The drums of the three watches above the tower sounded, and the night wind was noisy, agitating the window lattices of gauze paste. There are only two lamps at the head of the bed in the room, and the furnishings in the room can be seen clearly, but they are not too bright, which affects the rest of the people in the room.

Xiao Shunzi sat on the jade steps under the cloister, wrapped in a sheepskin cloak, and took a nap with her head in one hand. Today is his vigil, and the emperor is here, so he needs to be extra sober. But even after staying up for a few days and nights, he couldn't hold it anymore, and his eyelids seemed to be filled with molten iron, and he couldn't lift them heavily. Fortunately, Donglai and the emperor's guards were distributed around the Lantai Palace, and even if he fell asleep, it would not hinder the security.

Liu February, who quietly walked past him, revealed a peeled tangerine from his sleeve and gave it to him. At this time, tangerines are rare, and this fresh mandarin should be stained with the emperor's light. Liu February's stealing this was also a kindness to him, he smiled at Liu February, hid the oranges in his sleeve, and ate them one by one.

"Have you eaten it?" He asked.

Liu February: "After eating, just eat yours." ”

He didn't push anymore, he ate all the tangerines in his hand, and swallowed the sweet and sour juice and the seeds into his stomach.

Liu Eryue saw that he looked heartless, and couldn't help but sigh: "You said that since the emperor cares about the master so much, why should he condone Concubine Xian to bully us?" ”

Xiao Shunzi lowered her eyelids slightly: "This is not what we should discuss." ”

Liu February: "I know, it's just the two of us here, just talk about it casually." ”

Xiao Shunzi pouted: "The things in this palace are not as simple as they seem, the closer to the emperor the more dangerous they are, and the closer to the whirlpool of power, the more complicated things are." Our master, it is a blessing in misfortune, you will follow her steadily, don't ask anything, serve the master with your head bored, and ensure that you will be blessed immeasurably. ”

Liu Eryue nodded, then was a little surprised, and sneered: "Look at you like that, as if you know everything, but you are a little eunuch, and those who don't know think you are Zhuge Liang." ”

"I'm not Zhuge Liang, but I know men better than you. How long do you think the emperor has been guarding here? Which woman have you seen him do this to? ”

Liu Eryue let out a long sigh of relief, but he was telling the truth.

Nan Jingpei has been staying here, for several hours, his back has long been stiff, he wants to move, but he doesn't want to walk away. He wanted her to be the first to see him when she woke up, and even though he was a little tired, he only leaned against the head of the bed and closed his eyes for a while.

He woke up from a nap and felt clearer. Looking down at her, she was still asleep with her eyes closed. Her dream seemed to be uneven, her two willow eyebrows kept frowning, and cold sweat oozed from her forehead. He couldn't find a handkerchief, so he rolled up his sleeve and wiped it for her.

"Shadow Rain...... Don't ......," she murmured in her dream.

His heart tightened suddenly, first surprised at what she was saying, and then he noticed the name. Shadowing? The person she was thinking about even in her dreams, was it him?

He has been holding Shen Yunzhen's hand, which is weak and boneless, like the softness of the Book of Poetry. He vaguely felt the hand twitch, and he hurriedly let go, like a child who had done something wrong.

She woke up suddenly, gasping for air. The drum sounded three times, and it was already the time of the third watch. Old people often say that midnight dreams are the most accurate and often come true. She looked around in horror, and there was blood everywhere.

"Daddy......" despair covers her like a huge net, and there is no way to escape, unable to get out. She grabbed the person next to the bed with both hands: "King Xin killed my father, godmother, King Xin killed my father!" ”

"Are you having nightmares?" He gently put his arm around her shoulder.

Only then did she realize that the person next to her was not Liu February, and with the faint light, she finally saw this face clearly.

"Is that you?" She shook him off violently, as if reflex after being stung by boiling water.

"I heard that you were sick and worried about you, so I came to take a look." He reached out to pull her, "Did you just have a nightmare?" ”

"Don't touch me!" She shrank back.

He didn't step forward anymore, but said softly: "I heard about the Lantai Palace, and I have already punished Concubine Xian." ”

"You go." She whispered. Nan Jingpei was suddenly speechless, and then he clearly heard her repeat: "You go." ”

"I know that you have been wronged, and I have already punished Concubine Xian, so you don't have to be afraid." He grabbed her wrist and tried to hold her tightly in his arms.

His hand was so strong that it hurt her wrist, and her skin seemed to be misaligned. "You let go of me!" She didn't want to be hugged by him, but she couldn't push him away, and she repeated the sentence many times, but he refused to let go.

Xu was rejected a lot, which hurt his self-esteem as a man, Nan Jingpei suddenly became impatient, pressed her wrist, and almost pressed her, he was like a small beast that caught prey, pressing her under his palm. In desperation, she could only tear off a silver hairpin and stab him in the arm. His hand ached, and he suddenly let go.

A round bead of blood appeared on the back of his hand, red and black. He stood up and shook his hand, a bead of blood slicing a crooked mark across the back of his white hand.

"I know that I misunderstood you in the Lost Pavilion that time, and I can't apologize to you?"

