Qing Yan

After Chai Qi instructed Jixiang, he left without looking back.

"Auntie..." Jixiang stared at Chai Qi's distant figure with tearful eyes, and murmured, full of reluctance.

"The emperor is already looking at Beiguan, and Beizheng is dangerous. Please take care of Miss Chai for the sake of her fellow disciples." Jing Yan couldn't help but said loudly.

Chai Qi's footsteps froze and stopped.

Her original intention was to go to Kunlun Mountain to see her master first, and then go to Beizheng to help Yu Wenrui.But Jing Yan said this, but it's no fun.

Then Chai Qi said coldly: "Where I want to go, I will go, I don't bother the Queen Mother to arrange it. The Queen Mother should think about how to take good care of Jixiang!"

After all, she flickered and disappeared.

The corners of Jing Yan's lips curled up, feeling amused in his heart.She knew that Chai Qi had agreed to protect Yu Wenrui.only--

The girl from Yuwen's family felt awkward, she really... looked alike.

Auspiciousness is naturally sad.Jing Yan coaxed her anyway, and ordered the wet nurse to bring Yu Wenkai, and the two siblings started playing together.

Jing Yan took the opportunity to teach Jixiang to "be like a big boy and set an example for his younger brother".One is auspicious and sensible, and the other is the presence of Yu Wenkai, who is as cute as a plump meat dumpling, and her attention is gradually diverted away.

Jing Yan quietly watched the two siblings playing together, and felt more and more that it was really wise for Yu Wenrui to bring Yu Wenkai to the palace to be raised that day.Otherwise, it would be too pitiful for Ji Xiang to grow up alone without brothers and sisters.

Perhaps, this can make up for Yu Wenrui's lack of brothers and sisters when he was a child?

At that time, even though she was accompanied by the fearless Jing Jiayue, she and Yu Wenrui couldn't get rid of the relationship between monarch and minister, not blood relationship.If Yu Wenrui had brothers and sisters of the same age playing and studying together, wouldn't he have put all his attention on himself?

Thinking of this, Jing Yan couldn't help feeling melancholy——

After all, I have no experience in raising children!

However, with the lessons of worry-free, parenting auspiciousness will be much easier.Thinking of this, Jing Yan couldn't help feeling a little guilty towards Yu Wenrui.

In fact, in the past ten years, she could not have been nicer to Yu Wenrui.However, in her heart, her worry-free is the best, and she deserves the best, for example, she should have the best person to accompany her through this life, and she should not be so in love with herself that she cannot extricate herself.

This is the mentality of a mother, who only thinks that her children are the best.But what if someone else is standing beside Yu Wenrui?

Jing Yan tried to think about it, but just thinking about it made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

What kind of contradiction is in her heart at this moment?

Don't want to!

"Call my sister!"

The auspicious voice interrupted Jing Yan's thoughts, and the interaction between the two children, one big and one small, attracted her attention.

I saw Jixiang propping up on the couch with one small hand, and lightly pinching Yu Wenkai's small face with the other hand, his eyes were shining brightly, full of eager anticipation.

Yu Wenkai sat on the couch with his legs crossed, his pure black eyes staring blankly at Jixiang's face, blinking, and then, two crisp sounds of "Puff".

Jixiang was slightly taken aback, and then laughed.

It turned out that Yu Wenkai pursed his lips and spit out two loud bubbles.The bubble burst in an instant, and Yu Wenkai probably thought it was amused, so he burst out laughing.

"Little villain! Instead of calling me sister, you still spit bubbles at me!" Ji Xiang giggled, "I will too!"

As she spoke, she also made two crisp sounds.

Yu Wenkai showed a surprised expression at the beginning, and then laughed "chuck".

Jing Yan took this scene into his eyes.She felt happy that Ji Xiang could be happy.Yu Wenkai has become a special existence.

Because of this special existence, Jing Yan decided to treat brothers Yuwen Keqin and Yuwen Kejian differently.Leaving aside the fact that Yuwen Keqin is Yu Wenkai's biological father, Yuwen Keqin is a loyal man and has always been on good terms with the emperor.

