Chu Tianjiao raised his eyebrows and looked at He Lanji beside him, only to see him gently nodding to her, indicating that she would accept it.
Helpless, Chu Tianjiao had no choice but to take the box, secretly thinking that he would return this thing to He Lanji after leaving the palace.
At this time, there was a soft sound of footsteps outside, but Lan Xiang strode in, knelt down in front of several people, "Prince Qi, everything is ready!"
He Lanji had already returned to his usual cold self, "Okay, pass on the order and set off immediately!"
Knowing that it was finally time to separate, Queen Mother Anping slowly stood up from her chair and said, "Let's go, the Ai family will take you out of the palace!"
He Lanji and Chu Tianjiao were not procrastinators, so they immediately helped the Queen Mother Anping walk out of the Youlan Palace and said goodbye to her.
"Ji'er!" Empress Dowager Anping firmly grasped He Lanji's palm, "Remember to be kind to the talented people. You are in the northwest. You must remind those grassland people not to let these northwest barbarians invade our Central Plains land. Now you are the master.
Now, you must never be as arrogant and willful as before, and you must put the overall situation first in everything, do you understand?!"
He Lanji knew that what she said was referring to Jiangshan Sheji, so she nodded solemnly, "Ji'er understands, Grandma Huang, don't worry!"
"And..." Queen Mother Anping held his right hand tightly, "The most important thing is, don't forget what you promised me. If you violate your oath, Grandma Huang will not recognize you as her grandson!"
He Lanji met her gaze and spoke after a moment, "Yes!"
"In that case, you go!" Queen Mother Anping slowly released his palm, "I got up a little early today, so I won't see you off much!"
The two of them bowed to her again, turned around and walked down the steps. He Lanji picked up Chu Tianjiao and flew onto the horses that Long Xiang had prepared for them.
Turning his face, he stared at the twilight old man on the steps for a moment. He turned his face decisively and urged the horse under him.
With the sound of horse hooves, the small group disappeared around the corner of the palace wall in front of them.
Queen Mother Anping stared at the figure that was gradually disappearing. The body that had been standing upright just now had fallen back weakly.
Cuiping's eyes were quick and he hurriedly supported her, "Queen Mother, you are not well, let's go back!"
"The Ai family is fine!" The old queen mother gasped stubbornly and straightened up, "Let the Ai family see you for a while, just a little while, or there will be no chance in the future..."
Hearing her last words, Cuiping felt a pinch in his nose, and tears burst out of his eyes uncontrollably.