outside the imperial city

"It's over." Listening to Yao Fanglan yelling to take a bath, Jing Xichen smiled and took a sip from the teacup.

Yao Qingyun stroked his beard, and said helplessly: "This kid, Fang Lan, really doesn't have the character of my Yao family at all. I'm afraid my Yao family will fall into his hands."

For thousands of years, the Yao family has been a family of doctors.The Yao family often collected herbs and studied pharmacology in the deep mountains and old forests. They usually ate little food and wore white clothes.It's a pity that although Yao Fanglan lived according to the Yao family's way of life since childhood, there was always a little ruffian and wildness in his bones.

"It's better for the child to be lively." Jingyang poured tea for the two of them.

Everyone was silent for a while, Yao Qingyun said: "How is the situation now?"

Jing Xichen shook his head: "The emperor and I have been working hard to eliminate the rebellious party, and now it has achieved great results. However, secretly, there may be new forces emerging."

"How do you say that?" Yao Qingyun stopped.

Jing Xichen said: "The girl you brought last year has been promoted by the emperor to be an imperial concubine. There is no clear evidence yet, but both Jingyang and I feel that with her as the core, there seems to be a group of people gathering together."

"Imperial concubine?" Yao Qingyun's hand shook, and a little tea spilled out, "But, but she has, already—"

Ye Shan supported Yao Qingyun's trembling hand and said for him: "She has given birth to a child."

Jing Xichen's cup fell to the ground: "What did you say?"

Yao Qingyun calmed down and said: "I picked up that child in front of the house. She was kicked out by the family because of having an affair with a servant. At that time, she was pregnant in October and asked us to help her give birth to the child. Then kill it. My wife and I couldn't bear it, so we gave the baby to someone else, and lied to her that the baby was dead."

"This..." Jing Xichen wondered, "I have to tell the emperor about this."

Ye Shan said: "When she entered the palace, she was a servant, right? The emperor actually promoted a servant of unknown origin to be an imperial concubine. It's because," she narrowed her eyes and looked at Jingyang, "she looks like a Is it like Jingyang?"

"Yeshan!" Yao Qingyun scolded.

Jingyang was not annoyed, and said calmly: "I think it should be this reason."

Emperor Shaoxuan admired his cousin, Princess Jingyang, and this was nothing new in the whole country.After several years of courtship, Jingyang still married King Jinyuan.Jingyang can't be said to have no intentions towards Emperor Shaoxuan, but compared to his feelings for Jinyuan Wang Jingxichen, that feeling is more like family affection than love.

The word love has always been easy to write but difficult to express.Some people are all over the country, talented, or powerful, but they just don't get the favor of those they admire.Falling in love with whom and not loving whom seems preordained in the dark, without any reason.Sometimes, just one glance is enough to put you in my heart for a lifetime.

Jing Xichen took a look at Jingyang: "The emperor happened to be on a tour these few days. When he returns to the imperial city, I will tell him about it."

"Now she is getting more and more favored. If she doesn't tell the emperor the truth, I'm afraid that one day she will become the queen of the world."

"Okay." Yao Qingyun said, "you have to be more careful. That child is extremely talented and smart, and he never gives up until he achieves his goals. If she finds out that you know about this, I don't know what you will do .”

"I want to say the same thing to you, Qingyun." Jing Xichen raised his teacup, "If that woman is really what you said, then even if there is a teacher-student relationship for two years, she will not let you go."

"Doctor Yao." Jingyang stood up, walked up to Yao Qingyun and bowed gently.

Yao Qingyun quickly helped her up: "Mrs. Jing, what is the meaning of this?"

Jingyang said: "I heard that the Yao family has a kind of magical medicine, which can make people enter a state of suspended animation, stop breathing and heartbeat, even if the enemy's martial arts is high, they can't detect it. Can you give me a bottle?"

Jing Xichen knew what she wanted to do, and asked anxiously, "Jingyang?"

"If King Jinyuan dies, I, Jingyang, will never live alone. But," Jingyang showed a little sadness, "I hope that Lishuo can live well."

"..." Yao Qingyun hesitated for a while, and took out a small bottle from his sleeve, "Madam Jing, I will give it to you. But, you have to think about it before using it. The side effect of this medicine is to cause memory loss. , although some people can recall it after a few years, but more people..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Jingyang understood.She took the medicine and thanked: "Thank you, Doctor Yao. Jingyang will keep it in mind."

