"Gone."

As the guard spoke, the carriage began to move forward.

"Ye Xiaoyu-"

Standing in place, Zou Youheng shouted.

"It's okay, you wait for me here, I'll talk about anything when I come back."

Ye Xiaoyu poked her head out and waved at him with a smile.

Zou Youheng's face was full of anxiety, it didn't look like she was pretending to be a prank, but she was just ordered to enter the palace to face the saint this time, what kind of sinister thing would there be? Taking 10,000 steps back, even if it is dangerous, but she is just the owner of a pastry shop, and there is almost no place for people to plot against her, could there be people in this palace who covet her shabby shops?

What's going on?

Ye Xiaoyu sat in the carriage, thinking all the way, but the thoughts in her head were not smooth at all. There are too many doubts, but I don't know where to start.

Just as he was thinking, the carriage suddenly stopped.

"Boss Ye, it's here."

The guard said outside, Ye Xiaoyu lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.

The crimson palace stands within the high walls.

Heavy eaves roof, vermilion lacquer door, the same pedestal, the glazed tiles on the corner tower, the double dragon on the eaves, and the morning sun reflect each other; The ancient trees are towering, the green trees are shady, the red walls and yellow tiles, and the gold is brilliant.

Although the picture frequently appeared in film and television dramas in his previous life, Ye Xiaoyu was still stunned for a long time when he saw it with his own eyes.

"Boss Ye, the saint is inside, and it has been conveyed, you just go in."

Seeing Ye Xiaoyu stunned, the guards reminded him.

It's a palace, but judging by the styling. It should not be a place to meet civil and military officials.

At the top of the red vermilion lacquer gate, there is a black gold silk nanmu plaque, on which the dragon flies and the phoenix dances with three big characters 'Huaning Palace'. There were long stone steps in front of the hall, Ye Xiaoyu walked up step by step, and her long skirt made her move more or less inconvenient, and when she arrived at the palace gate, she felt as if she had walked for half a century.

The hall was empty, standing in front of the vermilion gate, Ye Xiaoyu was a little hesitant, didn't he say to see him? Which one is this empty city plan sung?

Turn your head and look out. The guards were long gone. Since he came by order, there shouldn't be any difference, and with a horizontal heart, Ye Xiaoyu stepped into the high threshold in front of him.

The main hall is surrounded by flowers like inverted bells. The calyx is white. The bone china has a translucent sheen. At the top of the petals is a circle of lilac of different shades, which seems to be dyed and natural. The white jade pillar is carved with a jade dragon whirling down, lifelike.

There is a little less splendor everywhere. It's a little more plain and elegant. Walking in it is refreshing.

When he walked to the middle of the hall, Ye Xiaoyu stopped.

Since the master has not arrived, then she is waiting here.

*

The sun shone in the west, spilling the last rays of light into the main hall. The carved dragon on the white jade pillar was photographed like this, as if it was alive, spitting fireworks from its mouth and revealing a fierce light in its eyes.

The temple was still empty.

Except for Ye Xiaoyu, who was leaning on the pillar.

From the rising sun in the east to the setting in the west, she waited alone in this empty hall for a day. Needless to say, the emperor who was high up didn't even see a little palace maid and eunuch.

At the beginning, she was still standing there upright, and in the end, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she simply leaned against the pillar and took a nap in the middle, but unfortunately until now, there is still no one.

The sun had passed, and the light on the horizon had dimmed.

Ye Xiaoyu sighed and sat down on the ground with her back against the pillar.

Maybe this is really a pit, and when it gets dark, will a group of Ouchi guards suddenly rush in and directly correct her on the spot.

Suddenly, from outside the door, a group of young girls dressed in palace clothes entered one after another, holding plates in their hands, and began to set up on the red nanmu carved low table in the hall, as if they were going to hold a banquet.

Frightened by this sudden situation, Ye Xiaoyu stood up and wanted to ask something, but these people seemed to be unable to see her, and after placing it, they left directly with the tray.

Amber wine, jasper, golden foot bottle, jade plate.

The food is picturesque, and the wine is like a spring.

Looking at the delicacies of the mountains and seas on the low table, Ye Xiaoyu couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

She had been hungry all day, and her stomach could barely fit a large stone. However, as soon as she thought of the environment she was in, she turned and cast her eyes on the corner tower covered with glazed tiles in the distance.

I don't know where Qing Lang lives in this palace, but he finally came in once, and it would be nice if he could meet him.

"You've been waiting for a long time, haven't you?"

As he watched from afar, a smiling voice came from behind him.

It is strange and familiar at the same time, as if it has traveled through thousands of years.

Ye Xiaoyu turned around.

At a glance, you can see the person standing there.

But all the footage in front of me turned into a slow-motion replay.

The white jade dark flower brocade robe, the corners of the mouth are raised, and the eyes are as bright as stars.

The messy and broken picture was intermittently projected in Ye Xiaoyu's mind, and she couldn't help but rub her eyes, thinking that she was trapped in an illusion again.

"Xiaoyu, long time no see."

