“…”

Yingying always sleeps heavily and rarely wakes up halfway.

Somehow, she dreamed of her weightlessness and whereabouts. She was confused and she was in a daze, but she lost everything and didn't hold anything.

Her whole body trembled. She opened her eyes and found that there was no one beside her. There was a figure shaking beside the couch. Yingying was a little awake and opened her eyes wide. She saw a slender hand lifting the curtain and turning over and sitting in.

"Third Brother..." If it were the woman next to her, she should have screamed in dismay.

Yingying was not afraid of ghosts and didn't feel afraid at all. After seeing Qin Rong's face clearly, she wrapped her hands and feet into his arms and muttered to herself: "It's a little cold."

Qin Rong pulled over the brocade quilt that was kicked away by her, and hugged the person tightly in her arms, "It will soon be no longer cold."

It was as if she was still in a dream. Yingying felt a hand gently patting her behind her, and she would kiss her lips or hair from time to time. Yingying soon fell asleep again. She dreamed of the clean-hearted young man. As a prince, he was always gentle and elegant. He was wearing a brocade white cloud robe and sat slightly slanted, leaning against the corner of his forehead, sitting under the flowers and flowers.

Yingying, who was younger than him, jumped and ran over. She tilted her head, looked at the flower and then at Qin Rong. Finally, she took a bite on Qin Rong's lips in a daze, soft and cool, making her want to bite a few more...

Then, Qin Rong opened her eyes.

In the sun, Qin Rong's skin was white, and under the long eyelashes were trembling, with a beautiful dark eye hole. A broken light passed through his eyes, and Yingying's shadow clearly reflected in her eyes. Yingying saw her lying on the table and slapped her mouth twice, and threw herself into his arms and called him a beautiful brother.

Then, the chair fell down because it could not bear Yingying's weight. The two of them fell to the ground one after another. Yingying's palm was hurt and was a little confused, but the chair hit her.

Before Qin Rong could help her push the chair away, Yingying kicked the chair first. Unfortunately, the chair was too heavy. Yingying hurt her hands and kicked her feet. When she witnessed all this, she smiled so hard that her stomach hurt. Even her aunt who had always loved her was amused by her.

They laughed, but Yingying was so angry that she cried. Qin Rong picked her up first, and he helped her wipe the tears from her face and asked gently, "Has Yingying been hurt by falling?"

Yingying didn't care about answering him. She didn't have enough memory and still rushed into Qin Rong's arms. She cried so hard that she couldn't help but say: "When the beauty brother helps me to kill him quickly, why do he hate it so much?"

Qin Rong bent the corners of her mouth and smiled slightly. Although she coaxed her to help her vent her anger, she took her a peaceful nap after comforting her.

Time flies, Yingying looks up again and sees Qin Rong's face again. At this time, Qin Rong's eyebrows and eyes are so delicate that they are so handsome that they can't move away. Yingying slowly raises her hand to touch the end of his eyes. Qin Rong opens her eyes and looks at her. Her black and beautiful eyes are as usual. He hugs her and coaxes softly, and strokes her back.

Before going to bed, Yingying hugged Qin Rong's neck and pecked her, then Qin Rong smiled and kissed her hair, and fell asleep with her.

When Yingying woke up from her dream, she opened her eyes and saw Qin Rong. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether she was out of the dream. It was not until the pain in her lips and teeth brought back her mind that Yingying remembered what Qin Rong did before going to bed last night. The so-called simple kiss almost ate her raw.

Today, Yingying got up early to wash and dress up. She wanted Xiaodai to help her find a beautiful dress, but Qiulu came in to serve her.

Qiulu explained: "Xiaodai was unwell last night and asked me to take a leave of absence with the empress."

"What's wrong with her?" Yingying felt strange. After all, Xiaodai has been in good health since she was a child, and it's hard to take leave every year. She said in confusion: "Then won't she look back with me today?"

Qiu Lu glanced at Qin Rong and calmly said, "Xiao Dai is not in good health, I am afraid I can't go out today."

If it weren't for the time being, Yingying would have gone to see Xiaodai in person. Thinking that she had a rare leave, Yingying wanted her to relax for a day, so she was going to come back from Gu's house to see her again. Anyway, she couldn't stay outside the palace for much time.

I don’t know if Yingying and Qiulu’s preferences are different, or Qiulu’s eyes are too bad, but Yingying doesn’t like the clothes and hair accessories she helped Yingying to match, but Qiulu praises them all: “This silk skirt is so good to look at the lady.”

"The Empress is most noble when wearing this bead flower."

