in the world of murder

Chapter 42

Snowflakes fell one after another, silently.Xi Zhen looked at Xie Li carefully, his gaze slashing across his eyebrows inch by inch like a knife.

Before seeing him, Xi Zhen had almost forgotten Xie Li's appearance, leaving only a plain outline in his mind.But the moment he saw him, the image of Xie Li in Xi Zhen's mind suddenly came alive.

This is the first time Xi Zhen saw Xie Li wearing such clothes, black long gown, vermilion lower gown, with gold embroidered patterns on top and bottom, solemn and luxurious, with unparalleled bearing.

Xi Zhen looked at him, and the image of Xie Li in his memory gradually overlapped with the image of Prince Chongming in front of him.

Xi Zhen lowered his eyes, suppressing the anger in his heart, walked past him, and walked out of the hall.

He pushed open the door of the hall, and the cold wind and snowflakes rushed towards his face. At the same time, two Jinwu guards in iron armor at the door of the bedroom stopped Xizhen.

Xi Zhen raised his eyebrows, and before he could speak, someone behind him put a fox fur on him.

Xi Zhen slapped Xie Li away and asked, "What is the meaning of His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Xie Li raised his hand, and the Jinwu Guards on both sides stood back up again.He looked at Xi Zhen and said, "It's cold outside, let's talk in the inner room."

Xi Zhen didn't move, with irrepressible anger in his eyes, "You want to put me under house arrest?"

Xie Li said: "It's not under house arrest, it's because your body is still not recovered and you need to rest well."

"The recuperation is of course recuperating at my own home. What is staying in the East Palace?"

"You happened in my east palace, so I can rest assured only after seeing that you are fully recovered."

Xi Zhen sneered, "Pretentious!"

Xie Li didn't speak, but ordered people to close the palace door.The heavy palace door was closed in front of Xizhen, and even Tianguang was almost shut.

He walked to Xizhen and wanted to lead Xizhen back to the inner room.Xi Zhen avoided his hand, gave him a cold look, and went straight to the inner room.

Xie Li was not angry, and followed behind him, saying: "The poison on your body has not been cured yet, and Fu Gui's medicine has only temporarily suppressed the poison. He has already written to invite his master, and I will ask him to come over later. You see a doctor."

Xi Zhen didn't answer, and went back to the bed, he threw the fox fur under his feet, and stepped on it.He rolled up the quilt and turned his back to Xie Li.

There was no third person in the hall, Xie Li went over to pick up the fox fur, and added some charcoal to the charcoal basin.

The quiet atmosphere in the hall lasted for a long time, until it was broken by Fu Gui.

Fu Gui put down the medicine box beside the bed, and said, "You're awake, how do you feel now?"

Xi Zhen turned around and stared at Fu Gui without blinking.

Fu Gui's smile froze slightly, "Then what, let me take your pulse first?"

Xi Zhen didn't move, still staring at him.

Fu Gui revealed a bitter expression, and said: "I don't want to, but that's the prince, how can I stand up to his coercion and temptation."

"Did he threaten and lure you?" Xi Zhen said: "You just said a word, I think you understand it!"

Fu Gui smiled embarrassingly, pulled Xi Zhen's clothes, and said, "Don't be angry."

Xi Zhen pulled back his clothes with a "shua", snorted coldly, and said, "Just wait for your family to go bankrupt."

With a bitter face, Fu Gui checked Xi Zhen's pulse, adjusted the prescription for him, and explained some taboos before leaving.

Xi Zhen's poison has not yet been cured, and his body is extremely heavy, and he fell asleep again after a while.

He fell asleep, but he was not very well, curled up, his brows were wrinkled, and he was uncomfortable.

Xie Li went to the bed and sat down, stretched out his fingers to smooth Xi Zhen's brow.He thought of the ghosts and monsters outside the Eastern Palace, and his complexion sank for a moment.

When Xi Zhen woke up again, it was still snowing outside, and the sky was so dizzy that he couldn't tell the time.A smell of rice wafted into Xi Zhen's nose. It turned out that it was time to eat, and several eunuchs carried the lacquered lunch box, waiting for Xi Zhen to wake up.

Xi Zhen propped himself up on the bed, and Xi Shan and Xi Shui immediately came to serve him.

Xi Zhen raised his eyebrows, "Why are you here?"

While waiting for Xi Zhen to get up, Xi Shui said: "It was His Royal Highness who asked us to come, I am afraid that there will be no useful people around the young master."

Xi Zhen pursed his lips, but did not speak after all, but was washed by Xi Shui and went to the side hall for dinner.

Sitting at the round table was Xie Li, who was sitting in a long robe and jade crown. When he looked up, he still looked like a gentleman in the moonlight.

"Dining with you?" Xi Zhen turned around and was about to leave, "That really loses my appetite."

"Stop," Xie Li lowered his eyes to drink tea, and said, "You must come with me."

Xi Zhen turned around and looked at Xie Li, who also looked at him.

"Heh," Xi Zhen raised his eyebrows, "Even if I'm starving to death, I won't eat with you."

Xie Li put down the teacup and said, "Ruan Tongguang once built a sinking water pavilion for Ruan Yuying, do you remember?"

Of course, Xi Zhen remembered that when they went down the mountain, they had met this pair of Ruan brothers who were like-minded and disagreed with each other. Xi Zhen also remembered the ingenious Suchen Water Pavilion.

"The lake in the East Palace is not as big as that lake, but you can build the water pavilion higher, more than a dozen floors is not a problem." Xie Li said: "If you don't eat well and keep healthy, I will build a sinking water pavilion , I will support you for the rest of my life, okay?"

