Man Xilan

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The two looked at each other for a long time, until Su Qizhi couldn't take it anymore, turned his head to the side, looked at the formal attire Liu Lan was wearing, and deliberately changed the subject and asked, "You want to go out?"

"Well, I'm going to have dinner with my parents today." As Liu Lan said, she stepped forward to explain Su Qi's reasoning, and then said: "I have asked Caifu to prepare the hangover soup, and you must drink it before eating." bowl."

"En." Su Qizhi responded indiscriminately, and then buried her head in the quilt again, preparing to fall asleep again.

Liu Lanshou watched for a while, then turned and left.

When Liu Lan arrived at the dining room of the Liu Mansion, his father, Liu Jiyun, and mother, Mrs. Liu, were already waiting in their seats.

"Father, mother." Liu Lan stepped forward to greet her parents.

"Why did you arrive so late?" Liu Jiyun's voice implied concern.

"Something is delayed."

"Since we're here, let's sit down and eat." The tone was steady without any ups and downs. It was Mrs. Liu's voice.

Although Liu Jiyun is the richest man, he neither takes concubines nor raises children.

Such a situation is rare for the rich.

Therefore, although the family banquet in Liu's residence was not small, there were only three people who were eligible to sit down and eat in the spacious hall, and the whole scene seemed a little deserted.

Even such a cold scene is very difficult to appear.

Liu Jiyun is busy with business all day long, travels all over the world, and is often away from home.

But Mrs. Liu is indifferent by nature, and she is only interested in eating vegetarian food and reciting Buddha all day long.

Even if there are occasions where attendance is unavoidable, Mrs. Liu's performance is extremely indifferent.

Some wives looked at the jewelry on her body with envious eyes: "Your bracelet is a thousand-year-old warm jade." Madam Liu just smiled and responded.If someone talks about this topic for too long, she simply takes off the bracelet and hands it to the speaker: "If you like it, can you take it?"

Some wives envy her for marrying a loving and righteous husband-in-law, but she just smiles.

Some people praised Liu Lan for being promising, but Mrs. Liu still had a calm face, and she couldn't see any joy.

Indifference to the extreme becomes alienation instead.

Even with Liu Lan, the mother and son didn't have any thoughtful words or actions. There was a lot of respect in the words, but not enough intimacy.

When Liu Lan was young, she was very close to Liu Jiyun, but unfortunately, when Liu Lan got older, this kind of intimacy gradually disappeared. When the two of them were together, they were often relatively silent except for business.

This kind of family banquet is not so much a relationship, but a routine.

Liu Jiyun called out, "Lan'er."

"Ok?"

"How's the business in the west of the city recently?"

"very good."

"Then get ready and take over all the remaining business in the capital."

"it is good."

Listening to Liu Lan's stern answer, Liu Jiyun sighed, and then asked: "I heard that you and the fourth prince have gotten very close recently?"

Liu Lan's heart moved, and she replied, "Our relationship has always been very good."

"Because of emotion and reason, you and the Fourth Prince shouldn't get too close."

"The relationship between me and the fourth prince has nothing to do with those."

Liu Jiyun looked up at his son. Over the years, Liu Lan's face has become more and more handsome, and his temperament has become more outstanding. What he said just now was even more tit-for-tat and resounding.

Seeing the determination in Liu Lan's eyes, Liu Jiyun suddenly smiled: "Sure enough, my son has grown up, and he doesn't even listen to what I say as a father."

Liu Lan lowered her head and remained silent.

"Although you have experienced a lot in the past few years, you are still too naive, and you have not seen clearly the stakes in it. Now that you have a good relationship... on the day when there is a real conflict, the first one to push you out, I'm afraid It must be the fourth prince."

"Of course not," Liu Lan looked up at Liu Jiyun, and repeated again: "The relationship between me and the fourth prince has nothing to do with those."

Hearing this, Liu Jiyun laughed loudly: "It doesn't matter, who said it doesn't matter? What did he say, what did he do, how much did he pay for you, and make you have such confidence in him?"

"he…."

Mrs. Liu, who had been watching coldly, suddenly spoke and interrupted Liu Lan: "Everything is predestined, so why should you interfere, sir?"

"What does the lady mean?" Facing his wife, Liu Jiyun's tone softened a lot.

"Just let them go. Why bother so much?" The voice was calm, as if he was not talking about his own son, but a complete stranger.

After a meal, they broke up so unhappy.

