"woke up?"
"Uncle He has prepared some food over there. I'm going to heat it up. Let's eat some while it's hot. It's been a day."
Zhang Bao came to sit beside Xixue's bed.
Xixue did not move.
"If I don't get up again, will I have to do it again?"
Zhang Bao smiled and shook his head.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw the tears on Xixue's face and her slightly rapid breathing, which was obviously not the same as before she fell asleep.
Xixue felt Zhang Bao's hand grab the quilt and quickly opened her eyes, but with a subconscious movement, there was another tearing pain in a certain part.
The painful tears fell instantly.
"For this matter, I want to thank you. If it weren't for you, maybe I wouldn't know what to do."
Zhang Bao smiled bitterly.
Xixue curled her lips, she was already so impressed by him, yet she wanted to thank him...
Do I need your thank you?
"No need, just pretend this never happened."
Xixue said to Zhang Bao.
"Didn't happen?"
"How is this possible? Now that I have done it, I will never deny that you are my woman. This is a fact that cannot be changed!"
"From now on, you are no longer Princess Yongtai, you are just the third wife of our Zhang family!"
Zhang Bao slowly said to Xixue.
Xixue looked at Zhang Bao in a daze.
I didn't expect Zhang Bao to accept him like this. Maybe this is what everyone wants to see...
Xixue sighed softly.
Ignoring the pain down there, I forced myself to move inside, a little further away from Zhang Bao.
After a while, Xixue looked up at Zhang Bao again.
"Zhang Bao, tell me the truth, will you replace the emperor in the future?"
Xixue bit her lip and asked softly.
"emperor?"
Zhang Bao was a little surprised. He was talking about their affairs, why did it suddenly get involved with the emperor?
"Perhaps, you have also seen the current situation. Cao Kang has proclaimed himself emperor, and Yang Mo's position as emperor is no longer what it was before."
"Daxia has also fallen apart. The little emperor alone cannot turn things around."
"If the emperor is a somewhat mature person, it may be possible, but Yang Mo is too young. After experiencing Cao Kang's suppression, he no longer has the arrogance of an emperor."
"It's only a matter of time to remove him. I'm keeping him now because he's still of some use."
Zhang Bao said to Xixue.
There is nothing to hide.
Now, he needs the little emperor to help him gather people, help him gather momentum, and help him maintain the situation for the time being.
After he completely stabilizes Dongzhou and kills Cao Kang, whether the little emperor continues to exist has no great significance.
"Then...will you kill him in the future?"
Xixue asked in a daze.
"Do you care?"
Zhang Bao asked back to Xixue.
"Um!"
Xixue nodded without hesitation.
"Just go with the flow."
"Whether it's to kill, release, or imprison, it doesn't depend on my will. When the time comes, you will know it naturally."
Zhang Bao shook his head.
"I see……"
"I-I want to be alone, is that okay?"
Xixue took the rare initiative to hold Zhang Bao's hand and begged.
"All right."
"Eat these while they're hot."
Zhang Bao sighed and nodded.
He dragged a few chairs to the bedside, put the food on them, then gently closed the door and walked out.
For Xixue, it may take a while to accept this kind of thing.
take it easy.
…
Early the next morning.
When Zhang Bao got up, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Unknowingly, after sleeping until now, Zhang Bao stood up rubbing his eyes. As soon as he opened the door, a cool breeze came in.
Zhang Bao shuddered and quickly came back and put on a cloak.
As soon as I turned around, I saw Xixue standing at the door holding a basin.
"How did you come?"
"Have you recovered?"
Zhang Bao asked Xixue.
"Um……"
"It still hurts a little..."
"You...you should wash up first."
Xixue placed the basin in front of Zhang Bao in an unnatural manner.
"Tonight, you can come to my place. It's too cold to be alone, and you can't rest well."
Zhang Bao said to Xixue while washing his face.
"Um……"
Xixue bit her lip and nodded.
Seeing Xixue's shy look, Zhang Bao also smiled.
She can figure it out on her own, which is naturally the best thing.
"Sir, Magistrate Han is here and is waiting in the front hall."
Seeing Zhang Bao open the door, a soldier walked in.
"here we go again?"
"okay, I get it."
Zhang Bao nodded.
Yesterday, I heard from Lao He that Magistrate Han was going to entertain me and said he would come back today, but he didn't expect him to come this early in the morning.
"You can rest here today, and I will have the food delivered by then."
"It's cold, so don't go out."
Zhang Bao turned to Xixue and said.
Xixue nodded.
"Why."
Zhang Bao was about to go out, but was held back by Xixue. She came to Zhang Bao and gently adjusted the rope under Zhang Bao's neck.
Zhang Bao smiled and walked out.
At this time, Han Yutao was waiting restlessly in the front hall.
He had already been here once yesterday.
However, he was told that Zhang Bao had something to do and could not see him. He originally wanted to invite the old man out for a drink and talk to him, but the old man ignored him.
Han Yutao was a little worried.
Did Zhang Bao know something, so he deliberately avoided seeing him?
After going back last night, I had no intention of talking to Zi Qing who was looking for sex. I thought about it all night and then decided to give it a try.
When the results came, it was said that Zhang Bao was not awake yet.
This is wrong!
In the past, I heard that Zhang Bao didn't have the habit of getting up late. Could it be that he was deliberately hanging himself up and then transferred troops from other places?
Han Yutao was a little restless.
I'm not sure whether I came to the right place today.
While he was making random guesses, he heard footsteps and looked up to see Zhang Bao walking in wearing a cloak.
"Magistrate Han, what's going on?"
"Come to see me early in the morning?"
Zhang Bao said to Han Yutao with a smile.
"Well... the imperial envoy came to our Pingyang County, but we didn't take good care of him. That day I heard that the old man accompanying him had a waist injury, so he specially gave him some nourishing food."
"I hope the Imperial Envoy will accept it!"
When Han Yutao saw Zhang Bao's appearance, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was overthinking it.
He quickly pointed at the things around him.
"Well, thank you very much."
Zhang Bao was not polite and accepted the order.
Have someone move things in.
"Tonight, I have prepared a small amount of wine and asked the imperial envoy to attend the banquet so that we can show our friendship as landlords."
Han Yutao said to Zhang Bao.
