This good idea will definitely cause him some "pain".

In order to have a good night's sleep, Xie Rangchen calmed down her restless and eager heart.

"Let's go tomorrow. There's no rush."

Helian Yu snorted softly: "Okay, then I'll listen to Master and go tomorrow."

That night, the moon was bright, the stars were sparse, and a cool breeze blew.

The main courtyard was exceptionally peaceful.

Not even a cat's meow could be heard.

Inside the large carved bed, behind the bed curtains, one could faintly hear the sound of shallow breathing.

Helian Yu opened the door skillfully, tiptoed onto the carpet and crawled to the big bed.

She leaned forward, slowed her breathing, and gently lifted a corner of the bed curtain.

He tilted his head, raised his eyes, and squeezed his little head in.

Just see.

A pair of blood-red eyes were staring at her quietly.

"ah--"

Helian Yu was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, breathing heavily, and his little hand kept stroking his frightened chest.

moment.

The candlelight in the room was bright, and the bed curtains were suddenly pulled apart.

A clear voice sounded: "Yu'er couldn't sleep at night?"

"...Yeah, that's right!" A trace of guilt flashed across Helian Yu's eyes. She knew that Xie Rangchen had guessed what she came here for, but as long as she didn't say anything, she and he could both pretend to be ignorant. "I was worried that Master couldn't sleep at night, so I came to take a look."

"Oh."

Xie Rangchen opened his lips slightly, letting out a sound that seemed like a smile but not a laugh.

Helian Yu blinked, her rebellious nature becoming stronger with each defeat. She asked confidently, "Master, do you not believe me?"

Xie Rangchen seemed to have found a way to cure her. He said lightly but seriously, "Believe it."

Helian Yu opened his mouth, his pure and clean black eyes showed a hint of grievance, but he couldn't vent.

She snorted and rushed into Xie Rangchen's arms like a swift little leopard.

Xie Rangchen: “…”

I probably won't be able to sleep well tonight.

It was exactly as he thought.

That night, Helian Yu kicked him twelve times, leaned into his arms five times, and talked three sentences in his sleep, which were:

“Give me money!”

"If you don't give me the money, I'll kick you to death!"

"Little bastard!"

Xie Rangchen stood up and stared resentfully at the little fellow who was performing a fight nearby.

At two o'clock in the middle of the night, Helian Yu finally calmed down. - "Master, did you sleep well?"

“…”

"Master? Didn't you sleep well?"

“…”

“Master——”

"To the study."

In one sentence, Helian Yu’s little boasting was put to rest.

After teasing Xie Rangchen, Helian Yu went to the study room full of resentment.

Half an hour later.

Helian Yu looked at the painting on the paper and smiled proudly: "I, Helian Yu, am really proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I am a rare talent~"

Xie Rangchen stepped into the study with his right foot: "..."

After a pause, he withdrew his right foot and turned around quietly.

His vocabulary for praising people needs to be improved, so he will not go in today and let her "admire herself". It will not be too late to go in later when he has improved his skill of "telling lies with open eyes".

Half a day passed in a blink of an eye and it was lunch time.

The sun is hot and people's appetite is not very good.

The dining hall was moved to Qiufangyuan, not far from the hospital, where the wind was fresh and the grass was green and the flowers were fragrant.

"Master, this is the minced meat and eggplant roll I made for you. Come and try it~"

“Mm, it tastes good.”

Chang Zuo held the bowl and looked at Xie Rangchen's face, which was speechless.

His son's ability to tell lies is getting better and better.

"Brother Chang Zuo, I personally picked up the spring quail, please try it~"

Chang Zuo's mouth twitched, and he picked up the quail meat from the bowl. Facing Helian Yu's eager and expectant eyes, he said without any pressure: "It's delicious."

Xie Rangchen raised his eyes and looked at him. Coincidentally, Chang Zuo also looked at Xie Rangchen.

Their eyes met, and then they looked away.

Two people: Haha, you flatterer.

The capital city in July is extremely hot, dry and hot, making people not want to go out at all.

Because disasters broke out in various parts of the north in the first half of the month, most of the princes were sent abroad. Princess Yongle, who had no engagement yet, also volunteered to take on the task of transporting food and fodder for disaster relief.

During these few days in the middle of the month, Helian Yu had no excuse to sneak away to other brothers and sisters' houses to skip classes, and it was also really hot, so he had a rare period of peace.

July 22nd.

Helian Yu received a message.

"Your Highness, there is news from Zhaoyang County that the troupe has received instructions from Jiangnan and will go to the capital in early August."

"August..." Helian Yu looked at Chang An, "Apart from the Autumn Examination, are there any other events in August?"

"Your Highness, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to the palace opera troupe from the Pear Garden, the palace will also invite famous folk opera troupes to perform a few shows, which means to share the joy with the people." Chang An was quick-witted and quickly told Helian Yu the possibilities he had thought of.

"In other words, the main purpose of the troupe is to enter the palace?"

After Helian Yu finished speaking, he added another sentence.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out, but the palace is heavily guarded, and they cannot have failed to think of it. Perhaps the person behind the scenes has greater ambitions."

Chang An lowered his eyes, guessing all the possibilities in his heart, but he could not think of anything - what ambition could be greater than assassinating the emperor? "You go back first." Helian Yu stuffed a handful of golden melon seeds into Chang An's hand, "I just took them from Master's study. Hang them on my golden jade money tree to attract wealth."

Chang An took it respectfully and put it in the dew bag on his waist: "Master, don't worry."

"Recently, a temple was built in the west of the city. Rumor has it that it is Chang Hai's private residence." Helian Yu held his chin with one hand and tugged at Chang An's sleeve with the other hand, saying, "Chang Hai is not even old enough to know his destiny. How come he is planning his future?"

As a legacy of the previous dynasty, powerful eunuchs would usually buy private residences outside the palace for vacation or retirement. However, out of concern for impeachment by court officials, most eunuchs' private residences were built as temples.

After the founding of this dynasty, it was clearly stated in the law that eunuchs were not allowed to own private residences. Only those eunuchs who had made contributions would be specially granted residences by the emperor as a reward.

Chang An was surprised by the news, and all kinds of bad thoughts inevitably arose in his mind.

But Chang Hai had done him a favor, so he kept in mind their old friendship: "Master, leave this matter to Chang An, and I will investigate it thoroughly in three days."

"Hmm." Helian Yu twisted his sleeves. "The Prince's Mansion uses orchids, and Fourth Brother's Mansion uses plum blossoms. Should we also use a unified pattern for Fengyang Pavilion?"

"What kind of flowers does the master want? Chang An will go back and tell the clothing bureau."

"Sunflowers and evening primroses." Helian Yu was very excited. "Sunflowers grow in the sun, and evening primroses bloom in the moon. How interesting. Find a few embroiderers and ask them to combine the two flowers according to their own ideas and create an embroidery pattern that is unique to us."