Zhongli Zhengzhen was stunned for a moment, still unable to believe that his father and mother could be so cruel to his blood brother. Zhongli Zhengzhen felt his blood freezing.
He didn't refute anything further, but simply revealed the truth he had been desperately trying to hide and prevent Li Hua from saying: "I have the poison he put in my body, and so do you. We need to take the antidote every two months. If his people don't bring us the antidote, we'll all die from our intestines rotting..."
After hearing this, the Emperor and Empress, as expected, were shocked and then cursed Li Hua even more fiercely.
The emperor's bedchamber was brightly lit, yet it could not illuminate the darkness in people's hearts. Like a farce that would never end, it repeated itself endlessly.
Meanwhile, the person who orchestrated this farce was sitting in a carriage that had already left the Jinchuan Imperial City, using an icy handkerchief to cover his eyes, his head resting on Gan Qiongying's lap, his body swaying gently with the movement of the carriage.
At this moment, Li Hua's vision was completely dark, but his heart was filled with an unprecedented brightness. He felt as if he were floating on a cloud, while Gan Qiongying's legs felt like they had sunk into a swamp from which she could never escape.
He willingly drowned in it, finding it sweet and delightful.
"The weather is pretty good today. I hope it will be good tomorrow too." Gan Qiongying placed her palm on Li Hua's head and gently massaged his temples.
"You shouldn't read by the light anymore. Ever since you cried so much last time, I've noticed you squinting every time you read. It's obvious you haven't fully recovered yet."
"Money is good, but it can't be earned all in a day. Let's take it easy for a while... hmm?"
"Yes, madam, I will do as you say." Li Hua's eyes were covered, but even with the windows to his soul hidden, every muscle on his face, from the corners of his mouth to the upward curve of his lips, revealed just how joyful and happy he was at that moment.
The itinerary planned by the two was actually quite tight. Although they didn't seem to have many people with them, there were actually a lot of people hidden both openly and secretly. Li Hua was meticulous and had considered all the risks and possibilities in advance. There were probably dozens of groups of people silently following them, all of them his personal guards, totaling about 1,600 people.
Each of them is a master, capable of taking on ten men at once. If Zhongli Zheng is truly so foolish as to try to kill him, Li Hua has more than just these men at his disposal; the Imperial Guards of Jinchuan would all obey his orders.
Even without other people being present, he could conjure up a "Crown Prince" and have those people control the overall situation according to his instructions. It wouldn't be too difficult for Li Hua to depose one monarch and support another.
Fortunately, the journey was quite safe, and Zhongli Zhengzhen was at least not so foolish as to risk his life.
The journey north was actually very tight. Although neither of them mentioned the child again, they both tacitly understood that they were eager to get back.
We only rested briefly at the inn when we were particularly tired during the journey.
Every day, Li Hua spent his time in the carriage, except for talking and chatting with Gan Qiongying, eating with her, and occasionally getting off to stroll around. He basically spent all his time looking at various letters and account books, writing and opening and closing them constantly.
Gan Qiongying would occasionally peek over to take a look. The content was mostly about the forces that Li Hua had hidden in Jinchuan, constantly sending back news about Zhongli Zhengzhen and the Jinchuan Emperor.
Li Hua was afraid that Gan Qiongying would misunderstand that he couldn't let go, so he tried to explain: "It won't always be like this. In a few years... when Zhongli truly inherits the throne, I won't be monitoring that side like this anymore..."
“It doesn’t matter, you can handle your own affairs,” Gan Qiongying said. “It’s just that you use your eyes too much every day, so your eyes still need more care.”
"I'm almost fully recovered. Bu Li also prescribed me some herbal medicine, which I'm drinking now..." Li Hua said, as she opened another letter, this time about the gold mine.
The gold mine is located within the territory of Nanzhao, and a large number of people from Lihua who are mining gold and those who are concealing the news of the gold mine are also stationed on the border of Nanzhao.
He summoned Gan Qiongying over and handed her the letter: "If you're bored, read this. You'll definitely love it."
Gan Qiongying took a look and immediately burst into laughter. It was covered with pictures and text, each cracked line representing the mining status of each small mine and how much gold was extracted after purification... Looking at these numbers, Gan Qiongying felt as if she owned the world and mountains of gold and silver.
As he looked at her, he suddenly hugged Li Hua's waist.
"I'd rather look at you. What's this gold mountain compared to the living God of Wealth sitting right in front of me? That's the one I should be looking at!"
After hearing this, Li Hua smiled with pursed lips, letting Gan Qiongying hug him and stick close to his back. Her fingers held the brush in the swaying carriage, steadily dipping it in ink and lifting the brush... Then, before she could finish writing the first character, Gan Qiongying's hand suddenly moved downwards, drawing a long, long... snake on the paper.
That evening, they found a nearby inn to rest properly. Of course, Li Hua also took the time to fix Gan Qiongying's restless hands.
From within the draped bed curtains, a fair arm stretched out. Gan Qiongying's reddened hand gripped the curtains tightly until the night was deep and quiet, when it finally drooped down limply.
Since the two of them were going to be traveling by carriage the next day anyway, they could just catch up on sleep in the carriage. After their intimacy, they hugged each other tightly, their sweat soaking their skin, feeling incredibly close.
"Do you like it? It's gotten so much bigger, I've gained quite a bit of weight recently." Gan Qiongying stroked the back of Li Hua's head, hugged him, and whispered intimate words that only the two of them could hear.
Li Hua didn't look up, and gave a muffled reply.
The next day, the two set off again, continuing towards the northwest. Along the way, Gan Qiongying's shadow guard received a letter, delivered by someone sent by Gan Lin.
The letter was handed into the carriage, and Gan Qiongying waved it in front of Li Hua's eyes: "See? I have a letter too."
Li Hua ignored Gan Qiongying's childish behavior, his eyes fixed on the letter, his expression clearly showing some tension.
Gan Qiongying held the letter in front of her, and Li Hua kept staring at the letter in her hand, so Gan Qiongying naturally misunderstood.
"Didn't you eat enough last night?"
Gan Qiongying teased, "What a pity! If we had come earlier, we might have been able to eat some..."
Li Hua was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned bright red.
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