Ci Ke blinked his eyes a few times, seemingly half understanding, tears streaming down his cheeks and into his palms.

The cheeks are also visible to the naked eye showing some blush.

Suddenly there was a commotion inside the palace gate, as if someone was talking in a panic, Ci Ke took a last look at Ye Youqing, picked up the hem of his skirt, turned and ran in.

Ye Youqing turned his head and looked at Shili, pulled her arm, and strode to follow.

I saw a few palace people surrounding the door of the bedroom, and when they saw Ci Ke coming, they all made way for Ci Ke to run into the palace.

The wide hall has a strong aroma of wine. The hall was originally closed, so the smell could not escape, mixed with the smoky sandalwood from somewhere, making people dizzy even more.

"Miss Ci Ke." Chunhong, the palace maid who was guarding Zhou Ziqiu, was finally relieved when she saw Ci Ke come back, and pushed back, watching Ci Ke run to Zhou Ziqiu's side, and she drenched her hand. The jade flagon of local wine was taken away.

"Auntie, drinking alcohol hurts your health." Ci Ke persuaded softly, skillfully took out a handkerchief to wipe off the wine stains for Zhou Ziqiu, and wrapped her limp upper body into a puddle into his arms.

Zhou Ziqiu's face was painted with powder, but it couldn't cover the bruises under his eyes. He was beautiful, but he was tired and haggard. He was dressed in a messy costume, and half of his hair that should have been coiled was loose.

She didn't seem to want others to touch her very much, even if Ci Ke was beside her, she struggled and pushed her several times.

Ye Youqing felt the stiffness ten miles behind her, and she returned her hand to pinch her palm comfortingly.

"Chunhong, the imperial concubine is precious, so please close the door quickly." Ci Ke gave an order, and Chunhong quickly got up and ran to the door, reprimanding, "You are not allowed to look at it anymore, have you finished all the work in the courtyard?"

Under her scolding, several palace servants hurriedly left, but before leaving, two people took another look into the room.

Ye Youqing noticed that something was wrong between the two from the corner of his eye, but he stood at a loss on the face until the door closed with a bang, blocking the cold wind out.

"Quick, help me!" Ci Ke then opened his mouth, struggling to stop Zhou Ziqiu's body that kept sliding.

Ye Youqing pushed for ten miles, staggered forward ten miles, half-kneeled in front of Zhou Ziqiu, hesitated for a while, then held her body with both hands, and took her from Ci Ke's arms.

"Sister Shili, help me carry my aunt in, can you?" Ci Ke said softly.

Miraculously, Zhou Ziqiu, who was still unwell and struggling just now, suddenly behaved a lot when he touched Shili's body. Yubai's fingertips were hanging on the ground, and he muttered a few words.

Shili nodded, looked at Zhou Ziqiu's drunken and unconscious face with light-colored eyes, then looked away, and hugged him horizontally.

The tall and slender general Zhou Ziqiu seemed effortless to hold Zhou Ziqiu in his arms, especially the jewels and emeralds on the woman's body, and the brocade clothes and garlands, it was not light to look at.

The inner room was in disarray, it looked as if it had been thrown and smashed, the floor was full of broken tiles, brocade quilts cut into flakes, and the wooden bed was also in a mess, Chunhong looked down, stepped forward to tidy up quickly good beds.

Only then did Shili put one knee on the edge of the bed and put the woman's body on it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his back touched the bed, Zhou Ziqiu suddenly leaned sideways on the edge of the bed and vomited painfully. Ye Youqing quickly turned around and took a water glass, and then turned back. Finally, she didn't move, and then gently turned the person back, took the veil and wiped off the dirt for her.

Ye Youqing stopped walking.

That movement was so normal and natural, without the slightest bit of disgust or alienation.

"Water." Shili said suddenly, and Ye Youqing stepped forward, handed the teacup into her hand, and watched Shili feed Zhou Ziqiu a drink.

"What's wrong with her?" Shi Li didn't look up, just asked.

Chunhong glanced at Ci Ke, then lowered her head and replied: "The saint came up last night, and the imperial concubine smashed all the utensils this morning, and we are not allowed to approach."

"Every time the Majesty comes, the imperial concubine will do this." Chun Hong's eyes were filled with distress, "Especially recently."

From far away, Ye Youqing could hear the clucking of Shili's fists.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door outside, Chunhong hurried to open the door, after a while she ran back with her feet on her feet, and hurriedly said: "Miss Ci Ke, Zhu Neishi said that the Holy Majesty is coming to Qiushui Hall!"

Ci Ke quickly looked at Ye Youqing, Ye Youqing walked out of the inner room without saying a word, Shili behind him took a last look at Zhou Ziqiu, followed Ye Youqing, took off the dirty coat and held it in his hand .

Before opening the door, Ye Youqing turned around suddenly, and Ci Ke, who had been following behind her, quickly stepped back and looked at her.

"I can't stay longer, see you at the Zhou Manor tonight." Ye Youqing finished speaking quickly, opened the door, and walked into the chilly wind.

Ye Youqing left the palace and returned to the house arranged by the emperor. The house is not big, and it is almost the same as the Sifang courtyard in Weizhou. Fortunately, there is no shortage of everything that should be there, and Ye Youqing settled himself soon. .

He also went out for a stroll around the street at dusk, pretending to be curious about everything after entering Beijing for the first time, until it was dark before returning to the residence with a basket of things he bought.

She could sense that someone was following a few feet away, so she knew how guarded the old emperor was against her.

