King Mu's steps were light, but because the room was so quiet, I could clearly hear him approaching me step by step.

Two paces away from me, he stopped, his voice as gentle as ever: "I heard that you are not here. ”

I didn't look at him, leaned back in the chair, and said without a trace of emotion: "In that case, why did the prince break in?" ”

He was silent for a moment and said, "Could it be that you were there last night?" ”

I didn't speak, just lowered my head and gave an affirmative answer in another way.

"I didn't know you were blaming me." He approached, put his hands on the armrests on either side of the chair, leaned down to look at me, and said in a soft voice: "What's wrong?" ”

I can't explain my disappearance for no reason, only to make him think I'm angry, and make him believe that he deliberately avoided it last night and just now.

But I was very distressed about him like this, and I didn't dare to look up at him, only smelling the faint fragrance of tea on his body, which made me intoxicated and sad.

I sighed slightly and didn't speak.

"Is the wound still itchy?" He lifted a hand and gently stroked the scar on my forehead.

My wound was left by the blow of the burned beam in the fire, and I have been recovering well with the medicine he sent, and now only a faint pink mark remains.

I was expressionless, and said slowly: "Lord Wang, after all, there is a difference between you and me, so it's better to keep a distance in the future." ”

After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Who chewed the root of the tongue?" His voice suddenly turned cold.

"No ......"

I really couldn't find a reason to be angry with him, and after thinking about it, I could only find such a rhetoric to make him think that I was deliberately alienating him because of the influence of gossip.

Although I have become accustomed to lying and lying, I feel extremely uncomfortable with lies and calculations in front of him.

"Looks like I've not done enough......," he said suddenly.

I looked up at him in surprise, trying to know what he meant from his expression.

His expression was calm and indifferent, the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling, he looked at me and said: "People in the world rarely talk about what is and what is not, they are often keen on the many possibilities between the two, if the matter between you and me is a foregone conclusion, they are too lazy to say." You tell me? ”

His fingertips slowly lifted my chin, and his eyes shone with a little brilliance, warm and seductive.

My face suddenly heated, I knocked his hand off, pursed my lips and lowered my head with a smile.

In fact, he did tell the truth that people do not have much desire to discuss established and absolute things, but have tireless speculation and discussion about uncertain events.

"Then it's decided, I'll go to meet the emperor, and besides, he has been worrying about my marriage, let him give you to me, and everyone will be happy." He straightened up and walked to the door.

I was in a hurry, and immediately grabbed him: "Hey, don't mess around." I'm a eunuch. ”

"So what, why care about all the gossip?" He took my hand: "It's okay, you go with me." ”

"No, I can't. I don't care, but you're a prince! I shouted protestingly.

He smiled: "So, I don't care, why do you want to refuse, madam?" ”

This lady's cry made my heart tremble. In the blink of an eye, I had been pulled to the door by him, and he opened it.

I thought he was deliberately scaring me so much, but looking at his posture at this time, it doesn't look like a joke.

I hurriedly pushed the door shut again, blocked the door with my body, and begged, "Lord! Don't make a fuss, I know it's wrong......"

He looked at me and took a deep breath, his expression was a little solemn, and he said slowly: "I didn't make a fuss......"

He looked at me with such seriousness and concentration that I couldn't help but feel like a warm wave of heat was rolling in my chest.

I approached his body and hugged him gently: "I know...... But not now. ”

He is not an ordinary prince, he is destined to save the country in the future, and I don't want my status to damage his reputation.

He let out a deep sigh and hugged me back, his warm palm against my back, comfortable and steady, and I leaned against his chest and listened to his warm voice coming over my head.

“…… Then you wait for me, I think, it won't be too long. Now I have indeed wronged you like this, and what I want to give you will be the best in this world. ”

I nodded slightly, breathed in the delicate aroma of his body, and slowly closed my eyes.

I know very well what he is talking about, and I know what we are about to face.

However, I am not afraid at all. It was as if I could draw courage from him that I had never had before, and even his smile could help me, making me forget that there is such a thing as fear in the world.

The weather is getting hotter day by day, and the sun is proudly scorching the entire palace. And on the afternoon of the summer solstice, the sky was drizzling with a light rain.

The misty palace road quickly ran a few palace people, and the rain splashed where they landed. They came from the Li He Palace, and the expressions on their faces were all sad, and the news that came in the rain was: The queen is gone.

I looked up at the dim sky, the wind was blowing incessantly, and countless rains were falling in a messy manner. The day came after all, and although I had expected it, it felt too sudden.

This rain has been falling for several days, as if the sky is heartbroken for something, and there are tears that cannot be stopped.

Probably to appease the Zheng family, Zhou Wei was very generous to the queen after his death. Her funeral procession was huge, spanning more than a dozen streets. This is somewhat ironic compared to the bitterness and desolation of her life.

