Although Eunuch Yu is considered mature and prudent, silver still weighs a lot in the palm of his hand, and his mouth is a little more relaxed.

"Forget it, this matter is not a secret. It doesn't matter if I tell you. Half of the ministers in the court do not agree with this matter, and I heard that there were students in Jiangnan who went on strike, so the emperor decided to find a time

I went to Jiangnan again, but this time I went on a patrol to let the civil and military officials see how the people there are."

Going to Jiangnan again, it seems that he wants to set an example for the ministers in the DPRK.

At this time, I was more or less relieved - no matter what happened to me or Huang Tianba, our previous expectations at least did not come true.

I asked: "When does the emperor plan to go?"

"It's not possible at this time. Xu Cairen is pregnant, and the emperor is worried that she won't be able to leave. Besides, autumn will soon come, and it will be inconvenient to go south."

"Then the emperor plans to——"

"When spring comes, go south."

"The beginning of spring?" I silently calculated in my mind, the beginning of spring happened to be the time when Xu Cairen gave birth.

I was still calculating silently in my mind. Several young eunuchs from the chamberlain came over, seemingly looking for Eunuch Yu. He quickly turned around and left. I stood alone on the corridor, the last rays of the setting sun being swallowed up by the clouds on the horizon.

After that, the entire Chonghua Hall fell into silence.

There was a sound from the door behind me...

It also sounded in my ears countless nights, and I can even recall the shuddering feeling of his hot palms.

Run away from here, as long as you run away from here, you won't hear his voice!

However, I did not run away. Instead, I stiffly held on to the fence and slowly sat down on the corridor. I endured the severe pain caused by those sounds, but never escaped.

This kind of torture was a kind of torture. It was not until midnight that the sounds that made me miserable slowly stopped.

And I seemed to have exhausted all my energy and slowly fell asleep due to exhaustion.

However, in my sleep, I still feel as uneasy as being shrouded in a nightmare. I can always feel someone's eyes staring at me. He looks so focused and persistent, as if he wants to see the end of time, and then...

It seems that all my images are imprinted in my eyes.

I feel like I'm trapped by that gaze and I can't break free.

"Let me go...let me go..."

Even in my dream, I started crying. I thought of the south, the snow falling all over the city there, and the red leaves in the western mountains there. I was really so close to his chest, and I was once,

My heart really beats because I'm close to him.

But why is this happening?

In the dream, a pair of hands slowly stretched out and hugged me into a warm embrace, letting me cry softly and even entangle me, but the person never spoke. Everything was like a dream.

There is only warmth, and only those who give warmth.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already dawn.

My eyes were still a little sore, as if I had really cried all night. I vaguely watched Mingzhu and Bixiu coming in and out. After a while, Shen Rou slowly walked out.

Her face was radiant, and there was a radiance in her eyes.

She glanced at me and said with a smile: "You are tired too, go down and rest. Don't forget, you still need to take care of Xu Cairen's affairs."

After curling up all night, my hands and feet were sore and numb. I reluctantly stood up holding on to the railing, bowed to her, turned around and left.

In the next few days, Pei Yuanhao didn't come much, but he would come to Lanxiangju every day to take a look, often during meals. I would inevitably stand in front of him, but both of them were

I don’t look at the other person very much, except for kneeling and bowing. To me, he is just that person.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month later, Xu Cairen's meals were fine, but I found that every night before she went to bed, she seemed to ask Yuwen to clean up the house, as if she was looking for something, but nothing was found.

But her face is getting uglier day by day.

I had a vague feeling that something seemed to have happened.

This morning, I got up a little late. As soon as I walked into Lanxiangju, I saw Yuwen scooping up a bowl of lily and gorgon porridge with a porcelain spoon, and handed it to Xu Cairen with both hands. Xu Cairen just took it and wanted to drink it.

He hurriedly walked forward: "Wait a minute!"

They were stunned and looked up at me.

I lowered my head and glanced at the bowl of porridge: "Where did the porridge come from?"

Yuwen frowned slightly and said, "It's from the imperial kitchen."

"Have you tried it?"

"Of course I tried."

"Why did I just give it to Cai Ren without trying it?"

Yuwen's face looked a little ugly and she said: "Am I Cai Ren's maid or you are Cai Ren's maid? This jar of porridge was specially sent by the emperor to the imperial kitchen. I also tried it myself, but Cai Ren just failed."

I didn’t have time to drink it while I was combing my hair, and it was already cold by the time I finished combing my hair, so I took it to the kitchen to heat it up before bringing it over.”

