The candle flame swayed without wind, suddenly swayed, and almost went out.
The ambiguous atmosphere disappeared with Xie Hengwu's words "You are not him".
"Xiao Yanzhou" had secretly prepared his momentum with one hand, and asked calmly: "Are you doubting Gu?"
This tone was exactly the same as Xiao Yanzhou's, but Xie Hengwu straightened up, moved away from him neatly, and took several steps back.
"Your Majesty will not avoid me, but he will not let me feed him either."
Although he didn't know the reason, Xiao Yanzhou liked the smell of her body and kept her close every time he saw her. He would never be like today, when he would keep several steps away from him as soon as he came in.
And he was always cautious. If the real Xiao Yanzhou was here, he would probably let her taste the poison first.
The emotion in her eyes faded, leaving only a faint sneer: "You look like him, but you are not him after all. But...it's enough to deceive people who are not so close to you, such as the one from Shou'an Palace, and those ministers. "
"Eunuch Zhao is an old man next to Your Majesty. It's impossible for him not to see that there is something wrong with you. Not only did he pretend not to know, he also covered it up for you in the past few days and today, so that I don't see you, so..."
Xie Hengwu looked at the face that was exactly the same as Xiao Yanzhou's and became more and more gloomy, and thought that he was mostly right: "...So, Eunuch Zhao also knows."
"His Majesty has no choice but to leave the palace, so you should stay and cover for him, right?"
"Where did he go?"
Seeing her talking about this unknown matter, "Xiao Yanzhou" naturally would not let her guess any more.
Xie Hengwu stood there, feeling a gust of wind blowing by his ears, blowing his hair on his temples.
The dazzling cold light flickered, and she couldn't help but squint her eyes.
When he regained consciousness, a cold and sharp blade was pressed against his neck.
The face of "Xiao Yanzhou" was so close that people couldn't see his movements clearly.
He whispered: "You talk too much."
The sharp blade only needed to penetrate a few more inches to take her life.
Faced with such a critical situation, Xie Hengwu looked calm and relaxed, smoothing his messed up hair leisurely.
"Oh, I just talked nonsense, did I really hit the mark?"
She said quietly, with a provocative smile on her lips.
At this time, she still had time to joke, "Xiao Yanzhou" felt his forehead twitch.
"Your life is in my hands now."
Now that he was exposed, "Xiao Yanzhou" simply stopped pretending and spoke in his native accent without caring about the title.
Different from Xiao Yanzhou's deep voice, "Xiao Yanzhou's" voice was as clear as a spring, carrying a faint murderous intent at this time, as if a young man's sword light was piercing the air in the wind and snow.
As he spoke, he pushed the blade forward a little threateningly, and the pressure on his neck became even worse, and the pain was also felt.
Xie Hengwu hissed softly: "You are really like His Majesty, you have no sympathy for women."
"But... you can't kill me, can you?"
Facing "Xiao Yanzhou's" dark gaze, she felt very good: "If you dare to kill me, why have you listened to my nonsense for so long?"
Although this "Xiao Yanzhou" was full of flaws in her eyes, the face was exactly the same.
Xie Hengwu was really happy to see Xiao Yanzhou's face showing such a deflated expression.
"Xiao Yanzhou" felt his forehead and eyes twitch violently.
"You haven't answered me yet." Xie Hengwu didn't seem to care at all about the sharp knife hanging across his neck, leaning forward regardless, "Xiao Yanzhou" subconsciously withdrew his strength.
Then he saw Xie Hengwu's smile deepening, as cunning as a successful fox.
She was deceived.
"Xiao Yanzhou" was in a bad mood, and he really couldn't kill her.
"You really can't kill me." Xie Hengwu's hand touched her neck, only a few inches away from the blade. She said with regret, "If it were Your Majesty, he would definitely not avoid it."
"So...where has His Majesty gone?"
As Xie Hengwu spoke, his body moved further forward, and a thin blood mark was already pressed on his neck on the knife. "Xiao Yanzhou" was forced to withdraw the knife in his hand slightly, his face looking very worried.
It was clearly her who had the knife held to her neck, so why did she feel like it was him who was being coerced?
"Xiao Yanzhou" finally understood why Zhao Quan had warned him to be careful before he came.
The person who can please his master is indeed no ordinary person.
"I can't tell you." He said with a cold tone, "Not only can't I tell you, but you'd better forget what happened tonight."
