"Evening fragrance, what time is it?"

Chang An rubbed the corners of his forehead tiredly and asked outward.

Wanxiang came in with a candle and whispered, "Master, it's already the second watch, and you haven't stopped yet?" ”

Chang An sighed softly and closed his eyes slightly tiredly, "They just said that the prince is seriously ill, although he deliberately designed the palace, but the palace always feels that the prince does not seem to be very good." ”

Wanxiang was slightly stunned, "The master means ......"

"I'm always relieved not to go and see him."

"Master!" Wan Xiang Huo Ran said loudly, "There are so many pairs of eyes staring at us, the master must not fall into the trap of others." ”

Chang'an twisted his eyebrows, "The prince is like this now, after all, it is also the fault of this palace, and this palace should go to see him no matter what." ”

"Master......"

Chang An Wen shook the hand of the evening fragrance and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I'll go alone, and you will guard here." ”

Wanxiang clenched Chang'an's hand, but she also knew that she couldn't persuade anymore, so she could only nod her head with tears.

The little eunuch was right, going out from the corner gate of Taoyao Palace, there was indeed a shortcut that could lead directly to the outside of the palace. Chang'an changed into civilian clothes, avoided the palace according to the route of memory, and walked out. She remembered the position just now, and a little further on was the palace gate, as long as she could get out of the palace gate, everything would be easy. As long as you wait until the palace gate opens tomorrow and follow the flow of people to blend in, you can do it without anyone knowing.

At the time of the third watch, the palace gate will be opened once to welcome the ministers who come and go. Chang'an looked at the sky, and it was almost time, so he hid alone on the side of the palace road. After a while, the palace door was opened, and when the ministers lined up and entered the door in order, Chang'an suddenly felt a difficulty in his heart.

She risked her life for Chu Ying like this, just to see him. But when did she really fall in love with Chu Ying? She did this just out of guilt for him. He is going to die, and she can't see him yet, so when she thinks about it later, she will definitely not feel at ease.

Thinking like this, Chang'an suddenly saw a dispute at the palace gate in front of him, and several guards surrounded a courtier, arguing for some reason. The mind settled in an instant. Chang'an quietly followed the side of the official, taking advantage of the chaos to sneak out of the palace gate, and as soon as she left the palace gate, she turned around and flashed into the hidden place on the side. When the noise subsided, the officials entered the palace in turn, and Chang'an clearly heard the sound of the palace door slamming shut, and knew that his goal had been achieved.

How many years has it been, and Chang'an has not been out of the palace again.

What she saw before her eyes was a scene that she could not see in the palace. Vaguely, she felt that this was what her heart wanted.

The Jiangling Royal Mansion was only two streets away from the palace, and Chang'an took a car and soon arrived at the palace. There are few people in the palace, and there is no one to keep vigil on the third watch, and there is a depression inside and outside the palace. Chang'an probably guessed that because the prince was infected with the plague, everyone was afraid of getting sick, and they didn't dare to get too close to the mansion. It was also at this time that the subordinates who remained in the house fell asleep. Chang'an groped her way into the main courtyard of the house, she tentatively wanted to open a door, and as soon as she moved, a familiar voice sounded in the house.

"Who is it?"

Tears fell uncontrollably in an instant, Chang An walked into the house, gently closed the door behind him, and before he could speak, he only heard a soft call in his ear.

"Chang'an."

Chang'an reflected tears in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "How do you know it's me?" ”

She heard Chu Ying smile lightly, and said suddenly, "Just smelling the smell of peach blossoms, I also know that you are here." ”

Chang An smiled without saying a word, and walked in step by step, only to find that a huge screen had been erected in the center of the room.

"Don't come here." Chang'an heard Chu Ying speak softly, "I'm sick, I'm afraid of you, they usually stand behind, don't come over." ”

Chang'an stopped, but still hesitated, "But I'm here just to see you." ”

Chu Ying on the inside of the screen smiled and said with great satisfaction, "If you come, I'll be fine." ”

A faint smile appeared on Chang'an's face, smiling and smiling, but tears overflowed, "You haven't said yet, how you were relegated to Lingnan." ”

Chu Ying smiled suddenly, but he didn't realize it, "The temper of the imperial brother is unpredictable, the army I led is not properly trained, and the imperial brother is angry, so he demoted me to Lingnan to guard the forbidden army." ”

"You lied to me."

"How could I lie to you?"

"Chu Luo can't do this to you, is it because of me?"

There was a sudden silence. After a long time, Chang'an heard Chu Ying say softly, "No, it's the contradiction between me and the imperial brother, don't guess." ”

When Chang'an heard Chu Ying speak, her breath was still flickering, although she didn't see him, she must have known that what the outside world said was right, he was very sick, thinking of this, her eyes were covered with tears.

"Why don't you speak?"

"Nope." Chang An wiped a handful of tears, calmed down and said, "I heard that you are very sick, so ......"

