Chapter 1117 Retreat without a Fight
When Xiao Xixi was half asleep, she felt something sink beside her and someone lay down.
She felt a familiar breath and consciously rolled over into the other's arms.
Luo Qinghan hugged her and rubbed his chin against the top of her head.
Xiao Xixi raised her eyelids with difficulty and asked in a muffled voice.
"how's it going?"
She asked without any context, but Luo Qinghan understood what she was asking.
He said softly, "The Empress Dowager is indeed very ill."
Xiao Xixi looked up at him, wanting to comfort him, but found that there was no sadness in his eyes.
He still looks so calm.
It seemed as if the Empress Dowager's seriously ill younger brother had no effect on him at all.
Xiao Xixi suddenly didn't know what to say.
Luo Qinghan kissed her forehead and asked in a low voice: "I feel a little cold, can you hug me?"
Xiao Xixi hugged him without hesitation, put her face against his chest, and rubbed it affectionately.
Luo Qinghan felt his heart gradually warming up.
This warm current spread from the heart to every part of the body.
He wasn't so cold anymore.
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The news that the Empress Dowager was seriously ill spread among the princes and noble families.
Princess Hua'an, who had already become a nun, felt extremely sad when she learned about this.
She really wanted to go to the Taimiao to see her mother, but she was still a criminal, so how could she have the face to ask the emperor for help?
In the end, she could only recite scriptures and chant Buddha's name alone in the Buddhist temple, hoping to bring blessings to her mother and help her overcome this difficulty.
It’s already the end of the year and the Chinese New Year is coming soon.
Everyone has already prepared everything and is ready to celebrate the New Year happily, but now the Empress Dowager is seriously ill and may die at any time. No one dares to celebrate at this time, and every household is keeping a low profile.
The palace has even begun preparing the things needed for the funeral.
The Empress Dowager's mausoleum had already been built a long time ago. Now we just need to have someone check it out to make sure there are no problems.
After obtaining the emperor's consent, King Luo Yechen of England took his princess and son to the Taimiao.
They were going to visit the Empress Dowager.
However, the Empress Dowager has been in a coma and unable to respond to the outside world.
The King of England and his family of three quickly left the Taimiao.
Later, other princes and nobles were allowed by the emperor to enter the Taimiao to visit the Empress Dowager.
Everyone knew very well that this would be the last time they would see each other.
Time goes by day by day.
As the New Year was approaching, Luo Qinghan suddenly received a letter of good news from Wanhai City.
There was unrest in the Thousand Islands. The national teacher intended to murder the emperor and control the government. He declared war on Dasheng on the pretext of avenging the third princess and the little prince.
However, the third princess returned safely to the Thousand Islands not long ago, and entered the palace with General Jin to rescue the emperor. At the same time, the national teacher was assassinated by a mysterious man and died.
The emperor of the Thousand Islands was successfully rescued, and the civil strife came to an end.
The Thousand Islands army stationed near the port of Wanhai City has withdrawn, and the Emperor of the Thousand Islands also sent an apology letter to the Emperor of Dasheng, requesting the Emperor of Dasheng to forgive bygones and restore friendly diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Luo Qinghan announced the news at the morning court the next day.
This should be the only good news in recent days.
The court officials all smiled and congratulated the emperor while flattering him. They believed that it was because of his wisdom and bravery that he was blessed by heaven and made the enemy retreat without a fight.
Now that the war is over, it is natural for Xiao Lingfeng to return to the court with his troops.
However, Wanhai City is too far away from Shengjing, and it will take at least a month for them to return.
Today is the Little New Year, and Xiao Xixi wants to go out of the palace to have a meal with her senior brothers, so Luo Qinghan will naturally go along.
Instead of going out to eat at a restaurant or pub, they had a hot pot in the yard where the senior brothers lived.
The ingredients are all prepared by the senior brothers themselves, and the hot pot base is also cooked by the senior brothers themselves.
When they were in Xuanmen before, they often gathered together to eat hotpot and barbecue, and they were already familiar with the recipe of hotpot.
Since Luo Qinghan and Fang Wujiu couldn't eat spicy food, they made a shabu-shabu pot.
Xiao Xixi picked up a handful of mutton slices with chopsticks, put them into the pot to boil, then put them into the dipping bowl, let them be coated with the rich sauce, and then stuffed them into her mouth, eating them with relish.
Pei Qianhuo took a sip of wine and smacked his lips.
"We only need our junior brother to be together. I wonder when he will be back?"
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "It will take about a month for him to come back with Xiao Lingfeng's army."
Xiao Xixi picked up another handful of mutton and put it into the pot, asking.
"Didn't Junior Brother and the Third Princess have a crush on each other? Would he be willing to abandon the Third Princess?"
Fang Wujiu casually handed a piece of fish to Lao Wang who was squatting at his feet, and said calmly: "Even if he is reluctant, he has to come back."
Xiao Xixi was puzzled: "Why?"
Wen Jiucheng was holding a book in one hand and eating with chopsticks in the other. Hearing this, he looked up at her and said.
"He knew that your hair turned white overnight. He was furious. How could he stay in the Thousand Islands? He must come back to see you with his own eyes."
Pei Qianhuo poured himself another glass of wine and said with emotion: "No matter how important my wife is, she is not as important as my senior sister."
Xiao Xixi is most afraid of people mentioning her gray hair.
It’s not that she thinks her white hair is ugly, but she is afraid that Luo Qinghan will feel uncomfortable because of it.
She turned gray in order to save Luo Qinghan. Luo Qinghan didn't say it, but he actually always felt very bothered by it.
He secretly asked people from the Imperial Hospital to search for a method to make Xixi's hair black, hoping that she could restore her original appearance.
He didn't let anyone tell Xixi about these things, but Fang Wujiu told her everything.
Xiao Xixi put a handful of freshly blanched mutton slices into Wen Jiucheng's bowl and forcibly changed the subject.
"Second Brother, stop reading and eat the meat. This mutton is delicious!"
Wen Jiucheng immediately put down the book in his hand, ate a piece of mutton, and said with a smile: "It is really delicious."
Pei Qianhuo immediately put the wine glass on the table and said with a smile.
"So Xixi only has eyes for the Second Senior Brother. Am I, the Third Senior Brother, not worthy of eating the mutton you blanched?"
Xiao Xixi quickly blanched another piece of mutton with chopsticks and put it into Pei Qianhuo's bowl.
Pei Qianhuo was immediately satisfied.
Fang Wujiu sighed deeply: "I haven't even had a piece of mutton yet."
Xiao Xixi had no choice but to scald another handful of mutton slices for her senior brother.
Luo Qinghan looked at her expressionlessly, without saying anything, just staring at her steadily.
Xiao Xixi: “…”
She reached for the plate of mutton slices with her chopsticks again, but found that the mutton was gone, leaving only an empty plate.
Xiao Xixi could only change direction, picked up a piece of fish, blanched it and put it in Luo Qinghan's bowl, then leaned over and whispered to him.
"This fish is more delicious than mutton, and it's especially tender. I won't tell anyone else but you."
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Good morning everyone!
Senior brothers: I suddenly felt that the mutton in my mouth no longer tasted fragrant.
……
It's the last two days of this month. If I don't use my monthly pass, it will expire. Please give me a monthly pass~~~~
(End of this chapter)
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