The red candles in the lantern burned to the roots, and the candles turned into a pool of solidified weeping blood and red tears, sprinkled with gilt candlesticks. With a final "snap", the last glimmer of light was released, and it finally went out, and the narrow ear room suddenly fell into a deathly dark silence. Only outside the red diamond window, the north wind was extremely cold, blowing those dead branches and shrubs, making a sharp whistling sound. It was as if there were countless mandrill ghosts hiding in the shadows, wailing and whimpering.

Zhong Ziyuan sat on the ground and hugged her knees tightly, she didn't know what it was like to be hot and cold in her vest, and the thousands of thoughts in her mind were like a mess that made her uneasy.

"Oops! Doctor Jia, why are you still hiding here, they have long since left. Yu Ji walked in with a copper crane-topped candlestick. The sudden light and exclamations brought back a glimmer of her senses, and she realized that there was no sound of speech outside.

Zhong Ziyuan reluctantly showed a smile and said, "Look at me, I thought about things and thought about it, but I didn't realize that they were all gone." ”

Seeing that Zhong Ziyuan's smile was even uglier than crying, Yu Ji also had a trace of panic and uneasiness in her expression, she couldn't help frowning and said worriedly, "Are you okay?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan shook his head and propped up the floor to get up. I don't know if it's a posture that has been sitting for a long time and hindering the flow of blood. I just felt that my legs were like countless ants crawling, and it was extremely painful, so I didn't listen to the call at all.

She was defenseless, and she stumbled and almost fell on top of Yuji. Thanks to Yuji's quick eyes, she hugged her so that she wouldn't fall down with her.

Zhong Ziyuan stabilized her figure with the help of Yu Ji, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in annoyance: "Look." I'm really useless and do stupid things that are tiresome to people. ”

Yu Ji was surprised: "Doctor Jia, what's wrong with you today?" Say something weird. ”

Zhong Ziyuan shook his head. After the pain in his legs passed, he finally regained consciousness and walked out slowly holding on to the wall. The big house outside is as bright as day, the original luxurious and exquisite banquet has been removed, and the smell of food and the sweetness of honey wine still linger in the air.

Zhong Ziyuan sat down at the empty table. Yu Ji put the purple bronze crane-topped panzhi candlestick on the table, and brought a food box with vermilion lacquer carved peony flowers, and said with a smile: "The prince is worried that you have not eaten enough. So let a bowl of shredded chicken noodles be ordered in the kitchen, and you can eat it while it's hot. ”

As she spoke, she had already brought out a bowl of yellow and clear shredded chicken noodles from the food box. There are also a few green vegetable leaves sprinkled with green onions, which are fragrant and smelling, which makes people have a great appetite. There are also two dishes of pickles, one of which is sweet and sour cucumber. One dish is pickled garlic.

Zhong Ziyuan was flustered and confused at the moment. Not a single appetite. She picked up a few noodles and put them in her mouth, and she felt like chewing wax without a trace of taste, and she barely swallowed it like she had pressed a large stone in her stomach. Where did she still eat, she only picked up the noodles and asked casually, "Where did they go?" ”

Yu Ji smiled: "Lord Shizi, let's go to see Uncle Fu together." ”

"Prince Rui saw cardamom?" Zhong Ziyuan was shocked in her heart, she suddenly remembered that Cardamom was still in Fu Siyuan's house, if Zhu Yi saw it, wouldn't she have to be a gang.

Yu Ji seemed to see her anxiety, and hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry." Cardamom had been dodged before Prince Rui went, and he wouldn't be able to see it. ”

"That's good." There was a pause. Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but said, "Sister Yuji, is there still that honey wine?" Pour me a drink! ”

Yu Ji saw that she looked anxious, so she couldn't bear to refuse, and said with a smile: "Only half a cup, too much is not good." If you get drunk, neither the prince nor Guo Shizi will spare me. ”

Zhong Ziyuan said helplessly: "Okay! Half a cup is half a cup! Something is better than nothing. ”

Yu Ji brought her honey wine, and when she saw that she was restless, she didn't dare to leave, so she chatted with her for a while. Coupled with a glass of honey wine, it made Zhong Ziyuan feel a lot better. She shook the empty crystal cup in her hand and thought secretly: No wonder when I was in college before, the classmates in the dormitory always got drunk every time they fell out of love, saying that it was a drunken solution to a thousand sorrows. These glasses of wine have warmed my stomach and dizzy my head, and I have indeed lost a lot of troubles.

Outside the house, there was the sound of "crunching" footsteps on the snow. She was startled and hurriedly threw away the cup in her hand. Like a rabbit with an arrow, he jumped up three steps and made two steps and quickly ran into the ear room, which dazzled Yuji.

