When Minglang arrived at the backyard of the Yangxin Palace, Master Fei was sitting in the yard wiping his sword. There was a faint smell of ambergris in the air, and it seemed that he had just come from the Queen Mother.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

Minglang raised his hand to signal and sat down opposite Master Fei. He noticed that there were bloodstains on the long towel used to wipe the sword. Minglang pretended not to see it.

"Master Fei, do you still remember the silver chain I gave him when I returned from the military camp that day?"

In Master Fei's place, Minglang always speaks directly and says whatever he wants.

Fei He packed up the things on the stone table:

"That day, just as His Highness gave the silver chain to me, General Han asked for it back. General Han meant that there was no need to trouble the craftsmen of the Imperial Household Department with just one silver chain."

Han Qi wanted to take the silver chain back himself.

When Minglang came to the Yangxin Palace to find Master Fei, she had never expected this result. She was thinking that after it was done in a few days, she would send it to Han Qi when she had nothing to do, and by the way, find Qi Yue and the others to go soak in the hot springs in the manor.

"I see. I'll be leaving first then."

Minglang came here today for this matter, but she didn't expect that she treated Han Qi as a friend. Han Qi might not think so.

Fei He sat beside the stone table and watched the prince's back as he left. He silently put away his sword and disappeared from the spot in a flash.

On the way back to the Cining Palace, Minglang kept stroking the book given to him by the old Duke, and his depressed mood quickly dissipated.

She should have gotten used to it long ago. The emperor was above them and they were just the monarch and his subjects.

It would be hypocritical of her to dwell on her emotions.

After returning to the Cining Palace, Minglang went to chat with the Empress Dowager for a few words, then took the book back to the side hall. After washing up, he read it for half the night.

Liang Chongyue was already sleepy in Kunning Palace, but Li Yu'an pulled her to look at the gift for Minglang.

"Yu'an has made all the necessary preparations, and everything in the Xuande Hall has been set up. It's getting late, and I have to attend court tomorrow. I'm going to bed first."

Li Yuan raised his head from the desk when he heard this:

"Then your majesty, please take a rest first. I will be done here soon."

Liang Chongyue leaned on the bed, looking at the person concentrating at the desk. She shouldn't have told Li Yu'an about preparing another birthday gift for Minglang in fifteen years. Even if she wanted to say it, she should have said it half a month earlier.

This man seemed to be possessed. He had been thinking about it for three days and almost emptied his private treasury, but he still felt it was not enough. He picked up the pen and painted Minglang himself, vowing to record Minglang's appearance from childhood to adulthood.

Fortunately, Minglang was in Yikun Palace before he turned one year old, and his mother would paint Minglang in her free time. Otherwise, she didn't know how many portraits of Minglang when he was two years old Li Yu'an had to compare to guess what Minglang looked like before he turned one year old.

"How about tomorrow? There's still time."

"Your Majesty, if you are sleepy, please go to sleep. I am almost done with this painting."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Li Yu'an, Liang Chongyue simply gave up and lay down to sleep. She didn't have time to stay with Li Yu'an any longer.

Li Yu'an has stopped paying his respects these days, and she still has to go to court. Let Li Yu'an fulfill these fatherly love alone.

The next morning, Liang Chongyue noticed the dark circles under Minglang's eyes when he was attending the morning court. He was silent for a moment, remembering that Ping'an had come to report to Minglang yesterday that he had something to do with Feihe.

Could it be that Han Qi is suffering from insomnia?

Liang Chongyue had seen Han Qi a few times when he was a child. He was smart and hardworking, but Liang Chongyue was not ready for Minglang to be tempted by worldly desires at such a young age.

Minglang's mind is now full of the book he didn't finish reading last night. He read it for half the night and combined it with the military strategies he had learned before. Although his eyes are a little tired now, his mind is very clear.

After the morning court session ended, she finished reviewing the memorials and went back to continue reading.

Liang Chongyue looked at Minglang with his head down, wondering what he was thinking. Liang Chongyue also had a lot of thoughts in her mind. Her Minglang was still young and had not learned to take over her vast empire, but he was already obsessed with love. She would not really want to sit on this throne until she died, right?

Minglang felt a burning gaze falling on him, and when he looked up, he met the Queen Mother's concerned gaze.

Seeing Minglang's puzzled expression, Liang Chongyue smiled and looked away. She had no experience in this area. If this matter didn't work out, she would have to discuss it with her mother. In this matter, her mother's words were more useful than hers.

The mother and daughter each had their own thoughts at the morning court today. After the morning court ended and the memorials were reviewed, Liang Chongyue took Minglang to the Cining Palace.

"Mother Queen, Grandma Queen, I'm going back to my room to read."

Liang Chongyue watched Minglang leave, and as soon as he left, he immediately turned around and told his mother his guess.

"It's not that I don't allow Minglang to find someone he loves to spend his life with, but it's a little too early now."

After all, she has lived two lives, and Minglang is only fourteen years old. She doesn't want to restrict her too much in this matter, but she still has to take care of it.

"Don't worry about this matter. I don't think Minglang has the kind of thoughts you say."

Xiang Huayue had seen many young girls in the harem with blushing faces and heartbreak when they were betrayed, but she didn't see any of that in Minglang.

"Maybe you're too concerned. Don't think too much."

The queen mother's words of comfort worked. Liang Chongyue sat with her for a while, and after leaving, she went to the Xuande Hall, where everything used in the coming-of-age ceremony was still being perfected to perfection.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty."

Liang Chongyue raised his hand to signal them to continue, and walked around the entire Xuande Hall:

"Reinforce this glazed roof and bring me the largest piece from my private vault."

The layout of the Xuande Hall was decided half a month ago, but every time Liang Chongyue came to see it and felt that there was something better, she couldn't help but give Minglang the best.

"Yes, slave, go right away."

After walking around for a while, Liang Chongyue had something on his mind and left Xuande Hall after feeling that there was nothing to change.

"Host, I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Liang Chongyue has been keeping the system loose in the palace these days, letting it play wildly for a while before the weather gets hot.

"Which mud pit did you crawl out of?"

Liang Chongyue silently took a step back, not wanting the system to throw mud at her.

"No, I just received the message to locate the host and came here from a small path."

The gossips from the system would never be good in the palace. Liang Chongyue looked in the direction the system came from and saw mud spots along the way not far away. His face darkened slightly.

"Next time you come to me covered in mud, I'll throw you into the lake. Come out when you're clean."

The system looked up at the sky. The sun was not that bright, so it could fish openly in the water.

Thinking of this, the corners of the system's mouth couldn't help but rise. The cunning little green bean wished he could be thrown down by the host right now. Since the host forbade him to approach the small pond, he could only go to the small pond in the queen mother's yard from time to time to play.

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