It turned out that these were all her hallucinations just now, Wu Yan came back to her senses, the breath in her chest had not yet recovered calm, she sat quietly for a long time, looking at the bright and warm light for a while, before she felt that the old woman covered in blood faded a little in her mind.

The tea in front of him was cold, and Xia Ziyan was still sitting at the tea table, drinking tea leisurely, and there was no difference in his distraction.

Wu Yan pulled out an embarrassed smile, lowered his head again, and thought: When I was at the noodle stall, it was good that I didn't rush up to reason with those men. The theory is useless, Xiucai met the soldiers, and the reason is not clear.

People don't bend over easily for something that can't overwhelm them. Everything in the world is based on opinions, and even the truth and truth may not be able to eat it all.

After thinking about it like this, Wu Yan took a sip of hot tea before raising his head and asking, "Is it okay if your prince doesn't go back to the palace late at night?"

After speaking, he realized that his words were not accurate enough, and quickly explained: "I mean, the last time I accidentally broke into your palace, it didn't look like a frequent resident, and it was so late today, you stayed outside the palace and couldn't go back, and I didn't see you send someone to send a message or something, it seems that it doesn't matter if you don't go back to the palace." That's why I'm a little strange, is it possible for the prince not to live in the palace?"

Wu Yan said, glanced at Xia Ziyan's expression, saw that he looked as usual, thinking that he was just indifferent at most, and there was nothing terrible, so he couldn't help but be more presumptuous and bold, and quickly added: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't answer me, I just think, if you can't go back to the palace because of me, and you get a punishment or something the next sunset, then I don't owe you a big favor." ”

Xia Ziyan squinted at her, asked first, and immediately flattened Wu Yan's presumptuous momentum, he said: "You have always been so lively, do you like to talk a lot of things alone?"

Seeing that Wu Yan flattened his mouth and didn't reply, the smile in Xia Ziyan's eyes deepened again: "The underage prince has to go out of the palace with the permission of the emperor's mother on weekdays, not to mention spending the night outside the palace. Only the adult prince does not need to ask for this approval, once the prince marries a wife or reaches the age of eighteen, he must leave the palace to build a mansion, and there must be a reason for wanting to stay in the palace at that time. I'm 18 years old this year, so ......"

Xia Ziyan also had a smile mark on his lips, a pair of peach blossom eyes full of smiles were as bright as spring water, and his voice was low, and he asked, "Are you worried about me?"

Wu Yan greeted his smiling face and said "yes" or "no" It was inappropriate, of course, Xia Ziyan knew that he was a little embarrassed by this question, he lowered his eyes and smiled, and said: "Or, just if you owe me a favor." ”

When Wu Yan heard this, his eyes rolled, and he immediately smiled brightly, and hurriedly replied: "Okay, remember this favor first." When you go to the Tianshan Mountains, I invite you to eat roasted sweet potatoes, although it doesn't sound very attractive, and maybe the taste is not as good as the delicacies of the mountains and seas in your palace, but when it snows, take a bite, sweet and soft, your hands are warm, and your body is also warm. You must not have eaten it, na, you are not allowed to refuse. Aren't you Dayong people very particular about etiquette, others treat each other politely, and you can't refuse to respect you, otherwise, it's like slapping someone in the face. What is the difference between giving a slap in the face to someone who is kind to you and being unreasonable and wicked?"

The smile on Xia Ziyan's lips lightened, and he only lowered his eyes quietly, not saying that it was good, nor that it was bad.

The sound of rain outside the window continued, Wu Yan was a little impatient to wait, and urged a sentence, Xia Ziyan said, "Why don't you say it, I thought you would say something for me, such as silence means no objection or something." ”

Wu Yan immediately diverted the topic, "The rain hasn't stopped yet, why don't you teach me some things you can do to pass the time, okay?"

Xia Ziyan turned his head to look out the window, the sky was dark, at that time, at the noodle stall, in order to block the burly man and let him leave first, he didn't worry about him, the only thing he was worried about was that he and Wu Yan were here in order to avoid the restaurant guys, and when the city turned around and disappeared after the man finished cooking, he could only go back to the private residence to check, and then send someone to find himself. He originally planned to go back first after placing Wu Yan here, but it was still inappropriate to think about it, this was not his mansion after all, although this wing room was specially reserved for someone, and it was impossible for this person to come tonight, but it was still a bit too much to leave her here alone. It's just one night, and most importantly, tonight is a little different for her, "Thinking about passing the time, is it because you don't dare to sleep?"

Xia Ziyan turned her head, her eyes were unconsciously more gentle, Wu Yan didn't want to be suddenly exposed, and was dumbfounded for a moment, but Xia Ziyan didn't debunk her to make fun of her, the smile on her face was as good as before, so that she looked at it for a while in order to verify it, and immediately heard him laugh and say: "Am I light, keep staring at me." Come, let the light teach you how to play chess. ”

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The lamp under the eaves swayed in the wind, but the light did not dim and flicker, which was very different from ordinary lanterns. The raindrops, illuminated by the lights, turn into white diagonal lines in the night, and finally converge on the ground to form a small river.

Someone walked on the surface of the "river" with an umbrella, and after a short time, he walked outside the door, put the paper umbrella next to the door, pushed the door in, and walked into the inner room without stopping.

The light in the room was so bright that not even a shadow could be found, and there was no bed in the inner room, and there was only a huge chessboard in the middle of the room. When the man walked in, he suddenly lifted the chessboard, revealing what was hidden.

- Below is not a chessboard, but a huge sand table, above which the city walls, streets, and even canals and vegetation are neatly presented. Looking to the north, the lantern hanging in front of the door of the northernmost mansion, which covers an extremely large area, clearly has the word "ink" written on it, which is the ink mansion where the guests were entertained tonight.

To the south of Mofu, there are three bridges and three rivers, and even the outer and inner palaces in the palace city are also meticulous. If it is a handicraft made by a craftsman in the people, it is impossible to know the layout of the palace and the appearance of the buildings so well, and even if they are lucky enough to enter the palace, a few people dare to show it at the risk of having their necks cut off.

There is a couch opposite the sand table, and someone is lying on it with his eyes closed, and he doesn't open his eyes when he hears the sound at the door, and he seems to know very well who the person is, so he just lazily raises his voice and asks, "What time is it?"

"Ugly. ”

The person on the couch opened his eyes quietly, his gaze fell on the sand table, and said, "You didn't say anything else, it seems that the situation is going well." ”

"Yes, everything is as Childe expected. ”

When the person on the couch heard this, his expression was not very relaxed, and his voice was still faint, but he didn't know if he was a little tired, "Everything goes well thanks to this rain tonight, this rain can rain for so long...... Not what I expected. ”

There was a smile in the words of the visitor, obviously flattering, but when he said it, it was extremely natural and sincere: "Then it has to be planned well by the son, and this rain will be useful, otherwise it will be rare if it rains for a short time or for a long time." “

When the person on the couch heard this, he laughed a little or twice, and muttered: "The person who went to Mofu hasn't gone back yet, so naturally he won't go back." If you want to send her back to the palace, you must be in front of the early court, and those people who have infiltrated the palace have taken advantage of the guards to change guards, and at that time they have mixed into the former dynasty, and the time is just right. ”

For a long time, the person on the couch did not continue to speak, as if he was asleep, the person who came took a light step, and was about to close the window, in case the night wind was too cold, just about to close the window, he heard the voice of the person on the couch, and said, "Shaobai, don't close the window, let me listen to the sound of the rain, she should also be listening to the sound of the rain at this time." ”