Children's anger comes and goes quickly, and they never hold grudges.After taking a bath together, Yao Fanglan and Jing Lingshuo completely settled their suspicions.

Yao Fanglan's temperament is easy to infect others. Although he is in Jing Shuo's territory at the moment, Yao Fanglan is leading Jing Shuo to play wildly.The two played wildly for three or four days in a row, and gradually became good brothers who stuck together wherever they went.

I don't know what Yao Zanglan did, but when the two parted, Jing Shuo, who had always been sarcastic, had tears in his eyes.

"Oh, good brother, little prince, I can't bear you either." Yao Fanglan pretended to be on the verge of tears, "Otherwise you come home with me. Come home with me and take care of your food, drink, fun, and books. The young master will accompany you to bed every day."

Jing Lishuo was still a little sad at first, but after hearing what he said, he quickly swallowed all his sadness: "Get lost!"

"Get out of here." Yao Fanglan got into the carriage.The carriage drove away, and Yao Fanglan stuck out his head reluctantly: "A Jing, Li Shuo, little prince, see you next time!"

"Really," Jing Lingshuo kicked the stones on the ground angrily, but the corner of his mouth involuntarily curled up, "Why do you have to call me in so many different ways?"

"Fang Lan, do you like the young prince of the Jing family?" Yao Qingyun said holding a book.

Yao Zanglan was making up for many days of homework. While copying the "Book of Materia Medica", she said: "He is a very interesting person. On the surface he is very strict with everyone, but unexpectedly he is a very warm person."

"That's it." Yao Qingyun patted Yao Fanglan's head, "Then if something happens in the future, you should protect him more."

Yao Fanglan tilted her head in confusion.When is it my turn to protect him?

The carriage traveled for several days, and finally arrived in Jiuge City.

Yao Fanglan put down her pen and stretched her waist: "Oh, I'm finally home. Daiyue must miss us to death, right?"

Yao Qingyun smiled, opened the curtain of the carriage, and then his face suddenly turned pale.Ye Shan glanced at the situation outside the carriage, and immediately covered Yao Fanglan's eyes with her hands.

"What? Mother?" Yao Fanglan grabbed Ye Shan's hand, wanting to see the situation outside.

"Yeshan, you should take Jianlan back to the imperial city immediately and go to find your sister. King Jinyuan may also be in danger." Yao Qingyun got out of the carriage, "I'll go see how many people I can save. "

Without any hesitation, Ye Shan nodded and said, "Okay. Husband, take care."

Yao Qingyun lowered the curtain, asked the driver to turn the horse's head upside down, and returned along the road.

"Daiyue..." Just now, through Ye Shan's fingers, Yao Fanglan got a glimpse of the Yao family mansion.The grass where he used to play was full of the corpses of servants, and there was a dead breath in the white walls, and there might not be many survivors left.His grandfather, the former head of the Yao family, was nailed to the wall with long nails by someone.The long nail pierced through the brand on the chest, which was extremely humiliating.

Ye Shan opened a corner of the curtain, and didn't relax until the carriage drove out of Jiuge, then turned around to face Yao Zanglan.Yao Fanglan was shocked by the scene, her face was pale and listless.

"Yao Fanglan," Ye Shan said loudly, "Every word I say next, you will remember it in my heart."

Yao Fanglan was rare to be calm, knelt in front of Ye Shan and said, "Yes."

Ye Shan said: "Firstly, my Yao family was tragically destroyed, and I have to avenge this revenge, and you have to avenge it yourself. There are two royal concubines beside the emperor, one is my sister, and the other is Mie. I am full of murderers. Your father rescued her from the fire and water, but she repaid her kindness. You must make her pay with blood, and die a terrible death."

"Secondly, even though my Yao family is destroyed, the Yao family's medical skills must not be lost. The doctors are benevolent, helping the world and saving people. Although your father failed to pass on all the medical skills to you, the spirit of the Yao family has long been planted in your heart From now on, you must devote yourself to studying medicine, and no matter what, you must pass on the Yao family's medical skills."

"Thirdly, your younger sister Daiyue's life or death is uncertain now, and there are still thousands of rare copies of ancient books handed down from ancestors in the Yao family mansion. When the limelight passes, you must go back to the Yao family and find your sister. Those rare books, if you can't bring them all Let’s go, destroy them all, and don’t let them fall into the wrong hands.”

Yao Fanglan trembled and asked: "Mother, where is Dad, and you?"

Ye Shan closed her eyes and said without answering him, "Fourth, from now on, you will live with my sister."

