Xia Li hid her face and cried, complaining: "I'm just sneaking out now to secretly congratulate my father on his birthday?" ”

"Since it's a birthday, why don't you go in?" The prince asked.

"This ......" Xia Li glanced at the door of the banquet hall, and lowered her head silently, revealing a beautiful face and a white neck.

The prince thought about it for a while, estimating that she was afraid of being embarrassed to see Xia Yao.

He couldn't help but sigh, feeling pity for Xia Li in his heart, "It's not a way for you to stay here now, it's better for you to go back first, and when the banquet is over, you are talking to Xia Shangshu about it, they are all a family, so what's the overnight feud." ”

Xia Li wiped her tears with a handkerchief and nodded: "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is that the courtiers are stupid. The courtiers retired. ”

After speaking, she looked in the direction of the banquet again, and when she turned around, she fell to the ground without noticing!

Before the prince's brain could react, his body took the first step to hold Xia Li in his arms, the girl's unique fragrant breath, soft waist, and the frightened delicate face - made the prince a little ape.

His hand holding Xia Li's thin waist couldn't help but squeeze. The next moment, he realized that his actions were too Meng Lang, the prince coughed in disguise, and just wanted to say something to break the ambiguous atmosphere, but Xia Li spoke one step ahead of him.

"The courtier's foot seems to be twisted?" Xia Li's whole body fell into the prince's arms, his chest rubbing against his chest, "I don't know if His Royal Highness the prince has time to send me back." ”

At this time, intellectually told Sù Xuanyuan Ye that he should refuse, but emotionally, let him let Xia Li leave with such a beauty as injured and injured, and he couldn't do it.

"Can't you?" Xia Li raised her head and looked directly at Xuanyuan Ye, and said pitifully.

Like the last straw that crushed a camel, Xuanyuan Ye heard his voice and said gently: "Of course you can ......"

At the banquet that day, the prince did not return until he was about to disperse, and no one knew what he was going to do.

When she returned home in the afternoon, Ning Susu asked casually, "Where have you been today?" How did you go for so long? ”

"Just a casual stroll." The prince replied in a good mood.

Seeing Xuanyuan Ye's usual appearance, Ning Susu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

It turned out that not long after Xuanyuan Ye left the table this afternoon, Xuanyuan Che also went out with him, Ning Susu hadn't seen Xuanyuan Che since the last banquet, she thought about it and went out with her.

And when they met, Xuanyuan Che was much colder to her, Ning Susu was very afraid, she was afraid that Xuanyuan Che would ignore her, she was afraid that Xuanyuan Che would not love her...... She was scared too much.

In the end, Ning Susu couldn't help but hug Xuanyuan Che and cried, just to get his pity.

The prince didn't return for a long time, and Ning Susu was naturally scared in his heart, afraid that he would see something he shouldn't see.

Now seeing him as always, her heart that has been hanging has finally been let go.

Imperial Palace, Hall of Longevity -

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the crack in the window, and Xuanyuan Luo sat on the soft chair with a cold face, and the table was lined with all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and their taste was familiar to him—a lightness that made people eat without taste.

But now, in his eyes, these foods are like executioners with teeth and claws.

"Your Highness...", the eunuch who had been kicked out by him shouted timidly outside the door, "Do you need to inform the kitchen to change the meal?" ”

"............" Xuanyuan Luo endured and endured, but he still couldn't throw the dishes on the table to the ground, and he said hoarsely: "Shut up Your Highness, who allowed you to speak." ”

The sound of the thunderbolt frightened the eunuchs outside and shrunk their heads, covering their mouths, not daring to make any more sounds.

Xuanyuan Luo gasped heavily, staring at the food on the ground, his eyes were obscure, and after half a sound, he seemed to calm down, and ordered the little eunuch outside: "Go to the kitchen and order me another meal." ”

"Yes." The little eunuch outside replied softly.

By the time the fresh food was served, it was already completely dark, and only the faint moonlight shone into the room, and Xuanyuan Luo still maintained the movement of sitting on the chair.

When a few little eunuchs came in with food, they felt numb all over their bodies, as if they were being targeted by wild beasts, and their whole bodies were shouting for danger.

After one of the little eunuchs lit the lamp with a fire fold, the rest of the little eunuchs began to serve the food in turn.

A plate of familiar dishes was served, and when all the dishes were ready, Xuanyuan Luo waved his hand, "You all go down!" ”

Although the little eunuchs felt strange in their hearts, they said respectfully: "Yes." ”

When the last little eunuch closed the door, he couldn't help but sneak a glance at Xuanyuan Luo, feeling that he didn't seem to be any different from usual except for a little sluggishness.

The weather outside was still hot, but Xuanyuan Luo felt a little chilled, he picked up the hot rice, staring at it a little distracted, the meals of each family in the palace were made separately, only the rice was cooked in one pot.

He slowly picked up the mahogany chopsticks, and pulled the white rice into his mouth one by one, obviously it was something without taste, but Xuanyuan Luo felt that this rice was so bitter, bitter in his stomach, bitter in his throat.

Even so-

But he still, slowly but surely, swallowing the rice in the bowl into his solitude.

He -- he wanted to live.

-- Just to live.

-- We must live.

At noon, the doctor's voice still echoed in his ears - "Little brother, you are caused by long-term consumption of a herb called Hedancao. Born in the north, it is a rare poisonous weed, and long-term use will cause internal organ failure until it is fatal. ”

Long-term use - good for a long time.

I'm afraid that all the qiē has been calculated by others.

Growing up, Xuanyuan Luo realized for the first time that his situation could be called embattled.

The imperial doctor who had been sick for him for more than ten years wanted his life.

The imperial chef who has been cooking in the kitchen for more than ten years wants his life.

…………

And what about his side?

Even these people can be bought, but what about the eunuchs and maidservant guards around him? Isn't it all someone else's eyeliner?

If he dies, to whom is it best to do it?

Prince? The Third Prince Xuanyuan Che? The Four Princes Xuanyuan Ming?

Suddenly, Xuanyuan Luo felt a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.

The next day, the weather was cloudy, and not long after Xia Yao got up, she received a holy decree from the palace, summoning her to enter the palace quickly, saying-Xuanyuan Luo, she was about to die.