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Just as Yuwen He kissed it, the carriage suddenly shook, and Xiao Ruyue's entire person uncontrollably pounced towards Yuwen He.

It seems like I accidentally touched something …

Xiao Ruyue retracted her hand as if she had been electrocuted, her face burning hot.

Fortunately, the only lantern in the car had been extinguished and the inside of the car was dim. It was impossible to see what kind of expression she had.

"What's going on?" Yuwen He said in a deep voice. He was obviously asking Chong Yang, who was driving the carriage.

The moment he heard the voice, Xiao Ruyue felt himself being grabbed, and all of a sudden, he raised his head and met Yuwen He's gaze. In the darkness, his eyes shone like stars, and his gaze did not dim in the slightest.

"It was a wild cat that suddenly jumped out just now. I nearly ran over it and lost control of the reins in my hands. That was what scared Master." Chong Yang who was driving the car explained.

Yuwen He said softly, "Mhm." After saying that, he did not pursue the matter.

Inside the dark carriage, Yuwen He lit up the lantern once again. With one hand, he held Du Ziheng's collected poems, and with the other, he held onto Xiao Ruyue's hand tightly.

"If you don't inform me of such good news in advance, it'll completely catch me off guard. How are you going to compensate?"

"Didn't I already send you such good news? "Although I was unprepared, it is not necessarily better to be prepared for this kind of thing than to be unprepared."

Xiao Ruyue spoke with confidence, but didn't dare meet Yuwen He's gaze. After all, he had a guilty conscience.

Just by thinking about it, one could tell that Yuwen He was definitely staring at her.

He wondered if he would knock her twice in the head in a fit of anger.

However, the explosive chestnut he expected did not fall. Xiao Ruyue was caught off guard and pulled into Yuwen He's embrace.

"You're pretty good at talking with your little mouth. Since you've made such a clear statement, why don't you dare look me in the eye?" He hugged Xiao Ruyue tightly, as if he was determined to trap Xiao Ruyue, "Or, you know you're in the wrong."

Xiao Ruyue felt guilty, and revealed a bright smile towards Yuwen He. "Your Majesty is right, Chenqie knows that she is in the wrong."

Yuwen He's face suddenly darkened, "Don't laugh when you're outside."

So how did laughing offend him? Xiao Ruyue touched his face.

Yuwen He's low and deep voice entered his ears, "When you laugh, it's too eye-catching. Even if you're dressed in men's clothes, it won't be able to stop those people who have ill intentions towards you."

Your Majesty, aren't you being too cautious?

Xiao Ruyue felt a headache, but she did not have the guts to say these words in front of Yuwen He. If she said it, he might just as well have smeared something on her face in a fit of exasperation, or dragged her back to the palace — though she didn't think the ordinary monarch was such a lecherous Emperor.

"Aren't you afraid that I will take care of you in the car?" Yuwen He pressed his chin against her neck, the ambiguity in his words was self-evident.

When his slightly hoarse voice reached his ears, it made people's hearts itch, causing Xiao Ruyue's ears to turn red.

"Your Majesty will not."

"Oh?"

"Because there's a lot to do tonight." When Xiao Ruyue said this, he was a little unconfident.

Yuwen He chuckled, "You're right. I will not touch you here. I will take care of you, and spend a lot of time after I return to the palace. "

The hand he used to hug Xiao Ruyue's waist grew heavier and lightly kissed Xiao Ruyue on the forehead, but she did not move a step.

Xiao Ruyue secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

The streets that the carriage passed at the beginning of the Li Palace were very quiet. As soon as they turned onto Black Tortoise Street, a commotion broke out.

However, it was not too early, and there were not many people coming and going like during the day. It would not be difficult for the horse carriage to travel with them.

Chong Yang followed Xiao Ruyue's instructions and stopped the carriage in front of the carp hopper.

Just as Xiao Ruyue got off the car, she heard Du Ziheng's voice coming from the carp hopper.

"Shopkeeper, did you really not find my book of poems at the entrance? I've searched my room and you can help me think about it. That book of poems is very important to me. There's even a signature on it. If someone else finds it, they will definitely come to find the owner of the book. "

Du Ziheng's voice sounded somewhat anxious. Anyone would've been worried if he lost something so important.

Young Master Du, I have already said it many times, the people running around the store and I have not been able to pick up your book of poems, not to mention any customers or passersby.

"Shopkeeper, please think about it carefully. That book of poems is really very important to me. If you lose it, just do it."

"Brother Du, I have your book of poems." Just as Du Ziheng was about to spill the beans in his desperation, Xiao Ruyue's clear and bright voice called for him to stop.

Du Ziheng who was at the counter was startled, and turned his head in pleasant surprise.

The man dressed in male attire, with a fan in hand, gently waved Xiao Ruyue's hand.

"He" was dressed in ordinary clothes made out of cloth. It was very inconspicuous, but the "he" had another kind of splendor around his body, making it impossible for people to ignore him.

"He …" Beside him, there was another man who had stolen more souls. He was as handsome as a rock and had a solid, chiseled outline. His handsome features made him look unbelievably elegant, and his tall stature and muscular build made him look like a peerless charm.

The two of them stood in front of the door. The lights in the room were dim, giving off an eerie feeling.

