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"Zhiqiu." He looked at me and said very seriously, "I don't want to find you in the Northwest, but in the end, the Emperor found me. I also want to tell you, in the Northwest, I almost made a decision.

My heart jolted. So he had the same thought at that time.

I was thinking about it, too, but I didn't dare to gamble him on it.

"Come back this time Zhi Qiu, do you dare to bet with me?" He took a deep breath and locked his eyes with mine. "I want to be with you, Zhiqiu. I want to fly you out of this palace. I want to take you northwest."

The wings in my heart, flying and flying, with floating me, can't fall feet.

He finally said it. It was so direct, so calm.

I heard my own heartbeat, and I felt like jumping out.

"Zhiqiu, do you dare?" He asked softly, "You can also treat it as a joke." After being unable to hear my answer for a long time, traces of disappointment and lament flashed past his black eyes.

I didn't say anything, but my head actually gave a little nod.

Just like that, my heart was pulled down by some feelings. Even if it was a bottomless abyss below, I would still dare to jump into it with him holding my hand.

I knew that once he came back, my heart would be in total disarray.

I was afraid to see him, but I also wanted to see him. It was precisely this that had been worrying me these past two days.

Now that he has given me a choice, we can no longer sigh to ourselves.

I think, I am willing to bet that he can give me more happiness, I am willing to hold hands with him to face a lot of suffering, I am not afraid of hardship, I fear the most is a person's loneliness.

The Emperor cannot love, but I, want to find someone to love, not to empty my heart to nothing. In my life, I am unable to have children, and my family, one by one, has left me. The Emperor is a person without a heart, that kind of temporary love, fireworks of beauty.

Someone told me, fireworks are beautiful, but fireworks are lonely, gorgeous after, long days and nights, how to go? Wait, I waited day after day, my time, a moment passed so slowly.

He smiled, gentle as the April sunshine, shallow on my body, a body of warmth melts, a beautiful spring in the world.

He reached out and took my hand.

That kind of warmth, how familiar was it? It was connected with the dream, and with the holding hands of the Northwest. So I was thinking day and night, but it turned out that my dreams were all about that regretful letting go.

I turned to look at him and said stupidly, "You pinch my face."

His smile was gentle and gentle as he said, "Zhiqiu, it's true. I don't want to let go of your hand anymore, but I always lacked the courage to do so. Today, in the northwest, I was washed by the wind and frost, so I got infected with a little heroic spirit. I thought of the blood in your hands waiting for someone to rescue you in the palanquin. I always had nightmares, and I didn't want to think about it, I didn't want to regret it anymore, so I kept writing letters asking Lin Luoshui about you. In fact, Zhiqiu, I know that you have moved to the Peach Blossom House, and you probably still have me in your heart. "

He is still so smart, he can easily guess my heart.

"I came back because Rinloran pitied you and me. He said he could help us."

"I'm willing to bet on it too." I looked up at him.

I think my eyes must have been the same as before, with my confidence, with my persistence.

He ran his fingers over my face. I was the only one in his eyes.

"Zhiqiu, hurry up." Rinloran shouted from outside.

Xia Junchang said cautiously, "Someone's coming."

Hearing this, the rustling sound became louder and louder, "The reason has come back. Hurry back to the house."

She saw that Rinloran had also closed the window, and that there were footsteps coming from the stairs. She also called out as she walked, "Empress, the Plum Blossom has already bloomed, but it's pretty. The red one might be a bit later, but the white one is still pretty."

I stuck my head out the door. "Auntie, it's so cold out there. Thank you for breaking the plum blossom. Imperial Physician Lin is here to see me. You go cook some porridge. I want some today."

I pretended to speak in a very normal tone and didn't suspect me, because when Rinloran came, he and I would always chat for a long time. My aunt also did her own thing, knowing that I was such a friend in the palace. Yang Yan no longer served as a guard there.

"Alright, Empress, then the cause will be decided first. If you need anything, just say it loudly."

