"Mrs. Qi?" She walked into Bai Qige's bedroom with a cold expression. Yi Chenjing did not see Yi Chenxuan or any other antagonistic person as expected. Only the haggard and withered concubine of the fifth prince leaned on the bedside, with tears on her face.
It's dry, and I can't help but be a little surprised and embarrassed.
Although Bai Qige looked bad, she had finally stabilized her mood. In order to prevent Yi Chenjing from asking questions that might irritate Mrs. Qi, she quickly pushed him out of the bedroom.
"Yu Che, go take care of Mrs. Qi." After calling Yu Che into the room, Bai Qige continued to push Yi Chenjing to the outside of the room, closed the door and whispered, "Don't ask anything now. After Mrs. Qi is settled, I will talk to you in detail."
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"Why does your face look so bad?" Putting aside Mrs. Qi, Yi Chenjing was more concerned about Bai Qige at the moment. The woman who had always been calm and tenacious when facing him was obviously depressed, and she was vaguely distraught.
Bai Qige shook her head and looked back at the room: "You go to the study first, I will be there soon."
Yi Chenjing knew that she had a stubborn personality, and no one could stop her from saying what she wanted to say. Even if she was forced to say anything with a knife, she would never say a word. With a worried sigh, Yi Chenjing nodded:
"My father is not feeling well and is resting in the palace. I don't have to go to the study room for the past two days. After settling in, I can just come to the study room. I happen to have something to ask you."
Bai Qige didn't have the intention to talk to him anymore, she just responded casually and hurried back to the bedroom. Only Yi Chenjing was left standing in the empty courtyard with her hands behind her hands. The white magnolia tree in the courtyard was slumped in the cold wind and had not yet reached its flowering season. There was only ashes on the dry branches.
The black goshawk cooed, and its golden beaded eyes patrolled the surroundings vigilantly. Yi Chenjing raised her hand slightly, and the goshawk circled and flew down with a long and loud cry, rubbing her hair that was lifted up by the cold wind affectionately, and a few feathers fluttered.
drift.
"Xiao Tao, guard her well." I don't know if Xiao Tao can understand. When neither she nor Zhan Ting can draw attention away, Yi Chenjing can only leave her worries to a goshawk. Apart from it, there is no one else.
People know.
It was already evening after she had comforted Mrs. Qi. It gets dark early in the winter of Sanjiulong, and it has already entered the dark night before dinner time. Bai Qige asked Yu Che to go to the dining room to get some food for Mrs. Qi, but she went straight to the restaurant without thinking about eating.
Xiang Yichenjing's study room.
As soon as he entered the door, he could smell the aroma of vegetables, and his hunger was so aroused that he couldn't help but moan in protest. Yi Chenjing, who had her head buried in front of the desk, raised her head and glanced at Bai Qige, got up and packed away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and picked up the food box to put it away.
At the table: "Eat first."
"You didn't go to have dinner with Concubine Jing?" Bai Qige was surprised.
"I've been in the study - you didn't say when to come, so I had to wait."
It was a blessing to be waited for by someone to have dinner with, but the other person was Yi Chenjing. Bai Qige didn't know whether she should thank him with gratitude, or lament that no one could give her this kind of kindness except those who were using her.
Warm life.
The side dishes are very exquisite, and they are all more suitable for Bai Qige's taste. It's a pity that I feel dull and don't know how to eat, so eating them face to face in silence only serves the purpose of filling my stomach.
After the maid cleaned up the mess, Bai Qige sat on the couch tiredly, wearing a snow-stained brocade dress hanging low on her feet.
"The weather is cold, why did you put on a thin shirt instead? The color looks cold and light." Yi Chenjing frowned. He remembered that the clothes Bai Qige often wore were very simple and elegant, and such a gorgeous brocade skirt was the first
Saw this for the first time.
"Mrs. Qi's mood was very unstable. When she was helping her, her clothes were wrinkled. The other two items had not been dried after washing, so she turned over one and put it on in a hurry."