Before leaving, Liu Jiyun called Liu Lan to stop, his tone was unprecedentedly serious: "No matter what, you have to remember that you are the young master of the Liu family, and don't forget how much effort the Liu family has spent on cultivating you. and financial resources."

Looking at Liu Lan's surprised eyes, Liu Jiyun added another sentence: "This is not an exaggeration, let alone a threat. What I said are all facts."

Time to Return Man Xilan Volume 15 Homecoming Chapter [-] Family Banquet ([-])

Not long after Liu Lan left, Su Qizhi, who wanted to sleep late, had no time to spare. The palace sent a young eunuch to invite Su Qizhi to the palace.

"Didn't you enter the palace to attend the dinner yesterday? Why are you still invited today?" Su Qizhi sat under the window, frowning and drinking the unpleasant hangover soup, and asked impatiently.

"Back to the fourth prince, last night was His Majesty's birthday banquet, and today is the family banquet prepared by the concubine Ye for the princes and princesses."

"Empress Ye? Which Empress Ye?" When did there become such a number one figure in the palace?

"It's Princess Yuanluo of Qi Country who was sent to the palace last night, and was conferred the title of Concubine Ye by His Majesty this morning."

With such a reminder, Su Qizhi remembered the stunning woman last night who was taken away by her father.

"I'm not feeling well today, so I can't attend that banquet." Su Qizhi replied casually, not interested in the so-called concubine Ye, the so-called 'family banquet' at all.

"Fourth prince..." The little eunuch panicked all of a sudden: "The concubine Ye has been admonishing me to invite you over. Please take pity on us..."

"Ask me?" Su Qizhi raised his eyebrows: "Why do you have to invite me?"

"This is the meaning of Concubine Ye, please let the Fourth Prince fulfill it..."

The little eunuch here is begging bitterly, another group of people came over there, still sent by the palace to invite Su Qizhi to the palace to attend the banquet.

A so-called family banquet is so labor-intensive.Su Qizhi looked at a group of underground people kneeling on the ground, his heart softened after all, and he got on the sedan chair to the palace.

When he arrived at the palace, before he reached the lake where the banquet was held, Su Qizhi saw a very luxuriously dressed woman welcoming him from a distance.

"It's Qizhi here," Ye Yuanluo saw Su Qizhi, as if she had seen a friend for many years, stepped forward and grabbed Su Qizhi's arm affectionately, and pulled him towards the banquet: " Your brothers and sisters are here, and everyone is waiting for you."

Su Qizhi pulled out her hand indiscriminately, and nodded to Ye Yuanluo, the strangeness and distance in it were obvious.

But Ye Yuanluo turned a blind eye to this, and still enthusiastically said: "When I was in Qi Country, I heard about the name of the Fourth Prince Su Qizhi, and today I took a closer look, and it really deserves the name... Today is my family banquet. , I just want to get in touch with you guys...

On the way to the banquet, no matter how silent Su Qizhi was at the side, Ye Yuanluo kept talking beside her enthusiastically. People who don't know must think that the two of them are very friendly when they see it. This side is actually the first official meeting between two people?

When he arrived at the banquet, Su Qizhi raised his eyes, and sure enough, all his brothers and sisters, except those who were not in the capital, and those who were too young to participate, were all present.

Everyone greeted each other and met each other, and the so-called 'family banquet' officially started.

She is obviously the concubine who just entered the palace last night, but Ye Yuanluo has the ability to present herself as a master.

Sometime I will bring food to Su Yatu next to me, sometime I will pour wine for Su Yuzhi, sometime I will pick up a handkerchief to wipe Su Huai's mouth, and at the same time, I will try my best to find a topic to stir up the atmosphere at the banquet... Originally, everyone came to this banquet, They all felt a little awkward, but with Ye Yuanluo's efforts, some people also let go of their hearts, and the whole scene was quite enjoyable.

Su Xuan, who came from the imperial study room, saw at a glance the warm scene of everyone laughing together after Su Yatu told a joke.

Such a scene may be very common in ordinary people, but in the imperial palace, it is like a blossoming iron tree, which is really rare in a hundred years.

In the usual banquets, when everyone gathers together, they will either compare who gives the best gift, or secretly compete who will get more attention from Su Xuan. How can they be so comfortable today.

Even Su Xuan was infected by this atmosphere, walked over with a smile, and asked jokingly, "What are you talking about, why are you so happy?"

