Le Zhi bit his lip lightly, his heart seemed to be pinched.
"...You are eavesdropping!" she said with a frown.
Obviously when she asked him if he wanted to come with him, he leisurely refused. Who would have guessed that he would secretly follow him.
Huo Du didn't care, and even hummed confidently, and continued to ask, "So what?"
"I like it!" Le Zhi stood up abruptly, stomped his feet, and returned to him angrily as he walked: "I like it so much!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she just happened to walk in front of him. The light in the dark passage was dim, Huo Du looked at her cheeks, a little incredulous, he could only see that her lips were pursed tightly.
As if questioning him silently—
Satisfied, satisfied, satisfied
satisfy
how can that be possible
That night she leaned against him and spoke ironically in his ear, and he could hear every word clearly. But he is getting more and more greedy, how can it be enough to just listen to the irony
Even in such a dim environment, even speaking in an annoyed tone is good. He was very patient with her. He believed that one day, under the bright lights, she would say these words to him with a smile.
"Okay." Huo Du's smile grew stronger, but his tone was reluctant, "Go back."
Le Zhi didn't speak, just walked silently behind him, put his hands on the white jade wheelchair, and pushed him back quietly.
The dark passage was long and quiet, with only the sound of the roller hitting the ground and the light breathing of the two of them. Le Zhi's mind was getting heavier, and her mind was chaotic. She looked at the secret passage, as if she could not go to the end.
Suddenly, the back of his hand warmed. She lowered her eyes and saw that Huo Du put his palm on her hand, and his long fingers slowly passed through her fingers and shook hands with her. His palm is not as cold as it used to be, it should be because of the purple stone he holds every day...
The warmth she gave him, circled around, and returned to her hands.
It was late at night when he walked out of the dark passage.
Le Zhi yawned unconsciously, the sleepy look on his face. But when she was about to walk to the bedroom, she saw a familiar figure in the distance, which instantly made her sleepiness disappear without a trace.
"Sister?" she called uncertainly.
Le Jin was wearing a soft white jacket and a light blue cloak. There was a light smile on her face, her eyes were clear, and when she heard Lezhi's soft call, she smiled and nodded, "Zhizhi is back?"
Clear and gentle voice, no more confusion and confusion. Only then did Le Zhi really believe that her sister was completely healed. Her heart tightened, she subconsciously pulled her hand back from Huo Du's palm, her movements panicked...
The tenderness in his palm disappeared, and Huo Du frowned in dissatisfaction, his face gloomy. The subordinates moved slightly, the direction of the wheelchair deflected, and walked towards the study.
Le Zhi's heart sank suddenly, she looked at his distant back uneasily, her nose was a little sour. But she suppressed all these emotions, and immediately turned around and ran towards Le Jin. She hugged Le Jin's arm tightly and choked out, "Sister, let's talk in the room."
Le Jin touched Yaomei's head and entered the room with her.
The stove in the bedroom was burning vigorously, accompanied by a strong smell of medicine.
- When she was seriously ill a few days ago, she took a lot of decoctions. Although the house was ventilated after her illness, the smell of the medicine dissipated very slowly.
"you are sick?"
Smelling the medicinal smell, coupled with Le Zhi's tired look, Le Jin can tell at a glance.
"It's just an ordinary cold, and it's all better now." Le Zhi lied casually, pulled Le Jin to sit down, and asked cautiously, "Sister, do you remember?"
Looking at Le Zhi's worried appearance, Le Jin couldn't help but laugh. It was because she was not strong enough that she closed herself in her own world and made her relatives worry for nothing.
She can't imagine how difficult her sister's life has been during this period of time... The most playful little princess in Dali, who has been carefree since she was a child and behaves freely, now she is in this enemy country In the middle, it is difficult to move forward. He even tried his best to protect his relatives and find them.
She raised her arms, hugged her sister, hummed softly, and said in a distressed tone, "I'm worried about Zhizhi."
Le Zhi shook her head vigorously, hugged her sister tightly with red eyes, tears welling up in her eyes as if the thread was broken, and she could finally cry.
After she finished crying, the two chatted for a while. Finally, the topic inevitably comes to a person.
"Zhizhi, that Prince of Qi..."
"Sister, I..." Le Zhi's voice trembled, and her face instantly turned pale. She wanted to tell her sister that she had no choice but to choose to rely on Huo Du in order to take revenge. To this day, the desire for revenge has not been shaken in the slightest.
It's just, to Huo Du... She couldn't lie to her sister against her will, and said that she could only take advantage of him.
She can deceive herself and lie to anyone. But for her family, she couldn't do it. She has lost too many relatives, and she can't even say a word of deception to her sister.
Seeing Lezhi's expression is full of pain, plus what Fu Xian told her after she woke up, and the subtle expression between Zhizhi and the Prince of Qi just now.
Her silly sister, no matter how fast Rao Shi's hand was drawn, she could see it clearly, when they came far away.
In the past, even if he grew up with Huo Xu, even if his father gave him a marriage, facing Huo Xu, Zhizhi was still a little alienated. She thought that Zhizhi was just remembering the difference between men and women, and was unwilling to go beyond the rules. Now that I think about it, it's just because I don't like it, because I like a person and want to be close to him. It's hard to hide.
From childhood to adulthood, from beginning to end, Zhizhi just regarded him as a brother and a playmate. So even if it was a joke, she deliberately kept a distance from him.
"Okay, okay, it's my sister's fault." Le Jin patted Le Zhi's back and comforted her softly, "Sister don't ask."
