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When Qiao Yu went back, it was already dark.They picked a remote path, and there were almost no lights around. Only Jinfu was lighting a lantern in front, and Qiao Yu followed closely, and he met Xin. He was in a good mood and walked briskly. He wanted to go back early to see the scene Inkstone.

When the autumn wind blows, the candlelight is contained in the thin lantern paper, which is swayed by the wind, leaving only a faint light, barely able to illuminate a small area in front of the eyes, but it is covered by the shadows of the surrounding trees, not revealing at all.

Walking halfway, a low voice could be heard not far away. Qiao Yu didn't like to listen to people in the corner, so he didn't stop. Just as he was about to leave quickly, he heard his name.

It was the voice of a little court lady, and she faltered and asked: "Sister Musui, what do you think about that Xianlin Palace, that father-in-law Liangyu, and His Royal Highness? I heard from Aunt Bihe that the fairy If Lin Gong has any good things, he will send them there first."

Qiao Yu's footsteps slowed down and gradually stopped there.

The maid named Mu Sui was probably older, and she smiled when she heard the words, "What's the matter? Isn't it what you think, His Royal Highness has been in the Taiqing Palace for six years, and he has passed the age of crowning, and there is no court lady around him. Maybe, no That's it. Why, are you envious?"

The little palace lady didn't answer this question, she laughed into a ball, and said for a while, "What are you envious of? Eunuchs are dirty things, and they are favored because of flattery, so they will not end well in the future. And Your Highness, in the Tai It must be unbearable for the eunuchs of the Qing Palace to favor the eunuchs, but to still act like this when they come out..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Mu Sui, and the older court lady scolded: "You are so courageous, you dare to speak falsely about the master, or die. You'd better fish for the koi, today Wan Niang, if you can’t see the fish, be careful with your skin.”

Then came the voice of the little maid begging for mercy, rippling softly, and the autumn wind rushed into Qiao Yu's nose with the smell of water, and he choked a bit before he could react.

Jinfu dared not speak.Jing Yan doted on Qiao Yu, and everyone in the whole palace knew about it. The Xianlin Palace was strictly controlled, and anyone who talked too much would not have to speak in the future, so Qiao Yu couldn't hear a single gossip.But it's different outside, the palace is so big, Jing Yan can't control so many mouths now.

Qiao Yu's eyes widened in that direction, filled with anger, as if it was about to burn, and he pinched his palm tightly with his fingertips, and finally restrained himself, he didn't rush out like he did when he was a child, just like a defeated little boy. The rooster, dejected, finally walked away lightly.

The atmosphere along the way was very dull, and no one spoke.

Jinfu is much older than Qiao Yu, and after being together for so long, in fact, half of her heart treats him as her younger brother, and it took a long time before she uttered, "I have written down the faces of those two maids just now, if you Sad and angry, I will come out to teach them for you at night."

Qiao Yu was stunned: "...Huh? You don't need to teach me. If I want to scold them, I will do it myself."

He paused again, as if he missed the past, "I'm really grown up now. If I was a child, I would have quarreled with them regardless, and even spoke ill of His Highness behind my back. How can I speak badly of Your Highness! Your Highness is not wrong. Great place!"

His words were so loud that Jinfu couldn't figure it out. She asked cautiously, "Aren't you angry that they said that about you?"

As soon as she said this, Jinfu regretted it. She has a very restrained and introverted personality, but she talked about it in front of Qiao Yu, as if she was infected by him.

Qiao Yu looked at her sideways, with some doubts, and said softly, "But I'm not an eunuch, and what they said was wrong. Even if I'm an eunuch, there are many good people in it. A person won't be a eunuch or a concubine because of his identity. Prince, the good and the bad are naturally divided. Xinxin is a very good person, Jinfu is also a very good person, and my aunt is a noble concubine, but she is a villain."

Jinfu couldn't help laughing, she asked, "Then why aren't you happy?"

