After about some hours, the afternoon sun was at its strongest, and the residual heat was drying, Xiao He had a thin layer of sweat on his body, which was dried by the wind, and another layer of wet, and when the wind came again, he couldn't help but sneeze.

Qiushuang was ordered to look at Xiao He, and he couldn't walk away on the side, and he was sunburned together, which was not comfortable.

Several times she was thirsty and went out to find water, and by the way, she brought a teacup over to Xiao He to moisten her mouth. Xiao He shook his head and didn't accept it, first, she was punished for kneeling, and the Queen Mother didn't allow her to eat and drink, so as not to be truthful again, and second, how dare she drink water again now, and when people have three emergencies for a while, they don't know how to solve it. It's better to be thirsty and drink it when you get back.

In the Qianqing Palace, Mu Churan woke up leisurely and lay on the dragon couch for a long time, without recalling what happened to him.

The last memory is to dine with Xiao He in the pavilion, taste food and drink, talk happily, and before I know it, I will lie in my bedroom.

"Someone!" Mu Churan called people.

Gonggong Liu hurriedly came in, "Your Majesty, you can be considered awake." ”

"How long have I been asleep?" Mu Churan rubbed his temples and asked.

"It's been more than two hours." Gonggong Liu replied cautiously, quietly glanced at Mu Churan's face, and continued, "You dined with Lord Xiao in the Imperial Garden, drank a few more glasses, and got drunk, and Lord Xiao asked you to send you back." ”

"What about her? Have you returned to the Hall of Virtuous Beings? Mu Churan asked casually, still feeling strange in his heart, obviously drinking wine, this kind of wine is mild, how can it be intoxicating? Could it be Xiao He......

Gonggong Liu replied worriedly: "Lord Xiao was punished by the Empress Dowager to kneel in the imperial garden, saying that he failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a minister and failed to dissuade His Majesty from drinking......"

"What?" Mu Churan suddenly raised his voice, startling Gonggong Liu, and quickly knelt down, adding, "I heard that the Queen Mother punished Lord Xiao to kneel in the imperial garden for four hours, and she couldn't leave until the sun set and the moon rose." ”

Mu Churan's eyes straightened, he got up from the bed, and without saying a word, he was ready to go out. Gonggong Liu followed behind and hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, shoes ...... Shoes ......" Mu Churan looked down and saw that he was still barefoot, so he had to turn around and put on his shoes.

Gonggong Liu sighed in his heart, the master really likes this Lord Xiao, and when he heard that Lord Xiao was punished, he couldn't even take care of his demeanor.

By the time Mu Churan arrived at the gate of the Imperial Garden, Xiao He had already seen the battle far away.

She laughed secretly in her heart, she finally looked forward to this evil star. She shook her body twice, and then fell on the cobblestone path, although she was pretending to be dizzy, this time it was a real fall. Since she is already a woman in Mu Churan's heart, this is the time for her to pretend to be weak.

Seeing Xiao He fall to the ground, Qiu Shuang was suddenly frightened, hurried over, and shook her, "Lord Xiao!" Lord Xiao! ”

Xiao He was roasted for a noon, his face was indeed a little bad, and his lips were chapped and white, which was really scary. Qiushuang was crying bitterly, when she heard a eunuch Qingdao over there, shouting: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Qiushuang hurriedly knelt down on the side of the road, and looked down at Xiao He, who was lying motionless on the side, and couldn't help but tremble.

Mu Churan came quickly, passed the little eunuch who led the way in front, almost rushed to Xiao He's side, picked her up, and saw a layer of sweat beads on her face, red and white, and her lips were full of cracks, and her heart ached.

He turned his head to look at Qiushuang who was kneeling beside him, and said coldly word by word: "What are you doing here?" Who will allow you to guard her like a prisoner? ”

Qiushuang was busy kowtowing desperately, "The emperor spares his life!" The emperor spares his life! Everything is ordered by the Queen Mother, the slave and maid are just acting on orders, the slave and maid are not disrespectful to Lord Xiao, and the slave and maid are also a last resort......"

"Drag it down and die!" Mu Churan can't directly settle accounts with the Queen Mother, and he doesn't have to explain to anyone if he kills a palace maid.

As soon as Xiao He, who was in his arms, heard that the palace maid was about to die, and the crying and grabbing the ground was about to be dragged away, she quickly opened her eyes slowly, and said softly with the strength of a gossamer: "Your Majesty, spare her life, just now she kindly sent me water, she just didn't dare to disobey the Queen Mother's decree, and there was nothing wrong with it." ”

Mu Churan saw Xiao He speak, his lips opened and closed, and there seemed to be blood oozing from his lips, and he was even more distressed, "Okay, I will spare her, you don't talk, take a good rest." He then said to the guard who dragged the maid out, "Forget it, let her go and let her go." I don't want to see her again! ”

Qiushuang heard that it was Xiao He who interceded for herself, and simply regarded him as her own reborn parents, so she quickly pulled out her feet and ran to Chaolu Palace after a thousand thanks, but because of life and death, she almost broke her gall, her legs and feet were not very bright, and her steps were not steady. The back looks a little funny, Xiao He has already woken up, naturally he can't pretend to faint again, he saw the embarrassment of Qiu Shuang in the corner of his eyes, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he wanted to laugh but didn't smile.

