When it was almost time, Xiao Langyan finally finished his work. He raised his head and saw that Shen Dingzhu was already sleeping soundly beside the table not far away.
What she was wearing was the cloak that Xiao Langyan had covered her with half an hour ago.
When Shen Dingzhu was in a daze, she felt a cold breath approaching slowly and picked her up.
She opened her eyes and saw Xiao Langyan: "Your Majesty? You're done. Can we go back to the house?"
Xiao Langyan hummed, and his cold tone was a bit lazy: "I see how pitiful you are. Just go to sleep. When you open your eyes again later, you will be on the carriage."
Shen Dingzhu struggled a little embarrassedly, but seeing that Xiao Langyan had no intention of letting her go, she put her hands around his neck with peace of mind and leaned in his arms.
The palace door is open, and the carved beams and painted buildings in the deep palace have long fallen asleep in silence, except for the bone-chilling noise of the wind in the middle of the night.
Shen Dingzhu was wrapped in Xiao Langyan's cloak, and her whole body was almost buried in his arms, but she was still trembling from the cold wind.
A group of young eunuchs and palace maids lowered their heads and held lanterns for them. However, before they had taken two steps, they heard the guards shouting: "Who are you staying here late at night?"
Shen Dingzhu poked out a pair of beautiful eyes from his cloak and looked curiously.
The lantern was fluttering in the wind, and a panicked figure of a maid ran over with a lantern and knelt in front of Xiao Langyan.
"Your Majesty, this servant is Miss Fu's maid, Ningxiang."
"Near the Qinzheng Hall is a strategic location for military aircraft. What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" Xiao Langyan's voice was a bit colder than Shuangxue.
Ningxiang lowered her head and said fearfully: "Miss, an hour ago she said she was feeling stuffy and wanted to go out for a walk. Unexpectedly, the slave and the lady's lamp fell to the ground and went out."
"In this case, the slave will ask the young lady to wait where she is. The slave will go back to get the lamp. However, when the slave comes back, the young lady cannot be found."
When Shen Dingzhu heard her words, her long eyelashes drooped sadly.
Fu Yunqiu is being careful again, it's really boring.
Xiao Langyan took a deep breath, and Shanglin Palace where Fu Yunqiu lived was indeed not far from here.
He turned around and told the guards: "Follow her to find her."
However, Ningxiang cried and said: "Please come with me, Your Majesty. I am worried that the young lady was insulted by His Highness the Crown Prince. I couldn't think about it for a moment, so..."
Xiao Langyan frowned, and before he could speak, Shen Dingzhu had already come down from his arms with a look.
She gathered up her clothes, and her cloak fell on her shoulders, revealing a bright and pretty face, which was unreasonably gorgeous when illuminated by the lights.
Shen Dingzhu looked at Xiao Langyan and said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, in that case, let's help search together. Otherwise, it would be really troublesome for Ningxiang, a maid, to find her in such a huge palace."
Xiao Langyan frowned and stared at her, trying to see any reluctance to pretend to be generous in her eyes. However, Shen Dingzhu's eyes were open and honest.
He pursed his thin lips into a thin line, and after a long while, he said in a cold voice: "Separately look for her, east, west, north, south, within a radius, she can't go far."
"Yes." The guards divided into columns.
Shen Dingzhu went to the west with Xiao Langyan and Ningxiang.
"There is Merlin in the west that I haven't looked for yet." Ningxiang said, walking forward one step at a time.
After a while, she looked ahead and said in surprise: "There seems to be a figure, is it the lady of the slave family? Miss, miss--!"
She called out, and not long after, Fu Yunqiu's voice came along with the wind.
"Ningxiang, I'm here."
Ningxiang ran away quickly, and when Shen Dingzhu followed Xiao Langyan, she saw Fu Yunqiu sitting under the tree in embarrassment.
She rubbed her ankle and looked at Xiao Langyan with a pale face, a little pitiful.