Before she finished speaking, Chang'an suddenly heard a few dry laughs inside, she was silent, and suddenly asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

"You think I'm going to die, that's why you're coming to see me?"

Chang'an wanted to deny it, but it was understandable.

Just as her thoughts were fluctuating, she could hear a distant and calm voice coming from inside.

"Chang'an, will you be sad if I die?"

Chang An just wanted to say "yes", but when the words came to his lips, he felt unsafe, so he had to say, "There is the best imperial doctor to treat you, and you will not die." ”

Chu Ying was not satisfied with this answer, and insisted, "Answer me." ”

Chang An had no choice but to nod and said silently, "If you're gone, I'll probably be sad." ”

Chu Ying smiled, as if he was infinitely satisfied, "Then I'll rest assured." ”

Chang An quietly squatted on the edge of the screen and said inward, "But you can't die." ”

Chu Ying's body was tender, but there was an unstoppable smile on his face, "I am a general, and I will die on the battlefield, how can this disease kill me?" ”

Chang'an listened, but he knew the horror of the plague in his heart, and when he thought of this, the emotion that had been accumulated in his heart for many years came to his heart, "But I don't want you to die for me." ”

"I'm sick, what does it have to do with you?" Chu Ying stood up, looked at the figure under the screen through the candlelight, and smiled warmly, "If I really die, you have to live well with the imperial brother." ”

With an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth, Chang'an said quietly, "I have long been disappointed in the emperor, we are just a husband and wife, and we have a child, that's all." ”

Chu Ying's pale face was illuminated by the candle flame, and he asked softly, "But you still love him, right?" ”

There was silence on the other side.

Chang An bit his lower lip tightly and said with a hint of panic, "I don't love it for a long time." ”

"Do you like me, then?"

Chang'an was stunned, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

After a while, there was a sudden smile inside.

"It's the king who is abrupt."

"Wait." Chang'an suddenly stood up, looked over through the screen, and said softly, "Chu Ying, why do you like me?" We're just ......."

"Because you are Shen Changan, does this still count?"

Chang'an sighed slightly, "Chu Ying, I'm ......"

"You are a very warm person, like my mother, you can't feel it, but the people around you will always feel it."

Chang'an's eyes were heavy, she stared at the screen for a while, and unconsciously touched the tears in her eyes, "But if you know what I have done, you will be afraid of me." ”

"Whatever you've done, that's not what you intended." Chu Ying looked at each other with a gentle gaze, and between his eyebrows, there was a gentle promise, "Those things in the harem are always like this in every dynasty and every generation. That's not what you want to do, so whatever you do, you can't make a mistake. ”

Chang'an held back tears in her eyes, there was a sentence, she always wanted to ask, this may be the last time she saw Chu Ying, she didn't know if she would have the opportunity to be alone with him like this after tonight, but this sentence, if she missed tonight, she would never have a chance again.

Chang'an thought about it again and again, but still asked, "Chu Ying, if I say that my feelings for you are entirely because you are like Chu Luo when you were young, will you blame me?" ”

There was a long silence on the other side. When Chang'an thought that she would never hear a reply anymore and was about to get up and leave, she suddenly heard Chu Ying's firm voice coming from inside the screen, "Chang'an, you were originally the emperor's brother's person, and you should like him." You don't have to feel guilty about me, it's me who is out of the box and shouldn't like you. What can I blame you? ”

"Chu Ying......"

Chu Ying's eyes were clouded with tears, and he said in a deep voice, "You can like him, but he can't bully you." ”

Chang'an was slightly stunned, "What?" ”

"The imperial brother married Song Yanji first, and now he is unfair to you to include your sister in the harem." Speaking of this, he let out a long sigh, and in that sigh, there was helplessness and pain, "Chang'an, I may not be able to protect you anymore, you have to take good care of yourself and live well." ”

Chang'an was about to speak, but Chu Ying interrupted her first, "I know that the fire in the Chonghua Hall was set by yourself, but you promised me that you must live well, at least not for me, not for the imperial brother, but also for Yun Jing." ”

Chang An closed her eyes in pain, and at this moment, she was suddenly grateful that this screen separated her from Chu Ying, so that he could not see her weak appearance.

After a while, she replied firmly, "I promise you." ”

The corners of Chu Ying's lips pursed a smile, but there were tears in his eyes, "I know how difficult it is for you to sneak out of the palace, and I am also satisfied with you for me." ”

Chang'an smiled lightly through the screen, but in silence he faced each other with tears in his eyes, "It's you in Lin'an Hecheng, it's you in Lengque Palace, it's you in Lenggong, and now it's you, you have done so much for me, what do I do?" ”

"I'm sorry, when you were in Chonghua Palace, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the imperial brother, I could only let Wanying take care of it, I ......"

Chang'an closed his eyes heavily, "I know everything." ”

Chu Ying propped himself up slightly, watched the faint sunlight on the horizon shine into the window, and said softly, "It's dawn." ”

Chang'an looked at the glimmer of light in the sky, and his thin smile was gentle as usual, "I should go back to the palace." ”