"Disappointed?"
Chu Li sat in front of the window in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking. The second voice suddenly appeared in the room, startling her.
But it soon calmed down.
He always liked to come to her place, and every time he showed up without anyone noticing. She should get used to it.
"What's disappointing?"
Chu Dichi came over and said, "The eldest prince is not as kind as you think."
Chu Li pursed her lips.
Over the past two days, because of Wen Ya's incident, she was indeed a little disappointed with the eldest prince.
But, it's just a little bit.
Everyone lives in this world wearing a mask and not communicating with others, so naturally there is no such thing as loss or disappointment.
"What about you?"
She looked at him, "What kind of person are you?"
Chu Di raised his eyebrows slowly, leaned forward lazily, and placed his hands on both sides of her body, "Of course, I am yours."
Chu Li was startled for a moment, then reacted, bit her lower lip and glared at him for several times.
If she really believed what he said, she would be the biggest fool in the world.
She moved her head away, but the next second it was pinched by two slightly cool fingertips, and she turned back, "Chu Li."
"I told you not to trust anyone."
Including him?
He is also a person who cannot be trusted.
In this day and age, for my mother's sake, who else can I trust?
"Got it." She said in a muffled voice.
"Make sure to remember this."
"I've made a note of that."
He chuckled and looked at her like this. She seemed to be sensible and had been taught a lesson by reality. She knew he was right and stopped showing off her power.
It looks very pleasing to the eye.
The slender back of his fingers gently stroked her cheek, moving slowly, "Xiao Jiu."
"I miss you, my king."
Chu Li's back stiffened slightly, and she subconsciously grabbed the hem of her skirt, "It's inconvenient for me."
"I know."
He just came to see her and talk to her, and didn't do anything out of the ordinary. He held her in his arms as she slept, and left before dawn.
The next day, the same thing happened.
After five or six days, I could no longer hide.
There is no more reason to use. He is like a trapped beast out of a cage. Once he tastes freedom, he becomes addicted to it and cannot bear to let it go.
However, this time he was very gentle, gradual and dreamy.
A very long dream.
After an unknown amount of time, the man finally stopped and fell asleep contentedly. However, Chu Li was so exhausted that he felt limp all over and didn't even have the strength to lift his arms.
After a long pause, she lifted the quilt, climbed over him very lightly, and got out of bed.
He walked to the table, poured a glass of water, took out the small brown medicine bottle hidden in the drawer, and poured a pill.
"What are you doing?"
“Ahem!”
The sudden sound made Chu Li choke several times, and he quickly hid the medicine bottle.
"Aren't you asleep?"
On the couch, the man had woken up at some point and was lying on his side, staring at her every move with a pair of dark eyes.
"When you stood up, the flickering candlelight was a little blinding."
He looked at her calmly, "What are you eating?"
Chu Li tightly grasped the medicine bottle, hid it firmly in his sleeve, and said calmly: "I just drank it, and got up to drink some water."
"Um."
He rubbed his brow lazily, "I am a little thirsty too."
"I'll pour it for you."
Chu Li walked to the table, turned his back, and put away the medicine bottle while pouring water. Then, holding the cup, he walked to the bed.
He didn't reach out, just looked at her.
He didn't want her to feed him...
"Don't you have hands?"
"Indeed, not really."
"..."
He admitted it very directly, which choked Chu Li.
Helplessly, Chu Li took the cup and resigned himself to giving him several gulps. His movements were not very gentle, but his collar and shirt were wet.
The man's collar was open, stained with water. The ripples were glittering in the candlelight, and coupled with his lazy face, he had a certain appeal that was hard to conceal.
Chu Li's expression tightened.
What is she thinking about?
She threw the cup away, stopped looking at him, climbed onto the bed and continued to sleep.
When dawn arrived, Chu Dichi woke up on time, looking at the woman in his arms sleeping soundly, her quiet and beautiful sleeping face lying in his arms, breathing shallowly. He had a deep look in his eyes, not wanting to wake up, and unwilling to leave.
He took a deep breath of the fragrance of her hair and then stood up.
Before leaving, he walked to the table and found the medicine bottle in the drawer.
It was the one that Chu Li secretly took last night.
He poured out a brown pill, put the bottle back where it was, left Zhaolan Palace, and handed the pill to Chongfeng:
"Ask Bai Jinyi to see what kind of medicine this is."
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When Chu Li woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
She dressed as usual and had breakfast. Then the eunuch came and asked her to go to the imperial study.
When I left, the emperor, the eldest prince, and several old ministers were there.
"Father."
