Huo Zhi slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was the empty bedroom, filled with unreasonable desolation.

There are no court ladies, and no Lu Rongjue.He moved his sore body, but found that his wrist was suddenly blocked by an external force. Huo Zhi's movement stopped, he raised his arm, and a golden handcuff was firmly bound on his slender wrist. One end is fixed on the head of the bed, making a muffled sound when metal rubs against each other.

"...Come here."

No one responded.

Huo Zhi smiled wryly, and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Come quickly, or I'll be bumped to death here."

As soon as the words fell, the palace maid trotted in, without moving her eyes from the floor for a moment.Huo Zhi stared at her and asked, "Where is Lu Rongjue? Where is your emperor? What exactly is he trying to do?"

The maid shook her head in fear, "I don't know."

"Where's the key? Let me out."

"The servant has no key, the emperor ordered the servant to take good care of Mr. Huo."

Huo Zhi was silent for a moment, then narrowed his eyes, "You look up at me."

"Huo, Mr. Huo, please forgive me, slaves deserve death!"

"What crime is it if I let you look up?"

The palace maid trembled, "The emperor has ordered that slaves should not defile Mr. Huo with their cheap eyes."

"That's why he's sick!"

Huo Zhi felt pain in his chest as soon as he exerted himself a little. He lay on the bed for a while, and finally got the strength to say in a trembling voice, "Is he planning...to lock me here like this?"

The court lady will not answer him, no one can answer him, but the answer is already clear.

The incident of the prince's assassination faded away with time, the assassins were caught, but they bit their tongues and killed themselves before the people from the Ministry of Punishment could force them to find out the instigator.Lu Yuan's injury is also gradually improving, and he can walk on the ground these few days, and he should be back to normal within a few days.

Except for the first day, Lu Rongjue never went to Chonghua Palace again. It was Feng Yuerong who took supplements to take care of Lu Yuan's body. But he was much more silent than before, most of the time he looked out of the window as if lost in spirit, and did not give Feng Yuerong any response.

"Yuan'er... are you really alright? Don't scare my mother," Feng Yuerong looked at him worriedly, "Since you woke up, it's like a completely different person from before. The assassin has made you Father has caught it, don't..."

Lu Yuan interrupted her, "My son wants to go out."

"Your father asked you to rest in the mansion for a month, and it was also for your health."

He sneered, "Your Majesty didn't mean that at all, it's foot restraint."

"Lu Yuan!" Feng Yuerong scolded, "What about your father? It doesn't matter whether it's big or small. The emperor has his reasons for every decision. You just need to be obedient and rest assured."

Lu Yuan lowered his eyes and did not speak for a long time.

Feng Yuerong's hardened heart softened again. She patted Lu Yuan's head and said, "Er Niang is for your own good, and your father is also for your own good. Yuan'er, you should grow up, next month It's your 19th birthday, what you should do now is to take good care of your body, and wait until that day to attend, okay?"

Lu Yuan had accumulated words in his mouth and heart for an unknown amount of time, but when he met Feng Yuerong's expectant gaze, all these words turned into a short "um", which calmed Feng Yuerong's heart, but only made Lu Yuan's heart feel heavier .

A month is like a year.

And Huo Zhi also spent a whole month on that bed, from resisting and struggling at the beginning, until later he lost even the strength to struggle.

Lu Rongjue only left him with the last bit of dignity, at least he still maintained his secrets, and the only two maids in the palace never looked at and talked nonsense, but other than that, all his dignity was destroyed by Lu Rongjue. Afterwards, the entire Ningjin Palace has been reduced to a cold palace. No one remembers Mr. Huo, and no one knows that Lu Rongjue sneaks into this place every other night to visit this 'pet' that he imprisoned in it.

"I know you're not asleep."

Huo Zhi turned his back to Lu Rongjue and closed his eyes.

"I'll count to three. If you don't turn around again, I will lock you in this bedroom for the rest of my life."

"The emperor has already made a decision in his heart, how can he change his mind with one action of mine?"

Lu Rongjue twitched the corners of his mouth, his smile didn't have much warmth, he pulled Huo Zhi over and stared at him straight, and said in a deep voice, "Next month is the crown prince's birthday, don't you want to see him again?"

Huo rolled his eyes, "What's none of my business?"

"Look at me, if you dare to tell a lie..."

"I don't want to go, is the emperor satisfied?"

Lu Rongjue increased the strength in his hands, and said word by word, "You are lying."

Huo Zhi couldn't bear to push him away, growled, "Then what do you want me to say? I want to go? I want to see Lu Yuan? I just like him and miss him..."

"Shut up for me!" Lu Rongjue's eyes were red, "I wanted to have a good talk with you, but you just want to anger me like this to be comfortable? Believe it or not, I really locked you here for the rest of my life!"

Huo Zhi turned over, "What does the Emperor like to do, what does it have to do with me?"

