However, the black shadow did not give him a chance to catch up. He flashed around the corner and disappeared.
Nian Hua frowned, looking deeply at the place where the figure disappeared, and gradually stopped walking.
- Could it be him
*
Her eyes were filled with fire, and a faint smile broke out on a familiar face, whispering in her ear: "Lin Bao, I'm glad you can listen to what I said."
Suddenly, his body was immersed in the fire and turned into ashes.
Lin Bao's eyes suddenly opened, and his hands were tightly tugging on the sheets underneath him. A layer of cold sweat formed on his body, and his lower lip was almost bleeding from her bite. His eyes were full of lingering fear.
Lian Che walked forward, sat by the bed, took a brocade handkerchief and wiped her sweat with his eyes full of gentleness, and said, "Are you having a nightmare?"
Lin Bao raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes suddenly became wet, he stood up and hugged him, whimpering: "Lian Che, do you know that I almost couldn't see you -"
He knew, of course he knew, that's why he rushed into the sea of fire to save her regardless of his own safety.
But if I say this, I'm afraid it will scare her.
Lian Che gently stroked her back and comforted her in a low voice: "As long as I live, you must live. Trust me, as long as I am here, nothing will happen to you."
She pursed her lips and tightened her arms around his waist. After a while, she raised her head and said muffledly, "How is Xiahou Jinnian?"
"He's okay, you're okay, everyone is okay." He murmured, a joy of regaining something was filling his heart, but he was afraid of worrying about gains and losses.
Hearing this, Lin Bao finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that something would happen to Xia Houjinnian. If it was serious, she would never forgive herself in her life.
However, remembering what he said to her in the fire, she felt a little uneasy.
Taking her body into consideration, Lian Che didn't want to tire her out, so he slowly let go of his hand and half-coaxed: "Lie on the bed for a while, and when you feel better, I will take you to see Jinnian. "
"… Um."
She nodded and lay back on the bed. At this moment, a young eunuch walked in with medicine.
Thinking of what happened last time, Lian Che took the medicine bowl and asked the young eunuch to retreat, leaving only the two of them in the huge hall.
Although there was nothing unusual about the medicine, he still needed to check it.
Lin Bao watched him take the silver needle and test it. He was a little confused. He blinked and asked, "Is there any poison in this medicine?"
Lian Che took out the silver needle dipped in tea and saw that it had not turned black before he breathed a sigh of relief, handed the medicine to her and said, "Not yet."
at present
Just as she was wondering, she saw that he had already brought the bowl over, so she had no choice but to reach out and take the bowl, and drank heavily - as long as he said it was not poisonous, she would believe that it was not poisonous.
But when he thought about someone possibly poisoning, Lin Bao remembered the scene he saw with Xiahou Jinnian on the top of the attic.
—Is someone trying to harm her
Lin Bao felt her back stiffen and her hand holding the medicine bowl trembled a little. She felt a little scared when she thought that the people around her might have murderous intentions towards her.
Suddenly, a white hand held a candied fruit and handed it to her lips.
Lin Bao raised her eyes, opened her mouth to eat the candied fruit, and chewed it carefully. The bitterness in her mouth was finally covered by the sweetness. Looking at Lian Che's tender eyes, she suddenly didn't want to speak anymore.
-Now, he must be as flustered and anxious as she was, and when he returned to the palace, he heard that Eunuch An and the rebels in the court were ready to move. If he was told about this again, he would definitely be distracted.
"What are you thinking about?"
He wiped his hands with the brocade handkerchief. For some reason, the look in her eyes just now made him a little uncomfortable, as if she was hiding something from him.
Lin Bao looked away, shook his head, grinned, and said: "It's nothing, I just want to see you more."
It was undeniable that her words made him feel as if he had eaten honey.
Lian Che raised his eyebrows, "Why, do you think I look good now?"
—The emperor of her family started to stink again!
Lin Bao sighed helplessly, reached out and pulled his handsome face, and said: "Lian Che, when will you stop being such a stinker!"
"When I die." He smiled and let her drag his face, because such an action did not make him feel disgusted, and even made him like it a little. Maybe this was the so-called intimacy.
-Then is he planning to harm her for the rest of her life
Lin Baonu pursed his lips, seeming to see a figure outside the window, but when he looked carefully, the figure was gone again.
