Chu Shengyi pushed Xia Jisheng away and glared at him coldly.
"What do you mean?"
Xia Jisheng smiled and turned around to take the medicine from the table." Drink the medicine!"”
Chu Shengyi slapped the bowl of medicine away and asked coldly,""Let me ask you, what did you mean by that?”
Xia Jisheng shook his head and said regretfully,""What a pity for a bowl of good medicine. That girl spent more than ten hours and put in more than ten kinds of high-quality medicinal herbs to brew this tonic.”
Chu Shengyi, who was burning with rage, could not help but grab Xia Jisheng's collar.
"Tell me, what do you mean?”
Xia Jisheng finally looked at Chu Shengyi with a complicated expression." What do you mean?" It's what I just said to the little girl.”
" You..." Chu Shengyi looked at him with a puzzled expression," We are friends, aren't we?"”
"Friends?" Xia Jisheng's lips twitched slightly." Will there be friendship between a ruler and a subject?”
"But I've always treated you as a friend, a friend who can talk about anything.”
" I know. That's why I've been your 'friend' all these years…I didn't dare to have any extravagant thoughts. But you should also know that I don't just want friends.”
Chu Shengyi shook his head." That's impossible. Since we've known each other for so many years, you should know that nothing else is possible between us other than friends.”
"I understand. That's why I could only watch as other women threw themselves into your arms. I even got engaged to an arrogant, stupid, and brainless woman until that little girl appeared.”
At the mention of Zhangsun Lingyun, Chu Shengyi's eyes shone with a strange light. However, he did not say a word and just looked at Xia Jisheng quietly.
"All along, women have been dispensable to you. You have never paid attention to them because they are all like headless flies. This fight for favor, that fight for love, this fight for power, that fight for beauty, if it wasn't for fame or wealth, if it wasn't for power or status, it would make people feel annoyed.
However, the little girl in red was completely different. She was smart, cunning, and eccentric. She did not fight for fame and fortune, nor did she fight for love and favor with other women. Her medical skills are brilliant, and she can make you forget about me in a few moves. Her methods were amazing. Not only did she make Xuanyuan Ting take the initiative to help, but she also made you, who had kept your promise, break off your engagement with Murong Zhi.”
Chu Shengyi sighed." You know Yun 'er is different! I admit that she's cunning, but she's definitely not treacherous. Besides, you've seen her intelligence with your own eyes, haven't you?”
"It's because I've seen and experienced it that I can't bear it. Actually, I didn't want to do this at first, but I really couldn't stand the way you looked at that girl. I couldn't stand the way you and her were acting lovey-dovey. I couldn't stand the fact that you, who had never submitted to anyone, were actually willing to submit to Xuanyuan Ting's threat for her. She didn't even hesitate to break off the engagement and abdicate. What a cunning girl! However, no matter how smart and cunning she was, she was still a little girl. She still fell into my trap.”
As he spoke, Xia Jisheng actually revealed a smile.
Chu Shengyi listened and watched. He couldn't help but frown." Jisheng, are you…are you jealous? Jealous that Yun 'er came from the Feng Palace, jealous that although she's young, her medical skills are better than yours, right?”
Xia Jisheng was stunned, and his face turned pale.
"…No…That's not true. She's her, and I'm me. We each have our own specialties. Why would I be jealous of her? But if you really want to say that I'm jealous of her, then it's not wrong. I'm jealous of her. I'm jealous that she can openly have you and accompany you, while I can only follow you silently like an invisible person. I…"
"Jisheng, I only treat you as a good friend. I've always treated you as a good friend who can talk about anything. I don't have any other thoughts or ideas.”
" I know, I know that what I did was wrong, but I really…" Xia Jisheng stretched out his hand towards Chu Shengyi." I really can't control the longing and desire for you in my heart…"
Chu Shengyi dodged to the side." Impossible! I'm just an ordinary man, and I just want to be an ordinary man. I just want to get married and have children, and live an ordinary life…"
"You know you're not. From the moment you landed on the ground, you were destined not to be an ordinary person. You are the Crown Prince, the one who will inherit the throne in the future. How can you be an ordinary person? You have great talent and strategy, you are brave and good at fighting, you know when to advance and retreat, and you have a benevolent heart. You are deeply loved by the people of the Shang Kingdom. How can you be an ordinary person?”
