Huge Royal Palace.

Qi Zihuan came out of the harem, but he didn't know where to go.

The palace maid and eunuch behind her followed in the distance from a short distance, seeing that she was lost and depressed, they all looked like they wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask.

Whenever the figure in front of him began to shake, there would be a low whisper behind him, and no one dared to guess what kind of contradiction had occurred between the two masters in the Lotus Pond Palace.

Qi Zihuan couldn't control what the palace maids and eunuchs below were thinking, and she couldn't even control herself at this moment.

In a trance, she walked through the wide and long palace road, shuttled from the imperial garden, and met a few palace concubines who finally came out to relax.

None of this stopped her.

It wasn't until the road ahead was blocked that Qi Zihuan suddenly came back to his senses and realized that he had actually walked to the East Palace.

I also walked for about an hour.

Growing up to such a big age, Qi Zihuan experienced for the first time what it means to have a dead heart.

Thinking about it carefully, she couldn't even believe that it would be herself who said those unbearable words in the Lotus Pond Palace.

Chun Cai stood next to Qi Zihuan, looked at the most special piece of the palace in front of him, and reminded in a low voice: "Your Royal Highness Princess, idle people and others must not enter and leave the East Palace casually - they must not go ahead." ”

Hearing the maid's voice, Qi Zihuan didn't have time to nod his head to indicate that he knew, when he heard a familiar and gentle voice from behind, with a slight surprise.

"Twelve?"

It was just the simplest two words, but it gave her an urge to burst into tears.

Qi Zihuan exhaled a long breath, watching his exhaled breath form a white mist in the air and evaporate, and finally disappeared.

After cleaning up his emotions, when he turned around, Qi Zihuan already had a faint smile on his face, saluted, and called crisply: "Twelve have seen the prince's brother." ”

Because he had just come back from the banquet, Qi Changrong had a mellow aroma of wine, which did not make people feel unpleasant.

Because the weather was too cold, the prince's brother had already put on a thick velvet robe, and he still held a delicate maid-in-law in his hand, and the collar was also a scarf made of soft fox fur.

Looking at it from a slightly distance, the prince's brother standing not far away is more like a delicate person living in a painting.

Even if you know that this person is unpredictable from far and near, people can't help but lose their minds for her.

Qi Zihuan looked at it for a while, and then lowered his eyes, hiding the complicated emotions in his eyes.

"No courtesy."

Qi Changrong walked closer and asked curiously: "It's a cold day, you don't want to stay in the princess's mansion, how can you come here?" ”

After drinking a lot of wine during the banquet, Qi Changrong's voice did not sound as cold as before, but brought a warm and soft meaning, as if it could add a touch of warmth in the cold weather.

Faced with Qi Changrong's doubts, Qi Zihuan opened his mouth several times, and the hesitation in his eyes suddenly appeared: "I, I ......"

Seeing that she couldn't speak clearly at all, and her eyes were still red, Qi Changrong pressed the top of her head as if he was soothing, and said softly: "On such a cold day, as a girl's family, it's not good to stand outside and blow the cold wind all the time, so come in with Gu." ”

After saying that, Qi Changrong withdrew his hand and took the lead in walking towards the East Palace.

There seemed to be residual warmth between Qi Changrong's fingers on his head.

Qi Zihuan was stunned, and after reacting, he hurriedly followed.

She didn't know why she wanted to follow the prince's brother, but now she found that she had nothing to do except follow the prince's brother.

The huge palace, as a princess of the royal family.

There was nowhere for her.

The main hall of the East Palace had already burned silver charcoal, and as soon as the hall door was opened, he felt a rush of heat.

As we all know, the prince of the East Palace is weak and weak, and the most cold is the most, so whenever winter comes, the silver charcoal in the East Palace is always the most sufficient.

Taking off the fluffy cloak and handing it to Ji Fang, Qi Changrong changed into leather boots outside the house, and didn't walk to the hall until he felt less cold.

Qi Zihuan followed blankly, not knowing what he was thinking.

The heat in the house completely blew away the cold from outside the house, Qi Changrong sat on the edge of the charcoal basin, beckoned to Qi Changrong, who was standing not far away, and said with a smile: "What are you doing standing so far away, is it possible that you can still eat you?" Come here. ”

Hearing this, Qi Zihuan was like a stiff wood carving, commanding one action at a time.

Until he sat next to Qi Changrong, his face was still blank.

Clearly feeling that something was wrong with this princess, Qi Changrong did not take the initiative to ask, only put his hand on the brazier, turning over and over to warm up.

The reddish light of the fire reflected on her face, making his whole person fade away from the previous coldness, making people no longer feel unapproachable.

I don't know how long it has been, the warmth has returned to the body, Qi Zihuan let out a long sigh of relief, and took the lead in breaking the silence of the first hall: "Brother Prince, I killed someone." ”

If you don't open your mouth, it's enough, and when you open your mouth, it's a topic that surprises people enough.