"You go." She held her head and cowered at the foot of the bed, not looking at him.

He hesitated for a long time, but finally did not step forward, only snorted heavily and slammed the door away.

Liu Eryue had already heard a quarrel in the room, but he didn't dare to come in to see. She was afraid that the two of them would quarrel, but she didn't expect it to be more serious this time. When Nan Jingpei slammed the door and left, she saw something fall from his fingertips, she thought it was a bead or something, but she didn't expect it to be a drop of blood.

Liu Eryue rushed into the room like crazy, and Shen Yunzhen was still holding the bloody hairpin tightly in his hand. It took her a lot of effort to snatch the hairpin from Shen Yunzhen's hands.

"It's so decent, why are you arguing? The emperor is here to guard you day and night, you ......"

Before Liu Eryue finished speaking, Shen Yunzhen pushed her away hard, and she climbed down from the bed without wearing shoes. walked out without looking back, Liu Eryue didn't know what she was stimulated, grabbed her shoes and chased after her.

But she couldn't go far before she felt the world spinning, and her body hit the door frame, and the light and shadow in front of her continued to shrink, turning into a dark point of light, and finally even this small spot of light disappeared. Her body gradually slid off the door frame, and her whole body fell to the ground like a fluttering leaf.

"Master!" Liu Eryue hurriedly threw away her shoes and ran to help her.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Xiao Shunzi also hurriedly ran over, and when he saw Shen Yunzhen fainting to the ground, he was stunned for a moment: "I'll go find someone!" ”

This time, she quickly woke up, but the doctor still couldn't diagnose anything. Wang Pintang's face was embarrassed, he was almost doubting his life, he couldn't cure the epidemic, couldn't he even diagnose this little vertigo? Fortunately, Shen Yun is really not an outsider, if he is replaced by another mother, he is afraid that his reputation will be ruined.

He scratched his head in shame, the older he gets, the more useless he becomes. Liu Eryue and Xiao Shunzi glanced at each other, and sighed with both hands.

Liu Eryue said softly: "Imperial Doctor Wang, take a closer look, if this person is not sick, why is he always dizzy?" ”

Shen Yunzhen leaned on the soft pillow, supported his head with his hands, and commanded weakly: "You go out first, I have something to say to the royal court alone." ”

Wang Pintang watched Mama Liu and Xiao Shunzi close the door, and then turned his head in disdain. He couldn't diagnose his pulse, so he didn't know what to say, and his face was full of shame.

Shen Yunzhen said softly: "You don't have to be ashamed, there are some symptoms that even my father may not be able to diagnose." ”

Wang Pintang shook his head and sighed: "After all, my medical skills are not good. ”

She looked at him gently: "I heard that the emperor decreed that you should be responsible for the treatment of the epidemic in the capital." ”

Wang Pintang nodded, lowered his head more and more, and he was silent for a long time before he whispered: "It's a pity that it always treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and it can't be eradicated." ”

Shen Yunzhen froze him for a while and said, "If I can help you cure the epidemic, can you also do me a favor?" ”

Wang Pintang raised his head and answered without hesitation. The biggest headache for him at the moment is the epidemic, as long as the epidemic can be completely eradicated, let alone ask him to do a favor, even if it is to bankrupt his family, he is willing.

"Don't you even ask me what I want you to help with?" Shen Yunzhen smiled.

Wang Pintang felt reckless at this time, and asked rhetorically: "What is it?" ”

Shen Yunzhen lowered his voice and said word by word: "Help me escape from the palace." ”

Wang Pintang's spirit was shocked, he never expected her to make such a request to him. How much the emperor cares about Shen Yunzhen, he sees it in his eyes. She is now the emperor's concubine, assisting the concubine to escape, isn't this a crime of deception? If the epidemic is not cured, it is at most a crime of dereliction of duty, and it is just a matter of degrading the official and going home. can commit the crime of deceiving the king, that is to punish the nine clans!

"As long as you ask the emperor for an order, I will go with you to eradicate the epidemic. When the time comes, I'll find an opportunity to escape. You just said that I used you, and you don't have to be responsible for the emperor. ”

"The emperor treats his mother very well, why do you want to run away?" He asked.

Shen Yunzhen lowered her eyes slightly, and subconsciously covered her abdomen. Ten days ago, she found this child, counting the days, it was the time when she was in the Lost Pavilion. The doctor has to diagnose the pregnancy, and it must be at least two months pregnant. This month's pregnancy is only known to the woman herself.

She already knew that with Wang Pintang's character, she would not easily agree to help her escape, so she couldn't let him know that she was pregnant. If he knew the truth, he wouldn't have helped her! Not only will he not help her, but he will also tell Nan Jingpei about it, and she will really not be able to leave at that time.

"Uncle, who can be willing to be with his enemy? At the beginning, you persuaded me to leave the palace, but I was confused and didn't listen to you, but now that I have figured it out, why are you unhappy? ”

Seeing that Wang Pintang was speechless for a while, Shen Yunzhen stroked his sleeve and said softly: "As long as the uncle asks the emperor for an order and lets me go out of the palace to treat the people together, I don't have to do anything else, I promise that I won't affect anyone." ”