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With that hand, he pulled Xiao Ruyue into his embrace.

Warm as yesterday.

Xiao Ruyue nestled within a safe and generous embrace. The people who were embracing her helped her block all the congestion and brought her out of the heavy encirclement.

Du Ziheng stared blankly at it for a long time before finally reacting. When he came back to his senses, Xiao Ruyue had already walked over to the carriage with Yuwen He.

Du Ziheng pulled his luggage, and followed the crowd out.

Steward Shay also brought his carriage to wait for Du Ziheng, and bowed to him, "Young Master Du, follow this old servant back to the residence."

Du Ziheng smiled and bowed to Yuwen He, "Greetings, benefactor."

"This way of calling me master is too unsophisticated. From now on, call me master." Yuwen He hinted a few times but Du Ziheng was still unable to get it straight, so he said it openly.

Du Ziheng was startled, after that, he nodded: "Yes, my liege."

Xiao Ruyue could not help but laugh.

Du Ziheng raised his head and looked at her. "Young Master Situ, you" had a hesitant look in his eyes.

Xiao Ruyue looked at him, confused.

"Can I have a word with you?"

"What is there to say that you can't say in front of us?" Without waiting for Xiao Ruyue to speak, Yuwen He rushed ahead with an expression of "I don't want you two to be alone".

"Stop messing around, just say a few words." Xiao Ruyue pushed him a little, and it was as if Du Ziheng walked to the side.

Du Ziheng still looked like he wanted to say something, "You, you …"

"Brother Du is talking about me and brother." Xiao Ruyue revealed a knowing smile, "We are not the kind of relationship that you think."

"Then you two are not me, I am!"

"I know, but I can't tell you the truth because the situation doesn't allow it. You'll know it later — it's his duty to protect me. " Xiao Ruyue laughed and answered all of Du Ziheng's questions.

Hearing what she said, Du Ziheng did not know what to say, and could only nod his head.

Returning to the side of the carriage, Xiao Ruyue followed Yuwen He onto the carriage and left.

Du Ziheng also got onto Steward Shay's carriage, but he was still reluctant and kept looking around.

Steward Shay called out to him, "Young Master Du, the identity of my Young Master is extraordinary, and the identity of our Master is even more unexpected than you. That's all I can say. "

Du Ziheng acknowledged and also understood that he asked too much.

The benefactor had an extraordinary air of grandeur. He was definitely not an ordinary person. And the Young Master Situ was gentle and elegant, his speech was even prettier than a woman's. It was obvious that he came from a rich and powerful family.

However, their relationship was clearly not as simple as that of brothers. It was one thing for brothers to clasp each other's shoulders, but there was no need for brothers to hug each other.

The more Du Ziheng thought about it, the more conflicted he became.

When he thought about how such a handsome Young Master Situ was like that, he felt an inexplicable sense of sympathy in his heart.

The carriage moved farther and farther away.

"Master has instructed me: Take advantage of these few days when the results are released to have a good rest. After the results are released, things will no longer be peaceful." The Steward Shay reminded.

Du Ziheng retracted his gaze, and did not say another word.

In the carriage.

Yuwen He carried Xiao Ruyue in his embrace, and tore off the ribbon in her hair with one hand. Like a waterfall, her black hair fell down, gently floated down, and carried a faintly discernable fragrance along with it.

Yuwen He's hand passed through her long hair and pressed on the back of her head, his lips covering hers.

"Hmm."

The kiss was very long and Yuwen He was not willing to let go of her for a long time.

The kiss caused Xiao Ruyue's legs to go limp, she was confused and disoriented.

A long time later.

Yuwen He ended his long kiss and hugged her, his long fingers moving between Xiao Ruyue's hair and stroking it affectionately.

"Min Er, do you know how important you are to me?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Ruyue's eyes were misty. "What's wrong?"

"I don't like the way you talk with Du Ziheng. The way he looks at you makes me uncomfortable." Yuwen He's tone was a little harsh.

Xiao Ruyue did not seem to care, but before she finished speaking, her face was filled with the taste of food, and she could not help but burst out laughing, "Alright, if you don't want to say it, then I will not say it."

Yuwen He said snappily, "The look in your eyes betrayed him, and everything that man is thinking about in his heart is displayed on his face. He doesn't know how much your woman thinks of you.

"" Xiao Ruyue suddenly did not know what to say.

How could she have thought so much about it?

Back to the palace.

Lu Yi was the first to excitedly rush over. "Empress, I've missed you so much!"

Xiao Ruyue was caught unprepared by her pounce, and could only be carried by her, "Good, good. I'm back. "

"Empress, you also said that you didn't bring me for the past three days. If you weren't here, you would have completely deserted the Phoenix Palace." After holding her hands enough, Lu Yi finally let go, but she still couldn't stop complaining.

"Nonsense, you've seen a family's High Scholar taking a servant girl to his side during an exam." Xiao Ruyue poked her in the head.

Cai Yin hid in the back, stammering as she spoke, "Empress, Cai Yin misses you too."

"Yeah, I know."

Yin Lin looked at them for a long time, waiting for them to express their thoughts, before saying, "Esteemed Empress, you do not know, when you were not here, all of you were hopping with joy. The moment you returned, you all ran out to express your loyalty."

