During dinner time, Eunuch Jin personally came over and said that Xili Yuan would be busy in the royal study today and would not be able to accompany Su Qi for dinner.
Su Qi suddenly felt a little lonely. Recently, it seemed that the West Li Abyss had come to accompany her for meals. Although they did not stay overnight, they would stay for a long time before leaving. It seemed that the flood was serious.
It was good that no one disturbed her. Su Qi asked everyone to go down and rest while she lay on the soft couch and read. She had been here for a long time, but she was still not used to resting so early.
Suddenly, a black shadow appeared in Su Qi's room. Su Qi was shocked and almost screamed. However, that person stood respectfully in front of her and did not have any intention of hurting her.
"Who are you?" Su Qi saw that he didn't seem to have any ill intentions, but she didn't know what his goal was.
"Miss Ye, please follow Mei to a place.”Mei didn't know if it was right to come here, but he had to take Ye Suqi away no matter what.
Su Qi was full of doubts. She probably did not know him. What was his motive?" Tell me clearly."”
"This subordinate is here to beg Miss Ye to meet Master.”
"Master? Who is it?" Su Qi was even more curious." Why do you want me to go?"”
"Xiao Chengzhe." The Mei said his name clearly.
Su Qi was instantly stunned, and the book in her hand slowly slid down.
When the Mei saw her expression, she knew that Ye Suqi was not heartless to her master. Seeing her like this, she reminded her helplessly,""Miss Ye."
"I'm not going. You can go back." It wasn't that Su Qi didn't want to see him, but it was better to miss him than to see him.
"Miss Ye, please forgive this subordinate for being rude. I will definitely bring you there today.”As she spoke, Mei came forward and wanted to take her away by force.
"Your master doesn't know, right?" How could such a proud person allow his subordinate to enter the palace like this and even force him to see him?
The Mei was stunned and didn't say anything.
"Let's go." Su Qi stood up. Since she couldn't escape, then she should just go.
Mei brought Su Qi and left the palace silently. But, was there really no one who knew?
Su Qi came to a courtyard. What she did not know was that Xiao Chengzhe had asked for leave from Xili Pool after leaving Youlan Palace. He had not been to the palace since then, let alone attend court. He had been busy these days, but no one knew what he was busy with.
If that was the case, the Mei would not have gone to Suqi without Xiao Chengzhe's knowledge. Most importantly, he had been drinking and not eating anything these days. He would be busy after drinking. Sometimes, he would drink while he was busy, which made the Mei very anxious.
When Su Qi entered Xiao Chengzhe's room, she was greeted by the strong smell of alcohol. The room was brightly lit, and Xiao Chengzhe was drunk. He was holding a small knife and carving something.
Su Qi looked at him in a daze. Pain spread from the bottom of her heart.
This was not the Xiao Chengzhe she knew. He had not shaved for a few days, his hair was messy, and there was no flesh on his face at all. His eyes were dark, and he looked haggard.
"Get out." Xiao Chengzhe sensed that there was someone in the room, so he shouted without raising his head. His voice was hoarse.
Su Qi approached Xiao Chengzhe step by step, her heart in a mess.
"I told you to get lost." Xiao Chengzhe picked up the wine jar beside him and threw it at Su Qi. Su Qi cried out in surprise and hurriedly dodged, but the bottom of her skirt was still wet.
Xiao Chengzhe seemed to have seen who it was. He stared at Suqi and did not move.
Su Qi sighed softly. She walked slowly to Xiao Chengzhe's side and squatted down. She picked up his hand. There was a sharp dagger in his hand. His palm was covered in blood, crisscrossing with each other. There was no good spot.
Suqi's eyes were blurry, and tears fell on Xiao Chengzhe's palm.
"Susu." Xiao Chengzhe seemed to be afraid of scaring her away. He called out softly and closed his eyes.
He seemed to see Marinda's face full of heartache and felt the pain in her hand. Was it a dream? If it's a dream, then don't wake up.
"Why are you torturing yourself like this?"
Su Qi's voice rang in his ears. Xiao Chengzhe opened his eyes abruptly. It was true. She was really here.
Xiao Chengzhe hugged Suqi and smelled the familiar scent of herbs. The emptiness in his heart was instantly filled."Susu, my Susu…"
Su Qi did not break free from his embrace. Instead, she hugged him tightly. How could this man make her heart ache like this?
" Xiao Chengzhe, you can't torture yourself like this. Aren't you the youngest prime minister of the Xili Dynasty? How can you hide here like this? Don't you know that the flood around the city has caused countless casualties? You should think of a way to save them, Xiao Chengzhe…"
"Susu, look, I carved a hairpin. Isn't it much better than the one I gave you last time? Let me help you put it on, okay?”Xiao Chengzhe acted as if he did not hear Su Qi's words. He only waved the hairpin in his hand in front of Su Qi as if he was trying to please her.
"Zhe…"
"Don't talk. Let's just talk about tonight. I'll go back to being Prime Minister Xiao tomorrow.”Xiao Chengzhe cut off Su Qi's words. He did not ask for much. He only wanted to indulge for one more night. Tomorrow, he would be the prime minister who was above everyone else. He was Yuan's good brother. Tonight, he only wanted to be her brother.
