The tenth year of Emperor Nanxuan Jing's reign.
It’s another spring where orioles wear willow belts and butterflies dance on the flower heads.
The royal garden of the palace is ablaze with colors.
"Princess, princess, run slowly..." Several palace ladies chased a little girl holding a colorful kite, sweating profusely.
"Don't follow me all the time! I'm so annoying!" The little girl stopped angrily, and the kite that had just flown shook twice before falling down.
The little girl was about seven or eight years old. Although the facial features on her face had not yet grown, she could vaguely see Qingcheng's appearance. She looked back at the kite that fell behind her, then turned to look at the palace maids, tightly He pursed his lips and said angrily, "Did you see that if you follow me, my kite won't be able to fly high?"
"Princess, the slaves are worried about you. If you have any shortcomings, the emperor will have to take the heads of the slaves!"
Everyone in the world knows that Leng Qisu, the wise and powerful emperor of Nanxuan, has two favorites in his life, which are more important than his life.
One is the current queen, and the other is the princess in front of her.
Hearing the maids talking about the emperor, the little girl pouted and snorted, "No way! Now that the mother has given birth to a little brother, the hearts of the father and mother are devoted to the little brother, so how can they care about me?"
As he spoke, his round little face twitched, and his big watery eyes blinked again and again, looking like he was about to cry because of his grievance.
Seeing her like this, several palace maids panicked for a moment and hurriedly tried to persuade her: "The little prince has just been born. He is very young and needs someone to take care of him. In fact, the emperor and the queen love the princess the most in their hearts." is you!"
"Really?" The little girl flashed her big eyes, doubtful.
"It's absolutely true! Everyone in the palace knows it!"
The little girl pursed her lips and thought for a while, then she arched her eyebrows, smiled, and said in a sweet voice: "Okay, you can follow me if you want, but stay away from me! I'm such an old man, there won't be any What’s dangerous!”
After saying that, she picked up the kite on the ground and ran happily into the wind.
A woman in palace clothes wearing a purple brocade skirt and a cloak of the same color walked slowly among the flower paths, followed by two maids on the left and right behind her.
"My dear, the magnolias are blooming beautifully this year!"
"Really?" Looking at the large white magnolia in front of her, Mo Shuang smiled.
Is it just this year? Why does she feel that every year the flowers are blooming so well
It's really strange. Originally, she didn't particularly like any flowers. After meeting that man and knowing that he had a piece of silk embroidered with magnolias, she began to pay attention to this flower and fell in love with it unknowingly. Take this spotless, fresh and refined flower.
Maybe it’s Aiwujiwu!
Whether it was because the former shadow liked Mulan that this man liked her, or whether she liked her because this man liked her, she couldn't tell.
People are really greedy when it comes to feelings, and so is she.
She often asked him if he was so kind to her because she was a shadow.
Every time he laughed at her, he said that when he fell in love with her, she was just Mo Shuang.
Yes, at that time, she was just Mo Shuang.
Although the answer was affirmative, she couldn't help but ask again and again, why wasn't she greedy
"Is the Emperor still in Yingxing Palace?"
"Yes! I heard that a guest from the border country is here!"
"Oh!" Mo Shuang nodded and stopped asking.
Over the years, she had seen that man's efforts, and she was well aware of the man's kindness to her, so she never asked too much about political affairs.
Nanxuan has been built into a peaceful and prosperous age by him. In her heart, he is not only the best man in the world, but also the best emperor in the world.
After knowing each other for ten years, she sometimes felt like she was in a dream.
Every time at this time, she would ask him to pinch her. She said, Leng Qisu, pinch me, pinch me quickly!
At first, the man was confused until she said, "I'll see if it hurts. If it hurts, it means I'm not dreaming."
He just laughed, laughed at her stupidity, and then knocked her on the forehead.
She would scream, "Oh, it hurts, it's real, it's real."
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh softly. Qiu Ju and Dongmei beside her were confused.
"Empress?"
She was startled, came to her senses, and suppressed a smile, but she still couldn't help but frown, "It's nothing, I just remembered something funny."
Seeing the master smiling brightly, they also felt happy.
For some reason, although more than ten years have passed, and although she is already a mother of two children, time has not left many traces on this woman. She is still as beautiful as when they first saw her, but because of the passage of time, she is still as beautiful as when they first saw her. As it settles, it becomes more and more unique.
"Your Majesty, I will help you go to the pavilion to rest first! After all, the confinement period has just passed and your body is still weak. It is not good to stand for a long time!"
"Yes!" Mo Shuang nodded. She was a martial arts practitioner, and her body was not that delicate. However, when she gave birth to her first daughter, she had a difficult delivery and narrowly escaped death, which greatly damaged her vitality.
For this reason, Leng Qi's dormitory was not allowed to let her suffer any more and forced the imperial doctor to prescribe contraceptive pills. It was not until the imperial doctor said that her body was completely fine that they had a second child.
Sitting in the pavilion, she looked at the little figure flying a kite happily on the grassy lawn in the distance, smiling and frowning.
God is really good to her!
All the good things were given to her!
He said, one son, one daughter, one flower!
Sure enough it is!
There were soft footsteps behind her, but she did not look back, "Qiu Ju, Dongmei, do you believe in fate? Is it the kind of thing that is destined in the dark?"
