It started to drizzle that night, and the raindrops fell quietly. It was much better than the gloomy weather.
After dinner, Yu Zhi stood in the corridor and looked up at the continuous rain in the darkness, like spring rain.
The cold wind continued to blow, and Yuzhi subconsciously hugged her body. For some reason, there was a trace of uneasiness in her heart, as if something was about to happen.
A black cloak was draped over Yuzhi's body. Yuzhi turned around in a daze and saw Duan Deran looking at her with a kind smile.
"Uncle!" Yu Zhi called out.
"Aren't you cold standing here?" Duan Deran stepped forward and stood beside Yuzhi. He once had a wife, but she ran away with another man. He never married again and now had no children. Therefore, he loved Yuzhi like a daughter, not inferior to his father, Shi Changqing.
"It's cold! But I feel bored if I don't come out!" Yu Zhi exhaled and looked at the pitch-black night. With the help of the few lanterns hanging in the winding corridor, she could vaguely see the rain falling from the sky.
"Is it that stuffy here? Are you not used to staying here?" Duan Deran said dotingly.
Yuzhi shook her head." No, I don't know what's wrong either. My heart suddenly feels very uncomfortable. I feel like something is going to happen.”
Hearing Yuzhi's words, Duan Deran smiled helplessly." What can happen in Uncle's house? Even if anything happens, Uncle will protect you. Don't think too much!”
Yuzhi revealed a bitter smile. Her heart was still in suspense.
"Your father told me that he will bring you out of the palace and let you live with uncle in the future!”Duan Deran said.
Yuzhi, who originally wanted to be happy about leaving the palace, could not be happy.
Despite saying so, Duan Deran still saw Yu Zhi's uneasy expression and asked worriedly," What's wrong?”
"Oh right, where's Father?" When her uncle mentioned her father, Yuzhi thought of her father and immediately asked nervously.
"Didn't you go back to your room?" Duan Deran said.
"Uncle, I'm going to see Father!" As he spoke, he disappeared.
Along the corridor, Yuzhi ran to a room on the west side. Shi Changqing's room was there.
Seeing that her father's room was still lit by candlelight, Yuzhi stopped and panted slightly. It was not that she was tired from running such a short distance, but because the clothes on her body were too heavy.
Yuzhi walked over and knocked on the door." Dad, it's me, Yuzhi. Are you asleep?”
After a long time, there was no response from the room. Yuzhi was a little anxious and knocked on the door again." Dad, Dad, are you there?”Yu Zhi shouted anxiously. She also pressed her ear against the door to see if there was any sound inside, but she did not hear anything. In an instant, Yu Zhi, who did not even think about it, was about to push the door open, only to realize that the door was tied inside and could not be pushed open at all.
"Father! Father, are you inside? Father, open the door…Father!" The knocking action immediately changed to knocking on the door.
Just as Yuzhi was panicking, Shi Changqing's voice came from the room." Yuzhi, Father is about to rest. If there's nothing else, you should go back quickly!”
Hearing her father's voice, Yuzhi was angry and worried." I've been knocking on the door for a long time, but Father didn't respond. I'm very worried. Father, can you open the door?”
"Father overslept just now. It's fine. Don't worry.”In the inner room, Shi Changqing's tone was a little impatient, as if he did not want to talk to Yuzhi anymore.
"Father, what's wrong? Open the door!”Yuzhi heard that something was wrong with her father's voice, but as soon as she finished speaking, Shi Changqing flew into a rage." I told you I'm fine. I don't understand!" Hurry up and go back!"
For the first time in her life, her father shouted at her. Although she did not know what was wrong with her father, Yuzhi still suppressed her grievances and obediently listened to him. Then, she looked at the lit house and slowly walked back.
Inside the room, the wick in the candlestick trembled as it lit up the fire, illuminating everything in the room.
Shi Changqing was sitting on a chair beside the tea table. The weather was cold, but beads of sweat had already formed on his forehead and were slowly sliding down. In fact, this was cold sweat. He did not dare to breathe, and he turned his eyes sideways. Finally, he realized that there was a black-robed man standing behind Shi Changqing. In the dim light, the longsword was as clear as autumn. It was not eye-catching, and it emitted a faint green light. It was a good sword, but the longsword was held by the black-robed man and was pressed against the back of Shi Changqing's neck. If he was not careful, he would say, The sword would pierce Shi Changqing's neck.
Actually, he was not afraid of anything. He was afraid that the other party would make a move on Yuzhi. That was why he did not open the door for a long time and did not respond. In the end, he basically chased Yuzhi away. It was obvious that the other party was here for him.
Noticing that Yuzhi had left, Shi Changqing finally heaved a sigh of relief. However, the person behind him did not take his sword away and continued to press it against Shi Changqing's neck. That person was the man in black who had followed them all the way during the day. Now, he had appeared in this way.
"I was wondering why I felt that something was wrong. So you've been following us all this time. Tell me, who sent you?”Shi Changqing asked calmly.
The man in black behind him did not say anything. He only tightened his grip on the sword in his hand, as if he could attack at any time.
"Are you from the palace?" Shi Changqing was suddenly shocked. He realized that the other party might be the one who had plotted against the Crown Prince.