Because Yu Wenkai is Yuwen Keqin's parent and son after all, Yu Wenrui was very gracious when he was adopted into the palace. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, Yuwen Keqin and his wife Zhou could visit the palace.It stands to reason that Yu Wenkai is going to become the heir to the Xianyi King in the future, and then being involved with the Prince's Palace is not very suitable for etiquette.But Yuwenrui still couldn't bear to treat Yuwen Keqin harshly, so he showed kindness.

The next day was the fifteenth day, and not long after the early court was over, Yuwen Keqin entered the palace.However, he was the only one who came.

He saluted Jing Yan and explained that Mrs. Zhou was ill, so she could not enter the palace today to greet the Queen Mother.

These words sound high-sounding, but no one with a discerning eye would know that Yu Wenkai was not produced by the Zhou family.The Zhou family is only worried about the status of a aunt, how can she care as much as she treats her parents and children?

Jing Yan smiled slightly, without revealing anything, and asked him with concern if he wanted the priest from the Tai Hospital to feel Zhou's pulse.

Yuwen Keqin naturally declined.

"How is Uncle Xiang Wang?" Jing Yan asked bluntly without being wordy.

"The Empress Dowager Lao is thinking about it, and the father is well." Yuwen Keqin also felt a headache when he thought of his unreliable father, but he still had to make sense of what he said on the surface.

"It's all right." Jing Yan smiled meaningfully.

No matter how loyal Yuwen Keqin was, he could hear that something was wrong and was secretly startled.

At this time, the wet nurse brought Yu Wenkai.

The so-called nature of father and son, Yuwen Keqin saw Yu Wenkai in the nurse's arms with a tiger head and a tiger brain portrait of himself, so he couldn't help but get closer, wanting to hug him into his arms.

Unexpectedly, Yu Wenkai didn't give him face, twisted his small body and nestled back into the nurse's arms, and buried his small face on the nurse's shoulder by the way.

The little baby has no memory at all, and he has been raised by Jing Yan's side all day long, and he has long regarded his biological father as a stranger, and his birth status is also human nature.But Yuwen Keqin felt very uncomfortable, and he tried to get closer. As a result, children are very sensitive to strange breaths, and strangeness in their eyes means danger——

The corner of Yu Wenkai's mouth drooped, he choked twice, and then burst into tears like a storm.

Yuwen Keqin's hands were still stuck in the air, feeling very hurt.

Seeing the scene in front of her, the nurse who was holding Yu Wenkai also felt embarrassed and a little panicked at what to do, so she couldn't help but glance at Jing Yan.

Jing Yan waved the nurse away calmly.

Seeing his own son being carried away and crying non-stop, Yuwen Keqin was very sad.He sat back where he was, with a look of frustration on his face.

Jing Yan said in a calm manner: "When the son came last time, Kai'er was asleep. The little ones will recognize each other if they haven't seen each other for a long time."

Seeing Yuwen Keqin's face froze, Jing Yan changed the subject and said: "After all, Kai'er is the son of the son, and he is going to be the heir to the first king of Yi. He and Fei'er are brothers. In the future, the two brothers will be kings together. Being in the same hall as a minister, the face of the prince will be even more glorious."

Yu Wenfei is the eldest son of King Xiang's son, and will inherit the title of King Xiang in a legitimate way; and Yu Wenkai will inherit the title of King Yi.In this way, the two princes are both descendants of Yuwen Keqin. May I ask, besides the emperor, who would be more noble than him in Da Zhou?

Yuwen Keqin was taken aback by the Empress Dowager who broke through this layer, and could not help showing a bit of relief on his face.

Jing Yan said again: "The son is so honored, and the emperor is extra gracious to allow the son to visit Kai'er in the palace from time to time, the son should cherish it in his heart."

Yuwen Keqin said solemnly: "Your Majesty's love for the monarch and his ministers, brother and sister, I feel deeply in my heart!"

Monarchs and ministers are righteous, brothers and sisters are private, all are grateful.

Jing Yan nodded and said: "The Ai family also knows the people who love you dearly."

She said, looking directly at Yuwen Keqin, and pushed a folded letter towards him, "The Ai family has a difficult matter right now, and I want to ask the prince to help me."

The Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou, even the emperor was brought up by her own hands, so what can be difficult for her?

Yuwen Keqin also understood this truth, he glanced at the paper under Xian Xiansu's hands, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, and his intuition told him that this letter paper was inseparable from him and the Tongxiang Palace.

