Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

In this way, Tao Yao settled down in Song Zhishou's study.

Although they were supposed to be detained, there wasn't even a single guard. Song Zhishou left early after finishing his shift, leaving Tao Yao alone in the deserted courtyard.

Tao Yao was bored lying on the haystack, so she simply put on her clothes and went out, lying down on the open cornfield again. She watched the night gradually fall, and the sky full of stars climbed up, twinkling and looking very beautiful.

Tao Yao suddenly remembered Li Bai’s poem: “People today cannot see the moon of ancient times, but this moon once shone on the ancients.” She wondered if the moon she saw now was as bright as the moon she would see thousands of years later.

Perhaps her state of mind has changed. In the past, she was a hurried screw in the huge steel and concrete city, and had no time to care about what the moon in the sky looked like.

But now she has traveled through time and become a murder suspect detained in the broken courtyard of the government office. Now she has plenty of time to look at the moon.

It had been a while since she came to the ancient times, and Tao Yao suddenly missed the days of modern society. Tao Yao recalled her own experiences and felt that the law of the jungle had not changed at all.

But at least, in modern times, no matter how poor she is, she can still buy a bowl of instant noodles, but now she is starving.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have been so concerned about my reputation and would have eaten all those Longjing tea cakes in one go.

When Tao Yao was so hungry that she felt like slapping herself, she didn't care about her dignity. Filling her stomach was the most important thing.

Tao Yao secretly swore to herself looking at the bright moon and the starry sky that she would never have trouble with food again.

Perhaps God heard her prayers, and the next second, a big pancake actually fell from the sky and hit her right on the face.

Tao Yao held the egg pancake that fell from the sky in astonishment, and the hot crust warmed her cold palms.

Tao Yao was just wondering when she heard a flapping sound circling in the sky. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was actually a falcon.

Tao Yao immediately thought of something and waved excitedly at the falcon. But the falcon ignored her, only cooed a few times, and then flapped its wings and flew away.

Tao Yao hurriedly ran in the direction the falcon flew away. When she ran to the gate of the courtyard, the falcon suddenly flapped its wings and fell from the sky. No one knew where it had hidden.

Song Zhishou locked the courtyard gate before leaving, so Tao Yao could only peek outside through the crack in the door.

"Hey! Little Eagle! Chirp, chirp, chirp!"

Tao Yao imitated the cry of the hawk, trying to attract it. However, there was no response from the hawk. After a moment, a familiar voice sounded from behind the door.

"Arnold, it's me."

Tao Yao's heart moved, and she quickly put her eyes to the crack of the door and looked out, and immediately saw the familiar green pupils.

It’s Lu Che.

"Lu Che, why are you here? No, how did you know I was here?" Tao Yao was a little excited, but also felt strange. After all, this was a government office, and she couldn't help but feel scared.

Lu Che's voice was calm, not as excited as hers: "Don't ask any more questions. I'll take you away."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Yao heard the rustling sound of prying mechanisms through the door. It was Lu Che unlocking the door. Tao Yao hurriedly slammed the door and whispered, "Lu Che! Don't mess around! This is a government office! I'm a suspect, temporarily detained here. If you take me away, you'll go to jail too!"

But Lu Che remained unmoved and continued his movements. Tao Yao was terribly anxious, hating the thick wall between her and Lu Che, unable to stop him.

"Lu Che! Don't worry about me. I don't want to drag you down." Tao Yao said anxiously.

But no matter what Tao Yao said, Lu Che seemed determined to take her away. He just focused on unlocking the door and ignored her.

Tao Yao lay nervously on the door panel listening to the movement, and looked around from time to time to see if there were any yamen runners coming. After a moment, she suddenly felt something empty under her body, and with a creak, the door opened.

The two looked at each other in silence. After a moment, Lu Che grabbed Tao Yao's hand and whispered, "Let's go."

Tao Yao quickly shook his hand away without thinking, her other hand still holding the greasy egg pancake.

