Golden Branch

In the early morning, Wang Heng did not sleep until she woke up naturally, but got up early.

The queen was seriously ill, and as a princess, Wang Heng had to go to the palace to "attend to her illness."

Of course, as a fake princess with no blood relationship with the royal family, the queen did not need Wang Heng to serve her tea and water.

However, Wang Heng must be filial and humble.

Furthermore, over the past ten years, Wang Heng and the Queen had a very good relationship.

To Wang Heng, the queen was a kind and benevolent elder.

Now, this elder is seriously ill and has not much time left, so Wang Heng went to visit him in person.

"Auntie!"

When we arrived at the main hall, Anan, who was almost one and a half years old, was already dressed and kneeling in front of the dining table in a proper manner, waiting for his parents to come.

The little person is fair and chubby, with delicate features and a sweet and soft face. She is a replica of Wang Heng when she was a child.

Anyone who sees it can't help but like it.

The little guy is raised very well, he is noble yet pure, innocent, polite and well-behaved.

Seeing Wang Heng come in, the little guy quickly stood up and saluted Wang Heng with a swaying gesture: "Anan greets A'ma!"

"Hello! Hello, mother! No need to be polite, Anan!"

Wang Heng couldn't help but smile when she saw her daughter.

She took a few steps forward, took her daughter's hand, carefully examined her complexion, and asked softly, "Anan, did you sleep well last night? Did you get up at all? Did you kick off the quilt?"

The first sentence was asked directly to Anan.

The last two sentences are asking about the wet nurse and maids who served Anan.

"……it is good!"

Anan is young after all, only two years old.

Although she is eloquent, due to her age, the words she can say are quite limited.

The wet nurse on duty today knelt respectfully beside Anan. After Anan finished speaking, she softly replied, "Princess, the little girl woke up once last night to go to the toilet."

"Maybe it was cold at night, the little girl didn't kick the quilt!"

Wang Heng nodded with satisfaction.

"Anan, are you hungry? Is there anything you want to eat today?"

She took Anan's hand and came to the snack table specially customized for Anan, asking softly.

"Hungry! Mom, I'm hungry! I want eggs! And pancakes!"

Anan blinked his big eyes and spoke to Wang Heng in a baby voice.

Wang Heng: …

Balls?

She knew this was the minced meat and egg custard made by the chef.

But, this pancake?

Seeing the doubt in Wang Heng's eyes, the wet nurse quickly replied, "Princess, please let me know. The other day, the prince came to the mansion with three young ladies. The little girl from the Xiao family specially gave her some pancakes that the prince made herself. The little girl loved them and kept them in mind!"

Wang Heng understood.

It turns out to be another delicacy made by Amian.

Back then, she was attracted by Amian’s delicious food, and then she met her and became her lifelong best friend.

Now, they are all married and have children. Their children have become close friends because they often play together.

Amian was delighted more than once: Ajiu, our friendship has continued to the next generation! How wonderful!

Wang Heng was also happy: Yes, that’s great!

"The little girl wants custard and muffins!"

Wang Heng collected her thoughts, turned around and gave an instruction to the servant.

The servant quickly agreed, bowed and retreated, going to the kitchen to pass on the message.

"What muffins?"

As usual, Lou Yu practiced martial arts for half an hour in the martial arts training ground in the backyard. After washing and changing clothes, he went to the main hall to have dinner.

As soon as I stepped into the room, I heard Wang Heng's instructions.

He strode up to his wife and daughter, first touched Wang Heng's hair, then bent down and pinched his daughter's little face.

"A Mian made some fresh food. The fleet went south a few days ago and found a banana fruit on a small island in the South China Sea. A Mian made pancakes with bananas!"

Wang Heng smiled and explained, "The pancakes have bananas and milk in them. They're sweet, fragrant, and soft. Anan really likes them!"

"As usual, Amian gave the pancake recipe to the chef. Coincidentally, we had some bananas stored at home, and some milk that Zhuangzi had just delivered, so I asked the chef to make some for Anan!"

Lou Yu listened patiently and looked at his daughter with a clear smile in his eyes: "Aheng, Anan likes food just like you did when you were little."

Wang Heng felt a little embarrassed.

Lou Yu's statement was more tactful.

To put it bluntly, she and Anan are both greedy girls!

However, Wang Heng doesn't care. She always sticks to her childhood idea: being able to eat is a blessing!

Anan is still a baby, and it is the time for him to grow. It is good for his health if he eats more and eats better!

"Yeah! Same! Just like my mother!"

