Lian Lizhi

After finally settling down the crying little prince, who was almost out of breath, Duoge came to deliver a message before he had time to catch his breath.

"Concubine Xiao Gui came to pay my respects to the empress!"

Man Chen heard a faint brilliance flashed in his star pupils, and replied, "Tell him, I will be here later!"

In the past two years, there has been a small incident. Two years ago, when the earthquakes occurred in Tongcheng, Wenze, and Guanping, Man Chen personally drafted the drawings to deal with the earthquake.It was only delayed a little because she focused on Ximu later, but the next day, Xiao Qing brought the same blueprint to ask for advice, and it happened that Kang Chensong was there at that time.After reading the drawings and listening to Xiao Qing's explanation, Longxin was overjoyed, and ordered the craftsmen recruited by the household department to assist him in perfecting the drawings.

Man Chen's complexion changed slightly after only one glance, the whole drawing was almost exactly the same as Man Chen's previous drawing except for the strokes of the pattern.But not many people knew about his drafting of the blueprint before, and even more people had seen it, and Xiao Qing was obviously not among them.

Kang Chensong saw him looking at the blueprint in a daze and said, "What's wrong with this blueprint?"

So, what else could Man Chen say, he just smiled and said, "Looking at this picture, I know that Brother Qing'er really takes His Majesty's matter to heart!"

Xiao Qing's cheeks were slightly red, Fushen said humbly, "Compared to elder brother, Qing'er is still far behind!"

After this incident, Xiao Qing's status in the palace has improved a lot. Although he is a man, he is not anxious or anxious, always modest and polite, so that everyone can't catch him.But even so, from the fact that Xiao Qing was the only one promoted in the harem in the past two years, it can be seen that Kang Chensong is not very enthusiastic about the harem.

The emperor has always been affectionate, and everyone only thought that the emperor was tired of seeing these old people.The three-year general election is approaching, and it is not yet known how grand this year will be.

For Xiao Qing, although Kang Chensong was not a special pet during the time when Man Chen was not around, he went there the most. After two years of this, he can still stand tall in this palace.

Goodbye to Xiao Qing, he is also much taller than the boy two years ago, still more beautiful than a woman, more beautiful under the costume.

When he saw Man Chen, he first bowed respectfully, and then said with tears, "Brother, you are finally back, Qing'er and Your Majesty miss you very much!"

Man Chen hurriedly helped him up and said, "My brother is worried about you!"

Xiao Qing's cheeks were slightly red and she lowered her eyebrows and said with a smile, "I should have come to greet my brother earlier, but yesterday I learned that my brother was returning to the palace as a concubine. It should be Your Majesty, Qing'er dare not disturb His Majesty's reunion with her brother. It was hard to wait until this morning, but Qing'er was worried that her brother would not be able to get up from the exhaustion of the journey. It was only when she heard that Mrs. Rong had come that she dared Come and disturb my brother."

After a pause, he carefully observed Man Chen's face and asked, "What did Mrs. Rong say? Why is my brother's face so ugly?"

Man Chen's complexion changed slightly and he said, "My brother is really interested in this palace, and I can inquire about the affairs of this palace in such detail."

Xiao Qing was startled, and then her face changed into aggrieved and confused, "Brother is blaming Qinger? Qinger also asks more about him because he cares about him. If brother doesn't like it, Qinger will never do it again. , and please don’t be angry with Qing’er, brother.”

Man Chen turned to laugh and said, "I just said one sentence and you made up so many sentences for me, how can I be angry with you!"

Xiao Qing laughed and said, "It's best for my brother not to get angry with Qing'er. I don't know if my brother has eaten, and Qing'er brought my brother some snacks made in the palace, and I don't know if my brother will like it."

After finishing speaking, several maids lined up as if they were placing trays of well-crafted pastries on the table.

Man Chen glanced at it and said with a casual smile, "Looking at my younger brother's posture, it doesn't look like he is just letting me taste it, but knowing that I haven't eaten the main meal specially sent over by me!"

Embarrassed on Xiao Qing's face, she forced herself to laugh and said, "Brother is joking!"

Man Chen raised his chopsticks, put a piece of bean cake in his mouth and ate it slowly, then said to Xiao Qing with a half-smile, "Is this Gong just joking? Brother knows best, doesn't he?"

Afterwards, Man Chen told Li Fu, "Check out the people who have been in close contact with other palaces recently, as long as you secretly check, you won't be able to alarm others."

Although he has not been in the palace for two years, he is still the queen of the Kangle Empire. If even his servants obey others, then he will not be the queen anymore.

The first day back to the palace was lively. The concubines who came to pay their respects would mention Mrs. Rong and the little prince intentionally or unintentionally. The clumsy acting skills were really disappointing.

