Xiao Chen seemed to see him curl the corner of his mouth slightly, and then put one hand on her waist, as if provocatively, he kissed her lips, no longer just like a dragonfly, but inseparable.
He saw her open her eyes, frowned slightly, moved for a while, but finally leaned on him again.
Xiao Chen let go of the plum blossom with trembling hands, his face was instantly pale, he couldn't help but take two steps back and leaned against the plum tree, as if he was abusing himself, he stared at the two inside.
He saw that her lips were getting redder and brighter, and even the best rouge couldn't match it. The man used his fingertips to gently wipe the remaining trace of wetness from the corner of her mouth.
The snow is getting bigger and bigger, but he doesn't seem to feel it, and his eyes are leaning there.
"Young Master Xiao, why are you here?"
He was seen by the palace servant, and the exclamation aroused the two people in the room. She turned her head slightly and looked at her with a little surprise in her eyes, but it didn't take a moment for her to return to nature. Leaning on the soft couch, watching him quietly.
He doesn't move.
She seemed impatient to wait, turned her head and said something to Eunuch Fu, then took the tea from the palace servant and stopped looking at him.
Xiao Chen only felt bitterness spread in his mouth.
He didn't know why she was like this, made him think he was important, but told him at the next moment that he was just being affectionate.
Eunuch Fu walked out, his expression was the same as usual, and he didn't even change his movements: "Young Master Xiao, the Empress Dowager invites you in."
Xiao Chen looked at him, his eyes were slightly gloomy, but he turned a blind eye.
Xiao Chen suddenly felt ridiculous. He believed that he was very observant. He had been in the palace for so long, but he didn't realize that there was such a thing between her and him.
Did they hide it too well, or was he too sinking to find out
He couldn't hold back his words: "Father Fu is good at it."
Xiao Fuzi smiled: "Xiao Gongzi has won the award, it is not as good as Xiao Gongzi one or two."
The hands in the sleeves were clenched tightly, but he had nothing to do with him. She glanced sideways at the window. She didn't seem to notice what was going on here. Shallow, yet picturesque.
He stopped talking to Xiao Fuzi, and walked stiffly into the inner hall.
The palace servants withdrew, leaving only the two of them in the inner hall.
Xiao Chen lowered his head and said nothing.
Luo Ran stroked his right hand, where the nails that were broken before had grown back, and put on Kodan, which made the jade hand whiter and tenderer.
She raised her head, glanced at him, and said with a chuckle, "What? Xiao Chen is here to get angry with Ben Gong?"
Xiao Chen's eyelashes trembled lightly. Hearing her no strange words, a sullen anger rose uncontrollably in his heart, but for some reason, he could only say dryly, "Xiao Chen dare not."
There was no sound in the hall for a long time. He couldn't help raising his head to look, but there was a beautiful woman standing in front of him. He wanted to take two steps back, but she was hooked by her sleeve. Thousands of power, no longer a trace of movement.
She leaned closer to him, her delicate lips in front of her eyes, opened and closed: "Why are you still angry after going out to play for so long?"
Xiao Chen only felt that his eyes were dry, he couldn't help but look up at her, there seemed to be a smile in her eyes, but he only felt cold.
His voice was hoarse and unpleasant, and it smelled of alcohol: "Mother, if you want Xiao Chen to stay in the palace, why should you give Xiao Chen a chance?"
She frowned and looked at him, her eyes full of dissatisfaction, as if she was accusing him of not knowing good people: "You are always depressed in the palace, and this palace sees it in your eyes, how can you bear it?"
She put one hand on his chest, slid her index finger down gently, and retracted it. Her words continued, she leaned closer to him, and the warm moisture sprinkled on his ear: "Bengong loves you."
She seemed to be leaning in his arms, and her words were still filled with pity, but Xiao Chen's eyes fell behind her, and on the soft couch, pain appeared in his eyes, which was different from when he refused Shi Nianshuang at that time. He suddenly felt a pain in his heart.
He opened his dry eyes and didn't dare to blink. He was afraid that as soon as he blinked, tears would fall. He said in a hoarse voice, "My Lady's distressed, Xiao Chen can't bear it."
