- To be honest, even from this point of view, Kwong Xiqing still looks as warm as jade, but her beautiful eyes are slightly narrowed, and she is a little unkind and cold.

“…… Sister Huang? Since I was lying on my back on the bed, and she was sitting on the edge of the bed and looking down condescendingly, she had the advantage of momentum, and taught me to be very passive, and my tone couldn't help but become weaker.

"All of these are the twists and turns of impeaching you." After staring at me for a moment, she took the lead in looking away, pointed to the stack of folds piled up beside her, and said lightly, "I didn't expect that there would be a credit to King Ling for the flooding of the river today, huh?" ”

According to her meaning, she flipped through the stacks of folds, and the accusations were varied, from trivial matters to the major crimes of the Nine Clans, if it weren't for the parties, even I would have believed it.

Sparing no effort to pull Kuang Xihan off the horse, it is really hard for these officials.

"Sister Huang, if I say that none of this has anything to do with me, can you believe it?" Sensing the mockery and ridicule in her words, as if she had no intention of condemning the crime, I tentatively defended myself.

"Han'er said that he hadn't done it, that is, he hadn't done it - you are my imperial sister, and I naturally believe in you." Kwong Xiqing chuckled, casually folded the stack to the ground, touched my face, and asked softly, "Are you hungry?" I let the small kitchen warm the medicinal food, can I use some? ”

"Hmm." My stomach had been singing about the empty city when I woke up, and if I hadn't been frightened by her sudden change of face, the first thing I would have said would have been to cry out that I was hungry.

put on shoes, sat down at the table with her, and waited for the female official to cloth the dishes.

I drank a small half bowl of soup first, padd my stomach, and then began to move my chopsticks; With the etiquette of eating in mind, I slowed down my eating speed and tried my best to match the word "elegant" - but every time I turned my eyes, I could see another pair of watery eyes, and my original interest faded like cold water.

There were dishes and chopsticks in front of me, but she didn't move, but looked at me with interest, her eyes soaked with a shallow soft light, as if I was satisfied as long as I was full--I was stared at by such a gaze, and there was a dull pain in a corner of my heart, slight but ...... Can't be ignored.

I put down the chopsticks, took the handkerchief handed by the attendant and wiped my mouth, and couldn't help asking, "Don't you use some of the imperial sister?" Why just watch me eat? ”

"No, I'm not hungry," she took the silk handkerchief in my hand and wiped my cheeks that had been inadvertently stained with a little sauce, the smile on the corner of her mouth was as moving as a spring breeze, "What's more, this is the medicinal food that I specially ordered the imperial doctor to prepare for you." ”

"Well, thank you, Sister Huang." Holding my breath and not smelling the scent of ambergris on her body, but I couldn't help the heat of her face when she talked to me - because she was wiping my face, she was very close to me, and one hand fixed my chin, teaching me not to deviate from my face, but to silently lower my eyes, avoiding the face similar to Jiang Zhuo, which taught me to make my heart beat.

Sometimes I even wonder if it was this appearance that taught me to throb, or the obsession that Kwong Xihan left in my consciousness.

As if sensing my resistance, she stepped back a little as if nothing had happened, handed the silk handkerchief to the female officer beside her, took a sip of the teacup, and asked casually: "It's okay to leave or right, Han'er might as well tell me about your experience along the way." ”

――What about the experience?

I remember that Fang only mentioned Jiang Zhuo, and the other party immediately became angry, obviously unwilling to hear about the topic; Or, what prejudice did she have against Jiang Zhuo? For what?

Can't figure it out......

In order not to make her angry again, it is best not to mention Jiang Zhuo's name again, but I have stayed with Jiang Zhuo all the way, inseparable...... And I always didn't want to lie to her, whether she lied to me or not.

Seeing that I hesitated and didn't speak, Kuang Xiqing's face immediately became cold, put the tea cup in his hand on the table, raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard you talk about the Jiang guard before, but the one transferred to you from the guard?" ”

I couldn't figure out what she meant by taking the initiative to mention this, so I could only nod, but the alarm bell rang in my heart.

Han'er ...... to her It's different," Kwong Xiqing's voice was fluttering and quiet, and her voice was still soft and gentle, but it made me a cold sweat oozing from my back, "I thought she wouldn't live for three days—just like any other plaything you fancied. ”

――Don't you live for three days?

Also, other playthings...... It took me a while to understand what Kuang Xiqing meant, but I was willing to keep myself in the dark and not understand her hints.

Calculated in this way, I don't know how much blood debt Kuang Xihan has on his hands.

Although I have long known about the absurdity of the original body, I have always taught me to care about the imperial sister who has always taught me to be so straightforward, and this feeling is definitely not something that can be summed up by the simple word "sad".

I can't tell whether the sadness that suddenly rises in my heart is due to the fact that Kwong Xiqing already knew about her absurd past, or whether she has resigned herself to those past and never interfered—not interfering often means ...... I don't care.

