"Ahem..." It's strange why I kept coughing when I woke up early this morning.
It was already the end of spring, but I still felt very cold and shivered. I walked back to the house resignedly, took a coat and put it on. Then I walked out and saw Xiao Quanzi sweeping the floor in the yard. Yun Ying was not there yet.
It's really uncomfortable.
As soon as Xiao Quanzi saw me, he said strangely: "Master, why is your face so pale? Did you catch a cold last night?"
No, I was covered very thickly last night. Could it be that I kicked off the quilt in the middle of the night? But Yunying has been serving me for so long, and he never said that I kicked off the quilt when I slept at night. On the contrary, I always sleep very quietly, and I often can’t even breathe.
No sound can be heard.
Just as I was wondering, Xiaobai nuzzled into my arms. As usual, he quickly found a comfortable position and was about to sleep peacefully. Suddenly, his white hair gradually began to change color and turned into a light pink.
I was startled and looked up at me. My eyes were full of worry. I was also startled. How could I be poisoned?
When the old guy gave me Xiaobai, he once told me that Xiaobai is an ancient mythical beast, so it is naturally different. His magical power is that he can detect the dangers and poisons around him. As long as the owner is poisoned, the white hair will grow when he gets close.
It will slowly turn red. The darker the red, the deeper the poisoning. If it turns black and red, it means the person is hopeless. Looking at his reddish fur, I felt a cold look in my eyes. When did he get poisoned?
No wonder I felt dizzy and feverish last night and didn't sleep well. Today I started to have headache, general weakness and cough. I thought carefully about the food and tea I had eaten from yesterday to today.
It's obviously nothing special. Xiao Quanzi, I, and the emperor all ate the same food. I cooked the food myself yesterday, and the emperor dined with me. Afterwards, he even praised it as delicious and said he would come today.
Those who ate with me. Wait, there were lotus seed soup sent by Yun Ying and dessert sent by Yaya yesterday. They are all close to me. Of course, I had no doubts and ate them all. Could it be? How is it possible?
?
Thinking of the evasive look in Yun Ying's eyes, I felt a pain in my heart and didn't want to think about it anymore.
I shook my head and looked at Xiao Quanzi's worried look. Without saying a word, I quietly carried Xiaobai back to the inner room. Sitting on the bed, I began to exercise my energy and force my poison.
"Oh oh -" I spat out a mouthful of black blood on the ground. My head was a little dizzy. If I persisted for a while, the poison would be exhausted. I don't know who administered the poison. The amount was small and the toxicity was not high. But if I was poisoned several times in a row,
If I do, my life will be gone.
Just as he was about to force out the last remaining poison, Xiao Quanzi's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "This slave pays homage to the Emperor."
I was startled, and the residual poison that surged in my chest suddenly spread all over my body. A mouthful of blood surged up in my throat, and I swallowed it alive. I quickly stood up and put on my coat.
I walked out of the inner room and saw Sima Rui walking towards me from a distance wearing a golden double dragon robe. I wiped away the remaining blood on my lips and greeted him with a bright smile as if nothing was wrong: "Your Majesty, I'd like to see you, Your Majesty."
He came over and helped me, "My beloved, please get up."
I got up. Why was the sun so strong today that it made my head dizzy? Seeing that my face was pale, he said anxiously: "Yingying, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? I'll ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look at you. Someone -"
I grabbed him and said, "Your Majesty, that's no need. I just ran away in a hurry." I'm not sure who poisoned him yet, and besides, I don't want to hurt those two people, and the poison is almost gone now.
I don't want to pursue it.
"Really? Don't be too tired. You don't have to do anything today. You and I will go back to Yutian Palace to have dinner together." He brushed my face. Although his face was still light, I knew that there was a slight worry in his eyes.
Really, has he finally started to care about Xie Weiying?
"Don't -" Although my head is getting heavier and heavier, I don't want to miss the time when I'm with him, and the two of us are in that small room. He sits aside and watches me cooking attentively.
I don't want to lose.
I took a deep breath, used my inner strength to make my cheeks rosy, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am really fine." I looked at him mischievously and said coquettishly: "I want to cook it for the Emperor with my own hands.
