C137

He wanted to say a few words, but he immediately coughed violently. After coughing for a few times, he raised his head and looked at Hong Zhong, and laughed indifferently: "I'm fine!"

It was only the cold poison acting up once every month, so he was already used to it. This time, it should have been a few days after Empress Dowager's birthday feast, but due to certain reasons, it was advanced!

When Wu Hen, who had been hiding in the dark, saw the appearance of Baili Mingyue, his expression changed. He no longer cared whether he had disturbed his master or not, and he quickly fled.

Hong Zhong hugged his waist and asked in concern, "Yes … Has the cold poison flared up? " She remembered that he had once said that he carried a cold poison with him since she was young. In the past few days, looking at his state of omnipotence made her feel that he was fine. However, she did not forget that he seemed to have said that his cold poison would erupt once a month!

"Mm, this is an old disease, I've long since gotten used to it. Little girl, you don't have to worry." As he spoke, he coughed severely a few times before releasing his embrace and taking a step back to open up a distance between him and Hong Zhong.

Hong Zhong frantically supported him: "Alright, stop talking, I'm going to look for Mo Chen."

Baili Mingyue shook her head, she looked much better now, and slowly spoke to Hong Zhong: "Girl, don't go. I'm fine. However, Empress Dowager's birthday feast is getting closer, I cannot accompany you to practice the whip art, you should go back to Xiwu Hall to rest first. " As he said that, he turned his head to look at Wu Hen, signalling for him to send Hong Zhong out of the Bright Moon Hall.

At this moment, when Wu Hen saw Baili Mingyue's current state, he was even more speechless and worried. Every time the cold poison in Baili Mingyue's body recurs, his elemental energy would be greatly damaged. With just a few words, he would feel a tearing pain in all the tendons in his body. Right now, he was only barely holding on, he did not want Hong Zhong to worry or feel any heartache!

Master is really something, for Hong Zhong, it's fine if the cold poison broke out early, and even gave Hong Zhong the medicine to control its recurrence. But now, it actually even makes Hong Zhong's heart ache, she's unwilling!

"It's fine. Go on." Baili Mingyue smiled faintly.

Hong Zhong sized up Baili Mingyue from top to bottom and discovered that other than a slight cough, she seemed to really have nothing else to do. She nodded: "Then, I'll accompany you to the sleeping hall to rest first, then I'll go back."

"No need." After which, Baili Mingyue cast a glance at Wu Hen.

Wu Hen immediately understood and walked up to Hong Zhong: "Third Miss, please."

Hong Zhong looked at Baili Mingyue helplessly, seeing the determination in his eyes, she could only compromise. She took a few steps forward with a sense of elegance, but was still unable to relax as she turned around to look at Baili Mingyue, only to see that although his face was pale white, he still had a faint smile on his face.

What Hong Zhong did not know, was that the moment she stepped out of Bright Moon Hall, the person holding himself back could no longer hold back the cold flow in his chest and vomited a mouthful of blood. With a "dong" sound, he fell.

The spurted blood landed on the front of his chest and gradually spread out like cold plums in winter.

After Wu Hen sent Hong Zhong off, he immediately saw this scene when he returned and quickly rushed forward, "Master!"

"Don't... Let her know. " After Baili Mingyue finished speaking, she fainted.

Wu Hen looked at the unconscious Baili Mingyue, and sighed in his heart. Wu Hen naturally knew who she was, master's body, was not suppressed by Mo Chen's medicine, and right now, she was clearly suffering a torture that was worse than death, yet she still had to take care of Hong Zhong, truly …

He quickly found a carriage reserved for the Regent and brought Baili Mingyue to the manor. There was a royal hot spring there, hoping to use it to relieve the pain caused by the cold poison in his master's body.

Imperial study

"Your Majesty, the Esteemed Empress Dowager ordered the Ministry of Rites to send over a portrait of all the concubine ladies. They said that they wanted to let the Emperor have a look and see if anyone caught his eyes." The young eunuch carried a stack of portraits that he had carried from the Phoenix-Resting Palace.

"Leave it."

Hearing those words, the little eunuch placed the large pile of portraits on the table to the side and left. During this period of time, Baili Yi Chen did not even raise his head.

Xiao Shunzi watched Baili Yi Chen, who had been out of sorts the entire time since she returned from the Xiwu Hall, and sighed softly. She had followed the Emperor for more than ten years, but had never realized that he was in such a trance.

