Without looking back, I saw him retreating aside in the corner of my eyes. A warm sweetness surged in my heart for a moment, but I also felt a little sour for his tolerance and consideration.

At this time, Chang Qing had already walked in with Miaoyan.

When they saw Qinghan and I standing here, they were both stunned for a moment. Miaoyan's little face, which was not very rosy, suddenly became a little pale, and her big eyes flashed and immediately turned to the side, deliberately not looking at us.

I went up and saluted: "Greetings to the Queen."

Qinghan also bowed behind me. Chang Qing looked at us, very sensitive and didn't say much, nodded. At this time, Pei Yuanhao said, "Why are you here?"

Chang Qing hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and said, "I just received the order. The emperor wants to leave Linfen tomorrow."

"Um."

"So urgent?"

Pei Yuanhao frowned slightly. He had been entangled with Zhang Ziyu and other Linfen officials for a long time. He obviously had no patience and became a little irritable when asked. And Chang Qing, looking at his expression, he knew that he had asked the wrong question. He regretted his words and quickly turned his head: "I want to come and ask, since I will leave tomorrow, what should I prepare for?"

Pei Yuanhao glanced at her, and finally sighed and said, "Because the fact that Beijing and Xuchang have not yet responded, I want to enter Tongguan one day earlier. The matters in Linfen have been assigned to Zhang Ziyu, you don't need to ask about it."

"yes."

"You don't have to prepare anything. Just have a good rest and just go on the road tomorrow."

"I understand."

His irritability was suppressed by himself. When he looked down at Miaoyan, a faint smile appeared on his face: "Miaoyan, don't run around, it's very messy outside now."

Miaoyan probably wanted to say something to him, but at this time he only lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and said softly with a grievance. Pei Yuanhao said again: "Your mother is in poor health. You, a daughter, must remember to take care of her more."

When he heard him say this, Miaoyan's aggrieved expression became even heavier. He didn't say anything with his nose red. Instead, Chang Qing gently touched her shoulder from behind, and then she whispered: "I understand, I understand."

Pei Yuanhao then said, "You all go down, I still have something to talk to him."

Qinghan stood beside him and said nothing. At this time, he raised his eyebrows slightly. I glanced at him. The two of them said nothing. Then I followed Chang Qing and the others to leave the small study together.

Once I exit, I really feel the stuffiness inside.

I took a deep breath and looked down at Miaoyan. The grievance on her face had turned into resentment, and her mouth also pouted.

I knew she must have some thoughts in her heart, but she was not in a hurry. She just smiled and chatted with Chang Qing for a few words. After Chang Qing returned to her residence, I continued to walk forward with Miaoyan. She accelerated her pace twice, but she didn't look like she was completely trying to get rid of me. When she walked back to the room, she didn't close the door and stood with her back to me.

I walked over with a smile, reached out and pointed her lips: "What's wrong? Look at this little mouth so tilted, it's possible to hang an oil bottle."

This time, the resentment on her face had turned into anger.

She glared at me and said, "Mom, why are you—and, with him again?"

"Who?"

"...Uncle San?"

"Is there anything wrong?"

"You, you obviously-"

"What obviously? Did you agree to you?"

When I asked this, she was speechless and her eyes turned red even more angry. I sighed in my heart and said softly: "Besides, I went to the study with him to see your father, and I wasn't it just with him."

She looked up at me as if she was relieved and said, "No?"

I sighed lightly, sat in the chair beside me, and looked into her eyes: "What's wrong with Miaoyan? Do you just hate your third uncle so much?"

Her face turned pale, as if she was hit hard by something invisible. Her thin body trembled. She immediately stubbornly said, "I don't want you to be snatched away by someone, I don't want it!"

“…”

I looked at her silently for a while, and finally sighed as if I gave up, and reached out to hug her: "Silly child, my mother is not someone else. I can give you my life, so how could anyone steal me away?"

She didn't cry, but she twitched gently in my arms. I comforted her softly for a long time before she could silence her barely, but from time to time, Qinghan's face with a faint smile and quiet eyes appeared in her mind - I could only come from him for a short tranquility. I had no confidence in what I would face when I returned to Xichuan.

And can we return to Xichuan safely?

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In order to comfort Miaoyan, I accompanied her all afternoon, and left her room until after dinner. I asked someone to ask her. I found out that Qinghan had been in Pei Yuanhao's study for almost an afternoon, and had just returned to the South Courtyard.

