With a sad voice and a disabled body, can there still be a chance of change?
There is a kind and gentle prince on one side, and a cold-blooded and ruthless Wei Li on the other. How should she choose?
Xu Zhihuai was still lost in thought until the wind blew outside the window and blew out the candlestick on the table, causing her eyes to fall into darkness.
She is not afraid of the dark, but she is afraid of those things hidden in the dark, which are clearly invisible and intangible, but they always haunt her.
"Jinhua, light the lamp!"
Xu Zhihuai blinked hard and spoke softly.
Unfortunately, Jinhua didn't come, and only a wisp of smoke drifted from the candlestick on the table.
"Jinhua! Light the lamp!"
Xu Zhihuai was inexplicably panicked and his voice trembled.
Jinhua is not here, His Highness is not here, the doctor is not here, no one is here...
Xu Zhihuai lowered his head, unwilling to face the darkness.
"Someone...come..."
She had no strength, and her voice became smaller and smaller.
There was a "wow" sound, and the fire ignited, shining brightly.
Someone took a fire fold and lit the candlestick, allowing Xu Zhihuai to see the light again.
The man's figure was extremely tall and long, and his profile was upright, as sharp as a knife.
Xu Zhihuai blinked and saw the person clearly.
Wei Li raised the fire stick and blew it out gently. The firelight illuminated his eyebrows as he came and went in a hurry.
"Master Hou?"
She didn't understand.
Wei Li guarded that side of the light and looked at her faintly: "Your Majesty is getting less and less courageous."
Is she actually afraid of the dark?
Absolutely ridiculous.
Xu Zhihuai asked: "Why are you here, Lord Marquis? Your Highness still..."
Wei Li responded first: "Your Highness will not come tonight."
"Where is he?"
"Second floor wing."
Xu Zhihuai didn't know what method he used to keep Zhu Xuxing on the second floor, but he would not appear suddenly.
Wei Li came to her and saw that her eyes were still timid. He frowned and said, "What are you afraid of?"
Xu Zhihuai lowered his eyes to cover up: "No, I just feel unwell."
Wei Li didn't believe it, so he pulled her chin, raised her face, looked straight into her eyes, and examined her for a moment: "The thing you're worst at is lying."
Xu Zhihuai smiled helplessly: "Master Hou, don't ask, do you want me to admit that I am afraid of the dark?"
Only then did Wei Li let go of his hand. He lifted up his robe and sat across from her, blocking most of the candlelight behind him: "Your Jinhua is making medicine for you. She will be here in a moment."
Xu Zhihuai nodded: "In addition to taking medicine every day, I still take medicine."
"A beauty in illness has a unique charm."
This compliment sounds very ironic.
Xu Zhihuai couldn't laugh or cry: "Your Highness has always treated me very well."
"He will only treat you better in the future. His Highness personally took charge of Marquis Fengdu and asked for Fengxian Palace, just for you."
Xu Zhihuai frowned slightly: "I don't want it, I don't want it."
She almost blurted it out.
Wei Li felt that she was abnormal again and looked closely: "What did you say?"
Xu Zhihuai calmed down and thought: "Master Hou, do you think I don't know? That is an extravagant palace built by Marquis Fengdu in the name of the imperial court. It was originally intended to be dedicated to the emperor as a palace and villa, but it is no match for me."
"You are the prince's sweetheart, why aren't we next to each other?"
"My concubine position has long been gone."
"It's just a false name. It's worth being so discouraged. When the child is born, you will be the emperor's eldest grandson's legitimate mother."
Xu Zhihuai sometimes really couldn't guess whether he was persuading her or trying to push her away: "Master Marquis, since no one else is around, you might as well say something clearly. This child will not be born."
Wei Li raised his eyebrows: "How do you know? Can you predict the future?"
"I know my body well, and... even if he is born, he may not be able to survive. It would be too cruel to watch him grow up little by little and then die little by little."
"Master Marquis, it's better to forget it. It's better to forget it."
Xu Zhihuai couldn't bear it as he talked.
Wei Li looked at the sadness in her eyebrows and said deliberately: "I understand, you don't want him."
"No, it's not that..."
Things are never that simple.
While talking, Jinhua carefully brought the medicine.
Seeing Wei Li sitting there, she couldn't help but slow down.
Wei Li was the first to reach out his hand: "I'll do it."
Jinhua was shocked and surprised, and hurriedly sent the tray to him.
Wei Li's hands didn't seem to be afraid of getting burned, and he was holding the steaming bowl of medicine without any feeling.
He doesn't know how to take care of people, let alone give them medicine.
He scooped up a large spoonful and brought it straight to Xu Zhihuai's mouth. When she opened her mouth, he fed it all in at once.
Xu Zhihuai had a mouth full of bitter medicine, choked and coughed. He coughed and lost strength, and fell forward weakly.
Wei Li had quick eyes and quick hands. He stretched out his long arm and swept her down. Looking at her breathless appearance, he suddenly whispered: "Why are you so useless?"
Xu Zhihuai retorted weakly: "I am only so useless in front of the Marquis."
Wei Li raised his eyebrows and relaxed his hand around her body slightly.
Her body was limp and could not bear any strength.
Wei Li frowned and signaled Jinhua to take the medicine bowl with his eyes. He used his hands to protect Xu Zhihuai and helped her sit upright.
Jinhua took advantage of the situation and went over to give the medicine. Xu Zhihuai barely drank half the bowl, feeling so bitter that he felt like vomiting.
Wei Li was not used to the smell of medicine and felt that no matter what kind of medicine was brewed, it would smell the same. But the medicine Xu Zhihuai took didn't smell so unpleasant.
He watched her taking medicine and gargling her mouth, frowning in discomfort, feeling a hazy, indescribable feeling in his heart, very strange, very strange.
Seeing him looking at him blankly, Xu Zhihuai smiled bitterly and said, "Master Marquis, why do you want me to take medicine?"
Wei Li pondered for a moment, then suddenly agreed: "Yes, what's so good about a half-dead woman?"
Xu Zhihuai was stung by these words and felt slight pain.
"I am indeed a half-dead woman."
She obviously followed what he said, but he was annoyed at first and his breathing became a little heavier.
"Xu Zhihuai!"
He gritted his teeth and called her name.
Xu Zhihuai ran out of energy and couldn't speak anymore. As if resigned to his fate, he collapsed in his arms, and his cheek hit his shoulder bone. It was hard and painful.
His breathing suddenly calmed down, and he didn't move, letting her lean in.
Even if you can't see his face, you can still strongly feel his aggressive aura.
Xu Zhihuai was inexplicably sad and said unwillingly: "Master Hou is angry with me, why do you come here? Master Hou hates me, why do you still come to see me? Are you afraid that if I die, my plan will be ruined? Now that things have happened, there are still What's there to be entangled with? I'm not afraid of death, I'm not afraid of anything."
She thought that if she really died here, it might be the best revenge.
The extremely painful Zhu Xiuxing will anger everyone, including him, Wei Li!
Wei Li listened to her weak murmur, with an unreal undercurrent surging in his eyes: "It seems that things in the world have been arranged in advance, forcing people to move forward, forcing people to go east and west. If I say that I I don’t care about your life or death at all, that must be the truth.”