Hearing this, Le Zhi's tears became even more fierce. She whimpered and shook her head, lowered her eyes and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Le Jin silently picked up the silk handkerchief to wipe her sister's tears. But as I wiped it, my eyes turned red, and my heart couldn't stop feeling sour—
She wouldn't blame her, and she believed that her father, mother, queen and brother would not blame her either. She is only sixteen years old, and she has undergone tremendous changes. It is not easy to be able to reach the present step by step.
What's wrong with her
It's her useless sister who can't protect her, she is the one who should say sorry.
His vision gradually blurred, and Le Jin suddenly recalled that in the past, the father always preferred Zhizhi, but he was a little strict with the emperor and her. Once, she and her brother were really unconvinced, and they angrily asked their father—
"Why does Zhizhi often sleep late and you don't punish her? We just make jokes once in a while, and you punish us for copying books, it's not fair!"
"Because you don't know, she helps the palace people clean the palace together at night; when the maids are sick, she will go to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine for them, and then send someone to send it; even if she sneaks out of the palace to play, she will She will also go out of her way to help some people who are not rich enough, instead of giving them money directly, she will buy some food seeds and let them be self-reliant..."
The father's smile was always so gentle, and he said, "Your imperial sister is someone who has great love in her heart."
At that time, she still didn't understand the deep meaning of her father's words. Now, I really understand. Zhizhi, seemingly weak, has the toughest heart. It is precisely because of her deep love for Dali and the people that she suffers from falling in love with the son of her enemy. …
She couldn't let it go, so she blamed herself.
Le Jin shed tears silently. She could only hug her sister, not knowing how to comfort her. If only the emperor was here, he would be the best at making his sister happy...
The two of them wept all the tears they had accumulated for a long time. When Le Jin left the dormitory, the sunrise was gradually revealing.
Le Zhi took a good shower and wiped away the tears on his face. She sat quietly on the bed, sleepless. She remembered what her sister said to her when she left, and she was a little puzzled and... distressed.
What does my sister want to do
At this time, the door of the house was pushed open, and a familiar person entered the house. Le Zhi's brows twitched, and he hurriedly got off the bed and ran to him, pushing him to the side of the collapse.
Before the rising sun, it was the coldest time outside. She couldn't help remembering the injury on his leg, sitting on the slump, she leaned over and gently rolled up his trouser legs, carefully looking at his legs...
Fortunately, the wound on the leg was not opened by the frost.
"His Royal Highness, hurry up and sleep for a while." She held his hand.
Huo Du was originally annoyed by her eagerness to draw his hands and try to distance himself from him, but at this time, seeing her red eyes and slightly blue eyelids, no matter how angry she was, it disappeared.
He let her support him and lie down on the bed with her strength.
Lezhi pulled the quilt, wrapped himself and him tightly, tilted his head on the embroidered pillow, and asked, "Will my legs hurt?"
She was worried that the weight of the quilt would be on his leg and it would hurt a little.
"No." Huo Du said lightly.
Then, there was a long silence. Neither of them closed their eyes, they just looked at the top of the bed, wondering what they were thinking.
Finally, Huo Du sighed and broke the silence. In a casual tone, he asked, "Did you chat well?"
"Yeah." Le Zhi replied softly, "Sister is finally healed..."
After a pause, she added, "Thank you."
"That's good." Huo Du chuckled, "Go to sleep."
Le Zhi couldn't sleep at all, she remembered her sister's words. I originally wanted to ask him when I woke up, but the more I thought about it, the more I couldn't sleep. She stretched out her hand hesitantly, and gently tugged Huo Du's sleeve under the quilt, "Sister wants to meet you..."
She really had no confidence, let alone why her sister wanted to see Huo Du. She was a little scared, but she didn't know what she was afraid of. She had to pray in her heart that Huo Du would reject her, so that she could explain to her sister.
But after a moment of silence, Huo Du's voice sounded. "I see," he said.
In this way, Le Zhi couldn't sleep anymore... But Huo Du seemed to know that she was helpless. He put his arms around her shoulders and took her into his arms, "Go to sleep."
Xu was coaxing in his tone, or maybe his body was really tired. In the warm embrace, Le Zhi finally slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
It's just that after she fell into a deep sleep, the person beside her gently slid down on the bed, tucked her in the quilt, and walked out of the house...
study.
Huo Du sat quietly by the window, his lacquer eyes heavy.
After a while, there was a knock on the door. Then, the door was pushed open, and An Xuan's voice came—
"Please come in."
Then there was a soft closing sound.
He was suddenly a little embarrassed, obviously in his study, such an emotion would arise in his heart. He laughed self-deprecatingly, turned the white jade wheelchair, and faced the person who wanted to see him—
Le Hibiscus.
On the contrary, Le Jin was much more at ease, she was still dressed in plain clothes, with a faint smile on her face. However, she was also a little distressed, not knowing what to call the Prince of Qi.
Your Highness? Brother-in-law
There seems to be something wrong.
"Sit." Huo Du gestured, breaking the silence in the study.
Le Jin nodded slightly and walked slowly to the soft chair to sit down. Her movements are calm, and there is an air of princess grace in her gestures.
She raised her eyes to look at Huo Du with a calm face, and could see that he was controlling his emotions extremely well. But if you look closely, it is not difficult to see that there is a hint of panic in his eyes.
She couldn't help but smile and asked bluntly, "I like Zhizhi, are you tired?"
Huo Du did not expect that Le Jin would ask such a direct question, which caused a bit of stunned expression on his always calm face.