When night fell, the inns and taverns in Xianyang City lit lanterns, and the whole street looked over, and the red ones were very good-looking. At this moment of bright lights, I sat quietly in the carriage, surrounded by the equally silent Wu Yi.

I was dressed in a sky-blue tulle dance dress in a simple style, worn by a backup dancer, and my hair was simply coiled up on my head, except for a small milky white beaded flower pinned to my ear. In addition, there was also a man's robe on his shoulders, which Wu Yi took off and put on me for fear of being cold.

Today is Zhao Gao's birthday, and the day that will decide my life and death has finally come.

Wu Yi's face was cold, and he sat quietly beside me with his eyes closed, unintentionally watching the lights of thousands of homes outside the car.

"Your Highness. I opened my mouth to break the silence, looked at the lively street outside the window, and smiled lightly: "Although it is a little abrupt, can I ask you three things?"

Wu Yi was shocked, did not open his eyes, did not speak, but motioned for me to continue with silence.

"First of all, if I really can't come back today, please bury me on the bank of the Wei River. I have a deep relationship with the Wei River, where my mother sleeps at the bottom of the river and my adoptive mother rests on the riverside. There is a newly planted peach on the riverside, and His Highness will bury me next to the tree, so that I will not be lonely in that world. ”

Wu Yi's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and the hand on his lap clenched slightly.

"The second thing is about Concubine Xu in the palace and those little girls in Le Fang. Concubine Xu and I grew up together since childhood, and we are like sisters. Now she has entered the palace and become the emperor's concubine, but she is living a life of walking on thin ice. Your Highness, if she is tired or tired in the palace one day, please take her away for me. And the music square of Afang Palace...... Those little girls are like my sisters, please find a good home for them, and don't waste your youth in the palace walls. ”

The hands were clenched tighter, and you could even see the bulging green tendons.

"As for the third thing......" I was in a trance for a moment, and muttered, "If Changxi really comes to look for me in the future, Your Highness, you will tell him that I have found a good person and have gone away with that person." I didn't wait for him, and he didn't have to wait for me. ”

"That's what you're going to say?" Wu Yi opened his bewitching fox eyes, stared at me tightly, and asked, "You just want to say this?"

I smiled faintly and nodded, "That's all." ”

"What about me?" Wu Yi reached out and grabbed my shoulder, forcing me to face him, and asked angrily, "You don't have anything to say to me?"

"Absolutely. I smiled softly at him, "I will definitely do my best to take Zhao Gao's life." ”

Wu Yi's face lost its color in an instant, he let go of me, and leaned back to the carriage a little depressed, his face pale. Then, he smiled bitterly: "yes, what else can you say to me......

The carriage stopped some distance from Zhao Gao's mansion, and I covered my veil, lifted the curtain and prepared to get off early. A cold hand suddenly grabbed my wrist, and I looked back and saw that it was Wu Yi.

"Arou, you're coming back. His voice seemed to have a hint of pleading, "I command you to come back." ”

I gently shook my head at him, then jumped out of the car, ignored his words behind me, and got into another carriage with a lantern of "Qinxiang Pavilion".

The dancing girls at Zhao Gao's birthday banquet were carefully selected from various music houses or brothels in Xianyang City, and a girl was also selected in the "Qinxiang Pavilion". And today, I want to pretend to be the chosen girl and dance at the birthday banquet as the "Qinxiang Pavilion" dancer.

The carriage was moving very fast, but in half a pillar of incense, the coachman stopped at the back door of a large house.

"Your Highness. The coachman bowed his head and whispered, "You...... Take care of your life. ”

The coachman is Anshun, and on the day Wu Yi took me away from Afang Palace, it was the car he drove.

"Thank you Brother Anshun for your care. I blessed him with a blessing and said with a smile: "I don't know if I can see you again today, I have something to ask for in the snow, and I hope the eldest brother agrees." ”

"Your Highness, even if you say yes, I will do my best to help. Anshun looked at me with compassion in his eyes.

"Your Royal Highness Wuyi is a good person. Although he is more suspicious and ruthless, his essence is extremely kind. I took out a handkerchief from my bosom and handed it to An Shun, "Give this to him, if I can't come back today, please tell His Highness, and say that I don't blame him." ”

Anshun took the handkerchief and let out a long sigh.

The dancers who want to perform at the birthday banquet are all waiting in the garden, because the birthday banquet is set up in the garden, so the stage used for the dance is also specially set up in the garden.

The garden is lit up by bright red lanterns, and there is an endless stream of maids and guests walking back and forth through the garden. Standing behind the rockery and looking out, I saw two rows of high-quality mahogany tables on a red carpeted ground beside the exquisite lotus pond in the garden, on which were placed expensive drinks and delicacies, and even the dishes and chopsticks were made by the hands of high-class craftsmen.

Then looking at it, a moon-white figure suddenly broke into my eyes.

It's Wu Yi.

He smiled lightly and greeted the guests, the smile on his face was relaxed, warm but distant.

Zhao Gao, who was talking to other guests, saw Wu Yi's face stiffen at first, and then put on a happy expression, trotted to Wu Yi, bent down and saluted respectfully.

Wu Yi tugged at the corners of his mouth, ignoring his false courtesy, and knelt down beside the low table at the top.

I stepped back and wanted to retract my eyes, but I saw Wu Yi turn his head, just in time to meet my gaze.

Contrary to what I expected, he didn't pretend not to know me and turned his head away, but stared at me and moved his lips slightly.

I couldn't make out the shape of his lips from a distance, but he seemed to be trying to say something very important to me.

Could it be that there was a change in my plans? I was a little anxious, staring to see clearly, but I saw him close his mouth and look away from myself.

What should I do, will it be implemented according to the original plan, or will there be other changes?

In a hurry, I saw Wu Yi get up again, he stopped a little guy and said something, the little guy nodded immediately, and then ran in the direction where I was.

"Girl. The little guy bent over, his eyes flashed with a hint of ambiguity, and he smiled happily and said: "His Royal Highness Wu Yi said that he has taken a fancy to you, and wants you to wait in his carriage outside the mansion!

I was stunned, raised my eyebrows slightly, and asked the little guy uncertainly, "Did he really say that?"

"It's true, how dare I tell such a lie?" The little guy was a little angry and said, "If you don't believe it, you personally ask His Highness Wu Yi!"

I looked up at Wu Yi, only to see him sit down in his seat again, holding a glass of wine and pretending to drink it, as if he had no idea what was going on on my side.

"I see. I blessed the little guy, and reluctantly pulled the corners of my mouth and said, "Thank you little brother for conveying, I was rude and offended just now." ”

The little guy nodded with satisfaction and turned back to work. The other dancers looked at me with envy or jealousy, bowing their heads and chattering about the long and short times.

I didn't care about this, but turned my head to look at Wu Yi. I saw that the prince of Wu Yi, who had taken me out of Afang Palace in order to assassinate Zhao Gao a while ago, was sitting there with a calm face at the moment, as if he was out of the world.

With a wry smile, I suddenly realized that I was just a chess piece in his hand. For him, it's not about black and white, it's about value.