The queen's heart is unpredictable

"Princess, let's go back." Xi'er was timid and followed Qi Mingyue shyly.

But Qi Mingyue said firmly, "No, if you are afraid, you can go back alone!"

"I..." Xi'er bit her lip, after all she didn't say anything, she just continued to follow Qi Mingyue towards the deep palace tremblingly.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Qi Mingyue suddenly stopped,

She raised her head and looked over the rain curtain to the palace gate in front of her—Ningyue Palace!

After entering the palace for so long, Qi Mingyue has heard that there are ghosts in Ningyue Palace, but there are also people who say that there are not ghosts in Ningyue Palace but gods.Because there was a brave little palace lady who came to bow down before, begging to leave the palace as soon as possible, but after a few days, the little palace lady actually left the palace.

Although there is no way to trace this matter back, but right now Qi Mingyue is upset, her father is far outside the palace and cannot appear at all, at this time she can't think of any other way except to seek the power of the gods.

"You stand guard at the door. If there is anything unusual, you run quickly." After pushing the door of Ningyue Palace, Qi Mingyue turned her head and told Xi'er, "Remember! You can just run by yourself. Do not bother me!"

"princess--"

"If it's really unclean, you can't save me if you take care of it. But if it's just people in the palace, I'm the princess, and they won't hurt me." Although Qi Mingyue doesn't like Xi'er, she can see Since she was still young, she didn't care about anything anymore, she just kept emphasizing, "Just remember to run by yourself, you know!"

Xi'er muttered for a while, and wanted to say something else, but in the end she resisted the urge to cry, and nodded silently.

After instructing Xi'er, Qi Mingyue turned around and was about to get into Ningyue Palace, but at this moment Xi'er suddenly called out to her.

Qi Mingyue was a little impatient, but she still stopped and turned around.Xi'er bit her lip nervously, and silently placed the lantern in her hand in front of Qi Mingyue.

Qi Mingyue glanced at the lantern and understood what Xi'er meant.He didn't say anything, picked up the lantern silently, and turned around again.

This time, without further hesitation, she directly pushed open the heavy palace door.

The door was very heavy, and it was a bit difficult to push it, but Qi Mingyue was already thin, so she only opened the door a crack, and she went in directly holding the lantern.

Entering the Condensing Moon Palace, one will be greeted with a musty smell that has been dusty for a long time, and what follows is an endless darkness.

Darkness makes people fear, and it is the same for Qi Mingyue.

Nervously, she took out the fire pocket from her sleeve, and then lit the fire in the lantern brighter.

After going through the running around just now, the gradually sluggish candlelight suddenly rose up and became very vigorous.

The candlelight flickered, faintly illuminating a small area around Qi Mingyue.

By the light of the lantern, Qi Mingyue took a look around the whole courtyard.It was pitch black inside, and although the sound of the rain was loud, the crackling was very dull.

Walking further, she discovered that there was a big tree planted in the courtyard with lush branches and leaves, which almost covered the entire courtyard.

This situation seems a bit strange.

Qi Mingyue was timid for a while, but thinking about her current situation——

She finally took a deep breath, pursed her lips tightly, and walked towards the yard.

The faint light of the lantern seemed a little small in the vast darkness, but even so, this light still brought a little sense of stability to the restless Qi Mingyue.

She carefully opened her legs and walked slowly towards the yard in front of her.

The pattering rain would fall through the gaps in the leaves as usual, but the leaves slapped directly on top of the leaves. When the layers of leaves permeated and fell into the yard again, the rain had no force and could only float lightly. fall on the body.

The cold feeling made Qi Mingyue shiver uncontrollably, her hands shook, and the lantern in her hand also shook.And at this moment, she vaguely saw something flickering in the distance.

The silver-white light left a faint trace in her eyes.

Qi Mingyue frowned, thinking to herself: This Ningyue Palace has been abandoned for a long time, and the things in the palace have already been emptied when the Ningyue Palace was abandoned, how could there be anything left here?

Is it possible...

Some weird thoughts appeared in Qi Mingyue's mind!

Qi Mingyue's heart trembled suddenly, and her lower abdomen felt a sense of tension that she had never felt before.Qi Mingyue stretched out her hand to press her lower abdomen worriedly, and when she felt the warmth of her abdomen through the clothes, a soft smile appeared on her face.

Although the fetus in the womb is still small, since she became pregnant, the feeling of being pregnant has given Qi Mingyue rare stability.

Looking down at her lower abdomen, Qi Mingyue's nervousness gradually dissipated, she raised her head again, and looked at the yard in front of her seriously and cautiously.

The lantern shook, and the silver light flashed again.

There was some fear in Qi Mingyue's heart, but more curiosity and... longing.

