I was reborn by the emperor

Chapter 20

The Jehol Palace covers a large area. Apart from the palace area and the scenic area, there are many corner areas that are rarely visited by people.

Xu Lianlang followed Lu Jieming, and found that the further he walked, the more he walked, and in the blink of an eye, he was about to bend down and dive into the woods.

This forest is very large, with a thick layer of fallen leaves covering the road completely, making it crunchy and loud underfoot, and densely packed with tree trunks, it is almost impossible for a grown man to pass through.

Xu Lianlang looked at the hands that were holding her. The knuckles were raised, the fingers were slender, and the nails were neatly trimmed. He hasn't grown much recently, but his hands have grown a lot, and he can wrap her hands firmly.

There were some small wounds on the back of his hands, the skin was broken, one by one, he didn't realize it, and continued to fiddle with the branches and forks blocking the way.

Xu Lianlang followed his footsteps and asked, "Do you often come to this place?"

Lu Jieming didn't turn his head back, but concentrated on looking at the road, he said "um", and held her hand a little tighter.

He was familiar with the road, and soon found the winding path hidden in the woods, which made it easier to walk.

The path was winding and winding, with no end in sight at a glance. After walking for about an hour, I saw the cabin located in the deepest part of the forest.

There are two wooden huts. When they came, they could still see the faint smoke from the kitchen, the fog hidden in the forest, the throat was wet and cold, and there were a few birds singing from time to time, and the fallen leaves rustled.

The wooden house hidden deep in this deep forest is extremely inconspicuous and eye-catching.

There was a delicate light on Lu Jieming's beautiful face, he smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said softly to her: "Go in and have a look."

Xu Lianlang didn't hesitate, since he wanted her to watch it, she went to watch it.

As soon as his fingers touched the door of the wooden house, he heard a faint cry of a child from inside. Xu Lianlang's forehead tightened, and a ridiculous thought came to his mind, and he retracted the foot he was about to take.

"Zhao'er, be good, drink milk to grow up."

"My Zhao'er is really pretty, just like my mother."

"Zhao'er wants to find her brother again. My brother just came to see you yesterday."

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One sound at a time, the voice of the old woman coaxing the child came to the eardrums without any obstruction, Xu Lianlang's eyes were complicated, her fingertips trembled slightly, and she took a few steps back.

Seeing her appearance, Lu Jieming knew that she had already made a rough guess, so he walked to her side, "Let's go back, if you don't want to read it, then don't."

Unexpectedly, in a flash, the moment Xu Lianlang let go of his hand on the door, the door opened from the inside.

Nanny Zhang was holding Rong Zhao in her arms and was about to go out to bask in the sun when she bumped into Xu Lianlang.

Unexpectedly, Xu Lianlang saw the child in her arms. Afraid of bumping into the child, he backed up again and again, tripped over the threshold and fell backwards.

Supporting her waist with both hands, he brought her around. When she fell to the ground, what was pressed was not the cold ground, but a warm body.

Lu Jieming put himself under her.

Hearing his grunt, Xu Lianlang hurriedly stood up, "Your Highness!"

It was only when he got up that he saw that she was just pressing on his waist, and she was still in some pain, not to mention Lu Jieming who was under her.

She helped him up, and only said, "I'm going to find a doctor." As she was about to leave, Lu Jieming held his arm. He stood up straight without frowning, "I'm fine."

He said it was fine, Xu Lianlang didn't believe it at all, he touched his waist with his fingers, and wanted to lift up his clothes to see if it was scratched, but Lu Jieming grabbed her hand and avoided her lightly.

"Ge...ge..." Xiao Rongzhao didn't know what they were doing, but he was full of eyes on his elder brother, he opened his little hands, and arched his body forward to ask Lu Jieming to hug him.

She was tossing so much that Nanny Zhang couldn't hold her, and she staggered after a few steps.

Lu Jieming rested his hand on his waist, and looked away, but when Rong Zhao saw his brother ignoring him, he became even more anxious.

Children always express their dissatisfaction by crying, and Rong Zhao is no exception. I don't know why a little girl like her has such a loud voice. Her crying startles a few old birds that are roosting.

