King Cheng looked at the carriage gradually moving away, feeling a little disappointed for some reason.
When he saw Lian Suisui being taken away by the kidnappers, he was lucky that Lian Suisui finally begged him, but he didn't expect that the person who kidnapped Lian Suisui was so powerful. He threw away the people he sent and took him with him. Then Lian Suisui disappeared under his eyes.
When he saw her again, she was leaning weakly in the emperor's arms, and he suddenly felt very blocked.
If Xia Jing'er hadn't deliberately changed the subject, would he have sent someone to catch up immediately?
Why is there blood on her body? Are you injured?
"Your Majesty?"
Du Hanyin waved his hand in front of his eyes.
"What did Mr. Du say?"
"Xiaoguan said, what should we do with Yao Shangshu? We can't take him back and lock him in a dungeon, right? Why don't you...Xiaoguan guard here, and the prince enters the palace to ask the emperor for instructions before making a decision?"
In the middle of the night, something big happened. Yao Shangshu had been an official in the court for decades. They were not qualified to interrogate him, and they could not interrogate Yao Shangshu as a criminal.
King Cheng looked at Du Hanyin.
He and King Yun had been fighting for the position of Minister of Dali Temple for a long time, and no one expected that he would fall to Du Hanyin.
Song Jingwei alone is enough to give people a headache, plus Du Hanyin, who is deeply trusted by his father...
"That's all, I will go into the palace in person and explain to my father."
Song Jingwei set up a court in Shangshu Mansion, turned a blind eye and regarded them as nothing, and interrogated the servants of Shangshu Mansion one by one.
Yao Shangshu complained that he was ill, and the house was in a mess.
Even Suisui didn't know what the chaos was like outside. The air pressure around Chu Zhiyi was very low. She didn't dare to say anything, so he carried her all the way back to the room.
Shuying brought hot water and gauze.
Chu Zhiyi carefully cut off the clothes around her wound, squatted down and helped her clean the wound without saying a word.
"I'll do it myself."
"do not move!"
Chu Zhiyi moved very lightly, and Lian Suisui felt pain just now. The wound was deep and the flesh was turned outwards. Even though his movements were very gentle, she still gritted her teeth in pain.
"Shout out if it hurts."
Realizing that his tone was scary, Chu Zhiyi slowed down and said, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have involved you, and I shouldn't have given you the Miaoshou Hall."
He asked Ning Er to listen to her, but he didn't expect Ning Er to be so negligent, which almost cost her her life.
If he was a step later...Chu Zhiyi's hands shook unconsciously.
Has he just lost her?
Lian Suisui didn't have much awareness and argued to himself: "It's not that I have no way to save myself. As long as I can delay it for a while longer, until that person becomes poisonous..."
"What if we don't find you?"
"What if he didn't take the poison you gave him?"
"Do you really think that everyone else is a fool? You are just lucky. What if..."
Veins popped up on his forehead. He wanted to lose his temper but held it back. He lowered his head and continued to help her treat the wound.
His bandaging technique was so skillful that even the pain was numbed.
Does he care about her that much?
Lian Suisui was puzzled. From her perspective, she saw his plump forehead and drooped eyelashes. This low-brow look looked a bit like a wronged little daughter-in-law.
"Okay, I'm fine, don't be angry."
The night was dark, and Lian Suisui was so tired that she fell asleep. Chu Zhiyi helped her tuck in the quilt, got up and walked to the window.
At the beginning of the month, there was only a thin slit in the sky, and the palace was very quiet. Thinking of those years, he survived all the darkness alone, and finally, when the sky was about to break, a beam of light shone through.
He greedily wanted to catch this light.
When did he become so pitiful?
Chu Zhiyi looked back at the side face of the sleeping woman on the bed.
His father died of illness, his mother and concubine left him, he was injured and his legs were broken, and he was poisoned... Everything he was proud of was taken away, leaving only a broken body...
"Shu Ying, go find the owner of Jasmine."
The smell in the secret room was very familiar to him, but he thought it was impossible. In his impression, Aunt Jinxiu, who was beside his mother-in-law, always used this kind of hair oil, and her body always smelled like this.
But Aunt Jinxiu was beaten to death by his mother and concubine for violating palace rules when he was a child.
For someone who wants to be strong like his mother and concubine, he has not been allowed to indulge himself since he was a child, even if he just takes a break occasionally.
It was Aunt Jinxiu who felt sorry for him and often made him snacks and took him out of the palace...
It would be great if Aunt Jinxiu was still alive...
Memories from the past come flooding back.
Lian Suisui opened his eyes and met Chu Zhiyi's slightly red eyes.
"You didn't sleep all night?"
The way he looked at her made Lian Suisui feel uncomfortable, as if he was looking past her at someone more important, and as if she was that person.
"Let's talk."
Lian Suisui felt that if she continued like this, she would become even more uncomfortable.
"I know you proposed marriage to my parents to help me out, but I was kidnapped yesterday. I guess I can't hide it, and there may be some ugly rumors. I'm not worthy of you, so we don't have to force myself to do it. Let’s do it together.”
"wait……"
"Do you want the world to scold me for always being in trouble and finally giving up?"
Chu Zhiyi interrupted her.
"What?"
They had just spread the news of a marriage proposal. It was true that her mother had accepted his betrothal gift list, but the six gifts had not yet been celebrated, and the two of them were not really engaged. This engagement could be canceled at any time.
"Last night, in full view of everyone, I took you back to the palace to spend the night."
Well...
"I'm injured. Even if I stay overnight in the palace, I can't do anything! There is innocence between us."
"But others don't think so. Suisui, are you really not interested in me at all?"
"Are you even going to abandon me..."
His expression was hurt, and Suisui was speechless for a long time.
Why do you feel like she is the unlucky one?
"Wait, are you serious about me?"
Lian Sui didn't notice that Chu Zhiyi was slowly approaching.
"What if not? I'm paying attention to your every move, for fear of being taken advantage of... Sui Sui, I originally planned to take it slow."
Wang Jingkang's visit to propose marriage gave him an opportunity, and even Sui Sui didn't want to marry Wang Jingkang.
Lian Suisui wanted to hide back, but Chu Zhiyi bullied her and grabbed the back of her head.
"Well……"
"Chronology table..."
Qin Shiqiong's eyes widened as she opened the door, and her voice stopped suddenly.
Lian Fangyu and Cheng Wang who were following behind thought something unexpected had happened, so they hurried forward and looked inside through the ajar door.
The ambiguous bed curtain was half-draped, and a pair of beautiful people were leaning on the bed. The good news was interrupted by the sudden appearance of people.
Lian Suisui's face turned red and he pushed away Chu Zhiyi who was pressing on him. So many people suddenly came to the door, don't say that his master didn't know about it!
It was obvious that the timing had been calculated, on purpose!
Qin Shiqiong quickly left and hid behind Mrs. Qin, while Lian Fangyu stood awkwardly at the door.
"Ahem, Your Majesty, I'm here to visit Suisui."
He is obviously Lian Suisui's father, why do you feel so uncomfortable?
Chu Zhiyi looked at King Cheng.
"King Cheng is here too, just in time to explain yesterday's case."
The expression on his face made King Cheng harden his fist.
"Sui Sui is injured. Madam Lian, please go in and take a look at Sui Sui."
Everyone made a way and waited for him to come out of the room.
Mrs. Qin felt it was inappropriate, but she didn't dare to say anything due to Chu Zhiyi's status and glanced into the room.
"Shiqiong Yanxin, you guys should run an errand and go to Chenji to help Suisui buy a bag of sugar cakes."
