\"Thanks for tonight.\"
An Jingzhi broke the silence in the room.
Yan Su shook her head slightly, "No need to be so polite. You and I are one as husband and wife, there's no need to separate us so clearly." The light in her eyes that had been produced by An Jingzhi's earlier feeding of medicine suddenly dimmed by the other party's politeness.
Silence returned to the palace until a maid came over with a bowl of medicine.
"Your Majesty, this is the medicine prescribed by the Imperial Hospital."
An Jingzhi took the medicine bowl from the maid and said, "Go down, I'll take care of this."
The palace maid glanced at Yan Su, and only after seeing him nod did she turn sideways and bow to take her leave.
"If you're being so nice to me out of gratitude, you don't have to do it again."
Yan Su tilted her head, revealing a part of her sexy collarbone due to the amplitude of the movement, and refused to take the medicine that An Jingzhi fed to her mouth.
An Jingzhi was helpless. How could such a domineering empress become so awkward after being injured?
"After all, you are my wife. We were married and had a ceremony. If you are injured, it is only natural for me to take care of you."
Yan Su's eyes lit up. "Are you acknowledging our relationship?"
An Jingzhi raised the bowl in his hand and said, "Yes, I admit it. Your Majesty, can you drink the medicine obediently?"
Yan Su felt a little uncomfortable listening to the other party's doting words, but couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart.
Yan Su reached out and smoothed the hair that had fallen by her ears. "Don't talk like that. I, I can't stand it."
An Jingzhi readily accepted the advice, "Okay, okay, if you don't like it, I won't say it."
Yan Su felt a little disappointed that the other party agreed so quickly, but she still drank the medicine with a calm expression. She had gone too far today, which was completely unlike her.
Is this what it feels like to have someone care?
…
The next day, Yan Su began to handle official business while lying in bed. The morning court session was cancelled, and only a few court ministers were arranged to report official documents every day.
In addition to having dinner with Yan Su every day, An Jingzhi also asked his father to help him find out information privately.
He thought about it over and over, but couldn't figure out who would attack him. Logically speaking, the original owner didn't have any mortal enemies. In the end, he could only conclude that the other party must be targeting Yan Su, and he was just an innocent victim.
But the question arises again, how did the assassin know Yan Su's whereabouts? You have to know that Yan Su's decision this time was completely impromptu, and she was accompanied by only a few people she trusted most, so it was impossible for her whereabouts to be exposed.
After receiving a message from someone outside the palace, An Jingzhi said goodbye to Yan Su and left the palace.
Perhaps it was because he had been behaving well recently, accompanying the other party for meals every day and no longer resisting Yan Su as before, the other party felt much more at ease with him. When she heard that he was going to leave the palace, she agreed without asking any questions. However, he guessed that Yan Su would definitely arrange secret guards to follow him and protect his safety.
"Dad, have you found any information?" An Jingzhi asked hurriedly when he got home.
An's father shook his head. "Your mother was worried about you after hearing the news of your assassination, so I called you back."
An Jingzhi had just arrived home when the servants called Jiang over.
As Jiang's foot stepped into the door, a voice rang out, "Jingzhi! Are you okay? Oh my God, who wants to kill my son!?"
An Jingzhi quickly stopped the other party from checking. "Mom, I'm fine. Don't worry. Thanks to Yan Su for saving me."
Jiang clasped his hands together and muttered, "Buddha bless you, Buddha bless you!"
Turning to An Jingzhi, he said, "How's Su'er? Is he seriously injured? I heard from your father that he hasn't attended court in a long time."
"I'm recovering well and almost recovered."
"Ah, this deep palace is just not good. It's inconvenient to see my son and daughter-in-law, and I have to call out to my son."
After chatting with Jiang for a while, An Jingzhi comforted his father, "Dad, you really didn't find anything? Didn't these people leave any clues? Who could have so many assassins in the capital?"
An's father shook his head. "Your father is just a small fifth-rank official. The Imperial Guards haven't found out yet, so what can your father find out? You think too highly of your father, don't you?" If he was so capable, how could he still be a fifth-rank official after so many years?
Speaking of which, His Majesty had already killed a number of the military officers guarding Kyoto that day. If the Kyoto defense fails to produce results tomorrow, His Majesty might start another massacre. That was a fifth-rank military officer, the same rank as him.
Fortunately, he is just a mediocre civil servant. Good things will not happen to him, and bad things will not happen to him either.
…
\"You went home today?\"
Yan Su put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand and said.
"Yes. Didn't you send someone to follow you?"
A hint of panic flashed across Yan Su's eyes, but her expression remained unchanged. She pursed her lips and said, "I'm doing this for your safety, not intentionally following you."
An Jingzhi kept talking, chewing his food before speaking: "I know, I don't blame you."
Seeing that he didn't seem upset, Yan Su called over a nearby maid and placed a jade token on the table in front of An Jingzhi. "This is the entrance and exit token. Give it to my mother. If she wants to come in, she can do so anytime."
An Jingzhi was surprised. "Did you hear that?"
\"Um, sorry, those secret guards are just...\"
An Jingzhi interrupted, "Forget it this time. If you want to send someone to protect me in the future, remember to tell me in advance. Also, I hope they won't eavesdrop on me without my permission, otherwise I'll always feel like a criminal."
Seeing that the other party didn't mind, Yan Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Since you don't like my order, then go ahead. As long as you don't want to leave me, you can do anything."
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