Her little face was flushed from crying, tears swirled in her eyes, and slid on her smooth and tender face. Madam Zhang begged: "His Royal Highness, please give Rong Zhao a hug. She likes you so much. It's no wonder the child."

Lu Jieming's tall and straight body like a green bamboo swayed, but his mouth was still merciless, "I want you to watch everything, let's go back to Shuyun Pavilion."

Knowing the existence of Rong Zhao, she must have flinched. The Shuoyun Pavilion is full of dangers, and the existence of a single Rong Zhao will harm everyone.

How could the emperor allow his concubine to conceive someone else's child and give birth to the child.

Seeing his appearance, Xu Lianlang went straight to Nanny Zhang to take Rong Zhao, "Mammy, let me carry you, please leave us a place."

Nanny Zhang glanced at Lu Jieming, and then at the little girl in front of her. The little girl had a soft face without any edges and corners, a round face with a sharp chin, and a small dimple at the corner of her mouth. She smiled affectionately. Seeing that Rong Zhao behaved a little better in her arms, he said: "Thank you for your hard work, girl, Zhao'er is making a lot of noise, so don't disturb His Highness."

Zhang Nanny's eyes were careful and cautious, and she repeatedly told him that if Rong Zhao still wanted to find his brother, he must give Rong Zhao to her, and he must not offend Lu Jieming.

Xu Lianlang promised with a smile, but as soon as Nanny Zhang left, she hugged Rong Zhao and stuffed Rong Zhao into Lu Jieming's arms involuntarily.

"She's crying so badly. Give her a hug and I'll see if she's still crying. It's not good for a child to cry all the time."

Lu Jieming's eyes were full of astonishment, and there was a soft lump between his arms. As soon as Rong Zhao touched him, his tears were withdrawn, obediently, he looked at him eagerly with peach blossom eyes, he wanted to explode, but held back again.

Xu Lianlang moved to the little house and sat far away, but he didn't join hands to pick up Rong Zhao.

Satisfied, Rong Zhao found a comfortable position in his brother's arms, and played with the thread that was left at the corner of his brother's clothes with his little hand.

Xu Lianlang rested his chin, looked at the two children, and said slowly: "Rong Zhao is pretty, but not as good-looking as you. You must have been prettier than her when you were young."

Lu Jieming gritted his teeth, "That's all you want to say?"

"Ang," or what to say, "Rong Zhao has beautiful eyes, like Concubine Rong, peach blossom eyes, affectionate and tender, I'm really envious."

She was surprised before, and after the surprise, she understood that Concubine Rong had a child, and the child did not belong to the emperor, so she did not dare to raise it in the Suoyun Pavilion, and could only raise it secretly in a place with few people in the Rehe Palace. .

A series of events came together, and Rong Zhao's existence became a matter of course.Xu Lianlang's ability to accept is first-rate, no matter who Rong Zhao's biological father is, she is always Lu Jieming's younger sister.

She looked around with a pair of almond eyes, saw those eggs, meat and milk, and immediately understood why Lu Jieming went to the dining hall to "steal" things that day.

She felt strange, Lu Jieming was not a gluttonous child, how could he do such a thing and take such a risk because of a bottle of milk, so it was all because of his sister.

She tucked the broken hair on her forehead behind her ears. Today's weather is really good, and the sun is shining brightly. Anyone who sees it will brighten their hearts. The pair of children in front of them will brighten their hearts even more.

Rong Zhao is so obedient, nestling in his brother's arms, poking his head out to look at her, his timid eyes are exactly the same as the way Lu Jieming looked at her that day.

Blood relationship is really amazing, even if there is half blood relationship, you can see each other's shadow in Shen Yun.

Her little prince had a sullen face, but his hugging movements were extremely gentle. She saw Lu Jieming gently holding Rong Zhao's feet, perhaps because his feet were warm, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Let Rong Zhao play outside.

Xu Lianlang tapped his knees with his fingers, counting slowly, and on the third count, Lu Jieming also secretly touched his sister's feet three times.

She's so focused, she still pretends to be reluctant.

Really a twisted kid.

