August, midnight, inside Kunning Palace.

The queen in a gorgeous phoenix robe stood in front of the Buddhist hall, staring at the Bodhisattva enshrined in front of her in a daze.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, you'd better go to bed early."

"..."

The queen didn't answer, but just turned to look out of the window, her eyes were empty and indifferent,

"Yanzhou, is there any news?"

"As the empress wishes."

Hearing this, the woman was stunned, with a look of pain and pleasure on her face.

"Jiao Gu, do you think it's wrong for me to do this?"

The grand maid lowered her head, her voice was soft but firm.

"Your Majesty thinks it's right, then it's right."

"Heh... It's just a mistake, and now I can't turn back."

The queen sneered, and wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes with her hands.

"Of course, I will never look back. The next thing... just go according to the original plan."

She took out an old peace talisman from her bosom, with some wear and tear on it, as if it was often held and stroked by someone.

"Yu'er, look at me from the sky."

Zhou Huaiyu, the only legitimate son of the empress and the only prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, unfortunately died suddenly ten years ago.

At that time, he was only nine years old.

"My lady..."

Da Gongnu's brows were faintly distressed.But at this moment, the queen seemed to be completely immersed in the painful memories of the past. She turned around suddenly, and firmly grasped Juan Gu's arm,

"You said why he just didn't believe it?! Why didn't he believe it?!! Yu'er is obviously his child, how dare he! How could he do something like that?!"

The woman seemed to be trapped in some kind of vortex she couldn't extricate herself from, her expression seemed crazy,

"Obviously he was the one who didn't want me to marry me, and insisted on begging me from the first emperor, but why, why did he kill my child again, why..."

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?!"

Seeing this, the palace lady looked anxious, and quickly took out the medicine bottle from her cuff, poured several pills into her palm, and immediately stuffed them into the empress.

The woman was forced to swallow the pill, and in just a moment, she seemed to be drawn out of all her strength and collapsed to the ground.The palace maid hurriedly hugged her and skillfully hugged her in her arms.

The queen held on to the peace talisman in her hand, her complexion was pale, her eyes were wet and red, and large and large tears were falling down. She kept trembling and shouted tremblingly,

"Yu'er...Yu'er, where are you? Why can't the queen mother find you? Why, why can't I find you..."

An hour later, Juangu finally coaxed the empress, who was ill again, to sleep.Looking at her master's pale face, she sighed softly.He got up and closed the curtain, then quietly retreated out.

The grand maid looked serious and ordered,

"The empress was too worried and unwell just now, so she ordered that 99 Buddha lamps be lit in the Kunning Palace tonight to pray for blessings."

"Yes."

The people in the palace below were terrified and immediately went to light the lamps.

Soon, 99 Buddha lamps almost illuminated the entire Kunning Palace as bright as day.

At the same time, Zhou Huaiyan was holding his tiger cub, looking casually at Kunning Palace.

The little white tiger cub was named Xuebing by the teenager.Now five months have passed, and the ice cream has grown to the size of a medium-sized dog.But she hasn't been weaned yet, her voice is sweet, and she has been raised fat by Ah Fei.

"Ouch..."

Seeing Zhou Huaiyan looking out of the window in a daze, Ice Cream pushed her head under his palm in dissatisfaction, and her paws were still stomping on the boy's stomach, coquettishly moaning in her throat, urging Father to touch it quickly.

The boy looked away helplessly, lowered his head, held the boy's round face and rubbed it,

"Tsk, you little guy, how can you look like the king of the forest?"

——On the contrary, it looks like a big cat that can act like a baby,

Zhou Huaiyan looked down at the cub's eyes. He didn't notice it when he brought him back. After raising his eyes for a few days, the little tiger cub opened his eyes, only to find that the cub had a pair of beautiful dark green eyes.

It is a little bit darker than Ah Fei's blue color, but the pupils are bigger, and it also comes with extremely deep eyeliner, which is somewhat similar to Ah Fei.Especially when one person and one tiger looked at him at the same time.

