The sky cleared up after the rain.
Zhao Pei originally planned to memorize "Shang Shu" and "Han Shu" to kill time, but in the end she did not kneel in the hall for more than ten hours, because before noon, someone suddenly summoned her and said that Prince Shaoling had arrived and asked to see Zhao Pei.
Zhao Pei's eyes were filled with tears. It was the first time she felt so grateful to Xiao Lun, and it was also the first time she wanted to see him so much.
Ruhua supported her and tremblingly walked to the door of the Pearl and Jade Pavilion. From a distance, she could see the pale grey figure standing in the hall. Xiao Lun was thinking about something with his eyebrows slightly furrowed. He was not as high-spirited as before, but rather had a layer of sadness.
Zhao Pei's steps slowed down, and she finally stopped at the threshold. She just looked at him silently, feeling a little timid, not knowing how to face him. After all, something happened before this. She had thought that she would just leave, but now she was back, and things had even become worse. She didn't know if she could just pretend that nothing had happened.
As if sensing her gaze, Xiao Lun turned his head and met her hesitation. The faint sadness and grief disappeared the moment he met her, and he smiled: "Pepe."
Zhao Pei also forced a smile and glanced at Ruhua beside her. Ruhua understood and left respectfully.
She didn't move, just held on to the door sill. Because of the bumps and kneeling for a whole night, Zhao Pei's face was pale and she looked so weak. But she was still smiling, and this forced smile was uglier than crying in his eyes. A corner of his heart was touched and felt a dull pain.
But he didn't know that he was also forcing a smile, and in her eyes, he was not handsome. The two of them stared at each other in silence for a long time, and he seemed unable to bear such silence.
He took a few steps forward and held her arm as he walked in: "Were you punished to kneel? Did you kneel for a long time?"
"Yeah." Zhao Pei nodded, and broke free from his hand without any expression, saying in a coquettish tone, "I'm starving."
Xiao Lun smiled, and after she sat down, he pushed the fruit plate on the table in front of her. Zhao Pei said nothing, and ate silently, taking each bite one by one, afraid of choking again.
The sunlight, with a fresh breath, shone through the window lattice onto the figure with her head bowed and her body leaning sideways, outlining a hazy outline. She sat there quietly, her eyes moving, her cheeks slightly red, just like a budding red lotus in early summer. Xiao Lun's heart was slightly moved, but he just looked at her almost greedily. Hmm... She seemed to have darkened a little.
"Why are you back?" Xiao Lun looked at him for a moment and asked.
Zhao Pei said nothing, just nibbled the white pastry silently, which was a little dry.
"Is it because of Seventh Brother's eyes?" Xiao Lun continued to speak out his guess. Zhao Pei suddenly raised her head and looked at him a little panicked, as if she wanted to say something, her lips slightly opened, but no words came out.
With certainty in his heart, Xiao Lun turned his gaze away and looked at the Red Lotus painting on the wall, saying quietly, "Seventh brother's illness is strange. There was no sign at all, and he went blind for no reason. Pepe, you just can't bear to see others get hurt, and you still can't bear to leave."
Zhao Pei's heartstrings relaxed, but her chest was still swollen and painful. Xiao Yi told him, was she sick? He didn't say... Was it because of her...? Although he didn't know what Xiao Yi was thinking, he was protecting her after all. Zhao Pei's nose was sore, she was touched, hurt, and more regretful and self-blaming.
"You are so soft-hearted, but you have to pay with your whole life. Have you thought about it?" Xiao Lun naturally had no idea what she was thinking at the moment and continued talking to himself.
Zhao Pei was actually a little annoyed when she heard him say that. She couldn't help but sound angry, but she didn't know who she was angry with.
"I've thought about it. Actually, Brother Seven is not bad. I don't think this life is a price to pay. Maybe this is my destiny. I accept it."
Xiao Lun was stunned. He had never expected her to say that. All the words in his mind seemed useless now. He did not react for a moment and just stared at her blankly: "Pepe... you..."
Once the words were out, Zhao Pei didn't want to look back: "Actually, marrying Seventh Brother isn't a bad idea. I accept it."
I admit it. I admit it.