I smiled. "Alright, alright, Aunt, I won't order you around. You know, when someone comes, we have to order him around." Slavery would make him feel good.

The reason why he covered his mouth and laughed was, "Empress, you really are. Why did you go down and make the porridge? The doors and windows are closed, so don't freeze."

"Yes." I nodded and closed the door.

Leaning against the door, my heart was beating rapidly. Looking at their amused expressions, I coldly snorted. "Lifting a lie is also a very difficult thing." Who told me not to have the habit of lying?

Xia Junchang took out a blanket and placed it on the chair as he waved at me, "Zhiqiu, come sit here."

"Not so meticulous to me." Lin Luoshui raised his eyebrows, "And you've been a brother for so many years."

"Don't laugh because you know the way to laugh. You don't have a good body, so you can't get cold." he said calmly.

I went over and sat down. It was so soft and warm, so comfortable.

"Alright, let's talk about proper matters. If I say that I can help, then I can definitely help." Lin Luoshui didn't waste any words, directly turning to the main topic.

I felt my heart beating so hard that I was afraid and worried about it.

Xia Junchang lightly pressed on my shoulder, "Don't worry, listen to him first."

If someone else wanted to harm you, it would be a light matter of changing the host. I'll give you something to eat, and at the end of the year, when you're the busiest time, I think you can only take care of your troubles quickly. After you leave the palace, I'll give you some Soul Returning Grass to eat.

"It's that simple?" I asked him softly.

"It's that simple."

Faking his death, would this method work?

"I can't stop you for ten days or half a month." He said softly, "So what if the Emperor suddenly finds out that you have no more heartbeats and is unwilling to accept it? The Empress Dowager doesn't only have complaints against you, she won't make you stop for ten days or half a month. There is only this method of secretly passing through the city, and when you reach the northwest, all the names will have to be changed, so how many people in the northwest will be able to recognize you? I'm afraid it's the only thing that resembles her. "

Yes, but, but I'm afraid of what.

"Zhiqiu, there are plum blossoms in the northwest as well. They are very beautiful, so white that they are flawless, and so red that they are alluring." "Don't be afraid," Xia Junxiang said in a soft voice, "if you can't wake up, you won't be alone."

I don't think that's what I'm afraid of. I'm afraid something's wrong.

Lin Luoshui lightly smiled, "Don't think too much into it. Jun Tang and I don't do things carelessly."

"I do believe in him, but for you, hmph."

"What do you mean Yun Zhiqiu? Are you secretly saying that I'm inferior to him?" He pretended to be angry.

I blinked. "Lin Luoshui, you heard wrong. How am I secretly saying that? That's what I meant, okay?"

"Haha, look, isn't this woman getting more and more tricky?"

"Hur hur." Xia Junchang laughed softly, his voice was filled with joy.

Suddenly, he put away his smile and said, "Someone is here."

The door was pushed open after the sound, and the reason why she stuck her head in said, "Empress, do you want to let the meat chunks to cook the porridge?"

"No." I mumbled back, my mind blank.

Shit, I thought, she saw it.

"Doctor Lin." She greeted Lin Luoshui with a smile, then said, "Why did you all bring guards here today?"

Xia Junchang had already turned his back and was wiping the wall with the embroidery towel he had casually put aside. Lin Luoshui said, "Hey, it's almost the new year, I grabbed someone to clean up the house for Yun Zhiqiu to prevent you from having any trouble with yourselves."

Even after the cause had passed, I still couldn't recover my wits.

The atmosphere in the room became stifling. Lin Luoshui calmly asked, "Zhiqiu, do you trust her?"

There was killing intent in his eyes. These things could not be known to others.

"Maybe she didn't hear anything."

"Yes, I'm just asking Zhi Qiu." Xia Junchang also let out a sigh of relief.

Lin Luoshui furrowed his brows and said, "The two of you are the greatest enemies not just because of your personalities. Don't think that everyone in this world is a good person."

