Chapter 49

  After arriving at the Prime Minister's mansion, Ziyueye went straight to Liu Qingyou's bedroom. Upon entering, she saw Liu Qingyou lying weakly on the bed, with servants occasionally wiping his sweat for him. Ziyueye walked forward and asked, "How is he now?"

  The little servant saw Zi Ruoye and poured out the situation of Liu Qingyou in the past few days, "He has been dazed all the time, and his mouth seems to be calling someone's name?" But he always spoke very softly, and he couldn't hear clearly.

  He waved his hand, and the people below retreated. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he said with a painful voice, "You just woke up with great difficulty, and then you fainted again. Do you think your body is very capable of withstanding this?" Liu Qing's small face was already thin and sunken, looking haggard beyond recognition.

  "If you don't want to see me, I won't appear." He wiped the sweat from his forehead, and for Liu Qingyu, he had a lot of helplessness. He also knew that Ziyuan's chaotic love affair had hurt him back then, and anyone would not be able to withstand this blow. But unexpectedly, Liu Qingyu actually came to assassinate her, and she couldn't help but have a few more opinions about this man.

  There are not many men who can openly and frankly admit to liking someone, and for the sake of the person in their heart, only Liu Qingyu would dare to assassinate the prince. So, for his bravery, she decided to help him.

  Looking at Liu Qingyu's dry and cracked lips, she took some water and gently applied a few drops to her lips, which made them look slightly better. After testing the temperature, it was still scalding hot, so she took out a medicine pill from her bosom and placed it between Liu Qingyu's lips, "Open your mouth, you'll be fine after eating it."

  Liu Qingyou's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he had already regained some consciousness last night, but his whole body was weak. Today, he felt much better, but his consciousness was still hazy. In a daze, he heard someone ask him to open his mouth, and subconsciously opened his small mouth, feeling a pill slide into his throat, instantly dissolving, with a faint bitterness accompanied by coolness that made his fiery throat feel more comfortable. He slightly opened his eyes, and saw Zi Ruoye's concerned expression.

  Liu Qingyou ate the medicine with a cute expression, and Zi Ruoye finally smiled in relief. She got up to leave, intending to go find Zi Yanran. Just as she took a step forward, she found herself being pulled back. Confused, she turned her head around, only to discover that Liu Qingyou had woken up, with his small hand gently tugging on her clothes.

  Perhaps noticing her own movements, Liu Qing's ear roots were slightly red, preparing to pretend to sleep, and her eyes suddenly closed again, but her hands did not let go, was she going to leave now?

  Looking at his obvious pose of covering his ears and stealing a bell, Ziyue Ye walked back with a smile, sat down, "Are you all awake? Still pretending to sleep? Is it better?" Seeing him still pretending to sleep, she didn't say anything. She actually wanted to see how long he could pretend to sleep.

  Listening to the familiar yet murderous voice, Liu Qingyou still had her eyes tightly shut. After a while, she didn't hear Ye Ziruo's voice and was puzzled. She slightly opened her eyes and met Ye Ziruo's smiling gaze. Knowing she couldn't pretend anymore, she spoke in a low, husky voice, "You... are leaving?"

  When did she wake up? He supported his weak body back to the Prime Minister's mansion and fainted, thinking that he would look for her after his body recovered a bit.

  Zi Ruoye was taken aback, not expecting Liu Qingyou to ask her that. She nodded, indeed intending to leave. Liu Qingyou lowered her eyelashes, covering up the fleeting dimness in her eyes, fearing it was her mother forcing her again this time. Releasing her hand, her voice involuntarily hardened a bit, "Then you can go!"

  "This king will leave soon, are you feeling better? Just now I fed you medicine, is it better?" Zi Ruoye however was not annoyed, smiling and looking at Liu Qingyou.

  Was the faint bitterness and coolness just now the medicine she gave herself? Liu Qingyou looked at Zi Ruoye, why did he get angry with her every time, but she never got angry, although he regretted it every time after getting angry, but every time he saw her, his anger came up again, he... didn't think about it either.

  "It's a bit better. I want to drink water." His gaze fell on the teapot, his eyes filled with an urgent plea, he hadn't had a drop of water for many days, and his throat was extremely parched.

  "Huh? Wait a minute." Ziyueye walked to the table, handed a cup of water to Liu Qingyou, and helped him sit up. Because he had been lying in bed all along, Liu Qingyou was only wearing a thin layer of underclothes at this moment, his slender and tall figure faintly visible under the clothes. Ziyueye was taken aback, thinking that this time she really couldn't clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River. She quickly turned her head around and said awkwardly, "Sorry, I didn't mean to."

  This time I'm going to be scolded again...

  Liu Qingyou this time, however, simply obediently accepted the teacup, her small face was flushed red, even her ear roots were slightly red, thinking of that time when she accidentally fell on her... "You're already a married woman, what's there to be afraid of?"

  Zi Ruoye turned around, just about to explain, but saw Liu Qingyou slightly turning his face away, his ear roots were bright red, and he was holding a cup in front of her. Zi Ruoye tacitly took the cup and went to pour another one for him.

  At the moment when Zǐ Ruò Yè turned around, Liǔ Qīng Yōu immediately turned her head back, looking at her back, but in her eyes was a daze. Seeing her turn around, she quickly closed her eyes. Zǐ Ruò Yè saw that Liǔ Qīng Yōu seemed very tired and handed over the water cup, saying "A sick person should rest well and not run around randomly. This king will leave now, it seems you don't want to see me either." She teased with a smile, "This king still has things to do, you rest well."

