Chapter 370 Is Xie Yao okay?

In the courtyard.

Hearing the sound of Cheng Fengqi's leaving, Xuan Yue breathed a sigh of relief with an almost unnoticeable sound.

She did mean it.

Because her yard was not safe now, she didn't want Cheng Fengqi to come in, so she deliberately said that.

Obviously Cheng Fengqi also understood what she meant, so he followed her words and left quickly.

It's simple to talk to smart people.

Xuan Yue just turned around and saw a black figure standing under the eaves, staring at her with a pair of sarcastic eyes, as if he could see through everything.

Xuan Yue's heart tightened, and he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Then a hoarse voice sounded, "Don't you want to be his mistress?"

"I can help you with this."

What, what do you mean?

There was confusion in Xuan Yue's eyes, and she felt a little uneasy in her heart. What was this man in black going to do to Cheng Fengqi?

"He is an official appointed by the imperial court..." Xuan Yue tried to speak, and the mocking voice of the man in black sounded, "So what?"

"Don't worry." The man in black said, "As long as you obey, you won't be implicated."

Without waiting for Xuan Yue to say anything, the man in black's eyes suddenly turned cold, with murderous intent in his eyes, "Or... are you lying to me?"

Xuan Yue naturally denied it.

Her life and Qian He's life were now in each other's hands, so how could she dare to lie? She could only pray in her heart: Nothing will happen to Cheng Fengqi.

After Cheng Fengqi left Xuan Yue's residence, he hurried into the palace.

Judging from what the Queen said to him last time and her attitude, the Queen still admires Xuan Yue very much.

She did not blame Xuan Yue for Xuan Shu's affairs, but it was difficult to get close to him because of his status. Now that Xuan Yue is in trouble, the Queen Mother will definitely not stand idly by.

Moreover, the capital city was in turmoil right now, with poisonous insects rampant, and Xuan Yue happened to get into trouble at this critical moment. This was too much of a coincidence.

Perhaps these two things are related?

Naturally, he couldn't act rashly, let alone gamble with Xuan Yue's life.

Cheng Fengqi's mind was full of mixed thoughts, but his feet kept walking.

But before she reached the entrance of the alley, she felt a strong wind blowing.

The Changning Marquisate is a family of meritorious service and their ancestors fought on the battlefield. Although Cheng Fengqi chose the path of a civil servant, he is still pretty good at basic boxing.

He blocked immediately.

Suddenly, a man in black appeared and attacked Cheng Fengqi swiftly.

The two men started fighting in the narrow alley.

Cheng Fengqi soon discovered that this man's punches and kicks were average, and if they were just that level, he could easily defeat him.

At this moment, Cheng Fengqi suddenly felt a pain in his neck.

Then he suddenly became stunned and stopped where he was. The man in black also disappeared very quickly on the spot.

Cheng Fengqi stood there for a moment, then turned and walked towards the entrance of the alley.

At this moment, the "neighbors" living on both sides of Xuan Yue also looked into the alley because they heard unusual noises.

But he only saw Cheng Fengqi's back as he left, and a guard following behind him.

After leaving the alley, Cheng Fengqi got on the carriage and entered the palace as planned.

It was naturally very simple for Cheng Fengqi to meet the emperor.

He entered the Yangxin Palace very smoothly, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Xiao Ji was sitting behind the dragon throne. When he heard Cheng Fengqi's voice, he frowned slightly, realizing something was wrong, so he looked up.

Cheng Fengqi's voice sounded a little stiff at this moment.

Before Xiao Ji could ask, Cheng Fengqi had already walked up to Xiao Ji step by step.

Xiao Ji: “???”

He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but Cheng Fengqi said nothing, and a tiny black shadow shot towards Xiao Ji at an extremely fast speed.

Xiao Ji was an excellent fighter, so he naturally reacted quickly.

The pen in his hand left an afterimage in the air, trying to cut down the flying insects.

But the insect was too small and its speed was incredibly fast. In addition, Xiao Ji was not prepared for Cheng Fengqi, so even Xiao Ji didn't react!

Oh no, someone has tricked me!

As soon as this thought flashed through Xiao Ji's mind, he felt a slight pain in his neck.

Xiao Ji raised his hand and touched it, and there seemed to be a small wound.

"Someone come."

Although Xiao Ji's heart sank, he reacted quickly and shouted to the outside world.

