The shadow of the country

Outside the Chongwen Gate of the Imperial Palace, a gorgeous carriage was parked there imposingly.Wen Cheng and Ye Tong were busy directing a group of servants to load several boxes, large and small, into the carriage.Mu Yan was holding a small brocade bundle in his arms, staring at the carriage in a daze.It's time to leave the palace again. The last time I left, I was in pain all over my body.This time, he brought a cart full of gold and silver rewards, and the two times were all for this person.Maybe this is the way he loves, it's as simple as he wants to go.

Yi Lan hurried over, he stood a hundred steps away from Mu Yan, silently watching his back.He wanted to walk over, but he couldn't move.When he saw the golden rectangular box in Shoukang Palace, he was so anxious that he could fly up to Mu Yan and ask him for clarification.But now that Mu Yan was a hundred steps away from him, he didn't dare to go up to him and even call him softly, simply asking him where he was going.

At this time, Mu Yan seemed to realize something, and slowly turned around.Yilan's heart skipped a beat, and her hands trembled unconsciously.He had already seen Mu Yan looking at him from a distance.His eyes were as clear as a pool of water, but full of shock and faint helplessness.At that moment, Yilan was like a thousand arrows gathering in her heart.He didn't know before that a simple look could actually make people feel so painful.

Mu Yan's eyes gradually dimmed, and he turned his back reluctantly and said, "Get in the carriage, don't move."

Ye Tong was very surprised, and said: "Master Hou, there are still many things that have not been moved."

Mu Yan boarded the carriage with the burden in his arms.He really couldn't bear to see Yilan's lost soul like that, he was afraid that if he stayed here for a while, he would be unable to restrain himself and throw himself back into his arms, and all the previous efforts would be in vain.Mu Yan stretched out his hand to cover the curtain inside the car, and said, "The rest of the gold and silver should be rewarded to the court ladies and eunuchs who followed me before. Living in the palace is not easy."

Yi Lan stood alone in the distance and watched the carriage go all the way until he couldn't see it.Heart full of heavy despair.He still left, leaving him here alone, chewing and swallowing the loss in his heart, and even pretending to be nonchalant.Apart from getting married, he has no other choice.This imperial palace is a cage for everyone, even he, the emperor who is above ten thousand people, has nowhere to escape, no way to retreat.

I don't know how to get back to Shoukang Palace along the way.Seeing him coming back, the Empress Dowager hurriedly said, "Where did the emperor go just now?"

"I didn't go anywhere." Yi Lan laughed, "Grandmother, I just figured it out. The last time I was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, I think that the daughter of Prime Minister Chen is not bad. The family background is prominent, and she also has the demeanor of the mother of the country. I rewarded it." She has a golden phoenix seal, so she can be made a queen. As for Dr. Zuo Jianyi’s niece Wan Lu, she can be a noble concubine. What does the empress dowager think?"

The Empress Dowager said strangely: "The emperor's arrangement is very good. After the big marriage, not only can the emperor's heir be continued, but also the government can be consolidated. It's just that the emperor really wants to understand?"

Yilan lowered her head and was silent for a while, then smiled and said: "It's also thanks to Zhong Ninghou who reminded me, otherwise I couldn't figure it out for a while. In the past, it was my son who was too stubborn."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said: "Marquis Zhongning is indeed a person who cares about the overall situation. The Ai family has already rewarded him heavily. This morning he asked himself to move out of the palace, and the Ai family also agreed. By the way, the Ai family listened Are you saying he is not married yet?"

Yi Lan felt an inexplicable pain in her heart again, and said, "Is the imperial grandmother going to give him a marriage? Do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head: "No. After finishing the emperor's marriage, the Ai family will pay more attention to which princess or princess who has not left the cabinet is suitable for him."

Yi Lan felt sore, and was afraid that the Empress Dowager would see the clue, so she could only smile and said, "Then I will have to worry about Grandmother Lao. My son has something to do in Wenyuan Pavilion, so I will take my leave first."

The Empress Dowager nodded, and Yilan withdrew from the Shoukang Palace.He finally chose to compromise.The reason was that the person he loved personally pushed him into someone else's arms... Yi Lan strode forward along the long corridor, but for some reason, the scene in front of her was blurred and confused.

The carriage just stopped in front of the Zhongninghou Mansion.Immediately in front of the door, a servant respectfully opened the curtain of the car for Mu Yan, welcoming him into the mansion.Mu Yan was a little strange at first.Later Wen Cheng explained that he had recruited these servants a long time ago, and had already paid them a year's worth of money.Mu Yan nodded, but his heart felt bitter.It has already been paid for a year, so everyone can see that he will never go back easily after moving out of the palace this time...

Mu Yan walked into the room, walked away from the left and right, and closed the door again.Only then did he open the brocade bundle tightly in his arms, and inside was the Lingyun flute in a sandalwood box.There is also an elegant folding fan made of ivory bone.There were still spots of dried dark red blood on the fan. It was the folding fan that Yi Lan used to save him in the dungeon of the former queen, and he asked for it later.There is also a painting, which was drawn by Yilan and him during the interval of reviewing the memorial.In the painting, the two look at each other and smile, and behind them is a background of bamboo forest huts.The inscription next to it: Playing the flute on the shore of Xiaopu, the hut is quiet and peaceful.The breeze is soft and the bamboo is soft, and Lishui is clustered with flowers.Poetry on the moon is old, and the empty pavilion comforts each other.Meditating among the green clouds, I am not envious of immortals than ducks. ——They all dreamed of such a leisurely and peaceful future, but now they can't realize it after all.

There are more miscellaneous small things in the baggage.It was bought for him by Yilan when he accompanied him to the market in Hengzhou.Nothing was worth much, but he kept everything.Mu Yan didn't know how he put these things away in the first place.Perhaps the outcome of today was predicted long ago.Since the person he loves is the emperor, there are always many things he can't help himself.

Mu Yan stared blankly at the things in the bag, then sighed silently, carefully put the things away in the cabinet.Pace out and climb up to the white jade pavilion in the mansion alone.He also ordered someone to warm a pot of good wine and bring it up, and then stood by the railing, drinking alone while looking at the bright moon.For him and Yilan, this night is destined to be a sleepless night.

Since the mountains and rivers in the future will be completed alone overnight, then he should not be a burden to him.Maybe there's something he can do to salvage his reputation.

Maybe, it's really time for a change.

The author has something to say: It is a huge challenge for me to write a Mu Yan who is completely different from the past, romantic, merciful, and dark.

☆, 36. Docking