By the time I got back to the annex, there were no tears on my face, and I was as calm as if nothing had happened.

It's just that the silk handkerchief, which I put on my chest, centrifuged the nearest place.

Even on such a cool morning in early autumn, my limbs and five bodies were frozen cold, but that place was still warm, even if the man's fire had been extinguished, his former body temperature could warm me in my heart.

I couldn't help but reach out and press it to my chest.

At this moment, there was a sudden neighing of horses in front of me that disturbed my thoughts, and when I looked up, I saw several guards riding horses and stopped in front of the annex, but when I looked closely, it didn't seem to be the person Pei Yuanhao brought this time, I was wondering, and the guards who were guarding also immediately stepped forward: "What's the matter?" ”

One of the guards rolled over and dismounted, clasped his fists at them, and said, "Has the eldest princess arrived?" ”

The eldest princess? Bae Yuanzhen?!

I was stunned for a moment, hearing them say this, could it be that Pei Yuanzhen also came to this annex?

Just as he was puzzled, he heard the guard guarding the door say, "The eldest princess just went in, what is the matter with you, how can you let the eldest princess come alone?" ”

"Death penalty. Originally, we were protecting the princess all the way, but after entering the bamboo forest, because the fog was too big, everyone dispersed, and we went in to confess our crimes. ”

"No need, I already said it when the princess came just now, let you go to the side door and wait."

"Yes."

The guards breathed a sigh of relief, led the horse to the side door, I walked over slowly, and the guards guarding the door immediately came up and said as soon as they saw me: "Lord Yue is back?" ”

"Hmm." I nodded and asked, "The eldest princess is here?" ”

"yes, just got in."

I nodded, silently, but my heart moved-Pei Yuanhao welcomed Fu Badai from afar this time, although it was not a confidential matter, but it was not made public, and only his concubine Liu Li came out in the harem, why did Pei Yuanzhen suddenly come here? What is the purpose of her coming?

With this in mind, I had already entered the door, and as soon as I entered, I saw two people standing facing each other in the hall.

One of them, petite, dressed in colorful clothes like butterflies, has a fluttering demeanor, holding a horsewhip behind his back, and is looking up at the person in front of him.

And standing opposite her was Liu Qinghan.

In his hand, he still held the wooden bowl, and his eyes were lowered, as if the calm water in the bowl was cold, without a trace of ripples.

As soon as I saw him, my heart still jumped uncontrollably, and my breathing was a little cramped, but he was indifferent, only looking down at the wooden bowl in his hand.

Pei Yuanzhen looked at him for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Thank you for the water just now." ”

"The eldest princess is polite."

"How do you know I'm the eldest princess?"

"Just now, the doorman outside saluted you like this."

"You've got a lot of ears."

"I'm ashamed."

My eyes widened in astonishment - it turned out that the passer-by who was thirsty and drank half a bowl of clear spring from him just now was Pei Yuanzhen, no wonder she could pass by, the chief princess of the hall was going to come here, and of course the guards couldn't stop her.

Pei Yuanzhen looked at his expressionless face with interest, but the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were all smiling, and said, "It seems that we are destined, but I didn't expect to meet here again." ”

“……”

Liu Qinghan's pupils flickered, as if the water in the bowl was reflected in his eyes, he glanced at Pei Yuanzhen, didn't speak, and lowered his head again.

"My royal sister, who is so close to you?"

A voice suddenly sounded from the back hall, Liu Qinghan was shocked, turned his head to look, and saw Pei Yuanhao walking over with a few attendants.

Everyone knelt down: "Long live the emperor, long live." ”

"Let's be flat."

Pei Yuanhao waved his sleeves, turned his head to look at Pei Yuanzhen, and said with a smile: "Yuanzhen, why are you here?" ”

Pei Yuanzhen smiled and said, "Brother Huang, don't blame. The courtier's sister came out to take a stroll, and accidentally saw that the scenery here was good, so she came to take a look, but she didn't expect the royal brother to come here to relax. ”

Pei Yuanhao laughed loudly: "I want to be idle, but I am looking inside and out, so many eyes are staring at me, how can I steal half a day of leisure?" I came here just to welcome the Great Prince's teacher. ”

Pei Yuanzhen's face moved slightly, and he turned his head to look at Liu Qinghan: "He is—"

Pei Yuanhao shook his head and said, "He's not, he's Mr. Fu's senior apprentice - Liu Qinghan." ”

Liu Qinghan immediately leaned over towards Pei Yuanzhen: "Grass people Liu Qinghan, meet Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

"Oh......" Pei Yuanzhen raised her eyebrows like spring willows, walked up and down in front of him, looked him up and down, and smiled slightly: "It turned out to be Mr. Fu's tall feet, no wonder——"

Pei Yuanhao said: "What, you just met?" ”

Pei Yuanzhen didn't speak, and Liu Qinghan only said softly: "The grass people are rude." ”

Hearing this, my heart seemed to be slightly pinched, and there was an indescribable feeling, and Liu Qinghan had already arched his hand towards them, confessed and said "out of company", and then turned around and walked to the west chamber, leaving the brother and sister in the lobby to look at his back, but the atmosphere was a little weird, until Liu Qinghan's back disappeared in the corridor outside the side door, Pei Yuanzhen turned around and said: "I didn't expect that the imperial brother really invited that Confucian." ”

Pei Yuanhao nodded with a smile.

