The New Year is approaching, and the festive atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger, but Lu Jue has less and less time to accompany Zhou Ruoshui.

Zhongzong said that the illness was suspended, and all major and minor matters had to wait for Lu Jue's decision. Coupled with the retrial, it was not until late at night that he could end the day's busyness, but fortunately, he picked up his parents-in-law, so that Zhou Ruoshui would not be alone with those suspicious concubines.

Late at night, Lu Jue dragged his tired body and walked in the palace late at night with Lu Yin, who was holding a fold.

The majestic and magnificent palace during the day is extremely silent in the middle of the night, except for the sparse footsteps, like a ghost town!

A whole cold wind blew, Lu Jue shivered, his eyes looked around vigilantly, tightened his cloak, and accelerated his pace.

When he walked to the plum garden, which he had to pass every day, the bell on the silver hollow incense sachet hanging from his waist rang, and he heard the melodious sound of the piano coming from inside.

Who is playing the piano so late at night?

Lu Jue signaled to stop the sedan chair, lifted the sedan curtain, looked at Lu Yin and asked, "It's so late, who is playing the piano in the plum garden?" ”

A gust of cold wind blew and Lu Yin couldn't help but shiver, looked at the tightly closed garden gate, and looked at Lu Jue with a little fear: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be too tired, where is anyone playing the piano in the middle of the night!" ”

"Didn't you hear? It came out of this garden. How could I not hear the sound so obviously, but seeing that everyone's expressions did not seem to be lying, he motioned for them to fall off the sedan chair.

Got out of the sedan chair and went straight to the garden gate.

Lu Yin hurriedly blocked his way: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't enter, since the death of Concubine Mei, who was loved by the first emperor, there have been many haunted rumors in this plum garden. And because of this, several people were scared to death, and the park has been closed! ”

The son was silent, and the strange force was confused. Where did the ghosts and gods come from in the world! Wait for me, I'll be back later. He patted him on the shoulder, and pushed open the garden door.

Because the door of the plum garden has not been opened for a long time, it makes an ugly noise, which is very strange to listen to at night. Let those who hear and see it late at night can't help but stand up and grind their teeth!

After Lu Jue stepped into the plum garden, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, realized that something was wrong here, turned around to leave, and suddenly a gust of eerie cold wind appeared, and the door in front of him slammed shut.

The bell on the silver hollow sachet hanging from his waist rang again, and a woman's gentle voice came from a distance: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, it is better to sit down and leave!" ”

But at this moment, this gentle watery voice is eerie!

Lu Jue looked back, his eyes passed through the plum trees, and the candle shadows in the pavilion in the depths of the plum forest were swaying, and a figure was faintly seen.

Exhaled, suppressed the slight fear, and walked over generously, holding a salute: "Disturb the girl." "I looked up and took a look at the pavilion, there was a stone table in the center of the pavilion, and there were delicate teapots, cups, and a simple guqin on the stone table, and there was an incense burner burning incense on the side of the piano, the fragrance was faint, it smelled a little strange, and there was no trace of smoke.

In front of the stone table, there was a woman dressed in plain clothes, and to Lu Jue's surprise, the distance was so close that she couldn't see her face clearly, but she could clearly feel her scorching eyes and gentle smile.

Just as he was surprised, the woman spoke first: "The night is cold and heavy, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not returned to the palace to sleep, pay attention to your body not to be too tired!" ”

Lu Jue was slightly surprised, stared at her for a long time, suddenly felt rude, and hurriedly bowed his hand and saluted: "I wanted to listen to the girl caress the piano quietly, but I didn't want to disturb the girl, I hope you will forgive me!" ”

The woman touched the strings and said with a faint smile: "This piano is meant to be played by people who are destined to listen, when it starts and when it ends, it's not all about creation!" ”

"The girl has a point." After that, he looked around and confirmed that there was only one woman, so he asked: "The night is deep, the girl is not resting on the pillow, why is it alone here to play the qin, if there is something unpleasant, I will try my best to help!" ”

"It's hard to protect yourself, and you still have to worry about other people's affairs!" The woman smiled lightly, walked to the table, lifted the teapot to two cups of tea, brought one to herself, and pushed it to Lu Jue for a cup: "Please use tea." ”

"Thank you." Lu Jue said politely, did not pick up the cup of tea, and asked very vigilantly: "Are you the imperial concubine, the concubine, or the ......?" ”

The woman did not answer his words, but smiled sadly and changed the subject: "I want to know a few things, I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can know everything!" ”

Lu Jue snorted lightly, and did not pick up her topic, but continued his topic: "Erchen doesn't know what Niangniang has to worry about, and he doesn't want to reveal his title, and the priorities are different, so Erchen retires." He turned around and walked towards the gate of the plum garden.

As soon as he walked a few steps, a gust of wind blew, rolling up the fallen leaves and dust on the ground, scraping him so that he couldn't open his eyes, Lu Jue habitually raised his hand, his sleeves blocked the dust scraped, and at the same time, the bell on the sachet rang again.

"Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in such a hurry."

The woman's voice suddenly sounded beside Lu Jue, which made him feel startled, and he put down the sleeve that was blocking in front of him, and the woman had stopped in front of him at some point.

Even if there was wind, it was not enough, and there was no sound or movement at all.

