Early in the morning, Wang Xiu returned to the villa.
Lu Yunhong, who had not slept well all night, suddenly became very energetic when he saw her coming back. He even asked in a cowardly manner: "Did you think that I couldn't sleep all night, so you came back in a hurry?"
Wang Xiu gave him a slap in the face, and said with disdain: "Don't flatter yourself. If I can't sleep well without you, then if I die, I will drag you with me. Are you willing?"
Lu Yunhong said seriously: "I do!"
"We live in the same quilt and die in the same hole. Even if my hand is rotten into bones, I will still hold your hand."
Wang Xiu looked disgusted and said: "You are indeed very harsh."
In fact, I was secretly thinking, this man just opened his mouth and didn't know how true or false it was? But he could answer without thinking, which shows that he still loves her very much in his heart.
Lu Yunhong looked at her airy little face and wanted to laugh, but he saw a hint of sadness between her eyebrows. Maybe something happened in the palace?
He tried to listen to her voice, but found that he couldn't hear anything. He was full of surprise for a moment.
I just heard him ask: "What are you thinking about? Why do you feel so depressed?"
Lu Yunhong just asked casually to evoke Wang Xiu's inner thoughts.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xiu replied directly: "The eldest princess left for a while while I was asleep last night, saying she was going to see An Nian. But when I asked today, the wet nurse said that the eldest princess had not been there at all last night."
"The eldest princess lied to me, but there is no need for her to lie to me, because I can't care about her at all. Unless... there is something that she doesn't want me to know."
Lu Yunhong's heart trembled, he didn't expect Wang Xiu to be so sharp.
He immediately said: "Is it because of the incident with King An?"
Wang Xiu sneered lightly: "The eldest princess never pays attention to Prince An's affairs. They don't have any sibling relationship. The eldest princess is also impatient to act. I don't think so."
"What could that be?" Lu Yunhong said, observing Wang Xiu's expression.
Wang Xiu frowned, obviously deep in thought, but he still couldn't hear her thoughts.
Lu Yunhong was anxious and couldn't help but grab Wang Xiu's hand.
Wang Xiu was hurt by his scratching and asked: "What are you doing?"
Seeing Wang Xiu's confused look, Lu Yunhong realized that he had lost his composure.
He quickly said: "I'm afraid you'll think too much, and I want to make you relax. The eldest princess shouldn't be hiding anything from you?"
Wang Xiu brushed Lu Yunhong's hand away, rubbed her wrist and said, "I know. I was just thinking that the eldest princess is avoiding me like this, maybe the matter involves the palace."
Lu Yunhong said in surprise: "Were you thinking about something just now?"
Wang Xiu nodded and said matter-of-factly: "Yes."
In an instant, Lu Yunhong froze on the spot.
He looked at Wang Xiu with extremely complex eyes, and the hands in his sleeves tightened inch by inch.
How could it be?
It seems that he can't hear Wang Xiu's voice!
Lu Yunhong smiled and asked with a pale face: "Can you tell me what you are thinking about now?"
Wang Xiu looked at his disappointed expression and said inexplicably: "I wonder why you are so crazy?"
It’s so weird, it seems like there’s no way we can go together!
After Wang Xiu finished speaking, he walked around Lu Yunhong and left.
Lu Yunhong froze on the spot, feeling uneasy and uneasy, his eyes vacant.
In the days that followed, Lu Yunhong tried several more times, but each time he failed.
It seemed that he... really couldn't hear Wang Xiu's voice. This realization was worse than the feeling of knowing that King An was not dead yet...
In the blink of an eye, the Qingming Festival has passed.
The matter that the eldest princess asked people to investigate has also become clear, and she plans to return to Beijing.
At that time, spring was warm and flowers were blooming. Big peonies were blooming, and the whole garden was filled with a light floral fragrance. The sun was shining, and the soil was dried like fine sand, giving it a golden color.
