The Gilded Cage

As soon as Liu Kang heard this, he knew that the emperor had mistakenly thought that the person from the Hall of Wu De was the prince.

He couldn't help showing embarrassment, he gave a dry smile, and said, "Everyone, your Royal Highness still has the future. It is Cuihe who is next to your Royal Highness, who is here to hand over..."

At the end of his speech, looking at Xiao Kezhi's distorted face for a moment, his voice suddenly dropped.

"What are you talking about?" Xiao Kezhi calmed down as if he was extremely angry. He leaned back, leaned on the wooden handrail, and spoke lightly.

Liu Kang said carefully: "His Royal Concubine will come back later when she goes to bed, please don't worry..."

The hall fell silent for a while.

Xiao Kezhi sat on the couch and didn't know what to think about. It took a long while, as if he had figured it out. He no longer had the impatience he had before, so he just got up from the couch, put on an extra robe, and put on his boots to go out: "Vimal What? Go out with me if you're full."

He was indeed anxious, and the woman was indeed a little slippery.

Only now, she is almost in his pocket, why should he be so anxious? Since she was coming sooner or later, he waited patiently.

The gate of the palace opened wide, and the cold wind invaded.

Vimal, who was released by the guards, trot to him, her eyes gleaming with excitement, like a predator ready to go in the dark night.

"Let's go." He stretched out his hand and rubbed the gray wolf, pointed to the Jinshui River to the north, and whispered, "The predator is gone."

...

In the sleeping hall of the East Palace, after taking a bath, Chu Ning talked with a few maids until Hai Shi, and then lay down as usual, leaving the lights off and closing the door, leaving the hall to rest.

In the darkness, Wan Lai was silent, lying motionless on her back, listening to the movement outside.

She rarely asks anyone to serve at night, and only keeps one person in the side room every night, and it happens to be Cuihe today.

About two moments later, the waiters who were guarding outside also stopped, and Cuihe's low voice came from the outside: "Lady, there is no one left."

Only then did Chu Ning get up from the bed, without dressing or dressing, only covered a thick cloak with a hood, then gently pushed the door out, and walked along the most secluded path in the direction of Wude Hall.

Although Tai Chi Palace is close, even if the door is opened, it is not easy to get past the obstacles without being noticed.

Fortunately, she often manages the affairs of the East Palace and knows a little bit about every inspection, so that she can avoid others and make the way smoothly.

Near the Wude Hall, that exquisite pair of steps was still stopped at the corner of the wall. When the waiters saw her coming, they hurriedly stepped forward with a grinning eyebrow, and led her up the steps, without saying a word, they carried them to the Ganlu Hall. .

The journey was smooth and unimpeded as expected, and half a figure was not seen, obviously someone had arranged it in advance.

For this reason, Chu Ning still concealed his drooping head in his hood, not showing it at all, until he got outside the Ganlu Temple, he raised his head and greeted Liu Kang who was approaching with a smile: "Liu Dajian."

When Liu Kang saw her, he breathed a sigh of relief, wiped his forehead, and offered a hand stove that he had prepared a long time ago: "It's cold, your Royal Highness, don't freeze. Right now, the saint is still in the back garden. Your Highness, please follow the old slave into the hall for a while."

When Chu Ning heard this, he couldn't help being a little surprised, whether he didn't come earlier, and annoyed the emperor.

But today, she didn't deliberately hold him, just to be more secure.

It seems that today she has to follow him and can't move her mind anymore.

Before stepping into the hall, the door was not closed, and there was a steady sound of footsteps behind him.

She turned and looked around, and saw that in the darkness, Xiao Kezhi was walking steadily with a few guards, and the gray wolf Vimalakirti was still following him.

"Everyone is back." Liu Kang hurriedly bowed and bowed, without saying anything, and then silently withdrew with everyone, leaving a large area of ​​space for these two people.

After a certain distance, Xiao Kezhi stopped and didn't approach any more, just standing still and staring at the woman in the temple quietly.

Two people, one standing in the dark night, the other waiting under the bright candlelight, as if two unrelated paintings, by chance, were put together, which is surprising at first sight, but there is a kind of strangeness at first glance. Strange harmony.

Vimalakīrti seemed to smell the subtle changes gradually in the air. After looking up at the master, he suddenly ran and jumped into the hall, walking around Chu Ning twice.

It was very close, and the gray fur gently rubbed her drooping cloak and fingertips over, showing its sturdiness and her slenderness and weakness.

Chu Ning was nervous, standing stiff all over, not daring to move, for fear that this behemoth would suddenly show sharp fangs to her.

She couldn't help but look at Xiao Kezhi not far away, her wet eyes showing weakness.

"Uncle Six..."

Xiao Kezhi was admiring the sharp contrast between the beast and the beauties in front of him. Hearing the sound, he only felt a tremor in his heart, and a comfortable and crisp feeling had gradually spread.

This is asking him for help.

He chuckled lightly, approached without hurries, and called out "Vimalain".

The gray wolf immediately turned his head and walked out of the hall.

Chu Ning's tight body only relaxed slightly.

However, the next moment, the door of the hall was closed with a slam, and Xiao Kezhi turned around and walked towards her step by step.

She straightened her back again, her misty eyes met his deep, scorching gaze, and her whole body trembled.

