"Are you crazy?!" Jiang Heng scolded, standing up suddenly. The corner of his clothes moved the tea cup on the table, clinking and shattering on the floor.
After hearing this, Xiaoman opened the door and stuck his head out, looked at the two of them and asked, "Mother, what's the matter?"
Jiang Heng looked at Baozhu with a complicated expression, and he didn't look like he was telling a joke. He tried to calm down his emotions, squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay, Xiaoman, you can go out first."
Xiaoman nodded and was about to close the door and exit.
"Wait a minute," Jiang Heng suddenly stopped her, "Xiaoman, please close the door and warn no one in Hengwu Palace to go near the inner hall."
Although Xiaoman was a little confused, he still nodded and retreated.
Jiang Heng sighed and sat back down again.
"Baozhu, I know you have been sad recently, but please do not say such words again, as it may lead to death." Jiang Heng said with a serious face.
Baozhu looked at the worry in Jiang Heng's eyes and laughed out loud for some reason, making Jiang Heng a little confused.
"Why are you laughing? Are you really crazy?" Jiang Heng asked.
Bao Zhu shook his head, looked at Jiang Heng with real eyes and said, "I'm not crazy, I just want to cooperate with you."
Jiang Heng looked at Baozhu in disbelief, his eyes still full of suspicion.
Baozhu's eyes followed her breathtaking eyes and stopped at the ring she exposed.
"Sister Aheng, I have liked your ring very much since the first time I saw you." Baozhu said.
Jiang Heng's face looked a little unnatural, and he retracted his hand calmly. She laughed a few times and said, "It's not a valuable thing, it's just that after wearing it for a long time, it has feelings."
Baozhu's gaze was so intense that Jiang Heng felt a little uncomfortable.
"Really?" Baozhu picked up the teacup and blew the floating leaves on it. "Then what do the Heng and Yu above represent?"
As soon as he said these words, Jiang Heng's expression suddenly became sharp, and there was an imperceptible tremor in his tone, "What are you talking about?"
Bao Zhu raised her black and white eyes, looked at Jiang Heng innocently and said, "Sister Ah Heng, once had a fiancé named Gao Yu."
Jiang Heng's face instantly turned pale, and his fingers restlessly clasped the table.
"But he died unexpectedly, and sister Aheng's family also experienced changes. As a last resort, sister Aheng became a beloved concubine." Baozhu said slowly.
"You..." Jiang Heng's eyes were flustered, and he even stuttered a bit when he spoke. "What exactly do you want to do?"
Baozhu put down the teacup and took a deep breath.
"Sister, have you never doubted how a person who grew up on a horse could die because he couldn't control the horse and fell off a cliff?"
Baozhu felt the huge change in Jiang Heng's mood and asked step by step.
"And by such a coincidence, your family has encountered great changes. This Qi Junce saved you like a magic weapon descending from the sky, and the price is just to make you a favorite concubine?"
Jiang Heng's chest heaved with breathing, and Baozhu saw the wavering in her eyes.
Baozhu leaned forward and continued to ask: "Have you really never doubted it?"
Jiang Heng's lips trembled, but he still responded to Baozhu's words.
"Very few people know about Yu Lang and I. Do you intend to investigate me?" Jiang Heng asked.
Bao Zhu smiled calmly and said, "Yes, but I don't want you to be kept in the dark."
Seeing that Jiang Heng was silent, Bao Zhu took out the scroll that made her look pale and put it on the table and handed it to Jiang Heng.
Jiang Heng frowned and opened it in confusion.
Baozhu watched the change in Jiang Heng's expression with bated breath. Jiang Heng's eyes widened unconsciously, and the hand holding the scroll turned white.
Snapped-! With a sound, Jiang Heng closed the book hard, his face full of anger.
"Now, do you understand?" Baozhu said.
The night was dark, and the orb hurriedly came out of Hengwu Palace. The steps stepped on the stone slab, tapping his heart bit by bit.
Baozhu felt a little regretful. It might be too cruel to let Jiang Heng know the truth at this time. But I don’t know whether it’s better to be a stupid woman who stays in the dark and be happy, or to be a sober and miserable person.
Baozhu looked in the direction of the banquet, and the music had stopped long ago. It seems that he and Jiang Heng unknowingly chatted until late at night. Thinking of this, Baozhu quickened his pace.
"Who is that!" A shout pierced the sky, and Baozhu's footsteps suddenly stopped. I looked back hastily, no! I met the guard on patrol.
The orb is a little lost. She is wearing a palace maid's uniform and a veil. If she is investigated alone here late at night, Qi Junce will definitely become suspicious.
The sound of footsteps behind him made Baozhu turn around. Baozhu didn't care so much. He picked up the hem of his skirt and found a direction to run randomly.
The guards behind him yelled and chased after him, and the wind whistled around the orb.
But how could a weak woman outrun the well-trained guards? Baozhu could only stay with them in roundabout ways.
Gradually, Baozhu became exhausted and was afraid of attracting more people. There was some panic in the footsteps, and when he saw an unlit small courtyard ahead, he opened the door and rushed in.
There are many fallen leaves in the courtyard, which looks like it has not been inhabited for a long time. Baozhu's heart was pounding and he pushed open the palace door without caring.
Bao Zhu carefully closed the door, breathing heavily. She patted her chest and turned around, but the sight in front of her made her freeze.
Yangcheng Wang Qifengyu was sitting on a chaise longue in the room with drunken eyes, looking at the intruding orb with interest.
