After returning home, Shi Qinghuan tossed and turned on the bed, with the scene of Bailiheng sitting alone in front of the monument in his mind.
She admitted that she felt distressed.
The same sadness, the same hatred, she had never felt sorry for herself, but the moment she saw Bailiheng, she did feel sorry for him.
It was an irrepressible resonance.
It was as if she and Baili Heng were the same kind of person.
What's more, it feels like we've known each other for a long time.
She also suddenly understood that for Bailiheng, it was no longer a simple cooperative relationship. I don't know when, they had become... friends who trusted each other and felt sorry for each other.
Stayed up all night.
The palace banquet was held in the evening, so Shi Qinghuan went to the Supervision Department early the next morning.
Bailiheng was already there, and he didn't look too good.
Shi Qinghuan felt bad in his heart and hurried over, "What happened?"
"Look at this!"
Shi Qinghuan took the secret letter from Bailiheng's hand and opened it, his expression changed.
It was a report on Hao Yong’s whereabouts.
The secret letter said that Hao Yong appeared suddenly in a town not far from Kyoto City and met with the mission.
In other words, during the period when he disappeared, he may have gone anywhere in Tiansheng.
And the gunpowder was placed somewhere unknown.
Bailiheng frowned, "When the envoy came to court, everyone's eyes were on the envoy itself, but they didn't expect that they had such a back-up plan."
"Aren't our people watching at the border?"
"Keeping my eyes on it, I think this matter must have been planned for a long time, and Hao Yong did not enter Tiansheng from the border."
Shi Qinghuan suddenly realized, "Is it a detour from another country?"
"Yes, but if that's the case, their trip must have a big purpose."
Yes, there must be some big secret behind hiding your whereabouts and planning carefully.
It may even shake the foundation of the country.
Shi Qinghuan understood Bailiheng's worries, and when he had a chance, he sent a letter to Shi Miaotong, asking Wufangzhai to pay attention to the news.
The whole day was spent in such busyness, and at dusk, Shi Qinghuan followed Bailiheng to the palace gate.
Along the way to the palace banquet, Bailiheng saw no one around and reminded him again.
"You must be careful today, I always feel uneasy."
"Well, I will be more careful, don't worry!"
The palace banquet was grand, and Shi Qinghuan had a small official position, so he sat at the end, which was not conspicuous.
Just what she wanted.
With the sound of palace music and the fragrance of wine, the whole palace banquet was very lively.
With the Holy Will, Shi Qinghuan had to go back and forth with the mission, but fortunately Bailiheng was always by his side.
"We have long heard about the talents of the Su family. When we meet today, it turns out that the tiger father has no son. The second young master Su is also a young and talented man. Come, I propose a toast to you."
"That's right, it's rare to see a young and talented person like Mr. Su. I need to drink a few more drinks today!"
The wine glasses were handed to Shi Qinghuan one after another, but they were blocked one by one by Baili Heng.
"You all don't know that Commander Su has been weak and sick since he was a child. His health is only slightly better now, so he cannot drink alcohol."
"Does this mean you are looking down on ordinary people like us?"
"Of course not. To show respect, I would like to drink it on her behalf."
With that said, Bailiheng took the wine glass and drank it one by one.
Shi Qinghuan stood on one side, looking at Bailiheng chatting and laughing, feeling inexplicably distressed in his heart.
He was obviously pretending to have so many sorrows, but now he was still going around like this for her.
Fortunately, the group of envoys also had a lot to deal with, so Shi Qinghuan left after socializing.
But Bailiheng was trapped in the mat.
Shi Qinghuan tried his best to sit in the corner without attracting attention, but he calmed down for a long time.
"Brother Su, it turns out you are here!"
As soon as the voice came out, Shi Qinghuan's eyebrows jumped. When he turned around, he saw Cheng Shangju coming over with a wine bottle.
"I have met His Highness."
"You are so polite to me. Well, speaking of it, I haven't seen you for some time. I don't know why. During this period, I was always unlucky and had many chores, so I never looked for you."
"It doesn't matter, His Highness's matters are more important."
"Stop talking about this, come on, have a drink?"
After saying that, Cheng Shangju reacted again, "By the way, you can't drink, so drink tea instead of wine."
Shi Qinghuan couldn't refuse, so he had to chuckle and clink glasses with Cheng Shangju.
Afterwards, he and Cheng Shangju chatted for a while before Cheng Shangju was dragged away by other brothers.
Shi Qinghuan also breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as he turned his head, he met another gaze in mid-air.
Cheng Yangfeng.
He is everywhere!
Shi Qinghuan cursed secretly, seeing Cheng Yangfeng taking a step to come over, Shi Qinghuan quickly got up and left.
As soon as he turned around, he bumped into the tea-serving maid, and a stream of heat poured down from his shoulder.
Shi Qinghuan was frightened, and the maid serving tea was also frightened and fell to her knees.
"My lord, please forgive me. I didn't do it on purpose."
"It's okay, it's okay, I hit it myself!"
"It's my fault, slave. I'll accompany you to the back hall to change clothes!"
"No, I'll just go by myself!"
Whenever there is a palace banquet, there are spare clothes in the back hall in case of emergencies.
Shi Qinghuan was soaked to the core. It was really cold in this climate.
When they arrived at the back hall, Shi Qinghuan went in first to check and make sure no one was there, then took his clothes and entered the innermost compartment.
Listening carefully to the movement around him, he quickly took off his clothes.
But just when his clothes were gone, a figure flashed out in the cold wind.
Shi Qinghuan was startled and was caught in a backhand attack. Then a piece of clothing wrapped around her body and pulled her into a familiar embrace.
Bailiheng!
Shi Qinghuan gave up resistance instantly and let Bailiheng pull him into a corner.
As soon as they hid in, light came out from an extremely hidden place on one side.
It was a small hole left in the corner of the wall. It was clearly dug out deliberately.
Light and shadow flashed inside, as if he didn't see anything, the man reached the window, quietly opened the window a small crack, and looked inside.
Only then did Shi Qinghuan see that the person was the palace maid who had poured tea all over her before.
Fell into a trap!
She thought it was the palace maid she bumped into, so she came to change her clothes without thinking too much.
But I never expected that I would fall into someone else's game.
Just when the palace maid was about to come in to check, there was a sudden sound outside.
"Who's over there? What are you doing sneakily?"
The palace maid was so frightened that she ran away, and the palace maid who was shouting behind her quickly came over and closed the window.
There was silence everywhere, and Shi Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief.
But then she discovered a bigger problem.
Bailiheng was in a hurry just now, and when he pulled her over, he moved too much. Even though he thoughtfully put a dress on her, it was weak after all, and due to the struggle to move, her shoulders were half exposed at this moment, and her gentleness was looming.
Through his clothes, Bailiheng could feel his body temperature.
She huddled in his arms, soft and tender, and Bailiheng did not dare to move.
The hand holding her didn't dare to touch her waist, and he didn't dare to look at her at all.
The candlelight was dim, and Shi Qinghuan even saw the red base of his ears.
The situation was urgent, so she quickly got out of his arms.
Bailiheng also immediately turned around and walked outside the screen.
"Don't worry, I'll watch."
The simple words gave Shi Qinghuan great peace of mind.
He changed his clothes quickly.
Bailiheng looked at the reflection on the screen and quickly turned around.
The hands under the sleeves gradually tightened.
