Meng Xilan was slightly stunned, and wanted to speak, but when she thought of Zhulu and Zhuqing outside, she couldn't help but have a grim face, and looked at Zhou Youchen with sharp eyes.

Last time, she never asked him, firstly, because she had doubts in her heart, and secondly, she did not find the right time, let alone where to start...... Is it really him? The person who pretends to be a ghost in the palace, is it really?

Zhou Youchen walked over with great interest, and the sudden serious expression on Meng Xilan's face made the smile on his face slowly fade.

The two men stood opposite each other, separated by an open window, and the air around them fell silent

Meng Xilan glanced at him deeply, hesitated for a moment, and opened her mouth gently: "Is it you?" It's you pretending to be a ghost and causing panic in the palace. ”

When Zhou Youchen heard this, he first lowered his eyelids slightly, and then his eyes met Meng Xilan again, and a faint light flashed in his brown eyes like a deep pool. He didn't answer her words, but just stretched out his hand and said to her silently, "Follow me." ”

Meng Xilan's face changed slightly, and she was extremely surprised in her heart.

"You ......" she was about to speak, but saw Zhou Youchen raise his index finger, gently touch his lips, and make a shushing gesture.

"Follow me......" Zhou Youchen opened his mouth gently, word by word, his voice was clear and did not contain the slightest suspicious impurity.

Meng Xilan frowned and stepped back, raised her eyes and gently swept the motionless outside, turned around and walked back to her bedside, put down the layers of veils, and gently blew out the candle lamp at the bedside. In this way, everyone will think that she is already asleep and will not approach easily.

Zhou Youchen watched her turn around and walk back again, and a faint smile appeared on her face again.

For the first time in her life, Meng Xilan jumped out of her room from the window, and it was also the first time in her life, she actually walked with a half-year-old child in the palace in the middle of the night.

Meng Xilan didn't know where she got the guts, so she walked out of Cining Palace with Zhou Youchen like this. She thought she must be crazy...... What made her even more strange was that when she walked out of the palace gate, she looked around and didn't see half a figure.

Zhou Youchen walked in front, and Meng Xilan followed behind him, she didn't know where he wanted to go, and she was uneasy in her heart, but if she wanted to change her mind now, it was too late.

On this extremely quiet and extremely dark night, the slightest movement can make people feel nervous and uneasy.

The moonlight is blurred, and the shadows under the palace walls are like a huge curtain, which can easily cover for two people.

Meng Xilan walked cautiously, and with every step, her heartbeat accelerated by a beat. Zhou Youchen is like a slow wind under his feet, walking faster and faster.

Just when Meng Xilan was about to lose her walk, Zhou Youchen suddenly took her hand and began to run on the empty road.

Meng Xilan exclaimed slightly, and her long black hair instantly spread out, gently fluttering in the night breeze.

As if predictable, Zhou Youchen took her to hide in a corner and easily evade the inspection of the forbidden army. The palace guards patrol every half an hour, and for Zhou Youchen, stop and go, and enter the imperial medical hall unimpeded.

The palace lamp was flickering, and by the flickering light, Meng Xilan could clearly see the slightly naughty and smug smile on Zhou Youchen's face, full of childishness.

After walking for so long, Meng Xilan still didn't know where Zhou Youchen was going to take her, this road didn't seem to be the road to the Changqing Palace, nor the road to the Imperial Garden.

They walked through one after another, through a bamboo forest, and then walked a long stone path, and finally came to a deep courtyard that even Meng Xilan didn't know.

Meng Xilan panted and looked at the pink and white peach blossoms blooming by the wall, and asked softly, "Where is this?" ”

Zhou Youchen didn't speak, just held her hand all the way and walked in.

Behind the shadows of the trees, a tall tower appeared in front of Meng Xilan's eyes. After entering the palace for a long time, she never knew that there was such a place in the palace.

Zhou Youchen let go of her hand, raised his head and pointed to the top, "Look up." ”

Meng Xilan reacted slightly, and then raised his head in the direction of his finger, the sky was full of stars, and I don't know when, the faint thin clouds in the sky had long since disappeared, and the silver moon was flawless, and the streamers were shining.

"This is the Star Picking Tower, my favorite place." After Zhou Youchen finished speaking, he didn't know what to do, so he opened the big copper lock on the door.

Meng Xilan was stunned for a moment, and then felt that compared to the various experiences tonight, what else did she have to make a fuss about.

They walked all the way to the platform on the top floor of the Star-Picking Tower, which was originally used for observing the stars, but then it was left unused, and there was a sense of depression everywhere.

Standing here, almost overlooking most of the palace, Meng Xilan looked at those scattered lights and shadows, and unconsciously let out a long breath. No, I should say it's a sigh of relief.

This should be the most secluded place in the palace, and no one else will show up, let alone find them.

