197. [196] The unrequited love of the second prince
People who practice martial arts will have a better physique than ordinary people, and the martial arts of the second prince Zixi are unfathomable, and I don't know where the real strength goes, how can I say that I am sick for no reason? I was sick for four months, which was too unreliable.
Although he didn't lie about it, Mu Chen couldn't help but doubt his credibility, so he asked again: "Last time, I saw that the emperor's brother's internal skills were very good, why did he accidentally catch the wind and cold, and it has been repeated for several months?" β
"Alas......" The second prince Zixi sighed a little heavily, "Since the imperial brother went on the expedition, I thought about it day and night, and I didn't eat and sleep well, and I accidentally contracted the wind and cold, in fact, it was not a serious illness, but the mother concubine was very nervous, and repeatedly told me not to go outside to blow the wind, to be honest, I was not in the mood to go everywhere, so I followed her wishes, but the imperial brother, you have not returned for a day, and I have never been able to get better......"
"That's enough." Mu Chen really couldn't listen anymore, "That's not the real reason, right?" β
The second prince Zixi said so much, he just wanted to express that he was sick because of her, but Mu Chen didn't believe it was true.
The second prince glanced at Mu Chen quietly, and continued to say casually: "Yes, in fact, the real cause is...... Unrequited love. β
Mu Chen squirted out a mouthful of tea, and choked himself a few times.
I didn't think that the second prince Zixi said it so bluntly.
Mu Chen regretted provoking this topic, and actually let the second prince take the opportunity to talk about unrequited love, she really stole chickens and rice, and asked for her own hardship.
The second prince Zixi seemed to have achieved his goal, so he didn't continue to speak, and changed his words: "Brother Huang, I brought a congratulatory gift when I came this time." β
He placed a red brocade box on the small table and made a gesture to open it.
Originally, Mu Chen was accustomed to receiving a congratulatory gift, and she also received a lot of congratulatory gifts from other ministers, but the congratulatory gifts of these two princes were a different matter, who knows if there is anything special about it?
Seeing Mu Chen's hesitant look, the second prince Zixi had already guessed her mind for eight or nine points, so he added: "This is just a congratulatory gift, not a token of love, if the imperial brother wants a token of love, I will send it over tomorrow." β
"No, no." Mu Chen tugged at the corners of his mouth and forced out a reluctant smile, "I'll just accept the gift." β
Mu Chen opened the brocade box, inside is a small round mirror made of bronze, very exquisite, the diameter is not three fingers wide, judging from the dull Cheng dΓΉ, it is already a bit old, it seems ordinary, but look closely at the carvings on the side, the ingenuity is unique, finely carved, it can be regarded as a unique in the world.
However, this is clearly a women's product.
Mu Chen's heart couldn't help but be half lifted, could it be that he saw through that he was a woman?
After a moment's stunned, she regained her composure: "Imperial brother, your congratulatory gift doesn't seem to be appropriate, what is the purpose of giving me such a delicate little bronze mirror to give me a big man?" β
Although she said it rightly, the little heart was beating hard.
There was a strange smile on the corner of the second prince's mouth: "Brother Huang, this mirror is a thousand-year-old spiritual artifact fire bronze mirror, not for you to make up, but in times of crisis, it can help you ward off disasters." β
Fire Bronze Mirror? But there doesn't seem to be a feeling of fire. Mu Chen thought.
After speaking, he took out the fire bronze mirror, and Mu Chen found that the small mirror was still connected to a necklace.
The second prince walked up to Mu Chen's side and tried to put it around her neck.
The fingers with a little warmth touched the skin on her neck, and suddenly it reached the nerves, and her body couldn't help but tremble.
Mu Chen suddenly held his hand: "I'll come by myself." β
She rarely brings jewelry, but for some reason, she didn't resist this time, perhaps because she believed that this mirror could ward off disasters, or because she was no longer so resistant to the second prince Zixi.
"Don't take it off lightly." The second prince Zixi emphasized, "Because it can really prevent disasters." β
"Hmm." Mu Chen agreed.
I don't know if it's an illusion, she saw the smile of the second prince for a moment, soft, warm, natural, and heartfelt, not at all like him who is usually cold.
But if you look closely, it's still so cold and hooked at the corners of your lips.
I should have been dazzled.
For several days after another, Mu Chen's main thing was to deal with the royal celebration banquet and entertain the ministers who came to the door.
Since she repelled the Blue Dragon Army in one fell swoop and returned successfully, everyone has been sure that she is the best candidate to inherit the throne, and there are rumors of the disappearance of the second prince Zixi recently, which is very unfavorable to the image of the second prince Zixi.
In this situation, even Hua Qianchuan's power has weakened, and some people who were not too desperate to follow him in the past began to turn against each other one after another, making Hua Qianchuan distressed, feeling that the general trend has gone, and the scenery is no longer there.
Hua Qianchuan was busy trying to regain the lost territory, so he naturally had less energy to deal with Mu Chen, which incidentally allowed Mu Chen to live a quiet life for a while.
It seemed that she only needed to help Ren Shaotian recover, and obediently wait for Su Wuxian to come back.
"It's been a few days, why hasn't he woken up yet?" On the side of the Qinglong Kingdom, An Ning sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the sleeping Su Wuxie, his eyebrows twisted together.