"Xiao Jiu is here." The Emperor of Chu waved his hand, signaling her not to greet him. "I have been very busy with government affairs these days, and there is something that can only be done today. I have decided to let your cousin Wen Ya marry into the eldest prince's mansion as a concubine."
Today, I am looking for him to discuss the rules.
Chu Li heard this and expected:
"Wen Ya is affectionate, my eldest brother is interested, and with my father's support, I am already very blessed."
Chu Yuanchi looked at her and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help, Ninth Brother."
Chu Li only responded with two sentences.
Minister Li said, "Your Majesty, it is just a concubine. Miss Wen is a concubine, so according to the rules, we only need to do it simply."
The King of Chu frowned: "But the three generals of the Wen family are all my most respected and trusted ministers."
"If we lose the rules of our ancestors because of our favor, it will only make the ministers dissatisfied. What if the Wen family becomes arrogant because of the favor..."
When Minister Li said this, he looked at Chu Li cautiously.
Chu Li cupped his hands and said:
"I think what Minister Li said makes sense. Father, we can keep things simple. If Wen Ya is lucky enough to have children for the royal family in the future, we can do a grand ceremony later."
The King of Chu thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and handed the relevant regulations over to the Ministry of Rites.
When everyone was dismissed, Chu Li was left behind alone.
The others leave.
"Father?"
"Xiaojiu, come here." Emperor Chu opened the drawer and took out a stack of something.
Could it be that because she did a good job on the Double Ninth Festival ceremony, her father wanted to reward her with a small gold bar?
Chu Li looked slightly happy, secretly rubbing his hands, and walked forward expectantly, and saw Emperor Chu took out a stack of blank red gold-stamped invitations and said:
"You have nothing to do anyway, why don't you write the invitations?"
Chu Li was flattered:
"Father, my handwriting is not good, I am afraid I cannot take on this important task!"
"The eldest prince is taking a concubine, and he has only invited the royal family members and some ministers to attend. They are all family members, so it's not a big deal. You write the letters, and then send them one by one after you finish writing them."
Hard to refuse.
Chu Li had no choice but to pick up the pen and write the invitation carefully.
Her handwriting is not ugly, it is neat and small, delicate like a little girl. It does not have the heroic spirit that a man should have, and is very quiet.
But every stroke was written with extreme care.
It took her more than an hour to write more than forty invitations. After she finished and let the ink dry, she delivered them one by one.
Several of the emperor's brothers wanted to send him off, including the Wen family, the Ning noble family, several important ministers' families, and the prince's family...
Chu Li ran around the imperial city for a long time and finally delivered all the invitations before dark, leaving only the last one.
——Regent’s Palace.
She bit her lower lip lightly, wondering whether she should go over to see him off. Even if she didn't go, Chu Dichi would come to Zhaolan Palace in the evening.
"Master, look at the weather, I'm afraid it's going to rain!"
Gou Ba drove the carriage and followed Chu Li running around, and was busy all day.
Chu Li opened the curtain, looked at the sky, thought for a while and said:
"Let's go to the Regent's Palace."
"good."
drive!
When the carriage was halfway there, it started to drizzle. The early winter night was a bit chilly. Gou Ba parked the carriage and ran in the rain to knock on the door.
Knock knock!
After a while, a guard opened the door.
"The Ninth Prince has come here on the orders of the Emperor to deliver an invitation to His Royal Highness the Regent."
The guard looked towards the carriage, bowed respectfully, and said, "Ninth Prince, His Highness is at the Coral Waterside Pavilion."
Chu Li said, "When he comes back later, you can give him the invitation."
The guard said, "Please forgive me, Ninth Prince. I dare not touch such an important item."
"Just pass it on."
"Your Highness has given the order. I dare not take it without permission. I hope that the Ninth Prince will show mercy."
Chu Li pursed her lips.
Is it not possible to collect invitations on behalf of others?
What a weird command.
Really hard to please.
The invitations that were sent out all day were mostly collected by the doorman, but that didn't work at the Regent's Palace. It must be because he spoiled me.
Chu Li lowered the curtain: "Go to the Coral Water Pavilion."
Since I've come out here, I might as well send out all the invitations before returning.
A quarter of an hour later.
Arrive at Coral Waterside Pavilion.
Chu Li got off the carriage. Chong Feng was waiting at the door. "Ninth Prince, you are here."
He handed over an oil-paper umbrella, "The master is inside."