Suddenly, a shadow flashed outside the door. Seeing this, Xiao Shunzi quickly walked to the window, the shadow lowered his head and whispered a few words to Xiao Shunzi.

After that, Xiao Shunzi exhaled as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and lowered his head to respectfully report to Baili Yi Chen on the news sent by the secret guard. "Your majesty, Third Miss practiced the whip technique for a while after Bright Moon Hall had eaten dinner, and now she has returned from Bright Moon Hall."

Only then did Baili Yi Chen raise his head, his eyes flashing with a trace of happiness, "She went back?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Then, would you like to have dinner first?" Ever since the emperor returned from the Xiwu Hall this morning, he had been like this. The imperial report in his hands, after reading it for four to six hours, was still useless even for dinner!

A few days ago, whenever the Third Miss and the Emperor met, they would fight like water and fire against each other.

Baili Yi Chen placed the imperial report down and rubbed his brow tiredly, "There's no need, I don't have any appetite."

"Then... "A portrait from the Ministry of Rites..." He had received an order from the Empress, saying that the emperor must see the pictures.

"Just leave it there, I want to go for a walk." As Baili Yi Chen spoke, he stood up and walked towards the door.

Seeing that, Xiao Shunzi quickly followed him out.

Baili Yi Chen stopped all the guards and brought Xiao Shunzi along, strolling aimlessly in the imperial garden. Finally, his footsteps stopped at the Rose Pavilion which was filled with rose flower.

Ever since he was young, he knew that this was the forbidden grounds of the entire Imperial Palace.

Stepping on the fragmented rose flower s and looking at the deserted pavilion, Baili Yi Chen stopped in his tracks, "Xiao Shunzi, tell me, is there anything in this world that we can't obtain?"

"Your Majesty, why would you ask such a question? Your Majesty, you are the ruler of ninety five years old, the emperor of the Southern Qi. As long as Your Majesty wants something that belongs to the entire Southern Qi, then they will all be the emperor's. " Xiao Shunzi carefully looked at Baili Yi Chen and roughly guessed that he had thought of something just because the empress dowager forced him to choose a concubine. He then consoled him with a soft voice, "Actually, the Emperor doesn't need to be too conflicted. The reason Esteemed Empress Dowager is doing this is for the sake of the Emperor and for Baili Royal Family.

Baili Yi Chen smiled and changed the topic, "Xiao Shunzi, do you know anything about the Rose Pavilion?"

After Xiao Shunzi heard this, he respectfully lowered his head. "Reporting to the emperor, this servant does not know."

"Then, do you know the crime of deceiving the monarch?" Baili Yi Chen slowly turned his head and stared at Xiao Shunzi, not speaking for a long time. The ice-cold gaze made all the hairs on Xiao Shunzi's body stand on end. After pondering for a while, Xiao Shunzi kneeled down, "Your Majesty, please spare me. The matters regarding Rose Pavilion have always been prohibited from being discussed by the palace.

With his hands behind his back, Baili Yi Chen covered his eyes with moonlight, his gaze drifting towards the sky, "Rose Pavilion, is home to Gauzu emperor's Rou Fei. Back then, Rou Fei was Xi Ling's princess and was rumored to have been born with a peerless beauty, the Gauzu emperor fell for her at first sight, hence they sent an envoy with the intention of marrying his."

"But who would have thought that since Princess Xi Ling's heart belongs to her, the Emperor of Xi Ling would reject Gao Zu's proposal. In order to obtain the beauty, Gao Zu did not hesitate to send troops to attack Xi Ling, and in the end, when the troops reached the capital of Xi Ling, Princess Xi Ling resisted until she died, but in the end she was still snatched away by Gao Zu to return to the palace. She was conferred as a concubine and was granted the position of Rose Pavilion."

"This is the past of the Rose Pavilion. A generation of tyrannical and great achievements of the Gauzu emperor, yet they were still unable to obtain Princess Xi Ling's heart. Xiao Shunzi, you said that the love of the Gauzu emperor was also a blessing for Xi Lingchanggongzhu?" This was the disgraceful history of the Southern Qi's Ancestor, so after her death, all topics related to the Rose Pavilion were prohibited from being discussed.

After Xiao Shunzi heard this, he lowered his head and did not dare to reply.

After Baili Yi Chen said this, he then spoke in a self-mocking manner, "Xiao Shunzi, do you know? "I also have a woman who doesn't like me."