At the same time, he had already attacked Cheng Fengqi and subdued him with just one move.

Si Nan walked in quickly and was shocked when he saw this scene, "Your Majesty!"

Xiao Ji said in a steady voice, "Summon the imperial physician."

Si Nan's expression changed drastically, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Xiao Ji did not answer this, but just said: "Don't tell the Queen about what happened today."

He was not clear about his condition at the moment, but one thing was clear: he didn't want Xie Yao to worry.

"Yes." Si Nan agreed and immediately turned around to summon the imperial physician in person. He followed Xiao Ji's instructions completely and was not going to make a big deal out of it.

Si Nan almost carried the imperial physician into the Yangxin Palace.

Before the imperial physician could stand firmly, he heard a "bang" and the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation was closed.

The imperial physician's heart was about to jump out of his chest, wondering if he had offended the emperor in some way, and his life was over!

"Imperial Physician." Si Nan closed the door of Yangxin Palace, pulled his hand and walked towards Cheng Fengqi, "Come and see Master Cheng."

"Oh oh oh okay." The imperial physician agreed repeatedly before he realized what Si Nan said, and his expression immediately became serious.

Cheng Fengqi was lying on the ground, unconscious.

The imperial physician didn't dare to think too much. He just did whatever Si Nan told him to do and quickly stepped forward to take Cheng Fengqi's pulse.

Fortunately, I didn’t die.

Just fainted.

After a careful examination, the imperial physician said, "Guard Si, Lord Cheng is in a coma. Apart from that, no other problems were found."

Si Nan looked at Xiao Ji with a questioning look.

"Wake him up." Xiao Ji said.

Just when Si Nan went to call for help, Cheng Fengqi suddenly attacked him, and he knocked Cheng Fengqi unconscious.

As for how to wake him up, Si Nan has his own way.

Cheng Fengqi quickly came to his senses, and without distinguishing between friend and foe, he began to attack, directly striking at Si Nan—

Si Nan reacted very quickly and dodged sideways.

"ah!"

A cry of pain was heard, and it was the imperial physician squatting on the side.

Si Nan dodged it;

The imperial physician covered his eyes and said, "Master Cheng, don't do it, don't do it..."

Cheng Fengqi did not attack again, but it was not because of the imperial physician's words that it worked, but because Si Nan grabbed Cheng Fengqi's fist with one hand.

"His Majesty!"

As soon as Si Nan opened his mouth, Xiao Ji had already walked to the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, opened the door a crack, and took the rope from Li Dajian's hand.

Then close the door again.

Soon, Cheng Fengqi was tied up tightly by Si Nan. He lay on the ground, twisting his body.

There was no need to gag him, he hadn't made any sound.

Si Nan then said, "Imperial Physician, what do you think of Mr. Cheng's current condition?"

The imperial physician then stepped forward to check Cheng Fengqi's pulse again. His expression kept changing and was extremely complicated, which made Si Nan's heart go up and down.

After a long while, the imperial physician finally said, "Guard Si, I am not very knowledgeable. Although I can see that something is not right with Master Cheng, I really don't know where the problem lies."

The imperial physician lowered his head, looking ashamed.

Si Nan's heart sank. After thinking for a moment, he said, "This matter cannot be spread outside. No one can tell."

Si Nan's words clearly had a hidden meaning, and the imperial physician nodded in understanding, "Please rest assured, Guard Si, I will keep my mouth shut."

The imperial physician was sent away.

Si Nancai said: "Your Majesty, is it a poisonous insect? Lord Cheng has been poisoned, then you..."

Xiao Ji said, "Just tie him up like this for now, and go check where he went today."

It was obvious that Cheng Fengqi was being plotted against outside.

"Shanshan and the others will be here tomorrow. Let them take a look at Cheng Fengqi then." He had a hunch that the poisonous insect that Cheng Fengqi was infected with and the one that just flew to his neck were not the same kind as those found by the people in the city.

"Yes." Si Nan agreed immediately, turned around to make arrangements, and took Cheng Fengqi away with him.

After all, we can't keep him in the Yangxin Palace forever.

After Si Nan took Cheng Fengqi away, Xiao Ji sat alone in the Yangxin Palace, unable to calm down for a long time.

His hand stroked the small wound on his neck, and everything in his mind was related to Xie Yao.

Yaoyao is still pregnant. If she knew such news, she would definitely be worried, as it would be bad for her health.

