"Because... I feel sorry for you."

When I heard this sentence, Chang Qing's expression was still very calm. That calmness was not calm, but a kind of emotional haggard, but I still saw the ripples in those eyes like autumn water.

.

"You...feel sorry for me...?"

Yes, I feel sorry for you.

I feel sorry for your calmness, for your indifference, for the years you spent guarding a painting, and for the hardships you endured every step of the way, with no one knowing and no one to complain about.

The room was very quiet, and you could almost hear the sound of smoke rising from the incense burner. After a long time, she stretched out her hand and grabbed my fingertips, holding them firmly in the palm of her hand; fever made her skin more sensitive,

I was a little sore from being caught by her, but I didn’t say anything, I just looked at her.

She whispered: "I didn't expect that you said this first."

"..." I was slightly startled, looked at her soft eyes, and smiled softly.

In fact, she and I have known each other for many years. We have never had a serious conversation, and there is no drama about sisterly love. We can't even be called friends. But every time I meet her and talk to her, I always talk to her.

There is a feeling of reassurance that the conversation is simple and deep.

There is a kind of person, you don’t need to spend too long with him, and you don’t need to experience life and death with him. Maybe just a word, a smile, and a heart-to-heart look at each other, you can know that he is the one who is in tune with your soul.

Chang Qing is such a person to me.

She stretched out her hand to gently tuck the quilt for me and said, "Well, I have something to say to you, and I hope you can agree to it."

"What does the queen want to say?"

"You..." She looked into my eyes, thought about it again and again, and then said softly: "Stay in the palace and don't think about it anymore."

As soon as I heard this sentence, my heart suddenly sank, and I subconsciously said: "No!"

She didn't seem surprised that I would answer like this, and just looked at me calmly. I was also panicked for a moment, fearing that her words would become reality even if she said them, so I gasped: "No, I can't..."
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"I know that you have a daughter who is still outside the palace. You have tolerated it for more than two years, and now you are working so hard just to get out of the palace to find her, right?"

"Since the queen knows, why doesn't she let me leave the palace?"

"I am telling you not to leave the palace, but I am not preventing you from leaving the palace."

"..." I was startled when I heard it. I seemed to feel something and looked at her doubtfully.

Chang Qing said: "On the second day after I followed the emperor to the Ancestral Temple, the emperor... and the Shen family all transferred their troops back from outside the city to the White Horse Temple..."

"...!"

I suddenly opened my eyes wide and looked at Chang Qing.

White Horse Temple, the Buddhist scriptures that the Empress Dowager usually copied would be sent to White Horse Temple. They transferred people and horses back from the way to White Horse Temple - Could it be that the emperor and the Shen family had guessed that I would use the carriages and horses to transport scriptures to sneak out this time?

Palace, so they all ambush people there and plan to intercept me there?!

Looking at my shocked expression, Chang Qing said calmly: "Yue Qingying, you should understand what this means."

"..."

"You want to leave the palace, everyone knows that you want to leave the palace."

"..."

What she means is that my purpose is already known to everyone on the road, so people will naturally guess and figure out what I am going to do. They can wait for me on my way, or even lay a trap on my way.

I ran into it!

If this time, I did not promise her to stay and take care of Nianshen, but actually left the palace hiding in the Queen Mother's car transporting scriptures, then I——

When I thought of this, I couldn't help but shudder.

If I fell into the hands of the Shen family, maybe I would be a corpse now.

If I was caught by Pei Yuanhao - he was waiting for me to make a mistake, waiting for me to leave the Linshui Pagoda and fall into his trap without any defense. At that time, I would not even have any room to struggle.<

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Feeling that I was shaking slightly and sweating on my forehead, Chang Qing looked into my eyes and said calmly: "You should understand what I mean. I asked you not to think about the palace, and you asked me not to think about it.

It’s the same reason to paint that picture again.”

"..."

"You're right, it's too dangerous."

"..."

"If you want to protect yourself, the first step is not to show your weakest point to everyone."

My mind was all messed up for a moment. I lay motionless on the bed, but I felt like the world was spinning before my eyes, as if the world was about to collapse. Although my breath was hot and my whole body was burning, I felt like I was in a deep pool of ice.

A bone-chilling cold penetrated into my heart, almost freezing me.

I trembled and huddled in the quilt.

"Think about it carefully, this is all I have to say."

