Chapter 25 He doesn't like me, and I don't like him
After school, Zhao Mingzhu rode away on her wheels. She would not go looking for him.
After returning to the East Palace, Zhao Mingzhu waved her hand and asked Qiao'er to serve the meal. After eating, she covered her stomach and began to frown.
"Crown Princess, what's wrong?" Qiao'er asked when she passed by and saw that her face looked strange.
"Maybe I have an upset stomach. I'll just lie down for a while."
Zhao Mingzhu climbed onto the bed, holding her stomach. After a while, Qiao'er came to see her. Seeing that she was asleep, she went out holding the candlestick.
"How is the Crown Princess? Is your stomach still hurting?" Jinzhu asked.
Yinzhu stood aside and looked at Qiao'er. Qiao'er shook her head: "It should not hurt. The queen has fallen asleep."
The moonlight poured out from the clouds, like white silk falling on the eaves and the ground, casting a hazy and mysterious shadow.
Qiao'er quickly brought the doctor in, then lowered the green gauze curtain. She asked worriedly:
"Hurry up and take a good look at the Crown Princess. She complained of stomachaches after dinner, and she suddenly started crying out in pain again just now."
Jinzhu lit the candles in the room and said, "Yes, I don't know why."
The court physician felt the patient's pulse through the silk handkerchief and found it was steady and strong, indicating no poisoning.
He pondered for a moment, then said, "It's normal for people to get sick after eating grains. I'll prescribe some decoctions to soothe the spleen and stomach. You will help Her Majesty take them and then observe her."
After hearing this, Qiao'er quickly asked Yinzhu to go with her to get the medicine.
After all this trouble, a hint of dawn appeared in the eastern sky. Gu Qingheng looked at the sky outside and said to Changhe:
"Enter the palace."
Changhe was wondering why His Highness came to eat early, but today he came later than usual and stayed longer.
"yes."
He went to tell the eunuch to harness the carriage, and at this moment he met Yinzhu who had hurried back.
"Yinzhu, where have you been?"
"Guard Changhe, the Crown Princess had a stomachache last night and asked me to go to the academy to ask for a few days' leave."
"The Crown Princess is ill?"
Changhe was surprised because the prince had suddenly ordered the secret guards to withdraw their surveillance the day before, so they didn't know about this.
As the two were talking, Gu Qingheng came out and asked in a calm tone, "Has the imperial physician examined it?"
Yinzhu said respectfully, "The Crown Princess said there's no need to alert the palace, and just ask the court physician to come and take a look."
"What's wrong?"
Yinzhu continued, "The court doctor said it was probably a case of spleen and stomach disharmony, as there weren't any other serious symptoms."
Changhe wanted to listen without taking it seriously, but then he saw the eunuch coming back.
Seeing that the time had come, he said, "Your Highness, the time has come. Shall we set off immediately?"
Gu Qingheng nodded and said to Yinzhu, "Take good care of your queen."
Yinzhu bent down: "Yes."
In Tingchao Courtyard, Zhao Mingzhu heard some noise outside and immediately lay down again. It was Yinzhu.
"Yinzhu, can you please ask for leave for me?"
"Replying to the Crown Princess, I have already reported it, and the academy masters are all aware of it."
Zhao Mingzhu secretly thought yes in her heart. It was worth her trouble to put on such a performance last night. Thinking of this:
"Did they say how much leave would be given?"
Yinzhu shook her head: "Your Highness, I followed your instructions. The headmaster only said that you can go after you recover from your illness."
Zhao Mingzhu was so satisfied that she wanted to get up and set off firecrackers. She wanted to take an indefinite vacation!
"Okay, you three have been busy and worked hard for a long time. Go down and rest. I will call you if I need you."
After Yinzhu left, Zhao Mingzhu lifted the quilt and jumped a few times, taking a break, taking a break, taking a break, taking a break...
But before he could jump a few times, he suddenly heard footsteps outside, followed by Yinzhu and others bowing.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
“…”
Zhao Mingzhu hurriedly lay down, pulled up the quilt, and pretended to be weak.