"The prince's birthday next month, you go with me." Lu Rongjue smiled lowly, his words were full of coldness, "I heard that he often asked about your news during the month when he was confined in the Chonghua Palace , without stopping for a moment."

Huo Zhi closed his eyes wearily, as if to numb his senses.

The prince's birthday banquet is coming soon, making the palace a peaceful scene, full of joy.

Lu Yuan's injury was also fully healed under this month's treatment, and no one mentioned the matter of his being seriously injured by the assassin, and his mouth was full of blessings.

The Ningjin Palace is still as cold as ever. Huo Zhi switches back and forth between half-dream and half-awake every day. Occasionally, he can hear the noise outside, but these noises have nothing to do with him. Lu Yuan's firm and stern face under the moonlight on the night when he was seriously injured flashed across his mind, then he smiled ironically and closed his eyes.

Time has become dispensable for Huo Zhi, he doesn't know when it is day and when it is night, only tiredness overwhelms his heart again and again, pulling him into a deeper and darker dream, unable to see clearly everything.

"Master Huo."

A hand suddenly covered Huo Zhi's mouth, he opened his eyes and looked into the darkness, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, his heart beat like thunder, pounding on the ears of the two of them in silence .

"It's me, Lu Yuan." Lu Yuan lowered his voice, and it took a long time before he let go of Huo Zhi's hand, "I... come to see you."

Huo Zhi breathed calmly for a long time before sitting up while clutching the sheets, "How did you get in?"

"There are guards outside, I came in over the wall," Lu Yuan held Huo Zhi's cold hand tightly, "Why did my father lock you up? What did he do to you?"

In the darkness, Huo Zhi could only vaguely see Lu Yuan's shining eyes, he silently shook off Lu Yuan's hand, "Prince, please respect yourself."

Lu Yuan opened his mouth, too panicked to speak.

"What's wrong with you? Did my father...do something to you?"

"No......"

But before Huo Zhi could finish speaking, Lu Yuan held onto his shoulders and tore off his collar without any defense.When Huo Zhi stretched out his hand to stop him, Lu Yuan's gaze was firmly fixed on his bruised skin, and there were a few undisguised crimson hickey marks.

"Your Highness, I tell you to respect yourself!"

Huo Zhi was a little anxious, he didn't dare to make too much noise, he could only struggle slightly, but Lu Yuan saw something again, and tightly pinched Huo Zhi's arm that was imprisoned by chains, his voice couldn't be restrained Trembling, "Did he abuse you? Did he...lock you here?"

"..."

"Is it because of the assassin? I will explain it clearly to him. It's not your fault that I got hurt!"

"It's not because of this." Huo Zhi smiled wryly, "Your Highness, how is your injury?"

"Don't change the subject, I will explain this to the emperor tomorrow," Lu Yuan said with red eyes, "Huo Zhi...I'm sorry."

Huo Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and his hands gripping the quilt were slowly tightening. Lu Rongjue did so many disgusting things to him, and imprisoned him here against his will, but he didn't say a word of apology from the beginning to the end.But Lu Yuan didn't do anything, he even got seriously injured in order to protect himself, and came over the wall to visit him late at night... But he said 'I'm sorry', from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Highness, no need."

"Use it, you can't use it." Lu Yuan held Huo Zhi's hand tightly, almost pressing the red mark, "If he doesn't agree to let you go, I'll tell him that you are the person I like in Lu Yuan."

Huo Zhi was startled.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"This is not nonsense, it's the truth, I like you, from the first time I met you..."

"Lu Yuan! You must not say that in front of Lu Rongjue, you understand?"

Lu Yuan looked at him straight, as if lost in his soul, "Why? Because do you like him? There are so many women in his harem, who don't know what is like and what is heartfelt. He only has interests in his eyes, but I only have love in my eyes. you!"

"Lu Yuan..."

"From the first moment I met you, I fell in love with you at first sight. The night I was chased by the assassin, I was full of you. I was afraid that you would die, and I was afraid that I would die. I didn't even have my own heart." Let me tell you well, you must not die in an unclear way," Lu Yuan said, his voice gradually becoming choked up, "I already know your identity, you are not human, but I don't care."

Huo Zhi was stunned, "What did you say?"

"I saw with my own eyes that your lower body turned into a fishtail. I know you are a demon, but it doesn't matter."

"So, you already know."

No one can speak, but words don't seem to be so important at the moment.

Lu Yuan's undisguised eyes had never been so hot as at this moment, so hot that Huo Zhi had to look away and not look at him.

And a few seconds later, a restrained and gentle kiss fell on his cheek, accompanied by Lu Yuan's hoarse voice: "Wait for me."

Huo Zhi's heartbeat fluttered, and Lu Yuan also left.At this moment, he didn't feel sleepy at all, Huo Zhi stared at the moonlight outside the window, and sighed ironically.

Now, can he afford to wait?

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