Chapter 15: The Caged Bird

Because of Niu Er's opening, Situ Youning was exempted from kneeling until the punishment of Tianming, although he suffered a lot outside in the past two days, but at this time Situ Youning was lying on the bed but couldn't sleep, his eyes were wide, looking at the purple mosquito net on the top of the bed in a daze, thinking of Niu Er's true identity, Situ Youning felt incredible, if he was really the emperor, then what would happen to the 'masterpiece' of their two brothers and sisters last night.

"Ahh She didn't dare to think about it any longer, she got up and got out of bed, because of the pain in her knees, her feet fell to the ground weakly, her forehead hit the stool and instantly swollen a large lump, she took a deep breath, got up and walked towards the door with a blank face.

The backyard of Situ Mansion in the middle of the night was quiet, the moonlight sprinkled on the lake reflected the shadow of the moon, Situ Youning leaned on the railing, picked up a stone and threw it towards the calm lake, and the lake instantly rippled in circles.

"Brother bastard, he left me alone and ran away, what should I do now, if it affects my eldest brother and brother..." Speaking of this, Situ Youning sighed listlessly.

"Won't your knees hurt after kneeling for so long?"

The familiar voice made Situ Youning stand still and couldn't move, and before she could think about her next move, Niu Er was already standing beside her.

"The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, do you like to admire the moon too?" Niu Er said while looking at Situ Youning, who was thinly dressed, "It's so late and you don't hesitate to waste your rest time to come out." ”

Situ Youning just nodded mechanically, unable to utter a word.

"Hehe..." Seeing Situ Youning's frightened appearance shrunk into a ball, Niu Er couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty..." Situ Youning suddenly knelt on the ground, "Please forgive the emperor, I and the fifth brother didn't mean it last night, if you want to condemn the crime, please treat me alone, don't implicate my family." ”

"Get up, haven't you just knelt enough?" Niu Er said and pulled Situ Youning up, "You saved me, but you have made a great contribution, how can I blame you?" As he spoke, he draped the cloak on Situ Youning's body.

"I..." Situ Youning realized that he was only wearing a thin pajama now, and he was embarrassed to wrap his cloak a little tighter, "Then my fifth brother..."

"He who does not know is not guilty."

"Thank you, Niu Er... Emperor. ”

"I didn't introduce myself well that night, my real name is Liu Che, if you like it, you can continue to call me Niu Er in the future."

"Don't dare." Situ Youning immediately shook his head.

"Am I that scary?" A trace of disappointment flashed in Liu Che's eyes.

"Except for the bloodstains on my face in the woods that night, I wasn't scared at all." Situ Youning's words didn't pass through his brain, and he was taken aback after he finished speaking.

"Why is that?"

"Can the emperor promise that he will never blame me for this?" I don't know why, seeing Liu Che's disappointed expression just now, Situ Youning actually felt a little empathy, the person in front of him was the same as himself, looking forward to a distant place that did not belong to him, the difference was that she could continue to struggle and fly out of the cage, but he was already restrained and couldn't move.

"Of course."

"Hehe..." Situ Youning began to relax a lot.

"Are your knees alright? Do you still have the energy to run out? Looking at Situ Youning's smile in the moonlight, a peace of mind that he hadn't felt for a long time slowly climbed into his heart.

"When I think of the possibility of causing my family to lose their heads, who can sleep in peace?"

"I can't believe you can think so much about others."

"What do you mean?" Situ Youning glared at Liu Che angrily and quickly withdrew his gaze.

"Do you know that it is very dangerous for a girl to leave home without permission, I see that your father and mother and the brothers you admire, this time it is really bad."

"I..." Situ Youning opened his face slightly.

"But it's really funny," Liu Che said and laughed, "I've never seen Situ Shaoqi's anxious look last night, he has always looked calm, indifferent and wise above the court. ”

"Really?" Situ Youning was obviously a little surprised, she had never seen the Situ Shaoqi above the court that Liu Che said.

"So in the future, for the sake of your brothers, you shouldn't do such a dangerous thing again."

Situ Youning lowered her head and didn't say a word for a long time, the night wind blew her long hair scattered behind her, gently brushed over the wooden railing, accompanied by the microwave on the surface of the lake, she nodded slightly, and then looked at the full moon in the night sky, "But can I really only stay in this wall forever?" ”

Situ Youning's words pierced the emperor's heart at this time, he frowned and looked at Situ Youning with a sad face, unable to take his eyes off her face of hope and despair for a long time, and after a long time, he also followed Situ Youning's gaze and set his eyes on the full moon.

"Your Majesty, it turns out that you are here."

A second familiar voice sounded in Situ Youning's ears tonight, breaking the silence shared by the two.

When Situ Youning turned to look at Feng Yumo wearing a smile behind him, he took a step back in surprise, if Liu Che hadn't supported her, she might have fallen into the water.

"Your Majesty," Feng Yumo looked at Situ Youning after saluting Liu Che, "This king thought that you had already died in Huangquan." ”

"You're just..." Just as he was about to fight back, Feng Yumo's words just now were repeated in Situ Youning's mind, 'This king'? Only then did she suddenly realize, her eyes full of surprise wandered between Feng Yumo and Liu Che, in two days, she was unlucky enough to offend a prince and an emperor.

"Your Majesty, the poison on your body has not been completely cleared, so it's better to go back to your room and rest early." As he spoke, he looked at the cloak on Situ Youning's body.

Situ Youning understood Feng Yumo's eyes in a short period of time, and quickly took off the cloak and stuffed it into Liu Che's hand, "Your Majesty, the people's girl's head is suddenly a little dizzy, so I'll go back to rest first." ”

Without waiting for Liu Che to respond, she had already run two steps, but because of the pain in her knees, she fell to the ground hard.

"Youning..."

Liu Che just wanted to step forward to help her, but she had already gotten up from the ground, smiled awkwardly at him, and staggered into the night.

Situ Muling, who had been standing behind the rockery and observing Situ Youning and Liu Che, clenched his fists thoughtfully after everyone left.