After returning to the house, she waited for a long time until the willows were on the moon and the frost was falling, then she turned off the lights and pretended to be asleep.

Since returning from the palace, Shili has been in a bad mood, so Ye Youqing didn't take her with him, and just let her stay in the room to take care of things.

"I have to come back before dawn." Shili Heyi lay on her couch, swinging one leg against the knee of the other, and said.

"Understood." Ye Youqing replied, but felt a little nervous.

Because Ci Ke.

She flipped out through the rear window deftly, no one noticed her figure, she shuttled in the alley for a while, and soon found the location of Zhou Mansion, tapped the wall with her toes, and flipped in easily.

The moonlight is bright, and the moon tonight seems to be bigger than before, like a translucent and shining silver plate, falling in the deep sea-like sky, and the milky white light and shadow shroud the ground, although it is winter, it is full of vitality.

Against the backdrop of the moon, there is a towering rockery in the garden, which is higher than the courtyard wall. A small pavilion is built on the hill, with cornices stretching out, blocking a black silhouette on the moon.

Standing on the top is a figure, the invisible side is shrouded in moonlight, making her whole body emit a silver light, her robe is blown by the wind, and she is charming behind her, like a dream or a fantasy.

That figure stood far away, so it looked delicate, as if a gust of wind could blow people away, Ye Youqing's heart clenched into a ball, he climbed a few steps to the rockery, and shouted anxiously: "Ci Ke! "

But it never occurred to him that the figure was startled as soon as the words fell, and suddenly slid down. Ye Youqing stepped forward quickly, stepped on the roof of the pavilion a few times, stopped the man's waist with quick eyes and hands, and pulled him back into his arms.

After Bing Bing hugged him, she exhaled, feeling the thumping sound of fear in her heart.

The person in his arms was motionless, standing stiffly as if he had received acupuncture.

"Ye Youqing?" An unbelievable voice suddenly came from under the rockery, Ye Youqing hurriedly lowered his head, but saw that Ci Ke was wearing a red dress in the daytime, and the wind blew her skirt into fluttering petals, and she raised her head He looked at himself in shock.

She hastily looked away and looked at the woman in her arms. Her eyes were black and white, her facial features were much more heroic than ordinary women, and she was indistinguishable from male and female. Just because her hair was loose, she couldn't be described as beautiful.

"Sister, sister..." the woman said in surprise and panic.

Ye Youqing's brain shook, and he quickly let go of his hand, but before the woman was hugged by her, she had no time to stand still, this time she stepped on a void, and with a short scream, she disappeared in front of her eyes.

"Sixth Prince!" Ci Ke immediately covered his mouth and hurried away.

Ye Youqing heard a few slaps coming from under his feet, followed by a muffled sound, and a few angry sparrows were thrown out, flapping their wings and flying away, then he closed his eyes and pursed his lips hard, then turned around and jumped down the high pavilion.

Ci Ke was pulling people out of the dry grass, and the sixth prince hung a few blades of grass from his hair, swayed and stood still, clutching his chest to calm down.

Ye Youqing stopped in embarrassment: "Is there a serious problem?"

"No." The sixth prince waved his hands, not knowing where to put his hands, so he reached out and removed the leaves on his head, "It's okay."

Ye Youqing turned his head to look at Ci Ke, but couldn't see her expression.

"Why are you in Zhou Mansion? I thought..."

"I have something to ask Ci Ke for help. It's too late to go back to the palace so I can stay here for one night. I never thought..." The sixth prince explained in a low voice, but he became more and more happy, "But I never wanted to see my sister. Ci Ke said this I haven't heard from my sister for two years, when will my sister return to the capital?"

Ye Youqing had already removed her disguise after nightfall, and now her original face was revealed, her phoenix eyes flashed, and she said sweetly, "Two days ago, she was in another identity."

The sixth prince's eyes were burning: "I knew it, how can there be a second woman in the world who has such a talent for managing the world as my sister."

Ye Youqing was about to speak, but heard a few clear coughs, blocking back what she hadn't said.

"The herbs are still boiling in the room, so I'll go first." Ci Ke said sullenly, then turned around and walked out of the rockery to the dark house.

"Ci Ke!" Ye Youqing turned around quickly, and hurriedly patted the sixth prince on the shoulder, "Let's talk tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, he left behind the sixth prince who didn't know what to do, and strode to catch up with Ci Ke.

Ci Ke also walked with strides, her cherry lips tightly closed, her hands clasped in front of her body, her skirt wrapped around her feet, walked to the door of the bedroom, opened the door and walked in.

Ye Youqing flashed his body and squeezed through the crack of the door before she closed it.

The candles were lit, and the clean and elegant house could be seen at a glance. Zhou Hong had spent a lot of time thinking. Calligraphy and paintings were hung on the walls, dried flowers were inserted in the celadon wares in the corner, and several packets of herbs were placed on the square table in the middle, some of which were scattered by category.

Ci Ke walked to the table and quickly continued to weigh the herbs, but his hands were trembling, and he picked them up by mistake several times.

"Ci Ke, I thought it was you just now..." Ye Youqing quickly explained softly, but Ci Ke sniffed and wiped something away with his sleeve.

Ye Youqing couldn't bear it anymore, stepped forward and stretched out his arms, encircling the much mature and enchanting body in his arms from behind, buried his face on her shoulder, his eyes felt sore.

Ci Ke stopped moving, and Ye Youqing's palm suddenly dropped a few drops of cool water.

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