Chu Li took it and walked in. He had been here several times before, so the paths and courtyards here were familiar to him. He walked through the corridor and soon arrived at Lantingxuan. Standing under the stone archway, in the dim candlelight, he saw a dignified figure waving a sword in the night rain, breaking the air with one sword.
The sword edge hummed, shattering the raindrops, splashing out countless sharp small raindrops, as if carrying extremely strong killing power.
The soft sword was pulled back, the sword body was as soft as a poisonous snake, and when it rolled sharply, it reflected a cold light.
The man's figure almost blended into the night, as if lurking in the darkness, emitting an extremely cramped breath. His figure was rolled up by the rain, flashing vigorously, as if he could tear the invisible air apart.
Swish!
Buzz!
Every sword, every move, every movement, was filled with deadly murderous intent.
In the dim night, the man was alone, lonely and cold, as if he was the only one in the world.
Chu Li stood there, watching this scene, a little distracted.
The way he danced with the sword was as sharp and beautiful as a painting. He looked like a suppressed lonely beast, walking on the tip of the knife.
She held an oil-paper umbrella and stood in the night rain under the arch.
He was in the courtyard, wielding his sword as rain fell, blending into the rainy night.
suddenly.
A cold light flashed, and the rolled-up soft sword approached her like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue. She was so frightened that she subconsciously took a half step back, tripped on the stairs, and was about to fall backwards when the man hooked her waist and held her tightly.
When she raised her head and met the man's cold eyes, she felt that he was particularly calm tonight.
It was so quiet that it was frightening.
"I... came to deliver an invitation."
She took out the last invitation from her sleeve, on which was written the auspicious date for the eldest prince to marry a concubine, and an invitation speech.
Just as she was about to hand it to him, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
“Hmm!”
The man leaned over and bit her mouth.
It's a bite.
Not a kiss.
As soon as he took a bite, he tasted blood. Chu Li screamed and struggled in pain, and the oil-paper umbrella fell to the ground.
“What are you doing… Ugh!”
Chu Dichi threw the soft sword backhandedly and stuck it into the ground coldly. He picked her up by the waist and took possession of her fiercely without a word.
Her mind went blank.
The rain was heavy that night, almost covering up all sounds. In the huge Coral Waterside Pavilion, there were no servants serving, just the two of them, so no matter how loud the sound was, it could not be heard.
Tonight, he was particularly cruel.
The force is the same as when practicing sword.
She didn't know what was happening and was forced to endure it. She almost fainted several times, but she bit her lower lip and tried her best to endure it.
I don't know how long it took, but he finally seemed to vent his anger and regain his composure.
Her eyes turned red as she pushed him away, got out of bed angrily and was about to leave.
"Where are you going?"
As soon as Chu Dichi stretched out his hand, she raised her hand and slapped him in the face.
"Chu Dichi, you beast!"
Treat her however you want.
In his eyes, she was just a plaything.
Chu Dichi tilted his head to one side, feeling the pain on his face, and instead of getting angry, he laughed, "Me, a beast?"
Licking the faint smell of blood at the corner of his mouth,
"I am doing this for your sake. If you don't finish this big bottle of contraceptive medicine, wouldn't it be a waste?"
He raised his hand, and a brown pill was clearly visible between his fingers.
Chu Li was shocked.
he……
This is the contraceptive pill she bought, how did it end up in his hands?
However, she did not think there was anything wrong with it. "It would be a waste if I didn't finish it. Besides, I was worried that it would not be effective, so I planned to buy some more."
She said this in a cold voice, snatched the pill and threw it into her mouth, but he suddenly pinched her cheek.
"cough!"
The pill was forced to spit out.
Chu Dichi's eyes were cold and almost cannibalistic. "You don't have to worry. You are safe with me. I will never give birth to a child in my life."
Chu Li didn't believe it.
How is that possible?
His body is normal and he is strong in that area, so how could he not be able to have children?
Chu Dichi said coldly: "Don't believe it?"
"Speaking of which, I have to thank your father. If he hadn't given me poison when I was young, which made me childless, why would you take this contraceptive medicine?"
Bai Jinyi has already checked. Generally, contraceptive soup is made by boiling medicinal herbs and then taken afterwards. However, this contraceptive pill is made by concentrating various contraceptive herbs. The degree of damage to the body is three times that of contraceptive soup.
If taken for a long time, it is very likely to damage the mother's body and cause infertility.
Chu Li was shocked. She didn't know about this and had never heard her father mention it.
My father actually did such a thing?
At first, she cursed Chu Dichi for being cruel and thought that God had eyes, so he had no wife, no concubines, and no children. However, she never expected that his loneliness was caused by her father!
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