Regent's Palace.
On the Yaohua Terrace in the lazy afterglow of the setting sun, the crabapple flowers are in full bloom.
Bai Jinyi was fiddling with the herbs idly: "Cassia seed, white peony root... mulberry leaf... honeysuckle..."
Xiao Yexing was sitting aside, playing chess with Chu Dichi.
Black and white chess pieces fought each other, forming an invisible battlefield. The black pieces were fierce and took unconventional steps at every step, forcing the white pieces into a desperate situation.
No mercy.
Xiao Yexing picked up a white chess piece and looked at the chessboard for several breaths. It was already a losing game.
He lost again.
Seeing Chu Dichi's cold expression, he turned around and scolded Bai Jinyi: "Keep your voice down, you're disturbing my ears!"
Bai Jinyi: “?”
He was just sorting out the medicinal herbs.
"Are you crazy? You can't win, so you blame me? Am I bothering you by organizing the herbs?"
Xiao Yexing glared at him coldly, "If you really had been organizing the herbs properly, how could the Ninth Prince's eyes not have healed in four days?"
Bai Jinyi understood instantly.
good.
good.
It turns out that I am cursing him in a roundabout way here.
In the past few days, Achi did not go to see his little nephew, but asked him to replace the prepared medicinal materials with the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician every day to treat his nephew's eyes.
"The eye is a very sensitive area and it won't heal in a few days. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Glancing at Chu Dichi's cold face, he couldn't help but muttered:
"You only know how to enslave me. You did this secretly behind my back without letting the Ninth Prince know. How could she come to thank you?"
A startled figure walks into Yaohua Terrace:
"Master, the Ninth Prince requests to see you."
Bai Jinyi raised his head suddenly: "What?"
Speak of Cao Cao, Cao Cao appears?
Chu Dichi suddenly raised his eyes, and there was a trace of fluctuation in his eyes which had been silent all day. He raised his fingertips, and Jingying bent down in understanding and went out to bring people.
soon.
Chu Li walked around the nine-curve corridor and entered the luxurious and huge Yaohua Terrace.
Haven't seen you for four days.
When I saw the man wearing a crimson brocade robe, sitting there, twisting a black chess piece with his vigorous fingertips, turning it over and playing with it, his cold and reserved appearance was like the frost on the top of a mountain, which could only be admired from a distance and not allowed to be approached.
It is such a man, who is high and mighty in front of others, and is admired by others, but in private...
Chu Li clenched his fingertips and swallowed the hatred and anger in his throat calmly.
"Why is the Ninth Prince here?"
Bai Jinyi stepped forward and supported Chu Li, whose eyes were still tied with gauze.
"Come on, watch your step."
When helping her sit down, Xiao Yexing made room for her to sit next to Chu Dichi.
Chu Li said, "I heard that the Regent broke into the General's Mansion and saved me. The Queen was very pleased and specially rewarded her with a pot of wine. I hope the Regent can drink it and not let down the Queen's kindness."
The accompanying palace maid walked forward and placed the tray on the table.
Bai Jinyi's expression suddenly became obscure, and he looked at Xiao Yexing.
For no reason, the Queen actually rewarded wine and asked the Ninth Prince to bring it personally?
Is this wine drinkable?
Chu Li touched the cup with both hands, picked up the wine pot, poured a full cup, touched the table with both hands again, and handed it to Chu Dichi.
"Uncle."
Chu Dichi lowered his eyes and looked away.
The cup is filled with wine, the color is crystal clear, the cup surface is gently shaking, and the rich aroma of wine emanates, tempting the nose.
It is indeed a good wine.
"I am not thirsty."
Chu Li said, "This is a reward from the Queen."
"So what?"
"Uncle, are you going to disobey the Queen's order?"
Bai Jinyi wanted to interrupt, but Xiao Yexing stopped him with his eyes. However, he looked a little anxious. The relationship between the Regent and the royal family was well known to everyone. The Queen must have had ulterior motives in giving him wine.
The Ninth Prince must also know this.
Does she want to poison Chu Dichi herself?
Chu Li picked up the wine glass, "Uncle, please."