Zhong Ziyuan held his breath and leaned against the wall, that little bit of wine had already been thrown away outside Java. To say that she was a little unconvinced when she hid in the ear room before, but at this moment, she was extremely honestly afraid. I can't wait to ask the gods and Buddhas for their blessing, and I just hope that Prince Rui, who made a bloody reversal plot, will not appear in front of him in this life.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Guo Chengsi to appear in front of her with a cold air. He frowned and asked puzzledly, "Why are you still hiding here?" ”

As soon as Zhong Ziyuan saw the panic and grievances in his heart, he couldn't bear it anymore, and his eyes were sour, and tears slipped down. She took advantage of the strength of the wine and threw herself into his arms, hiding her little face tightly in his chest, whimpering and sobbing.

made Guo Chengsi in a hurry, he gently hugged her, patted her on the back awkwardly, and asked one after another, "What's wrong with you?" What to cry about. ”

I heard a muffled voice come out: "Ignore me, let me cry by myself." Guo Chengsi pricked up his ears and finally heard clearly, and suddenly couldn't cry or laugh. He had to hug her quietly, standing in this small ear room, waiting for her sudden surging emotions to subside.

The breath on his body was warm and there was a faint smell of wine, Zhong Ziyuan buried it in his arms and sniffed deeply, and quickly stabilized his mood. She raised her face only to realize that the eggplant purple Sihe Ruyi pattern Shu brocade fox collar jacket on his body was actually wet by her own crying, and it was still on the most conspicuous chest. Her face turned red, and she stretched out her finger in vain to caress the wet mark, and said anxiously: "It's good to get your clothes dirty." ”

Guo Chengsi's eyes darkened, and he hurriedly grabbed her hand that was making trouble on him, and said in a low voice: "It's okay if your clothes are dirty." I'm afraid that if you continue to touch it, there will be big problems. ”

The tears on Zhong Ziyuan's face had not completely dried up, and he listened to his ridicule. His face grew more and more embarrassed, and his hateful low chuckle came to his ears. She stomped her foot and grabbed his sleeve to wipe her cheek clean, then strode out with her head held high. Guo Chengsi shook his head amusedly, and walked out of the ear room with her.

The outhouse was empty, and even Yu Ji retreated with interest, Zhong Ziyuan asked in surprise, "Where did Zhu Fei go?" I still have something to ask him. ”

Guo Chengsi smiled faintly, he lifted the hem of his robe and sat down on the couch. After a soft snort came out of his nose, he said, "He sent Prince Rui out, and he will be back in a while." I also have something to ask him. ”

Although I cried. Zhong Ziyuan's heart was still troubled. She sat down on the edge of the couch, her face glazed, apparently still immersed in her own thoughts.

Guo Chengsi glanced at her thoughtfully, his slender and powerful fingers tapping lightly on the pear blossom table between the two. Didn't bother with anything.

It didn't take long. Zhu Fei walked in through the wind and snow wrapped in a sable collared dark feather cloak. Although he was still holding a purple gold relief hand stove in his arms, his face was still pale and his lips were purple.

As soon as he entered the house, he sat down next to the warm gilt flying flower stove, and while baking his hands, he exclaimed: "This hellish weather, it's really going to be frozen." ”

Xue Ji and Yu Ji walked in with him, and Xue Ji hurriedly untied Zhu Fei's snow-stained cloak. Yu Ji brought a steaming red date and ginger tea and rested it on the pear blossom table in his hand.

Zhong Ziyuan heard that Zhu Fei's breathing was mixed with a hint of disorder. I couldn't help but be secretly worried, and hurriedly moved the red date and ginger tea to his hand, and said, "Quickly take a few sips while it's hot to warm up." Zhu Fei took two sips, and after slowly warming his whole body, his breathing gradually stabilized, and his bruised lips returned to their former cherry red.

Guo Chengsi asked with a little anger: "I told you a long time ago that I don't approve of you using this opportunity to get the envoy of the Zhong Academy. Why didn't you listen and bring it up in front of Yi? Zhong Ziyuan's heart moved, and a pair of eyes immediately fixed on Zhu Fei's body, waiting for his answer.

Zhu Fei glanced at Xue Ji and Yu Ji, and the two of them immediately understood and flashed out of the house. He smiled lightly and said, "Didn't you hear that? Even if I don't mention it, Yi has this plan. My words only strengthened his position. ”

Guo Chengsi frowned, and just wanted to say more, but Zhong Ziyuan spoke first: "Zhu Fei, I just want to know if what Yu Ji said just now is true, the Queen Mother's illness is really because of you?" As soon as her voice fell, Guo Chengsi's eyes suddenly widened, and he stared at Zhu Fei incredibly.

