At this point, he seemed to think of how Leng Yun had framed him, and he sighed sadly.
Luo Lan knew that he must feel a little lost when he recalled what happened back then.
She walked forward, touched the tree with him, and scraped off the dry bark, murmuring to him,
"This tree can grow strong, but it cannot do without the baptism of wind and rain, and it cannot do without the annual growth and fall of leaves. This falling of leaves is like the separation and reunion of human beings, no one can change it. As long as the past is not your fault, why should you care too much about it?"
"The Queen is right. I feel I have never let anyone down in my life. I just felt a little emotional when I thought about my childhood."
"Let's not talk about the past. Everything has been settled over there. Let's go. Everyone is waiting for us."
Leng Yu nodded, turned around, took her hand, and walked towards the tent.
The happiest person here was Xingnan. She was standing next to Xiao Ningzi, with her hands on her hips, looking at him menacingly.
"Master Ning, what's wrong with asking you to accompany me to ride a horse?"
"Princess Xingnan, I've already told you that I'm waiting for the Emperor here and can't go with you. Go find someone else. There are so many people over there. Otherwise, go find Ah Hong and Ah Cai..."
"I just want you to go with me, will you go?"
"Not going?"
"Why?"
"I am the emperor's guard and I only take orders from the emperor."
"Humph! I'm your distinguished guest from Daning State. What's wrong with asking you to accompany me for a while?"
"Not really. I'm busy."
"you……"
Xingnan was so angry that his teeth were itching, but Xiao Ningzi stood there calmly, not moving a muscle.
Seeing that this person was not listening, Xingnan simply took action and pulled his sleeve.
"Master Ning, please stay with me!"
Xiao Ningzi frowned helplessly.
"Princess Xingnan, there are so many people here, why are you pestering me? Look over there, Prince Daji is practicing with his sword, and over there, Prince Xi is training his horse. Prince Ming, just stand there and enjoy the scenery. They are all free. Or you can go find Lele and Xiaobao, and An'an Yicheng. They will definitely be willing to play with you. In short, you can find anyone you want, but don't come to me. I have important responsibilities and don't have time to accompany you."
Xingnan pouted, looking unwilling.
"Daji usually prefers to play by himself rather than accompany me, and now he won't accompany me even more. Prince Xi is so fierce, I don't want to go to him. And that Prince Ming, I heard he just divorced his Princess Ming yesterday, and he's in a bad mood. I dare not disturb him. As for Lele and Xiaobao, they are having fun and will not pay any attention to me. If I go there, I will only be asking for trouble. After thinking about it, I still feel that I am most familiar with you, so I just want you to accompany me..."
Xiao Ningzi really felt like crying but had no tears. He didn't understand why Princess Xingnan liked to pester him. After returning to the palace from Prince Yu's Mansion yesterday, he avoided her when walking, but she just wouldn't go away.
But she is a princess after all, and he is clear about this. Even if he wants her to stay away from him, he cannot say harsh words to offend her. Otherwise, if she goes to Princess Yongping to complain, he will be in trouble.
Just when he was feeling worried, he saw the emperor and the queen coming back. He ran over as if he had been pardoned.
"emperor……"
Seeing this, Xingnan quickly followed. She looked at Leng Yu with grievance.
"Your Majesty, I am a distinguished guest from your Great Ning Kingdom. I would like to ask Lord Ning to accompany me to play. Is this too much to ask?"
Leng Yu and Luo Lan looked at each other, nodded and smiled knowingly, then looked at Xingnan.
"Not too much, what's wrong?"
Xingnan immediately raised the corner of his mouth and pointed at Xiao Ningzi.
"I've been begging him to go horseback riding with me, but he won't. Is this how you treat guests in Daning?"
Seeing that she was the first to complain, Xiao Ningzi immediately wanted to defend herself, but Leng Yu frowned and ordered:
"Master Ning, this is your fault. Princess Xingnan is an honored guest of our Great Ning State. Let alone asking you to accompany her, even if I were to do so, there is absolutely no reason for me to ignore her. Why don't you want to accompany her?"
Xiao Ningzi immediately felt like a dumb person eating bitter medicine.
"Your Majesty, I..."
"Okay, the hunt will begin tomorrow. This afternoon is free. You can go and accompany Princess Xingnan! Remember to come back for lunch. I'm tired and will go back to the tent to rest."
Xiao Ningzi wanted to say that he didn't want to accompany this willful little princess, but seeing that the emperor had already walked away holding the queen's hand, he could only sigh helplessly, and then looked at Xingnan who was gloating.
"Princess Xingnan, please come in. Whatever you want to play, Xiao Ningzi will definitely accompany you to enjoy it."
Princess Xingnan grinned and patted him on the shoulder.
"Then there is Lord Lao Ning. Come on, go riding with me."
Xiao Ningzi followed her reluctantly and walked towards the stable.
…
Leng Xi didn't have much interest in this hunting trip. After receiving the emperor's order, he wanted to refuse. But then he heard that An An would also come together, so he wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to An An, so he brought Xiao Bao along.
An An was disgusted by Leng Xi's occasional glances. Xiao Bao, who was instructing Leng Xi, could not help but persuade him:
"Second sister, actually my father misses you very much. He has been mentioning you these days. He said he feels sorry for you, otherwise..."
An An suddenly looked up and glared at Xiao Bao,
"Don't mention him to me, or I'll ignore you because of him."
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