Just when Lin Yanran was about to get closer, she was about to slap Lin Yanxue in return for the humiliation she had done to the old Lin Yanran and her disrespect to Mrs. Lin, but someone stopped her.
Those were the surprised voices of a man and a woman. They turned around with smiles and heard the voices. They knew that Lin Yuchen and Fan Xuanyi were back. They were standing not far away from them.
"Brother, sister-in-law." She completely forgot that there was Lin Yanxue in front of her who needed to suffer, and hurriedly ran to Lin Yuchen and Fan Xuanyi's place.
"You're already a princess, and you're running away!" Xuan Yi scolded her. She and Yuchen had just seen the bruises on Lin Yanran's neck, and they finally let go of their worries.
"Sister-in-law, you and your brother are so affectionate. I'm so jealous of you." Lin Yanran joked when she saw Yuchen and Xuan Yi holding hands.
"Screw you, you're out of shape!" Xuan Yi blushed and turned her head away from Yu Chen.
"Mom, let's go back. There is an annoying person here, and I feel very bad!" Lin Yanran said while looking in the direction of Lin Yanxue: "Hey, where is the person?"
"Yan Xue has gone back, forget it, Ran'er, don't worry so much. After all, they are brothers and sisters." Mrs. Lin came over with a smile and comforted Yan Ran.
"That's right. They say that the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly. You, the princess, should also be able to hold a boat in your belly. You don't have to be like her." Yuchen pinched her pretty nose dotingly, Lin Yanxue did the same.
People who are about to get married should not be like her.
Yanran was a little regretful that she couldn't teach Lin Yanxue a lesson personally, but she felt much better when she saw her brother and sister-in-law. She didn't ask where Yanxue had gone. Anyway, she was scared away and didn't dare to provoke her again, but Xuan Yi
She was still a little worried about kissing her mother. So she patted Lin Yuchen on the shoulder and said solemnly:
"Brother, you must take good care of your mother and sister-in-law during my absence. You must not let them suffer the consequences."
Yuchen nodded solemnly. There was no need to specify who they were, they all understood clearly.
"Haha, it's so lively. Ran'er, you're back. Dad thought we Ran'er didn't miss dad anymore." A gentle and hearty laughter came. Prime Minister Lin had also returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Hearing that Yan Ran was back,
Rushed to the garden.
"Dad, how could I miss you? My parents don't want to miss you. Hasn't Yanran really become an unfilial daughter?"
Lin Yanran smiled, put one hand on Prime Minister Lin's arm, and put the other on the eldest lady's shoulder, acting like a spoiled little daughter.
"Of course, dad heard from the emperor today that you went to the Imperial Concubine and won the emperor's chess game. Is this relevant?"
"Well, we won. Isn't the emperor unhappy? Did he embarrass dad?"
"Of course not. The emperor praised you for being smart and courageous. He also praised you for how good you are at painting!"
Today in the court, Prime Minister Lin stole the show. Although he is not a person who likes to be in the limelight, the emperor's personal praise of his daughter really made him look good. Naturally, he will have to show off when he comes back.
"Yanran, you are so brave, even the emperor dares to win." Lin Yuchen smacked his lips and scraped her nose lovingly.
"I really like that chess set. Besides, the emperor said, as long as it's from that room, it's fine. However, I won and gave them portraits, so the emperor won't suffer any loss!"
"You, you, well, it's a good thing that the emperor likes the third prince, but he doesn't love Wujiwu as much as a little girl like you. You must know that it is the emperor's most precious chess set."
Yanran stuck out her tongue, it seemed that she had really taken advantage of Murong Che.
After lunch, she returned to Prince Che's Mansion, where Yuchen and Xuanyi saw her off.
"Brother, sister-in-law, you have to take good care of your parents while I am away." The thought of leaving for a while and not being able to see them makes me feel a little bit sad. Although they are not her biological parents, they still love her as much as their biological parents.
.I am afraid that when she really travels back to modern times, she will feel even more reluctant to let go.
"Yanran, what's wrong with you today? I've told you this several times. Are you worried about something?" Xuan Yi carefully noticed that her carefree self was very different from the past. She had become more like a mother-in-law.
"Yanran, if you have anything to do, tell your brother and don't keep it in your heart. Is it because the third prince is about to go on an expedition and he becomes so sentimental because of his reluctance?" Lin Yuchen guessed that after all, they just got married, if she and Xuan Yi were separated.
, they are not reluctant to leave each other and care about each other.
"Miss, she..." Yu'er couldn't help but want to interrupt, but Yanran cast a warning look over her, and she immediately swallowed back her unsaid words.
"I'm a little worried." Yanran nodded slightly.
"Don't worry. The third prince is brave and good at fighting. He will be fine." Yuchen couldn't think of any better words to comfort her, so he had to pat her delicate shoulder: "Don't worry, everything will be fine."
After leaving Lin's Mansion, she returned to Prince Che's Mansion, changed into men's clothes, Yanran came out of the small door and hurried to the appointed place.
It's still that small pavilion. Murong Che and Shangguan Qingchu have been waiting there for three days. Lin Yixuan said he would give them an answer.
"Che, do you think Yixuan will agree?"
"I hope so." There was no expression on Murong Che's face, but he kept staring at the path leading here, as if looking through the autumn water, hoping to see Lin Yixuan soon.
