Engage

On the day Jiang Ran left, Qi Lian took the initiative to contact her mother, Her Majesty the Empress of the Empire.

Through the optical brain, the two disjointed places were revealed to each other. As soon as the clear picture came into view, Qi Lian showed a look of nostalgia.

It's the palace, where she grew up.

It is the Queen's study room, Qi Lian often came here when he was a child, and he is no stranger to this place.It has been an old palace for many generations. The frame of the house remains unchanged, and the shadow of the past can be vaguely seen. In addition, there are many changes.Those ornaments in the past have become something else, presumably because the Queen's preferences have changed over the years.

Qi Lian didn't reminisce for too long, she quickly set her sights on the empress behind the table.

At this moment, the empress didn't know that she had regained her sight, so she seemed a little casual when facing her, she was sitting behind the desk reviewing something, and she didn't raise her eyes to look at her.However, no matter how casual, the emperor's demeanor is still there. After all, it is something carved into his bones. Even if he is just sitting there in a simple uniform, the empress's temperament is still majestic, which also makes Qi Lian feel familiar .

Qi Lian's mood fluctuated.

After many years, my mother is still so elegant and generous, but she has wrinkles inevitably.Qi Lian is her youngest child, and her oldest child has already passed the age of [-], which means that the queen is not young anymore.

"Ah Lian, what have you been doing lately?"

The queen finally put the last word on the paper.She put down her pen, looked at Qi Lian, and asked straight to the point.This time it was Qi Lian who took the initiative to contact her, which meant that the initiative was in her hands, and she knew that she could ask some questions.

Well, she did have a question to ask.

Qi Lian couldn't help laughing, sure enough, even with such a long distance, her empress still wanted to hold everything in her hands.

Her abnormality attracted the attention of the federal people, and of course the Queen Mother's attention. She was very clear and understanding, and felt at ease, because this question just proved the loyalty of the people around her.

Qi Lian stood facing the queen, her eyes were bright and energetic, and she fell on the queen accurately. It was just because of etiquette that she couldn't look at the queen, but it was enough for the queen to notice something.

"Ah Lian, your eyes?"

Qi Lian smiled slightly. She was a very well-mannered child who was educated by the prince since she was a child. Her smile was always as gentle and elegant as a lotus flower. What pleased the Queen was not only her demeanor, but also the words she uttered next: " Your Majesty, you still like blue so much."

At this time, the empress was wearing a court robe embroidered with a blue golden phoenix. Upon hearing this, the empress confirmed her guess.

In an instant, she even stood up from the chair happily: "Your eyes are alright?"

Her eyes, which were as dark as Qi Lian's, were wide open, showing the joy of a mother, and soon, she remembered her other identity, sat back on the chair calmly, and stared at Qi Lian.

Qi Lian nodded with a smile: "Your Majesty, my mental violence has been cured by Jiang Ran."

She deliberately re-read the word "Jiang Ran".

His Majesty understood her thoughts, and praised Jiang Ran a few times along the way, but it was sincere, and asked Jiang Ran what he liked.

This is what it means to be rewarded.Qi Lian thought for a while, then said implicitly: "She prefers to cook, she is a great cook."

The queen understood: "Mom heard that the federation is developing the catering industry recently?"

She asked casually, and she seemed to mention it casually.However, Qi Lian had heard about His Majesty throwing a cup in order to promote the catering industry in the Federation before, so naturally he would not think that she knew nothing, but at this moment Qi Lian just pretended to know nothing and replied: "Yes. Yes, the Federation has many more people who are obsessed with food."

The mother and daughter both knew what had happened before, and their reaction now was the same—playing stupid.

His Majesty praised: "I think this is very good, and the empire will do the same in the future. It just so happens that Jiang Ran is good at this. After you come back, let her be in charge of this."

This is for the cake, Qi Lian took it on behalf of Jiang Ran, so thank you is inevitable.Then they both knew they were going to talk about something, and they all got serious.

The queen said: "You should come back."

She showed her attitude.

Qi Lian relaxed a little, and then said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult. After all, I have been in the Federation for eight years. Let alone the Federation, there have been many changes in my hometown. Your Majesty, I don't know if those changes are for me. Good thing."

As soon as this remark came out, both of them fell silent.

This kind of silence comes from the difficulties that need to be faced next, and also from the game between the two.The queen has expressed her attitude, but Qi Lian feels that it is not enough. She needs the queen to be more clear, but the queen does not intend to be more clear.

Some things should not be said clearly.

"Yeah, in a flash, it's been so many years. There are changes at home and everywhere. Whether it's a good thing for you depends on whether you can adapt to the changes. Ah Lian, you used to be blind and suffer from Mental riots, I can't bear to criticize you, and to put it cruelly, it's also because I shouldn't spend time carving a rotten piece of wood. But now, the wood has become jade, and what will it become? The appearance should not only depend on the sculptor's hand, but also on what it looks like."

