The long road in the mortal world is long, the rain falls and ripples in the heart are shallow, the wind blows, the water is cold, and the green luan is like smoke

When I was young and knew no worries, I looked at the moon and stretched out my arms with a smile, as bright as a phoenix in bloom.

Time flies by, and the clouds are misty.

The figures overlap and smile when they meet.

The bright moon hangs down on the quiet lake surface. The whistling wind gently passes over the lake surface without any ups and downs.

He looked at her quietly, as if he was used to having a leisurely life alone, but he had never come here secretly these days. Every time they met, his eyes were not as affectionate as before, but more cold and stern.

Inadvertently, I always feel that there is an emptiness in my heart that cannot be filled.

He put down the lantern in his hand and sat on the cold steps, leaning slumped against the pillar, looking at everything with his empty eyes.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, and only the gentle breeze and the chirping of birds could be heard.

He walked slowly behind her, dressed in black under the moonlight, and only the eyes under the mask could see the person's existence.

He had been following behind her silently for a long time, watching her come here, probably accidentally.

What's more, it's extremely empty and quiet here, which is just her temperament.

He took off a leaf from the tree, played with it for a long time, and raised a faint smile on his lips: "Long time no see, how are you, Miss?"

After hearing this, Ye Yilan's empty eyes gradually woke up. She turned around, stared, and called out in surprise: "Nian Qing."

Under the night, he smiled with his eyes. He picked up the leaf in his hand, put it between his lips and played a beautiful music.

Like gurgling water, it flows extremely slowly. In the quietness, there is no trace of tranquility.

Ye Yilan looked up at that tall figure. She had never heard him blow for a long time, but it was still the same as before, unchanged.

He was still as aloof and arrogant as ever.

When he lowered his eyes and looked at her, she no longer looked into his eyes at that moment.

Nian Qing could feel that she was deliberately avoiding it because she was afraid of being exposed to the intimate relationship between them.

"There are many people in the palace, Nian Qing, you'd better go back."

She had always said what she meant, but everything in the palace made her live in panic every day.

In fact, there were many things she wanted to say to him, but she couldn't.

Hearing that, he left without turning around, but also sat with her. Looking at the leaves in his hand, he couldn't help but chuckle: "Miss, since entering the palace, I have become a lot alienated from Nian Qing."

Alienation? Ye Yilan never thought about alienation.

Nian Qing, you can't treat me like this. Just because everything is helpless.

"If they were in the Ye family, Nian Qing and the young lady would not be like this now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the leaf in his hand fell lightly to the ground.

Ye Yilan raised her eyes to look at him, with a bit of bitterness in her deep eyes.

The fallen leaves are like everything going back to the past, plain and simple: "We can't go back, so why mention it again."

Seeing how worried she was, he couldn't help but put his hand into her hair and gently stroked it: "Is there something on your mind, Miss?"

"Things on your mind? That's just something that you can't figure out." Although she shook her head and didn't want to tell him, there was always a lingering worry in her heart that disturbed her heart. She leaned her head on his shoulder,

It seems that I have regained the feeling of peace I had in the past. "Nian Qing, am I different from before now?"

"In Nian Qing's eyes, the young lady is no different. It's just..." Looking at the person beside him, he couldn't think of anything wrong at this moment. He continued, "It's just that my identity has changed, I can't always

Meet the lady."

Identity? What has always trapped the two of them is their identity.

Nian Qing is still Nian Qing, but she always feels that she is not the same person as before, and that everything she sees has changed a lot.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that with Nian Qing by his side, everything becomes very stable. Sometimes, he can feel this way from Murong Haochen, but he always feels that something is missing?

"Your Majesty knows about you and me. I will tell your Majesty that you will be placed in the Qinlan Palace to protect me at all times." The corners of her lips parted, and she raised her eyes to stare at the person under the mask. At that moment, she actually thought

Such thoughts emerged.

He would rather stay by her side for the rest of his life, but someone has already taken his place by her side.

"Miss, have you never felt the emperor's selfishness?"

Hearing this, Ye Yilan looked at him with a hint of doubt in her eyes. Nian Qing looked back at her and said slowly: "Why is no one allowed to enter the Qinlan Palace at will? That's because the emperor wants one person to be his favorite."

Miss. Anyone must obtain the emperor's consent and may not make decisions without authorization."

"I remember, he said this in front of me. I thought it was an angry remark, but I didn't expect it..."

She had never cared about these things, but now that she heard Nian Qing talk about it, his selfish desires were indeed more important.

He couldn't help but lower his eyes and said to himself: "It turns out he wasn't kidding me about his ambition."

