Suddenly, Yu Zijin only felt a tightness on his waist, and his body fell backwards in an instant, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

Being in the deep palace, the road is bad, and it is quiet here, I am afraid that if you don't even have time to call for help, you may die here. Subconsciously, he threw his elbow behind him, wanting to take advantage of the gangster's lack of investigation to create a chance to escape.

However, seeing this, the person behind him tightened his arms, without the slightest intention of avoiding it, and received her blow, but because of the sudden force, he protected Yu Zijin in his arms and fell with his back down. He rolled sideways with her and quietly hid under the bushes next to the old laurel tree.

The moon shadow was mottled, and Yu Zijin was about to raise his arm to resist, but he was instantly clasped by the person in front of him.

"Don't make a fuss." There is a hint of hoarseness in the magnetic voice, but it is still as intoxicating as wine, not Lin Xiao, who else can it be.

Identifying people according to their voices, Yu Zijin breathed a sigh of relief and slowly withdrew the strength of his hand. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden sound of rustling on the side, and the alarm bell suddenly sounded in my heart, and I couldn't help but hold my breath and look sideways.

I saw that in the shadow of the tree, there was a graceful posture, and the light yarn danced with the wind, like a dancing girl performing at a dinner party. Facing a figure who happened to be blocked by a rockery, he whispered softly, and then reached out to take a small burden.

"The grace of the mother's acquaintance, the slave maid cannot be repaid in this life. Since this matter was ordered by the mother, the slave and maid should not hesitate to go to the soup and fire. A tactful voice came with the wind.

I don't know if it's too sensitive, Yu Zijin always felt that this voice was a little familiar, and thought about it, but he didn't find this person from his memory. When he came back to his senses, the shadow was long gone.

I was thinking about it, but I suddenly felt as if a burning gaze was thrown at me. turned around, only to see an enlarged face in front of him, with a trace of inexplicable anger in his eyes, staring at her.

"You ......" thought that Lin Xiao was annoyed because of his elbow, Yu Zijin was slightly embarrassed for a while, but he quickly changed his expression, looking confident, "Who asked you not to say hello in advance, I thought it was ......"

"Why do you think so? Nothing to do at night, what are you doing standing by the lake! Lin Xiao's voice carried a hint of anger, just passing by this courtyard, but as soon as he walked in, he saw Yu Zijin standing near the lake, looking like he was about to leap. I looked panicked for a while, and used ten percent of my internal strength to rush to.

Later, when I saw the innocent look of the little girl, I also knew that I was too nervous and misunderstood her. In his heart, he was still dissatisfied with Yu Zijin's behavior, the soil by the lake had been soaked in the cold spring for a long time, which was the most untrue, if he accidentally slipped and fell into the water, the consequences would be unimaginable. He remembered that this little girl had not known water since she was a child.

It seems that he has never seen Lin Xiao blame himself so harshly, and Yu Zijin, who had a reason and a slight momentum, wilted like the frosted eggplant in an instant, but he couldn't say that he was bitter.

Without waiting for Lin Xiao to speak again, he was anxious to get up, and he had just straightened up, but because he was grabbed by his wrist, he stopped his movements.

Beside him, there was another squirming sound, as if someone was approaching. Yu Zijin was startled, his thoughts were still no more than his brain, so he lay down and fell straight into Lin Xiao's arms, and when the voice gradually faded away, he came back to his senses.

Looking at the facial features enlarged again in front of him, his cheeks suddenly turned red, and there was a trace of panic in his eyes, and he glanced around, but he didn't dare to look at the handsome face in front of him anymore.

"You took the initiative to give it to you." Lin Xiao looked at Yu Zijin with a playful expression.

"You grabbed my ......" Glancing at his right hand, Yu Zijin was speechless for a moment, and at some point, the person in front of him had let go of his wrist, and as soon as the words were spoken, he lost his momentum.

Seeing this, Yu Zijin no longer hesitated, quickly but with some stiffness stood up, and then patted the dust on his dress, put his hands behind his back, and clenched them tightly.

"Wasn't it at the palace banquet, why did you come out, boring?" Lin Xiao stood up, stretched out her hand to trim the folds on her body, and her eyes still stayed on Yu Zijin's face, catching her smile.

Slowly looking back, I saw that the young man in front of him was dressed in a blue lotus-colored palace dress, with a snow-colored jade belt inlaid with water-colored gems across his waist, and a gold-plated crown of the same color neatly tied up his straight black hair.

Yu Zijin couldn't help but lose his mind a little, the cool breeze hit slightly, and his thoughts gradually returned. Xindao: Whenever I am in front of Lin Xiao, I will always lose in momentum, and it is really not a good thing to pinch it like that soft persimmon. If she continues like this, won't she be eaten to death? That's not going to work.

Thinking about it like this, Yu Zijin immediately straightened his face, and kept convincing himself in his heart that he forgot about the "farce" of the right talent, "I thought that the lake tour in Yancheng some time ago was boring, but I didn't want this palace banquet to be extremely boring now, and the harem concubines competed for beauty, and squeezed their brains to drill into the queen mother."