If something really happens to him, Yaoyao will have a hard time raising three children alone.

Although the crown prince has been appointed, Zhao Zhao is too young and may not be able to convince the public.

These days, he has been taking Yaoyao to deal with government affairs, trying to slowly get the court officials to accept it. After all, he thought there was still plenty of time before, but now...

Need to speed up a bit.

Xiao Ji thought about these things, took out paper and pen, and left behind a lot of things.

Just as he finished his work, he heard footsteps at the entrance of Yangxin Palace, followed by Xie Yao's voice, "Your Majesty."

Xiao Ji's eyes softened instantly. He put away what he had just written, then stood up and walked towards the door.

As the queen, Xie Yao still respected the emperor very much and did not come in rashly.

Xiao Ji held Xie Yao's hand and led her inside.

But after taking only two steps, Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji with some surprise, with confusion in her eyes.

Xiao Ji was preoccupied with something and didn't notice it, which made Xie Yao even more confused.

"Your Majesty." Xie Yao held Xiao Ji's hand and asked softly, "Are you worried about something?"

Every time in the past, Xiao Ji would tirelessly tell her that she didn't need to wait outside and could just go into the hall directly.

Furthermore, as long as she showed the slightest sign of absent-mindedness or mood changes, Xiao Ji would always be able to detect it immediately.

But not today.

Because Xie Yao knew that Xiao Ji loved her meticulously, she could clearly notice even the slightest change in Xiao Ji.

Xiao Ji suddenly came back to his senses and met Xie Yao's concerned eyes. He said, "Well, I was thinking about something."

Xie Yao immediately asked: "I just saw Master Cheng coming, but is the situation in the capital serious again?"

As Xie Yao spoke, her eyes fell on Xiao Ji's neck, and she stretched out her fingers and gently brushed it, "Your Majesty, why do you have a wound?"

Xiao Ji understood her feelings, and she felt the same way about Xiao Ji.

Xiao Ji grabbed her hand and said casually, "It was a mosquito bite."

Xie Yao paused, and did not ask any more questions, but just said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the agreement you made with me?"

Xiao Ji kissed the corner of Xie Yao's lips and answered very seriously, "Remember, I will always remember."

Although he was still uncertain about his current situation, he was already beginning to feel reluctant to leave Xie Yao.

Just thinking of Cheng Fengqi's behavior, Xiao Ji was reluctant but did not dare to keep Xie Yao by his side forever.

After the two of them stayed together for a while, Xiao Ji found an excuse and asked Xie Yao to take Zhao Zhao Suisui back to Fengyi Palace first.

As Xie Yao walked out of the Yangxin Palace, her face darkened.

There is a problem!

Your Majesty's attitude towards her today is completely wrong, and it's just after the New Year and it's the middle of winter, where do the mosquitoes come from?

Your Majesty could tell such a clumsy lie, which shows that he was preoccupied with something and did not pay much attention to these details.

At this critical juncture, Xie Yao already had some guesses in her mind as to what could have made His Majesty act like this.

Xie Yao discovered it all, but she didn't expose it directly.

Although she was angry that His Majesty had concealed the truth from her, she could also understand that His Majesty did not want her to worry about him even though she was pregnant.

But I'm still angry.

After all, he didn't ask for her opinion and made the decision directly. So since Xiao Ji was willing to pretend...

Humph, she will just continue pretending with him!

She wanted to see how long she could pretend.

While Xie Yao was thinking about these things, she was already on her way back to Fengyi Palace with Zhaozhao and Suisui.

She avoided Zhao Zhao's wet nurse and maids, and told Zhu Qing, "Go and check quietly to see if anything happened to Cheng Fengqi, Master Cheng."

Then he reminded her, "This matter must be kept secret from even Si Nan."

"Yes." Zhu Qing agreed immediately without asking any more questions.

That night, after Xiao Ji had dinner in Fengyi Palace, he did not stay overnight in the palace for the first time. Instead, he said he had something to do. After kissing Xie Yao and her son, he left quickly.

He stayed in the Yangxin Palace.

Ever since the emperor ascended the throne and the empress moved into Fengyi Palace, the emperor has been resting in Fengyi Palace every day.

Everyone knows this.

Therefore, the changes that happened on that day spread throughout the palace at an extremely fast speed, and even the court officials knew about it.

By the end, it had evolved into one sentence: The Queen has fallen out of favor!

