The inner courtyard of the palace, in the study.

Li Yi looked at the note in his hand, which was from Liu Hantuo Xiaohei, which said that they had arrived at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple safely, and there was still a day's journey from Bian Yang.

He picked up another note, the one that the dark guard had taken from Hu Duozi, and after a moment's thought, he picked up his pen and replied a few words with his left hand.

At this moment, Ash flew silently beside him.

Li Yi was a little surprised, the phantom had just sent the Queen Mother's situation to Xiaohei not long ago, what was it for this time?

When he opened the note, he couldn't help but laugh.

Cining Palace.

Xiaoguo stared happily at the peppers in the basin, glancing out of the hall from time to time.

When she saw Bi Tao's figure appear, she jumped up and greeted her: "How is it?" What do you think? But I got it! ”

Bi Tao smiled reluctantly: "Hui Niangniang, there is indeed such a father-in-law!" He's on duty in the side hall tonight! ”

Xiaoguo smiled when she heard this: "Great! Ask if his name is not? ”

Bi Tao lowered her head and hid the unnatural look on her face: "This father-in-law is named Wang Yu." ”

"Wang Yu?" Xiaoguo chattered a few times and laughed proudly.

Sure enough, it's called Xiaoyu!

"Okay, thank you! Stand back and rest! Xiaoguo patted Bi Tao on the shoulder.

Bi Tao blessed her body: "Niangniang rest early!" ”

With that, she walked out as if she were running away.

Xiaoguo never left the palace maid to keep vigil, so at this time, the palace people had already fallen asleep.

Xiaoguo was still busy spinning, she went into the kitchen for a while, and then returned to the bedroom with something in her hand.

The palace people on duty in Cining Palace have long been surprised.

Finally, the candlelight in the bedroom of the main palace was extinguished, and the palace people on duty breathed a sigh of relief, leaving only one person to patrol the courtyard, and the other few sat in the house, drank tea and melon seeds, and dozed off.

Wait until the patrol is also leaning against the wall, squinting their eyes.

Xiaoguo carried a large package on his back, carried a food box in his hand, and quietly slipped out of the palace gate and ran in a certain direction.

There are two side halls in the east and west halls of the Jinluan Palace, and when Xiaoguo came to the east side hall, he saw a slender figure sitting in the candlelight from a distance.

The side hall here is designed for the early dynasty, to provide the removal of tea and rest for the hundred officials, and the rest of the time is very leisurely, and only one or two eunuchs will be left in this kind of side hall at night, symbolic vigil duty.

Xiaoguo already knew this, so when she saw her friend alone at this time, she strode in without any scruples.

"Xiaoyu!" Xiao Guo panted and knocked on the door and shouted happily inside.

The latter turned slowly, saw the person coming, and smiled at her.

In an instant, the sun and the moon faded, and the flowers bloomed, which captured people's hearts and souls.

Xiaoguo's face turned the color of pig liver, she felt that her heart was beating out of rhythm, and she didn't dare to look into his eyes, so she pushed the door with her eyes down and walked in.

Li Yi brought a chair for her, poured another cup of tea and placed it on the table in front of her.

Xiaoguo sat down, a cup of hot tea was down, the heat on her face dissipated a lot, and she smiled: "Xiaoyu, do you know that I have come to you?" ”

Li Yi looked at her quietly and did not say anything.

Xiao Guo had already anticipated his reaction, and continued: "The night after we last met, I came here to look for you, but unfortunately I didn't find it!" I thought you weren't here on an errand! ”

Xiaoguo looked around carefully and suggested, "Let's go to Merlin, if someone comes here, it won't be good if they are discovered!" ”

This time, Li Yi finally had a rare reaction, he consciously picked up the food box and package that Xiaoguo put on the table, and walked out.

Seeing that Xiaoguo didn't move, he turned his head and looked at her suspiciously.

Xiao Guo smiled at him and jumped up in front of him: "Xiaoyu, you are such a considerate person!" ”

Li Yi's cheeks were slightly red and pretended not to hear, but when he saw her follow, he walked forward, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

The two of them came to Merlin and built a bonfire.

Xiaoguo opened the baggage and took out the contents one by one.

There are a few packets of dried fruits, peanuts, some fried golden meatballs, eggplant boxes, and a few bottles of peach blossom wine, two wine glasses, saucers, jade chopsticks, etc.

The food box contained a plate of mixed beef, a specially left salted duck, and a small cake on the bottom.

She spread the furoshiki on the ground, put all the food on it, filled the two wine glasses with wine, and put one of them in Li Yi's hand.

"Come on! Cheers to our friendship! ”

Xiaoguo drank all the wine in the cup, sweetly sandwiched with a hint of wine, which is very suitable for women to drink.

"Try the food!" Xiaoguo sandwiched a duck leg in front of Li Yi.

Peach blossom stuffing, although the taste is not spicy and pungent in the throat, the alcohol content is not low.

After a few glasses of wine, Xiaoguo's cheeks climbed into a red glow.

She cut the cake into two pieces and put one of them in front of Li Yi.

"It's called a birthday cake! Delicious! ”

Li Yi scooped some cream with a silver spoon and put it in his mouth, only to feel that it dissolved in his mouth, sweet and delicious, and his mouth was full of relish.

I heard Xiaoguo say again: "Xiaoyu, do you know why I came to you tonight? ”

Li Yi looked at her curiously.

Xiaoguo smiled bitterly: "Because today is my birthday!" ”

Birthday? Li Yi remembered her birthday, which should be in autumn and August, and he looked at her inquiringly.

Xiaoguo was already slightly drunk, she drank the wine in her hand in one gulp, looked at the empty wine glass in a trance, and said, "Xiaoyu, do you know what it feels like that all the familiar people around you suddenly disappeared overnight?" When you wake up, you are inexplicably in a strange world, the people around you are strange, the environment is unfamiliar, even yourself is strange... You have to secretly celebrate your birthday, and you can't let others know. Xiaoyu, you are my only friend, thank you for showing up! ”

Li Yi was shocked by the words in his heart, and a bold guess was born in his mind.

Xiaoguo drank a few glasses of wine in a row, she was completely drunk, she took the wine jug and walked up to Li Yi leisurely: "Xiaoyu, thank you for accompanying me for my birthday!" There is wine today and drunk today, come, pour it full! ”

Li Yi snatched the wine jug from her hand: "You drank too much!" ”

Xiaoguo smiled and said, "It turns out that Xiaoyu can speak!" I didn't drink much, I'm happy today! We're not going to get drunk tonight! ”

As she spoke, she pounced on Li Yi and grabbed the wine jug.

Li Yi poured the remaining wine into his mouth in one gulp and shook the wine jug: "There is no wine!" ”

Xiaoguo took the wine jug and shook it: "Really, it's really gone!" You wait, wait for me to go and get some! There's more, very, a lot in the cellar! ”

She pushed Li Yi away, struggled to get up, and fell back into his arms when her legs went limp: "My legs, my legs are broken!" ”

Li Yi gently hugged her: "I'll send you back, and you'll wake up after a sleep!" ”

"I'm not going back! Give me wine! I'm going to drink it too! Xiaoyu, my head hurts so much! ”

"Eat this, and it won't hurt!"

"Xiaoyu, you look so good!"

"Xiaoyu, are you going to come to Cining Palace on an errand? So I can see you every day! ”

"Xiaoyu..."