She leaned on his shoulder for a while, then took a step back and looked at him, her face pale: "Are you blaming Ben Gong?"
"Xiao Chen dare not."
"It seems so."
She retreated back to the soft couch, as if the movement just now didn't exist. She took the handkerchief and carefully wiped each of her fingers with a very serious look. In her spare time, she casually asked him:
"That being the case, what are you doing in the palace today?"
Xiao Chen's hands were clenched, resisting the urge to hold her just now: "It's the empress who wants Xiao Chen to enter the palace."
Luo Ran's movements stopped and threw the handkerchief: "Are you wronged?"
"no."
His eyes fell on the veil, biting the tip of his tongue, he really didn't feel wronged, he just didn't expect that after he entered the palace, he would see that scene, which caught him off guard.
Hearing that he said no, Luo Ran didn't go to investigate whether what he said was true or not. He glanced at him, then moved his fingertips lightly and pointed to the soft couch beside him. The meaning is self-evident.
Xiao Chen turned his eyes away, and seemed to think of the scene he just saw. His face was pale, and there was a clear rejection in his eyes: "Mother, Xiao Chen is not feeling well."
Luo Ran raised her eyes and seemed to lose interest: "Then are you going to leave the palace now?"
Xiao Chen's expression froze. He didn't expect her to ask such a question. He thought that she would never let him leave after spending so much time.
He asked her, "My mother will let Xiao Chen leave the palace?"
"meeting."
She said it without any hesitation, and the expression in her eyes did not fluctuate. It seemed that she didn't care if he left or stayed.
Xiao Chen felt a pain in the palm of his sleeve. Looking at her ruthless face, he didn't know what the answer he just asked was what he wanted.
At least, he knew that the moment she said "yes", he was not happy.
He said with difficulty: "Xiao Chen thanked the empress."
"No thanks." She raised her plain hand lightly, and the red gauze floated past, and she seemed to be thinking of something. She raised her eyes and looked forward to her appearance, reminding her, "This time I'm gone, this palace won't be so easy to come in."
Xiao Chen's heart was stagnant, he couldn't help raising his eyes to look at her, but he saw her smiling like a sweet smile, but he knew that she was telling the truth, she didn't have much patience to play with him, such a trick was enough .
He seemed to be discouraged, took a step back, and compromised: "What does the mother-in-law want Xiao Chen to do?"
The soft couch was leaning against the window, Luo Ran stretched out her hand, caught a snowflake, and watched it melt instantly, but there was still a hint of coldness, she lightly pulled her red lips:
"This deep palace is long and lonely, but this palace has been here for nearly seven years, but I just met a nice person and want to stay."
After she finished speaking, she stopped her movements, looked at him with her beautiful eyes, and asked him with a light smile, "How do you feel about Xiao Chen?"
"A sweet person?"
His eyelashes trembled, and when he said that, he didn't know if he was mocking her or him.
"If it wasn't like this, how could Ben Gong spend so much thought? Not everyone can let Ben Gong play with him in an official position."
She spoke casually, but seemed to be stating the truth.
He looked at the way she spoke lightly, and twitched the corners of his mouth, very weak.
She hooked her fingers at him again, seemingly unaware of his pain.
Xiao Chen looked at her for a long time and walked towards her very slowly, without looking at the soft couch, he knelt down beside her, feeling her hand on top of his head, and suddenly his eyes were wet.
He asked her in a hoarse voice, "Niangniang, what would have happened if Xiao Chen hadn't left the palace?"
She stroked his hair lightly with her hand and answered his question slowly: "Good people will naturally be rewarded."
Xiao Chen leaned against her knees with his eyes closed. He suddenly felt physically and mentally exhausted. He could not deny that when he heard her say, "This deep palace is long and lonely," a ripple appeared in his heart, as if he felt pity. .
However, when he reacts, why should he pity her? Didn't you enter the palace for power? What's the matter now
"Niangniang, do you remember when you asked me what I wanted?"
Luo Ran's movements stopped, and where he couldn't see, her eyes moved slightly, and then she returned to calm: "Remember."
Xiao Chen didn't seem to feel anything. He raised his eyes to look at her, and his eyes seemed to be wet: "If Xiao Chen proposes, can the niece rely on me?"
