Lele tidied up the messy room, and a relaxed smile finally appeared on her face. However, when she carried the dirty bloody water out the door, she couldn't help but freeze.
Upon seeing the person standing in the courtyard, Lele pursed her lips, put down the basin of water in her hand, and bowed to him, saying, "This servant greets Your Majesty."
Emperor Yuxian's shoulders slumped, his hands hidden in the wide, long sleeves of his robe, with Dezhuo following behind him. At this moment, he was not the decisive and ruthless emperor he once was, but rather like a child who had lost his candy, staring blankly at the tightly closed door.
Hearing Lele's voice, he came to his senses, exclaimed "Ah!" and said in a daze, "No need for formalities."
Lele got up, picked up the basin again, and decided to pour out the bloody water first. After all, carrying such a thing in front of the emperor would be punished.
Unexpectedly, she was stopped by Emperor Yuxian.
"Wait a minute."
Lele rolled her eyes inwardly, but asked good-naturedly, "Is there anything Your Majesty needs? Please give me your instructions."
Emperor Yuxian pointed to the bloody water in her basin and couldn't help but frown. "Is... all of this hers...?"
Lele tightened her grip on the basin of water. "Your Majesty, this is all Miss's blood."
Emperor Yuxian turned his head away uncomfortably, took a few breaths, and asked, "Is she... alright?"
Lele glanced at him and said with a fake smile, "Thanks to Your Majesty's concern, Miss is doing very well now, eating well and dressing well."
Emperor Yuxian caught her somewhat resentful gaze and paused, taken aback. Was she blaming him? Why?
Seeing his puzzled look, Lele didn't explain. She simply curtsied to him and said, "Your Majesty, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now. Miss is waiting for me to come in and serve her."
Emperor Yuxian nodded, "Then go."
"This servant takes her leave." With that, Lele picked up the basin of water and left. As she turned away, her expression vanished, and her eyes turned cold.
He still doesn't know why he's complaining about him.
Lele snorted coldly in her heart, unable to resist cursing him from the late emperor to him. If it weren't for him, how could Miss and her husband be separated? If it weren't for him, how could Miss have been without a midwife and faced such grave danger? If it weren't for him… it's all his fault!
Emperor Yuxian watched her departing figure, then looked at the tightly closed door.
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At this moment, a thousand miles away in Cicheng, Lu Huai was sitting in a chair, staring blankly at his palm.
In the past, when he sat with Qin Qi, he always liked to secretly hold her hand under the table, which made her look at him frequently. But now... Lu Huai smiled bitterly; he didn't even know her situation.
Shu Zhan was chatting happily with someone when he turned around and saw Lu Huai looking like he'd lost in thought. He couldn't help but nudge him with his elbow, "Chang Jue, what are you doing?"
Lu Huaitai looked up at him, "Hmm?"
Shu Zhan gestured with his lip towards the person opposite him, "Look, your cousin is calling you."
Cousin? Lu Huai frowned in confusion. Where did he get a cousin? Just as he was thinking this, he heard someone speak.
"Greetings, strategist. I am Qin Ci, courtesy name Huaiyan, the prefect of Cicheng. I have long admired your esteemed reputation, and today I finally have the pleasure of meeting you. Indeed, your reputation is well-deserved."
Looking up in confusion, Lu Huai finally noticed his so-called "cousin".
Qin Huaiyan was very fair-skinned, and her long black hair was tied up with a jade crown, giving her a refined and cultured appearance. The smile at the corner of her mouth was not abrupt, but rather made her seem very approachable.
"hiss."
Lu Huai frowned and took a deep breath, filtering out the pleasantries, only feeling that the man's features seemed somewhat familiar.
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