Yi Chenjing had never liked fancy clothes, so he said angrily: "If you don't have it, let Su Yan buy it. I don't want to see this dress again, so I'll burn it when I go home."
No matter how bad her mood was, Bai Qige still cheered up and glanced at Yi Chenjing. This person was always in trouble. What did other people wear that hindered him? He couldn't take care of the important affairs of the family and the country, and he still messed with these trivial matters.
It's really hard to understand.
She grabbed the teacup and drank it in one gulp. Before Yi Chenjing asked, Bai Qige took the initiative to recount what happened during the day, her long, slender eyes becoming deeper and deeper as she narrated.
"It's not a strange thing to keep male pets. Many princes will receive male pets to teach them the skills of sexual intercourse before marrying and taking concubines, and some of them will stay with them. That Su Jinyan came from a foreign country as an advocate and was worshiped because of her beautiful appearance.
, a clear voice was given to the Five Emperors brothers on the birthday of the dragon to relieve their boredom. After taking Qi as his concubine, he became a guest. I really didn’t expect that after so many years, the two of them were still having sex in bed. No wonder the palace maids and eunuchs would have such a good relationship with each other.
There are such unpleasant rumors.”
Yi Chenjing was hostile to Yi Chenxuan, so she was naturally outspoken when she spoke, but these words fell into Bai Qige's ears like a knife, and it hurt her heart.
It was not difficult to see that Su Jinyan was Yi Chenxuan's confidant, and she had never doubted it. Until Mrs. Qi personally confirmed that the rumors were true, her feelings that were originally biased towards Yi Chenxuan collapsed instantly.
"I said he couldn't treat you sincerely, do you believe it now?" Seeing Bai Qige's dejected appearance, Yi Chenjing was furious and felt a little happy inexplicably, "Although I have only been back to Yaoguo for three years, I still feel so bad about him.
His acquaintance is by no means inferior to that of other princes. Everyone sees him as gentle and gentle, neither fighting nor grabbing, and his romantic style has attracted many people. But I can see clearly that he is the most hidden one among all the princes - if it weren't for me, he would now be deliberately trying to bring him down.
The person who will be the crown prince will be him, the fifth prince who is most favored by the father, the one who even you are not willing to doubt."
"Aren't you the one who hides the most? You keep a low profile and hold back, even women want to take advantage of you." Bai Qige retorted, unwilling to be outdone.
Her heart was already painful enough. Did Yi Chenjing have to widen the wound and tear her whole heart apart before she would give up? It was because she had never wanted to suspect the depth of Yi Chenxuan's city that she ended up like this.
The end is good now. The only person who was gentle to her was also proven to be a scam. All her trust was gone overnight.
I'm very happy. I'm glad to see her being fooled and watching her embarrassment as entertainment, right? People like Yi Chenjing will never understand, she won't understand that she can't help herself, and she won't understand her helplessness.
If he could give her equal status from the beginning like Yi Chenxuan did, even if he just gave up on inflicting countless cruel tortures on her, then maybe the person she trusts would not be the scheming fifth prince, but him.
Bai Qige smiled bitterly at herself. Everything was irreversible. At this moment when the misunderstanding was deeply rooted in her heart and it was difficult to change, she finally understood that it was not her love for Yi Chenxuan that she couldn't let go of. That feeling was just a ray of light in the darkness.
Yearning, the longing for a touch of warmth in the cold night, to put it bluntly, it’s just a sense of security.
The wind is blowing, the storm is coming, and no matter how strong a person is, they can't resist the temptation from a safe haven. But Yi Chenjing can't give her this feeling. He will only tear her into pieces again and again, and kick her into the sea of knives and fire again and again, and she will be in agony.
