by Shangguan Ziyu.

The first day Xia Chengyin entered Nancheng Palace, he stayed in my floating loft. So, overnight, I became a celebrity in Nancheng Palace because I was the emperor's woman.

Xia Chengyin stayed in my room all the time, working and eating. He naturally responded to all the surprised looks, and I had no reason to be shy.

I like to lie down at the table and watch him work hard, occasionally raising his head and smiling at me; I like to be with him on the promenade outside the house, feeding the small fish in the pond; I like that he habitually pushes aside my leftover

, kissing my forehead gently; I also like to lie next to him, quietly listening to his breathing and heartbeat... In fact, love can be very simple, but sometimes, we always love to get into trouble, which leads to some things.

Complicated.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. I went to open the door and saw Xiaoyu standing outside with some food. She looked at me with eyes that were evasive and even more frightening. She must have misunderstood my identity and was worried about it before.

That's nonsense.

At this time, Baoshun on the side said: "This is the emperor's afternoon snack. It has been inspected."

"I'll just take it in." I smiled and took the tray of food. Xiaoyu was too timid, but I still liked her fearless and innocent look.

I brought the snacks to Xia Chengyin. He was still looking at a booklet seriously, showing no sign of stopping. I took out the MP3 player from my bag, opened it, and put a headphone into his ear.

What flows is "Under Mount Fuji",

He put down the book in his hand and turned to look at me with soft eyes. This was the first time that he and I shared music. It felt very strange, as if we were in a world completely separated from reality, where he was the only one.

With me, simple and happy.

"It's time to eat something." I stuffed a small pastry into Xia Chengyin's mouth and helped him wipe away the debris from the corner of his mouth. In fact, you can still find a lot of fun staying here, and it's not as boring as I thought.

If you really care about someone, making small changes and compromises for them is no big deal.

He also brought a piece of pastry to feed me. I chewed on the crunchy and delicious pastry, but I missed the mung bean cake. In the past two days, maybe because Xia Chengyin has been staying in my room, Xing Munan didn’t

No one came to deliver mung bean cake. "It would be great if there were mung bean cake." I said to myself.

"What?" Xia Chengyin raised his head and asked me. At this time, the knock on the door rang again. I put away the MP3 and went to open the door. Standing at the door was Ran Yuan with a serious face. He nodded slightly to me, and then

He went into the house and greeted Xia Chengyin.

"Your Majesty, I have some important things to report, can you..." Ran Yuan did not look back, but just tilted his head. I understood what he meant.

Before Xia Chengyin could speak, I rushed over and said, "I've been bored for a long time. I'll go out for a walk first." I didn't like the feeling of being invited out by Xia Chengyin in front of Ran Yuan.

I exited the room and walked into the yard outside, where Xiaoyu was playing with the flowers and plants. When he saw me coming out, he immediately stood up and greeted me unceremoniously: "Your Majesty... Miss Shangguan."

"Xiaoyu, what's wrong with you these past two days? Am I terrible?"

"No, it's not... I just didn't expect that you and the emperor were... I'm sorry, I said so many things that I shouldn't have said before."

"It doesn't matter. Those who don't know are not guilty. You have nothing to be sorry for. I am no different from before."

"Well... the emperor is so kind to you. He has never visited Miss Wen these days since he came." After hearing Xiaoyu's words, he snickered unconsciously in his heart. That's right. I am the only one in Xia Chengyin's heart.

Ah, I'm here, he doesn't need to go

Looking at other women. "Ah, I have to report to Mr. Xiao at this time. Miss Shangguan, I have to take my leave first." Xiaoyu left in a hurry. Only me and the little flowers that had just bloomed were left in the huge yard.

There are also several guards standing guard in the distance.

The sunshine was very good today, bright and gentle. I simply sat on the grass, took out my MP3 player and listened to it, which was very relaxing and comfortable. Suddenly, a pair of black boots appeared in front of me. I looked up and saw that it was Ran Yuan.

.I immediately put away the mp3 and stood up with a whoosh.

Ran Yuan's fair face was as expressionless as ever. He nodded politely to me, and I returned the greeting.

"Can you please take Miss Shangguan some time? Ran Yuan has something to say."

"Okay, tell me what's going on." I felt vaguely uneasy, and my intuition told me that what Ran Yuan said would not be a good thing.

"Miss Shangguan must have heard about it. The emperor has been waiting for you for the past five years without marrying, and he doesn't even have a concubine in the backyard." After listening to this, there was still a hint of sweetness in my heart, but looking at Ran Yuan's slightly serious expression,

I straightened my voice, and my heart sank. "Although this is infatuation,

performance, but it should never be the performance of an emperor who has the ambition to rule the world. It is difficult for an emperor who has not yet settled his family to gain the trust of important ministers. What's more, most of the military power in the south is now in the hands of King Nancheng.

His strength was enough to confront the imperial court, and King Nancheng ascended the throne from the throne.