Zhu Fei smiled proudly and said, "Yes, the Queen Mother's illness is indeed my hand. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to take the opportunity to fish out the Bell Envoy. Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, Zhong Ziyuan still covered his mouth in surprise.

"You're crazy, if the emperor knows about this, it's a big crime to rob the family and destroy the family. Of course, you and the emperor are of the same clan, and he will kill your whole family at most, but he can't destroy your whole clan. But the Zhong family has no power and no power, how can they stop the emperor's thunderous anger. Guo Chengsi only felt that his temples were jumping suddenly, and the green tendons on his forehead burst high, and he couldn't wait to give him a slap.

"What am I afraid of, anyway, I am a rotten life, and God may take it away at any time. As for the Shu Palace, every one of them is my enemy, and I wish they had died earlier. Zhu Fei's face was stubborn and unconvinced, and his phoenix eyes were inexplicably hot, excited, and crazy. made Guo Chengsi's heart soften, he slowed down his tone and said, "Forget it, it's useless to talk about this now." Tell me about it, what exactly are your plans? ”

Zhu Fei was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Do you remember the dew of the ocean?" He didn't wait for Guo Chenghe, Zhong Ziyuan accosted him, and said to himself: "That Ocean Dew has another name overseas, called the Source of Nightmares. ”

Zhong Ziyuan said curiously: "I see that you also put a pot of ocean dew in your house, how can it become the source of nightmares?" ”

Zhu Fei sneered: "I don't know why. I only know that one pot or two pots will not have any effect on the body, but the quiet fragrance of flowers can also enhance memory, refresh and relieve headaches. However, once the dew of the ocean placed in the house is too dense, and people stay in it for a long time, they will feel headaches, dizziness, and even coma and death in severe cases, isn't this the source of nightmares? ”

Guo Chengsi suddenly realized and said: "No wonder you got these dew of the sea, so you couldn't wait to give it to the Queen Mother, it turns out that you had this idea." After thinking about it, he suddenly shook his head and said, "No, I remember you once told me that you asked people to look for this dew of the ocean overseas a long time ago, but you didn't know Aster at that time?" ”

Zhu Fei's eyes fell softly on Zhong Ziyuan, and he said helplessly: "Originally, this dew of the ocean was prepared for others. But at that time, seeing that she was stupid, Liu Yuanju said that she must be accompanied by relatives before she has a chance to recover. As soon as I was in a hurry, I simply sent more than half of the dew of the ocean to the Queen Mother. It's just that I didn't expect her to wake up the next day and waste my flowers in vain. But the dew of the sea has been sent, and the situation is out of my control. All I can do is go with the flow. ”

Although Zhong Ziyuan was moved in his heart, he saw that he was so bold and reckless that he dared to play with the life of the Queen Mother, and he couldn't stop feeling frightened, but he was helpless.

Guo Chengsi probably felt the same way, he rubbed the corners of his forehead, and said tiredly: "Now that the Queen Mother has fallen ill as you wish, and the imperial doctors of the Manchu Dynasty are helpless, how do you plan to make her recover?" ”

Zhu Fei smiled slyly: "When the envoy of Zhongzhong Academy begins to treat the Queen Mother, I will let the dew of the ocean in the Queen Mother's bedroom slowly wither and die." Only the bane is gone, and the Queen Mother will naturally get better. ”

He said to Zhong Ziyuan proudly: "You see, I have made a great contribution to your father, as long as the Queen Mother is cured, he can not only be reinstated, but I am afraid he can also be promoted to the next level." ”

The corners of Zhong Ziyuan's mouth twitched, and she couldn't help but laugh: "Then I really thank you." ”

Zhu Fei smiled and said, "You're welcome." provoked Zhong Ziyuan and couldn't help but roll her eyes again.

Guo Chengsi knew that Zhu Fei had a rough experience when he was a child, coupled with the lack of family affection, which caused him to have a great lack of temperament. acts extremely, recklessly, and viciously.

Seeing that he said it so lightly, it was obvious that he had not considered the actual situation of the Queen Mother at all. You must know that the Queen Mother is already old and close to running out of oil, how can she withstand such a toss. If you don't get it right, it will really kill her. But now that the gong has sounded, the play must be sung according to his script.

Guo Chengsi also felt very troubled, he couldn't help but sigh again, and said: "The matter has come to this point, and it can only be counted one step at a time, I just hope that nothing will go wrong with the Queen Mother." ”

"Don't worry, I'm measured." Zhu Fei immediately swore and said. Zhong Ziyuan and Guo Chengsi looked at each other, and the thousands of worries in their hearts only turned into a helpless wry smile after all. (To be continued......)