After saying that, Chang Qing sighed and was about to put down my hand and stand up to leave, but I grabbed her hand tightly. She looked back at me in shock, and I said softly: "Don't leave."

"..." She thought for a while, then sat down and let me hold her hand: "Okay, I won't leave."

"..."

"I will accompany you."

"..."

That night I started to have fever again. My whole body was burning hot, as if I was being tortured over and over again. I felt very uncomfortable in my heart, but I didn’t know who I should tell. I have been working hard for myself and desperately trying to live a better life.

Better, but over the years, I've just made it harder for myself.

Tears flowed down from the corners of my eyes as if they were uncontrollable, and the coolness they brought was quickly dissipated by the scorching body temperature.

I feel so uncomfortable, so uncomfortable...

Just when I was in agony, I felt that the hand holding me seemed to have become a little cold. The temperature made me feel very comfortable, so I subconsciously pulled it into my arms. The hand froze slightly, but I still held it tight. Holding on to it, like the last straw in life, muttering: "Don't leave... don't leave me..."

Then, I heard a deep voice saying in my ear: "Okay, I won't leave..."

"..."

"If I don't leave, you won't leave either..."

"..."

This voice seemed to be coming from a dream. I didn’t even figure out who the voice was, but I felt relieved inexplicably. I felt another hand touch my cheek, and the slightly cool temperature made me feel relaxed. I felt very comfortable, so I subconsciously leaned forward and rubbed my cheek against my palm.

That hand also caressed me gently, its rough thumb gently rubbing my chapped lips. Even in my dream, I felt a scrutinizing gaze looking at me, all the way into the deepest dream.

I don’t know how long it took, but I finally woke up.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the room full of light. It was broad daylight, and the sunlight shone in through the window, which made me close my eyes.

But at that moment, a tall figure came into my eyes.

This figure is——

I was stimulated, and when I opened my eyes, I saw Pei Yuanhao sitting beside the bed, with one hand tightly held in my arms, and the other covering my cheek, looking silently. Follow me.

"——!"

My heart beat hard, and I subconsciously wanted to step back, but the hand covering my cheek moved slightly and slid to my neck.

I froze for a moment.

I am already very thin, and my neck is even more slender. Under his broad palm, my neck seems to be broken at the slightest movement.

My breathing slowly became constricted. I was like a rabbit held under the claws of a tiger. As long as he moved slightly, I would be torn apart. So at this time, even breathing seemed to be at stake. I held my breath and looked at him nervously.

I don’t know how much he knows about what happened in the palace these days, but he originally released me to check and balance Nangong Lizhu and Shen Rou. Now that Nangong Lizhu has miscarried, who will he blame for this debt? , not yet known.

Maybe it's Shen Rou...

Maybe, it’s me!

I pinched one side of the quilt tightly, as if I was waiting for trial.

Seeing that I was no longer moving, his originally dark eyes became slightly less tense. His hand slowly moved to my forehead and touched it gently. The nervousness just now made me nervous.

He was sweating coldly, but the temperature on his body was not as hot as before. He said slowly: "Is the disease cured?"

"...Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

My heart was beating loudly in my chest. I didn’t know when Chang Qing left and when he came. I actually kept holding his hand. Just thinking about it made my scalp numb, and it made me even more sad.

The uneasy thing is-why did he come?

At this time, he should be guarding Nangong Lizhu, who just had a miscarriage.

Besides - Yuwen suddenly went crazy and attacked Li Fei when they were greeting her, and Chang Qing imprisoned her. This was originally a case and should be investigated as soon as possible. I am absolutely sure that Shuixiu and I will not be involved, but

What they will find out is what I have always been worried about.

However, none of this went as I expected.

He didn't bother to deal with that mess and actually came to my place.

Thinking of this, I struggled to sit up, but as soon as I stood up, Pei Yuanhao's hand slipped on my shoulder. With a slight exertion, I was pushed back by him, and he stood up and leaned down to look.

Follow me.

The distance between us was not very close, but not far either. His breath was blowing far away on my face. I don’t know if it was because I had a fever or some other reason, but I was also a little hot, and his eyes were even more so.

It's so scorching, when you look into my eyes, it feels like you want to see through my whole being.

My breathing became faster and faster, and my voice trembled when I spoke: "You - what are you going to do?"

He didn't speak, he just kept looking at me. After a long time, I heard his deep voice ringing in my ears: "Yue Qingying, you really..."

"..." Sure enough?
Chapter completed!