It's very late at night.
Zhao Pei knelt on the cold floor, her whole body trembling. She had been kneeling for four hours. According to past experience, such a mistake would take at least ten more hours. Moreover, if Daddy was really angry this time, it might take even longer.
A cold wind blew through the lobby, bringing a shiver.
Zhao Pei looked up at the dreary rainy night and cursed inwardly. Her lower limbs had lost all feeling, her stomach was empty, and her lips were dry. She wanted to drink water, eat something, and lie down to have a good sleep, but none of them could be fulfilled.
No one helped her. No one dared to help her.
I feel helpless, but can only sigh that it is my own fault.
All the reasons, all the causes. All because of a beautiful and ridiculous dream. Now can he understand his regret but not wanting to regret? Can he understand his sadness? Did he look at the continuous rain, his thoughts drifting away, and suddenly think of the silly girl.
A wry smile spread across his lips, he realized he was daydreaming again.
Suddenly, everything went dark, and a figure appeared in front of her. Zhao Pei looked up blankly, slightly stunned. She opened her mouth to call out her name, but was stopped by the figure.
The man looked around to make sure there was no one around, then knelt down in front of her.
Zhao Pei couldn't help herself after all, and lowered her voice and said, "A Ling, why are you..."
Ah Ling grinned at her, then moved closer and took out a small package from her arms, slowly unfolding it under Zhao Pei's puzzled gaze. Zhao Pei's eyes immediately sparkled with infinite brilliance.
Steaming hot buns.
The fragrance instantly swept away all her worries and concerns, and she just wanted to swallow it immediately. Now, even if she was offered a mountain of jewels in exchange for these buns, she would not agree.
She stuffed the food into her mouth as soon as she grabbed it, devouring it like a lady, although she never looked like that except in public. She was so hungry that she had no feeling in her stomach, but now that there was something in it, all her senses suddenly woke up, and she became hungrier and hungrier, with a cramp in her stomach.
She swallowed too hastily and choked on the last bite. Her throat tightened and she could neither swallow nor spit out. She could not speak and could only beat her chest, feeling very uncomfortable.
A Ling was watching her with amusement, but suddenly she saw her eyes full of tears and her face flushed. She realized something was wrong and hurried out to find water.
Zhao Pei still knelt in the same place, beating her chest hard to try to vomit it out, and it took her a long time to swallow it down by holding her neck. She raised her misty tearful eyes to look at the rainy night, the raindrops hitting the eaves, making a fine and dense sound, as if mocking her.
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"I understand." Li Shiji, the most experienced doctor in the medical bureau, whispered to Xiao Yi. As soon as he finished speaking, someone announced at the door: "The emperor has arrived! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince have arrived!"
Upon hearing the voice, several people in the room hurriedly saluted. Xiao Yi stood up and just as he leaned down, the emperor held his arm and said, "Seventh Brother, forget it, forget it."
Xiao Yi's eyes were covered with white gauze, and everything in front of him was still dark. When he heard that familiar voice, he suddenly felt a mixture of emotions, bitterness, guilt, and a strange feeling of shame, especially he didn't want his brothers to see him in such an embarrassing state.
He could probably guess the expressions on everyone's faces, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "I am useless and have caused you, father, to worry."
The emperor's calloused hands tightly grasped his hands, and he could clearly feel the emperor's trembling. "Seventh Brother..." With a complicated sigh, he finally stopped talking.
The emperor looked Xiao Yi up and down. The boy was still calm, as if it didn't matter. His words were calm and even. But in his heart...
How could it be so sudden? So serious? The emperor was caught off guard. He knew that the eye was the foundation of all the ambitions and aspirations of the old man. If he lost the eye, it meant that he had lost the old man.
"What is going on?" The emperor turned around and shouted, glaring at Li Shiji.
Li Shiji's shoulders trembled slightly, and he stammered, "Your Majesty... His Highness the Seventh Prince suddenly contracted a serious disease, had a high fever for no reason, and eventually led to... blindness."
"Why did it suddenly catch fire?" Xiao Tong frowned, looking at his seventh brother who was sitting quietly on the couch, his heart full of confusion.
"Your Highness, I am not quite sure... Maybe it is because I am overly worried, or maybe it is because I am overworked..."
