Wei Shuyao has been groggy.

She faintly heard the snow creaking, and she was back in her childhood.

The grasslands are vast, and the snow is long in the sky.

Wei Ming, dressed in a military uniform and holding a longbow, smiled and said that he would take her to the snow to hunt.

"Chanchan, come, brother will teach you." Wei Ming circled her, his broad back blocking all the frost.

Suddenly, she heard her father's majestic voice, "Stinky boy, make your sister sick, look at how Lao Tzu cleans you up!" ”

The young Wei Shuyao wore a tiger head hat and pulled a rabbit lamp, watching her father chase her brother all over the ground, giggling.

The picture changed suddenly, but I saw my brother raising a long sword at the young man, and scolded coldly: "Stay away from Chanchan, don't get close to her!" ”

"Shen Yi, are you leaving......" Wei Shuyao panicked, the lamp in her hand rolled into the snow, the paper was torn open with a "snort", and the candle flame inside flickered for a moment and was completely extinguished.

Suddenly, the sky was dark, and the figures of the two slowly blurred.

"Brother-Shen Yi-"

Wei Shuyao carried her skirt and ran in the snow with tears on her face. The more she ran, the colder it became, the more tired she became, and finally she arrived in front of the mansion and tripped and fell to the ground.

This time she knew what was waiting for her.

"The general is dead...... There are no bones left......" The wail was close to her ears, staccato and on.

Suddenly, a gentle warmth came from behind her, carefully wrapped her, and slowly tightened it.

"Brother...... Shen Yi ...... "She cried quietly, tugged at the man's shirt, and buried her face in it.

She whispered these two sentences over and over again.

The warm palm pressed against her back, following the bend of her spine, slowly smoothing her restlessness.

Wei Shuyao finally got tired of crying and fell asleep.

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At dusk, the palace of the Lushui River Hunting Ground ushered in the long-lost fireworks.

After entering the palace, Xie Mingyi was still entangled in affairs, and did not return to the palace until the night was thick.

Before he could go in, he heard the exclamation of Debaozhi.

"What, to put the girl in His Highness's bedchamber! Although the girl woke up, she was sick after all......"

Hearing that Wei Shuyao woke up, Xie Mingyi's footsteps were almost imperceptibly faster, but when he was close to the bed, he slowed down again.

Baozhi was about to talk to Changshun Haosheng, when he raised his eyes and saw the prince slowly walking to the couch and hurriedly retreated.

The girl on the couch curled up in the brocade quilt, the green silk spread out between the pillows like a waterfall, and dragged the futon to wrap herself in extra tight.

Xie Mingyi stood still for a moment, leaned down and poked her forehead.

saw that her cherry lips were pursed, and there were still mottled tear stains in the corners of her eyes.

Xie Mingyi's eyebrows twisted slightly, he sat on the edge of the couch, and reached out to stroke a few strands of hair that covered her cheeks.

The wound on her forehead had completely scabbed and peeled off, revealing soft powdery flesh that could only be faintly traced when touched and caressed.

Feeling that someone was touching her, Wei Shuyao slowly opened her eyes.

She was weak and a little weak, and she didn't want to speak, but when she opened her eyes, she met those cold black eyes—

Shen ...... Your Highness. She was in a daze, and it took her a while to come back to her senses.

Xie Mingyi pursed his thin lips slightly, sat down on the edge of the couch, and suddenly reached out to hug her and let her lean on his shoulder.

"That little palace maid is frightened and guards you all night." His voice was flat, and he spoke slowly, "Fortunately, you woke up in time." ”

"Yesterday I had a dream...... Someone probably wrapped me in a warm velvet coat to dispel the cold, so I got better quickly. Wei Shuyao frowned lightly and spoke vaguely.

There was a burst of warmth behind her, and Xie Mingyi pressed his palm against her back.

The corners of his lips hooked slightly, and he suddenly smiled coldly, "Is that so?" ”

Wei Shuyao's body stiffened. If it weren't for the heat in his palm so real, he almost thought he was still in a dream.

After all, the person who hugged her in the dream was him, and he stroked her back again and again, as he did now, and his movements were extremely gentle.

She hurriedly diverted the topic and said in a low voice: "I don't sleep well at night, so I'd better move a room to live in, so as not to disturb His Highness's rest." ”

She also woke up and found out that Xie Mingyi had placed her in her bedroom and shared the same room with him.

