"how?"
When the cold voice came out, Bai Lu, who was crying, froze for a moment, wiped her tears immediately, stood up and saluted.
"Meet the Imperial Master."
Xu Qingyi glanced at Gu Qingsheng, with a look of inquiry between his brows, which made Gu Qingsheng feel a little guilty.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Lu hesitated and glanced at Gu Qingsheng, but was glared at by him. She immediately swallowed the complaint she was about to make and lowered her head.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first, Princess."
She took two steps back, but before Gu Qingsheng could be relieved, she suddenly shouted to the Imperial Master:
"Master Imperial Master, please remember to tell the princess to eat. She hasn't eaten properly in a long time!"
After saying this, Bai Lu ran faster than a rabbit.
Gu Qingsheng: ...
"It's hard to guard against thieves within the family."
Miao Lanlan sighed.
What followed was endless silence.
Xu Qingyi stood there with a gentle look in his eyes, and just like that, he made Gu Qingsheng suddenly shudder in his heart.
"National Master...long time no see?"
He smiled slightly at Xu Qingyi, then lowered his head.
The jailer quickly brought a bench to Xu Qingyi, covered it with a soft cushion, dusted it off, and stepped aside.
"Master, please take a seat."
Xu Qingyi did not move, took out the mat from the cage and passed it to Gu Qingsheng.
"sit."
Looking at the pile of dirty and smelly straw under his butt, Gu Qingsheng moved to the mat and sat down properly.
Gu Qingsheng sat down, and then Xu Qingyi sat down.
"eat."
Feeling a dull headache, she gritted her teeth, dragged the lunch box in front of her, and began to eat slowly.
In her previous life, in the prison, as a princess of the previous dynasty, she was often humiliated and insulted. She was hungry one day and full the next, and all the food was spoiled or dead.
Mixed in with the food were some dead rats and bedbugs. Following Chu Zhiyao's instructions, the jailers had a set of methods for torturing themselves. If they didn't eat the food, they would punish themselves with extremely painful whipping and torture.
But if he ate it, Gu Qingsheng felt that he was far from behaving like a "human being".
Finally, she did just that.
Above the food box in front of her was a plate of Songhua chicken stuffed with countless red dates and tonics. The meat was very smooth and sweet. Although the food was made with a very light taste for Gu Qingsheng's appetite, she still couldn't help but automatically bring the food back to the scene at that time.
Waves of nausea surged from her throat, her face turned grim, and she put down her chopsticks.
"I haven't seen the Imperial Master for a few days. What brings you here today?"
Gu Qingsheng couldn't eat, Xu Qingyi stopped forcing him and sighed slowly.
"I came to see you."
"I'm living well here, there's no need for you to worry about me, Imperial Master."
This answer is not wrong. Compared with his previous life, Gu Qingsheng's current situation is much better.
The scene was quiet again.
A sense of alienation and loneliness lingered between the two people.
Xu Qingyi suddenly stood up, grasped the rusty railing, and took a step forward. The cool smell on his body made him feel extremely reassuring in this prison.
"Qiongsheng, you don't have to use this method. I..."
"Let's go back."
The tone was almost pleading, and Gu Qingsheng's heart skipped a beat. Then even the sound of his own heartbeat became clearer.
In Xu Qingyi's opinion, this place is indeed extremely simple, which is why he cares so much about it.
"It's fine."
In order to reassure Xu Qingyi, Gu Qingsheng tried to keep his voice as relaxed as possible.
"Actually, this prison is quite good inside, it just looks shabby from the outside. Imperial Master, you've never experienced luxury since you were a child, so it's really not that bad..."
“Just because!”
Xu Qingyi, who always liked to listen, interrupted someone for the first time. His eyes were not as calm as before, but filled with very strange emotions.
Gu Qingsheng was startled by this sudden emotion. She did not realize that she had said something wrong. She just listened to Xu Qingyi continue to speak, but this time her voice became very low.
"Because of what I've experienced, that's why I don't want to... let you suffer this, Kiyomori."
This was the first time Gu Qingsheng felt that he could touch his own moon from the clear and waveless water.
Xu Qingyi, who had been rich and prosperous since childhood, worshipped by everyone and hailed as a god by everyone.
How could there be such words?
Gu Qingsheng didn't understand, nor did he want to understand.
Isn’t Xu Qingyi’s past really as the rumors say?
Perhaps he felt that if this continued, the two of them would end the conversation in endless silence. After thinking for a long time, Gu Qingsheng said
"Look, Imperial Master, even if I leave now, the news that I hurt Luo Zhaozhao will still spread throughout the capital."
"Although I can be released, who do you think will be the real winner in Jinchu?"
"Of course I will go out, but not now, Imperial Master."
"I want to win big."
…
The moon hangs above the treetops.
Gu Qingsheng, who was sitting in the corner, still couldn't fall asleep.
"Have you made up your mind?"
Miao Lanlan asked.
In Gu Qingsheng's hand was a completely black incense stick, which shone with a strange luster in the moonlight.
She stared at the fragrance in a trance, thinking about Xu Qingyi's appearance today, and her mood was as stagnant as a pool of water.
"I didn't intend to use this method."
With a sigh, Gu Qingsheng raised his head and looked at the tiny bit of moonlight shining outside.
However, seeing Xu Qingyi's appearance today made Gu Qingsheng realize a lot.
I am not alone now, and many things cannot be put off.
Besides, returning to the old place made her think about a lot of things.
"Lanlan, actually, this prison isn't even as cold as the firewood room in the general's mansion."
There was not even a window in the woodshed of the general's mansion.
It was also there that she lost her first child and her qualification to be a mother forever.
Chu Zhiyao had no hesitation in feeding himself the excessive amount of safflower, and was not moved at all by the fact that Gu Qingsheng was carrying his child.
Luo Zhaozhao, who was outside the cell, just looked at them with some sympathy, but did not say anything to stop them.
From that time on, Gu Qingsheng knew that the only child Chu Zhiyao wanted in his life was a child with Luo Zhaozhao.
What’s funny is that in the end, Luo Zhaozhao didn’t give birth to any children.
In this case, in this life...
She took out the flint she had asked Bai Lu for during the day from the haystack, her expression was cold.
Then, let me help you.
The two pieces of flint struck each other, and some sparks flew from the stones.
He lit the incense in his hand, and the fragrance gradually drifted out from the burning place, slowly filling the entire cell.
The aroma spreads quickly, but it feels harmless to the body.
Chu Zhiyao, who was far away in the general's mansion, suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.
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