When she said that, Green Robed Cai Yin and the others all stomped their feet, "Sister Yin Lin." A look of impeccable embarrassment appeared on their faces.

Xiao Ruyue swept his gaze across them and put on the look of "I knew you girls' true colors". Everyone present felt guilty. Xiao Ruyue was the first one to laugh, and everyone started to laugh. After messing around for a while, Yuwen He reached out to stroke Xiao Ruyue's head and said gently, "These few days have been hard on you.

"Alright."

Yuwen He then turned his head and instructed Yin Lin to take good care of his precious Queen before she left, not even changing into her casual clothes.

After the exam ended, he still had to busy himself with the rest of the exam.

After being quiet for a few days, it was about time for those people who were ready to make a move to cause a ruckus.

After Xiao Ruyue finished bathing, she brought in an eighteen or nineteen year old girl. Her footsteps were light and her figure was stable, at a glance she didn't seem like an ordinary girl.

"Greetings, Empress." She went down on one knee, but not with the court.

Xiao Ruyue said and looked at Yin Lin, "This is …"

"This is the little girl that His Majesty ordered to be carried by your side. Her name is Qingqing." This servant has a rather special status. I can't always be by the Empress's side with multiple helpers. When the Empress does things, it's easier for her. When this servant can't appear, you shouldn't be afraid to go out. "

Xiao Ruyue nodded, in the end, her considerations were still the same.

Naturally, she left Qing Qing behind.

Qing Qing was not like the heartless Lu Yi, who chattered endlessly the moment she opened the chatterbox. She was very quiet, standing quietly behind Xiao Ruyue.

Xiao Ruyue told her not to stand that far, she could sit. He also told her that he could go outside and chat with the others. She shook her head in refusal, but there was nothing she could do. In the end, she said, "Master's orders are to protect the Empress."

Xiao Ruyue was helpless. Everyone had their own aspirations, there was no need to force it.

When Yin Lin left, she had also mentioned this girl called Qingqing to him. Sometimes, even after a long time, she still couldn't say a single word. But she was adamant, she was stubborn.

Lu Yi walked in with the freshly baked green bean cake. When she saw that there was another person in the room, she couldn't help but take an extra look. Qing Qing glared at her with a vicious gaze. She was so frightened that she almost threw away the plate in her hands.

Xiao Ruyue had only turned around to take the book when she saw Qingqing's fiendish face and Lu Yi's resentful face. "If you don't want to see, then don't want to see, why are you so fierce?"

Xiao Ruyue did not know whether to laugh or cry and called Lu Yi over, "She's new, she doesn't like to talk. Don't look at her face. "Also, carry the food steadily and if you dare to smash something to eat, I will punish you to not allow you to eat dinner."

"Empress, you're not fair —"

"Then you don't need to eat tonight's dinner."

With a sullen face, Lu Yi clenched her teeth and left. Just by looking at her back, one could tell how wronged she was.

While Xiao Ruyue was eating the pastries, she had originally wanted to ask Qing Qing to join him, but seeing her serious expression, she held back.

If she were to open her mouth, this little girl would probably kneel down in fear and beg forgiveness.

Therefore, Xiao Ruyue ignored her and pretended that there was no one else in the room. She ate a few pieces of pastries and went to sleep.

After staying in the Academic Institution for three days, although he did not do any manual labor, his spirit was extremely exhausted.

She finally understood why it was abnormal for some of the examinees to return three days after taking the Academic Institution exam. The atmosphere inside was terrifyingly oppressive. Everyone seemed to be working hard to get the top seat.

No one asked, as the name of the top ten was known to the world. It was needless to say how attractive the top scorer's position was.

Even if he didn't win the championship, he could still rise to the top. The Imperial Examinations were undoubtedly a good opportunity for the poor students to make a comeback.

Xiao Ruyue sighed, she was extremely tired, she laid down and quickly fell asleep.

In her dreams, rain poured down while thunder roared. The child that was just born had died miserably in front of her under Yao Ziyan's cruel and merciless attacks.

Xiao Ruyue was awakened from her shock and started sweating profusely.

It had been a long time since he had a nightmare. How could he suddenly appear again?

Xiao Ruyue wiped her sweat, but a cup of hot water suddenly appeared in front of her. She raised her head and saw the expressionless Qing Qing holding the water in both her hands.

"Thank you very much." After drinking a cup of hot water, Xiao Ruyue finally felt relieved.

Qingqing stared at her and spoke very slowly, "You look very much like an imperial concubine."

Xiao Ruyue frowned, puzzled, "Who do I look like?"

"Princess, you're a good person. But she was killed by bad people. " Qing Qing said with a straight face, but when she said this, there was hatred in her eyes, a very strong hatred, "I saw it with my own eyes."

Xiao Ruyue continued to ask, "Who is the wangfei that you're talking about?"

"The wangfei is the wangfei." As if Xiao Ruyue had asked her the sore spot in her heart, Qing Qing suddenly spoke a lot of words, gritted her teeth and said, "Your highness is not a good person, he's bad, he's completely bad. The woman who killed the princess is now a princess too, hmph, God will punish them. "

When Xiao Ruyue heard Qingqing's ambiguous words, she suddenly felt that Qingqing was talking about Yuwen Chenglian and Yao Ziyan!

The 'wangfei' that Qing Qing was referring to should be her.