Xiao Lun suspected that he was hallucinating, and stood up suddenly, even nearly knocking over the teacup on the table. He just stared at her: "Pepei, have you thought it through? This is not the time to be angry. You won't be happy if you marry him. In your heart... you don't love him at all. Are you still the Xu Zhaopei I know, who is so submissive?"
Xiao Lun's words made her feel angry. She stood up with him and said to him, "Sixth brother, what do you mean? How do you know I won't be happy? Seventh brother is your brother after all? What's more, he is blind now and is in a vulnerable period. Why are you trying to persuade me not to marry him?! I don't love him, but that doesn't mean anything. It doesn't mean I can't be with him. I accept it. That's my fate. I've been running away and it's still like this. I won't play anymore! If you think I'm not the Pepe you know..." She said all this in one breath, her mouth was dry. Seeing Xiao Lun's increasingly gloomy face, she calmed down and continued, "I have always been like this. It's your fault for seeing me wrongly."
Xiao Lun couldn't control his emotions. Seeing that she didn't appreciate his kindness and instead argued back, he got even more angry: "I was just being kind and thinking about you!"
"I don't need your kindness!" Zhao Pei stared back at him. It sounds nice to say, "For my sake, for my sake?" In the end, isn't it your own selfishness? Why do you need me to make it clear? She couldn't help but sarcastically say, "You, the King of Shaoling, are so high up. I am really flattered. You said you have a good job as the governor of Yangzhou, why don't you stay in your fiefdom, and always worry about other people's family affairs here? This position of governor is not for you to trample on like this."
Xiao Lun's chest was heaving. He was upset today. Whether it was Xiao Yi or Zhao Pei, he seemed to not recognize these two people.
Xiao Lun was so angry that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence. He pointed at her and backed away repeatedly. When he stepped out of the threshold, he said, "Just think of it as I misjudged you. Thank you for your teachings. I know what to do as the governor." With that, he strode away angrily.
Zhao Pei felt a pain in her knees, so she had to sit back down. Looking at the door that was already empty, she felt a little uneasy. She knew that she had said something too harsh. She had wanted to provoke him, but she was too excited and didn't know how to handle the situation. She actually said something so disrespectful. =…
After all, she still relied on the fact that he liked her.
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The next day, I felt dizzy.
Li Shiji was in the clinic, preparing medicine himself and urging his assistant to grind the pills. He was so busy that he didn't notice someone coming in. When he heard a different sound and saw who was coming, it was too late.
Xiao Gang, dressed in court robes, stood in front of him, staring at the prescription spread out on the table, as if he was thinking about something, and frowned slightly.
Li Shiji panicked, and while smiling and praying, he calmly picked up the prescription and held it in his hand. "Third Prince, the medicinal smell here is very strong, please don't pollute you."
"Is this the Seventh Prince's prescription?" Xiao Gang just asked.
"Yes." Li Shiji knew that he couldn't lie at this moment, so he said it with a stiff upper lip, thinking that although everyone said that the Third Prince was knowledgeable in medicine, it was impossible for him to be proficient in it. He still held on to some luck.
Sure enough, Xiao Gang said nothing, but just nodded and walked around.
Xiao Gang turned from the counter and walked around the clinic, feeling full of doubts.
Since Xiao Yi refused to let him look at his eyes and Li Shiji's words were full of loopholes, he came here today just to look at the prescription and find the cure for arthritis. But he clearly saw that in addition to Cassia Seed and Kochia Seed, there was also Tung Oil and Yellow Red in the prescription. Why is there such a thing? These are obviously not medicinal materials that can cure. But he would not believe that this was a mistake made by Li Shiji. Judging from his performance just now, there must be something hidden here.
Burn the water-condensing stone and grind it into powder. Apply it to the wound. Mix the scented oil and apply it to the wound. He silently recited in his heart, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to him... ...
This is... Burns.
Such a speculation made him deny it instantly, but he was still a little hesitant, carefully recalling every clue in recent days.
"Third Prince! I finally found you! Third Prince! Something happened!" While he was deep in thought, a child in green clothes stumbled in. Xiao Gang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "What happened to the Third Prince?"
"It's the Sixth Prince... Something has happened to the Sixth Prince. Please... follow me to the main hall."
Seeing his trembling appearance, Xiao Gang's heart sank and he thought to himself that it was not good. Without thinking any more, he hurriedly flicked his sleeves and walked quickly towards the front hall. (To be continued)