Dongfang Du looked at Chu Mi with a look of disbelief, "Jokes? "It's the first time I've seen someone say such an affectionate joke. Dongfang Du is not stupid, he naturally knows why Chu Mi said this, isn't he afraid that he will avoid her in the future.

"The second prince is a prince, how can you joke with her at will!" Banlan stared at Dongfangdu, loyally protecting Dongfangdu, in her heart, Dongfang Du was her master, and she had the responsibility to maintain all aspects of Dongfangdu. Even if the person in front of him is the senior sister of the second prince, he can't make a joke about the second prince!

Chu Mi glanced at Banlan with disgust, and said in disgust: "Why is this little palace maid so annoying!" Turning his head to look at Dongfang Du, he smiled lightly, "Xiaodu, Senior Sister was really just joking just now." ”

After this matter was stopped, the two of them didn't say anything more, changed their clothes, and Dongfang Du sent Chu Mi to Zhaoxian Palace. From today until the seventh day of the twelfth month, Chu Mi will live in Zhaoxian Palace and secretly protect Concubine Xian.

Seeing that the second prince sent his senior sister to Zhaoxian Palace, the secret guard returned to the imperial study to report to Emperor Qianwen: "Your Majesty, Miss Chu went to Zhaoxian Palace, and it seems that she is going to live in Zhaoxian Palace." ”

Emperor Qianwen pondered for a moment and said, "Keep staring." The dark guard clasped his fists and saluted, disappearing like the wind in an instant.

Since Chu Mi lived in Zhaoxian Palace, Dongfang Du had run to Zhaoxian Palace more often, and he stayed longer and longer. It's just that in the past, Dongfang Du went to Zhaoxian Palace to see Concubine Xian, but now, there is a small tail behind him - Banlan.

No matter how Dongfang Du refused, Banlan had to follow her to Zhaoxian Palace, follow her step by step, and leave for a while.

On this day, Dongfang Du had just left Fengqing Palace, and planned to go to Zhaoxian Palace to find his mother and sister, so he saw Dongfang Lingwu. With joy in his heart, he walked up quickly, and said with a smile on his face: "Ling Wu, are you back?!" When he walked up to Dongfang Lingwu, he found that Dongfang Lingwu didn't have a smile on his face, and was looking at her with a cold face.

"Hail to Her Royal Highness Princess." Banlan, who followed closely, blessed Dongfang Lingwu with a blessed body and saluted.

Dongfang Lingwu turned his head to look at Banlan, said coldly, "No courtesy", turned his head and continued to look at Dongfang Du coldly, but he didn't say a word.

"Ling Wu?" Dongfang Du looked at Dongfang Lingwu puzzled, "What's wrong with you?" "Why are you looking at me with the expression of an enemy? Am I doing something wrong?

Banlan looked at Dongfang Lingwu's obviously angry expression, gently pulled her clothes behind Dongfang Du, and whispered: "Second prince, you should call her imperial sister...... "It must be because the second prince you didn't call her name, so the princess will be angry with you!"

"Uh" Dongfang Du looked back at Banlan, stepped forward and grabbed Dongfang Lingwu's arm, "Sister Huang, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it back in my palace." I've been missing you so much for the past few days. Dongfang Lingwu didn't agree or refuse, and let Dongfang Du take her back to Fengqing Palace.

On that day, after learning that Dongfang Du and Chu Mi returned to the palace first, Dongfang Lingwu and Dark Cloud and his party also returned to the palace. It's just that because Dongfang Lingwu can't ride a horse, he can only take a carriage, and the speed of the whole team returning to the palace is slow. What was supposed to be a journey of only three or four days has become seven or eight days.

Along the way, the dark clouds were silent, and Wu Mingxing and other guards did not dare to talk to the princess at will, and the guide Dongfang Lingwu could only think crankily for the past few days, and his feelings were particularly low. As long as he thought that Dongfang Du left her and returned to the palace first, he was angry.

After entering the Fengqing Palace, Banlan served tea to Dongfang Lingwu, and then disappeared on his own initiative, and even the other palace maids and eunuchs in the palace also disappeared with Banlan. This is to be changed to Chu Mi, Banlan must be reluctant to go out.

In the house, there were only Dongfang Du and Dongfang Lingwu left. Dongfang Du carefully held the tea in front of Dongfang Ling Wu, "Ling Wu, drink tea." Dongfang Lingwu glanced at the tea in Dongfang Du's hand, and wanted to take it and then slam the teacup on Dongfang Du's body.

"Put it down." Dongfang Lingwu didn't take it, for fear that she wouldn't be able to control her feelings, so she really threw the cup on her.

"Ling Wu, are you finally willing to talk to me?" Dongfang Du put down the tea and looked at Dongfang Lingwu with a smile, "What's the matter, haven't you had fun these days?" ”

As soon as he said this, Dongfang Lingwu's face froze again, and he glared at Dongfang Du coldly, which made Dongfang Du's heart tremble, and his smile froze on his face.