Although little Anan is young, he can already understand good and bad words.

She would also grasp the key points: Hey, Yeah Yeah said, I am the same as A Niang!

They are all beautiful and fragrant, and are what the wet nurses call "beauties".

Seeing Anan's innocent and cute appearance, Wang Heng and Lou Yu couldn't help but like him.

The family of three chatted and laughed, touched and kissed each other, and the maids came one after another carrying food boxes.

Wang Heng then asked Anan to kneel down and prepare for dinner.

Anan is young and cannot control his hands and feet better.

She was just pretending to kneel. After sitting for a while, she was held in the arms of the wet nurse and fed.

Wang Heng and Lou Yu each sat behind their own dining table and ate quietly.

Half an hour later, the sun had risen outside.

Sitting in the deep courtyard with layers of buildings, Wang Heng could vaguely hear the sounds of gates opening outside, pedestrians, and carriages.

"It's getting late, I should go to the palace!"

Wang Heng changed into formal going-out clothes and said goodbye to Lou Yu.

Lou Yu nodded, "I'm going to the office too!"

He was an outsider and was not allowed to enter the palace without permission.

Moreover, Queen Li is only seriously ill now, not...

It would be better for Lou Yu to continue his work as usual to avoid being caught by those with ulterior motives.

The couple looked at the child again, repeatedly instructed the wet nurse, servants and others to take good care of the little girl, and then left the Duke's Mansion together.

Wang Heng rode in a carriage and Lou Yu rode a horse.

The couple left Pingkangfang together and walked onto Zhuque Street.

The two did not separate until they arrived outside the palace.

Wang Heng entered the palace, and Lou Yu went to the Ministry of Revenue.

Wang Heng got off the carriage, registered her identity at the palace gate guard, and checked her token. Then, in accordance with the rules, she took only two personal maids with her and walked slowly along the palace corridor.

"...Excuse me, is that Princess Langya?"

Wang Heng was walking when she heard an unfamiliar female voice behind her.

Wang Heng paused, turned around, and looked in the direction of the sound.

What caught the eye was also a group of female relatives.

Wang Heng's eyes quickly swept across and finally stopped at the young woman in the lead.

This man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, was wearing a bright red Hu suit.

Her hair was not combed into a bun in Dayu style, but was braided into several small braids.

The braids were either tied with brightly colored ribbons or hung with bells or gems. When they moved, the braids swayed, making tinkling sounds.

Hu people?

Oh no, to be exact, it should be the Turks!

Is she a captured Turkic princess?

During this period, the capital was in turmoil, and Wang Heng, who was originally a homebody, became even more reclusive.

However, her lack of socializing does not mean she is closed-minded.

She is well-informed.

She knew all the big and small things happening in the capital, and even heard the secrets and gossip in the palace.

Therefore, she knew that the saint treated captives such as the Turkic Khan quite well.

She also knew that the saint valued several young princes and princesses very much.

One of the princes was named Ashina Ying. Because of his outstanding appearance and excellent riding and archery skills, he was personally recruited by the sage as a guard.

On the surface, having a prince of a tribe serve as a guard seems humiliating.

However, those who understand the rules of the royal game know that Ashina Ying is not humiliated, but has the hope of turning things around.

He didn't have a glamorous, noble title, he was just a humble guard, but it was a sign that the saint valued him.

As long as Ashina Ying does his job well and is loyal to the emperor to the utmost, he will be able to get rid of his status as a prisoner of war from the enemy country and become a complete subject of the emperor!

Ashina Eagle, the future is promising.

In addition to Ashina Ying, there was another princess who was also very popular in the capital.

However, unlike Ashina Ying, the princess named Ashina Yan attracted attention because of her love-hate relationship with Lu Jue!

Yes, Lu Jue!

To quote Wang Mian, Lu Jue and Ashina Yan are definitely the male and female protagonists worthy of being written into a storybook.

A handsome young general on a vigorous horse VS a bright and flamboyant little princess from the enemy country.

The two people were originally enemies, but they met by chance. It would be best if they did not know each other's identities when they first met, or they fell in love at first sight, or they became acquainted through fighting... and eventually they got to know each other and fell in love.

However, none of them could have imagined that the lovers who were committed to each other through life and death one moment would meet each other on the battlefield with swords the next moment.

You can neither love nor hate, it's such a heart-wrenching and tragic love story.

When Wang Heng listened to Wang Mian's emotional story, she couldn't help but have three black lines on her forehead.

Well, Amian is good in everything except her ability to imagine and make up stories. Sometimes it is fascinating, and sometimes it is ridiculous.