Xiao Shunzi was startled. The moment he thought about the person who did not like the emperor, the image of Hong Zhong appeared in his mind: "Third Miss has a straightforward personality, her style of doing things is indeed extraordinary, but Third Miss is still young after all, it's not something that's better. She will understand later on."

If he was young, wouldn't it be a big deal?

Baili Yi Chen thought about it. Although he also wanted to use these two words to comfort himself, he realized that Hong Zhong wasn't like that at all. However, he clearly knew that this woman wasn't any better off, and he still couldn't let her go.

Baili Yi Chen sighed, "Did you know? Ever since I ascended the throne at the age of eight, I have sat at the highest point of Southern Qi and enjoyed the prosperity world that my ancestors brought me. "In the eyes of others, how many people would envy and yearn for this position? But when the people around you are so respectful and respectful to you, who would understand the loneliness of not even daring to tell you the truth?"

Speaking to here, Xiao Shunzi started to understand.

Because the Emperor had always held a high position, he felt too lonely. However, Hong Zhong's unconventional conduct caused Baili Yi Chen to have a different sort of feeling towards her. The Emperor is saying that he wants to make the Third Miss his successor? "

When Baili Yi Chen heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said with a tired expression, "I don't know either."

He didn't know what was going on.

It was unknown when it had begun, but there were some things that had quietly changed in his heart. Perhaps it was from Holy Pond's kiss, or perhaps it was in National Temple, or perhaps it was even earlier … Thinking about how after the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, the figure that would appear in his mind, was actually Hong Zhong!

Xiao Shunzi stared blankly for a moment, then said: "The Third Miss is a imperial concubine personally sealed by the late emperor, and will sooner or later enter the palace to serve the emperor. As long as the emperor is happy, bestowing a title upon him is not impossible."

"But, I don't know if she's willing or not." She had said before that she would be leaving the palace in the future, and he had also promised her this request. If he really went back on his words and sealed her off, what would happen if she wasn't happy?

It was unknown when he started to care about whether that woman was happy or not!

"If you are willing, why didn't the emperor personally ask her?" Xiao Shunzi's words caused Baili Yi Chen to fall silent.

After a long, long time.

Baili Yi Chen nodded in his heart. Xiao Shunzi was right, whether he was willing or not, he would personally ask her and he would know!

… ….

"Miss, it's time for you to get up." When Qing Ya reminded Hong Zhong again in front of her bed, Hong Zhong finally stuck her head out from under the bed. Looking at the color of the sky, she realized that it was still early, and mumbled a few sentences: "I'm so tired, I don't remember."

Miss, it's impossible for you to not get up. Today is Esteemed Empress Dowager's birthday, if you don't get up now, it'll be too late. Lv Luo helped his change his clothes. From the table, he took out a set of clothes he prepared and prepared to help Hong Zhong change.

Hong Zhong crawled into bed: "It's already so early, why is it too late?" Didn't the birthday feast start at noon? At most, she would be staying in the palace in the morning. It would only take her fifteen minutes to walk to the empress dowager's Phoenix-Resting Palace.

"I'm tired. If they like winning, then let them win." In any case, he didn't have any feelings for that fellow Baili Yi Chen. It would be best if he didn't like him!

"However, I heard that other than Prince Jin Xi Ling and Princess Ruo Lan, who had rushed back to Xi Ling due to some important matters, all the other envoys from the other nations would be unable to attend this birthday celebration. There would also be some Princess Qingyang who was capable of toppling the earth with her presence, and Miss, didn't you say that you haven't seen the Regent in two days?

"Right." The moment he mentioned Baili Mingyue, Hong Zhong became a little more spirited. Ever since he asked her to practice the recurrence of the Polygonum multiflorum Thunb's cold poison that day, she had never seen him again.

It was not that she did not want to go see him, it was just that she had gone to the Bright Moon Hall several times already and had been told that the Regent was not in the Bright Moon Hall. It did not matter if she did not see him in the daytime, she could just wait for him at the Rose Pavilion that Baili Mingyue used to visit.

This was also the biggest reason why Hong Zhong was unable to get up from the bed right now!

Under the elegant service, he was done cleaning up. He then sat in front of the dressing mirror and allowed Lv Luo to comb through her makeup. "Miss, first thing in the morning, the Eldest Young Master ordered someone to bring over rouge and cosmetic powder, does Miss want to try?"