Chapter 41 The 41st Kill

Zhou Xunran only stayed for a quarter of an hour before he was called away, saying that Emperor Wen and Jing had summoned him to the palace.

Xiaoyu wanted to follow, but he arranged for her to keep an eye on Zhou Qingxue's situation together with Zhou Yi.

Watching Chu Wei busying around, Zhou Yi sat at the side and said, "How is it, Chu Wei's medical skills are good, right?"

Xiaoyu glanced at him and said, "You don't care about Miss Qingxue?"

Zhou Yi said: "She herself doesn't want a child. No matter how much others care, it's useless. She can save the baby this time, but she will think of other ways next time."

Zhou Qingxue was wailing in pain inside.

Xiaoyu sighed, "Actually, keeping this child won't have any effect on her."

Zhou Yi sneered, "How is that possible? Truth cannot be hidden. She still wants to marry a noble family. This child is an indelible stain on her."

"You seem to have a prejudice against her." Xiaoyu concluded.

"That's right. When I first brought her back to the capital, she really tortured me to death. If it weren't for the prince, I would have thrown her aside long ago."

"Small-minded, Guard Zhou, I despise you."

"You can watch it or not," Zhou Yi said nonchalantly. When he saw Chu Wei coming out with blood on her hands, Zhou Yi quickly stood up and said, "Weiwei, how are you?"

Chu Wei ignored him and said to Xiaoyu, "Where is the prince?"

"The emperor has summoned him to the palace. Doctor Chu, how is Miss Qingxue?"

Chu Wei's expression was a little cold. "The child is definitely gone. Now I can only do my best to keep the adult alive and not affect her future childbirth."

After she finished speaking, she went to arrange for someone to boil the medicine.

Zhou Yi sighed with a hint of regret.

The little fish looked at him.

Zhou Yi explained: "The prince is looking forward to this child."

On the one hand, Zhou Qingxue was considered to be too pregnant and having the baby removed would hurt her body. On the other hand, Zhou Xunran also wanted his nephew to be born safely.

Xiaoyu also knew that Zhou Xunran was looking forward to it, otherwise he would not have tolerated Zhou Qingxue's lawlessness in the mansion until now.

"The prince will be very sad if he finds out," Zhou Yi muttered to himself, then turned to Xiaoyu and said with emotion, "What can you say to comfort the prince?"

Xiaoyu asked back: "Why should I tell him?"

"Could it still be me?"

"Why not?"

Zhou Yi was silent, paused, turned around and walked out: "The prince sent me out of the city to investigate a case, I'm leaving first."

The figure jumped faster than a rabbit.

After nearly an hour and a half, all the dust settled and the room became quiet.

Chu Wei came out to wash her hands and saw that Xiaoyu was the only one in the room. She said expressionlessly, "Where's Zhou Yi?"

Xiaoyu had already seen the relationship between the two, "It was said that the prince sent him out of the city."

Chu Wei nodded, and after explaining everything to Nanny Zhao, she left with Doctor Chu.

Madam Zhao's eyes were swollen from crying, and it was difficult for her to even open them. While Zhou Qingxue was still asleep, Xiaoyu pulled Madam Zhao to sit down and applied water to her eyes with a handkerchief.

A cool feeling came from her hot eyelids. Madam Zhao relaxed her body and said hoarsely, "Young lady has suffered a lot this time."

In front of Madam Zhao, Xiaoyu didn't dare to say something like Zhou Yi did, saying that Zhou Qingxue had it all her own way. "Madam, you've worked hard. But I'm a little surprised. How could Miss Qingxue slip and fall so early in the morning?"

Nanny Zhao's expression changed slightly, and the corners of her mouth suddenly tightened.

"Maybe the road is slippery. The little hooves that were sweeping the floor must have been lazy again. I'll definitely take care of them when I'm free."

She didn't want to bring up this topic, and Xiaoyu wisely stopped talking about it.

"Ms. Qingxue still needs to recuperate, Madam. I will go back first. The prince is still in the palace now. I believe he is also worried about her condition. I have to tell him about this."

"Well," Madam Zhao patted Xiaoyu's hand, "The prince will definitely be very sad if he finds out. Xiaoyu, I'll leave the prince to you."

Obviously, everyone underestimated Zhou Xunran's ability to bear.

Maybe he had told her in advance, Xiaoyu entered the palace smoothly and came to the Qinzheng Hall where he was. When Zhou Xunran heard about Zhou Qingxue's situation, he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly returned to his expressionless face and discussed matters with the court officials.

In contrast to him, Emperor Wen Jing was unusually lively today.

When he saw Xiaoyu, he even took the time to ask her, "Why didn't you bring meals to the teacher today? I heard that you are a good cook, and I have been looking forward to it for a long time."

Looking at his smiling face, Xiaoyu felt for some reason that there was a hint of pride in the depths of his eyes.

Xiaoyu said: "Today's time is tight, I haven't had time to do it yet."

"I thought it was something serious. It just so happens that my teacher and I will be gone for a while. Xiaoyu, if you have nothing to do, why don't you go to the kitchen and make some snacks for us so that I can satisfy my hunger."

The little fish doesn't want to go.

She looked at Zhou Xunran in embarrassment.

Zhou Xunran didn't look at her, but just said, "Your Majesty, it's time to rest, let's continue."

Emperor Wen Jing shrugged in disappointment, "It seems that I am not as lucky as my teacher to be able to eat dishes cooked by Miss Xiaoyu every day."

Xiaoyu thought to herself, there are many things that make you unlucky.

Emperor Wenjing has returned to his seat leisurely.

Just looking at him at this moment, he seems like a carefree young man from a wealthy family, refined and reserved, with elegant and polite manners, and a dignified and steady appearance.

