Xiao Yizheng stepped into the house, and Qingxi smelled a strong smell of wine. She immediately got up, and saw that his cheeks were flushed, his eyebrows and eyes were clear, and the corners of his mouth were smiling.

The two performed another ritual: settling accounts, closing the knots, and tying the hair. After everyone bowed down and congratulated, they all withdrew from the happy room, and the house suddenly fell silent.

This sudden silence made Qingxi's heart beat faster, her face was hot, she moved unnaturally twice, her eyes blinked and stared at the red candle burning on the table, thinking about what to do next? Embarrassment, apprehension, overwhelmed, forced composure, pretending to be normal, all these emotions seem to melt into this moment. After a long time, she recalled the wedding night, and realized that only this moment was in line with the mood of a bride.

She was still thinking about whether she should say something, and a mellow voice came from her ear: "Are you still hungry?" ”

She hurriedly turned her head and met his smiling eyes, a pang of shame. Just blame Moon Shadow, this sentence was also heard by him. She bit her lip, unwilling to be underestimated, and replied stubbornly: "Your Highness is eavesdropping again!" ”

Xiao Yizheng looked at him with a deeper smile, but did not reply.

Qingxi was in a trance for a moment, was the person in front of her really the person who choked her neck and imprisoned her in her arms that day? Is it really His Royal Highness King Heng who does not give an inch to the words on Baoding Mountain? Is it really the honest and hearty Chengzhan in the Jade Moon Pavilion?

Tonight, he is so gentle like a spring breeze, yes, just like the jade boy in the peach blossom rain that day.

How many sides does he have?

She was thinking about it in a daze, but Xiao Yizheng got up from the happy bed, walked to the table in two steps, and gently picked up the two hair tied together on the table. He drank a lot of wine at dinner today, and his feet were a little vain, but he was really sober. He stared at the two strands of green silk for a long time.

The red candle snapped, and the candle burst out, he looked up, put down the hair bundle in his hand, turned to Qingxi and said, "It's almost time, you put on a coat, I'll take you to Wangchun Pavilion." ”

Qingxi was puzzled: "Huh? Wangchun Pavilion? Right now? ”

Xiao Yizheng saw her hesitation and said with a smile: "It's okay, there are not so many rules in King Heng's Mansion." ”

She followed him out of the house with astonishment, skirting the cloister, turning the garden, entering the gate of a courtyard, and walking to a relatively secluded palace. There weren't many attendants I met along the way, and when I saw the two of them, they all saluted, and they didn't seem to show that there was anything wrong with their own prince taking the princess to the palace on the night of candles in this cave room. It seems that the people in the palace are also accustomed to the eclecticism of their masters.

Looking up, the three words of Wangchun Pavilion have come into view. This palace occupies a small area, but it has five floors, and the decoration of the pavilion is also very simple. She followed Xiao Yizheng to the top floor, and looked at the half of the scene in the Shangdu City by the railing.

Xiao Yizheng stood with his hands crossed, Qingxi stood beside him, holding his collar with both hands, the night breeze blew the hem of the red dress, and the two people side by side in the gentle moonlight were like a picturesque scenery, which was very beautiful.

Xiao Yizheng raised his hand and pointed in the southeast direction.

She gazed and saw red lanterns rising one after another in the place where she was pointing. It is Kong Ming lanterns, one after another, one after another, a pile, endlessly, gathered together like a huge momentum, gradually dispersed and like ethereal clouds, in this deep dark night, the rising red appeared dazzling and warm, dyed the red sky, and then slowly drifted away into the distance.

"It was the Garden of Hearts on the outskirts of the city, and it was the servants of the garden who blessed our marriage in this way." Xiao Yizheng looked at the sky and explained to her.

Keep an eye on the garden? It is the residence in front of his biological mother, Empress Xiaoyi. Qingxi listened to his voice hazy, thinking about this night and this scene, he should miss his mother, but his marriage to him was so unusual, it seemed that it was not easy to say anything, not to mention that her biological mother was still a taboo. So, she said softly: "Compared with the fire tree and silver flowers, this Kong Ming lantern is more gentle and heartfelt. They bothered. ”

Xiao Yizheng nodded lightly, "Accept their intentions, but I feel guilty in my heart." ...... to them" He turned to meet her smiling eyes and continued, "Yes to you, too." ”

Qingxi frowned slightly, and before he could reply, he heard the sound of a rapid running from the attic, and Xiao Yizheng's eyes also fell behind him.

She turned around to see that a house not far from the attic had burst into flames at some point, and she suddenly turned around and exclaimed in surprise: "This? ”

Xiao Yizheng's eyes lit up, but his complexion was calm, and he said lightly: "Don't worry." As he spoke, he smiled with relief.

A voice gradually came from the palace: "Go to the water, go to the water." ”

Zhao Xin also climbed the pavilion at this time, came to them, and after saluting, Zhengse said: "It's all arranged!" ”

When Qingxi heard this, her heart was shocked, and she suddenly turned her head to look at the place where the fire started, what kind of drama is this?

"Are there any casualties?" Xiao Yizheng asked.

"No, His Highness's explanation, his subordinates don't dare to make the slightest mistake. The fire would only destroy part of the house, and even the princess's dowry would not be damaged in the slightest. Zhao Xin did not shy away from Qingxi when he spoke.