Upon hearing Su Xuan's voice, everyone present immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks, stood up and saluted, and then fell silent.

For a long time, except for Su Qizhi and Su Huai, Su Xuan seemed to be majestic in front of his children, but today's kind expression and tone made it difficult for them to adapt.

The atmosphere that had finally warmed up just now became stiff.

On this occasion, only Su Qizhi could lower his head and play with the wine glass in his hand boredly.

Only Ye Yuanluo could go up to her with a smile, grabbed Su Xuan's hand, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, you scared everyone... Hurry up and drink a glass of wine to make amends to everyone..."

Afterwards, Ye Yuanluo pulled Su Xuan to the banquet, and brought her wine glass to Su Xuan. Su Xuan also drank it with a smile, without any discomfort.

Su Ruizhi smiled and said: "Father and Concubine Ye have such a good relationship."

Ye Yuanluo smiled embarrassedly, and then leaned against Su Xuan, looking like a little bird clinging to her, not very shy.

The so-called family banquet, in fact, everyone's inner feelings are different.

Su Qi felt extremely bored, and always seemed to be too far away.

Su Yu treated them as a particularly lively social occasion.

But Su Huai was completely moved.

Ever since he was a child, Su Huai has never seen anyone like Ye Yuanluo around him. In Su Huai's heart, this new concubine Ye is so beautiful, so gentle, so generous...

In short, Ye Yuanluo completely fits Su Huai's definition of a perfect mother.

Su Huai didn't have the slightest resistance to this woman who stole his father's attention. Instead, he felt that this scene, today's family banquet, really felt like home.

After drinking for three rounds, Su Qizhi really couldn't bear the compliments of Ye Yuanluo from the people around him, so he got up to leave.

Su Xuan looked at Su Qizhi, and couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, so he could only wave his hand to signal him to leave.

But Ye Yuanluo stopped Su Qizhi the moment he turned around.

"Fourth prince, please stay."

"Is there something wrong with Concubine Ye?"

Ye Yuanluo picked up the wine glass, raised it to Su Qizhi, and then said with a smile: "Today, on behalf of His Majesty, I will toast to the Fourth Prince. This glass of wine is to express His Majesty's concern for the Fourth Prince even if I am here." There will be no less love and love, His Majesty will still love you as before."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Su Qizhi and Su Xuan all changed.

When Returning to Man Xilan Volume 16 Homecoming No.[-] Heart-to-heart Talk ([-])

Su Qizhi turned around, looked at the wine glass in Ye Yuanluo's hand, and stared at her with a half-smile, "What does this glass of wine, Concubine Ye, mean?"

"Of course, it means expressing your concern to the fourth prince on behalf of His Majesty." A little embarrassed by Su Qizhi's reaction, Ye Yuanluo said persistently: "I know that a few days ago, there was something between the Fourth Prince and His Majesty." Unhappiness caused the fourth prince to move out of the palace before he was sixteen, no matter what the reason is, I hope the fourth prince will not take it to heart, we are a family after all, so we must be kind~~"

"Aifei is very eloquent." Su Xuan slammed the cup in his hand on the table, interrupting Ye Yuanluo's long speech: "I still don't know when Aifei can represent me alone? If I remember correctly , even the queen has no right to express my opinion on my behalf."

The good mood cultivated with great difficulty was completely ruined by Ye Yuanluo's play. Su Xuan's tone was very bad, and even a fool could hear the anger in it.

In Su Xuan's view, Ye Yuanluo's behavior has completely touched his bottom line and challenged his authority.

I am the ruler of the Qing Kingdom, how can I tolerate a woman who says she is a representative?

Today is to represent oneself to express one's position, will tomorrow be able to represent oneself to interfere in the government affairs?

This kind of thing, even the Yeliu back then, couldn't do it, let alone the Yeyuanluo who just entered the palace yesterday and was completely a substitute?

And she didn't know the depth, so she picked Su Qizhi's matter...

Su Qizhi's matter was a taboo in Su Xuan's heart, he didn't want to touch it himself, so how could it be others' turn to interfere.

Except for Su Qizhi, the rest of the people were all frightened by Su Xuan's reaction.

Ye Yuanluo looked at Su Xuan with a pale face, with tears glistening in her big eyes, full of grievances.

"Your Majesty..." Ye Yuanluo's voice was choked with sobs: "The concubine just wanted to make up for the relationship between Your Majesty and the Fourth Prince... He didn't think much of it at all..."

