Since that night, Chang'an has never seen Chu Ying again.

It was not until the birthday party of the Empress Dowager in the 14th year of Yongchang that the Empress Dowager noticed that Chu Ying was not at the dinner and casually mentioned to the emperor, "Why didn't King Jiangling come?"

The emperor smiled slightly and comforted, "The wars in the northwest are frequent, and the ninth brother is here. I have been a little sick recently and it is inconvenient to come."

The Queen Mother frowned gently and sighed, "Then the Emperor should remind the prince to take a rest."

The emperor smiled gently, "My son understand."

Chang'an sat beside the emperor, listening to the back and forth conversation, he no longer had the interest to eat. She only looked coldly as Chen Changle sat on the emperor's right hand, smiling at the emperor, and his sweet smile was almost dripping from water.

Chang'an felt disgusted and drank a glass of wine alone and stopped seeing them.

Back in the palace, Wanxiang helped Chang'an remove his makeup and comb his hair. Han Yan brought a pot of clear water soaked in rose petals to Chang'an's hands. He said inadvertently, "This King of Jiangling is really strange. The palace is so close to the palace. It would be fine if he didn't come to the palace. He didn't even show up for the birthday party of the empress dowager, which was too disrespectful to the emperor and the empress dowager."

Wanxiang was stunned when she heard this. Before she could see Chang'an's face, she quickly said, "The northwest region has been constantly wars recently. The prince is just busy with these things. Have you not heard the emperor say it? The prince is tired and sick for this matter, so how can he care about the Queen Mother's birthday party?"

Han Yan burst out laughing and said calmly, "Why is it so easy to get sick? The prince is from a general, but the emperor has found an excuse."

"But I think this is not the case..."

"Then what do you think King Jiangling should not enter the palace for the reason?"

"I……"

The two of them started to speak one by one. Chang'an felt uncomfortable when he listened. She knew better than anyone else. Why Chu Ying didn't appear in the palace? It was probably because of her. When she thought of this, she felt even more bored and said, "Stop talking, you all go down."

Han Yan was a little stunned, but he didn't dare to ignore his master's words, so he retreated with Wan Xiang.

As soon as Han Yan walked to the door, she saw a half-high figure standing outside the door. She looked closely and couldn't help but exclaim, "Big Prince!"

Chang'an in the bedroom heard the sound and quickly got up and came out to see. When she saw Yun Ke standing at the door, she immediately pulled his hand over and said with great distress, "Why don't you come in at the door?" After that, she looked around slightly, "Why is there no one following you?"

Yun Ke shook her head gently, with a hint of melancholy in her eyes, "They all thought I had fallen asleep... but I couldn't sleep, so they came to find my mother..."

Chang'an gently touched his little face and said in a gentle voice, "Come in quickly."

Yun Ke stood at the door, reluctant to move. He looked at Chang'an and hesitated, "My mother, can I sleep with you..."

Chang'an was moved, sighed slightly, turned to Han Yan, "Come in and serve, the eldest prince will rest in my palace today."

Han Yan nodded warmly and said to Wanxiang softly, "You go back first, I'll watch the night."

Wanxiang nodded and gently closed the palace gate behind the three of them.

Chang'an took Yun Ke's hand into the hall, helped him change his shoes, and gently tucked the corners of the quilt for him, and said warmly, "Go to bed quickly, my mother is here to accompany you."

Chang'an took the soup bowl and drank it. Before he slowly spoke, "The eldest prince is sleeping here in my palace tonight. Let's go to the side hall."

Han Yan nodded clearly. After Chang'an finished drinking the Anshen Soup, she quietly looked around and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Master, treating the eldest prince so well, are you really not worried at all?"

Chang'an's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, "What are I worried about?"

"The position of the prince." Han Yan lowered his voice a little and said calmly, "Although the emperor doesn't say anything, the past few times he came here are all good to our fourth prince. Usually, the slaves send the fourth prince to study, and the emperor occasionally comes to ask a few questions. But this eldest prince is the eldest son of the emperor, and the only son of the first queen, and the blood of the queen. The position of the prince is undecided. Although the eldest prince is now kept under the master's knees, the adopted son cannot compete with giving birth to a son..."

"Random!" Chang'an suddenly became angry, his face was already bad. She glanced at Yun Ke in the bedroom and lowered her voice a little. "Han Yan, why did you say this for so many years?! Yun Ke is the adopted son of my palace, but in my eyes, it is no different from Yun Jing. Don't talk nonsense anymore."

Han Yan lowered his head timidly and said earnestly, "Yes, master, it's a slave who is reckless and loses his sense of propriety."

Chang'an didn't go to see her, and said, "Go down."

"yes."

"etc."

Han Yan was about to retreat, but was stopped by Chang'an's voice. She turned around and said with a confused look on her face, "Master, what else do you have to tell me?"

Chang'an sighed slightly, stepped forward to hold her hand, and Wen Ran said, "Han Yan, remember, what I said is for your own good. The most unreasonable thing in the palace is the matter of becoming a crown prince. The emperor is only 35 years old this year, so he will definitely not think about the matter of becoming a crown prince. Besides, the emperor has no plans, so we cannot be suspicious at will. The words just now were because I said it seriously. I know that you are all for the sake of this palace. But if you want to establish a crown prince, just say it in front of me, but don't say it out loud and let others hear it, otherwise, if you are not careful, you will be a serious crime to lose your head."

Han Yan's eyes felt sour. She held Chang'an's hand and was about to shed tears, "Yes, master, I understand."

Chang'an smiled loudly. She looked at Han Yan, and her speech was extremely gentle. "You are not young anymore and you can't live in the palace for the rest of your life. Aunt Lan looked at a family outside the palace and asked Changxuan to come to the palace to talk to me. That family is indeed good and has a big door. After you get married, you will be a wife and you will no longer have to do such a job of serving people."

When Han Yan heard this, his face turned red and he lowered his head shyly and timidly, "I am willing to serve my master. Even if I stay by my master's side for the rest of my life, I am willing."

Seeing that she was happy, Chang'an couldn't help but smile on his lips, "I can't keep you forever. From the palace to the palace, you have always been with me. In my heart, you are already equivalent to my own sister. I remember all the love I have over the years."

Han Yan's eyes suddenly turned red when he heard Chang'an's words, "Master..."

"Go to the side palace quickly." Chang'an smiled and pushed her gently, "I am guarding the eldest prince here."

Han Yan wiped the tears that were about to fall from the corners of his eyes with his hands and nodded solemnly.
Chapter completed!