Chapter 41: Old Acquaintances
I wasn't so narcissistic as to think that the angry man in front of me was praising me, so I had to move back a little bit, not daring to make much of a move. He had been staring at me since he first appeared, his eyes were as sharp as falcons, mixed with ruthlessness, as if he wanted to poke holes in me, I was baffled by this feeling, and I was even more worried about my life and death tonight.
Mozhuju was originally a forbidden place in the palace, without Li Xuan's permission, the guards could not even patrol the vicinity at night, at this time I really called the sky should not be called the earth, my scalp was slightly numb, and secretly asked for more blessings.
"The ground is silent, and the breath is calm. The person with such superior light skills is actually a young woman, it seems that King Xuan is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by his side. He laughed loudly, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, piercing people's hearts, but I couldn't even pull the corners of my mouth, my mind was blank, and I didn't know how to get out.
"Why don't you speak? Don't you have the slightest curiosity about me? "He asked me, still staring at my face like a black eagle staring at its prey, which made me very uncomfortable.
I shook my head stiffly, looking away, I was originally snooping, but at this point I was really afraid, in the face of such an elusive and unidentified person, if I lost my life in vain, it would be a great injustice.
The man's eyes flashed with a touch of loss that I didn't have time to see, and he didn't mean it: "You don't want to know who you are?" ”
I was stunned, looking at him suspiciously, but I suppressed the excitement that surged in my heart, how could I be sure that he was not playing tricks on me?
He seemed to be extraordinarily confident, taking in my looks, more patient than me, I didn't ask him and was not in a hurry, slowly wearing, my stubborn temper was so excited, but it was energetic, and I pursed my mouth and refused to say a word first.
"You're still as stubborn as ever." There was a trance in his eyes, and his tone was almost inaudible.
His words fell on my ears like thunder, and I could no longer hold back my eagerness: "Who are you?" "Maybe this is my only chance to explore my life experience, and it is better for irrelevant people to tell me the truth than the uneasiness brought to me by Li Xuan's silence.
I said tentatively: "Few people in the capital know my background, how do you know?" ”
But he did not answer, but came to me.
The man in black approached steadily, his breath was somewhat familiar, my breathing became strained, he stood beside me, tall enough for me to look up, I raised my head and looked at him, his pupils were as black as night, deep as a pool, and there were emotions that I couldn't read.
He actually raised his hand to touch the side of my face, his fingertips were affectionate, and his palms were a little cold, which stimulated me to wake up.
The strange thing is that his touch does not make me hateful, I have a moment of swaying, as if indulging in his slightly sentimental black eyes, I never thought that there is a man other than Li Xuan would be so close to me, he hugged me into his arms, the force is very light and light, and the love is even more than Li Xuan.
I naturally wrapped my arms around his back, as if to comfort him and patted him a few times, and when I came back to my senses, he had let go of me, and I didn't know why, but I was surprised.
He took out a dragon-patterned jade pendant from his waist and handed it to me, saying, "If you want to leave Li Xuan, bring this jade pendant to me." Then he flew away, without looking at me before leaving.
The dragon pattern carved on the jade pendant is delicate and delicate, the jade is the best mutton fat jade, clear and smooth, because the production is very small, only for the emperor's house, I unconsciously clenched the jade pendant, and a crack that could not be stitched was cracked in my heart, and the man in black just snuggled up to my ear and said two words: Qinzhou.
I think of Master Su handing over a stack of house deeds to me that day, but it is such a coincidence, it is also Qinzhou, how can I not feel strange? But I really don't know my relationship with Qinzhou. Looking at the cold dragon-patterned jade pendant in my hand, I couldn't help but be distracted, speculating on the identity of the man in black, and I had no choice but to give up.
In the middle of the night, in order to avoid anyone finding out that there was an incident, I left Mozhuju as fast as possible, but fortunately I took as many secluded paths as possible along the way, and I didn't meet anyone. Unexpectedly, as I walked, I arrived at a strange place, and there was no one at the door who was keeping vigil, but the lights were on in the house, and I vaguely saw a long figure projected on the window, very similar to Li Xuan, but why was he here?
