The imperial city in the night is like a silent ancient tomb, quietly waiting for the fall of its prey. From time to time, palace people pass by with lanterns, just like the eyes of the long-waiting beasts.

Du Yunjin is not familiar with this huge imperial city, in fact, she has not even visited every place in the East Palace, let alone the inner city where the Xuanyuan Palace is located. Jinshang is jealous of the Du family, he doesn't like her daughter-in-law, and he never summons her, and Xiao Chen's city is deep, she is not willing to have too much contact with that person, except for the unshirkable summoning of her, she almost does not set foot in Qiwu Palace.

If she had paid more attention to the inner city on weekdays, she would have noticed that the road that Ruyu took her to at this time was not a place to change clothes, but a secluded courtyard.

Others don't know, but the people in the palace know very well that the courtyard that exudes the fragrance of medicine was originally the residence of King Yu when he was not crowned king. On the way Du Yunjin and Ruyu came, she only saw a few palace people walking around from a distance, and she didn't meet anyone else, so naturally no one could remind her that it was inappropriate to go.

"Mother, it's here." Ruyu opened the courtyard door, although King Yu moved away from here for a long time, but because of Xiao Chen's instructions, this place is still cleaned every day, and it is very clean now.

There are no flowers and plants planted in the courtyard like other palaces, only the old locust trees standing side by side on both sides of the road. If there was a familiar smell of medicine wafting in the air, Du Yunjin concentrated on his mind and quietly stopped.

She closed her eyes and sniffed the scent of medicine in the air, the smell was familiar, like ...... Something was about to emerge, but it was dispersed by Ruyu's words.

"Mother, this is it. The slave and maid are waiting outside, and if the mother is well, just call the slave and maid. Ruyu led Du Yunjin into the main house, and thoughtfully lit the candle in the house, and then said a few words to her before exiting the house.

Here, it is very much in line with Du Yunjin's preferences. The simple furnishings do not show the luxury of the palace, but they are full of the exquisite arrangement of the original owner. Du Yunjin didn't mean to go out to change clothes, but she was a little bored in the hall, especially after seeing Liang Naixin sitting beside Xiao Yu, she felt a little panicked in her chest. Such a clever and smiling woman, talking to the ministers who came forward to try to show their faces in front of Xiao Yu is also in a good way, this kind of skill, this kind of mind, this kind of appearance, it should be Xiao Yu's favorite.

She looked at herself again, even if she was dressed in luxury, what she was best at was not dealing with others with ease, but leading troops into battle. Speaking from the heart, Liang Naixin is more suitable than her in any aspect to sit in the position of the crown princess.

The candle flame on the table was burning, and she sat on the stool with her head propped up, immersed in her own thoughts, forgetting to be wary of the unusualness of this night.

Ruyu extinguished the lantern in her hand, waited for a quarter of an hour, and then pushed the door in. She thought that the woman should have fallen asleep at the moment, and sure enough, when she saw Du Yunjin lying on the table, she sneered.

The candles in the house were all extinguished in an instant, and Ruyu picked up the lantern outside the door and slowly disappeared into the shadow under the eaves.

One moment, two moments...... Time passed slowly in the hourglass, and the moon hanging on the flying eaves of the Xuanyuan Hall in the distance was also obscured by dark clouds that appeared at some unknown time.

Someone walked unsteadily towards this quiet courtyard, and he sent the palace people who were supporting him outside the courtyard, and walked in slowly.

It seems that he has drunk a little too much tonight, Xiao Shaokang rubbed his temples, because he was obsessed with studying medicine, he had never drunk alcohol on weekdays, so his alcohol consumption was not good. Why do you drink so much? The shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and he had long known that she and him could not have anything to do with him, but from the moment he saw her sitting beside Xiao Yu, his eyes were still stung.

I was not born, and I was old; You hate me for being late, and I hate you for being early.

He stood under the old locust tree, looking up at the bright moonlight that slipped out from behind the dark clouds, and his fairy-like face was also stained with a layer of red dust of pain.

Ruyu carefully held her breath, and her gaze turned from Xiao Shaokang to the room that was still quiet. Success or failure is here, as long as Xiao Shaokang enters the house, their plan will be considered a complete win. Of course, the more moments like this, the more careful she has to be in order to complete the task.

Just when she was cautious, Xiao Shaokang's sharp gaze suddenly shot straight at her. He seemed to know that someone was here, Ruyu grabbed the placket of his clothes, biting his lip and not daring to make any sound. If this plan fails, then she will never be able to go to that person's side, so she can't let this plan fail anyway. Their plan was so thorough, Xiao Shaokang was just an idiot who was obsessed with medical skills, and he shouldn't have guessed that there was a trap waiting for him here.

Thinking like this, Ruyu also calmed down, and the heart that was mentioned to her throat fell again.

Xiao Shaokang's gaze was only for a moment, and he quickly turned to other places. I heard him let out a long sigh and walked towards the main house.

It was pitch black in the house, but Xiao Shaokang had lived here for more than ten years and was very familiar with the tables and chairs here, and he could find exactly where every item was placed without lighting a candle.

In the darkness, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. Just because you don't have a candle doesn't mean you don't know what's going on inside the house. The spices rising from the incense burner filled the room so thick that his sense of smell could tell what it was. I didn't expect that person to really have such a heavy hand! actually gave them a happy dispersal, I was really afraid that they wouldn't be able to get along.

He walked slowly to the bed, looked at the sleeping person on the bed with soft eyes, and listened to her steady breathing, and his originally cold heart seemed to warm up with the sound of breathing.

What should he do with her? If he obeys that person's wishes and lingers with her, I wonder what will happen to her when he wakes up? But if it doesn't go along with that person's wishes, is it hard to guarantee that there will not be a next such arrangement? And what if the person who stepped into the trap was not him, but another man?

Ah Jin, do you know all these concerns in my heart? I just hope that when you wake up, you don't blame me, don't hate me.

It was still dark outside, but there were deliberately suppressed moans inside the house, and even those who didn't know what was going on knew what was going on inside the house at this time.

It seems that this Hehuan San is really useful, and even a doctor like Xiao Shaokang can't resist. Ruyu, who was hidden in the darkness, had a relaxed smile on her face, and she quietly walked towards the courtyard with a lantern.