Chapter 34 Jade Pendant
Chu Yunshu likes peach blossoms, but because of the suppression of the Queen Mother, he learned to hide his preferences very early. Therefore, most of the flowers planted in the palace were apricot flowers, which were the Queen Mother’s favorite.
There was only a peach tree at the southeast corner of the imperial garden. Unlike the carefully cared-for apricot trees, the peach tree was ignored and allowed to grow wildly because it was in the corner and was not favored by the masters.
Chu Yunshu saw the peach blossom on a night when he was in so much pain that he was almost on the verge of collapse.
During those days, because he went against the Empress Dowager's wishes, he did not kill Prime Minister Wen and his family who had retired to their hometown. He even secretly asked people to protect them and help them leave the imperial city smoothly.
The Queen Mother was angry and did not give him the antidote that time. He was a person who could endure pain very well, but that time he truly understood how terrible the poison in his body was.
Finally, he could not bear it anymore and ran out of the bedroom, ready to find the Queen Mother to admit his mistake and ask for the antidote. However, due to the excessive pain, he was already in a drowsy state but could not faint, and finally ran to the imperial garden.
When he collapsed from exhaustion, Chu Yunshu thought he would probably die like this.
Well, finally I can be free.
He opened his eyes and wanted to take one last look at the moon in the sky.
But the first thing that caught his eye was not the cold moon, but a branch of peach blossom bathed in moonlight. Three or four peach blossoms had already fully bloomed, and they were shaking slightly as if frightened by his sudden intrusion.
Behind them is the extreme night. The sky is so dark that the moon and stars appear even brighter. So the world was not dark at all. The cold moonlight cast a layer of pale light on everything, hazy, but giving people endless hope.
Chu Yunshu just lay under the peach tree with his eyes open, looking at the peach blossoms on the tree. He gradually forgot the pain in his body. He was not found by palace servants until dawn.
The emperor disappeared in the imperial garden, but was not found until dawn. It was unclear whether the people in the palace were too useless or the empress dowager had already made up her mind to get rid of him.
But after he returned, Grand Secretary Qi Xiubai sent him the antidote.
After taking the antidote, Chu Yunshu was extremely tired and fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up again, the first thing he saw was the peach blossoms in the vase on the table, which seemed to be still moist.
After that, peach blossoms became Chu Yunshu's favorite.
He once said to someone that it would be great if he could leave the palace. At that time, he would definitely find a quiet place, plant peach blossoms in front of and behind his house, and build a peach blossom forest.
However, he would never have such an "if". Born in a royal family and held hostage by the Queen Mother, he had no future.
After the noise outside the house died down, Chu Yunshu opened his phone again and clicked on Weibo.
He vaguely remembered that in one photo, Ji Heng was holding a string of Buddhist beads and a bracelet with a jade pendant on it, which seemed a little familiar.
He was interrupted by the wind music and didn't have time to take a closer look.
But when he re-entered Weibo, all the hot searches and news about Ji Heng were gone, and there was no entry either.
It was probably the public relations department of Ji Heng Studio that took action.
Not having the chance to look at it again made Chu Yunshu feel even more that he had seen the jade pendant before.
It shouldn't be like this, after all, it's just a modern novel.
But he also felt that Nanyu Country might be related to this novel. Since he could travel in from Nanyu Country, maybe he could also travel back.
When the word "go back" popped up, Chu Yunshu interrupted his thoughts.
What is he thinking? He has no home in Nanyu Kingdom, so how can he talk about "going back"?
......No, he still has a master. Although his master never showed him his true face, he felt the presence of family in him.
Therefore, if he had to give a reason to go back, it would be his master.
However, regardless of whether he can go back or not, if he can find the connection between the two worlds and know the purpose of the plot, his life here may be a little better. At least he can take the initiative instead of always being in a passive position.
So far, the only clue he had obtained was the jade pendant in Ji Heng's hand in the photo.
We must find a way to get close to Ji Heng and find out about the jade pendant.
Chu Yunshu put down his phone and was still thinking about the jade pendant before falling asleep. So when he went to bed at night, he inevitably dreamed about the owner of the jade pendant.
He remembered that when Qi Xiubai first came to Chenhui Palace, he was very disgusted with him.
The reason is very simple, he is the Queen Mother's nephew.
No matter how much injustice and suffering Qi Xiubai had experienced, he eventually returned to the Qi family, entered the court as a son of the Qi family, and became a member of the Queen Mother's party.
Still a very dazzling one.
The Queen Mother asked Qi Xiubai to help him handle court affairs under the pretext that he was in poor health, but in reality she was monitoring him.
Chu Yunshu found it funny. He had been sidelined for a long time, so why did he need to send someone to monitor him?
He was used to hiding his emotions and not letting others see what he was thinking, but facing Qi Xiubai's sweet words and seemingly sincere concern, Chu Yunshu felt very annoyed.
So, no matter the time, no matter who he was facing or what he was facing, he was always extremely indifferent, but he could not control his temper in front of Qi Xiubai.
But no matter how angry he got, Qi Xiubai's attitude towards him was always gentle. This gentleness was not because one of them was the emperor and the other was a subject, so they had to be gentle.
It's more like a genuine desire to be gentle to this person. Even though Chu Yunshu sometimes deliberately made things difficult for Qi Xiubai, Qi Xiubai never showed any impatience.
You know, given the situation in the court at that time, Qi Xiubai's status actually exceeded that of this puppet emperor.
But Qi Xiubai has always been tolerant and patient with him, and one can even say he is doting on him. For a long time, Chu Yunshu couldn't understand why Qi Xiubai did this, until one day, Qi Xiubai told him that he liked him.
Everything was explained.
Chu Yunshu accepted Qi Xiubai, initially with the intention of taking revenge on the Queen Mother, but in the end he fell in love with the gentle love that he had never received before.
Qi Xiubai's love is like hot spring water that never cools down in winter. Once you indulge in it, it is difficult to return to the cold again.
That winter, because of Qi Xiubai's company, Chu Yunshu felt for the first time that the snowflakes flying in the sky brought not only coldness, but also extreme romance.
That was also the first time he felt real warmth in winter.
The jade pendant was given to him by Qi Xiubai on that winter day. It was the only thing Qi Xiubai's mother left him.
In order to protect the jade pendant from being snatched away or broken by the people of Qi family, Qi Xiubai was almost beaten to death.
Later, Chu Yunshu wore the jade pendant close to his body and never took it off.
Until he realized that all Qi Xiubai did was just to gain his trust, let him relax his vigilance, and want him to hand over the imperial sword left to him by the late emperor.
This imperial sword was left for Chu Yunshu to save his life. It can kill anyone, but can only be used once.
It was also because she was afraid of this imperial sword that the Queen Mother kept Chu Yunshu alive and played the role of a loving mother and a filial son with him in front of others.
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