His tone was soft, but Xi Zhen felt creepy for a moment.He stood there for a while, then angrily went to the table and sat down.

Xie Li looked at Xi Zhen with disappointment in his eyes.Xi Zhen held his breath in his heart, wishing he could cover Xie Li with the table full of rice.

Xie Li said: "Hurry up and eat, you still need to drink medicine after eating."

Xi Zhen was angry for a while, then picked up the cup and chopsticks.He was poisoned and hurt his stomach, so he couldn't eat much right now.He had only drank half a bowl of old duck soup, and his brows were tightly frowned, wishing to spit it out immediately.

Xi Shui immediately brought tea to wash Xi Zhen's mouth, Xi Zhen rinsed his mouth, suppressed the nausea, but couldn't take a bite of the food in front of him.

Xie Li looked at him with a frown, and gave Tang Zhi a few instructions. After a while, the imperial dining room brought a can of white porridge, with nothing but fragrant rice in it. It was thick and steaming when it was opened.

"Eat some rice porridge that nourishes the stomach." Xie Li scooped up a bowl and handed it to him, saying, "How can you not eat anything?"

Just as Xi Shui was about to pick it up, Xi Zhen stretched out his hand to take the porridge bowl from Xie Li.Without saying a word, he ate half a bowl of rice porridge slowly, saying that he couldn't eat any more.

Xie Li nodded, and ate all the leftover rice porridge that Xi Zhen had eaten.

Xi Zhen rolled his eyes at him, got up first and left.

According to the usual practice in the afternoon, Xizhen would take a nap.But he slept for a long time during the day, so he couldn't fall asleep now anyway.

It was snowing heavily outside the window, Xi Zhen endured the discomfort in his stomach, and stood by the window holding a hand stove to watch the snow.The Eastern Palace covers a large area and is the most exquisite, magnificent and magnificent building in the entire imperial palace.The emperor's palace was only slightly rebuilt, but the East Palace was built with great effort, every brick, every tile, every plant and tree, all exquisite.

Emperor Yan loved Crown Prince Chongming, and if it wasn't for the injustice of the world, he would have wished to give him the throne right now.

"Does the poisoner have clues?" Xi Zhen asked.

Xi Shui said: "I heard that it is a young eunuch in the warehouse of the East Palace. He was punished by the prince because he recklessly barged in front of the young master, so he is dissatisfied and intends to take revenge."

Xi Zhen sneered, "Who are you fooling?"

Xi Shui lowered his head slightly, and said: "The servants in the East Palace have been changed all over again, and it is only a matter of time before we find out who is behind the scenes. Young Master, don't bother, the most important thing is to recover from illness."

Xi Zhen disagreed with Xi Shui's statement, someone poisoned the prince in the East Palace, under the eyes of the prince, and still saw the poison of blood sealing the throat.This is not to say that killing a few palace maids and eunuchs and convicting a few negligence in duty can turn things over.

Xi Zhen looked to the other side, Xie Li was sitting behind a few desks under the floor-to-ceiling hood.He is still dressed in a luxurious and dignified robe, with a jade crown on his head, and red jade beads tied with a long rope, hanging on his ears and temples.

Tang Zhi was waiting on the side, with four or five seals in front of him.According to Xi Zhen, the most commonly used one by Xie Li is a white jade Chi tiger button seal, which is the seal of the Chongming Prince, and the letters or invitations Xi Zhen received are all stamped with this seal.

Although the prince does not go to the court, it is not that he ignores the government affairs. The things he does every day are in the midst of strategizing and winning thousands of miles away.

This made Xi Zhen feel a bit contrary to harmony, Xie Li always has no desires and no desires, unlike Prince Chongming who wants to take power in the world.

"...I was fine last night. I went to see him this morning and I'm already dead. His Royal Highness is as good as a god. Sure enough, someone came last night, and the subordinates have already ordered people to chase them." , Xi Zhen listened here.

"Don't startle the snake," Xie Li said in a calm voice, "Find out where he went, and report back later."

"Yes." The man said again: "Also, I heard that His Majesty went to see Xuan Guiren, and Xuan Guiren's children cannot be kept."

Xie Li paused slightly and asked, "Is this related to Mr. Xuangui?"

"There is no evidence yet, but if something happens to His Highness, the daughter of Xuan's daughter will be the biggest beneficiary. Because of this, His Majesty can't keep her."

Xie Li pondered for a moment, then raised his hand to let people go down.

Xie Li walked into the inner room thoughtfully, Xi Zhen immediately retracted his gaze, idly looking at Bai Xue outside the window.

Xie Li walked to Xi Zhen's side, and Xi Zhen walked to the other side.

At night, the snow finally stopped, the gloomy clouds in the sky dispersed, and a bright moon hung in the sky.The bright moon is bright and clear, and the moonlight shines on the snow, even the world of mortals has a coldness like a cold palace.

Xi Zhen was sleeping on the bed, Xie Li didn't come to find him uncomfortable, so he consciously slept outside.Xi Zhen rolled up the quilt, and her long hair was scattered beside the pillow like splashed ink.Through the thin gauze curtain, Xi Zhen looked at the figure on the couch.

This seems to be back to Jiuyi Mountain, in that cold and beautiful winter, they lay together most of the time, their breathing intertwined and their limbs entangled.Occasionally, when there were quarrels and quarrels, there was only one bed and one couch.

Xi Zhen looked at Xie Li's figure, his eyes were slightly astringent, he blinked, and slowly fell asleep.

The author says:

It's not the type of crematorium, there isn't much chasing after wives, it's just noisy, and occasionally slapstick