This rain hasn't come after more than a month of waiting.
Ali still comes to Zhaixinglou to fish from time to time, but she has never gone to see Meng Yuzhou.
Because of this, Meng Yuzhou was heartbroken and lost a lot of weight. He was like someone who was really seriously ill, unable to eat or sleep well, and he didn't know what he had done wrong.
That day, Meng Yuzhou finally mustered up the courage to go see Ali, but was stopped by Xiaotong, who said, "His Majesty said that the Imperial Preceptor is seriously ill and cannot leave the building."
"Did she really say that?"
"Yes, it was the lady-in-waiting beside her who specifically came to give the instructions."
Meng Yuzhou could only stand in the shadows, looking at the figure by the lake, wondering what this person wanted to do.
Feng Mingzi would occasionally sit and fish with Ah Li, and would say, "Your Majesty, how can you catch fish without bait on your hook?"
"Whether we catch fish or not doesn't matter, what's up with you, shouldn't it rain?"
Feng Mingzi looked at the sky. The sky was overcast today, and the other side of the mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist.
"Perhaps in the next few days."
"That must be huge."
Ahri stood up and opened an umbrella.
Feng Mingzi looked at Ah Li in confusion. Why was she carrying an umbrella when there was neither rain nor sun?
However, this person's actions are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
Last month, His Majesty was seen vomiting black blood during the morning court session. So many people witnessed it, the imperial physician was summoned, and people were stationed in the main hall to prevent him from seeing anyone. Yet, within a few days, he recovered, was reinstated, and even attended court again.
This silenced those who wanted to take advantage of the situation.
However, His Majesty did purge a group of people from the palace, burned a lot of things, such as books and bedding, and demolished houses.
Some of the houses were built using wood that had been soaked in poison. These houses had been built long before the Empress's reign. No one dared to think about who they were trying to poison.
Many people lamented that although the empress held great power, she was also in danger.
In the past few days, Feng Mingzi has witnessed the Empress's ruthless methods, leaving no one unpunished and harming no innocent person.
Some people said that the Empress deliberately staged the scene of vomiting blood in public that day in order to expose those who wanted to harm her.
If you don't believe me, just look at those imperial physicians who followed the Grand Preceptor and the old imperial physician into the palace that day. Many of them were directly expelled from the palace and no longer employed.
At this moment, Ali suddenly looked up at Meng Yuzhou, who was standing on the second floor of the Star-Picking Tower, and then looked away, using her umbrella to block Meng Yuzhou's view of her.
Meng Yuzhou was momentarily distracted. He circled the fence, trying to look at Ali again. This was the first time in a long time that she had looked up at him.
However, the orange figure gradually disappeared into the distance.
The female official followed Ah Li and tried to take the umbrella from Ah Li's hand, but Ah Li said, "No need, I will take it myself."
She also hoped that the rain would come soon.
When night fell, Ah Li sat behind her desk with a book in her hand, while a female official served her.
Suddenly a gust of wind and rain came down, shaking the lanterns hanging under the eaves and blowing open the window, lifting a few pages of a book.
The young palace maid who was guarding the hall hurriedly went forward to close the window, and the female official whispered, "The wind is too strong."
Ah Li put down the book and went outside to take a look.
A shadow flashed past Ah Li's eyes. Ah Li curled her lips into a smile and turned back into the palace.
After Ahri had her people change their clothes, she said, "I don't need anyone to guard this place tonight. You may all leave."
"Here you go."
The female official didn't think much of it and led her people down.
At this moment, Ah Li walked towards the dragon bed with a very pleasant expression on her face, because deep inside the dragon bed lay a person, whose hands and feet were tied, mouth was bound, and eyes were covered.
Ahri chuckled softly, slowly crawled over, untied the cloth strip binding the man's mouth, and even lifted his collar to see the red bean on his chest.
Bound, Meng Yuzhou tentatively called out, "Your Majesty?"
It was her; he had just heard her voice.
"Yes, it is I. Imperial Advisor, you smell so good."
Ahri leaned in slowly and placed a kiss on his chest, where his clothes had been pulled open.
Meng Yuzhou was both nervous and excited. "Your Majesty, may I untie the ropes binding me? I want to see you."
He had just been thinking about what she would do when the rain came tonight at the Star-Picking Tower when a man in black suddenly appeared, not only tying him up but also blindfolding him. Then came a series of leaps and bounds, and the air was thick with the scent of an approaching storm.
He struggled with the thought that Yelü Su had discovered his plan to fake his death and escape, and had sent people to arrest him. But he never expected that it was His Majesty who had sent people to bring him here, saying that she missed him.
"OK."
Ali first untied the ropes binding Meng Yuzhou's hands, and then untied the strip of cloth covering Meng Yuzhou's eyes.
Meng Yuzhou subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to shield his eyes from the light, only to realize that the hall was somewhat dim and not very bright.
He also noticed that Ahri was wearing rather revealing clothes, and that Ahri had pulled his clothes open earlier.
Meng Yuzhou also noticed that Ali was savoring a pastry, occasionally kissing his neck and cheek, and saying, "Do you want to eat something? You look thinner."
Meng Yuzhou let out a muffled groan and grasped Ah Li's hand. "Your Majesty, did you have me kidnapped?"
"Um."
"Why?"
"Because I miss you, you will not be the Imperial Advisor anymore, but my Phoenix Queen."
As soon as Ah Li finished speaking, she was hugged tightly by Meng Yuzhou.
Why...?
"Because I like you, I've liked you for a long time."
Because the original owner's feelings for him had not been reciprocated for a long time, Ah Li gave him the cold shoulder for a while, causing him to lose his appetite and toss and turn at night, unable to sleep peacefully because of her attitude.
"A long time ago? Sorry, I didn't know that."
Meng Yuzhou was truly unaware that his previous life consisted only of the Star-Picking Tower, his destiny chart, and calculations; he had no idea that His Majesty favored him.
That night, it was the first time he really looked at her and realized how beautiful she was.
"you do not know?"
Ah Li looked intently into Meng Yuzhou's eyes and found them full of sincerity and guilt. He truly didn't know that the original owner had ever liked him.
Ali chuckled, hugged Meng Yuzhou, and asked, "So now you know?"
"Yes, now I know, Your Majesty. I like you too, I like you a lot."
Meng Yuzhou hugged Ali tightly and kissed her lips. Ali hugged Meng Yuzhou back and pressed him between the blankets.
I don't know when, but rain started falling on the eaves.
Before long, a fierce storm swept in, carrying an unstoppable force, wild and unrestrained, with a touch of unruliness and wildness. Wherever it swept through, all who saw it paled in fear.
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