"Ling Wu ~ Imperial Sister ~" Dongfang Du used a killer trick - coquettish, "What did the imperial brother do wrong?" Shook Dongfang Lingwu's arm, "What did I do wrong, you sue me~ I apologize and I change~"

"My mother is sick, why did you come back alone?" Dongfang Lingwu looked at Dongfang Du, who was cute and coquettish, the chill on his face faded and turned into resentment, "I was raised by my mother since I was a child, and she is also my mother." ”

Speaking of the concubine, Dongfang Du withdrew his hand and got serious, "Imperial sister, concubine, she is not sick." ”

"Isn't it sick?" Dongfang Lingwu frowned, "As soon as I returned to the palace, I heard Dongxue say that the concubine had a cold and was very sick. As soon as he finished speaking, he reacted and asked in a low voice, "You mean that the concubine is poisoned?" "In this palace, when I suddenly got sick, most of them were poisoned, but they all said that they had a cold or something.

"Hmm," Dongfang Du nodded.

"What? Is it really poisoned? Dongfang Lingwu couldn't believe it, "This palace has been calm for many years, how could it suddenly ......" The palace has been very calm for the past few years. The harem is beautiful, the rain and dew are all wet, and Emperor Qianwen did not particularly favor a certain concubine, and focused on dealing with state affairs. Because of the emperor's temperament, the concubines in the harem did not compete for favor, and I haven't heard of any concubines who died suddenly, but since Concubine Liang gave birth to four princes, no concubine in the palace gave birth to a dragon son.

"Imperial sister, have you gone to Zhaoxian Palace to see your mother?" Dongfang Du asked suddenly. Thinking about the temperament of the imperial sister, when she learned that the concubine was sick, she must have gone to Zhaoxian Palace to visit her concubine first when she returned to the palace, but listening to what she said just now, it seems that the imperial sister has not been to Zhaoxian Palace.

Dongfang Lingwu shook his head, "I haven't gone yet" After returning to his Lingxin Palace, he planned to go to Zhaoxian Palace, but he heard Dongxue say that Chu Mi is now living in Zhaoxian Palace, Dongfang Lingwu heard this, and thought about coming to Fengqing Palace to find Dongfang Du first, and then go to Zhaoxian Palace together.

"Senior Sister Chu, why do you live in Zhaoxian Palace?" Dongfang Lingwu picked up the teacup and asked casually. thought that Chu Mi was just accompanying Dongfang Du back to the capital, but he didn't know that he would enter the palace together and live in Zhaoxian Palace.

"If she lives in my Fengqing Palace, it will be inconvenient." Dongfang Du saw her asking, so he explained, "Moreover, the mother concubine seems to like her quite a lot." ”

"You want to take her as your princess?" Dongfang Lingwu stared at Dongfang Du's eyes, and there was indescribable love in his eyes, "Have you ever thought about dark clouds?" Along the way, looking at the silent and depressed appearance of the dark cloud, you know who you are sad for. After returning to the palace, I heard that the palace maids and eunuchs were all rumoring that Concubine Xian Niangniang had recognized the senior sister of the second prince as the future princess.

"Yun'er... She..."Dongfang Du didn't know what to say. When I sank into the water, I figured out that the dark cloud in this life is not the same person as the one in the previous life, and even if it is the same person, he hasn't done anything to be sorry for himself. What happened behind the screen that day is vividly in my mind, and in the dead of night, I often recall that scene, 'It turns out that I can't escape...... 'Everything can be controlled, but only that emotion cannot be controlled.

"Yun'er, she's back." Dongfang Lingwu got up, "I'll go to Zhaoxian Palace to visit my mother, and you can stay in Fengqing Palace." "I wanted to go to Zhaoxian Palace with Dongfang Du, but I thought that Dark Cloud hadn't come to Fengqing Palace yet, so I asked Dongfang Du to stay in the palace and wait for her. Guessing the time, it's coming soon.

After Dongfang Lingwu left, Dongfang Du sat quietly in the huge palace, closing his eyes and not knowing what he was thinking. The palace maid and eunuch and Banlan didn't come in to disturb her, probably because Dongfang Lingwu told them when he left.

About half an hour later, dark clouds appeared silently. Looking at Dongfang Du with his eyes closed and his hands on the armrest, Dark Cloud's heart was full of love.

"Du" dark cloud stood not far away, called softly, and did not step forward.

"You're back." Dongfang Du opened his eyes, looked at the dark cloud that was still a child in front of him, and got up and walked towards her.

"I've been wondering, what am I going to do with you." Dongfang Du hugged Dark Cloud, with a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, "Do I treat you as a sister, or ...... you" Before he finished speaking, Dark Cloud interrupted: "I don't want to be your sister." I'll never call you brother again. ”

"But you are the dark guard...... "The dark cloud in the previous life, unwilling to leave the dark guard, what about you in this life? Would you like to?

After being silent for a long time, I heard the dark cloud choke up: "I... I'm no longer a Dark Guard. ”