Xue Jinian and Xue Qi stepped into the factory door one after another, walked through the long corridor, and came to his resting residence.

As soon as he stepped into the door of the Moon Cave, Xue Jinian was stunned.

The lamp was lit in his room, and a slender figure reflected on the window paper, as if looking down at something.

Xue Qi suddenly became fierce, and the scimitar in his hand was unsheathed. What kind of thief is so bold and reckless, he came to Dongchang to steal things so blatantly!

Xue Jinian pressed his backhand to stop Xue Qi's actions.

He didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the figure on the window paper. Ordinary people who come home at night always want to see a lamp left for him in the house, which means that someone is waiting. But over the years, Xue Jinian has never had extravagant hopes, and he doesn't even have a trace of ideas.

It's just that now, when I saw this scene at first glance, my heart was a little surging.

He was silent and stepped forward to push the door open.

Hua Qian was lying on the bookcase, his hands supporting his head, and his head was dozing off little by little. She finally got out of the palace once, but Xue Jinian was not in Dongchang.

If you want to say what is the biggest surprise that the "assassination incident" brought to Hua Qian, it is undoubtedly Jinxin.

Before, she felt that it was useless to receive Jinxin's loyalty, but she only found out in the past few days that it was very useful.

I remember that when I first entered the palace, Jinxin told her that if I wanted to leave the palace, I needed a warrant from the queen's mother. As a result, a few days ago, this dead girl slapped herself in the face.

When Hua Qian sighed for a long time every day and wanted to leave the palace and had no way out, Jinxin actually told her that in fact, leaving the palace did not have to be a warrant from the queen's mother.

Hua Qian's eyes lit up: "Do you have a way?" ”

Jinxin nodded hesitantly: "Hmm." ”

Sure enough, after dark, a carriage took her out of the palace unimpeded and went straight to Dongchang.

The person driving the car was none other than Xiao Wu of the Imperial Diet.

As for why you went straight to the East Factory? She is not lacking in heart, the first time she used the power of Dongchang, she didn't go to their leader, did she want them to know that she was going to climb the wall? Is she fed?

It was an unexpected surprise.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Hua Qian woke up suddenly, she quickly looked up, only to see the wind and snow night returning, the man in a black robe pushed the door in, looking at her with a gentle gaze, without any surprise, and even with a hint of smile.

"Xianggong~" Hua Qian jumped up with joy and ran towards Xue Jinian.

Then Xue Jinian suddenly stopped a few steps away, and she saw Xue Qi, who was about to pick up a knife to cut people, and the complexity that flashed on his face.

"Uh, Xue Qi, ...... you" Hua Qian was a little embarrassed, just now he was quick to talk, but he didn't notice that there was someone behind Xue Jinian.

Xue Qi looked at his master's face, and put the knife back into the sheath with a bang: "The subordinates retreat." ”

Xue Jinian nodded slightly, Xue Qi quickly withdrew from the door, and thoughtfully brought the door.

"Why are you here?" He asked.

"Come and see you." Hua Qian's fingers rolled the ribbon hanging down on his chest, circled around, and said: "After you left last time, you never came to see me, and people thought that you couldn't sleep, so you left the palace." Her voice was muffled with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Xue Jinian coughed uncomfortably: "What nonsense." ”

As he spoke, he walked towards the bookcase.

Hua Qian stepped forward and took off his cloak for him intimately.

Xue Jinian paused, and was served by her, and his mood was quietly happy because of her movements.

Hua Qian shook his cloak and hung it on the hanger, then turned to face Xue Jinian, and said confidently: "How can you talk nonsense, I don't believe you ask Jinxin, do I not sleep well?" A few days ago, Jinxin asked me, why do you keep calling your name at night? Ask me if you owe me a lot of money. ”

Xue Jinian: "......"

In fact, she deliberately pretended to sleep to tease Jinxin, but she didn't expect Jinxin to mistakenly think that she was devoted to Lord Admiral, and she didn't lose a lot of weight in a day, so she contributed another plan to get out of the palace to her.

"Xianggong, why don't you come to see me these days?" She took his arm and shook it, dissatisfaction in confusion, and pretty in dissatisfaction.

It was obviously a question, but it was said a thousand times by Hua Qian, and Xue Jinian's face was uncomfortable again.

