Nanliang, Liancheng.

General Liancheng came out and clasped his fists: "Master Lin, I have long admired your name!"

Lin Zhengyuan handed over his hand: "I am not talented, I have admired you for a long time."

He said that he would not lose!

"Master Lin's family arrangements have been made. I have been looking forward to your coming for a long time."

"Me too. Now that the Emperor of Beiyan is approaching his end and the treasury is empty, it's a great opportunity. We might as well take advantage of it and raise troops to conquer the city of Chang'an!"

Far away in Beiyan, Liang Jian received a letter from Lin Zhengyuan and was very excited.

The troubled times have begun!

Emperor Yan cannot survive this winter.

The emperor of Northern Yan should have been replaced long ago.

When the time comes, he will make Xie Xun kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, and make Xie Xun beg for life but not death!

Only then did I get rid of the hatred in my heart!

It was late August when we left the town. It was raining in the south of the Yangtze River, and it was pouring down. The lotus pods would soon wither, so Xie Xun peeled a lot of lotus seeds to satisfy her cravings on the way.

She dislikes the bitterness but loves to eat it, and Xie Xun always feeds her candied fruit afterwards.

Grandma held an oil-paper umbrella and waved to them, with gray hair and kind eyes: "I will live a good life in the future and come to the town again when I have time."

Xie Xun said: "Definitely. Please take care of yourself and we will come to visit you in the future."

Meng Tangan leaned out of the carriage and shouted to her: "We are leaving, grandma, please go back quickly!"

The old man stood in the rain with a cane, insisting on watching them leave.

As the carriage gradually drove away, the town behind could no longer be seen clearly. It was raining lightly in the sky, humid and cold, and the white walls and gray tiles condensed into blurry black spots in the sight. The old man held an umbrella and looked at them for a long time.

Childish nursery rhymes sounded with the sound of rain and spread far away.

"Midsummer is here, the flowers are blooming,

The butterfly chases the baby around.

Winter is coming, light the stove,

Snowflakes cover our faces and we have white heads..."

By the time the carriage arrived at Chang'an City, it was already September and the early autumn was cold.

In the past few days when he first came back, Xie Xun was extremely busy and no one was seen every day.

"Everything is as you expected, Lin Zhengyuan is now...including Liang Jian..."

Yang Zhihua reported everything concisely and clearly.

"Just right." Xie Xun said, "Let Liang Jian do the surgery."

Yang Zhihua felt a chill in her heart, she was afraid that Liang Jian, the third prince, would not be able to be the third prince for much longer.

He leaned back casually: "Call Wei Zheng over and ask him to do something."

Xie Xun visited Dali Temple frequently, and once again brought up the case of the poisoning death of his predecessor, Lin Zhengyuan, who openly took all the blame on himself, but it was not without flaws.

Four or five days later, he put the last file back and said in a cold voice: "Are there any more?"

Yang Zhihua said: "The Queen Mother said, Mr. Hou, please come and see her old man after your work is over."

In the palace.

The Queen Mother met Xie Xun and entertained him warmly for a long time before letting him choose a few women he liked from the portraits.

"What do you mean?" He pushed away the portrait.

"It's been a while since you got married. It's time to consider taking in a concubine. You can't just have Meng Tang'an by your side, right?" the Queen Mother said.

"Yes."

The Queen Mother looked at him subconsciously, still a little unresponsive.

"I only want her."

Until he left the palace, Xie Xun was scolded a lot by the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was shocked and said to Xia Fu: "Brother Xun, do you know what you are talking about? Then what kind of ecstasy drug did Meng Tangan give him?!"

Xia Fu whispered: "Miss Meng is actually very good..."

She used to suspect that Miss Meng might be a little princess, but she entered the Lin family at the age of six, so she thought too much.

The Queen Mother looked ugly: "She must have said that to Brother Xun. She has a lot of thoughts at such a young age!"

"Xu Beihou!"

Xie Xun came out from the Queen Mother's place and went to the Imperial Study Room. After talking with Emperor Yan for more than half an hour, the eunuch chief escorted him out.

He was walking on the palace road, his back straight and sharp, and someone came in front of him, it was Lin Han.

He was shaped like a withered bone and his face was pale. He must have been tortured a lot in the palace, and his eyes were even a little dazed.

Lin Han looked at the people in high positions in front of him and didn't understand how he had reached this point.

"Xu Beihou, do you really think Meng Tangan really loves you?"

She is unwilling to give in. Why should everyone around her treat Meng Tangan special? Why!

Now that she has fallen to this level, Meng Tangan can marry such a noble person.

This is simply unfair!

Maybe Xie Xun was confused by Meng Tangan’s appearance!

"Get out of the way."

Lin Han must make it clear today, she just can't stand Meng Tang's carefree life.

"Meng Tang'an doesn't love you at all. She just wants to use your power to climb up. We are all victims!"

"How dare a mere palace concubine slander Princess Zhaoning?" Xie Xun said to the eunuch chief without even moving his eyelashes, "Go back and tell the emperor to take care of it."

He thought.

If only Meng Tangan was greedy for his power...

The eunuch smiled apologetically, responded repeatedly, and looked at Lin Han contemptuously, as if he was looking at some foul-smelling garbage.

Emperor Yan was already tired of Lin Han and hated the Lin family even more. When he heard about this, he immediately punished him.

Even Lin Han's aunt, Concubine Xuan, was affected and no longer had her former glory.

The palace is a place where the superiors are flattered and the inferiors are underestimated. Without their family background and no favor, their lives are miserable.

When Lin Han was beaten fifty times, he was carried back in embarrassment, clenching his hands with his last breath, tears blooming on his withered face.

Meng Tangan took everything away from her!

Even if she dies, she must let Meng Tangan be buried with her!!

…

Sometimes being with Meng Tang'an can be very tiring. This feeling becomes more obvious the more you fall in love, because you can never guess what is behind her smile, and even the verbal love is like duckweed.

There are always those days when she is happy and wants to give you the whole world. She talks all night long without sleeping. Once she calms down, she becomes completely still.

Sometimes hot and cold, I can’t figure it out.

Such as now.

"Meng Tang'an?" One second she looked at him with a smile, but the next second she suddenly stood up and left. Xie Xun quickly chased after him, "Why are you leaving?"

"It's okay." Meng Tang'an looked calm and flattened the corners of his lips. He walked all the way back to Zhuyuan. As soon as he entered the room and was about to close the door, he saw the person in front of him and said directly, "I want to be alone for a while."

Xie Xun frowned: "Are you angry?"

"No."

He could clearly see her sudden abnormality, how could it be possible?

But he had no idea why Meng Tangan was unhappy.

Xie Xun: "I——"

She interrupted him, never looking into Xie Xun's eyes, avoiding her gaze, and said sarcastically: "Are you done? I told you that I have nothing to do, I just want to be alone, what do you think?

What are you going to do?!"

"Then I'll be outside——"

"Bang!"

The door was closed from the inside.

Xie Xun stood at the door in a daze. He wanted to say something, but swallowed it back. He simply leaned against the door and waited for her, thinking about what happened today.

It was obviously fine a moment ago.

Separated by a door.
Chapter completed!