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On the way back to Mingyue Palace, Xiao Lan was mostly silent.
From the moment she took the initiative to get close to Concubine Xian, she was actually mentally prepared. But when this moment really came, her mood was somewhat complicated. But she knew in her heart that she should stand up. For the sake of her two children, she should stand up too.
The cold fingers under the sleeves were held by a pair of warm and soft little hands, and the daughter asked her in a low voice and concern: "Mother, don't you want to see your father?"
Xiao Lan was stunned for a moment, wrapped her little hand around, and smiled: "No one is willing or not? Your Majesty is the Lord, so we have the final say."
The palace servant swept the snow. The road was clean, with only a few balls of snow falling from the branches occasionally, and the sound broke in the wind. Lin Feilu asked: "Mother, you told me before you entered the palace that you already had someone you like. Are you still worried about the person you like, so why are you sad?"
Xiao Lan didn't expect that she would remember the confession she had said to herself for so long. After a while of silence, she sighed softly and said as she walked: "I was a little sad when I first entered the palace, but I have already let go of it in the past two years. He had already married, and heard that his wife gave birth to a pair of children for him. Now that the piano and se were both loud and the children were both happy, my mother was very happy for him."
She paused before saying, "It's just that my kindness is hard to predict. Once you enter the harem and fight for favor, the days ahead will probably be much more peaceful."
She was just worried that with her ability, she would not be able to protect these two children.
Lin Feilu pinched her fingers and comforted her with a smile: "Mother is not afraid, I'm still there."
Xiao Lan touched her head and felt deeply moved. Her son was poisoned by someone to become foolish, but her daughter was born so smart. I think it was God's compensation for her.
After a few days of heavy snow, it finally stopped again, but the snow was thick, wrapping up all the branches of the plum garden. The yard was full of red plum blossoms, which seemed to bloom from the white snow, with a unique view and very beautiful.
In order to prevent snow disasters and minds, Emperor Lin may not have gone out of the palace for a long time. After hearing the palace servants' reports, he decided to enjoy the plum blossoms in the snow.
The heavy snow made him feel overwhelmed, and he could only enjoy the snow and relax and find a way to make up for it.
Emperor Lin was actually an emperor who was frugal and did not like to show off his appearance. His greatest wish was that later generations could write him as a wise king, which would be remembered for generations. Therefore, when he was in power, he paid great attention to his own behavior and would never leave any stain on the future generations of criticism and arguments about right and wrong.
When I went to Meiyuan to enjoy the scenery, I only brought a eunuch in charge by my side, who was a close confidant of Emperor Lin, called Peng Man.
Peng Man is the eunuch in charge of Emperor Lin, and he has three disciples under him. One of the young disciples receives the favor of Concubine Xian and secretly reveals Emperor Lin's whereabouts to Concubine Xian.
So when Emperor Lin came to the plum garden, Concubine Xian had already brought Xiao Lan to enjoy the flowers inside.
Emperor Lin was not suspicious. After all, the good times were enjoyed together, and there was no reason to only allow him to come or not. When he was outside the courtyard wall, he heard the sound of laughter inside. Peng Man said, "Your Majesty, there seems to be someone inside."
Emperor Lin waved his hand a little, "It's okay, listen to this sound, it seems to be Concubine Xian. I may not have studied Jingyuan's homework for a long time, so I'd better ask."
Then he walked in through the arch.
The red plum blossoms in the courtyard were blooming very brightly, like the only color in the snow and ice. Concubine Xian stood facing the arch and was smiling and saying something. A woman stood in front of her, wearing a light white palace outfit, with a slender back and standing full. Just a back, it made people think a lot.
Those who can joke with Concubine Xian here must be the concubines in the palace, but Emperor Lin was very unfamiliar with this back. In the past two years, he has been diligent in state affairs and has not chosen a concubine. He didn't know that there were such beauties in the palace that he didn't know?
After he walked a few steps forward, Concubine Xian saw him, looked shocked, and then she felt happy again, and quickly saluted him: "I'm paying homage to Your Majesty, how could Your Majesty come?"
The woman in front of her also turned around and saluted. Because she kept her head down, Emperor Lin didn't see clearly. As he approached, he smiled and said, "I'm just allowed you to like to enjoy flowers. Don't I come? Okay, get up."
The two of them then got up.
Xiao Lan still lowered her head, and Emperor Lin said, "Raise your head."
Xiao Lan then slowly looked up.
She didn't dress up too much, but she put on a little makeup, her plain clothes and ink hair, her eyebrows were as beautiful as the distant mountains, and her eyes were filled with love, which was a bit more crystal clear than the ice and snow all over the sky.
A red plum tree was poked out from above her head, and she leaned her lips and smiled slightly under the gorgeous plum blossoms. It was pure white and brightly red, which was amazingly beautiful.
Xiao Lan's beauty is the best in the palace, otherwise she would not have been targeted by her concubines even though she had fallen out of favor for many years. She was only sixteen years old when she entered the palace, and now she is only twenty-three years old. She is the best age for a woman. Wouldn't it be heart-warming?
No one knows whether others move or not, but Emperor Lin is moved anyway.
He felt strange at first glance, and he was wondering in his heart that there was really a beauty he had never seen before.
Then he asked, "Who are you?"
Xiao Lan whispered softly: "I have seen Your Majesty in my concubine Xiao Lan."
Emperor Lin was stunned. Just as he was recalling, Concubine Xian smiled beside him and said, "Your Majesty doesn't even remember the noble he personally conferred."
Xiao Lan, nobleman Lan?
Emperor Lin finally felt familiar when he looked at it again.
