Chapter 159 He clearly has bad intentions towards me!
Linde Hall.
The imperial guards with swords on their waists were standing guard outside. The hall was very quiet. An old monk with a kind face pulled the silver needle out of the man's arm.
He Yanchen leaned on the couch with his eyes closed, rubbing his eyebrows with his slender fingers, his face a little pale.
The old monk said, "Your Majesty, the poison has been cleared. Although there is still a trace of poison, as long as you maintain a calm mind, it will not recur."
He Yanchen nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
The old monk who stopped the sedan chair in Jiangning last year was the ancestor of the person in front of him. It was all such a coincidence. Discovering the poison and finding someone to cure it were all so smooth.
At that time he had asked the old monk why he had stopped his sedan chair.
The man said mysteriously, "Buddhism emphasizes balance. Everything you experience in this life is a continuation of the cause and effect of your past lives. Whatever your majesty loses, you will make up for it elsewhere."
He Yanchen scoffed at this. He didn't believe in reincarnation or karma.
On the day he set out from Jiangning to return to Beijing, the old monk had already passed away.
The one who can cure him now is his disciple, who is practicing in the temple on Jingyun Mountain.
The monk presented a red sandalwood box. "Inside is the medicine your majesty needs to take this month. Take one pill every three days. Avoid getting angry."
"After you finish taking this box of medicine, I will come back to check your Majesty's pulse."
He Yanchen glanced at the medicine box. He had been taking this medicine for several months. The insect poison had been eliminated, although there was still some poison. However, his temper was much better than before. At least he would not want to kill anyone when he heard the chattering of those court officials.
After the monk left, He Yanchen read several memorials, one of which reported that farmland on the outskirts of the city was covered by heavy snow, causing heavy losses.
He Yanchen suddenly thought of someone who was still living in a farm on the outskirts of the city.
It has been five days since I last came back.
After Ji Ming sent the old monk away and returned to the outside of the hall, he saw He Yanchen pushing the door and walking out.
"Your Majesty, what are your commands?"
"Prepare the horses, I want to leave the city."
When Ji Ming heard this, he felt like he was struck by lightning.
Five days have passed, and he hasn't heard His Majesty mention that girl again. Ji Ming thought that he just acted on impulse that day and had long forgotten about it.
Why do you still want to go?
Seeing that he didn't move for a long time, He Yanchen said impatiently: "Are you deaf?"
Beads of sweat formed on Ji Ming's forehead. He closed his eyes as if ready to die and advised, "Your Majesty wants to see Miss Yue, but she...but she's General Xiao's woman. It would be inappropriate if this got out!"
He Yanchen kicked him on the calf: "I don't know?"
Ask him to talk more.
"Hurry up."
Ji Ming ordered his men to prepare the horses in a bitter tone, and He Yanchen became angry when he saw his sad face.
What happened to Xiao Mingcheng's people?
Xiao Mingcheng's official positions were all awarded by him. In this world, whatever he sets his eyes on should be his.
He Yanchen had just left the Linde Hall when the Queen's procession came over from the palace road in the other direction.
The queen was sitting above and happened to see the man walking towards the palace gate.
"Your Majesty is leaving the palace again?" The Queen frowned and muttered to herself, "Didn't he leave the palace a few days ago?"
It’s no wonder that the Queen is suspicious. He Yanchen rarely leaves the palace, and he has been leaving more frequently recently than before.
Dong Xu asked from the side, "Do you want me to go and find out?"
"But the people in the imperial court are tight-lipped and will probably not reveal your Majesty's whereabouts."
The Queen said, "No need. New Year's Eve is coming soon. Don't upset His Majesty."
"Go back."
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Yue Li was extremely bored staying in the villa. It snowed a few days ago and the roads were blocked by heavy snow. Xiao Mingcheng, who had said he would come to see her, was delayed again.
Although the servants in the villa had been replaced and no one neglected her, there was not a single person around, and it was far less lively than in the city.
She didn't even have the interest to dress herself up. She casually changed into a white skirt with a crescent-shaped crabapple pattern, put on a light blue cloak, and went to the farmland outside the villa with Feilan.