I was a little worried about finding him, but I was worried that Miaoyan would find out.

While hesitating, Chang Qing asked Kouer to come over and ask me to discuss something. I thought that I might be leaving Linfen tomorrow, so I passed.

When she went to her room, some common things had been packed up. Two little eunuchs were carrying a big box out. The room was much empty. She asked Xing'er to go down and arrange some meals on the way. When she looked up, she saw me walking in and immediately said, "You are here."

I walked over and saluted: "Empress."

"Sit down, it's a bit messy here. Have you cleaned up there?"

"There was nothing at all. Go back later and clean up."

"So tonight, will you stay here?"

“…”

I choked up and looked up at her. Her eyes were quiet and clear, and I said calmly: "I have to take care of everything here."

“…”

"But don't worry, I didn't tell Miaoyan."

“…”

Although I knew that my relationship with Qinghan was no longer hiding it, I couldn't help but blush at this time. Chang Qing looked at my face and seemed to understand something. Her expression became a little solemn, and she said, "What are you going to tell Miaoyan?"

"I, I don't want her to know about this for the time being."

“…”

"The road is not peaceful, I don't want any accidents. When I return to Xichuan, I will find a way."

"But you know, the Emperor had been——"

“…”

I looked up at her, Chang Qing hesitated for a moment, looked into my eyes, and finally sighed: "Nothing."

I am not stupid either. Although she hasn't finished speaking, it is no different from that after she finished speaking. I thought for a while before saying it, "Empress, the broken mirror can be reunited, but it is difficult to contain the water. The Empress is a smart person. She can naturally see through people's hearts for so many years in the harem. Didn't the Empress know my feelings long ago?"

“…”

She didn't say anything to refute me immediately, but just looked at me quietly for a while, and suddenly said, "Qingying, of course I know what you want. Over the years, I have seen it very clearly."

“…”

"But now, in such a chaotic world, how much effect can a person's heart play?"

“…”

"Sometimes, people are bound to be strong, and no matter how powerful people are, they cannot resist the arrangement of fate."

The arrangement of fate?

I frowned: "Did the Queen see any fate arrangement?"

She was silent for a moment, shook her head and said, "It's nothing. I just--the things I have had in recent days make me feel that sometimes the human power is really too weak, far less than a little pusher of fate."

As she said that, she looked at me: "Don't you think?"

“…”

I smiled faintly.

Why don’t you feel it? I probably feel the most profound.

Seeing that I was bored with this topic, Chang Qing didn't continue talking, and asked, "By the way, what are you planning to do with the emperor during the day?"

"Oh, Qinghan knew that His Majesty ordered him to leave Linfen, and he felt it was a bit sudden, so he wanted to ask."

"Don't he want to leave?"

"Don't the Queen also think that Your Majesty's decision is a bit hasty?"

"this……"

"Besides, Qinghan also had a team of troops who had entered Shanxi before. He originally wanted to protect him, but because of His Majesty's journey through Pingyang, the two sides were staggered, and the team went north and joined forces with the troops of Jinhou to attack Lin Sheng's team, which made the enemy outside the city cut off the support of food and grass. He originally wanted to rectify his troops here, and waited to return to that team and then go back to Xichuan together, but now His Majesty suddenly ordered that he leave tomorrow, and that team would be staggered with him again."

“…”

Chang Qing was silent for a while and asked, "There are probably a lot of people in that group."

“…”

I felt that her question seemed a little different, so I turned to look at her.

Today she suddenly called me over. It didn't seem like there was anything serious to say, but every question she had seemed to have a deep meaning. I thought for a while and asked, "What do the Queen want to say?"

She lowered her head and thought for a while, and said, "Do you know why the emperor suddenly issued an order to leave Linfen?"

"Isn't it the reasons he told the Empress before?"

"These are naturally also reasons, but the situation in Linfen City is the real reason why he wants to leave."

"The situation? Here, the battle has been completed."

"The battle has been completed, but people's hearts are in chaos."

People's hearts are also confused?

My eyebrows frowned and looked at her with concentration. Chang Qing said, "The Emperor came out of the Three Rivers - do you know that this anti-song is not only sung among the people, but even in the military camps."

“…”
Chapter completed!