Wei Li was anxious.
Xu Zhihuai understood him too well.
So serious, why? She had just survived a fatal disaster, and now she was about to run away again. The prince had obviously returned to the capital to take charge of the overall situation, but someone started to dislike her again.
Who else could it be? It must be her.
The eldest princess...
Xu Zhihuai understood instantly.
The eldest princess wanted to get rid of her, and he did so blatantly and mercilessly.
Xu Zhihuai no longer knows what fear is.
She had tasted all the fear.
Xu Zhihuai asked Jinhua to pack her luggage and told her to bring more soft goods.
If you want to travel thousands of miles, you need nothing but transportation.
Finally, we are going to Fengxian Palace.
The gorgeous palace built by my father himself...
Wei Li moved quickly and prepared everything properly.
Xu Zhihuai held his daughter in his arms and peeked out of the corner of his eye at the street scene passing by outside the curtain.
She felt uneasy.
Where mountain roads are difficult to travel and horse-drawn carriages are impractical, the only option is to ride in a soft sedan.
Xu was to protect Xu Zhihuai's safety, so the people responsible for carrying the sedan were all replaced by Huangji Guards.
Huang Jiwei, who was decisive in killing and resolute, actually became her bearer.
This battle is rare.
Under the poisonous sun, every step is dangerous and difficult.
They walked slowly and steadily.
There is no cool wind, no smooth road.
Xu Zhihuai coaxed her sleeping daughter. The child's whining and crying made her restless and sweaty on the tip of her nose.
Fengxian Palace is empty.
The vacant lots were lifeless and unpopular.
Xu Zhihuai couldn't care less about admiring the magnificence here. He just wanted to find a soft bed, put his daughter down, protect her from the bumps, and let her sleep soundly and sweetly.
There were more people taking care of An'er than serving Xu Zhihuai. Xu Zhihuai should have been relieved, but her eyes were still looking at her daughter intently, for fear of missing a moment.
Late at night.
Xu Zhihuai took the initiative to invite Wei Li for tea and thanked him politely.
As she spoke, her whole body was enveloped in soft candlelight, giving her a kindly beauty.
Wei Li looked at her face with complicated eyes: "I can't afford your cup of tea."
Xu Zhihuai chuckled: "Master Hou is always sure of everything he does. It's rare to be so humble."
Wei Li said in a deep tone: "You can stay here for a while, and then make other plans after His Highness makes arrangements."
Xu Zhihuai nodded lightly: "I understand, there are some things that the Marquis cannot be the master of, and His Highness cannot be the master of the matter. In fact, I have thought of some things, and I understand even if the Marquis doesn't say anything."
She never liked pretending to be stupid, and pretending to be stupid in front of the prince was somewhat useful. And Wei Li knew her well, so it would be too difficult to deceive him.
"How much do you understand?"
"The eldest princess can't tolerate me anymore, and His Highness can't let me go, and the Marquis is thinking about what to do with me? After all, if you kill me, you can get credit, and if you let me go, you can get credit."
Wei Li smiled sadly: "You are too smart."
"There's no point in pretending to be confused."
Xu Zhihuai took a sip of tea and said, "He is about to die, but his words are also good."
Wei Li didn't like her hypocritical appearance, and simply said: "You are useless. You can capture the prince's heart, but not the prince's person."
"Blame me, blame me."
Xu Zhihuai chuckled and responded: "Everything is my fault."
This too joking tone made Wei Li angry: "Are you still laughing?"
"If I don't laugh, am I going to cry? Master Hou hates me crying the most. If I cry now, won't it annoy you even more?"
Wei Li gritted his teeth and said patiently, "I can still protect you now."
Seeing that he didn't drink tea, Xu Zhihuai raised his hand to pour all the tea in the cup, and poured him another cup of hot tea.
"I don't want to cause trouble to the Marquis. The Marquis will return to the capital sooner or later. The capital... I can't go back. Your Highness, I might not be able to see you either. I'm not greedy. My daughter is enough for me. As long as With her, every corner of the world is home.”
Wei Li frowned: "You want to run away?"
"Aren't you going to escape and wait for death?"
"Where can you escape to?"
"There's always a place to go, and a thatched cottage doesn't hurt, as long as you can raise your children safely."
Wei Li laughed angrily at her again: "Idiot!"
Xu Zhihuai looked back at him: "If Lord Marquis doesn't kill me, then let me go."
"impossible!"
He stood up and moved forward, murderous.
"You can't escape."
Xu Zhihuai's eyes never retreated: "As long as Mr. Hou helps me, nothing is impossible."
Wei Li raised his eyebrows: "You still want to drag me into the water?"
Xu Zhihuai smiled: "Aren't the Marquis and I on the same boat?"
Wei Li slowly stood up straight and looked at her condescendingly: "No, I still have value."
Xu Zhihuai's eyes moved up: "The eldest princess has known about you and me for a long time. There are no secrets in front of her."
"So what if you know?"
Wei Li asked coldly.
"I'm not innocent, and neither is the Marquis."
"I don't need to be innocent. I work for the imperial court. There are more than a hundred civil servants and generals in the imperial court, but there is only one Wei Li. No one in the imperial court can do what I can do."
Xu Zhihuai understood, and sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Really? In the future, does the Marquis want to be the Xie Ning Dynasty or the Marquis of Fengdu? The Marquis doesn't think that he will always be young and decisive in killing, right?"
Wei Li didn't give her a chance to be presumptuous, and slapped the table hard: "No one is willing to save your life except me now. You'd better be smarter!"
Xu Zhihuai felt even more ridiculous because he was so frightened: "According to the wishes of the Marquis, I should take off my clothes."
"Xu Zhihuai!"
Wei Li warned her: "You are too presumptuous."
Xu Zhihuai deliberately adjusted his clothes: "Sorry, I thought that was what the Marquis meant."
Wei Li glared at her, turned around, and stood at the door but refused to leave.
Xu Zhihuai looked at his angry back with stern eyes: "I asked the Marquis to help me, but the Marquis didn't help me. I asked the Marquis to let me go, but the Marquis didn't let me go either. The Marquis just wants me to die, and this is my life." It belongs to the Marquis in the first place, and he can take it away at any time if he wants. But what about my child? The Marquis will not kill her too."
Wei Li put his hands behind his back and said coldly: "I only kill those who deserve to be killed."
"Then how is the Marquis planning to place her? Let her be an orphan without a father and a mother, and be scolded on the back for the rest of her life. Or should she be sent away... to a deserted village where no one knows her, to work for others? Horses are slaves... If that's the case, Lord Marquis will kill me now, otherwise I will go crazy, crazy."
When Xu Zhihuai said this, his tone completely broke.
She covered her wet face with her hands and swallowed the pain.
As soon as Wei Li turned around, he saw her crying under the lamp, her whole body bathed in soft light, her thin shoulders trembling, like a weak and completely defeated person, mourning.
He frowned, but slowly swallowed the harsh words hanging on his lips.
