"There's no candied fruit here. Have a cup of brown sugar water first. I'll go to the street to get some."
Qi Heng bent down and handed Li Xia a cup of prepared brown sugar water.
"Thank you." Li Xia took it and took a sip, and the bitterness in his mouth faded a little.
Qi Heng picked up a pillow from the couch and placed it on Li Xia's back, "It will be more comfortable to lean on it like this."
"Yes, thank you."
Li Xia thanked him subconsciously.
"Ali, you don't have to be so polite to me." Qi Heng looked at Li Xia helplessly.
If she was so polite, he would feel that she treated him as an outsider.
Li Xia lowered her eyelids, "I..."
This is the education she received since childhood, and it has long been engraved in her bones.
But she couldn't explain it to Lechen.
To him, it was too unbelievable.
Qi Heng was worried about Chu Ziyu, so he didn't notice Li Xia's little action.
"Liaochen, where is Chu Ziyu?" Li Xia recalled the miserable scene when he saw Chu Ziyu yesterday.
She did not regret what she did yesterday.
Although Chu Ziyu did not succeed in the end, it is an established fact that he drugged her.
and.
If Liaochen had not appeared in time, she would have become a fish on the chopping board for him to slaughter.
Therefore, it is not unfair that Chu Ziyu ended up as a eunuch.
Qi Heng's eyes flashed when he heard that, and he stammered, "Ah...Ali, Chu Ziyu he..." He licked his lips.
"What?"
Li Xia didn't hear it clearly.
"Ali, I have something to tell you." Qi Heng looked straight into Li Xia's eyes.
Seeing his serious expression, Li Xia also frowned.
She nodded and said, "You say."
"Promise me first that you won't get excited after hearing this." Qi Heng warned.
Ali is not alone now, she is pregnant.
She's already had a miscarriage, and if she gets too emotional it'll be bad for her health.
"good."
Qi Heng exhaled, and then said in one breath: "Chu Ziyu is dead."
As soon as he finished speaking, he lowered his eyes and carefully observed Li Xia's expression.
"Dead?!" Li Xia was a little surprised, "When did he die?"
Could it be that I castrated him yesterday and he died from excessive blood loss?
Li Xia's shoulders trembled slightly.
She killed someone?
Although the moment she learned that she was pregnant, she did have the urge to kill Chu Ziyu.
But people really died in her hands.
Li Xia's body was shaking uncontrollably.
She was taught that a life is worth a life.
No matter how serious Chu Ziyu's sins are, he should be punished by the law.
I am not qualified to take human life lightly.
For a moment, Li Xia couldn't accept that there was a life on her hands.
After all, her thinking is still in the modern legal society.
Even in the feudal ancient times, the concepts that are ingrained in one's bones and blood cannot be easily changed overnight.
"Ali, this has nothing to do with you. I was the one who killed him." Qi Heng hugged Li Xia's trembling shoulders.
He saw the flash of fear in her eyes.
For a girl who has just come of age, it is understandable that she would be afraid if she mistakenly thought she had killed someone.
Li Xia looked up at Qi Heng, "You?" She frowned slightly.
She thought about it.
It seemed that before I lost consciousness, I heard a cold voice in my ear and it uttered the word "kill".
It turns out that when Lechen meant to kill, he meant to kill Chu Ziyu.
But his tone was clearly commanding.
Who is he commanding?
And who is that woman with a familiar voice?
"Well, that knife you struck only turned him into a eunuch, it wasn't fatal." Qi Heng explained.
Li Xia pursed her lips and looked at Qi Heng with complicated eyes.
He is a son of Buddha who has been blessed by the Buddha's light.
But he returned to secular life for her.
Now, because of her, my hands are stained with blood.
It is not clear whether it is fortunate or unfortunate for Liaochen to meet her.
"Liaochen..."
"Ali, there is no more Lianhua Temple Buddhist disciple Lechen in the world, only Aheng." Qi Heng interrupted Li Xia's blurt-out address with a burning gaze.
The imperial decree granting marriage has been issued.
Qi Heng concealed his identity as the crown prince.
He wanted to give Li Xia a surprise on his wedding day.
———
Li Province.
The next morning after Li Xia left the letter and left home, Ruyan, who came into the room to help her change clothes, found the letter and immediately ran to tell Li Fugui and his wife.
When Mrs. Li learned that Li Xia ran away late at night, she was so worried about her safety that she fainted.
The house was in chaos.
Li Fugui comforted Mrs. Li, who was missing her daughter so much, and summoned the servants in the mansion to go look for Li Xia.
Right at this moment.
A military general arrived outside the gate of Li Mansion, bringing with him a group of palace guards.
At the general's command, the Li Mansion was immediately surrounded inside and outside.
The servants in the mansion were confused and at a loss as to what to do.
As the richest man, Li Fugui is a man who has seen the world to some extent.
He walked up to the general and bowed, "May I ask, sir, what crime did Li commit?"
Li Fugui stood straight with an attitude neither humble nor arrogant.
Although Qi State despised merchants.
But he did not steal or rob. He built his current business with his own hands and allowed his wife and daughter to live a prosperous life.
Li Fugui did not feel that he was inferior because he was a businessman.
"Uncle of the State, I don't deserve it." The general immediately bowed respectfully in return. "Uncle of the State, please don't misunderstand. We are stationed here on the orders of the Crown Prince. We will not affect you, Uncle of the State. You can just treat us as dead objects as usual."
"Master, Miss..."
“Ahem.”
When Li Fugui heard the servant mention Li Xia, he quickly covered his mouth and coughed twice.
These are people from the palace.
We must not let them know that Axia is not at home.
Regardless of whether they are willing or not, His Majesty has already issued an order to grant their marriage.
If the Emperor knew that the future Crown Princess was missing during the wedding preparations, it would affect the lives of everyone in the mansion.
The general asked with concern: "My uncle is not feeling well. I will send someone to the palace to summon the imperial physician."
Li Fugui waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your concern, it's not necessary. I just caught a cold. I will be fine after going back to my room to rest."
"Your Majesty, please go back to your room and have a rest. We will do our duty faithfully, so you can rest assured." The general promised solemnly.
"The search for the young lady has been put on hold for now. If those people outside ask about the young lady, just answer that the young lady has been weak since she was a child and has been bedridden all year round and has never left her boudoir. Do you understand?"
Li Fugui carefully instructed the servants in the mansion.
People from the palace were watching him at home, so he had to be careful in everything and not let anything slip.
Now I can only hope that everything is going well for Axia out there.
He could go look for her only after these people left.
A corner of the palace.
"Lord Dark Night, sister..."
"Shhh."
A secret guard in black came to Mingyue.
When Mingyue saw the person coming, she wanted to ask him about Qiaoyue's news.
An Ye looked around vigilantly, raised his hand, grabbed Ming Yue's wrist, and led her to a corner where she would not be easily discovered.
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