"You know too much!" A deep and sinister voice came from behind him. It made him feel numb and made Shi Changqing suck in a breath.
It was already 11 o'clock. The house was silent except for the wind, flowers, snow, and moon. The rain had changed into snow. Large snowflakes floated down from the sky, as light as dandelions. Following that, a cold wind came, and it was bone-chilling.
A young servant in the courtyard couldn't hold it in any longer, so he came out to look for a latrine. The cold wind blew, and the servant suddenly lost his sleepiness. Only then did he realize that it was snowing.
Hugging his trembling body as he walked along the corridor, he suddenly heard a plop, as if something had fallen into the water. The young servant instantly thought of the small pond in the courtyard. With suspicion and fear, the young servant walked towards the pond. In the darkness, snowflakes fell and melted on the ground.
Something seemed to have fallen into the pond because there was a thin layer of ice on the surface of the pond. At this moment, something had broken through the ice and revealed a big hole. Moreover, there was still bubbles coming from that place. It was a little unbelievable. What exactly had fallen into the pond? It couldn't be a rock, right?
Just as the young servant was about to take a step forward to take a closer look, someone suddenly patted him on the back, scaring the young servant so much that he almost screamed.
"What are you doing here? Go to sleep!" The person who appeared was also a young servant. At this moment, he was yawning as if he had not slept enough.
"No, did you hear anything just now? Something seems to have fallen here?”The frightened servant pointed at the pool and asked.
Hearing his words, the man looked over curiously. He rolled his eyes and said disapprovingly," Are you sleepwalking? What could have fallen in? It's not like there's a thief here! Let's go back to the room to sleep. The damn weather is so cold.”As he spoke, he dragged the frightened servant away.
" That…" Actually, he wanted to say that he had not gone to the toilet yet.
In the pool, the place that was originally bubbling in the darkness stopped just like that. It was deathly still.
That day, Yuzhi did not sleep well at all. She tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep no matter how hard she tried. It was not until the next morning when she walked out of the room with a panda eye that she saw snowflakes floating in the sky. The ground and the eaves were pure white, covered with a thick layer of snow.
It seemed that everyone liked snowy days, but everyone definitely hated the cold of winter, and Yuzhi was no exception.
Walking to her father's room, Yuzhi raised her hand and knocked on the door.”
Just like last night, she waited for a long time but there was no response. At this time, Yu Zhi, who was impatient, knocked hard on the door. She thought to herself, if her father treated her like last night again, she swore that she would ignore him and kick the door open.
However, there was still no reaction for a long time. Yuzhi kicked the door open. She didn't kick it open, but she kicked it twice. Finally, with a bang, she really kicked it open. Such an ungraceful action. Yuzhi was already prepared to be scolded and walked in, but she couldn't see her father's figure. The blanket on the bed was folded neatly, as if she hadn't slept. Suddenly, Yuzhi's heart tightened and she ran out.
Snowflakes fell from the sky beautifully.
She left a series of footprints in the snow, like plum blossoms, neither deep nor shallow.
In the hall, Duan Deran was sitting and drinking warm wine to warm his body. He looked up and saw Yu Zhi rushing over from afar. He was a little puzzled. Then, before Yu Zhi could reach Duan Deran, she called over with a voice transmission from thousands of miles away," Uncle, have you seen my father?"”
Just as she finished shouting, Yuzhi arrived in front of Duan Deran and looked at him with heavy breathing.
Hearing Yuzhi's words, Duan Deran couldn't help but sigh. He woke up early in the morning and asked him about his father. It was good to have a daughter.
"No, is he up yet?" Duan Deran asked suspiciously.
" I went to take a look. Father isn't here. It seems that he wasn't here last night. Moreover, the door is also locked," Yuzhi said anxiously.
"Maybe she woke up a long time ago. Don't worry so much!”Duan Deran said, indicating that Yuzhi should not worry too much.
"Father was acting weird last night!" Even though her uncle said so, she still felt uneasy.
"Weren't you fine during dinner last night?”Duan Deran asked in puzzlement.
"I'll go and take a look elsewhere!" Yuzhi said, turning around and rushing into the snow again.
He searched every corner of the courtyard and found that Shi Changqing was indeed missing. Duan Deran sent people to look for him and he was also searching for him. Duan Deran and Yuzhi knew Shi Changqing well. If Shi Changqing had something to do, he would definitely inform them. Even if he didn't inform them, Shi Changqing didn't have anything to do at Shao Gate! Furthermore, it was snowing heavily.
When they came back from searching one by one and gathered in one place, Duan Deran asked," Did you find it?”
Everyone shook their heads.
"Go out and continue searching!" Duan Deran said anxiously, while Yu Zhi, who was at the side, was completely dumbfounded.
"Don't worry, your father is not a child!”Duan Deran turned around to comfort Yuzhi. At this moment, Yuzhi suddenly raised her head and asked," Uncle, what did my father say to you yesterday?”
Duan Deran was stunned by Yuzhi's question. He looked at Yuzhi for a long time before he said," It's a secret. Your father doesn't allow me to tell you! Don't worry, we'll find it!"
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