In the dead of night, a little wind slipped into the window cracks, blowing the lamp and candle to shake occasionally, under the warm candlelight, Zhou Gu saw the gentleness of Su Rong's eyes for a moment in a trance, and when he looked closely, the little girl sitting opposite only smiled faintly, her eyes were calm, as if that moment was his illusion.

He withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes, and asked in a dumb voice, "Do you have any books?" You can read a book with me for a while."

Su Rong nodded, "Yes, I'll go find it."

She stood up, walked out of the inner room, walked through the painting hall, and went to the lattice room of the back hugging building, and sure enough, there was a bookshelf, which listed many books, and she found a travelogue from it and held it in her hand, and then took a few more picture books, and folded them back.

She handed the travelogue to Zhou Gu, and then took the drawing book and sat down.

Zhou Gu took the travelogue and said to Su Rong, "Do you know why I love to read travelogues?"

Su Rong guessed, "Have a ranger's dream?"

Zhou Gu shook his head, "No, it's because I plan to travel after the list is released."

Su Rong was stunned for a moment, "You have participated in the scientific examination, and you are not an official in the court?"

As far as she knows, most of the children of the family will go out to travel and increase their knowledge when they are young, but most of them go out at the age of twelve or thirteen, travel for two or three years and come back, or participate in scientific examinations, or be recommended by others to become officials, or some people do not want to be officials, inherit the family business, in short, they go out very early.

"I have been accompanying the prince in the East Palace all these years, and I have not had the opportunity to travel, I have always wanted to go out and look around, better understand the people's livelihood, and be a better official in the future." Zhou Gu said: "I have discussed with my grandfather, the prince is also in favor, and the prince has no opinion, so after the scientific examination is released, no matter what ranking I win, if Your Majesty confers an official, I will temporarily hang the official first, and my grandfather will greet Your Majesty."

Su Rong understood, "I see, this is okay."

"Others can't do it, I can do it myself, Your Majesty will give this special case." Zhou Gu said softly.

Su Rong thought about it, it was really impossible for others, for Zhou Gu, his identity was much easier to achieve, even if His Majesty was afraid of the Protector Mansion, but such a small matter could still be relieved, "Then how long do you plan to travel?"

"Two or three years!" Zhou Gu was also not sure, "It's not a simple travel, I will go to northern Hebei first to check whether the Pingxi General's Mansion is raising soldiers and horses privately." In short, wherever you go, you will do something for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Su Rong nodded, "This is also excellent, staying in the capital, tied up, unable to perform, after leaving the capital, the world is so big, what you want to do, it is naturally easier to perform."

Zhou Gu let out a "hmm", lowered his head, and opened the travelogue in his hand.

Su Rong saw him stop, and he also took a picture book and opened it.

The room was quiet, the two sat opposite each other, there was the sound of the pages of the book turning, and the sound of the lights and candles bursting.

Zhou Gu actually didn't have the heart to read, but he just didn't want to leave, and he didn't want to let Su Rong go, but he listened to Su Rong's sound of turning the page quickly, just like when he was in Jiangning County, it seemed that he was really reading seriously, and he was not affected at all, as if there was a hole in his heart, it was bottomless, and he couldn't plug it.

But even then, he didn't want to go.

It took half a day to turn the pages of the book, and compared to Su Rong's speed, it was extremely slow.

After a long time, there was a sound of beating outside, Zhou Gu woke up, and before he knew it, it was already the third watch, he put down the travelogue that he hadn't read a few pages, and finally let go of himself, and also let go of Su Rong, and said in a dumb voice: "Let's go!"

Su Rong nodded and put down the drawing book.

Zhou Gulin went out and glanced back, his travelogue had read seven or eight pages, while Su Rong took four painting books and read two and a half.

He withdrew his gaze and stepped out of the door.

Out of the backyard of the Welcome Square, Su Rong turned around and looked at Zhou Gu, "Let's say goodbye from here!" Anyway, the Protector Mansion and the Shen Mansion are not the same road."

Zhou Gu wanted to ask her, what you are talking about is actually that I and you are not the same road, right? But what do you do when you ask what you know? He nodded slowly, "Okay."

Su Rong waved his hand and left first.

Zhou Gu stood in place, watching her quickly melt into the night and disappear he

The breath he was holding dissipated, his body leaned back, leaning against the wall behind him, the dark night, the cold wall, made his heart black and cold.

Su Rong avoided the city patrol all the way, returned to the Shen Mansion, climbed over the wall, and touched his courtyard.

