This day, the weather in Fengming City was gloomy early in the morning and it started raining.

In the back garden of Prince Ying’s mansion, Qing Yan and Qing Yuan were sitting in the pavilion. Qing Yuan was wearing a white skirt and a faint smile on her face, making tea for Qing Yan.

Qing Yan looked at the lake water not far away, and the raindrops stirred up ripples on the lake surface, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Brother, the tea is ready." Qingyuan put a cup of steaming tea in front of Qingsheng and signaled Qingsheng to try it.

Qing Rong came back to her senses, picked up the teacup, took a sip, nodded slightly and said, "It's very good, Yuan'er's tea is getting better and better."

"It's good if you like it," Qingyuan smiled slightly, held a teacup in both hands, looked at the lake not far away along Qinghuang's gaze, and said to Qinghuang, "After I come back, I rarely go to see my parents. Are you still blaming them?"

When Qingyuan mentioned their parents, Qinghuang's face darkened: "No, it's just that they are too strange to me, and they have nothing to say when they meet."

When Qing Yan was working in Shenbing City for those years, he kept thinking about his parents and sister because in his memory, his parents were very nice to him.

But when he came back this time, Qing Yan realized that he was too naive back then. The only reason his parents were good to him was because he had excellent martial arts qualifications. He was chosen by Qing Yu when he was a child and wanted him to be a chess piece.

Qing Ying still remembered the day he had just returned to Fengming City. The sky was as gloomy as today, and it was raining. He went into the city secretly, found the home in his memory, and went in quietly, impatiently trying to meet his parents and tell them how much he missed them, because after he saw Qing Yu's use of him clearly, he firmly believed that his parents were the ones in the world who cared about him the most. He had been away from his parents for so long, and his parents should miss him very much. He would be happy to see him back.

The reason why Qing Ying went home secretly was because he should have gone to the palace to report to Qing Yu first, but he didn't want to do that, so he couldn't let outsiders know about going home.

But when Qing Ying saw his parents, his eyes were wet, but he didn't see even a trace of joy in his parents' eyes. Their eyes looked at him as if they had seen a ghost.

"Ye'er, who asked you to come back? Did you do something wrong and sneak back? Have you forgotten your grandmother's explanation?" Qing Ying's mother looked at Qing Ying and asked with an ugly look.

Qing Ying's father Qing Chi has a very outstanding appearance but a little cowardly personality. He looked at Qing Ying with some anxiety and said, "Ye'er, you came back like this and let your grandmother down on your expectations for you. If he knew about it, he would probably vent his anger on our whole family! While no one noticed, you should leave quickly and go back to Shenbing City!"

At that time, the news of the change of the Divine Soldier City had not yet reached Fengming City. Qing Yan's parents did not know why Qing Yan came back, and they did not care.

Qing Rong was just a little seriously injured at that time. She was very thin, her face was very pale, and she looked haggard all the way, but his parents didn't have any words of concern, didn't ask what kind of life he had lived in the Divine Strike City in those years, and didn't even have a look of concern.

At that moment, Qing Yan's heart was completely cold. He turned around and was about to leave, but saw Qing Yuan rushing over to hug him in tears and calling out to her brother. Qing Yan's cold heart felt a little warm.

Later, Qing Yan met Qing Yu, and was not punished, and his parents were not angry. Qing Yan began to be valued by Qing Yu, and even was crowned as king for the first time. With his own mansion, he moved out and took his only sister away. His parents tried to repair their relationship with him repeatedly, began to care about him and show kindness to him, but he did not accept it and did not need it.

When he dreamed back at midnight, Qing Yan's childhood memories and those false happy times would no longer appear in his mind. Instead, he occasionally remembered the days when his name was Shen Qing before his identity was revealed in Shenbing City. Although he was just Shangguan Min's apprentice, Shangguan Min was always very strict with him, but he had never really beat him and scolded him. He was just urging him to improve his strength and treat him as half a son.

Every time those young men saw Shangguan Min’s doting on Shangguan Ling, they felt a little envious, and then they would comfort themselves. When he completed the task and returned home, he could reunite with his parents and he also had a father. What he did was to make his country stronger.