She pursed her lips and looked at him, and finally nodded: "Yun."
He finally laughed: "That's good, the goddess said that this deep palace is lonely, and Xiao Chen willingly accompanies the goddess, but I just want to have only Xiao Chen by the goddess's side."
He never thought in the past that even the gradually declining An Wangfu could get the news and send him to the palace. What about the others
How could she be the only one by her side
Now that there is only one Fu Gonggong, is there still a Dean Gonggong? Eunuch Zhang
Luo Ran frowned slightly, and looked outside. It was quiet outside, but they all knew that Xiao Fuzi was outside.
Xiao Chen looked at her quietly, waiting for her answer.
He also wanted to know how much heart this "lovable person" could win her
Luo Ran looked away, the atmosphere in the hall was silent, Xiao Chen couldn't help being nervous, if she refused, what could he do
"allow."
The voice of her answer came, and he was still in disbelief. The hands he had been clenching could finally be loosened. He pulled the hem of her clothes with one hand, dyed her red yarn dark, and couldn't help but lie down on her. knees, for a long time without saying a word.
Luo Ran didn't seem to break his promise. After answering Xiao Chen, he clearly alienated Xiao Fuzi, but he did not send Xiao Fuzi away.
Xiao Chen lived in Jinning Palace again.
Luo Ran seemed to like him very much and always had intimate actions with him, but Xiao Chen was not too happy.
He could always see Xiao Fuzi, and the scene of that day lingered in his mind.
Until one day, when he was in Jinning Palace, he suddenly heard a familiar voice:
"Xiao Chen!"
There are very few palace staff in this Jinning Palace. Xiao Chen was standing under the plum forest in the palace at this time. When he heard this voice, he frowned, all the thoughts in his heart disappeared, he turned around and looked at the haggard Many women were not surprised.
He cupped his hands: "See the eldest princess!"
Shi Nianshuang walked towards him step by step, she never thought that he still entered the palace!
She looked at his cold expression, he didn't know why, his body became thinner and thinner, her eyes were slightly red, she thought that seeing him again, she must hate him very much, but now, when she looks at him, she only feels heartache , There is a point of happiness.
Fortunately, I can still see him.
She knew she was cheated by him, but during this time in the palace, she would still think of him, thinking about how good he was to her and how cruel he was to her, but she couldn't let it go!
However, he would rather treat that woman as an unworthy male pet than marry her!
Her eyes were red and tears kept falling, which made people feel extremely pitiful, but Xiao Chen didn't seem to see it. She was hurt by his look, but she couldn't help jumping into his arms, hugging him and crying bitterly.
Xiao Chen's expression changed, and he reached out and pushed her away.
But I heard her crying and shouting, "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen! I miss you! Why did you fall in love with her!"
He was taken aback by her words, and his actions stopped there.
Seeing that he didn't push her away, she cried even louder: "Xiao Chen! I'd rather never see you again than enter the palace! I don't want the person I love to be so humble! You know it!"
She couldn't help but beat him: "I love you so much, why don't you marry me! There are so many people around her, she has everything, why should you fall in love with her!"
Xiao Chen still pushed her away, ignored her, and sat on the stone bench in the yard, slightly absent-minded, not because of Shi Nianshuang's words, but because he thought of Eunuch Fu, who was always by her side.
But she clearly promised him, she promised him, she was the only one by her side.
Shi Nianshuang walked over, crouched beside him, pulled his sleeve pitifully, and kept calling: "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen..."
Xiao Chen shrank his hand in his sleeve, but did not wave her away.
He couldn't help looking in the direction of Fengquan Palace.
A few days later, Xiao Fuzi was still staying in Fengquan Palace. Even though she and he were not as good as before, Xiao Chen was still uncomfortable, and this feeling became deeper and deeper.
Shi Nianshuang went to Jinning Palace more and more frequently. Xiao Chen let her keep running, but he didn't refuse or accept it. It was like Luo Ran watching him struggling, quietly watching Shi Nianshuang's touch alone.
She didn't lose the jade hairpin that Xiao Chen gave to Shi Nianshuang. These days, she always took it with her. Today, when she came to Jinning Palace again, Xiao Chen was used to it.