"Make up for the relationship between my father and me?" Su Qizhi sneered: "I don't need to worry about such a trivial matter, Concubine Ye."

"Fourth prince, don't worry too much. I'm afraid that after I come, His Majesty will ignore you and make you unbalanced..." Ye Yuanluo wanted to continue, but she looked up at Su Qizhi, who was getting colder and colder. With that look on his face, he learned to be smart, and closed his mouth on his own initiative.

"Please don't worry about this, Concubine Ye. I am the person in this world who most wants you and your father to have a sweet relationship. It's best to be so sweet that you don't have time to pay attention to me." Su Qizhi said to Ye Yuanluo , but that gaze has been on Su Xuan.

Seeing that no one responded, Su Qizhi said again: "Can I go this time?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Su Xuan's answer, he turned around and left.

Su Xuan looked at Su Qizhi's leaving back with a livid face, and left without saying a word, shaking his sleeves.

Ye Yuanluo stayed on the spot, biting her lip, her face turning blue and white.

Su Yatu rolled her big eyes, and said in a low voice: "Mistress Ye, I still have something to do, so I'll take a step first." After speaking, Su Yatu turned around and ran away.

"Empress Ye, I still have to practice calligraphy..."

"I feel a little uncomfortable all of a sudden..."

One started, and the rest found all kinds of excuses, and all ran away. The lakeside that was bustling just now, now only Ye Yuanluo and Su Ruizhi are left.

Ye Yuanluo didn't move and didn't open her mouth, Su Ruizhi didn't urge her, she just thought about it in a leisurely manner, and occasionally threw some cakes into the lake, watching the little fish swarming in the lake with great interest Swim up to compete for food.

After a while, Ye Yuanluo calmed down, sat down in her original seat, and asked, "Everyone has left, why didn't the third prince leave?"

"Then since everyone has left, why didn't Concubine Ye leave?" Su Ruizhi asked with a smile.

"I want to be quiet here for a while."

"It just so happens that I also want to be quiet here for a while."

Hearing this, Ye Yuanluo sighed: "I don't understand, how could a well-intentioned family banquet become like this."

"My fourth brother has always had that temperament since he was a child, so don't worry about it, Concubine Ye."

"I know that even though I am in Qi Country, I have heard about the reputation of the Fourth Prince of Qing Country. In my eyes, he is just a spoiled child by the people around him."

"A spoiled child?" Su Ruizhi couldn't help laughing: "Forgive me, the concubine Ye is not much older than my fourth brother."

"But in terms of status, I'm his elder, am I not?" Ye Yuan looked at the rippling lake with her beautiful eyes like water, and sighed: "Since you are an elder, you have to be tolerant, how can you argue with him? "

"Concubine Ye as expected..." Su Ruizhi paused for a moment before thinking of a word: "Very generous."

"Third Prince's praise, I just came from a long way from Qi country, and I can't wait to build a good relationship with you."

"If that's the case, let me say something more. In fact, it doesn't matter whether your relationship with us is good or not. After all, we are soft-spoken. The one who has the most say in the palace will always be the father alone, and the next one will be the fourth brother. Now, although he seems to be out of favor now, no matter what happens, he is the one who has the greatest influence on the father."

"Why is the relationship with you unimportant?" Ye Yuanluo turned her head to look at Su Ruizhi, and said seriously: "Everyone is a family, and the relationship between each other is very important. In a big family, there is no one without anyone. whole."

Hearing this, Su Ruizhi was stunned for a moment, and said: "What the concubine Ye said really surprised me."

"Oh why?"

"Such words may seem common, but no one has ever mentioned them in this palace."

Whether you are at the bottom or at the highest peak, everyone should have the desire for home.

But in an environment like the imperial palace, such desires have long been overwhelmed by rights and desires, and even if they pop up occasionally, they will be suppressed.

Where would someone say it with such a firm tone and such a yearning expression?

"I can say that because I am very eager to have the warmth of home. And I also want to bring this warmth to the people I like."

"the person I like?"

Ye Yuanluo nodded, and said helplessly: "Maybe you won't believe me, but I really like Your Majesty. Before I came to Qing Kingdom in the future, before I became His Majesty's concubine Ye, I liked you very much." he."

Even if she was in Qi Country, even if she was raised in the deep palace, Ye Yuanluo would always hear about the epic love story between Su Xuan and Ye Liu.

