Yuan Zhe placed Gu Qi on the bed outside, thumped his waist, and stretched out his arms in front of Gu Qi: "I worked so hard to carry you back, but you didn't even say a word of thanks, why are you still acting like this? "
"Stop your pretentiousness, Your Highness!" Gu Qizhi couldn't bear it anymore and knocked his outstretched arm aside.
He was not angry, and said "presumptuous" with a smile, but these two words had no deterrent effect at this time: "Okay, let me see your wounds."
"No need, Your Highness," Gu Qi retracted her feet and put her hands around her knees: "Go and have a rest."
He bent down, stretched out his hand to hold Gu Qi's calf, and gently pulled it out.
Except for Yan Churong, no one has ever seen his feet. It is said that feet are a woman's private parts, so if you let him see them so casually, wouldn't it be...
"No need, Your Highness!" Gu Qi pushed Yuan Zhe hard and pulled his legs back.
Yuanzhe took a step back without any support, and when he recovered, he said, "Interesting."
At this embarrassing moment, Wei Li came.
"Meet His Highness King Zhe."
This time, there was no young eunuch with him, only Wei Li.
Yuanzhe said "hmm" and turned around to sit at the table.
Gu Qize endured the pain and stood up.
Wei Li kept smiling and took two small steps forward: "Your Majesty invites you to have dinner with Mr. Pei."
Gu Qi looked at Yuan Zhe. His face had no expression, as if he was thinking about something.
"Your Highness?" Wei Li called softly.
"good."
"Then please ask His Highness and Lord Pei to clean up and move to Yuning Palace."
"Yuning Palace?" Yuan Zhe's voice rose a few degrees and his brows wrinkled.
Wei Li bent down and replied: "Old slave, please wait outside. Your Highness and Mr. Pei will take care of things slowly."
Gu Qi looked at Wei Li who was standing outside, then approached Yuan Zhe and said, "Your Highness, please change your clothes and go."
Yuan Zhe didn't reply, he still sat there, his brows furrowed deeper.
"Your Highness?"
He raised his head when he heard the sound and met Gu Qi's eyes.
"What's wrong with you?"
He blinked, stood up and said, "Nothing, let's go."
"But..." Before Gu Qi could finish his words, Yuan Zhe had already strode out of the house.
Outside the small courtyard, Wei Li stood in front of the carriage and said with a smile: "Later, I will call someone from Taiyuan Hospital to show Mr. Pei this foot."
Gu Qi said respectfully: "Thank you very much, Eunuch Wei."
"Old slave, help you, be careful where you step."
As soon as I sat firmly, the carriage creaked and moved forward.
This was Gu Qi's first time going to the harem.
In the huge royal palace, only the first few courtyards were accessible to foreign ministers at will. Unless the emperor issued an order or the palace rebelled, he would never be able to enter in his lifetime.
The atmosphere in the carriage was a bit depressing, maybe it was because of Yuan Zhe's dark face.
He was obviously still playing tricks on me when he came back, but now he looks gloomy again. The contrast between before and after is so great that it makes people confused.
Gu Qi kept her mouth shut, for fear of angering Yuan Zhe.
After about a cup of tea, the car stopped.
Wei Li said from outside the car: "Your Highness, Lord Pei, Yuning Palace has arrived."
Gu Qi didn't dare to make any mistakes in the car. She waited until Yuan Zhe said "hmm" before straightening up, moving her stiff body, and got out of the car with him.
Yuanzhe stood outside the courtyard, looking up at the plaque under the eaves.
Gu Qiyi raised his head, but because he was too low, he couldn't see his expression.
The carriage behind him turned around and left. Wei Li came from behind and said, "Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. Please follow me in."
Yuan Zhe nodded, Gu Qi took a deep breath, calmed down his nervousness, and followed carefully.
When he entered, he saw Yuan Chengxi sitting in front of the table, with several palace maids waiting on him. The table was already filled with fine wine and delicacies.
"Your Majesty, please pay homage to your Majesty!"