The dejected breath made Yi Chenjing realize that he had unknowingly said the most hurtful words. He didn't mean to touch Bai Qige's pain points, but he just felt angry when he saw her feeling depressed because of Yi Chenxuan. He had told her tomorrow morning
Stay away from that person, why would she rather believe Yi Chenxuan's lies than him?
Turning his head stubbornly, Yi Chenjing did not want to look at the face that he had ruined. Otherwise, he would not be able to help but guess why Bai Qige didn't trust him.
Arguing without even saying a few words seems to have become an irreversible pattern for the two of them. Bai Qige got used to it and became indifferent. She took a long breath to calm down her emotions, her chest rose and fell with her shoulders, and she suddenly felt severe pain in her shoulders.
"What's wrong?" Although the movement was not big, Yi Chenjing still noticed the subtle movement of her frowning and pressing her left shoulder.
Bai Qige's anger was still lingering, and she turned aside lukewarmly: "It's nothing, I can't die."
As stubborn as a cow, she wouldn't say anything even if it hurts her to death. Yi Chenjing couldn't help but pull away Bai Qige's hand on her shoulder, and neatly opened the collar with her slender fingers: "Let me see."
"How shameless? I will take care of any injuries myself. What does it have to do with you?" Bai Qige swatted away the dishonest fingers, glared fiercely, and sensitively hid on the side of the bed. There was a shadow of Yi Chenjing's touch.
The truth has nothing to do with being strong or brave. Although it is not as scary as before, it is still difficult to accept it calmly. After all, the relationship between the two is just for mutual use and not a real couple.
However, Bai Qige underestimated Yi Chenjing's stubbornness.
After being contradicted and rejected, Yi Chenjing did not retreat but advanced. This time, she didn't even say hello. She locked Bai Qige's shoulders with one hand, quickly untied the knot with the other hand, and raised her long fingers, exposing her fair shoulders.
Then he took a deep breath.
There was a large purple bruise on the shoulder, which was as delicate as mutton-fat white jade, and the blood vessel texture was winding and prominent. It was obviously caused by severe trauma, which was shocking.
"Who hurt you?" Yi Chenjing's face suddenly darkened, and her tone was extremely cold.
After a busy afternoon with no time to spare, she suddenly remembered that her shoulder was injured by a glass bead when she was struck by severe pain. Bai Qige shook her head and blurted out without thinking, "It's Su Jinyan."
Yi Chenjing stopped asking questions, turned around and took out a bottle of medicated oil from the corner of the bookcase and poured it into his palms. He gently rubbed his warm palms on his shoulders until a slight warmth slowly came from the cold skin under his hands. Then he let go and tidied up his clothes carefully.
Bai Qige remained frozen and did not dare to move. Even her breathing was suppressed subconsciously. Even if she knew that Yi Chenjing would not hurt her - at least not now, being too close would still make her nervous.
"Fortunately, it didn't hurt the bones, otherwise it would have happened to you. Take this medicine back and ask Yu Che to apply it once in the morning and evening. The pain will be gone in two days." Yi Chenjing stuffed the medicine bottle into Bai Qi's singer.
, his eyes were suddenly shaken when he glanced at his slender waist, his fingers shook, and the medicine bottle rolled onto the couch.
The vermilion palace ribbon on the outside of the plain white dress is particularly eye-catching, but what caught Yi Chenjing's attention was not the palace ribbon, but a jade piccolo hanging from it.
"You still keep it..." There was a lonely smile on the lips, light and soft, infinitely nostalgic.
The piccolo was discovered by Yu Che when he was rummaging through the old things he brought from Zhao State. He hung it on Bai Qige's waist because he thought it was simple and compact, and found it rare. Bai Qige didn't know where it came from, but when he saw Yi Chenjing's gentleness but gloominess
His expression instantly predicted that this thing must be related to Princess Hongxiao.
Sure enough, as she gently stroked the piccolo, Yi Chenjing became as peaceful and quiet as a different person.
"Only you are left. The red gauze one can't be found. Mine has been temporarily buried with her in my place."