Prince, Not Tonight

For the time being, they rented a small courtyard. It was a small square building with a few low houses. In the middle, there was a very, very old locust tree.

When the clouds came back, they were all sitting under the locust tree, shaking their heads and reading.

What taught them was a new teacher that Yun Yao had hired.

The old man taught very seriously, and the children learned very seriously.

Yun Fei was leaning at the entrance of the yard, looking at everyone with a smile and a faint expression of peace and satisfaction.

"Little tree, no matter what happens to me, take care of them for me. That's the biggest help I can get. " she whispered.

The small tree ignored her and went straight to the banyan tree. He clapped his hands and greeted, "Young mistress Yun has returned. Everyone, let's eat."

Everyone immediately surrounded her. In fact, Yun Xu's studies were not very good. She had no chance of receiving a systematic education, especially when she was a prodigal child.

However, she was a real talented girl. Although she was crazy, she had taught her a lot of words. In addition to that, she had learned from time to time to support her image in front of these brats.

"This sentence, 'The heaven and earth are heartless, all living things are born separated'. It means that the heavens and earth have never been merciful …" Yun Pang was just about to make up some nonsense as he held Little Radish's book, when he suddenly heard the small tree cut in from the side, "The heartless words here are not mean to be unkind, but they are fair. The heavens and earth do not have any special favoritism, but in a situation where there is no selfishness, everything has its differences and advantages and disadvantages. "

Yun Xu's face turned red and he mumbled some syllables. Then, he nodded his head heavily, as if he was the one who said the words of Little Tree, "Little Radish, do you understand? That's what you mean! "

Little Radish gave a very kind "Oh" and tactfully did not expose her.

The children swarmed to the dining room again, with Cloudfall and the small tree behind them, and as they passed by, he said, "They are lovely, but for me they are nothing more than a bunch of irrelevant children without you."

Such cold and detached words that no one could refute, caused Yun Fei to feel an inexplicable chill.

A word instantly flashed through his mind — —

He couldn't support his family.

This is a little kid who can't be left alive...

On the day of the Hall's performance, the night was full of songs and dances.

Of course, every night in the capital was a scene of singing and dancing.

Unlike those small places, the streets were quiet at night. Apart from the beautiful streets and narrow alleys, there were no signs of human life anywhere else.

In the end, the capital was still the capital.

It had clearly been dark for a long time, and lanterns were still hanging in the shops on the main street. The satin shops, the cake shops and even the grain oil shops were doing pretty well. There were many people coming and going.

After Yun Fei and Xu Sisi met at the city gate, they went to report to Madam Jing Yin before being carried by someone else. The group of women that were chosen headed for the banquet that was to be held tonight — to the Imperial Palace.

The palanquin was very large. Normally, two people would sit on one palanquin. Xu Sisi and Yun Fei were on the same program, so naturally, they would sit together on the same bed.

Yun Xu parted the dark red curtain and looked at both sides of the street. He turned to Xu Sisi and said, "The night in the capital is really lively. I wonder if the items in the night market will be cheaper than the day?"

She was only concerned with the question of money, so the first thing that came to her mind was this question.

Xu Sisi, however, did not seem to hear him. She lowered her head, the handkerchief still in her hand. Her face was as white as a lily as it slightly creased. She seemed to be lost in thought, hoping, yet also feeling timid.

Seeing her current appearance, Yun Fei was too lazy to say anything more. In his heart, he started to make up a story for the handkerchief embroidered with the word 'Jia'.

The first version: Nocturne committed too many sins and owed Sisi a debt of love, so her thoughts should be faced with the Nocturne and asked clearly.

The second version: Maybe they are not old lovers, but siblings. Xu Sisi is the younger sister of Ye Jia, the bastard daughter of the old emperor!

The third version: The person Xu Si was thinking about, was not Ye Jia at all, but another man whose name carried Jia — but why was she so anxious to enter the palace?

He couldn't find an answer no matter how hard he tried.

Since the answer cannot be found... Ugh, then … Stop thinking about it …

Unexpectedly, Xu Sisi opened her mouth and said, "Your little brother doesn't look much like you, but he's really a pretty boy — — Xiao Yun, is he your little brother?"

The little brother Xu Sisi spoke of was the small tree.

It was the little tree who had escorted her to the city gate at noon today. When she saw Xu Sisi, Yun Fei quickly introduced her, "This is my little brother."

At that time, Xu Sisi had carefully looked at the small tree for a long time, almost unwilling to look away.

The small tree gave her a cold nod, gave Yun Fei a few more words of advice, and then left without looking at her.

Due to Xu Sisi's obvious reaction in the afternoon, she didn't find it strange at all when she asked about the small tree.

Who would have thought that her little tree would also grow into a young man that would receive the attention of a girl.

In the future, he would most likely be a female assassin.

Sigh, looks really are sinful.

"Bro, we're all grown up under the same roof, do you think we're related?" Yun Xu answered vaguely. Then, he thought of the background he had created previously and hurriedly added, "He came from Jiangnan with me."

"Oh." Xu Sisi nodded and mumbled to herself, "He's kind of like that …"

"What him?" Yun Fei asked as he moved closer to Xu Sisi and looked at her helplessly.

Xu Sisi, on the other hand, looked startled. She sat back on the carriage, her eyes twinkling as she turned her face away.