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt that her hot fingertips covered her skin, and quickly grabbed her thin wrist.

His voice was cold, and it sounded close to the root of her ear, "It's only a lonely party to deal with the remnants of the assassins, and there is still one person who has escaped, and it is even more inappropriate for you to live somewhere else." ”

"Or are you bent on dying?" The low voice accompanied by the slight heat of the breath brushed her earlobe, stimulating her scalp.

Xie Mingyi had obviously bathed, and his long half-dried hair was casually curled in a high bun with a hosta, and it was out of the dust. Even so, she still smelled the cool smell of blood on him, which was a little smoky.

Wei Shuyao was completely sober, and hurriedly shook her head, "That, that, listen to His Highness's arrangement." ”

Xie Mingyi lowered his eyes and didn't say more.

Wei Shuyao saw that he was not in a good mood, so she simply closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

He slowly lowered her down on the couch and tucked the corner of the quilt before leaving.

Wei Shuyao didn't know what was going on outside, she only felt that the mountain rain was coming, and her heart jumped inexplicably. But she was still sick, unable to think, and fell into a deep sleep.

In the next few days, Wei Shuyao was half-asleep and never stayed. Because she had been in a coma for too long this time, Baozhi was indeed frightened, and stayed by her side to take care of her more and more carefully.

On the seventh day, Wei Shuyao finally felt that most of her body was relaxed, and she often came down and walked around.

She has been bored for a long time, counting the days with her fingers, and thinking that there is not much time left for spring harvesting, she will inevitably become anxious again. If it hadn't been for the assassination accident, she would have been on her way out by now.

On this day, the sky was beautiful and the sun was warm.

Wei Shuyao was thinking about going to Luo Huaiying and fulfilling the promise, so she found an excuse to go out.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Baozhi's heart softened, and she didn't dare to go far, so she only took her to the garden behind the dormitory.

The two talked casually, and Wei Shuyao was absent-minded all the way, thinking about where to look at the terrain of the palace. I only looked around, and I saw that there was a moon pavilion at the highest point of the rockery.

Wei Shuyao raised her hand and pointed there, saying that she wanted to go up and bask in the sun. Baozhi had no choice but to obey her.

The two of them will sit down, and suddenly they hear a whispered conversation coming from the hole under the rockery.

Wei Shuyao frowned, listened to a few words, and was shocked-

"Why, do you know who that little palace maid is?" It turned out to be Xu Shuangyu's voice.

"Our family only knows that the person was personally sent in by Grandpa Cui. His Royal Highness really cherished her, and he didn't hear the slightest rumor......" The little eunuch's voice was very low.

The little eunuch replied in fear: "Why should the girl care about a palace maid, where can she compare with you?" His Highness won't even give ...... a proper title."

"He pampered the lowly palace maid, and refused to look at me more." Xu Shuangyu felt aggrieved in her heart, "The crown princess will be selected next month, how can I not be in a hurry?" ”

"Girl, don't worry, our family heard...... The most ...... in this house Why don't you talk to the concubine? ”

"That makes sense, I'm going to find my aunt, and tonight will be done......"

The conversation in the cave was intermittent, and after a short time it was silent.

Wei Shuyao pursed her lips and hesitated for a long time before she looked at Baozhi and asked, "Is Your Highness back?" ”

Baozhi replied: "Today's hunting, Your Highness is afraid that he will not come back until after the night banquet." Father-in-law Liang stayed here. ”

Wei Shuyao felt a sigh in her heart, and she wanted to find Liang Jin in a hurry.

As soon as he ran to the corridor of the main hall, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps in the courtyard.

She raised her eyes and saw a person running into the hall from a distance, "Father-in-law Liang, something happened!" ”

Liang Jin looked stunned, strode out of the corridor, only listened to half a sentence, and hurriedly left.

Wei Shuyao was upset, and she didn't go to bed early this night.

By the time it had passed, Xie Mingyi and Liang Jin had never returned.

She couldn't stand it anymore, so she lay down in her clothes.

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As soon as Xie Mingyi came down from the hunting ground, he heard the secret guard deliver the news.

A small town at the foot of Lugu Mountain was looted by a group of thieves last night, and dozens of people were killed and injured.