There have always been objections from the beginning. The most violent group of people who forced the emperor to marry were mostly under the command of King Nancheng. As long as the military power in the south cannot be recovered, there will be hidden dangers in the world, and the emperor's throne cannot be consolidated.

.Now, King Nancheng is willing to give military power as a dowry, which is really a

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Miss Shangguan, I know that you are a sensible person, and I also know that you are not with the emperor for status, so why not be more unrestrained and persuade him to marry Wen Wanying for the sake of the emperor and the world? Except for a nihilistic one.

With your status, you already have everything."

Ran Yuan's words made me feel like I had fallen from the clouds into the abyss. What he said was reasonable, but I am just an ordinary person, an ordinary woman. Such a responsibility is not something I can bear. "I...

What did the emperor say?"

"Of course he refuses to marry Wen Wanying, so Ran Yuan hopes that Miss Shangguan can persuade the emperor."

"He is the emperor, and the decision-making power is in his hands, and I am not a kind-hearted woman. Yes, I don't care about status, but I will not tolerate sharing my man with other women, unless I don't love him anymore.

, Or, he doesn't love me anymore, in that case, I will let go." I looked straight at Ran Yuan and told him my answer firmly. From the moment I stayed here, I had decided to face it bravely.

To everything, especially your own heart.

Ran Yuan's eyes became more and more unfathomable, that dark gaze, with a hint of admiration and shock. "Ran Yuan has said everything that should be said. He only hopes that Miss Shangguan will not regret it. If he is the one who gets hurt in the future, he will only

I’m afraid it’s too late.”

"Mr. Lao Ranyuan is worried. The injury is also my own business. I will handle it myself."

"You are indeed a special woman. If my mission is not to assist the emperor, maybe we can meet in the mountains and become friends."

"It's a pity that we can never be friends."

Ran Yuan smiled lightly, then saluted me and left. In fact, he should not have entered this world. If he was still a hermit living in the mountains, he would definitely be much happier than he is now.

Back in the room, Xia Chengyin sat at the table, rubbing his closed eyes with his hands. His brows were furrowed. I could see his hesitation and worry. I felt a little sad, because at this time, I

Nothing could be done to help him, and I felt a little bit resentful because there was a hesitant expression on his face.

The arrival of Ran Yuan broke the original peace between us. Although the sweetness was there, it seemed to be mixed with impurities, and there was nothing we could do about it.

This day was the big day for the arrival of the Queen Mother. Everyone was dressed up to welcome her. I saw Wen Wanying, whom I had not seen for many days. The look she looked at me, although gentle, was mixed with jealousy. However,

, she concealed all this very well. After all, she is a well-educated lady, and she still has the temperament she deserves.

There was no emotion on King Nancheng's face. His indifference to the Queen Mother's arrival surprised me. But what surprised me most was that I couldn't find Xia Chengkang. He was really thinking about meeting his mother.

Why is there no shadow now?

"Xia... Where is your sixth brother?" I asked softly in Xia Chengyin's ear.

"I sent him to do business elsewhere."

"What? He hasn't seen his mother for so long, how can you let him go do things at this time?" I was surprised by Xia Chengyin's indifferent expression at this moment. What exactly is family love to him?

At this time, the Queen Mother, wearing a dark red brocade robe, had walked in. She was a little older than before, but she was as noble and elegant as ever. Beside the Queen Mother, followed by Yijia, whom she had not seen for a long time, she looked a little older than before.

She was quite mature, but what I didn't expect was that she was still with the Queen Mother.

When the Queen Mother saw me, there was no trace of surprise in her eyes, but there was a scary depth in her eyes. And when Yijia saw me, she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear as if she was seeing an alien creature. Alas, beside the Queen Mother

After all these years, why haven't I learned to be more calm?

The dinner was lively and lively, and the format was a bit like a buffet reception. It seemed that my initiative had become popular across the country.

"Why are you here?" I was holding the food when suddenly an unfriendly voice sounded in my ear.

I looked back and saw that it was Yijia. "Why can't I be here?"

"I thought you wouldn't come back."

"Did I say I wouldn't come back?"

"Whether you come back or not, the Emperor's heart is with you." Yijia's eyes only became sad. Maybe she has changed in the past five years.

"I know." I said proudly, what she said was actually the truth.

"But don't be too happy too early. Now, you have a powerful enemy." Yijia looked to the left. I followed her line of sight and saw King Nancheng, Queen Mother, and Wen Wanying.

Xia Chengyin was gathering together, chatting happily, but the superficial harmony seemed unable to hide their respective absent-mindedness.

"So what?"

"Oh, I can't tell, but you are quite confident."

"You have said that the Emperor's heart is with me, what else do I have to fear?"

"Don't you know that people's hearts can change?"

"Then have you changed?"

"That's right. Anyway, I'm satisfied to be able to stay in the palace and occasionally see the emperor." No wonder she is still with the Queen Mother.

"You have really changed." I sighed sincerely. She has indeed lost her former childishness. After all, she should be older than me now.

