set of flowers

"Can you stay so far away from me?" An Qingfeng poked Wei Lan's raised bun with her index finger.

Wei Lan ignored him and still walked ahead. If An Qingfeng caught up, he would walk faster.

He often does this, the only purpose of doing this is to not want people to think that he is the male favorite of Prince Gong who is famous all over the city, but An Qingfeng specially brought six guards with him in order to prevent him from escaping. It's hard not to get noticed.

An Qingfeng strode forward, and before Wei Lan fled away, he bent over and approached, saying: "If you keep avoiding me, I will carry you away."

For a moment, Wei Lan stopped, waiting for An Qingfeng to stand beside him, and he said, "Go back."

"Don't like outside?" An Qingfeng wisely kept a proper distance from him.

"I would like it if there is no prince to accompany me."

If An Qingfeng let him out just to announce to the people in the city his status as Prince Gong's male favourite, then he would rather not step out of the Prince's mansion.He cared too much about the gazes of others, and he couldn't help wondering whether those who cast their gazes on him spurned him in their hearts, and whether those who talked with his fellow travelers were mocking him.

He didn't feel free at all, he just felt like a criminal paraded through the streets in chains, and he wouldn't be surprised if someone threw rotten eggs.

He hated this feeling, but An Qingfeng treated him self-righteously, and surrounded him all day long, which made him feel even more depressed.

"Then, let's go back." An Qingfeng said, his tone was normal, it didn't seem like he was angry because of his "ignorance".

An Qingfeng is getting better and better at talking—this is probably the only thing he feels gratified about now.

"Okay." Wei Lan replied, unknowingly getting closer to An Qingfeng.

Without raising his head, he could imagine An Qingfeng's expression at the moment, but he didn't do it because he was touched by An Qingfeng's thoughtfulness, it was just because he knew that if An Qingfeng wanted to maintain this understanding, he needed to let An Qingfeng Taste the sweetness.

Until now, he still doesn't understand why An Qingfeng bothers him.

On the way back to the house, several men in black suddenly jumped out from nowhere in the dark part of the long street. An Qingfeng hurriedly protected Wei Lan behind him. Before An Qingfeng could ask questions, the man in black stabbed him with a sword.Seeing that the black clothes were coming towards him, and they were obviously at a disadvantage at the moment, An Qingfeng asked one of the guards to take Wei Lan back to the palace.Wei Lan hesitated, and so did the guards, until An Qingfeng scolded angrily, and the guards set off to take Wei Lan away.

His life was threatened, An Qingfeng was always on guard, and he couldn't even look back to observe the direction Wei Lan was escaping from. Looking at the black-clothed men who outnumbered them by half, An Qingfeng said in his heart: As long as the patrol arrives...

The bodyguard who guarded Wei Lan was familiar with the conditions of the capital, and in order to keep Qing Feng safe, he did not choose to listen to An Qingfeng's words, and immediately took Wei Lan back to the palace, but went in the opposite direction.He reckoned that the capital inspection station he could find at this time was closer than the Prince's Mansion.However, the people in the dark had been on guard for a long time, and when he relaxed his guard in the crowd, they suddenly attacked him and killed him.

dead.

The moment the guard fell, the crowd exploded, screams broke out, and pedestrians scattered like birds and beasts.

The assassin lowered his head, wiped off the blood on the dagger with the cloth on his abdomen, raised his eyes and stared at Wei Lan, obviously coming towards Wei Lan.Life is at stake, but Wei Lan is extremely calm: "Are you here to kill me?"

He guessed that his father had sent someone to assassinate him to end the trouble, and attacking An Qingfeng first was just to cover up the original purpose.

The assassin should not answer, and stabbed at his forehead with the dagger. Wei Lan, who had never encountered such a dangerous situation, hesitated whether to run or hide. Pull away Wei Lan who is still out of the situation, while Wei Kan's entourage stays to resist the assassin.

Fleeing to a remote place, Wei Kan let go of his hand and asked, "Are you okay?"

Wei Lan was silent.

Wei Kan bent down, raised his hand and waved in front of him, and asked again: "Scared?"

"What are you doing here?" Wei Lan asked calmly with downcast eyes, there was no meaning of being frightened by such an attitude.

Wei Kan thought it was funny, straightened his waist, and said: "If I don't come, you will die." He showed kindness, but Wei Lan didn't appreciate it, and asked instead: "Why didn't you kill me?"

"Why did you kill you?"

"An Qingfeng is already on guard against me. I can no longer get information from him. Leaving me is a hidden danger. Why don't you kill me?"

"You are right. Boyin also thinks you are a hidden danger, and he also proposes to kill you to get rid of the hidden danger as soon as possible." Wei Kan intentionally paused and waited for Wei Lan to answer, but Wei Lan just pursed his lips and listened quietly.Wei Kan sighed and said, "But neither my father nor I can agree."

"why?"

"Do you need a reason to want your flesh and blood brothers to live?"

Wei Lan raised his eyelids, and suddenly there was a ray of living water flowing in his silent eyes.

Wei Kan smiled: "Long time no see, brother."

Wei Lan couldn't help raising the corners of her mouth slightly, and replied, "Long time no see."

Wei Kan asked about Wei Lan's thoughts on An Qingfeng. He said that after the Wang Meng case, An Qingfeng saved Wei Lan's life, and now he stands up to each other, which shows that An Qingfeng is really kind to him.

