Li Yu's first reaction was to stop him.
"Your Highness, there must be a lot of people outside now, and it's very noisy, so let's not go in, okay? Go back and rest early."
Qi Changyi stood there without moving.
"I don't want to go back." He turned to look at Li Yu, his tone soft and gentle, "I don't want to go back..."
"Your Highness, what do you mean by this? What do you mean you don't want to go back? If you don't want to go back to the small building, where do you want to go?"
"Don't worry, Xiaoyuzi. I just want to go outside and take a look."
He murmured as he slowly walked towards the darkness, "I want to see what getting married is like..."
Li Yu looked at his distraught back and couldn't bear to force him back to the small building.
Go and have a look, then take a look.
Li Yu took a lantern from the branch next to him and walked quickly to Qi Changyi to light the way for him.
After passing through an empty garden, the bustling sounds gradually came over, and the light in front became brighter and brighter, illuminating the sky above the Prime Minister's Mansion red.
Qi Changyi stopped outside the archway in the front yard, took a deep breath of cold air, and coughed twice.
When he really stood in front of the door, he became afraid again. He didn't dare to go in or face it. He just stood outside the archway for a long time.
The bright red cape he was wearing also looked festive and appropriate for the occasion.
A dark shadow suddenly flashed in front of them, and then a person stood in front of them.
"Your Highness, why are you here?"
Chengfeng also changed into dark red clothes. He was busy dealing with things in the mansion when he suddenly found two people standing here. He came over to check, and unexpectedly they were Qi Changyi and Li Yu.
"Afeng, are there many people outside?" Qi Changyi asked Chengfeng.
"A lot, almost all the court officials are here. After the ceremony tonight, the master will accompany the second princess back to the palace to meet the emperor tomorrow."
"Hmm..." Qi Changyi responded calmly, "Afeng, you must be very busy, go ahead and don't worry about me."
Cheng Feng was very worried when he saw his weak state. "Your Highness, didn't the master ask you to stay in the small building? You'd better not wander around. There are too many people in the mansion tonight, and it's not peaceful..."
"Ah Feng," Qi Changyi interrupted him, "Can I go and take a look?"
Chengfeng was a little embarrassed, "Your Highness, the master asked you to stay in the back garden because there are too many people here and you can't show up..."
"I'll just take a look and then go back. I'll be very careful and won't be discovered by others, okay?"
Qi Changyi's tone was almost like a request. Chengfeng gritted his teeth, a little hesitant.
At this time, the old housekeeper of the mansion ran over in a hurry and whispered something in Chengfeng's ear. Chengfeng's face changed.
"Your Highness, two suspected assassins were just captured near the palace. I have to go and interrogate them now. You can go if you want."
After saying that, Cheng Feng looked at Li Yu, "Eunuch Yu, you must keep an eye on His Highness, don't let anyone see you, and don't let him enter the hall."
Li Yu nodded vigorously.
Chengfeng nodded slightly, turned around and left in a hurry, and the old butler followed him.
Qi Changyi gently broke away from Li Yu's support and walked to the front yard by himself.
The yard was decorated with lights and red silk hung on the trees. There were two huge red lanterns outside the door, and sedan chairs were lined up at the door for who knows where.
The huge courtyard was filled with gifts from the guests, and the lobby was full of people, all sitting around, surrounding the newlyweds standing in the middle.
The man had a handsome figure, and even though he was wearing bright wedding clothes, he could not hide the gloomy and coldness between his brows; the woman was slim and slender, and her face under the red veil was flushed, like a delicate flower.
The people sitting below all had happy smiles on their faces and were saying words of congratulations, but in fact, no one knew what they were secretly planning in their hearts.
Although the emperor is usually indifferent to the second princess Qi Bingzhi, but as the empress's legitimate daughter, the emperor will definitely be the most concerned about the second princess's marriage.
Because she is no longer a simple princess, but represents the huge family power behind the queen.
If he could reach an agreement on interests with the Queen's family, it would only make him more unshakable in the court.
It can be seen from this wedding alone that the things that the emperor rewarded to the Prime Minister's Mansion took three full days to move, and he also ordered the whole country to celebrate, and the entire imperial capital was covered with red makeup.
As for what kind of feelings exist between the two married people, no one cares at all.
Except for one person...
Qi Changyi walked slowly along the corridor outside the lobby. The corridor seemed to have no end. It was winding and deserted.
There was such a corridor outside a palace in the Memory Palace. Pei Zheng took him through it. At that time, he was wrapped in a blanket, just like now, for fear of being recognized.
As long as he stays with Pei Zheng, he will never see the light of day.
As he was walking, a small black shadow suddenly rushed past his feet. Qi Changyi immediately recognized that it was the little kitten that had once scratched him. Excited for a moment, he quickly followed it.
Li Yu followed closely behind him, "Your Highness, be careful! Walk slowly, you can't run so fast!"
