There was suddenly no sound outside.
Li Jingnan was panicking and stared in that direction!
A moment later, Hua Qingxue was dragged back by the two guards. She had fainted and her clothes behind her were stained with blood.
Li Jingnan's eyes were red.
If it weren't for him, Hua Qingxue wouldn't be what she is now!
"Your Majesty, it's time for you to go back!" Zheng Shuwen said coldly.
Li Jingnan didn't seem to hear it. He stood there blankly, his eyes staring at Hua Qingxue on the ground.
"Your Majesty." Zheng Shuwen's eyes became colder and her tone was threatening, "Have you forgotten how Xiaodouzi died?"
When Li Jingnan heard this, his face became even paler, and he clenched his fists silently...
"Your Majesty!" Zheng Shuwen's voice became louder.
Just when Zheng Shuwen was about to lose her patience, Li Jingnan finally spoke with a hoarse voice: "I'll go back and ask Queen Mother not to embarrass Hua Qingxue anymore."
"Then it depends on the emperor's performance." Zheng Shuwen glanced at Hua Qingxue on the ground contemptuously, and a smile appeared on her delicate face.
Li Jingnan said nothing and walked straight out of the cell.
Zheng Shuwen curled her lips with satisfaction and said to Zi Wan next to her: "Let's go, we're going back too."
"Yes, Queen Mother." Zi Wan respectfully supported Zheng Shuwen and slowly walked out of the cell.
When she was about to leave, Zheng Shuwen did not forget to look back at Hua Qingxue, with ridicule in her eyes.
In her opinion, Hua Qingxue was like an ant. He could crush her to death without any effort!
The cell became quiet, and Hua Qingxue lay on the ground in a daze, trying to move, but with a little effort, she felt excruciating pain all over her body. She couldn't help but wonder if she was going to die here...
…
"Have you done what I asked you to do?" Li Jingnan sat on the chair with an angry look on his face.
"No, Prime Minister Zuo refused to let go." Chen Yuan couldn't help but have a headache when he thought of Zuo Yuhua. He was a complete old fox.
Li Jingnan frowned when he heard what he said. He knew Zuo Yuhua a little bit. He was a minister that his father valued very much. In this situation, he didn't think Zuo Yuhua would favor his mother.
Chen Yuan looked at him frowning and narrowing his eyes, a little confused as to what the emperor was thinking.
"Zuo Yuhua is bound to be captured. As long as Zuo Yuhua is captured, the Minister of Household Affairs and a series of people related to Zuo Yuhua will not be affected. After all, they are all his students." Li Jingnan said seriously. .
The situation is very dangerous now, and they can no longer take care of much. They have to pull Zuo Yuhua over as soon as possible, otherwise, no matter how many people they draw in, it will be useless.
"I know." Seeing how serious he was, Chen Yuan also estimated that something must have happened to Hua Qingxue, otherwise the emperor would not be more anxious every time.
Li Jingnan glanced at him and suddenly thought of Hua Qingxue. He didn't know what happened to that woman. Whenever he thought that Hua Qingxue was implicated because of him, his heart was filled with guilt.
"Help me take this to the prison." Li Jingnan took out a bottle of golden sore medicine and handed it to Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan was surprised. Could it be that Hua Qingxue was tortured
"Hua Qingxue was beaten twenty times by the Queen Mother today because of me!" Li Jingnan lowered his eyes with self-blame in his tone.
"What? The Queen Mother beat Hua Qingxue?" Chen Yuan couldn't believe it. Isn't the Queen Mother afraid that Fu Tingye would come back to settle the score? !
"It seems that the Queen Mother is serious this time. Hua Qingxue was already very weak. This time..." Li Jingnan didn't know how to continue, "I really didn't expect that the Queen Mother would directly vent her resentment on Hua Qingxue." On the body."
He rubbed his temples with a headache and continued: "I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the prison in the next two days, so please help me deliver this!"
Li Jingnan raised his eyes and looked at him seriously, "You know, there is only one person around me now that you can trust."
"I understand, leave the matter to me. Don't worry, Your Majesty!" Chen Yuan put the golden sore medicine in his hand into his clothes.
"Okay, remember to send it to Hua Qingxue as soon as possible." Li Jingnan warned him again.
Chen Yuan nodded.
"Get the matter done as soon as possible without any delay! There's nothing else. Okay, you can go down." Li Jingnan waved his hand and didn't look at him again. He lowered his head and started to deal with the piles of memorials.
"Wei Chen excuses himself." Chen Yuan left the imperial study.
Just after walking out of the royal study, a few dozen steps away, a figure approached behind him.
"You seem to have gotten a little close to the emperor recently!" Zi Wan appeared behind him at some unknown time, her voice was faint, like an elusive ghost.
"The emperor is looking for me, so I can't help but see you!" Chen Yuan turned around and shrugged helplessly, but then he changed his expression and moved closer, "You seem to care about me very much."
"Young poor man, how can I care about you!" When Zi Wan saw him approaching, she quickly pushed him away with a cold expression, not showing any mercy to him.
