His eyebrows are sharp and angular. Although that face is very beautiful, it is not as gentle as Wang Yu, but it is respectful and afraid to look directly at it. He is tall and straight, with a slender figure, and a black cloak makes his eyebrows and stars even more impressive.

His eyes were full of curiosity, he raised his hand to take off the palace lantern and handed it to me, and said: "Who are you? How come you are still in this imperial garden late at night?" His voice was low, like that face. The charm of the heart, but still has an awe-inspiring deterrent.

I have heard this voice, and even if I have heard it once, I will not forget it-on the night of my wedding.

My gaze fell on the jade ornament he wore on his waist. The white mutton jade had a cold light in the night, and the carved dragon and auspicious clouds were exquisitely carved on it, symbolizing the noble identity of the wearer.

I smiled faintly, feeling a little helpless in my heart, we actually met under such circumstances. Although I knew I couldn't never see him forever, but I never thought I would be on such a time occasion so soon.

Yes. He is Emperor Zhangxuan Shen Xiyao.

I lowered my head and didn't know how to answer. I could feel his eyes falling on me for a long time. I glanced up at him slightly. His eyes were full of playfulness. I knew he was waiting for my answer.

I took a deep breath and looked up and smiled at him. He was stunned, I took the palace lantern in his hand while he didn't recover, turned around and ran down the Youran Pavilion.

"Follow the petals." A shout came from behind, followed by a hearty laugh.

petal? Under the shaking light, I saw a piece of fresh lotus petals lying on the road, and another piece of...

Running wildly all the way, I turned my head from time to time, not seeing the figure chasing after me, so my heart dropped a little. Finally walked out of this "tortuous path through the quiet" maze. According to my general understanding of the layout of the harem, the east gate of the Imperial Garden is the East Sixth Palace.

The east and west six palaces are connected by a north-south palace road, and the middle of the north-south palace road is my Kunning palace. I used palace lanterns to illuminate the road under my feet. There should be nothing wrong with this road. Most of the roads in the imperial garden are gravel or sapphire. After walking out of the gate of the imperial garden, the gate on the road of the East Sixth Palace was found easily.

When I was about to step in, I saw a team of night patrol guards appearing not far away. I was so scared that I turned off the lanterns and hid behind the stone lion by the door, annoying why I didn’t wear a dark cloak. I was dressed in white, so I could cover myself at this time. Now I pray that the guards will not go out of this palace gate, or this stone lion can help me hide from being discovered.

After all, walking in the palace late at night is against the rules of the palace, not to mention that I didn't bring anything to prove my identity.

The footsteps approached, and approached again, my heart touched my throat, and fear enveloped me. Seeing that the figure of a guard had appeared at the gate of the palace, suddenly I heard the sound of "swish" kneeling on the ground.

"See the emperor."

Then Shen Xiyao's faint voice sounded: "Well, let's go down."

There was another "swish" sound. His tall body stood in front of the stone lion I was hiding in, and the guards passed me neatly.

I sighed lightly, but realized my current situation, my heart hung up again, thinking about how to deal with the situation before me, a hand was stretched out in front of me.

I lifted my head and only looked into his dark eyes. I quickly lowered my eyes slightly and said nothing. He smiled and said, "Is it more comfortable to squat than to stand up?"

I "pushed" a smile, took his hand and stood up.

His hands are warm and firm and strong. I watched him just about to speak, but he turned around and looked at the long dark palace road, then looked at the sky, turned around and gently said to me, "Would you like to walk with me?"

I nodded. I was surprised that he did not use "I" but "I".

He saw me nodding, the corner of his mouth bent into a nice arc, picked up the palace lantern I put aside, took out the flint from his sleeve, the palace lantern once again emitted a soft and warm light. He glanced at me, and walked in front of him with the lantern in his hand. I carefully fell behind him and followed him, bowing my head.

After a long time, both of them were speechless. My heart is beating "bang", what is going on with him being so silent? What should I do? If he asks who I am, how should I answer?

Or how to escape? As I walked, I looked up and found him walking beside me, his pace calmly and slowly, like a walk. However, on this moonless night, the breeze is bleak, really not suitable for walking.

I looked at him and wanted to say if he would return to the palace to rest, after all, there will be an early morning tomorrow morning. He has always been an emperor who is diligent and studious. It is late now, not to mention that the wind is getting more and more urgent. He doesn't wear a lot or thick clothes. It is not good if he catches the cold.

I was about to speak, his eyes turned, looking at me, frowned and asked, "Are you cold?"

