Brother Huang, he has been planning for a long time

Yueji and Xiangsi were slightly surprised when they saw her coming back wearing a palace maid's uniform.

Just because every time Qingchen went to deliver food to He Lanyan, he would send the two of them away and sneak out.

Normally, the two of them don't know where they are going.

Now because Aoki caught her at the gate and prevented her from entering through the side door, the two of them saw that she was wearing palace maid uniform.

"Princess, what are you..."

"Don't talk about this. Brother Huang is here?" Qingchen waved his hand, interrupting Yue Ji's words, and wanted to give Yue Ji the food box in his hand.

Just as Yueji was about to speak, Xiangsi asked her master to look behind her.

Qingchen followed Xiangsi's eyes and saw a tall and slender body standing in the center of Mingyue Palace.

She couldn't remember how long it had been since she last saw him...

At this time, he was wearing a white robe with green embroidery and a phoenix with gold edges. His long hair was tied up, and his picturesque handsome face was perfectly exposed.

But why does Qingchen feel that the emperor seems a little thinner after not seeing him for a month?

In fact, it's normal for him to lose some weight. After all, he's always on the go.

"Brother Emperor..." Qingchen called him while hiding the food box he had not given to Yue Ji behind him.

Yue Qinghe looked at the person she hadn't seen in a month. She was now wearing a lake blue palace maid's uniform, and even her hairstyle was tied up with two symmetrical hair buns.

Unlike her usual plain clothes with long hair hanging down, she has a different style.

There is an extra touch of Xiaojia Biyu, which adds an extra touch of coquettishness to her pitiful appearance.

At this time, her pink face was full of embarrassment, and she put her hands behind her back, as if there was something she couldn't see.

His eyes were also flickering, and Yue Qinghe's eyes darkened slightly.

Before he could speak, Yue Ji quickly broke the silence: "Princess, Your Highness the Fifth Prince has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Brother Emperor...Brother Emperor, why did you come to see me?" Qingchen held her breath and raised her eyes to meet his midnight-like eyes.

Yue Qinghe didn't answer but asked: "Where have you been wearing this clothes?"

"I...I just went out for a walk." After a pause, Qingchen explained: "Brother, don't worry, I definitely didn't leave the palace."

Yue Qinghe only waited in the palace for a while, and heard Yue Ji say that she went to find her father in the morning.

So this little time was not enough for her to reach the dog hole in the cold palace.

Yeah, that dog hole.

I have to find time to ask Aoki to seal that dog hole.

"Yeah." Yue Qinghe reacted lightly.

Qingchen felt a little uneasy for no reason.

The last time we met was at the gate of Kyoto.

He said to ask his guards to take him back to the palace...

I haven't seen him since...

Yueji and Xiangsi stood aside, watching the two masters in silence without speaking.

The two of them even looked at each other and communicated with their eyes.

Xiangsi: What’s wrong with the princess?

Yue Ji: This is not the first time.

Xiangsi: Why doesn’t the princess speak?

Yue Ji: Didn’t His Highness the Fifth Prince say nothing?

Xiangsi: This feeling is a bit strange, it seems... it seems...

Rose: We meet again after a long separation and are speechless.

Xiangsi: That’s what I said, but something seems wrong.

Qingchen cleared her voice: "Brother, don't stand here anymore, come in and have a cup of hot tea."

She said this and was about to walk past him into the hall, but he saw the food box behind her.

The smell of rabbit meat emanated from the food box, and he immediately grabbed her tiny arm: "Where are you coming from?"

Qingchen was stunned for a moment, then looked back at him in disbelief, "Brother Emperor... I... I'm going to find a friend of mine who works in the garden near Leng Palace."

"Friend?" Yue Qinghe whispered the word, his eyes dim.

"Well, her name is Lu Wu." Qingchen knew that it was wrong for her to use Lu Wu as a shield, but she was more afraid that Yue Qinghe would find out that she went to Leng Palace to find He Lanyan.

She didn't know if Yue Qinghe knew about He Lanyan.

She only knew that she was getting along well with Helan now. If one day, he really wanted to leave.

If she said goodbye to her, she would definitely ask him not to attack Dongming Country...

A burst of warmth came from Qingchen's arm that was grabbed by him. She unnaturally pulled out her arm and said cautiously: "Brother, you also know that with my status, it is impossible to make friends in the palace. , so I went out for a walk wearing the clothes of a palace maid... I accidentally met Lu Wu. She didn't know my identity and would tell me a lot about things outside the palace..."

Hearing this, Yue Qinghe was silent for a long time before saying, "If you want to hear about things outside the palace in the future, you can ask me."

Eh?

What does this mean?

"Brother Emperor... I have been looking for you before, but you... the guard next to you said that you were busy with official duties and had no time to see me. I thought I was too stupid, so Brother Emperor didn't want to have contact with me anymore... …”

The more she spoke, the softer her voice became, and by the end she was mute.

Jiaoyue Qinghe was shocked.

He had never had such thoughts. He didn't want to see her, but... couldn't suppress himself...

Rather than dislike her.

"My brother, I was really busy with official duties during those days. As the new year is approaching, there will inevitably be more things to do."

"So, is the emperor free now?" Qingchen looked at him expectantly.

"Yeah." He nodded, "But don't make any more stir-fried rabbit meat."

"Why?"

He looked at her with a headache: "You can cook the same dish for more than half a month without feeling tired, but... I'm tired of eating it because of my brother."

Well, the emperor brother said so too, and He Lanyan probably thought so too.

Qingchen nodded a little embarrassedly, "Okay..."

Yue Qinghe looked at her pink face and asked softly: "Have you been practicing horse riding recently?"

"It's been snowing these past few days and I haven't been to the racecourse again." Qingchen answered truthfully.

"How's archery going?"

"Uh... I haven't learned how to draw a bow yet." When talking about archery, she looked frustrated: "This archery is too difficult for me, the bow and arrows are too heavy."

"Brother, I remember that you are very strong." He chuckled, his dark pupils brightening slightly.

"But that bow is too heavy..."

"You go to the Shooting Hall tomorrow and I will teach you." After saying this, Yue Qinghe strode out of the Mingyue Hall.

Hearing this, Qingchen froze on the spot.

Brother Huang, does this mean... that he wants to teach himself archery?

She couldn't believe it. Wasn't he hiding from her?

Why is your attitude... different when you come back from outside the palace?

……

On Yue Qinghe's way back to Tuhe Palace, Aoki's cold voice came from behind, "Your Highness should not come into contact with the Ninth Princess again."

He frowned slightly when he heard this, turned around and gave him a cold look, "Are you interfering in the master's affairs?"

"This subordinate is doing it for His Highness's good." Qingmu straightened his back and looked calm.

Yue Qinghe curled her lips coldly, "Qingmu, don't treat her too badly in the future."

He had long seen his guard's attitude towards Yue Qingchen.

He knew Aoki was doing it for his own good.

However, there are some things that are not guaranteed to be obtained if he wants them.