In the quiet alley, there were only the even breathing and steady footsteps of two people. The cold moonlight stretched the shadows of the two people very long.
The woman in the yellow dress walking on the left looked at her shadow on the ground, which looked so tall, but when compared with the shadow beside her, she still looked so petite, she suddenly burst into laughter.
The man next to him, wearing a goose hat and brocade clothes, with an embroidered knife at his waist, asked with a straight face: "What are you laughing at?"
Yu'er shook her head and whispered softly: "I didn't expect that the person who sent me to the palace tonight would be Lord Ruan! The last time I saw you, you were my benefactor. How come you became me when we met again?
Where is your enemy?! Fate is really free."
After hearing this, Ruan Lang still held his head high and walked forward in stride.
"Last time I saw you fainted on the road, it was morally right to help you! Today, under the emperor's order, it is also my duty to bring you to the palace for an audience!"
He tried his best to look straight ahead and spoke in an official tone.
Yu'er held her belly and smiled, then asked: "So, you will be the one to send me to the palace from now on?"
Ruan Lang nodded, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Yu'er turned her head to look at him and suddenly asked: "Master Ruan, aren't you curious at all why the emperor called Commander Yan's family members into the palace to see him in the middle of the night?"
Ruan Lang glanced at her forced smile and said calmly: "I am only responsible for sending you to the palace safely. Other things are not my place to ask, and I am not curious!"
Yu'er shook her lips, shook her head and sighed: "Master Ruan is a smart man, so he became a popular person in front of the emperor! It's a pity that I'm not smart enough, so I made everything into a mess..."
Ruan Lang frowned. He didn't know why this woman said so many things to a stranger he had only met twice.
He didn't want to guess what kind of trouble she got into, nor did he explore her reasons. He just felt that this was the most worrying task assigned to him by the emperor.
Perhaps this was related to the fact that he had been taken care of by Yan Rong, and he mentally comforted himself in this way.
The road from Yanrong Mansion to Ziwei Palace is not far.
After a while, the two of them stood under the plaque of Xuanwu Hall. Yu'er raised her head and looked at this majestic but cold signboard, and wondered: "Why did the emperor summon me in the palace?"
Ruan Lang lowered his eyes and said expressionlessly: "I don't know this either. I'm only responsible for bringing you here! Come in quickly! Don't keep the emperor waiting."
Yu'er sighed, lifted up her skirt, and slowly pushed the door open and entered.
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The crescent moon rises and hangs in the sky, and the bright moonlight illuminates the entire Shengjing city.
When the pot-bellied Yu'er went out again, a tall and thin man walked out and stood in front of Yu'er, with a dark look in his eyes.
Seeing who was coming, Yu'er was startled: "Master Ruan? You haven't left yet...are you waiting for me?"
"Miss Bai, let's go, I'll take you back!" Ruan Lang had no expression when he spoke, and his tone did not fluctuate.
Yu'er frowned slightly and asked, "Did the Emperor ask you to send me back?"
Ruan Lang's eyes flickered and he whispered: "Forget it...forget it..."
Yu'er smiled faintly, immediately understood that this was his good intention, and followed him outside the palace gate.
Walking slowly out of Xuandemen, Yu'er stopped. She looked up at the sky, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.
"Look at how beautiful the moonlight is. It's so beautiful that it's hard to fall asleep! It would be great if it could always be this beautiful! It's a pity..."
After saying that, she sighed and continued walking next to Ruan Lang.
Ruan Lang didn't know what was going on, but he didn't dare to ask. He was always afraid that if he knew too much, he would be unable to extricate himself.
The two walked side by side under the moonlight, and their figures gradually became longer as the moon moved.
Ruan Lang took into account Yu'er's inconvenience and walked very slowly. The two walked side by side for a long time without saying a word.
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Such a walk under the moon may seem romantic and poetic to outsiders, but to the person involved, it is not a pleasant thing.
They tacitly understood each other: Yu'er was just a puppet being monitored by Ruan Lang and controlled by the emperor.
But Yu'er's innocent attitude inexplicably reminded Ruan Lang of his late wife and the high mountain flower in Xiaoxiang Villa.
He also thought of Yan Rong's free and easy attitude in daily life, and how he helped him many times.
Ruan Lang struggled in his heart for a long time, but couldn't help but remind him: "Miss Bai, you should know that Yu Shou Si has eyes all over the capital. Since the emperor thinks so highly of Commander Yan, even if you like him, you should know what can be done.
What can’t be done.”
Yu'er touched her belly gently and said calmly: "I understand what Lord Ruan said. However, my child is about to be born, and I don't want to do anything now..."
"You have no choice, and I have no choice! We can only act according to orders!" Ruan Lang's eyes became sharp and his face was very solemn.
Yu'er shook her head, with a smile in her eyes: "No! Everything will be over when the child is born!"
Ruan Lang stopped and stared at her with a frown: "What do you mean by that?"
Yu'er looked up at the bright moon, her face as pure as a fairy: "It's nothing! I just hope that my child can grow up healthily! He will no longer be like me, trapped in hatred all his life and unable to extricate himself."
"You know that if you anger the Holy One, your child will not be able to grow up healthily!" Ruan Lang's tone was a little excited, as if what Yu'er was carrying in her belly was his own flesh and blood.
