I dare not

Gu Qiao packed her things in Yu Wang's mansion, and was about to move back to her own house, but she lingered until the end of the day to pack her things properly.

In fact, there is nothing, just some books and scrolls.They all moved from home intermittently during this period, and now they have to move back again.

Every morning, King Yu gets needles, and in the afternoon, he is accompanied by Shangguan Boya to exercise. In just a few days, he can already help someone to stand up.

He was going to say goodbye to King Yu first.

Just as he was about to go out, a servant came from the palace and said that His Majesty's injury had suddenly deteriorated, and he asked Gu Shiyi to enter the palace immediately.

Gu Qiao was confused when she was concerned, and followed the servant without asking any further questions.

It was only when he arrived at Chengxuan Palace that he remembered that the emperor's injury had deteriorated, why didn't he report to King Yu?

Moreover, the palace was peaceful and peaceful, and it was not like the emperor was seriously ill at all.

Gu Qiao realized that she had been deceived, her steps stopped, and she turned to leave, but bumped into a warm and thick chest.

Xiang Zenan put his arms around him, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, but you wouldn't have come otherwise."

Gu Qiao struggled, and then thought of the injury on his shoulder, so she stopped, stiffened her body and said, "Your Majesty, have you seen the letter of resignation?"

"Ah."

The servants in the yard just now disappeared, and the surrounding area was so quiet that the sound of the breeze passing through could be heard.

Gu Qiao's heart was pounding, "Is Your Majesty ready?"

Xiang Zenan buried his head in his neck, "Can you trust me?"

Gu Qiao felt his warm breath spraying on her neck, her body was a little weak, "Of course I trust His Majesty."

"No, I'm asking you, do you believe me or not?"

Xiang Zenan looked up into his eyes, he understood, and nodded slightly, "I believe it."

"If it's because of the Empress Dowager, you don't have to worry about it now."

Gu Qiao looked at his expression, frowned and said, "What did you do?"

"I asked her to move to Keqingshan Palace."

Gu Qiao's eyes widened in disbelief, "Your Majesty...you..."

Xiang Zenan sighed, "Grandmother wants to reach out to the front court, so that's all I can do."

"But, in the palace from now on, there will be no relatives of His Majesty."

"You will stay with me, right?" Xiang Zenan looked at him seriously, "In the palace, come with me, okay? Don't let me be alone."

"Minister..." Gu Qiao closed her eyes, deliberately ignoring the pain in her heart, "I would like to resign and return to the field, and I hope Your Majesty will grant you permission."

Xiang Zenan twitched the corner of his mouth, "What if I'm not allowed?"

Gu Qiao frowned tightly, "Your Majesty, I know that I have committed a crime. As a collection of relics, I did not fulfill my duty of enshrining remonstrance. I hurt Your Majesty first, and then caused Xiao Anzi to die. I have no face to continue...such a dead body."

Xiang Zenan felt that he was really hateful when he was upright, and he wanted to coax and deceive this kind of upright and almost rigid person. He didn't think it was wrong for him to coax civil servants like this at all as the emperor.

"Okay," he said, "give me a month, and you will be allowed to resign on the first day of next month, okay?"

The resignation of an official from the Kingdom of Hao requires the emperor's personal approval. The resignation process is usually very long, and there are times when they have to wait for a few months. Asking him to wait for a month is considered very fast.

Gu Qiao achieved his goal, but his heart was empty, and he said dryly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your permission."

Xiang Zenan hugged him, as if talking to him, "Then what is Gu Shiyi going to do after he resigns?"

This Gu Qiao didn't think about it, he replied casually: "Maybe let's go for a walk."

"Will you come back to see me?"

Gu Qiao thought that if he resigned, he might not have a chance to enter the palace in the future. What about the emperor?Probably during the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, you can take a look at it from a distance among the common people.

He nodded, "Yes."

Xiang Zenan gently kissed the side of his neck, "What if I miss you?"

Gu Qiao was tickled by his kiss, and hid away, "Your Majesty..."

His Majesty did not let him go, and kissed his face from the side of his neck, tracing the shape of his cheek, and finally stopped on his lips, "Gu Shiyi, stay with me in the palace for the last month."

The prayer in his words softened Gu Qiao's heart. Thinking about the upcoming parting, Gu Qiao nodded, "Okay."

It was only the next day that Gu Qiao knew what the emperor meant by staying with him in the palace.

He is under house arrest.

The servants of Chengxuan Palace treat him like a master, they can do whatever they want, except that they cannot go out.

Gu Qiao made trouble a few times, and Xiang Zenan coaxed him with nice words every time.He is soft-hearted, he loves the emperor, and he lets the emperor get whatever he wants.He broke the jar and thought, forget it, let the canary enter the canary, and it is only the last ten days.

The emperor left early and returned late every day, as if he was busy with some important matter, but he never brought the matter back to Chengxuan Palace.Gu Qiao asked him what happened in the previous court, and he said that since Gu Shiyi was about to resign, he should not inquire about the news of the court, and blocked Gu Qiao's mouth with one sentence.

The first day of next month is getting closer and closer, and the remaining days can be counted on five fingers.

Xiang Zenan was pleasantly surprised to find that Gu Qiao hadn't been awkward in the past few days, and he cooperated very much every night. He could do whatever he wanted, which was an initiative almost sacrificial.

His Majesty the Emperor kept his word, and promised to study hard, and he did what he said. After finishing the government affairs every day, he focused on developing the sensitive area of ​​Gu Suiyi. The two of them became more and more crazy in the last few days.

Gu Qiao allowed himself to indulge in this parting mood, he wanted to grasp this last tenderness, so that he would have enough memories to chew on in the days after parting.

At this time, he really thought that they would say goodbye in two days.

On the last day, he finally knew what the emperor was busy with recently.

Early in the morning of this day, some palace people hung red lanterns everywhere in the palace.

Zhai Renli commanded the palace people to come in and out: pick out the red box containing jewels and jade, red silk pieces, phoenix-patterned dress... This is clearly for the canonization of the queen.

Gu Qiao didn't know how he should feel, he knew that he was not qualified to have any opinions.

But I just couldn't help but feel heartbroken. These days, the Furong tent is warming my ears and temples. It turns out that they love each other with despair.

He was walking around in the lively and festive palace, none of the palace attendants dared to talk to him, they all lowered their heads as much as possible, doing what they were doing quickly, as if they were afraid of being caught and questioned by him.

The bed curtains were also replaced with red ones with dark patterns of dragon and phoenix, the bed was covered with bright red sheets, and even the porcelain pillows were replaced with red ones.

Gu Qiao lay down on the bed maliciously, deliberately wrinkling the meticulously made sheets.

At the same time, he was heartbroken thinking that Xiang Zenan would sleep here with someone else in the future—maybe it was a woman he had never seen before.

He felt as if someone had burnt a big hole in his heart with a branding iron, and thick blood was dripping out, making his limbs cold from the pain.

Tears could not stop dripping on the bed sheet, printing a deep red.

After an unknown amount of time, he curled up and fell asleep.

When Xiang Zenan came back, he saw this picture. Gu Qiao folded her arms pitifully, curled up in the middle of the marriage bed with her clothes on, the sheet under her head was wet, and there were still tears on her eyelashes.

He leaned over to kiss away the tear, stroked Gu Qiao's sleeping face, and said with cruel tenderness: "If you don't let you cry, how can you feel my pain? Do you want to run away now?"