Xiangxiang waited outside for a long time without moving, picked up the corner of the bedsheet, and saw Qi Hui pulling the belt of her clothes with one hand, staring at the steaming bath barrel in a daze, she asked in a low voice: "Are you afraid of getting burned, haven't you taken a bath like this?" Because the water will be cold in winter, so we are not afraid, we used to bathe like this, it will not be hot, it is very warm. ”

Qi Hui said: "I know, it's just ...... Xiangxiang, rubbing your back is free, you go and rest, my mother will probably wake up, you ......"

Xiangxiang saw that he was struggling, his heart lit up, he covered half of his face with a sheet, and asked with a smile: "Second Highness, are you shy?" ”

Qi Hui coughed dryly and said angrily: "You are a girl, you should be shy, go and rest." ”

Xiangxiang smiled: "But didn't you just say that you will be your wife in the future?" If you go into the water, I won't be able to see anything, don't be shy, hurry up, the water will be cold after the firewood is burned. After saying that, Qianying flashed, hid outside, and urged loudly, "Okay, call me." ”

Qi Hui untied his clothes embarrassedly, he knew that he couldn't drive Xiangxiang away, and she put so much effort into preparation, and she didn't want to live up to it, while listening to Xiangxiang say outside: "You always sit at night to protect the mother, your shoulders and neck must be very hard, I'll pinch you in a while?" ”

The sound of the water came out, Qi Hui finally immersed his body in the hot water, he had followed Shi Feng and even went to the royal hot spring, and he was no stranger to this warm comfort, and how open the pool of the hot spring was, this cramped wooden barrel, he was already full of it.

"Are you alright?"

"Alright, alright." Qi Hui answered, and hid his body in the water again.

A gust of cold wind swept over his shoulder, it was Xiangxiang who picked up the sheets and came in, quickly rolled up his sleeves and walked straight behind Qi Hui, slapped him on the shoulder with a cold slap, and asked, "Don't be hot, I won't lie to you." ”

Qi Hui's stiff body and nerves gradually relaxed because of Xiang Xiang's hand on his body, and Xiang Xiang's hand was quickly warmed, and his soft and powerful fingers kneaded on his neck and shoulders, which were very comfortable, he slowly closed his eyes and completely relaxed.

Because his shoulders were exposed to the water, Xiang Xiang would pick up water from time to time to warm Qi Hui, and his fingers inadvertently scraped his solid arms under the water, Qi Hui opened his eyes, but Xiang Xiang was unconscious, and he picked up water on his shoulders again, felt Qi Hui's body tense again, patted it lightly and said, "Xi Niang said, you used to bathe together in the river before." ”

Qi Hui hurriedly said: "It's just playing in the water, everyone is dressed well, not to mention ...... at that time" He said and turned his head unconsciously, Xiangxiang had washed off the fat powder at the moment, and the natural fair skin reflected a pink flush, steaming, hazy, and the affectionate gaze went straight to his heart.

"In the future, we will no longer be restrained, we will no longer have to live secretly, I will rub your back every day, okay?" Xiang Xiang said, turning Qi Hui's body around, not looking at his gaze, Xiang Xiang was a little more confident, and said with a fixed mind, "Remember when I said, do you have something to discuss with you?" ”

"Yes."

"Shall you say it now?"

Qi Hui nodded, and just asked, "Are you standing, are you cold, are you tired?" ”

Xiangxiang didn't answer, but asked him: "If you become the emperor, shouldn't the palace maid rub your back for you, and it won't be my turn?" ”

Qi Hui woke up from the hot air, and sat up straight with his body hiding in the water as best he could, but he didn't look back and didn't answer.

Xiangxiang's heart fluttered, and seeing that Qi Hui was no longer moving, he continued: "I want to listen to what you have to say, in addition to the life of idle clouds and wild cranes, you are more eager to change the way of the world and save this country from decay, right?" ”

"Yes, I still have that thought." Qi Hui responded, without hesitation, without hesitation, this is an ambition that has always existed in his heart, he doesn't want to deceive Xiangxiang, but he said, "But you don't have to be an emperor to achieve all this, this is not in conflict with what I want to give you a free and happy life." ”

"But what can the life of farming and grazing change in addition to one's own food and clothing?" Xiangxiang asked.

"There's a lot to ......"

Xiangxiang shook his head, walked around and faced Qi Hui, his expression was unusually serious: "I know that you are for me, then I will fulfill my heart more, I want to see you realize your ideals, it must be happier than watching you farm and graze." I don't know what to do or how to help you, but I'll be there for you whether you're here or wherever you go. ”

Qi Hui was feverish, and he couldn't tell whether it was because of the bath water or because of Xiangxiang, but his heart was very calm, and he said: "In this way, what I promised you will not become an empty talk." It's late autumn, it's about to snow, and the end of the year is just around the corner, but I'm still leaving you trapped here. ”

Xiangxiang shook his head: "You said that where the world is comfortable, it is where we can stay, and I am very comfortable by your side." Qi Hui, how simple my life is, as long as I live, this is something anyone can do. But you're different, I don't know how to say crepe, and I don't know what big reason to find to convince you, but I really don't want to see you go to plow and graze with me, let me follow you, let me be born ordinary, and experience an extraordinary life with you? I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid of anything by your side. ”

