The time has passed. In the inner hall of Zhaoyun Palace, there is still a little candlelight.

"Aren't you usually quite calm, why are you so unconscious now?" Zhaoyun sat on the yellow rosewood chair beside him, staring at the winter breeze standing in front of him.

The standing man was expressionless, with his head bowed, and did not answer.

After Zhaoyun drank half a cup of tea, Fudong slowly spoke, and his thoughts drifted into the distance.

"Since I was a child, I have lived in the same alley as him. He's older than me, and I've always replaced him with Brother Adong. ”

"I'm in the fifth line. Before I was born, I had four daughters. I heard my father say that after my mother became pregnant with me, she went to tell fortunes to the blind king on the street. ”

"The blind man said that my mother's child was a boy, and the family was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, it was a girl who was born. And my birth also made the already debt-ridden family even worse. ”

"My dad was a gambler, and every time he lost a couple of taels and got drunk, he would beat me up. My mother never cared about me, let him punch and kick me, and scolded me for being a money-trapper. ”

"The other sisters will only look on coldly, only the eldest sister will speak for me, and when I cry, she will secretly bring me delicious food. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and she was married early to the Zhang butcher's family in the east of the city to pay off her debts. ”

Hearing the choking sound, Zhaoyun looked up and saw her usually cold melon seed face, and saw that the eyes of the willow leaves were already full of water.

"I've been weak since I was a child, like a sprout that hasn't grown well, and the boys in the same alley always love to tease and bully me. Every then, when I was most embarrassed and needed help, Brother Adong would come out to protect me. ”

"I remember one time, my long pigtails were grabbed by the fat golden man in the alley, and I wanted to resist, but my strength couldn't compare to him, and I could only cry in pain."

At this time, Brother Adong appeared like a god and beat him so hard that he even knocked out one of his front teeth. From then on, the fat man never dared to bully me again. Even the people who bullied me in the alley on weekdays hid away when they saw me. ”

Zhaoyun frowned slightly, watching Fu Dong talk about this, and the corners of his mouth finally showed a long-lost smile.

"Later, Brother Adong moved and left the alley, and I never saw him again. When I was nine years old, my father owed too much silver taels and was blocked at home to collect debts. I was sold to someone by my mother. ”

"Fortunately, it was the steward of the palace who took a fancy to me, and I was led into the palace along with a few other girls. Unexpectedly, two months ago, Brother Adong, who was dressed as a guard, secretly found me. ”

"That's when I realized that since he moved, he had really come back to the alley to look for me. Knowing that I was betrayed by my ruthless mother, he learned the news of me in the palace after several rounds. ”

"In order to find me, he ignored the obstacles of his family and tried his best to enter the palace as a guard. Until last month, he offered to take me away...... I, I didn't promise him ......",

After listening to this story, Zhaoyun was slightly moved. Looking back at the slight sobbing, I saw Ming Cui serving behind him, and his apricot eyes were already red.

And the initiator regained his calm appearance.

Zhaoyun smiled and looked at her lightly pursed her lips, "Last month, he offered to take you away, why haven't you left with him now?" ”

Fu Dong suddenly raised his head in shock, and his eyes, which had been calm and waveless on weekdays, finally had a trace of waves.

"Let me guess why you didn't choose to leave with him......" Seeing that she hung her head again, she did not answer. Zhaoyun rested his elbows on the armrests, propped his chin, and bent and jumped his white fingers to tap his peach cheeks.

When Fu Dong, who hung his head, heard it, he was so shocked that he held his breath and didn't dare to raise his head.

"Someone so trusting offered to take you out of the palace, but you didn't agree. In my opinion, there is only one possibility......" Zhaoyun deliberately paused, seeing that she still didn't dare to look up, and continued.

"That's it...... You still have unfinished business in this palace, and you can't leave for the time being...... I don't know if I'm right? ”

As soon as these words came out, the blood on Fu Dong's face faded, leaving only a pale.

"Did you say it yourself, or did I say it for you?" Zhaoyun picked up the tea from the brown wood coffee table on the side, looked at her frightened appearance, and said with a smile.

After a short while, Fu Dong breathed a sigh of relief and spoke slowly.

"A few months ago, I was just an inconspicuous cleaning girl in Changde Palace. Unexpectedly, the Wang Mama suddenly found me and said that the Queen Mother was invited. When I heard it, I thought I had done something wrong. ”

"Unexpectedly, when I went to the inner hall, I realized that the queen had summoned more than one of my palace maids. and the three of them. ”

"What did I summon you for?" Zhaoyun stared at her for a long time, put down the soft chin that supported him, and gently tapped the armrest rhythmically with his index finger.

"Yes, we want to ...... Go to Xiwu with the princess and find the right time to win the favor of the prince of Xiwu. Although Fu Dong was still expressionless, the slightly whitish fingers that pinched the corners of her clothes already revealed her uneasiness.

"There should be more than that!" Zhaoyun suddenly sat up straight, staring at her with burning eyes.

With a pop, Fu Dong knelt on the ground, "No, that's all I said......"

Unexpectedly, a pair of embroidered shoes embroidered with flowers and birds suddenly came into her eyes.

A pair of white hands reached out from the front and pinched her chin, and she was forced to raise her head until she saw a pair of watery eyes.

Zhaoyun stared at her willow eyes like a torch, and said coldly: "Originally, I wanted to let you and your brother Adong leave, but now it seems that ......"

Hearing these unfinished words, Fu Dong's pupils suddenly shrank.

"If it is known...... If you have a private meeting in the middle of the night, you will be whipped eighty! With such a heavy punishment, with your weak body, I'm afraid you can't stand it! Zhao Yun said, deliberately looking up and down.

Seeing that she was dumbfounded and a little stunned, Zhaoyun added coldly on the side.

"Your brother Adong may not be able to escape the blame, but I am afraid that he will be punished worse than you!"

"I, I say!" As soon as Zhaoyun's voice fell, Fudong said hurriedly, completely without the cold appearance of his usual days.

"Later, the queen mother left me alone, saying that if the princess did not get the favor of the prince of Xiwu, she would want me to ...... Identify opportunities...... Poison you ......"

"What!" Ming Cui, who was behind Zhaoyun, was shocked and took the lead in speaking.

Zhaoyun turned his head to see her shocked appearance, and signaled her not to panic.

"You're refusing." Zhaoyun turned his head, looked at Fudong, and said affirmatively.

There was a hint of doubt in Fu Dong's eyes, and he only nodded, "When I heard it, I politely refused on the grounds that I was clumsy. ”

"No wonder!" Zhaoyun shook his head slightly, "Do you think that since you have known the Empress Dowager's plan and refused to do things for her, will she still let you go?" ”

Fu Dong shuddered at these words, and after a while, he heard a gentle and soft voice ringing in his ears.

"If she finds out that you want to escape the palace, I'm afraid ...... It is the sheep that enters the tiger's mouth, which will only deal with you quickly to prevent future troubles! "With Zhaoyun's understanding of Changde, this is probably the real reason why the fragrance and jade died in the previous life of the winter.

"That'...... What should I do? Fudong asked in a daze.

Zhao Yun smiled.

Under the reflection of the candlelight, Fudong only felt that her eyes were like a pool of autumn water, her appearance was really like a pearl, and the beauty of jade was shining, so she was completely stunned.

"It's okay, I have my own way to help you and your brother Adong leave unscathed! It's just that in the future, you don't want to meet your brother Adong in private again! ”