Zhou Gongyu waited for a long time.

During the winter solstice, he would always leave some time for the palace servants in the East Palace so that they would not have to wait by their side.

Even Ah Si was held back by him, and he was alone in the huge palace.

The beacon illuminated the way back, but at the other end of the corridor, there was no one he wanted to see.

But before leaving the palace, she clearly agreed to come back soon.

Zhou Gongyu sat on the jade steps in front of the hall, looking at the lanterns that were swaying around by the wind, and his mood seemed to be swaying with the lights that were flashing.

The wind was very cold at night. When he waited for a long time, he began to recall what clothes Xiaoman wore before leaving the palace and whether it would be too thin.

Xiaoman always wants to come back, so it doesn’t matter if he is late, so he will wait a little longer.

He waited until A Si appeared and said that it was the news that Bai Yan had sent back from outside the palace.

After hearing this, Zhou Gongyu did not react much. He just slowly stood up and looked at the lantern that was blown out by the wind, and said to himself: "The lamp is out."

A Si couldn't bear it, and he also felt resentful towards Xiaoman.

"It's cool at night, please rest early."

Zhou Gongyu said "yes", but did not turn around and walk into the hall.

The tone was still plain and calm, as if nothing had happened.

"I understand, you go back first."

After A Si left, Zhou Gongyu was really the only one left.

Under the sky, the branches and leaves are whirling.

Bai Yan heard from outside the palace that Han Shi arrived in the capital tonight.

In fact, the curfew has been passed, but he doesn't want to believe it. If Xiaoman really wants to come back, it would be fine if he violated the ban and opened the palace gate.

But she doesn't want to.

No wonder Xiaoman refused to come back because Han Shiqi returned to Beijing.

The lanterns were blown out by the cool breeze, and Zhou Maoyu lit them again.

Soon, he sat on the jade steps and lit the prepared fireworks.

In the dark night, fireworks rose one after another, illuminating the courtyard as bright as day.

Whether it is the swaying tree shadows or the cold stone steps, it seems that if they are ignited by this brilliant and bright fireworks, there is only one figure, and even under this gorgeous spark, it still looks pale and cold.

Such many fireworks lit up in the Eastern Palace, which was naturally extremely conspicuous. Many palace ladies couldn't help but stop and look at the palace illuminated by the fireworks.

Light and shadow alternate, light and dark.

The fire trees and silver flowers in the yard are dazzlingly dazzling.

Zhou Gongyu looked at it calmly, without a trace of unnecessary expression on his face, reflecting the eyes of the Fire Tree, and it was still silent and cold.

Waiting for the fireworks to go out one after another, the short day passed.

The brighter and more dazzling the thing is, the faster it passes away.

In just a moment, the Eastern Palace returned to darkness, and Zhou Gongyu's figure disappeared in the thick and uncooked night.

There was a faint smell of sulfur floating in the courtyard, and there were many ash cooled by fireworks on the ground.

Xiaoman probably doesn't like to smell this smell.

After this thought appeared in his mind, even Zhou Gongyu was stunned for a moment.

It was really sad. She obviously left him for Han Shi, but he was still worried about how to teach her unhappiness.

Xiaoman often told him that people cannot want nothing, which is unfair.

Now he understood a little, what she meant by unfairness.

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Zhou Gongyu sat in the hall without closing his eyes all night, but just sat in a daze.

Whenever he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with the scenes of Xiaoman and Han Shi playing outside.

Where will the two of them go?

What did you do?

He could not help but wondered in his heart whether Xiaoman would take Han Shi's hand like when he was with him, and whether he would go to Yue Lao Temple with Han Shi, and write down the names and names of the two on the red silk.

Zhou Gongyu didn't dare to think about it anymore, nor did he want to close his eyes. Until the morning light was dim, the cold wind blew in through the gaps in the hall gate, whisking the cooled lamp flowers.

In the silence, he seemed to hear some footsteps.

Zhou Qiaoyu raised her sore neck and looked at the person coming.

Xiaoman got up early and rushed back to the palace, and he saw this scene.