Once, Shangguan Ke got several magical weapons from somewhere and handed them over to Shangguan Min. He told Shangguan Min openly that he would wait for Shangguan Ling to come back and ask Shangguan Ling to choose one of his favorites.

As a result, as soon as Shangguan Ke left, Shangguan Min waved to Qing Yan and asked Qing Yan to pick a sword first.

Qing Rong was surprised at the time. Shangguan Min smiled and said to him that if he had taken the sword he had chosen out and was seen by Shangguan Ke, Shangguan Ke scolded him a few words and told him to listen and not to take it to heart. Shangguan Ke would not have snatched the sword back.

That time, Qing Rong picked up his favorite long sword and used it for several years. As Shangguan Min said, Shangguan Ke saw it. Shangguan Ke just glared at him and muttered, but scolded Shangguan Min for not caring for his son, and had no intention of asking him to return the sword.

But the sword was taken back by Shangguan Min after Qing Yan's identity was exposed.

At that time, Qing Yan always told himself that he was from Qingluan Kingdom and was ordered by Qingyu to plan the Shenbing City. He wanted to be loyal to Qingyu. Others were enemies, so he had to be careful and not to have real feelings.

When he was in it, Qing Rong thought he had done it and thought that the most important person in his heart was his parents and the emperor's grandmother from afar. But later, reality slapped Qing Rong hard in the face, and even made his previous experiences of more than 20 years turn into jokes.

When Qing Yan thinks of Shangguan Min again, he can no longer deny that since he was a child, only Shangguan Min was really good to him, really treated him as an apprentice and cultivated him carefully, but at that time he was always wary of plotting against Shangguan Min. Even Shangguan Ke, who had always disliked Qing Yan on the surface, was more sincere to Qing Yan than Qing Yan's parents.

Of course, Qing Yan would not admit his mistakes with Shangguan Min and repair the relationship between master and apprentice, because they are now open enemies. After he exposed his identity, he realized that his master Shangguan Min's depression and depression in those years were all thanks to Qing Yu. His master's wife buried on the top of the East Mountain of the Divine Soldier City was actually killed by Qing Yu. At that time, he always saw Shangguan Min going to the back mountain and sitting in front of Ye Anran's tombstone. He sat for most of the day. He also spoke more than once to comfort Shangguan Min...

Everything is wrong, from the beginning, Qing Yan has no face to face Shangguan Min anymore, and he wants to find some meaning for his dark life. He wants to seek justice for his experience of being used for so many years and almost losing his life. He wants to overthrow Qing Yu's Wudao's rule. He wants to truly stand up straight and raise his head to be a human being.

"Brother?Brother?" Qingyuan reached out and shook Qingying's arm gently, looked at Qingying and asked with concern, "Do you have a headache again? Do you want to see the doctor?"

Qing Rong shook her head: "It's okay, I haven't had a headache these days. You don't have to see a doctor. I know my health."

"What did my brother just think? It seemed a little sad." Qingyuan looked at Qing Yan and said softly, "If it was because of my parents, I wouldn't want to say anything to them. If my brother couldn't forgive them, I wouldn't force me. My brother suffered so much in those years and finally came back. As long as my brother lives happily in the future, nothing else matters."

Qing Yan reached out and stroked Qingyuan's hair, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Brother is not sad, you are with you."

"Whether under any circumstances in the future, will my brother protect me?" Qingyuan looked at Qing Yan and asked as if she was acting coquettish.

Qing Rong nodded solemnly: "It will definitely be! Whoever bullies you will be an enemy of me!"

"Brother is so nice." Qingyuan held Qing Yan's arm and smiled sweetly. Then she poured Qing Yan a cup of tea, saying it was almost cold, so she asked Qing Yan to drink a little more.

Qing Yan picked up the teacup and finished drinking it soon. Looking at Qing Yuan, he suddenly remembered something and frowned slightly and said, "Yun'er, I want to go to the palace."

Qingyuan looked puzzled: "Why did the eldest brother go to the palace at this time? It was raining, and the emperor and grandmother did not summon him."

"The next day will be the feast of the selection of the princess. I must meet the princess today and ask her to exempt you from participating in the selection." Qing Yan looked at Qing Yuan and said seriously, "Don't worry, I won't let you do things you don't want to do."