Suqi was unfamiliar with this Xiao Chengzhe, but it also made her heart ache. She could not reject him, so she could only smile and nod with tears in her eyes.
'Just be my follower? Alright, let's indulge ourselves for once. Tonight, I'm not a noble person, nor am I the emperor's woman. I'm just Su Qi, your Susu.'
"If you don't let go of me, I'll…I'll…"
"So what?" Xiao Chengzhe raised his eyebrows and looked as if he was going to do something to him.
Suqi was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a place to hide. She was so angry that she bit down on his shoulder. However, Xiao Chengzhe acted as if he was not the one who was bitten. He even smiled charmingly.
However, Su Qi could not bear to use any more force. She opened her mouth and saw a bite mark on his shoulder. She had bitten him, but she could not bear it anymore. She touched the bite mark gently. It must be very painful." I'm sorry. Does it hurt?"”
"It doesn't hurt." Xiao Chengzhe did not seem to feel anything.
"Are you hungry? Mei has prepared some food." Su Qi knew that he had not eaten properly for a few days.
Xiao Chengzhe shook his head." I don't want to eat those things.”
Su Qi looked at the child-like Xiao Chengzhe. Who was the one who said that if you loved a man, he would be like a child in front of you? If you still thought that he was handsome and talented, then you were just admiring him.
"What do you want to eat?" Su Qi could still hear the anger in his words.
Was he thinking about what happened in the kitchen with her in the Xili Pool that day? Was he jealous?
"What do you want to eat? I'll make it." Su Qi hugged him, but she was very happy in her heart.
"I don't want noodles." Xiao Chengzhe pressed his face against Suqi's, feeling very depressed.
However, Su Qi giggled." Zhe, are you jealous?”
"Yes, I ate the wrong thing and was jealous. You're not allowed to cook for him in the future.”Xiao Chengzhe's mouth was full of words, which made Suqi speechless.
Suqi couldn't think of anything to cook, so she pulled Xiao Chengzhe to the kitchen to see if there was anything delicious to cook.
Suqi had been in the kitchen for a long time. She made a lot of delicious food for Xiao Chengzhe before his jealousy gradually subsided.
Unknowingly, the sky had begun to brighten. Su Qi knew that she was going back. Xiao Chengzhe also knew that he could not keep her, so he hugged her even tighter.
"I don't know what you want to do, but I'm willing to help you and wait for you. No matter where you go, I'll wait for you at a place where you can turn around and see.”Xiao Chengzhe hugged Suqi and whispered.
Su Qi held back the tears that were about to flood her face. She could not say that she could not let him make a cruel choice between his brother and his lover. Therefore, she had to bear all of this.
"Zhe, when everything is settled, why don't you accompany me back to the mountains?”Su Qi also hoped to live a life where she only envied mandarin ducks and not immortals.
"Alright." One day, he would make Su Qi willingly tell him everything.
Su Qi had to return to the palace eventually. Xiao Chengzhe personally sent her to the You Lan Palace. He left secretly without waking anyone up.
Not long after Xiao Chengzhe left, Lu Rao and Luo Yu pushed open the door and walked in.
"Yi, why did Master wake up so early today?”Lü Rao saw that Su Qi had already dressed up and sat in front of the dressing table. She found it strange. Her master usually didn't like to wake up early.
"I slept well last night and woke up a little early.”
However, Luo Yu looked at Su Qi curiously." The clothes and accessories that Master is wearing today seem to be something that I have never seen before."”
Xiao Chengzhe's insatiable desire had already drenched Suqi's clothes. He had prepared these clothes for her long ago, and she was just in time to put them on. He had also tied her hair up himself, using only the hairpin he had carved.
As she thought about it, a blissful smile appeared on Su Qi's face.
"It's just that this hair is a little plain, but this hairpin looks like it's made of merman wood.”Luo Yu was a little curious. After all, this Merman Wood was a legendary thing. If she hadn't seen it flowing with blood under the sun, Luo Yu wouldn't have guessed so.
"This is my favorite piece of clothing. I rarely take it out.”Su Qi could only say that. However, was this Merman Wood? Why didn't he say anything?
This merman wood was very rare, and he had only heard of it in rumors. It was said that this merman wood was watered by the tears of mermen. If it was watered with ordinary water, it would die upon contact. The merman wood would turn red under the sun, as if blood was flowing in it. The wood was very hard, and most people with internal strength would not be able to break it.
Legend had it that even snakes, insects, rats, and ants would not dare to get close to this thing. Moreover, it could make a woman more and more charming and even keep her youth forever.
Even if it was the size of a fingernail, it could make a rich family go bankrupt, let alone a complete hairpin like this.
He had really put in a lot of effort to use such a thing to carve a hairpin for himself. No wonder his hands had become like this. Sigh, why did he not take care of his body?
Su Qi took down the hairpin. It was really worrying to bring such a thing around, so she decided to put it away first.
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