered the Yonghe Palace.
The Imperial Concubine was hugging the Crown Prince and crying, and the Crown Prince kept comforting her softly.
Yan Shiyue simply didn't go in, and asked Jin Yu: "What did you eat today?"
Jin Yu said in a low voice in embarrassment: "He only ate half a bowl of porridge, and he refused to eat no matter how much we persuaded him."
This won’t work!
This has been going on for several days. The Imperial Concubine has had no appetite, partly because she is taking medicine and partly because she may have a psychological trauma.
Yan Shiyue thought about it and went to the small kitchen.
Yonghe Palace has a small kitchen, which is said to be used for making snacks, but in fact it can make anything.
The Imperial Concubine likes to eat sweet and soft things, but not too sweet. She was thinking, why not make a thousand-layer cake?
Thousand-layer cake is actually very easy to make. It mainly consists of the crust and cream, and then you ask someone to add some chopped walnuts and dried fruits.
Add eggs, sugar and milk to the pancake crust one by one and mix well. It is best to sift the flour with a fine sieve and stir evenly. Leave it for a while to allow the ingredients to blend, so that the pancake crust will be soft, delicate and tough.
Then beat the cream with egg whites and sugar.
All she had to do during the whole process was to move her mouth and someone would naturally take action.
After it was done, Yan Shiyue asked someone to wash the cloth, sew a pointed corner, make a piping bag, and then write the word "Fu" on the thousand-layer cake.
After bringing it in and inviting Emperor Mingyan over, Yan Shiyue said solemnly, "Okay, from today on, I hope our whole family will be blessed with good fortune and blessings!"
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