The courtyard was burnt with fireworks, and the corridor was covered with various exquisite lanterns. When she walked to Zhou Gongyu's bedroom, she found that the gate was not closed.

He pushed it away with a light push. When he saw Zhou Gongyu sitting on the ground, his face was pale and his ink hair was dispersed, motionless, as quiet as a ghost.

He raised his eyes and looked at her, his eyes flashing slightly, but it was very cold and cold.

Seeing Xiaoman appear in front of him, Zhou Qiaoyu thought that he was really crazy, so he had this illusion.

But after she came back, he felt a little at a loss and stopped talking for a while, but he still pursed his lips and said nothing.

Xiaoman squatted down and looked straight into Zhou Gongyu's eyes. There was no guilt on his face, and even the calmness he was talking was very similar to his.

"Don't you want to ask me anything?"

Zhou Gongyu glanced at her and then found that his voice was dry and hoarse: "I prepared fireworks last night, but you didn't see them. I will prepare for you next time. Don't miss the appointment, okay?"

Xiaoman's expression was a little strange, and he frowned and said, "I didn't go back to the palace, so your thoughts were wasted. Don't you feel angry?"

He shook his head, and his cold palm touched her soft fingertips.

Are you angry?

There is probably some, but only for a moment, more sad, full of sourness, but helpless.

Even if Xiaoman doesn't want to come back, what can he do?

He was forced to do all this, and he was responsible for his own fault.

It was him who held out his heart and forced it into Xiaoman's hand. If she didn't want it and wanted to throw it on the ground and step on it, it would be his own fault.

Xiaoman pulled his hand back, his expression a little indifferent.

She was extremely angry last night, but after a night, her mood calmed down again.

Zhou Gongyu lied to her and saved her life. It was fake to transform blood into a poison, but he really cut out the wound and bleed every time.

In order to deceive her, she couldn't even understand what Zhou Gongyu thought?

"You lied to me, but the Gu has been relieved and you don't need your blood." Xiaoman paused and continued: "I am indeed a little stupid. If I hadn't met a doctor from outside Beijing, I might never know that I was cheated.

I also suspected that you were telling lies. I went to the doctor in the capital to ask a few times, but I didn’t expect that you could actually buy all the doctors, which made me believe it.”

Zhou Gongyu didn't expect this incident to be revealed. He looked a little panicked. He grabbed her hand and wanted to explain but couldn't speak: "Xiaoman, don't be angry..."

"My second brother from South Korea came back yesterday."

He suddenly fell silent and suddenly felt that everything was so pale and powerless in front of the three words "Han Erbian".

Next, Xiaoman said: "I didn't return last night, not because of the second brother Han.

It's just that you lied to me and I was a little angry.

But after thinking about it all night, I came to the palace early this morning just to explain it to you in person.

If you and I only have to calculate and deceive, it is indeed torture. You have to spend all your effort to keep me by your side, and I always have to guess what you say is true and what is false.

When two people are together, they must be sincere and in harmony.

But we do have false intentions and false intentions. You are very kind to me and think about me all the time. But I can’t bear your liking, nor can I stand your kindness.”

The more she said, the more panicked Zhou Gongyu was.

"It's not like that, you can afford it, and only you can afford it in this world.

I know I shouldn't lie to you, but... I just have no choice, I don't know how to keep you, I just like you.

My affection is never fake, Xiaoman, you..."

"But Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Xiaoman squatted in front of him, pulled out the jade hairpin in his hair and handed it to his hand.

"You make me feel that it's just that if you like it."

The jade hairpin was given to her by Zhou Gongyu, but she transferred it back through Lingyang.

Later, Zhou Gongyu quietly put it into her makeup box. In fact, she knew that she had not exposed it, and she didn't know what she thought, and occasionally she would take out her hairpin.

After Xiaoman finished speaking, he stood up, and walked out of the hall without looking at him.

Zhou Gongyu held the jade hairpin in his hand tightly, and looked at her turning around and moving away gradually, a feeling arose in his heart, as if he hadn't grabbed Xiaoman this time and would really lose her in the future.
To be continued...