Mikago

The host and guest enjoyed themselves, and the music ended.

The emperor drove back to the palace, and all the princes and ministers also returned in high spirits, but Lu You didn't want to leave.

He walked down the stage in desperation, looking for the vague fragrance of makeup and powder in the air, step by step, he chased to the outside of the courtyard where the maids come and go.

The banquet had just ended, and the maids who had just performed on the stage had received rewards, and they were laughing and taking off their makeup at the moment.

Lu You was only thinking of looking for her sister, so she pushed the door open and walked into the yard in a daze.Just happened to bump into an old court lady who came out with a basket.

"His Royal Highness King Xuan..."

The old maid hurriedly stepped back and saluted.Lu You didn't even look at her, and continued to rush in.

The old maid had some qualifications and knew Zhao Yang's disposition, so she hurriedly stopped him: "My lord... May I ask what your lord's business is here?"

"I'm looking for..." Lu You opened his mouth to speak, but fortunately he remembered his identity at the moment, "I feel bored, walking around, why, do I still need your permission?"

"The slaves dare not."

The old maid bowed her head respectfully: "It's just that there are still some maids in this courtyard. And the prince must still remember that His Majesty has issued repeated orders not to allow the clan's children to contact the newly promoted maids who have not yet decided where to go."

When she mentioned it, Lu You did remember that because of Zhao Yang's previous absurd things, Emperor Huiming had indeed issued a similar ban.

So he had to stop and stood awkwardly outside the door.

At this moment, a clear and tender child's voice sounded behind him.

"Uncle Wang, are you looking for me?"

The young Zhao Rongze, led by a nanny, stood quietly under the big willow tree outside the courtyard.

Lu You nodded quickly, turned around and walked towards him.

When they were far away, a few court ladies who had been peeking by the window opened the door, trotted out, and leaned on the courtyard door to look out.

Someone asked softly: "... who is that handsome young master?"

"That is His Royal Highness Xuan Wang." The old maid sighed, "If any of you enter his Huiqing Palace, you will have to do it yourself."

With Zhao Rongze by his side, it is not convenient for Lu You to continue wandering around the Yeting Palace.The pseudo-uncles and nephews still came out from Jiayou Gate, and went back to their bedrooms.Lu You was always in a trance because of something on his mind, and even Zhao Yang's routine making things difficult didn't slow him down.

He was so dazed, it wasn't until the moon rose eastward that the night and the evening wind calmed down his thoughts a little bit.

He changed out of his luxurious robes and the golden crown that tied his hair; he returned to Jackdaw's Landing and changed into a set of simple attire for going out of the palace, and then headed towards Yeting Palace again with ease.

Before deciding on their respective destinations, the newly promoted ladies lived together in the palace house at the southeast corner of Yeting Palace, which was named "Golden Flower Fall".Lu You was very familiar with that area, he patiently checked the courtyards one by one, and it didn't take long for him to find out.

The night is not too deep yet, there are palace people walking and talking in the courtyard.These inexperienced girls were still immersed in the beauty of their clothes and temples during the daytime banquet, exchanging their impressions and evaluations of those dignitaries in a low voice.

There were some words in it, and after a while they didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.

Lu You crawled along the roof of the veranda, and finally found a suitable hiding place between the upturned eaves and the palace wall, and observed quietly for a while, and finally found the person he was thinking of by the secluded pond.

That's right, even if it turned into ashes, Lu You wouldn't admit it wrong—it was his only sister, Ye Yueshan, who was sitting on a rock beside the water and staring at her reflection, thoughtfully.

Lu You took a deep breath, suppressed the trembling of his wrist, and flicked his index finger vigorously.

A fingernail-sized wax pill flew towards Ye Yueshan, bounced off her clothes, and floated on the pool water in front of her.

Lu You held his breath.He saw Ye Yueshan reached out to pick up the wax pill, looked around, and then carefully pinched it open with his nails.

The note in the wax pill told her to meet in the grove behind Jinhualuo.

Ye Yueshan didn't hesitate for too long, she looked up at the position of the moon, and observed the movements of the other court ladies for a while.After making sure that he didn't attract anyone's attention, he quietly stepped into the cover of the night.

The grove behind Jinhualuo is inaccessible all year round.Lu You took a step ahead and hid in the dark place, and soon he saw the familiar figure.

"sister--"

Although he lowered his voice, emotions rolled in his throat.He stepped forward in two or three steps, and grabbed Ye Yueshan's arm: "You...how on earth...how did you come to the palace?!"

Ye Yueshan also stared at him, full of surprise and suspicion: "That King Xuan during the day is really you?"

Lu You's heart was in a mess, and he only cared about asking: "How did you get in?! What happened!"

Ye Yueshan still didn't answer: "Why are you in the palace? That pen and paper shop... you're lying to me, why?!"

The two of them faced each other, eye to eye, with an uncompromising tone.Both of them are eager to dig out the truth from each other's mouths, like two goats with the same mother and the same fetus, with horns touching horns and reddish eyes.

Until suddenly, there was a sound of gold and dagger colliding not far away.

Lu You was the first to react. He covered Ye Yueshan's mouth and dragged her to a more hidden place deep in the woods.

Almost at the same time as the two of them were hiding, a group of guards on duty at night hurriedly patrolled through the rain corridor not far from the woods.

The two siblings were silent for a while, and waited until the footsteps disappeared completely, and then came back to their senses bit by bit.

"This is Miyagi, the real Miyagi..."

Ye Yueshan touched Lu You's cheek and muttered to herself as if waking up from a dream: "Why did you come here, why did we come here..."

Lu You didn't answer, he just pressed Ye Yueshan's hand, as if groping for the fine lines in her palm.

"Maybe... this is our fate."

After a long time, he let out a helpless sigh.