"So do the Empress like to wear this hairpin? Then let's wear this hairpin today. The Empress is so dependent on Xiaodai. I think this hairpin is very beautiful and not old-fashioned at all."

Soon, Qin Rong changed his clothes and came in. Today, he wore a moon-shaped white python robe, with fine silver patterns embroidered very beautifully. Yingying looked at her eyes lit up, and then looked at herself in her glasses, and decisively pulled out the gorgeous peony golden hairpin.

"The third brother is so beautiful today." After the two got on the carriage, Yingying hugged Qin Rong's arm and said in a low voice.

Perhaps she had a sweet dream in her past life. Yingying was much more relaxed to Qin Rong than in the past. With this dream, she remembered that the beauty brother she had fallen in love at first was not much different from now. She would always coax her and spoil her, and would allow her to do anything with a good temper.

Just like now, as long as she speaks, he allows her to send Zhao Shi, as long as she wants to go, he asks her to see Yan Ning, and indulges her to raise cats in the bedroom because she likes it. The so-called punishment for her to write two pages of words, and it will be left unresolved in the end.

Such a third brother is really good.

Yingying maintained this idea until she returned to the Gu family. Gu Mingzhi and Gu Lingxiao were happy to see Yingying laughing, and they felt relieved when the big stone fell to the ground.

Qin Rong was the prince after all. Gu Mingzhi and Gu Lingxiao were inevitably going to talk about serious matters when they saw him. Yingying had nothing to do. Seeing that the concubines in Gu's yard wanted to get to her, she slapped Qin Rong and ignored the eyes of Dad Gu's frequent stares at her.

When a few people got together, the first thing they talked about was the Northwest.

After listening for a while, Yingying realized that the Wang Duwei mentioned by her aunt was not released by Haowenjun, but was ruthlessly killed and beheaded. Not only that, the Haowenjun army also arrogantly killed the peacekeeping envoy sent by the Northern Region Kingdom yesterday. Haowen's series of actions caused Emperor Wucheng to be furious and had sent the generals of the Zhang family to the northwest.

"Which general from the Zhang family sent by Your Majesty?" Yingying felt energetic.

Gu Mingzhi was dissatisfied with Yingying's interruption, but he still held back his temper and replied: "General Zhang Peng and Zhang Xiao, what advice do you have for the Queen?"

Yingying wanted to laugh a little, knowing that her father was angry with her.

Gu Mingzhi's position was not based on his friendship with Emperor Wucheng when he was a teenager, but on his true ability to be both civil and military. He has always been serious in his work and does not like idle people to point fingers around. Even if this person is his biological daughter, he will not do it.

Yingying would not run to Daddy Gu’s study on weekdays. Today, relying on her courage, she asked again: “Didn’t your aunt say that your Majesty intends to let your brother go to the northwest?”

"Now the northwest is occupied by the two countries of Haowen Pingsha. In this unknown danger, I used to exchange my life for experience. How could your aunt allow it?"

Gu Manru is just a queen after all. At most, she can blow the wind around Emperor Wucheng, and it is difficult to shake Emperor Wucheng's decision. This matter depends entirely on Qin Rong and Prime Minister Kong's handling, which made Emperor Wucheng change his mind and replace Zhang Peng to the northwest.

It’s not that Gu Lingxiao is afraid of death or Qin Rong’s party and the faction is cowardly, but that Prince Qing is helping the fire throughout the whole incident. Once Gu Lingxiao goes, he will definitely die. Prince Qing wants to use the war to cut off one of Qin Rong’s arm.

Yingying finally felt relieved when she learned that her brother would not have to be the first to go. Then they talked about Jin Mantang again. Yingying heard Qin Rong say, "The Zhang family has lost another capable general, and Prince Qing will definitely make some moves in the near future."

Gu Lingxiao's face was solemn, he looked at Yingying and said worriedly, "That Yingying..."

"I will definitely take good care of her. If nothing unexpected happens, a group of fish will take the bait today."

They seemed to be talking about Jin Mantang's assassination, and they seemed to be talking about something else. It was something that they were trying hard to listen, but they still didn't understand anything.

She only knew that it was time to leave. Qin Rong and she changed their clothes. The two left the side door without leaving the gate. Not long after they left, Gu Lingxiao changed into Qin Rong's moon white python robe. He put a human skin mask on his face. When he left the gate, there was "Yingying" standing beside him. The two of them got on the previous carriage together...

"Your Highness, everyone has caught it."

When Yingying was drowsy in another carriage, a notification came after a long time.

