Birds on the edge of the abyss 27
"And the third one?"
Shen Luli looked at Chu Xin who was looking at him expectantly, and suddenly lowered his head and coughed uncontrollably. After a long while, he hesitated and said
"Your Highness, you are too close. I am not fully recovered from my illness yet. I am afraid that it may affect Your Highness. Please step back a little."
Chu Xin then lowered his head and found that his entire upper body was pressed against the table. There was less than five fingers' distance between them. When they were close enough, they could smell the light fragrance emanating from each other.
Chu Xin:......
He sat back in his seat stiffly, pretending to be calm and said, "No need, I can just sit back in my seat, you continue."
Shen Luli stuffed the handkerchief into his arms again, and then nodded again.
"Meizhou is the fief of His Royal Highness Prince Jing. If the local government interferes too much, it will affect the relationship between the court and His Royal Highness Prince Jing. Therefore, I can put the blame on the government and present the good side to the prince's palace and the refugees. This way, I can save the prince's palace's reputation and create the impression that the government is easy to bully."
"What's the point of doing this?" Chu Xin asked, thinking that his method was very strange.
"I'm only trying to build momentum for Prince Jing. First, the refugees are not blind. They know who the good officials are, putting themselves in their shoes and thinking of them, and who the rats are, bent on profiting from it, beating and scolding the refugees. They know who they truly want to worship. And when this gratitude is forcibly transferred to the Prince's Palace, which has done nothing for them, you can imagine what kind of thoughts the refugees will have."
"There will be a riot, they are dissatisfied with the palace, this will be enough to give Chu Xiao a headache for a while." Chu Xin curled his lips and smiled, looking at Shen Luli, both of them saw the satisfaction in each other's eyes.
Chu Xin reached out and held Shen Luli's cold hands, and exclaimed, "You are really a blessing to this palace. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
"Your Highness, that's not necessary..."
"How can this be? I have already promised that I will not go back on my word." Chu Xin clenched her hands tightly, as if she wanted to use her hot hands to warm these icy hands, but it was just a drop in the bucket.
Shen Luli was a little uncomfortable with the contact with others, and sat stiffly on the ground. Seeing Chu Xin looking at him with eyes that seemed to say, "If you don't tell me, don't leave," Shen Luli had no choice but to say,
"I heard that Your Highness once received a jar of Spring Water that you treasured for twenty years. Could you please give me a jar to try?"
"Oh? You are very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and you got the news quickly." Chu Xin still did not let go. He held Shen Luli's delicate white hand and raised his eyebrows.
After that, she summoned the little palace maid outside the door and asked her to get it, then turned to look at Shen Luli and said, "Can you drink?"
"I know a little, but I can't drink too much," Shen Luli said.
"That's fine. I'm in a very good mood today. Come have a drink with me before you go back. Chunxishui is a medicinal wine. A simple drink will do great good for your body. Don't refuse!"
Chu Xin laughed and said without hesitation
"Yes, I will remember this." Shen Luli exerted his strength and finally pulled his hands out of Chu Xin's big palm. Seeing Chu Xin looking at him in surprise, Shen Luli said in a stiff tone.
"I don't like to interact too much with others, I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
[Ding, Chu Xin's favorability +1, current favorability 46]
"I understand." Chu Xin looked at her empty palms and then at Shen Luli, who had tucked her hands into her sleeves. She couldn't help laughing. "You don't have to be on guard against me like you're a wolf. Just tell me and I'll naturally try to avoid touching you as much as possible."
Seeing this, Shen Luli also pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly, and knew that he was not very polite now, so he immediately took his hand out and put it on his knees.
He was wearing a navy blue robe today, embroidered with the Shen family crest and unique patterns. Hidden in the navy blue robe, he looked approachable, noble and reserved. Accompanied by Shen Luli's face, he showed a different kind of beauty.
The two of them took the Luancha back to the East Palace. Actually, Shen Luli was not allowed to ride in the same carriage with the Crown Prince, but she had no choice but to obey the order issued by Chu Xin. She did not know how many people watched her along the way.
The instinct that was engraved into his bones had made Shen Luli form a huge net around the people around him. People around him walked into the net to observe him, but he wanted to get out, but his ankles were stuck and he couldn't get out. He was deeply trapped and couldn't get out.
Perhaps Chu Xin deliberately let everyone know that he was the Crown Prince's man, and re-stamped his status as the Duke of Zhenguo, as if to declare his sovereignty. In short, the journey of the Luancha today was particularly long, so long that after half an hour, the two of them were still sitting face to face on the Luancha.
Even though he was surrounded by white curtains, Shen Luli felt extremely uncomfortable. This was because the Crown Prince sitting opposite him had been staring at him for a long time without blinking. When Shen Luli was about to lose his smile, he heard Chu Xin's low voice.
The man raised his chin and looked at Shen Luli and said, "You are so beautiful."
Shen Luli frowned, looked up at Chu Xin who was serious, and then said softly, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."
Chu Xin waved her hand and said, "Why are you thanking me? Everyone knows that praising a man's beauty is extremely disrespectful. I made a mistake knowing it was wrong."
Shen Luli: ...
Glancing at Shen Luli's rare expression of silence, Chu Xin laughed heartily and said with great joy, "I'm almost tired of seeing your old-fashioned expression. Now you've finally made a change."
Shen Luli sighed, "Your Highness, please stop teasing me."
At this time, the carriage stopped. Chu Xin looked up and saw that they had arrived at the palace gate. He smiled and agreed. In a very good mood, he got off the carriage first. He turned around and supported Shen Luli behind him, which shocked the East Palace servants who came to greet him.
Le Luo, the leader, looked at the two people's clasped hands with a smile, and then looked at Chu Xin's expression as if it was natural to pull them, and the smile on his lips became even deeper.
After dinner, the palace servants brought warm wine to the table, poured wine for the two of them, and served a few plates of snacks before being driven out by Chu Xin.
The two of them sat opposite each other in the tea room, Bu Nan guarding the door and not letting anyone in.
Chu Xin laughed out loud as he watched Shen Luli frown and force himself to drink a glass of medicinal wine, which made him gasp for air due to the spiciness.
"Hahaha, Chunxishui doesn't ask you to drink it like this, you need to savor it slowly." After saying that, Chu Xin put his lips to drink a little, and couldn't stop laughing.
As the warm wine entered his throat, a warm current immediately rose from his lower abdomen, warming his entire body. This medicinal wine was very weak, but the taste was good. It was rare to find such a good taste, which was why it became a tribute. After Chu Xin slowly drank a small glass of wine, he looked up at the person opposite him and was slightly stunned.
He asked strangely, "Are you drunk?"
He looked at the person with closed eyes, furrowed brows, and flushed face. He moved his throat slightly and reached out to touch him.
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