Although the theory of ghosts made her afraid, but at this moment, in Qi Mingyue's heart, she was faintly looking forward to the existence of this unknown power.

After all, there is no way for the person she trusts to show up right now.And she didn't trust any of the people who appeared.

And the only ones who can compete with the Qi family, besides Duanmu Yu, are really only ghosts or gods...

Thinking of her current situation, Qi Mingyue felt extremely sad.But then she pursed her lips, thinking of her father, her sister, and the fetus in her womb...

She finally mustered up the courage, opened her legs, and continued to walk forward slowly.

The rain fell slowly, gently patting Qi Mingyue's clothes wet.Qi Mingyue didn't realize it, and only cautiously looked forward.

Seeing that the tree shadow was getting closer and closer to her, the silver light never appeared again.

Qi Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief, but was also faintly disappointed.

But at this moment, a gust of wind blew behind her, the leaves shook, and at the same time, there was a crisp "click" sound from the side, and at the same time, a black shadow swayed past.

Qi Mingyue was taken aback, and turned around in unconcealed fear.But her feet were unsteady, and she suddenly lost her center of gravity.

Fortunately, there was that big tree behind her, so after losing her mind, she didn't sit down, but leaned directly on the trunk.

Qi Mingyue looked nervously at the lantern thrown aside by her. After she calmed down for a while, she was ready to bend down to pick up the lantern.But at this moment, a gust of wind blew by, and the candle flame in the lantern suddenly died out after shaking for a while.

The darkness struck, causing Qi Mingyue's heart to sink to the bottom.

The moonlight was blocked by the shade of the trees, and the whole yard was plunged into boundless and complete darkness.

Qi Mingyue wanted to call Xi'er, but if something happened to her, Qi Mingyue really didn't want to make others suffer.So she covered her mouth with her hand, and after whimpering twice, she quickly bit her lip, using the pain to calm herself down quickly.

After a while, the wind stopped and the rain seemed to be less.

Qi Mingyue regained her senses, she had no choice but to stretch out her hand, and then searched for the lantern according to the location in her memory.

After a while of groping, she finally found the lampshade.

In an instant, Qi Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as she was continuing to grope, she felt something skipped the back of her hand.

She was terrified in her heart and wanted to withdraw her hand.But after thinking about it, she didn't know where she got the courage, but she lifted the cover, held the candle inside, and then withdrew her hand.

After withdrawing her hand, Qi Mingyue decisively took out the fire pocket from her arms.

It was only at this time that she realized that her hands were trembling uncontrollably.

Because the feeling of being touched by something in the darkness just now is too real...

But I can't care about these now.

Qi Mingyue told herself secretly, light the candles first.But her hands were trembling uncontrollably, and it took her a long time to barely light the candle.

The warm candlelight appeared again, and Qi Mingyue's tense nerves were finally relieved.But the next moment, she looked around nervously, but the surroundings were dark and there was nothing.

Is there really nothing?

Qi Mingyue glanced at the back of her hand, it was white and clean, and there was no trace, but——

Just when Qi Mingyue was suspicious, she caught a glimpse of something passing by out of the corner of her eye.

This time, she turned her head very quickly to look over, but saw a fluffy thing running past, and finally flew past her, and then climbed up the tree.

It turned out to be just a squirrel all the time.

Qi Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief.

And at this moment, a pine cone fell from the tree and hit Qi Mingyue's toe.Qi Mingyue felt a little amused by the fact that she had been made crazy by a squirrel all night, so she looked at the falling pine cone dumbfounded.

As a result, the silver light once again appeared in the line of sight.

It's just that compared to the flashing past just now, the silver light now falls steadily in the corner.

This is……

After the oolong just now, Qi Mingyue became more courageous, so she frowned and walked over directly.

After walking in, Qi Mingyue picked up a branch from the side in some confusion, and then fiddled with the silver thing lightly.

It was hard, and when the branch hit it, there was a crisp knocking sound.

It seems like an object...

It took Qi Mingyue a long time to react, but she was even more confused.

How could there be such a strange silver object buried in the courtyard of Ningyue Palace?

But since it was discovered by Qi Mingyue, it was destined.So Qi Mingyue didn't hesitate too much, holding the branch, directly dug out the things buried in the soil.

Seeing a wooden box behind the silver-white thing, Qi Mingyue fell into deep thought.

It was an exquisite wooden box, and the four corners of the box were covered with carved silver copper.Such an object, no matter how you look at it, is used by people in the palace...

Could it be the owner of the Ningyue Palace who was buried in the yard before?

Thinking about going in this way, Qi Mingyue carefully recalled the past of Ningyue Palace.

The wind passed by, lifting her messy hair.

