Although the prince said this, he had no intention of opening the imperial edict in his hand.
He and his father-in-law smiled calmly: "Yes, Your Highness, it's easy to go."
Watching the prince turn away with a smile, he and his father-in-law were filled with doubts——
The King of Qin and the Crown Prince were originally sworn enemies. If the King of Qin wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, he would be marrying the Zhou family, the number one general in the dynasty, which would be detrimental to the Crown Prince.
The prince looked beaming with joy?
No matter how he thought about it, it felt weird.
He and his father-in-law decided to wait until his master came back to report the matter properly.
As the sun gradually set in the west, the carriage finally staggered back from the flower market.
Ming Lanruo looked at the carriage full of crabapples, pear blossoms, and apricot blossoms, which were fragrant and made her feel soft and comfortable.
Seeing her sniffing here and there like a little girl, Cang Qiao joked with a smile: "If you like flowers so much, has no one given us, Miss Ming, flowers before?"
Ming Lanruo hummed: "Who said there is no such thing? It has been happening recently."
Hearing this, Cang Qiao raised her eyebrows in disbelief: "Oh, who?"
He sent people to keep an eye on her so closely that even Shangguan Hongye couldn't get around him and send her flowers.
Ming Lanruo looked at his appearance, pursed her lips and smiled, and replied skillfully: "Just a scholar I met by chance on the road."
If Cang Qiao knew that it was Scholar Yin who sent her flowers and had other thoughts about her, he would most likely kick her out of the house.
When Cang Qiao heard the word "scholar", her action of pouring tea froze.
He hasn't thought about how to solve the role of 'hidden scholar'.
But he remembered very clearly that Ming Lanruo told the 'hidden scholar' that she hated being deceived most in her life. If the 'hidden scholar' cheated her, she would never forgive him!
He lowered his eyes and handed the steaming green tea to Ming Lanruo: "You were quite impressed by a scholar you met on the road, and you even accepted his flowers."
Ming Lanruo took the tea for a moment and looked at him strangely: "How do you know I accepted his flowers?"
It seems she didn't mention this.
Cang Qiao paused, raised his head and smiled slightly: "I just guessed at random, otherwise you wouldn't be able to remember it for so long."
Ming Lanruo was a little suspicious, but didn't think much about it. She just said casually: "Well, I'm just a passerby. Don't mess around."
That day Scholar Yin gave her flowers. Although only the people in the mansion saw it, Cang Qiao held the Dongchang in his hand, his minions were everywhere, and he was the smallest-minded guy.
Since she promised to protect the hidden scholar, she naturally shouldn't involve him with such unnecessary things.
Cang Qiao narrowed her eyes now and looked at her a little dangerously: "Is this passerby worthy of your protection?"
He felt a little unhappy for no reason at this time.
Why does this girl keep saying "hidden scholar" and warn him not to cause trouble?
Now that I think about it, she's not the kind of person who accepts everyone's favors. She doesn't have a crush on that stupid scholar, right?
Ming Lanruo rolled her eyes at him helplessly and buried her face in the pear blossoms: "I'm too lazy to care about you!"
Tsk, this big eunuch's paranoid madness has occurred again. He still has to quickly send the vinegar jar to the smoke cage to detoxify!
Cang Qiao suddenly realized that he had just scolded her, and he could not help but look gloomy and took a sip of tea.
I don’t know how many times I have disguised myself as a detective in this life, but for the first time, I feel like my clone has tricked me.
While they were talking, the two people's car arrived at the gate of Prince Mourning's Mansion.
Ming Lanruo was about to get out of the car, but Cang Qiao suddenly grabbed her wrist.
"What's wrong?" She raised her eyebrows.
Cang Qiao's always handsome and powerful face showed a hesitant and helpless expression: "Our family... we should go back to Dongchang tonight."
Ming Lanruo was puzzled: "Why, didn't we agree to take the children to dinner tonight, and I asked Grandma Wang to prepare everything."
The most important thing is that she originally planned to let Xiao Xi recognize her father when the three of them were having dinner together tonight.
She remembered that he knew that Xiao Xi had his last name, and after guessing Xiao Xi's true origin, he showed great concern and concern for Xiao Xi.
She asked Xiao Xi to call him uncle and grandpa, but he was still sullen all day long. He obviously wanted to recognize Xiao Xi back.
Cang Qiao said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Xiao Xi is still young. He may not be able to understand why he became my child. The key is..."
He lowered his long eyelashes, casting a gloomy shadow on his face: "Now my identity is sensitive, surrounded by powerful enemies, and too many people want my life."
Ming Lanruo instantly understood what he was worried about.
If he was just a 'godson' that Xiao Xi could not reach, Xiao Xi would not be in danger because of him. After all, he is nine thousand years old and has more than a dozen 'godsons'.
But if by any chance someone knows about his relationship with Xiao Xi, it will definitely not be a good thing for Xiao Xi.
Especially now, because she is no longer directly involved in the struggle between the prince and the King of Qin, the situation has not developed as quickly as in the previous life, forcing the palace to rebel and causing war.