—Strange, could it be that she had vision problems after being exposed to smoke for a long time in the attic
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Lian Che say again: "In a few days, the Queen Mother will probably return to the palace, so you should quickly get well in shape in the past few days so that you can block my stick."
Queen Mother
-Peat, if he didn't mention it, she would have almost forgotten about the Queen Mother!
Lin Bao swallowed and said timidly: "Is the Queen Mother really as fierce as you say?"
"fool!"
He ruffled her hair and said, "I'm joking with you, do you still take it seriously?"
“…”
No one can joke like you!
Lin Bao straightened her long hair like crazy, and decisively lay on the bed and turned sideways to ignore him. She felt that if she said another word to him now, she would be pissed to death.
Lian Che just smiled when he saw her look, walked to Ruan Tao nearby, picked up a memorial and started reading.
*
Yan Chuchu, who looked away from the crack in the door, was a little unwilling. She walked out of the hall and came to the Taiyuan Hospital. She looked for Dr. Zhang and said in a cold voice: "Are you sure you did what I told you?"
"I did put a lot of musk in the medicine. If a pregnant young woman takes it, she will not only have an abortion, but will also be infertile for life!" Doctor Zhang affirmed.
Hearing this, Yan Chuchu frowned. Someone happened to come to see Dr. Zhang, so she had to wave her hand and let him go.
But he helplessly held his forehead and walked out of the hospital.
I think that the eunuch Zhang probably didn't lie, but if that's the case, shouldn't the little eunuch have a miscarriage immediately? —Or is it because she is a eunuch, so her physique is different
Yan Chuchu only felt a little dizzy, but unexpectedly when she walked around the corner, she bumped into a little eunuch carrying a bucket full of swill.
"ah-"
She exclaimed and fell to the ground, but before she could get up, she was splashed all over by the swill. She was immediately more embarrassed than a drowned rat.
The little maid who followed her stepped forward and said sternly: "How do you, a little eunuch, walk! Didn't you see that my princess is here!"
"This... this slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die! I hope the princess can forgive me!"
The little eunuch knelt on the ground in fear and kowtowed violently. After a while, there were big bumps all over his forehead.
Yan Chuchu only felt a little unlucky. She was helped up by the maid and stared at the little eunuch, saying: "It's really unlucky. The eunuchs these days are really more annoying than the last!"
After saying that, she let the little maid kick him again before giving up. She turned around and ran back to Chuyuan to change clothes. After all, she was not bold enough to show off everywhere with her stinky clothes.
Watching her walk away, the little eunuch stood up, picked up the barrel on the ground and ran towards the corner not far away, with a flattering expression on his face, "Master, I have done as you asked. Look, this silver—"
Without even frowning, Nan Jing reached out and took out the banknotes prepared in advance and threw them into his hand. He said calmly: "Don't tell anyone else about this, otherwise you will be more sad than a dead person."
Hearing this, the little eunuch nodded quickly, carefully put the banknotes in his hand, watched him leave, and then walked back with the barrel.
It's strange to say that today he just went to the Imperial Hospital to clean up the useless medicine residue, but unexpectedly, he was suddenly dragged to a remote place by the young master. The young master also threatened him and helped him change the medicine from the imperial doctor. .
Although he didn't know a few Chinese characters, he was somewhat familiar with these medicines. The only thing he couldn't figure out was that the medicine prescribed by Dr. Zhang actually contained a lot of musk, but the medicine that the young master asked him to replace contained a lot of musk. No musk.
As far as he knew, this medicine was given to the emperor's most favored Eunuch Bao. But Eunuch Bao was a eunuch like him, so why did he take musk
— Could it be that this musk can calm the panic
He shook his head helplessly and knocked on his head, feeling a little funny. He was just a little eunuch who took people's money to do things for others. What did he want to do with so much
*
After resting in the Chaoyang Palace for a few days, Lin Bao couldn't sit still. While Lian Che was still attending the morning court, he avoided the palace people and sneaked to Jinyuan of Xiahou Jinnian.
Although she had heard Lian Che say that nothing was wrong with him a few days ago, she still felt a little worried if she didn't see it with her own eyes. After all, he could be considered her savior, right
After thinking about it, she walked into Jinyuan in an open and bright manner. As soon as the busy palace servants saw her, they all saluted: "Eunuch Bao—"
Lin Bao raised his hand extremely calmly, motioning for them to stand up, and asked: "Where is Mr. Xiahou?"