Rong Zhao couldn't hold back his saliva, it was dripping everywhere, he was babbling, imitating how adults speak, he was serious, he wanted to speak but was anxious, his pink face was wrinkled into a little bun, it was really cute.

Xu Lianlang felt itchy in her heart. Who doesn't like human cubs? She leaned over, squatted on the ground, and snapped her fingers, "Zhao'er, do you want to learn to call me brother? I'll teach you."

She lightly scratched Rong Zhao's small palm, then pressed it to her forehead, and mercilessly exposed Lu Jieming: "Your Highness, you don't need to touch your feet secretly anymore, her palms are warm, so you won't catch cold, let the sun shine on you." The sun is good for the body."

Lu Jieming was stunned, and being so bluntly told about his secret actions made him feel a little shy again. He was about to refute when he saw Xu Lianlang's head approaching. Her hair was in a high bun today, and her hair swept up to Lu Jieming's chin.

It was that sweet fragrance again, and the soft hair pressed against his chin, which made his tense heart slowly relax.

She opened her mouth and tried to pronounce it completely, "Brother!"

"Come to Zhaoer to read with me, brother!"

Rong Zhao babbled, "ge...g..."

Rong Zhao was too young, and she taught her tirelessly until Rong Zhao could finally pronounce a similar sentence. She was overjoyed, but she looked at Lu Jieming, "Rong Zhao is so smart, she is a smart and beautiful little girl. In a word, it's not her parents, but her elder brother. Your Highness, it's not her fault, she is the most innocent, she did nothing wrong, since His Highness likes this younger sister, please like her to the fullest. Don't be afraid of anything, we will face it together."

Lu Jieming's arms were numb, and his heart was also numb. He looked at those apricot eyes full of mist and rain, bright as spring flowers, and his heartbeat was frighteningly loud, as if it was about to burst out of his chest.

He couldn't control his tongue, and told Xu Lianlang what was in his heart for the first time, "What's wrong with her, her only fault is that she didn't cast a good baby, came to such a family, and met a brother like me."

Xu Lianlang looked at his upturned eyes, which should have been full of youthful vigor. He couldn't scold Fang Qiu, but he was able to be unrestrained. He shouldn't be ridiculing himself like this.

This one after another, she understands that now, she can sort it out.

Concubine Rong is not in good spirits, so she definitely won't care about Rong Zhao, and this brother is taking care of Rong Zhao, so Lu Jieming will leave Shuoyun Pavilion for a while every day.

Her ten-year-old little prince, he is still a child, and he has already started to take care of other children.

"You are the best brother." Xu Lianlang resisted the urge to raise his hand to rub his head, straightened up, and bent over to take Rong Zhao from his lap.

Her compliment made him at a loss.

Lu Jieming's gaze changed, it was completely different from what he expected. According to his expectation, she should have gone back to Shuoyun Pavilion to pack her bags, and pushed him away in horror, wishing to leave him as a loser, and leave him as a loser. Unfortunately far away.

Then, never see you again in this life.

Just as Xu Lianlang put his hand under Rong Zhao's armpit, Lu Jieming had already stopped him first. He stared at Xu Lianlang's face, not wanting to miss any of her expressions. His voice almost trembled, and his tone had already changed.

"Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? Rong Zhao was not born to the emperor, and no one in the palace knew of her existence. I raised her in the Shuoyun Pavilion. Once something happens, do you think you can take care of yourself?"

"Father will only fly into a rage and tell everyone who knows about it to shut up."

"Only the dead can shut their mouths forever."

"I brought you here specially... don't you know why?" He was anxious, the words in his mouth were passing by the tip of his tongue, many of which were just out of his brain. Shaking, he slowly lowered his upper body because of the discomfort, and the butterfly bone behind his clothes protruded.

He couldn't express the grievance, the indescribable intolerance.

He has done so much, whether he intentionally alienated her or hurt her intentionally, he said so many insincere words, and did so many inappropriate actions, how come Xu Lianlang still doesn't understand him.

"Your Highness, I understand everything."

At this moment, this place, this situation, this scene, there is a reason for everything before, and Xu Lianlang fully understands it.