The further you go to the south of the city, the quieter the surroundings become.

Xiao Yunjiao closed his eyes and sat in the car listening to Liuxi Fuqin.

The eldest princess naturally deserves such extravagance when she travels, and it is not in vain for the world to judge.

She leaned against the wall of the car, her hands on her knees rubbing the corners of her clothes.

After a song gradually stopped, Xiao Yunjiao slowly raised his eyes, "Your skills have improved a lot." ”

Liu Xi secretly rejoiced, "Liu Xi is polishing herself every day, just to present the most beautiful music to the princess." ”

Xiao Yunjiao smiled lazily and reassured him, "Around this palace, no one can iron like you." You just need to study the tune, and there will be people serving you elsewhere. ”

"This palace remembers that there is only one small servant in your courtyard, right?"

Liu Xi didn't expect the princess to remember his affairs, and replied: "Thanks to the princess, there is a little guy named Guiyuan." ”

"Go back and send two more people to your courtyard, and if you don't have anything, just talk to the steward."

Regardless of whether Liu Xi entered the mansion intentionally or unintentionally, it is unknown who his heart is inclined to, since this is the case, let's look at it first.

Liu Xi only felt that the princess paid more attention to herself, and couldn't help but admire Jiang Yiheng who had pointed her out more.

Fengming Mountain is not far from the capital, and the royal palace is built on the mountainside halfway up the mountain.

After receiving the news, the steward had already cleaned up the Pillow Jade Pavilion where Xiao Yunjiao was going to live.

Each pavilion has its own soup pool, and the one in the Pillow Jade Pavilion is especially magnificent.

The natural hot spring is introduced into a special clean room, in which a pond is built with polished smooth stones, about a foot square. Wisps of white smoke rise from the pool, lining the place like a fairyland.

Primrose and Izuku served Xiao Yunjiao into the pool, retreating behind a screen a few steps away and waiting quietly.

The smoke was filled, and Xiao Yunjiao soaked in the spring and sighed comfortably. Although the carriage had used a lot of brocade pillows, the mountain road was still a little bumpy, which made her a little sore, and now she wanted to fall asleep after soaking in this hot spring.

It wasn't until Izumi watched Shi Chen whispering by the pool that Xiao Yunjiao opened his eyes again.

"Princess, it's time to get up, soaking in the spring for a long time is not good for your body."

Primrose and Izuku serve her to wipe and dress. After putting on a padded snow satin undershirt, Primrose fetched her a fox fur cape.

"Princess, this place is connected to the bedroom, why don't you wear this fox fur cloak and go back to sleep later?"

Xiao Yunjiao wiped her hair, "What time is it?" ”

"It's almost time."

"Or bring me a coat, I just squinted for a while, and I'm not sleepy right now."

Hearing this, Primrose took the rabbit fur trimmed Xiangfei lantern sleeve jacket on the shelf, and changed her into a silver silk embroidered water ripple skirt of the same color.

"Okay, don't comb your hair, go get some refreshments and go to sleep, you don't have to keep it today."

The two maids looked at each other, in the end, Primrose had been following Xiao Yunjiao for a long time, knowing that the princess was right, and pulled out of the room.

Xiao Yunjiao sat alone on the chaise longue in front of the stove, and took a folk book at random to read.

The shadow of the moon was heavy, and it was halfway through in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly there was the sound of something being smashed on the lattice, followed by two short, successive sounds.

As soon as Xiao Yunjiao opened the window, a man dressed in black skillfully climbed in.

"Didn't you find out by the guards guarding the city?" Xiao Yunjiao handed the visitor a cup of tea.

The visitor took the teacup and sat down on the embroidery stool in the room, "His guards didn't notice it, but they were almost taken for assassins by your shadow guards." ”

Xiao Yunjiao watched him drink two sips of tea before saying, "What did you dig up the letter sent by Nanhe?" ”

"You take a look at this first." The visitor handed her an embroidered handkerchief.

Xiao Yunjiao looked over and over again, and saw that there was nothing else on the plain handkerchief except for a mediocre embroidered begonia, and couldn't help frowning and looking at the person in front of him-

"Shen Yuzhou, what are you selling?"

The person who came was Shen Yuzhou. I'm afraid that no one would have thought that he, who had just been sealed up in Beihou during the day, would appear in the hot spring annex where the eldest princess was late at night.

"This embroidered handkerchief was given to him by the second son of the Chen family in the Qinglou." Shen Yuzhou watched Xiao Yunjiao throw the handkerchief aside in disgust and hooked his lips, "He spent a lot of money on this good friend." I asked someone to disguise myself to inquire, and I found that Master Chen was ready to arrange a career for his second son. ”

Xiao Yunjiao was willing to look at him squarely, "You mean, he wants to bribe his boss to arrange an official position for his son?" Then he gave Lu Keji a gift, was he going to gag his mouth first? ”

"Not really, although the official dispatch is a matter for the officials, but in the end there is still a process, there are too many twists and turns in the middle that can be done for hands and feet, in case of accidentally revealing the stuffing, you have to rely on Lord Lu to cover them, so as not to be known by Your Majesty."

Xiao Yunjiao was a little angry, "This Lu Keji is simply a wallgrass, in the past few years, no one can be offended in the court, this time I want to see who he thinks will win." ”

Shen Yuzhou said again: "The owner behind the Pavilion of All Things should be the Cui family. ”

Xiao Yunjiao was not surprised, "Is there any evidence?" ”

"That's not true, but my people followed the shopkeeper and found his residence, and the courtyard was recorded in the name of a member of the Cui family." Shen Yuzhou said.