"Are those women acting coquettishly like this? Isn't it said that men can't stand women acting coquettishly? I don't know if it works.
"This -" he hesitated, "but you -"
"Let's go." I grabbed him and walked towards the small room, which was my simple kitchen in Jiunianxuan.
As soon as I took a step, my head began to feel dizzy. I shook my head vigorously, trying to get rid of these discomforts, and raised my head and smiled brightly to break the doubts in his heart.
White radish, carrot, green vegetables, cabbage, tomatoes, garlic, onions... I wanted to reach out and grab it, but my eyes gradually became blurry and distant. My brain unconsciously controlled the knife in my hand to cut regularly, but the next second,
With a "pop" sound, I fell straight to the ground and lost all consciousness.
I opened my eyes slightly and saw a beam of light shining into my eyes, which made me blink all the time. The long eyelashes fluttered and fluttered, reflecting shadows. It was a very strange feeling. If it weren't for the pain in my chest,
I would think that today is a sunny day, and I would be very happy. But——
I lay on the bed for a while, and the surroundings were very quiet and empty. It had been so long since I woke up, and no one had come forward to notice that I was awake. Just lying there quietly, I felt that everything in the world had suddenly left me.
Go, I am the only one in the whole world. My body is in pain and I can't move. I can only take a deep breath to feel the beauty of this moment.
After lying there for a while, my lost thoughts suddenly came back to life. I remembered that I was preparing to cook for Brother Sima before I passed out, and that I was interrupted when I was trying to force out the poison. It must have entered my heart veins, but it doesn't matter, then
A little poison can't kill me.
I quietly moved my body, and after I almost got used to it, I started to try to get up. I was very hungry, I wanted to eat, I was also thirsty, and I wanted to drink water. But the whole yard seemed to be covered by something, and it was so quiet that I couldn't hear it.
If I hear any noise, I guess no one can help me.
I propped up my body, but my left elbow suddenly became weak, and I leaned towards the bed and fell to the ground. I closed my eyes and resigned myself to waiting for the pain of falling to the ground hard. However, for a long time, there was no pain as expected.
, but felt like falling into a soft embrace.
"Have you stayed enough?"
A somewhat joking voice came from above me. I opened my eyes and saw Sima Rui looking at me with a smile like this for the first time. He didn't have the arrogance and dignity of an emperor, but looked like an ordinary man.
I hurriedly withdrew from his arms, not wanting my body to be so stiff that I fell to the ground again.
He took a breath and said, "Why do you have so many things on your hands? If you don't lie down obediently, you can ask for help if you want to get up."
I looked at him aggrievedly: "I woke up for a long time, but I didn't see anyone, and, I -" Just as I was talking, my stomach growled a few times, and I blushed: "I'm hungry, I
I still want to drink water."
He looked at my blushing face and said with a smile: "Here comes -"
Several palace servants came in and said respectfully: "I'm here, my servant." Only then did I realize that I was not in Jiunianxuan, but in Yutian Palace.
"Bring up the prepared meals."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
While he was swallowing hard, Sima Rui suddenly turned around, hugged me tightly, and said worriedly: "My beloved, you scared me to death. Fortunately, you woke up."
Looking at his haggard face, I couldn't help but feel a pang in my heart. He loves cleanliness so much, why did he grow a beard?
I nestled in his arms with peace of mind and asked: "Your Majesty, how long have I been unconscious for this concubine?"
His arm around me trembled slightly: "Three days, three whole days." It was these three days that made him understand how important she was to him. He thought he could ignore her and not care, but it turned out to be like this.
It's like I've become addicted to it day by day.
Feeling his concern, I felt warm in my heart and said with a smile: "I'm fine, I'm fine. I must have caught a cold at night, and my health has been bad. It's the combination of these things that caused such a severe attack."
A sneer suddenly appeared on Sima Rui's lips. How could a common cold almost kill her? Who did it? He would naturally find out.
But holding the innocent woman in his arms tightly, he still said gently: "You need to rest more, I will ask the imperial doctor to help you recuperate."
I closed my eyes and said, "I thank you, Your Majesty." I can't indulge in this anymore. The Emperor's embrace is really not something someone like me can be attached to.