But she also knew very well that this would happen sooner or later. Even if Emperor Ming was not poisoned by King Qin, he would not live too long.
Because Emperor Ming's body had been exhausted by "cultivating immortality" and taking the elixirs that "helped nature", he was now just relying on those elixirs to hold him up, drinking poison to quench his thirst.
Once Emperor Ming dies, the prince and King Qin will fight sooner or later. As the son of the late emperor, Cang Qiao seems to have not told himself what his plans are.
But no matter whether he is the eunuch who controls Dongchang and Jinyiwei, or he is the son of the late emperor and Concubine Mei - Prince Mourning, he is an extremely dangerous identity.
Ming Lanruo remained silent, feeling a little astringent.
She did not expect that Cang Qiao already knew that Xiao Xi was his child, but she still could not recognize him.
She gently patted the back of Cang Qiao's hand: "It's okay, the future is long."
Cang Qiao suddenly held her hand with his backhand, his eyes dark and deep: "Well, the days are long."
"Mother!" A soft and lively voice suddenly sounded outside the carriage.
Ming Lanruo's dark eyes suddenly lit up when she looked at Cang Qiao.
She got off the carriage knowingly, picked up the little man who was about to climb onto the carriage with his little butt raised.
"Little thing, slow down, no one will hurt you if you break your butt."
Xiao Xi hugged her mother's neck and smiled: "Mother won't let me fall!
Ming Lanruo nodded his little nose helplessly: "You."
Xiao Xi suddenly turned around and saw Cang Qiao in the car, and was a little unhappy: "Huh, big monster, what are you doing here?"
Cang Qiao looked at him and suddenly reached out and hugged him unceremoniously: "Don't always make your mother worry."
Xiao Xi raised her fist and hit him unceremoniously: "Huh, more than me, you are the big bad guy that worries my mother more!"
Cang Qiao was stunned, and suddenly looked at Ming Lanruo and raised her eyebrows: "Really?"
It seems that she often speaks ill of him in front of the little thing.
Ming Lanruo coughed and said calmly: "Okay, Xiaoxi, we should go back."
Xiao Xi immediately jumped into Ming Lanruo's arms.
Ming Lanruo hugged him and was about to leave, but Xiao Xi suddenly looked at Cang Qiao and said uncomfortably: "Big monster, aren't you going to have dinner with us?"
Cang Qiao looked at him, a complicated light flashed in his eyes, and said calmly: "No, you go with your mother."
Xiao Xi snorted angrily: "If you don't follow, I won't follow."
He didn't know why he was unhappy.
Ming Lanruo looked at Cang Qiao: "The day after tomorrow, Master Chitose should prepare to take leave and go into the steamer to detoxify."
Cang Qiao looked at her and smiled: "Okay."
Cang Qiao narrowed her eyes slightly as she watched Ming Lanruo and her son enter Prince Mou's Mansion.
One day, I will let you call me husband and let Xiao Xi stand upright in front of everyone.
"Let's go!" Cang Qiao said to Xiao Qizi calmly.
Xiao Qizi nodded: "Yes!"
The carriage rolled and rolled away.
As soon as Cang Qiao returned to Dongchang, he received an imperial edict from the emperor, asking him to prepare to assist the King of Qin in organizing the wedding ceremony for Zhou's eldest daughter.
"But His Majesty said that Mr. Qiansui can wait until the fifteen-day treatment period is over before handling this matter." He and the father-in-law gave the imperial decree to Cang Qiao.
At the same time, he also talked about the prince's strange behavior today.
"I think there must be something unusual about this matter." He Gongzhengyi.
Cang Qiao narrowed her eyes and said coldly: "Keep an eye on the movements of the Crown Prince and King Qin. From now on, your Majesty's study must be closely monitored by our shadow guards."
During this period of time, he focused all his efforts on purging Dongchang and Jinyiwei, which gave people an opportunity to take advantage of them.
He and his father-in-law looked at Cang Qiao and said seriously: "Master, Miss Ming said that your illness cannot be delayed any longer. The properties of those rare drugs have a time limit. No matter what happens, you must treat the disease and detoxify it first.
"
Cang Qiao was silent for a while and said calmly: "I know!"
The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it. After retreating, he can see what tricks the prince and the king of Qin are playing!
A few days later, under the auspices of Ming Lanruo, Old Man Tang, and Aunt Wusang, Cang Qiao officially entered the Xuncong retreat for fifteen days.
Ming Lanruo stayed at Dongchang for several days, and after hearing that his condition was stable, he returned to Prince Mou's Mansion.
As soon as Grandma Wang saw her coming in, she came up to salute with an ugly face: "Miss, the Crown Prince is here."
Only then did Ming Lanruo realize that there were more people in the yard.
She looked at the prince who was walking towards her with no expression: "Your Highness, what do you want to do?"
The prince looked at her deeply, as if he was a little regretful: "Ming Lanruo listened to the order."
Looking at the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand, Minglan Ruomei's heart skipped a beat, but she still followed the rules and knelt down to receive the imperial edict.