" You know that's not what I'm talking about. It's…" Chu Shengyi paused." I'm just an ordinary man. I just want to live the life of an ordinary man. I don't want to make my father and mother sad. I don't want to add more trouble to the Shang Kingdom's royal family. Do you understand what I mean?"”
Xia Jisheng narrowed his eyes." You don't want your parents to be sad? Then, how do you explain the fact that you want to abdicate for Zhangsun Lingyun? You clearly know how much His Majesty hopes for you and how much the Empress loves you. Aren't you worried that they will be sad?”
"Haven't you heard of the saying,'It's better to cry all the way than to cry at home'?”
" You…" Xia Jisheng was a little surprised. He never thought that Chu Shengyi would say such a thing.
"I didn't want to be the Crown Prince in the first place, much less inherit the throne. I didn't want to make Mother sad, so I reluctantly agreed to the engagement and became the Crown Prince. In the past, for the sake of my father's vague ambitions, I have already hurt many innocent people. But now, I don't want to continue, because if I continue like this, I'm afraid I'll really become a warlike, murderous, and incapable ruler who can't differentiate right from wrong. At that time, it would really hurt the hearts of my ancestors!”
Xia Jisheng was speechless. He knew Chu Shengyi, he knew Chu Shengyi, and he knew that Chu Shengyi was telling the truth. So what could he say?
Chu Shengyi looked at him and slowly said,"Jisheng, forget what happened today, forget everything you know and did. Then we can still be friends, and you will still be the doctor of the Imperial Academy of Medicine. Otherwise, you only have one choice.”
Xia Jisheng's eyes widened." You…you want me to leave?”
Chu Shengyi did not say anything. He just looked at him quietly.
"Are you sure this is what you want?"
Chu Shengyi remained silent, but his eyes were filled with determination.
Xia Jisheng looked at Chu Shengyi and nodded." Okay, I understand. If this is what you want, I will leave this place as you wish." But I have something to tell you.”
"What words?"
"I know you want to be with that girl at all costs because she's the daughter of the Vermillion Bird Maiden. But don't forget, she's not the Vermillion Bird Maiden, at least not the one you saw. And she's not as naive as you think!”
Chu Shengyi's face turned ashen." What are you trying to say?”
"I hope you won't regret it!"
Chu Shengyi's eyes narrowed unconsciously, but he did not say a word.
Zhangsun Lingyun was furious. She was so angry that she was running around like a headless fly.
One moment it was the tree that she had killed, the next moment it was the grass that she had poisoned, and all of them died dejectedly. Another moment it was the sheep that someone had raised that had been given laxatives by her, and it had been having diarrhea for thousands of miles. As for the most unfortunate thing, there was a farmer who caught all the chickens and roasted them into roasted chicken. The fragrance was so fragrant that everyone within dozens of miles could smell it. However, the farmer was so angry that he almost wanted to hang himself.
However, Zhangsun Lingyun felt that it wasn't enough. She felt that she had to find something to vent her anger on. Otherwise, she would definitely die of anger!
Pah! What was so angry? She did not want to die of anger! She had to stay alive, otherwise, how could she go back and settle the score with that disgusting stinking imperial physician?
Thinking of that stinky Imperial Physician Xia Jisheng, Zhangsun Lingyun's fire burned again. Thinking of him hugging Chu Shengyi and kissing him, she felt even more vexed, awkward, and wanted to vomit.
How disgusting! What right did he have to hug Brother Sheng and kiss him? Brother Sheng was hers, hers! In this world, only she could kiss Brother Sheng, only she could hug Brother Sheng. No one else, be it men, women, adults, or children, was allowed!