"You, spend more time worrying about yourself, don't run around with nothing. People's hearts will change, especially men's." She said, took away the last Jinsha Linglong Bao on my plate, and walked away while eating.

, I haven’t even reacted yet, it’s really disgusting.

After eating and drinking, Xia Chengyin seemed to be still discussing something with some southern ministers. I was bored and prepared to go back to my room. When I walked through the back manor, I suddenly saw two figures flashing behind the big stone by the pool. One of them

, it seemed to be the Queen Mother, I felt strange, and carefully approached to take a look, but I did not expect that the person talking to the Queen Mother would be King Nancheng.

"Are you really unwilling to help me because of Wen Wanying?"

"I'm not doing it for Wanying, I'm doing it for Rong Xin. That's what I owe her."

"Rong Xin, hey, what about me?"

"I gave you my heart for the first half of my life. It wasn't until Rong Xin died that I discovered that she was the one truly worthy of my love, and that I had always been in love without realizing it. Unfortunately, she had no chance to know.

.In this life, I only owe Rongxin, and I promised her that I would take good care of Wanying. As for you, I have no obligations. It was you who chose to leave me back then."

"You know I have no choice. My father has always wanted me to be the queen."

"Isn't that what you want?"

"Do you really think so?"

"It's not important anymore."

"You really don't want to help me?"

"The current state is the best. It is useless to talk, think, or even do too much. People must know how to be content. Greed will only push people into the abyss. In the end, it is you who will suffer. Think carefully.

Bar."

What are they talking about? Although I don’t know what the Queen Mother wants to do, one thing that is certain is that King Nancheng will never give up on making Wen Wanying the queen. Will Xia Chengyin compromise? No, no,

I shook my head violently, then quietly left and walked to my room.

The next day, Xia Chengyin had something to do, so he went out early. I was bored, so I went out and wandered around. The warmth of early spring blew through every corner of the yard, and the trees by the pond had grown green.

New buds and flowers of various colors are also in bud. The moment they bloom, they will definitely be extremely gorgeous.

"Are you in the mood to hang out here?" A familiar voice came. I turned around and saw that it was Yijia. We really have a "good fate" with her.

"The same goes for you."

"Let's talk to each other. Are you familiar with this place? I heard that Nancheng Palace is the largest garden in the south. All the layouts are ingenious and have their own advantages compared with the palace. Have you seen it?"

"You've looked at it for a while. Are you interested too?"

"I'm bored in the palace every day. What I hope most is to go out and have a look. This is a rare visit to Prince Nancheng's Mansion, so I can't miss the opportunity."

"There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake over there. You can see a good view from it. Do you want to go and have a look?"

"OK."

I would never have thought that one day I and Yijia would go sightseeing together. It seems that people can really change. Thinking about the quarrels with her in the past, I couldn't help but laugh secretly.

"why are you laughing?"

"No, I just thought of some things from the past."

"Forget it, we were all too ignorant at that time. It's been five or six years, but you still remember."

"Why don't you remember that the first and second slaps in my life were given by you, and thanks to your blessing, I was punished to kneel in the Buddhist hall in the middle of winter."

"I can't tell, but you are quite good at holding grudges. So what are you going to do? When you become the queen, you will punish me to kneel in the Buddha Hall every day?"

I chuckled: "I'm not that stingy." Everything has been cleared up. In fact, Yijia and I are the same type of people, straightforward, impulsive, and do whatever we want. Maybe if we eliminate the hostile relationship, we can become a lot of people.

Not necessarily good friends.

"Why is there a bird here?" We came to the Huxin Pavilion and saw a cage on the stone table. There was a little bird in it with light yellow fur. It was really cute, but it was a pity that it was locked in the cage and had no trace of it.

There is freedom at all. If it can fly into the sky, it will definitely become a beautiful scenery. "Poor little bird, it doesn't even have the freedom to fly." Yijia sighed the same as me. It seems that we really have many similarities.

Where is it?

"I thought you women living in the palace would want to raise cats, dogs, birds, etc. to pass the time. I didn't expect you to sympathize with it for not having freedom."

"It is precisely because you stay in the palace that you know the pain of not having freedom. Unlike you, the emperor allows you to run around." Yijia's tone was full of envy, but also a bit disappointed.

"Let's release it." I suddenly thought, since this bird is unclaimed, it is better to release it back into the sky and give it freedom.

"Who should have raised this? Do this, okay?"

"The Yijia I know is a person who is not afraid of anything."

Yijia smiled, feeling quite helpless. I opened the cage, and the little bird flew out of the cage in an instant and flew to the blue sky. We watched the little yellow gradually disappear at the end of the sky, and there was a

A feeling of immense pride.

Freedom is what everyone yearns for, but some people lose their freedom because they have done wrong things; some people lose their freedom because a certain past has imprisoned themselves; some people are born to lose their freedom due to countless helplessness; and some people are willing to

Giving up my freedom for the one I love, I never thought that I would give up my freedom. However, once I stay with Xia Chengyin, I will inevitably sacrifice part of my freedom.
Chapter completed!