Chapter 81 Red Plum
Zhao Jingxing’s bony hands pinched Li Yunhuai’s fair chin.
The young man pushed Zhao Jingxing’s hands away violently, coughing violently, “Cough cough cough… What did you give me to eat?”
Li Yunhuai’s eyes were red, tears welled up in his eyes, and he knelt on the ground with a pitiful look.
“Of course it’s poison. If there is no antidote in a month, the poison will take effect. I advise you not to think about those little things.”
“After the deal with you is over, I will give you the antidote after I take Xie Anci away.” Zhao Jingxing propped up his chin and said lazily.
“Cough cough cough… You… You don’t believe me?” The expression on Li Yunhuai’s face was gloomy.
“Is it possible to keep my word with a madman like you?” Zhao Jingxing had not forgotten that Li Yunhuai had clearly promised him not to touch Xie Anci, but he didn’t expect that he still touched him.
For his own safety, he should also be prepared, right?
Li Yunhuai: "..."
"You can go now. Don't forget to bring Xie Anci over tonight." Zhao Jingxing waved his hand, signaling Li Yunhuai to leave.
Li Yunhuai clenched his fists, paused, got up from the ground, saluted Zhao Jingxing, turned around and left.
The light snow gradually turned into heavy snow, and soon covered the entire capital.
Li Yunhuai walked out of the inn, the cold wind mixed with snowflakes hit his face, but it couldn't extinguish the anger in his heart.
Zhao Jingxing was too much. He had already promised to give him Aolong Kingdom, and he was just a good-looking man?
I really don't know what's good about it?
Xie Anci has nothing now, and he is not even worthy of carrying his shoes.
Li Yunhuai returned to the palace with gritted teeth.
The heavy snow like goose feathers covered the palace with a layer of silver quilt, and the world turned into a vast expanse of white.
At the same time, in the garden.
Zhou Yunqing was wearing a white cloak, and his handsome face was slightly flushed by the frost.
He rubbed his hands and reached out to pick a red plum.
Xie Anci has been locked up for nearly a month, and it is probably difficult for him to see the beautiful scenery outside.
Why not pick a few more red plums and send them to him?
Zhou Yunqing looked at the red plums in his hand and smiled in a very good mood.
He remembered that Xie Anci liked gardenias the most, but this plum blossom obviously suits Xie Anci better.
"Hey, who is this? You seem to be leisurely and elegant, admiring the plum blossoms here?" A harsh voice interrupted Zhou Yunqing's thoughts.
Zhou Yunqing raised his eyes and saw Nangong Ya walking towards him dressed in fancy clothes.
The woman looked much thinner than before, and her face no longer had the arrogance she had at the beginning.
"What's the matter?" Zhou Yunqing raised an eyebrow.
Nangong Ya covered her mouth and chuckled, "I'm just curious. You are neither a minister nor a male favorite. You have been living in this palace. Aren't you afraid of gossip?"
Zhou Yunqing sneered when he heard it, "Gossip?"
He had experienced it a long time ago and didn't care what others said.
Besides, he really had nowhere to go.
The Taifu Mansion had been sealed long ago, and he didn't want to go to Gu Lingyu's place. Now Li Jinchen didn't look for him much, so he was happy to be quiet.
Occasionally, he could go to Tianlao to tease Xie Anci.
"What do you think, Imperial Concubine? How do you feel about entering this long-awaited harem?" Zhou Yunqing said without looking at Nangong Ya, but picking beautiful red plums and picking a few at random.
Nangong Ya's expression froze, and she even suspected that Li Jinchen was really a traitor.
For such a long time, it seemed that Li Jinchen had only been to her palace once at the beginning, and she couldn't even see him for such a long time.
Moreover, this harem was cold and deserted, and she was the only one.
Not to mention competing for favor, she didn't even know who to compete with for favor.
She was tired now. Last time she told her father that she wanted to leave the palace, her father just told her to hold on.
But how long could she hold on?
"The emperor is very busy, and the power in his hands has just been taken back. It's normal for him to be busy." Nangong Ya raised her head stubbornly, not letting the tears flow out of her eyes.
Zhou Yunqing nodded, not paying much attention to what Nangong Ya said.
Seeing Zhou Yunqing's nonchalant look, Nangong Ya couldn't help but ask, "Do you really like the emperor?"
Zhou Yunqing turned his head suddenly, "You can eat anything you want, but you can't say anything you want. He and I are just friends, and we don't have that kind of feelings."
"Humph, don't explain. Everyone says that the emperor holds you in his heart, and you two love each other."
"Anyway, I lose because I'm a girl. Who made the emperor like a man..." Nangong Ya muttered unhappily.
Zhou Yunqing looked incredulous. What happened during the years he was away from the capital?
Who spread the rumor?
Zhou Yunqing frowned. When he found out about Li Jinchen, he would take Xie Anci away.
Anyway, there was nothing to linger in this capital.
"You came to me just to talk about these things?" Zhou Yunqing felt that Nangong Ya was too idle, and their relationship was not good enough for them to confide in each other.
"Of course not, I just... I just want you to help me tell the emperor that I have something to tell him." Nangong Ya said shyly.
"That's it? Why don't you go by yourself?"
"But the emperor doesn't see me at all."
"Oh, he doesn't see me either." Zhou Yunqing hasn't seen Li Jinchen for several months.
And now he doesn't go to the morning court, and only occasionally calls a few ministers to chat in the study.
"How could it be? He doesn't even see you?" Nangong Ya didn't believe it. Li Jinchen used to come to Zhou Yunqing very frequently.
"Believe it or not, that's it." Zhou Yunqing looked at the red plum blossoms in his hand, very satisfied, turned around and left.
Nangong Ya wanted to say something, but she saw Zhou Yunqing had left the Yu Garden with brisk steps.
Zhou Yunqing brought the plum blossoms to the prison like a treasure.
The prison guards were not surprised, because people came to see the Regent King almost every day.
It was either Zhou Yunqing or Gu Lingyu, or Gu Lingyu or the Imperial Master. Of course, their big money sponsor Xie You came the most frequently.
"You are here." The jailer rubbed his hands, and Zhou Yunqing handed him a few pieces of silver, "You go down first."
"Hey, Mr. Zhou, you came at a good time today. General Gu just went in."
"Him?" Zhou Yunqing frowned. He came at a bad time.
Zhou Yunqing heard the jailer's words, hesitated for a moment, and still walked into the cell.
Gu Lingyu was talking to Xie Anci with a beaming face, and Lu Yunzheng next to him was smiling.
The three of them sat on the ground like good friends, drinking and chatting.
On the shelf next to them, there was a white jade vase with a few snow-white gardenias in it.
A faint fragrance lingered in the cell. Although it looked simple from the outside, it was warm and luxurious inside.
Zhou Yunqing's appearance interrupted several people. Gu Lingyu turned to look at Zhou Yunqing, "You're here..."
"Yeah." Zhou Yunqing walked in and inserted the plum blossoms next to the gardenias. The red and white flowers complemented each other.
"Where did you get the gardenias?" Zhou Yunqing couldn't help asking. Can they still bloom in this season?