No wonder he would look at Brother Sheng with that kind of gaze. No wonder he always felt that he was hostile to him every time he saw him. No wonder she hated him for no reason. So…so he liked Brother Sheng too!
Hmph hmph hmph! She wouldn't allow it! I don't care if you're a doctor, a doctor, a dog doctor, or whatever, and I don't care what relationship you had with Brother Sheng. In short, Brother Sheng was hers now, and he would be hers in the future. He would always be hers!
Besides, what right did a stinky man have to snatch Brother Sheng from her? Based on looks? By birth? Or by medical skills? Ha, how could that stinking imperial physician compare to her?
And she was a real woman! A woman who could give birth to nine babies for Brother Sheng! That stinky man, could he give birth to nine babies?
In her opinion, it would be great if he could give birth to a cockroach, but he couldn't even give birth to a cockroach because he was a man!
Thinking of how Xia Jisheng couldn't even give birth to a cockroach, Zhangsun Lingyun laughed out loud and kicked his legs.
"Aiyo, this is so funny! A stinky man with nothing dares to snatch Brother Sheng from me? Hahaha!"
Suddenly, five ropes came out of nowhere and wrapped around Zhangsun Lingyun's limbs and neck. When Zhangsun Lingyun came back to his senses, he was already in the air, unable to move.
Zhangsun Lingyun shouted angrily,"Xuanyuan Ting! You rotten egg added 20 million, why are you tying me up again? Put me down, quickly put me down!"
This was because in this world, only Xuanyuan Ting, that bastard, would use such underhanded methods to capture people!
At this moment, a slightly unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar female voice sounded.
"Damned girl, there will finally be a day when you fall into my hands! Look clearly at who I am!"
Zhangsun Lingyun was stunned. He tilted his head and looked towards the source of the voice. He was surprised to find Murong Zhi leading a group of people and standing not far away, glaring at him.
"So it's you, a black-hearted woman who no one wants! I thought that even Xuanyuan Ting had turned into a rotten egg that didn't keep his word!”
Hearing Zhangsun Lingyun's sarcastic words about Chu Shengyi not wanting her, Murong Zhi was instantly enraged. She walked up and gave Zhangsun Lingyun a few slaps.
"You honey-mouthed, sword-bellied b * tch! Are you saying that no one wants me? Let me tell you, if you hadn't used such shameless methods to threaten Brother Ting to help you, Brother Sheng and I would have been married long ago!”
Zhangsun Lingyun laughed." What shameless methods? What threat? Was Xuanyuan Ting the kind of man who could be threatened? Stop talking nonsense! Is it because even Xuanyuan Ting doesn't want you anymore, so you're using this despicable method to vent your anger on me?”
Murong Zhi was so angry that her face turned red. Her entire body trembled and she almost could not speak.
"You…Stop being so smug. Brother Ting has already told me. He said that you used Sun Tzu's Art of War in exchange for him to trick Brother Sheng into breaking off the engagement with me on your way back to Shang Kingdom. Tell me, is there such a thing?"
Zhangsun Lingyun rolled his eyes and looked indifferent." So what if I am? So what if he wasn't? Anyway, the rice has already been cooked. Can you still turn the rice into rice now?”
"I can't do anything, but at least I can kill you!”
Zhangsun Lingyun glared at her." You dare?”
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Murong Zhi said hatefully. If you dare to use such shameless methods to achieve your goal, why can't I kill you? I love Brother Sheng. From the first time I saw him, I fell in love with him! So I was willing to give up everything and leave my hometown to stay by his side. I only hoped that he would look at me and accept me. I know he doesn't love me, but I believe that as long as I can stay by his side, he will accept me one day. But what do I get for my sacrifice?"
"You said you love Brother Sheng? Since you love him so much and are willing to sacrifice everything for him, you must know him very well, right?”
"That…of course. I've been by his side for so long, of course I understand him.”
"Oh? Then you must be very clear about Brother Sheng's personality and temper, right?”
"Yes, yes!"
"Then…when have you ever seen Brother Sheng being threatened?”
Murong Zhi was stunned." Threaten?"
