CH 140

Although Ming Zhu said so, she also did feel that she seemed to have indeed slept a little too much today.

Zhao Zhi wouldn’t prevent her from sleeping, but he was worried whether or not she might be sick and whether or not that could the reason she was easily tired.

Last night, he had that bad dream again, his heart was in turmoil, he was always afraid that the dream would come true one day and that he would see her covered in blood, collapsed on the ground.

“If you’re sleepy, then go take a nap, I’ll call you when it’s time.”

Zhao Zhi went to stand outside the Buddha Hall for a while, his pressed heart was unable to relax, even as he listened to the sound of ringing bells, his heart still did not find any peace and tranquility.

A soft voice came from behind him, “Your Highness.”

Zhao Zhi turned around, “Miss Gu.”

Gu Shuyi was just now coming out of the Dacheng Treasure Hall, where she had spent two hours copying three sutras, and had devotedly knelt down in front of the Bodhisattva in worship.

Her knees were hurting a little from kneeling, and she was lightly supported herself with her hand on the pillar beside her. She smiled at the crown prince, “Are you also here to listen to the chanting of sutras?”

Every day at this time, there were monks chanting sutras in the hall to pray for blessings.

Zhao Zhi, pursing his lips, did not answer.

He was not. And he had no interest in the chanting of sutras.

Gu Shuyi’s knees were too painful, and when she stepped forward, she did not notice the steps beneath her feet and as she stepped on air, she badly twisted her ankle, which was extremely painful. Her face instantly turned as pale as paper, and the entire person lunged forward, looking like she was about to fall down.

Zhao Zhi reached out and supported her with a hand.

Gu Shuyi’s fingers subconsciously grasped his arm, and after she was able to stand firmly on her two feet, she said, “Thank you, Your Highness.”

She was not such a weak person, so this accident was really just an accident. This was the first time Gu Shuyi had ever been so close to a man other than her elder brother at home.

The palm of the man holding her arm was solid and strong, and its temperature was hot.

As she thought so, her face started warming up.

Zhao Zhi’s voice seemed to come from a thousand miles away, “It’s just giving a hand, no need to be polite.”

Gu Shuyi knew that the crown prince loved women who smiled, so she did not save her smile.

The setting sun’s layers of golden light shone on her snow-white delicate skin. Her eyes and eyebrows were stretched in a smile, that looked innocent and a little naive. She said, “Before, I heard my father say that His Highness is a very nice person, it is indeed true.”

The crown prince was really very good.

Zhao Zhi didn’t know what to say to her, if one mentioned disliking, he didn’t dislike Gu Shuyi.

In front of him, she was neither deliberately showing off, nor had the awkward and shy attitude of a little girl.

The sutras that Gu Shuyi had just copied fell to the ground, she squatted down and picked them up, before saying, “Shuyi has nothing else to give to Your Highness, these few sutras, I hope Your Highness can accept them as a way to pray for Your Highness’s blessings.”

She insisted on offering them to him, but Zhao Zhi did not necessarily want to accept them.

He swept a glance on the few words on the cover, and with just a glance, he could see that her words were really well-written.

The writing style was the same as the person, with a sharp edge, but harmless to people.

Zhao Zhi flipped it open and took a look at it, “Your writing is good.”

Hearing these words, Gu Shuyi laughed and instead complained, “When I was a child, my father forced me to practice my writing, and I couldn’t eat if I didn’t write well. So, I especially hated writing when I was a child.”

Hearing her words, Zhao Zhi smiled a little.

Gu Shuyi’s words made people feel comfortable, and she also smiled, “Besides, my father always compared my brother to me, it was not enough to write well, I had to write better than my brother.”

Her brother was Gu Wenxuan.

Zhao Zhi remembered that back then, when Gu Wenxuan passed the examinations, his ranking was one the best, and he also had an excellent handwriting.

He said, “Your writing is indeed better than your second brother’s.”

Gu Shuyi’s eyes lit up and her watery eyes looked at him, “Your Highness isn’t lying to me?”

Seeing the look in her eyes, Zhao Zhi felt some kind of indescribable familiarity.

Innocent and bright, with expectation that was hidden, and about to burst, from the pleasant surprise.

Those clear and clean eyes in front of him yet again reminded Zhao Zhi of Ming Zhu’s beautiful and innocent eyes that looked brighter than the moon hanging in the sky.

He came back to his senses, “No.”

The smile at the corner of Gu Shuyi’s mouth deepened, and her face felt like it was burning.

She was also too embarrassed to continue to disturb the crown prince, to be able to speak with him alone for a little while was already very satisfying. When she lifted her foot to take her leave, her ankle, which had just been twisted, hurt so much that she couldn’t walk at all.

Gu Shuyi sucked in cold air from the pain, and her complexion that had just gotten better, instantly paled. She gritted her teeth and asked boldly, “Your Highness, could you accompany me on the way?”

After saying this, she was actually too embarrassed to lift her head, and her voice was particularly weak, “My feet really can’t walk anymore.”

The softness of the tone of her voice was just right. Zhao Zhi closed his eyes, and after a while, he said, “I’ll have someone to help you on the way back.”

Gu Shuyi said, “Okay, I’m troubling you.”

Zhao Zhi ordered a little maidservant to support Gu Shuyi on the way back.