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    It’s Lu Qian

    The world is evil and people’s hearts are not ancient.

    For the first time in eighteen years, An Ran realized the malice in these eight words.Grandpa An is right, we shouldn’t come out.In such an era when human life is regarded as trivial and the country is out of control, the best choice for the people of Longyin Village is to live in seclusion on Longyin Island.It was he who made the wrong choice for Longyin Village for his own selfish desires, putting them in danger.An Ran felt guilty and regretful.

    As Grandpa An said, eighty years is not enough to change this corrupt country.The Kingdom of Jin is only peaceful on the surface.Anle remembered the information about the Kingdom of Jin that she had learned after leaving the village.

    In the tenth year of Yongle, three years before Yong’an Village moved to Longyin Island, it was still the Dayong Kingdom. The last emperor of the Dayong Kingdom was ignorant and incompetent. The people could not bear the harsh criminal laws and heavy taxes. They revolted in many places. From then on, wars that lasted for more than ten years began, and were later replaced by the Jin Kingdom.Jin Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Jin Kingdom, can be regarded as a wise king. During his thirty-year reign, he managed the Jin Kingdom to a prosperous and prosperous state.

    After the death of Jin Gaozu, his eldest son took over the throne. During his reign, he performed his duties diligently and continued various policies that benefited the people during Jin Gaozu’s reign. There was a brief period of peace and prosperity in the Jin Kingdom.Until Jin Zhongzong, the fourth emperor of the Jin Kingdom, took office, Jin Zhongzong was obsessed with cultivating immortality and cultivating religions. He did not care about government affairs and practiced Taoism in the Jin Kingdom. In less than fifteen years, he squandered all the Jin Kingdom’s century-old savings.The country was short of money, so it had to take it from the people. Therefore, the corvee tax increased year by year, and it coincided with constant natural disasters. Many places had no harvest, but the court turned a blind eye and many people starved to death.

    When Grandpa An left the village, it was during this period that people were starving and dying everywhere.Civil riots occurred in many places, and just when the world was about to be in chaos again, Jin Zhongzong died suddenly. Jin Xianzong, who succeeded the throne, turned the tide, reduced taxes, quelled people’s grievances, paid attention to people’s livelihood, and put the country back on track. From then on, the Jin Kingdom has been relatively stable until now.The current emperor Gao Renzong is the ninth emperor of the Jin Kingdom and the grandson of Jin Xianzong. He has been in power for fifteen years.An Ran didn’t know much about Gao Renzong. Gao Renzong was still in power and it was taboo for people to talk about the emperor. An Ran could only speculate from the lives of the people in Wujiang City.Wujiang City is a remote town far away from the capital. Although the people are not rich, their lives are relatively stable, and the corvee and taxes are within a reasonable range.Therefore, An Ran guessed that the current emperor Jin Rendi was at least not cruel and ignorant.

    If An Xiaoyu is really the prince, he is the son of Emperor Jin Ren.

    Will An Xiaoyu be the prince?An Ran has been thinking about this issue for the past two days.If An Xiaoyu is the prince, there is no doubt that this will be beneficial to them and all their crises will be lifted.

    But if An Xiaoyu is really the prince, what should he do?

    In the past year, he went out to the island many times and saw many “An Ran Lantern Shops”. He knew that An Xiaoyu was waiting for him to buy mermaid lanterns.But every time, he only went in to buy a rabbit lantern – this was also the only lantern style that Enron Lantern Shop had.

    Many times, he wanted to ask the boss “Is there any mermaid lantern”, but every time, he held back.

    Just wait and buy again next time.Every time, he persuaded himself to leave.It’s not that he doesn’t want to see An Xiaoyu, it’s just that he’s not ready yet.

    “When we meet next time, I will definitely kill that nasty mermaid. Whether he wants it or not, I will let him know the consequences of leaving without saying goodbye!” Every time he came out of the lantern shop, he swore viciously to An Xiaojin.

    But this “next meeting” never appeared.After getting to the bottom of it, he is still cowardly.

    What if he tried his best but still couldn’t bend the person?Every time he thought of this, he didn’t want to think about it anymore, so he didn’t want to buy a mermaid lantern.

    But if An Xiaoyu is Lu Qian, then all problems will be solved.

    He inherited his throne and returned to his paradise.

    Everyone goes about their own business without disturbing each other.

    “He’d better rescue us.” An Ran muttered, pulling out a straw from the handful of straw held in his left hand with his right hand and throwing it to the ground.

    “He’d better not be.” An Ran said, pulling out another straw from his left hand with his right hand and throwing it into the air.

    “He is.” A straw was thrown down hard.

    “He’s not.” Another straw fell lightly.

    “He is.”

    “He’s not.”

    ……..

    “He is.” An Ran looked at the last straw in his hand sadly, without moving for a long time.

    After a while, An Ran broke the straw in half, threw away the first half, then threw away the second half, and said angrily: “He’s not!”

    Before the two pieces of straw fell to the ground, I suddenly heard the jailer’s respectful voice coming from outside: “Master Song.”

    Song Yu?Coming so early?There are still two days before the appointed time, what is he doing here?

    Anle stood up with a frown, staring at the dark passage with a heavy gaze.

    The footsteps gradually came, and Song Yu seemed to be in a good mood, walking over with a smile on her face.

    An Le’s heart tightened, and before Song Yu could get closer, he asked, “What’s the matter with Mr. Song coming so early?”

    “I have good news to tell nephew An Ran.” Song Yu said with a smile, stopping in front of the cell.

    An Ran frowned and stared at Song Yu, waiting for him to continue.

    Song Yu said: “A quarter of an hour ago, the government officials heard a wolf howl while patrolling in the city.”

    “Xiao Jin.” An Ran shouted out in shock.