But in Qi Changyi's heart and eyes, there was only the little kitten that was chirping and chasing him down the corridor, its fiery red cloak fluttering in the wind behind it.
The kitten was being chased, jumping up and down, and jumped onto the windowsill with very light steps. Just as it was about to push open the window and jump in, Qi Changyi picked it up from behind.
The kitten seemed to smell the scent of Qi Changyi and let him hold it without struggling. Qi Changyi's eyes showed unusual tenderness and he gently stroked the fur on its back.
The little kitten felt comfortable with the teasing and licked the back of Qi Changyi's hand with its tongue.
Li Yu ran over and saw Qi Changyi expressing his true feelings for the first time in such a long time. He didn't have the heart to go over and disturb the man and the cat.
Qi Changyi hugged Huairou's soft body, and his heart also felt soft. He bent down and kissed the kitten's back and rubbed his cheek against it.
"Xiao Miaomiao, Xiao Miaomiao, you didn't leave. That's good. Did you eat well? How come you look thinner while I'm hugging you..."
Qi Changyi held the kitten up to his eyes and looked at it carefully. "Xiao Miao Miao, you are still young. You need to eat more so that you can grow up quickly. Can I give you a name? Just call you, Xi Miao Wu, okay?"
The little kitten licked its paws and made a "meow" sound as if it had telepathic connection with the kitten.
Qi Changyi smiled, "Miaowu, little Miaowu, come back with me, okay?"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the kitten actually started to struggle, trying to escape from the little man's hands.
The smile on Qi Changyi's lips disappeared instantly, and his eyes were quickly covered with a layer of gray again, "You don't want to, right? Because Brother Pei won't like you, right? He said last time that he wanted to throw you away, and he won't agree to let me raise you..."
"But, let me tell you, Brother Pei is busy with other things, so he probably won't have time to care about me. He's getting married. He's going to marry my second sister tonight. They're going to get married soon, enter the bridal chamber, and then..."
Qi Changyi wiped away tears with his sleeves, "By the way, do you understand what I am saying, Xiao Miaowu? Do you know what getting married means..."
Li Yu couldn't listen any longer and came over to interrupt him, "Your Highness, stop talking..."
Qi Changyi didn't say anything else. The strength in his arms slowly loosened, and he slowly let go of the kitten in his hand.
There was a small gap in the window, and from Qi Changyi's perspective, he could just see the scene inside.
He looked up and saw Pei Zheng standing inside through the crowd. He had a smile on his face and was holding a red silk ribbon in his hand. On the other end of the red silk ribbon was Qi Bingzhi, who was wearing the same wedding dress.
They were standing together, listening to a respected old man with a white beard talking about etiquette.
The sight of red deeply hurt Qi Changyi's eyes. He only felt a sea of red in front of his eyes, just like the blood-red sky that appeared in front of his eyes after being poisoned, boundless and with no end in sight.
He vaguely heard a word said by the old man inside.
Love and care for each other make them love each other even more, and they will be a pair for a lifetime.
This poem was once taught to him by Pei Zheng.
But now it is being used on him and others, and has nothing to do with me anymore.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Qi Changyi was shaken twice and then he realized that Li Yu had been calling him.
"Your Highness, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell again?"
Li Yu wiped the tears from his face with concern and reached out to close the window.
"Stop looking at it, and stop thinking about it. Let's go back now, okay?"
Qi Changyi was still staring at the window in a daze and did not answer.
Li Yu simply pulled him away, not walking along the corridor, but planning to go back through a small path behind the lobby.
Qi Changyi didn't say a word the whole time, he just followed Li Yu's footsteps and walked back unconsciously, his thoughts seemed to have always stayed by the window.
Li Yu lost the lantern when he was chasing the kitten just now, and now he could only walk back in the darkness relying on his feeling.
The bright moon of the past is nowhere tonight. The dense clouds block most of the moonlight, and the air is very cold.
The two of them walked to the gate of the back garden. Before they could go in, a figure suddenly rushed out from the darkness beside them and rushed directly towards Qi Changyi.
Pounced over.
Fortunately, Li Yu noticed something was wrong and turned around to pull Qi Changyi behind him to protect him.
The figure bumped into Li Yu, and something cold stabbed Li Yu's arm, cutting his flesh.
Qi Changyi was frightened and stared at the figure nervously.
The figure's hair was messy, and the dagger in his hand was shining brightly in the dark.
"Third, third sister..." Qi Changyi said in disbelief.
The figure was obviously startled, and was too lazy to hide it.
"I told you, don't call me that, you don't deserve it!"
Qi Yirou's voice was very hoarse, as if she hadn't had a drink of water for a long time.
She looked obviously embarrassed, but she still refused to let go of her pride when she spoke.
"How about it? Didn't the scene you just saw drive you crazy? It seems that your ability to endure is really amazing. Otherwise, you can't stand many things, right?"