When she didn't hear an answer, she was about to turn around, but suddenly she felt a heat on her back, and someone hugged her gently from behind.
Her heart trembled. She knew who it was without looking.
After so many years, they were an old married couple, but every hug, every kiss, and every intimate gesture from him still made her throb like a girl who fell in love for the first time.
Slowly raising the corners of her lips, she leaned back slightly and pressed herself closer to the embrace behind her.
"I have just given up my confinement. Shuang'er should have a good rest in Longyin Palace. Why did she come out?"
The beautiful voice was as intoxicating as mellow wine. Although the words were reproachful, she felt warm when she heard it.
"Aren't you meeting a visitor?" She slowly turned around and looked at the man behind her.
Ten years have not stained this man's handsome face with any trace of weathering. He is as handsome as a jade, and he is still so beautiful that women all over the world are jealous.
He curved his lips and smiled, his black stone eyes were as bright as stars, "Don't Shuang'er want to know who the guest is?"
Mo Shuang was startled, "Do I know him?"
Leng Qisu still smiled, his smile was inscrutable, "Of course, an old friend!"
Old friend
Mo Shuang's eyes narrowed, and the shadow of a person jumped out of her mind. She stood up from the stone bench happily, "Is it Brother Chu?"
"Shuang'er!"
A low call, even though it was more than ten years apart, it was still so familiar.
Mo Shuang's heart trembled. She looked around and saw a man in white walking towards their direction with a smile not far away.
White clothes beat the snow, and the moonlight is warm, who else is it if it’s not Chu Xunmo
It's really him!
"Brother Chu!" Mo Shuang was overjoyed and was about to rush over, but was caught by Leng Qisu's big hand beside him, "Slow down, your body has not recovered yet!"
"Oh..." She blushed, she seemed too uneasy.
After all, they hadn't seen each other for so many years. On the day she and Leng Qisu invited him to be queen, he didn't come. She thought she had hurt him too deeply. She thought he was blaming her. Unexpectedly, he came today. , how could she not be ecstatic.
After a while, Chu Xunmo came closer, and Mo Shuang realized at this moment that he was holding a little boy in his hand, about ten years old.
Seeing her eyes falling on the little boy, Chu Xunmo smiled and shook the little boy's hand, "Call Auntie!"
The little boy saluted her sensibly, "Auntie!"
He looks like a calm little adult.
Mo Shuang smiled and nodded, and couldn't help but wonder in her heart. Although she hadn't met each other in these years, she knew about his situation. She heard that he had always been alone. When did such an old son appear
If it was really his, she would be happy for him.
only…
She looked at Leng Qisu, who smiled and said nothing, so she couldn't ask.
Several people sat around the table. Leng Qisu ordered Qiu Ju to prepare tea, water, fruits, and Dongmei to take the little boy to play with his daughter who was flying a kite in the distance.
The three of them started chatting animatedly after not seeing each other for a long time. They said they were three people, but in fact it was mainly Mo Shuang who was talking, because Leng Qisu and Chu Xunmo had been chatting in Yingxing Palace for most of the afternoon.
Of course, she had no idea what the two men talked about.
She only knew that the little boy just now was an orphan adopted by Chu Xunmo.
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"Princess, princess, come down quickly. I will help the princess pick it up!"
Several palace maids looked at the little figure climbing on the tree, their hearts beating with fear and their faces turning pale.
"No! My master taught me that I have to do my own thing. I don't want you to help me pick it up. I'll reach it soon!" The little girl didn't look back. She moved her little body slowly on the tree trunk with her chubby hands. , crawling towards the kite hanging on the branch.
The palace ladies did not dare to express their anger, their eyes were fixed on the trees, and their backs were dripping with sweat.
God knows how unruly and willful this princess is. He spends every day with her in fear.
But she never stopped for a moment.
"Ah~" Suddenly, there was a scream, and it was the little figure coming from the tree. Maybe her feet slipped, and she fell straight from the bottom of the tree.
As expected, he was afraid of whatever might come his way.
Several palace maids were so shocked that their minds went blank. They were so frightened that they forgot to react.
Seeing that the little figure was about to fall heavily to the ground, suddenly there was a rustling sound of clothes in the air, and a white shadow flashed in front of everyone's eyes, and a person flew over, caught the falling body, spun around gracefully, and stabilized Land firmly on the ground.
"Ah, princess, are you okay?" A maid ran over with an anxious face, it was Dongmei.
Just now, the emperor asked her to bring the little boy from Meng Zhaolai over to play with the princess. She saw this frightening scene from a distance. Fortunately, the little boy seemed to have good dexterity skills. He flew forward and caught the princess with quick eyes and hands. Otherwise, The consequences could be disastrous.
The little girl stared blankly at the boy holding her, and after a while she came to her senses.
It wasn't until several palace maids gathered around her as if they were awake, that she got down from the boy's arms with a blushing face and shook her head, "I'm fine!"
"for you!"
In front of her eyes, there were colorful colors. At some point, the boy had helped her take down the kite from the branch.
"Thank you!" She reached out and took it, looking at the boy in front of her with her big eyes, "What's your name?"
"Chu Yixuan!"
Chu-Yi-Xuan
She tilted her little head and recited it silently. That was, in her opinion, the most beautiful name in the world.
(End of chapter)