At night, the mysterious and rich black surrounds everything in Zuofu, and the white of the complaining child renders everything gloomy, and the autumn is always like to blow gusts of cold wind to make people uneasy.

In the study, Zuo Chen sat tiredly in front of the bookcase, holding a fold in one hand and a brush in the other, dotting the red cinnabar, slowly correcting, looking up at the sky, and then changing a book, and then reading, a small candle swaying and a little dim.

Yesterday he was just able to stay and return home, and he hasn't even entered his own room yet, so he originally wanted to rest for two days before paying attention to the government.

But...... As soon as I saw the backlog of work by the incompetent prince this month, I couldn't help but sit down, and at a glance, I saw that at this hour, there was a locust plague in Jiangxi, and the people died tens of thousands of people who were afraid that they would make trouble if they didn't open a warehouse to make trouble, and the problem of the dam had not been solved, and there was bad news from the north, and General Lingyun had lost the Juxia Pass that he had been guarding for half a month.

"Ahem......."

A cool breeze blew, Zuo Chen coughed out again unconsciously, his good-looking eyebrows and eyes wrinkled unconsciously, and his body seemed to be getting worse and worse recently.

The little boy who was waiting on the side couldn't bear to turn around and go out again, took a new cotton coat added in autumn, and draped it on Zuo Chen's body, before he stood aside silently with his head down.

This dress doesn't seem to be the old jacket I'm used to, the soft silk surface is brand new, and the top is a green lotus embroidered with gold thread, graceful and luxurious has lost the original cold beauty, Zuo Chen's speechless expression tightened and said: "This dress, I haven't seen it before." ”

"Back to the young master, this was brought over by the little eunuch who sent the second young master back yesterday, saying that it was a new style added this year, and the young master got the favor of the master above, and he rushed out with the concubines in the palace. Seeing that the young master was not in good health today, he took it out on his own, do you want to ...... Replace it? ”

The little boy in the corner bowed down and replied respectfully to his young master's words, although he said that he was making his own opinion, but he didn't see a little panic on his face, there was no expression on his face, and he followed Zuo Chen for a long time, all with a different coldness.

"That's it, you go down, it's almost time, go down and have a good rest."

Zuo Chen didn't look at him, as usual, waved his hand, and the little boy bent down and retreated all the way without a breath, closing the door. At this time, Zuo Chen put down the fold in his hand, leaned on the back of the chair tiredly, and his eyes didn't know where they fell, so he was quietly stunned.

I just had a fight yesterday, but I didn't expect that person to send these warm clothes intimately, which is more exquisite. Whether it is fabric, cotton wool or even embroidery, it is the best, but no matter how you look at it, it is not suitable for him, how can a mountain farmer use such a noble object, the corners of Zuo Chen's mouth are silent, with self-deprecation, in the end......

"Who?"

A black shadow appeared from the darkness between the flickering candle flames, and the distracted Danfeng eyes flashed with a burst of light in an instant, Zuo Chen quickly stood up, and casually threw the cotton clothes that had just been draped on his body and had not yet covered the heat, and threw it on the chair, and chased him out.

Opening the door, a gust of wind blew on his body, a little cool, the moon was drowned behind him by dark clouds, and it was so dark that he could barely see anything.

However, this did not affect Zuo Chen's vision, even if he didn't practice martial arts, his body was much better than ordinary people's eyesight, and he used light skills to chase the person who was almost integrated with the night all the way, and the last time he used Ling Fengbo was to catch up with Shuying, it seemed that it was a long time ago.

Looking at the familiar streets and alleys under his feet quickly slashing behind him, a distraction made Zuo Chen lose the person, but when he raised his eyes to look, the man in black didn't seem to move, and a trace of doubt flashed in his bright eyes, shouldn't he take advantage of this time to escape, why did he slow down instead...... This thought disappeared in just an instant, and Zuo Chen quickly followed the person in front of him, he ...... It seems to be going to ...... in the palace.

pursed his lips, Zuo Chen's speed increased a little, but the speed of the man in black also increased a little, and the distance between the two remained at about ten zhang, no farther and no closer.

What made Zuo Chen feel even more strange was that the person didn't keep running, and disappeared in a breathing room near the imperial study.

Zuo Chen slowly stopped, squinted his eyes and looked at the place where the man in black disappeared suspiciously, but he couldn't figure out what that guy wanted to do, and ran to his house in the middle of the night to lead him here, and he disappeared.

