bookrandom Chapter 699: Mo Qing’s attentiveness, do you want that position?
Chapter 699: Mo Qing’s attentiveness, do you want that position?
In Prince Li's mansion, Yazhi was called over by Zhang Zhirou. She first woke Zhang Qiong up, and then came to take Shu He's pulse.
In the end, she had to give her acupuncture according to Shu He's instructions to force out the remaining toxins in Shu He's body.
"Princess, do your eyes feel better?"
What Yazhi is most worried about is her eyes.
The area of her body most severely affected by the poison was her eyes. She had already lost both eyesight, and although she had taken the antidote to the poison, it was still difficult for the damaged nerves to fully recover.
Shu He smiled lightly, "It's okay, it's not a big deal. I just need you to help me run to the Mountain Valley. I need two herbs."
After hearing this, Yazhi immediately agreed, "Princess, just tell me, I'll set off immediately!"
"That medicinal herb grows on the cliff. It's very difficult for you to pick it by yourself. Tomorrow, have Ziru come to the palace. I have something to tell him. After I finish, you can go back together."
Yazhi's face turned slightly cold. Although she felt somewhat reluctant, she did not say much and just nodded in agreement.
When she was free from any worries, Zhang Zhirou sent Yazhi back to the precious medicine pavilion.
Baili Moqing brought over a bowl of medicinal porridge at this time. The aroma was fresh and somewhat familiar, as if it was a medicinal meal she had made before.
"You made this porridge, didn't you?" There was a hint of curiosity in her tone, because she smelled a faint burnt smell.
If Madam Wang or Uncle Zhang had done it, they wouldn't have lost control of the heat.
Baili Moqing's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, "Uncle Zhang made this. He's old and his eyesight isn't very good anymore. He can't even control the heat when making porridge!"
Shu He looked at him, his eyes full of inquiry.
His eyes darkened slightly, and he avoided her gaze. Then he said, "It's too late. Just eat whatever you can. I'll ask Madam Wang to make you something delicious tomorrow."
Fortunately, he was close enough to her, otherwise, with her current look, she really couldn't see the guilt in his eyes.
Shu He didn't say much, leaning on the bed, and wanted to eat the porridge by herself, but was rejected by him.
"You better stop moving. I'll feed you."
He rarely showed his courtesy, and I always felt that there was a hint of resentment and grievance in his tone.
I took a bite of the porridge he fed me. Apart from a little burnt smell, the saltiness and other aspects of the porridge were actually quite good.
Did he learn this secretly?
He looked at her nervously, his eyes full of anticipation, "How is it? Uncle Zhang's cooking skills, are they okay?"
Shu He looked at him like this, with a sly look in his eyes, "Hmm, a little salty."
"Salty?" Baili Moqing frowned. "Impossible? I didn't put any salt..."
As if realizing that he had let the cat out of the bag, he quickly looked at her, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.
Shu He looked at her with a smile in his eyes, "Didn't they say it was Uncle Zhang who did it? How come it turned out to be you who added the salt?"
He curled his lips slightly and glared at her.
This daughter-in-law is too smart, but not too good either. She can't be too clever.
"Such a great achievement, why do you push it to Uncle Zhang?"
Baili Moqing curled his lips and said, "Uncle Zhang and Madam Wang taught me, so it's not my credit."
But he didn't get the heat right, which was really his fault. He would come back to take credit next time if he could make it perfectly.
Seeing his expression, she inexplicably found it somewhat cute and funny. She reached out, tapped his forehead with her thumb, and said with a smile, "Great!"
He was stunned for a moment, a look of surprise on his face.
Isn’t this the action she did when she was coaxing Yier?
Is he treating him like a child?
Her eyes were bright, but they didn't look as clear as before, as if the clear sky was covered with a thin layer of gauze.
Seeing him in a daze, she took the bowl of porridge from him and started eating it in small mouthfuls.
"I heard that Yi'er cried very sadly and got angry at you?"
Baili Moqing sat on the edge of the bed, lowering his head slightly, "Yeah."
He felt that Yi'er might never forgive him in this life?
"It's a good thing that I get angry with you." Seeing his face full of grievance and self-blame, she held his hand and comforted him.
"When I was unconscious, I just felt sleepy and didn't realize it was a mother-child poison..."
"I was too careless, otherwise, I wouldn't have made you worry for nothing."
"Tomorrow, I will explain to Yi'er. For the sake of your bowl of porridge, I will speak well of you, okay?"
Baili Moqing shook his head. "I don't need your help. I made this mistake myself, so I have to solve it myself."
Shu He looked at him, hmm, his face was full of determination, it seemed that he was very determined.
"I'm done." She handed him the bowl, and in a short while, he drank it all.
Seeing the empty bowl, a satisfied smile finally appeared on his face.
"My craftsmanship is pretty good, right?" He looked at him expectantly and asked as if to take credit.
Shu He smiled faintly, "Didn't they say it was Uncle Zhang and Madam Wang who did this? Why are you taking credit for it again?"
The smile on my face just now froze again, and I felt a lump in my heart, unable to let it go up or down, and I felt very uncomfortable.