He subconsciously glanced at the door, and felt that Xue Qi was far enough away, so he whispered: "There have been a lot of things lately, I'm too busy." ”

He answered in a serious way.

Hua Qian died of laughter in her heart, and she had to make a sensible look on her face: "Oh, okay, after that, when you are busy and can't take care of me, can I come to see you?" ”

Aren't you all here yet, what are you asking?

Xue Jinian said: "You are not free in the palace, and it is easy to attract attention when you leave the palace frequently, or ......"

As soon as he heard that he was going to refuse, it was okay, what excuse would he use to run out of the palace after rejecting her?

So, she let go of her hand with a lonely face, endured the sadness on her face, and whispered in a suppressed and almost irrepressible tone: "I know." ”

A tear fell without warning, dripping on the back of Xue Jinian's hand, burning his heart.

"You ......" Xue Jinian, who cried when Hua Qian said that he cried, and he didn't know what was going on, was inexplicably flustered: "What happened?" ”

Hua Qian raised her head with tears in her eyes, and complained in a trembling voice: "You don't let me run outside the palace, is it because you don't want to see me?" Do you hate me anymore? ”

Xue Jinian: "......"

No, where did you see that?

He's obviously doing it for her good.

The tears rolled out, Hua Qian just stood straight, stubbornly looking up at Xue Jinian, letting the tears fall to the ground one by one, although the words were trembling slightly, but still stubbornly asked for an answer, she asked: "Xianggong, do you have another girl?" Don't you want me anymore? ”

Xue Jinian: "......"

The girl in front of her was crying so much that she couldn't help herself, looking at him with desperate and sad eyes, and the emotions in her eyes were as strong as flames, bright and hot.

Seeing that Xue Jinian just looked at her straight but didn't react, Hua Qian couldn't help but reflect on herself, could it be that her performance was too clumsy and exposed?

Alas, sure enough, she was still a little hot, and she wanted to replace her senior sister to ensure that the other party was already so soft-hearted that she was confused at this moment.

Just as Hua Qian was thinking about whether she should wipe her tears and go back to the palace to continue thinking of a way, she saw Xue Jinian stretch out his hand and press her into his arms.

Hua Qian froze in a daze, and her whole brain fell off.

Xue Jinian has always disliked people getting close, and she has always rubbed him with a dead face, but she also knows his heart knot, and she doesn't dare to go too far no matter what.

It's not the first time he's taken the initiative to hug her, but compared to the calculating embrace when he was in the Sifang Inn, the embrace in front of him made Hua Qian so confused that he couldn't find the north.

He hugged her tightly, she could feel the strong arms around her waist, and his deep, slightly hoarse voice rang in her ears, and he said, "No one else, ever, you are the only one." ”

Completely stiffened Hua Qian: "......"

Unlike when he was flattering him, he was full of flowers, and the determination in Xue Jinian's words at this moment made Hua Qian think that he was really confessing to her.

But......

How could Xue Jinian confess to her?

He—He likes her?

Although the sand and rocks flew in his head, he looked a little demented, Hua Qian stiffened and leaned on Xue Jinian's arms, listening to him say something he had never said to her in a daze.

He was explaining, explaining to her, he said: "Don't cry, I won't let you out of the palace, it's not that I don't want to see you, but I'm worried about you, Liu Ruyue's methods are cruel, I don't want you to be hurt." ”

Liu Ruyue? Imperial Concubine?

Does he call his master by his first name?

Will a subordinate who is loyal to his master call his master by his first name?

"You wait, it won't be long before everything will be fine."

Hua Qian's eyes widened sharply in his arms, and she seemed to have heard a terrible news.

Xue Jinian didn't speak again, just hugged Hua Qian, the softness and fragrance in his arms made his heart warm, he never knew that one day he would be satisfied with holding a girl.

After a long time, Xue Jinian let go slightly, Hua Qian lowered his head, and did not move. If she really loved him to the bone, how could she be so silent after hearing his confession, could it be that she lied to him?

Xue Jinian's heart tightened: "What's the matter?" ”

Hua Qian raised her head slowly, the tears on her face were not dry, but there was a light in her eyes: "Xianggong, have you fallen out of harmony with the imperial concubine?" Is it for me? ”

Phew, I'm so big-faced! But there was no way, just now she was frightened, and she was silent for too long, and this inappropriate silence would definitely make this sensitive and suspicious man think of many questions.