Meng Xilan calmed down, turned to face Zhou Youchen, and wanted to say all the questions that had been held all night.

Who knows, Zhou Youchen took a few steps back, jumped in front of her, stretched out his hand to climb the thick column, his limbs were flexible like a naughty and competitive monkey, and climbed all the way to the top of the lookout.

Meng Xilan stood below, frightened, and thought that he would fall down a few times, but he stood tall on it, his eyes flashed like starlight, and he looked at her and smiled.

At this moment, everything is silent.

Meng Xilan curled the corners of her mouth with a smile, sighed and withdrew her gaze, looking at the night scene under the starlight, only to feel that everything here was really beautiful, even extremely beautiful, so that she couldn't express it in words.

Looking up at the sky, the sky is full of stars, bright and trance-like, like dense raindrops, which will fall anytime and anywhere.

Meng Xilan watched silently for a long time, and squinted slightly with some intoxication. finally couldn't help but sigh: "What a beautiful ......"

It was the first time that she had been like this in the middle of the night, watching the stars, her heart pounding, and her voice sounding in her ears.

Zhou Youchen lowered his head when he heard the voice, looking at her snow-like face, long ink-colored hair, and graceful figure, only to feel that she was hundreds of times more beautiful than the peach blossoms in the dark night.

The two of them stood quietly like a stone statue, one high and one low. I don't know how long she stood before Meng Xilan felt the night wind blowing, causing her to shiver involuntarily.

She closed her eyes, and the tip of her nose faintly smelled a faint fragrance of peach blossoms...... Grandmother often said that peach blossoms have a thin waist, so she always has to drink a bowl of peach blossom tea every day......

For a moment, her thoughts drifted farther and farther, and Meng Xilan gently opened her eyes and found that Zhou Youchen had already stood back beside her.

His movements are really light, like a butterfly spreading its wings, silently.

Meng Xilan lowered her head, looked into his eyes, and asked, "Zhou Youchen, why did you bring me here?" ”

Zhou Youchen didn't speak, just looked at her, his eyes were a little complicated. He didn't think about why, he just thought she would love it here.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Meng Xilan continued to ask: "Let me ask you again, is you the one who pretends to be a ghost in the palace?" ”

Zhou Youchen still didn't answer, and gently opened his eyes.

He didn't pretend to be a ghost, and his aunt said that only people who have ghosts in their hearts will be afraid of the dark shadows of the night...... Those who are scared have ghosts in their hearts, so they all deserve it!

Meng Xilan sighed a little incomprehensibly: "Zhou Youchen, I really can't guess you, what kind of child are you?" What exactly do you want to do? ”

"Meng Xilan, do you want to exchange secrets with me?" Seeing that he finally opened his mouth, Meng Xilan was a little surprised, he thought that he would be silent for a night.

Meng Xilan was stunned before she reacted. Indeed, she once told him that one day, they could exchange secrets and be good friends.

"Okay, what's your secret?" Meng Xilan nodded in agreement, hoping that he could tell the truth to himself in this way.

When Zhou Youchen heard this, he raised his hand and pointed to the distance, and said quietly: "I want revenge." ”

Looking at his finger, that direction was the direction of Changqing Palace.

"Revenge? Who are you going to avenge for? Your mother ......" Meng Xilan was quite concerned about his words.

Zhou Youchen's eyes grew cold: "Yes." ”

"Do you know who it is?" Meng Xilan was shocked in her heart. It turned out that Concubine Xiao's death back then did have another hidden secret.

Zhou Youchen shook his head. My aunt said that the concubine was killed by someone, because there were people in this palace who couldn't tolerate her, so they killed her...... But he hasn't found the murderer behind it!

Meng Xilan's eyelashes trembled slightly: "You're just a child, how can you take revenge?" ”

How can revenge be so easy...... Especially in this house, it is even more difficult to get out of the house!

Zhou Youchen lowered his head: "I will always grow up." "If you don't work in one year, you will have two years, and if you can't do it in two years, you will always grow up and become a real man!

Meng Xilan opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say for a while. She didn't expect that in his small body, there was such an amazing secret. And the secret might kill him......

Zhou Youchen turned his head to look at her, stopped making a sound, and waited for her to speak wholeheartedly.

Meng Xilan lowered her eyes slowly, and her long eyelashes cast a dark shadow on her face: "Okay, I'll exchange ...... with you Actually, I entered the palace to take revenge! ”

This secret is pressed on her chest every day, often overwhelming her. But she never mentioned half a word to anyone, but today, she told a child her biggest secret.

Zhou Youchen stiffened slightly, a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, but he asked puzzledly, "Who is your enemy?" ”

The corners of Meng Xilan's mouth pursed slightly, and a shallow smile bloomed: "Everyone who has hurt me is my enemy!" ”

She spoke in a calm tone, but on this cold night, it was chilling.