"Or are you following me?" Chen Yuan took a few steps back and looked at her with a raised brow, and a smile of unknown meaning could not help but appear at the corner of his mouth.
"I didn't!" Zi Wan denied the answer without thinking.
"Does that mean you care about me?" Chen Yuan saw her like this and knew it in his heart. Moreover, Chen Yuan didn't want to expose her.
"No!" Zi Wan denied again and couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Chen Yuan lowered his head and looked into her eyes, with a trace of inquiry in his eyes: "It's neither caring about me nor following me. What is that?"
"Yes..." Just when Zi Wan was about to say it, she quickly responded, "It's nothing."
"You seem to not want to see me every time, but you show up proactively every time. Can I define it as whether you are welcoming or refusing?" Chen Yuan crossed his arms and looked at her with a half-smile.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Zi Wan wanted to beat Chen Yuan to death every time she met him. How could this man be so shameless
"Then why are your ears red?" Chen Yuan suddenly approached her face with a smile on his face.
Zi Wan looked at the face so close and was instantly startled. She took a few steps back and her face suddenly turned red.
Seeing Zi Wan's frightened and panicked look, Chen Yuan's heart felt as if it had been scratched by a cat, itching.
"Aster." Chen Yuan suddenly called her seriously.
Zi Wan raised her head, but her eyes widened in the next second, and their lips actually touched each other! !
Chen Yuan only felt that Zi Wan's lips were cool and soft. He originally just wanted to play a prank, but he didn't expect that the touch was unexpected. Just when Chen Yuan was a little obsessed and wanted to get closer, Zi Wan suddenly After taking a few steps back, Chen Yuan felt a little disappointed.
"Chen Yuan, what are you doing?!" Zi Wan looked around in panic. Fortunately, no one was paying attention here!
Aster was a little lucky, but for the kiss just now...
She covered her lips and pointed at Chen Yuan with trembling hands.
"Kiss you, you are the one I, Chen Yuan, want to marry anyway, so it's not too much to give it a try in advance." Chen Yuan said matter-of-factly.
"You, you... you..." Zi Wan was completely defeated by his shamelessness, "You scoundrel!"
"Did you only know this on the first day?" Chen Yuan said with a smile.
Zi Wan was choked by him and didn't know what to say.
"Chen Yuan, why are you so shameless?!" Zi Wan was so angry that she felt a little bad.
"Do you want me to kiss you again?" Chen Yuan had a hint of danger in his eyes, and he moved closer.
Zi Wan quickly covered her mouth and left this place of right and wrong as if she was running away.
Chen Yuan didn't speak, nor did he intend to stop her. He looked at Zi Wan's back with an imperceptible smile on his lips.
Chen Yuan is determined to make a decision on this woman!
But Zi Wan will definitely not follow him this time. In this way, it will be much easier for him to deliver medicine to Hua Qingxue.
…
"Master Chen!" The guard at the door of Tianlao saw Chen Yuan and saluted respectfully.
"Yes." Chen Yuan nodded and asked casually, "Both the Queen Mother and the Emperor are here today?"
"Yes, Master Chen!" the guard guarding the door replied, "The emperor came to deliver the meal with his front foot, but the queen mother punished Mrs. Si Bing with her cane with her back foot!"
"Cane punishment?" Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows and pretended not to know.
"Yes, Master Chen."
"How much punishment is the rod?"
"Twenty sticks," the guard replied.
"Okay, I'll go in and take a look. You can continue to guard the door until the replacement arrives before leaving."
Chen Yuan walked in. The light inside was dim, cold and damp, and there was a musty smell in the air. He couldn't help but frown.
When they found the person, Hua Qingxue lay motionless on the ground.
"Madam?" Chen Yuan tried to call her, but found that she was still motionless. At this time, a terrible thought flashed through Chen Yuan's head. Could she be... could she be...
"Madam!" Chen Yuan raised his voice a little more.
"Eh?... How... is it you?" Hua Qingxue reluctantly opened her eyes.
She didn't expect Chen Yuan to appear here. Could it be that the Queen Mother wanted to...
"Who else do you think I am?" Chen Yuan smiled.
Hua Qingxue was too weak and just looked at him quietly, without the energy to joke.
"The Emperor is worried about you and asked me to bring you medicine!" Chen Yuan took out the golden sore medicine from his sleeve.
Hua Qingxue reached out to take it, wanting to stand up and say thank you, but if she moved even a little bit, the wound would be pulled, and the pain would make her whole body tense.
"Give yourself some medicine later." Chen Yuan looked at Hua Qingxue, whose face was full of pain, shook his head and sighed. The Queen Mother was too cruel.
"...Thank you." Hua Qingxue whispered.
"Okay, I'll leave first so as not to be noticed!" Chen Yuan frowned and looked around.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen... for making this trip..." Hua Qingxue smiled weakly.
"Don't forget to give yourself medicine. This is a very good medicine for golden sores!" Chen Yuan specially told her before leaving.
Hua Qingxue reluctantly nodded, holding the golden sore medicine in her hand, finally a glimmer of hope ignited in her heart.
Li Jingnan will save her, he will definitely...will definitely save her.