Just like the impression that Xiaoyu had a dagger hidden in her smile just now, it was Xiaoyu's illusion.

The little fish stepped aside and waited.

The court officials who came and went walked in, knelt down, dared not to defend themselves at all, and left in a cold sweat.

It was not until after noon that the hall finally became quiet.

Seeing Zhou Xunran wanted to stand up, Xiaoyu hurried over to support him.

Before Emperor Wenjing could ask for permission to stay, Zhou Xunran spoke up first: "I am not feeling well. I will stop here today."

Emperor Wen Jing opened his mouth and finally said, "Okay, then, teacher, take care."

The two of them left the Qinzheng Hall one after another.

After getting on the carriage of the palace, Xiaoyu finally spoke: "Your Highness, do you suspect that Miss Qingxue's fall is related to His Majesty?"

Zhou Xunran looked at her in surprise.

His hand unconsciously touched the Buddhist beads on his wrist.

Recently, for some unknown reason, his perception ability has been getting worse and worse. Sometimes, when he is face to face with someone and looking into their eyes, he can't even hear a single word of the other person's voice.

Just when he thought he had finally become a normal person, he heard the voices of others again in the hall.

He was disappointed and relieved.

But let's not talk about these for now. As soon as he had the idea of ​​doubting Emperor Wen Jing, Xiaoyu said it out loud. Zhou Xunran held the bracelet tightly, "How did you know?"

Xiaoyu said honestly, "I guessed, seeing that there was something wrong with your interaction with Emperor Wen Jing."

"Guess?"

"Well, judging from your expression, the way you speak, and the little movements of His Majesty, I think your idea is right. If this matter was not arranged by His Majesty, then it must have something to do with him. But why did he do this?"

Zhou Xunran sneered, "Why else? Of course, to teach me a lesson."

"Why should I teach you a lesson?"

"Some time ago, he wanted to promote several officials, but I rejected his proposal. It's ridiculous that he dared to use Cao Shipeng's people."

Xiaoyu didn't understand the twists and turns here, "What should we do now? Are we just going to eat this stupid thing?"

"Of course not."

Zhou Xunran didn't say anything to her next, but asked Zhou Qingxue, "How is Qingxue?"

Without this "stain", it goes without saying that she would not cry as bitterly as an ordinary mother who lost a child.

Xiaoyu said, "She was still in a coma when I came out. Madam Zhao is taking care of her. Do you want to go back and see her?"

"No, I have things to do." Zhou Xunran said.

Xiaoyu didn't know what the "thing" he was talking about was. After Zhou Xunran entered Qingwu Courtyard, she went to the kitchen to make some nourishing soup and sent it to Zhou Qingxue's room in his name.

Zhou Qingxue had already woken up, her eyes were red and swollen, and she hadn't even combed her hair. She looked very decadent.

When Xiaoyu arrived, Nanny Zhao was persuading her to eat.

Xiaoyu poured out the soup: "The prince asked the kitchen to make this soup, it's very good for health, Miss Qingxue, please have some."

Nanny Zhao quickly picked it up and scooped some with a spoon to Zhou Qingxue's mouth, "The prince personally ordered this, Miss, you should at least drink some."

For Zhou Xunran's sake, Zhou Qingxue didn't dare to argue and lowered her head to take a sip.

The warm soup flowed down her throat and seemed to be about to flow out of her eyes.

Zhou Qingxue wiped away the tears from her eyes and said stubbornly, "I'm not sad. It's better to be gone. It won't hinder me from enjoying glory and wealth in the future."

"Yes, yes, Miss has a bright future ahead of her. Let's take good care of our bodies first so that we can enjoy life in the future." Nanny Zhao advised.

Zhou Qingxue sniffed, tilted her head back and drank up the soup in the bowl.

Nanny Zhao poured another bowl and coaxed her to drink.

Xiaoyu lowered her head and left the room.

When I returned to the front yard, I saw Zhou Yi hurriedly walking into Qingwu Courtyard. His expression was not as gentle as usual, but rather sullen, with a cold look between his eyebrows.

All these are reminding the little fish that something big has happened.

She also walked towards Qingwu Courtyard.

Unlike before, this time, as soon as she approached the study, she was stopped by the guard, "The prince has ordered that no one is allowed to approach without his order. Miss Xiaoyu, why don't you go to the kitchen first?"

The guard was called Meng Shuo, who was honest and loyal. Xiaoyu often had dinner and laughed with them. When they were in a good mood, they would also joke with Xiaoyu and treat him as a brother.

But now, looking at Meng Shuo's obviously distant and indifferent face, Xiaoyu felt strange.

She nodded, "Okay, I'll go first. If you need anything, remember to come find me."

Meng Shuo retreated back to his seat with an expressionless face.

Xiaoyu walked towards the kitchen. When she was out of the sight of Meng Shuo and others, she bent her body, went around the backyard of Qingwu Courtyard, climbed over the wall and flipped into the yard.

There was no one in the backyard at this time.

She avoided the patrolling guards who occasionally passed by and hid under the study window, crouching down.

Someone is talking inside.

It sounded like Zhou Yi was reporting something to Zhou Xunran.

The little fish concentrated, tilted his head and put his ear against the wall, listening carefully.

Zhou Yi's voice was filled with indifference: "Your Highness, it has been confirmed that Li Tong is the posthumous son. We should take action now before Cao Shipeng notices it."

Xiaoyu was stunned. Li Tong? The little boy in the stable? Last time, he ran to Xiaoyu's room and asked her for cakes.

But the age doesn't match. Li Tong looks to be about ten years old, and the posthumous child should be around seven or eight years old.

Before Xiaoyu could figure it out, Zhou Xunran's voice came from the study: "You should handle this matter yourself, and also deal with his father Li Ju and other people who know about it."