He tapped her nose unhappily, "You, you're deliberately making things difficult for me!"
If she hadn't been injured, he would have had a serious talk with her!
Putting the bowl back on the table, he walked over again and covered her with a thin blanket.
Summer is here and the air is hot and humid, but there is ice on the windows of the house, and the occasional breeze brings some coolness.
"Rest first, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Shu He lay down, but she was not sleepy at this time. She reached out from under the quilt and held his hand.
"Actually, you don't have to kill Shen Yao."
Once Shen Yao died, Shen Chuan, Shen Lanzhi, and Shen Yu had completely broken off relations with these people, and the situation would be one of life and death.
Baili Moqing smoothed her hair, his eyes full of tenderness, "Don't worry about that. Shen Yao will die. If I don't kill him, my father will kill him too."
Shu He's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Is it because of the baby in ***'s belly?"
Baili Moqing nodded, "Only when Shen Yao dies can the child's origins be traced to nowhere. Only then can the royal dignity of Tianqi and Beidi be preserved."
Royal dignity, this is not the first time Shu He has heard this word.
Just four simple words, yet countless people have lost their lives for them.
"Besides, do you think we're the only ones who want to kill him?"
Shu He raised his eyebrows slightly, a look of doubt between his brows, "Who else wants to kill him?"
After hearing this, Baili Moqing's eyes lost focus and his memory went back to the moment when Shen Yao died.
"When Shen Chuan pushed me away, I accidentally saw Shen Lanzhi's expression."
"There was a hint of a smile on his face."
Shu He was surprised. "You mean, Shen Lanzhi was happy to see Shen Yao's death?"
That was his biological father! Was he such a heartless person?
"Shen Lanzhi's behavior is understandable." Baili Moqing sat beside the bed and analyzed the situation in Beidi with her. "Now that Shen Chuan has returned to Beidi, the Beidi Emperor Shen Chong should be completely removed from power."
"However, in addition to Prince Liu, Beidi also has other princes. Although those princes' abilities may not be as outstanding, they are of pure blood after all."
"Shen Lanzhi was anxious and took off her mask in front of all the officials. The face that was highly similar to 'Shen Lanzhi' remained an unexplained mystery."
"If Shen Yao were still alive, Shen Chuan's identity would be easily used by other princes to make a fuss. Exposure is a matter of time. Only when Shen Yao dies can the identities of the two brothers be completely safe."
Shu He nodded, understanding what he meant.
However, for some of their own goals, they can even sacrifice their own father's life. This royal family love is really...
She didn't know how to describe it.
She looked at him, her eyes unable to help but worry, "What about you?"
The royal family of Tianqi is not much better than their Beidi.
"The undercurrent of the apocalypse is surging now, and I don't know how many eyes are watching you in the dark."
"The emperor's current behavior clearly gives others the illusion that he's leaning towards you, which is equivalent to pushing you to the forefront."
"Old Eight and Old Nine won't let you off so easily."
"Although your skills are already something many people look up to, it's easy to dodge an open attack but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark."
"There are too many herbs flowing out of the valley outside the mountain. The mother-child Gu that I was infected with is an extremely special poison. Even I was affected..."
Thinking about this mother-child poison, Shu He thought of something, "Beidi must have a pharmaceutical expert! I'm worried..."
"Don't worry so much!" Baili Moqing interrupted her "constant thoughts" and lowered his head to kiss her forehead.
When he stood up again, he looked at her, so close, so close that their noses touched.
Her face was imprinted in his pupils, trembling slightly and full of heartache.
"I married you so that you and Yi'er could enjoy wealth and glory and be worshipped by thousands of people, not so that you could help me resolve crises and be my military advisor!"
"I, Baili Moqing, don't need a woman to protect me!"
"And what you said, I know everything in my mind. Old Eight and Old Nine, they are not a problem either!"
"I will make this all end as soon as possible!"
"When everything is over, I will take you and Yi'er with me and live our own carefree lives."
A carefree life?
These four words startled Shu He slightly, "You, don't want that position?"
If he doesn't sit in that position, will they still be able to live a carefree life?
If he sat in that position, they probably wouldn't have a carefree life, right?
He was silent for a moment, then asked softly, "Do you want it?"
Seeing the doubt in her eyes, he asked again, "Do you want to sit on the throne that all women in the world dream of?"
If she wanted, he could take that position.
If she didn't want to, then he would avenge the second brother and then live in seclusion outside the mountains.
That valley outside the mountain is pretty good. If there weren't the conflicts among the four major tribes, he would quite like the life there where he could rest from sunset to sunset.
Baili Moqing probably didn't expect that her idea coincided with Shu He's.
Shu He stretched out her hand, placed it on his face, and smiled happily, "I don't want to be the most noble woman in the world. I just want to be with my beloved forever, and travel the world with Yi'er..."
"Okay, then follow your idea!"
"After I announce the Second Brother's affairs to the world, and after I obtain the imperial edict of apology from my father, I will take you and Yi'er away from Kyoto and travel around the world!"
The night wind blew across the ice on the windowsill, bringing gusts of cool breeze, which lightly sprinkled on the thin clothes of the two people, sweeping away the layers of heat.