  After finishing speaking, she got up and went out the door. She didn't see Liu Qing's eyes suddenly open with a hint of sadness. After Zi Ruo Ye left, she instructed the little servant to take good care of things, then sat in her carriage and headed towards the imperial palace.

  Ziyanran saw Ziruoye and excitedly got up from the chair in the imperial study, looking her up and down to make sure she was really okay before speaking, "Ruoye, how did you wake up so quickly? I had posted notices to find many doctors and was just about to bring them to examine you."

  Zi Ruoye's heart was slightly moved, although she didn't know what would happen to Zi Yanran in the future. But at this moment, the concern in her eyes was genuine. She shook her head gently, as if persuading Zi Yanran, "Don't bother, let those doctors disperse. Imperial sister, you also know that my poison is basically incurable." Saying these words now was just to comfort Zi Yanran.

  Ziyan's face changed as soon as she heard this, "Princess, don't talk nonsense. As long as we find the Unrestrained Wanderer, your poison can be cured. Besides, you're about to get married, do you want the men in your family to end up lonely and childless, or accompany you to your grave?"

  Zi Ruoye's heart and soul suddenly condensed, "Why does the Empress always like to arrange marriages for me? Is she really afraid that I will be lonely in the future? Does she want to find several burial companions for me?" Zi Yan nodded, but Zi Ruoye was not willing, after all, she was not Qin Shi Huang!

  "You actually don't want those beauties to accompany you in death, then live well for me!" Perhaps knowing what Ziyu Ye was thinking at this moment, Ziyanyan laughed loudly and unrestrainedly.

  "Haigou seems to want to form an alliance with you too, who knows, maybe we can create a beautiful story together!" Laughing and teasing Ziyanyan, Ziruoye casually sat down in the chair, habitually reaching for the wine jug, only to find it empty, and let out a disappointed sigh. Turning to the attendant standing by, "Go get some good wine."

  After sitting down, Ziyu looked at Ziruo Ye with a sullen expression, "Only you would dare to mock me, others would have lost their heads long ago."

  His face suddenly set in a stern expression, "Haiyue is indeed diligent, don't think that I am unaware of the private dealings between Haiyue and Qinglan during this three-year war."

  Zi Ruoye stroked her own neck with a fearful expression, "I really can't bear to part with my head, at least leave me a complete corpse."

  Ziyan suddenly saw him and hummed softly, "Hurry up and put away that fake appearance, if I really wanted to take your head off, would I still be waiting until now?"

  Even Zi Ruoye didn't understand that since ancient times, especially those who followed the emperor to conquer the world, were either retired or killed. But Zi Yanran did exactly that, and had to admit that she was indeed suitable for being an emperor, having means and being ruthless when necessary, yet spared her life. However, if it's said that she is the only sister, this point cannot convince her, because isn't this uniqueness the most obvious threat?

  Is it because she has always been hiding behind her back that there is no more concern?

  "But, Imperial Sister, please don't send any more people to my palace. Can't you see I'm already pushing them away?" Zi Ruoye gritted her teeth, giving Zi Yanran a subtle warning glance.

  "I want to send someone, can't I?" She completely ignored the warning in her eyes. "In a few more months, Qinglan's tenth prince will arrive. You and Liu Qingyou, Yun Cong, Shangguan Meng, are you going to get married early." Although she knew that Ziyue Ye would absolutely not really take someone's life, being able to grasp an excuse was still an excuse.

  Zi Ruoye took the wine from the servant and gulped down a few mouthfuls, her heart skipping a beat. Shangguan Meng was still young, and soon he would probably realize that he only said he liked her out of playfulness. Liu Qingyou's heart was set on Li Yu, and everything she needed to prepare had already been taken care of; she wasn't worried about either of them, just Yun Ning...

  Yun Cong thought of it, Zi Ruo Ye took a few more sips of wine, the palace wine was several points more bitter than her hidden wine, and slowly said, "My affairs, don't bother to worry about them. I've already sent someone to keep an eye on Hai Yue's side. If nothing happens, I'll leave, this wine is really hard to drink." With a face of disgust, Zi Ruo Ye put down the wine and walked out of the main hall.

  This wine is indeed the best, Zi Yanran looked at the wine pot and slightly raised an eyebrow, Imperial Sister, you can persuade others, persuade those men, but can you persuade your own heart?

  Zi Ruoye didn't leave the imperial palace, and instead casually found a secluded small palace, climbed up onto it, and lay down on the rooftop with her limbs splayed out in all directions. She gazed at the clouds drifting across the sky, narrowed her eyes slightly, and her mind was filled with chaotic thoughts.

  She recalled her past life, where she had heart disease and everyone's smile towards her was tinged with pity. This world doesn't allow people to choose their birth, but many can choose how they live afterwards. In her past life, she chose to speak for others, for the sake of family, even when her heart condition flared up and it was hard to bear, she would still smile. Thinking about being reborn, she realized she hadn't changed, and a self-deprecating smile appeared. A faint pain arose in her chest, and she furrowed her brow slightly - indeed, wine was necessary.

  Digression

  I woke up this morning and saw the tickets ~ thank you to all the tube babies!

  Thanks to rose87911854 and momo for the votes~

  It's frustrating that I couldn't see who sent the votes in the background ~ sigh, or is there a problem with this fish?

  There are also flowers sent by Tongzi and others~

  First 3000 is up, I'm a bit busy today, don't know if there will be a second update ~ sigh.