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Li Xiangling could tell that the fourth prince didn't like her, but she didn't mind the fourth prince becoming her husband, at least he was polite, good-looking, and about the same age as her.

Since she was a child, she was instilled with the idea that she would marry a prince and grandson in the future. She originally imagined that her husband would be a perverted old man with a thick long beard and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes that could kill flies, but he still wanted to marry a young and beautiful wife. She didn't expect that the person on the opposite side looked smaller than her in appearance, and even more handsome than her... She once heard her father preach that everyone in the royal family was talented, and at that time she slandered her father for flattering her head, and then I saw the emperor before, and now I saw the prince. Now it seems that the words are true.

After seeing An Qingxuan, Li Xiangling discovered that there are handsome bearded people, and there are also people who are nearly fifty years old and still handsome—she can almost imagine what An Mingxi will look like in 30 years. I feel that the person in front of me is too beautiful and does not match the beard.

What should I do now?

In Li Xiangling's 15-year career, she didn't have much contact with men. An Mingxi didn't speak, and she didn't know how to bring up the topic.She picked up the teacup, lifted the veil with the back of her hand, poured a little tea into her mouth, and almost moistened her lower lip—she wasn't thirsty, she just wanted to do something.

She settled her mind, gently put down the teacup, raised her eyes again, and asked, "Where does your Highness want to go?" "No need." An Mingxi replied.

Although he was cold, at least his eyes were facing her when he spoke, which let her know that she was respected.She smiled: "Your Highness doesn't like Xiangling."

An Mingxi was silent for a while, trying to figure out an answer without looking down on others: "Yes, but you are fine."

Li Xiangling, who had no hope for love, was a little tempted, she said: "Your Highness is an emperor, but you can marry thousands of wives, so why not just Xiangling among thousands of people?"

"I only want one person."

She was obviously rejected, but Li Xiangling was so happy that she became more and more fond of the person in front of her that she almost smirked. She suppressed the corners of her mouth, put away her joy, and asked again: "His Royal Highness has someone in mind?"

"No." An Mingxi had to hide Hua Qianyu well.

Li Xiangling originally wanted to be reserved, but now she couldn't help saying: "Then why can't this person be Xiangling?"

An Mingxi was choked by her words, and could only reply after a while: "I have made it clear that the young lady is not the one in my heart."

"Today is just the first meeting, how can His Highness predict whether he will be tempted in the future? Could it be that Xiang Ling is too bad to be worthy of His Highness?"

"No..." An Mingxi was at a loss for words, he suddenly felt that this girl was somewhat similar to Hua Qianyu, and also made him feel difficult to deal with.But Hua Qianyu's difficulty is that he likes it, so that he can be moved by the other party's casual words, even if he is reluctant, he can't help but be led by Hua Qianyu's nose.But Li Xiangling's difficulty is that he thinks that he made a mistake in accepting this meeting first, not to mention that he also concealed the fact that he belongs to him. For such a lady, he doesn't know how to refuse so as not to make people lose face.After thinking about it for a while, he said, "I don't mean to get married, I'm only here because my father wants me to see you."

What he said was not much different from what he said before, and Li Xiangling was not stubborn, she replied: "Okay, then next time His Highness is forced to meet people, can you choose Xiangling again?"

An Mingxi responded in silence, until she saw Li Xiangling sigh and listened to her explain: "Xiangling rarely has the opportunity to go out of the house, only at this time father is willing to let Xiangling 'show his face'." She said pitifully, An Ming Xi had to agree.

Mother said that men are easy to deal with, Li Xiangling thought to herself, as expected, she thought that as long as they get along for a long time, the Fourth Highness will always be hers.

……

After many days, An Mingxi received a letter from Hua Qianyu again. This letter not only said happy things, but also some troubles caused by not being treated well.

The letter said that although Hua Qianyu was enshrined as a great Buddha, he was only enshrined as an offering. The title of a general is not as good as that of a centurion. Hua Qianyu has no real job and cannot participate in decision-making. Face is hard to see.

Even so, Hua Qianyu has no complaints, only that he will use practical actions to change other people's prejudices, and his words are full of vitality.

Gradually, a smile filled the corner of An Mingxi's mouth, and the moment the last letter was read, he picked up his pen and gave a reply according to the contents of the letter.However, regarding his own situation... there are some things, even after a long time, he still doesn't know whether he should tell them.

Should he tell Hua Qianyu about Li Xiangling?Do I need to tell Hua Qianyu about my concubine's life experience?Does he need to talk to Hua Qianyu about the troubles he has encountered recently?

Because of his position, he would not discuss political affairs with Hua Qianyu unless necessary, and he never disclosed to Hua Qianyu what An Qingxuan said to him in the past.What's more, it took about a month for the reply letter to reach him, and even if it was discussed, it would be meaningless—isn't it just right to be meaningless?An Mingxi was distressed.