There are needles hidden in the talk, and one set on the surface and one behind the back. It's still like this at the banquet, not to mention what it looks like on weekdays, they're not tired, I'm tired. After that, I couldn't help but sigh.

Growing up so big, Yu Zijin lived outside the court most of the time. Although he was born in the royal family, he has never seen these "ways of survival in the palace" since he was sensible, but under the deliberate guidance of Yu Feng, he did not deeply perceive it, let alone his own experience. has developed this unrestrained temperament, and he is most tired of the hypocrisy in the officialdom palace.

In addition, now that he is back in Beijing, he has not yet gotten used to it, so he has to be involved in the dispute between the crown prince and the king of Qin.

Lin Xiao is in the rivers and lakes, and he doesn't have those concerns in the officialdom, so he can best understand this mood, so Yu Zijin sighed so bluntly. But think about it again, Lin Xiao is the second son of Lin Shangshu's family, and the cousin of His Royal Highness the Prince, how can he really get out of this conspiracy.

Feeling that he had a little too much to say, Yu Zijin quietly looked up at Lin Xiao's expression. First it met the sorrow that flashed in his eyes, and then saw that he quickly turned his head away, and took two steps to the lake, staring at the bright moon in the water.

"Have you ever thought that perhaps, since you were born, you are destined to return to this palace wall no matter how much you go around. But at that time, the emperor's order will be difficult to disobey, what should you do? Lin Xiao's voice didn't seem to carry a trace of emotion, even if he couldn't see his face at the moment, he could still feel his gradually cold look.

Yu Zijin was slightly stunned, thinking a little in his heart, thinking that Lin Xiao also knew what everyone was talking about in the hall, so he said this. A word entered the heart, his expression was slightly dark, and he said with a touch of firmness in his voice: "If the wood is tied to the rope, it will be straight, and if the gold is sharpened, it will be sharpened." "If you want to make the wood straight, if you want the sword to be sharpened, it depends on whether her ink line and whetstone agree.

Lin Xiao frowned slightly, Yu Zijin brought this Jianghu qi on his body to the court, I don't know if it was fortunate or unlucky. After all, in this forbidden city, if you are too stubborn, it is easy to catch fire.

But no matter what, as long as you are in this world one day, you will definitely not let this unfortunate possibility exist. seemed to be taken aback by this thought, but he quickly raised his eyebrows and chuckled, as if he were happy.

What Yu Zijin saw was only a back left by Lin Xiao, and he didn't know the struggle in his heart, but he just felt empathy and felt sad about the moon.

"It's been out for so long, your mother should be in a hurry, go back early. If you are tired of the set on the table, you might as well eat more snacks, and the craftsmanship at the palace banquet is also excellent. Lin Xiao slowly turned around and said softly, taking away the coldness on her face, leaving only a touch of spring breeze on her face.

Saying this, Yu Zijin also thought of Ling Jiaoyue. I am still so resistant, what kind of mood did I have when I was the most carefree mother who originated from Lingzhuang in the rivers and lakes, so that I erased the smell of fireworks and resolutely followed my father into the court? But in any case, I really don't want to.

"Hmm" Thinking of Ling Jiaoyue, who was still worried at the banquet, but couldn't get out, Yu Zijin suddenly felt that he should consider the overall situation and go back earlier, so that the few people sitting above would be dissatisfied with the battle palace. Secretly lowered his eyes, and was about to turn around and leave, but he thought of something, his eyes lit up, "By the way, aren't you leaving?" ”

Hearing this, Lin Xiao's expression was slightly softened, and he chuckled, "The royal family banquet, I don't care where I, the foreign minister, go." ”

"Oh, then I'll go first, you ......" For some reason, Yu Zijin always felt that Lin Xiao today was a little different, not in terms of formal dress, but the one that radiated from the inside out...... Lonely?

"Go ahead." Lin Xiao stood by the lake with her hands in her hands, and Shi Ran smiled.

Slowly returned to the banquet hall, but fortunately, the singing and dancing were still there, and no one at the table noticed her quietly entering. When I raised my eyes, I saw that there was a bright yellow figure on the main seat.

Or because he has been entangled in mundane things all year round, but the emperor who is forty years old has a few traces of gorgeous hair on his sideburns. Compared with the heroic war king on the side, the old man is much inferior, not to mention the delicate concubines.

In addition to the newly arrived emperor and the war king, there is also a vacant seat left in the palace, which is extremely obvious because it is located on the side of the war king. counted the people who went, only to find that at this time, he had not seen the true face of the current prince.

Even the emperor attended this banquet, but he didn't see a prince, according to the number of etiquette, it shouldn't be like this.

Just as he was thinking, the music stopped abruptly, and the dancing girls left the stage leisurely. However, in a moment, the music sounded again, not as lively and cheerful as Fang Cai, and the music played at this time carried a graceful atmosphere.

As soon as the three tones passed, I saw the door of the palace open, a cinnamon incense came to the nose, and a slender figure seemed to come to the wind, dancing with the drumbeat of the music. The moon-white veils are layered on top of each other, fluttering with the dance, but they are like nostalgic cinnamon in the air, staying frequently.

The delicate makeup, hidden under the tulle, leaves only a touch of blue flowers, which shines on the forehead.