"Your Majesty, you will never joke with a lady." A strange look flashed through his eyes, and the seemingly plain tenderness seemed to be mixed with a different charm.

His voice was extremely calm, with a touch of coldness. The bitter smile on the corner of his mouth was mocking himself wantonly: "You all understand him, but I don't understand."

She wanted to understand him, because he had always been in control of her.

"That's the young lady's heart, not the emperor." He looked at the person next to him with deep eyes. How much sorrow has such a delicate woman endured? "Can Nian Qing ask? At this moment, the young lady's heart is still there.

Is it with the Sixth Prince?"

She never thought that Nian Qing would ask about this, and she was only willing to tell him everything about Murong Haoli. Gradually, it became a habit for her. Only he could resolve the doubts in her heart.

"Do you think I can still love him?" She stood up and walked slowly towards the lake. She knew that she must be very haggard at this moment. The quiet lake was a little dark illuminated by the moonlight. She raised her head and stared at the sky, closing her eyes.

Eyes said. "I promised the emperor to stay with him. After all, I am his concubine. What will he think if I get entangled with other men? I don't want him to misunderstand me, and I don't want him to feel bad about me."

There is too much doubt."

After hearing those words, he finally understood what she was thinking. It turned out that she had so many worries in her heart. If she opened her heart, she might not be in pain.

He also stood up and stood behind her, staring at the lonely figure: "Your Majesty, you never have any doubts about the young lady."

Even if there is any misunderstanding, at least he will not.

No? He really doesn’t have any suspicion?

The corners of his mouth were raised slightly, and the smile was so forced: "You know, what I am most worried about at this moment is still him."

Although she didn't love him, she didn't have any dislike for him. And she was sincerely worried.

Nian Qing wanted to reach out to comfort her, but she spoke slowly again, which made him put down his hand reluctantly.

"He has selfish desires, and so do I. I don't want people to hide their intentions from me everywhere, I just want him to let me go temporarily. Do you think he will understand everything I do?"

"The emperor understands everything the young lady does."

Tonight, he saw her who was different from before, and he also learned more about her heart.

It turned out that all of this was so painful for her. But he didn't want her to live in such pain in the palace. He wanted to make her happy. It seemed that he couldn't do that anymore.

Ye Yilan turned around and looked at Nian Qing. What he said today was much more profound. But after all, he had not yet promised himself whether he was willing to come to Qinlan Palace. And what he said just now had already explained everything.

Everything is decided by Murong Haochen.

Staring at the moonlight and seeing that the time had passed little by little, Ye Yilan realized that she had been out for a long time and it was time to return to Qinlan Hall.

After walking for a while, Ye Yilan turned around and saw that he was also following her. She looked at him intently and asked, "Are you going to follow me all the time?"

After hearing this, I don't know why she said these words. She stood there and whispered: "If the lady doesn't like it, Nian Qing just won't follow."

"That's not what I meant, but I think you two like to follow me silently. I'm a little..."

Ye Yilan didn't know how to explain to him. When she looked up and saw his deep eyes, she couldn't help but have the urge to take off his mask, but she didn't do it.

"You don't have to worry, Miss, as Nian Qing is here." He knew what she was worried about, but he was willing to follow her and look at her, looking at her with such longing.

A smile gradually appeared at the corner of her mouth, and this time she did not force her smile. Her smart eyes shone like stars: "Yes, with Nian Qing here, everything becomes much more comfortable."

There were only two of them in the long corridor. The lantern in their hands illuminated the road ahead. When she looked back, Nian Qing was still behind her. He did not gradually leave until she was at the entrance of Qinlan Palace.

Looking at that back figure, the figures overlapped in a daze, and his back looked very much like Murong Haochen.

She still remembers that the first time he wore his brother's clothes, he looked so much like him. In her heart, Nian Qing was just like her brother.

As for Murong Haochen, she didn't know whether he was a king or a husband to her.

"Empress, you are finally back."

"Your Majesty must have been waiting for some time." Seeing how anxious they were, she still knew in her heart and ordered, "You all should step aside."

The two of them didn't say anything, they just pushed the queen's bedroom door open and closed it themselves.

Caifeng pulled Zi Ling and said secretly: "Zi Ling, why do you think the emperor always comes to Qinlan Palace secretly instead of entering openly?"

"Master, it's better that we don't talk too much about it."

To be honest, she was actually extremely curious.

As soon as I entered, I saw him standing motionless. But he came after all.

"Concubine, I thought the emperor had truly let go, but I didn't expect..." He stood behind him and before he could react, he hugged her in his arms.

"Don't say anything, let me hold you for a while."
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