So, only the face is bigger.

Hearing this, the corners of Xue Jinian's lips hooked, and the expression between his eyebrows softened: "No, it has nothing to do with you." "Chinese Library

Hua Qian sighed silently in her heart, it had nothing to do with her. But in this way, could it be that he has already had a rift with the imperial concubine?

Was it before he picked her up and went back to the palace or after he returned to the palace?

"It's okay, it's okay, if it's because I let you and the imperial concubine fall out of harmony, then I'll be guilty."

Xue Jinian patted her head in a good mood: "Don't worry, you haven't had such a big influence." ”

Hanasa: "......"

Seeing Hua Qian's sadness, Xue Jinian couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed, but then he was a little at a loss, and seeing her sad appearance made his heart tighten, and he impulsively pulled the person into his arms. Now that the rain has passed, the sky is clear, but I am a little uncomfortable.

But now that it's so beautiful, he can't bear to let go. He wrapped his arms around her weakly, and from his angle, he could clearly see the remaining tears on her face.

Although she cried very sadly just now, for some reason, Xue Jinian was very happy.

In this world, there are too many people who shed tears at him, ask him for money, ask for officials, beg for his life, and too many people kneel in front of him and cry bitterly to him. He had always believed that shedding tears was a sign of the incompetence of the cowardly, and he despised such expressions, so he never gave a disdain to those who asked for it.

But the girl in his arms was different, her tears made him happy, this was not the first girl to cry to him, but the first girl to cry because of him.

She loves him!

This realization made him too satisfied.

He asked in a low voice, "Stop crying?" ”

Hua Qian nodded a little embarrassed: "Hmm." ”

Xue Jinian smiled lowly, he liked her obedience, raised his hand to caress her long hair, and was about to say something more, but saw Hua Qian suddenly raise his head, and said hurriedly: "Alas, I almost forgot." ”

With that, he pushed him away, turned around and walked straight to the bookcase, lifted a basket, and said with a happy face: "Look." ”

The embrace that suddenly became cold as she withdrew made Xue Jinian feel slightly uncomfortable.

"What is this?"

"I saw that you were not in good spirits that day, and I was worried about your body all the time. So I cooked some solid soup for you. Hua Qian smiled brightly, stretched out his hand to open the bamboo cover, and there was a thick cotton blanket inside: "It's cold this day, I'm afraid of the cold, so it's much better to cover it like this." ”

As he spoke, he lifted the blanket, revealing a purple sand bowl with a lid inside, and a circle of rope tied sturdily outside.

She explained as she untied the rope: "I was afraid of spilling, so I tied it with a rope to tie it strongly, and you see, it didn't leak out at all." She proudly took out the sea bowl to show off, and her face was full of "praise me".

Xue Jinian: "......"

For her careful thoughts, Xue Jinian couldn't help laughing, about the bottom of her lover's eyes, what the other party does is beautiful. He really did as Hua Qian wished, and praised: "Clever mind, not bad." ”

Hua Qian, who was praised, was even happier, she opened the lid with a smile, and the soup was still warm and steaming slightly.

"Smell it, isn't it fragrant?" As he spoke, he took out a silver needle from his bosom and plunged into the soup.

Xue Jinian quickly pressed her hand: "What to do?" ”

Hua Qian replied innocently: "Test the poison." ”

Xue Jinian stared at her tightly, the light in his eyes dimmed, and he said lightly: "No." ”

He coughed twice and added, "I believe in you." ”

These words made Hua Qian feel good suddenly, and he believed her!

She remembered it clearly, when she was at the Sifang Inn for the first time when she made something for him to eat, Xue Qi didn't leave anything behind, and carefully checked every corner and corner.

She tilted her head and looked at Xue Jinian with crooked eyebrows: "Xianggong is willing to believe me, it really makes people happier than anything else." She took his hand and shook it, "I'm happy, really." ”

"Still, no."

"Why?" Xue Jinian asked.

"I didn't know before, but now that I've been in the palace for so long, how can I still be ignorant, you must be cautious and cautious in your food, even if I personally serve it to you, it can't be guaranteed to be foolproof."

