Restoration 9
The two of them looked at the night sky lit up by fireworks in the distance, made a simple wish, and then, seeing that it was getting late, went back to the house to prepare for bed.
The treatment Chu Weilan received in Tianji Kingdom was completely based on Qi Xun's own situation in Dongsheng, so their place was truly a cold palace, not even as big as the small courtyard where Yuan Le had lived before.
There were only two of them living in the cold palace.
Yuan Le boiled some water, helped Chu Weilan wash up and go to sleep, and then fell asleep on the small couch next to her.
The bed was too small and there was nothing on it, so it was not very comfortable to sleep on... Chu Weilan couldn't sleep well.
However, the 'little palace maid' not far away was now breathing steadily and deeply.
Yuan Le was obviously a spoiled child growing up, but he could easily fall asleep on a small couch that was not even a bed.
It's also because he doesn't keep anything in mind, which is a rare and valuable quality.
Chu Weilan thought about Yuan Le, putting herself into Yuan Le's mindset, and actually began to feel sleepy...
In the middle of the night, Yuan Le, who was sleeping in a daze, was awakened by a cough.
He got up, walked to Chu Weilan's bed, and called him twice in a low voice.
Chu Weilan opened his eyes and coughed a few times, "Did I wake you up?"
Yuan Le shook his head, went to light the lamp, and poured him a glass of water.
Chu Weilan took a sip from his hand and felt the itchiness in her throat was relieved a little.
At this moment, Yuan Le touched Chu Weilan's hand, which was as cold as ice.
"Master, your hands are so cold!" Yuan Le asked worriedly.
"Maybe I have a fever." Chu Weilan was very calm and didn't take it seriously.
Yuan Le hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Master, I'm warm. Can I sleep next to you? I'll warm your feet."
Chu Weilan's eyes flashed, and after a while, he nodded slightly.
Yuan Le shrank to Chu Weilan's feet.
The boy's body temperature was indeed high. After lying in bed for a while, he warmed up the quilt.
Chu Weilan was in a daze for a while, and then she realized that the boy on the other side had fallen asleep again... She felt so relieved.
Chu Weilan sat up, pulled the boy from the end of the bed and placed him next to her.
He gently brushed away the hair on Yuan Le's face and looked at him quietly for a while...
Qi Xun hasn't succeeded yet, so should he take the initiative?
Xiao Le'er is almost seventeen.
He probably wouldn't reject me.
After thinking about it, Chu Weilan slowly leaned down and put her lips on the side of his ear... The next moment, Chu Weilan turned her head away in forbearance.
He wanted to cough again, but was afraid that the sound would wake Yuan Le.
... Let's take a long-term view and not infect others. Let's wait until it's warmer and he's in better condition.
Yuan Le had a dreamless night. When he woke up in the morning, he saw Chu Weilan sitting at the table drinking medicine.
He felt a little embarrassed. How could he sleep in his master's bed and even oversleep? He quickly got up to fetch some water and boiled it, not noticing anything unusual about himself. He wasn't really a little girl, and he didn't have the habit of looking in the mirror, so he didn't notice the red mark behind his ear.
After a few more days, there were more marks on Yuan Le's body. Even when he was drawing water, he could clearly see an extra mark on his neck from the water surface.
"What is this..." Yuan Le touched it and then hissed.
I don't feel anything if I don't touch it, but I feel a little stinging when I touch it.
Was it an insect bite?
Yuan Le hesitated for a moment, then went to the guards at the door and asked them for the bronze mirror.
When this news reached Qi Xun's ears, Yuan Le was looking at Chu Weilan.
In such a harsh environment, it's not impossible for there to be insects, right? If it's an insect bite, then Chu Weilan should be able to avoid it, right?
But after looking for a long time, he found that there were really no extra marks on Chu Weilan's body, which made Yuan Le a little confused...
Maybe, only the part on my neck was bitten, it was just a coincidence?
In the evening, the mirror Yuan Le wanted was delivered. What shocked him was that the mirror was sent by Qi Xun.
When he saw Qi Xun, Chu Weilan's face turned ugly. Of course he knew that Qi Xun would definitely be monitoring them, but when he actually verified this, Chu Weilan still felt angry.
"I heard that you wanted a mirror?" As soon as Qi Xun arrived, he locked his eyes on Yuan Le.
Yuan Le looked at him innocently, "Yeah, I think I was bitten by a bug, and I wanted to see how serious it was."
Qi Xun stared at him, and he looked back fearlessly.
Qi Xun's gaze fell on his neck. There was a bright red mark on the boy's small Adam's apple. He had sharp eyes and looked Yuan Le up and down again.
Some marks could be seen in the area covered by his collar. Besides that, there were also some light red marks on the skin behind that area that had not yet completely disappeared.
Qi Xun turned his sharp gaze towards Chu Weilan, and then asked in a cold and mocking tone, "Bug?"
He took two steps towards Chu Weilan and said, "Your Highness, tell me, what kind of insect do you think is biting people in the middle of winter?"
Chu Weilan glanced at him indifferently and ignored him.
Qi Xun didn't know what he was angry about. He threw the mirror in his hand to Yuan Le and said in a vicious tone, "Look at yourself carefully and see it more clearly!"
Yuan Le held the mirror with an innocent look on his face, watching Qi Xun angrily pull Chu Weilan away.
What's going on?