Xu Cairen originally had a gentle temperament, but maybe I spoke too hastily just now, and her face didn't look very good, so she said lightly: "Okay, stop talking, it's not like we are all fighting."

After saying that, he scooped up a spoonful of porridge and drank it.

I took a step forward: "Wait a minute!"

Yuwen's face already showed an angry look: "Yue Qingying, don't be too shameless-"

Before she finished speaking, she saw me opening the lid, smelling it, and then raised her head and said to Xu Cairen: "Cairen, you can't drink this bowl of porridge because there is Yiren in it."

"What?!"

Xu Cairen's expression suddenly changed, and he threw the bowl on the table with a clatter.

"How could this happen?" Yuwen was also startled. She hurriedly picked up the porridge bowl and looked at it carefully. She suddenly turned pale and murmured: "How - how could this happen?"

I said: "Everyone is naturally careful about the things sent from the imperial dining room, but if they have already been tried, they will inevitably relax their vigilance. What's more, there are people coming and going in the small kitchen, so there is no guarantee who will be more capable." As I said,

I lowered my head and looked at Xu Cairen: "Cairen, are you okay?"

There was cold sweat on Xu Cairen's forehead. She stared blankly at the bowl of porridge. After a while, she said to Yuwen: "Hurry up and put it away."

"Yes."

Yuwen hurriedly picked up the porridge bowls and took them out.

When Yuwen walked away, I took out the silk handkerchief and carefully handed it to Xu Cairen: "Cairen, wipe your sweat."

Xu Cairen glanced at me and forced a smile on his face: "Thanks to you just now."

"Don't say that, sir, this is what a slave should do."

"No, it's not." She was really frightened, and her face was still a little panicked at this time: "I-I always thought you were-so I wasn't worried about you. Just now, I was really lucky to have you, otherwise-

”

I smiled, gently wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said softly: "Don't worry, Mr. Cai. Since I have taken over your meal, I will naturally do this well. I also beg Cai Ren to help me."

Just a favor."

"Oh? What do you want me to help you with?"

"Now, it's hard for me to say. If I can really protect Cai Ren's dragon seed, and wait until Cai Ren gives birth to Lin'er next year, I will ask Cai Ren for help."

Xu Cairen looked up and down a few times. Perhaps because I said this, she felt more relieved and said: "Okay, as long as you help me keep this child, I will do my best to do whatever you ask for!"

”

"Thank you talented person."

Having said this, I thought of something and asked, "By the way, Cai Ren, I see that you have been a little uneasy these past few days. Did something happen?"

Xu Cairen glanced at me, then looked outside, hesitated for a moment before lowering his voice and said: "To tell you the truth, I've been feeling a little restless in my stomach for the past two days, but I can't express it. I'm worried that there's something in this house.

Something, but I asked Yuwen to look for it but couldn't find it, and I was afraid that there would be too much noise——" She looked at the imperial concubine with some hesitation: "I am worried that the empress will misunderstand."

I immediately understood what she meant.

After thinking about it, he smiled softly and said, "Don't worry, I'll let you figure this out."

"Okay."

Xu Cairen thought for a moment, wiped a bracelet off his wrist, put it in my hand, and said: "Miss Qing, if you save this child, you save me. As long as the child can be born safely, you

Whatever you want, I will try my best to help you!"

I looked at the golden shrimp whisker bracelet and didn't reject it. I took it with a smile. Just then Yuwen walked in. I hid the bracelet in my sleeve and hurried out.

When I walked to a hidden pavilion behind Chonghua Hall, I gently stretched out my hand and threw the last bit of Yiren left on my body into the water.

In fact, just now, I was not as calm as I looked on the surface. My heart was almost beating out of my chest. Especially looking at Xu Cairen's panicked face, I almost couldn't speak anymore.

But, I can't give up.

This is my only chance!

Looking at the vast lake, I was once by this water. My life was changed by that man, but this time, I will not let others control my life.

If I really have to risk my life to have a chance to leave, I will fight once!

I don’t know how long I stood by the lake. When I looked down, I found that the pattern on the shrimp bracelet was deeply burned into my palm because I used too much force. I smiled, turned around and prepared to leave.

But as soon as I turned around, I saw a person slowly walking into the pavilion.

Liu Ningyan.

When I first saw her, I felt a flash of anger in my heart, but she looked at me calmly, and their eyes were full of malicious vigilance and temptation.

"What are you here for?"

"I thought about it and you're right," she looked at me and said, "I do still want to sleep on the emperor's bed. Didn't you say you can help me find a way?"

Is this person talking in her sleep? Those words were just my words to ridicule her.

I sneered and turned to leave.
Chapter completed!