Xie Yao was sleepy during her pregnancy, but tonight she felt sleepless as she lay alone on the dragon bed.

If you don’t want to come, then don’t come!

Later, Xiao Ji will not ask to rest in Fengyi Palace.

But what even Xie Yao didn't know was that there was a figure sitting on the wall of Fengyi Palace.

Xiao Ji looked at the bedroom with candlelight still shining through it, feeling extremely complicated. He didn't know what Yaoyao was doing now, whether she was asleep or not, and whether she would sleep uneasily without him beside her...

But Cheng Fengqi's situation was right in front of him, and he didn't dare to gamble.

If he suddenly lost control and hurt Yaoyao and the child while he was asleep, he would be blamed for it.

Xie Yao naturally couldn't sleep.

Xiao Ji's abnormal behavior made her more certain of her guess today. She was angry and worried, so how could she sleep well?

I endured this until the next morning.

Without notifying each other, Xiao Ji and Xie Yao both chose to send people to pick up Shan Shan and others.

When the two groups of people arrived, everyone from the three parties was stunned for a moment, with only one thought in their minds: Are the emperor and the empress really not getting along?

However, with such worries in mind, Shanshan moved faster. As soon as Xiao Ji finished the morning court, she had already arrived at the Yangxin Palace.

Also staying in the hall was Xie Yao.

"Yaoyao..."

Xiao Ji was stunned for a moment, and his first reaction was to get Xie Yao away, but before he could finish his words, he met Xie Yao's eyes that saw through everything.

"Your Majesty, please speak directly if you have anything to say."

Xiao Ji paused and felt that he looked a bit like a clown at this moment.

He took a deep breath and said, "You know everything?"

"Yaoyao, don't be angry. I..."

"Shanshan." Xie Yao didn't want to listen to Xiao Ji's explanation, so she said to Shanshan directly, "Take a look for His Majesty."

Xie Yao pronounced the word "Your Majesty" in an especially cold manner.

Xiao Ji's heart tightened, and he looked at Xie Yao with some anxiety in his eyes. He felt a little regretful in his heart that he should not have been so smart.

"What are you looking at?" Shanshan raised her eyebrows slightly, with a somewhat nonchalant expression on her face. If you look closely, you can even see a smile on her face.

Shanshan had just arrived, and Xie Yao hadn't had time to explain the situation to her yet. At this moment, she looked at Xiao Ji and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to tell me yourself, or should I?"

Her expression was calm, but she was actually extremely anxious.

"I'll tell you." How could Xiao Ji dare to wait for Xie Yao to speak? In a few words, he told her what happened yesterday.

Xie Yao was just guessing, but now that her guess was confirmed, her heart sank.

She also understood that Xiao Ji did not rest in Fengyi Palace last night not because he did not want her to find out about his problem, but because he was worried about hurting her.

"Yaoyao, I'm sorry." Xiao Ji stared at Xie Yao the whole time while speaking, "I shouldn't have hidden it from you..."

Xie Yao was already too late to worry, so what else could she say?

Seeing that Shanshan still didn't move, she called out again, "Shanshan, come and take a look..."

“Hahahahahaha…”

Before Xie Yao could finish her words, Shan Shan burst into laughter, which made Xie Yao and Xiao Ji laugh so hard.

Both of them looked at Si Bei with questioning eyes.

What's going on?

How could a good person suddenly go crazy?

Shan Shan laughed for a long time, but when she saw Xie Yao's face was really ugly, she quickly stopped talking, "Okay, okay, I won't laugh, but if I laugh it's because I think you guys are cute."

Xie Yao was puzzled, but she keenly sensed something from Shanshan's attitude.

She glanced at Xiao Ji again, her eyes slightly turned, and said, "Your Majesty will be fine."

"Is it because of the witchcraft I was bewitched with before?"

Shan Shan raised her eyebrows and gave Xie Yao a thumbs up, "Xie Yao, you really are the smartest baby. You guessed it so quickly."

Xie Yao's anxious heart immediately relaxed.

She said that Shanshan was not such a cold-blooded person, and the fact that she could laugh so happily meant that there was something wrong.

"Really?" Xiao Ji didn't react and asked again. His hand fell on the wound on his neck, which had healed.

But he was sure, "There were still wounds yesterday..."

"Don't worry." Shan Shan patted her chest, "It would take a more powerful insect than my natal insect to hurt you again."

“But those people definitely don’t have it.”