Yu'er smiled at him and said in an extremely firm tone: "No! This child will be luckier than me, and there will be many people to protect him and grow up safely."
Looking at the rosy-faced and happy woman, who was about to become a mother but was controlled by others, Ruan Lang fell silent.
He didn't want to say anything anymore, he just followed her silently and escorted her home safely.
It's late at night, the incense in the incense burner has burned out, the water in the clepsydra will also leak out, and there is a slight coolness in the night breeze.
Yu'er opened the door and walked into the room, and saw Yan Rong sitting alone in the dark, drinking wine.
She didn't say anything. She had long been accustomed to his state.
Yan Rong saw that she was becoming more and more arrogant about entering the palace late at night, and couldn't help but get angry: "You no longer hide it, and you don't seem to feel any guilt when you see me!"
Yu'er picked up the lampshade, lit the candle, smiled slightly and said, "You know what I'm going to do, so what else can I cover up?"
"Besides, no matter what I say or do, you always hate me. Those feelings of guilt have long been eliminated." Yu'er said matter-of-factly, with a very calm look on her face.
Yan Rong poured a glass of wine and asked quietly: "What did you say to the emperor this time when you entered the palace?"
Yu'er tilted her head and looked at him, teasingly saying: "What are you worried about? What can you say to me? Could it be that Miss Qianqian is a female thief?"
Yan Rong put down the wine glass heavily and said angrily: "What does this have to do with Qianqian! If you want to hate me, then hate me, don't involve her!"
"It's so rare that a prodigal son can be so infatuated with a woman! If you have even a hint of such tenderness towards me, I'll be satisfied..." Yu'er curved the corners of her lips, but there was no serious look on her face.
Yan Rong drooped his head and said in a deep voice: "I have tried my best! I can't force my feelings! Qianqian has no ill intentions towards you. She knew that you were about to give birth and was afraid that you would not be happy to see her, so she left
Sheng Jing. You also specifically asked me to accompany you to give birth to your child!"
Yu'er suddenly sighed softly and said in a weird way: "She is really good at buying people's hearts. She is the one who steals other people's husbands, and she is the one who talks nice words! It's like she came first and I arrived last! She let
You are willing to accompany me only if you stay with me. Does that mean that you just stayed and flew with her without telling her?"
I don't know if it was the wine or her words, but Yan Rong's whole face and eyes turned red: "That's enough! Stop acting! Stop pretending to be affectionate towards me! Qianqian and I have already done our best to you.
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"You've been waiting for me tonight just because
Do you want to say these words to me?" Yu'er's face looked a little ugly. She felt a faint abdominal pain, but she forced herself to endure it.
Yan Rong looked at her with calm eyes and said seriously: "Did the Emperor take action against King Yi?"
He thought of the changes in King Yi in recent days and immediately contacted the emperor. It was not convenient for him to inquire about this matter secretly, so he could only start from Yu'er.
Yu'er was slightly startled, then sneered: "Didn't you meet secretly on the rooftop? Don't you know whether he is good or not?"
Without knowing whether Yu'er knew about it, Yan Rong could not tell the current situation, so he could only continue to press: "Don't bother to judge him! I just need to answer truthfully, has the emperor attacked King Yi?"
Yu'er felt that Yan Rong was a little confused, thinking that he was deliberately looking for trouble to quarrel with her, so she said angrily: "I'm sorry, I have no comment! You are not the emperor, I don't need to answer your questions!"
In Yan Rong's eyes, her anger became a sign of guilty conscience.
He suddenly became furious: "Yu'er, I thought you were forced to investigate the matter between me and King Yi! But I didn't expect you to be so ruthless! Don't think that I really won't treat you.
Do it! I know that you were the one who exposed the incident between Yun Bin and the eldest prince to the emperor! You are also a woman, but you are really vicious!"
A line of tears flowed down, and Yu'er bit her lip and stared at him: "Yan Rong, all women in the world can win your sympathy! Only I, Bai Yujue, am a scourge in your eyes! Okay, if you think
I am a nuisance, why not stab me to death and I will be clean?"
She was a little excited, covering her stomach with both hands, and sweat was forming on her forehead.
Yan Rong suppressed his anger and said coldly: "I just want to know if you have taken action against His Highness, I don't want to hear other words!"
Yu'er gritted her teeth and reluctantly said, "No comment!"
At this time, she could hardly stand anymore and could only hold on to the chair tightly to support her body.
Yan Rong sighed, put on his cloak, and walked out the door.
Yu'er shouted loudly: "Where are you going?"
Yan Rong said without looking back: "There is really nothing more to say between us! Please take care of yourself!"
After saying that, he strode out of the door without mercy.
The cold sweat on Yu'er's forehead became thicker and thicker. She felt that she might be giving birth and Yan Rong had to be away!
She stumbled out and ran towards Yan Rong's retreating back. She tried her best to open her mouth, but she was too painful to make a sound. She could only let her body slide to the ground softly like cotton wool.
She felt wet and sticky between her legs, but she could only look at the sky in despair, not even having the strength to shout.
Suddenly, a figure rushed out, picked her up, and ran outside...