In the next month, Gu Jue would break into the palace every few days.

At the beginning, there will always be someone following behind. After being left behind a few times, it seems like they have accepted it and no one follows them anymore, but they will still be surrounded and attacked.

Gu Jue would not always go to the palace to fight. When he was in a bad mood, he would usually fight with his own people. As a result, during this period of time, the whole Xi Garden was filled with a faint smell of medicine.

Gu Jue would usually break into the palace at night only when he had quarreled with Shen Zhuo and was in a very bad mood.

In just one month, Gu Jue had already entered the palace five or six times, and each time he came back he was injured. No one knew where Gu Jue's injuries came from, and no one knew who had injured him, not even Liu'er.

Liu Er only knew that she had to deliver medicine to her sister every once in a while, and she was not allowed to help with the bandaging. Every time she asked, Gu Jue never said a word.

Gu Jue seemed to be torturing himself. He knew clearly that there would be a quarrel, Shen Zhuo would want to leave, and she would be in a bad mood.

But Gu Jue seemed to have a disease. He had to go see Shen Zhuo every few days. Then he would be in a bad mood, go fight, get injured, recover and the cycle would continue.

And Shen Zhuo had no idea that Gu Jue was injured, nor could he smell the scent of medicine in Xiyuan, let alone know about the changes in Xiyuan.

Everything in Xiyuan seemed to have changed. All the servants began to revolve around Shen Zhuo, focusing on his needs and mood. Even Liu'er had acquiesced, but the person involved was the only one who didn't know.

After a whole month, Honghong had almost become a regular visitor to Xiyuan.

Because of Gu Jue's instructions and because of Shen Zhuo, Honghong would go to the Marquis' Mansion every few days.

Chengcheng and the others also discovered something was wrong and questioned Honghong, but all they got was that she went to the Marquis' Mansion to play with Liu'er and Gu Jue.

They knew Gu Jue's character, and they didn't want them to know, so no matter how they asked, they couldn't get the answer. So they had to busy themselves with their own things. When Lan Xing returned to Beijing, he found that things had reached a point of no return.

夕园

A small pond was newly built in the yard, with many different kinds of fish of different sizes in it.

Shen Zhuo and Hong Hong were fishing by the pond. Hong Hong was a person who never felt lonely, she would always have something to say, and it was always lively where Hong Hong was.

During this month, the yard is always filled with Honghong's voice.

But today, even with Hong Hong around, Shen Zhuo still couldn't feel better. He started to feel anxious.

It's already mid-November, and he's still staying with Gu Jue. He really can't stay any longer.

Every conversation with Gu Jue ends with both of us in a bad mood.

At the beginning, Shen Zhuo had hope for Honghong and wanted to contact the outside world through Honghong. However, gradually, Shen Zhuo no longer had any hope for Honghong.

Honghong looks innocent and easy to talk to, but once it comes to outside world and Gu Jue, she will become very alert. It's useless to say anything. Even if you ask her to help carry things, she will refuse.

Shen Zhuo tried to persuade Honghong, but Honghong was like a solid wall, impenetrable.

He was in a really bad mood.

Listening to the cheerful noises around him, Shen Zhuo decided to give it one more try. If it still didn't work, he would just go all out and make the matter so big that it couldn't be hidden anymore.

So, when Honghong was about to leave, Shen Zhuo asked him again. "Honghong, will you come tomorrow?"

Hong Hong looked at Shen Zhuo in surprise. Except for the first time when she came to accompany Shen Zhuo, she asked him if he would come tomorrow, but she never asked again after that.

"I probably won't come tomorrow. I have to go to the city to help my sister."

She almost let the cat out of the bag and was so scared that Honghong quickly pulled herself back.

Shen Zhuo didn't have the energy to pay attention to anything else, so he didn't notice anything wrong. Hearing Hong Hong's words, Shen Zhuo was a little disappointed. After thinking about it, he said,

"Next time you come, can you bring me some rose cakes? I haven't eaten rose cakes for a long time. They are my favorite pastries. Can you bring me some?"

Afraid that Honghong might think too much, Shen Zhuo quickly said, "Don't worry, it's just an ordinary rose cake. I won't make things difficult for you."

Listening to Shen Zhuo's aggrieved but confident words, Honghong glanced at Shen Zhuo. Although it was very difficult, at that moment, Honghong couldn't say no. She always felt that Shen Zhuo was a little pitiful.

"I'll try my best. I don't know if I can bring it in." Honghong didn't say anything absolute. He had to ask Gu Jue first to know if he could bring it in.

Although Honghong didn't agree, Shen Zhuo was still very happy. "Okay, thank you Honghong."

In the past, he had asked Hong Hong if she could help him carry things, but she was always rejected. Today, she was not rejected directly, and whether she could carry things or not was a good sign for Shen Zhuo.

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