I said "Ah", I was very surprised. I didn't expect him to be so careful, but I didn't know how to answer, so I lowered my eyes and shook my head.

He stopped, and I stopped too, looking at the palace road paved with marble, I was flustered not knowing what he was going to do. Suddenly I felt something draped over me. When I looked sideways, it turned out that it was the black cloak he had worn before. Looking at him again, he was only wearing a silver-patterned single-dragon, ink-blue and plain brocade uniform, with thin fabrics. .

I hurried to take off the cloak, he held my hand, shook his head and smiled: "No, I'm not cold. You can wear it." After that, he walked on his own.

I stepped forward and grabbed the corner of his clothes, "The emperor..."

Before the words fell, the heavy rain fell without warning.

He took my hand and ran, and I stumbled behind him. My cloak and skirt were wet by the rain and tripped my feet. The soft white satin embroidered shoes accidentally stepped on the long front hem of the gauze skirt. The foot slipped, the leg bent, and with an exclamation, the person fell on the hard marble.

He stopped, bent down and picked me up. His hair was wet, and water dripped down on my face. This is out of courtesy, and I struggled to continue.

He tightened his hands, looked at me and said, "Don't move." His tone was so irresistible.

I froze and let him hug me and walk fast. He hugged me so tightly, I pressed against his chest, breathed the faint fragrance of his body, and felt his solid and powerful arms. I buried my head and closed my eyes, my heart beating nonstop.

"The emperor, you are..."

Accompanied by Zhang Dehai's flustered and surprised voice, I opened my eyes. We have entered a palace, and I saw Zhang Dehai look at me with doubts.

He ignored Zhang Dehai, hugged me into the room, and gently put me on the bed.

Zhang Dehai followed up, "The emperor..."

He glanced at Zhang Dehai and went out without answering. Zhang Dehai hurriedly followed out, "The emperor, you will wipe it quickly, and the minion will let them ask the doctor."

Then, I heard his impatient voice: "No, make some **** soup."

"Little six, go!" Zhang Dehai ordered.

"Hey." Someone ran out in a hurry.

"Emperor, change your clothes soon." After a rustling voice, Zhang Dehai's voice came again, "Emperor, it's not early, let's rest early."

"I still have to finish reading these folds. Go down first. I will call you if something happens. By the way, go find a woman's dress first."

I lay quietly, with bright yellow bed curtains in front of me, light yellow brocade quilts around me, and dragon patterns everywhere. I sighed secretly—here, it should be the Hall of Nourishing the Heart; where I lay, it should be the dragon bed of Emperor Daxi.

What should I do? I thought, I can’t just stay like this until dawn, and he will come in when he wants to rest soon...

After a while, someone came in and held a set of women's clothes. I pretended to close my eyes and opened my eyes when I heard the footsteps leave.

I got up and got out of bed, put on my clothes in a hurry, took my wet clothes, and walked gently to the door. Through the crack of the door, I saw him lying on the wide ebony table with a pile of memorials. He also holds a Zhubi in his hand. I stepped forward gently, and it seemed that he fell asleep during the memorial.

I shook my heart, walked back to the bed and took a quilt to cover him carefully, then gently took off the imperial pen in his hand. He tilted his head to one side and slept soundly.

I looked at his sleeping face carefully, the firm edges and corners softened a lot, and without the majesty, he was also a gentle man.

I slowly opened the door and looked out. There was no guard at the door. It was assumed that Zhang Dehai was afraid of disturbing the emperor and removed it, but there were guards walking around.

Just as a team of guards passed by, I walked quickly across the hallway with my waist. There should be a small garden like my Kunning Palace, and there must be a small door for Shihua eunuchs to enter and exit.

When I returned to Kunning Palace safely, the horizon was slightly bright, and I hid the night guards several times along the way.

The rain has been falling. Although it is not as heavy as it started, my whole body is still drenched, and my feet are gradually weak. As soon as I walked into the gate of Kunning Palace and saw Xiao Luzi on duty, I let my heart go. The cold after the rain came up together, and coupled with the previous day and night without rest, I fainted when my head sank and my eyes went dark.

In the dimness, I seemed to hear Haoyue ask Xinlan to ask the doctor, and I opened my eyes laboriously.

Huiju saw that I was awake with sharp eyes, and asked anxiously, "Manny, how are you?"

Haoyue and Xinlan immediately came to me when they heard it.

I struggled and said, "Don't go to an imperial doctor, I'm just tired."

After speaking, he glanced at Haoyue intently. What Haoyue wanted to say, I shook my head and closed my eyes.