No fruits or vegetables are planted in winter. The surroundings are empty and white, with only a few blooming wintersweet flowers on the edge of the field.
Yueli stood under the branches, fiddling with the wintersweet flowers out of boredom, looking at the boundless sky, feeling empty in her heart.
When she was in Jiangning, although Xiao Mingcheng also went out early and came back late, she had sisters she knew and people she could talk to on weekdays. But now, there was no one around her except Feilan.
Yueli angrily plucked off a wintersweet flower and threw it on the ground.
She didn't notice at all that a pair of eyes were following her on the path between the fields.
He Yanchen waved his hand, signaling Ji Ming not to follow him, and walked towards Yue Li.
The woman stood under the branches of the wintersweet tree, with a look of loneliness on her face.
There have been a lot of things going on in the court recently, and with his special care, Xiao Mingcheng must be very busy.
But He Yanchen didn't feel guilty at all.
Hearing the footsteps behind her, Yue Li subconsciously turned around. When she saw the person coming, she couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes.
"You..." Yue Li suddenly realized that she didn't even know his last name.
He Yanchen gradually approached her, the sunlight reflected the overlapping shadows of the two people, and the strong sense of oppression from the man made Yue Li hold her breath.
"Why are you here alone?"
Yueli lowered her eyes to his empty waist. She suddenly remembered the jade pendant she had placed in the box. What was the meaning of him giving her the jade pendant?
How did he know that I liked that jade pendant?
Yueli was puzzled and was stunned for a long time before she realized that the man was talking to her.
She quickly said, "I came out for a walk. I'm a bit bored in the house..."
He Yanchen uttered an "oh" and glanced at the distant courtyard nonchalantly: "It's almost New Year's Eve, a day for family reunions. General Xiao leaving you here alone is really a bit too much."
Yueli frowned. Although it was the truth, she didn't like to hear it.
He Yanchen looked at the person in front of him unscrupulously. Under the faint sunlight, the beauty's face seemed to have an indescribable charm.
"The jade pendant that you gave me last time is really valuable. I'll go get it and return it to you." Although Yue Li liked it, she also knew that it was inappropriate to accept other people's things, especially men's things.
That day she was still in a daze when the carriage left, leaving her no time to react.
I didn't expect to have the chance to see you today.
Yueli said this and wanted to run back to get it, but she stepped on the snow and stumbled accidentally.
The man's movements were faster than Fei Lan's. He held her arm and chuckled softly, "It's just a jade pendant. I gave it to you, so it's yours. If you don't like it, throw it away."
He also held the woman's arm, and the soft touch of his fingertips made him unable to let go.
Yueli clicked her tongue. Such an expensive jade pendant, and he just said "that's all" and "threw it away"?
She subconsciously raised her head and met the man's deep black eyes.
Yue Li was very familiar with this kind of look, which was very similar to the way the men in Chunfeng Pavilion looked at her when she was about to come of age.
She only felt that the air around her suddenly became cramped and she felt uncomfortable all over.
Yueli felt that she shouldn't stay with this person for too long.
He clearly has bad intentions towards me!
Just as she was about to pull her arm back, she saw the man raising his hand towards her out of the corner of her eye.
Yueli subconsciously turned her head away.
He Yanchen's hand touched her hairpin, but because Yue Li turned her head to avoid it, the hairpin fell off her bun, and her black hair cascaded like a waterfall.
The cold wind blows, bringing with it a faint fragrance of plum blossoms.
Yue Li suddenly froze, and heard his sweet laughter: "There are fallen plum blossoms in your hair, I wanted to help you remove them."
He Yanchen withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened, looked at her disheveled black hair, lust surging in his dark eyes.
She should lie under him like this, their hair entangled, letting him play with it.
The man's hand holding the hairpin suddenly clenched.
"It's my fault."
Yueli's mind was in a mess. She snatched the hairpin back from his hand, and without saying anything, she left the field in a panic.
He Yanchen stood beside the flower branch, watching the woman's slender figure disappear in the distance.
He stared at the direction where Yueli left, with undisguised possessiveness in his eyes.
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