Chu Dichi opened his thin lips and sneered with an ambiguous tone: "Chu Li, today, how about we make a small bet first?"
"What does the emperor want to bet on?"
"Let's bet on whether this wine is poisonous or not."
The maid shuddered.
She was a maid in Fengyi Palace. Following the Queen's order, she followed the Ninth Prince out of the palace and made sure to see the Regent drink the wine with her own eyes.
But the Regent said such blatant words in front of her.
Is this something she can listen to?
Chu Li was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay."
"Shock Shadow."
Jingying stepped forward, picked up the wine glass, grabbed the palace maid, twisted her mouth open, and poured the wine directly into her.
“Ugh… Regent, please spare me… Ugh! Please spare me… Ahem!”
The palace maid fell to the ground and coughed more than ten times, her face turning red.
After a while, Bai Jinyi grabbed her wrist, felt her pulse, and said in surprise:
"She's okay?"
Is this wine not poisonous?
With such a good opportunity, why didn’t the royal family poison it?
Chu Li gently stroked the corners of her eyes, and no one could see the look in her eyes.
Alcohol…is naturally poisonous.
However, when she was passing by the palace, she took the opportunity to replace it.
The Queen wanted to use her to deal with the Regent. If anything went wrong, she would be the first to suffer. But if she didn't send the pot of wine, she would not be able to explain to the Queen.
She was stuck in the middle, unable to move forward or backward.
Over the years, she tried so hard to get out of it, but was still dragged into the vortex.
Since she couldn't retreat, she had no choice but to protect herself by any means necessary.
He chuckled and said, "The emperor's uncle lost."
Bai Jinyi was extremely surprised.
How can alcohol be non-toxic?
Even Xiao Yexing was slightly surprised.
Chu Dichi looked at her. A soft white cloth was tied around her eyes. Her delicate little face was slightly raised in a smile, and her soft pink lips were raised, like a beautifully blooming crabapple flower.
"What do you want?"
"How dare I do anything to the emperor's uncle? It's just... the loser should admit defeat!"
Chu Li's smile suddenly turned cold. He grabbed the wine jug on the table and smashed it on Chu Dichi's face.
Bang!
There was a loud bang.
Bai Jinyi jumped up in shock: "Achi!"
The hard ceramic wine jug smashed on Chu Dichi's head, and the broken pieces of porcelain scratched his temple. The blood and wine mixed together, slid along the contour of his cheek to his jaw, and dripped onto his robe. The crimson brocade robe was stained with the bright red blood, and the color was so bright and enchanting.
There was surprise in Xiao Yexing's eyes.
Jingying and Chongfeng were even more frightened.
In an instant, the man was still sitting there in the same posture, but a sudden chill gathered around his body, as if he had fallen into an abyss, freezing the air. There seemed to be a storm brewing in his deep eyes, so dark that no one could see the bottom, which frightened everyone.
He looked at her, his eyes sharp as an eagle's, and the air around him seemed to become heavy because of him.
No one dared to breathe.
Chu Li stood there and said:
"Is the uncle angry? I just want to test whether the uncle is really a man of his word and willing to accept defeat."
"If the emperor's uncle doesn't even have this much tolerance, then I won't dare to gamble with him in the future."
Bai Jinyi was terrified.
Ancestors!
How dare you say that? You're adding fuel to the fire!
Isn't the Ninth Prince known to everyone for her good temper and good character? How good is that? Even if someone says the sun is square, she won't argue with them.
What's wrong with her today?
Chu Dichi stared at her intently, the veins on the back of his hands bulging as he gripped the armrest, like a coiled dragon, revealing his uncontrollable viciousness at the moment. The oppressive feeling emanating from his body was so strong that the entire Yaohua Terrace was shaking with his anger.
Chu Li looked calm, even looking down on his impetuousness and calculations.
One minute, one second, seemed to be frozen in deathly silence.
Everyone felt like they were suffocating.
end.
Chu Dichi loosened his hand and smiled grimly: "It's getting late, I will not keep the Ninth Prince for dinner."
"Jingying, escort the Ninth Prince out properly!"
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