outside the imperial city

Two children are playing on the grass.

The older child was a boy of seven or eight years old, and the younger child was only about two years old, a little girl who couldn't even walk steadily.

"Jian Lan, come back!"

Hearing the woman's stern reprimand, Yao Fanglan pouted, and ran towards her in despair.

"Take your sister with you!"

This Yao Fanglan belongs to the Yao family's mistress, Qin Shi Yeshan.

"Shanshan, are you going to take Fanglan to see King Jinyuan and his wife in the imperial city today?" Patriarch Yao Qingyun walked out the door, looking at the scolded Yao Fanglan with some unbearable embarrassment.

"Yes." Ye Shan replied, "If it's convenient, my husband can come with me."

"It's okay." Yao Qingyun rubbed his chin, "I haven't had a drink with Xichen for a long time."

"You men only know how to drink." Qin Yeshan said angrily, while handing Yao Daiyue to her grandfather, "Then, I will trouble you when you grow old. We will return in a few days."

Ye Shan and Jing Yang are close friends who grew up together.The two were collectively known as the "Shuangjue of the Imperial City", and they were talented women who were famous for a while.Jingyang is gentle and gentle, good at poetry, calligraphy, singing and dancing; Yeshan is aggressive, good at painting and weaving.

After Ye Shan married the medical sage Yao Qingyun, she moved out of the imperial city and settled in Jiuge.But every year, she would return to the imperial city to talk about family life with Jingyang.

In February of this year, just after the New Year's Eve, Ye Shan took her husband and son to the imperial city.

The two wives hadn't seen each other for a long time, and when they met, they hugged each other without caring about the eyes of others, like young girls in their prime.

"I didn't expect Qingyun to come this time." Jing Xichen was also very excited. Because of the two wives, the two had been friends for many years.

Yao Qingyun clasped his fists in salute and said, "King Jinyuan, brother Xichen, it's been a long time!"

At this time, a small head poked out from behind Yao Qingyun.Yao Fanglan grabbed Yao Qingyun's clothes and looked at the two strangers nervously.

"Chang Lan is here too. It's really lively this time." Jing Xichen laughed.

When Jingyang saw Xiao Yao Fanglan, she liked it very much, and hurriedly stepped forward to touch his face: "Ah, Fanglan, I haven't seen him since the full moon. He looks really handsome."

"Where is it?" Ye Shan said, "It's far worse than your home's Li Shuo."

Whether in the neighborhood at home or in the private school and the market, Yao Fanglan is praised as a handsome man.Growing up so big, it was the first time he heard someone say that he was not good-looking, and this "other" was his own mother.

Yao Zanglan was instantly angry: "Jian Shuo? Who is that?"

Ye Shan reached out and tapped him on the head: "You first send my greetings to Aunt Jingyang and Uncle Xichen."

"It hurts, mother." Yao Fanglan hugged her head, "Be careful that I become stupid!"

A childish voice came from far to near: "Who called me just now?"

Jingyang held back her laughter, and pointed to the curtain that was about to be lifted: "Zang Lan, the one who will come out later is the 'Zi Shuo' you mentioned."

Yao Fanglan then put down his hands, opened his eyes wide and looked towards the direction of the curtain.

A child in brocade clothes lifted the curtain and came out.He wears a jade crown on his head, and his face is nine points similar to Jing Yang's, and the remaining one point is the handsomeness and arrogance inherited from King Jin Yuan.

Yao Fanglan's eyes stared straight.

"Mother, father." Jing Shuo saluted his parents very politely, and then turned to the guests, "Aunt Yeshan. And this one, I guess it's Aunt Yeshan's husband, Uncle Qingyun. And this one -"

Then he was disgusted by Yao Zanglan's staring ordinary expression, and he couldn't help showing a disgusted expression.Even though he was wearing plain and elegant white clothes, this person exuded an obscene ruffian air all over his body.

Jingyang said: "This is Aunt Yeshan's eldest son, Yao Fanglan, who is more than two years older than you."

Hearing that he was older than himself, Jing Lingshuo restrained his disgusted expression a little, and continued: "And this Brother Zanglan, please be polite."

Ye Shan sighed, "Oh, this kid, Li Shuo, is polite. Unlike my family, Zang Lan, he's just like a wild child."