Compared with Yuan Zhe's standing salute, Gu Qi's movements were slightly exaggerated, and his voice was too loud, completely covering up Yuan Zhe's deep voice.
Yuan Chengxi was frightened by Gu Qi's reaction, and then smiled and said: "Today's family dinner, there is no need to be so polite. Get up, Pei Qing."
Gu Qi stood up and heard Yuan Chengxi say "Sit down" and sat in the last seat on the right.
Yuan Zhe sat on Yuan Chengxi's left hand side.
"Eat, the food is getting cold." As soon as Yuan Chengxi finished speaking, Wei Li, who was standing beside him, picked up his chopsticks and prepared to serve the food.
Yuan Zhe sat on the table without moving. The maid standing next to him picked up chopsticks and started serving dishes.
Suddenly, I heard Yuan Chengxi say: "Please retreat, you don't have to serve today."
Seeing Wei Li put down his chopsticks, the maids also put their silver chopsticks gently on the table, bowed and left.
There was silence in the room, and Gu Qi put down her hands cautiously, not daring to move rashly.
After a moment of silence, Yuan Chengxi picked up the wine cup and said: "Since the emperor's uncle returned to the capital, he has never arranged a reception banquet. After that, he was injured again. I didn't take good care of him. I hope you can forgive me."
Yuan Zhe raised his wine cup and replied: "Your Majesty is interested."
Watching Yuan Zhe raise his head and drink the wine in one gulp, Yuan Chengxi took a sip and put the wine cup on the table.
Yuan Chengxi looked around and said: "After Mrs. Zheng left, the emperor invited himself to Qingzhou to guard the border. For so many years, he never came to the harem. I really feel sorry for you, so I put this banquet here. Come and let your uncle understand the pain of missing your family, and secondly, let your uncle know my feelings."
Gu Qi looked at Yuan Zhe, his eyes were red again.
Afterwards, Yuan Zhe filled the glass with wine, stood up and knelt in front of Yuan Chengxi!
Gu Qi was shocked and stood up, not knowing what to do.
Yuan Chengxi seemed to be shocked by his actions, and stood up unconsciously to help him: "Uncle Emperor, what are you doing?"
Yuan Zhe lowered his head, raised the wine cup over his head, and said with sobs in his words: "This wine is for Your Majesty. Thank you for Your Majesty's consideration for allowing me to enter Yuning Palace!"
Yuan Chengxi took the wine cup, drank it slowly, and said with a smile: "I'm done, uncle, you can get up. I said that today's family banquet will not matter the emperor or the ministers."
For some reason, I always felt that Yuan Chengxi's smile was forced.
Yuan Zhe did not stand up, but poured a second glass of wine, raised it over his head and said: "This wine is also dedicated to Your Majesty! Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness. I feel ashamed that I failed...I failed to protect Your Majesty's safety!" "
After Yuan Zhe said this, he broke down in tears. What else he said after that could not be heard clearly.
Looking at Yuan Chengxi again, he put away his fake smile and had tears in his eyes.
Yuan Chengxi raised his head and glanced at Gu Qi, who was so frightened that Gu Qi stood sideways and lowered his head.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Yuan Chengxi taking the wine cup, tears seeming to fall from the corners of his eyes, and he quickly raised his hand and drank it all in one gulp.
After his emotions calmed down, Yuan Chengxi said: "Okay, uncle. I have already drank the wine you proposed. I can't let Pei Qing see our uncle and nephew's jokes. Get up quickly."
Gu Qi hurriedly knelt down and bowed his head: "I am scared!"
"Get up, Pei Qing. I'm afraid you won't be able to eat well here. Why don't you ask Li Mao to take you to the Tai Hospital first to check your injuries."
Gu Qi stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yuan Chengxi called "Li Mao", Wei Li opened the door outside, and Li Mao trotted in.
Gu Qi bowed slightly towards Yuan Chengxi and said, "I'll take my leave first."