This subtle expression was seen by Mu Churan.

At that time, he was relieved, knowing that she must be fine, and she was afraid of fainting, after all, she practiced martial arts, and her body was not weak, so she would not faint after kneeling for a few hours. But he hoped that she would show weakness, and he curled up in his arms like this.

Mu Churan hugged Xiao He, didn't say anything more, and went back to his Qianqing Palace.

The eunuchs and guards who followed him all looked at each other, as if they had learned some shocking secret, but they didn't dare to talk about it, but they couldn't help it, and they could only exchange their eyes with each other's huge shocks. For a while, the eye waves between this group of people flowed, and the echoes fluctuated.

After Mu Churan carried Xiao He into the hall, he withdrew everyone and closed the door.

Xiao He's eyes rolled, and his heart quickly weighed it, if he jumped out of his arms at this time, what would he say? It's not like that, Your Majesty, I was really dizzy in the imperial garden, and now I smell the ambergris on Your Majesty's body, and I am immediately refreshed, and I am not dizzy.

This explanation is too far-fetched to explain.

When she hesitated, Mu Churan had already put her on the bed and took off her boots for her. This action was done in one go, so that Xiao He didn't have time to dodge, and as soon as his feet were cold, his boots were gone. She hurriedly shrank to the side slightly, and said with a little embarrassment: "Your Majesty, Weichen has been basking in the imperial garden for an afternoon, and he is covered in stinky sweat, I am afraid that it will stain His Majesty's dragon couch." ”

Mu Churan smiled indifferently, walked out of the inner hall, and went to tell the palace people waiting outside the door to give some orders, and deliberately lowered his voice so that the people inside could not hear it.

Xiao He raised his eyebrows, and suddenly felt that he seemed to have fallen into a deep pit, and this pit was dug by himself.

She originally wanted to provoke Mu Churan, and he would force him to challenge the Queen Mother one day. But she didn't think about it deeply, Mu Churan was really angry at that time, and her anger was sprinkled on the palace maids in Chaolu Palace, but she was stopped by her for a while.

In this way, the dragon's anger seemed to be extinguished by a basin of cold water, and he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to ignite it again in the future.

Mu Churan poured a cup of warm tea and brought it to her, "Drink saliva first, moisturize." ”

Xiao He is regretting that he didn't start at the beginning, he really didn't pick a good point to show weakness, if only Leng Qingji was also present. She shook her head, then took Mu Churan's teacup, and didn't be polite to him, only to find out that she had lost her manners after taking a sip, using Mu Churan's teacup and drinking Mu Churan's tea.

This tea is not swallowed in the mouth, nor is it swallowed, and it is difficult to go up and down.

Mu Churan saw her eyes widened, with a mouthful of water in her mouth, she looked at herself blankly, and laughed softly, "I'm afraid of me now, don't you think it's too late?" ”

Xiao He still swallowed the tea, and every time she heard him call himself "me", it made her heart feel crisp, as if she was evoking a moment that made her can't help it. This turned out to be her weakness.

After a while, palace people came in from the outer hall one after another, pouring hot water from the bucket into the bath bucket in the inner room.

When Xiao He heard the sound of water, he couldn't help but widen his eyes again, and looked at Mu Churan with some vigilance.

When they were all gone, carefully close the door. Mu Churan went over and pushed the door latch, and then came in and said to Xiao He: "Smelly sweat, go wash it." Take my new clothes for replacement. ”

Xiao He let out a long sigh, and his voice was a little lower, "Can you not wash it?" ”

The corners of Mu Churan's mouth curled, and he smiled proudly, "Do you still have a choice?" Or do you want me to help you? ”

Xiao He hurriedly waved his hand, "No!" No! No! She almost jumped out of bed and ran to the inner room, where the bathing place was also very spacious, and the bedding clothes in the wardrobe on the side were mostly bright yellow or light yellow, and it was finally possible to turn out a set of white, but there seemed to be some traces of wearing.

Xiao He couldn't care about it so much, and asked her to wear a yellow imperial bed robe embroidered with dragon patterns, she was really uneasy.

Remove the clothes on your body in three or five and soak in the bathtub, on the one hand, beware of Mu Churan suddenly coming in, there would have been palace people serving here, so there was no door. She was a little apprehensive, but Mu Churan never moved and leaned on the edge of the dragon couch.

When she got up from the tub, wiped herself, and changed into the white bedclothes, she hesitated to come out of the room.

Mu Churan saw her come out, looked at her with a smile, and patted the bed beside her, "Come here!" You've been kneeling for so long, does your knee still hurt? Come and rest for a while. ”

When Xiao He walked the aisle, his knees were indeed very uncomfortable, but with patience, he could get through.

Only at this time, she knew that she couldn't refuse.

And she also understood that Mu Churan would not do anything to her, but she was still a little apprehensive and went to the dragon couch. She smiled bitterly in her heart, which seemed to verify that someone had pointed at her and scolded, she did climb the dragon couch.

With each step, when her knees touched the couch, even the soft bedding made her gasp in pain. Mu Churan heard her hissing sound constantly, so she simply pulled her to her side, although it was more painful, but it was a short pain, better than her awkwardly crawling to him step by step.

Mu Churan stretched out his hand and pulled the silk quilt on the side and gently covered her, "I suffered today, take a good rest." ”