"My son and I miss my father all the time." The royal family is a place where people make excuses. There is no true love at all. Everyone is just doing superficial things.
"If I let you come back this time, I won't let you go again. Since you are an adult, it's better to go back to the palace and study with the masters." Gao Zong said earnestly, as if he were a loving father.
"My son, I obey." Zhao Yuan responded with cupped hands.
"Have you ever seen your father, King Xi, after so many years away from the palace?" Emperor Gaozong saw him nodded in agreement, and then asked this casually.
If you are really careless, you may really think that this is just a greeting. However, Zhao Yuan obviously understood the meaning of this sentence, and Leng Changxi also understood it. Since ancient times, there have been too many things to fight for the throne in the palace, and brothers have killed each other.
, father and son turned against each other, just for that lonely position. Being careful and guarding against others is the way to survive in the palace. Especially for the emperor, he will trust eunuchs and women, but he will not
I believe my son and brother, this is not a tragedy.
"No, for so many years, my son has been staying at the Leng family, studying and practicing hard, and sometimes helping to take care of the Leng family's business, so he didn't have much time to see my father." At this time, even if he had really seen him.
, you can only tell lies with your eyes open, and if you admit it seriously, you might be punished by the Nine Clan for treason.
"Really?" Gaozong's voice was faint, with a hint of doubt.
Zhao Yuan and Leng Changxi lowered their heads in silence, letting Gao Zong look at them with suspicious eyes. After a moment, he spoke again: "That's just right. This time, your father will also enter the palace.
, you father and son haven’t seen each other for so many years, it’s time to have a good reunion.”
"It's okay for me to know that my father is well. The rules in the palace are not to form cliques for personal gain. In order to avoid suspicion, it's better to disappear." Zhao Yuan's words finally made Gaozong feel relieved, and he immediately stopped saying anything to reassure them.
When the father and son reunited, he took two steps towards Leng Changxi and changed the subject: "Are you Leng Changxi?"
"That's right, the daughter of the people." Leng Changxi bowed respectfully.
"I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect you to grow from a little boy to a big girl, and to be so beautiful and fragrant. What a blessing to the Leng family!" Emperor Gaozong looked at Leng Changxi while stroking his beard.
"Thanks to the Emperor." Leng Changxi's every sentence was recited strictly according to the template of everyone's ladies, especially these few sentences, like a master key, no matter how you say it, you can't go wrong.
"Hahaha, I wonder if your father has told you that I gave you your name!" Gaozong looked proud, which made Leng Changxi gnash her teeth.
How could she forget this? As soon as someone opened his mouth, she completely stopped thinking about changing her name. After all, it was the emperor who gave her the name! It's not like she was risking her life. Even if she disliked it, she could only keep it in her heart.
"Chang Xi has heard this from her father since she was a child. Dad said that Chang Xi's name was given by the emperor, so with the emperor's blessing, Chang Xi can grow up healthily." After Leng Changxi said this, she suddenly felt in her heart.
It's three minutes colder.
"Haha, look at this little sweet mouth, he really knows how to talk!" Gao Zong was so happy with his flattery, he smiled and frowned and said: "There are too few children in the palace, it's so lonely, why don't you stay in the palace
Stay for a while and talk to me when you have time. I just like children like you."
As soon as Gaozong finished speaking, Leng Changxi shrank quietly, Zhao Yuan's eyes darkened a little, and her fists clenched tightly in her sleeves.
"This..." Leng Changxi thought about what words of rejection she could say to offend Emperor Gaozong appropriately, but her mind went blank.
"What about this, that?" Gaozong's voice suddenly became a little colder, as if he was unhappy: "That's it! You can only go after I give you permission to go!"
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!" Even though she had countless reluctances, Leng Changxi could only bow her head and thank her.
"Okay, you go down first and have a good rest." Gaozong waved his hand and asked them to leave.
After leaving the Chui Gong Hall, a gust of breeze blew by. Leng Changxi's heart was not as relaxed as when she came. Although she had already thought about it, she did not expect that it would be too difficult to face it.
"Xiao Bao'er, do you understand?" Zhao Yuan's gentle voice was as indifferent as water as she was far away from Chui Gong Hall.
"I understand. He wants to use you to blackmail your father, King Xi, so he keeps you in the palace. At the same time, he is afraid that you and your son will be driven to the point of jumping over the wall. If not, he will simply detain me and use it to restrain you."
The fine cold sweat behind Leng Changxi still stuck to her body and had not gone away.
"Just understand. The water in this palace is deep. You must be careful. After all, it is no better than outside. I can protect you in everything." The faint haze in Zhao Yuan's eyes never faded, and a trace of ice hung on his face.
A bit worried.
"Brother Yuan, don't worry, I'm free to use my discretion." Leng Changxi smiled slightly, causing Zhao Yuan to look sideways. In his heart, the former Leng Changxi was a child-like overlord who only knew how to eat, drink, play, and poke.
A lot of troublesome things happened, but he had never seen her know how to measure her sense of proportion. Only now did he realize that Leng Changxi had indeed changed a bit since entering this palace. He couldn't tell what was different, but it was
It attracted him more than usual and made him feel more distressed.
Leng Changxi understood what he was thinking, but she didn't point it out. To be honest, including her previous life, she was already in her forties. If she still didn't know how to be measured and restrained, then her twenty-seven-year-old life would have been in vain.
Year isn’t it?
The two of them were deep in thought and didn't say another word, until a soft voice with a hint of surprise came, breaking the silence between them. At the same time, this voice was like a huge stone, falling into Leng Chang's eyes.
Xi's peaceful life was aroused by layers of waves.
"Young Master Yuan——" The voice came from behind from far to near, as gentle as an oriole, which immediately made Zhao Yuan and Leng Changxi stop in their tracks.
Turning around slowly, he saw a pale pink figure swaying on the corridor not far away, walking quickly towards the two of them.
The woman was wearing a light silk skirt embroidered with cloud patterns, and a floor-length pink gauze jacket. She was holding a fan with a picture of a drunken concubine in her hand, and walked in slowly. Only then did Leng Changxi see the person clearly.
Her face, with a typical melon-seed face, willow-leaf eyebrows, red lips, lotus-like eyes, and looming snowy skin, made her a lively and fragrant beauty. Even Leng Changxi, a woman, couldn't help but take a second look.
However, these two glances made Leng Changxi see something different. This woman's face was delicate and beautiful, but she seemed to have seen it somewhere before, but she couldn't remember it for the moment.