"It's true that I can't kill you, but if you dare to reveal even a few words, I will do it even if Your Majesty doesn't allow it."
"Xiao Yanzhou's" eyes became sharp, his long eyebrows pressed down to show depth, and his eyes were like knives.
This look full of murderous intent was also different from Xiao Yanzhou's.
There was always a look of indifference and contempt in Xiao Yanzhou's eyes, with a morbid calmness. The more obvious the murderous intention it brought, the colder it became, as if he was wrapped around by a poisonous snake.
He despises all human life, including his own.
As for the person in front of me... although he was cold, he was completely different from Xiao Yanzhou.
He must have something he values.
Xie Hengwu grew up in the Changping Marquis Mansion until she was seventeen, and had been observing people's emotions for several years. If she couldn't tell the difference, all the hard work she had put in in the past would have been in vain.
Perhaps because he was thinking of Marquis Changping, the smile on Xie Hengwu's face finally faded a little, and his tone became more distant: "You can rest assured, there is no benefit to me in revealing this matter."
"Xiao Yanzhou" could see that Xie Hengwu was a smart man, but he still felt uneasy: "You are making empty promises, what kind of promise are you making?"
Xie Hengwu raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you find a mute medicine to poison me, and then give me the antidote when His Majesty comes back?"
"Xiao Yanzhou's" face turned dark again. Xie Hengwu was distracted and thought that this disguise was really exquisitely made. Not only did it look the same as a real person, it also felt flawless.
"What's going on here!"
A voice mixed with fear and panic came, and the two people in the palace looked sideways, forgetting that there was a knife lying across the middle.
So the blood mark on Xie Hengwu's neck extended again.
Zhao Quan saw it with his own eyes and almost lost his temper.
When he was found by Li Luo, he heard that the palace was extremely quiet and had a premonition that something was wrong.
Thinking that "Xiao Yanzhou" might directly knock Xie Hengwu out for perfunctory purposes, Zhao Quan deliberately sent her away in order to prevent Li Luo from seeing her.
He thought this was the worst-case scenario, but he didn't expect it to be worse.
Seeing "Xiao Yanzhou" slashing in front of Xie Hengwu, Zhao Quan wished he was dreaming.
An exclamation blurted out subconsciously. Seeing the blood stains on Xie Hengwu's neck, Zhao Quan almost rolled his eyes and passed out.
Although he had already guessed something, out of caution, Zhao Quan still stuttered and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, what are you doing? What mistake did Beauty Xie make, and you don't need to do it yourself?"
"Xiao Yanzhou" said coldly: "She already knows."
Xie Hengwu smiled at Zhao Quan.
Zhao Quan frowned, his face looking very ugly.
…
After Zhao Quan's persuasion, Xie Hengwu and "Xiao Yanzhou" finally separated and each chose to sit on a couch far apart.
Xie Hengwu put on his outer robe again and drank the unfinished soup, looking very contented.
"Xiao Yanzhou" looked unhappy and stared at Zhao Quan.
As for the so-called poisoning and muteness of her, Zhao Quan would certainly not agree. He didn't dare to think that if he really did this, how many layers of skin would he have left when Xiao Yanzhou came back.
Xie Hengwu finished the soup slowly, but Zhao Quan was still quiet.
"Eunuch Zhao, how did your discussion go?"
Xie Heng Wu Rou was famous and had a kind smile.
Zhao Quanku laughed: "Beauty, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I really can't tell the beauty about this."
After Zhao Quan said this, Xie Hengwu changed his subject from Shan Ruliu: "So... does Mr. Zhao know when your Majesty will come back?"
"This..." Zhao Quan hesitated for a while, thinking that it would be okay to tell when His Majesty will come back, and then said, "I can't say for sure, but His Majesty will definitely be back before New Year's Eve."
Lunar New Year's eve……
Xie Hengwu calculated in his mind that there were still less than ten days until New Year's Eve.
"Well," she looked at "Xiao Yanzhou", "then... what should I call this person?"
"Xiao Yanzhou" glanced at her: "You don't need to know."
Xie Hengwu smiled: "Are you also from the Yulin Guard?"
"Xiao Yanzhou" said coldly: "Yes or no, what does it have to do with you?"
Xie Hengwu sighed regretfully. He had become smarter since he couldn't cheat.