"That's right. Is Brother Sheng a man that can be threatened? If he wasn't willing, who in this world could threaten him?”
Murong Zhi's face turned pale. That's right, Xia Jisheng had said the same thing. If Chu Shengyi was not willing, no one in this world could threaten him, even if it was his life.
Seeing Murong Zhi's pale face, Zhangsun Lingyun became even more pleased." Let me ask you again. You've been by Brother Sheng's side for so long. Do you know what Brother Sheng likes and hates? Also, can you guess what Brother Sheng is thinking just from his eyes and actions?”
"I…"
"No, right?"
"I…"
Murong Zhi could not reply. She really could not do it. She did not even know what Chu Shengyi liked or hated, let alone look at his eyes and actions, and guess what he was thinking.
Zhangsun Lingyun was very pleased with himself." But I can. I know that Brother Sheng likes to read, travel, and delve into martial arts. I also know that Brother Sheng hates fighting, battles, killing, and scheming. I also know that Brother Sheng hates…"
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded!!
"What do I hate the most?"
Zhangsun Lingyun and Murong Zhi were shocked at the same time.
"Brother Sheng?"
Chu Shengyi slowly approached from the distance. His face was gloomy and his eyes were bright as he stared at Zhangsun Lingyun." Yun 'er, tell me, what do I hate the most?”
Zhangsun Lingyun wanted to bite off his own tongue. This is bad. He…Why is he here? How did he know she was here? Did…did he hear it?
Murong Zhi was surprised and delighted to see Chu Shengyi. She quickly went up to him," Brother Sheng, I…"
Chu Shengyi glared at Murong Zhi expressionlessly. He then cut off the rope tying Zhangsun Lingyun with his machete and picked him up, intending to leave.
Murong Zhi opened her arms to block him." Brother Sheng, you've seen me. Don't tell me you want to leave without saying a word?”
"What are you trying to say?" Chu Shengyi asked coldly. Or…what do you want to tell me?”
Murong Zhi pointed at Zhangsun Lingyun and said,"Do you know that she used Sun Tzu's Art of War to get Brother Ting to help her and ask you to break off the engagement with me?"”
Chu Shengyi's expression turned colder." I know now."”
"Since you know, why are you still…"
Chu Shengyi glared at her," This is between me and her. It has nothing to do with you."”
"But I…"
"Princess, no matter what happened in the past, it can't change the fact that Yun 'er and I are already husband and wife. Of course, it can't change the fact that you're already married to Xuanyuan Ting. So what's the point of saying all this?”
"I…"
Chu Shengyi turned around and said," Princess, I don't think Xuanyuan Ting would want his wife to do something like kidnapping and killing people, especially for another man. So you should leave quickly!" Everything that happened today, we will pretend that it never happened.”
After saying that, he picked up Zhangsun Lingyun and left, completely ignoring Murong Zhi's calls behind him.
"Is what she said just now true?”Chu Shengyi asked as he put Zhangsun Lingyun down.
Zhangsun Lingyun's big round eyes blinked, and his face was filled with innocence." Her? Brother Sheng, other than you and me, there's no her here.”
Chu Shengyi frowned." Don't play dumb. You know what I'm talking about."”
Zhangsun Lingyun decided to play dumb until the end." I'm not playing dumb. I really don't understand what you're saying.”
Chu Shengyi frowned even more." Is that so? Then I'll make it clear. You know Xuanyuan Ting? I remember you told me that you didn't know Xuanyuan Ting, didn't you?”
"Yes…yes, I don't know him.”
"Since you don't know him, why would you give him Sun Tzu's Art of War?”
" I…" Zhangsun Lingyun played with his fingers guiltily." I…I don't know him, but I've seen him once!" They had only met once, so they didn't know each other, right?”
"You met him once? How could you teach him the Art of War after only meeting him once?”
" That's…That's…" Zhangsun Lingyun tilted his little head, thinking about what to say.
"What is it?"