Listening to the words of the surviving people, this group of people with long knives and horses are all dressed in Beidi costumes. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was the remnants of the assassination that could not be accomplished, and turned to vent to the people.

Hearing the news, Xie Mingyi was furious, and immediately put on the battle and led the troops to pursue him personally......

In just three hours, Xie Mingyi led the army back, tied up all the rebellious enemies, and beheaded them all on the spot.

The emperor was overjoyed and personally went out of the hunting ground to meet him.

Seeing that he was in the dust, the concubine opened her mouth and left him in the front hall to rest for a while. The emperor gladly agreed, praised a few words, and ordered someone to bring wine to celebrate the prince's victory.

Xie Mingyi hesitated, but finally pursed his lips and drank it all.

The smell of blood mixed with the smell of wine came to his nose, he looked at the dark sky, and inexplicably remembered the weeping girl, who stayed alone in the temple and waited for him.

…… She is the most averse to blood.

Xie Mingyi was led to the side hall by the eunuch, unloaded the iron armor, and wanted to bathe here before going back.

He only raised his hand to unbutton a placket, and suddenly smelled a rich aroma rushing to his face, which made him slightly dizzy.

Gradually, I felt that my steps were vain, and my head began to feel dizzy.

Xie Mingyi's footsteps froze, and his fingers on the collar stiffened.

In the light veil, there is a faint beautiful figure.

The beauty is scattered with green silk, and only a tulle heart coat is worn on her upper body, which will cover her waist and abdomen, revealing a snow-colored neck and lotus root arms, and she is lifting the gauze tent and walking slowly towards him.

"Your Royal Highness......" Xu Shuangyu's face was shy, her eyes were affectionate, and she looked at him softly.

Xie Mingyi held his breath, bit his lip, and turned around suddenly.

The gloom under his eyes suddenly spread and gradually spread, almost completely covering the anxiety in his pupils.

Xu Shuangyu's pace was two steps faster, and she stepped forward and said tactfully: "Your Highness, the concubine is here to serve you to change your clothes." ”

The slender jade hand was just about to touch Xie Mingyi, but suddenly he pushed him vigorously, and the whole person fell straight to the ground.

Xu Shuangyu knew that she had no way to retreat, her cousin Chujun's big dream bamboo basket was empty, and the prince was always lukewarm to the Xu family, if she didn't fight again, how could she see the phoenix seal fall into the hands of others?

"His Royal Highness pushed the concubine so much......" she hesitated, looking at him with her head held high, tears and pitiful.

Before the words fell, I suddenly heard two earth-shattering kicks in front of me—

Xie Mingyi raised his foot and kicked it twice, kicking the locked door open.

Expressionless and composed, he stepped on the cracked door and strode away.

Coming out of the main hall, Xie Mingyi bypassed the remote path, tried his best to calm his breath, and walked quickly to the dormitory.

Xie Mingyi walked forward in the dark, at first his steps were still gentle, but the dizziness in his brain became more and more obvious, and he stumbled with his steps.

He felt that his body was getting hotter and hotter, and the alcohol was so strong that he could barely stabilize his body even after taking a few steps, and knew that there must be something wrong with the incense in the room.

He was even more angry, his eyes were red, and he picked up the snow on the ground and swallowed a few mouthfuls before he slightly suppressed the restlessness in his body.

With this moment of sobriety, Xie Mingyi hurriedly returned to the dormitory.

There was no palm lamp in the hall, and it was dark.

Xie Mingyi staggered a few steps, leaned on the edge of the table, gasped sharply, and forcibly suppressed the discomfort floating in his body.

"Your Highness, are you back?"

Xie Mingyi heard Wei Shuyao's voice and froze.

He tilted his head stiffly and slowly straightened up.

"Shen Yi, are you okay?" A soft voice floated from the darkness, accompanied by the sound of the girl's swift steps.

Xie Mingyi's eyes suddenly darkened, and the anxiety in his pupils swept over again, almost devouring the only reason he had left.

The curtain of her eyes was lifted, and those dark and heavy eyes were fixed on her uneasy countenance.

Wei Shuyao was also taken aback, seeing that his face was red and his expression was stiff, she hurriedly walked towards him.

The general moved his steps, and he could hear his voice open hoarsely.

"Don't come here."

His voice was so low that he could barely hear it, as if he was trying to suppress something.