She took a step back, her small body pressed against the cold wall behind her, breathing slightly.

The dark eyes shone with an icy cold light in the night.

After a moment of silence, the voices in the dormitory came again, the woman's moans and the man's suppressed breathing. They were intertwined, making people feel powerless. Qing Jiu clenched the antidote in her palm and lowered her head.

, the satin-like black hair spread down, covering her face.

"..."

"Your Majesty, you...ah...do you love Yan'er?"

"..."

The man did not speak. The more confused Qing Jiu became, the calmer she became at this moment. She quietly raised her head and stared at the door of the dormitory. For a long time, until her feet were numb from standing, the man's hoarse voice came vaguely, "

……like."

The transparent antidote in the palm of my hand suddenly clenched tightly with the word, until it turned into powder, and then let go, letting the white powder float in the air.

Turn around, not wanting to stay for a moment anymore, and leave.

Since you love me, Xiaoqi, why do you have to show off in front of others?

Why do you need to search for the whereabouts of the fire snake sleeplessly?

…

The next day.

Zhu Chi pushed open the door of the imperial study room and was about to put the new memorial on the emperor's table, but when he saw the people in the imperial study room, he was startled, "Your Majesty! You...why are you here?"

"

Xiao Qi slowly raised his head and glanced at him.

His handsome face was sickly pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked a little embarrassed.

He didn't make a sound, he just looked at him quietly, and it took a long time before he made a sound. His voice was as hoarse as rust, and when he made a sound, it was extremely harsh and unpleasant to hear.

"What time is it?"

"It's almost time."

Zhu Chi was trembling. He didn't know if it was his misunderstanding. He always felt that there was something different about the emperor today. He was like a trapped animal that had been imprisoned for a long time, and all the animalistic, ferocious and cruel nature in his body was aroused. "

Your Majesty, it’s almost time for the morning court, are you?”

Xiao Qi didn't speak. After a while, he closed his eyes, opened them again, and his face became slightly better. He raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Chi, "Have you found the fire snake?"

"Fire snake?"

Zhu Chi didn't expect that he would ask this. He was stunned and shook his head: "No."

Xiao Qi closed his eyes again. Perhaps his expression was too ugly. Zhu Chi couldn't help but asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?"

After asking this question, Zhu Chi was stunned.

Because he saw a bowl of blood placed in front of Xiao Qi. The blood was black. It had obviously been there for a long time, so long that even the smell of blood had faded.

"Your Majesty, are you injured?!" he shouted anxiously.

"...Huh?" Xiao Qi raised his head and glanced at him without any expression. Following his gaze, he also saw the bowl of blood.

"Emperor, emperor, you have to take care of yourself!"

"I'm fine." Xiao Qi looked away and stood up slowly, but his body swayed and he suddenly tilted his head and spit out a mouthful of blood.

This time Zhu Chi was completely dumbfounded and was so anxious that he had to call for someone.

However, he was swept away by Xiao Qi, who immediately fell silent, took a step forward, and quickly supported Xiao Qi's crumbling body. This was the first time he had seen such a weak emperor. The emperor had strong internal strength, and the whole Daling Dynasty was full of energy.

If you have a low hand, how could you suddenly get injured?

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask an imperial physician to take a look?"

"...No need, I'm not injured." Xiao Qi took the brocade handkerchief handed over by Zhu Chi, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, calmed his mind slightly, and looked again, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, "Let's go to the morning court."

Returning to the Imperial Study Room from the Jinluan Palace, Xiao Qi's complexion became slightly better, but when he saw the person standing outside the Imperial Study Room, his eyes narrowed.

Mu Yan'er wore a crimson palace dress, which made her face look like a peach blossom.

Seeing Xiao Qi, she walked over directly, hugged one of his arms with both hands, raised her head and laughed, "Your Majesty, why did you get up so early?"

Xiao Qi raised her eyebrows and brushed her hand away without trace, "Why, am I going to skip the morning court because of you?"

The sarcasm in his words made Mu Yan'er's face stiffen.

She cannot bear the crime of deceiving the country.

What's more, she wondered, the man in front of her also wanted to give her a chance.

Originally, she thought that if she became his, his attitude would be much better. She had even expected it for a long time before she came, but at this moment... she couldn't help tightening the clothes on her chest. Zhu Chi on the side listened to what she had just said

That sentence doesn't look good either.

I originally thought that the eldest lady of the Helan family was so well-educated and sensible, but what happened last night made him even embarrassed when he thought about it.

He just lowered his head and followed Xiao Qi into the imperial study room.

Seeing that even a eunuch dared to look down on her, Mu Yan'er was so angry that her face was twisted.

Stomping her feet fiercely, she was about to walk in when she was suddenly hit by someone.

A flash of cruelty flashed through her eyes, and when she turned around, she saw a palace maid kneeling on the ground in fright, "You deserve to die, I hit Miss Yan!"

Mu Yan'er snorted, "You really deserve to die."

But in front of so many people, she didn't dare to do anything to her. She stared condescendingly at the trembling palace maid, exuding a sinister aura. But the next moment, her expression suddenly changed.

Gentle and courteous, he personally helped the maid up, "Are you okay?"

The palace maid was frightened, "No...it's okay."

As soon as the palace maid finished speaking, she looked up and saw Zhu Chi walking out again, "Why are you so noisy? You are not from Huayin Palace, why are you here?"

"Report to Manager Zhu, Third, Third Miss is ill. This servant is here...to invite the Emperor to take a look."

"Miss Third is sick?"

Zhu Chi was surprised, was the emperor still fine when he went up yesterday?

Not daring to delay, he hurriedly walked in. In just a blink of an eye, Xiao Qi had already followed him out. His tall figure cast a shadow, "Say, what's going on?"

The palace maid was so frightened that she was trembling all over, her head almost touching the ground, "Slave... I don't know. The third lady was fine last night, but when she woke up in the morning, she suddenly had a fever, and she seemed a little confused.

, saying some words that this slave can’t understand.”

Xiao Qi's expression changed, and the child's dark eyes flashed in his mind, "Zhu Chi!"

"exist!"

"Hurry and ask for Dr. Xiao...wait a minute and ask everyone from the Imperial Hospital to come to Huayin Hall for me!"

"Everyone?" Zhu Chi was stunned for a moment, but when he saw Xiao Qi's gloomy face, he did not dare to delay any longer and immediately walked to the Taiyuan Hospital in person.

At the same time, Xiao Qi had already taken a long step towards the direction of Huayin Hall.

"Your Majesty!" Mu Yan'er called from behind, but Xiao Qi did not look back.
Chapter completed!