After eating a late breakfast, Chu Qi saw that Hong Xing had something to say, so she took the initiative to leave the hall, under the pretext of going out for a walk.

It's snowing outside again.

She reached out to catch the snowflakes and found that they came in many different shapes and were quite beautiful.

The old trees in the yard were almost completely covered with snow, and their stretched branches were dry and unrecognizable.

Chu Qi didn't understand trees, but because of her martial arts, she could sense the vague signs of life in all things in the world. She placed her hands on the roots of the tree, carefully feeling the vitality of the old tree.

——Still alive.

Although the vitality is weak, it is indeed alive.

If it is cared for like Hong Xing, maybe it will really come back to life after the heavy snow when everything comes back to life in the spring.

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It was not until Xiao Wuzi left the door that Hong Xing finally spoke out what she had been holding back for a long time:

"My lady, your lips are so swollen, and they seem to be broken. Let me apply some medicine on you!"

"......" Shi Qian's face turned embarrassed, and she subconsciously touched her lips, but accidentally touched a broken skin spot. A piercing pain came over her, and she frowned and hissed, "It hurts."

She said this subconsciously, and her face became even more embarrassed. Her personal maid was not an ignorant little girl, and of course she knew what was going on with her lips.

Not only was it noticed, it was also pointed out, and embarrassment spread silently in the air.

However, Hong Xing did not tease the young lady, but took out the medicine, applied it to her wound with her hands, and whispered:

"My lady, this is a very serious choice. If it is exposed, can you bear it?"

"I don't know..." Shi Qiang asked in confusion: "Am I an unfilial daughter?"

After entering the palace, not only did she not receive the emperor's favor, but her family was not taken care of.

Instead, he had an affair with a eunuch, which resulted in the death of his entire clan.

Is it an unfilial daughter to answer the master?

Hong Xing was not bold enough to speak out about this issue. Her master indulged her and treated her well, but that was not a reason for her to act unruly. All she could do was give a few words of advice, and then work harder to check if there were any people around, and try her best not to let the truth come to light.

So she just shook her head, without commenting, and said:

"My dear, I have applied the medicine. Please be careful not to let the wound come into contact with water. Be careful when drinking water."

Shi Qian felt a little disappointed when she didn't get an answer. Then she laughed. What answer did she want?

Should I comfort her by saying “No, you are not an unfilial daughter” or should I sternly accuse her by saying “I am an unfilial daughter to you”?

Either way, the facts are there.

Maybe not answering is the best approach.

Shi Qian was not a indecisive person, she was just a little spoiled.

Since the matter has been settled, she will just take it one step at a time. If the matter is exposed, she will kill herself and die to atone for her sins, thus reducing her guilt...

Chu Qi thought of Qi Chenli, who loved his brother dearly. During the dinner on New Year's Eve, he seemed to have said that he would cook delicious food for her to taste the next day?

Thinking of this, Chu Qi said goodbye to Shi Qiang at lunch time, strolled to the imperial kitchen to buy some wine, and then went to Changqiu Palace.

Actually, it's not bad to recognize Qi Chenli. Chu Qi herself has no relatives and was originally an orphan. Now, thanks to the original owner, she has a brother who loves her.

She had no chance of visiting relatives from door to door, but visiting Qi Chenli would be great too.

Qi Chenli and Xingde sat at the door of the hall, looking forward to it.

No one was sure whether he would come or not. After all, he always gave people the impression that he came and went without a trace. His whereabouts were always irregular every day, and he spent very little time to accompany Qi Chenli.

Today is the first day of the new year, maybe he has someone more important to accompany him?

I have to say that the master and servant's guess was almost right. Fortunately, Chu Qi still had a conscience and didn't spend all his time with Shi Qian. At least he gave some to Qi Chenli, otherwise he would have been heartbroken.

When a jumping figure appeared in the distance, Qi Chenli's eyes lit up, realizing that it was his younger brother who was coming over using lightness skills.

Talking about her younger brother, her mother said that she had given him a name, but because the emperor could not know it, the name was different from Qi Chenli's. It did not have the surname Qi, nor did it have the character Chen to represent generation.

His surname was Gu, the maiden name of his biological mother, Concubine Hui. His given name was Qing, and his nickname was Yunchang.

However, Qi Chenli did not insist on calling him Yun Chang. Instead, he always called him "Fifth Brother" and "Brother", respecting the name Chu Qi chose himself.

While they were eating, a man who looked like a young eunuch appeared outside the Changqiu Palace.

Chu Qi sensed it almost immediately. Her expression froze. She naturally held the bowl and accepted Qi Chenli's feeding. She slowly swallowed the food in her mouth and said:

"Someone is approaching."

Qi Chenli was stunned. "No one has been near this place for more than a year."

Xingde immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and wiped his mouth:

"Little one, go and take a look."

Chu Qi raised her hand to stop him: "Let me go, you will be easily discovered by him."

Chu Qi climbed up the wall directly, then flew to the roof and observed the uninvited guest from top to bottom.

He was wearing the common attire of a lower-class eunuch, with a smooth ponytail, a bald forehead, and fair skin.

Chu Qi distinguishes the good and evil of those who come.

People who practice martial arts have a strong premonition about good and evil, which can also be called the perception of people's aura. If a person is too malicious, it is inevitable that it will be sensed.

But after observing him for a moment, she only saw a hint of urgency on his face, but no malice.

Thinking of this, Chu Qi returned to the kitchen and asked Xingde to go out for a meeting.

Xingde took the order and treated it as if he was facing a great enemy. The only people he could trust in this palace were the eldest prince and the young prince.

No wonder Xingde was nervous when a stranger suddenly showed up for no reason.

After ten days of being well fed and well cared for, Xingde's cheeks have gained a little more flesh, but not much. He still looks skinny, but fortunately he is full and has strength, so he is not so frail.

When he went out, he saw the eunuch acting suspiciously and asked him:

"What are you doing here?"

This is the "cold palace" exclusively for protons. Which palace servant who wants to live a good life would come here for no reason?

Besides, today is the first day of the new year, a good opportunity to reunite with family and take a break.

The visitor was stunned for a moment, looking at Xingde's pitiful appearance, who was so thin that he looked unrecognizable. He said nothing for a long time, and mist slowly covered his eyes.

Xingde: “???”

Does he speak harshly?

Can one sentence make people cry?

He was a man who would rather be soft than hard. Seeing the young eunuch's eyes wet, he couldn't help but said with a headache:

"I asked you a question, and you didn't answer, so forget it. Why are you crying?"

"Xingde...I am Xingle!" The little eunuch spoke again, his voice choked with sobs!

Xingle (le)?

Xingde was stunned, and the image of a small potato slowly emerged in his mind...

Looking at the little eunuch's eyebrows and eyes again, they do look a little familiar.

However, because they had not seen each other for five years, the little potato must have grown up, and he should be far away in Qi State. That’s why Xingde did not connect the little eunuch in front of him with his old friend!