Daughter of the royal palace

416 Chapter 1: The Fate ([-])
Days passed, and the border war still did not make much progress.Every day in the imperial court, reports of the Babaili battle came, no matter the victory or defeat, Emperor Yuan Qing never changed his face.It's a pity that all the officials in the court, heard that Prince Jing was retreating again and again under the 'death soldiers', and couldn't help feeling worried.And Emperor Yuan Qing, apart from going to the morning court every day, stayed alone in Longyan Palace after approving the memorials, staring at the portrait of the empress in a daze, or looking for it in the Dream Garden, looking at the plants and trees he had planted, with a dazed look on his face. And obsessed.There, every inch of land has the woman's footprint.Even in the air, her unique fragrance remains.

In the early morning, everything is silent, the sky is getting bright, the night is about to disappear, and the morning light of dawn slowly wakes up the sleeping creatures.The gray-blue dome starts from the top of the head, gradually fades, fades, and turns into a faint blue smoke bordering the horizon.A soft mist rises from the river, and the mountains are covered with a layer of soft milky white. The white mist renders everything hazy and psychedelic.The air is cool and cold, paddling a flat boat, slowly crossing the sea of ​​memory, forgetting the time, but recalling the past.

The side street is quiet.When the first ray of morning light shot through the mist, the small street ushered in a warm morning. At this time, everything in the small street was shrouded in the soft morning light, and the willow trees beside the road bowed their heads, accepting the morning light softly. The tall and straight poplar trees are like the outstretched arms of a strong young man; the grass reveals a bit of faint greenness from the humidity.

But the white-clothed man standing among the flowers, with a light complexion, is as lonely and lonely as autumn leaves.With his hands behind his back, he looked into the distance with his phoenix eyes, looking a little dazed.

In the distance, a graceful figure slowly approached.

"Son."

Xiao Tingxuan withdrew his thoughts, "Qilan went to Liuli Palace?"

Ling Xiqing nodded, "Luo Tianxiang has already arrived in Lichen Valley, and will soon arrive in Wuyou City."

Xiao Tingxuan's phoenix eyes were thoughtful, and a trace of helplessness and self-mockery flashed across.

"He's always one step ahead of me."

"My lord..." Ling Xiqing couldn't bear to see him look lost, and wanted to comfort her, but Xiao Tingxuan interrupted him softly.

"Tomorrow I will leave for Wuyou City, you can go back to Beijing."

"But son, your injury hasn't healed yet, no..." Ling Xiqing wanted to stop her, but was interrupted by a cold female voice.

"I will go with you."

The familiar voice made Ling Xiqing turn around in astonishment, and unexpectedly saw the proud and indifferent expression on the face of the woman in green clothes standing in the wind.The breeze blew, raising the hem of her skirt like fluttering catkins, flying like a dream.She walked in slowly, step by step, looking at Xiao Tingxuan with firm eyes.

"I will go with you."

"Big sister?" Ling Xiqing came back to her senses at this moment, and looked at Ling Xiwu in surprise.

"How did you come?"

Ling Xiwu ignored her, but fixedly looked at Xiao Tingxuan, that resolute expression made Xiao Tingxuan squint his eyes slightly.

"it is good!"

Ling Xiwu raised her brows slightly, feeling joy in her heart.Ling Xiqing was stunned on the spot.

"Young master?" Seeing Xiao Tingxuan's indifferent expression, it was obvious that this matter could not be changed.She frowned, and calmly said: "Since the young master insists on going, you can take me with you." The corner of her mouth curled up, and the smile in her eyes was indifferent.

"Although I am not very skilled in martial arts, I can do my best."

Xiao Tingxuan refused lightly, "You and Anyue both return to the capital."

"My lord!" Ling Xiqing's eyes were anxious, "How could you..."

"Jingyanghou's Mansion is not peaceful at all, and it has become worse since the 'Jingkang Rebellion'." Xiao Tingxuan's expression was calm, his eyes calm.

"You should know that the current Mrs. Jingyanghou is not An Yuejun's biological mother, but Jingyanghou's stepwife. Also, Mrs. An's niece."

Ling Xiqing was silent, she naturally knew about this.An Yuejun's mother came from a famous family, and she was in the same family as the Jingyang Hou. After marriage, she also gave birth to a son and a daughter.Of course, the Marquis of Jingyang has a cousin, the niece of Mrs. An's natal family, Mrs. Wu.Originally, Mrs. An wanted the Marquis of Jingyang to marry the Wu family, but the old Marquis objected, so she married the Zhan family.Mrs. An was annoyed, so she ordered Jingyanghou to marry Mrs. Zhan and immediately marry Mrs. Wu as his equal wife.The old lady has always been worried about Zhan's taking her niece's wife's position, so she dislikes Zhan even more and makes things difficult for her.Zhan Shi was depressed, and because of losing her husband's favor, she soon fell ill.In less than a year, Zhan died of illness.

There have been a lot of dirty things in the wealthy mansions in the capital. Of course, Ling Xiqing would not simply think that the death of Mrs. Zhan would be that simple, and it was probably related to Mrs. Wu and Mrs. An.

And the Wu family also gave birth to a son and a daughter.Most people in this world are greedy for vanity and selfishness.How glorious is the dignified residence of the Marquis, so how can the Wu family not be greedy?But although the son she gave birth to was also a legitimate son, he was not the eldest.After a hundred years of Marquis of Jingyang, An Yuejun will inherit the position of Marquis.How could Mrs. An and Mrs. Wu be reconciled?
In fact, when An Yuejun came to rescue her that day, he found out that An Yuejun's martial arts skills were good, and he was even better than her. It was more than enough to avoid Ouyang Hanyan's intercepting arrow.Later, when he fell into her arms, she realized that he had already suffered serious internal injuries, and there were scars on his body that had not yet healed.

Thinking that he came all the way, he must have encountered countless killers sent by the Wu family.

Thinking of this, Ling Xiqing felt a little pain in her heart.There is a lot of grievances and grievances in the big family, and she has come here since she was a child.The battle in the Hou's Mansion is no worse than that in the Wang's Mansion.It is conceivable that An Yuejun, a child without a mother, has been abused by his stepmother since he was a child?

"Jingyanghou was injured in that battle, and I'm afraid he won't live long."

Ling Xiqing was shocked, Jingyanghou was seriously ill in bed, and Anyuejun was not in the Houfu.So isn't the Jingyang Marquis Mansion the Wu family's dominance?If the Marquis of Jingyang couldn't bear to drive west someday, it is very likely that Wu's son would inherit the title as a matter of course.

No, she can't let that happen, absolutely not.

but……

She looked at Xiao Tingxuan, with contradictions and struggles in her eyes.

Xiao Tingxuan had already seen clearly what she was thinking, "Chang Ning, go back with him."

Ling Xiqing was silent and did not speak, but Ling Xiwu turned around.

"Go back. Before I came, I heard that Mrs. An was already discussing marriage for An Yue, and the one who was discussing was Chen Ge's granddaughter."

Ling Xiqing's heart gradually sank. As long as the internal struggles of the big family did not interfere with the internal affairs of the court, the superiors would not care about it.

After a long time, she took a deep breath, her eyes shining with determination.

"My lord, take care." She turned around, and after walking out of the garden, she saw An Yuejun standing in the corridor, looking at her with a smile.With a move in her heart, she walked up.

"Ayue..."

(End of this chapter)