"Brother, don't go." Qingyuan grabbed Qinghuang, "The emperor's grandmother has issued an order. If the eldest brother goes to find the emperor's grandmother like this, the emperor's grandmother will blame the eldest brother."

"Don't worry, Yuan'er, I know what's going on." Qing Yan patted Qing Yuan's hand and said.

"Brother..." Qingyuan called out again, and saw Qing Yan rushing into the rain, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Qingyuan sat back, the smile on her face had disappeared, and she said to herself: "Brother, but what you said will protect me no matter what the situation is. If you break your promise in the future, don't blame me for being rude."

Qingyuan lifted the can of tea, and the tea leaves inside emitted a faint fragrance. She took the can of tea and walked to the pavilion, looked at the lake water below, and flipped her wrist and the tea leaves all fell down. Then she raised her hand and threw the can to the center of the lake. Looking at the splashing water, she withdrew her gaze indifferently, looking at the little white powder stained on her fingers, a cold light flashed in her eyes.

Baili Qing still lives in the palace, but she is much more low-key than before. The weather is not good this day, so she doesn't need to accompany Qingyu for a walk, so she stays in her room and doesn't go out.

When Qing Yan requested an interview, Qing Yu was drinking tea and asked Qing Yan to come in.

"See the Emperor's Grandmother, long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long, and said respectfully.

"Please calmly, why did Yan'er enter the palace?" Qing Yu asked with a faint expression as he looked at Qing Yan.

"The grandson has a request, hoping that the emperor and grandmother will fulfill it." Qing Yan stood up, bowed slightly, and said with his eyes down.

"Tell me." Qing Yu slowly brought up the teacup again.

"Please allow Yuan'er to not participate in the selection of the imperial daughters that will start the next day." Qing Ying said respectfully, "Yuan'er is not good at martial arts, is weak in nature, and has no chance to win after participating. Her grandson hopes that the emperor and grandmother will give her this grace."

"Ye'er, my imperial edict has been issued. If anyone doesn't want to participate, then I don't have to participate, where is my majesty?" Qing Yu said with a little displeasure, "Since Yes, I think that Yuan'er has no chance to win, just treat it as if she was letting her play the piano, make poems, and show off her talents this time. What's there to worry about?"

"The grandson is afraid that other sisters will treat Yuan'er as an imaginary enemy and hurt Yuan'er." Qing Yan said with his head down.

"You're thinking too much, and Yuan'er has you as her brother. Will you let others hurt her?" Qing Yu looked at Qing Ying and asked.

"No." Qing Yan said with his head down.

"In this way, there is no need to say much." Qing Yu waved his hand and signaled that Qing Rong could retreat.

Qingyuan left the palace and returned to Prince Ying's mansion. When he found Qingyuan, Qingyuan was making clothes for him.

"Yuan'er, I'm sorry, my brother was unable to help you. The emperor and grandmother have decided and there is no change." Qing Yan looked at Qing Yuan and said a little apologetically.

Qingyuan shook her head: "Brother, don't say that, I know that my brother treats me well."

"Don't worry, if anything is unfavorable to you, I will protect you." Qing Yan looked at Qing Yuan and said solemnly. Since he returned to Fengming City, Qing Yuan is the only warm place around him, and he cares about this sister very much.

"I know." Qingyuan showed a sweet smile at Qing Yan.

It rained that day, and Mu Yan did not go out. After chatting with Wen Cong early in the morning, she went back to play with her two sons.

In the room, Tuoba Yan invited Mu Yan to play chess together, but Mu Yan directly refused because Mu Yan felt that playing chess was not fun.

Then Tuoba Yan suddenly had a whim and put Xiao Xing'er opposite him, and also told Xiao Xing'er seriously the rules of playing chess, intending to play with Xiao Xing'er.

Mu Yan smiled and said that Tuoba Yan was just playing around. Tuoba Yan also said seriously that his younger brothers would do it. Then Tuoba Yan set up a piece and taught Xiao Xing'er to take a chess piece and choose to place it on the chessboard. As a result, Xiao Xing'er grabbed the chess piece, stood up from the chair, pounced forward, and lay directly on the chessboard, reached out to grab Tuoba Yan's collar, then climbed over the chessboard, and jumped onto Tuoba Yan's body.