Under the candlelight, Qi Mingyue's eyes suddenly widened.Because she remembered that the person who lived in Ningyue Palace before was the Empress Dowager's niece Lu Xiang'er!

Things from the Lu family...

Qi Mingyue's hand was hanging in the air for a long time, and she didn't pick up the box on the ground for a long time.

If it really belonged to Lu Xianger, then the things in this box might be related to the Lu family.But the Lu family is gone, so what's the use of exploring Lu Xianger's things?

And the deceased buried things, just not wanting others to know.If she read it now, wouldn't it be against the wishes of the deceased, and might disturb the deceased.

Can……

People are curious after all.

Qi Mingyue stared at the box for a long time, her legs were already numb.

Just when she was about to find a place to sit down and think about it, she suddenly felt that her toes seemed to touch something.

looked down-

It turned out to be a white jade jug.

And this wine jug looks familiar, as if... it seems to have seen it somewhere.

Qi Mingyue picked up the jug, and looked at it carefully for a long time.Suddenly, she remembered——

When she went to the Grand Hyatt Palace before, she saw such a white jade jug on the table!

The color of the white jade and the shape of the jug are a bit special, so Qi Mingyue took a second look at it at that time.

Why is this flagon here?

Puzzled, Qi Mingyue suddenly turned her head and looked at the wooden box on the ground.

……

"Master!" Xi'er waited and waited outside the palace gate, and her heart was already in chaos. Now that she saw Qi Mingyue walking out of Ningyue Palace safe and sound, she immediately rushed over ecstatically, "Master, you It's okay!"

"It's okay." Qi Mingyue's complexion was a little uncomfortable, but her breath was steady when she spoke, and there was no difference.

Xi'er was worried, and while supporting Qi Mingyue, she whispered, "Master, you...you went to Condensing Moon Palace just now, but...you can see something?"

Qi Mingyue bit her lips, and said firmly, "I didn't see anything, it was empty inside."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xi'er to continue asking, Qi Mingyue stuffed the lantern in Xi'er's hand, and said, "It's getting late, let's go back to the palace first."

Xi'er thought that Qi Mingyue had finally remembered the ban in the palace, so she nodded nervously, and then helped Qi Mingyue back to the palace.

After returning home, Xi'er breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Qi Mingyue was wet all over and might catch a cold, so she prepared to boil some hot water for Qi Mingyue to take a bath.

Unexpectedly, Qi Mingyue went back to the house without saying a word, and put down the door bolt directly.

Xi'er was a little puzzled, but she didn't dare to ask further questions, so she could only stand outside the door and whisper, "Master, this servant will boil the bath water for you..."

After finishing speaking, the cool night wind rolled up the rain and fell on Xi'er, making Xi'er shiver.But at this time, Qi Mingyue's voice did not come from the room, so she could only turn around and go to the ear room a little lonely.

At this time, inside the house.

Qi Mingyue's whole body was already drenched, her clothes were sticking to her body, and it was chilly, but whenever a gust of wind blew by, she immediately felt as if she had fallen into a hole in the ice.

But at this moment, she couldn't care too much, because...

Qi Mingyue took out the wooden box from her arms.

She carefully placed the wooden box on the table, and then took out a letter covered in mud from her sleeve.

Just now when she was holding the wooden box, her hand slipped for a moment, and the wooden box slipped out and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, the ground was covered with muddy water, and the box was not broken, but a wooden board inside fell down.

Only at this time did Qi Mingyue discover that there was a secret compartment in the box, and there was such a letter lying quietly in the secret compartment.

The words on the letter are correct and meaningful, just looking at it can make people think that the person who wrote the letter that day must be a delicate and handsome woman.

On the header of the letter, a simple feather was written.Although his words were unclear, Qi Mingyue immediately thought of Duanmu Yu.It was also because she knew that the letter was about Duanmu Yu that Qi Mingyue came back in such a panic.

Holding the letter paper, she carefully read every word on it through the candlelight.

And seeing this, she suddenly had mixed feelings, not knowing whether to be happy or sad...

Zhang Xiaohua, who was expected to only play for a few days, returned to Kyoto with Duanmu Yu after playing outside for ten days.

On the way, Duanmu Nian drooped his face, looking unhappy.

After Zhang Xiaohua sighed helplessly, she stretched out her hand and pushed Duanmu Yu beside her.

Duanmu Yu closed his eyes at the moment, leaning on Zhang Xiaohua's shoulder, with a contented look on his face.Seeing Zhang Xiaohua pushing her, she opened her eyes leisurely, looked half asleep, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Xiaohua didn't speak, but silently winked at Duanmu Yu, and then secretly pointed in the direction of Duanmu Nian.

Duanmu Yu glanced casually, then turned his head, and rubbed Zhang Xiaohua's body more lazily than before, "Let him go..."

