Zhang Erzhen chattered endlessly, and Zhu Youzhu had already been wandering outside the world and didn't know what to do. He seemed to have become accustomed to the fresh words that occasionally popped up by this little girl, and despised the owner of this handsome and delicate little face of "professional" and "work", and could always meet him when he was most embarrassed, and then looked at himself with those big wet and watery eyes, looking very distressed and worried.

Maybe that kind of worry and distress is not the same as what I want...... Zhu Youji's heart hardened coldly, they shouldn't have been all the way, she was just a powerful little girl who came to ask for favors, public and private, so why bother to pretend to be so sad. But...... , even if it is pretended, but in this world, there are people who are willing to pretend to care about him. His heart softened a little, and the cold and hard lines softened, and he said, "Make me a cup of tea first, I'm thirsty." ”

Zhang Erzhen also felt thirsty, so she said a lot of words, and her lips were dry at this time. took the small white glazed teacup on the table and poured a bowl full of it for himself, and felt more comfortable after drinking it all the time, and then took a small teacup of the same color and poured half a cup, and served Zhu Youzhu to drink. Where do you need her to serve, Zhu Youzhu took the water and drank it all, followed her example, rolled up his sleeves to wipe the water stains on his lips, put the teacup on the dark wood grain table in front of the bed, and said: "If the Mama Hua you said is Mama Hua who served the Queen Mother back then, if the Zhilan you said is the palace maid who took care of me back then, then my business ...... They also told you?" Zhang Erzhen nodded a little hesitantly, how could she forget, nobles generally don't like their desolate past to be known, she looked up at Zhu Youji, and saw that Zhu Youzhu had no sadness and shame, his face seemed to be nostalgic, and the corners of his mouth had a suspicious arc, Zhu Youzhu said slowly: "Actually, when you left the capital...... I know. I didn't know you wanted to go after me. Since Wan Guifei won the favor, Wan Rong is I don't care about it, he wants to get it at all costs, not to mention the little beauty who thinks of flowers and jade. Zhu Youzhu seemed sarcastic, his eyebrows gradually calmed down, and he continued: "In that case, even if you find me, I will also send you out of the capital." ”

"The Holy Lord sent me south to fight the war, and sent me to Tai'an Prefecture for disaster relief, many good ideas are just the wind in the ears operated by Wan Guifei behind her back. is to kill me, support the ninth brother to take the position, the heart of Sima Zhao of the Wan family, and inevitably make a good calculation. ”

Zhang Erzhen quietly lowered his hand and listened, Zhu Youzhu coughed lightly, his face was a little paler, and continued: "You are just the daughter of a six-grade official, if it weren't for this face, you wouldn't be able to get into the eyes of the Wan family." As for me, I am just the prince who is regarded as a mortal enemy by the Wan family, there is no mother's blessing inside, and there is no favor and blessing outside, but ......" Zhu Youzhu stared at Zhang Erzhen's pink and transparent little ears and said quietly: "You can rest assured, you ...... , the Zhang family, will be fine. But you can't stay here in Tai'an for a long time, you better go back to Jinan quickly. ”

Zhu Youzhen's voice was cold and ruthless, Zhang Erzhen was still moved, and he wrung his handkerchief for a while before raising his head and said, "You ...... Taean ...... The epidemic was done by thousands of families?"

Zhu Youji's pupils widened slightly in surprise, recovered in an instant, and said slowly: "You are really getting smarter, I still don't know you." I am like a blank sheet of paper in front of you, but you are a cloud of mist, and I think I can see you clearly, but you are still just the tip of the iceberg. ...... The Wan family failed to kill me on the battlefield, and I escaped under the swords, guns, and arrows, so they wanted me to die here. It's a pity that so many ordinary people suffered and died for no reason, but I was fine, and they miscalculated again. ”

The outbreak of the epidemic takes time to accumulate, and in just six days after the earthquake, how can it be so serious that a few people have died? Zhang Erzhen may have thought that Wanjia would lose his heart and go crazy, but he absolutely never imagined that such a cold-blooded ruthlessness would be so fast, and the survivors who escaped the earthquake could not hide from Wanjia, so they would become victims of political struggle so quickly.