Seeing that the expression on Ye Xiaoyu's face changed instantly, Ling Yu couldn't help but laugh.

Ling ...... Ling Gongzi? ”

Ye Xiaoyu frowned, cautiously tempting.

That's not right, it's all wrong.

I'm definitely dreaming right now.

"Long time no see."

Ling Yu looked at Ye Xiaoyu with a smile in his eyes.

"You guess you're starving, hurry up and get some food."

Ling Yu said, and led Ye Xiaoyu to the low table.

"You...... I......? ”

Letting Ling Yu pull her to the low table and sit down, the questions in Ye Xiaoyu's mind accumulated more and more, and she couldn't even say a complete sentence.

"Let's eat something first, I'll talk to you later."

Probably seeing Ye Xiaoyu's face full of doubts, Ling Yu explained with a smile.

*

In the inn at the foot of the imperial city, Zou Youheng was anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

"It's been a day, but Ye Xiaoyu hasn't come back yet. Something can't be wrong, right? ”

Unable to stay in his room, Zou Youheng walked into the lobby and tried to discuss with the group of officials.

said it was a discussion, but in fact, he just wanted to find someone to vent his inner fear.

"Don't worry, Boss Ye will go to the palace, where will it be so fast?"

The official smiled and comforted him.

Although this group of officials are all from the Rongzhou Yamen, they are all recruits, and almost all of them entered the Yamen after Zou Youheng went to Yuejing to take the examination, so as long as Zou Youheng does not indicate his identity, this group of people will not know at all.

"I'll go out for a while."

Zou Youheng said, picking up the robe placed on the chair. Ran out like a gust of wind.

Worried. He really couldn't wait in the inn in a comfortable way.

It was already late at night, Zou Youheng rode around under the imperial city wall, looked up at the towering city wall, and couldn't help but feel depressed.

With his three-legged cat kung fu. You can't climb over the wall. There is no way to avoid the guards at the entrance of Xuanwu. knew that Ye Xiaoyu was inside. But there was nothing he could do.

The qiē that happened in the palace that day was replayed in my mind again.

Zhou Ming died in his arms, and Qing Lang was surrounded by ten thousand arrows in order to save him, and finally died in the imperial city.

But what about him?

What's the point of Sunny risking his life to get him out?

He's just a useless person. Even scholars are not as good as scholars, and scholars also know poetry and songs. And he is good for nothing. couldn't even do a small thing alone, Ye Xiaoyu still came to Yuejing and entered the palace.

Turning the horse's head, Zou Youheng headed towards the imperial mausoleum in the western suburbs.

*

The night of the heavenly steps is as cool as water, the palace lamps in the hall are swaying, the moonlight outside the hall is slanted, and the bright light comes quietly along the eaves, and there are ripples in the ground. In the distance, the sound of the piano was murmuring, and in the night of the deep palace, it looked extremely sad.

"So, you've always been a prince?"

Ye Xiaoyu looked up from the delicacies of the mountains and seas on the low table, looked at the person sitting on the ground opposite and asked.

She had now gradually eased from the shock just now, and slowly accepted the fact that Ling Yu was the current saint, the supreme ruler of the Great Cause Country. Although she still felt like she was in a dream.

"I also found out four years ago."

Ling Yu smiled.

"Yes...... That ......"

Since Ling Yu is the prince, if Lu Qian married him back then, wouldn't he become the queen today?

Wait, Lu Qian didn't marry him, but that Jia Xiuyu married him?!! That is to say......

Thinking of this, Ye Xiaoyu's whole person was not good.

"Have you been canonized as a queen?"

Ye Xiaoyu asked endlessly.

"Huh?"

didn't expect Ye Xiaoyu to ask such a question, but Ling Yu didn't react for a while.

"Canonized. After so long, Xiaoyu, your personality really hasn't changed at all. ”

After reacting, Ling Yu couldn't help but laugh again.

"Uh, that, I mean, weren't you married before, that, that......"

"Yes, the queen is Xiuyu."

Ling Yu completed Ye Xiaoyu's unfinished words.

Rumble.

There was the sound of something breaking in my head.

Jia Xiuyu really became a queen, and a person like her can even become a queen. The so-called "evil has evil retribution" is simply bullshit.

A few years ago, Jia Xiuyu tried her best for a little thing, and her behavior of doing all kinds of evil surfaced again. It's just a few small things, and in the end, she was so disgusting that she used her father's power to use the relationship of the yamen, and then cleared Ye Xiaoyu and Lu Yishou into prison. Sunny in order to save her......

Although no one has ever told Ye Xiaoyu the truth about the latter part, why should anyone else tell him if it is obvious. For so many years, the reason why she didn't say it was because she had been foolishly thinking that as long as she kept paralyzing herself and identified Qinglang as a colt as the result of his love for Princess Lingwan, she seemed to be able to let go better, or rather, her heart would be a little better.

But it turned out that no matter how hard she tried not to touch the scar, after so long, as long as she had the opportunity to think about it, she was still tormented. (To be continued......)