In the dim room of the Prime Minister's Mansion, a figure was lying on the chaise longue, coughing continuously.
With a creak, the door opened and the man suddenly woke up, his eyes narrowed, emitting a light that was recognizable as dangerous.
"Second brother, it's me." The girl's voice was clear.
Ke Xi put down the hidden weapon he was about to throw.
Someone came in and lit the candle on the table, reflecting the pale and bloodless face of the young man sitting on the chaise longue.
He held a handkerchief in his hand, covering his mouth and coughing from time to time.
Ke Xi glanced at her briefly, his eyes filled with his usual coldness, and said weakly, "Why are you here? Aren't you afraid of being infected by me and dying?"
That's right, Ke Xi was infected with the plague.
One of the substitutes for Zhuang Rongjun he was looking for was the top courtesan in the brothel.
Ke Xi used some tricks to cover up the fact that he was ill and stayed alone in this remote yard.
Until then, Ke Yin was the only one who fell ill.
He didn't expect Ke Yin to come.
Are you not afraid of death? Or do you really have a good relationship with him as your brother?
Ke Xi snorted softly, a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his lips.
It was just a matter of each taking what they needed. The prime minister was a romantic man. He married a husband and took in more than a dozen concubines, and had two sons and three daughters.
One boy and one girl, they are the wife's children. Ke Xi is the wife's child and also the most favored child of the prime minister and his wife.
The other one man and two women were from the other three young servants.
The prime minister is the most romantic, but he can also distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children.
Ke Yin was the child of one of the young servants. Neither Ke Yin nor her father was favored by the Prime Minister, so they were just pitiful little creatures in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and could hardly survive.
But Ke Yin was smart. When her father was about to die, she clung to Ke Xi.
Ke Xi always appears to be a gentle, dignified and noble young man, but in fact he has a cold temper. Even if someone dies in front of him, he will remain indifferent.
However, at that time, Ke Xi was in the mood, so he kept Ke Yin as a little pet.
All these years have passed like this.
Ke Xi never had any brotherly feelings towards Ke Yin.
"Brother, I heard a miracle doctor has arrived. I believe they will be able to develop a prescription soon. You can either enter the government's quarantine or get treatment as soon as possible."
As soon as Ke Yin finished speaking, Ke Xi glanced at her coldly and coughed, "If you ask me to be quarantined, won't it tell others that I am sick? Others will know that I have an affair with the young waiter, and then what will happen to my image?" Ke Xi knew that he acted absurdly in his heart, but he had a good reputation in the capital.
"Second brother, it's already this late. What's more important, life or image?"
"Of course it's my image." Almost as soon as Ke Yin finished speaking, Ke Xi replied, "If Rong Jun knew, what would she think of me?"
Zhuang Rongjun, it’s Zhuang Rongjun again!
Ke Yin's heart burned with anger: "You only have Zhuang Rongjun in your eyes and heart, but does she have you in her heart? Second brother, let go, don't be obsessed with Zhuang Rongjun anymore. Life is the most important thing."
"Shut up." Ke Xi shouted angrily. He was angry for the first time. He picked up the teacup beside him and threw it hard in the direction of Ke Yin.
The teacup shattered onto the ground, and blood oozed from Ke Yin's forehead, dripping down.
Ke Xi looked at the bleeding Ke Yin. There was a moment of silence. He kept coughing and muttering, "You don't understand. You don't understand at all."
Zhuang Rongjun is his life.
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