Zhang Erzhen held grievances for those innocent people who died tragically, and her tone couldn't help but be indignant: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows, why let the ten thousand families do anything wrong, what is wrong with those poor people, they can easily find a place where they can eat and clothe themselves, but they don't want to be the fatal Yama Palace! Since the prince already knew it, he should have settled them well, how can he allow suspicious people to go in and harm them! They are refugees, but they are also your people, aren't they?" The more Zhang Erzhen spoke, the more angry she became, she was never a virgin, but she wanted to lose her temper for no reason, and she put all the blame on Zhu Youji, until Zhu Youzhen's cold and lonely eyes stimulated her, she regretted: "...... I'm sorry, I'm a little ...... Saddened. ”

"Even when you were chased and killed by Mrs. Jin and fell to me, I didn't see you so sad, but now you are just angry at me for some people, you ...... It's really hard to see. Zhu Youzhu retracted his eyes, looked at Zhang Erzhen's drooping eyes, and continued: "...... I didn't expect Wanjia to act so quickly, Qiu Er is already dealing with this matter, and it must be over soon. ...... It's all jumping clowns, and it won't take long to jump. When Zhu Youzhu got the news, he immediately ordered Second Master Qiu to do it, but those innocent people died because of him, which Zhang Erzhen said was right.

"Then are you injured on the battlefield or are you sick?" Zhang Erzhen looked at Zhu Youji's snow-white middle coat without blood, and guessed that he should be sick, but Zhu Youzhu shook his head and said, "Neither." ”

Zhang Erzhen asked tentatively, "Could it be that your old illness has not been cured?"

Zhu Youzhu glanced at her and didn't say anything, and replied: "A few years ago, the queen mother set a girl from the Wang family for me, but as I went south, there was no movement in this matter. I don't know how the palace people will arrange it after I go back this time. ”

"You are the crown prince, if you really marry the princess of the Wang family, you will have a strong back-up, the queen thinks well, at that time, the Wan family will really have to weigh it carefully before acting. Zhang Erzhen pretended not to see Zhu Youji's thoughtful eyes, but Zhu Youzhu said very bluntly: "Since you have entered the eyes of Wanrong, you will only harm others if you go to anyone's house in the future, I know that you are related to the Sun family, and for their good, you still quit this family business." ”

After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, there was silence in the room, Zhang Erzhen puffed out his chest a few times, and then exhaled a breath and said: "I will not withdraw from the son of the Sun family, I only hope that the prince can find a good companion, so that he can ...... for you and others" Zhang Erzhen has not finished speaking, Zhu Youzhen has already disdainfully said: "The purpose of your trip is not to persuade me to quickly marry a powerful official, find a princess with a big family business, better than ten thousand families, and ensure that you and the son of the Sun family raise their eyebrows together and spend their heads together? Zhang Erzhen, don't tell me that this is the purpose of your coming!" You really calculated everything with me, and if you saved my life, you plan to use the rest of my life to pay it back?!" Zhu Youji's tone was stiff and stern, Zhang Erzhen didn't hear the faintly revealed disappointment, and didn't make a sound while twisting the handkerchief, Zhu Youzhu thought that she had acquiesced, her face was dead and gray, and she didn't say anything again.

Since Lixing's death, Zhang Erzhen has thought countless times about the cause of his death, whether it was because Ruyue broke off the connection between them, or because Lixing was infected with a strange disease, but she couldn't find the master of ink and wash and could no longer know the cause of Lixing's death, so she told herself countless dark nights that she must spend her life with Sun Baijian in the future, and the two of them were together. If...... Wan Jia insisted on her, she would be buried in the Sun family's land if she died, and she couldn't let Sun Baijian, who saved her, take the slightest risk. When Zhu Youzhu said this, Zhang Erzhen was suddenly at a loss, what was the reason for coming all the way here? There are many, many reasons, but they are all weak and pale......

"So...... Indeed, I am not cured of my old sickness. Zhu Youji's voice was ethereal and empty, like a wisp of smoke echoing in the wind, and he said slowly: "I got this strange disease when I was eight years old, and I went to southern Yunnan to bring back a few Gu cultivators, and I was cured for a while with the medicine of Doctor Li, and I said that my illness was cured, but I knew that it was not so easy. This is what it looks like when it comes down to the battlefield. The doctors all say that I am a short-lived person, and sometimes I believe it. You said...... If the queen knows that I am like this, she is still willing to marry the girl of the Wang family to me?"

