Xiao Nanhui suddenly felt embarrassed by his own wishful thinking, and the redness on his face, which had finally faded away, spread to the base of his neck again.
Before I could digest the embarrassment that was overflowing from my body, someone grabbed my hand.
"We've done this many times before, why are you so nervous?"
What have you done many times?
Xiao Nanhui's calves trembled.
She should push the other person away with great force, then point a finger at his nose and yell at him to explain what he said to her clearly.
But she didn't dare.
This fear was accompanied by a hint of throbbing. She had not understood the meaning behind that throbbing before, but now she understood it more and more.
It’s not that I don’t dare, it’s that I don’t want to.
I didn't want to pull my hand back. I didn't want to reject him. I didn't want to leave him.
His hands were a little cold, as cold as moonlight. But at this moment, in the huge and dark cage of the palace, he was like the bright moon, the only existence that could make her feel at ease.
Is there a moon in the sky tonight? Yes, there must be. It must be because the moonlight tonight is so beautiful, so let her bask in it for a while longer.
squeak.
The door in front was pushed open from the outside.
There was no moonlight shining in, only the chaotic and dazzling light of countless lanterns.
In the light, dozens of moving heads turned into a continuous black shadow. Their faces were blurred, but their emotions were obvious. They pointed, whispered, and spared no effort to speculate.
Oh my god, just oh my god.
Xiao Nanhui stood stiffly where he was, looking down at his toes, as if this would save him from having to face the shocked and inquiring gazes of the entire yard.
Before leaving today, she really didn't expect that things would end up like this.
She had done nothing wrong. But so what? Many times, people are put in danger and hurt not because they had done anything wrong.
Mrs. Bo's eyes scanned Xiao Nanhui's body inside and out, and finally fell on the two people's clasped hands.
But apart from that, she found neither any suspicious traces nor a loose knot.
Are you here too early?
It’s better to come early, maybe you can see something ready-made later.
Clearing her throat, she asked in a slightly stern voice.
"Miss Xiao, do you know where this place is?"
Xiao Nanhui answered truthfully, "I just heard from a maid in the mansion who was picking flowers that this was once the residence of the young master's wet nurse."
As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Bo's face instantly showed an expression of shock and anger, and the group of people behind her, young and old, all showed the same expression.
"What wet nurse? That was the former residence of my late wife. How can you slander her like that?"
What? That simple, small, windowless house is Mei Ruogu's former residence?
Xiao Nanhui finally had some idea of the direction of tonight's game, but he felt that things would not be that simple.
Sure enough, when the other party saw that she was silent, his expression became more determined.
"Not to mention a little maid, even I can't set foot in the painting house on weekdays. I wonder who Miss Xiao saw? What's more, not only did I not see any little maid, but I saw you flirting with a foreign man..."
As Mrs. Bo spoke, she turned her gaze to the man beside her. When she almost saw the man's face clearly, she was suddenly stunned.
Wait, this doesn’t seem to be the fourth son of the county magistrate Huang’s family that she arranged.
Forget it, no matter whose son he is, he is a man anyway.
She took a deep breath, summoned the aura of a mistress of the house, and uttered the most powerful words she had ever said.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the backyard of the palace?"
Xiao Nanhui was stunned for a moment.
It felt like watching a smart person who was famous in the surrounding area suddenly rush into a toilet and eat shit.
Mrs. Bo was completely unaware of this, and neither were the people behind her.
"I also know that the news of this single man and single woman is a bit unpleasant, but if you don't tell me your name, I will have to send someone to escort you to the government. No matter where you come from, you will be embarrassed. Quecheng is under the feet of the emperor, and this is also the territory of the royal palace. There are many distinguished guests at the family banquet today, and the situation is different from the past. Don't blame me for being harsh. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not showing up here at this time..."
"Jiang Fei." The man who had been silent beside him finally spoke. His voice rarely revealed a sense of annoyance, as if he was disturbed by mosquitoes on a summer day.
"What's that noise? Take a look for me."
Mrs. Bo's usually plump cheekbones almost lost their shape because of that one sentence.
Noisy?
Mrs. Bo's rationality was destroyed by the insulting words. She did not pay any attention to the man's self-proclaimed identity.
Before the other party finished speaking, a purple-robed eunuch walked out from the shadows under the eaves, with a friendly look on his delicate white face.
He lowered his head and walked in small steps to Mrs. Bo, stopping when he was only half a step away. Then he raised his head and stared carefully at the face with a somewhat distorted expression.
"Your Majesty, it was Madam Xiaoshanbo, Prince Xuanyuan's concubine, who was speaking just now."
His Majesty.
Just these two words were enough to let Mrs. Bo understand the outcome of her game today.
She wouldn't even know the outcome of the game, because her chessboard had been overturned to the ground and the black and white pieces were scattered.
How was this incident discovered today? Why is the emperor here? What is the relationship between the lowly Xiao family and the emperor?
There will be no answers to these questions.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I am unaware of your identity and have spoken rudely. I beg your forgiveness!"
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