Chapter 70: What Love Looks Like

A little back in the center of the courtyard, several banyan trees grow together, the trees are some years old, so the trunk is thick and the branches are luxuriant. Under the tree lay a stone table and four stone benches. Xia Zimo was sitting on the stone bench at the moment, facing the direction of the entrance.

In autumn, the leaves have turned yellow, but they are not all yellow, and some of the leaves are still strong and retain their original color. The yellow and green foliage interplay each other, making the otherwise ordinary trees more poetic. When the wind blew, the leaves fell from the trees, spun in the air for a moment, and then fell to the ground. Fallen leaves were piled up on the ground. The sun shone obliquely, through the gaps in the leaves, and sprinkled on Xia Zimo's handsome face.

Seeing such a scene, Qiu Luoxue couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, it's so dazzling."

"What's dazzling?" Just as Qiu Luoxue was intoxicated with Xia Zimo's prosperous beauty, Xia Ziyan's voice suddenly interjected. Broke the good atmosphere.

Regarding his behavior of destroying the atmosphere, Qiu Luoxue gave him a roll of his eyes and said, "What else can it be, of course it's the sun, the sun is very dazzling."

"See the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." After everyone saw Xia Zimo, they knelt down and saluted.

"Let's be flat." Xia Zimo said.

"Your Majesty." Everyone thanked them and got up.

"Everybody's here." Wu Xianchu walked out of the room with a smile.

She had now taken off her gorgeous outfit and was dressed in an ordinary nun outfit, but she looked better than ever. Qiu Luoxue has always felt that she belongs to the type of temperament and purity, which is so simple and highlights her natural beauty.

Xia Zimo's appearance here made Qiu Luoxue very puzzled, originally she thought that Xia Zimo had heard that Xu Zhonghang and Wu Xianchu were going to meet here, so she came to arrest them. But after he saw Xu Zhonghang, not only did he not arrest them, but he also didn't ask. Coupled with Wu Xianchu's smile, this made Qiu Luoxue even more confused.

"Is the Prime Minister wondering why I am here?" It seemed to see Qiu Luoxue's doubts, Xia Zimo asked.

"Your Majesty was not surprised to see us, presumably he already knew that we were coming." Qiu Luoxue said.

There is still a gap between her and Xia Zimo, so the conversation is more similar to a polite conversation with the monarch and ministers, rather than the casual tone and words used in the past.

"Today is the day when Imperial Doctor Xu goes to Changzhou, and before leaving, he will definitely come to see his sweetheart." Xia Zimo said.

"So Your Majesty is arresting him?" Qiu Luoxue asked rhetorically.

"I'm here to see him off." Xia Zimo replied.

"Your Majesty personally ordered Imperial Doctor Xu to be demoted to Changzhou, why did he come to see him off?" Qiu Luoxue asked puzzled.

"It seems that the Prime Minister has a lot of misunderstandings about me, come and sit down here, and I will solve your doubts and misunderstandings." Xia Zimo pointed to the seat beside him and said.

"I've known about both of them for a long time, and it's all just a ploy." After Qiu Luoxue sat down, Xia Zimo explained.

"What's the strategy?" Qiu Luoxue asked puzzledly, she didn't understand what benefit this matter would have for Xia Zimo if it was a strategy.

"Remember what I told you about someone in Great Qin who wanted to usurp the throne." Xia Zimo asked.

"Does this ploy have anything to do with that?" Qiu Luoxue asked rhetorically.

"It's a ploy to plant someone next to that person." Xia Zimo replied.

Qiu Luoxue thought carefully for a while and asked, "So, if the person who is installed is Imperial Doctor Xu, and the place sent to Changzhou is Changzhou, the person who wants to take away His Majesty's country is King Chen, who is located in Changzhou?" When she said this answer, Qiu Luoxue herself was very surprised.

"That's right, it's King Chen, my imperial uncle." Xia Zimo said, with a hint of heaviness in his tone.

"Is it King Chen? I always thought it was Lord Yan. Qiu Luoxue pouted and said.

"What? You think it's me? Where do I look like someone who would rebel? Xia Ziyan, who was sitting on the side, was not calm when he heard Qiu Luoxue's words.

"It's like, it's very similar, on the surface, you don't care about political affairs, but you are involved in many major things, and you are obviously a very strategic person, but you are extravagant, and you are mixed in the brothel all day long...... Well, it's a lot like that, anyway. Qiu Luoxue was also very sorry for misunderstanding Xia Ziyan, and explained as if she had done something wrong.

"Do you mean to compliment me on being very scheming?" Xia Ziyan was suddenly praised for being strategic, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

Seeing his smug look, Qiu Luoxue didn't let him be complacent, and said, "No, it means that you are extraordinary."

"Hey~ You're really ......," Xia Ziyan said speechlessly.

"But why did you choose Imperial Doctor Xu?" Qiu Luoxue asked puzzled.

Xu Zhonghang is not a politician, and he does not have close ties with officials in the capital, so why should he be chosen to be close to King Chen, it should be difficult.

"Because that way it is easier to get close to King Chen." Xia Zimo replied, seeing Qiu Luoxue's puzzled face, he continued to explain: "King Chen has a stubborn illness that has not been cured, Imperial Doctor Xu is one of the best imperial doctors in Tai Hospital, and his medical skills are superb, after he arrives in Changzhou, King Chen will definitely look for him from time to time."