Xiao Yunjiao shook his head, "This doesn't mean anything, even if it is confirmed that the Pavilion of All Things is the property of the Cui family, it may not be able to uproot them, so let's start with that painting and the Chen family first." ”

"I also want to trouble you to pay more attention to the capital, as soon as I leave the city, there will be many people who will have their minds floating."

As soon as Shen Yuzhou nodded in response, he suddenly heard the sound of a piano outside the courtyard.

Xiao Yunjiao, Shen Yuzhou: "......"

It seems that he really praised him during the day.

"The princess's doorman is really ...... It's quite interesting. Shen Yuzhou commented.

"You better think about how you're going to get out when he's outside." Xiao Yunjiao had a headache, "This Liuxi seems to be ...... I don't have a lot of brains. ”

Shen Yuzhou looked at the windows facing the courtyard, and was extremely silent.

"Why don't you wait until his infatuation is over?"

The sound of the piano outside the window is ethereal, like a clear spring and a fresh breeze, and the two people in the window sit opposite each other with red candles, looking at each other without saying a word.

When he was talking about business just now, Xiao Yunjiao could still be distracted, but now he is a little upset when he quiets down.

The man opposite was sitting on his lap, his handsome face softened by the candlelight. She looked at it, and suddenly thought of the eve of this man's expedition three years ago—

Fifteen-year-old Xiao Yunjiao is much more immature and willful, and despite the curfew, he has to climb over the wall and run to Shen Yuzhou's yard overnight.

She struggled against the wall and shouted eagerly, "Brother Yuzhou, are you in the house?" ”

The young Shen Yuzhou was wiping his long sword, and when he heard a familiar call from the courtyard, he couldn't help but get up and open the door to look for it-

There is only one person in the world who will call him like this, and now in the middle of the night, how can the little princess who should be in the palace be in her own yard...... Wall?

"Princess, be careful!"

Shen Yuzhou flew up to the wall, grabbed the crumbling Xiao Yunjiao, and took the person to the courtyard.

"It's so late, what are you doing here?" Shen Yuzhou's tone was a little reproachful, but seeing the person in front of him aggrievedly blowing the palm of the broken skin, he couldn't help lowering his voice, "Come in, I'll go get you some medicine." ”

Xiao Yunjiao followed Shen Yuzhou to the study like a little tail, endured the pain with tears in her eyes, took the medicine, and dragged Shen Yuzhou's sleeve without loosening.

"Brother Yuzhou, don't you go to Northern Xinjiang to fight, okay? I heard from the palace people that it was dangerous. ”

Shen Yuzhou let her pull her sleeve, "The situation in the border city is not good, the Shen family has been defending Dongsheng for generations, I must go." ”

"But you're just a lieutenant this time! There is also General Lin who can guard the city. ”

"Moreover, I eavesdropped outside my father's study, and my father has promised General Shen that we will marry." Xiao Yunjiao's face was slightly red, but he still said, "If you stay in the capital and be my concubine, you don't have to go to Northern Xinjiang." ”

"Nonsense!" Shen Yuzhou's brows furrowed, "I won't marry you, you should go back to the palace quickly." ”

……

The candle suddenly exploded, interrupting Xiao Yunjiao's thoughts. She came back to her senses and met a pair of eyes that were not much different from those in her memory.

"What is the princess thinking?" Shen Yuzhou looked at her suddenly looking away a little inexplicably, and couldn't help touching his cheek.

…… Nothing dirty, right?

Xiao Yunjiao was a little flustered, the marriage gift that almost announced the world three years ago made her deer ramble, but before the holy decree came down, the battle report on the border arrived first......

Until now, she still didn't dare to believe whether Shen Yuzhou didn't like her, or only rejected her because of the war in northern Xinjiang.

“…… Didn't think about anything, or else...... I'll tell him to go back, and you can go again." ”

She hadn't taken a few steps to her feet when she glanced at her and suddenly turned her head and blew out the candle on the table......

“…… The shadow was reflected in the window. "Fortunately, Liu Xi focused on playing and shouldn't have paid attention to Shen Yuzhou, who was sitting.

Although the shadow was no longer visible, the sudden darkness caused Xiao Yunjiao to lose his original balance, and he tripped Shen Yuzhou's leg carelessly......

Suddenly sat in his arms......

The sudden darkness blurs vision, but it concentrates the senses. The person in her arms was delicate and soft, a small lump, and even the jasmine fragrance on her hair seemed to be tickling the tip of Shen Yuzhou's nose.

It's a pity that it was only for a moment, Xiao Yunjiao quickly supported his shoulders and stood up again.

"I ...... Go and tell him to go back. Xiao Yunjiao panicked and simply didn't even say anything about the palace.

But she didn't wait for her to go out, but as soon as she turned around, she felt a big hand hold her......

"He's no longer playing." I'm afraid that when I saw the lights out in the house, I felt that Xiao Yunjiao had fallen asleep.

Accustomed to the darkness in the room, she saw that Shen Yuzhou's eyes were shining frighteningly in the faint moonlight, and the place where her wrist touched it also felt a scorching heat.

Before she could think of anything, Shen Yuzhou let go of her hand.

"I'm leaving."

As when he came, Shen Yuzhou pushed open the window and disappeared into the night silently.

Leaving Xiao Yunjiao behind, listening to his thunderous heartbeat, he couldn't sleep for a long time.