"Um."
Xu Zhi responded with a low voice.
Ah Li raised her head and nibbled on Xu Zhi's chin before asking, "Where did I slip up?"
Xu Zhi felt that this person was becoming less and less reserved, even daring to kiss him.
Ah Li didn't hear Xu Zhi's reply, so she looked up at him.
Then she noticed that there seemed to be fire in this person's eyes, and that fire seemed to burn her as well.
Ahri licked her lips and covered both of them with the blanket.
Spring nights are like dreams, fleeting in an instant; let us enjoy them to the fullest and not waste this precious time.
This is a wise move and the best course of action.
Later, Xu Zhicai told Ali that the assassin's body was originally very similar in height and size to hers, so there shouldn't have been any flaws.
However, from the initial grief to the later clarity, Xu Zhi felt there were too many doubts.
The corpse repulsed him whenever he got close to it, and each time he saw it, he no longer felt the heart-wrenching pain he had at the beginning.
In addition, there was that letter, which had too many traces of Ahri.
Ah Li thought back to when she was afraid that the person would be too heartbroken, so she left a mark on that letter.
Xu Zhi didn't want to ask too many questions. As long as she was safe and by his side, that was enough.
Ahri said, "So, you started keeping food in your room from then on because you knew I was there?"
"Yes, I didn't have any food in my room, and you were still foolishly hiding in my room. I was just worried that you would be hungry."
Xu Zhi didn't know at first that Ah Li was hiding in his room. One day, he heard a guard say that he had put the mung bean cakes he bought on the windowsill, and they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
He decided to give it a try and put some food in his room.
On the first and second days, there was no decrease, so he thought he was overthinking it.
On the third day, he noticed that the pastries were missing, which confirmed that the person was there.
Ahri said, "Isn't it because you seemed to really want me to leave during that time? I didn't want to leave you."
Xu Zhi took Ah Li's hand, kissed it to his lips, and said, "I was wrong, Madam."
With a sweet smile, Ah Li leaned against Xu Zhi's chest and said, "Then I forgive you, my husband."
In the same year, a grand banquet was held in the palace, which was a lively affair.
Suddenly, a group of assassins rushed in, intending to assassinate the emperor of Jin.
Xu Zhi died of poisoning at that moment. When the emperor's younger brother discovered that Xu Zhi was dead, he was very happy, "This man is finally dead!"
On the other side, the leader of the assassins dodged all the swords and blades, and took the prince's life with a single strike.
With a whistle, the assassin retreated.
The palace banquet caused quite a stir because the head of the Eastern Depot died, and a prince was also mistakenly killed.
However, no one wanted to investigate the murderer; everyone wanted to control the Eastern Depot and make it a powerful tool in their hands.
At that moment, several carriages were slowly traveling along the official road.
Ahri lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the scenery outside.
Xu Zhi reached out to protect Ah Li, to prevent her from falling due to the bumpy road.
Ah Li pretended to fall, but Xu Zhi pulled her into his arms.
She is pregnant now.
"My lord, are we really going to leave Liang?"
"Okay, let's go somewhere where nobody knows us." Xu Zhi carefully protected Ah Li's belly.
Ah Li chuckled softly, "Is my husband worried that people will gossip after the baby is born?"
After all, as outsiders know, Xu Zhi is a rootless person.
Xu Zhi tapped Ah Li's nose and said, "You know perfectly well why you're asking this."
Having met Ah Li and knowing that she was pregnant, he wanted to leave the Liang Kingdom's palace.
That night at the palace banquet, he had someone impersonate him and pretend to have died from poisoning.
Seeing the prince's smug look, Xu Zhi knew that the one who poisoned him was the one who had given him the poison.
He killed him with a single sword strike.
Xu Zhi originally wanted to make him wish he were dead, but when he thought of the child in Ah Li's belly, he decided to give him a quick death.
Xu Zhi lowered his head and kissed the top of Ah Li's head, saying, "For the rest of my life, I only want to find a peaceful place with you and our child and live a good life."
And so, Xu Zhi took Ah Li to a secluded paradise, where they lived a peaceful and happy life away from the world.
【over】
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