Du Ziheng stared blankly at Xiao Ruyue and Yuwen He, unable to shift his gaze away.

The shopkeeper also followed Du Ziheng's line of sight and looked over, equally dumbstruck.

The other guests in the carp hopper also reacted the same way.

"Brother Du, you don't recognize me?" Under Du Ziheng's dumbstruck gaze, Xiao Ruyue called out to him.

Du Ziheng just recovered from his daze.

"You are the Young Master Situ!"

"Exactly."

"You said you had my book of poems? "How could this be?" Du Ziheng looked at Xiao Ruyue suspiciously.

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go to Brother Du's room first." Xiao Ruyue said.

The shopkeeper looked at her and Yuwen He, making them feel uncomfortable.

Du Ziheng felt that it was reasonable, so he led Xiao Ruyue and Yuwen He upstairs.

Before he left, Yuwen He indifferently swept a glance at the shopkeeper. It was as if he was frozen for a moment, and his back felt cold. Only then did he move his eyes away, not daring to look at the young master who looked like a fairy.

There really was a man in this world who was even prettier than a woman. It was truly strange.

Du Ziheng's room was tidy, only the books on the table were a little messy. Most probably, it was caused by him rummaging through the books, and because he was worried about his own important poems, he hurriedly left to tidy them up.

"Please sit." There's nothing good to do in the small living room. I'll call the shopkeeper's pot of tea for you later. "

Xiao Ruyue nodded lightly: "Thank you."

Du Ziheng went out of the door and called someone to run around. He ordered a pot of tea to come over and brought it back.

"After we bumped into you this afternoon, Brother Du, you picked up the things and went for a walk. We were originally going to go back as well, but when we left, we discovered that there was a book of poems left behind. I also looked through it and felt that it wasn't appropriate for the shopkeeper to pass it over on his behalf, so I brought it back. Only then would I have the time to bring it back to you. "

Du Ziheng sat down, and without waiting for him to ask any questions, Xiao Ruyue spoke first.

As he spoke, he extended his hand towards Yuwen He, who had been silent all this time.

The book of poems was handed over to Yuwen He by Yuwen He.

Yuwen He did not move.

Xiao Ruyue frowned and looked at Yuwen He.

Yuwen He still did not move.

"Brother Situ, you said that you've already read my book of poems, then …?" Du Ziheng looked at Yuwen He as a look of disbelief surfaced on his face, "And this is?"

"This is mine, uh, big brother. He was dragged out by me at the last minute, so I didn't know that he was here to see you. " Xiao Ruyue quickly made up a new identity for Yuwen He.

"Big brother, this is the person I mentioned to you, Brother Du Ziheng."

Yuwen He looked at Xiao Ruyue with a smile that was not really a smile. I suddenly went from my husband to a big brother?

Xiao Ruyue and he looked at each other as she held back her laughter.

"Big brother? You guys don't look like one either. " Du Ziheng gave Yuwen He and Xiao Ruyue a serious look before coming to a fruitful conclusion.

"Our two families have been friends for generations. We grew up together. We don't have blood relatives, but we're like brothers." Xiao Ruyue thought quickly.

Only then did Yuwen He take out the collected poems from his sleeve, but he did not hand them over to Du Ziheng.

"What do you mean, brother?" Du Ziheng saw Yuwen He's hands pressing down on his poetry book, and started to become anxious, but she tried her best to suppress it.

"I've seen the contents." Yuwen He finally opened his mouth and spoke word by word.

Once he spoke, and adding that his pitch black pupils were fixed on Du Ziheng, it was as if Du Ziheng was intimidated by something, and did not even dare to breathe loudly.

What was going on with this person in front of him? Why did he let this happen? This caused people to feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.

"Your surname is Zhu and your name is Yuwen. I've seen the stuff in your poetry collection and I know what you want to do. However, you can rest assured that I won't say a single word." Yuwen He casually made up a name and looked at Du Ziheng with a clear gaze.

The 'He' character was written in two red characters, 'Zhu' and 'Yuwen'. He really knows how to name things.

He was as lazy as her.

Xiao Ruyue secretly laughed, but of course, she maintained her serious face.

"What do you mean, young master Zhu?" Du Ziheng felt uncomfortable being stared at by his black pupils.

"Have you ever thought that what you want to do will very likely be wasted just because of a moment of recklessness on your part, and might even implicate innocent people?" Yuwen He did not answer the question directly, his tone was light and indifferent.

However, there was an innate pride on his face, as well as a king's aura that others couldn't help but admire.

Du Ziheng's face turned white, he clenched his fists and grinded his teeth, "Seems like you guys are also people who know about it, since you do not report me, it means that you have plans to use me. But I don't do things for anyone who has ulterior motives. "

"I can tell that you didn't do all this for the sake of some powerful noble, but to seek justice for the innocent citizens of Huaiyang County. You wanted them to escape from the oppression and live in peace." Yuwen He continued.

"That's why we won't expose you, because we want to do what you want to do."

As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Ruyue.

This tone of voice, clearly emphasized that he was going towards the same goal as Xiao Ruyue.

Xiao Ruyue felt a chill on her neck.

Mistaken to a pirate ship.