The night, deep and beautiful.

The black night was silky like fine silk, and the moon was round and large, and the moonlight was vast and deep, and the stars were dotted around it with a dazzling light like diamonds.

Under the moonlight, the two walked side by side, one tall and long, the other small and graceful, their steps were slow and graceful, as if they were enjoying this quiet night, and their long skirts swayed to the ground, silently.

The lotus flowers in the pond are blooming just right, and the golden stamens are hidden in the pink petals, like a shy and timid girl, holding the pipa and half-covering her face. The water in the pond sparkled in the moonlight, like a layer of broken silver, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance.

The two of them stopped by the pond, their slender shadows trailing behind them.

"You don't have to say any more." The woman spoke, her voice more comfortable than the refreshing night breeze, and her eyes were on the surface of the lake, as if attracted by the lotus flowers in the lake.

"Sister Huang." Yuan Yongyan wanted to speak and stopped, his eyes were undisguised pity.

"I see what you mean." The woman finally turned her face away, and there was a distressing stubbornness on her beautiful face, and her lips were as delicate as flower petals, "Give me some more time." ”

"It's been three years, when are you going to wait?" Thinking of the person who said goodbye without saying goodbye, Yuan Yongyan's tone was faintly angry, but she couldn't find anyone, and she couldn't vent her anger, "That person is not worthy of the imperial sister's dedication." ”

"What is worthwhile? What does it mean to be unworthy? The eldest princess smiled lightly, "I will, then it's worth it." ”

"Why are you doing this?"

"Does the emperor really love someone?"

Yuan Yongyan's mind flashed a woman's smiling face, and her heart was soft.

"If you really love, then you will understand how I feel at the moment."

Yuan Yongyan stopped talking, and the two stood quietly by the lake, looking at the lotus flowers in the lake, the insects and ants in the grass, and the insects chirping, "I'll send the imperial sister ......"

The eldest princess turned her head suddenly, staring directly at the darkness in front of her, as if there was a terrible beast hidden in the darkness, her face was mixed with shock and joy, and more incredulous, "Did you hear anything?" ”

Yuan Yongyan listened carefully, the soft sound of the wind entered her ears, with bursts of insect chirps, "What did the imperial sister hear?" ”

The eldest princess took a few steps in the direction of the sound, the surroundings were extremely quiet, the voice just now seemed to be her own fantasy, she shook her head in disappointment, "Maybe I heard it wrong." ”

"I'll send the imperial sister back."

"Hmm."

Under the moonlight, the three words Xin Yueju on the plaque were clearly visible, Yuan Yongyan glanced at the vermilion gate, paused slightly, and left quickly.

The dim candlelight shines through the thin blue screen window, and the window is bright, and the carved lattice patterns are intricate and beautiful. The figure reflected in the window was slender and pretty, and after a long time, the candlelight in the room dimmed, almost blending in with the black outside the window.

Qin Keqing frowned, looking puzzled, Chu Jun regretted being stared at by him, he had been this expression since he played the tune he taught him just now, she said tentatively, "Isn't it hard to hear?" ”

Qin Keqing's brows finally relaxed, and he said as if giving up, "Looking at a very smart person, how can you be so stupid, I knew that you were so stupid, even if I gave me money, I wouldn't teach you." ”

Knowing that he didn't learn well, but being said like this to his face, Chu Junxi still felt very uncomfortable, and couldn't help but reply, "I've only been studying for a few days, how can I be compared with you who have been with Xiao all year round, when Mr. taught you, you might not be as good as me." ”

"Sir?" Qin Keqing sneered, "Do you still need to teach this kind of thing with Mr.?" I taught myself at the age of six, and after half a year I was able to compose. ”

"Mr.'s talent and attainments are extraordinary, and the students admire them to the depths." Chu Jun bowed to the end.

"Are you sure the is not done to anger Concubine Su, not to avoid trouble?" Qin Keqing raised his eyebrows.

Chu Jun was discouraged, "But I usually play chess in addition to reading, is it possible that you want me to play against Concubine Su at the banquet?" ”

"Or you can sit in the middle of the lobby and read a book."

