Ping Zhao Lu

After a while, the palace maids brought a table of dishes.

Xu Zhouye and Chu Yunxiao sat apart from each other.

After Zhao Dequan carefully tested each dish with a silver needle and found no problems, he stepped aside.

Qing He then respectfully stepped forward to serve the dishes. Just as he picked up his chopsticks, he was interrupted by Chu Yunxiao's deep voice, "Step aside."

Qinghe paused with his chopsticks in hand, then put them down, nodded, and stepped aside.

Xu Zhouye didn't say anything, waiting quietly for the emperor to start eating.

Chu Yunxiao slowly picked up his chopsticks and calmly picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Xu Zhouye's bowl. "Eat it."

Xu Zhouye's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely forbidden. Your Majesty personally picking up food for me is truly humiliating to me... Such behavior is against etiquette."

Chu Yunxiao put down his chopsticks upon hearing this, his expression darkening slightly. "The Queen is always talking about rules and etiquette. How afraid are you of me? How could I not have known that the Queen was this well-educated and well-mannered when we were at the Marquis of Dongping's mansion?"

Is this how being well-educated and well-mannered is used?

Xu Zhouye looked embarrassed. He looked up to meet Chu Yunxiao's cold gaze, lowered his head with a guilty conscience, and asked knowingly, "Your Majesty, how did you know that I was in the Marquis of Dongping's Mansion..."

"The Queen really can't remember?" Chu Yunxiao snorted coldly, "Or is it selective amnesia?"

Xu Zhouye pursed his lips and said nothing, his cheeks gradually feeling hot.

No matter in the past life or this life, Xu Zhouye always finds it difficult to talk about his first meeting with Chu Yunxiao.

Half a year ago, the emperor visited the Dongping Marquis Mansion during his southern tour, which was the family of Xu Zhouye's ancestors.

Due to the continuous heavy rain for several days, Chu Yunxiao decided to stay in the Marquis' Mansion for a while and then set off back to Beijing once the rain stopped.

And it happened that during that period, Xu Zhouye lived in the Marquis' Mansion.

But he didn't stay in the mansion all the time.

During the day, he would go out and hang out with a few friends, and only after the curfew at night would he sneak over the wall and return to his own courtyard.

One night, it rained heavily.

Xu Zhouye returned to the courtyard in the dark and rain. He didn't know that Chu Yunxiao was staying there tonight. As usual, he quietly took a bath under the moonlight, and then tiptoed back to his usual rest room.

After he closed the door tightly, he noticed a problem.

At this time in the past, Qinghe would be guarding the door and providing support.

Why is there no sign of this girl tonight?

Xu Zhouye thought as he walked.

Even though the room was dark, he walked into the inner room without any obstruction out of habit.

Then, without raising his head, he undressed, and after taking off only his inner garment, he threw himself forward onto the couch with the curtains hanging down, without any image at all.

"hiss……"

A strange, low, muffled voice suddenly rang out.

Xu Zhouye's body stiffened, as if struck by a bolt from the blue.

He opened his eyes wide in surprise, and his dull gaze slowly moved downwards.

It wasn't until he saw a living person lying beneath him that he let out a low roar of shock, and scrambled to his feet and backed away, shouting at Chu Yunxiao who was slowly getting off the bed and walking towards him, "Who are you? You're so bold! How dare you climb onto this young master's bed!"

Chu Yunxiao's face was as gloomy as water, and he coldly forced him to retreat continuously. When his back was about to hit the sword-wielding secret guard who appeared silently behind him, he spoke out in time to stop him, saying, "If you take another step back, you will be killed on the spot."

Xu Zhouye stopped immediately upon hearing this, looking stunned and saying, "Why did you bring an assassin with you? Who the hell are you?"

Seeing his panic-stricken look, Chu Yunxiao raised the corners of his lips slightly, and felt evil in his heart.

"I'd like to ask, what is this young man's intention in accidentally breaking into my bedroom late at night?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Xu Zhouye retorted harshly without even thinking.

Who is Marquis of Dongping?

It's his uncle!

Doesn’t he know what his uncle is like!

How could a voice be so deep and beautiful!

The body shape is not right either!

Thinking of this, Xu Zhouye walked forward angrily.

He leaned closer to Chu Yunxiao, raised his eyelashes, and scanned him from head to toe. Due to the darkness in the room, he could not see Chu Yunxiao's face clearly.

But he was sure that he had never

seen.

"This is the Marquis of Dongping's mansion. The Marquis of Dongping is my uncle. How dare you pretend to be my uncle!"

"Oh?" Chu Yunxiao raised an eyebrow and jokingly said, "How could I not know that the Marquis of Dongping has such a disrespectful nephew?"

Hearing this, Xu Zhouye fell silent unconsciously. He immediately calmed down his panic, took a deep breath, and then said calmly, "Excuse me, I was so flustered that I lost my composure."

Chu Yunxiao: "..."

Xu Zhouye frowned slightly, "Why aren't you talking?"

Chu Yunxiao was about to reply when a sneaky figure flashed outside the window.

Xu Zhouye also noticed it, walked quickly to the window, opened it without saying a word, and skillfully jumped down.

Then he locked his eyes on the person fleeing around the corner and chased after him without hesitation.

It didn't take long for the man to be captured.

As soon as Xu Zhouye captured the man, Chu Yunxiao appeared behind him.

The suspicious person who was pinned to the ground couldn't help but remind him, "Master, it's me..."

Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Zhouye froze on the ground. After he came to his senses, he immediately let go of his hand and then carefully helped the person up.

"Qinghe, why are you sneaking around outside my room?"

"I came to see if you've returned, young master." Qing He didn't notice the person standing behind Xu Zhouye and said excitedly, "Young master, you don't know that the emperor personally visited the Marquis' Mansion today and stayed overnight, sleeping in your room!"

After he finished speaking, Xu Zhouye stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning.

……

"how?"

Chu Yunxiao stared meaningfully at the person beside him, and deliberately slowed down his tone, "Do you remember everything?"

Xu Zhouye pulled the corners of his lips and forced a smile, saying, "I am young and ignorant, Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart."

Chu Yunxiao's brows relaxed after hearing the words that sounded like a plea for mercy. He picked up his chopsticks again in a good mood, "Well, I will listen to the Queen."

After saying that, he raised his hand to pick up the fat from Xu Zhouye's bowl, turned his head and instructed the eunuch behind him: "It's cold, heat it up again."

"Yes."