Chapter 70: Night Hunting
The vertebrae on my brother's back seemed to bulge high, and when I stroked him, he immediately turned sideways to avoid my hand.
And the senior brother turned to the side, and I finally saw the senior brother's face clearly, his complexion is no different from ordinary people now, but his lips are slightly purple.
"Senior brother, do you feel better these days?" I said as I sat on the edge of the bed, closer to him.
The senior brother lowered his eyes, and his gaze fell on his own feet.
I also looked at his feet, and now he was barefoot, and his toenails were as black as ink, as if they had been poisoned.
And, the same goes for the nails on the hands.
"Your Highness didn't have a good rest today, preparing for a night hunt, why are you still here?"
Before I could say anything to Senior Brother, Xiao Ce's voice came from behind us.
Immediately after, I turned around and saw that Xiao Ce was already standing beside His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
His Royal Highness lowered his eyes and said indifferently: "What does Your Highness do, do you still need your approval?" ”
"It doesn't have to be." Xiao Ce said and looked at me again.
At this point, he already knew who I was, and I didn't have to hide it anymore.
"You have been cured for so long, why haven't you cured my brother's "disease"? I stood up and looked at Xiao Ce.
Xiao Ce replied indifferently: "It's a miracle that something has improved, and you don't know how serious your senior brother's situation was before." ”
"Since you can't cure him, then let me take my senior brother away, and I'll find a way to heal him myself." I knew that Xiao Ce would say this, and I just followed his words.
A cold light flashed in Xiao Ce's eyes, staring at me coldly.
"Before, thank you for the help of the High Priest, but now, I plan to leave with my senior brother and think of something else." What I said was very natural, but I knew in my heart that he would not let people go easily, just a tentative question.
As a result, Xiao Ce's face did not have any expression of resistance or annoyance, but was very calm.
"As long as Her Royal Highness the princess agrees to you, then I don't dare to disobey her will." Xiao Ce said to me expressionlessly.
I listened and thought it would be easier to do that.
So, he turned around and looked at his senior brother again: "Senior brother, you are waiting here, I will come back to pick you up after I finish talking to my senior sister." ”
The senior brother slowly raised his eyes to look at me, his eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept for a long time.
"Xiyan, it's useless, it's impossible for senior brother to return to normal." After the senior brother finished speaking, he raised his pale hand and covered the back of my hand: "Xiyan, senior brother wanted to protect you for the rest of your life, but now?" ”
"Senior brother, don't worry, we can "cure" you. I said firmly, grabbed my brother's palm with my backhand, and then hurriedly left the room with His Highness and went to my sister's residence.
Originally, I wanted my senior sister to talk to Xiao Ce and let Xiao Ce let my senior brother go, but when we arrived at the wing where my senior sister lived, the palace maid at the door said that my senior sister had been summoned to dine with the emperor and Concubine Yong.
Concubine Yong is the only concubine who travels together this time, which is enough to see her weight in the emperor's heart.
"Let's talk about this matter tomorrow, since she went to the palace for dinner, she shouldn't come back too early, I'll let people pay attention, and when she comes back in a while, let them tell you." His Highness opened his mouth to me.
I nodded, and I had to give up for now.
His Highness is going to test the bow and arrows for night hunting, and he will go back to his chamber first.
"Your Highness!" When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned to leave, I stopped him.
He looked back at me suspiciously.
"Your Highness, tonight, please be careful with your night hunt." I whispered to him.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was stunned, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Are you worried about me?" He asked.
I nodded: "Your Highness, you are a good person, and in the future, you will definitely be a good king?" ”
Before I could say anything, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince raised his hand and gently covered my mouth.
"Be careful that trouble comes out of the mouth, this Xiyuan?" After he finished speaking, he glanced towards the corridor.
I immediately understood what he meant, these four weeks, I am afraid that they are all eyes and ears, and our words and deeds may be under the surveillance of others.
He let go of his hand when he saw me, and then looked at Aunt Xin and told Aunt Xin to take care of me and not run around tonight.
"Yes, Your Highness." Aunt Xin leaned over slightly.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, only then turned around and left.
As soon as he left, I also returned to the house, waiting for my sister to come back.
However, my sister has been eating lunch for too long, and the sky outside has already darkened, and I have used all my dinner, and no one has come to report that my sister is back.
So, I started to settle down and got up to see for myself.
"Girl, Her Royal Highness the princess hasn't come back yet, I guess it's a night hunt together, in previous years, there were also some princesses who would participate in the night hunt in order to win the emperor's favor." Aunt Xin said calmly.
"What? Taking part in a night hunt? "I don't think Senior Sister should have such an interest.
Moreover, tonight those people go on a night hunt, and it is a good time for us to leave.
"Aunt Xin, has Your Highness gone hunting at night?" I asked.
"Well, His Highness has just come out of the West Garden." Aunt Xin thought about it and replied.
When I heard this, I hurriedly rushed out of the wing room to catch up with His Royal Highness the Prince.
"Girl? Girl? ”
Aunt Xin was screaming behind me as she chased after me.
finally rushed to the gate of the West Garden out of breath, but it turned out that the door was empty, and there was no trace of His Highness.
When I asked the guards guarding the door, I learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had left in a sedan chair.
"Left? Where did it go? Prepare a sedan chair immediately, and I'm going too. I said to the guard.
The guard was stunned and looked behind me.
Behind me, standing was Aunt Xin.
Aunt Xin had a gloomy face at the moment: "Girl, don't go, Your Highness has explained, just stay in the house tonight." ”
I looked at Aunt Xin: "But?" ”
"It's nothing good, although this is just another garden, but the rules still have to be followed, and the girl can't rely on His Highness's liking, so she will do things that make His Highness embarrassed again and again." Aunt Xin's tone became stern.
She poured out all her dissatisfaction with me these days.
"Girl, Your Highness's situation is even more difficult than you imagined, the slave maid does not expect the girl to think about His Highness, but please girl, don't let Your Highness fall into a dilemma." Aunt Xin's eyes were fierce and angry.
"Aunt Xin, me?" What Aunt Xin said was not wrong, and I was speechless for an instant.
When Aunt Xin saw that I couldn't speak, she stretched out her hand to help me and decisively took me back to the wing room to rest.
But after I returned to the wing, I became more and more uneasy, I knew that tonight, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may be more dangerous than my senior sister, after all, there should be a hidden heir behind this winter hunt.