"She has always taken care of me. I live here alone, but fortunately, I have hers." I really don't want to kill the reason. In fact, the reason I disapprove of it the most is to kill people.

I thought, luckily I was so stubborn at the time, otherwise I would have died first.

He didn't dare to say anything else for fear of arousing suspicion. Actually, it didn't matter even if they thought about it. It was a very normal thing, and no one would care about it. However, there was an old saying, 'guilty of being a thief'.

I opened the window to watch them walk in the snow. He turned his head to look at me, and that warm smile of his was able to drive away all the cold in the winter.

I want to be with you, Xia Junchang.

It wasn't until the shadows gave up that I withdrew my gaze and looked at the snowy sky. It was just like a dream, our plan, bold as it was, not a snowflake meeting the sun, no matter how beautiful it was, it would still melt into water and never exist again.

When I brought her the porridge, I looked at her carefully. There was nothing out of the ordinary, so I felt slightly at ease.

With the end of the year approaching, our plan will soon arrive. However, why would they suddenly think of such an idea when they felt that it was unreliable? Is it really pitiful to see me in the palace? I feel uneasy. I always wanted to see Xia Junchang so that I could feel more at ease.

The Emperor probably wouldn't go to Lin Luoshui's marriage, but with Xia Junchang here, how I wanted to leave the palace ah? Unfortunately, the palace walls were too high, and I couldn't climb out.

What I didn't expect was that Lu Yao was going to participate in Lin Luoshui's wedding, and that there were many concubines like Imperial Concubine Mu. Lu Yao had the palace maids come over to ask if I was going to attend, but if it was a normal day, I didn't want to join in the liveliness, because with Imperial Concubine Mu here, I didn't want to appear.

The marriage between the Lin Clan and the Mu Clan could be considered one of the two great clans. One of them was Lin Luoshui from a famous family that grew up with the Emperor, and she was also the imperial physician with the highest skills in the capital. The other was the Mu Family from a noble family, and Mu Imperial Concubine's daughter.

That evening, when the snow was still falling, I put on my clothes and waited for the palace maid to come pick me up. I thought about it and looked in the mirror all the time.

After a while and the reason, I followed the empress out of the palace. What I didn't expect was that the emperor would be interested in going as well.

However, he was already sitting on the carriage, so it was hard to say if he wouldn't go.

After all, he wasn't losing to the Emperor in a single carriage, so there was no need to care about that.

Lu Yao drank a cup of tea. "I didn't expect that you would also go. Don't get too close to Lin Luoshui. This isn't good."

"It's alright, we are just friends. My body has slowly recovered thanks to him. How can I say that today is his wedding day? I should go and congratulate him."

"That's true. Zhiqiu, since I'm able to see the Emperor today, why don't you stay by my side?"

However, I smiled and shook my head. "This isn't good. I will still sit wherever I should sit."

She no longer tried to persuade me. Instead, she looked out the window and said, "Zhiqiu, I hope that you can return to the Moon Viewing Hall as soon as possible. You can go with Xu."

"Hur hur." I laughed, but said nothing.

There were many blankets in the carriage, so it was so soft that I couldn't feel any vibrations. I picked up a cup of water and drank it. With a strange expression, I said, "Eh? Luyao? I thought it was tea. So it's water."

"It's better to drink more water during the winter, in case your skin gets dry. Your sleep has not been good recently, and the imperial physician said that drinking more warm water is better for your body." she explained.

I turned my head to look out the window. The muslin was heavy, so I could only see the bright lights of the palace lights.

I wonder if I can still see Xia Junchang with so many people here today?

Arriving at the Lin Residence before the dark of the night, the entire Lin Residence kneeled down to welcome the emperor, and the red carpet was placed in the main hall.

He walked in front of her, and then a mama came to help the empress out of the car and walk straight to the emperor's side.

His left was the emperor while his right was Imperial Concubine Mu. Behind him was the concubine who had followed him. There was already no one else's seat by his side. I took a deep breath and waited until it was more or less time to get down.