It's not that he doesn't trust Hua Qianyu, but he doesn't want to make things difficult for Hua Qianyu.He knew that during this period of time, it was impossible for Hua Qianyu and An Mingjing to have no correspondence.After thinking about it, he crossed out this option.

What about the concubine?

He confirmed Luo Ling's origin to the madam.Luo Ling was indeed born in Changxiyuan, and used to be the head of Changxiyuan.The Changxi Courtyard at that time was different from today's, the area was not as large as it is now, and there was only one lady from performing to entertaining guests.At that time, Changxi Courtyard could be said to exist only for Luo Ling, and it only received literati and scholars. All those who could be received by Luo Ling were chosen by Luo Ling.When they arrived in the room, the two had to talk through the curtain, and there would be no further actions.Just for this alone, the guests spend hundreds of dollars, but Changxi Courtyard never lacks guests, and those who come here one after another, spend a lot of money, just to talk to them.

One day, Luo Ling was favored by powerful people, who took her away regardless of her wishes.Yu Niang, who would be raised as the next generation oiran, was still young, but she had also reported to the Luoling government, but after the pleadings were sent, everything fell into disarray. Mr. Gui received the news and punished her for "meddling her own business" by not giving her food. Not drinking shut her down for some days.After returning from the ghost gate, she didn't dare to take care of it anymore, and Luo Ling never heard from her again. Not long after, the Changxi Courtyard was bought by the government and gradually developed into what it is now.

Yu Niang said that whether it is talent or beauty, she has seen countless people in her decades of life, but so far she has not seen any woman who can be compared with Luo Ling.She was happy that An Mingxi inherited Luo Ling's appearance.She said: "The first time I saw you, I thought of Sister Luoer, but I didn't dare to think too much... How is Sister recently?"

An Mingxi hesitated for a moment, and said: "He died of illness in his early years." The madam still doesn't know his identity.

He was very happy that there were still people thinking about Luo Ling, but Luo Ling had passed away, so he couldn't lie to Yu Niang that she was still alive, and make Yu Niang worry about her.

——The concubine mother doesn't love the emperor father.

It was the first time An Mingxi had such an understanding.After a series of things happened, the layer of light that An Qingxuan cast in his eyes when he was a child has gradually dissipated now, but An Qingxuan's kindness to him is true.

...How should I tell Hua Qianyu?It is said that his mother and concubine were born in Changxiyuan and were taken into the palace by his father. Because his father loved her so much, did he punish those who mentioned her birth?

An Mingxi also crossed out this option.

But Li Xiangling always had to talk to Hua Qianyu about his affairs, although he had a clear conscience, but if Hua Qianyu kept "secret meetings" with others without telling him, no matter how reasonable Hua Qianyu was, he thought it would be impossible for him not to mind.

Write a long letter and put it in an envelope.He took out several other dated envelopes from the drawer, then picked up the most recent one, took out the letter paper from the unsealed seal, opened the folded paper, looked at the silly words inside, he almost Throwing the letter into the wastebasket—he imitated Hua Qianyu, writing down a short message every day and jotting down some chores, but every word Hua Qianyu wrote could make him happy, and he thought about what he said It's too trivial, Hua Qianyu will only think it's a waste of time after reading it, right?

He shook his head, although he was almost blushing from embarrassment now, but after thinking about it, he still packed the letter back, sealed each letter, handed it to Ah Jiu, and asked him to send it to Huamanlou.

No matter how poor his life and language are, he thinks he must use actions to make Hua Qianyu who is thousands of miles away clearly feel his heart.

He liked him, couldn't have liked him more.

Half a month later, An Mingxi received a new letter, but this time he received not only the letter, but also two paintings. The part that was burned is the same, but the content of it has changed somewhat... The same is true for the paintings, and the two paintings of figures are also imitations of the two burned ones.

Hua Qianyu said that he wanted to rewrite the past for An Mingxi, but regretted that he could not completely copy it.

The snow came late this year, and the first snow fell last night. The side outside the window was so white that it made people's eyes red.

Years later, Hua Qianshu left the capital, and Yu Hao took care of the task of receiving and winning letters.

Two years later, the wooden box under the bed was filled with letters received, and An Mingxi ordered someone to make a new box, but one month passed, two months passed...no new letters were added to the box.

……

In the Chunfeng Building, a tall and handsome young man was sitting in a corner, attracting many girls' attention.A few girls even deliberately ignored other guests in the building who needed to be entertained, and walked towards the man, but they were chased away by the woman who was at the same table as the man before they could reply.

"Why doesn't the general even pay attention to my servant?" The woman leaned to the left, leaning on the man beside him who only cared about drinking, but the man leaned back to avoid it.

