Shang Shaoyan pestered him to ask him several times, Qiao Xiuyu just smiled and refused to speak, Shang Shaoyan was tired after arguing for a while, so he simply rested on Qiao Xiuyu's shoulder.

Qiao Xiuyu froze, feeling a little uncomfortable, but he adjusted his posture slightly so that Shang Shaoyan could lean more comfortably.

The sedan chair moved forward slowly, Qiao Xiuyu was also a little drowsy, but at this moment Shang Shaoyan suddenly said: "You are waiting for me, is it because you want to see me? Do you... miss me?"

This is said very lightly, very lightly.

Qiao Xiuyu lowered his eyebrows and looked at Shang Shaoyan who was on his shoulder, and smiled: "Yeah, I miss you, I really want to see you."

Shang Shaoyan curled his lips: "You're very delicate, it's been a while since I last saw you."

Qiao Xiuyu said softly: "Yeah, I'm the most delicate, I need An An to hug me."

Shang Shaoyan opened his eyes, staring at Qiao Xiuyu with a pair of phoenix eyes with a smile: "You are the only one who can talk."

The two leaned on each other, and the sedan chair slowly walked towards the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Shang Shaoyan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Aren't you going to follow me back to the mansion? Aren't you going to the palace banquet?"

Qiao Xiuyu raised her eyebrows: "An An doesn't want me to watch the New Year with you?"

Shang Shaoyan shook his head honestly: "I don't want to."

Qiao Xiuyu: "..."

Seeing Qiao Xiuyu's aggrieved expression, Shang Shaoyan was amused, and quickly explained: "It's not that I don't want to be with you, it's because brother is not in good health. He has been lying on the bed for the past few days, and I have to take care of him."

Qiao Xiuyu looked at Shang Shaoyan unwillingly: "Your elder brother is my elder brother, and I can take care of him too."

Shang Shaoyan: "..."

She held Qiao Xiuyu's arm helplessly: "You should hurry back to the palace, it's not like you don't know, my elder brother really doesn't want to see you very much recently."

Qiao Xiuyu looked at Shang Shaoyan anxiously, still a little unhappy.

Shang Shaoyan patted Qiao Xiuyu's hand amusedly: "Go back quickly. After the spring, I will go to Shuzhou to seek medical treatment for my elder brother. When he recovers, we will do whatever we want."

Qiao Xiuyu was very happy when he heard that, because Shang Shaoyan said "we".

Us, what a beautiful word.

Qiao Xiuyu sent Shang Shaoyan to the gate of Zhen Guogong's mansion, and then reluctantly returned to the palace.

……

The Nanchen Palace was full of singing and dancing. Qiao Xiuyu had already said that he was unwell and unable to attend the palace banquet, and it happened that Chen Huang didn't really want to see him, so he readily agreed.

Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhao were sitting under Empress Li. They were the most noble women in Nanchen, but they all looked depressed at the moment. Fortunately, Huang Chen's gaze was always on the singer, and he didn't even look at them.

Seeing Qin Ye standing beside Chen Huang, Concubine Zhao couldn't help smiling, the scars on her face looked even more hideous, but Qin Ye gave her a gentle smile back.

Empress Li didn't notice the eye contact between Concubine Zhaogui and Qin Ye, she just stared at the singers below, for fear that Emperor Chen would fall in love with one of them; Concubine Shu just caught the expressions of the two of them.

When Concubine Shu wanted to take a closer look, she found that the two had already looked away, but she was always a confident person, so she didn't suspect that she was wrong.

She looked at Concubine Zhao with a scrutinizing gaze - it is not uncommon for palace maids and eunuchs to eat each other, but concubines and eunuchs... Concubine Shu suddenly felt a turmoil in her heart.

Concubine Shu is not a far-sighted woman, so she naturally couldn't see clearly that Qin Ye had vaguely had the power to call the wind and rain in the court, she only knew that she had grasped a big secret of Concubine Zhaogui.

Heh, as the emperor's concubine, it's really stupid to fall in love with a disabled person.

Concubine Shu didn't intend to tell the story and let Concubine Zhao be finished; she wanted to blackmail Concubine Zhao and ask her to help her.

After a few thoughts, Concubine Shu's expression returned to normal.

The singer's eyes fluttered, and Yan looked at her charmingly: "... Li Yu Fanglin faced the high pavilion, her new makeup was gorgeous and quality, and she was originally alluring. Yinghu Ningjiao didn't enter at first sight, and she greeted her with a smile when she came out of the curtain. The enchantress's face is like a flower Containing dew, the stream of eucalyptus illuminates the backyard."

It is indeed a scene of extravagance.

In the middle of the palace banquet, Lu Shuangyi sneaked out of the hall and took Hongye to find Qiao Xiuyu.

Normally, Hongye would have stopped Lu Shuangyi from moving, but today for some reason, she just silently followed behind Lu Shuangyi without saying anything.

Lu Shuangyi didn't notice that there was something wrong with Hongye, and walked towards Qiao Xiuyu's residence in high spirits. When she reached the door, she didn't go in, but just stood by the door and listened to the people inside.

"My lord, why did you come back so late?" Eleven yawned, a little sleepy, "The slaves woke up once."

Qiao Xiuyu smiled and said, "Go out and buy some snacks, we still have to watch the new year."

Eleven muttered: "Where is the snacks, it's obviously to see..."

Qiao Xiuyu raised his voice and interrupted Eleven's words: "Isn't it buying snacks, what are you buying? You still expect me to bring you a New Year's gift?"

Only then did Eleven wake up completely, realizing that the walls have ears.

He smiled embarrassingly: "Look at this servant's mouth, the New Year's Eve just offends you..."

Seeing that he realized the problem, Qiao Xiuyu didn't reprimand him, but just nodded and said, "It's almost midnight, and the new year will soon be here."

Lu Shuangyi couldn't hear what the last two people said. She stomped her feet angrily, but suddenly remembered Qiao Xiuyu asking herself last time—"The stomping movements are delicate, how old are you now?"

Lu Shuangyi: "..."

She didn't know why she felt very angry, and kicked away Hongye who was following her, and was about to enter the palace, but was stopped by several eunuchs.

"How dare you stop me?" Lu Shuangyi raised her brows upside down, "This is Nanchen's palace, no one has dared to do this before!"

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