Jingyang said: "Where. Li Shuo is so big, he dare not sleep alone at night. He has to be kissed on the forehead and coaxed by others before he can sleep."

Yao Fanglan didn't listen to his polite greeting at all, and said to Ye Shan in a daze: "I admit that he looks better than me. He looks so much better."

This was the first time that Yao Fanglan admitted his shortcomings so bluntly, both Ye Shan and Yao Qingyun were taken aback.But Yao Fanglan continued: "But what's the point of comparing a girl with me?"

Another burst of chestnuts.

Yao Fanglan didn't understand, so: "What is this?"

The veins on Jing Lishuo's forehead bulged: "Brother Fanglan, you can see clearly, I am a man."

"Man," Yao Fanglan approached him, smiling evilly, "Would a man call his parents 'daddy' and 'mother'?"

Okay, it seems that he knowingly committed the crime, and made fun of him!Jing Lishuo had never suffered such humiliation before, so he immediately punched Yao Zanglan in the chest, pushing him down.

"Jianshuo!" Jingyang hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.

The moment he was about to fall to the ground, Yao Zanglan raised his legs, hooked Jing Lishuo's neck, and led him in his direction. As a result, the two of them fell to the ground together.

Jing Lishuo, who was wearing expensive brocade clothes, was covered with dust at this time, and he was furious: "Yao Fanglan!"

"I'm here." Yao Fanglan is usually at home, so she is used to looking for children to discuss.I thought the palace was extremely depressing, but I didn't expect there to be such an interesting little prince.

"Yao Fanglan, your skin is itchy, isn't it?" Ye Shan threatened.

Jing Xichen's laughter stopped the two wives who were about to intervene, and said, "Boys, you just have to fight. Li Shuo usually doesn't have anyone to accompany him to fight, and now Jianlan is willing to accompany him. Wouldn't it be just right? Let them make a fuss, and we'll go in and have a drink."

"But..." Jingyang was still worried.

Jing Xichen then called a servant: "Take care of the two young masters, don't let them get hurt. When they are tired, throw them into the water and wash them."

Yao Qingyun said: "Don't worry. I feel that Li Shuo and Zang Lan get along very well unexpectedly. Maybe they will have a good relationship in the future."

After the adults entered the inner room, the two brats fought more vigorously.Jing Lishuo has not received martial arts training, and he is waving his fists and feet indiscriminately based on instinct.Although Yao Fanglan received a strict education, it was limited to archery. Others were figured out by herself in the process of fighting with other children.

Both of them are three-legged cats, but in comparison, the experienced Yao Fanglan has the upper hand.Yao Zanglan quickly pushed Jing Lingshuo to the ground, and then rode on him.

"It's so heavy." Jing Yanshuo was pressed on the ground with his back up, it was extremely humiliating, only his lips could show his strength.

"Do you admit defeat?" Yao Fanglan looked down at him.

Jing Lishuo clenched his teeth: "No."

Yao Zanglan sighed, "Oh, you are a man."

Jing Lishuo suddenly felt his feet go cold, and he struggled to turn his head.Yao Fanglan got a stalk of dogtail grass from nowhere, and was moving it little by little towards her white and smooth little feet.

A terrified look appeared on Jing Lishuo's face, Yao Zanglan turned his head with a sly smile, and said, "How about it, little lord, admit defeat or not?"

Jing Shuo closed his eyes: "No."

"Then don't blame me." Yao Zanglan put the dog's tail grass on the back of Jing Shuo's feet and scratched it.Jing Lingshuo was trembling all over, but bit his lip to prevent himself from making a sound.

"A man needs to be able to bend and stretch." Yao Zanglan had almost no sympathy at all, and he just scratched Jing Shuo to death, "Say, admit defeat or not."

"No, I don't recognize it."

"Hey, you're still in good spirits." Yao Zanglan smirked, slowed down her hands, and gently slid the dogtail grass over the lines on the soles of Jing Lishuo's feet.He tossed like this, itching even more.

"Well."

"Say you admit defeat?"

"deny."