"I wanted to come here to enjoy the plum blossoms, but it was dark and I couldn't see clearly. I tripped and fell. I didn't expect Ningxiang to bother the prince. I'm really sorry."
Shen Dingzhu smiled: "It's so late at night, you can't even see the road, there are no lights, why does Miss Fu still want to appreciate the plum blossoms?"
Fu Yunqiu's expression froze, he lowered his head and said in a guilty voice: "It's all my fault."
Ningxiang glanced at Shen Dingzhu: "Aunt Shen, how can you talk like this? Our lady is not familiar with the terrain. How could she know that the road here is uneven?"
Fu Yunqiu pretended to scold Ningxiang: "Don't be rude! Help me up."
However, Ningxiang bent down and the master and servant tried hard for a long time, but Fu Yunqiu still sat back and couldn't get up at all.
Ningxiang could only look at Xiao Langyan and asked for help: "Your Highness Prince Ning, I am not strong enough. Can I ask you for help?"
The guards behind Xiao Langyan were even stranger men. If she helped Fu Yunqiu, her reputation would be ruined today.
In terms of emotion and reason, Xiao Langyan's identity is the most suitable.
After hearing this, Shen Dingzhu guessed that Xiao Langyan was reluctant to watch his sweetheart suffer and was just being tough.
So, she took the initiative to stand aside and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, please go and help."
Xiao Langyan gave her a cold look.
Through the dim light, Shen Dingzhu seemed to see the cold displeasure deep in his eyes.
Why are you unhappy again? Could it be that she was standing here, disturbing their rare time together?
Thinking of this, Shen Dingzhu said wisely: "It's so cold here, I'll wait over there."
However, as soon as she took steps, Xiao Langyan said in a cold tone: "Stop."
Shen Dingzhu looked back in confusion and saw Xiao Langyan staring at her closely: "Come here, help her up with Ningxiang."
Now Shen Dingzhu didn't understand. Why did Xiao Langyan turn down such a good opportunity?
She glanced at the guards standing not far away and suddenly understood.
Xiao Langyan was probably afraid that if this matter spread, it would damage both his and Fu Yunqiu's reputation.
Therefore, Shen Dingzhu could only agree, stepped forward and grabbed Fu Yunqiu's arm, and pulled her up with Ningxiang.
After listening to Xiao Langyan's words, Fu Yunqiu's expression could already be described as embarrassing.
Now he stopped squirming and stood up with force.
Xiao Langyan pulled Shen Dingzhu behind him and said coldly to Fu Yunqiu: "There are rules in the palace. If you run around like this next time, you will be shot as a target by the imperial army as a thief. Don't blame me for not reminding you. "
Fu Yunqiu froze, and when she raised her eyes and saw Xiao Langyan's hand wrapped around Shen Dingzhu's slim waist, she felt even worse.
You obviously care about her, why do you want to be so close to others in front of her?
Xiao Langyan was about to leave with Shen Dingzhu when suddenly, Fu Yunqiu whispered from behind him: "Your Majesty, please stay."
Shen Dingzhu looked back and saw Fu Yunqiu walking up in small steps. Seeing that the guards were far away, she lowered her head and whispered, "The Qi-tonifying and tranquilizing medicine you asked the imperial doctor to give me is very effective."
"These days, I have been uneasy during the day, and I rely on the medicine to fall asleep at night. Yun Qiu will remember the prince's kindness in his heart."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Langyan was the first to frown, and Shen Dingzhu was also slightly startled.
Xiao Langyan was ruthless on the surface, but in private, he still took great care of Fu Yunqiu. Even at such risk, he asked the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine for her.
Shen Dingzhu thought of the time when she was haunted by nightmares, and for a moment she would be lying if she said she wasn't envious.
But she quickly thought about it, what was there to be sad about? Just like in her previous life, Xiao Langyan always liked only Fu Yunqiu.
