After the dinner party ended, Xie Hengwu followed Xiao Yanzhou step by step, feeling particularly good-tempered.
Arriving in front of the chariot, Xiao Yanzhou suddenly turned around, but Xie Hengwu couldn't avoid it and ran straight into his arms.
"What are you doing with Gu?"
The arrogant young emperor said coldly, and the silvery white snow looked like a cold and gorgeous sculpture.
Xie Hengwu rubbed his red nose and smiled flatteringly: "Isn't it natural for me to follow Your Majesty?"
The thick cloak almost wrapped her into a ball, and the snow-white fox fur collar surrounded her face, making her skin color look more frosty than snow, and her cheeks were flushed with frost, adding a bit of color.
When she smiled with squinted eyes, Xiao Yanzhou thought of a snow fox he caught during winter hunting a few years ago.
That snow fox is very humane. When it sees people coming, it will curl its eyes and grin, and it will smile like a flattering human. It also has the agility of an animal, which makes people unable to bear to attack it.
Therefore, the snow fox was later released.
At the moment, Xie Hengwu's face is similar to that cunning little fox.
Xiao Yanzhou's eyes and heart moved slightly, he gave a neither salty nor bland oh, and turned back to the chariot.
Seeing that he had no clear intention to refuse, Xie Hengwu shamelessly got into the sedan chair with him.
Zhao Quan opened his mouth, intent on persuading him, but unable to figure out Xiao Yanzhou's thoughts, he simply closed his mouth.
Facing Xie Hengwu's active approach, Xiao Yanzhou only raised his eyelids to look at her, and then looked past her towards Zhao Quan as if there was no such person beside him.
Zhao Quan was excited and quickly ordered to start driving.
In the eyes of others, this situation showed Xiao Yanzhou's complete connivance towards Xie Hengwu.
Behind the corner of the palace wall, a figure lurked furtively. It wasn't until the chariot was far away that the figure quietly left and headed towards Shou'an Palace.
Since the Empress Dowager left the palace a few years ago, Shou'an Palace has been unoccupied. Xiao Yanzhou did not order anyone to clean it, and the paint on many walls and pillars has peeled off.
Although it was urgently repaired before the Queen Mother returned to the palace, you can still see the desolation after the people in the palace left the building.
Empress Dowager Cui was leaning on the beauty's couch, with a charcoal basin placed in front of her. Several beautiful palace maids stood in front and behind, beating her legs and rubbing her shoulders.
Mammy stood by and complained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you don't pay much attention to your Majesty. There are so many intact palaces, but you let your Majesty live here."
Queen Mother Cui closed her eyes and said nothing. Seeing this, Grandma stopped talking.
Until someone came in from outside the hall.
"To report to the Queen Mother, I just saw Beauty Xie get into His Majesty's chariot and go to Zichen Palace together."
Queen Mother Cui lazily raised her eyes and said with interest: "It's really strange."
"Your Majesty, look..." Mammy said, signaling the little eunuch to retreat with her eyes.
"Just give him a few more days to see if he's worthless." Empress Dowager Cui closed her eyes again, "Let him come."
"Yes." Mammy lowered her eyes and agreed, and several of the serving maids also excused themselves with a wink. The palace soon became empty, except for Queen Mother Cui, who was leaning in a high position as if she was sleeping.
Not long after, a tall figure slowly walked into the hall. Under the flickering candlelight, the man's face was gradually revealed in the light.
It is the King of Qin.
Empress Dowager Cui raised her chin slightly and said slowly: "The key to the palace gate is about to be released, isn't King Qin leaving yet?"
King Qin bowed and said in a deep voice: "My Queen Mother, I know what you want."
"Oh?" Queen Mother Cui smiled inexplicably, "Do you still know what the Ai family is thinking?"
"I risked death to pay homage to the empress because I want to show my filial piety to my empress." King Qin raised his eyes with a firm look in his eyes, "He is also loyal."
Empress Dowager Cui then sat upright, but she lowered her eyes with a look of waning interest: "In the heavenly home, the saying of filial piety and loyalty, doesn't King Qin think it's ridiculous?"
"The Queen Mother..."
"You don't need to say it yet," Empress Dowager Cui interrupted him, "How can filial piety and loyalty be expressed verbally?"
Seeing Queen Mother Cui's relaxed attitude, King Qin's eyes lit up: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, my sons and ministers will do their best for the Queen Mother, front and back!"
Queen Mother Cui then smiled: "Good child, go back quickly. If anything happens later, the Ai family will call you."
King Qin was overjoyed and quickly thanked him for his kindness.
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At the same time, inside Zichen Palace.
Xiao Yanzhou sat in front of the case and sketched, while Xie Hengwu stood aside and looked at him quietly.
Since Xie Hengwu had also spent the night in Zichen Palace a few days ago, Zhao Quan didn't pay much attention to it and went to watch outside with peace of mind.
As a result, there were only Xie Hengwu and Xiao Yanzhou in the hall, and it was so eerily quiet that you could almost hear the beeping sound of the burning candles.
Although Xiao Yanzhou had always been a man of few words, he was not completely silent like this.
Usually he would say at least a few words, such as "come here" and "stand closer".
Xie Hengwu carefully looked at Xiao Yanzhou's expression, and when he saw that he didn't seem to be looking at him, he took small steps towards him.
Just after he moved a few inches, Xiao Yanzhou looked like he had eyes on his side and said coldly: "Don't move, you're blocking Gu's light."
Xie Hengwu lowered his head silently, and when he saw that his shadow had not even touched Xiao Yanzhou's feet, he knew that he was telling lies.
She cursed in her heart, but he obediently took a few steps back, walked around behind Xiao Yanzhou, and asked softly,
"Your Majesty, this won't block the light, right?"
