Wily Consort, Don't Run

Pingfei was swaying as she walked back and forth in the courtyard, dancing and dancing around the pavilion with the guqin in it. She was even mumbling words they didn't understand.

This was something that Xuanyuan Qi had noticed once again. The zither in the pavilion had shattered the last time they came here. And now, it was kept intact in the pavilion.

Heavens!

What secrets and wonders did this place hold?

He could not imagine it, and did not dare to imagine it. Ye Zichen squinted his eyes at Pingfei. He wasn't sure if she was truly crazy or just faking it.

If she was crazy, why did she keep sticking around this yard?

If it was a fake madness, then how powerful was this woman? And why was he alone in this rouge hall, which was like the four seasons?

These were all things that he had never considered.

In the past, he was always busy fighting with Xuanyuan Jie Ming, but he had heard the story of Luo Susu for 20 years. However, the mouths of many servants had already become closed.

This was the common meaning of the empress and mufei. It was a rare moment of tacit understanding between the two women that allowed time to bury that shameful past of theirs.

"Pingfei, did the crown prince's consort just disappear into thin air?" Eunuch Lin had been chasing after Madame Ping the entire time. He was panting heavily as he ran and his forehead was covered in sweat.

After running around the pavilion once more, he really didn't have the strength to continue. He could only crouch on the ground and watch as Pang Fei continued to run like a madman.

"Eunuch, do you think there is anything unclean here?" Xuanyuan Qi suddenly squatted beside Eunuch Lin and asked in a completely mysterious manner.

"No …" Don't scare this servant away, this servant will … This is what I'm most afraid of. " Upon hearing this, Eunuch Lin jumped up, looking around fearfully. The sweat on his forehead flowed faster, and his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

Not to mention Eunuch Lin, even Xuanyuan Qi was frightened by the atmosphere of the rouge hall. Normally, if he didn't have anything to do, he would rarely come here.

Putting aside the things about Luo Susu, the names of the people the empress had planted here all these years, even if there were no more than 100, there were at least 50. It would be strange if a place with such heavy grievances was not.

However, he couldn't understand why Pingfei didn't have the slightest bit of fear, and instead liked this place with almost no one around.

He fixed his gaze on her as she circled around the pavilion in a frenzy. He had the feeling that she was purposefully disturbing their line of sight.

And just when he was about to step forward and ask. Pang Fei suddenly dashed towards the other side of the yard.

"Empress, please be careful. Empress, wait for this servant!" When Eunuch Lin saw that Ping Fei had run away, he hurriedly chased after her. He followed her around four small courtyards before finally arriving beside a dried up well.

Seeing that she was about to crawl to the well, Xuanyuan Qi thought that she would act on impulse. He leaped into the air and stood in front of her, blocking her path.

"Heavens!" "It scared me to death!" Eunuch Lin was so scared that his legs went limp as he sat on the ground. The horsetail whisk in his hand had already been thrown into the well.

Dong, dong, dong!

After a long while, they heard the sound of the whisk dropping to the bottom of the well, which gave Xuanyuan Qi and Eunuch Lin a fright.

Pingfei struggled as hard as she could to break free from Xuanyuan Qi's restraints and staggered over to the well. She leaned against the well and looked down, laughing out loud into the well, "Hahaha! Hahaha! "He fell, just like her!"

"What did you say?" Who fell? " The still frightened Xuanyuan Qi sprung up from the ground and rushed to the well, dragging with him Princess Pingping as he panted.

Pingfei giggled foolishly, glanced at Xuanyuan Zhi and then the well entrance, pointed at it and said calmly, "She fell down, I saw her fall down! Really, I don't believe it... "If you don't believe me, you can go and take a look. You'll know when you get down there!"

"NO!" No! You must have seen wrongly, you must have seen wrongly! " Xuan Yuan's legs went weak, but he quickly regained his balance. He shook his head frantically. In the sunlight, he could see the bottom of a deep well.

At this moment, Xuanyuan Qi, who had been completely silent in his grief, was looking at the bottom of the well. On the other hand, Eunuch Lin's mind was clearer. He raised his hand and said with a high-pitched voice, "I remember that after that girl called Little Flower fell to her death, there was no more water by this well."

Just as he finished speaking, a gust of cold wind blew past. Even in broad daylight, he could feel a deep grievance hidden within the wind as it assaulted Eunuch Lin.

Ah!

Eunuch Lin screamed at the top of his lungs. His face turned completely pale as he fell back, fainting on the spot.

Xuanyuan Qi had also sensed that gloomy chill, but he was surrounded by a strong sense of royalty. According to the rumors, if it was the will of the Emperor, he wouldn't have to be afraid of these dark auras.

Calming his mind, he closed his eyes and tried to leave his mind blank. After that, his entire body became tranquil.

Opening her eyes, she saw that the cold wind had disappeared. She only saw the unconscious Eunuch Lin lying on the floor, and she had also disappeared.

"Pingfei!" "Pingfei, come out, Pingfei!"

Xuanyuan Zhi began to search the entire courtyard for the whereabouts of Pingfei. He believed that he would definitely be able to find out about her whereabouts from her.

