Lin Yunyan leaned against the Empress Dowager and listened to her saying "Don't be afraid" again and again.
The table in the middle had been pushed aside by the Empress Dowager some time ago so that she could hold the poor child tightly.
In the situation just now, Lin Yunyan could not deceive the Queen Mother, so she could only tell the truth, and her truth obviously misled the Queen Mother.
Admittedly, this was her response. It can be seen that seeing the Queen Mother so sad, Lin Yunyan still felt a little guilty in her heart.
She could not remember many events from her childhood, and one of them was the scene of the Queen Mother comforting her when she had a frightened dream.
The empress held her like this and patted her back again and again until she fell asleep again.
If there is anyone in the imperial city who truly cares for her and protects her, it is only the Empress Dowager.
For a moment, Lin Yunyan wanted to tell her nightmare, but the next moment, her reason stopped her.
How would she describe the experience that was more real than a nightmare?
How would she tell the old man in front of her that you only have six short years left in your life? If you close your eyes on the front foot, the fight will start on the back foot? The identity of the princess, the title of the Lin family, everything has been reduced to nothing, she and Xu Jian are two
The trapped beast, in an increasingly smaller encirclement, perished in the fire like her mother?
She can't say!
There is a mountain of things she can do and should do, but "clarifying the truth to the Empress Dowager" is not among them.
"I'm fine," Lin Yunyan whispered, "I was just not feeling well when I first woke up, but I'm fine now. Don't worry."
"Alas..." The Queen Mother listened to her soft tone and said, "The Ai family will ask someone to go to the imperial kitchen to get a bowl of honey smoothie. You have liked it since you were a child and laughed when you saw it. Wait until you go back.
Auntie Wang will give you a piece of silver so that you can go to Fulu Tower to buy a box of snacks. Theirs is the best. Little girl, eat more sweets, and you will be in a good mood and feel comfortable."
Lin Yunyan couldn't help but laugh.
The Empress Dowager has such a temperament.
It is precisely because of her noble status that she has all kinds of good things, and everything given to her is like a reward, which makes her very boring.
Therefore, the way she expresses her concern to her juniors becomes more and more direct.
Give delicious food and give money to buy delicious food.
Lin Yunyan would not refute the Empress Dowager's kindness, so she nodded in agreement.
The two calmed down.
Soon, honey smoothie was delivered.
A layer of honey and a layer of bean paste, spread on finely crushed ice, is a very popular summer treat among the people in the palace.
It was also a taste that Lin Yunyan had not tasted for many years.
With the money she and Xu Jian had, they had to take care of the most basic necessities of life, such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation. How could they afford to buy iced drinks and snacks?
Bite a spoonful and put it into your mouth. The crushed ice mixed with sweet honey melts on the tip of your tongue, causing your mouth to cool down. Then, the cool sweetness flows along your mouth and moistens your throat and chest.
so good……
That's how she likes it.
It’s not that you can’t endure hardship, but that in life, you have to pursue the sweet path.
The Empress Dowager made a very reasonable point. If you eat more sweets, you will be in a good mood and feel comfortable.
Of course, it's not limited to little girls.
This time, when she lives to the age of the Empress Dowager, she will eat more sweets.
After finishing the honey smoothie and hearing the Empress Dowager say some common things, Lin Yunyan took the silver ingot that Grandma Wang handed her and left Cining Palace with Wan Yue.
In the square outside the palace, the carriage of Prince Chengyi's Mansion was already waiting.
Lin Yunyan got off the sedan in front of the palace gate and headed to her carriage.
There was a sudden gust of wind, and she turned around to avoid it. She saw dozens of people on the other side of the square in the distance.
Everyone's footsteps were in a hurry, and she could only tell by their clothes that they were palace attendants and officials coming in and out, but she saw a familiar figure among them at a glance.
That's Xu Jian.
Lin Yunyan had never seen Xu Jian like this, Xu Jian who was standing and able to walk.
The Xu Jian she knew was unable to walk, and because of his injuries, he was in and out of a wheelchair all the year round. As a result, various aspects of his body gradually changed with health, which eventually affected his posture.
In my memory, Xu Jian once looked in the mirror and said to herself that she was "a completely different person."
That kind of Xu Jian was deeply remembered in Lin Yunyan's mind. That was the Xu Jian she should be familiar with, but now, she recognized another Xu Jian.
Not suspicious, but certain, and even felt familiar to her.
It's incredible.
Xu Jian walked slowly and slowly, and a handsome young man beside him was dancing and saying something.
Lin Yunyan did not recognize the person's identity for a moment, but Xu Jian's outline became clearer in her eyes.
Compared with the Xu Jian who was motionless in the fire, the person in front of him had younger features and a more assertive expression.
It makes sense.
Lin Yunyan thought that for Xu Jian, who was sixteen or seventeen years old, lameness was certainly a blow, but it would not be as angry, annoyed, and angry as having to rely on a wheelchair with a broken leg, and it was even more pointless.
In the following years, waves of betrayal and conspiracy from all directions made him gradually lose hope.
While he was thinking about it, he saw Xu Jian glance towards this room and then look away.
Just by looking at his movements, it was difficult for Lin Yunyan to tell whether he saw her.
The carriage was already in front of her. Wan Yue set up the pedals and reached out to help her: "Princess, with such a strong wind, there may be a thunderstorm."
Lin Yunyan nodded and stepped into the car.
The footrests are put away, the curtain is put away, the handlebars are tilted on the frame, the whip is raised slightly, and the horse clicks forward, farther and farther.
"What are you looking at?" Xia Qinglue waved his hand casually in front of Xu Jian's eyes, "Look so carefully, which one is it from?"
Xu Jian did not wave his hand, but gave Xia Qing a sideways glance.
He knew this young man very well.
Xia Qinglue was the nephew of the late empress. It was not his turn to worry about the family business, and he had no interest in studying or practicing martial arts. His hobby was playing with birds, listening to plays, and fighting crickets. Naturally, he was very popular with his elderly husband, Uncle Hou.
The elders in the family couldn't see him failing to live up to his expectations. They tried to screw him up twice in the past few years, but were stopped by the Holy Master, so they just let him go.
In the past two years, even the Holy Emperor liked to hear him talk about the excitement outside the palace.
When Xu Jian glanced at it, Xia Qing slightly felt bored and retracted his hand in frustration.
After taking two steps, he felt uneasy again. He bumped Xu Jian lightly with his arm and said in a low voice: "That is the Empress Dowager's darling. It's useless to look at her again."
"You can see so clearly, and you still ask me 'whose family I belong to'?" Xu Jian clicked her tongue, "Who is not a sweetheart?"
Xia Qinglue was used to having a poor mouth, so he subconsciously wanted to say "You are not a sweetheart". Fortunately, he reacted quickly and swallowed it in one breath.
This was so violent that it caused him to cough.
While beating my chest, I was secretly thankful that I didn't blurt it out.
He loves to joke, but some words should never be said as a joke, especially between good friends, let alone saying something that hurts the heart and lungs just because of the deep friendship.
Indeed, who is not a sweetheart?
But after the old Duke passed away, no one took Xu Jian seriously anymore.
Obviously I have my parents and my brothers and sisters, but it's not as good as being alone and having a clean life.
"It's hard to say," Xia Qing slightly calmed down, thinking quickly to make amends for himself, "The male senior is getting married, the female senior is getting married, and the empress dowager's sweetheart also wants to marry, otherwise, you see
A few glances to see if it helps?"
Xu Jian:......
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