Chu Junxi imagined that he was sitting in the center of the main hall and reading a book as if no one was around, Su Xueyao would definitely be happy to take advantage of this opportunity to break his body into pieces.

The two sat by the window and chatted casually, smiling Rongrong, not noticing a figure at the staircase, and quickly went downstairs after seeing that it was Chu Junxi, and disappeared into the flow of people on the street.

Ju'er hurriedly went downstairs, the preserved fruit in her hand fell to the ground and she didn't care about picking it up, and ran all the way back to the Qinxiang Palace, Ju'er held the gilded pillar with one hand, and panted with her chest with the other.

Su Xueyao said in a sharp tone, "What happened?" So flustered. ”

"Lord, master." Ju'er took a few steps forward, "The slave saw Ning Jieyu outside just now." ”

"And then?" Su Xueyao took a sip of tea, put the gold-painted teacup on the yellow birch table, and looked down at the nails of her right hand casually, and the carefully depicted nails were bright red and dazzling.

"She's with a man, and the two of them talk happily, it shouldn't be the first time they've met."

"Oh?" Su Xueyao raised her eyes and glanced at Ju'er, "Are you sure?" ”

"The slave saw it with her own eyes." Ju'er is determined.

"Meeting men privately, Ning Jieyu's courage is really getting bigger and bigger." There was an evil smile on the corner of Su Xueyao's mouth, "From today onwards, closely monitor Xinyueju's every move, especially Ning Jieyu, don't let her out of your sight." ”

"Yes." Ju'er retreated proudly, after this matter was completed, she made a great contribution, and the master will definitely reward her heavily.

The moon hung high, and the earth was shrouded in darkness.

The eldest princess stood by the pond, the lotus flowers were still there, and the fragrance of the flowers was still the same, but the voice she heard last night never sounded again, did she really hear it wrong? The fingers grasping the silk scarf slowly tightened.

After hearing that voice last night, I couldn't help but come here again tonight, although I knew that he couldn't be here, but I couldn't help but have fantasies. It's been three years, he's gone so simply, without any nostalgia, has he really forgotten himself?

A burst of disappointment drowned herself, but the tears could no longer flow, only the thick pain in her heart trapped herself, the eldest princess closed her eyes gently, and her hazy vision became clear, maybe she should listen to the emperor, the person who left will not come back, she should no longer have illusions, it is time to start a new life.

The faint sigh was like a light mist of smoke blown away by the oncoming wind.

The eldest princess turned to leave, and the steps she took instantly froze in place, and the voice she heard last night appeared again, intermittently and intermittently, but she was sure that she really had it, not her own imagination.

Qingming's eyes instantly burst into tears, as if falling into a fog array, the eldest princess staggered, like a blind person followed the sound, the sound disappeared, the ship in the sea lost its direction, the eldest princess stopped in place in a daze, surrounded by strange things, she didn't know where she was for a while.

The third watch has passed, and the emperor has already left the imperial study at this time in the past, but today the imperial study is brightly lit, and there is no state discussion and no folding in the case, and the imperial study at this time is full of solemnity and majesty.

The table is covered with a bright yellow tablecloth, on which is embroidered with gold thread, and the gold thread shines brightly in the candlelight. Yuan Yongyan sat behind the desk, her face as cold as winter.

"The party led by Concubine Su has been moving frequently recently, are we ......," Lin Jikuo said solemnly.

The soft halo shone on Yuan Yongyan's side face, not only did it not soften his coldness, but it added a touch of gloom, "Okay, this time uproot Su Xueyao's power." "Yuan Yuheng is not the material to be the emperor, but unfortunately he has a shrewd concubine, if he is his own idle prince, he can turn a blind eye, but Su Xueyao moves frequently, and wants to break ground on Tai Sui's head, then don't blame yourself for being ruthless, since ancient times, he has won the king and defeated the king, and he is the only winner.

"Yes."

The two left the imperial study together, Lin Jikuo took the order to leave, leaving only Yuan Yongyan alone, thinking of the abnormality of the imperial sister last night, he was a little relieved, and the footsteps that originally walked east towards the south were indeed when he passed the pond, and he saw the people who were guarding there at some point.

"I heard it, I really heard it."