Lu Jue instinctively took a few steps back, hid his panic and asked, "Niangniang, since there is something, the son asks why he doesn't say a word?" The retainers want to leave, but why do they have to stop! ”

The woman laughed, and stared straight at the red mole on Lu Jue's left eyebrow: "This is a mole that distinguishes between right and wrong, but why has it become a monster that confuses your mind." Let you not distinguish between good and evil, black and white! has become a powerful tool for others, to harm people who are really for you! ”

"Whether you can distinguish between right and wrong, only your own heart knows why you need to talk to others in everything. You may be the imperial concubine, or you may be tempted by someone else's order! I have nothing to say or argue with you, I have a clear conscience! "Just turned around to leave.

The wind was blowing again, rolling up fallen leaves, like a wall blocking Lu Jue's way.

"What do you want to do when you brought me here?" But when he turned around, the woman was gone, so he looked around in a little panic.

"A good sentence with a clear conscience, smart but clever mistaken, being used by others but not knowing it, once or twice is emotional, every time, you say that you are pitiful or ridiculous!"

As soon as the bell on Lu Jue's waist rang, the woman flashed and came to him again.

At this time, the strong wind blew away the blur on her face, blew her hair, and her face was clearly visible, her face was elegant and beautiful, but it was too pale, and there was a little bit of blue in the paleness, which looked a little cautious and a little familiar.

Zi was silent, strange and confused, what he said was good, but at this time, Lu Jue still couldn't help but feel furious in his heart. He took a few steps back, distanced himself from her, and smiled a little palely: "So for Niangniang, should you ask this?" The harem has no right to interfere in the previous dynasty, and it is better for the ministers to persuade the mother to abide by her duties. ”

A gust of wind blew in her ears, and the woman's voice sounded in her ears: "Removing the teacher and leaving the elder brother is also an unforgivable crime, why do there be lives and deaths!" ”

But the woman was clearly standing in front of her.

Gradually, Lu Jue's breathing became short: "What is the relationship between you and Wan Yanlie?" ”

The woman laughed lightly: "It is worthy of being in office in Dali Temple for three years, so you can also be anti-guest-oriented!" ”

Lu Jue smiled: "Since Niangniang knows, then she should also understand what to say and what not to say, there are many eyes and ears in the palace, and it is not good for anyone to spread it!" ”

"Why should the dead care?"

"Dead?"

The woman's gentle gaze fell on Lu Jue's body, but it made him feel a chill, and he couldn't help but shiver. The woman didn't say anything, walked a few steps to him, raised her hand to touch Lu Jue's face, and said softly: "Mo'er, you shouldn't have killed Yan Lie!" ”

Her movements of stroking her face were very gentle, and she was so familiar and warm that Lu Jue was reluctant to retreat.

just frowned slightly and asked: "Who are you, how do you know my milk name, since I became an adult, this name has never been called!" ”

The woman sighed to herself and said quietly: "I'm Zhao Wanyu!" ”

"Who!" Hearing this name, Lu Jue couldn't help but feel a cloud of anger in his heart. Because this is the name of his biological mother, Empress Xianxiaoxian.

grabbed the woman's wrist, and her eyes gradually became cold: "You and I am disrespectful, I can understand, but you just take your own humiliation and joke in the name of my biological mother, so, if I let you go lightly, it will be unfilial, who sent you?" ”

As soon as Lu Jue's words fell, the woman suddenly disappeared.

Then there was a sad and deafening laughter.

The laughter was like a poisonous snake, drilling straight into Lu Jue's ears, and like a pair of hands, tightly pinching his fragile heart.

And the bell on the sachet hanging from his waist rang like crazy. With this sound, countless hands stretched out from the ground and grabbed indiscriminately, swimming back and forth at Lu Jue's feet, as if they would grab his ankles and drag him in the next moment.

At this time, Lu Jue was embarrassed, he couldn't take care of the head and tail, covering his ears, his heart was about to be crushed, but if he had to take care of his heart, the sound would shatter his eardrum. I can take care of all this, and I can't take care of it under my feet, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and it will not be mixed with the outstretched hand, and it will be shaky and almost fall.

He took a few steps with difficulty, and the hands grabbed him by the ankles and fell to the ground, and his hands were tightly bound by them, and he could not move.

This horrific scene far exceeded the load of his body, just as his heart was about to stop beating from the fright.

Two arrow-like figures flashed in, one behind the other, and the former rushed into the pavilion, grabbed the teapot on the table, and poured out the incense burner. The latter helped Lu Jue up, ripped off the silver hollow sachet on his body, and smashed the bell hanging on it!

When all this was over, the piercing laughter, the crushing feeling in my heart, and the hands that stretched out from the ground and danced wildly were all gone, and the plum garden returned to its original appearance!

Lu Jue stood up with Zhu Gui's support and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Zhu Gui looked him up and down very worriedly: "You still said that you walked well, but you said that someone here played the piano, and Lu Yin didn't stop him." And when you came in, you followed the devil, drove out all the people who followed you in, and slammed the door. Lu Yin, they screamed outside, and you didn't move at all? ”

"Impossible! Could it be that everything just now was really just my illusion! Lu Jue looked back at the plum garden in the black hole, and couldn't believe that it was all an illusion.