He sat on the stone bench with a chessboard on the stone table in front of him. Shi Nianshuang happily sat on the other side and said, "Xiao Chen, are you playing chess alone? I'll accompany you!"
Xiao Chen frowned and waved her hand away. She gave him this chessboard today. When he played chess with her, she said that his chess skills were too poor and asked him to come back to practice. He was already facing the chessboard. Sitting for an hour.
Shi Nianshuang was frozen in the air by his swung away hand, looked up at him, and saw that there was some warmth in his eyebrows, some unhappy expression, where did he not know where this chessboard came from
Not only did she find it ridiculous, she was afraid that he would be bored. She came here to accompany him every day. Is that woman really so important to him? Even the chessboard she gave her is a treasure? She can't even touch it
She suddenly became irritable and reached out and knocked the chessboard to the ground!
Xiao Chen's expression instantly turned gloomy and cold, looking at her, he said word by word, "Are you crazy?"
Seeing his appearance, Shi Nianshuang came back to his senses, clenched his hands tightly, and forced the corners of his mouth: "Xiao Chen, don't be angry..."
As she spoke, she squatted down and picked up the pieces one by one, but she couldn't hold back her red eyes.
Xiao Chen covered his eyes with his hands, and said tiredly, "You don't need to pick it up, and don't come again in the future."
Shi Nianshuang was startled, so he stood up quickly, walked over to him, pulled his sleeve, and cried, "Xiao Chen, I know I'm wrong, I shouldn't knock over the things she gave, don't be angry!"
While crying, she wiped her tears and accidentally twisted the jade hairpin.
Xiao Chen paused, his eyes stayed on the jade hairpin, and there was a slight fluctuation in his eyes, as if he was looking at someone through her, he slowly stretched out his hand and inserted the jade hairpin with a serious expression.
The two of them were very close together, Xiao Chen was still holding the jade hairpin in a daze, Shi Nianshuang suddenly raised his head and kissed his lips, leaving no room for himself.
Xiao Chen was suddenly kissed, and he frowned and regained his senses. Before he could push her away, he suddenly heard a movement at the door, and panicked in his heart. He pushed Shi Nianshuang away, turned his head to look, and saw Luo Ran standing at the door with the corners of his mouth. The always-hanging smile disappeared, and he gave him a cold look before turning to leave.
Behind her, Xiao Fuzi looked at him, suddenly smiled at him, and only left after seeing his expression changed.
Shi Nianshuang fell to the ground and saw Xiao Chen's changed face, but he turned his face away, lowered his head, and said nothing.
Xiao Chen clenched the remaining chess piece in his hand, and seemed to understand everything in an instant. His eyes were gloomy, and he gritted his teeth: "Shi Nianshuang!"
Shi Nian shrank his body, stood up on the table, took a step back, looked up at him, smiled sarcastically and hated: "Don't you like to deceive people with an affectionate face? Is this a good feeling now?"
How could she not hate him? She had been ingrained in pride since childhood, how could she be so humble to please him when she knew that he didn't love her
Only because she hates him!
When Xiao Fuzi approached her, she agreed after a little thought.
The only concern she had was, how could he let her stay
Later, Xiao Fuzi told her: If you love him very much, he will not pity you, but he will pity himself.
… pity yourself.
Shi Nianshuang laughed until tears fell. When she was in the imperial study, the man's words had already destroyed her.
How ridiculous that she retaliates against him because he loves that woman!
Sympathy!
Xiao Chen grabbed her neck and watched her gradually become frightened. His voice was cold: "I really regret that you didn't drown in the water that day."
Shi Nian clasped his hand with one hand and coughed desperately, but he couldn't help but say, "You admit it, don't you! It was you that day, and you deliberately let me fall into the water!"
Xiao Chen shook her off at once, she collapsed to the ground, Xiao Chen half squatted down, raised her chin, and there was no trace of warmth in his eyes: "If I didn't want to see what you look like now, you thought I would have saved me back then. you come up?"
Shi Nianshuang's expression suddenly collapsed, and even the joy of revenge for his success just now disappeared. She pulled his sleeve and cried without a trace:
"Xiao Chen, you bastard! You have to die!"
