The steward shook his head and said, "I don't know this, but young girl, the carriage is just outside the door, you better go quickly, you will know everything when you enter the palace." ”

Although I was uneasy in my heart, but after all, it was also an order from the palace, there was no other way, I looked back at the inner courtyard, on the path that stretched to the depths of the snowy scene, there was no longer Huang Tianba's figure, presumably he also did what he should do, and I was not needed here.

So I nodded, and walked out with the steward.

I got into the carriage and traveled all the way, and soon entered the palace gate, and as before, I was not subjected to any interrogation, and after getting off the carriage, I was taken directly to Yonghe Palace.

As soon as he pushed open the gate, he saw a white fox figure under the tree in the middle of the courtyard, he kept looking up at the bare tree, and when he heard the sound of pushing the door, he turned his head to look at me, the white face was almost the same color as the surrounding snow, only the moist red lips were the only bright color on the person's body.

"You're here."

"Prince...... Your Highness. ”

I walked over gently, and before I could salute him, he reached out and grabbed my hand, frowning slightly: "Why is it so cold?" ”

“……！” Although I have known each other for so long, he has never been like this, I was a little frightened for a while, and wanted to break free, but as soon as I used force, his fingers were also slightly forced, and it did not scratch me, but with irresistible force, I looked up at him.

"Come in and warm up."

He dragged me into the house.

I have never felt such a Pei Yuanxiu, he is still as gentle and polite as usual, but there is an indescribable difference, I don't know how for a while, so I can only obediently walk in with him.

The Yonghe Palace is still quiet as always, the house is burning with earth dragons, all around are warm, looking inside through the bead curtain, the emperor is still unconscious, the pale face does not have too much vitality, only the chest covered with brocade slightly undulating shows that the emperor of the Celestial Empire is still alive.

Seeing him like this, my heart was still uneasy, and I looked back at Pei Yuanxiu who was sitting at the table: "Your Highness, what is the matter with you - summoning Qingying into the palace?" ”

Looking at my anxious appearance, he just sighed lightly, and then slowly stood up and walked to my side, but instead of looking at me, he looked up at the wall and said: "Qingying, I believe you also know that it is an eventful time for the imperial court, and it may not be long before great changes will take place in this world." ”

…… Of course I do.

In the morning, he and Pei Yuanhao had already made it so clear that whoever finds the jade seal first may become the master of this world, for the prince of the heavenly family, this is their fate.

Wait, he brought me here, did he want to ask me about the whereabouts of the jade seal?

As soon as I thought of this, I subconsciously glanced at him, and what he was facing was the painting on the wall, that is, the painting that hinted at the jade seal!

It was the first time I had ever looked at that painting seriously.

The painting is indeed an osmanthus plant, the tender yellow flowers crawl all over the branches, covered by the emerald green leaves, but it still seems to exude a rich sweet fragrance, through the painting paper throughout the room, and under this laurel tree, there seems to be a stone table, next to the stone table, there seems to be something.

However, the drawing paper came to an abrupt end at the stone table, and even the stone table showed only one corner.

Was this painting only a little shot, or was it cut down?

This is strange, the picture scrolls in the royal collection, even some ancient treasures are complete, and there is never a collection of broken famous paintings, this painting really looks like it was cut from a whole picture, how can this be?

And what makes me even more strange is that the scenery on this painting is a little familiar to me.

Could it be that I saw this painting somewhere?

Just when I was puzzled, Pei Yuanxiu slowly turned around to look at me, I had something in my heart, I didn't dare to look him in the eyes, and hurriedly lowered my head, for fear that he would really ask me, but he walked towards me step by step, until he walked in front of me: "Qingying." ”

“……”

"What would happen to you if the day really came when the world changed dramatically?"

“……”

I never thought that he would say such a thing, what would happen to me when the world really changed? What can I do? Hasn't my fate always been in the hands of these Heavenly Princes?

So he smiled faintly: "Your Highness said that it was funny, Qingying is just a little slave, what else can I do?" ”

He also smiled faintly: "Qingying, do you remember what I told you here?" ”

I was stunned for a moment.

What he said to me here, he said to me, "Young baby, I didn't treat you as a slave."

When I thought of this, my face suddenly burned a little.

Although that sentence, after he said it, he didn't let me respond, but it doesn't mean that this incident hasn't happened, and I haven't forgotten it, when the Taishi Mansion was assassinated by assassins, Pei Yuanhao was holding Nangong Lizhu in his arms, and he was the one who stretched out his hand to me.

And what have I done for him?