Pushing open the door, stepping into the threshold, he noticed someone in the room, and tightened his grip on his sword.

Su Xing spoke up, "It's me."

Su Rong let go of his hand, walked into the house, and asked in a low voice, "Big brother? You don't sleep, but come to my house to keep watch over me, why don't you light the lamp?"

Su Xing slapped the lamp with a flint, looked at her and asked, "Why did you only come back now?"

Su Rong was helpless, just because of this, she said that she would not let him go to Nanchu with her. If it weren't for the fact that her face was too similar to her mother, and Shen Xian had a deep friendship with Uncle Xie, it was now well known to everyone, and it would be reasonable for their brothers and sisters to be taken care of by her. She actually doesn't want to live in this Shen Mansion, it's too inconvenient to live with her eldest brother, she wants to live in the East Palace even more, although the East Palace of Prince Yan Echo has strict rules, but for her, it is not restrained, without this burden of care from the eldest brother, she is more free.

As soon as Su Xing saw Su Rong's face, he knew what she was thinking, and explained, "It's not that I want to control you too much, it's that I'm in the capital, and there are too many dangers, and I can't sleep tonight. When you were in Jiangning County, you didn't go home all night, and I didn't say anything about you, did I?"

Su Rong immediately put away the look on his face, reflected on himself, and explained to him, "I went to the East Palace, stayed for an hour, and after leaving the East Palace, I met Zhou Gu, and went to the Welcome Square to sit for more than an hour, and then I came back late."

She softened her tone, reassured him, and said seriously, "Big brother, you really don't have to worry about me, you know, I have five hundred secret guards, all of them have been brought. In this capital, as long as I don't cause a catastrophe, I have the ability to protect myself."

Su Xing also understood, rubbing his eyebrows, "I really can't sleep today, I wanted to talk to you, but I came in and found out that you went out, I said that you didn't sleep so early in the past, so you weren't in the house."

Su Rong was not sleepy, so he simply sat down and talked to him, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince listened to the accent of the night return snow in the Chengguo Mansion during the day, and guessed that the person who had a marriage contract with him might be me, and called me to meet him and discuss some things. I was supposed to come back early, but I didn't expect to meet Zhou Gu guarding outside the walls of the East Palace, so I delayed until this time."

Su Xing looked at her, "Look around him...... What are you looking for?"

"Didn't do anything, I was supposed to ask me something, but then I didn't." Speaking of Zhou Gu, Su Rong's tone softened a little, and he said softly, "He is extremely smart, the prince can guess it, and he can guess it. said that after the list was released, he was going to travel. I was only asked to read a book with him for a while."

Su Xing was also surprised, "Why do you want to travel after the list is released?"

Su Rong said Zhou Gu's original words.

Su Xing was stunned.

Su Rong moved his hand and flicked the wick, "Big brother, he is not in a good state, there is still a period of time before the list is released, you can see him more and talk to him, I hope he can let go and go his own way without burden, don't be trapped in yourself because of me, this is not my original intention."

Su Xing remembered that on the day of the banquet in the Ruian Palace, Zhou Gu's state seemed to be fine, but he was silent, and now that Su Rong said this, it must be really not good, he nodded, "Okay, I will persuade him."

Su Rong shook his head, "You don't need to persuade him, just talk to him." Presumably, what he wanted to hear was not persuasion. Whether it is the old protector of the country, or the eldest princess of Sheng An, or the duchess of the country, including himself, there must be enough people who persuade him."

Su Xing understood and agreed, "Okay."

Su Rong smiled and tilted his head to look at Su Xingze, "Since I accepted the dowry of returning to the snow at night, I can't let people down, so I will ask the eldest brother for this matter."

didn't get the advantage of 100,000 soldiers, and it was okay to be sorry for other people's things.

Su Xing sighed, "Okay, leave this matter to me."

The lights in the painting hall brightened a little, Su Rong stopped his hand, remembered something, and asked, "Have you sent a letter to your parents and Uncle Xie?"

"Not yet." Su Xing shook his head, "You answered the second son of the night

I think it's better for you to write to them personally."

Su Rong thought about it, stood up, and spread out his pen and ink, "I'll write a letter now, and let people send it to Jiangzhou as soon as possible when the city gate opens early tomorrow." When the words fell, she added, "Just write it to Uncle Xie, and he will show it to his father and mother."

Su Xing knew that she was lazy, and it was too troublesome to write an extra letter, so he nodded helplessly.