Xia Zimo continued: "Moreover, Imperial Physician Xu's adoptive father is Taifu Wu, and he has always been the person that King Chen wants to woo, but Taifu Wu is loyal to the royal family and will not be easily co-opted, and demoting Imperial Physician Xu to Changzhou is actually providing a breakthrough for King Chen to win over Lord Taifu."

"Since Lord Taifu is loyal to the royal family, and he is in Changzhou, why don't you send him directly to contact King Chen?" Qiu Luoxue asked.

"Wouldn't you doubt that a person who has always been faithful should take refuge in himself, against the royal family, or against his own disciples? What's more, Master Taifu is old and has a lot of inconveniences, so it's better for Imperial Doctor Xu to go. Xia Zimo replied.

"That means that the interrogation of Concubine Duan's relationship with Imperial Physician Xu was planned by His Majesty, in order to find an excuse to demote Imperial Physician Xu to Changzhou and smoothly approach King Chen?" Qiu Luoxue asked again.

"That's right." Xia Zimo said.

"That means that those who beat the board and died that day were all acting." Qiu Luoxue asked again, although he had a smile on his face, but he didn't seem to be smiling.

Xia Zimo nodded and said, "So to speak."

"So you two are lying to me, too." Qiu Luoxue pointed the finger at Wu Xianchu and Xu Zhonghang, and said angrily: "Wow, really, for the people who help you wholeheartedly, you are actually ...... Wow, I'm so angry. ”

"The kindness of the Prime Minister, we will keep it in mind." Wu Xianchu said with a smile, she seems to be much more cheerful today, and she has always been smiling.

"What's the use of just remembering, kindness is not to remember, it's to be repaid." Qiu Luoxue said unashamedly.

Her words were so straightforward that everyone had a smile on their faces. Qiu Luoxue knew that they were laughing at herself, and said: "What are you laughing at, that's what it is, the lives of the two of them were exchanged for two death-free gold medals." If you know it earlier, you don't need it, it's a waste. ”

originally thought that it was very cost-effective to exchange two gold medals for two lives, but now that she knew the truth, Qiu Luoxue was distressed.

"Okay, I'll definitely pay it back later." Xu Zhonghang said with a smile.

"After a long time, you were acting, your acting skills are so good." Qiu Luoxue said, only the feeling of being kept in the dark is a bit weird.

"Nie Shishi, do you know about this too?" Qiu Luoxue asked Nie Yuandao.

"I don't know." Nie Yuan replied honestly.

Hearing Nie Yuan say that she didn't know, Qiu Luoxue felt a lot better. Having someone with her made her feel like she wasn't very alone.

Later, Qiu Luoxue also heard that if Xu Zhonghang successfully completed the task assigned to him by Xia Zimo, he would be able to get the emperor's marriage and marry Wu Xianchu to him. This is a big temptation for Xu Zhonghang and Wu Xianchu, so they agreed to become Xia Zimo's pawns.

"When did Your Majesty first learn about the relationship between the two of them?" Qiu Luoxue asked.

At this time, only Qiu Luoxue and Xia Zimo were left in the courtyard. Xu Zhonghang wanted to reunite with Wu Xianchu, but Xia Ziyan and Nie Yuan were driven away by Xia Zimo. In order to break the awkward atmosphere between the two, Qiu Luoxue asked.

"When you go to Kitazawa. One day, when I went to Feixia Palace to deliver a letter from Master Taifu to Concubine Duan. Xia Zimo replied.

"The concubine sends your majesty." Concubine Duan said.

It was a day of torrential rain, thunder and lightning. Xia Zimo finished delivering the letter and was about to leave, but saw a figure under the screen.

Xia Zimo is a wise person, and he has a high vigilance, and when he saw the figure behind the screen in the Duanfei Palace, he immediately noticed that something was wrong. Almost lightning and thunder, he quickly drew the saber from the guard and split the screen. The screen was split in half in response, and I saw Xu Zhonghang hiding behind. It was also on that day that Xia Zimo knew the intentions of Concubine Duan and Xu Zhonghang, and planned such a plan.

"Your Majesty is decisive and unparalleled in his strategy, and this plan will definitely succeed." Qiu Luoxue said without itching or pain, and then said: "The doubts and misunderstandings in Weichen's heart have been explained clearly, if there is nothing else, Weichen will retire first."

After speaking, she got up, made a farewell salute, and turned around and left without waiting for Xia Zimo to speak. But the moment she turned around, Xia Zimo stepped forward and grabbed her hand to stop her from leaving.

At that moment, Qiu Luoxue was in a trance, and her heart was beating "thumping", that is, the feeling of heartbeat. Maybe this was what she had been expecting, or maybe it was the shock brought by the moment of hand contact, she didn't let go of Xia Zimo's hand.

The sun was still shining, and the light leaking from the sky shone on the hands of the two of them, and the halo spread little by little. Another gust of wind rose, blowing the fallen leaves, and slowly landed in the sun, silently. This time it's to set off, to set off the beautiful moment between them. Such an aesthetic feeling is what love looks like.