He also believed that it was for her safety that she would leave this place. But, did he really want to know where she was? He did not want the love that he had just developed to be buried in the sea of people just like that. He wanted to find her and make up for the debt he owed her in the past few days.

Running crazily through the long corridor of the yard, during the quiet day, he heard the echoes of his heart-wrenching cry.

Pingfei had wanted to use the dry well to scare Xuanyuan Qi and Eunuch Lin, to let them know the difficulties they faced and retreat. However, he did not expect that after scaring Eunuch Lin, who came here often, into unconsciousness, Xuanyuan Qi was still relentlessly chasing after him.

Helpless, she left the well. Instead of returning to her sleeping quarters, she went to the pavilion once more. Sit down and close your eyes, she told herself.

His hand lightly rested on the zither.

Although this wasn't the zither that her elder sister had played, the pavilion still contained the aura of her elder sister before she died. The melodious sounds of the zither, the sadness, and the deep concern of her elder sister for that man.

Countless times, late at night, my sister would sit alone in the pavilion, touching the zither while deeply crying. Using the sound of the zither to release her feelings of love and guilt towards her lover.

Today, she was sitting here, using the sound of the zither to soothe her small worries and thoughts. Closing her eyes, she lightly strummed her zither.

The sound of the zither was unceasing and sad. With a face full of hesitation, she stroked the zither that she had not touched for many years and started to hum happily.

A madman can play the zither?

No one would believe him, let alone the astute Xuanyuan Zhi.

The first time. It was the first time since he was born that he had seen Pingfei playing the zither, listening to the sound of the zither intertwining with sadness. It was as if a beautiful scene from twenty years ago had appeared before his eyes. Within the pavilion sat a beautiful woman, her lips curled up into a faint smile as she happily supported the zither. Beside her stood Pingfei.

No!

What was this?

Xuanyuan Qi shook his head vigorously as he listened intently to the hidden meaning behind the melody of the zither. Looking at the rare relief on his face, he saw that she had become ten years younger.

Youth does not spare people, harem tempts people to grow old.

If this woman hadn't become the royal father's concubine, perhaps, she would have already been the mother of a few children and would not have to live a peaceful life. There was no need to be so lonely, so mysterious, and there was no need to spend so much effort in pretending to be crazy and live.

"Why? Why did you let her leave?" Xuanyuan Zhi shouted out loud into the pavilion.

Pingfei stopped what she was doing and looked at Xuanyuan Zhi with a serious expression. She didn't know what would happen if she exposed herself in front of him.

But she could read the small care and love in his eyes.

Suppressing the pain in her heart, she closed her eyes and quietly sat in the pavilion, allowing her heart to calm down. At this critical juncture, she told herself that she must not let a moment of soft-heartedness spoil her plans.

Seeing Pingfei's silence, Xuanyuan Qi spoke up once again, "Esteemed Pingfei, I beg of you, please tell me, where did this little one go?"

No! No!

As the word 'no' echoed in her mind, Pingfei's will was still wavering. Thus, she chose to look up at the sunlight, settling the chaos within her heart.

His hand was like a whirlwind as it stroked the strings of the zither. The shocking sound of the zither filled the rouge hall under the sunlight with sorrow. That heavy and disorderly sadness was as gentle as her current mood.

Xuanyuan Zhi stubbornly stared at Pingfei. From her wild laughter and reddened eyes, it was as if he could already see the pain in her body that was beyond his control.

He knew!

She was worried that she would tell mufei the fact that she knew she wasn't crazy, and that mufei's viciousness was common knowledge.

He took a step forward and walked to the foot of Madam Ping. Squatting down, he looked pleadingly at her, whose tears had already begun to fall. He said in a low voice, "Esteemed Pingfei, if you're unwilling to speak, you can nod or shake your head. I just want to know if she's safe?"

She stopped moving her hands and looked down at him. He was looking at her with a sincere expression, so she closed her eyes in guilt.

"Is she still alive?" After seeing through Pingfei's intentions once again, Xuanyuan Zhi asked the first question.

Pingfei tried her best to restrain her emotions as she looked ahead expressionlessly. After a long while, he saw her nod slightly.

Seeing that there was a response, Xuanyuan Qi was full of excitement. However, he was afraid that if he frightened Madame Ping, she would change his mind. Clenching his fist, he asked in a low voice, "Is it because you are afraid of the Empress's persecution?"

This time, Pingfei nodded without a second thought. Her hand that was on the zither began to tremble, causing the zither to emit a trembling sound as well.

The empress wants to kill Xiao Xiao?

This answer surprised Xuanyuan Zhi. He could not understand the reason behind the Empress's death. If, just because of the quarrel from a few days ago, the Queen did not have to put in so much effort to gather so many people, if this alarmed the royal father, she would not be able to live a good life.

The reason was very confused and at a loss.

Hearing the rhythm of his trembling voice, he calmed himself down and asked again, "She … Out of the palace? "

This time, Pingfei didn't respond. Her trembling voice became a melody with sorrow in it. She focused on the distance, thinking about how small it was to leave. Forgetting himself in memories, it was as if Xuanyuan Qi, who was squatting by the side, did not exist at all.