Noon on the seventh day.

Ye Qingxuan saw a pitch-black silhouette appear at the end of the horizon, and dense pedestrians and carriages walked on the dirt roads on both sides of the avenue, looking at this pedestrian curiously.

Aurora's traffic is better than Ye Qingxuan imagined, there is a post station in fifty miles, the avenue is wide, it is more than enough for five carriages to run in parallel, the road surface is smooth, and some places are even paved with stone slabs.

Except that ordinary people can't walk, there are simply no other disadvantages.

Even if it is close to the prosperous country, the avenue is still empty, but there is a flow of people on both sides.

Coming and going is like a visit.

Seeing Ye Qingxuan's white hair, he retracted his gaze in awe.

There are also people who don't know why, and they are far away, pointing at Bai Heng in the prisoner car, and they can't recognize that this is the regent who once leaned towards the government and the opposition, and they don't know what happened.

The news of Bai Heng's surrender seemed to be blocked, everyone was still on guard and alert, and few people knew who came here.

The Nine-Fold Castle Tower is already in sight.

Outside the imperial capital, it is already a dizzying bustling area...... Rather, there are so many people and buildings outside the city that it is unexpected, and it is not normal at all.

And most of the pedestrians on the street are black-haired, rare dragon vein aristocrats.

The closer he got, the stronger Ye Qingxuan felt his heartbeat.

It wasn't until he walked under the gate of Baizhang City, in the distant and faint tingling feeling, that he recalled this familiar feeling.

"Is this feeling?"

Bai Heng looked at him with a smile, Ye Qingxuan didn't understand why there were so many people outside the city until now...... It's not that I like to be outside, but I can't be inside.

- Iron of Decay.

Ye Qingxuan felt the stinging sensation of the decaying iron, although the location was still far away from the city gate, it was clear enough. For the commoners of Aurora, the resistance to the Iron of Decay is far less powerful and terrifying than that of the Dragon Vein nobles, and there is always a limit.

I'm afraid that even in the city, civilians will not go deep into Midtown, right?

In the hundreds of years of rule of the nine surnames of the dragon vein, although there have been times of wisdom and integrity, there is also no lack of tyranny and mediocrity, and the resistance of the common people has not happened, but after all, it is still the dragon vein nobles who sit firmly in the world.

Waiting for idle civilians, let alone sitting on a chair, even if you step into the gate of the palace, you can already arrange the funeral. Even if there are thousands of troops and horses, it is still useless to not enter the imperial capital.

What's more, almost all of the Praetorian Guards and the attendants in the palace have the blood of celestials, and they have more or less ancestral inheritance. In front of the celestials who have high-end power, thousands of troops are just chickens and dogs.

These almost infinite amounts of decay iron guarded the rule and secrets of the celestials, and they were highly poisonous substances to others, and at this moment, they actually made Ye Qingxuan feel like a fish in water.

It is as if the dry mouth of the traveler who has returned to his hometown by the sea in the dry foehn wind of the desert.

What really made him cheerful and light-hearted for days was something else.

Here she is.

Ye Qingxuan rode a horse, walked through the corridor under the city gate, and stared at the palace in the distance.

- Bai Xi is here.

After being separated for so long, I don't know how she is now.

Suddenly, he was a little flustered, he didn't know how Bai Xi was, he didn't know if she was okay, and he didn't know what he should say after seeing Bai Xi.

Soon, the musings were interrupted.

Behind him, the eunuch who had come up early in the morning took white silk and covered the prisoner's cart, and another person came up.

"With Hou Ye Lao escorting all the way, our family will return to the palace to resume their lives. He said respectfully: "Your Majesty will hold a banquet in Changle Palace tomorrow to catch you from the wind, and please rest for a while." ”

Ye Qingxuan was silent and looked at him.

Didn't speak.

The eunuch's smile stiffened, his waist was pressed down a few more points, his head was lowered, and sweat dripped from his forehead to the ground.

"I've figured out a few things these days, and to your Majesty...... I'm getting bored. ”

Ye Qingxuan looked at him immediately, "I helped her guard the Heavenly Gate Pass and helped her bring back Bai Heng, I have enough face to give her, I hope she can also give it to me."

So, you go and tell him that I don't have time to wait until tomorrow. ”

"Tonight. ”

He said: "If I can't see Bai Xi tonight, I will personally go to the palace to find someone." ”

The eunuch knelt on the ground and was about to say something, when Ye Qingxuan turned the reins and left.

Half an hour later, the eunuch who delivered the decree hurried to Ye Qingxuan's residence and knocked on his door.

Ye Qingxuan got his satisfactory answer.

"...... Tonight"

Ye Qingxuan leaned on the bed, staring at the outline of the palace outside the window, his thumb subconsciously rubbing his index finger, the traces left by the circle of Jiuxiao Huanpei.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a little lucky, glad that he still had a little time.

Let him think about it......

What should I say when I meet?

-

-

In the depths of the palace, among the layers of pavilions and halls, a eunuch walked out of the dormitory, stepped on the jade steps, and announced to the kneeling men below.

"Your Majesty summoned Bai Heng to meet him. ”

Under the steps, Bai Heng, who was escorted by Jin Wuwei, did not move, as if he hadn't heard it, but just lowered his head, looked at the shackles on his hands, and raised his brows slightly.

