C74

"Don't worry, he's not dead yet. He just drank too much. I poked his sleeping point, so he fell asleep."

Yun Qixi said as she calmly put the golden hairpin back onto her head.

Hearing that, Shan Jingyan's tense expression loosened. Worry was inevitable for him and Shan Ziyin to be the same mother.

And Shan Ziyin's followers, after hearing her words, clasped their hands together even more, thankful.

It seemed that Shan Ziyin had only brought one follower out today. Those people who were drinking with Shan Ziyin probably saw that something was amiss and took the chance to slip away.

The follower knelt on the ground, not knowing what to do.

"Ge Feng, send the crown prince back to his residence." Shan Liancheng's voice sounded outside the door.

Together, Ge Feng and the follower helped Shan Ziyin up from the ground. It was as if Shan Ziyin was dead asleep, with no reaction at all.

Shan Jingyan couldn't help but be a little worried, "Qixi, is there really no problem with Second Brother?"

Ge Feng carried Shan Ziyin on his back as he held onto Shan Ziyin's pulse for a while before saying to Shan Jingyan, "Relax, it's fine. It's just that I drank a lot. I'll be fine after a night's sleep."

The group descended from the second floor and exited the Drunk And Delicious. Ge Feng then placed Shan Ziyin into the carriage, and the Crown Prince's attendant drove the carriage towards the Crown Prince's Palace.

Yun Qixi held onto Qiao Er and asked her, "Did it hurt just now?"

Qiao Er bit her lips aggrievedly and shook her head, "It's not painful, Miss Er, are you alright? The Crown Prince is in the house, did he do anything to you?"

Just as she finished asking, both Shan Jingyan and Shan Liancheng's gaze fell on them at the same time.

Yun Qixi laughed, and pointed at Shan Ziyin who was lying in the carriage, "Since he is in such a state, what can he do to me?"

The road to National Duke Palace and the road to Crown Prince's Palace were a part of the same road, so they walked together.

After passing through the bustling bazaar, the noise gradually faded away. As they were about to reach the fork in the road, a carriage drove towards them.

The road was not wide, one carriage was rich and the other two carriages could go side by side, but they had to go a little further to the side.

The commoners in the capital probably all knew of Crown Prince's Palace's carriages, which was why they would usually avoid them when they saw them.

The carriage opposite him looked very ordinary. The driver had also seen the crown prince's carriage, but he had no intention of avoiding it.

When the two horses met, the two carriages stopped.

"Who's that in front of us? Can't you see that this is the Crown Prince's carriage?"

The Crown Prince's follower spoke in a very haughty tone.

The door on the other side opened from the inside, and when they saw who was inside the carriage, they were all shocked.

The servant was so scared that he rolled down from the carriage and kowtowed towards it. Before he could even beg for mercy, the person inside the carriage coldly rebuked him.

"Shut up."

The follower stopped talking and could only kowtow silently, his entire body trembling.

Shan Jingyan, Shan Liancheng and Yun Qixi who were standing beside the horse carriage stared at the solemn face Shan Ye, who was inside the carriage, and did not say anything for a moment.

In the outside world, they naturally could not salute.

"Where's the Crown Prince?" From the servant just now, Shan Ye already knew that this was the crown prince's carriage, but he did not see the crown prince come out of the carriage.

"His Highness is in the carriage, he, he's drunk." The footman got up from the ground and nervously opened the door of the Crown Prince's carriage.

As a result, the crown prince spread his arms and legs, and his drunken slumber appeared before Shan Ye's eyes.

Shan Ye frowned, and reprimanded softly, "To be so drunk, what kind of logic is that?"

"This son of mine is planning to send the crown prince back to his residence." Shan Liancheng said indifferently.

"Yes." Shan Ye responded as he looked towards Yun Qixi.

"Qixi, why didn't you go to the empress's palace to enjoy the flowers?"

He'd thought that the empress wouldn't know that he'd come out today to keep a low profile, but she'd never thought that he'd meet his son and husband one after the other. It'd be difficult for her not to know, right?

Yun Qixi was like a student who had been caught running away from school. He lowered his head and pinched the corner of his clothes, not knowing how to answer. If he continued with the lie that Yun Chong helped her weave, saying that she was sick would mean that he was lying with his eyes open.

The crime of bullying the monarch, she didn't dare to accept.

"When the Royal Father left the palace today, he should be going to your mother's grave."

She suddenly heard Shan Liancheng whispering into her ear.

Yun Qixi glanced at Shan Liancheng, and he looked at her in a very deep manner.

[What the heck! We are at such a tense moment, can't you explain it more clearly?]

Yun Qixi grumbled in her heart as she busily analyzed everything she knew. What did he mean by telling her this information? Why would the Emperor go to Miss Er's mother's grave? Could it be that they were once old friends? At the very least, someone who could go to the cemetery on the day of the sacrifice shouldn't be an enemy.

The hand holding onto the corner of her clothes slowly relaxed. Yun Qixi lowered her gaze, and said dejectedly: "This subject's only thinking is that today is Mother's day of sacrifice, I'm not in the mood to admire the flowers."

