Xia Chu looked at Xiao Yanjun's originally handsome face. Due to the swelling of his cheeks, it had lost some of its usual sharp edges.
But the determination in those beautiful eyes and the words coming out of his moderately thick red lips made Xia Chu feel inexplicably heartbroken.
What is Xiao Yanjun's evidence
Why can he be so confident
Xia Chu fell into deep thought and was a little unsure about what would happen tomorrow.
Kong Changhui had been dumbfounded for a long time. Xiao Yanjun, who had been so arrogant just now, shouting that he wanted to pry off Xia Chu's teeth, could only look at him with a ferocious look on his face and said harsh words unwillingly.
He looked at the graceful Concubine Qi in confusion, and was shocked in his heart.
He has never met Concubine Qi. This mistress has only lived in other people's mouths.
Rumor has it that this master was of noble birth, cold and arrogant, and never interacted with others in the palace. How could he appear here at this time
On the other side, Si Nan pulled Xiao Yanjun and wanted to exit quietly, but Concubine Qi suddenly spoke: "Prince Yu, have you forgotten something?"
Xiao Yanjun had just finished his harsh words, with a stern look on his face, when he suddenly heard Concubine Qi's question and looked at her in surprise, but saw that she turned her face away, not bothering to look at him at all.
But Xiao Yanjun could still clearly see her cold profile, and traces of ridicule rose from the corners of her mouth.
It was Si Nan next to him who reacted and whispered in his ear to tell him to bow and leave.
Xiao Yanjun lowered his eyelids, bowed reluctantly and turned to leave.
Concubine Qi looked lazy, her eyes were contemptuous, and the corners of her lips curved in a cold arc: "Be polite, and don't forget what I just taught you."
Xiao Yanjun couldn't bear it anymore and was about to walk away when Si Nan hugged him tightly and persuaded him in his ear: "My lord, if you have to endure it for one day, there is only one day left."
Xiao Yanjun clenched his teeth and stared at Concubine Qi with a pair of cold and fierce eyes. Finally, he was half pulled, half pulled and half pulled by Si Nan, and he knelt down on one knee: "My son, please leave."
Although Xia Chu was still frightened by the trump card in his hand, seeing his deflated appearance now, she felt extremely happy. Seeing his hateful figure disappear, he called out to Concubine Qi: "Mother..."
Before she could finish her words, Concubine Qi felt relieved and hurriedly walked over to him, hugged him in her arms, patted his back gently to comfort her: "Chu'er, don't leave." Afraid."
"Mother." The remaining word in Xia Chu's mouth was called out in a dull voice.
Xia Chu wanted to call "Mother", but was interrupted by Concubine Qi unexpectedly, and was forced to split the word "Mother" into two words. Although the last call was very soft, Concubine Qi, who was holding Xia Chu, still heard it.
She paused while patting her back, and said softly in his ear: "I have always regarded you as my own child."
Xia Chu was stunned when he heard this. He originally only felt grateful in his heart, but after these words, he felt sour.
Although he had never seen his mother in his two lifetimes, every time the Marquis mentioned it, he felt guilty for missing his mother's love in this life, but he never felt it himself.
Perhaps, if you have never received it, there will be no pain of loss.
But at this moment, in addition to gratitude, there was also a strange emotion growing and spreading in his heart.
This is what it feels like to be protected by your mother, right
Is it actually so warm...
"Where is the injury?" Concubine Qi let go of him and looked up and down with a worried expression.
"I'm not hurt." Xia Chu looked at her nervous expression, her eyes filled with mist, and her voice was slightly choked.
"You lied to me! What is this?" Concubine Qi held his wrist and pointed at the skirt of his chest.
Xia Chu followed her gaze, and it turned out that it was the blood stains on Kong Changhui's mouth that he had just wiped off, and then took out the medicine from his arms.
He wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, and finally threw himself into Concubine Qi's arms, buried his cheek in her neck and rubbed it: "That's not mine, it was Master Kong who just bled and I got it on."
Concubine Qi looked startled, and then she noticed that there was Kong Changhui sitting on the ground behind her, and blurted out: "That's good, that's good."
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Kong Changhui looked embarrassed for a while. Although he didn't want Xia Chu to get hurt, Concubine Qi's words of 'That's fine' really touched his heart.
But even so, Kong Changhui stood up tremblingly and prepared to salute.
"Master Kong is injured, so don't be too polite. Go down and rest first." Concubine Qi glanced at the stone room and knew that Kong Changhui treated Xia Chu well, so she waved her hand for him to leave.
Kong Changhui was still trembling and planned to insist on saluting, but Xia Chu let go of Concubine Qi and turned to him and said: "Go out, the empress and I still have something to say."
Kong Changhui then let Guan Xi support him and retreated.
Xia Chu took Concubine Qi to sit down at the table, and carried her behind her back to take the tea leaves from the small table beside her. While making tea, she asked: "How did the empress come in such time?"
Concubine Qi was surprised to see that he was very skillful in making tea. When he asked, she lowered her eyelids and said, "I'm afraid you'll be wronged, so I came to take a look."
Concubine Qi didn't mention interceding for him, so today was just a coincidence.
She originally wanted to come to reassure him that there was no need to be afraid of the verdict being finalized tomorrow, and that no matter what the outcome was, she would keep him safe and sound.
Ever since the emperor rejected Concubine Qi's request, the moment she left with a puff of sleeves, she had made a plan in her heart. In the worst case, she would send someone to secretly send him to Chongqing. If the Xiao Kingdom could not tolerate him, he would be sent to Liang Kingdom. The king's land and spend the rest of his life in peace.
Of course, tomorrow’s events have yet to be determined.
Therefore, Concubine Qi just looked at him gently and reassured him: "Don't take the case seriously. No matter what the outcome is, I will protect you."
Maybe the water in the pot was boiling, and the steam made Xia Chu's eyes become hazy. He nodded and said a soft 'hmm', picked up the tea leaves and placed them in the pot.
After a while, the stone room was filled with an astonishing aroma, vivid and fragrant.
Concubine Qi said in surprise: "There is actually half a waist here?"
The first time Xia Chu drank half-day waist, it was cooked for him by Concubine Qi in his previous life.
Concubine Qi prefers Bantian Yao, saying that the tea sticks are tight and thin, and the color is dark and lustrous. The fragrance is exquisite, elegant and delicate, the taste is rich and mellow, the aftertaste is sweet and long-lasting, and it always carries a charming feeling...
The corner of his mouth curved into a smile, he made a cup and held it in his hands: "At first it was like orchids and flowers, then it was like millet and apricots, and then it was overflowing with burnt fragrance."
Concubine Qi looked very surprised. Xiao Muhong didn't like drinking tea, while Xiao Mubai liked astringent tea. What Xia Chu just said was something she thought was beyond words, and she had never told anyone about it.
Xia Chu's smile became more and more joyful, and she moved the tea cup forward: "Mom, would you like to have a taste?"
(End of chapter)