The water is full of fragrant osmanthus and the water is clear.
After the emperor fell ill, he temporarily stayed in Qingxi Pavilion to recuperate. Concubine Yue stayed with him every day, serving him soup and water. In the blink of an eye, he lost weight in more than two months.
She was a natural beauty, but now she is haggard and pale.
When Xu Zhihuai looked at her at first glance, he thought she was also sick.
How did the graceful and proud Concubine Yue become like this?
After the sick Concubine Yue saw Xu Zhihuai, her dull eyes suddenly brightened.
"Thank you for your hard work, ma'am."
Zhu Weizhen was the first to speak. When Concubine Yue heard this, her bright eyes darkened again.
She smiled awkwardly and placed her hands uneasily at her side: "Greetings to Your Highness, Princess."
"Father, how are you today?"
Concubine Yue nodded repeatedly, with an even more frightened look on her face.
Xu Zhihuai saw that she was afraid of her, and then lowered her eyes slightly. She glanced at the inner room from the corner of her eye. The layers of gauze were swaying in the wind, and the air was filled with a strong smell of medicine.
Zhu Weizhen turned back and glanced at Xu Zhihuai: "There are many rules inside and it's inconvenient for you to go in. Why not accompany Concubine Yue to relax outside."
Xu Zhihuai hurriedly agreed, and when he saw Concubine Yue's nervous face, she turned slightly pale.
"Mother, let's go for a walk."
Xu Zhihuai helped her out of a guilty conscience. Unexpectedly, Concubine Yue held her hand tightly with her backhand, wishing she could use all her strength.
Xu Zhihuai felt pain secretly, frowned and hummed.
Concubine Yue seemed to be possessed by a demon, holding on to her hand and refusing to let go. Her expression was tense and her pupils were trembling.
When they came to the pavilion and the pool, Concubine Yue spoke harshly and told the maids to stay away.
Xu Zhihuai had never seen her lose her composure before, and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with the empress?"
Concubine Yue carefully looked at the maid in the distance and lowered her voice: "Be careful."
"What are you careful about?"
"Be careful... eldest princess."
After Concubine Yue said this, she was so nervous that she almost couldn't breathe.
"My dear, you have confused me."
Concubine Yue became more and more anxious, and her tense body began to tremble violently: "The eldest princess has drugged the emperor!"
Xu Zhihuai frowned when he heard this and shook his head with difficulty: "Mother, please don't talk nonsense."
"You don't understand anything...you shouldn't have come back."
Concubine Yue's voice was slightly hoarse: "I can't escape anymore. For the sake of my previous friendship, I asked the prince to take good care of Heng'er."
Xu Zhihuai looked embarrassed: "My dear, I just returned to the palace, and there are some things that I can't do just because I want to."
Concubine Yue said with tears in her eyes: "At the very least, you still want the crown prince's heart, and I...I am finished, completely finished."
Xu Zhihuai didn't dare to listen anymore.
The emperor's illness was so sudden that anyone could tell there was something fishy and fishy about it.
Concubine Yue was obviously frightened by Zhu Weizhen's ruthlessness and was in panic all day long.
At the same time, Zhu Weizhen was sitting in front of his father's bed, smiling respectfully: "The sweet-scented osmanthus flowers outside are in bloom, and the fragrance is fragrant. I ordered people to pick the freshest flower buds, and I will give them to my father personally when I turn around." Make tea and eat it.”
The person on the bed showed no reaction, only staring blankly above his head with a pair of empty eyes, like an unconscious living dead.
After a cup of tea, Zhu Weizhen walked out, and a maid immediately leaned into his ear to inform him.
Zhu Weizhen slowly raised his eyes, and when he saw Concubine Yue and Xu Zhihuai talking together, he knew what had happened.
As soon as she came out, Concubine Yue was terrified, like a child who had been caught doing something wrong, with sweat on her forehead and shortness of breath.
Zhu Weizhen said deliberately: "Why do you see me looking like I've seen a ghost?"
"No, no."
Concubine Yue stuttered and spoke hesitantly.
Zhu Weizhen smiled gently: "You have worked hard to serve my father. I will ask the imperial kitchen to send you some more tonic soup later. Your complexion looks worse than it did a few days ago."
Concubine Yue was frightened: "This is my concubine's responsibility. I don't dare to claim credit. Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness."
"Hey, you are an elder, why are you so polite?"
They seem to be interested in chatting, but in fact they have hidden secrets.
On the way back, Zhu Weizhen asked lightly: "Did I scare you today?"
Xu Zhihuai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
"Concubine Yue has always liked you, what did she say just now?"
Xu Zhihuai carefully considered: "The empress was worried about the emperor's condition and felt a little sad for a moment. We didn't say anything. I just comforted the empress."
"You comfort her?" Zhu Weizhen smiled faintly: "The imperial concubine is a smart person. Things that she can't figure out now will definitely be figured out in the future."
"yes."
Zhu Weizhen looked at her downcast face, stretched out his hand to lift her chin and said, "Everyone is afraid of me now, are you afraid too?"
Xu Zhihuai shook his head and said, "Your Highness is kind-hearted and virtuous, I am not afraid."
For some reason, she could see something inexplicably familiar in her tone and demeanor.
So gloomy, cold, and overbearing... Oh my god, her eyes are very similar to Wei Li's.
The thought passed by in a hurry, making her shiver.
Xu Zhihuai later realized that Wei Li also grew up beside Zhu Weizhen, and that all his skills were learned in the palace.
the student surpasses the master.
After returning to the palace, Xu Zhihuai never heard from Wei Li again.
In order to avoid suspicion, she didn't take the initiative to ask. By coincidence, Zhu Xuxing also kept silent about him. Even when he was explaining the errands, he never mentioned the word Qing Yihou.
He seemed to suddenly disappear from her life, disappearing without a trace.
Xu Zhihuai also warned himself over and over again in his heart, no matter how careful he was, even if he appeared suddenly, he would not cause the slightest disturbance.
Wei Li left the palace for many days without any news.
Zhu Xuxing recalled Yue Yichuan and asked him if he had any news?
Yue Yichuan also had a puzzled look on his face: "The humble official thought that His Highness ordered him to go out and do something."
Zhu Xuxing frowned: "There are so many things going on in the capital, how could I let him out. Send someone to look for him quickly. Don't let anything happen."
Yue Yichuan responded yes.
He thought that Wei Li might not have really disappeared, he must be hiding somewhere secretly plotting something.
Yue Yichuan took a trip himself and searched all the places he could go. Sure enough, he found a drunk Wei Li in a tavern in a back alley in the south of the city.
He didn't wear official robes and boots, but wore fine clothes, which was incompatible with the shabby and shabby environment here.
The guests in this tavern are all businessmen, and many people make connections here to do dirty business. Even things on the black market can be traded here.
Yue Yichuan disdained to come to this kind of place. In order not to discredit the court, he changed out of his official uniform and went straight to Wei Li's table. He knocked hard several times and said, "Master is looking for you."
Wei Li raised his eyes with a gloomy expression, and the dim candlelight made his whole face look ghostly.
Seeing that he refused to agree, Yue Yichuan scolded: "What are you doing in such a dirty and despicable place? Why are you so crazy?"