That’s Lu Jue!

Not some silly boy obsessed with love!

Back then, in order to achieve great things, Lu Jue even temporarily gave up Wang Heng!

Wang Heng was not overconfident and believed that all men liked her.

But, Lu Jue at that time, he really liked her. Wang Heng could see the surprise and admiration in his eyes clearly.

There is also the Begonia Garden, as well as Wei Wuyou's kindness and diligence, which all show that Lu Jue really wants to marry Wang Heng.

But at the last moment, Lu Jue fell into Lou Yu's trap and gave up the beauty for military merit.

Although Wang Heng felt disappointed at Lu Jue's choice, she understood that this was the choice that was in line with Lu Jue's identity and values.

Lu Jue is not the infatuated man or woman in the storybooks. He is of noble birth and grew up with the emperor and empress.

His identity, the education he received, and the environment he lives in, all do not allow him to be "crazy about love."

He can love, but love must not be everything in his life.

Family, title, dream, career, etc. are what he pursues and protects.

Wang Heng couldn't make Lu Jue change his mind, and other women probably couldn't do that either.

Unless... Lu Jue was poisoned or infected with a love poison.

However, Wang Heng had met Lu Jue at the palace banquet on New Year's Day this year. He had clear eyes and a bright look, and looked like a young man who was very proud and successful.

There was absolutely no decadence or madness caused by poisoning or being bitten by a poison.

He is very normal!

And it is impossible for a normal Lu Jue to become the male protagonist in the love story compiled by Wang Mian!

Therefore, even if Lu Jue has feelings for Ashina Yan, he will not forget his roots.

What's worse, the so-called love may be a trap set up by someone in order to achieve success.

Wang Mian listened to Wang Heng's rebuttal and nodded repeatedly. "Right, right! There are also plot settings like this. The male protagonist is exploiting the female protagonist at first, but the female protagonist's love is so pure that he also falls in love without realizing it."

"It was so sad, but after the heroine gave up, he finally saw his own heart clearly and chased his wife to the crematorium."

"If it really was a crematorium, the male protagonist would have sealed his heart and locked away his love. In order to find the shadow of his lover, he would have found countless women who looked like her, had a bunch of children with her, and then lived out his life in loneliness or in wealth!"

Wang Heng looked at Wang Mian's "touched" expression and didn't know whether to complain or remain speechless.

"A Mian, you call this 'retribution'?"

He has many wives and concubines, children, and enjoys wealth and luxury.

This is simply a blessing!

"But he has no one he truly loves, and he is lonely inside!"

Wang Mian tried to quibble.

Wang Heng generously rolled her eyes at Di Zhanggui. "Haha! So what if you're lonely inside? There's never a shortage of beauties on my bed!"

Wang Mian finally couldn't hold it in any longer, and walked out of the BE sadomasochistic romance novel, laughing so hard that he fell over: "Haha! That's right! Ajiu, you're right! This is just what women think of as retribution, but for men, it's clearly enjoyment!"

Well, we’ve gone off topic!

Wang Heng quickly recovered her wandering thoughts and looked at the foreign woman. "I am Langya. Was it the young lady who called me just now?"

Seeing Wang Heng stop and turn around to talk to her, the woman in red strode forward and came in front of Wang Heng.

She did not answer Wang Heng's question immediately, but looked Wang Heng up and down.

Seeing Wang Heng's face that was so beautiful that it seemed like she was not an ordinary person, the woman's face showed obvious surprise.

It seemed that she had heard of Princess Langya's beauty, but she had not seen her in person, so she did not believe the rumors from the outside world.

We are all mortal, how can anyone be as beautiful as a fairy!

However, at this moment, she stood in front of Wang Heng and saw with her own eyes the stunning beauty that shocked her cognition. She was surprised and amazed, and then felt inexplicably lost and vaguely inferior.

It turns out that there are really people in this world who are so beautiful.

No wonder Lu Jue can't forget her.

The woman in red pursed her lips, and her slightly deep eye sockets flickered with complexity and unwillingness.

Wang Heng was a little impatient.

She would stop and speak, not because she was afraid of the man, but because of her upbringing.

But this foreign woman did not seem to deserve her courtesy.

Wang Heng was very displeased by the other party's almost offensive gaze. She said lightly, "If you are all right, I will leave first!"

Go ahead and say it. Without waiting for the woman in red to respond, Wang Heng turned around swiftly.

"Stop! Don't go!"

The woman spoke, somewhat arrogantly...