Seeing that the round table that had just been cleaned up was sprinkled with water again, Shili had no choice but to wave for Xiaoer to clean it up, and asked by the way, "Do you know who that man was just now?"

The little boy was nimble with his hands and feet, he raised his head, glanced at the back of the man who was going up the stairs, shook his head and said: "I don't know, I don't see him very often, I only know what kind of dignitary he is."

"However, there are many dignitaries in Beijing. I advise the two girls to stay away. Princes, generals and ministers are not close to us ordinary people." Xiao Er said, took back the rag, bowed his head and left.

After a while, the lobby was buzzing again, as if what happened just now was just a small episode.

Ye Youqing watched the dancer on the stage open her arms again, dancing with the song, suddenly stood up, and was pulled back by the sleeves of Shili beside her: "What are you doing?"

Ye Youqing stared at Yage upstairs, and said in a low voice, "I want to see who that is."

After that, she twisted her body deftly, slipped past Shili, bypassed the tables, chairs and laughing crowd all the way, and walked up to the carved wooden steps, but she was stopped by someone stretching out her hand as soon as she took a step.

"Our master is upstairs, please stop the girl." The black-clothed guard looked ahead and said.

Ye Youqing moved again, several men in black were all lying in the middle of the road, the sabers around their waists looming.

"Xiao Qing." Shi Li was afraid that Ye Youqing couldn't help but move forward, hurriedly stepped forward to grab her shoulders, and dragged her out of the door.

"You said not to cause trouble, but you forgot?" Shi Li was extremely helpless, "Be patient."

Ye Youqing saw the scene just now, her heart was sore and deep, and now she felt short of breath even standing on the street, she exhaled a few breaths, turned around and walked down the long street sullenly.

Shili looked back, turned around and followed suit.

"Ci Ke has deep roots in love for you, how could he change his mind, this matter must be a misunderstanding, please hold back your temper." Shi Li said softly.

Ye Youqing hummed, but her heart was still hanging on. Ci Ke's closeness to the man was obvious to all. Although she knew she shouldn't think about it, she still couldn't control her heart.

But what shocked her heart and lungs more was the moment when she saw her. Two years of longing finally came to fruition. If she was not afraid of being stared at, she wished she could get up and walk through the crowd to hug her.

It seems that only by filling the arms full of people can the longing of these years be filled.

Ye Youqing exhaled, closing his eyes to feel the mild sun in late winter.

"So are you going tomorrow?" Shili asked.

"go."

The next day was also a sunny day. As winter went to spring, the royal family hosted a banquet for the ministers and sent a message to Ye Youqing. Such banquets are usually limited to the nobles of the palace. Ye Youqing, as a commoner, can be invited. It is a great "glory".

Ye Youqing knew what the emperor was planning, so he didn't refuse. He accepted the post as a matter of course, and got into the carriage specially sent by the emperor.

She kept the simplicity that a commoner should have, only wearing a thick white dress with brown cloth strips wrapped around her waist, she looked elegant and energetic, her hair was tied up in a flying cloud bun, and a few precious jades hung down.

And Shili on the side is also easy to look at, she can wear the girl's clothes so awkwardly, Ye Youqing finally gave up, and allowed her to dress up in strong clothes, just like a hired guard.

The carriage passed through Yujie in a short while and stopped outside Xuande Gate. Ye Youqing got off the carriage and looked up.

Time flies, two years have passed in the blink of an eye, but the palace is the same as before leaving, the palace gate is wide open, dignitaries keep coming in, their eyes are full of emerald greens, gold and silver are dazzling.

Inside the palace gate, the stretching and curved red palace wall was newly painted, as bright as blood, standing proudly under the pale sky.

When Ye Youqing saw this scene again, he suddenly felt like a lifetime away.

A palace official came to lead the way, and Ye Youqing nodded and followed her. Some people around her saw that she was unfamiliar, and she was dressed plainly, casting suspicious eyes from time to time, and whispering behind her.

Ye Youqing didn't bother to pay attention, and just searched for Ci Ke calmly.

