Xu Zhihuai followed Zhu Xuxing for a long time and gradually realized some clues.
He is not a risk-taker and wants to win steadily in everything he does.
All the glory of the Xie family was bestowed by the imperial court. The court cannot throw away the dignity that the Xie family does not want, and it is reasonable to have concerns about it.
He has been tolerating Xie Junhao's incompetence, but he is actually giving the Xie family a chance.
Xu Zhihuai felt sorry for his forbearance and couldn't help but said in a cryptic voice: "His Highness has the overall situation in mind. I hope they can understand His Highness's painstaking efforts."
"It's not that they don't understand, it's that they are dismissive."
Zhu Xuxing's heart is like a clear mirror and he is not confused.
Xu Zhihuai pondered slightly: "His Highness's benevolence and kindness were not for them in the first place. His Highness did not want to kill innocent people indiscriminately, so he came to Huaizhou in person. It's just that I feel sad and angry when I see them bullying and neglecting His Highness like this."
Zhu Xuxing put his arms around her waist and stuck to her closely: "You have also been wronged. You took an arrow for me and suffered from the pain."
"It is my great fortune to protect His Highness from disaster. His Highness saved me from loneliness at the beginning, and now I am willing to do anything for His Highness."
Xu Zhihuai showed his sincerity under the dim candlelight, his apricot eyes watery and endearing.
Zhu Xuxing hugged her tightly, cherishing this moment of silence.
In the next few days, Zhu Xuxing went out early and came back late.
Xu Zhihuaian was waiting peacefully in his room, guarding Zhongluo's tent and never going out.
Three meals a day are delivered on time.
However, there are no maids in the post house, only the expressionless Huang Jiwei.
Today's soup was bitter and astringent. Xu Zhihuai frowned in disgust and kept it aside without drinking it.
Unexpectedly, when she woke up at noon, she found that the medicine bowl on the table was still steaming.
I walked over and saw that it had just been heated up.
Xu Zhihuai frowned slightly.
Did someone sneak in?
Secretly...the moment these two words passed through her mind, her body instinctively became alert.
Because there is only one person who can easily appear in front of her, and there is only one person who is always hiding in the dark, observing her every move.
Wei Li...
Xu Zhihuai looked around hurriedly, searching for that terrifying figure. Fortunately, he was not here.
She breathed slowly, picked up the bowl of medicine and put it down again.
How long will it take to drink these bitter medicines?
Who knows what's in this? Maybe it was Wei Li's trick again, holding back his bad intentions to poison her.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhihuai poured the medicine in the bowl directly to vent the long-standing dissatisfaction in his heart.
Unexpectedly, the moment she put down the medicine bowl, a breeze hit her back.
A touch of mint, cool and quiet.
Xu Zhihuai was stunned for a moment and his body became stiff.
Soon, a big hand with distinct joints wrapped its arms around her waist as expected, and moved closer to her.
His deep breath brushed against her ears, and Xu Zhihuai came back to his senses instantly, pretending to be calm and said: "Master Hou..."
"Miss me?"
Wei Li spoke in a low voice and said something that made her tremble.
Xu Zhihuai didn't know whether to nod or shake his head.
The devil misses him?
No, all evil spirits will find him difficult!
She spoke softly and asked cautiously, "Does the Marquis have any instructions?"
Wei Li snorted coldly and let go of her without interest.
Xu Zhihuai breathed calmly and turned to look at him. Unexpectedly, he stepped into the inner room one step ahead of her.
Xu Zhihuai watched him sitting on his bed, his black eyes half-squinted, looking at her from top to bottom, his eyes frivolous and dangerous.
Xu Zhihuai avoided looking: "Master Hou, do you want to have tea?"
Wei Li shook his head
He doesn't want to have tea today, he just wants to eat people.
"come over."
Wei Li gave a calm order, and Xu Zhihuai met his sinister eyes without any hesitation. When he saw his long legs sitting together, he took the opportunity to sit down.
She sat in his arms, soft and waxy, just like the night they first met.
His Highness is not here, and neither is Yue Yichuan. Everyone outside is his... even she is his.
Wei Li smiled, and the movements of his hands became more aggressive. He inserted one hand into her clothes and kneaded her arbitrarily.
Xu Zhihuai didn't believe that he really dared to act misbehaving in the prince's bed, so he just tolerated it.
"Master Marquis, I want to ask you something, which can also be considered as a reward."
Wei Li raised his eyebrows.
"I want Jinhua..."
Xu Zhihuaiji had been interested in Jinhua for a long time and never had a chance to speak. She had done something for him by testing the poison on her own body.
In terms of merit, it’s time for Jinhua to pay her back.
Wei Li smiled and squeezed her soft body harder: "Now you dare to bargain with me."
"No, I am praying to the Marquis, and I also need someone in the palace who I can trust."
Xu Zhihuai's eyes were filled with tears, and she took the initiative to climb onto Wei Li's neck, her soft body swaying slightly, and her voice was sweet.
Wei Li pondered slightly and said, "Has no one ever taught you how to ask for help?"
Xu Zhihuai's pupils trembled, and then he stood up, knelt down respectfully, and knelt down to him: "Please raise your noble hand and reward me with Jinhua."
Wei Li seemed to be very pleased and stretched out his hand towards her: "I can reward you, but I can't reward you in vain."
Xu Zhihuai was in a daze: "Master Hou?"
Wei Li pulled Xu Zhihuai back into his arms, tilted his face slightly, and looked into her tearful eyes.
"Is it worth bending down for a maid?"
Xu Zhihuai nodded with tears in his eyes: "Jinhua has been with me since I was a child. Now that I am revisiting my old place, it is inevitable that I will be touched by the scene. I miss her even more." However, her little girl's thoughts made Wei Li very disdainful: "Don't be stupid, my lord. There are still big things for you to do.”
Xu Zhihuai bowed his head obediently: "Please give me your instructions, Lord Marquis."
"Now, His Highness has stumbled in Huaizhou and wasted too much time."
Wei Li's understatement made Xu Zhihuai nervous: "What the Marquis means is...it's time for the Crown Prince to go back?"
Wei Li was inexplicably irritated when he heard this, his face was gloomy, and he pinched her neck with his backhand: "Don't pretend to be stupid."
Xu Zhihuai took a deep breath and said hurriedly: "Master Marquis...want Your Highness to go to Huainan?"
"oh?"
"Because the key to the Xie family lies in Huainan..."
Only then did Wei Li let go.
Xu Zhihuai suppressed his cough and breathed carefully.
Wei Li rubbed her blushing face, and the smooth and tender touch on her fingertips made his body feel faintly hot: "His Highness likes you so much, maybe you can make him change his mind."
"I'll do my best."
"It's not about trying your best, it's about doing it."
"yes……"
With Huainan in such chaos, he still wants the prince to put himself in danger? What is his intention?
Xu Zhihuai really couldn't understand him more and more.
From Zhu Xuxing's trust in Wei Li, we can see that he is a close confidant. However, Wei Li's method of doing things is to assassinate, poison, and bewitch and be dangerous. He doesn't look like a loyal person either horizontally or vertically.
Xu Zhihuai stared: "Huainan is so chaotic, what will your Highness do if he encounters danger again? After all, this journey has not been very peaceful."
Wei Li smiled coldly: "If you are so worried about the prince, then just keep him on your bed."
He deliberately teased and humiliated him, but Xu Zhihuai blushed but had nothing to say in reply: "It was the Marquis who asked me to stay with His Highness to please him. The reason why I am always worried about His Highness is because of the Marquis' orders."
She was so obedient, why didn't she agree with him?