"Father-in-law, please come with your servant—"
The shrewd palace maid came forward and led her into the room, but when she entered the room, Xiahou Jinnian was taking off his clothes and applying medicine.
As soon as he saw her coming, Xiahou Jinnian felt ashamed and quickly asked the little eunuch who applied the medicine to help him put on his clothes. Unexpectedly, the little eunuch had a confused look on his face: "But the doctor said that you have to wait for the medicine to dry." You can’t put on clothes until now.”
He was embarrassed and was about to speak when he saw Lin Bao step forward and take the medicine from the little eunuch's hand, and said to the little eunuch: "You go down first, as long as I'm here."
"Okay." After saying that, the little eunuch ran away. He was really afraid that if he stayed for a while longer, he would be frightened to death by his master's cannibalistic eyes.
Although this was not the first time he was alone with her, Xiahou Jinnian still felt a little embarrassed. He cleared his throat and asked, "Why did you come to me?"
"Look, are you dead?" She joked with him as always, applying medicine to him carefully for fear of hurting him.
Looking at the burns on his back, Lin Bao felt that it was a bit terrible. If he had seen it in person, he would have been shocked.
Xiahou Jinnian only felt a slight itch on his back, and felt that her movements were slightly lighter, so he asked, "Do you think I'm particularly ugly now?"
"Xiahou little goldfish, you always look ugly, okay?"
She said calmly and continued to apply the medicine to him without changing her expression.
Hearing this, Xiahou Jinnian curled his lips and smiled. Thinking of the scene in the attic that day, he asked, "What about you? Are you injured?"
"Hey - I don't know which idiot protected me so hard that my father-in-law didn't get any injuries on his body. I feel so guilty." She pretended to be disgusted.
But Xiahou Jinnian smiled even more heartily after hearing her words. He took out the agate stone she gave him that day and said, "Actually, I feel lucky that it was not lost."
Lin Bao followed the sound and watched as he finished applying the medicine. Then he put down the medicine bowl and said, "How can a cheap little stone be so good?"
—You know, she chose the ugliest and cheapest one just to hit him! Ahem, of course, the premise is that he accepts it.
Xiahou Jinnian smiled, swallowed the words "because you gave it to me" and said, "But nothing in my hands is cheap."
—So, the implication is that this small stone is not cheap
Lin Bao was speechless, remembering another purpose of his visit, and asked: "Hey - have you heard that the Queen Mother is returning to the palace?"
"Of course I heard about it. It seems to be arriving the day after tomorrow." He lay on the bed, not shy anymore. After all, the only part that was really exposed was his upper body.
the day after tomorrow
Lin Bao touched his nose, stood up and sat on the chair opposite him, and asked tentatively: "Is the Queen Mother a bad-tempered person?"
"Probably not. As long as her bottom line is not touched, my aunt is a very kind person." Xiahou Jinnian said.
Unexpectedly, Lin Bao deliberately misinterpreted his meaning and frowned: "What do you mean, if it touches the Queen Mother's bottom line, then she is no longer a human being?"
“…”
Did he say that
Xiahou Jinnian was ashamed. Looking at her frightened look, he curled his lips and said, "Why, are you afraid that your aunt will come to settle a score with you when she finds out what happened between you and the emperor's cousin?"
Fear is more than just fear! It was simply terrifying!
Lin Bao really didn't like his gloating look, rolled his eyes, and said angrily: "What do you mean by asking for details?"
"Yes, I don't understand, but I know one thing-" He raised his eyebrows.
Her eyes sparkled, "What's the matter?"
"If my aunt finds out about this, the emperor's cousin will definitely have his legs broken. As for you-" He paused deliberately, and then continued: "I don't know if there is a whole body."
Lin Bao was a little scared. Damn, why did she suddenly think of the snake spirit in "Calabash Baby"
Just at this time, a little pigeon came looking for her, so Lin Bao had to say goodbye to him and return to Chaoyang Palace.
Just after she spent two days anxiously, the Queen Mother finally returned to Beijing. What no one expected was that the Queen Mother summoned Lin Bao immediately.