However, as the banquet hall got closer and closer, she still couldn't find Ci Ke, so she couldn't help being a little frustrated, and sat down under the guidance of the palace servants, but although she didn't see Ci Ke, she saw some old acquaintances, such as Ji's family, who was sitting diagonally across from her.

However, Ji Anan was not among them, but was sitting next to a young man, who should be newlyweds.

Ye Youqing watched boredly, and suddenly heard someone beside him say crisply: "This girl, can I borrow the cushion beside you?"

Ye Youqing's heart stopped beating because of the familiar voice, and when she looked up, she saw Qin Xin who was still wearing two buns. Although she was still short, her facial features had opened up a lot, and her thin face had become rounder .

"Oh..." Ye Youqing was stunned for a moment, then picked up the cushion on the chair beside him and handed it to her.

"Thank you, miss." Qin Xin said with a smile, "My wife has always been in poor health, and the chair is cold. Seeing that there is a cushion beside the girl, she came to borrow it."

"No problem." Ye Youqing replied.

Qin Xin didn't recognize Ye Youqing, bent over and left quickly. Ye Youqing followed her eyes and saw Liang Guogong's family at the other end of the hall. Liang Guogong sat down as usual, and Zhao Qing beside him Rou Ze has white hair on her temples, and she looks even more haggard than when she first met.

Ye Youqing had a sore nose and quickly lowered her head. She knew that the news of her accident would definitely cause Zhao Qingrou to worry if the news of her accident spread to the capital.

Fortunately, her clothes are not shabby now, so she must be living a good life.

It also made Ye Youqing feel less guilty.

After a while, the vacant tables and chairs in the hall were filled up. The emperor only gave a lunch, but never showed up.

Ye Youqing still couldn't find Ci Ke's figure, she was a little anxious, pulled Shili aside, and said a few words in her ear.

"Don't run around." Shi Li folded his arms and frowned.

"I know, it's rare that no one is watching you in the palace, so I just take a breath." After Ye Youqing finished speaking, he got up, bypassed the crowd, and walked out of the hall.

The air outside the door was indeed much clearer, but it was also expected to be very chilly. Ye Youqing wrapped his clothes tightly and walked slowly along the corridor outside the main hall. When he reached the back of the main hall, he suddenly heard voices.

She recognized that the voice belonged to the man from yesterday, and she didn't want to meet him face to face, so she quickly hid her breath and hid sideways behind the pillar.

"There have been many years of war and chaos. I don't know how many refugees have been homeless. There are only a few thousand people who can escape to the capital alive, but it is such a trouble." The man sighed, "Ci Ke, I need to thank you for this, otherwise I would really Refugees cannot be resettled so quickly."

"It's just an idea, it's nothing." Ci Ke's silky voice sounded, and Ye Youqing couldn't help turning his head, looking at her face in a daze.

The light of the sky made her skin warm and white, her eyebrows and eyes were outlined by Fen Dai, her winking eyes were lowered, her lips were like cherry blossoms, and she was even more charming than before.

In addition, she seems to like red clothes now, and she looks more charming and mature.

It wasn't until Ci Ke seemed to notice something cast his gaze that Ye Youqing subconsciously withdrew his body, clutching his beating heart.

She missed Ci Ke staring at the void, disappointed for a moment.

"Go back quickly, don't be seen by others." The man said, stuffing something into Ci Ke's hand, then he hugged her shoulders and pushed her away.

Seeing this scene, Ye Youqing was furious and couldn't help clenching his fists. Because he was really angry, he turned around and followed the man, walking all the way to the garden.

The man seemed to be aware of her stalking, and disappeared when he walked under the rockery. The next moment, he fell from the sky, as if he wanted to push Ye Youqing down.

Ye Youqing didn't panic, he turned his toes and left the spot. After the man landed, he raised his hand and threw out the sand he had just grabbed at random. At the same time, he swiped his legs. Pass.

"Who is presumptuous here!" the man closed his eyes and whispered, at the same time, the surrounding guards heard the sound.

Ye Youqing was stunned looking at the face in front of him, then cursed in his heart, pushed him away, and disappeared behind the dead branches in winter.

It turned out that this "man" was none other than the sixth prince who had grown up a lot.