Tuoba Yan looked at Xiao Xing'er's little face and sighed helplessly and said, "I'd better wait for my uncle to come back to play chess with my uncle. I don't know where my uncle has gone."

Tuoba Yan finished speaking and the door opened. Mu Lin stood outside the door, holding a basket in his hand. He didn't come in because he was wet and was wet, afraid that the floor of the room would be dirty.

"Brother, are you going up the mountain to pick mushrooms?" Mu Yan raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Mu Lin and asked.

"No, but it's almost the same. I went to pick some fruits and came back." Mu Lin said with a smile. "Yesterday I accidentally heard that there was a mountain outside Fengming City. The fruits on the cliffs were fairy fruits, which were extremely delicious, but very few people could eat them. There were many people who fell to the cliff and died in order to pick fruits. So when I went there, there were still many ripe fruits, and they were picked back. If I didn't go today, I wouldn't be able to eat them after the rain."

Mu Yan looked at Mu Lin speechlessly: "For a few fruits, brother, are you as for it? You are still climbing a cliff? Who said I was messing around every day? Brother, how good are you?"

"That cliff is nothing to me." Mu Lin smiled slightly, "Didn't my sister say yesterday that there is nothing good in Fengmingcheng? I've tasted this fruit, and it tastes really good. I asked Ling Shuang to wash it before sending it over. You can wait a while."

After Mu Lin finished speaking, he left with a basket and did not enter the room.

"Mom, do you want to live in the Qingluan Kingdom Palace now? Will my uncle snatch Qingluan Kingdom to make you happy?" Tuoba Yan asked Mu Yan with a smile in his arms.

"Your uncle is not crazy yet." Mu Yan said quietly.

"What would my dad do if he heard my mother say there was nothing delicious?" Tuoba Yan asked curiously.

Mu Yan said calmly: "Your father will go and beat ten wild pheasants, then fry all the chicken legs, add ten times the salt to it, and then find a way to let your uncle eat it. I was happy to fill my body when I saw your uncle eating it."

Tuoba Yan twitched slightly: "What did the uncle do wrong? Why did he get involved with his brother and sister-in-law, his mother and father?"

While speaking, Ling Shuang brought a very exquisite plate with yellow fruits in it and brought it in.

Mu Yan broke one apart, and it was quite soft. She gave half to Tuoba Yan, and stuffed the other half into Xiao Xing'er's hand. Xiao Xing'er started to chew with her hands.

Mu Yan ate two of them herself, and the taste was really good. It had a very special sweet fragrance. The poison is definitely not poisonous, she can be sure of this.

Tuoba Yan liked it very much. After eating half a plate by himself, Mu Yan asked Ling Shuang to give the rest to the Sword Dragon Guard to taste two by one. Ling Shuang ate it himself and said it was delicious.

When Mu Lin came over again, he heard Mu Yan mention her early conversation with Wen Cong.

Mu Lin frowned: "So, Wen Cong should be a detailed work that was inserted by someone. What are you doing for him?"

"Don't you think it's boring to kill Wen Cong now? Wen Cong seems to be a firm believer that the princess he knows is a very good girl, and Qing Yu also likes that princess as heir. I think Wen Cong is afraid that he fell in love and was stunned by love, which leads to a little intelligence." Mu Yan smiled and said, "I can believe that among the princesses in Qingluan Kingdom, there are some who do not agree with Qingyu's rule. Even Bai Yi is one, but I really can't believe that Qingyu's choice will be like that. When you say that the princesses have their true colors, how will Wen Cong feel?"

"Either you will become enemies with the princess in disappointment, or you will still believe her wholeheartedly." Mu Lin said, "The latter is not impossible. After all, the princess can make Wen Cong trust it, which shows that she has a great knowledge of her ability."

"I can't wait to know who the queen is, who is a master of Taoism, but I just asked Wen Cong, he probably wouldn't say it." Mu Yan said with a slight hug on the corner of her lips.

"What do you want to do with your little sister?" Mu Lin asked.
To be continued...