Sudden darkness heralds danger.
Only one person can make her fall into endless darkness and take away all her light.
Xu Zhihuai's breath was suffocated, and his eyes hurriedly swept around. Every corner was an abyss with no bottom, as if Wei Li would rush out in the next second and grab her neck in an instant.
However, she seemed distracted.
Jinhua lit the candlestick again, and the light returned to the room.
Xu Zhihuai sat waiting for dawn with a hung heart.
Jinhua was afraid of returning, so she couldn't help but doze off. Her lowered head was dangling, and she was soundly asleep.
Xu Zhihuai looked out the window at the dark blue sky, his cheek still aching.
An hour was so long. She held her head with one hand, rubbed her eyebrows, and felt a slight pain to stay awake.
The cool wind brings the scent of grass and trees, which is moist.
Xu Zhihuai took a deep breath and suddenly smelled the slightest refreshing smell.
She subconsciously opened her eyes, and in the blur, a black shadow suddenly flashed out, frightening her.
The black shadow was one step away from her, with its wide sleeves flying straight towards her face.
Xu Zhihuai evaded hastily, but he was tightly controlled by him.
That ruthless and cold hand strangled her neck mercilessly, with a hint of warning.
Xu Zhihuai saw his face clearly, and Wei Li lowered his eyes slightly. He was no longer masked, and his dark pupils and dim shadows completely merged into one.
Wei Li held her neck with one hand: "Xu Zhihuai, you are really capable of causing trouble."
His tone was very calm, and Xu Zhihuai whispered: "Master Hou misunderstood, today's matter has nothing to do with me, it is His Highness the Crown Prince... He wants to win a breath too much, he hates the Turks deeply, and is not happy! This thought , I can’t control it alone.”
When Wei Li heard this, he still had no intention of letting go: "I said, don't let the prince have the idea of going to Fengdu. If you can't do it, you will fail, and the loser will die!"
Naturally, Xu Zhihuai would not admit that he mentioned Fengdu just to stab him in the back. There was no use in defending him.
"The most important thing now is the prince. Can the prince be saved by killing me?"
"Why not? You are the prince's favorite concubine."
Wei Li's sarcastic remarks contained some ominous foreshadowing.
Xu Zhihuai asked: "What do you mean, Mr. Hou?"
Wei Li refused to let go of his hand: "The prince is pure and gentle, and the most soft-hearted. He is easily bewitched by others. It is the same today. It was because someone said something that he shouldn't have said in front of him that he caused this incident. Storm."
"Master Hou wants me to admit my mistake?"
"Who else could it be besides you? Xu Zhihuai, with your ability, you can certainly bear the words "beauties bring disaster."
Is he going to completely fall out with her?
Xu Zhihuai was unable to fight back, so he could only bow his head: "Please don't give up on me, Lord Marquis. The Crown Prince also needs me."
Wei Li sneered: "I have given you too many opportunities. Do you think that as long as you take off your clothes, I will give you a way to survive?"
Xu Zhihuai's eyes sparkled: "I can get more for the Marquis, and I can still be used by the Marquis!"
"Master Hou... As long as Master Hou says a word, I can do anything. Please don't be so cruel."
She begged softly and burst into tears instantly.
Wei Li dismissed her tears and said coldly: "If you are willing to admit the crime of provoking Prince Charming, I will give you a way to survive."
"Master Marquis...if I admit it, the Emperor and the Queen will not let me live."
"Xu Zhihuai, you have no choice."
Wei Li was merciless and hit the nail on the head: "Either die now or plead guilty. The prince must come out safe and sound before noon. If you want to bear this crime, you must keep the prince from any involvement!"
Xu Zhihuai was angry and anxious, and his thin body was shaking: "Even if I admit it, who will really believe it?"
"No one needs to believe it. As long as you are willing to plead guilty, everything will be explained, there will be evidence, and there will be steps. As long as someone becomes the target of public criticism, the prince is innocent."
Xu Zhihuai felt like a lump in his throat.
When a man makes a mistake, he only needs to pour dirty water on a woman, and it can be wiped out cleanly by just saying "beauties are troubles".
"Master Hou, you are forcing me."
Xu Zhihuai was secretly furious.
Wei Li suddenly lowered his head and leaned against her ear.
"I am keeping you here just for today."
Make the most of everything!
This is how a perfect plaything should end.
Xu Zhihuai knew that he could not escape.
The prince was under house arrest, which was when she was most isolated and helpless.
"What does the Marquis want me to do..."
"At daybreak, go to the Queen and admit your mistake. No matter how she punishes you, you must endure it silently. When the prince is fine, he will protect you."
Xu Zhihuai raised his face and asked him to see his injuries: "The Queen has ordered me to be beaten to death with sticks tonight. I'm afraid I won't survive until that time."
"If you can hold on for an hour, you won't die."
As Wei Li said these words, he let go of his cold hand.
There was a sudden eerie silence in the room.
Xu Zhihuai instantly fell into an isolated and helpless situation. Once again, she was pushed into an invisible abyss.
She was like an unconscious person, moving slowly and solemnly.
When Xu Zhihuai knelt in front of the palace and confessed sadly according to Wei Li's instructions, the first ray of morning light shone on her face.
Other people's nights have passed, but hers will never pass.
The queen was so furious that she immediately ordered Xu Zhihuai to be imprisoned with forty palms and forty sticks...
With her body and bones, she couldn't survive it.
Xu Zhihuai was punished quietly. Blood started to bleed from the corner of his mouth after three or five strokes. He became dizzy and almost fainted less than halfway through.
The severe pain made her body gradually numb and her consciousness gradually blurred.
The blood in front of his eyes slowly solidified into black, blocking all light.
In the darkness, a familiar voice sounded in her ears: "Huai'er..."
"Huai'er, my father's good boy."
Xu Zhihuai tried his best to hold up his eyelids, but couldn't see anything.
Only that voice kept calling her.
"Huai'er, Huai'er, don't sleep..."
"Don't sleep, you are my father's good boy."
The bloody punishment was enough to calm the anger of the emperor and the empress, and the unhappiness of last night was wiped away. After all, we are still a family behind closed doors.
Zhu Xuxing also had injuries on his face. When he learned that Xu Zhihuai had been punished, he immediately rushed to save him, but was stopped by Wei Li: "Your Highness, Concubine Huai has good intentions. Please stop being impulsive."
Zhu Xuxing's eyes turned red with anger, and he grabbed his collar and asked, "Wei Li, are you really blind! How can I let Huai'er suffer for me!"
Wei Li looked directly into his eyes: "Your Highness, you are the prince, you are the future prince, no one can punish you. Every time your highness makes a mistake, it is the time for my ministers to be loyal. The flesh and blood of my ministers is your highness's shield. Minister The life you wait for is the stepping stone for His Highness to ascend to the throne."