Qingxi listened to the word dowry, turned around abruptly, and stared at Xiao Yizheng, his eyes full of questions.

Xiao Yizheng's eyes slowly softened, but he didn't explain further, but continued to ask Zhao Xin: "People, are you under control?" ”

"Yes, it has been controlled, just waiting for His Highness to interrogate."

"No need, I'll leave this matter to you, and you can reply to me when you're done." Xiao Yizheng explained neatly, and looked at the place where the fire started: "Let the fire get bigger again, and then you go and organize everyone in the house to extinguish the fire." ”

"Yes," Zhao Xin took the order and turned around and left.

At this time, Xiao Yizheng's eyes looked at Shangqingxi again, his complexion relaxed slightly, and he became solemn again. "I know that you are smart, and you should be able to guess that the fire in the Hengwang Mansion tonight is not an accident, it is indeed man-made."

Qingxi was still staring at him, and his face no longer had the comfort and soothing feeling he had just admired the Kong Ming lantern burning in the distance.

Xiao Yizheng sighed and said slowly: "The place where the fire started is the warehouse where your dowry is placed. Tonight, there was an attendant and a female official in the palace who exchanged news in that room. I would like to take this opportunity to sort out and investigate the people in the palace. ”

Hearing this, Qingxi frowned and asked urgently: "Does Your Highness mean that there are people in the palace who are not good for you?" ”

Xiao Yizheng hesitated for a moment, and said steadily: "It may also be someone who is not good for you." ”

Qingxi's mouth was slightly open, and his eyes were round, looking incredible.

Xiao Yizheng smiled: "Speaking of which, after opening the government and building the mansion, I have been traveling outside, and the days I have really been in the palace are numbered. I know more about this palace than you do. The composition of the staff in the palace is simple, and the number of people is small, but due to this wedding, the princess moved in, and there are many new people in the palace, and there are always some eyeliner. From the day the marriage decree was handed down, you and I were one in the eyes of others. As I said, you and I have an agreement, I am responsible for your safety, and I also want your life in the palace to be comfortable and simple, so it is better to do it once and for all. Previously, I was not in the house. This time, I really want to live for a long time, and I want to be simple in the house. It would be good to use this fire to clean up some people. ”

Qingxi rolled her eyes, and her heart was full of surprise, and he was surprised that he thought about himself so carefully, but he was not moved, because she was keenly aware that if it was just for this one reason, she didn't need this fire. "Your Highness's calculations are probably more than that, right?"

Xiao Yizheng nodded without hesitation: "The fire of King Heng's newlywed marriage will spread all over Shangdu City tomorrow, and the matter in the court may be beneficial." ”

Qingxi's heart was really like this, and somehow, unhappiness rose faintly in his heart. This marriage is indeed a performance, and even the candle night in this cave room is so carefully calculated. She looked at the Kong Ming lantern still floating in the sky outside the city, and then thought about the fire behind her that would also stain the sky red, and felt ironic. But she knew she didn't have a position and shouldn't mind.

Xiao Yizheng looked at her face with undisguised resentment, his eyes were blazing, his voice was deep, and he said in an accentuated tone: "I brought you here just to tell you plainly that there is a picturesque scenery in this world that you yearn for, and there is also a dark, complex and helpless struggle that you must face." If you are not Princess Heng, then everything in this mansion has nothing to do with you; But as long as you are Princess Heng of the day, I hope you can face these clearly and have the ability to protect yourself. Knowing the beauty in front of you can also solve the trouble behind you! ”

His voice came steadily into her ears, and his dark eyes were deep and far-reaching, all of which made Qingxi shocked on the spot, and thousands of emotions surged in her heart, ups and downs, but she opened her mouth and couldn't say half a word.

The two looked at each other for a long time, but Xiao Yizheng smiled slightly, turned to look into the distance, and continued: "I said that day, the emperor's family has the helplessness of the emperor's family. You should be prepared. In fact, compared with the carefree warmth in the distance, the obscurity and complexity in the near distance, the healthy life in the houses, the safety and prosperity within the city walls, and the peace and security of the people in the four seas of the world are more worthy of painstaking efforts to protect. ”

When Qingxi heard this, she looked up at him slightly. His figure is firm, his words are warm, and his eyes are far-reaching, as if all these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are in this eye. She was moved in her heart, gradually calmed down the shock just now, and looked into the distance with longing, and said softly: "I remember the words of Your Highness." ”

The corners of Xiao Yizheng's mouth moved slightly, and a smile was rekindled. The two stood in the darkness of the night, and neither of them spoke again.

After a long time, the fire gradually weakened, and the hustle and bustle of the house gradually stopped. Xiao Yizheng looked down at Qingxi and asked in a low voice, "Is it cold?" ”

Qingxi raised his eyebrows and raised his voice: "Gluttonous people are not afraid of the cold. ”

Xiao Yizheng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled heartily.

The night breeze hit, and Qingxi's hair was blown up, and it was embarrassing to touch his face, causing a crisp tingle. He stopped laughing and said softly, "Heng, Hengyu, rare and precious. It's a good name, and it's not rude. From now on, I will call you the table. ”

Qingxi was stunned.

Xiao Yizheng said with a smile: "Ah Heng, let's go back." ”