Yanran was rushing here in a hurry. When she was almost there, she saw Murong Che standing at the edge of the pavilion and looking here. Her steps hesitated. Except for secretly seeing him that night, she hadn't looked at him in the past few days.
Seeing him. Looking at Murong Che's scorching eyes, thinking of the painting, and thinking of Wei Qian'er she saw that day, Lin Yanran didn't know what she felt in her heart. She was scared, panicked and mixed with a bit of resentment.
Grudge?
What are you resenting? She smiled bitterly. Was she resentful that he didn't recognize her as a princess? It wasn't his fault, and she should be blamed instead on Lin Yanran.
Does Youyuan like Lin Yixuan? Or Youyuan doesn't know if Wei Qian'er still occupies his heart at this time?
What does this have to do with her? She will always leave, and the sooner the better.
When Murong Che saw Lin Yixuan walking this way, he eagerly went up to her and held her hand.
"Yixuan, you're here."
"Brother Che." She frowned slightly, took her little hand out of his big one, and walked towards Shangguan Qingchu. Murong Che hesitated for a moment in embarrassment, and then walked over.
"Come, sit here, how are you thinking about Yixuan?" Shangguan Qingchu also came up to greet him.
Lin Yanran looked at their expectant eyes and said seriously: "I'll go."
"But I have two conditions."
"Say it. I agree to everything." Murong Che couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.
"The first condition is that Yixuan will not be an official." She said seriously. This is certain. It is the law for women in Mosu country not to be an official, not to mention that she doesn't want to be an official.
Murong Che nodded in agreement. Yi Xuan had mentioned that day that he didn't want to be an official, and he didn't want to do anything about it.
"The second one..." Lin Yanran glanced at Shangguan Qingchu's waist in embarrassment. How embarrassed would it be to directly ask for something from others.
"Does Yixuan want this jade pendant? Come and give it to you."
Shangguan Qingchu said as he picked up the jade pendant.
"Brother Qingchu, don't worry now. Just give it to Yixuan when you come back from the border. Yixuan knows that a gentleman should not win people's love, but Yixuan really likes this jade pendant, and this jade pendant is very important to Yi Xuan."
Xuan is very useful."
At this time, Lin Yanran was scolding herself for not being righteous enough to win someone's love. At the same time, she was comforting herself that a gentleman would never steal someone's love. I am not a gentleman, let alone being useful and not greedy for wealth.
As for not taking it immediately, this is because Yanran has a problem. She never cares about her own things and is afraid of losing them on the battlefield. She feels relieved if she leaves them with Shangguan Qingchu. Anyway, he will not cheat and go back on his word when the time comes.
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Two days later, Murong Che was preparing things to go to the border. Zhang Qiang came over and whispered: "Your Majesty, we have been away for a few more days. Shouldn't you go see the princess?"
"Princess?" Murong Che nodded thoughtfully: "It's time to go and see her. You can tell me that while I'm away, the cooks will take good care of the princess's daily life, food, etc."
Although he never thought about letting her become a real princess, he is not a cold-blooded person after all. At least she is still his princess in name. Although she has to stay far away from him, it is his responsibility to make her have enough food and clothing.
It should be done.
Murong Che walked towards the road leading to the Serenity Garden.
At this time, there was a different scene in the Quiet Garden.
Yu'er held Yanran's hand and sobbed.
Qin'er, Meng'er and others were also crying.
"Okay, don't cry. It's not that I won't come back, I'm just going to the border with the prince. Okay, okay, can't I promise to come back well?"
"Miss, you have to take care of yourself." Yu'er acted as if she was parting from life or death.
"Princess, you must take care of yourself."
Although they have only lived for a short time, Yanran loves to talk and laugh, tells them jokes, teaches them to sing, and never criticizes them. There has never been such a master who treats them so equally and does not treat them as human beings.
Of course, his relationship with Yanran heated up rapidly.
"Well, I understand. There's no time. The prince might be here soon. You know what to say, right?"
After Lin Yanran said this, she picked up the baggage on the table and walked to the small door. When she opened the door, she smiled at them again, hoping that this smile would make them less worried.
As soon as the door "squeaked" shut, Murong Che came in. Looking at the slightly sad eyes of several little girls, especially Yu'er, her eyes turned red from crying.
"What's wrong with you, where is the princess?" Murong Che asked doubtfully.
"Princess is out." Qin'er quickly wiped away her tears and said.
"Where are you going?"
"The princess didn't say anything, she just said she wouldn't let us follow."
"If I don't let you follow, you won't follow. What if something happens to the princess?"
Murong Che shouted sharply, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
"Also, why are you crying?"
"We...we, oh, the prince, the princess had to leave, and we couldn't stop her, so we cried." Yu'er lied.
"This princess is really bold." Murong Che shook his head helplessly and said in a tone full of dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty, General Shangguan is waiting for you." Zhang Qiang came in a hurry to report that it was getting late and it was time to set off.
"Okay, I understand." Murong Che turned to leave. After walking a few steps, he stopped again and turned around: "Yu'er, when your lady comes back, tell her not to go out casually in the future, let alone go out alone.
"
It seemed that he and the princess were not destined to be together. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had no time to think about this. There were more important things waiting for him to do.