Zhu Rong's face turned pale in an instant, and she quickly staggered her eyes from Chu Hongzhen, covering her face with both hands.

Only Cheng Xiaoxiao knew what Zhu Rong was doing, and it was estimated that she couldn't cry and had to pretend.

It's hard to be a woman, and it's even harder to be the emperor's woman.

Everything in the house finally settled, and Cheng Xiaoxiao also climbed down from the roof in the dark.

She was cold and stiff now, and her whole body didn't look like her own.

I don't know when it is, Chu Hongyi won't still be waiting for me, right?

I seemed to promise him to go back early and eat cake with him.

Cheng Xiaoxiao rubbed her sore shoulders, and the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became.

When she took off the disguised things, she immediately scattered them and hurried back.

I don't know what time it is when I return to the Splendid Palace, anyway, it is quiet outside the hall, only the little eunuch guarding the door is dozing.

Hearing the movement of Cheng Xiaoxiao's return, the little eunuch was startled and yawned and saluted Cheng Xiaoxiao:

"My aunt is finally back, Your Highness has been waiting in front of my aunt's room for a long time, and I came to the door to see it a few times, and I went to the door of my aunt's room just now."

Cheng Xiaoxiao also knew that she was the one to lose this time, she waved her hand at the little eunuch, and she ran towards the room without touching the ground.

"Chu Hongyi!"

I saw Chu Hongyi's figure from afar, and Cheng Xiaoxiao arrived before the sound came, so she hurriedly shouted at Chu Hongyi first.

Chu Hongyi immediately turned around and looked at the voice when he heard the voice, his eyes suddenly lit up in the dark night, I don't know if it was because of the light of the lantern or because of something else.

"Xiaoxiao, why did you come back, it's too late."

Chu Hongyi walked into the room one step ahead of Cheng Xiaoxiao, and carefully helped her light all the candles in the room, and then beckoned her to come in with confidence.

Cheng Xiaoxiao knew that she was untrustworthy, so she had to apologize to Chu Hongyi apologetically: "I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to." I don't know the time, but there's something going on over there......"

Chu Hongyi waved his hand impatiently to interrupt Cheng Xiaoxiao's words, Cheng Xiaoxiao thought he was angry, so he had to shut up.

"It's not safe in the palace at this night, and I'm not by your side, in case something happens...... Phew! ”

Chu Hongyi smacked on the ground several times before he finished speaking, and in turn explained to Cheng Xiaoxiao that he didn't mean that just now.

The dumbfounded Cheng Xiaoxiao didn't know what to say, she thought Chu Hongyi was complaining that she came back too late and didn't catch her birthday.

"Don't you blame me?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao swallowed her saliva, looked at Chu Hongyi and then at the cake in front of her.

Chu Hongyi had already taken out the cake just now, and now it was being carefully placed.

Hearing Cheng Xiaoxiao's words, Chu Hongyi was stunned for a moment when he went to get the dishes and chopsticks, and then said a little shyly:

"I'm very satisfied that you can spend my birthday alone with me. My father, the emperor, and my mother hold a palace banquet every year, but I don't know that what I want most is actually a family of three to eat together. ”

Speaking of this, his eyes dimmed for a moment, and his original signature smile seemed a little inadequate.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was afraid that he would be even more unhappy if he continued to talk about it, so he smiled with great insight and changed the topic with haha:

"Oops, hurry up and eat the cake. I promise you that I won't miss your birthday next year. ”

Cheng Xiaoxiao said while looking for candles everywhere, but in the end she had no choice but to pull out the candle in Chu Hongyi's lantern just now and light it.

The candles in the room were blown out, except for the one on top of the cake.

Chu Hongyi glanced at the person opposite through the candlelight of the bean-sized one.

The girl's face in the orange light was a little softer, and the flickering light reflected the flickering eyes.

Under Cheng Xiaoxiao's correct guidance, Chu Hongyi blew out the thick and short white candle in one breath after making three wishes.

Smoke rose in the darkness, and the cheers of boys and girls rang out in the room.

"Xiaoxiao, your cake is delicious, oh, why do you put it on my face, it's a waste of food."

"Eat yours! This queen's craftsmanship is so good, you need to eat more! ”

"Xiaoxiao, you have hair on your face!"

"Ahh So what do I do? What about medicine? I knew I couldn't stop the medicine! ”

……

A few joys and a few sorrows.

In the middle of the night, the palace seemed to be full of hidden things, and those dangers were uninvited, and it was not known when they would attack whom.

Just wait until the light of day and everything is about to settle.

It's time to come after all.

The drum sounded, and there were palace people entering and leaving the Baohe Hall one after another.

It's the same palace, but yesterday and today look very different.

Because it was a family banquet, all the screens in the hall were removed, and this furnishing was quite similar to the last time the list was checked.

It's just that there are not a few concubines today, and those who can sit at the table are all relatively high-ranking ones.

The rest are the positions of the princes, and the other two positions are for the eight princes who have a female dependent, the eight blessings and the side blessings.

As there were more and more people in the Baohe Palace, Cheng Xiaoxiao stomped behind Chu Hongyi with some impatience.

Zhu Rong taught her the simplest way to disguise, and she put on makeup by herself, and today she has a new face.

Otherwise, she really wouldn't dare to change behind Chu Hongyi so openly, instead of following Zhu Rong's side.

Speaking of Zhu Rong, Cheng Xiaoxiao just saw Chu Hongzhen walking in with her, and the two of them were talking and laughing, and they couldn't see anything unusual at all.