Since eating the emperor's salary and accepting the emperor's kindness, he should be loyal to the emperor, not to mention, in terms of personal relationship, he and the emperor grew up together.How much the emperor respects and cares about the queen mother, he knows better than others. He never doubted that "the empress dowager's meaning is the emperor's meaning".

Even so, Yuwen Keqin fell silent after reading Yuwenrui's letter.

Jing Yan looked at him indifferently, "What do you think, Shizi?"

Yuwen Keqin's lips were tightened, and the expression on his face also changed a few times, and he finally said, "How does the Queen Mother want a minister?"

Jing Yan raised his eyebrows, and asked back: "What should the Ai family want the son to do, so how will the son do it?"

Yuwen Keqin finished his sentence, and his expression became more complicated.

Jing Yan chuckled and said, "It's not what the Ai family wants the son to do, but what the emperor expects from the son. Can the son still remember the glory of his ancestors?"

Yuwen Keqin frowned, "What does the Empress Dowager mean?"

"Yuwenyi rebelled back then, so that Zu Yuwenxin was loyal to the emperor and the country, righteously exterminated his relatives, helped Emperor Gaozu suppress Yuwenyi's rebellion｜party, and kept the country stable in Dazhou. Gaozu was grateful for his high righteousness, granted him the title of double king, and enjoyed the glory of the world... "

Yuwen Keqin turned pale when he heard the words: "The Empress Dowager is an important minister... an important minister to my brother..."

Jing Yan said solemnly: "Rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone gets it and punishes them!"

"But……"

Jing Yan shook his head and interrupted him: "Your Majesty must see clearly. Since the Emperor has seen the face of the chaotic ministers, he will never condone and indulge him. Is it possible that Your Majesty will wait until the Emperor is furious and the whole family is implicated? Brotherly love, when Feier and Kaier will be implicated, will the prince really be willing? Also, how has the emperor treated the prince for many years? The prince should have a judgment in his heart, right?"

Cold sweat dripped down Yuwen Keqin's forehead, he was in a daze for a while, and then said: "Even if Jian'er is innocent, but my father is old..."

Jing Yan sneered, and said coolly: "Then, may I ask your son, Fei'er or Kai'er, which one does your son love more? If Ai's family expected it to be right, it should be the youngest son, right? Even the son is like this, let alone Xiangwang?"

Yuwen Keqin was silent.He knew that the Queen Mother was right. Compared with the eldest son Yu Wenfei born to the concubine Zhou, he loved Yu Wenkai, who was born to the side concubine Li, more.Not only because Li's temperament is soft on the outside but strong on the inside, very much like Mu Yihan, whom he cherishes in his heart and cannot be wiped away no matter what, but also because Yu Wenkai was taken into the palace to be raised not long after he was born.The so-called distant fragrance and near smell, the more you don't see him every day, the more you miss him.

He thinks he is still a loyal person, and he still can't jump out of the word "eccentric", let alone his world-recognized father who is a big fool?

Looking at the back of Xiang Wang's son who was sad and walking vainly, Jing Yan's brows and eyes were suffused with sorrow——

For Yuwenkai's future, for Yuwenrui's brother-sister relationship, and for Yuwenrui's reputation as a "Ming Jun", she pointed out a bright way for Yuwen Keqin, but this Xiang Wang Shizi is obviously kind and loyal.I'm afraid, not only will he fail to be a good internal agent, but he will also become a stumbling block to his next move.

Jing Yan silently let out a long sigh, and ordered Shen Quanchuan to see He Chong.

For some things, she had to prepare in advance to be safe.

Jing Yan suddenly felt a little tired: When will such days come to an end?Could it be that when Wuyou triumphantly returns, he can let go of this burden and hand it over to her?

However, she also knows that state affairs can never be finished, and it is even more impossible for her to be willing to let Yu Wenrui bear everything.

Outside the hall, the spring breeze is blowing, and the willows are sprouting branches, which makes people think of the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River with the morning breeze blowing on the willow embankment.

Jiangnan, Beyond the Great Wall, the Western Regions, the East China Sea... There are so many places in this world that she has never been to. Perhaps, the happiest thing is to gallop in all directions.

Jing Yan stared at the beautiful spring, not feeling dazed.