Zhou Huaiyan suddenly recalled a joke he said that night,

【That's me and Ah Fei's cub. 】

In a sense, it is.

Since the little white tiger came back, Ah Fei has been taking care of him every day, and he never even touches the red beans.It's really like a mother-in-law, meticulous and caring.

The little white tiger didn't have any self-consciousness as a beast at all, and even shook its ears, and even hooked the boy's skirt to lick his face.

"ice cream!"

Ah Fei saw this scene as soon as she came in from the door, and she was so startled that she immediately stopped the cub.The little white tiger was taken aback, and immediately recognized whose voice it was. Immediately, he whimpered happily, leaving Zhou Huaiyan behind, and ran directly towards the door, Ah Fei.

Ice Cream jumped over the ice basin in the house, skillfully hooked Ah Fei's trouser legs and climbed up, humming coquettishly in her throat, insisting on getting into his arms and begging for a hug.

"You... you really are..."

There is no way, the cub has crawled up to the waist, even though Ah Fei has no choice but to hug it.

Zhou Huaiyan propped his face on one hand, watched them quarrel quietly for a while, then turned his gaze to the window.

In the distance, 99 Buddha lamps have been lit in Kunning Palace.The young man stared at the bright yellow in the distance, and never looked away for a long time.

Ah Fei took the ice cream out, fed her milk and some food supplements, and finally comforted the coquettish boy. When she came in, she found Zhou Huaiyan was still looking out the window.

He followed the boy's line of sight to look far away, and found that it was in the direction of Kunning Palace, where the lights were brightly lit, illuminating the dark sky like daytime,

The queen believed in Buddhism, so she would occasionally light Buddhist lamps in the palace, which was not unusual, but it seemed that the number of Buddhist lamps lit today was a little bit more.

The kitten waited for another quarter of an hour. Seeing that the boy was still looking in the direction of Kunning Palace, and he didn't even move his sitting position, he felt confused.

"Master, is there something wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with it."

Although Zhou Huaiyan answered like this, he still didn't look away.Ah Fei lowered her head in a lonely way, feeling that the longer he stayed by the master's side, the more deeply he felt his own stupidity.

After a while, the kitten couldn't help but walked over, knelt down, and straightened the skirt of the owner's clothes that had been messed up by the little white tiger. His eyes fell on the boy's slightly exposed collarbone.

"Then why does the master have to look in the direction of Kunning Palace for so long?"

Zhou Huaiyan didn't notice the kitten's overly hot gaze, he was still thinking about something, so he answered casually,

"Waiting for news."

【......wait for news? 】

Ah Fei snapped her fingers,

[What news are you waiting for? 】

Before Ah Fei could ask the doubts in her heart, Hongdou hurried in from the door. This was the first time she broke into the study so recklessly and hastily without asking for instructions.

"Your Highness, urgent report from the south of the Yangtze River. The third prince was accidentally swept away by the torrent while building the embankment. Now his life and death are unknown. The flood burst the embankment. In just half a month, the three states were flooded."

Hongdou's expression was unprecedentedly serious,

"Just now His Majesty was shocked to hear the bad news, and was so sad that he passed out. Now all the imperial physicians have been summoned to Xuanzheng Palace."

When Ah Fei heard this, she immediately showed a shocked expression.However, compared to the shocking appearance of the two of them, Zhou Huaiyan only thought for a few seconds before casually saying "Mmm", which seemed not surprising.

The emperor was so angry and sad that he couldn't get sick.Now the people in the court are in panic, and no one dares to take over this mess.Not to mention that after the flooding of the three states, the victims were in turmoil and starved for thousands of miles.And it just so happened that the believers of the White Horse Temple spread throughout Dazhou, and they would definitely help the victims before the imperial court.Jian Kong will definitely not miss such a good opportunity to gain reputation.

However, there are many strange things in it.

Zhou Huaiyan was deep in thought, but he didn't show any surprise or heaviness on the surface.

