Chapter 470 Like Drinking Water
Xiao Xixi explained in a low voice: "The situation was very urgent at the time. Those people were about to reach Qingge Palace. If I did nothing and waited for you to come back, those people would definitely take me away."
Luo Qinghan: "Even if they capture you, I can still rescue you."
Xiao Xixi's voice became even quieter.
"I don't want to cause you any trouble."
"Before, you were beaten by the Queen because of me. I don't want to see you get hurt again."
Luo Qinghan was stunned.
He didn't expect that after so much time had passed, Xiao Xixi still remembered the slap that Queen Qin gave him.
Even he himself almost forgot the pain caused by the slap, but she still remembered it silently.
She would rather suffer herself than let him go through that pain again.
Luo Qinghan clearly felt that his heart was melting.
He had never felt such warmth before, and for a moment he was a little overwhelmed.
After a long while, he finally uttered a slightly hoarse voice.
"I will not stand there stupidly and get beaten again."
"I can protect myself, and I can protect you too."
Xiao Xixi recalled the scene in which he openly contradicted Queen Qin for her, and how he protected her without hesitation at the critical moment of life and death...
She responded softly.
"Yeah, I know."
Luo Qinghan said, "You don't know."
He put his forehead against Xiao Xixi's, his voice low and hoarse, hiding the helplessness that only he knew.
Ever since he and Queen Qin had a falling out, the Qin family also gradually distanced themselves from him.
Having lost the support of the Qin family, his situation in the court immediately became difficult.
Especially recently, in order to prepare for the Spring Examination, almost everyone supported Qin Lie, and the prince Luo Qinghan was marginalized.
In order to gain the right to speak, he had to put in more effort than ever before. Sometimes, even if he knew that the other party was deliberately finding fault, he still had to be patient and negotiate with the other party.
He couldn't get angry, nor could he show even a hint of weakness.
He must always be well-armed so that those who try to suppress him will not find an opportunity to strike.
Are you tired?
Of course I am tired.
Qin Lie had hinted to him privately more than once that as long as he was willing to admit his mistakes to Queen Qin, the Qin family would continue to support him as the crown prince.
It's just lowering your head, it's nothing.
But Luo Qinghan managed to withstand this pressure and did not bow to the other party.
He didn't want to save face, he just didn't want to disappoint Xiao Xixi.
Xiao Xixi accompanied him through life and death, shed tears for him, and even became rivals with his fellow disciples for him. She had done so much for him, if he couldn't even handle this little pressure, how could he face her?
He even thought naively that it wouldn't matter even if he was finally pulled down from the position of crown prince, since he still had Xiao Xixi to accompany him.
But what if even Xiao Xixi is gone?
Then he would really have nothing.
He will definitely go crazy.
Luo Qinghan's voice was trembling a little, as if he was forcibly suppressing something, with a thrilling sense of forbearance.
"You don't know how important you are to me."
Xiao Xixi's heart trembled slightly.
She wanted to act nonchalantly and say that it was actually nothing. She was immune to all poisons anyway and would not die even if she ate arsenic. At most she would feel uncomfortable for two days, and after two days she would be able to jump around again.
But when she saw Luo Qinghan's black eyes filled with so many emotions, she finally couldn't say these words.
She asked softly, "How important can it be?"
Luo Qinghan's fingers brushed across her cheek, then touched the back of her neck, stroking it gently.
"You are the light on my way forward, and the driving force for me to stand up again after I fall."
"As long as you are with me, I can move forward courageously and fearlessly."
Xiao Xixi felt a dense and swollen feeling in her heart.
She didn't expect that he would think so highly of her.
She always thought that she was just a trusted partner to him.
She whispered, "I don't deserve this from you."
Luo Qinghan looked at her pale little face and said seriously: "I know whether it's worth it or not."
Love is like drinking water; only the person himself knows the bitterness and sweetness in it.
As long as he feels it's worth it, that's enough.
He doesn't care what others think.
Xiao Xixi stretched out her arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, and buried her face in his neck.
"Don't take me so seriously. I'm afraid I can't bear it."
Her voice was a little unclear, but Luo Qinghan still heard it clearly.
He ran his fingers through her hair and placed them on the back of her head, stroking it gently, a soothing gesture.
He said, "It's too late for you to say this now. Even if you can't bear it, you have to bear it. Who told you to choose me out of so many other people? In the end, you provoked me first, so you have to take responsibility to the end."
Xiao Xixi: "What if I regret it?"
Luo Qinghan: "You have no room for regret."
"You are too bossy."
"Well, you just get used to it."
…
The two of them whispered to each other for a while.
Luo Qinghan's embrace was too warm. Xiao Xixi gradually felt sleepy as they chatted.
She fell asleep without realizing it.
Luo Qinghan gently put her on the bed, covered her with the quilt, and kissed her overly pale lips before getting up and walking out.
It was already late at night, but the poisoning had not yet been clarified, so he couldn't sleep.
The moment he walked out of the bedroom, the tenderness in his eyes had completely disappeared.
He closed the door, locking in his tenderness along with it.
When he turned around again, he had turned back into the aloof prince that everyone was familiar with. The invisible armor once again gathered around him, making him exude a cold and indifferent aura that kept strangers away.
Baoqin and Eunuch Chang, who were waiting at the door, greeted him.
Luo Qinghan: "Come here."
Baoqin and Eunuch Chang followed him to the side hall.
Luo Qinghan asked Baoqin to tell the whole story from beginning to end.
What she said was not much different from what Xiao Xixi said.
Luo Qinghan listened quietly.
Generally speaking, when something like this happens, we must investigate from within.
But Luo Qinghan believed in Xiao Xixi's ability. If there really was a traitor in Qingge Palace, she would definitely be able to see the clues through his facial features.
Since she didn't see anything, it was most likely not the work of an insider, but an outsider.
Luo Qinghan asked: "Has anyone entered or left Qingge Palace recently?"
Baoqin answered truthfully, "Yes, Concubine Li, Concubine Bai, Duan Liangdi, and Yao Zhaoxun often come to play mahjong with Concubine Xiao. Every time they come, they bring a palace maid with them."
Luo Qinghan: "Do you remember the names of the maids around them? What do they look like?"
Baoqin nodded: "I remember."
Luo Qinghan said to the eunuch Chang beside him.
"Send someone to call Zhao Xian over."
…
Tomorrow will be the next update, good night~
(End of this chapter)
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