- If you are a bystander, you must think so.

However, Qi Changrong just blinked, and did not react excessively: "Who in the royal family has never killed anyone?" ”

Even her mother, who was gentle by nature and had never opened a killing ring, took the life of a little eunuch before hanging herself.

"It's different." Qi Zihuan stubbornly shook his head, looked at his hands, and said in panic: "I killed it with my own hands, I ...... Cover him up. ”

"You say...... Will he turn into a ghost and seek revenge on me? ”

Seeing that there was a hint of madness between her eyebrows, the carelessness in Qi Changrong's eyes dissipated, looking at Qi Zihuan with a panicked expression, he suddenly reached out and held her hand, and asked, "Do you think the lonely hand is good-looking?" ”

Although he didn't understand why the prince's brother would ask such a question, Qi Zihuan still nodded honestly, and reluctantly regained his senses: "It's good-looking." ”

"Such a beautiful hand has also stained human life." Qi Changrong paused, and then asked, "Are you afraid?" ”

"Don't be afraid." Qi Zihuan shook his head hard and said, "The person killed by the prince's brother must be an extremely vicious person, and there is nothing to be afraid of." ”

"You killed one, and Lone killed countless ones, you are not even afraid of Lone, why are you afraid of yourself?"

Qi Changrong pierced her fear, withdrew his hand and wondered: "You said that the people you killed were all extremely vicious people, so how could you kill innocent people?" ”

"What's more, you even killed people, why are you still afraid of ghosts?"

"I don't know."

Qi Zihuan said blankly: "I know that I didn't do anything wrong, even if I was given another chance, I would make the same decision, but I ...... Still scared. ”

The fear that invaded the bone marrow made her struggle to live in torment every moment and every second.

But she didn't know how to expel this fear from her body, and could only watch herself sink deeper and deeper.

It won't be long before she will be directly tortured crazy by such emotions.

- Qi Zihuan could already predict his fate.

Qi Changrong shook his head: "If you are still afraid, find a quiet place, do what you need to do, and ask for peace of mind for yourself." ”

"What should be done?"

"Like worshipping the Buddha?"

Qi Changrong thought for a while, and said: "There is a small Buddha hall in the palace, if you really feel uneasy, go to the small Buddha hall and sit down, the Bodhisattva will bless you and wash away your sins." ”

Qi Changrong's eyes were full of pity.

She kind of got it.

The so-called fear is actually guilt, and the overwhelming guilt makes the person in front of him almost unable to breathe.

That's why Twelve will look to himself for answers and find a place of peace of mind.

But this is my own business, how can outsiders clearly understand it?

These sounds like nonsense persuasion, but Qi Zihuan's eyes are full of light, she seems to have finally found a life-saving duckweed, and she clung to it and didn't want to let go.

"Brother Prince, is what you said true?"

"Really." Qi Changrong bowed his head and gave an example: "The Buddha Hall was originally set up to make people feel at ease. ”

Qi Zihuan asked, "Can I live in the Buddhist hall in the palace?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Qi Changrong remained silent for a rare time.

A young girl in the flower season asked such a question, and she didn't know how to answer.

But on the contrary, Qi Changrong understood what kind of answer was most beneficial to the person in front of him.

After careful consideration, after a pause, she nodded: "If you want to live in it, my father will go to the emperor's place." ”

Hearing this, Qi Zihuan was relieved, and a smile finally appeared on his hasty face.

"In that case, then I'll pack up my things and move into the Buddha Hall tomorrow."

Half an hour later, Qi Changrong personally arranged for someone to send Qi Zihuan back to the Twelve Princesses' Mansion.

And it was when Qi Zihuan left the palace that the Lotus Pond Palace suddenly let out bursts of wails.

The little prince, who had not yet been named, died.

When he got the news, Qi Changrong was soaking up in the bath.

I don't know if it's because of drinking or bathing, her face is crimson, and she is very safe when she closes her eyes.

Hearing such news in a half-dream, a slight throbbing pain suddenly came from his head, and she reached out and pressed her eyebrows with some discomfort.

At this time, it is not allowed to live in peace.

Qi Changrong asked slowly, "How did the little prince die?" ”

Hearing this, Shi Xia's watering action slowed down, and he said hesitantly: "I heard that there is too much charcoal in the palace, and the living ones are suffocated to death." ”

This statement was given by the Lotus Pond Palace, as for whether it is true or not, I am afraid that only Lian Ji and Qi Zihuan know.

Qi Changrong said: "If something like this happens, Gu will definitely go to see and change his clothes for Gu." ”

Shi Xia looked out the window at the sky.

It was already pitch black, and the sparse stars hung above the night, and it was very cold to look at.

Shi Xia quickened the movement in his hand.

She knew that this kind of thing had happened, and Her Highness should go and take a look.

After all, even if the little prince is not very valued, he is still a little prince.

His Royal Highness's titular brother.