The kitten has been observing the expression of its master attentively. Seeing the boy's unsurprised appearance, he is horrified inside.

[The master turned out to be... did you even expect this? 】

However, Zhou Huaiyan had expected the third prince to escape by feigning death, but he really didn't expect the flood to flood the three states.

Zhou Huaiyan squinted his eyes, and keenly grasped the most strange thing in this matter,

"It is reasonable to say that the south of the Yangtze River is the most prone to floods. Every May, dams will be built to strengthen channels and various flood control measures will be taken. Moreover, this year's rain is not as much as in previous years. How could it be possible to reach the tragedy of flooding the three states?"

Hearing this, Ah Fei's expression became serious,

"Could it be that they want to use the flood to divert their attention so that they can act secretly?"

Zhou Huaiyan paused with his fingers, stretched out to rub the kitten's fluffy curly hair, curled his lips into a chuckle,

"Today's mind is bright."

——Praised by the master!

Ah Fei immediately became happy, but her face blushed slightly in embarrassment.

Zhou Huaiyan thought for a while, then suddenly said,

"If the fourth brother asks for another order to control the water in the future, give him the map of the Jiangnan water system left by his mother, and let Jin Cui do it. Don't let him find out that I gave it to him."

Red Dou was surprised,

"...Your Highness?"

Even Ah Fei was slightly stunned. After staying in the palace for so many days, he has thoroughly understood the temperaments of the princes. The second prince is the most face-saving, full of benevolence and morality, but in fact he is the most hypocritical. The third prince is very conceited and acts recklessly. , as for the fourth prince, although he looks cold on the outside, he has a kind heart.

"The fourth prince, Zhou Huailing, is a person with the world in mind."

It is rare for Zhou Huaiyan to praise anyone like this,

Although he can't do such a noble thing himself, it's still okay to do a favor.As for why he didn't reveal his identity, it was of course because he was afraid of ruining his character design.

After all, a dandy prince who only knows how to eat, drink and play, suddenly sent a map of the Jiangnan water system to save the people of Liming, so it's no wonder that it doesn't arouse others' suspicion.

However, Zhou Huaiyan still has his own little calculations.

"But I have to send someone to follow him to see what's going on in Jiangnan."

Although Jiangnan still has the old department and some deployments left by his mother, Zhou Huaiyan needs more accurate information.For example, about Emperor Zhou's deployment, and the opponent's backhand.

The fourth prince does have the world in his heart, but he is not sensitive to court battles and secret intrigues.The Emperor knew this as well, so presumably he took advantage of it.

Zhou Huaiyan needed someone to follow the fourth prince so that he could spy out the chess pieces that the emperor had buried secretly.

He glanced at the daylight Buddha lamp in Kunning Palace again, narrowed his eyes slightly,

"Nowadays, there are some people who have lost their beloved sons and feel resentment in their hearts, and some people are greedy for imperial power and are scheming, but no matter what the reason is, they should not exchange tens of thousands of innocent lives."

Ah Fei stared at him blankly, and subconsciously clenched the skirt of his chest |, he felt as if something was burning inside, and his heart trembled.

He has met many nobles and gentry, and he is even familiar with several princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They were born in the clouds, but the young man in front of him, although acting absurdly, thinks about the lives of ordinary people in his heart.

Hongdou seemed to have the same emotion, she lowered her head slightly,

"Understood, the servant girl will send someone to do it now."

At this time, Zhou Huaiyan suddenly caught a glimpse of Ah Fei who was kneeling next to him, who was clutching the skirt of his chest and staring at him eagerly.

"......?"

The boy raised his eyebrows,

"Why does this action look like a girl from a good family who has been molested?"

"..."

Ah Fei suddenly came back to her senses, her ears were burning, and she immediately put her hand down, but she was at a loss as to where to put it.

Zhou Huaiyan stared at his ears for a while, and he found that the kitten was particularly shy. If it was shy normally, its ears would turn red, and if it was even more shy, it would turn red in the face. .