Yun Xu felt bored and scratched his head. Just as he was about to change the topic, the carriage came to a halt.

In addition to Ye Jia's mount, they couldn't travel in the palace. They had to walk the rest of the way.

The curtains of the sedan chair were carefully lifted by the attendants who had come to welcome them. Cloudburst leapt down first, then reached out to help Xu Sisi down.

She took a deep breath as she steadied herself, put her hands together in a canopy, and stood before the door of the palace, looking out at the far end of the palace path. All she could see was the same green and red tiles, and the glazed eaves of the houses shone brightly in the starlight of the night. The lanterns that extended from the palace gate to the distant horizon were like a galaxy that stretched across the horizon.

The lights and starlight slowly merged together, making it impossible to tell which direction was which.

The palace — it was so big.

A thousand years ago, when Emperor Ye Xuan stood at the peak of the Imperial Palace for the first time and accepted the worship of the entire palace.

Yun Fei looked at the scenery in front of him in a daze. In his heart, besides feeling emotional and shocked, he also felt a sense of déjà vu.

It was as if she had been here before.

He had once run recklessly on the path of this long jade palace.

However, when the night wind blew, that feeling immediately disappeared.

The palace guards were all dressed in the same attire, a long white robe and a green belt. On the right side of the belt was a long string of tassels, swaying in the night breeze. It was also the only thing that moved the entire Silent Mu Palace.

Under the guidance of the White Robe Palace, they crossed the bumpy, totem-carved road, one by one, and made their way carefully and respectfully to the north side of the palace.

The houses and houses they passed by in the middle of the journey were all the same.

At first, Cloudburst was still slowly memorizing the road, but later, he turned and walked through the fake mountain and the garden. He couldn't find the north at all.

Before she completely fainted, they finally arrived at the location of the state banquet. This was also the place where Emperor Ye Xuan had greatly rewarded his meritorious officials when he founded his dynasty.

Clear Sky Hall.

Haotian Hall had a total of three large doors. Usually, only the one in the middle was opened. But now, all three were opened at the same time.

From inside, the sounds of bamboo music and brilliant bonfire like lights, calm and noisy, bright and dark, intertwined and precipitated in front of the simple and unadorned plaza.

It was terrifying.

Even though it was clear that this was the place where songs and dances played in the sky, they still did not dare to treat this majestic and solemn hall lightly.

It was clear that Nightingale didn't want to give her guests any freedom when she was entertaining Nan Si Yue.

They took turns to go on stage. According to the number at the front row, Yun Xu and Xu Sisi were the tenth.

Now, he was the first to enter. It was the young girl who kept saying that she wanted to earn money to treat her father's illness.

She was dressed up, her hair was bright, her lips were bright, and she looked even more radiant than she had the last time they met.

Yun Xu really suspected that there really was a sick father in her family?

But it doesn't matter, it's not her business.

The little girl had gone inside for a long time, while the rest of the people were standing outside the hall.

Xu Sisi pulled on her sleeves and said, "This place is so scary."

Yun Fei looked around: the four stone lions outside the hall were carved very vividly, each of them was as tall as a person, and they looked quite scary.

"It's all fake, what's there to be afraid of?" She curled her lips. Although she said that, she opened her hand and subconsciously protected Xu Sisi behind her.

Sigh, it wasn't that she was familiar with him, but all these years he had brought her along to become an old hen.

Seeing the weak, he wanted to protect them!

Xu Sisi was pushed behind him without revealing any trace of herself. She was stunned for a moment before she smiled.

However, Yun Xu was a little unable to laugh.

After her voice faded, she looked carefully at the four stone lions and found that their eyes were especially bright. They were probably inlaid with gems, and under the reflection of the lights in the hall, their eyes seemed to shine brightly, as if they were staring at her.

It was obviously fake … Seriously, scaring himself …

Before he could console himself, the little girl who had just left earlier suddenly was dragged out by two guards. That little girl twisted her body and fearfully shouted, "Spare me, Your Majesty! Spare me!"

The two white robed guards turned a deaf ear to her but still dragged her expressionlessly. When they passed by the crowd waiting outside, Yun Fei swallowed his saliva, bravely came forward and politely asked, "This brother, I wonder how she offended Your Majesty?" Where are you taking her? "

One of the white-robed guard lifted his head and glanced at her, replying in a calm tone, "The imperial ranking says it very clearly. If we can't make His Majesty's esteemed guest laugh, he will be punished."

"Then His Majesty's punishment is …" With regards to her failure, Yun Xu was not surprised at all – if playing the zither could make Nan Si Yue smile, then she could write her name upside down.

"That's useless, of course it's to feed the lion." Suddenly, a peal of laughter came from behind. Ah Wu, wearing a long snow-white dress, walked in front of the crowd. Then, she bent down, lifted the girl's chin, carefully observed it for a while, and then clicked her tongue, "Based on your appearance, what rotten zither skills do you have, and you still want to seduce His Majesty? "Ah, even the lions find your skin rough."

With that, she straightened up and waved her hands in an extremely graceful manner.

At the command of the two guards, they immediately dragged the shouting girl into the alleyway on the right in front of the main hall. Not long later, they heard the angry roar of a lion and a tragic scream.

Then, everything became silent.