Somehow, even though so much time had passed and the pancake should have been cooled by the winter evening breeze, Tao Yao suddenly felt the palm of her hand being burned by the egg pancake again.

Tao Yao held the egg pancake in front of Lu Che in a daze and asked word by word, "Did you give me this pancake? Is that falcon also yours?"

Lu Che's eyes darkened, their dark green pupils filled with resentment, like a wolf that haunted the desert at night. He nodded, not denying it.

"You're not the murderer. Therefore, you shouldn't be locked up here," Lu Che said.

At that time, a gust of wind blew and blew their hair into the air, like two tangled bunches of cattails.

Tao Yao tried desperately to fiddle with the loose hair on her forehead that blocked her vision, but no matter how hard she tried, another gust of wind would blow the hair down again, making it impossible for her to see the face of the young man in front of her.

He stood firmly in front of her, with great courage, and pried open the lock of the government office, saying that he would take her away.

He was the only one who was certain, without any conditions, that she was not the murderer.

Tao Yao's heart, like the broken hair in front of her eyes, became a tangled mess that she couldn't sort out no matter how hard she tried.

She was still holding the pancake in one hand, and her other free hand had been clenched into a fist, with her nails almost digging into the skin of her palm - she wanted to use the pain to force herself to calm down, but no matter what, she could hear her heart beating like a drum.

She was almost about to throw her hands over to him, leaving everything behind and go with him, no matter what the future held.

But the next second, her reason pulled her back from her fiery emotions.

She can't leave. She is innocent. She should stay. She must stay.

So, Tao Yao shook her head and said, "I can't leave. First, for you. You have nothing to do with this matter, and I don't want to implicate you. Second, for myself. You are right, I am not the murderer, but my innocence has not been proven yet. I have no choice but to stay here and wait for the government to investigate before I can regain my innocence."

After she finished speaking, she gently pushed Lu Che and said, "Hurry up and leave! It would be bad if the night watchmen saw you. Aren't you an assassin? It would be even worse if they found you. Hurry up and leave!"

But Lu Che stood still like a piece of wood. He stared at her intently, with a light flickering in his eyes.

"They won't find the murderer. If you don't leave now, I'm afraid you'll never be able to leave."

His voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.

The wind was so strong that it rustled against her ears. Tao Yao was a little hesitant about what she had heard and asked, "What did you say?"

The next moment, Tao Yao's mind went almost blank at what Lu Che said. She wished she hadn't heard it.

"I killed Zhou Yan." Lu Che said.

Tao Yao thought he was lying and wanted to coax her away.

But his eyes were as cold as snow. There was no need for him to lie about this matter. What he said was the truth.

"Why?" Tao Yao asked subconsciously.

Tao Yao remembered everything in an instant - he had clearly seen her that day, the two of them had been struggling on the eaves, he had always pulled her hand hard to take her away, maybe it was at that time that her button fell on him.

When he committed the crime, he accidentally left the button on Zhou Yan.

Why? Why? Taoyao couldn't find the answer.

In that instant, Chu Huanjun's face flashed through her mind again, as did the miserable sight of the Longjing tea cakes being smashed into paste after being thrown on the ground by her, and the long street that was as brightly lit as day that night. She didn't know where she had thrown the peach blossom lantern that Chu Huanjun gave her. Now that she thought about it, it seemed like the first gift she had received since she came into this world.

"Why?" Lu Che was also puzzled. Could it be that she couldn't see his feelings? - He had clearly tried so hard.

He was like an eagle always lurking in the dark, secretly observing her and watching her in the sunshine. As long as she lived in peace and a better life, he would feel at ease.

But now that she was in danger, he would give up the dark place that was safe for him at all costs and would rather be exposed to the sun. Even if he could be shot by a hidden arrow at any time, he would take her away.

"You can't marry Zhou Yan, and you can't stay in the Shi Mansion any longer. Now that I've found you, I'm going to take you away no matter what."