"Brother Huang really bothered for the sake of the eldest prince."

"Invite this great Confucian, I will have peace of mind in the future."

"Actually, the courtier's sister has thought about a lot of things in the past two days, and there is a reluctant request, and I hope that the emperor's brother will approve it."

"Oh?" Pei Yuanhao raised his eyebrows and turned his head to look at her: "Over the years, my royal sister hasn't asked me for anything, what kind of reluctant invitation do you have?" ”

"The courtiers also want to go to the Jixian Hall and listen to Fu Badai's lectures."

"What?"

Not only Pei Yuanhao, but I was also taken aback, and took two steps forward, fortunately, the thick pillar outside the lobby covered my figure, and I saw Pei Yuanhao looking at her with some surprise: "You want to go to Jixian Palace?" ”

"I heard that this great Confucian has an amazing genius and is very famous in Shudi, and the courtiers also want to open their eyes."

However, Fu Badai is now blind, and the matter of teaching his studies must be entrusted to the master just now. Yuanzhen, are you going too? ”

"Him?" Pei Yuanzhen was stunned for a moment.

"He's not much older than you."

"......" Pei Yuanzhen glanced back at the empty corridor again, the corners of his mouth hooked up a faint smile, and he turned back to Pei Yuanhao and smiled: "If you are not old, you have no ambition to be a hundred years old." ”

Pei Yuanhao didn't speak, just squinted slightly, looking at this eldest princess with a special identity, Pei Yuanzhen also looked at him with a smile, the two looked at each other for a long time, Pei Yuanhao finally smiled and said: "Since the royal sister has opened her mouth with me, how can I not allow it, I will allow you to play." ”

"Sister Xie Huang's grace."

Seeing Pei Yuanzhen kneeling down to Pei Yuanhao to thank him, my heart was in turmoil, and I didn't go in to salute her, but turned around and walked silently to the east chamber.

I have always known that Pei Yuanzhen is a special existence in the imperial city, not only because of her brother Pei Yuanchen, who has died tragically in the battle for the heir, but also not only in her mother Zhao Shuyuan, who has become a monk.

Even for me, there are many things in her body that I can't see through.

However, I can't see through why she came to this annex today, I believe that the truth is not as she said, just to come and see the scenery; She met Liu Qinghan, what happened between them? Why did she ask Pei Yuanhao to enter the Jixian Palace?

But what made me even more uneasy was the way she looked at Liu Qinghan.

She doesn't seem to have any ill will towards Liu Qinghan, but why am I still so upset even so?

Pei Yuanzhen, what will she bring to these people, these things......

This kind of uneasiness seems to have spread out from my heart, originally today was supposed to be the day when the emperor returned to the palace with Fu Badai, but Pei Yuanhao suddenly ordered, saying that he would stay in the palace for another day and return to the palace tomorrow.

He was the emperor, and no one disobeyed the order, so everyone stayed for another day.

Outside, the wind blows green bamboo, filled with the fragrance of green leaves, but for the whole day, my heart seems to be tormented on a small fire, and I never get a little peace, until night falls, and the cold air penetrates into the house, I still can't suppress the restlessness in my heart, so I go out in thin clothes.

The moon is in the sky, and it is just right.

Bright as water, shining on this elegant hotel, adding a bit of quiet elegance, I slowly walked out of the east chamber, but as soon as I went out, I heard a neat footsteps outside, sounding, like a guard dispatch.

Slightly puzzled - it's so late, what else is scheduling?

Subconsciously walked over to take a look, and sure enough, two teams of guards gathered, led by an inventory, and said in a low voice: "The emperor has an order, ordering us to search within a radius of five miles, and once we find something abnormal, we will immediately warn!" ”

"Yes."

A radius of five miles should have exceeded the scope of the area demarcated by the emperor.

What is he doing, is he worried that on the way back, something will be wrong? That's why I want to stay in the hotel for one more day today, and order these guards to clean up at night?

Could it be that he was suspicious?

I broke out in a cold sweat on my palms, and watched the guards carefully go out through the side door, and soon the surroundings were quiet again, except for the night insects and the long birdsong in the forest, which made the night even more silent.

I stood in the doorway, looking at the west wing from a distance.

The lights glowed orange in the night, and it looked extraordinarily warm, but I didn't dare to get any closer when I stood in such a cold night.