Yuan Le was a little worried. He had just followed for two steps when Qi Xun glared back at him fiercely.
Yuan Le stood still, not daring to follow anymore.
In the yard, just as Chu Weilan followed him out, Qi Xun suddenly turned around and grabbed Chu Weilan's jaw, "What did you do?"
Chu Weilan chuckled, "What do you think?"
The hostility in Qi Xun's eyes could not be concealed, "Your Highness, I never thought that you would be such a lustful and vulgar person."
This word is quite new. It is also the first time that Chu Weilan has heard someone describe herself in this way. It feels a bit funny.
He said, "Do you know that Yuan Le was the one I chose as my concubine? How should I treat him? Do you, Your Majesty, have any say in that?"
Qi Xun released his hand, his eyes bloodshot. He stared at Chu Weilan for a long moment before speaking calmly, "You knew exactly what I was thinking, yet you still did this? Aren't you afraid that I would kill your little maid?"
Chu Weilan lowered her eyelids to hide her emotions.
Not far away, there was a slight noise at the door. They both turned their heads at the same time, but saw nothing.
Qi Xun took a breath, thought about something, and then walked away.
Chu Weilan returned to the house and Yuan Le came over, looking at him with some concern.
Chu Weilan thought, "He said he wanted to kill you, are you afraid?"
Yuan Le said, "Don't be afraid."
Besides, didn't Qi Xun always threaten to kill him? He'd said it so many times, but he'd never actually done it. He was used to it.
He glanced at Chu Weilan again and handed him the mirror in his hand, "Master, you are injured."
Chu Weilan took it and took a look. There were two finger marks on his jaw where Qi Xun had pinched it.
"No problem."
In the afternoon, a young eunuch named Xiao Chenzi came to the cold palace. On the surface, he said he was here to take care of Prince Dongsheng, but in fact, Chu Weilan knew in her heart that he was Qi Xun's spy.
He and Xiao Chenzi looked at each other, and the young eunuch came forward with great discerning eyes and asked him if he had any instructions.
Chu Weilan ignored him, so Xiao Chenzi left. After a while, he went to the side to clean up a room and called Yuan Le over.
"Miss Yuanle, you can sleep in this room from now on. I will serve His Highness."
Yuan Le asked him why, and little Chenzi explained with a smile that "men and women should not touch each other."
...I can't pull this skirt down yet.
Yuan Le had nothing to say about this. Finally, seeing that Chu Weilan didn't say anything, he accepted his fate of having a room alone... He could sleep well anywhere anyway.
More than half a month passed, and Yuan Le became more familiar with Xiao Chenzi. Xiao Chenzi could enter and leave the cold palace freely, and occasionally brought things to Yuan Le. When Yuan Le needed something, he no longer needed to ask the guards at the door for help.
Chu Weilan took advantage of Xiao Chenzi's absence and asked Yuan Le whether he liked Xiao Chenzi.
Yuan Le said without hesitation, "I like it!"
"Why?"
"Little Chenzi tells me jokes and brings me delicious snacks."
Chu Weilan asked again, "Do you like Qi Xun?"
Yuan Le answered decisively, "I don't like it! He bullies the master!"
Chu Weilan laughed, "You don't know how to like..."
After February, the days began to get warmer. One day, Xiao Chenzi came to inform Chu Weilan that Dongsheng had sent envoys to Tianji Kingdom to pay tribute. Qixun would then hold a state banquet, and His Highness needed to attend the banquet.
Chu Weilan nodded calmly.
Yuan Le came over and happily told Chu Weilan that the state banquet was on his seventeenth birthday, "Can I have delicious food that day?"
Chu Weilan laughed, "Look at you, you are so useless."
A few days later, it was the day of the state banquet.
Xiao Chenzi gave Yuan Le a big bouquet of flowers and wished him a happy birthday.
Yuan Le was extremely happy. Chu Weilan watched from the side for a while and felt a little jealous.
Don’t you like Xiao Chenzi?
After a while, a palace maid came to the cold palace to pick up Chu Weilan. Since the main person had left, the restrictions at the door were naturally lifted.
Yuan Le was not taken along, but he ran to the door and looked around for a while, then he confirmed that he could go out!
Wouldn't it be too miserable for him if he had to stay alone in this shabby place on his birthday?
After thinking about it, Yuan Le decided to go to the front hall to see the scale of the state banquet of Tianji Kingdom... He was just a little palace maid, so no one should make things difficult for him, right?
Thinking of this, Yuan Le walked out of the door leisurely.
When he arrived at the front courtyard, Yuan Le wanted to blend in with the palace people, but found that the clothes he was wearing were different from theirs. He didn't dare to wander around in public, so he deliberately avoided people and unknowingly walked to a remote place.
This place was quite secluded, and Yuan Le suddenly recalled the experience of being captured by Chu Weilan. He immediately felt that this place was a bit unsafe. He was about to leave, but when he turned around, he saw a tall man standing in the backlight at the intersection of the path he came from.
Yuan Le was very familiar with this figure. He breathed a sigh of relief and ran towards the man, calling his name, "Qi Xun, I'm seventeen years old today!"
Yuan Le walked in, and the man turned around. He saw the familiar mask on Qi Xun's face...
It was the assassin who broke into the East Palace during Dongsheng last year!
For some reason, Yuan Le actually felt a little surprised.
"It's you!"
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