In the afternoon, Lou Yang also came. His small body was wrapped in a luxurious prince's attire. Because he was not yet young, his smooth black hair was tied behind his head with a ribbon of the same color as his clothes. However, he already has a bit of his father's nobility.

When Lou Yang came, Man Chen was giving needles to the little prince, Lou Yang stood at the door without saying a word, his beautiful eyebrows were slightly frowned.

It wasn't until Man Chen put away the silver needles that Xiao Louyang smiled like a child, and called out sweetly, "Mother Concubine!"

Man Chen had noticed him a long time ago, when he first heard his call, he was taken aback for a moment, then smiled at him, "Yang'er?"

Xiao Louyang ran to Man Chen and hugged his arm, pointing to the little prince on the bed, "Is the mother concubine really going to put him under her knees?"

Lou Yang asked the most straightforward question this day.

Man Chen was a little bored in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.He just stroked Lou Yang's hair and corrected him patiently, "He is your emperor's younger brother!"

Although Xiao Louyang tried his best to hide it, he still showed a bit of disgust and said, "He is not my younger brother, he is the one who will compete with me for the throne in the future. The concubine mother has not returned to me, you really want to take him under your knees ?”

Without waiting for Man Chen to answer, he continued, "Smart as a concubine mother, you can't fail to see what Madam Rong is thinking. Therefore, Madam Rong's natal family can give you the greatest support now, but once you really support him The Shao family is the one with the most power. At that time, I am afraid that you, the empress dowager, will not be able to sit for long. I am your best choice to support a prince who is backed by a family with a different heart!"

Man Chen's hands froze, "Does your father know these thoughts of yours?"

Lou Yang shook his head and said, "Father once talked with me because he was worried that I would not accept him. I don't want Father to be distracted by my affairs. But Taiwei Shao has a different heart, I can't leave any hidden dangers!"

Man Chen looked sideways at the sleeping little prince, and said lightly, "If it was your father, he would be much smarter. He is still too young to remember the mission entrusted to him by his mother and concubine and his family. Instead of thinking about how to get rid of him, it is better to think of a way to make him loyal to you with all his heart... Your father did a great job on this point!"

Lou Yang thought for a moment, looked at Man Chen with dark eyes and smiled sweetly, "I understand what concubine mother means, I want him to be as loyal to me as Uncle Wang is to his father, until death!"

Unswerving until death?

Man Chen only felt a dull suffocating pain in his chest. For those who yearn for light, as long as you treat him a little better, what he will give you is his unswerving loyalty until death.

Even though it's sad and ridiculous, Kang Chenfeng who was born in the royal family is like this, and he used to be like this, and this little prince who is not yet one year old is about to follow in our footsteps!

"Yes, you are right!" Man Chen heard his own voice talking to Xiao Louyang, and he said to him, "No one is more suitable to be the emperor of a country than you, and you will become a great king." Emperor!"

After all, he is only ten years old now, how could he not be the emperor's choice to have such a mind and ruthlessness at only ten years old.

Lou Yang only has the innocence and innocence that a child should have when he laughs. He said sweetly, "Thank you for your compliments. Although my concubine is not Yang'er's biological mother, Yang'er will definitely repay her for nurturing and helping me in the future." of!"

When Kang Chensong came over at night, he saw the little prince sleeping on the bed and didn't say anything. He just hugged him and said, "You've worked hard this day, why don't you have another day of rest tomorrow?"

Man Chen subconsciously rejected Kang Chensong's embrace, took a step back and lowered his eyes, not daring to look at the expression on his face, and said, "It's hard to rest in the harem, let me go to court with His Majesty tomorrow!"

Stretch out the arms and lose, empty and lonely.

Kang Chensong didn't say anything, but withdrew his hand in embarrassment but still smiled gently.

"You must be tired today, I'd better go back to Qing'an Hall to sleep, and come to pick you up tomorrow!"

For a moment, Man Chen suddenly felt that he was extremely cruel. He had decided to accept him when he came back, but now he wanted to alienate him.Even if it was because I talked about Kang Chenfeng with Lou Yang in the afternoon, I felt disgusted by repeating it so repeatedly.

"Song." Man Chen finally called Kang Chensong before he walked out of the room, "I'm sorry, I was really annoyed by the noise today..."

Kang Chensong turned around and finished the unfinished hug just now. He smiled slightly and said, "I understand, you still need some time. Man'er, I have been waiting for so many years, and it was hard for you to open your heart. You I will continue to wait for the last step, but don't make me wait too long!"

Because the heart will get tired sooner or later, just like Man Chen and Kang Chenfeng, even if they love each other again, with the passage of time and the hopelessness of their relationship, they have to let go of the past and face reality.