He stopped half a step away from her, and stretched out his fingers to gently stroke the line of her right chin. From light to heavy, he stroked her earlobe from time to time, causing her to shrink her shoulders and the back of her neck. A thin layer of lumps.

When the stroke was enough, the hand slid along the neck to the chest, and the lace was untied little by little.

The heavy cloak suddenly fell, revealing the thin body wrapped in tulle underneath.

The eyes of the two were intertwined, and no one said aloud.

Today, she wore loose hair and did not use pink and daisy. She looked like a dignified woman in her usual dress, but she looked like a pure and moving little lady.

And under the clothing, there is still a strong contrast of bright colors.

His eyes were getting darker and darker, and finally couldn't bear it, he lifted her up sideways, turned into the inner room, and pressed into the spacious and deep bed room.

One by one, the messy clothes fell on the side of the bed, causing heat waves after another.

...

Amidst the confusion, Chu Ning finally couldn't ignore the jerky expression between his actions.

And Xiao Kezhi was staring at him, as if shocked at his sudden disarm.

It turned out to be the first time.

Chu Ning couldn't tell whether the feeling in his heart was surprised or something else, so he could only temporarily suppress it, and actively raised his head to kiss his Adam's apple, guiding him to invest in it bit by bit.

This is probably human instinct, especially as Xiao Kezhi is naturally talented, and he learns unexpectedly quickly.

As if to prove himself, he softened her to make a puddle of water, and then he succumbed to forgiveness, and then gradually died down.

The red candles in the temple had already burned out, and in the darkness, Chu Ning half-closed his eyes and leaned on Xiao Kezhi's shoulder, and lost a bit of strength.

However, Xiao Kezhi seemed to have still not finished, stroking the extra smooth and delicate skin on the back of her neck, and couldn't help lowering her head, looking for her lips to kiss lightly or hardly.

"Your Majesty--Uncle Emperor, don't..." She was afraid that he would be interested again, and hurriedly reached out to push him away.

"Tired so soon?" he asked vaguely, biting her chin. Although the passion in his eyes had not faded, he didn't embarrass her anymore, but turned his head to let people in.

The candlelight was lit again, and the copper basin filled with warm water was put on the head of the bed. The waiter handed the hand towel wrung out of the water. He was reaching out to pick it up, but she was already supporting her tired body, wrapped in brocade quilts. Take a step, kneel and sit on the side to wipe it for him.

This is a habit she has cultivated long ago-in the East Palace, even if she is tired, she has to hold on to tidy up everything for Xiao Yu first. He doesn't like others to serve. As long as she is by his side, he will never fake the hands of others. .

Today in Ganludian, she naturally served Xiao Kezhi like Xiao Yu.

But such subconscious behavior fell into Xiao Ke's eyes, but it changed his expression.

"What are you doing?" he asked with a frown, holding her wrist. "Isn't you still tired?"

Chu Ning raised his eyelids and glanced at him. I don't know why he suddenly became cold and could only say: "I will wipe myself for your Majesty."

However, his eyebrows wrinkled even tighter: "You are in the East Palace on weekdays, the same way?" He was so tired that he could hardly open his eyes, and he had to stand up and wait for others.

She didn't open her eyes, she didn't say anything, it was acquiescence.

This was something she had been used to doing in the past two years. She didn't think how she used to be. Now when he asked it so bluntly, she suddenly felt a little bit sad and aggrieved.

She wasn't like this in the first place.

It's just that following Xiao Yu in the past two years, all the wayward, innocent, and proud edges and corners of her body have been smoothed. She forgot what she was supposed to be like, but she kept suppressing her, showing the side that satisfies him the most.

If it hadn't been for the belief in rehabilitating her father in her heart, if she hadn't suddenly learned the truth of the year, she would have become a lifeless puppet.

"Fine." Xiao Kezhi looked at her suddenly dumbfounded. For some reason, a soft feeling flashed in his heart, "I'll do it myself."

He let go of her wrist and took the towel. After he got up and cleaned it, he didn't stop. Instead, he wringed out another clean towel and handed it to her.

Chu Ning squeezed the warm and moist towel in his hand, unable to react for a while, until he watched him dress out of the inner room, he slowly recovered, quietly packed up for himself, and put on the scattered clothes again.

I was afraid that the room would be too cold after the charcoal basin was extinguished. The waiters had burned the earth dragon at some point, making the air that still had a hint of coolness unknowingly become warm like spring.

Chu Ning quietly walked out of the chamber with his black hair scattered.

On the side of the book table outside, the censer was filled with new incense, and it was breathing green smoke.

Xiao Kezhi had already sat on the couch again, holding up a book to read at night, while holding up a pen to make notes. He looked calm and calm, completely different from the excitement and enthusiasm he had just been in bed.

She watched for a moment, walked slowly to his case, respectfully saluted, and whispered: "It's not early, my nephew should go home."

Xiao Kezhi put down the pen tube in his hand and looked up at her quietly, making people unable to see his thoughts.

After a long while, he suddenly asked, "I have nothing to say to me today?"

Chu Ning quickly raised his head and glanced at him, then lowered his head again, and replied softly: "My niece is self-knowledge and dare not say anything without authorization. If your majesty wants to know in the future, it will not be too late."

After all, before he could answer, he put on the cloak he wore when he came, put on a hood, turned and stepped out of the hall, and left the Ganlu Temple on foot.