"Brother has no burden on him, how about living a good life with the prince?"

Wei Lan didn't answer, just asked: "Will An Qingfeng die?"

Wei Kan still wanted to get rid of the relationship with the assassin, and replied: "I don't know the assassin's purpose yet, if it is seeking revenge, it is naturally dangerous. I am in a hurry to save you, and I have no time to act."

Wei Lan said lightly: "I hope he dies."

"Don't you feel bad?"

"Distressed? Ha, tie me by your side like a dog, treat me self-righteously, and always give me what he wants to give me, not what I want... What I am most afraid of now is that even if I die To be buried with him..."

Wei Kan lowered his head and said guiltily: "We are sorry for you...you wait a little longer, a few more years..." He made up his mind, raised his head, and resolutely said: "If he is alive, we will take care of you when the matter is over. He was sent before you, and at that time, his head will be taken off by you yourself."

"Okay," Wei Lan closed her eyes, "I will wait."

"Do you want to take advantage of this opportunity to escape?" Wei Kan asked.

Wei Lan was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "If An Qingfeng dies, I may be wanted as a conspirator, you who rescued me and even my father may be suspected; if he is fine, where can I escape? How about it? It’s better to stay in the Prince’s Mansion, maybe there will be a time when I can be useful—ha, forget it, what nonsense am I talking about? How can I be useful now?”

Wei Kan patted him on the shoulder and said, "There will be a place for you."

Wei Lan raised the corner of her mouth with difficulty and said, "Okay, I will wait for your news."

"Shall I take you back?"

"No," Wei Lan shook his head again, "In order to avoid being suspicious, you'd better not go back home with me... Even if you want An Qingfeng to know that you are my savior, it shouldn't be at this time, it's better than letting An Qingfeng know that you are my savior. It is more natural for me to recognize you who know nothing when I meet by chance."

Wei Kan thought it was the same, he said take care and let Wei Lan leave.After Wei Lan traveled far, Wei Kan gradually turned cold, drew out the dagger at his waist, closed his left eye, raised the sword body, aimed his right eye at Wei Lan's back, and said to himself: "Just let you live for a while .”

……

help me?

You really want me to live, why did you let me die in the first place?

Wei Lan almost believed Wei Kan's words, but after probing, the four words "useful place" in Wei Kan's mouth still made him understand that he was still useful.He thought that Wei Kan was also testing, to test whether he had the possibility of rebellion.

They also wanted to use him. If he followed his heart and chose to escape from An Qingfeng, he thought, he would die as a useless man, at the hands of his beloved younger brother in childhood.

He has lived in an environment of intrigue for too long, and now he will no longer give up his sincerity easily.

What else in An Qingfeng did they want?

There might be someone following behind him, Wei Lan didn't want to go back to the Prince's Mansion, and he didn't dare to escape, so he could only walk a long way to the Prince's Mansion.

Wei Lan, who walked slowly with his head down, accidentally bumped into someone's chest, looked up, and saw a familiar face.

"Are you okay?" Hua Qianshu asked kindly.

Wei Lan froze in place, feeling this tenderness, he couldn't help asking in his heart: What about you?What do you want from me?

Seeing him lost in thought, Hua Qianshu was concerned: "Are you injured?"

Wei Lan heard from his words that he knew about the assassin, so he was on guard for a moment: "You come from the palace?" This road is the direction to the palace.

"Yes."

Wei Lan took a step back: "Who are you?" He still remembered Hua Qianshu's identity as the son of Prime Minister Hua Qianshu, and it should be impossible to unite with his father, so...he came to find him for An Qingfeng.

Hua Qianshu saw his wariness, and replied gently: "A free person."

free...

Wei Lan lowered her eyes and asked again: "How is the situation of the prince?"

"In the palace, he has sent someone to look for you—do you need me to escort you back? Or, do you want to go somewhere else?"

"Will you take me away?"

Hua Qianshu said frankly: "No." He is not Hua Qianyu, he will not offend the powerful for the sake of people he does not know very well, and he will not do things that cannot be done. "I might be able to give you a ship and a box of gold, but the city gate is closed, and I can't send you out of the city, nor can I guarantee that you will escape the arrest..." He looked away from Wei Lan's face , looking up at the team trotting ahead, "It doesn't matter whether you get as much freedom as possible in the cage, or use the most impeccable strategy to achieve the goal of flying far away - no matter what choice you make, the only person who can set you free is yourself."

After the team approached, the leading guard said pleasantly: "It's the princess!" Wei Lan didn't respond to the sound, as if he couldn't hear the big battle.

"Do you want to go back?" Hua Qianshu asked.

"Otherwise?" Wei Lan raised his head, "Is there time to escape now?" He raised his hand, with his elbow at the level of his shoulder, and his arm slightly back. Seeing this, the guards stopped and stopped five steps away from them.

"Do you need me to see you off?" Hua Qianshu asked again.

Wei Lan nodded, and after Hua Qianshu turned around, he walked side by side in the direction of the Prince's Mansion.

"Sorry." Hua Qianshu suddenly apologized.

Wei Lan probably knew why he felt apologetic, and said lightly: "You didn't say that I don't know the blessings when I am in the blessings."

Hua Qianshu shook his head slightly: "It's a blessing or a curse, like a person drinking water, he knows whether it's warm or not."

"Thank you."