"You're boring, aren't you?" Yao Zanglan turned her head to look at Jing Shuo, and saw that the corner of his lips was bitten so blood oozes out, and the corners of his eyes were also faintly stained with humiliating tears, she was startled: " Oh, you, why are you like this?"

He threw down the dog's tail grass: "I, I won't play anymore."

Yao Zanglan rolled over from Jing Shuo's body and helped him up. After deliberating for a long time, she couldn't say a word of apology, so she said, "Take a bath, let's go take a bath."

Jing Lishuo let out a "hum", walked up to the servant with one bare foot, pointed at Yao Fanglan and said, "I don't want to wash with him!"

Who knows, did the servant just think it was a child's anger, or just prepared a big bucket for them to bathe together.

"..."

Yao Zanglan stood obsequiously beside Jing Lingshuo, watching him gracefully take off his outer shirt and inner shirt one by one, and soak naked into the water.From the beginning to the end, he didn't look at Yao Fanglan directly.

Yao Zanglan didn't pay attention to etiquette like him, she took off all her clothes at once, jumped into the water, and splashed Jing Shuo all over.

"Oh, let me say, Ah Jing, Yan Shuo," Jing Yan Shuo turned his back to Yao Fanglan, and Yao Fanglan didn't dare to approach rashly, for fear that he would hate him even more, "Little prince, can I be wrong? I overplayed my game."

Jing Lingshuo didn't look at him, and said slowly: "If you apologize to me because you are afraid that I will sue, you don't have to. I don't mean to sue."

Yao Fanglan was taken aback by these words: "Ah?"

"I lost to you because I was too weak, and it has nothing to do with you." Jing Shuo sank a little, letting the water cover his whole body.

"What?" Yao Fanglan leaned forward, put one hand on his shoulder, and said with a big grin, "I didn't expect you to be so interesting!"

"If you want to file a complaint, you can file a complaint. In the worst case, you will be beaten up by Ye Shan. I, Yao Zanglan, have never dared to do anything." Yao Zanglan turned Jing Lingshuo's face directly opposite her, "I really want to apologize to you Yes. I shouldn't have humiliated you like that. I was wrong. Forgive me, will you?"

Although Jing Lishuo didn't like Yao Fanglan's tone of addressing his mother, he also felt Yao Fanglan's sincerity, and said, "Okay."

"Then we'll be good brothers from now on!" Yao Zanglan pounced forward, clasping Jing Lishuo's shoulders.The enthusiasm in his eyes made the latter almost overwhelmed.

"oh oh."

The next second, Yao Zanglan stuck out her tongue, and licked the wound on Jing Shuo's lip.

"You!!" Jing Shuo's eyes widened, he covered his lips with his hand, and his cheeks burned.

Yao Fanglan didn't understand again, "What's wrong with you?"

Jing Shuo said: "I just wanted to ask you what's wrong?"

Yao Fanglan stuck out the tip of her tongue and said innocently: "Father said that saliva can heal wounds."

"Healing? Did you just want to heal me?"

Yao Fanglan nodded.

Jing Lingshuo helplessly supported his forehead: "Thank you. But, don't use this method to heal people in the future. I can't explain the reason clearly, anyway, don't do this."

Yao Fanglan seemed to understand, but nodded again: "Oh."

"Speaking of which," Jing Shuo's gaze moved down to Yao Fanglan's heart, "What is this?"

He cautiously reached out and touched it.It is a brand, imprinted with snakes, branches and totems of bows and arrows.Jing Yushuo had seen it on Ye Shan's clothes before, it was the family crest of the Yao family.

What is strange is not the brand, but something that glows with a faint golden light under the brand.

Jing Lishuo's fingers walked along the lines of the branding, and Yao Zanglan didn't feel any discomfort, "Hey hey" smiled: "How is it, is it amazing?"

This time it was Jing Shuo who nodded.

Yao Fanglan was extremely proud: "Father won't let me tell others. It's just your words, I can say it. How about this, let's not change the green mountains and the green waters, how about I tell you the next time we meet?"

Jing Lingshuo laughed out loud with a "puchi" and replied, "Okay."

"What are you laughing at?" Yao Fanglan sprinkled some water on Jing Shuo's body.

Jing Lingshuo immediately responded back.

So, the two little guys who had just stopped for less than an hour started a water fight.