"You are so brave, you dare to break into this place without permission." Qi Fengyu said lazily.
Baozhu's breathing was messed up. Seeing that King Yangcheng was actually here, his mind was in a mess. But at this time, footsteps sounded outside the courtyard.
Bao Zhu gritted his teeth, his heart pounding. Walking towards Qi Fengyu, he gently untied Luo Shang, his posture was graceful.
Qi Fengyu raised his eyebrows and let the treasure lie lying in his arms.
The distance between the two people was so close that Baozhu could see his own reflection in Qi Fengyu's eyes.
Slender jade fingers clung to Qi Fengyu's neck, and a numbing voice sounded in Qi Fengyu's ears.
"King Yangcheng, why don't you help me tonight and get rid of the guards outside the door for me." Baozhu's eyes were as charming as silk, and Qi Fengyu's expression was complicated.
"You are not an ordinary palace maid, right?" Qi Fengyu also played with Baozhu's hair, wrapped it around his finger, and said, "A palace maid doesn't dare to be so bold."
Baozhu's eyelashes trembled slightly, but the face under the veil was so nervous that she couldn't even smile.
"King Yangcheng has good eyesight." Baozhu was honest.
Qi Fengyu chuckled lightly and said with a hint of disdain: "Then why do I want to help you?"
Baozhu turned over in his arms. There were only a few layers of gauze between their skins, and Baozhu could feel his hot body temperature. This posture makes the two people look even more ambiguous.
"You and I are so ambiguous now. If the guards break it, do you think His Majesty will be jealous of you when we come in front of His Majesty?" Bao Zhu smiled sweetly and said with a give-and-take attitude.
"Your Majesty has always been a very suspicious person. I think you know this better than I do." Baozhu's hand passed across Qi Fengyu's cheek and he spoke threatening words in the softest voice.
"And my identity is enough to shake His Majesty's trust in you over the past ten years. Compared with doing me a small favor, isn't it worth the loss?" Baozhu said, staring at the expression on Qi Fengyu's face.
Qi Fengyu's expression was intriguing, but the sound of footsteps also became clearer.
Baozhu's heart was in suspense, and his originally calm eyes were a little shaken.
Just because Baozhu was not sure that King Yangcheng would help him because of the threats in her words.
"Listen to the people inside, hurry up and arrest them, otherwise they will be killed on the spot!" the guard outside the door shouted.
Qi Fengyu always had a playful smile on his face, and Baozhu almost screamed in anxiety.
"If you don't eat the toast, you'll have to drink wine as a penalty. Come on, hit me!" Before he finished speaking, there was a sound of banging on the door.
How could the door, which had been in disrepair for so long, withstand a few hits? With a loud bang, the guards burst in. Bao Zhu was so frightened that she subconsciously buried her head inside.
It was expected that Qi Fengyu would throw himself out directly, but it did not happen. Instead, he put a big hand on the back of his head and hid the orb a little deeper in his arms.
Baozhu heard Qi Fengyu's voice ringing in his ears: "Be presumptuous!"
The guards who were about to rush in immediately stopped, and Baozhu's heart almost jumped out of his throat.
"Don't even look at where this place is. Are you allowed to break into it?" Qi Fengyu's tone was full of arrogant indifference, "Or do you think you don't want to die?"
The leading guard immediately knelt down and said, "I don't know that King Yangcheng is here because of my humble position. Please atone for your sins."
A cold chuckle escaped Qi Fengyu's teeth, but he did not answer the guard's words.
"While on night patrol, I found a palace maid acting sneakily and followed her here." The guard said hesitantly while looking at the orb in Qi Fengyu's arms.
"Yes, she is the woman in my arms." Qi Fengyu admitted directly, leaving the guard stunned.
"The same goes for you. I said I missed you so much, but you came here regardless of it, which made the guards think that I had the intention of treason." Qi Fengyu said.
"I don't dare to do this!" The guard immediately apologized, "I have disturbed the prince's elegance. I will step down from my humble position."
Baozhu heard the guards leave quietly, not forgetting to close the door, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
But Qi Fengyu had no intention of letting go. Baozhu immediately turned over and rolled to the ground regardless.
Looking up at Qi Fengyu, he had a funny face.
"I saved you, what should you do to help me?" Qi Fengyu said with his cheeks raised.
Bao Zhu looked away with a guilty conscience, and said hesitantly: "If I have a chance in the future, I will definitely..."
Before Baozhu could finish her words, Qi Fengyu interrupted her and said, "I don't want such vain promises."
Baozhu let out a little astonishment.
Qi Fengyu touched his chin, looked at Baozhu and continued: "Since you want to repay me, you must at least let me see what you look like."
After saying that, he stood up and reached out to pick off the veil of the orb. Baozhu dodged and began to hover with Qi Fengyu in the small inner hall.
"Oh? You don't want to." Qi Fengyu said, "But it's not up to you."
After saying that, he continued to rush towards Baozhu, but Baozhu dodged them one by one with the help of his soft waist after years of dancing practice.
While hurriedly escaping, he suddenly remembered that he had a box of fragrant powder given by Jiang Heng during the previous conversation.
Without having time to think about it, he took out the fragrant powder from his arms and sprinkled it directly towards Qi Fengyu.
Qi Fengyu couldn't avoid it and quickly covered his face. Taking advantage of this gap, Baozhu ran out.
By the time the scented powder in front of Qi Fengyu dissipated, the orb had long disappeared.
Qi Fengyu laughed and murmured: "What an interesting woman."