Xiao Ji and Xie Yao naturally believed Shan Shan's words, so Shan Shan was quickly taken away to see how Cheng Fengqi was doing.

As for the people outside, Sang Lan had already rushed over under the escort of the female generals.

Cheng Fengqi was still tied up.

Of course, he was a court official, not a prisoner, so Si Nan untied him once and then tied him up again.

This is also to avoid causing too serious damage to Cheng Fengqi's body.

After being tied up for a whole night, Cheng Fengqi's condition was already quite bad. When he was awakened, his eyes were bloodshot and his first reaction was to take action.

but……

He was halfway through his struggle when he felt somewhat lost.

He looked around, approached a few and sniffed again and again, then froze in place, seemingly not knowing what to do.

Shanshan said: "It's a poisonous insect."

"Moreover, the poison that infected him is related to the one that infected the emperor. As long as the poison survives in the emperor's body, Cheng Fengqi will be able to smell it and then attack the emperor."

"You see, he doesn't smell anything now, so he has become quiet instead."

"The reason for all this is that the poisonous insect cannot survive in the emperor's body."

Xiao Ji and Xie Yao already believed in Shan Shan, and now seeing this situation, they were completely relieved.

"Then how should we deal with the poisonous insects in Lord Cheng's body?" Xiao Ji asked.

"It's simple." Shan Shan smiled, "Just kill him and everything will return to normal."

Doctors outside couldn't even find the problem, but Shanshan was able to downplay it so easily. It really shows that everyone has their own expertise.

Shanshan does what she says, and at a very fast speed.

Not long after, Cheng Fengqi vomited out a worm, which was black and tiny, and lay motionless on the ground, obviously dead.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

A violent coughing sound was heard. Cheng Fengqi kept coughing and gradually woke up. He suddenly stood up and was about to walk out.

But because he was still tied up, he could only flutter on the ground weakly and comically.

The fall made him completely sober.

He realized that he was in the Yangxin Palace, "Your Majesty."

Then his expression changed drastically, and he said, "Miss Xuan, Miss Xuan is in danger!"

The Miss Xuan he was referring to was naturally Xuan Yue.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Miss Xuan is in danger. Please save Miss Xuan!"

Cheng Fengqi spoke very quickly about Xuan Yue's abnormal behavior and the attack he suffered right after he left, and he told the whole story in just a few words.

Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji.

Xiao Ji said: "I have secretly surrounded Xuan Yue's residence. Xuan Yue is safe now, don't worry."

How could Cheng Fengqi feel at ease?

He immediately said, "Please untie me." He was now awake, and he wanted to go and see Miss Xuan's condition in person.

A thief has held Miss Xuan hostage...

As soon as Si Nan saw Cheng Fengqi's attitude, he knew that Lord Cheng might not remember what he had done to His Majesty after he was plotted against yesterday, otherwise he would not have spoken so loudly at this moment.

But after Xiao Ji and Xie Yao confirmed with Shanshan, Si Nan stepped forward and untied Cheng Fengqi neatly.

Si Nan helped Cheng Fengqi to stand up. Cheng Fengqi staggered and almost fell.

Xiao Ji glanced at Cheng Fengqi, and seeing how worried he was about Xuan Yue, he found him more pleasing to the eye and could even empathize with him.

Said: "You haven't eaten all day, eat something first, then go see Miss Xuan."

"Don't worry, Miss Xuan is safe."

Cheng Fengqi couldn't resist and had to nod and agree.

He was taken away by Li Dajian, and only Xie Yao, Xiao Ji, Si Nan, Si Bei and Shan Shan were left in the hall.

Although Xie Yao and Xiao Ji wanted to talk to Shan Shan and Si Bei about their marriage, the situation in the capital was complicated at the moment and they really couldn't say much.

Xie Yao only said: "Shanshan, Sibei, I wish you a happy wedding and a long and happy marriage."

"The situation in the capital is critical right now and there is no time to lose. Once the crisis is resolved, I will personally host a banquet to celebrate for the two of you."

"Okay." Shan Shan naturally had no objection. She took Xie Yao's arm affectionately and said, "Xie Yao, whatever you say is what I will listen to you."

Xie Yao looked at Shanshan's thinner face, her eyes were soft and distressed, "Shanshan, thank you for your hard work."

I've lost a lot of weight.

"I'm not tired." Shan Shan shook her head, "Xie Yao, I'm glad you're okay."