Zhao Quan couldn't help wiping his forehead as he listened to them coming and going.
"That... beauty, it's not appropriate to reveal his identity. It's better that the beauty doesn't know." Zhao Quan once again stepped forward to act as a peacemaker. "Until... he comes back, he is your majesty."
Xie Hengwu withdrew his gaze, smiled at Zhao Quan, and said considerately: "That is natural. As long as I am alive, Your Majesty will be Your Majesty. Eunuch Zhao, don't worry."
When "Xiao Yanzhou" heard this, his face became even more disgusting, and he sneered: "Huh, what a disaster."
Xie Hengwu raised his eyebrows, raised the ends of his eyes, and said with a smile: "If I am a disaster, then what does your Majesty mean to you? I can't see that you actually miss His Majesty like this. He really doesn't understand people well."
Zhao Quan knew very well that the person pretending to be "Xiao Yanzhou" was a ruthless person who didn't talk much. Xiao Yanzhou also chose him to play him because of his taciturnity and indifference.
If a person who can't speak meets Xie Meiren's mouth, the result can be imagined.
"Xiao Yanzhou" choked, and the fists around him were clenched tightly.
Zhao Quan looked at it with fear, his brows twitching several times, and then he said to Xie Hengwu, "He is not very good at talking, why would a beauty bother to get angry with him?" After a while, he said to "Xiao Yanzhou", "Just stop saying a few words. It’s just a joke.”
Zhao Quanla's move was obvious, and Xie Hengwu showed a victorious smile, which made "Xiao Yanzhou" look away from her in anger.
She felt extremely comfortable in her heart. Even though she knew that the person in front of her was not Xiao Yanzhou, as long as this face could make him angry, she felt a sense of revenge.
Seeing that the two of them were no longer choking, Zhao Quan breathed a sigh of relief and felt puzzled.
I have never seen Beauty Xie so sharp-tongued in front of His Majesty. What happened today?
…
Now that everything that needs to be said has been said, it's time for "Xiao Yanzhou" to leave.
To be on the safe side, Xie Hengwu asked him to stay for an hour and a half before leaving. She told Li Luo to clean up the side hall. There were people cleaning there on weekdays, so it was not difficult to clean up. "Xiao Yanzhou" soon passed by.
Zhao Quan did not follow, but stayed in the dormitory.
"If you have anything else to say, beauty, let me ask you all."
His eyes were lowered and his posture was submissive. Xie Hengwu originally had his back turned to him, but turned around after hearing this.
"If I ask, will you answer?"
Zhao Quan gave an ambiguous answer: "As long as I know, I will tell you everything."
Xie Hengwu's lips curled up and he whispered softly: "Why didn't he tell me?"
Zhao Quan paused and replied: "I don't dare to judge the holy will. But since the beauty asked, I dare to say something."
"Your Majesty may be worried about the beauty, and very few people know about this matter. If the beauty doesn't know, she can still hide it from others."
Xie Hengwu pursed his lips and suddenly remembered the last time he saw him, when he looked at her and hesitated to speak.
So he hesitated.
Xie Hengwu couldn't tell how he was feeling, his heart felt like a ball of cotton was stuck in his heart.
"I know, get out."
Zhao Quan responded and stepped back slightly.
When Li Luo came in again, only one candle was still on in the bedroom.
Xie Hengwu changed his gauze at some point and sat by the couch in snow-white pajamas, like a ghost. Li Luo was shocked when she first saw him.
But he saw Xie Hengwu's face was expressionless, his eyes were like a desert, and he looked quite lost.
Li Luo called out to her several times before Xie Hengwu came back to her senses and asked her to leave because she had nothing to do.
Li Luo was worried: Your Majesty and the young master must have had a quarrel, right?
But no matter how worried she was, seeing Xie Hengwu acting like this, she wouldn't ask any more questions.
Seeing Li Luo's figure disappear behind the bead curtain, Xie Hengwu sighed softly and put his hand over his heart, feeling the slight vibration of his heartbeat under his palm.
She doesn't understand...
She didn't understand why she felt lucky when she knew that the Xiao Yanzhou in front of her was fake.
What is she thankful for?
Fortunately, it was not Xiao Yanzhou who ignored her and deliberately avoided her.
But that was obviously the result she wanted.
Xie Hengwu lowered his eyes and unconsciously clenched the fabric in his palms.