The aroma drifted in from behind and gradually enveloped his whole body. Xiao Yanzhou's face was still expressionless, but his attitude finally became more relaxed.
"Maybe you can come over."
But Xie Hengwu knew that if she was really not allowed, she would have no chance to stand here. Therefore, she just ignored these words and whispered: "Please give me a touch of your Majesty's body."
Seeing that Xiao Yanzhou didn't answer, she just took him as his acquiescence and put her hands on each other.
After a few presses, Xiao Yanzhou took her hand and pulled it. Xie Hengwu was accidentally dragged and staggered, and his whole body surrounded him from behind.
The two were immediately very close, their cheeks almost touching. When Xiao Yanzhou turned his face sideways, Xie Hengwu could almost count how many eyelashes he had and felt the numbness of the eyelashes as they lightly rubbed against his face.
She soon realized that she shouldn't look directly at him and hurriedly lowered her eyes.
Xiao Yanzhou didn't pay attention to this, his eyes were fixed on the golden hairpin on her head.
It was the one given to her by Queen Mother Cui.
He raised his chin slightly, as if asking unintentionally: "Do you like it very much?"
Xie Hengwu was confused by the question that had no preface and follow-up. She timidly said: "I don't know what your Majesty means..."
"For it, would you rather leave the orphan behind and become a person who entertains others?"
Xiao Yanzhou's tone was still calm, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was in an unhappy mood at this time, and could even be said to be... very bad.
He felt ridiculous.
kind? Why should we treat her kindly? Just because her fragrance can cure his headache?
Even without her, Zhou Qi could still make the medicine.
It was useless for him to read those story books with no content for her. It was so in vain that he was really stupid!
Xie Hengwu finally understood.
She tried to reason with Xiao Yanzhou: "Your Majesty, it's not that I like it, but that scene. If I don't stand up, your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and all the princes will be unhappy, so why bother?"
Xiao Yanzhou didn't listen at all.
He sneered: "I have dealt with them for so long, can't I still deal with them now? Do I need you to help me?"
Xie Hengwu was speechless, and suddenly felt pain in his wrist, as if it was tightly held by pliers.
She subconsciously raised her eyes and met Xiao Yanzhou's eyes. The latter's lacquered eyes were sinister, like dark fire surging beneath a calm abyss.
"You don't believe Gu?" His voice was slightly hoarse, as if he was restraining something.
She opened her mouth to explain, but she was still at a loss for words.
She really didn't believe him.
After getting along with each other for a few days, she felt that Xiao Yanzhou's treatment of her was unstable, hot and cold.
Who knows what he was thinking.
These superiors all treat people of her status with love, and those who don't love them fall into the abyss.
She has to protect herself, this is natural.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Xiao Yanzhou's expression became even more sinister: "Why, do you really think so?"
Xie Hengwu's wrist was so painful from his pinching that he couldn't help but hiss: "Your Majesty, you're hurting me."
Xiao Yanzhou hummed and mocked her: "Can't you break free by yourself?"
Xie Hengwuxin said she knew it!
I knew he was angry with her because of this!
Xie Hengwu, who knew he was in the wrong, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I was worried that you would have too much trouble with the Queen Mother and the princes, so I took matters into my own hands."
"This is not something you should worry about," Xiao Yanzhou said softly, rubbing his fingertips on her wrist bones, "You are Gu's concubine. You only need to listen to Gu's words. As for other people, what does it have to do with you?"
"Since I am His Majesty's concubine, I should naturally put Your Majesty first in everything and plan for Your Majesty." Seeing that his attitude softened, Xie Hengwu quickly added, "Your Majesty may not care, but I don't want Your Majesty to be embarrassed by this. .”
"It's not that I don't believe in Your Majesty, but that I think that if I can solve the problem, why bother Your Majesty?"
Xie Hengwu whispered softly, and as he spoke, his warm breath sprayed on Xiao Yanzhou's temples.
As for what she was talking about, Xiao Yanzhou no longer cared.
His eyes moved down and stopped on Xie Hengwu's lips that were constantly opening and closing.
The lips are like red dots and are glistening with water. They look warm, soft and sweet, making people want to take a bite.
She was chattering endlessly and making a lot of noise, which made people want to use some method to silence her.
At this time, the plots in some books become clear.
He was never one to hesitate, and as soon as the idea came to his mind, he leaned forward and put his lips on hers.
Xie Hengwu was mid-sentence when he was suddenly gagged. He couldn't help but let out an "um" and his eyes suddenly widened.
After a brief moment of softness, there was a stinging pain.
Xiao Yanzhou separated from her, his eyes were cold, and he uttered two words: "Noisy."
Xie Hengwu covered his lips with one hand, his beautiful eyes still widened, as if he hadn't recovered yet.
He actually bit her!
Is he a dog?
She was angry and ashamed, and the pink color rose from her cheeks to the corners of her eyes.
He let go of Xie Hengwu's hand and said nonchalantly, "You talk too much. It gives me a headache just listening to it."
Xie Hengwu was still blushing and at a loss, looking like a dumb goose.
Just when Xiao Yanzhou wanted to reach out and poke her between the eyebrows, Xie Hengwu blinked and suddenly burst into tears.
It is always a pleasure to see a beautiful woman cry, especially a beauty like Xie Hengwu.
Xiao Yanzhou was startled, frowned and said, "What's wrong with you?"
Xie Hengwu just lowered his eyes and cried silently.
She didn't know what was wrong with her, but just at that moment, an inexplicable sadness surged into her heart.
Her panic, and even her life, were just things that could be played with at will in the eyes of these people.
From the Hou Mansion to Beijiang, her fate seems to be always in the hands of others.
Xie Hengwu ignored him for a moment, fell on Xiao Yanzhou's shoulder and began to cry sadly.