"Mother, it's me!" Yao Fanglan couldn't cry, so she could only shout.

Ye Shan interrupted him: "But remember?"

"Remember, remember, mother." Yao Fanglan desperately kowtowed on the ground, "Mother, I—"

Ye Shan took off the hairpin on her head and put it in Yao Fanglan's hands: "This is the only thing Mother can give you now. You take it and use it to make hair for your sweetheart. Mother is watching from the sky, Then you will know who you choose."

Yao Fanglan held the hairpin in her hand: "No, mother, take me with you—"

Ye Shan made a sudden move and slapped Yao Fanglan on the back of the head cruelly.Yao Fanglan fainted, and Ye Shan held him in her arms.

Ye Shan leaned over and kissed Yao Fanglan's forehead and cheek, and tears fell on his sleeping face: "I'm sorry, Lan'er. I always treat you too harshly because I hope you can inherit the great cause of the Yao family. You have to remember, no matter what you become in the future, whether you are swallowed by hatred or cannot complete revenge, mother will always love you deeply."

"Aunt Ye Shan, Er Niang is not here." Knowing that Ye Shan came, Bei Qianling came up to greet her in person, but he still didn't know what happened, with a mature smile on his face, "Is this the cousin I have never met?"

"Qian Ling, Aunt Ye Shan has one thing to ask you." Ye Shan has always been afraid of this little prince.Obviously only eleven or twelve years old, he has already learned to hide his sincerity, with a scheming appearance.But she really had no other choice.

"Please tell me." Bei Qianling waved the folding fan and said, "As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it."

"Okay." Ye Shan handed Yao Fanglan to Bei Qianling.After all, Bei Qianling was immature, so he hurriedly took over Yao Fanglan by himself, "Your cousin will be handed over to you. You must protect him well."

"Yes." Bei Qianling quickly regained his composure, "Just why?"

"Why don't you ask your cousin when he wakes up." Ye Shan knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Bei Qianling, "This kindness will be repaid in the next life."

Bei Qianling was momentarily taken aback by her always staunch aunt who kowtowed to her three times.When he realized it, Ye Shan had already got up and left.

When Yao Fanglan woke up, she found herself lying in a clean room.The mother is not around, replaced by a boy who is a little older than himself.

"We met for the first time. I'm your cousin, Bei Qianling." Bei Qianling opened the folding fan, "Your mother, my aunt gave you to me, and then I don't know where to go."

"Do you know what's going on here?"

Yao Zanglan didn't answer for a long time, then put her arm in front of her lips, and bit down hard.

"Oh, don't hurt yourself." Bei Qianling threw down the folding fan, and stepped forward to push away Yao Fanglan's arm.Blood flowed down the corner of his mouth, and Yao Fanglan's eyes were staring at the ceiling blankly.

Bei Qianling sighed: "I heard that Aunt Yeshan has a very good relationship with Princess Jingyang of Jinyuan Palace, so do you know the child in that family? It seems to be about the same age as you, right? Are you going to find him? It should be fine for people to talk.”

Yao Fanglan gritted her teeth, her voice hoarse: "No."

He still had some resentment toward himself in his heart, if it wasn't because he and Jing Shuo had too much fun, causing his parents to stay in Jinyuan Palace for a few more days, how could the Yao family be destroyed?

"Thank goodness you finally talked to me." Bei Qianling said, "But that's fine, the child of that family seems to have lost his memory."

Yao Fanglan looked at Bei Qianling: "Amnesia?"

Bei Qianling said: "Yeah, I don't know why, but I suddenly lost my memory. I don't even recognize myself. It's pitiful, except for him, no one in the entire Jinyuan Palace survived. Maybe the memory loss is also a problem. Good thing..."

What he said later, Yao Fanglan could no longer hear him.Since then, the playful and prodigal Yao Zanglan died, and what was left was just an empty shell full of hatred.

Don't worry, little prince, it's enough for me to bear these hatreds alone.I will help you get revenge together.

Ten years later.

"Ah, have you heard that King Jinyuan will return to Jingyang City today?"

"It's amazing to achieve a big victory at the age of 16."

"I heard that people are also very good-looking."

"It seems to be called...Jing Shuo?"

Hearing this familiar name, the man in white stopped in his tracks and lowered his hood.

"Hush, how can you bluntly say the name of the prince?"

"Ah, here we come."

Yao Zanglan raised her head, just in time to see that mighty figure riding on the bloody horse.

——Same as when we first met.

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