One year at a glance.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter, wind, frost, rain and snow, so many entanglements of love and hate, all converge in this one eye.
Because I remember his appearance and body shape so well, I can identify him with just one glance.
Xu Zhihuai didn't have time to take a closer look at his expressions and movements. He hurriedly lowered his eyes and followed the Queen closely behind him in an extremely docile and obedient manner, never leaving.
Her gentleness and well-behavedness made the empress very satisfied, and she also had more smiles on her face.
"There is an endless stream of pilgrims here all year round. You are also a child with Buddhist connections. Please go over and give more sticks of incense to the prince and An'er."
Xu Zhihuai Wan'er should be.
The main hall is solemn and solemn.
She took a long breath and knelt down in silence. However, when a breeze came, carrying a faint breath of mint, her back suddenly became tense.
Xu Zhihuai slowly opened his eyes and looked at the Buddha statue in front of him, his eyes dull.
After so long, she was still so afraid of his existence, even just a little bit of his aura, even just a blur of his figure, was enough to make her feel calm and peaceful, and disappear into thin air.
She was locked in by him, trapped in a quagmire of hatred and fear from which she could not extricate herself.
It is not a coincidence that Wei Li appears here today.
He was working in the south of the city, but he received news that the Queen was leaving the palace, so he turned around and came here in the name of doing business.
He never works in vain, and his journey is naturally in vain.
The moment their eyes met, he was suddenly startled. He was shocked to see the gentleness in her eyes and the dimple of her smile.
She is bathed in Buddha's light, pure, bright and clean. And when she hurriedly looked away and turned a blind eye to him, his heart felt as if he had been hit hard by a chisel, creating a big gap. The resentment and dissatisfaction that had been suppressed for a long time spewed out, and the murderous blood instantly splashed all over his face. .
He was not willing to be the only one hiding in the dark, and he wanted to drag her back into the darkness again, in a complicit and unclear manner.
Wei Li ignored the looks of the guards' spies and walked straight towards Xu Zhihuai.
He stood outside the main hall door, his hands behind his back, his face was solemn, his eyes were too sharp, and his demeanor of keeping away from strangers was completely incompatible with everything here.
Xu Zhihuai turned around slowly, and the moment he met his eyes again, his heart tightened unconsciously.
Wei Li looked at her deeply and subconsciously gave her an evil smile.
Unexpectedly, before he stepped into the palace, someone immediately bowed and reported: "Master Marquis, the Crown Prince has an order, and Concubine Huai has not seen the foreign ministers."
This sentence fell lightly into Xu Zhihuai's ears, but it hit Wei Li's heart hard.
Missing foreign ministers!
Four simple and concise words completely distanced them.
Wei Li glared at the guard, his eyes like daggers. Unexpectedly, the guard was neither humble nor arrogant: "Master Marquis, this is the oral instruction of His Highness the Crown Prince, and it is also the intention of His Highness the Princess."
One sentence, two purposes.
Most of the anger in Wei Li's heart was extinguished in an instant.
He understood that he was being watched.
Zhu Xiuxing will never allow him to touch his woman again.
Wei Li's reason also reminded him not to go crazy here.
He can't afford to be crazy...
Xu Zhihuai stood there, motionless.
She just stared at Wei Li, watching his expression change again and again, watching him turn around with a sneer, and quietly leave her sight.
As she breathed a sigh of relief, her limbs were no longer cold and stiff, and everything felt warm and safe again.
Xu Zhihuai was still lost in thought until the bell rang, calling her thoughts back.
She was no longer afraid, but full of expectation. She seemed to be going back quickly, back to the palace, back to An'er and the prince.
Because he is her warmest god.
He was protecting her, all the time.
It's late at night, the wind is clear and the moon is bright.
Zhu Xuxing stayed up for half the night and looked exhausted.
When he walked outside the dormitory door and saw the dim light inside, he couldn't help but frown.
When the palace maid came to greet him, he asked in a low voice: "Why is it so dark? Send someone quickly to add two more candlesticks."
Although Xu Zhihuai hadn't had nightmares for a long time, he always remembered that she was afraid of the dark, especially when she woke up in the middle of the night and was surrounded by darkness.
The palace maids nodded repeatedly.
Unexpectedly, Xu Zhihuai walked out of the inner hall, dressed in a plain robe, with long hair shawl, and bright eyes.
"No need."
Xu Zhihuai waved his hand and motioned for others to leave.
She came over personally to untie Zhu Xuxing's cloak and looked up at him: "The candlelight is too bright, and An'er will play too much and not sleep. This is fine."
Zhu Xuxing saw that she was only thinking about her daughter, so he put his arm around her waist and brought her towards him: "What's the point of playing a little longer, but you've always been afraid of the dark."
Xu Zhihuai's eyes flickered and he murmured: "I'm not afraid anymore."
"Um, what?"
"I won't be afraid anymore."
Xu Zhihuai looked into his eyes: "I will no longer be afraid of the dark, nor will I be afraid of being bullied."
Zhu Xuxing raised his eyebrows and said with a bright smile, "My Huai'er has grown up."
His jokes were full of endearment, but Xu Zhihuai's eyes filled with tears.
She didn't want him to see it, so she threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly: "With Your Highness here, I'm not afraid of anything. I don't need those candlesticks anymore. Even if there are dark clouds outside and no stars can be seen, I won't be afraid of anything." If you can see my light, your highness is my light."
Her soft tone was like a spoiled child.
Zhu Xuxing lowered his head and smiled, his warm lips touching her soft cheek: "What a sweet mouth, you must have eaten An'er's preserves today."
Xu Zhihuai wiped her thin tears on his clothes, returned to his sweet smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness. I ordered someone to prepare the ginseng soup. Please use some of it, Your Highness."
"No, I drank too much tea today. You should go to bed early. I still need to freshen up..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Zhihuai said: "Let me go to the hot springs with His Highness to relax the muscles and relax the mind."
Zhu Xuxing was a little surprised and a little happy: "Are you willing to let An'er go? You stay with her every night."
Xu Zhihuai smiled: "From now on, I will stay with His Highness every step of the way." After saying that, he opened his arms and hugged his narrow waist tightly.
At the same time, Wei Li returned to the Hou Mansion smelling of alcohol.
The heads of Huangji's four divisions were all waiting in the main hall, waiting to report to him what was going on.
Unexpectedly, when Wei Li saw them, he just waved his hands impatiently.
The four of them looked at each other and were about to leave when they heard Wei Li ask again: "What's the latest news in the palace?"
"Going back to the Marquis, everything in the palace is peaceful and nothing major happened. Her Royal Highness the Princess gave an ultimatum to the two ministers of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household, asking them to complete tax reductions and exemptions within the year. Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also preparing to liquidate the remnants of Fengdu. , demolish and build Fengxian Palace."
In fact, Wei Li had already known all this information.
The thing he wanted to ask had nothing to do with the prince or the eldest princess, but only with one person.
