Lan Fu's heart skipped a beat when Yun Ting pointed out her name so accurately.

As early as when Yun Ting came in, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Tonight is the fifteenth night, the day reserved for the Empress to sleep with the Emperor. Why would the Emperor go against his usual practice and come to the Zhuixia Palace?

Moreover, he pointed her out as soon as he came, without even looking at Lin Cairen, and it was obvious that he came for her young lady.

Under normal circumstances, when Yun Ji was in Zhuixia Palace, Lan Fu would not have to panic. She would just lead Yun Ting into the inner hall of Zhuixia Palace, let him see Yun Ji, and then leave and close the door.

But at this moment, the situation is completely different!

When the young lady was leaving the banquet, she glanced at the Regent who was not far away, and just said to her, "You go back first, I have something to do," and then ran towards the Regent without looking back.

Lan Fu had no idea what the young lady was going to do. Although she was confused, she still followed Yun Ji's instructions and went back to Zhuixia Palace alone, waiting for Yun Ji to return.

Who would have thought that after all her long wait, the young lady didn't get what she was waiting for, but instead the emperor came!

"Hmm?" After a few seconds without a response, Yun Ting raised his eyebrows, took a step forward, and stared at Lan Fu's face, as if he wanted to find a hole in her face, "Aren't you?"

At this point, Lan Fu could only admit it. She slowed down her voice and tried her best to buy time for Yun Ji: "Your Majesty, I am Lan Fu who is beside Lady Lian."

After scanning the crowd again, Yun Ting still did not see Yun Ji, so he asked Lan Fu, "Where is your master?"

Usually when Yun Ting came to ask, Yun Ji was in the room. Lan Fu got used to it and subconsciously looked towards the palace door.

Although he had been rejected many times, Yun Ting always felt that this time was different. He smiled and said, "Miss Lian, are you taking a break again?"

Without waiting for Lan Fu to answer, Yun Ting raised his leg and pretended to go in.

Seeing his action, Lan Fu became anxious. Yun Ji was not in the room at all, let alone on the bed. If Yun Ting went in to see, he would be exposed.

Not daring to reach out to stop him, nor letting Yun Ting in, Lan Fu placed her hope in words, trying to stop Yun Ting's steps by speaking: "Your Majesty, the master is not in there!"

Finally hearing the exact words, Yun Ting turned around and looked inquiringly: "Oh, Lady Lian is not in there, then where is she?"

Lan Fu took advantage of the situation and mixed the truth with lies: "On the way back, the master said that he felt stuffy in his chest and couldn't breathe. He wanted to relax alone and didn't let me follow him."

Indeed, at the banquet, Yun Ji's complexion did not look very good, as pale as a piece of paper.

After realizing that Yun Ji was not in the palace, Yun Ting paused and looked at Lan Fu again: "Did she say when she would be back?"

Lan Fu had no idea when Yun Ji would come back. She said sincerely, "The young lady only said that she wanted to go for a walk by herself, but she didn't say when she would be back."

Yun Ting turned the white jade ring on his thumb a few times, made up his mind, and walked into the house.

Seeing that Yun Ting had no intention of going to Kunning Palace, Gao Shu got anxious. He approached and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said..."

"When Lady Lian comes back, I will go to Kunning Palace." Hearing Gao Shu talking about the Queen Mother all the time, Yun Ting was very upset. His explanation was full of irritation. "I will not feel at ease if I don't go to see her."

After getting the answer, Gao Shu felt relieved and quietly told the eunuch beside him to report to the Queen that "the Emperor will be late".

Lan Fu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the young lady and the regent must have found a secluded place to chat, and that His Majesty would not be able to catch them having a tryst unless he made a deliberate inspection.

She had not expected that her young lady would be brought back by the Regent himself.

On the way back to Zhuixia Palace.

Maybe it was because he didn’t sleep well for several days, or maybe it was because Nan Yingzhi’s arms were too strong and her embrace was too warm, Yun Ji felt at ease for a rare time, and he was drowsy and a little sleepy.

Knowing that he and Nan Yingzhi didn't have many opportunities to spend time together, Yun Ji still managed to hold on even though he was exhausted, chatting with Nan Yingzhi intermittently: "Xiao Zhizi, how have you been these days?"

Except for the cough and runny nose when she caught a cold, Nan Yingzhi enjoyed everything she ate. She thought for a moment and roughly summarized: "It's fine. Lingfeng and Lingyu take good care of me."

Yun Ji realized that speaking too hard would cause blood to flow faster, so he lowered his voice and said, "I heard that you caught a cold and haven't been to court for several days."

"Well," Nan Yingzhi sighed, not wanting Yun Ji, who lived in the secluded palace, to know about this matter. "Good news doesn't go out, but bad news travels a thousand miles." "It is true."

For some reason, Yun Ji's voice sounded a little choked up: "Did you catch a cold because you jumped into the water to save me?"

"Not entirely." Thinking about how she was fine after drinking ginger soup, but started to have a fever after taking a cold shower, Nan Yingzhi said frankly, "It was mainly because I took a cold shower that day."

"Cold shower?" Yun Ji was almost crying with self-blame. Hearing this, he became anxious. "How can you take a cold shower in the cold weather?"

Thinking about the reason why she took a cold shower at that time, Nan Yingzhi looked a little embarrassed.

But looking at Lingfeng and Yunji's reactions, they didn't seem to expect that to happen while they were taking a hot bath. Nan Yingzhi couldn't help but be curious: "Ahem, I want to ask you a question."

Eager to have more interactions with Nan Yingzhi, Yun Ji poked Nan Yingzhi's face with his hand: "You say."

"When you normally take a hot bath, you don't..." Nan Yingzhi didn't know how to describe it. She was so embarrassed that a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead. "Do you feel a little uncomfortable?"

"Uncomfortable?" Yun Ji's face flushed slightly, as if he had thought of something. "Sometimes."

Finally finding someone similar, Nan Yingzhi humbly asked for advice: "How do you usually solve this problem?"

Yun Ji thought for a long time and finally uttered one word: "Endure."

Thinking about the experience she learned online, Nan Yingzhi asked in a puzzled tone: "Have you never used your hands?"

Feeling that this topic was too embarrassing, Yun Ji hummed and hawed, without giving a definite answer. He rubbed Nan Yingzhi's neck and ended the topic abruptly: "I'm a little sleepy."

Feeling that it was not easy for Yunji to fall asleep, Nan Yingzhi hugged him tightly: "Oh, go to sleep if you are sleepy, I will put you directly on the bed later."

After getting Nan Yingzhi's promise, Yun Ji relaxed his body and slowly fell asleep.

Feeling Yunji's breathing gradually weakened, Nan Yingzhi slowed down his pace, trying not to make any noise.

Just now, I was chatting with Yunji while walking, and before I knew it, I was halfway through the journey.

According to the instructions in Yuan Nan Yingzhi's memory, this place is not far from Zhuixia Palace, and it can be reached after turning a few corners.

After turning the last corner, Nan Yingzhi was suddenly dazzled by the light.

Why is Zhuixia Palace so abnormally bright?

Realizing something was wrong, she abruptly retracted her steps and hid behind the wall at the corner.

When did the deserted Zhuixia Palace in my memory have so many palace servants holding lanterns at the door?

Not understanding what was going on for a moment, Nan Yingzhi calmed herself down and planned to stick her head out to observe secretly.

Before Nan Yingzhi stretched her head out, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind the corner.

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