He remembered that it was Concubine Lan who gave birth to a foolish son for him.
His face suddenly sank.
When Xiao Lan entered the palace, she was amazingly beautiful and talented. Although her personality was not likable, she was always taciturn and forced to smile, she was still willing to favor her. The next year she gave birth to a son for herself. Emperor Lin was very happy and immediately promoted her to a noble person.
According to Emperor Lin's idea, it would be fine to finally get her into the position of concubine. After all, Xiao Lan's father was just a small official in Taichang Temple, and it was already considered a great success to be named a nobleman in the second year of entering the palace.
But I don’t want to gradually show symptoms of stupidity as the child grows up. Although it is premature birth, it’s okay to be weak, why are there any brain problems?
How can Emperor Lin be tolerant of such a focus on fame?
There were other concubines blowing the wind beside her pillow, saying that Emperor Lin is the true dragon emperor, with noble bloodlines. Look at the children in front of him, which one of them is outstanding. Why did this happen when she arrived at Xiao Lan? I'm afraid that her fate was unknown, which made her angry and punished her.
Emperor Lin believed in Buddhism, otherwise he would not have strongly supported Huguo Temple. He was disliked by his stupid son, but after hearing this, he suddenly felt it was reasonable. Since then, he neglected Xiao Lan and never stepped into Mingyue Palace again.
However, Xiao Lan was pregnant again at that time, but the month was still short. Later, he heard from the palace servants that the noble man Lan gave birth to a daughter. He was disgusted and felt that he might be another fool, so he simply ignored him. This ignorance lasted for five years.
It has been five years since I saw you again, and he didn't recognize Xiao Lan for a moment.
In five years, it did not affect her beauty. Instead, the gloomy aura he didn't like back then was missing from her eyebrows and eyes, and she looked particularly gentle and beautiful.
Beauty is beauty, and heart-wrenching is heart-wrenching, but Emperor Lin has never been a foolish monarch who is addicted to beauty.
When he thought of that stupid man, he couldn't like it.
Emperor Lin's expression sank with naked eyes. Concubine Xian was shocked. Before she could speak, she heard Emperor Lin's voice say indifferently: "You can enjoy the snowy scene of plum blossoms and snow. I still have memorials waiting to be reviewed and left."
Concubine Xian can only pay her respects.
After waiting for someone to leave, I looked at Xiao Lan next to me and couldn't help but sigh.
She didn't miss the stunning look in His Majesty's eyes just now, but she left so resolutely, clearly because she was not happy when she thought of the Sixth Prince. It was a waste of her careful arrangement and she felt regretful.
This nobleman Lan may not be able to help him up.
However, she loved Lin Feilu, so she did not take her anger at Xiao Lan, and she held her hand to comfort her: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, and she is full of her heart. When the cold winter passes, I will arrange for my sister to meet with Your Majesty."
Xiao Lan himself actually knew that it was impossible, so he was not disappointed and nodded with a smile.
There were many people in the palace, and the encounter between Emperor Lin and Xiao Lanmeiyuan was soon spread. The concubines in the harem understood that this was a beauties arranged by Concubine Xian, but who would think that His Majesty would not buy it?
The concubines who heard about this all laughed secretly several times. Concubine Xiaoxian bet the wrong treasure and Xiao Lan humiliated herself. They were afraid that Xiao Lan would regain favor, but now they are not worried at all. As long as there is that stupid son in one day, His Majesty will never like her.
It's really a dream to think that I could climb the high branch by holding Empress Xian's thigh.
These sarcastic rumors in the palace made Concubine Xian so angry that she punished several palace maids who discussed the matter, but it did not have much impact on Xiao Lan. She still did her own thing quietly, but only reduced the number of times she went to Concubine Xian’s palace to pay tribute.
It had no effect on Lin Feilu, and she had no expectations for Xiao Lan.
It is necessary to do the trick of the biggest npc in the palace.
But you can't hurry this matter. After all, before Emperor Lin, there were still many small NPCs waiting for me to make a guide, such as the prince who just triggered not long ago.
This prince is different from the princes she met before. He is a scheming person. It seems normal. After all, he has established a crown prince as a child and is stared at by everyone. You must not take a wrong step in everything, so you must be more cautious.
This is not someone she can win by just laughing at me, and it is a bit difficult.
But she likes to challenge the impossible, it’s much more interesting.
When Lin Nianzhi was delivering clothes to her, she also sent several pots of orchids. Lin Feilu hadn't done anything else these days, so she picked the orchids and tried to make them into dried flowers, and then let Xiao Lan sew a very delicate sachet.
After the snow stopped, the Imperial College resumed classes.
The most painful thing Lin Jingyuan has to get up every day.
Fortunately, his little deer sister came to Changming Palace every morning and called him to get up. Listening to the soft and sweet "Brother Jingyuan", Lin Jingyuan felt that he could live another five hundred years!
With Lin Feilu's supervision, Lin Jingyuan set a record of not being late or leaving early for seven consecutive days. He was highly praised by the Grand Tutor. He also rewarded him with a very exquisite brush after school today.
Although he didn't like this reward, he really wanted to let Xiaolu see that he was praised.
When he ran out of the Imperial Academy with excitement, he saw his little deer sister standing under the snow-covered green cypress, tilting her head and smiling at his third emperor brother.
The wind blows, blowing down clusters of white snow on the branches of the green cypresses.
A ball of snow fell towards her head. Lin Qing looked up and blocked her. The little girl smiled sweeter in the snow.
Lin Jingyuan: “…………”
Listen, the sound of snow falling.
It was his heartbreaking voice.
Chapter completed!