After Li Yao left the table, Lin Yuebai began to feel that time was very difficult every minute and second, but fortunately, Emperor Li took the lead in shouting songs and dances with great interest, and with the sound of silk and bamboo music, everyone in the palace also relaxed. Lin Yuebai sat for a while, and when she saw that Li Yao still hadn't come back, she felt that it was really difficult to sit here, so she respectfully got up and said that she wanted to change her clothes, and after getting the emperor's permission, she was accompanied by Ayuan and left the banquet hall.

When the master and servant walked away and could hardly hear the music in the Yongyang Palace, Lin Yuebai breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and swept away the restraint on the Yongyang Palace. At this time, they were walking on a cobblestone path, with only scattered rockeries and flower beds trimmed into circles on both sides, although it was night, they could still see the flowers blooming on the flower beds by the moonlight, Lin Yuebai looked up at a bright moon hanging in the night sky, and smiled: "It turns out that the night in the capital is so good." ”

Ayuan stretched her neck to look around, although she could see the guards on duty passing by the corridor in the distance, but it was still quiet everywhere they were, so she smiled and said, "Miss, Ayuan is really uncomfortable in that banquet hall!"

"What's wrong?"

"No, no, no, it's just that everyone seems to be staring at Miss You, even when Ayuan is waiting next to you, I feel uncomfortable, those people - as if there are thorns in their eyes!" Ayuan tidied up Lin Yuebai's slightly messy bun, stuck out her tongue and said: "The rules in this palace are really big, and there are always people watching - thinking that Miss will live here in the future, Ayuan is tired for you!"

"I have to live here in the future......" Lin Yuebai muttered, walking to a rose bed, although she didn't know where she went, but watching the path get wider and wider, the scenery in front of her became better and better, and her mood also broadened, "If we are destined to live here in the future, instead of sorrow, we should slowly adapt to it." You see, there's a lake in front of you, and there's a small bridge, and it looks like a nice view, so let's go over and have a look. ”

Ayuan turned her head to look at the road, and said with some worry: "Miss, we seem to have walked to a garden—this place is a bit secluded!" Miss, if we go on any further, how can it be good to go back and not know the way?"

"When I go back later, I'll just go the same way. Lin Yuebai also drank a few cups today, and she was full of interest at the moment, only to feel a breeze blowing on her face, which was extremely comfortable, and her steps under her feet were also faster. And Ayuan saw that the wind was a little strong near the lake, so she wanted to hold Lin Yuebai: "Miss, the wind is strong by the lake, and I didn't take a cloak when I came out, or should I go back?"

"It's summer, where will it be cold, and the wind is also refreshing, it's okay. Lin Yuebai patted her hand, and seeing that she still looked worried, she stopped and said, "Then you go back and pick up the cloak, and I'll wait for you by the lake." ”

Ayuan looked at Lin Yuebai's fingers, shook her head and refused: "How can you let Miss be here alone, no, no, it's too dangerous, and you can't let yourself be here by yourself if you kill Ayuan." ”

Lin Yuebai laughed and gently twisted Ayuan's cheek with his hand, "Fool, this is the palace, can there be a safer place in this capital?

Ayuan laughed at her, and then said: "Miss's personality has changed now, and she never made fun of Ayuan before......"

Hearing this, Lin Yuebai was suddenly stunned, remembering the days of groveling in the Lin Mansion, which seemed to be a very distant vague memory, the three years in the Nanguo Mansion, looking at the efforts of her friend Yao Jin, she also reminded herself every day to be brave and braver, and at this moment, Lin Yuebai put her hand on Ayuan's shoulder and said seriously: "I haven't changed, it's just that my friends and the people I care about have become stronger, and I finally don't feel so scared anymore......"

"Miss, you're talking about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Ayuan laughed deliciously, and then turned back the same way to get the cloak. Lin Yuebai's face turned red, and she refused to speak, and when Ayuan walked away without seeing anyone, she walked slowly towards the lake.

Her steps were both light and slow, the evening breeze sent a burst of coolness, Lin Yuebai seemed to smell a faint lotus fragrance, so she followed the fragrance on the bridge and walked to a high place to take a look, only to find that the side of the lake was full of lotus flowers, the lake surface was slight, the lotus leaves danced with it, the green leaf surface rolled with water droplets that fell out of nowhere, and the round grains rolled around, like pearls as bright and lovely; 。 Lin Yuebai stared at the lotus flower, as if she remembered something from the past, a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she forgot to wait for Ayuan by the lake for a while, and walked towards the lake with her skirt.

This is a corner of the Ten Thousand Gardens, usually everyone is from the opposite side of the lake pavilion or from the lake to enjoy the lotus, but Lin Yuebai does not know the way, although the path is very close to the lotus, but it is necessary to drill through a large area of grass more than one person high, and then bypass a few flower walls full of roses, which can go to the lake. Although Lin Yuebai's shoes and skirt were stained with a lot of mud at this time, seeing that the lotus bushes were close in front of her, she cautiously went down to the lake-

"Your Majesty...... Say that the two of you are extremely right......"

"Some of what the emperor said is true and a few are false...... Why bother ......"

"But ......"

“...... After all, she ...... Must be with the main palace to ......"

The wind blew these words intermittently and sent them to Lin Yuebai's ears. She was stunned, the voices of this man and woman were extremely familiar, but they seemed to be very unfamiliar. She looked around blankly, the surroundings were very quiet, so quiet that she could hear the sound of her every breath, Lin Yuebai suddenly strode towards the reeds by the lake, she reached out to pick up the tall and dense reeds, and saw the scene she didn't want to see in her life:

Concubine Wei Nanyan seemed to have drunk too much, and was leaning closely on the crown prince Li Yao's body, one hand half-caressing Li Yao's cheek, and the other hand clenched into a fist, as if angry and frolicking, was beating Li Yao's chest;

"I don't know how it was today, maybe I drank too much, but my heart is in turmoil, I know that she is your future crown princess, and I have never had any objection to this, but, but-"

"Nanyan, I told you, Yuebai she- she doesn't know anything, but you, you know everything about this palace, this palace trusts you like you trust your own eyes, don't you believe-"

"No, I don't believe you, I don't believe in myself......" Wei Nanyan raised her beautiful eyes and stared at Li Yao, her lips were red, red like the most delicate rose, she stood on tiptoe and gently put her lips close to Li Yao, her eyes were confused, and there seemed to be endless anticipation, and then Li Yao lowered her head and kissed it.