And when the spring breeze blows, the fragrance of green grass in your nose seems to be mixed with the smell of sunshine.
Lu Yunyuan was sewing on the swing in the garden, and Lu Yunzhu was flapping butterflies in the garden... Around the garden, in front of the steps of the empty hall, the eldest princess and Wang Xiuzheng were flying kites with their children.
The years are quiet and the sun is shining brightly.
High up in the mountain forest, Zhou Ling watched all this quietly.
It was like a slowly unfolding scroll. The women, girls, and children in the scroll all came alive, as if this scene would exist forever as long as the scroll was not closed.
But at this moment, Gu Zizhen hurried over, his cheeks looking particularly blazing under the shade of the trees due to being exposed to the sun.
A slightly rough gasp broke the tranquility of this moment.
Zhou Ling turned around, looked at the anxious-looking Gu Zizhen and said, "Why are you so panicked?"
Gu Zizhen swallowed his saliva and said in a somewhat anxious voice: "The eldest princess checked the mausoleum of the imperial concubine..."
Zhou Ling's eyes flashed, and he looked towards the palace again, only to see that the eldest princess was helping Wang Xiu's hairpin. She was so relaxed and relaxed, but who knew that she would secretly ask someone to dig a grave?
Zhou Ling pursed his lips and smiled slightly, but his eyes were cold.
Just listen to him say: "For a person hiding in a mass grave, what tomb can be dug?"
"Go back and tell your father, don't panic."
Gu Zizhen was confused: "My father said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet ascended the throne, please come back as soon as possible."
Zhou Ling clapped his hands on the wheelchair and said lightly: "It's really boring. You are all so afraid. Could it be that I will steal Zhao Lin's throne?"
Gu Zizhen lowered his head and did not dare to reply.
Fan Youhe and Zuo sighed slightly but remained silent.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Ling looked at what seemed to be two people coming outside the palace, riding horses, looking dusty.
He asked: "Who are those two people?"
Gu Zizhen didn't even look at it, but said in a low voice: "It was Huang Shaoyu and Song Muting who were called by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. My subordinates also followed them and took a shortcut when they were almost at the palace."
Zhou Ling understood that Gu Yan was afraid that if he bumped into these people, it would be difficult for him to escape.
Also... Zhao Lin hasn't ascended the throne yet, can't he wait any longer?
He laughed at himself and said calmly: "Let's go."
The other three people felt happy for a moment, but in the next moment, Zhou Ling beat them to death with just one word.
Just listen to Zhou Ling say: "Let's find a place to rest first, and we will leave after they set off."
…
The journey was dusty and sweaty.
After finally arriving at the palace, Huang Shaoyu was about to dismount and rest. But at this time, Song Muting pulled the reins and said: "The villa is still ahead."
After saying that, he went to ride his horse.
Huang Shaoyu followed and asked: "The palace is so big, so why did you buy a village?"
Song Muting said: "Earlier, the prince came to live, so it was inconvenient for my wife. Later, when Lu Yunhong came, it was inconvenient for him to live in the palace."
Huang Shaoyu understood, but he arrived soon.
When he dismounted, he saw Lu Yunhong under the cherry tree at the entrance of the villa, holding scissors and delicately picking red cherries one by one.
Huang Shaoyu stood under the tree, watching the light and shadow in the gap fall on Lu Yunhong's cheek. With such a clear face, as gentle as jade, why did he come to do this work under the tree?
He couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, so he led the horse and said: "The emperor asked you in a roundabout way when you will return to Beijing? Do you plan to hide behind your wife for the rest of your life? His Highness the Crown Prince asked us to come to invite you, and when you arrive, you are actually picking cherries?"
Lu Yunhong glanced at Huang Shaoyu and saw that Song Muting had directly led the horse to tie it, and there seemed to be no sign of coming.
He lowered his eyelids and asked casually: "Why don't you see Ji Yunwei?"