……

"Have you forgotten what I told you before?" Zhang Xiaohua frowned unhappily.

Duanmuyu had no intention of answering, but Zhang Xiaohua was about to change his face again, so he hurriedly sighed helplessly, "I remember, of course I remember."

"Then why don't you hurry up and see him." Zhang Xiaohua pushed Duanmu Yu.

Duanmu Yu didn't move at all, "I've played crazy outside these few days, and I just don't want to go back. After returning to the palace, let the master clean him up, it's no big deal."

After finishing speaking, Duanmu Yu leaned against Zhang Xiaohua, ready to close his eyes again.

In the end, Zhang Xiaohua was lucky, and secretly twisted Duanmu Yu.

Duanmu Yu frowned, but then he gave Zhang Xiaohua a wry smile.Zhang Xiaohua's eyes widened, and she gave Duanmu Yu a vicious wink with an expression of unwillingness to back down.

Duanmu Yu really had no choice but to sigh.

But before leaving, Duanmu Yu casually passed Zhang Xiaohua's neck, she exhaled softly, lazily and slightly teasingly said, "I don't have the energy to play with you these few days, and you still don't have the strength to play with me?" Treat me like this. You are so heartless, let's see how I deal with you when I go back!"

In the past, Zhang Xiaohua would have given up immediately when faced with a threat like Duanmu Yu's.

But today is different from the past, she can be regarded as a daughter-in-law turned into a mother-in-law, who has successfully transformed from a low-level person and enslaved Duanmu Yu.How could he be intimidated by Duanmu Yu so easily!

So Zhang Xiaohua raised her chin calmly, showing an extremely provocative look.

Duanmu Yu was stunned for a moment, and then thought that the little girl could not be easily deceived.In this way, she suddenly felt a little melancholy.

But what can be done?

Isn't it the little fox that she personally tuned out...

Duanmu Yu sighed and sighed in her heart, and at the same time, she moved her buttocks and came to Duanmu Nian's side.

Duanmu Nianben was frowning, but when he suddenly saw Duanmu Yu, he straightened his posture and sat upright.It was as if a schoolboy who was on an errand suddenly saw the teacher.

Looking at Zhang Xiaohua from a distance, she couldn't help laughing secretly, but Duanmu Yu was beside her, but she was sleepy and the cat didn't sleep, and she looked not in a good mood.

Looking at her appearance, Zhang Xiaohua just felt a little dumbfounded.

Duanmu Yu is estranged and indifferent to others.On weekdays, apart from talking about some homework and court affairs with Duanmu Nian, the two of them had almost nothing to talk about.

Although Duanmu Nian has a cheerful personality, even if Duanmu Yu doesn't like to get along with him, he seems to have nothing to do with it.

But Zhang Xiaohua is very clear that children of this age still need a lot of company.

And this person is specific, that is - Duanmu Yu!

Duanmu Nian always said that he loves Zhang Xiaohua the most, but Zhang Xiaohua understands that in Duanmu Nian's heart, Duanmu Yu is actually his favorite.

It's just because of Duanmu Yu's indifferent personality and Duanmu Nian's rebellious personality at this age, so he is always unwilling to admit it.

But this is nothing, anyway, the future is long...

Zhang Xiaohua looked at Qian Muyu and Duanmu Nian happily in front of her with a face full of satisfaction, but who would have thought that the next second——

"Who are you showing your face down along the way?" Duanmu Yu looked sullen, and kicked Duanmu Nian's calf.

Duanmu Nian was quick-witted, and after glancing at Duanmu Yu tensely, he turned his head silently and looked at Zhang Xiaohua.

After receiving the distress signal, Zhang Xiaohua hurried forward, and pushed Duanmu Yu with a smile, "If you have something to say, why don't you scare people with a bitter face and hatred..."

Duanmu Yu was a little impatient, but she turned her head to look at Duanmu Nian patiently, and she asked coldly, "You don't want to go back to the palace?"

"No." Duanmu Nian replied decisively without any hesitation.

Duanmu Yu suddenly felt amused, "Then you are afraid that the master will randomly check your homework when you go back?"

"No." After Duanmu finished his answer, he suddenly turned his head.

His clear pupils that belonged to children reflected Duanmu Yu's appearance at this moment.

Duanmuyu didn't take it lightly, while Zhang Xiaohua at the side was nervously planning to say something to smooth things over.At this moment, Duanmu Nian suddenly said very solemnly, "Does the Empress not like me?"

……

Zhang Xiaohua was completely stunned.

After a long time, she suddenly said, "Your mother has such a temper, isn't she—"

But before she could finish smoothing things over, Duanmu Nian suddenly frowned and asked, "The empress doesn't like me so much, is it... because I was not born by the empress?"