I have to control myself.

Thinking of this, I sighed and turned around and walked towards the backyard of the hotel.

The backyard here is also surrounded by a large bamboo forest, almost invisible edges, the light of the moon shines on the emerald green bamboo leaves, revealing a jade-like luster, although in such a cold night, but also makes people feel a little warm.

I tugged at the clothes on my shoulders and walked forward gently, but I saw a familiar figure standing in the bamboo forest in the moonlight.

Yes, Liu Qinghan......

As soon as I saw the emaciated figure, my heart couldn't help but jump suddenly.

He, how could he be here?

I couldn't help but hold my breath, looking at the most familiar and strange person I had ever been, he was snuggling up to a bamboo with his eyes closed, and he didn't know how long he had been standing, the corners of his clothes were wet with night dew, and the cold was seeping through, but he didn't seem to feel it at all, and he still stood quietly like this. The moonlight shone on his well-defined face, as if he had been coated with a faint layer of fluorescence, his eyelashes were stained with dew, and he was slightly shining by the moonlight, and under the straight bridge of his nose, his lips were pursed into a line, revealing a silent, but decadent atmosphere.

He, what's wrong?

I have never seen such an expression on his face, he never hides his joys and sorrows in his memory, no matter how difficult life is, he has never had such a look, but now he shows such a weak look.

Just looking at him like this, I felt that the handkerchief on my chest seemed to be hot again, and I shivered slightly.

The blood, as if flowing, stirred up the restlessness that never stopped in the heart.

I want to go over, I want to see him!

But the next moment, the words he had spoken to me in the early morning seemed to ring in my ears again—

Lord Yue, my fire has long been extinguished......

I've forgotten about it......

When I thought of this, although my heart was still beating, it was beating so hard that my chest hurt.

He couldn't bear to hurt me, so he said he forgot, but maybe he didn't want to see me. I had brought him that kind of hurt, and if it were me, I wouldn't want to see anyone who hurt me like this again.

I don't want to see you but I have to see you again, how helpless and uncomfortable it is, I understand very well.

Thinking of this, I bit my lower lip and turned gloomily, ready to leave.

But just as I was about to turn around, I saw Liu Qinghan suddenly turn around and grab the thick green bamboo he was leaning on.

I was stunned, and before I could react to what he was going to do, I saw his powerful arm move violently.

Wow -

The bamboo was shaken by him, and the dew on the bamboo leaves suddenly rustled and dripped down, like a downpour.

Drenched in him.

What is he doing?

I watched with wide eyes in astonishment, only to see him tilting his head up to meet the cold droplets, and his cheeks, hair, and clothes on his shoulders were soaked in an instant. How cold should it be on a night like this? But he didn't seem to feel it at all, and gritted his teeth vigorously, as if there was some unbearable pain, and shook it vigorously, and then ......

More droplets of water fell, dripping and drenching his whole body.

I stood there stunned.

What is he doing?!

It's already early autumn, and the night is even colder, what is he going to do with cold dew like this?!

As soon as I thought of this, I couldn't stand anymore, and hurriedly walked over: "Light-"

When the word "light" was still on the tip of my tongue, I suddenly saw a petite figure slowly walking out of the corner of my eye. I subconsciously stood up and watched the figure walk towards Liu Qinghan.

Under the moonlight, she was still dressed in colorful clothes, like butterflies.

Yes, Bae Yuanzhen.

As soon as I saw her, my throat immediately choked, and the words I wanted to say were forgotten in an instant, and I only watched with wide eyes.

Her voice sounded softly with a smile in the night and dew: "It seems that this star is not last night, for whom the wind dew is standing in the middle of the night." ”

When Liu Qinghan heard this, his broad shoulders trembled slightly, but he didn't turn around immediately, but held on to the bamboo, panting hard, as if he wanted to drive something out of his body. After a while, I slowly turned back.

At this time, his expression had returned to normal, and he was even a little cold by the cold dew. A strand of hair fell wet on his forehead, hanging down on the center of his brow, and a little crystal dew adorned it, lining his eyes more and more cold and bright.

"I've seen the eldest princess."

"What is Mr. Qinghan doing?"

“…… See smiled. ”

Pei Yuanzhen tilted his head to look at him, smiled, didn't say anything, walked to his side, and some dew fell in the air, and a trace of it also fell on my face, bringing a burst of coolness. Pei Yuanzhen stretched out his hand, took a few drops of dew, and said with a smile: "Mr. Qinghan seems to like water very much, he wants to go out to find spring water in the morning, and come here to pick up dew in the evening." ”

“……”

"Is it because the water in Shu is good, so you can't look down on the water in the north?"

“……”

Liu Qinghan didn't speak, only stood silently, Pei Yuanzhen turned his head and looked at him with a smile: "Doesn't Mr. Qinghan like to talk?" ”