The boy couldn't help reaching out and pinching the earlobe that was so red that it was about to bleed,

"Why is it so hot, is it hot?"

"Yes Yes."

Zhou Huaiyan was born with a cold body. Even in the hot summer, his fingertips were still slightly cool. He suddenly touched the hot earlobe. The huge temperature difference made Ah Fei shiver uncontrollably.

But now he couldn't find any other explanation, even when he was touched by the young man, his body burned up, so he could only respond to the master's words in a panic,

"—there's an ice basin."

The boy suddenly spoke.

"......what?"

Ah Fei didn't understand what the master meant, but after thinking about it, she obediently went over and brought the ice basin over.

The kitten held the ice basin and raised its head, waiting for the master's next instruction, but the latter just looked at him casually and didn't say a word anymore.

The young man sat crookedly on the chair, and it was time to go to bed soon, so he didn't tie his hair up.Her hair was full of black hair and her shoulders were scattered, and a pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes were shining, as if she was drowning in honey.Such lazy yet meaningful eyes seemed to be concentrating on his body, caressing his body inch by inch, and even, for a moment, Ah Fei had the illusion that she was not wearing clothes.

"......Owner?"

"Ok?"

The young man supported his side face with one hand, and responded casually, with a deep and deep ending dragging an indescribable sex|sensuality.

Obviously there was nothing misunderstood, and there was no ambiguous touch, even the two of them were neatly dressed, but Ah Fei had the illusion that his master was seducing him.

Now August is the hottest time.However, on weekdays, there is an ice basin in the room, which is still cool, but Ah Fei is naturally hot, and once his heart burns, the ice basin may be useless.

Zhou Huaiyan looked at the kitten's red ears and couldn't help laughing.

"Still hot?"

"......Um."

The kitten lowered its head and lowered its voice very low.

Zhou Huaiyan took out a small piece of crushed ice and stuck it on his earlobe.The extremely cold temperature made the kitten shiver obviously,

"now what?"

"Well...much better."

The water from the melted ice flowed down the young man's finger, and the moment he touched it from the corner of his eye, Ah Fei's gaze was immediately drawn to it.

He saw the crystal clear drops of water flowing to the delicate wrist bones like white jade, and then smudged a little bit of dark color on the snow-white cuffs.

Ah Fei's Adam's apple rolled slightly.Finally, he couldn't help turning his side slightly.But after a while, Zhou Huaiyan withdrew his hand suddenly, and the snow-white loose cuffs slid down, revealing a beautifully textured forearm.

The young man lowered his eyes, and the red marks on the inside of his wrists were reflected in his pupils. For some reason, the kitten seemed to like his hands very much, and especially liked to leave marks on them.Ah Fei thought that she had displeased her master, so she felt anxious, but the next second, the boy took out another piece of broken ice, this time it was bigger than the one just now, and then he casually pulled off his collar and threw it away. go in.

"what......"

This action was too unexpected, the ice cube rolled from the collarbone all the way to the waist and abdomen, and was finally cut off by the belt in the abdomen.The extremely cold temperature stimulated the kitten to arch its back subconsciously, especially the scorching body temperature quickly melted the ice, and the thin fabric oozes dark color.

But this seems to be just the beginning of Zhou Huaiyan's game. He seems to be playing some throwing game, throwing pieces of ice over one piece after another.

Zhou Huaiyan wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and asked again slowly,

"Is it still hot?"

"..."

Ah Fei couldn't speak, because his body was covered with ice water, but he felt that the fire in his body was burning hotter and hotter.

"Owner......"

He tentatively put down the ice basin, but couldn't help but look at Zhou Huaiyan's hand, which was playing with a piece of round white ice, because of the excessively cold temperature, that beautiful fingertips were dyed a faint crimson.

Ah Fei leaned over and tried again,

"Master, do you like throwing ice cubes to play?"

Zhou Huaiyan glanced at him, smiled deeply,

"Throwing...it's too boring."

"..."

After a while, the kitten slowly pulled the boy's hand holding the ice cube.

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