"Have you taken your medicine today?" Xiao Langyan spoke again, but he still asked her with concern.
Shen Dingzhu was stunned, confusion rising in his beautiful eyes: "Didn't the Emperor hear Chunxi say, did Fu Yunqiu want to escape?"
Xiao Langyan sneered, his thin dark eyes seemed to have a cold light that penetrated everything.
He walked to Shen Dingzhu, sat down slowly, and met her eyes with his deep, dark eyes.
"If she cannot escape from the Xuanwu Gate, she will still be captured as a prisoner. If she can escape from the Xuanwu Gate, she will be sent back as a corpse. As far as I am concerned, there is no difference."
Shen Dingzhu was slightly surprised. Xiao Langyan caught the subtle changes in her expression and raised his long eyebrows: "What, do you think I really care about her life and death?"
"Chang Liu Kingdom..."
"The defeated countries are not qualified to negotiate terms with me. I have my own arrangements for them, so you don't need to bother." Xiao Langyan interrupted her, and as he said that, he ordered Shen Bi to prepare the pregnancy-preserving medicine.
The bowl sent by the little eunuch was poisonous, so Shen Dingzhu had not taken the medicine today.
Xiao Langyan gently lifted her legs and placed them on his knees. Then, his hot palms entered from the trouser legs and kneaded her smooth calves.
Shen Dingzhu screamed in pain, his cheeks turned pink, and his black eyes raised with surprise: "Your Majesty?"
"Mr. Cen said that drinking too much fetal medicine may block the meridians in your calf. I will give you more pinching." Xiao Langyan said, lowered his head, and pressed the fingertips with thin calluses skillfully. Go through the acupuncture points on the calf.
He seems to have really had medical experience with Mrs. Cen.
From Shen Dingzhu's point of view, Xiao Langyan had dark eyebrows hanging down and long eyebrows on his temples. He was extremely handsome. After becoming emperor, his temperament became deeper and more domineering than before.
Shen Dingzhu often couldn't guess which side of him was sincere.
Such as now.
On this night in her previous life, she pulled his sleeve and begged him not to pursue Fu Yunqiu. Tomorrow was her birthday. However, Xiao Langyan asked her to let go.
Until now, Shen Dingzhu had a vague feeling that Xiao Langyan didn't like Fu Yunqiu.
The reason why he heard Fu Yunqiu's escape in the previous life and wanted to stop her was because, just like in this life, he was setting up a trap that Shen Dingzhu couldn't understand, and Fu Yunqiu should be the bait he threw out.
Maybe it has something to do with the mysterious regent of Changliu Kingdom?
It's a pity that Shen Dingzhu knew very little about her in her previous life, and Xiao Langyan wasn't as considerate as he is now.
"What are you thinking about? You didn't even hear what I asked you, huh?" Suddenly, Xiao Langyan's big palm gently pinched her nose.
Shen Dingzhu suddenly came to her senses, and her watery eyes were a little panicked: "It's nothing... I am just thinking that the emperor's attitude towards Fu Yunqiu has changed very quickly."
Xiao Langyan pulled her trouser legs down again, with a cold and calm expression: "Do I have any special feelings for her?"
Shen Dingzhu, who had long black eyelashes, asked doubtfully: "It was rumored in the capital that the emperor and Fu Yunqiu had known each other since childhood, and they fell in love with each other. Unfortunately, the prince later fought for her love. What's more, Fu Yunqiu also showed up when the emperor was in danger when he was a child. I have served you meals many times, but these emperors don’t care anymore?”
A smile suddenly appeared in Xiao Langyan's dark eyes: "Are you curious?"
Shen Dingzhu was stunned and saw an intriguing chuckle on his thin lips. She hurriedly explained: "I don't care about this, I'm just thinking..."
"It's okay, I'll tell you." Xiao Langyan interrupted her.
No matter why she asked, he was willing to assume that she cared about him and wanted to know.
"It is true that I have known Fu Yunqiu since childhood. At that time, she entered the palace with a group of ladies and served beside the Queen Mother. I met her in private the most times."