At this hour, shouldn't he have rested in Mrs. Xiang's Qin Garden? Thinking of this, my heart tingled slightly, and I became a dead knot between me and him that could not be unbroken, he dismissed all the women in the house, but he couldn't let go of Mrs. Xiang, I don't know what important past they have, although I can't force him to give up Mrs. Xiang for me, but I won't compromise half a point, the love I Qin Xi wants will never be shared with anyone.
I sighed, sad, and turned around to take a few steps, when I suddenly heard a few violent coughs from inside the room, which inexplicably touched my heart, and my steps stopped without obeying the call.
Is Li Xuan sick? What disease did he have, was he seriously ill, how many days he was sick, did he take medicine on time, why did he get sick but not recuperate? My heart turned a thousand times, and many thoughts came up for a while, and I was full of discomfort.
Unable to let go of my worries about him, I walked over and knocked three times on the door, pushing it in. Li Xuan sat in front of the wide table, wearing a snow-white fox fur, and there was a stove in the room, he didn't feel cold at all, but his face was not good, he was very pale, and when he saw me, he couldn't help coughing several times.
His cough was so uncomfortable in my ears that I couldn't help but step forward and put my hand on his back to help him calm down, even if I had a grudge against him, I still couldn't ignore him. I rarely do these things, so I seem clumsy, but Li Xuan didn't dislike it, but a smile like a dark cloud at sunrise hung on the corner of his mouth, which made me a little embarrassed.
"What are you laughing at?" I asked him, my face crimson.
"Bai Yi has always only obeyed my orders, but this time he let you in without permission, it seems that he should be punished for negligence in his duties." Li Xuan smiled, frowned, and said, it seemed that he had a headache about this.
I followed his words and said, "I didn't see Bai Yi when I was outside the house, how could it be his fault?" "The last time I accidentally broke into Mozhuju, I knew that Bai Yi was his personal guard, and he was different in his heart, so I simply gave him a step down, and only pretended to be gloomy and said: "If you really punish him, it's just because you don't want to see me." ”
Only then did he raise his eyes to look at me, his inky black eyes staring indifferently at my every expression, playing with taste: "You have a leisurely mood, so if you are still wandering around the mansion at night, you are not afraid that the guards who patrol the night will mistake you for an assassin?" ”
Knowing that he was joking and teasing me, I was still shocked, thinking of what happened tonight, I was very weak-hearted, so I had to perfunctory: "I can't sleep, so I sway around, and I came here by mistake, but I don't know how to go back." ”
I usually stay in the ink garden, this remark will not arouse Li Xuan's suspicions, sure enough, he no longer asked, but gently held my hand with his broad palm, and said softly: "Your hands are so cold, drink the ginseng soup first, and I will order someone to send you back to the ink garden later." ”
I nodded obediently, he pulled me to sit down beside him, the table was full of papers, and the one spread out in front of me was the one that Li Xuan had just read.
I know that Li Xuan's power is monstrous, how do I know that even the emperor's review has passed through his hands, I retracted my eyes, picked up the spoon and drank the ginseng soup by myself, and after a few bites, my body warmed up and became much more comfortable.
Li Xuan hadn't looked at me since just now, all his energy was focused on the recital, and sometimes his brows were tightly knit and he fell into deep thought, as if there was nothing beside him, but it was so dazzling that people couldn't take their eyes off it.
I suddenly realized that this handsome man like a god was far from having no ambition as I thought, on the contrary, Li Xuan's ambition was extremely hidden, and no one could guess what he wanted. He is in the center of power but does not love power, and cultivating henchmen but also encompassing all forces, which is really incomprehensible.
The more I thought about it, the more I felt that the situation at this time was chaotic, if Li Xuan really had the idea of replacing Emperor Qi, how should I deal with myself?