"I didn't treat her as a plaything, she was...... Different," I thought of the occasional mild look on that cold face, and the corners of my mouth couldn't help but rise upward—I thought Jiang Zhuo must have cared about me, though most of the time she was more disgusted with me, ignoring me; But I knew that it was because Kuang Xihan in the past was not me now-suddenly I came back to my senses and met Kuang Xiqing's meaningful gaze, which made me startled, and hurriedly added in disguise, "After all, she has saved me so many times." ”

"Is it just because she saved you?" It was just a moment, and there was a soft smile on Kuang Xiqing's face, as if she was simply curious about the answer to the question, and the coldness she had never felt before.

"Nature." Nodding categorically, I did not shy away from looking at her directly, for fear of teaching her to see the slightest clue.

"It's because I've been thinking too much, and Han'er understands it best." She hooked her lips, stretched out her hand to comb my sideburns, and said nonchalantly, "You're almost at the age of Shao Li, it's time to marry a husband - some people, some things, just have fun, but don't take it seriously and forget your identity." ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for me to reply, turned around and left.

I was left frozen in place, silently digesting the meaning of her words.

――How did I forget that in this world where women are inferior to men, women are all expected to marry husbands when they become adults?

As a dignified prince, Kuang Xihan is naturally no exception.

What is she trying to remind me of now? Could it be that she sensed my thoughts about Jiang Zhuo?

But it doesn't make sense...... I don't think it's so obvious, am I?

Was that out of a warning? Warn me to be more restrained, to be a gentleman, to be an idle prince, don't have ambitions that I shouldn't have?

Alas, the most annoying to guess and guess!

Scratching at my hair in distraught, I simply threw myself back on the bed and fell asleep.

When I woke up again, the room was quiet, no human voices were heard, no human figures were seen, only the shadows of burning candles on both sides flickered and accompanied silently.

I've been at the palace long enough, it's time to go home.

I raised my voice and called someone to come in and explained my intentions, but I was told by the female officer that it was past the unitary time, and the palace gate was under the key, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

- If that's the case, why didn't you wake me up when the hour came?

I slandered in my heart, although I was displeased, I didn't get angry at her after all...... She is also innocent, so why be angry with her.

Seeing that my face was ugly, the female official considered it and told me: Kwong Xiqing stayed at the emperor's house tonight, and told me to stay in her bedroom and rest for one night, and then leave the palace tomorrow morning.

Wanyan refused the lady's offer to give me food, looked at the sky, sent her out, and I went back to my bed—I don't know if I had slept too long earlier, but at night, I had no sleep.

I tossed and turned in the soothing bed, sweating on my forehead, but I was getting more and more energetic.

Reluctantly, he sat up, put on a coat, and pushed the door open.

When the night attendant outside the door saw me pushing the door, he suddenly woke up from his drowsy sleep, and carefully saluted, "What does Your Highness command?" ”

"This king can't sleep, come out for a walk." Passing him, I strode towards the side of the cloister.

"Your Highness!" He was so frightened that he followed me in small steps, trying to persuade me to go back to my room, but he could not speak with a knotted tongue - I only swept away with a cold eye, and he stopped crying, and did not dare to speak again, or even look up at me.

Nodding in satisfaction, he skipped him and walked forward.

Thinking about it, Kuang Xihan is also very powerful in this harem, and these ordinary attendants have seen a lot of scenes of her sending and falling, so I don't need to think much about it to be shocked.

Although I could sense that there should be a few other guards following me from a distance, I didn't think - after all, they were just doing their duty.

And knowing that someone is behind me to keep me safe, I can move around freely in the dark night.

The moonlight is boundless, the night is as cool as water, and in the silence, it seems that I am the only one still awake, wandering in the cold and quiet harem. At intervals under the porch, there are small palace lamps, which emit a shimmering light that is enough to illuminate the surroundings, and it is a different scenery from the daytime.

I walked aimlessly, and before I knew it, I had come to a familiar garden; The rockery is still the same as the last time I came, green and green, with occasional night insects chirping, even more bleak and silent - the last time I came, I was accompanied by Jiang Zhuo.

Oh, by the way, I met that inexplicable noble gentleman afterward...... Memories came flooding back, and when I thought of Jiang Zhuo, I smiled unconsciously, and when I thought of the noble gentleman who was involved with me, I felt sad, and while thinking, my steps gradually walked into the depths of the rockery.

"Your Highness?" If he hadn't spoken, I would have almost forgotten about the squire who had been following me.

Turning my head and glancing at him coldly, I lowered my voice and scared him: "Wait for this king here, don't come with me, otherwise...... You should know the temper of this king. ”

"Yes, yes." He was so frightened that he hurriedly bowed and saluted, and he didn't dare to raise his steps again.

I couldn't help but feel a little sorry to see him so scared - I was too him when he looked like he was only a teenager.

After a while, I will reward him with some food and snacks, and let him go to rest...... Even if it's a small compensation.

Having made up my mind, I ignored him and continued to walk sideways towards the depths of the rockery.

On a whim, I intended to return to the rockery to see if it was still the same, I followed the route in my memory, bent left and right, and found the end after a while.

I was still a few steps away from the exit, and I vaguely heard someone talking, I was vigilant, but I couldn't help but be curious, and I leaned behind the rockery and listened intently - the voice sounded like Jiang Zhuo!