In the mournful music, the white team of Haohao Tang slowly marched in the rain.

The white sky, the white rain and fog, the white crowd, only the purple coffin is dazzling and eye-catching, which will bring this young life to another world.

Zheng Muxin's life has experienced two such grand ceremonies, one person's wedding, she was carried into the palace in a sedan chair, and began this nightmare; The other was a funeral, where she was carried to the cemetery in a coffin, ending her short life.

The night before the funeral, I asked Zheng Muxin's personal maid Rong'er about the specific situation, and she told me that the queen was very sick in the two days before she died, and she knew that she was dying, but she stubbornly refused to notify anyone, including the emperor and the Zheng family.

I asked Rong'er, what words did the queen leave before her death?

Rong'er shook her head with tears in her eyes: "Not a word." ”

I couldn't help but feel a pain when I heard it, what kind of despair should it be, so that she no longer has any nostalgia for this world, the so-called husband...... What is a parent......

I followed at the back of the funeral procession, stepping on the cold rain on the ground step by step, in fact, Zhou Wei arranged an errand for me today, but I asked him for leave and insisted on coming, so he followed me.

Zheng Muxin is a poor woman, I watched her miserable and depressed, but I couldn't do anything, so finally give her a ride.

As I walked, I suddenly noticed that there was a figure in the crowd not far in front of me who was very familiar, but through the crowd and the smoke and rain, I was not sure, so I kept staring at his back.

It didn't take long for the figure to slowly turn its head as if it was aware of it, and when I saw the clear and picturesque eyebrows, I was stunned.

He also saw me, reversed through the crowd, and walked to me.

The dim sky made his face even fairer, and the strands of hair wet by the rain were greasy on his face, and his expression was dull.

"You're here too?" I asked lightly. In fact, according to the rules, there is no need for him to come.

"Hmm. Come and see her off. He replied lightly.

We stopped talking and continued to follow the procession, walking silently in the rain with mournful music......

When I returned to the palace, it was already afternoon, but the rain had not stopped.

The funeral procession was like a chicken in soup, dripping from top to bottom.

I want to rush to the beast palace immediately, and Zhou Wei hasn't done what he told him, so I say goodbye to King Mu.

But he grabbed me and said, "Go to Zhaolu Hall first, you are weak, and you are not careful." ”

"I know, just change your clothes as soon as you get back."

I don't dare to delay for too long, I originally asked for leave to go to the mausoleum, if Zhou Wei found out that the other mourners had returned, but I didn't show up, he wouldn't spare me easily.

His palm kept covering my forehead to keep out the rain for me, and he seemed to see my concerns, so he said, "I'll explain to the emperor." ”

I looked at the rain flying obliquely, but I was still a little hesitant, and I didn't say anything for a while.

"The rain is so cold, if you refuse, I can only carry you."

I looked up at him in astonishment, and through the rain, he also looked at me with slightly squinted eyes, his lips pursed slightly, and the temperament between his eyebrows was as cold and gloomy as this rainy season.

He suddenly took my hand and walked in the direction of the Shoro Temple.

There are still a lot of palace people coming and going next to it, although they are in a hurry in the rain, but the prince is holding the hand of the eunuch and walking around the palace, it is still a rare spectacle, and many people still look at us sideways after saluting.

I tried hard to break away from his hand several times, but he also increased his strength and refused to let go, just straightened up and walked without squinting.

"Lord Wang......" I frowned in protest.

He glanced at me and said calmly: "What are you afraid of, it is true, let them go." ”

Forehead...... I heard you right, the twist is a bit too big......

When I arrived at the Zhaolu Palace, I found that King Mu's cronies and eunuchs had already prepared everything, and compared with such a sensible subordinate, I was indeed far behind.

I took a warm bath and changed into clean clothes. When I got out of the bathhouse and came to the hall, I saw a table full of steaming dishes.

Behind the table was King Mu, who had been groomed and tidy, and he looked at me calmly and said, "Come and eat." ”

When I saw that there were a few palace people next to me, I couldn't help but hesitate, as if it was not proper to sit at the same table with him.

King Mu seemed to see through what I was thinking at a glance, and he said, "Come on, there are no outsiders here." ”

After sitting down, he opened the soup pot and filled me with a bowl of ginger syrup, and used a spoon to cool it and sent it to me: "Drink more to drive away the cold." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang......"

Hearing my thanks, he looked at me strangely, actually laughed, looked at the eunuch opposite, and said, "You don't remember him?" ”

I was a little surprised, and when I looked up, it was his close confidant, the eunuch, who was on the thin side, with a hooked nose, and looked familiar.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck me in my mind, and I suddenly remembered that it was him!