Fragrant willow catkins

Third Master: “Ah?” “Well, a few more times. Three times and it’s all used up.”

The Third Master walked up to Ningxu, leaned against her, and pinched her sleeves with both hands, looking like an aggrieved little wife.

He always likes to tease Meng'er, and there's no guarantee that Meng'er will get angry. More opportunities will make things more fun...

Ningxu: "Stop it! You can't even act like a spoiled brat."

Third Master: "Hmm~ Meng'er~"

Ningxu: “I don’t want to listen.”

Third Master: "Meng'er~"

Ningxu: "Impartial and impartial."

As the two of them were arguing, a cough suddenly came from the stairs of the secret room, "Ahem."

Ningxu looked up and saw that it was Mr. He.

He Lao: "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."

Third Master: “So fast?” Third Master was still leaning on Ningxu.

Ningxu felt a little embarrassed, so she stepped back and walked out of the secret room, "Should I go back to the Second Madam?"

Third Master: "No! There's one place I haven't taken you to yet, you can't leave! Besides, my aunt hasn't sent anyone to urge you, so she won't care." He hurried to catch up with Ningxu's footsteps, fearing that he would use his lightness skills to fly away when he wasn't paying attention.

After leaving the secret room and walking outside, Ningxu realized that time passed so quickly. They had just finished making a jade token, and an entire afternoon had passed. It was already completely dark.

Ningxu and the Third Master sat down at the table, which was already filled with food. The palace servants had all left. When Old He saw the two of them eating together, showing their affection like "you pick up a bite for me with your chopsticks and I feed you a bite", he decisively left the room.

Why does he have to eat dog food here?

The emperor looked like that, something rarely seen in a thousand years.

He Lao almost watched Li Ze grow up. Before he met Rumeng, the emperor had always been serious, meticulous, and fair to people and things. This time, he even created a new death-free jade token for Miss Rumeng. He really loves Miss Rumeng!

Unfortunately, this beautiful love can only be digested by Mr. He alone. He cannot spread the gossip about this matter. After all, this is the emperor, not his son. There are still many people inside and outside the palace eyeing the position of the queen.

After dinner, the two rested for a while, and then the Third Master took Ningxu flying in the air again, and soon arrived at the place he said.

This place is very remote, with almost no one to be seen. There is a very high platform with stairs on both sides leading up. On the platform there is a building that Ningxu cannot understand.

Ning Xu: "Where is this?" She followed the Third Master and walked up to the platform.

Third Master: "This is the observatory, for viewing the stars."

Ningxu: "Look at the stars? Is there any use for stargazing? Or is it just for appreciation?"

The Third Master walked to the stage and sat down, calling Ningxu to come over.

"This was built by my father for my mother. My mother loves stars, so my father ordered people to build an observatory in the palace. This is the place in the palace where you can see the stars most clearly. Look at the ball behind us. My mother said that Yonghe Continent is a circle, but I have never been able to walk around the entire circle since I was a child."

Ningxu followed the Third Master's gaze towards the building. It was something similar to a globe. The hollow sphere was wrapped in a huge hollow star, dotted with many small stars around it.

Third Master: "After my father left, my mother hasn't been here for a long time."

The Third Master's tone was very lonely.

Ningxu took the Third Master's hand and said, "Third Master, can you tell me about the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager?"

The Third Master held Ningxu's hand tightly. "I don't know much. I only know that my mother suddenly appeared in the palace with two artifacts. Naturally, my father made her the empress. Then we went to Xuewu Mountain to receive holy water. Then my brother was born. Then I was born."

Ningxu: "Marriage first, love later?"

Third Master: “Yeah.”

Ningxu: "Has the Queen Mother ever thought about going back?"

Third Master: "Of course I thought about it, but in order to protect the country for my father, my mother chose to stay. In fact, the greatest people in the Tianle Dynasty are the empress dowagers. After the emperor passed away, it was almost always the empress dowager who helped the young emperor stabilize the government and protect the country."

Ningxu: "Then I will also have to shoulder important responsibilities in the future!" Ningxu was eager to try. The thought of it was exciting. The Queen Mother was interfering in government affairs!

"Meng'er..." The Third Master looked at Ningxu worriedly, "Actually... you can be free."

The Third Master was still reluctant to trap Ningxu in this deep palace. He had followed his mother in handling state affairs since he was a child, and he knew the hardships and difficulties involved. If it weren't for him... Meng'er could have lived more freely.

He originally thought that Meng'er might have returned to her original world before he died, and he would be satisfied to spend time with Meng'er in Yonghe Continent. Unexpectedly, Meng'er chose to stay for him. How could Li Ze be so worthy of this...

"What are you thinking about!" Ning Xu slapped the Third Master on the forehead, "Where did your previous stupidity go? Huh? You have the courage to be a substitute, but not the courage to be the main one?"

Third Master: "I'm just worried that you'll be too sad..."

Ningxu: "What am I afraid of? Don't think about it anymore. You might as well think about how to find the goddess to bring down the holy water. Maybe the goddess can lift the curse."

Third Master: "But the Queen Mother was a goddess back then, wasn't she useless?"

... Ningxu was stunned.

What he said seemed to make sense.

Ningxu collapsed on the ground, at a loss.

The Third Master also lay beside her, and the two of them looked at the stars in the night sky quietly without saying anything else.

After watching the stars, the Third Master could not continue to keep Ningxu by his side, otherwise the aunt would come to settle accounts with him before dawn tomorrow. The two returned to the Pingfei Palace. The Second Madam often came to the palace and sometimes stayed overnight before leaving, so the Third Master knew which side hall the Second Madam lived in.

Look, the lights are still on in the room.

Third Master: "Aunt~"

Ningxu: "Second Madam~"

The two cats were outside the door, shouting inside.

There was a movement in the room, and the second wife opened the door with a gloomy face.

Third Master: "Aunt, I sent Rumeng back. Where is she staying today?"

Ningxu: "Second Madam...where do I live?"

The second wife stared at the two men without saying anything.

Second wife: I’m so angry, but I can’t lose my temper. They are my own children. I can’t hit or scold them. But I’m really angry!

The Second Madam calmed down her anger alone, "You still remember to come back. Rumeng, you live next to me."

Third Master: "Good auntie!"

Ningxu: "Thank you, Madam!"

Anger is the easiest emotion to be captured. The two ran to the room mentioned by the Second Madam as if they were escaping for their lives. The Third Master sent Ningxu to the door, and the two said goodnight to each other. The Third Master reluctantly returned the same way. When passing by the door of the Second Madam's room, the Second Madam was still standing there, staring at the Third Master.

Third Master: "Good night, auntie!"

After saying this, the Third Master disappeared in a flash.

"Oh..." The second wife sighed and went back to her room to sleep.

Every family has its own problems, and hers is especially so.