The Queen Mother jumped from the tower, and His Majesty was reborn with fear

Xie Yuxiu's heart sank suddenly, then he raised his hand to signal them to step back.

Qingyu immediately noticed Yu Jinzhi in the corner, felt a little relieved, and then left the inner hall.

Xie Yuxiu walked in front of Yu Jinzhi and slowly squatted down. Yu Jinzhi looked up at him with fear in her eyes.

"Why are you hiding here?" Xie Yuxiu tried to maintain a normal tone.

Yu Jinzhi didn't say anything, but just looked at Xie Yuxiu tremblingly.

Xie Yuxiu noticed that she was now walking barefoot on the floor. The weather was getting colder recently. How could she walk barefoot on the floor?

He stretched out his hand to Yu Jinzhi: "Get up first, okay?"

Yu Jinzhi's gaze fell on his hand, including the tooth mark left on his hand, which she left today.

Seeing that Yu Jinzhi still didn't react, Xie Yuxiu tentatively moved forward and prepared to pick her up directly.

But just when he reached out his hand, Yu Jinzhi couldn't help but dodge back. Subconscious reactions can't be deceived, and precisely because they can't be deceived, Xie Yuxiu felt pain in his heart.

"It's okay, get up first, the ground is cold." Xie Yuxiu controlled the emotions rising in his heart.

Yu Jinzhi tilted her head, and Xie Yuxiu once again took the initiative to hug her. This time she did not continue to hide, and Xie Yuxiu picked her up and put her back on the bed.

"Why on the ground?" he asked.

While speaking, he reached out his hand to cover Yu Jinzhi's feet, which were terribly cold, like a piece of ice. He frowned imperceptibly, really not taking his body seriously, sitting barefoot on the ground in such cold weather.

"Afraid." Yu Jinzhi did not hide it.

Xie Yuxiu's body stagnates slightly. He pulls the quilt over Yu Jinzhi and lets her put her feet on him so that she can warm up faster.

"What did you do today?" Xie Yuxiu asked even though he knew the answer. This was just a way to find something to talk about.

"Dazing off." Yu Jinzhi's voice was flat, as if she was a puppet with no self-awareness.

"Don't you feel bored?" Xie Yuxiu asked.

"I dare not." Yu Jinzhi continued to answer.

Dare not... dare not what? Dare not feel bored or dare not do anything?

"When I passed by the Imperial Garden tonight, I noticed that the Epiphyllum there seemed to be blooming. Do you want to go and see it later?" Xie Yuxiu asked again.

Are there any Epiphyllums in the Imperial Garden? Yu Jinzhi doesn’t remember any Epiphyllums in the Imperial Garden, and is this the season when Epiphyllums are in full bloom?

Of course not. Today, Xie Yuxiu heard from his subordinates that Yu Jinzhi had been staying in her room all day, so he specially asked someone to get her a few pots of Epiphyllum.

Epiphyllums are not common in this season, but since he wants them, he can certainly find them.

"Didn't you like the time when the night-blooming cereus bloomed? There happens to be one tonight. Do you want to go and see it?" Xie Yuxiu certainly hoped that she could go.

Yu Jinzhi wanted to refuse, but...

"My legs hurt." Yu Jinzhi said.

Why did her legs suddenly hurt? Xie Yuxiu thought of the blow she received yesterday: "Does it hurt a lot? I'll ask the imperial physician to take a look at you." As he said this, he was about to call the imperial physician.

But before he could speak, Yu Jinzhi said: "It's okay, I just want to go out..."

Xie Yuxiu was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "So Zhizhi wants to see the Epiphyllum? You don't have to walk there. If you want to go, I'll take you to see it, okay?"

"......Yeah." Under Xie Yuxiu's gaze, Yu Jinzhi finally nodded.

Xie Yuxiu was a little surprised when he heard this answer, but he was also relieved. As long as you are willing to go, maybe going out for some fresh air will make you feel better.

He immediately ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair, and Yu Jinzhi watched the change in his expression. After she came out of the dark room, he... seemed a little different.

Yu Jinzhi was not so arrogant as to think that he was worried about her, but... this might not be an opportunity.

Some of Qingyu's words today were very true. In the current situation, she had no right to act willfully. And if she couldn't protect herself, how could she protect others?

If she wanted to change this situation, there might be only one way... Qingyu said that Xie Yuxiu didn't completely ignore her. In this case, she also wanted to try to see where the difference was and how far it could go.

The palace servants quickly prepared the sedan chair. Xie Yuxiu carried her on and put a thick cloak on her, as it was very cold that night.

The Epiphyllum in the Imperial Garden was specially transplanted by Xie Yuxiu today. When the two arrived at the Imperial Garden, Yu Jinzhi saw the eye-catching Epiphyllum at first sight.

At first she thought there was only one flower, but when she saw it with her own eyes, she was a little bit unbelievable. It was not just one flower, but a whole bunch of flowers...

"Do you want to come closer?" Xie Yuxiu asked.

"Yeah" Yu Jinzhi did not refuse.

Xie Yuxiu stepped forward and picked him up. Yu Jinzhi hugged his neck and said, "It's okay. Don't be afraid." When the two of them got close, he could feel Yu Jinzhi's fear. She was afraid of him...

Yu Jinzhi buried her head in his neck without saying a word. Xie Yuxiu held her close to the Epiphyllum.

The moonlight is bright, and the night-blooming cereus awakens the night.

"Can you stand?" Xie Yuxiu asked.

Yu Jinzhi nodded slightly, and Xie Yuxiu slowly put her down, but his hands never left her waist, as if he was afraid that she would fall.

"The flower is blooming." Xie Yuxiu's voice sounded. Yu Jinzhi looked in the direction of his voice and saw the night-blooming cereus quietly blooming.

The moonlight was as clear as water, gently falling on her slender branches and leaves. The flower tube of the night-blooming cereus was slightly tilted, and its crimson-purple coat gently spread out in the night, like the clouds in the sky gradually appearing in the morning light, gentle and full of expectation.

Yu Jinzhi's breathing suddenly became lighter, as if she was afraid that she would disturb its blooming.

Apart from this one, the other epiphyllums also bloomed one after another. Yu Jinzhi had never seen such a scene before. They were vying for the first place but also taking care of each other. Each petal was like a carefully carved piece of mutton-fat jade, stacked layer by layer, and arranged in an orderly manner.

When the evening breeze caressed them, they moved with the wind, swaying in the night, just like fairies among flowers. Yu Jinzhi was also unconsciously attracted to them, she had liked them since she was a child.

Although the term "ephemeral" is full of ambiguity, in her eyes, the moment when the epiphyllum blooms is the most beautiful interpretation of life.

Yu Jinzhi looked at the Epiphyllum in front of her, and Xie Yuxiu looked at her.

At this moment, his thoughts gradually drifted away, as if he had returned to that day and night again.

That was the first time he saw the blooming Epiphyllum, and he was with Yu Jinzhi. However, at that time, he cared more about the little girl who jumped up and down when she saw the Epiphyllum bloom than the Epiphyllum...