Yuan Chengxi nodded, but Yuan Zhe ignored him. He just sat at the table, raised his head and took a sip of wine, swallowing it with tears.
After leaving Yuning Palace, two soft sedan chairs stopped outside the courtyard.
"Master Pei, I will take you to the Imperial Hospital first, and then I will send you back to Zhudi Courtyard later."
"Thank you, father-in-law." Gu Qi got into the sedan with Li Mao's help.
When we arrived at the Imperial Hospital, there were only two or three imperial doctors on duty, and the few old imperial doctors we had seen in the small hospital were not there.
Li Mao walked up to a man grinding medicinal powder and said, "Doctor Qin."
The man stopped what he was doing and saluted: "It turns out to be Eunuch Li."
Gu Qi was sitting not far away. When he saw the two of them exchanging greetings, Li Mao led the man over.
"What's wrong with Mr. Pei?"
Gu Qi reluctantly stood up, saluted and said, "Thank you, Doctor Qin. My ankle was injured earlier and is now a little swollen and painful."
"Let me take a look." Doctor Qin squatted directly in front of Gu Qi and raised his injured leg.
Seeing his fair face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, I immediately felt an inexplicable feeling of closeness. His gentle words were just like Yan Churong's, but Yan Churong's poisonous tongue was also very annoying.
"The wound is slightly infected, but it's not a problem."
When he came to his senses, he had already turned around to get the medicine.
I saw him skillfully preparing several packets of medicine and taking out a small bottle from the medicine box. He came over and said: "One dose per day, boil three bowls of water into a small bowl and take it." Then he squatted down and took the medicine while saying: "Ointment once a day in the morning and evening, remember not to get it wet, and don't use it frequently for the time being. Move around.”
Xu's rare warmth and care made Gu Qiyi lose all guard in an instant.
Gu Qi listened carefully to his every word and nodded frequently in agreement.
Li Mao laughed from the side and said, "Master Pei looks like an obedient child, extremely cute."
Doctor Qin raised his head and smiled softly.
Gu Qideng blushed immediately and limped out holding the medicine bag.
Li Mao hurriedly came out to support Gu Qi and said, "I didn't expect Master Pei to be such a shy person. He easily blushes when making jokes like this."
Gu Qi smiled awkwardly and wished she could get into the sedan immediately.
After sitting in the sedan, it was quiet for a while, and Li Mao's voice came from outside the sedan: "Master Pei, there is the imperial dining room in front of you. Do you want to prepare some food?"
I'm really hungry.
Gu Qi opened the sedan curtain and said, "Excuse me, father-in-law."
The sedan stopped and Li Mao ran to the imperial dining room.
I don’t know what the two people in Yuning Palace are talking about.
Why does Yuan Zhe lose his temper when mentioning Princess Zheng?
Yuan Chengxi doesn't seem to miss his old friend, so why does he show sadness at the end?
When he was puzzled, Li Mao came back with a food box.
"Master Pei, we can go."
Gu Qi opened the curtain again: "Eunuch Li, please pass the food box to me. It's cold outside, so be careful to freeze your hands."
Li Mao handed the food box to himself, and when handing over, he put the prepared small gold ingot into his hand.
"Oh, Mr. Pei, this is..."
"My father-in-law is troubled. During these days when I am here in the palace, I am completely dependent on my father-in-law to take care of me."
Li Mao stuffed the gold ingot into his arms and said with a smile: "My lord, you are too modest. You are a popular person in front of His Majesty. How many people are too late to fawn over you? Even that..."
Gu Qi interrupted his flattery and asked, "When did father-in-law enter the palace?"
Li Mao lowered the curtain and said: "It's cold outside, be careful if you catch the cold. It's okay for us to talk like this. I entered the palace at the age of four, and now I have been in this palace compound for more than ten years."
Gu Qi put her head close to the sedan curtain and continued to ask: "Does the father-in-law know about this matter about Concubine Zheng?"
"Oh, Mrs. Zheng, this started four or five years after the slave entered the palace..."