As soon as I thought of this, I suddenly felt a sourness, and Pei Yuanxiu's deep voice sounded in my ears again-

"I never thought to tell you before, because in my eyes, although this palace is very calm, all the peace is an illusion under the turbulent dark tide, and the only place that really makes me feel peaceful is the Inner Pavilion, and I don't want to break it. But as soon as you left, even the Inner Pavilion no longer made me feel calm, so I knew—"

"The place that really calms me down is by your side."

I couldn't say a word, I just felt my heart pounding so hard that it seemed to jump out of my chest, and even the fingertips hidden in my sleeves were trembling.

Pei Yuanxiu looked at me, gently reached out and took my hand, and a wave of warmth stained my skin from his palm.

"Qingying, I want to know, what kind of person am I in your eyes?"

"...... me?"

I looked into his eyes, those eyes were still the same as before, but the gaze inside, no longer clarified, but it looked very solemn, as if with some deep obsession.

I was trapped by such an obsession, and I lowered my head for a while: "Your Highness is a good person in Qingying's heart." ”

"Good guys?"

"Uh-huh......."

Although he is completely different from Pei Yuanfeng, who does not have the prince's shelf at all, he always carries the majesty of the prince, but by his side, it is to make people feel at ease, and the two years in the inner pavilion are not only the days when he feels calm, but also the most peaceful days I have in the palace.

He grabbed my hand, gently led him to his chest, and kept it on his chest, and my palm immediately felt his heart under his chest, which kept beating, and his voice seemed to reach my heart through that heart.

"So, can a person like me reassure you and give yourself to me?"

"......" I was stunned and looked up at him.

Pei Yuanxiu's face was as handsome as ever, and the sun shone on his face through the window lattice, gilding it with a faint golden light, as if even the long eyelashes were shining.

He said: "Young baby, the world is impermanent, and even more so in the palace, I know that there are many things and people here that you can't see clearly and can't distinguish, some people you think are good people, maybe not really, and you think they are bad people, maybe there is pity." But, it doesn't matter if I, Pei Yuanxiu, am a good person or a bad person—"

He looked into my eyes and said word by word: "Yue Qingying, I want to give you happiness." ”

My hand trembled in his palm again, and he held it tighter.

"Your Highness...... his hand intertwined with my ten fingers, I can't get rid of it, my heart is even more confused, and his other hand has gently wrapped around my waist, hugged me into his arms, looked down at me, that pure face was full of intoxication, closed his eyes, and slowly bowed his head to me.

No, no!

I hurriedly took a step back, and my back hit the cold wall with a "clang".

How does this sound like-

I remember the last time I seemed to hit the wall like this, making the same clang, but last time I was so nervous that I didn't even notice that the sound sounded like the wall was empty.

Not only me, but Pei Yuanxiu also heard it, he was stunned for a moment, immediately let go of me, and reached out to touch the painting.

A push, it's still hard.

He curled his fingers again and tapped lightly, and this time there was a thumping sound from the bottom of the scroll, which sounded more like it was empty!

We both looked at each other, and we both seemed to realize something, and I stood beside him, watching with bated breath as he reached out and gently opened the painting, and was surprised to find that there was a hidden grid on the wall behind the painting!

Pei Yuanxiu even breathed heavily, stretched out his hand to open the dark grid, and saw a huge seal inside.

This seal is a Lantian jade, four inches in circumference, covered with a jade tiger button, although the light in the dark grid is dim, but this seal still exudes a warm luster, not at all gloomy.

"Passing on the country...... Jade Seal ......"

Pei Yuanxiu's voice was trembling, he gently reached out and took out the jade seal, and after a closer look, it was really a jade seal of the country!

The jade seal of the country, how can it appear here?

My mind was completely confused for a moment, but the corner of my eye fell to another corner of the dark grid, where there was a bright yellow scroll, and I wondered, "What is that?" ”

Pei Yuanxiu had been staring blankly at the jade seal in his hand, and only came back to his senses at this time, when he looked at the scroll, his face seemed to have changed, but after all, he couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, put the jade seal back into the dark grid, reached out and took out the scroll, and when he unfolded it, he found that it was actually a holy decree!

Pei Yuanxiu only opened it and glanced at it, and his face suddenly turned pale.

I stood in front of him, not knowing what was written on it, and asked softly, "Your Highness, this is on it—"

Before he could finish speaking, his hand shook, and the decree fell to the ground, and I was taken aback, and when I looked down, the decree was slowly unfolding at my feet, and I saw the words on it at a glance.