"Forget it, stop using these useless words. Tell me, how can this be cured?"
"Your Majesty, this... is hard to say. But the right eye injury... is not as serious as the left eye, and there is a 60% to 70% chance of recovery, but the left eye of the Seventh Prince..." Every word was like thunder, exploding in everyone's mind, but it gave everyone different thoughts. They all looked at each other and continued to think and compete.
"If the seventh brother's eyes cannot be cured, I will take your life! I will not allow the seventh brother to make any mistakes. Do you hear me?" The emperor raised his voice in several tones and shouted at Li Shiji.
Li Shiji was already sweating profusely. He secretly wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve and said timidly: "I will do my best..."
The emperor snorted coldly and waved his hand to send him away.
There was silence for a moment.
Xiao Yi didn't like this kind of silence, so he opened his mouth to persuade: "Father, I am already like this, so please don't embarrass others."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why is it so?" The emperor glared at him, but when he thought that he couldn't see, he couldn't help but feel sad, and his voice softened: "Don't think too much, your father and your brothers will accompany you. Just take a good rest for a few days."
Xiao Yi shook his head: "The situation has been turbulent recently, how can I dare to rest?"
"You are not the same person as before. Some things... just let your brothers share the burden. You just need to take good care of yourself, and you will have your own affairs in the future."
After the emperor said this, Xiao Yi said nothing more. He just nodded slightly and closed his mouth.
Xiao Tong forced a smile and said, "Seventh brother, don't worry. Everything will be fine. Besides, you will be getting married in a few months."
Before he finished speaking, he felt the gaze of someone beside him filled with resentment. Xiao Tong seemed unaware and just looked at him with a smile.
The emperor snorted coldly, as if thinking of something annoying, and said unhappily: "It's all because of that girl from the Xu family. She was so bold as to disobey the order and leave home? She caused so many troubles. I really don't like her. It's better to end this marriage and find you a gentle and virtuous one."
Xiao Yi smiled for no apparent reason. This was the first time the emperor had seen him smile today. "Father, your words are golden. How can you change them? Besides, I have gone through so much trouble and paid such a high price. I want to get what I want. I don't want it to be in vain."
"Let me ask you, what is it about that girl that you like?" The emperor was surprised to see him persist. When he heard such a memorial, his beard fell down in anger. But the seventh brother immediately put aside what he said about the "turbulent times" and asked for permission to go after her in person. He looked worried and anxious. The current situation of the seventh brother must be related to the girl. But the seventh brother never said anything. The person who can make the indifferent seventh brother pay so much attention to her must be extraordinary. But the emperor just couldn't figure it out. If this girl was just about beauty and talent, it would definitely not be enough for him to care. But the other things... ... what made him like her, such as cheating, threats and throwing tantrums
Xiao Yi raised his head and looked in other directions, and happened to meet Xiao Lun's burning gaze. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "She... is not an ordinary woman." I want to bet with her. This is a bet that I don't know when it came up, but I am eager to try it. Let's go and see who will win or lose.
She is not an ordinary woman, not an ordinary woman...
Xiao Lun's mind was circling with Xiao Yi's half-smiled words. Perhaps, their original intentions were the same, to attract attention for her unpretentiousness and extraordinary demeanor, to be impressed by her talent and intelligence, and to be fascinated by her cuteness, kindness, simplicity and innocence. Just like the warmest sunshine in spring, the most beautiful red lotus in summer, the most flawless white jade and the clearest stream... ... All the best, could not describe her in his heart.
They clearly met together, so why did this opportunity fall on Xiao Yi instead of himself? Is it really just because he is the general of six armies and he is just an idle dude
I felt more and more unwilling. I had endured that unwillingness for countless years, but now I could no longer endure it.
At this moment, Xiao Lun didn't want to be bound by anything anymore.
Before the emperor and the seventh brother finished their conversation, he had already left respectfully despite Xiao Tong's repeated attempts to dissuade him. Xiao Tong looked at his receding figure, still like that rainy night, and could only sigh helplessly. I really don't know what kind of trouble this Liu Zhen will cause.
Later he really regretted not rushing up to stop him. (To be continued)