I'm used to seeing the resentment and helplessness of the women around me, how can such a story not make Ye Yuanluo tempted?

What's more, Ye Yuanluo hid behind the crowd and secretly glanced at Su Xuan a few times. The aura of that high-ranking person had already deeply impressed Ye Yuanluo's heart.

Therefore, after hearing that she was going to be sent to Qing Country, Ye Yuanluo was not sad at all, on the contrary, she had deep expectations for it.

Time to Return Man Xilan Volume Four Homecoming No.17 Chapter True Love

Speaking of her love for Su Xuan, Ye Yuanluo always had a calm smile on her face.

In the eyes of many people, it is very impolite to talk about this with someone who just met, who is nominally a junior of their own.But in Ye Yuanluo's view, everyone has the right to pursue happiness, liking someone is not worth showing off, and likewise, there is no need to work hard to hide it and let it rot in your heart.

The rippling surface of the lake is just like her ideal state of life, most of the time it is calm and quiet, occasionally there are some ripples when the breeze blows by, and there are no big waves.

Su Ruizhi raised his head and looked at the corners of Ye Yuanluo's mouth. Although he knew that the question was a bit harsh, he still couldn't help asking: "I like the father? How did the concubine Ye know that she likes the father? "

Do you like the father, or the power he represents?wealth?

If the father was a commoner with nothing, would he still like this luxuriously dressed woman in front of him?

If the father looks ugly, will he still like this beautiful woman?

If the father, because of some unreasonable things, put the concubine Ye into the cold palace for many years and ignored her son, then would this woman who claims to like the father still like it?

Since childhood, Su Ruizhi has seen his mother and concubine mentioning his father countless times.

That kind of tone and that kind of description convinced him that his mother should also like his father.

But when it comes to her father, the expression on her face is completely different from that of Ye Yuanluo in front of her.

Having been in the cold palace for many years, when Concubine Li mentioned the emperor, even though she said things like no resentment, there was always too much resentment and unwillingness on her face unconsciously.

But Yeyuanluo is different.

Speaking of Su Xuan, her face is full of innocence and romance, as well as the decisiveness and determination to give everything for love.

Su Ruizhi has no doubt that if Ye Yuanluo needs to jump into the lake at this time in exchange for her father's life, then Ye Yuanluo will definitely jump right away without thinking about it.

"How to be sure that I like His Majesty is very simple," Ye Yuanluo said with a smile, "I just want to be by His Majesty's side, and I just want to bring the warmth of home to His Majesty."

It's that dreamy tone again...

Su Ruizhi suddenly felt that such a tone made people a little irritated, as if she was always wearing a mask, and people couldn't help but have the urge to destroy that mask.

"But everyone knows that Father only likes Concubine Liu..."

"In the entire Yunchu Continent, who doesn't know that His Majesty Xuandi has a deep love for Concubine Liu, but she is gone, isn't she? And I just came to His Majesty's side, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"

"There used to be many people who looked similar to Concubine Liu, and they all had the same thoughts as you... Unfortunately..." Su Ruizhi deliberately stopped speaking only halfway through.

"I know this too." Su Ruizhi's words became more and more blunt, but Ye Yuanluo was not affected at all, and still replied with a smile: "But I also know that I am different from those people."

"Oh? How is it different?"

"What they love is only the power and status that His Majesty can give, but I have true love for Your Majesty. I can bear the glory that Your Majesty bestows, and I can naturally understand His Majesty's helplessness. No matter what happens, I will firmly accompany you Beside Your Majesty." After a pause, Ye Yuanluo laughed again: "I know that many people think that I am the substitute of Concubine Liu, and I know it myself, but so what? No matter what my identity is, I will always be You are with His Majesty now, aren't you?"

"Even if Father will hurt you in the future?"

"If you shrink back because of hurt, how can it be called true love?"

"True love..." Su Ruizhi played with the word, glanced out of the corner of his eye, and saw a large group of harem concubines approaching this way angrily, immediately smiled clearly, and said to Ye Yuanluo: "Ms. She is a temperamental woman who dares to love and hate. It's a pity that Ruizhi has something else to do, so I will leave first. Someday I have a chance, and I will have a good discussion with you."

After speaking, Su Ruizhi saluted and left.

Walking slowly on the path of the imperial garden, Su Ruizhi could still hear the harsh voices of those women.

"Hey, this banquet is so rich, why don't you call us sisters..."