The woman got up, chopped off her feet coquettishly, and said strangely: "Since the general doesn't understand the style, why did you come here? I ordered the slave's house to accompany me, and ignored the slave's house..."

The man smiled, poured new wine, pushed it in front of her, and said, "My wife will be angry."

"The general lied! I'm really afraid that Madam will be angry, so the general will not step into the Chunfeng Building." The woman looked at the glass of wine, turned her head, and refused the apology.

"Because I want to make him angry." The man said with the corners of his lips curled up, but there was no trace of joy on his body, only the smell of alcohol.

"I don't know why," the woman squinted at him, and after thinking about it, she sat back beside him, drank the glass of wine, and said, "Isn't it more worrying for the general and the servant to make the lady more anxious?" She put her hand on the man. At hand, the fingertips are so close that you can almost feel the heat of the man's big hand.

The man met her eyes, looked at her for a long time, sighed, and said, "I really like men."

"You!" The woman subconsciously withdrew her hand. After she calmed down, she snorted and said, "It seems that Wanwan is indeed unattractive to the general."

The man still smiled lightly, and said, "I'm telling the truth."

"How can there be sincerity when you can say the truth?"

"I like the prince." He said simply.

"Prince——" Wanwan almost screamed. After looking around, she lowered her voice, "That's His Royal Highness, General, are you crazy? Are you really not afraid of being decapitated for blasphemy?"

The man was amused by her, and he lay down on the table and laughed, and said after a while: "Isn't it true that everything you say and say is not from the heart? How can you believe it?"

"You!" Wanwan was speechless.Knowing that she couldn't deal with it, she gave up the temptation and said, "General, do you know that weird man with a rabbit mask on the opposite side has been watching you for a long time? Maybe it's a spy sent by the enemy. General, you have to be careful of being stabbed from behind when you go back."

"Okay, thank you." After finishing speaking, the man turned his head to look at the rabbit-masked man. He did not avoid his eyes when he saw the rabbit-masked man. He said "excuse me" to Wanwan, and went straight to the rabbit-masked man and sat at the same table. , asked: "Your Majesty has been with me for almost a day, what do you want me to do?"

"Nothing." The rabbit-faced man looked away and said calmly.

Hearing the voice, it was indeed a young man.

"Then, where did I attract Mr. Lang's attention?"

If it's an enemy spy, it's impossible to look straight at him openly. It can't be that he is so handsome that even men can't look away, right?

The rabbit-faced man replied: "You look like a good friend of mine."

In this way, it is really possible that he has taken a fancy to his face.Thinking of this, the man chuckled and teased: "Lang Jun is also like my friend."

The man with the rabbit face was silent for a moment, and asked, "How do you look like it?" The person in front of him smiled, but looked a little depressed. Even though the man seemed sober, the man with the rabbit face thought he was still drunk.

The man narrowed his eyes slightly, and replied: "You take off the mask, and I will know what to do."

Knowing that he was just joking, the rabbit-faced man said, "I have an ugly face."

Since it's a sad matter, the man can't bring it up again, so he asked: "Listen to the accent... Maybe your husband is from the capital?"

"Yes."

"When did you arrive at Yinshan Mountain?"

"today."

"When did Luo Jing come out?"

The rabbit-masked man stopped to answer, but asked, "What's the point of asking?"

The man shook his head, then poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "I just want to inquire about the current situation in my hometown." The tea in front of the rabbit-faced man was still full. Looking at the tea soup in the cup, the man guessed that it was cold, because the tea in his hand There is not much temperature in the teacup I am holding.

"I've been away from home for three years, and I want to hear what's going on in my hometown."

"If you want to know, the general can ask you a letter from home."

"General? Do you know me?" the man asked.

"Girls call you 'General Flower'," the rabbit-faced man said sarcastically, "I don't know if you're a real general or not, but you're a flirtatious ruffian."

The man rolled his eyes again, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty misunderstood—my surname is Hua, and my name is Qianyu. Dare I ask you my name?"

Will a man who can step into the romantic field feel disgusted because of another man's flirtatiousness he met for the first time?Maybe this person is not the first time he has met, but looking at the voice, figure, and attire, the other party is not someone he is familiar with.

The rabbit-faced person probably didn't think about his alias, so he made up one on the spot: "Rabbit."

"Yes," Hua Qianyu got up and bowed respectfully, "Hello, Master Rabbit."

"Hypocritical." The rabbit was wearing a mask and couldn't see any emotions, but he obviously didn't hear the other metaphor of the title - otherwise he should have been angry.

Hua Qianyu, who used "Master Rabbit" to fight back against "Merry Ruffian", raised the corners of her mouth triumphantly.