Xue Jinian's face sank.

Hua Qian casually brushed aside his hand, bent down and poked the silver needle into the bowl, and said, "No one knows if anyone has ever moved their hands and feet in the process from boiling to serving it in front of you." Even I can't guarantee that there will be a leak. In case of...... What do you do if you accidentally land on the road? ”

Her smile slowly faded, almost exhaling into a whisper, "So what should I do?" ”

What about my antidote?

Her words were low, and even her expression was lowered, with a hint of confusion and uncertainty about the future.

Xue Jinian's heart moved, reached out and touched her shoulder, and pressed it into his arms.

He whispered, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." None of us will be fine. ”

This sentence similar to a guarantee made Hua Qian very comforted.

She looked up and smiled: "Well, I believe in Xianggong, Xianggong is the most powerful." ”

Xue Jinian smiled slightly, and the arm around her shoulder couldn't help but tighten.

If the previous hug was to comfort her, then this hug was only because of his own emotion, and he wanted to hug her.

Seeing that Hua Qian's face was full of joy and he was enjoying it very much, Xue Jinian's heart was stable.

Hanasa's reaction pleased him well.

Xue Jinian knew that it would be difficult for him to let go of her.

On a night as cool as water, in the dark Dongchang factory office, in the room of the admiral in a remote corner, the two people hugging each other are the warmth of spring.

Until......

"Oh, the soup is going to be cold."

Xue Jinian was helpless, and after sitting back on the bookcase, Hua Qian squatted next to him and held it for him.

She picked up a small bowl on the side, held a spoon and handed it to Xue Jinian's mouth: "Taste it." ”

This action is so familiar, when she was in Lujia Village, she also fed him the wild fruit so neatly.

Xue Jinian's eyebrows bent, and he took a sip of her hand: "What is this?" Tastes good. ”

Listening to the praise, the flower is more happy.

"Chicken soup, but it is added with Sichuan leaves, astragalus, asparagus, etc., the imperial doctor said, it is best to suppress cough and nourish the lungs. This bowl stayed up all afternoon. ”

"Delicious, right? In order to understand the astringency of the Sichuan leaves, I also added some hawthorn, you taste it, is it impossible to drink? As he spoke, he fed another spoonful.

Xue Jinian said in a low voice: "Hmm." ”

"The old king of the imperial chef also wants to drink it, but I won't give it to him."

Hearing this, Xue Jinian choked and coughed very badly. There is no old king in the imperial food department, it is just an identity that he fabricated at will in order to give her snacks.

"Oh, why are you coughing again, what's the matter with your body? Do you want to call the imperial doctor to take a look? It's been a few months, why hasn't the wind chill gotten better? ”

Finally coughing low, Xue Jinian waved his hand: "It's okay, it's old." ”

"The old disease must also be treated, look at you, your face is white." Hua Qian patted him on the back while chattering in distress.

Xue Jinian took a breath, finally calmed the itch in his throat, and said, "My old disease can't be cured by the imperial doctor." ”

"So, what then?"

"Don't worry, there will be a way."

There will be a way, but there is no way yet, the flowers are shallow and gloomy, if only the senior sister was here.

"Okay, then you have to have a good rest recently, the case is solved, Your Majesty should give you time to rest, right?"

Xue Jinian shook his head: "After the beginning of spring, there are many affairs, and Your Majesty himself is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, as a courtier, how can he rest?" ”

Hua Qian rolled his eyes: "He is so busy that he still has time to run to the harem every day?" ”

"The tranquility of the harem is the luck of the previous dynasty, and it is also the duty of His Majesty to spread the branches and leaves."

"Yes, yes, he is not only spreading branches and leaves, he is also very wet with rain and dew." Hua Qian rolled her eyes disrespectfully: "Hey, I'm really going to get busy, where is the time to hold a beauty." ”

Xue Jinian's face tightened: "Be cautious!" ”

Hua Qian waved his hand indifferently: "I know, I know, don't I just complain like this in front of you, Your Majesty, he drinks and hugs women in the harem by himself, you are so busy every day that you don't even have time to eat, and it's not fair to think about it when you come back every day to sleep on a cold bed." ”

Xue Jinian: "......"