"Excellent." Qin Rong held Yingying's hand and said carelessly: "Send them all to Qiu Yu's trial first."

With this bait, I believe that the Zhang family will be completely removed in a few days. Yingying didn't know that she had escaped the Zhang family's pursuit. She asked in confusion: "Who did you catch again?"

Qin Rong Xiaoxiao didn't explain much to her: "It's just a few annoying cats."

Yingying was about to say that the cat was so cute and it was so annoying that it was so annoying, Qin Rong patted her hand and said gently: "In a short time, the third brother will be able to catch the person who hurt you that day."

Then he will not let him go.

It was as if Yingying shivered when she heard Qin Rong's words. He noticed Qin Rong's gaze, Yingying reluctantly smiled and hugged him: "I, I'm a little cold."

Qin Rong held her tightly, "We'll go back to the palace soon."

“…”

In order to lure the private soldiers sent by the Zhang family into a trap, Qin Rong and Yingying were delayed outside the palace for a long time. When they returned, they were getting late. Yingying ran to find Xiaodai first, but Qiu Lu told her that Xiaodai took advantage of the holiday to play with the sisters in another palace.

"Isn't she feeling uncomfortable? Why are she running out if she doesn't lie down properly?"

Qiu Lu smiled with a normal expression: "It's just that some minor illnesses are nothing serious, and it's rare to have fakes. I think Xiao Dai wants to take the opportunity to have some leisure time."

Qiu Lu's words are correct. After all, as long as the palace maids have faked, they will have fun. Xiaodai is different from them. Xiaodai has served her for many years, and she is already a part of her life with Yingying, and she will not regard this as a task at all.

"Don't worry, Empress, Xiaodai is really alive and you will see her tomorrow."

Yingying was half-believing and half-doubted. Thinking that no one in the East Palace dared to make things difficult for Xiao Dai, she waited for another day.

On the second day, Xiaodai was really waiting outside the bedroom as Qiulu said. However, she was not lively, but her face turned a little pale. When she followed Yingying, Xiaodai was slow and she lost her former aura. Yingying became suspicious and asked her: "Where did you feel uncomfortable yesterday?"

Xiaodai grinned, blinked and said reluctantly: "It's a bit embarrassing. I really don't want to tell the empress that I hurt my leg because I didn't see the road clearly when I was in the toilet."

"Why are you so careless?" Yingying laughed. This was indeed something Xiaodai could do.

Although Xiaodai is meticulous about Yingying's affairs, she is always stupid when she treats herself. Yingying wants to see how hurt Xiaodai is. Xiaodai doesn't show it to her and begs for mercy, "Grandmaid, just save some face for Xiaodai, don't look at it."

Yingying was fooled by her words. Seeing that her legs and feet were really not very neat, she found medicine for her and allowed her to go back and rest for a day. Xiaodai didn't want to leave, but in the end, Yingying asked Qiulu to pull the person away.

After returning to Ning, Qin Rong became busy. Yingying had nothing to do after dinner alone, so Qiulu accompanied her to the garden.

When he arrived at a flowerbed, Yingying heard several people talking in a low voice: "What did you say? Xiaodai was punished by Your Highness to kneel all night?"

"Shh, please keep your word, you're going to die."

Several palace maids who were taking a break gathered to chat: "Who knows what Xiaodai made? When I went to sweep the garden that day, I saw her kneeling on the stone road, and the sharpest pieces. You don't know that when she got up, the blood was stuck on the stone. I saw her legs hurt for a long time."

Yingying was stunned when she heard this, and rushed out to question without thinking. Several palace maids were so scared when they saw her. Yingying asked coldly: "Who saw Xiaodai kneeling on the stone?"

“…yes, it’s a slave.”

Yingying confirmed everything she had heard: "Are you sure... it was the prince who asked Xiaodai to kneel down?"

"I am sure that it was the personal guard beside His Highness who came to call Xiaodai up that day. I also heard Xiaodai kowtow to His Highness and thank him."

"Then why I don't know about this?"

The palace maid was about to cry. She looked up at Qiulu with courage and said with a sad face: "... It's Your Highness, Your Highness is not allowed to let me tell you."

Having said this, Qiu Lu also knelt down in a panic, "I am guilty, please punish me."

This is to confirm that Qin Rong punished Xiao Dai privately, but... why did he do this?

Yingying couldn't help but think of Qin Rong's murderous intention towards Xiaodai, and Qin Rong's calm and gentle sentence in her previous life: "Yingying, Xiaodai died in order to protect you. Do you want to look at her body?"
Chapter completed!