What he saw before was the back view, but just now he only focused on looking at Ci Ke and didn't look at his face.It was really a big oolong, Ye Youqing sighed repeatedly while fleeing back to the banquet.

One side is embarrassed and worried, while the other side is full of depression, strolling on the withered grass by the lake, the willow tree swinging its green branches, and it is desolate everywhere.

Ci Ke didn't want to listen to people's noise, so he simply sat under the tree, holding something in a daze.

That thing was a little broken, it was a broken willow leaf hairpin, and then the cut was re-wrapped with silver pieces, and a few willow leaves fell off, so they couldn't be put back together.

"Except for a few letters, I didn't even leave anything behind." Ci Ke murmured to himself, bent over with his knees folded, and looked at the withered grass on the ground, "If you don't come back, I will really change my mind."

At this moment, someone suddenly appeared behind her and grabbed the willow leaf hairpin.

Ci Ke was suddenly taken away, and quickly got up to get it back, but was dodged by the visitor, smiling and playing with the hairpin.

"Miss Zhou puts so much gold, silver and jewels away for use, why do you like such a crap?" The person who came was the man surnamed Xiao who was drunk and bullying that day, and he was holding the hairpin and looking at Ci Ke frivolously.

Ci Ke didn't care what he said, just stared at the hairpin in his hand.

"Give it back to me," she said.

"Miss Zhou, don't worry, the banquet is over, the Holy Majesty has allowed me to wait for the fight and have fun, and now people are coming here, in a large crowd, I won't trouble you." The man and his companion beside him sneered.

"I said give it back to me!" Ci Ke was so angry that his voice trembled, and he tried to snatch it away, but the man avoided him and held it up high.

"I'll see the girl sitting alone and come to play with you with good intentions. Since Miss Zhou cares about this thing so much, how about using this thing as a bargaining chip?" The man smiled smugly, took off the jade pendant of excellent color from his neck, Throw it to Ci Ke and say, "You and I will each take one. If I win, your broken hairpin will belong to me. If I lose, this jade pendant will belong to you."

Ci Ke was robbed of Ye Youqing's things, his eyes were red with hatred, and even his voice changed: "Who wants to compete with you!"

The man and his companion looked at each other, holding the hairpin in both hands, laughing and making gestures to break it off, but Ci Ke hurriedly stopped it.

"Change something, I'll compare with you, give me the hairpin..." Ci Ke almost begged.

Seeing Ci Ke, who had always been unkind, softened his attitude, the man felt terribly comfortable, and passed the hairpin to his companion as if he didn't hear it, "Now that people are here, with all of you testifying, don't worry Miss Zhou."

Sure enough, while the two were talking, many young men and women had gathered around and watched in whispers.

Everyone knows the grievances between the girl from the Zhou family and the Xiao family, and Xiao Yucheng is the cousin of the current empress, so no one speaks much, and it's just a good show.

Several attendants took the bows and arrows and set them up, Xiao Yucheng threw the bow at Ci Ke's feet, and said complacently: "I just said, I won't bully you, although we are competing in archery, but you can ask for help, if you The crippled brother can also do it for him."

"Don't spread the word that I bully women because of my ability to ride and shoot." He sneered, drew the bow, and the arrow drew a phantom, stably stabbing into the bull's-eye.

Ci Ke's lips moved, staring at the back of the man's head, his deep lake-like pupils flashed dimly, and he clenched his fists.

Seeing that she was not moving, the man's companion made a gesture to break off the hairpin. Then Ci Ke slowly bent down, picked up the heavy bow, put the arrow in his hand, and slowly drew the string.

Her eyes remained unchanged, but halfway through drawing the bow, her hands began to shake, and her eyes were blurred with anger.

Xiao Licheng purposely brought a bow that cost five to one stone, an ordinary woman couldn't draw it at all.

Holding back tears, she clenched her teeth and pulled the bow string, and the bow gradually bent. At the same time, her fingers were torn in severe pain, her right arm was shaking like chaff, and everyone on the side gasped.

Ci Ke closed his eyes, and tried his best to pull her with all his strength, but at this moment, someone came from behind, half-embracing her, and held her with both hands.

"Relax." The woman said softly.

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