Shan Jingyan's gaze towards his had a tinge of love, and if Yun Qixi was not mistaken, she should have seen the corner of Shan Liancheng's lips curling up.

After a long while, she then heard Shan Ye sigh heavily, "Come up, let's go see your mother together."

Shan Ye's eyes glanced at Shan Ziyin who was lying on the carriage, a wave of anger gathered in his eyes once again, "Lian Cheng, Jing Yan, send him back to Crown Prince's Palace. When he wakes up, someone will tell him that within half a month, he has to face the wall and think.

Shan Liancheng and Shan Jingyan replied "Yes", Yun Qixi had no choice but to follow Qiao Er onto Shan Ye's carriage. When she got on the car, she realized that the person driving the car was You Wanshan who had disguised herself.

You Wanshan smiled warmly at her and even helped her up.

The horse carriage slowly headed towards the outskirts of the city. Suddenly, Yun Qixi thought of something, if Shan Ye asked her where her mother's tomb was, could she say that she did not know either?

"Royal Father is a person who is very nostalgic. All his care and concern for you stemmed from the friendship he had with your mother back then."

This was the only message Shan Liancheng left her when he watched the horse carriage drive away.

Friendship from back then? Hehe, looks like there's a story behind this.

Along the way, Shan Ye did not speak. It was unknown if he was still angry because of Shan Ziyin or not.

Yun Qixi did not say anything and just sat there sullenly. Ever since she replaced the Miss Er as her, this was the first time she faced Shan Ye alone. She was afraid that disaster would come from the mouth.

The carriage gradually drove out of the suburbs, and after an unknown period of time, Shan Ye sighed lightly, "In the blink of an eye, sixteen years have passed since your mother left, and you are already sixteen, how time flies?"

This was the rhythm of reminiscing!

"Your majesty, but you aren't old at all."

If you wear thousands of clothes, you will wear nothing. When the time is right, flattering is always the right thing to do.

Indeed, Shan Ye laughed, and looked at her with eyes full of affection.

"Qixi, you're getting better and better at talking." "But your mother is different. She never says a word to please me, and even when I am angry at her and order her in a commanding tone, she is always so proud. "Sometimes, I really hate her pride."

He had guessed correctly, they really did have an old relationship.

"Your Majesty, I can hear that you have my mother in your heart, but why didn't you marry her?"

Hearing that, Shan Ye laughed bitterly, "Your mother was a dancer with a name that could shake the capital. Even though she was as pure as a lotus, her identity was still unacceptable to the imperial family. Moreover, her heart had already promised someone else. At that time, I really wished that I had been born into an ordinary family. "

From generation to generation, since ancient times, they had not been able to freely choose their own feelings. This was the greatest tragedy of the Royal family.

"You've already tasted this kind of pain. Have you ever thought about not continuing this kind of pain?" Maybe because she had a feeling about this, Yun Qixi could not help but ask.

Shan Ye looked at her, somewhat lost.

"Am I wrong? Isn't power what people want? The current Crown Princess is the future Queen, she has the greatest power as a woman of the world, isn't it good for me to give you these? "

It seemed that Shan Ye not only had feelings for her mother, but also had deep feelings for his.

"Your majesty, not everyone aspires to power. Perhaps things that are good to others are like shackles to oneself."

Shan Ye nodded his head, "Actually Lian Cheng is the most outstanding son out of all of my sons. Zian can't take on such a great responsibility.

"Then why …" Yun Qixi did not ask further.

But Shan Ye guessed it and laughed, "You want to ask, why isn't the crown prince him? Because he was so thoughtful, even as his father, I still couldn't figure him out. All these years, he's been leading his troops in wars. He's been tired out, and now that he's rested properly, that's good as well. It's just that his legs aren't convenient right now.

"I'm not feeling wronged." Yun Qixi shook her head.

It was true that she was not wronged, but it was different whether she married or not.

Since it was like this, Yun Qixi felt that she could use this opportunity to get Shan Ye to cancel the marriage.

Just as he was about to speak, the carriage suddenly stopped, Shan Ye pulled up the carriage and looked out the window, saying, "We're here."

Mu Jinluo's graveyard was not bad. As the second wife of the Duke's Palace and also with the support of the Emperor, it was natural that they would be close.

But unfortunately, no matter how good the tomb was, it was still the glory of living people.

As they approached the cemetery, they realized that there was a person sitting before it.

Hearing footsteps, the man turned his head and saw clearly that it was Yun Fenglie.

It was natural for her father to appear here in the few days that Miss Er's mother had been here. But he was not the least bit surprised to see Shan Ye. She stood up and nodded at Shan Ye, "Your majesty."

Shan Ye walked to the front of the grave with his hands behind his back, he stared at the two words Mu Jinluo on the tombstone for a while, then his gaze landed on the bunch of red flowers in front of the grave.

"Every year, on Ah Luo's day of sacrifice, this Aphrodite Hibiscus will always arrive before us." Yun Fenglie said.