I rested in Yutian Palace for a few days and then returned to Jiunianxuan. I deliberately concealed the incident and let it go. Everyone only knew that I was weak and did not think of poisoning.
thing.
During the days when I was recuperating in Jiunianxuan, rewards kept coming in. Looking at these gold and silver jewelry, I just asked Xiao Quanzi to pack them up and put them in a small room that was not used for storing debris in Jiunianxuan.
It is filled with jewels like these, which are even more valuable. After Xiao Qi knew my identity, he was afraid that I would have no money and be bullied in the palace, so he sent them in secret. Since Jun Jin has monopolized the palace
After the business, Jun Jin's people were everywhere in the palace. It was arranged by Xiao Qi to protect me. In fact, why should I be protected? Even if someone harms me, if I am not willing, how can I be easily fooled.
Sima Rui would visit me every day after going to court and leave after dinner. He only asked me to take good care of my health. I also started to work on my comics with peace of mind. I was preparing to publish my comics and started running all the processes.
"Things About Women in the Harem" is really a suitable subject. You can get the material for free around you.
During this period, many people came to see me, but I avoided them. I don’t know if I was trying to escape from something. Or maybe - not many of those people really came to see me. Most of them came after seeing the change in the emperor’s attitude towards me.
With the change, I am not in the mood to deal with these things.
However, an uninvited guest came, and I couldn't stop him at all. The young financial owner, Sima Shao.
When he saw me, he first said arrogantly: "My prince is here to see if you are dead." His expression was awkward. He must have made a lot of determination to come here.
Regardless of his harsh tone, I said sincerely: "Thank you for your concern."
"What?!" he yelled, "Why do I care about you? Don't get me wrong." He turned his head away and avoided my smiling gaze.
"I know." Haha, I chuckled and didn't bother with him.
"I never thought that a little palace maid like you could be my father--" he asked in surprise.
I said calmly: "This slave looks vulgar, how could the prince notice that?"
"Well, that's true. Her speech is vulgar and her behavior is vulgar. She is not at all different from other concubines." He nodded in agreement.
I chuckled and said, "What the prince said is that this slave has been taught a lesson." This boy really dared to say that.
He suddenly looked at the playing cards placed beside me and asked in surprise: "What is that?" Then he walked over to take a look.
I smiled and said, he really knows the goods. He saw the playing cards that I just rushed to make this morning. I followed over and explained: "These are playing cards, a prop for recreational gambling."
He looked at the various beauties I drew on the cards with amazement on his face, and exclaimed: "It's very exquisite. How do you play it?"
I pulled him to sit down at the big table in the living room and said, "Come here, I'll teach you how to play."
"That's right," I thought for a moment, it would take three people to play cards, and waved to Xiao Quanzi, who was waiting with his head down, "Xiao Quanzi, come here and play together."
When Xiao Quanzi saw me calling him over, he shook his head in horror and said nothing but came forward. I knew that he was very afraid of this little benefactor ever since he kicked him that time.
Sima Shao seemed to realize that it was his problem, and said impatiently: "Come here, I have promised not to hit you."
Xiao Quanzi hesitated.
The young benefactor looked at him and shouted: "If you don't come here, be careful of me—" Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Quanzi came over in a hurry.
I told them the rules. Thinking about the three of us, we can only play Landlords. Since we want to play, there must be punishments. The loser must not only put a sticker on it, but also drink a glass of water. So, follow the little benefactor.
We asked the maids and eunuchs who came to boil water.
Seeing the two little kids with notes all over their faces and the way they kept running to the toilet, I couldn't help but laugh so hard that I almost couldn't breathe. However, I still took it very seriously on the outside, and I also taught them seriously that they were unwilling to lose.
The little Jin who posted it again was willing to admit defeat, otherwise he would not be allowed to play in the future. Seeing him posting it reluctantly but unwillingly, I - I almost laughed.
The afternoon passed happily like this.
The little benefactor reluctantly left, looking at his eyes filled with nostalgia for the deck of cards.
I smiled and said, "If the prince likes it, I can redraw one in his appearance and give it to him."
His eyes were obviously excited, a smile spread across his eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously, but he still said rudely: "If you insist on giving it to me, I will accept it reluctantly.