Long Aotian, who was standing next to him, calmly: "It's almost time to wake up, don't worry, princess." β
"Are you sure this medicine is not poisonous?" It's been seven days and seven nights, and An Ning has to doubt it again.
"Doesn't the princess believe me?"
As soon as Long Aotian's words fell, the man on the bed began to react, and An Ning instantly showed joy.
"It seems that it's time to invite the prince of the Central Plains to come to the Qinglong Kingdom for a gathering." Long Aotian's eyes were shining, and his ghostly smile seemed to tell him that he had already arranged a qiΔ.
Here in the Central Plains, the wind and the sun are beautiful, Ren Shaotian can barely sit up, and slow movement is still possible. The recovery speed of his bones is faster than expected, and according to Zhang Xuan's explanation, his physique is naturally better than that of ordinary people.
In fact, he could eat with his left hand, but he always said that it was inconvenient, so he had to feed Mu Chen to eat one bite at a time.
How could Mu Chen not know his coquettish nature, but because it was him, she didn't care much about it, but when he was too much, Mu Chen would occasionally tease him.
"Don't feed me so quickly, I haven't finished the previous bite, you want to choke me to death?" Ren Shaotian had a mouthful of food in his mouth and muttered indistinctly.
Mu Chen squinted his eyes, and the small spoon in his hand had already reached Ren Shaotian's mouth: "Who told you to eat so slowly?" You have enough time to eat one meal for others to eat three meals, and I still have to serve you, you don't like the cold food, I don't think my hands are tired. β
"Slow? Patients are like this, don't be so impatient. Ren Shaotian finally got rid of the food in his mouth.
Of course, he didn't like the cold food, he didn't know how to enjoy it, and he would be even happier if the meal could last all day.
"Okay, you think I'm impatient, right?" Mu Chen threw the small spoon back into the bowl with one hand, turned his face and called out the door: "Xiaoyu." β
Xiao Yu immediately ran in with broken steps: "What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince command?" β
Mu Chen glanced at Ren Shaotian, and then said slowly with a lazy and mediocre word: "Xiaoyu, Ren Gongzi thinks that this king is impatient, so you go to Changle Hall and invite Princess Changle to serve ......."
"Don't, don't...... Don't. As soon as he heard the words of Princess Changle, Ren Shaotian stopped Mu Chen's words, and he wanted to shake his hand, but his hand was raised too quickly, and the position of the wrist bone was painful, and he couldn't help but scream in pain.
Seeing that Ren Shaotian was afraid of Princess Changle, like a mouse afraid of seeing a cat, Xiaoyu on the side couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.
Mu Chen raised his hand, motioned for Xiaoyu to step back, and continued to poke Ren Shaotian's sore spot: "What's wrong?" Princess Changle must be very patient to serve you to eat, so that you are not afraid of choking to death? β
"I won't choke to death, I'll be annoyed." Ren Shaotian pouted and thought about it.
He still remembers that when he was a little Tianzi, Changle pestered him all day long, asking him to eat, drink and play with him, and asked him to take her out of the palace.
Fortunately, when he entered the East Palace again this time, except for Mu Chen, Zhang Xuan and the three palace maids of the East Palace, no one knew that he and Xiao Tianzi were the same person, and no one would be interested in a little person who had never shown his face, so basically no outsiders knew what Ren Gongzi looked like.
Two days after Mu Chen returned, Changle also came to the East Palace to ask about Ren Shaotian's whereabouts, but Mu Chen said very well that Xiao Tianzi still had something to do, so he would not come back in a short time.
Princess Changle believed it, and she didn't come to the East Palace again in the days that followed.
However, since Changle came, Mu Chen would joke with Princess Changle with Ren Shaotian from time to time, which made Ren Shaotian very painful.
Mu Chen is tired of this, whenever Ren Shaotian dislikes this, she will put this on the show to let Ren Shaotian rein in. Anyway, as soon as this trick comes out, it will hit it with one hit every time, and it will be tried and tested.
Of course, this time is no exception, and in a few words, it was Mu Chensheng again: "How is it?" Do you still have to eat? β
Ren Shaotian was a defeated puppy, and replied like a ghost: "Eat, I'll eat." β
As soon as Mu Chen's hand touched the rice bowl, he suddenly saw a reflection on the wall, his eyes narrowed, and his head couldn't help but become vigilant.
Isn't this the method that Yao used to connect the two places? But her intuition told her that such a cold feeling must not be Yao.
Ren Shaotian exclaimed: "Wow, what is this? It's weird, you can see things on the walls......"
It's normal for him to make a fuss because he hasn't seen anything like this and has absolutely no idea what's going on.
In the picture, Long Aotian's appearance gradually became clear.
"Long Aotian? You're not dead yet? Ren Shaotian couldn't help but be excited when he saw that he was both surprised and angry.
I don't know where the strength comes from, he doesn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one is a punch, and hit Long Aotian in the face.
"Wait a minute." Mu Chen wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
Hitting Long Aotian in the face, isn't it equivalent to hitting the wall, only hearing a "bang", Ren Shaotian felt that his fists were about to fall apart, and he was about to burst into tears.