king and his guard

Xue Ai thought to herself, indeed, such a stalemate is not an option, if An Hou gets in the way, then her position as the crown prince will be difficult to protect.Seeing that his situation has changed, Xiao He immediately said while the iron was hot: "Why don't your highness take this opportunity to turn hostility into friendship?"

Xue Ai said impatiently: "Go down first!"

Xiao He hurriedly said: "I heard that the king is very interested in the lion dance of Baixi recently, and I thought of recruiting some entertainers of Baixi to enter the palace. Why don't your highness take this opportunity to obey the king's wishes? I think the king will be happy of."

Xue Ai asked suspiciously: "When did the father like the Baixi lion dance?"

Xiao He covered her mouth and chuckled: "Your Highness doesn't know, people's preferences will change."

Xue Ai suddenly thought of Wu Shuang, felt a great pain in her heart, waved her hand and said, "Go and do it."

Xiao He secretly rejoiced that she did not expect to take Xue Ai down easily, but she didn't know what An Hou wanted to do in the end.When she told Queen An the news, Queen An was chatting with An Rong in the garden.

After learning that Xue Ai agreed with Xiao He's suggestion, An Hou said leisurely: "The good show is about to begin."

An Rong asked: "Your Majesty, have you planned everything thoroughly?"

An Hou said: "I have to trouble my brother about this matter."

An Rong quickly said: "My brothers and sisters don't need to be polite! Just let your mother tell you!"

An Hou said: "My palace has sent people to find a group of hundred opera performers, and they will go to the East Palace to rehearse day and night. My brother only needs to arrange a few masters. When the king's birthday banquet is held, they will dress up as hundred opera performers and watch Bengong's hand gestures." action."

An Rong frowned and asked: "Your Majesty, you mean..."

An Hou stretched out his hand, and touched his hair with his jade fingers: "Bengong ordered him to pull out the golden hairpin and ordered several of them to assassinate the king. Bengong and elder brother took advantage of the situation to step forward to escort him. , I can see how Xue Ai can retreat unscathed."

An Rong thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this plan is very clever, I will do it right away."

An Hou nodded: "Brother, go slowly. Yun'er, send General An off."

Baixi is the old name of modern acrobatics.Xiao He brought a group of hundreds of opera artists, fifteen or sixteen men and women in total, rehearsing earnestly and nervously in the East Palace over and over again.

But Xue Ai didn't care to look at it, she just closed the door tightly, playing his qin, caressing his flute, occasionally flipping through the books, but her eyes were empty and dull.

Whenever he thinks of Wu Shuang at this time, when he thinks of him, the sound of the piano becomes even more lonely, and the sound of the flute becomes even more soulless. He lives in the deep palace, but he doesn't know where he is wandering...

It was night, Xue Ai was sitting quietly in front of the window as usual, flipping through the scrolls absent-mindedly.These nights, he has been alone all the time, not to be quiet, but to wait for someone.

Although he knew that the hope of this line was extremely slim, he was still waiting, and even the slightest sign of trouble would startle him immediately.

"Wu Shuang! Is it you?" I don't know how many times I have asked this sentence, but the only answer was the lonely sound of insects in the courtyard.

There was a fresh breeze outside the palace, the flowers were full and the moon was full, and Xue Ai was about to fall asleep at her desk, when she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside, and someone shouted: "There are assassins! Catch the assassins!"

Xue Ai woke up suddenly, hurriedly got up and went out, and saw more than a dozen guards with knives rushing towards him, the leader asked urgently: "Your Highness, have you ever seen an assassin break in?"

Xue Ai said: "Where did the assassin come from in the middle of the night! Could it be that the wind blows the shadows of the trees, and you are dazzled?"

The person who came said: "This subordinate just saw a figure jumping into the inner palace, fearing that His Highness is in danger, so come and check!"

Xue Ai thought for a while and said: "There are really assassins, my king will naturally tell you to back down!"

The person who came cupped his hands and said: "Yes, I have disturbed you a lot, Your Highness, please take care!" After finishing speaking, he led everyone to turn around and leave.

Seeing them walking away, Xue Ai hurriedly looked around and asked urgently, "Wu Shuang, is that you?"

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a man coming around from behind the flowers in the corridor. This man was tall and tall, dressed in black, he seemed to blend in with the night, but his face was even whiter.

He stepped forward and called out in a low voice: "Xiao Ai!"

Xue Ai was overjoyed, stepped forward and grabbed his hand, the two quickly hid in the inner room, Xue Ai closed the door and window tightly, clutched his hand and said: "Wu Shuang, I've been waiting so hard for you!"

Wu Shuang said emotionally: "I only wish to see you again in this life, other than that, I have no other wish!"

Xue Ai asked urgently, "Where have you been these days?"

Wu Shuang said, "I've been staying in an inn outside the city."

Xue Ai was so excited, she took his hand and said: "Without you by my side, I can't sleep at night because I don't know what to eat, and my whole body is like an empty shell."

Wu Shuang frowned and said, "Xiao Ai, how could you be so depressed for Wu Shuang?"

Xue Ai's nose was sour, and she sighed: "Without Wu Shuang, there is no joy in life."

When it came to the emotional part, he stretched out his hand to hug him, suddenly there was an emotion that wanted to vent urgently, but he didn't know how to vent it.He suddenly felt that the relationship between himself and Wu Shuang had undergone a subtle change.

Wu Shuang didn't evade, but at the same time hugged Xue Ai's waist tightly, separated for several days, but seemed to be separated for several years, this time they embraced each other, but they couldn't bear to let go.

After a long time, he patted Xue Ai on the back and said softly: "Xiao Ai, stop doing this."

Xue Ai took a breath, and then let go of Wu Shuang, but kept holding his hand, staring at his eyes for a moment, and said with tears: "I have wronged you."

Wu Shuang reluctantly squeezed a smile: "See you tonight, Wu Shuang is satisfied, but please take care of yourself after you leave, and don't worry about it anymore!"

Xue Ai burst into tears and said: "Why don't you tell me not to worry about it? I only have a predestined relationship with you, but why is it so shallow!"

Wu Shuang said: "You and I are upright and upright. I only hate that the world's eyes are full of evil views and filth, and everyone's mouth is worth a lot of money. It's hard to beat the crowd."

Xue Ai said: "When I ascend the throne, I will definitely take you back to the palace. I will not only add an official title to you, but also let you accompany me."

Wu Shuang smiled slightly: "I'm waiting for you, you have to be good." Looking back at the sky outside the window, there was a faint sound of drums in the distance, which seemed to be urging.

"Xiao Ai, I should go!"

Xue Ai tugged at the corner of his clothes in tears: "Don't go! Wu Shuang!"