Another gust of autumn wind blew, and the cold took away the hot air that had just been exercised on Zuo Chen's body, and he resisted the desire to cough and turned around and wanted to go back. But inadvertently found that the light in the imperial study was still on, presumably that person had not rested yet, Zuo Chen hesitated for a moment, and then turned around and walked in the direction of the imperial study, just take a look...... That person won't know.

"You're a waste of all this time, and you haven't gotten what you want. That kid seems to have noticed that I'm moving behind his back now, and has begun to put pressure on me, so why don't you just find a way to deal with him, so ...... It seems that you can also save a lot of worry, after all, it's not good for the things in your heart to always be remembered by outsiders. ”

More than ten steps or so from the door of the imperial study, Zuo Chen stopped, frowning and staring at the paper fine wooden door, the sound from inside made him unexpectedly familiar, he forgot who that person was, but his intuition told him not to get any closer, there was a secret hidden in the door that made him want to escape.

I wanted to see his heart became more and more panicked, and I wanted to escape, but my feet were like heels, and I didn't want to move a step.

Then he heard a familiar voice, cold and evil, it was Ruiyan, his emotionless voice was as cold as a demon without blood, and said coldly: "What way? ”

"I heard that your precious Tsing Yi Prime Minister is about to be trapped in the palace by you, isn't it just right, release the news that he has fornicated with foreign enemies, and make a false impression that Yeluqi thinks that your baby still loves him, and you are imprisoned. Hmph, even if he is arrogant, he will definitely come to break into the palace, you are waiting for him here, are you afraid that you will not be able to catch him, if your little prime minister can cooperate, it will be even better. ”

The voice coming out of it was obviously so pleasant and beautiful, that everyone couldn't think about the face of that person, and the bottom of his heart was numb, but Zuo Chen's heart was like being in clear water, cold to the bone, why couldn't he get rid of those conspiracies at any time.

He is also a person, and his heart will be tired, so when will the boundless calculation be able to stop, almost every moment between him and him is constantly calculating and being calculated, and staying by his side is beginning to be endless intrigues.

Zuo Chen sighed, but there was a small voice in his heart, constantly reminding him that Rui Yan didn't agree, it was just the wishful thinking of the person inside. Thinking about that cotton coat, Rui Yan still cared about him more or less, he wouldn't agree, and he wouldn't use the precarious trust between them to make a bet with no ending.

Rui Yan is gambling, betting on his position in Zuo Chen's heart, Zuo Chen is also gambling, betting on the trust between them...... And the last little warmth left in my heart.

A cold voice sounded from the imperial study, and every word echoed in his ears, and he sneered and said, "It's a good idea, Xiao Bai him...... will definitely not agree to cooperate, when the time comes, pour some sweat medicine mixed with *, and be stunned and tied to the side hall and sent everyone to guard it. ”

Zuo Chen could almost imagine how the person sitting inside was expressionless, looking at the person opposite indifferently, imagining with a mocking face how he was tied to the bed, estrus like a, and was spurned by everyone.

But he is not the emperor after all, he does not have that person's heart, he does not have that person's heart, he loses in this meaningless bet, his heart is dead, but it is the most complete freedom.

"Your heart is more ruthless than mine, and you are so neat."

Closed his eyes, with his unique shrewdness and sharpness when he opened them, this person was him, the real Zuo Xiaobai, and the eyes pierced by the strong sunlight hurt.

Some tears in his eyes swelled but they would never flow again, and his slender eyelashes, like butterfly wings, blinked without moving, and his thoughts flew back from last night, and he looked indifferently at the person who stood in front of him for the first time hesitantly, and the more he did this, the more he hated the idiot who deserved to die.

Zuo Chen looked coldly at Rui Yan who was frowning on the side, and curled the corners of his lips mockingly, that person would agree He knows, because he is the emperor, even if it is said that he threatens him at this moment, it is not an exaggeration, if you want to lure Yeluqi out, it is impossible without his help.

Rui Yan hesitated for a long time, then nodded almost invisibly and said, "I promise you, but that person is ...... after all." ”

"Uncle Huang, so what, since it was handed over to me for disposal, it has nothing to do with you."

Zuo Chen glanced at him disdainfully, raised his eyebrows indifferently, his expression was bright, with a dazzling smile, which made Rui Yan's expression dazed for a while.

Rui Yan was silent for a long time, he wanted to tell him something, but in the end he didn't say anything, his eyes were greedily on him, and he didn't want to leave.