"What, it's been so long and they still haven't buried him?"
Upon hearing these words, Zhang Shuhao, who was sitting beside Lu Hua's corpse, froze and remained motionless for a long time.
"Is this how you repay me?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuhao reacted, stood up from the stool, and turned to look at Qin Jue.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty."
Qin Jue lifted his foot and sat down on a stool to the side, casually tapping the table with his index finger.
Zhang Shuhao's heart pounded when he heard Qin Jue tapping the table, but he didn't hunch his back.
"I'm asking you a question!"
Qin Jue ignored Zhang Shuhao's earlier apology and continued asking...
"This humble subject is ashamed of failing Your Majesty's life-saving grace and is willing to atone with my death."
"Bad luck," Qin Jue said with a frown, leaving Zhang Shuo completely bewildered.
It was Sanhezi, who was beside Qin Jue, who coughed twice and stepped forward. "Young Master Zhang, the question His Majesty raised is, why haven't you buried Miss Hua... Miss Shu yet?"
Zhang Shuhao naturally recognized the way Sanhezi addressed Lu Hua. Before Zhang Shuhao could react, Sanhezi spoke again, "Young Master Zhang?"
Zhang Shubo stopped thinking about it, glanced at Lu Hua on the bed, then turned back and lowered his head.
"Because, I believe she is not dead yet...!"
"Huh? You think she's not dead just because you say so?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuhao immediately shook his head, "Your Majesty, in the past few days, I have not seen any signs of rigor mortis. Apart from a slightly lower body temperature, he appears to be no different from an ordinary person."
Qin Jue did not answer Zhang Shuhao's question, but continued to tap the table with his index finger, glancing at Lu Hua lying on the bed.
"Heh... she's not dead, only..."
"What? Really? Your Majesty?"
Before Qin Jue could finish speaking, Zhang Shuhao immediately blurted out the question, looking as if he was about to excitedly run around the city.
"real"
Zhang Shuhao's eyes widened, and he immediately kowtowed to Qin Jue.
"Your Majesty, please save Lu Hua's life!"
"Why should I save her? Besides, Consort Hua from Lu Hua's palace was already buried today."
Zhang Shuhao was stunned, not expecting Qin Jue to say something like that. To directly deny that this wasn't Lu Hua.
"This humble citizen is willing to atone with my death."
After hearing this, Qin Jue raised her eyelids to glance at Zhang Shuhao, then nodded, "Okay."
Zhang Shubo wasn't surprised at all, and just knelt there straight down.
"Since that's the case, then you should atone for your sins with your death now."
After saying that, Qin Jue threw a dagger, which landed right in front of Zhang Shuo.
Zhang Shubo glanced at the dagger on the ground, then at Lu Hua lying on the bed.
"Your Majesty, I only hope that after I die, Your Majesty will take Lu Hua with you and tell her that I have gone out to wander."
"allow"
Qin Jue raised his hand, indicating that he would do as Zhang Shubo said.
After hearing Qin Jue's words, Zhang Shuhao bent down and picked up the dagger from the ground.
He glanced at the dagger in his hand, then at Lu Hua lying unconscious on the bed, and smiled.
He then raised his right hand, which was holding the dagger, high, closed his eyes, and forcefully plunged the knife into his heart.
"Thump—"
He didn't see any blood, but he heard a "thud." Zhang Shuhao immediately opened his eyes and looked at the dagger that had fallen to the ground.
He stared blankly at the dagger lying on the ground, then looked at Qin Jue sitting in the chair with a questioning gaze.
Qin Jue also withdrew his hand, coldly looking at Zhang Shubo.
"His Majesty?"
"Alright," Qin Jue said, taking a porcelain bottle from his pocket and throwing it at Zhang Shuhao.
Zhang Shuhao caught the porcelain bottle steadily, examined it in his hands, and then looked at Qin Jue.
"Give it to her."
Zhang Shubo didn't ask anything, but just clenched his fist tightly, got up, and walked towards Lu Hua, who was lying on the bed.
Without the slightest hesitation, he uncorked the porcelain bottle, poured the pills into his palm, and gently pried open Lu Hua's mouth with his other hand, inserting the pills inside.
Half an hour later, Zhang Shubo, looking at Lu Hua who was still unconscious, finally couldn't help but ask Qin Jue a question.
"Your Majesty, why hasn't she woken up yet?"
What's the rush?
After hearing this, Zhang Shuhao remained silent, squatting by the bedside and staring at Lu Hua on the bed.
After a while, Lu Hua slowly opened her eyes. Once her eyes were open, she tried to sit up, and Zhang Shuo helped her.
"Hua... you're awake?"
Zhang Shuhao originally wanted to call Lu Hua "Hua'er," but then he remembered something and shut his mouth.
Lu Hua, however, stepped forward and hugged Zhang Shuobo. "Shuobo!"
Zhang Shuhao was stunned by the call of "Shuhao," and his eyes reddened.
You heard everything, didn't you?
Upon hearing Qin Jue's voice, Lu Hua glanced at Zhang Shuhao, then got out of bed and knelt down before Qin Jue.
"This humble woman, Zhang Hua, is deeply grateful to Your Majesty for saving my life."
Lu Hua… oh no, she should be called Shu Hua now. Shu Hua frowned unhappily at Zhang Shu Hao, tugged at his clothes, and gestured for him to kneel down.
"This humble woman, Shuhua, kowtows in gratitude for Your Majesty's grace."
After speaking, Shuhua kowtowed three times to Qin Jue. Zhang Shuhao was still a little confused, but he also kowtowed three times to Qin Jue along with Shuhua.
Congratulations to Mr. and Ms. Zhang on your happy marriage!
Sanhezi walked up to Zhang Shuhao and smiled as he offered his blessings.
After saying that, she quickly followed Qin Jue and walked out with him.
Zhang Shuhao looked at Lu Hua and asked, puzzled, "What's going on?"
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