Zhang Erzhen lowered his head and looked at the back of Zhu Youzhi's bulging hand, and said softly: "It's still ...... Yes. ”

Zhu Youzhu snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "No one will want to! People who are about to die, when they talk about wealth and glory in the world, they will only care more about the yellow robe." ”

Zhang Erzhen was puzzled, and a little unbearable to speak, her eyes flickered, Zhu Youzhen glared at her coldly, Zhang Erzhen snorted, and stammered: "...... Eh, I heard that Concubine Ji Niangniang was also a Yao girl in southern Yunnan...... , for the Gu poison piece...... How many are His Royal Highness the Princes...... Should...... I probably know a thing or two, right?" "Zhu Youzhu is Concubine Ji's only son, even if he is reduced to death, he should plan for his son." The love of parents for their children is far-reaching.

Zhu Youzhu took another sip of a few slightly cold tea bowls, and under the gaze of Zhang Erzhen's flickering big eyes, he said slowly: "The mother concubine is from the Yao tribe and the daughter of Tusi. ”

Zhang Erzhen looked at Zhu Youzhu with regret and sympathy, and her heart turned a thousand times, only to hear Zhu Youzhu continue: "...... The young and heroic emperor annihilated the Yao people in southern Yunnan in one fell swoop, brought the Yao captives and girls into Beijing, or sent officials as slaves and maids to show the emperor's prestige, or entered the ...... For the rest of his life, the daughter of Tusi and the children of several elders of the Yao tribe entered the palace. Unfortunately, the mother concubine is one of them. ”...... Zhang Erzhen has to say that Zhu Youji's life so far is like a coffee table full of cups (tragedy). When he was young, he didn't have enough food and clothing, and when he was young, he was full of murderous opportunities, and he was in danger several times, and his mother's family was killed by his father, and his father's little wife wanted to kill him, but his father didn't care. In such a dangerous situation, Zhu Youzhu can still have his own power, and someone can help him, which shows that he is really extraordinary. It was obvious that Zhu Youzhu was reluctant to mention the dark and ironic history of the palace, and said: "That's what I do, whatever you think." ”

Zhang Erzhen's face turned red, and she was suddenly a little shy, holding her breath before asking, "...... , That, I know that there are several girls who want to marry you, prince, do you want to win the hearts of one person, the previous dynasty was already chaotic, but don't catch fire in the backyard. ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at her strangely, squinted his eyes and tilted his head, his long eyelashes fell down, and said in a flute-like voice: "The people I look down on may not necessarily look down on me." ”

Zhang Erzhen's heart was like a kitten scratching, itchy and uncomfortable, and asked cautiously: "The prince is golden and noble, which girl has you fallen in love with and is not a matter of being caught?" "Don't be me, right?" Zhang Erzhen laughed at herself again, obviously she is an old goblin who has lived for decades, and what kind of peach blossom is she committed! Zhu Youzhen raised his eyelids and glanced at her, looked at her pink and slightly red cheeks, and a slight warm smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but it disappeared in an instant, and said coldly: " Since you asked, you know what is in my heart and what is the meaning. If you avoid it, how can I not understand. Since we first met, I haven't felt that you are a serious girl, and you dare to go out with a man in the middle of the night, and you can't find a second one so bold in the world. But now that you are older, you don't see the boldness and courage of the past, I ...... It's a pity, Erzhen Zhang. Zhu Youji's whisper did not carry any regret, low and charming.

Zhang Erzhen's cheeks were a little hotter again, she straightened her sitting posture, and a pair of small hands on her knees unconsciously kneaded the hem of her dark clothes, and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I am just talking nonsense." I am small and weak, so I naturally want to survive better under the big tree of the prince, and I also hope that the prince can have a princess with a good family background and power. I know that the affairs of ten thousand families cannot be solved in one or two days, and if there is anything I can do to help, the prince can just tell me. I'm ready to leave for Licheng. Come here and meet the prince,...... It's good, the prince should also take care, and we'll see you in the future. ”