She screamed in her heart, why haven’t they gone to the palace yet at this time!
He wouldn't want to kill her today, would he?
Zhao Mingzhu's eyes were dull. No, at least let her enjoy it for a few days!
When the figure approached, Zhao Mingzhu closed her eyes immediately, but the other party did not move for a long time.
Zhao Mingzhu waited for a while.
Is this leaving?
She opened her eyes a little and glanced over: "..."
What was Gu Qingheng doing with all the memorials? How on earth could they have been so quiet that they even brought the four treasures of the study!
Zhao Mingzhu was planning to sneak out to play with An Yun at this moment, but now, let alone playing, she didn't even dare to open her eyes.
Save me, save me, save me, save me, save me...
…
An hour ago, Zhao Mingzhu was full of hope.
An hour later, Zhao Mingzhu fell asleep.
Gu Qingheng closed the folder in his hand, his eyes fell on Zhao Mingzhu who was lying on the bed with a steady breathing, he stood up and walked towards her.
I leaned over and put my hand in, but there was no fever.
He stared at the face of the person in front of him, but it seemed as if he was looking through her at another person.
My thoughts drifted away. What did this Zhao Mingzhu in front of me originally look like? What was her voice like?
He had known about the other party's arrival for a long time, but knew very little about it and wanted to find out more.
But because of the scarlet jade hairpin, she became wary of herself.
…
Zhao Mingzhu woke up, woken by hunger.
She touched her neck and it was still there.
I was hungry and wanted to eat a lot, but Gu Qingheng was still there.
If he saw me eating a lot when I was sick, there was a high possibility that I would be found out of my pretense of illness.
Zhao Mingzhu wondered if her busy night would only earn her a one-day experience card for an eighty-year-old paralyzed old lady in bed?
Life is even more miserable.
Just as Zhao Mingzhu was struggling with her conscience, Qiao'er approached and said softly:
"Princess, it's time to wake up and drink some porridge to warm yourself up."
Zhao Mingzhu opened her eyes naturally. When she turned around, she saw that Gu Qingheng was not there.
"When did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leave?" she asked casually as she stood up.
"How did you know the Crown Prince had been here?" Qiao'er was surprised, then said:
"He left just a short while ago. There must be something urgent. After the Changhe guards brought it, His Highness left."
"Crown Princess, why don't you continue to like His Highness?" Qiao'er saw that her young lady might not be unable to like His Highness the Crown Prince.
This sentence made Zhao Mingzhu choke while she was drinking porridge. She said firmly:
"His Highness doesn't like me, and I don't like him either. Seriously, if he liked me, I'd be terrified to death. If Qiao'er tries to match me up again... I'll go on a hunger strike."
"Love can be all kinds of feelings, but it can't be scary."
Seeing that she was so determined and even threatened to go on a hunger strike, Qiao'er said okay.
Zhao Mingzhu looked at the tasteless porridge in her hand and felt hopeless.
This was not the happy life she had imagined.
Outside the door, in the corridor, Gu Qingheng quietly listened to the conversation between the master and servant. Jinzhu and Yinzhu looked at each other, and Jinzhu hesitated and said:
"The Crown Princess has the mind of a child. Your Highness, please do not bother with her."
Gu Qingheng knew that Zhao Mingzhu was telling the truth. She never liked him in the first place, and this was the absolute truth.
Jinzhu looked at his expression. Fortunately, Gu Qingheng didn't say anything else. Instead, he left after saying "take good care of her" and turned away.
Watching the white robe disappear, Jinzhu breathed a sigh of relief and said to Yinzhu:
"For some reason, I'm afraid of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Even if the other party didn't seem angry, she still felt a little scared and just wanted to stay away from him every time.
I dare not even think of overstepping my bounds.
Yinzhu remained silent. It was normal for Jinzhu to be afraid. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was just indifferent, but he was not a good person at all.
Unfortunately, people outside are not aware of this and are deceived by the jade-like appearance of the stranger.
Yinzhu turned her head and looked through the window grille at the vague figure inside, wondering if the Crown Princess had noticed this.
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