After a moment of silence, the eunuch pointed to the shackles and instructed Jin Wuwei, "Such an eyesore is excepted." ”

Jin Wuwei hesitated, untied the shackles at the urging of the eunuch, and bowed back.

"Please come with the miscellaneous family, Bai Gong, don't let Your Majesty wait for a long time. ”

The eunuch turned around with a smile and led the way in front: "The rules of the palace are better than the miscellaneous family, just ask the grandfather to have mercy on me and others, don't make Your Majesty angry again."

Now is different from the past, and if there is any more trouble, my grandfather may not be comfortable. ”

"Yes, indeed, this is not the case. ”

Bai Heng sighed softly and glanced at the eunuch: "A dog like you dares to raise his head and speak in front of me." ”

The eunuch's smile froze.

Bai Heng crossed the eunuch and walked straight into the palace.

The dimly lit space was lit with candles on both sides, and through the soft veil, the ornate decorations on the dome and columns were illuminated. In the corner of the hall, there was a dressing table that was incompatible with this majestic and noble hall.

In front of the mirror, someone with long hair seemed to have just woken up from a nap, his eyes with a hint of sleepiness were raised, staring at Bai Heng's reflection in the mirror, and his slender eyes were slightly raised.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, Heng Gong's demeanor is still the same, and he hasn't changed the year. ”

The emperor bowed slightly: "Very good." ”

"Long time no see...... Is it?"

Bai Heng thought for a while and nodded: "It's true." ”

"It's been almost half a year, right?"

He shook his head and sighed, did not bow down, but bowed casually: "Bai Heng, the criminal minister, I have seen Your Majesty, I hope that Your Majesty will last forever, and the dragon body will be healthy ......and healthy."

No one responded.

Bai Heng sighed, got up, and walked towards the emperor, his steps gentle.

In the corner, the eunuch bowed his head deeply, not daring to look, but retreated on his knees and quietly closed the door from the outside.

"I thought His Majesty would have something to say to me. ”

Bai Heng stood behind the emperor, looking at the emperor who was dressing.

"Can't you just be quiet?"

The emperor stared at himself in the mirror, put down the pen that traced his eyebrows, and was completely disinterested.

"Looks like I'm not at the right time?"

Bai Heng reached out and picked up the comb, walked behind the emperor on his own, and combed the white hair on the back of her head, the white hair was like flowing silver, cutting between the black teeth of the wooden comb.

As if he didn't know how many times he had done it, Bai Heng skillfully combed and pulled up his hair, and pulled out a jade hairpin from the table, and the sharp hairpin gently swept across the emperor's slender neck, bringing a slight coolness.

Finally, it is inserted into the bun.

I don't know if this is a 'failed assassination' or a complete accomplishment.

"Someone, get some blush!"

Bai Heng bent down with satisfaction and looked at the emperor in the mirror: "It's a pity, although the sick plum is good, it is not the appearance of a human king." Your Majesty is in his prime, don't always stay up late and make your face pale, it's not good. ”

The emperor glanced at him indifferently: "If you don't trouble me, I guess my complexion will be better, right?"

Bai Heng smiled, blew in the emperor's ear, and whispered: "I just want to see Your Majesty's angry appearance." ”

Indifferently stirred up a ripple.

The Emperor's brow furrowed slightly.

Bai Heng nodded with satisfaction.

"It's a pity that such a scenery can only be seen by me, a criminal minister......"

He held the emperor's shoulders and whispered, "If a beauty like Your Majesty was born in a commoner's family, I'm afraid Your Majesty would have already left the cabinet at this time, right?"

When he said these words, he didn't look like the scheming regent, he didn't even look so old, and he could vaguely see the prodigal appearance of the past.

"Why force yourself?"

He raised his finger and gently swept it over that beautiful and majestic face, and his eyes became pitying: "The jade seal is too heavy, can't I help you carry it?"

I'll reorganize Aurora for you, you just have to sit on that chair and be your eternal master...... Wouldn't it be better for a prince and a minister to meet each other than a sword and a soldier?"

Syllable!

A ray of lightning burst out from Bai Heng's fingertips, burning his scorched finger that was scorching to the ground.

Bai Heng's expression remained unchanged, he just shook his head, waved his fingers that no longer felt, and didn't say anything more.

The Emperor stood up in front of the mirror.

"I'm always depressed when I talk here, so let's go out for a walk with me. ”

"I hereby grant it. ”

Bai Heng bowed down to answer the order, and there was no impatience or pain in his expression.

Just wait quietly.

The ending that the emperor arranged for himself.

-

In the silence of the road, he followed the steps of the emperor, passed through the layers of gates, and quietly marched on the road.

Until finally, I came to the courtyard with beautiful scenery and like a health resort. However, this courtyard is controlled by Jin Wuwei layer by layer, and it is difficult to approach.

There were more than a dozen white-haired celestials inside, sitting lazily and dejectedly in the courtyard, either reading or drinking and having fun, and the voices of silk bamboo and singing girls were endless.

Seeing the emperor walk through the door, all voices stopped abruptly.

In the sound of kneeling, the emperor looked at Bai Heng behind him.

"Is that familiar?"

"It's nature. ”

Bai Heng bent down and stretched out his hand to touch the traces on the threshold, the traces scratched out of the past were vividly visible, "After all, I have been locked up here for more than ten years." ”