Qi Hui smiled bitterly: "That kind of life will be very unstable, become a king and lose a villain, maybe in the future you will become a prisoner with me, or even go to the guillotine, aren't you afraid?" ”

Xiangxiang asked rhetorically: "If there is no me, are you afraid of death?" ”

Qi Hui said: "I once thought that after my mother left, regardless of life or death, she would let go of the fight, and she would have a little bit of revenge." But those thoughts have been scattered, and since I met you, I don't know how to forgive many people and many things. The ideal still exists, but there is no revenge and a little less courage. ”

"Since you are an ideal child, go down the path you once wanted, and I will walk with you." The disputes and contradictions that Xiangxiang was worried about did not appear, Qi Hui's frankness made her more and more confident, "This is your ideal, Niangniang's wish, and the future I want to see. ”

Qi Hui shook his head, his eyes full of wisdom: "Don't think that I will answer you immediately, give me a few days to think about it." You threw me in the tub and told me at this time that you knew that I was in this state and weaker than usual, didn't you? ”

Xiangxiang's eyes flickered, and he thought about it a little carefully, but he was actually seen through by Qi Hui.

"You're really smart." Qi Hui smiled, his fingers dipped in water and flicked into her face, "Get out, I'm going to get up." I will consider what you say and will definitely reply to you in two days. ”

Xiangxiang was unwilling, and said with a bath bucket: "Promise me, ...... now"

Qi Hui's gaze was a little majestic, but his tone was still gentle: "Be obedient, go out quickly, I will definitely give you an answer." ”

Xiang Xiang raised his face and turned away, and before leaving, he splashed the water on Qi Hui's face, and said angrily: "Next time, I want to rub your back, but I can't." ”

But Xiang Xiang ran over the sheets and separated from Qi Hui, she immediately softened, her heart was still pounding, and she looked at Qi Hui head-on, and saw the chest clearly, he looked thin, I didn't expect the muscles and bones to be so strong, when I hugged on weekdays, I felt that my chest was thick and strong, and I saw that my eyes were even stronger...... She exhaled, her face already burning red, no matter what, even if Qi Hui saw through her little tricks, her plan was half successful.

"I want to be with you, better and better." Through the sheets, Xiangxiang said again, "I will also face people and things I have never seen before, I am not afraid of not being worthy of you, I will become better and more capable, and I will be worthy of you." ”

After she finished speaking, she ran away and ran back to Concubine Xian's house, Concubine Xian had already woken up, heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and felt Xiangxiang lying on the side of the bed, she rubbed the child's head, and asked worriedly: "Why is it so hot, Xiangxiang, are you uncomfortable?" ”

How could Xiangxiang be uncomfortable, but at this moment, Furong was in the center, and Jingshu, who had just been bathed in fragrant soup by the palace maid, was biting the veil, and the doctor was tearing the gauze on her toes and replacing it with new medicine.

Because even the flesh and bones were broken at the beginning, every time the dressing was changed like a punishment, Jing Shu took a bath, and she was sweating a lot, and the palace maid wiped her with a hot cloth, they were very attentive, never showed any dissatisfaction or complaints, but they were also very cold, and there was almost no communication with Jing Shu.

"Jingmeiren, after a while, the wound will be completely healed, and you will be able to go down to the ground, but don't worry, someone must help you, and come slowly step by step." Before leaving, the medicine girl respectfully replied to Jingshu these words.

But before her words fell, she remembered a sharp sneer in front of the door, and asked meanly, "Can I still go?" Concubine Li and I both thought that Jingmei was crippled, so can we still dance? ”

Sun Zhaoyi walked into the door in a flamboyant manner, the palace maid knelt on the ground, she called out to the doctor and asked, "Jing Meiren will be able to dance in the future?" She has a flying swallow in her palm, but the emperor's favorite. ”

The doctor replied in a panic: "It depends on how Jingmei recovers." ”

"." Sun Zhaoyi was impatient, and sent the palace maids down, she approached the bedside with a smile, looked at the room, and said strangely, "I heard that the emperor takes good care of you?" Why do I think something is wrong, is it really the emperor's intention? It's the prince, you don't have to pretend in front of me, isn't it the prince? ”

"It's the emperor, Niangniang...... Yes! Jing Shu screamed in pain, Sun Zhaoyi sat on her feet, Jing Shu almost fainted in pain, but Sun Zhaoyi picked her up and asked fiercely, "Is it the prince?" ”

Jingshu shook her head and cried in despair: "It's the emperor, it's really the emperor." ”

Sun Zhaoyi saw that she was almost dying of pain, and insisted that she was the emperor, but she believed it a little, and finally moved away and stopped pressing Jingshu's foot, but she pinched Jingshu's other intact foot through the quilt, and said with a smile: "You'd better be honest, it's easy for you to die, keep it just because I think you're still useful, if you dare to betray me, when your left foot is good, I will break your right foot again, and you will definitely be better off dead." ”