"Could it be that Concubine Ye looks down on us sisters with low backgrounds..."

"I heard it was a family feast, when did you and my emperor become a family..."

The voice was accompanied by the sound of crackling plates falling to the ground, probably someone couldn't hold back and lifted the table...

As Su Ruizhi walked further and further away, the quarrel gradually became more and more indistinct.

Although I didn't hear Ye Yuanluo's response, Su Ruizhi could imagine that she must have an innocent and romantic expression, and tried hard to explain to the other concubines that she was just kind enough to let everyone feel the warmth of home. mean something else.

"True love...the warmth of home...."

Su Ruizhi sneered, and sat casually on the stone bench beside the path.

Originally, I wanted to find out the details of this concubine Ye, but I really didn't want to admit that my heart was touched by such words.

What does it feel like to truly love someone?

If you want to ask what Su Ruizhi likes, the number one thing is of course power.

His childhood experience made him deeply understand that only by holding power can he not be looked down upon by others, can he enjoy the envious eyes of others, and experience the feeling of standing on a high place overlooking all living beings.

Power is a cold and simple thing, the higher ones can always dominate the lower ones, even if there is only one rank difference between them.

But people are different.

People have feelings, they will be happy, and they will also be sad. People are warm and complicated.

Su Ruizhi really has the urge to try that kind of courage like Ye Yuanluo, who is desperate and like a moth to a flame.

Of course, this is just a momentary impulse.

Because Su Ruizhi, he will never be ready to give all the time like Ye Yuanluo.

No matter how much he wanted to monopolize his cousin, he still wanted Liu Lan to be by his side, wanted Liu Lan to be nice to him only, and wanted Liu Lan to give him warmth, but he never thought that he could be a friend for his cousin. do something.

"True love...True love..." Su Ruizhi whispered the word twice again, got up from the chair, and then left.

At the small pavilion by the lake, Ye Yuanluo sat alone on the steps, looking at the lake with a dazed expression.

The gang of concubines came over aggressively just now and made a big fuss.

At this time, the wine table behind her was already full of dishes.

At Ye Yuanluo's feet, there were still a few plates of dishes, but she was not in the mood to call for someone to clean them, instead she let all the servants leave.

She still didn't understand, it was obviously a well-intentioned family banquet, why did it become like this?

After sitting for an unknown amount of time, Ye Yuanluo suddenly felt someone pulling the corner of her clothes. Turning her head to look, she couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, "Prince Su Huai... why are you here? Do you have anything to do with me?"

Su Huai didn't make a sound, and handed the bunch of small flowers in her hand to Ye Yuanluo in embarrassment.

"What a beautiful flower..." Ye Yuanluo took it, put it under her nose and smelled it, and said with a smile, "Is this given to me by Prince Su Huai?"

"Well," Su Huai nodded, "I picked these flowers myself and gave them to Concubine Ye."

"Why did Prince Su Huai think of giving me a gift?" Ye Yuanluo smiled happily after receiving this unknown bouquet of flowers.

"Because...because...the concubine Ye's family banquet is very good, I like it very much." After saying this sentence with some awkwardness, Su Huai got up and ran away.

When Returning to Man Xilan Volume 18 Homecoming Chapter [-] Heart-to-heart Talk ([-])

Su Qizhi had just arrived at the gate of his house from the palace, and ran into Liu Lan who had just returned from Liu's residence.

"Where did you go?" Liu Lan stepped forward to help Su Qizhi out of the carriage, and then asked.

"I went to the imperial palace." Su Qizhi recalled the so-called family banquet, and said with some amusement: "The concubine Ye, who was just promoted today, invited me to attend the 'family banquet'."

"Family dinner?"

"It's just a naive woman and a messy banquet." Su Qizhi didn't want to say more about the banquet, but asked instead: "Why do you have such an expression on your face?"

When two people met at the door, why did they have such helpless expressions on their faces?

Liu Lan didn't answer, but took Su Qizhi's hand instead, and the two of them went into the small courtyard together and sat down before saying seriously: "My father knows about our affairs."

"so?"

"He's very upset."

Liu Lan has described it very carefully. The fact is, Liu Jiyun's attitude is not just unhappy?That tone can be said to be indifferent, and there is a wind knife and snow sword hidden underneath.

Su Qizhi nodded knowingly: "I understand that the son of a wealthy businessman will usually have resistance when he enters the prince's residence."