    Song Yu smiled even more and said: “This is the good news that I want to tell nephew An Ran. The government officials have already followed the news. I believe that nephew An Ran will be reunited with his sister and sister soon.”

    “Song, Yu!” Burning anger burned in An Ran’s eyes, and An Ran almost shouted out the word Song Yu through gritted teeth.

    Song Yu showed no fear. On the contrary, she seemed very satisfied with An Ran’s reaction and said with a smile: “The scene of the brother and sister getting together must be very touching. I am looking forward to this drama.”

    As soon as he finished speaking, a jailer brought a wooden chair and placed it behind Song Yu. Song Yu laughed and sat down, stroking his beard. Apparently, he wanted to wait here for the Yamen to bring him and watch An Ran reunite with his sister.Another yamen servant brought a long square table over and brought tea.

    Song Yu slowly sipped the tea, looking very comfortable.

    An Ran clenched her fists and stared at Song Yu gloomily.

    Neither of them spoke a word, and the cell was extremely silent.

    The first thing I heard was An Xiaojin’s long wolf howl, filled with anger and anxiety.

    Soon, the dungeon warden shouted in panic: “Where is the wolf, stop it quickly – Ouch -” Before the warder could say anything, the ending sound suddenly turned into a painful wail.

    At the same time, An Xiaojinlang, running at full speed, broke into An Ran’s field of vision like an afterimage and headed straight for An Ran.

    “Xiao Jin, stop.” An Ran shouted anxiously, fearing that Xiao Jin would hit the cell door.When he bumped into the cell door, An Xiaojin put his front feet on the ground and stopped.

    “Aww~” An Xiaojin screamed in grievance, trying hard to stretch his head, as if he wanted to get into the cell, but his head went in and his body couldn’t squeeze in.

    An Ran squatted on the ground, touching the wolf’s head with one hand to comfort An Xiaojin, and asked anxiously: “Where is Su Su? What’s wrong with Su Su?”

    An Xiaojin pulled out his head and shouted behind him, indicating that An Susu was behind.

    An Ran’s heart sank, and she raised her head to go to the passage. As soon as she raised her eyes, she was stunned.

    At the end of the passage, under the dim light, a tall figure was quickly emerging in the darkness.Phoenix eyes, straight nose, thin lips… Even though he hadn’t seen him for a year, and even though his face had changed a little, An Ran still recognized that person as An Xiaoyu at a glance.

    After not seeing each other for a year, An Xiaoyu has changed.Not only are the facial features more mature and profound, but what’s more obvious is An Xiaoyu’s temperament.The face that came towards him no longer had the gentle expression it had in the past, but instead contained a cold and murderous look.

    “An… Xiaoyu.” An Le murmured inaudibly.At the same time, a chorus of worshippers sounded from behind An Xiaoyu: “Greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

    It’s Lu Qian.

    Somehow, just a quarter of an hour ago, he prayed that An Xiaoyu was Lu Qian, the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom, who could save Su Su, save An Xiaojin, and save all of them.

    But when his prayer came true, he felt a sense of sadness.

    “An Ran!” An Xiaoyu walked as fast as flying. He almost ran over as soon as he saw the person in the prison clearly.

    “Brother~” Then came An Susu’s crying voice.

    Then, almost at the same time, the voices of An Linmian, An Mai, An Tu, and Anton sounded in the passage.

    “Enron.”

    “Of course.”

    “Lele.”

    “Lele.”

    At this time, Song Yu also noticed something was wrong. He looked at the group of people with a surprised face, and his eyes were fixed on a fat middle-aged man in official uniform who was running behind the group of people panting.

    “Qian, Master Qian.” Song Yu stood up in a hurry, but it was not because he saw Wujiang County Grand Master Qian Huaixiao, but because he heard the sound of worship.

    Her body reacted before her brain. Song Yu hurriedly stood up and knelt down to the man at the front: “Greetings to the common people…”

    Before Song Yu could finish speaking, An Xiaoyu kicked Song Yu away who was blocking his way.The force was so fierce that Song Yu let out a heart-breaking cry from her throat, covered her chest with both hands and fell to one side.

    “An Ran.” An Xiaoyu called out with a trembling voice, and was forced to stop in front of the wooden fence, looking at An Ran with red eyes.

    An Ran had already stood up, looking at An Xiaoyu with unblinking eyes. Under the surging emotions, he actually forgot to react.

    When An Xiaoyu stood in front of him, An Ran realized that An Xiaoyu was much haggard, with dark blue eyes and a look of panic on his face.

    “Brother~” An Susu stretched his hands across the fence, crying and hugging An Ran’s left leg. An Xiaojin stretched out his wolf head and rubbed An Ran’s right leg.

    “Your Highness?” A young guard who was following An Xiaoyu on the left looked at the two people for a while and called out hesitantly.

    “Hey! Open the door! Open the door!” An Linmian ran over, kicked the cell door roughly, and shouted loudly.

    An Xiaoyu seemed to have just reacted and immediately looked towards the cell door.Before he could say anything, another young guard on his right had already shouted at the jailer: “Don’t open the door yet! Anyone who dares to imprison the prince will not die!”

    “Yes, yes…” The jailer may have been frightened. He tremblingly took out a key chain with a bunch of keys. His hand slipped several times and he couldn’t find the key.

    “Get out!” At this moment, An Xiaoyu kicked the jailer away with a stern face, pulled out the knife of the young guard on the right with his backhand, and split the chain with one blow.

    “An Ran.” An Xiaoyu kicked open the cell door, strode into the cell, and hugged An Ran tightly.

    An Ran was still dumbfounded and didn’t know how to react.

    “Did they torture you?” An Xiaoyu put his chin on An Ran’s head, closed his eyes tightly, and hugged An Ran and asked in a low voice.

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