Zhangsun Lingyun lowered his head and was speechless. His small hands tugged at the corner of his clothes in a panic. What should he do? He already knew. What should he do now? He had said that he hated it when people lied to him, and she had done the thing he hated the most. How would he be angry?
Sigh! She had just mocked Murong Zhi for being an idiot and a stupid woman who did not know how to read people's expressions. She did not expect her retribution to immediately fall on her. No wonder her mother always told her to think less of those messy bad ideas, lest she would be punished one day.
What should he do now?
Seeing Zhangsun Lingyun, who had always been eloquent, stutter without saying anything, Chu Shengyi knew that Murong Zhi was right. She had really colluded with Xuanyuan Ting to set him up.
Anger rose in his heart, and Chu Shengyi's face turned ashen.
However, when he saw Zhangsun Lingyun's peerlessly beautiful face and saw her nervous little hand tugging at the corner of her shirt, he suddenly felt a little sorry for her. When he thought about how she did this because she wanted to marry him and stay with him forever, his anger slowly subsided.
He couldn't help but shake his head. This girl…was really too smart and too cunning!
"So what the princess said was true!" he said coldly. You really knew Xuanyuan Ting long ago and worked together with him to set me up!”
Zhangsun Lingyun raised his head abruptly and denied anxiously," I didn't! I did give him the Art of War, but I didn't…"
When she met Chu Shengyi's cold and stern eyes, she suddenly stuttered,""Alright! I admit that I did mention a little bit to him…but he thought of the plan himself. I didn't provide any advice! Besides, I'm not going to give you stupid advice that would almost kill you!”
Chu Shengyi could not help but feel angry and amused when he heard her shameless quibble. He did not know whether to beat her or scold her.
Zhangsun Lingyun stole a glance at Chu Shengyi and observed him." Brother Sheng, if…if you promise me that you won't be angry, I'll tell you what happened, okay?"”
Chu Shengyi glared at her angrily." What if I'm angry?”
" Then I…I…" Zhangsun Lingyun pouted and thought for a moment. He suddenly threw himself into Chu Shengyi's arms and kissed him with his fragrant lips." I'll apologize to you and apologize to you, okay?"”
Chu Shengyi turned his face away." Not good!"
"Then…I…I'll lock myself in Weiyang Palace for ten days and reflect on my mistakes, okay?”
Chu Shengyi looked at her and shook his head.
"Then…one month, is that okay?”
Chu Shengyi still shook his head.
"Then…what do you want?”
Chu Shengyi stared at her." You have to shut yourself in for half a year. You have to promise me that you will never have any contact with Xuanyuan Ting again. You are not allowed to use anything to trade with others."”
"Not even the things from the Phoenix Palace?"
"No!"
She puffed up her cheeks and thought about it, looking like she really wanted to reject it because half a year was a long time! If she couldn't go out for half a year, she would be bored to death. But if he didn't agree…
She stole a glance at him. If she did not agree, he would definitely be angry and might even ignore her from now on!
At the thought that he would be angry and ignore her forever, she hurriedly nodded." Alright! I'll just agree."
"This is my good Yun 'er."
Chu Shengyi smiled in satisfaction. He lowered his head and covered her mouth. It was both a punishment and a loving kiss. He kissed her red and full lips, exploring the fragrance and sweetness that only belonged to him. He only let go of her when both of them were out of breath.
"Now, tell me how you met Xuanyuan Ting. Remember, you are not allowed to hide anything, and you are not allowed to lie. Otherwise…I have many ways to punish you!”
Zhangsun Lingyun nodded his head vigorously and happily pulled him to sit on the grass. He told her how she met Xuanyuan Ting and how Sun Tzu sent him The Art of War.
"Actually, I've only met him once, so I really don't know him.”
Chu Shengyi frowned." Only once?" Since you've only met him once, why are you willing to give him The Art of War?”
"Because at that time, I passed by Xin 'an and found that Xin' an had a serious plague due to the rat plague. Mother said that people who study medicine should have the heart to save the world, so I stayed behind to help them alleviate the plague.”
Chu Shengyi was a little surprised." But you'll get the plague too, won't you?”