Qi Lian listened to her teachings quietly, then nodded, and the queen also smiled a little: "Don't look at the changes, because first you have to come back first to get in touch with those changes."

"But, on the side of the Federation"

The queen sighed: "You have been here for eight years, it's long enough, it's time for a replacement."

Qi Lian also sighed in his heart as he listened.

Yes, eight years.The Empress said, it was long enough, it seemed really long.But if she didn't regain her sight, I'm afraid that eight years later, she wouldn't be able to wait for the empress's words "it's long enough".

Qi Lian's heart is like a bright mirror.

"Ah Lian, who do you think I should send to replace you?" The light of the glazed lamp illuminated the majestic palace, and the books on the shelves were traces of history. The queen sat on a large and comfortable chair and looked at herself. The youngest child seems to be full of tenderness even in his wrinkles.

Then she asked this question.

Qi Lian smiled: "Lian hasn't returned to the empire for many years. On such a big event, I dare not say a name hastily."

The Queen's smile disappeared from her eyes, replaced by an oppressive majesty: "What if I really want to hear a name?"

Qi Lian still smiled, like a lotus flower still blooming under the heavy rain, beautiful and silent.

The queen was slightly satisfied, and she said again: "Liao. The queen can promise you, as long as you say a name at this moment, no matter who it is, the owner of that name will definitely appear in the Federation."

This is a very tempting sentence, which means that Qi Lian can send the person she thinks is the greatest threat to her to the Federation with just one sentence.

pity.

Qi Lian lowered his eyes, then raised his head again, his eyes were still clear and clear: "Your Majesty is in front, and the court ministers are behind. Lian still believes that Lian has no right to comment on this matter."

"You're not confident anymore? Lian, you are the crown prince. If you don't have this power, then don't you agree with your identity?" The queen scolded her sternly, looking very angry. They all seemed to be burning with anger.

Qi Lian bowed calmly: "It is because I am the crown prince that I have to be more cautious, because I have to be responsible to the empire, so I dare not say a name at will."

The queen gave her a deep look: "The sentence I just said was not a lie. The sentence that asked you to say your name."

"Your Majesty, Lian's words are not lies. I speak from the bottom of my heart."

"You know if you ask your brothers and sisters the same question, what would they choose?"'

"Neither will they choose."

"So you're like them?"

"Back to Your Majesty, maybe it's the same, maybe it's different." As for why it's different, Qi Lian didn't say, and she finally said in a low voice: "I just don't want to choose."

After Qi Lian's words passed for a long time, the Queen smiled again, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes also relaxed: "You don't want to, and my mother won't force you. Ah Lian, come back, Mom hasn't looked closely at you for a long time. I passed you."

Qi Lian's eyes were slightly wet: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Different from the lack of cooperation when he was blind, Qi Lian appeared more gentle when facing the queen at this time.

Staying in the federation and returning to the empire are two different life trajectories after all. If the trajectories change, she has to make changes too.And it seems that the queen is very satisfied with her changes.Although the queen knew that her daughter was still carrying some things, the queen didn't take those things seriously, because she knew that some things would eventually fall, just like what she did would eventually be understood.

At that time, Ah Lian will eventually call her "Mom" or "Emperor Mother" again.

The mother and daughter discussed some details and cut off the communication. The queen sat in the study for a while and called her attendant.

"Ah Lian regained her sight, and her mental violence has been cured."

The queen's words startled the attendant, let alone what kind of turmoil arose in his heart, he smiled first: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Highness, Your Highness is finally healed."

"Yeah, after so many years, she's finally healed."

After finishing speaking, the queen frowned suddenly: "However, there are still some problems."

The attendant's heart skipped a beat, and he stood aside with his head bowed, not daring to answer.

The queen didn't want him to reply, and quickly ordered: "Go, pass this news to my other children secretly, remember, don't let them know that the news comes from the palace. As for how to make them believe this News, I know you have many ways."

The attendant was shocked again: "The old servant will arrange it now."

After the attendant left, the queen stood up, paced to the bookshelf, took out a picture album of Qi Lian's childhood and looked at it for a long time.

"I'm still a little soft-hearted. After all these years, your temperament hasn't changed much."

In the picture album, a frail baby bird is squeezed out of the nest, whining.

"It's fine that you don't have a choice, but you should also see what choice they make."

"You said they wouldn't make a choice, I believe it. In front of me, who would make a choice on this question? You don't want to, they don't dare, so there will be no answer." The Queen sneered, smiling There was a slight loneliness in the scene: "But people have to choose after all. If it wasn't in front of me, how would they choose?"

The queen was talking to herself, put the book back on the shelf, and called another person in: "Xiu'er, Jin'er, and Yan'er, you go and send someone to watch, and don't let go of any movement."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Wait a minute. Send some people to protect Lian'er, and tell them that they don't need to act unless it's a life-or-death situation."