Chapter 349 Being Favored
Huo Zheng heard her voice so soft, and said in a low voice: "The guards ran to Fenghe Town to tell me that you suddenly fainted while helping the people in the suburbs. How could I not come back?"
As soon as the prince spoke, Cui'er woke up with a start. The little girl suddenly jumped up from the beauty chair, "The prince is back..."
Huo Zheng saw the little girl's slightly funny look and ordered in a deep voice, "You go down first."
“Yes… yes.”
Cui'er looked at the princess and only retreated after she nodded. She had just taken two steps when she seemed to remember something and turned back to pick up the beauty chair beside the couch and move it out so that it would not be in the way.
The little girl had a loud voice and was quite strong. She quickly went out with the chair. She did not forget to close the door and stood guard outside to prevent anyone from eavesdropping on the private conversation between the princess and the prince.
There was only a dim nightlight in the room.
Huo Zheng stood in front of the couch and looked at Chunzhi. He saw her raise her hand to rub her sleepy eyes, then sit up straight up. She didn't look sick at all. He felt relieved and asked her in a low voice, "What on earth is going on?"
"Your Majesty, allow me to..."
Chunzhi said this and reached out to pull Huo Zheng to sit on the edge of the couch.
It was quiet late at night. Xiaoxing was sleeping soundly on his side in bed, snoring softly.
Huo Zheng sat beside the couch, very close to Chunzhi. Her unique fragrance filled his face, diluting the medicinal smell in the room.
Huo Zheng went to the towns and villages early this morning to check whether the officials under him had implemented the latest policies of Xizhou. Xizhou is a thousand miles long, and it would take some time to visit every place. However, he received the news that Chunzhi had fainted on the first day he left.
On the way back, he kept thinking that Chunzhi had always been in good health. Although she was tired from being busy with various things in Xizhou these days, she slept very soundly at night. She was full of energy every morning when she woke up, and her eyes were shining when she went out today.
Huo Zheng didn't believe that Chunzhi would suddenly fall ill, but he was afraid that something might happen to Chunzhi, so he rushed back immediately.
When he entered the room just now, he saw Cui'er sleeping beside the couch and Chunzhi looked sick, and his heart was suddenly in turmoil.
"Why... did I scare you?" Chunzhi held Huo Zheng's hand, looking into his eyes, which were as dark as ink, and said softly, "It's my fault for not discussing this with you in advance. It's just that I just had a sudden impulse. I was a little tired after distributing relief food to the people, so I thought I'd take a nap."
Huo Zheng heard her say this and reached out to wipe away the sickly makeup on her face. He felt relieved after confirming that she had done it on purpose. He said helplessly, "Did you really do it on impulse?"
When Chunzhi heard him ask this, she raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? If I had already decided to do this, why wouldn't I have informed you in advance?"
Huo Zheng said, "I was negligent. From the moment you hung up the painting of night-blooming cereus that Yanran sent me in the room, I should have known what you would do."
Chunzhi couldn't help but pause when she heard this.
She did make a sudden decision to faint in front of the people, but she had been thinking about a reasonable reason to leave Xizhou City that would not arouse the emperor's suspicion for a long time. When she saw the picture of the night-blooming Epiphyllum painted by Yanran herself, her desire to do something as soon as possible reached its peak.
Huo Zheng exposed the matter, and Chunzhi apologized to him profusely. She then stood up and poured him a cup of tea, "Come, Your Highness, have a cup of tea first and relax while I explain to you."
Huo Zheng sat down beside the couch and took the teacup. He had traveled hundreds of miles overnight, and his throat was indeed burning. He tilted his head back and drank the tea in the cup.
Seeing this, Chunzhi poured him another glass.
This time, Huo Zheng didn't drink it all immediately. Instead, he held the cup in his hand and looked up at Chunzhi. "Why are you still standing there? I'm not here to interrogate you. Sit down and talk."
Upon hearing this, Chunzhi sat down beside him and said softly, "I acted on my own initiative this time. I'm sorry to have worried you."
Huo Zheng looked at her sideways and said softly, "I'm glad you're okay."
As long as Chunzhi is fine, he feels that nothing is a problem.
Hearing this, Chunzhi felt even more guilty. She whispered to Huo Zheng, "I want to go to Beili Territory to rob someone, so I have to leave Xizhou for several days. With your and my identities, it would be difficult to hide it from the outside world if we left Xizhou City for two or three days, let alone being gone for more than a month."
Chunzhi also thought about having someone pretend to be her and Huo Zheng and stay in the palace, and instructing her trusted people to assist them. However, the two of them have been very busy since they came to Xizhou, and they come into contact with too many people every day. By then, it is inevitable that there will be many loopholes. It is better to find an excuse to leave.
She said, "That's why I had a sudden idea today. I'm going to pretend to faint in front of everyone, so that everyone in Xizhou City knows that I've suddenly fallen ill. In two days, I'm going to have Rendong spread the word that I must seek help from a hidden miracle doctor. By then, even if the emperor has the final say, he won't be able to stop us from seeking medical treatment."
There are spies of the emperor in Xizhou City who will report what happens here back to the capital. Chunzhi has known this for a long time, so she took advantage of this and made the news of her illness known to the whole city, and let the spies pass the news to the emperor.
In this way, after some time, she and Huo Zheng could leave Xizhou City and sneak into Beili Territory.
Seeing that Chunzhi had a sudden inspiration but still had a thorough plan, Huo Zheng felt that she was extremely intelligent. He handed the teacup to her and said, "After all this talk, you must be thirsty, right? Have some water."
"I'm really thirsty." Chunzhi took the teacup and drank half of it in one gulp. She raised her eyes and asked Huo Zheng, "What do you think of me pretending to be sick and going out to seek medical treatment to avoid being detected?"
Huo Zheng said, "Very thorough."
Chunzhi just smiled a little when she heard Huo Zheng say again: "It's just..."
"Just what?"
Chunzhi saw Huo Zheng frowning slightly, as if he was worried, and immediately asked.
Huo Zheng looked at Chunzhi with dark eyes, "But God is watching everything we do. Aren't you afraid that if you pretend to be sick today, it will become a real illness tomorrow..."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh!" Chunzhi spat three times before Huo Zheng could finish. "What nonsense are you talking about? Pooh three times quickly and get rid of all the bad luck."
She knew what Huo Zheng meant. Pretending to be sick was not auspicious and was extremely strange. Many people pretended to be sick in order to achieve certain goals, but not long after, they actually became seriously ill and died of the illness.
Chunzhi has lived in the city for ten years, so she has naturally heard a lot of these weird rumors.
But she was so focused on saving Yanran that she didn't care how scared she was.
Huo Zheng was not allowed to say it at this time.
Huo Zheng followed Chunzhi's instructions and said "Pooh" three times.
Chunzhi waited until he finished spitting before she breathed a sigh of relief. Pretending to be indifferent, she said, "Things like this are something you can believe or not. Besides, I was trying to save someone. Even if God saw it, he should have turned a blind eye and shown some favoritism to me."
Huo Zheng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, but he looked at Chunzhi with a serious look in his eyes, "God should be partial to you."
A good person like Chunzhi should be favored by God.
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