"It can't be! Because I grew up in a pile of medicine and poison, and ate a lot of mother's special tonic, I'm not afraid of ordinary poison diseases!”
He nodded approvingly." And then?”
"After that, I used up all my medicine and money, and I couldn't go back to the Feng Palace to ask for help. Xuanyuan Ting happened to pass by and saw that I couldn't handle it alone, so he ordered all his subordinates to help me. He even sent people back to South Qin to find a bunch of cats to catch mice, and finally solved the plague in Xin 'an.”Zhangsun Lingyun raised his head and looked at Chu Shengyi.
"I saw that Xuan Yuan Ting's facial features were decent, and he had an imposing appearance. There was a domineering aura hidden between his brows, and he looked like a tyrant. I also saw that he had a little bit of a benevolent heart and was willing to help people he had never met before. Therefore, I gave him Sun Zi's Art of War, which was collected in the Phoenix Palace, and told him to take care of himself.”
"Just like that?" Chu Shengyi looked at the little girl with a half-smile.
Zhangsun Lingyun played with his fingers guiltily." That's all.”
Chu Shengyi lifted her face to face him, his voice gentle and dangerous,"Yun 'er!"
"Really?"
Chu Shengyi smiled. His handsome face came closer to her, and his voice sounded more dangerous,"Yun 'er!"
She was shocked and knew that she couldn't lie to him, so she could only confess." There's…there's more! I told him that I couldn't thank him enough, but Xiao En had to repay him. Then he asked me how to repay him, I said…said…"
"Say what?"
"I said that I like you and want to be your only wife. I hope he can think of a way.”
Chu Shengyi stared at her suspiciously, evidently not believing her.
This time, Zhangsun Lingyun was so anxious that he was screaming and waving his small hands." It's true, Brother Sheng. Everything I said this time is true. I really just want him to think of a way. How would I know that he would…would think of such a method!”
Zhangsun Lingyun couldn't help but blush when he thought of the wedding night they spent in the yurt.
Chu Shengyi looked at her quietly. He saw her anxious, flustered, and blushing face. He saw the unconcealable true feelings in her eyes, so he nodded." Okay, I believe you, but…"
"But what?"
"However, you are not allowed to lie to me, lie to me, or meet Xuan Yuan Ting again. Otherwise, not only will I not forgive you, I will never talk to you again, understand?”
Zhangsun Lingyun nodded happily." I understand, I understand. I understand a thousand times. I understand ten thousand times. I understand a million times." But Brother Sheng, I have a problem!"
Chu Shengyi pulled Zhangsun Lingyun up." I know you want to ask about Xia Jisheng, right?”
At the mention of Xia Jisheng, a hint of jealousy appeared on Zhangsun Lingyun's face as he shouted,""Yes! Who was that stinky Xia Jisheng? Why are you hugging him? You even let him kiss you? Could it be that you and him have…"
Chu Shengyi looked at her." Yun 'er, believe me. There is nothing between us."”
She did not believe him at all." If there's nothing, why would he hug and kiss you?”
" That's because…" Chu Shengyi was about to explain when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He instinctively hugged Zhangsun Lingyun and rolled on the ground." It's dangerous!"”
Zhangsun Lingyun was baffled. He raised his head and scolded,""Which rotten egg dared to stab someone in the back?”
"Yun 'er, lower your head and don't speak!”
Chu Shengyi hugged her and rolled away, avoiding another wave of arrows.
Zhangsun Lingyun shouted angrily," Brother Sheng, don't worry about me. I have a golden silk vest on me. These lousy arrows can't hit me!"”
At that moment, Murong Zhi's voice rang out,""Since I can't kill you, then I'll just kill him!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhangsun Lingyun heard a continuous swooshing sound. When she came back to her senses, Chu Shengyi, who had been protecting her, was already lying in a pool of blood. He had been shot in his body, leg, and hand. The arrow near his heart was especially shocking.
Zhangsun Lingyun could not help but scream,"Brother Sheng!"”#
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