Who is the white moonlight these days? We are just following the plot

"This..." The father-in-law hesitated.

"It's okay, I'll just take a look." Xu Jinyi had an extremely sincere face, and coupled with the small bribe just now, the father-in-law couldn't help but be moved.

"I'll just take a look, and then I'll lock it up."

"All right."

My father-in-law looked around furtively and made sure that there was no one there. He took out the key and opened the door.

Ji Xingyao didn't expect that the first person to come and rescue her would be Xu Jinyi.

It would be a lie to say that I am not impressed.

The warmth of providing timely assistance will always be more touching than the icing on the cake.

Because, if no one comes, she really can't hold on any longer.

As soon as the door opened, the person inside fell straight out, and Xu Jinyi quickly hugged her.

"Miss Ji... Ling'er." Xu Jinyi's eyes were full of heartache.

Ji Xingyao felt dizzy and her eyes were white, and she could hardly see Xu Jinyi's face.

"Mr. Xu, thank you very much."

There is no need for too many words between them. They all understand the real names that cannot be spoken, the original appearance hidden under the human skin mask, and the feelings that cannot be expressed.

Ji Xingyao had been bearing the pain on her own for so long that she had become numb. The appearance of Xu Jinyi was like a ray of warm sunshine shining on her, making her feel the long-lost warmth.

Xu Jinyi's arm, holding Ji Xingyao, was trembling slightly.

"Are you cold?" His voice trembled, and he wanted to take off his coat to cover Ji Xingyao, but men and women should not touch each other, and hugging her like this was already breaking the rules.

"Hiss, it's so cold." Ji Xingyao's teeth chattered with cold. "There are mice in the house. I'm scared."

"I'm not afraid of mice. I'll help you drive them away."

"Okay, thank you, Minister Xu." Ji Xingyao smiled weakly at him.

"Eunuch, can you find a palace maid to borrow a set of clothes? If Miss Ling'er gets frostbite, it will be hard to explain if the Imperial Concubine blames her."

This request was indeed a bit embarrassing. The eunuch looked hesitant: "Minister Xu, you just said that only one meeting would be enough."

Xu Jinyi naturally knew that this request was a bit excessive, but Ji Xingyao's safety was the most important thing. In front of her, everything else was nothing.

Just as the two were in a stalemate, Li Zhao arrived with his men.

"Minister Xu?" Li Zhao looked at Xu Jinyi and Ling'er who were hugging each other in front of him, with an unclear meaning in his eyes.

"Wei Chen has met the emperor."

Xu Jinyi, who was working in the Ministry of Rites today, accidentally heard that Ling'er was captured by Prince Ruiping, and immediately asked to see the emperor.

Upon learning that the emperor was having dinner in Yonghe Palace, he waited in Suhe Hall for a while. Later, he was really worried about Ling'er's safety, so he went to Beisan Lane alone.

Who would have thought that the emperor would also come.

"Your Majesty, can Ling'er change her clothes?" Xu Jinyi requested.

Li Zhao looked at the unconscious Ling'er and thought of the sad Wen Yuan. He nodded.

Xu Jinyi felt relieved. No matter what Ling'er had done, the most urgent thing was to change her into dry clothes.

Soon, Eunuch Zhou had someone send a set of palace maid's clothes, but Ji Xingyao had a high fever and was almost unconscious, unable to change clothes by herself, so Eunuch Zhou assigned two palace maids to change for her.

North Third Lane was not a suitable place for the emperor to stay for a long time, and Ling'er's appearance was not suitable for interrogation. After thinking about it, Li Zhao asked someone to send Ling'er back to Yonghe Palace.

Wen Yuan waited in Yonghe Palace for a long time and finally saw Ling'er being carried back.

"Ling'er!" Wen Yuan's eyes instantly turned red.

But before she could even take a look from a distance, Ling'er was carried into the backyard and placed in a small room far away from Wen Yuan.

"What happened? What happened to Ling'er?" Wen Yuan was very worried. Ling'er was fine when she went out, so how come she was carried back?

Li Zhao put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Don't worry. Ling'er has a fever. I'm afraid she might infect you, so I'll put her in the backyard for now."

Li Zhao originally did not intend to let Ling'er return to Yonghe Palace, but was afraid that Wen Yuan would have wild thoughts, so he could only settle her in the backyard first.

"Fever? She's fine, why did she suddenly have a fever? Your Majesty, what happened to Ling'er?"

Li Zhao was also unclear about the cause and effect of the matter: "I will ask Prince Ruiping to come over and let him explain it."