There was no change in his expression, and her voice gradually weakened: "Xiao Chen...why are you so cruel..."
He lowered his eyes: "Maybe, as you said... I love her, so I pity her, pity her, and can't bear to hurt her, but what are you?"
He has always been ruthless, but she is special.
Are the rest poor? Is it life or death, and what does it have to do with him
Xiao Chen let go of her, stood up, looked out the door, his face was expressionless, as if he had never heard of her cursed words, and he seemed to see her frosty expression, even though she was angry in the past, it was never like this.
Shi Nianshuang watched him walk away step by step, and suddenly burst out laughing, between joy and sorrow, with tightly closed eyes, there were tears in the corners of his eyes.
This look is more like a loser.
The snow has not stopped, and it seems that from the beginning, it indicates that things are not over yet.
He walked to Fengquan Palace, and the palace staff were all guarding outside, but the two of them were not seen. Fengquan Palace was silent at this time, but Xiao Chen's face suddenly turned pale, and he didn't dare to think about what would happen inside.
Compared with what might happen in the palace today, he is more afraid. Does she already know about the situation today
She is so smart, does she know what Eunuch Fu is doing
If she knew, why didn't she tell? Until he was forced to have no way out, there was no way to retreat.
He vaguely had an answer in his heart, but he still pinned his hopes on it. She didn't know that this was just what Eunuch Fu did alone.
A palace servant approached him and bowed his head: "Xiao Gongzi, the maiden asked the servant to tell you that if you feel bored in the palace, then go out of the palace."
His seemingly calm expression instantly shattered, and he looked at the closed palace door.
After a long time, he bent his knees and knelt in the snow.
The palace servant glanced at him, lowered his head, and stepped back, guarding the palace gate.
There was a warm candlelight in the hall, Xiao Fuzi knelt on the side, Luo Ran sat on the soft couch, leaned forward slightly, held scissors in one hand, and waved at the candlelight.
The bright and dark candles were printed on her face, her brows and eyes were half closed, and her expression was unclear.
"You really understand Xiao Chen's mind."
Her words came suddenly, and Xiao Fuzi's hands trembled slightly, not knowing how to answer.
Luo Ran glanced at him sideways, and stopped talking. She saw his actions in her eyes. One of the reasons why he dared to be so bold was because of her acquiescence.
Otherwise, how could Shi Nianshuang enter Jinning Palace without any scruples
She closed her eyes and said in a very soft voice, "Xiao Fuzi, what if this palace asks you to leave the palace?"
Xiao Fuzi's eyes widened, not knowing whether what she said was true or not, but he didn't want to, he had been in the palace for five years, he was already used to serving her, and she had already entered his bones...
He leaned over and kowtowed with a firm attitude: "The slave would rather die."
No one in the palace spoke.
The heavy snow drifted for a day and a night, and the people outside had long been unconscious, their lips were pale, and they looked at the palace gate numbly until it slowly opened from the inside.
She stood at the door, he knelt in the courtyard, and the two looked at each other.
Xiao Chen seemed to move his lips, but he didn't make a sound.
He watched her approaching step by step. When passing him, he paused for a while, but continued to move forward. He was exhausted, but he grabbed her hem tightly without any effort.
He couldn't hold it any longer and fell into the snow, but he didn't let go of his hand. He struggled to open his eyes and looked at her.
Luo Ran stopped, looked down at him, raised her brows slightly, her eyes seemed to fluctuate, but it was just that, she grabbed the skirt with one hand, and was about to leave, but heard his very faint voice :
"...don't go."
He looked into her eyes, tears dripped down the corner of his eyes, dripped into the snow, disappeared, but repeated word by word:
"...don't go!"
Please don't go.
She looked at him, finally bent down, put her finger on his lips, and seemed to rub it lightly, looking at the panic that rose in his eyes, her fingertips trembled slightly, paused, her voice was extremely light:
"The royal family is a prison. This palace will only let you go this time. Are you going or staying?"
Her eyes were cold and tender, and he opened the corner of his mouth and smiled very shallowly:
"Where there is you, I volunteer to draw the dungeon as a prison."