Xu Zhihuai saved her life. She fell asleep quietly and no one could wake her up.
Slender and pale, like broken fine porcelain, it is beautiful, but it can no longer be repaired. The child she gave birth to was even weaker than her and could not even hear a cry.
Zhu Xuxing stayed by her bedside, unable to bear to look at their child again. He only held Xu Zhihuai's hand and begged for a thousand times: "Huai'er, can you wake up?"
"Look at our daughter...she is so small, so small."
For ten days in a row, Fengdu City seemed to be a silent dead city, and Zhu Xiuxing began to feel a little discouraged. Xu Zhihuai never woke up.
The boundless sadness aroused his anger, and the only person he could express his anger to was the Marquis of Fengdu. He also ordered that the remnants of the remaining gangsters in the city be cleared away, and Wei Li was asked to arrest people openly and interrogate and deal with them as he pleased.
Wei Li went around arresting people and interrogating people at the magistrate's office all day long to extract confessions. He had no time to think about anything else. When he learned that Xu Zhihuai had given birth to a girl who was unconscious, the tight veins on his forehead bulged out.
A daughter... This thought flashed through him in a hurry, catching him off guard.
However, he soon received news that the child was dying and might not live long.
A weak and dying daughter.
Wei Li had a sullen face and didn't speak all day.
When he doesn't talk, he just kills.
Only when the blood covered the ground and dyed everything in front of him red did he feel his heart become cold.
During the rainy season, the sky is always gloomy and there is no sunshine all day long.
The air that is too humid penetrates every corner, making everything moist.
Wei Li didn't have to do it himself, but he was still in the dungeon and interrogated for a whole day, as if he was venting.
After the city was closed for half a month, food shortages began to occur in the city.
There is always a long queue at the entrance of Liangpu Rice Shop, and everyone is afraid of running out of food. However, within a few days, Liangpu Rice Shop closed its doors one after another, and even Youyanjiangvinegar sat on the floor. The price rise has made people panic and anxious.
When Fengdu Hou left, he deployed a lot of informants and manpower. One of Wei Li's tasks was to track down these hidden clues and find out the mess that Fengdu Hou had not had time to deal with.
He was busy with these trivial matters every day, hoping to temporarily forget about Xu Zhihuai's life and death.
However, his followers will still report every news about her on time.
Xu Zhihuai has been in a coma for a month, and no one knows when she will wake up.
Zhu Xingxing guarded her day and night, and it was said that she lost a lot of weight.
"Master Marquis, my subordinates can take care of the matter here. Do you want to go and give a message to the Crown Prince? The atmosphere in the city is not good. It is expected that chaos will soon arise. His Highness will inevitably be upset if he continues to stay here."
Wei Li gave him a cold look: "Your Highness will not leave."
Unless, Xu Zhihuai is safe and sound, as good as ever.
Wei Li hesitated for a moment, but was still ready to meet the prince in person.
Under the thin curtains, everything seems to be shrouded in sadness, and the bitter smell of medicine mixes with the moist air and lingers on the tip of the nose.
Wei Li frowned subconsciously.
When Zhu Xuxing heard that he was coming, he put down the mahogany comb in his hand and walked out slowly.
He had indeed lost a lot of weight, and his cheeks were a bit sunken.
"Your Highness, please take care of yourself."
Wei Li spoke in a low voice and couldn't help but glance towards the inner room behind the curtain. A thin figure could be vaguely seen lying on the bed, motionless.
Zhu Xuxing took a moment to look at his complexion, sat down slowly and said, "You have worked hard these past few days. I don't even care about the things outside."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and motioned for Wei Li to sit down as well. He glanced at his cuffs from the corner of his eye and saw a long, thin hair.
Just now, he was combing Xu Zhihuai's hair, so he accidentally got one on it.
Zhu Xuxing's eyes dimmed, and he couldn't help but look back at Xu Zhihuai inside, his eyes full of sadness.
Wei Li noticed it keenly, looked at his cuffs, and also discovered the long hair.
Her hair...
Wei Li also changed his expression and looked away as if to avoid it.
"Everything is what I should do, for His Highness and for the sake of Concubine Huai."
It was rare for him to take the initiative to mention Xu Zhihuai like this, and he also deliberately called her empress.
Zhu Xuxing sat up straight again and took a deep breath, trying to find some strength for himself.
"Huai'er lost too much blood and her vitality was severely damaged. It was me who caused her harm."
Wei Li lowered his eyes in silence.
Zhu Xuxing quickly regained his senses and asked him some more about the situation in the city. His meaning was very clear, don't make it difficult for the people in the city, only arrest those who deserve to be arrested, and remember to kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Wei Li was honest and said directly: "I understand what Your Highness means, but unfortunately sometimes, I have to kill them all."
Zhu Xuxing glanced at him: "Is there any movement on the mountain?"
"Back to Your Highness, the man named Mu is still arrogant and determined to make a desperate move. He has already begun to prepare for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven."
A sneer escaped from the corner of Zhu Xuxing's mouth, and his thin face was covered with a light haze.
Wei Li continued: "Since he wants to ascend to heaven, Your Highness should let him get his wish."
Zhu Xuxing knew what this meant and asked, "How sure are you?"
"Qi Cheng, if I do it myself...after all, I still have some personal grudges with him."
He almost blinded him, an eye for an eye, so he should gouge out a pair of his eyes with his own hands as a gift in return.
Zhu Xiuxing was plagued by sadness and fatigue, and the kindness in his heart was reduced by half: "You can do it if you want to."
Wei Li immediately stood up and returned the greeting: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Xuxing looked at him faintly: "We need to settle the matter here as soon as possible, and I want to take Huai'er back to Beijing as soon as possible."
Wei Li straightened his back and looked inside again.
While they were talking, Jinhua came in with a small baby in her arms, and was startled when she saw Wei Li was there too.
She subconsciously protected the little princess in her arms and retreated silently.
Wei Li looked at the baby in her arms, and his eyes seemed to be stabbed deeply.
He blinked, trying to stay calm.
When Zhu Xuxing saw his daughter, there was a smile on his face again.
He hugged the swaddle with ease and took his beloved baby steadily, with tender eyes. Then he looked at Wei Li with a smile, and said with pride and satisfaction, "This is my daughter."
Wei Li's face was stiff, and his body and limbs were also stiff.
His legs were as if they were filled with lead and made of iron. They were too heavy to move forward. His eyes moved slowly, not daring to look past him.
Jinhua bit her lip tightly, carefully watching his every move.
I thought that if he dared to act recklessly, I would dare to fight him to the death.
Seeing Wei Li's stunned look, Zhu Xuxing couldn't help but smile: "What's wrong? The dignified Marquis Qingyi is actually afraid of a child?"
Wei Li's Adam's apple rolled, and he hurriedly tried to cover it up subconsciously: "Chen, I have too much murderous aura in my body, how dare I see the little princess' true appearance so easily."
