Chapter 73 Extra: Everything Starts Over Again (1)
In the second month after Chen Xun disappeared, the palace was completely silent. The palace servants dared not breathe, for fear of making a noise and upsetting Qi Lan.
"Your Majesty, I have taken people to General Shen's ancestral land, but have not found the Empress."
In the imperial study, after the guard reported, the man sitting there did not speak for a long time. The guard lowered his head and did not dare to stand up.
"I understand," Qi Lan said slowly, "Go out."
In the imperial study, Qi Lan was shrouded in darkness. Suddenly, he coughed.
Chen Dexi hurriedly handed over the handkerchief, but when he took it away, it was covered in blood.
"emperor!"
Chen Dexi was horrified, "I'll go find the imperial physician..."
"No need," Qi Lan put away the handkerchief expressionlessly, "You go out, I'll stay by myself for a while."
Chen Dexi wanted to say something but stopped himself. He sighed and walked out.
Qi Lan covered his heart, opened the drawer, and took out a portrait from it.
After unfolding, the woman's brilliant smile appeared in front of Qi Lan, and he gently stroked the portrait.
"Axun..."
…
"Lan'er, this is the sister your mother found for you. Her name is Axun. You must take good care of your sister in the future."
A familiar voice came, Qi Lan rubbed his eyes, and found that his mother, who had passed away for several years, was standing in front of him holding a little girl.
He looked at his queen mother, then at the little girl hiding behind her.
Is this... a return to his childhood?
At this time, Qi Lan heard his mother's voice: "Axun, call me brother quickly. He is your brother from now on, and this is your home."
Qi Lan looked up and heard little Axun timidly call out "Brother".
Qi Lan's breathing stagnated and he walked forward.
Little Axun didn't know what he was going to do and had a puzzled expression on his face.
Qi Lan walked up to her and stood in front of her, then reached out and gently touched her head.
"Sister Xun, welcome home."
The Emperor and the Empress have always had endless things to talk about lately. Every time Chen Defu follows the Emperor to the Empress's palace, these two most noble people in the world always gather together and whisper to each other.
"Hey, Queen, have you heard? I heard someone say..."
"The Emperor has heard about it too? Not only that, I have heard..."
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Finally, the Emperor and Empress agreed that their son, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty—
Possessed by a ghost!
Chen Defu silently raised his hand: "Is there a possibility... that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just experiencing his first love?"
The Emperor and Empress: “?”
The Queen was surprised. "Impossible? How old is Lan'er?"
The emperor thought for a long time, "I remember that Lan'er is six years old?"
The queen was speechless, "Seven years old!"
Chen Tei-fu raised his nonexistent eyes and said, "If you want to know the truth, there is only one way—"
"Xiao Xizi, I leave it to you!"
Chen Dexi, who was still a young eunuch, received the order, "Master, I will go and find out the news right away!"
Finally, after Xiao Xizi's vivid description, the emperor and empress finally accepted the fact.
Their son was indeed moved.
I am still attracted to the five-year-old Axun.
This time, when the emperor and empress met, they did not gossip about Qi Lan's unusual behavior, but instead became interested in the daily lives of the two little ones.
Every day I worry about the sweet love between my son and his future daughter-in-law.
On the other hand, Qi Lan ignored his childish parents and focused on helping little Axun grow up.
Axun has been missing for two months and cannot be found anywhere, which almost means that she is dead.
Ever since he lost Axun, he has been in pain every day. If he were not the monarch of Daxia, with three children to take care of, he would have followed Axun...
"Brother Alan, this is so difficult, I don't know how to do it."
Little Axun held up the puzzle piece Qi Lan had made for her, looking distressed, "Where do I put this piece? I can't find it."
Qi Lan came back to his senses. He held little Axun's hand, and together they put the puzzle piece into the right place. "It's here."
The puzzle piece was put in the right place, and little Axun smiled widely, "It's definitely here, Brother Alan is so awesome!"
Qi Lan curled the corners of his lips, "Axun is also great, he has already put half of the pieces together."
"For the rest, Brother Lan will fight with you, okay?"
Little Axun cheered, "Great!"
Outside the door, the Grand Tutor frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is at the age of studying. Isn't it inappropriate to waste his time accompanying the princess?"
The emperor gave him a puzzled look and said, "Lan'er has completed the homework you assigned. You can decide for yourself the rest of the time. Is that not okay?"
"Or is it that Lan'er isn't good enough and needs to make up for her shortcomings with hard work?"
The Grand Tutor thought about Qi Lan's outstanding achievements and extraordinary wisdom, and shook his head silently.
"That's all," the emperor said with a smile. "You've witnessed Lan'er's excellence with your own eyes. I believe he will be the most outstanding monarch in Daxia."
The Taifu's heart was in turmoil. After hearing what the emperor said, was he sure he wanted to pass the throne to the prince?
The other princes didn't even have a chance.
But then again, think about it, they are all of the same age. While other princes are still memorizing the Four Books and Five Classics, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is already doing his job and handling government affairs.
And do it better than anyone else.
Thinking of those not-so-bright princes, especially the eldest prince, the Grand Tutor had an urge to teach the prince.
After all, who doesn’t love smart students?
Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so smart?
Could it be that all the wisdom of this generation is concentrated on him?
Or is the power of love so great that in order to spend more time with the little princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince unleashed his potential?
The Taifu took a look at the two little ones who were working on the puzzle together, and walked away with confusion.
In response to this, Qi Lan said: It’s nothing special, I just lived one more life.
In this way, Qi Lan spent the least amount of time every day to handle his own affairs, and spent the rest of the time accompanying little Axun.
Faced with such a clingy son, the emperor and empress simply couldn't bear to look at him.
However, it was this Qi Lan who made the emperor and empress discover new business opportunities (bushi).
The queen wanted to eat the mung bean cake from the east of the city. She pulled little Axun over and whispered to him for a while, and little Axun ran to Qi Lan.
"Brother Alan, I want to eat the mung bean cake from the east of the city."
So, Qi Lan, who had just started learning horse riding and archery, spent half a quarter of an hour learning how to ride a horse, and soon brought back a large bag of various pastries.
The emperor didn't want to review the memorials, so he pulled little Axun over and gave him some instructions. Little Axun then ran to Qi Lan.
"Brother Alan, I won't read these."
So, Qi Lan spent half an hour reading the pile of memorials accumulated by the emperor, and took away the precious glass beads from the emperor's study.
"Axun, this is beautiful. I'll throw it for you to play with."
emperor:"……"
Under the Emperor and Empress's outrageous actions, and of course, because Qi Lan wanted to avoid something, he took little Axun and fled overnight, and the two of them went to a farm outside the capital to escape the summer heat.
When they woke up, the emperor and empress felt like the sky had fallen!
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