"Into the prince's mansion?" Liu Lan raised her eyebrows: "This is obviously a story about a wicked in-laws planning to beat a mandarin duck with a club."

Hearing this, Su Qizhi was stunned for a while before snorting coldly, and said in a sullen voice, "Then what are you going to do?"

What are you going to do?

For Liu Lan, following Liu Jiyun's subtext and asking him to give up is definitely impossible.

After ten years of painstaking protection, when he finally got a response, he gave up?

Liu Lan thought it would be more enjoyable to just stab a knife into her heart.

In fact, thinking about it carefully, Liu Lan felt that the behavior of her parents at the dinner table today was really strange.

According to common sense, parents must be furious when they know such a thing, and then stop it.

Liu Jiyun did do the same, but his starting point was different from that of ordinary parents.

It didn't mention issues such as family inheritance, the other party is the prince who will definitely marry a wife in the future, and parents who are afraid that their son will be harmed will be the first considerations. On the contrary, when it comes up, it shows that it is because of the dispute between the princes that they oppose it.

All the problems were focused on this power struggle, and nothing else seemed to exist.

And Mrs. Liu's phrase "Let them go" is even more faintly supportive.

Liu Lan thought that she wanted to be with Qizhi after all, and the ending was certain, but there were still countless variables in the process.

One is the fourth prince, the other is the only son of the richest man, and the third prince's cousin, not mentioning the sensitive position of prince, not mentioning the love-hate entanglement between Su Qizhi and Su Xuan that he accidentally learned, just two people The identity of the person is doomed that the road ahead is full of thorns.

The relationship between the two is like soldiers going on an expedition, and they have to pass each checkpoint before they can win the final victory.

But now, Liu Lan found a shortcut.

This shortcut is to make Su Ruizhi the prince.

While this won't please everyone, it will definitely please the most.

It's just this kind of thought that makes it difficult for Liu Lan to speak.

Knowing that Su Qizhi has no intention of being the crown prince, even if he didn't say it himself, he would definitely not fight for it.

But what he said and what he said were two different things.

Asking the other party to make concessions on such a big issue is not only a test for the recipient of opinions, but also a test for the person who made the opinions.

How much confidence do you have to have in each other's feelings to calmly ask 'you don't want to be a prince'?

What's more, it is still under the condition that he is the cousin of the third prince, and the other party is also very capable of securing the position of prince.

At least, the current Liu Lan does not have such confidence.

It's not that he doesn't have confidence in his own feelings, but that he has no confidence in the feelings Su Qizhi gave him.

When Returning to Man Xilan Volume 19 Homecoming Chapter [-] Meaning

Even in the face of the most seasoned and cunning businessman, Liu Lan can talk freely, ask the other party to hand over the money and goods obediently, and then get a thank you.

But only when facing Su Qizhi, Liu Lan couldn't express the whirling thoughts in her heart.

He was deliberating over and over in his heart how to speak, so it would take a little longer.

After Su Qizhi asked the question, he waited and waited, but he still didn't hear the other party's response. He looked up at Liu Lan's expression, but he was in a daze of not knowing where his thoughts had wandered.

"Do you want to give up?" Su Qizhi asked, staring at Liu Lan.

"What?" Liu Lan asked subconsciously.

"I mean, are you thinking about giving up, but you just don't know how to say it?"

The question was repeated again, this time the voice was softer than last time, like a cloud floating in the air, if you don't pay attention, it will be blown away by the wind.

Hearing this, Liu Lan couldn't help laughing: "How could I think about giving up...I was just thinking..."

The voice stopped abruptly the moment he turned his head and saw Su Qi's expression.

It seemed that the expression was the same as usual, even a little more arrogant and cold than usual, but Liu Lan knew that this expression was made by Su Qizhi with all his strength, and Liu Lan could also feel that behind this expression It was all because of Su Qi's anxiety.

Liu Lan's heart skipped a beat, she looked at Su Qizhi, and softly called out his name: "Qizhi..."

"Actually, it's nothing." Su Qizhi ignored Liu Lan and said to himself, "Even if you just open the mouth, I will..."

Before he could finish talking, he was interrupted by Liu Lan's kiss/kiss.

The fiery and lingering kiss was just like Liu Lan's current mood.

With a little uncontrollable throbbing and anticipation.

After the kiss was over, Liu Lan looked at Su Qizhi with tenderness as if dripping water.

He called softly: "Qi Zhi."

"Ok?"

"I love