"But I know that she is getting close to me just because she wants to use my identity as the prince to gain face in front of the Queen Mother." After all, the other families behind the lady either support the eldest prince Pingwang, or support the prince, and others support Ninth Prince Mingwang.
At that time, the Fu family had an ordinary status and was very inconspicuous among the nobles. But if Fu Yunqiu wanted to stand out, he first chose a prince who was the easiest to get close to.
"I have bird blindness, but that doesn't mean I'm a fool. We each get what we need. During that time, we were walking on thin ice in the palace. Life was difficult for me and my mother and concubine. It was really convenient for her to deliver meals and run errands."
When Shen Dingzhu heard the words "take what you need", she lowered her head guiltily, but Xiao Langyan stretched out his hand and brushed the broken hair on her temples behind her ears. Then, he naturally held her hand.
"So, do you understand? I don't like her, but I will tolerate her out of friendship, but that's it. If you don't like her, I will let this person disappear."
Shen Dingzhu quickly raised her beautiful eyes: "I don't have any concubine."
Xiao Langyan laughed, and the smile stained his thin eyes, but it showed a deep meaning: "Really not, you won't let me choose today, and use this method to test me."
He came closer and held Shen Dingzhu's hand tightly: "Do you have an inch of room for me in your heart?"
Shen Dingzhu lowered his eyes. After a short silence, he was about to say something. Suddenly, a sound of retching broke the emotion that had just emerged between the two.
Xiao Langyan's face darkened, and he patted Shen Dingzhu's back gently: "Don't take the pregnancy-preserving medicine. I asked Dr. Cen to add some herbs to relieve vomiting and asthma for you. You will feel better."
With that said, he picked Shen Dingzhu up and carried her to the soft couch in the back room.
Xu Shou took the opportunity to lead people inside and clean up the little eunuch lying on the ground. Xiao Langyan's gentle voice came from inside: "Tomorrow is your birthday. I allow your whole family to come to the palace to celebrate your birthday. When you are well, I will I’ll take you to worship your ancestors.”
at the same time.
The coldness of the autumn night climbs on the shoulders of every night traveler, following it like a shadow.
Fu Yunqiu looked back while running towards the Xuanwu Gate. She deliberately knocked down the candle as she ran. The burning fire should soon alert the little palace maid guarding outside.
It stands to reason that Xiao Langyan should have known that she had run away. Why, why hasn't he sent anyone to chase her yet?
Isn't he afraid that she will really run away and have no way of knowing the whereabouts of the half-tiger charm?
Sudden!
A sharp "whoosh" sound broke through the air, grazing Fu Yunqiu's face and driving straight into the ground behind her.
This cold arrow was so fast that Fu Yunqiu didn't realize what it was. When she reacted, her face felt cold to the touch, and a sharp pain like tearing was immediately felt.
She stretched out her hand and wiped it, and there was blood! She is disfigured! She was wounded in the face by an arrow!
"No -! No!" Fu Yunqiu raised his eyes in horror and saw a group of elite forbidden soldiers on the city wall, with their bows and arrows fully drawn, pointing in her direction. The cold arrows seemed to glow with a cold light.
Fu Yunqiu was so frightened that he fell to the ground and cried loudly: "Don't kill me, I am not an assassin, I am the female official of Donghe Palace, I am Fu Yunqiu!"
Chen Heng, who was standing on the city wall, stood half-body in the intersection of shadows. He said in a deep voice: "The emperor said that he wants to cripple one of her legs, but he can't see the clues and shoot accurately."
"Yes." Several elite archers nodded, and the bows and arrows in their hands were immediately aimed at Fu Yunqiu's left leg.
Fu Yunqiu sensed something was wrong and hurriedly got up to run. Unexpectedly, a cold arrow shot from behind and pierced her leg socket.
"Ah——!" In the cold autumn night, her tragic scream came, "Your Majesty! Lang Yan, Lang Yan, save me!"
She cried incoherently, and Chen Heng was a little disgusted: "Shoot another arrow and the pain will stun her. Don't let her scream and destroy the warmth between the emperor and the imperial concubine."
Fu Yunqiu heard the sound of breaking through the air again, and when he turned around, the arrow turned from a little black to a fierce aura in front of him.
A short scream pierced the cold night sky filled with stars.
