The night is getting darker, darkness covers the earth, and the evening breeze blows in through the open carved windows, bringing a slight chill.
After bathing, Yun Zishu put on a white and thin pajamas. When she returned to the inner hall to go to bed, she suddenly saw Sicang standing in the outer hall. Yun Zishu paused slightly, and then she remembered that he had become her shadow guard.
——The Shadow Guard who never leaves his body for twelve hours.
Sicang has changed his clothes. He is no longer wearing a black robe embroidered with dark patterns during the day, but a simple and neat black robe.
Compared to the coldness and calmness of his robes, the black clothes at this time made his body more neat and strong, like a wolf dormant in the dark, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any time.
Yun Zishu looked at him quietly for a moment, then walked to the pear wood brocade couch and sat down, with three thousand black hair draped over her shoulders. She wore snow-white pajamas and lost the coldness and alienation she felt in front of others during the day, looking lazy and leisurely.
Leng Yue and Leng Shuang's expressions were a little tangled. They were thinking about whether they should withdraw or stay to serve His Highness.
With the Lord Commander standing here, they always felt that the atmosphere was a bit depressing and uneasy.
After a moment of silence, Leng Yue finally lowered her eyebrows and said respectfully: "I'll wait outside first. If your Highness needs anything, just give me a shout."
Yun Zishu hummed.
So the two of them walked out, and several maids standing in the outer hall were also taken out. In an instant, only Yun Zishu and Sicang were left in the hall.
Yun Zishu broke the silence: "Where will you sleep at night?"
Si Cang was silent for a moment and said in a low voice: "My subordinate will hide in a place where His Highness cannot see you. Your Highness does not need to worry."
He thought that Yun Zishu was concerned about the issue of intimacy between men and women, so he took the initiative to avoid suspicion and made her feel at ease as much as possible.
The purpose of being her shadow guard was to be closer to her naturally, closer than others, but Sicang knew in his heart that he could not go against her wishes at any time.
If she doesn't want him to get too close, then even if he is a Shadow Guard, he will stick to a certain level and not bother her.
"I'm not worried, I'm just asking casually." Yun Zishu smiled lightly, "You can think of it as concern."
When Si Cang heard this, his eyebrows softened a little: "Yeah."
"Let's make do with it tonight. Tomorrow, I will ask someone to buy a bed and put it in the outer hall." Yun Zishu looked at the low couch and bookcase outside the screen, "Move the bookcase and put the bed here. You can use it at night."
Sleep here."
The outer hall and the inner hall were separated by a screen, so they slept in separate rooms, maintaining the proper sense of proportion between men and women.
Sicang pursed his lips slightly, "No need to change."
"Um?"
"My subordinates can sleep anywhere," Sicang said. "It can be on the beams, behind the screen, or under the window sill. There is no need to set up an extra bed."
Yun Zishu raised her eyebrows.
Si Cang narrowed his eyes and explained: "The Shadow Guards need to stay alert at all times and cannot be too comfortable, otherwise they will be in danger."
When Yun Zishu heard this, she couldn't help but feel a little complicated: "The dignified commander of the Shadow Pavilion condescended to come here to be the shadow guard of this palace. He doesn't even have a bed. It would be too unfair for you."
The corners of Sicang's lips raised in subtle ways: "I don't feel aggrieved. Being able to protect His Highness is a blessing that I can only dream of."
When Yun Zishu heard this, her heart rippled again.
"Your Highness, there is no need to trouble you." Sicang's voice sounded particularly gentle at night, "I am willing to protect Your Highness. This is my duty in this life."
What he didn't say was that he was willing to pay any price as long as he could get closer to her and look at her every day.
Now that this result has been his long-awaited expectation, it has finally come true, and he dare not have any other extravagant wishes.
Yun Zishu hummed and said nothing more.
If you really buy a bed, it will be too eye-catching and will give rise to many undesirable associations.
"I can't sleep at the moment, please talk to me for a while."
Sicang's expression was gentle: "Yes."
With that said, he walked to the inner hall, brought Yun Zishu's coat and put it on her.
Yun Zishu raised her eyes and looked at Sicang. Thinking of how cold and cruel he was in front of outsiders, she spoke as if by mistake: "Sicang."
"Your Highness."
Yun Zishu said: "You can actually be a little more domineering in front of me."
Si Cang's expression paused slightly, as if he didn't expect to hear such words. He was silent for a moment, then lowered his eyebrows and said, "I don't dare."
Yun Zishu held her chin up and said in a lazy voice: "Can I still eat you?"
She just didn't want to see him with such a downcast look. The most powerful commander of the Shadow Pavilion should be an aloof and untamed wolf, maintaining his pride in front of everyone.
He shouldn't be so humble and submissive.
Hearing this, Sicang could not help but remain silent again: "Even if His Highness wants to eat my subordinates, I will not resist."
Yun Zishu chuckled, and her originally gloomy mood suddenly improved a lot. She pointed to the low couch opposite: "Sit down."
"Yes." Sicang sat down, his posture upright, and he also had an aura as steep as a mountain.
"I went to see the Queen Mother today and had a little chat with her." Yun Zishu frowned, feeling a little complicated. "She simply admitted what happened back then without hiding anything. In fact, it was a bit beyond my expectation."
Si Cang frowned: "She has no reason to hide it."
"Because the Feng family can only save itself now." Yun Zishu hummed, "But I suddenly thought of a question."
Sicang said: "Your Highness, please speak."
"My father has always been afraid that his identity will be revealed. Although there are not many people who know the truth back then. In addition to the Queen Mother and Uncle Feng Guo, there is now another you and me, but there is no conclusive evidence." Yun Yun
Zishu raised her eyes slightly and looked at Sicang, "If the Queen Mother suddenly fell seriously ill and died, would that be considered a death without evidence? Only the Queen Mother, a mother, can be convincing if she reveals her son's identity. If other people dare to talk nonsense, they can be regarded as
Spreading rumors about the royal bloodline will give the emperor an excuse to kill him."
Sicang nodded slowly: "Your Highness is right."
"so……"
"Before the Emperor learned the truth, the Feng family had arranged for expert protection around the Queen Mother. Assassination and poisoning would not work." Sicang said calmly, "Even if the Emperor wanted to silence him, he would not be able to find a chance. Besides, matricide is a heinous crime.
It is a serious crime, and the emperor dare not take this risk."
Matricide is a serious crime, and the slightest carelessness will trigger a crusade from all over the world. Even the most powerful person cannot commit such an evil, unless he can succeed with one blow, causing the illusion of accidental death or illness, and making it invisible to others.
There is no flaw, otherwise the emperor would never dare to take action easily.
Yun Zishu pondered: "In this way, the Feng family's low profile is only superficial, and the power cultivated secretly cannot be underestimated."