Qiao Yu lowered her head, stared at her toes, and said for a long time: "Although I know it in my heart, others don't think so. Do they think that I have something to do with Your Highness? When I was a child, I read books and said that the emperor favored the eunuchs." Minister, they are all incompetent and blinded. They just talk about me, they don’t know me anyway, so it doesn’t matter in the future. But I don’t want them to talk about Your Highness, not at all.”

He couldn't tolerate others saying that about Jing Yan.

In fact, Qiao Yu still didn't understand what those maids said.Because he is so naive and so well protected by Xinxin and Jing Yan, he has never seen the dirty things in the palace, and his understanding of love is limited to what his grandmother said when he was young, marry him A beautiful and gentle wife.

After a while, Qiao Yu sighed, "Let's forget it, if I quarrel with others, I will cause trouble for His Highness, so don't tell him, Jin Fu."

He raised his eyes slightly, his slender eyelashes trembled slightly, his pupils were dark, and there was light flowing inside.

Jin Fu's heart trembled, and she nodded in a daze.She suddenly understood why His Highness liked Qiao Yu so much.

Qiao Yu's heart is like the clearest gemstone, he is timid, naive, lively, and ignorant, but extremely brave, and can be invincible for Jing Yan.

They stopped talking, and after returning to Xianlin Palace, Jing Yan was not there.Qiao Yu couldn't forget that incident, he knew it wasn't his fault, nor the prince's fault, but he was still upset and couldn't continue painting, so he simply threw away his brush and went to the study not far away.

Some time ago, he stayed in the study for a long time to get Jing Yan’s calligraphy, and he also read a lot of books. There are a few biographies passed down from Western places that are very novel and interesting. Qiao Yu likes to read these, and occasionally go back to read when he is bored .Jing Yan's study room is a forbidden place, ordinary people are not allowed to come in, only a specific eunuch can come in to clean it, Qiao Yu told no one, even on New Year's Eve, he took the key to open the door and went in.

The study room was full of lights, and the room was bright and bright. Qiao Yu just read a book on the soft couch behind the screen, and there were dried fruit snacks next to it. There were no such things in the study room. Later, because Qiao Yu often came, Jing Yan was added. These made him lie down comfortably.

Qiao Yu couldn't read well, and he had already gone out for a run today, so he was very tired.He looked at it, and the square characters in front of him became blurred, and he could no longer see them clearly.

He fell asleep on the small table on the couch.

The window on the side was not closed tightly, and the cold wind, wrapped in the cold and fine autumn rain, blew in through the gap, extinguishing the fire on the candlestick, and without the light, Qiao Yu slept more peacefully.

After an unknown amount of time, someone pushed open the door of the study room, and two figures walked in, one young and straight, tall and thin, the other hunched over and very old.

It was Jing Yan and his former tutor, Mr. Gu.

As soon as Jing Yan was born, Emperor Yuande appointed Gu Fengfang, a great Confucian in the court, as his teacher. Gu Fengfang taught Jing Yan since he was a child, almost watching him grow up, and also looking forward to him growing up, becoming an emperor, and consummating his own life. wish.

As soon as the deposed prince came out of the Taiqing Palace, Gu Fengfang, who had already resigned from his official position and returned to the suburbs to retire, wrote a letter that he still wanted to do things for the Great Zhou, and Emperor Yuande allowed him to come back.

Jing Yan sat with Gu Fengfang in the guest seat and poured tea himself. The two discussed the court affairs for a while, and then talked about Jing Xu's actions in Ninghe. There was nothing to be afraid of.

After a while, Gu Fengfang finished drinking a cup of tea, finally coughed a few times, and asked: "Your Highness got that watch character from the heart, it's really not good, it's not the emperor's character, I drafted a few for His Highness, do you mind?" how?"

Probably because the conversation outside was too noisy, Qiao Yu was awakened in his sleep. He rubbed his eyes, got up from the bed in a daze, and heard Jing Yan's voice as if in a dream.

He said seriously: "Congxin, follow one's heart, what's wrong? I think this word is very good, I like it very much, I have already reported it to my father, and this morning, my father has made a decision."

Qiao Yu heard Jing Yan's voice, and immediately turned her head to look to the other side of the screen like a person in the dark instinctively chasing light.