Chapter 170 The destined one is actually me?
Xiao Xingyuan put down his chopsticks: "I can't eat anymore."
"How could that be? She's only eaten a tiny bit!"
"Is Your Majesty feeling unwell?"
Meng Yanzhi looked at Xiao Xingyuan with concern, then reached out and gently touched his forehead. She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he did not have a fever.
"Your Majesty has a poor appetite, how about something sweet and sour?"
"I've made hawthorn cake!"
Meng Yanzhi stood up with a smile, quickly took some hawthorn cake, and stuffed it into Xiao Xingyuan's mouth.
"This stuff is sweet and sour, and it's really appetizing. I'll eat two pieces before meals from now on so I can eat more. People need to eat more!"
Meng Yanzhi spoke very seriously. She had always felt that the reason Xiao Xingyuan was in poor health was entirely because he ate too little.
Xiao Xingyuan frowned and looked at Meng Yanzhi.
"Have you gotten into some trouble?"
Xiao Xingyuan couldn't think of any other reason besides this.
Hearing this, Meng Yanzhi was both amused and exasperated. She looked at him with a puzzled expression and said softly, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by that? Is it wrong for me to treat you well?"
After sitting down, Meng Yanzhi continued eating, glancing at Xiao Xingyuan as she ate. Suddenly, she gave a silly smile and asked, "Your Majesty, has anyone ever told you that you are very handsome?"
"You really think I'm good-looking?" Xiao Xingyuan raised an eyebrow, his tone softening considerably.
Meng Yanzhi nodded very seriously. This was definitely not flattery; it was the truth.
Although Xiao Xingyuan is usually cold and aloof, even so, one cannot ignore the perfection of his face. He looks good when he has a cold expression, and he is even more handsome when he smiles!
Sometimes, Meng Yanzhi would feel that she couldn't bear to see her face disappear from the world.
Appearance has never been a big deal for Xiao Xingyuan, but he never expected that Meng Yanzhi would care so much. She had praised him all the time since they were children, but this was the first time she had ever praised him for being good-looking.
"Your Majesty, I truly hope that Your Majesty will live to be a hundred years old."
When Meng Yanzhi said this, a look of sadness and helplessness flashed in her eyes.
She had known for a long time that Xiao Xingyuan was about to die, so she was especially sad. The thought of never seeing him again made her want to cry.
Seeing that Meng Yanzhi was about to cry, Xiao Xingyuan's expression changed, and he coughed, "I will naturally live to be a hundred years old."
"Yes, long live the Emperor!"
With a sob in her voice, Meng Yanzhi lowered her head and continued eating.
After lunch, Xiao Xingyuan felt uneasy, so he hurriedly called Ling Xiao and told him about what happened at lunchtime.
"That girl seems to know about my health. Did you tell her?"
Xiao Xingyuan frowned deeply, looking at Ling Xiao with displeasure.
"Meng Yanzhi? She knows? What does she know?"
Ling Xiao was completely puzzled. His Majesty's health was such an important matter, how could he possibly tell anyone, not even Meng Yanzhi!
"She said she hoped I would live to be a hundred, and she even cried." Xiao Xingyuan frowned. "Did she think I wouldn't live long?"
Well……
Upon hearing this, Ling Xiao reacted quickly, stepped forward, took Xiao Xingyuan's wrist, and carefully checked his pulse. After confirming that Xiao Xingyuan was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you're in good health!"
Xiao Xingyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Ling Xiao and asked, "How can I tell Meng Yanzhi about this in a discreet way?"
"Why did Your Majesty tell her this?" Ling Xiao looked at Xiao Xingyuan in confusion.
Meng Yanzhi certainly wouldn't know what's wrong with his body, so why is this so important?
"She looked so pitiful when she cried."
Xiao Xingyuan lowered his eyes, as if he could immediately see Meng Yanzhi's tearful face at that time, and felt an unbearable heartache.
this……
Seeing Xiao Xingyuan like this, Ling Xiao finally realized what it meant to be hopeless, utterly hopeless.
He sighed helplessly: "Your Majesty, this is your own business. If you really want to say it, then you should."
After speaking, Ling Xiao stood up, bowed, and turned to walk outside.
Ling Xiao had always hoped that Xiao Xingyuan would find his destined person to solve his problem of dying young, but he never expected that the cold and aloof Xiao Xingyuan would be like this when he truly loved someone.
His eyebrows furrowed tightly, increasingly unable to understand whether meeting Meng Yanzhi was a good thing or a bad thing.
Looking at Ling Xiao standing at her door, Meng Yanzhi felt a headache coming on: "Isn't the Imperial Advisor doing anything? Why does he always come to see me?"
"I came to have a drink with you!"
"This is plum wine I made myself. You can try it and see how it compares to yours."
As if by magic, Ling Xiao produced a jar of wine and looked at Meng Yanzhi with a smile.
Upon seeing the plum wine, Meng Yanzhi's expression immediately changed. She had long known that cultivators would be exceptionally skilled at brewing wine, so she immediately stepped forward and began preparing side dishes. In no time, four side dishes and a plate of desserts were placed on the table.
Seeing Meng Yanzhi being so attentive for a jar of wine, Ling Xiao's face turned ugly. He gritted his teeth and said irritably, "So, in your eyes, I, the Imperial Advisor, am not as good as this plum wine?"
"Ahem, that's not what I meant. It's just that I've never had plum wine before, so I wanted to try it."
"Besides, you brought it here to share with me, so why are you being so stingy?"
As she spoke, Meng Yanzhi picked up her chopsticks and began to eat and drink.
"Meng Yanzhi, I'd like to talk to you about His Majesty."
Meng Yanzhi knew that this person who came to see her must be related to Xiao Xingyuan.
"Go ahead and tell me."
In the past, Meng Yanzhi would definitely not have wanted to hear these things, but now she has changed her mind and wants to listen carefully to what Ling Xiao has to say.
"Actually, His Majesty does not want to be emperor. It is my deduction that he is destined to be in this position. He will not live past the age of twenty-five. Now, he only has a year and a half left."
“But if he meets his destined one, he can prolong his life and even have children in the future. That’s why I ask you all the time whether you like His Majesty.”
Ling Xiao felt it was time to say some things.
"I?"
Meng Yanzhi pointed at herself, looking at Ling Xiao in disbelief.
"You mean to say that His Majesty's destined one is me?"
"Could you have miscalculated?"
Meng Yanzhi still found it unbelievable.
Do you know who I am?
Meng Yanzhi was already exasperated when she got to this point.
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