The red marks on Zhu Rong's face are gone, and it looks like a plaster should have been used.

Then came the three giants of the harem in Cheng Xiaoxiao's mind - the queen, Zhao Guifei and Su Guifei.

Originally, the queen must have wanted to sit on the main seat with Chu Hongzhen, who would have thought that Chu Hongzhen would deliberately take Zhu Rong over and personally arrange for Zhu Rong to sit beside him.

In this way, the queen could only stand in the hall, and the scarlet figure looked a little embarrassed and innocent.

Alas...... Chiguoguo's cannon fodder, this is not a spare tire, this is a jack.

Cheng Xiaoxiao smacked her tongue in her heart, a little curious about what the queen would do next.

The queen always seemed to be that tranquil appearance, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

She walked slowly to the position that should have belonged to Zhu Rong, from walking over to sitting down, she maintained that elegance throughout the whole process, as if this position was originally prepared for her, and everything was so natural.

Scumbag, it's simply the scumbag in the world.

The more Cheng Xiaoxiao looked, the more she felt that Chu Hongzhen, the emperor, was scum to the bones, which seemed to be a favor for Zhu Rong on the surface, but invisibly helped Zhu Rong pull a wave of hatred.

and the queen, who has always been like a transparent person, is always slapped in the face by Chu Hongzhen in public.

If she had been, she might have scolded Chu Hongzhen behind her back, where would she be so good-tempered and accept everything.

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought so, but the others pretended not to see it.

It's none of their business, anyway, as long as it's not them, they won't care.

As the position of the Baohe Hall became more and more full, the protagonist of Chu Jingxuan also appeared.

Today is his birthday feast, but I didn't see him bring his family.

Don't you love Fujin and love your children?

You're so good at setting up people, why don't you pretend today?

Cheng Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes angrily, and saw Chu Jingxuan looking at her frequently, so she quickly restrained her emotions and didn't make any big expressions.

Chu Yunshen was the last to arrive according to the usual practice, and Chu Jingxuan couldn't help but sneer at Chu Yunshen for a few words.

His topics are endless, but it's a pity that Chu Yunshen didn't plan to pay attention to them at all.

After Chu Yunshen entered the hall, Cheng Xiaoxiao's attention was completely on Chu Yunshen.

I don't know if it's Cheng Xiaoxiao's illusion or what, she always thinks that Chu Yunshen recognized her, and she seems to have looked back at her several times just now.

It's not surprising that Cheng Xiaoxiao's disguise technique is the kind that Chu Yunshen and they can all do, and it is estimated that it is only a matter of time.

The quietest of these should be the Seventh Prince Chu Yelin.

Chu Jingxuan, the eighth prince opposite Chu Yunshen, and Chu Hongyi, the tenth prince on Chu Yunshen's right, were chatting non-stop, and Chu Yelin was like a quiet background wall.

No, Xiaoxiao always felt that this background wall seemed to be looking in the direction of Zhu Rong.

Although his eyes are very vague, he can't bear to look at it too many times, and Cheng Xiaoxiao happens to be the only boring person in the audience.

I don't know what Chu Yelin's intentions are, it seems that he wants to find an opportunity to let Rong Rong be careful of this person.

Cheng Xiaoxiao observed everyone in the hall, while silently ticking and crossing everyone in her heart.

I don't know if Chu Jingshuo wants to emphasize his position as the protagonist, today he is really in the limelight: "The fourth brother is so pompous, but it is too late to start the family banquet." ”

Listening to him, Chu Yunshen was pretending to be deaf and dumb in nine out of ten sentences, which would be perfunctory, so he had to bow his head slightly.

Cheng Xiaoxiao estimated that Chu Yunshen hadn't listened to what Chu Jingxuan said, otherwise how could it be this reaction.

Chu Jingxuan also planned to continue to fight with Chu Yunshen, but Chu Hongzhen in the hall finally waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

The meaningless opening remarks are ghostly between pushing the cup and changing the lamp.

Cheng Xiaoxiao, as a palace maid, only needs to stand behind Chu Hongyi all the time, and Chu Hongyi himself will pour the wine one step ahead of her.

Therefore, she could see the expressions of everyone in the banquet except Chu Hongyi very well.

Occasionally, everyone has a different mind.

The most eye-catching person in this group of people should be Chu Hongzhen.

In addition to serving dishes to Zhu Rong, Chu Hongzhen also had to listen to Concubine Su and Chu Hongyi talking.

Cheng Xiaoxiao saw him and leaned sideways to Zhu Rong's ear to speak, and it seemed that the two were very close.

If there was no one on the side, it seemed to really confirm the rumors spread by Chu Jingshuo.

So Chu Hongzhen is also planning to calculate?

Cheng Xiaoxiao doesn't understand the layers of calculations here, she just hopes that no matter how things develop today, everyone she cares about will be safe and sound.

Hiding the worry on her face, she continued to play the role of a little palace maid who didn't know anything.

After three rounds of drinking, Chu Hongzhen looked at Chu Yunshen as usual.

Of course, his inquiries about Chu Yunshen were always simple and to the point, as if they were to go through a regulatory process.

Even today, there were some exceptions, Chu Yunshen was about to lift his robe and sit down again, Chu Hongzhen, who was sitting in the hall, suddenly beckoned to Yuan Qing:

"The fourth child has been working hard lately, go back to my private vault and pick up a few treasures and send them to his house."

Listening to Chu Hongzhen's perfunctory attitude towards Chu Yunshen, Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn't help but want to roll her eyes.

White eyes to white eyes, things are still excellent.