His Royal Highness the First Prince of Daliang

"It's really cold early this autumn." Kang Ning leaned on the recliner by the window, casually looking at the night outside the window.

The little prince had already held a hand stove filled with copper dates in his arms, and a silver frost charcoal basin had been placed in the hall early, but Kang Ning still felt a chill in his bones.He lowered his head, took a breath between his hands, and then curled up his fingers, feeling that his ten fingers were already like ice cubes.

Bi Tao smiled reluctantly, avoiding him from wiping the fine sweat from his forehead, and then came over, making gestures to close the window: "No, it's raining, and it's getting cold all of a sudden. The master is still there This opens the window to blow the air."

"I want to look outside." Kang Ning inadvertently touched Bi Tao's hand when he turned his head.The warmth that was completely different from him made him startled for a moment, and then he smiled in a sense of loss.

Bi Tao shrank from the cold, almost startled, and then she immediately became anxious: "Why is it so frozen?" She took the little prince's hands and murmured in distress, "Oh, hello! My little ancestor, do you still know it’s cold? Your hands are icy cold, and you’re still shivering by the window!”

Corning withdrew his hand.He turned his head to the closed window again, and said in a calm voice, "Remove the charcoal basin in the outer pavilion. I won't go out at night, so I won't overheat you all."

"...We are cold too," Bi Tao reacted abruptly, his voice was dry and reluctant, "Master, why is he so distressed about having some charcoal! Let us be warm too, can't we?"

"So you guys are really weird." Kang Ning frowned slowly, "I'm not in good health, I'm just afraid of the cold, isn't it the same in previous years? Why do you have to act as if there's nothing abnormal now—and let everyone Are you all 'cold' with me? Silly girl, what are you hiding from me?"

Bi Tao tried his best to support himself not to hang his face in front of him immediately and choke up.

Knowing that His Royal Highness's life is in danger, the antidote is not available, his body is not getting better, and he still struggles between being weak and getting weaker every day, Bi Tao's heart is as anxious as if there is always a burning fire.But she wanted to hide everything from the person in front of her.

It was very difficult for the grand lady to control the despair and anxiety that spread in her heart all the time.

"Master always thinks too much, how can he be healthy..." Bi Tao put on a smiley face, "Besides, how can we hide anything from you? Who would say that this autumn will be extraordinarily cold! Not just It’s us, all the palaces have already sent out charcoal fires for this winter!”

But what Bi Tao said was true.It's just that such a big move is actually only for the sake of the little prince's heart.

A heartbreaking sentence slowly passed between Kang Ning's lips and teeth.He wanted to ask, Bi Tao, is there anyone in this world that I can trust?

But he didn't want to upset her.Bitao has lost a lot of weight recently.

The little prince raised his face and smiled lightly at the eldest lady.

"Cuihai asked them to bring hot water up, master should go to bed early." Bi Tao turned his head while looking at the lanterns, his voice seemed to be blurred for a while because of the movement of leaning over, "Sit by the window all day and night Look, how late I stayed up the past two days and didn’t go to sleep! Isn’t it our yard outside, what are you looking at!”

See if a person who won't come will pass by the window.Kang Ning thought silently.

Ever since he left the palace and spent half a day outside with Qi Changfeng and Meng Baifan, Qi Changfeng took Meng Baifan away in a hurry, and they hadn't seen each other again.

It's strange, he couldn't understand Qi Changfeng anymore, since that night he had been waiting for him to come over and give him an explanation.Obviously it was Qi Changfeng's performance that day that revived floating hopes in his heart, making him feel that his reveries were not all hopeless fantasies—and then what?

Then Qi Changfeng left him, didn't even ask him a word, didn't even look at him, and just left.

In fact, Corning was just a little angry at the time.But he tried to understand him—all the soldiers have been recruited, Qi Changfeng must have urgent military affairs to deal with.And he wanted his second brother to send him off, so he had no choice but to carry Meng Baifan himself.

He's just a little bit annoyed.So he waited for Qi Changfeng to finish the matter before coming to him.He thought that when the time came, he would lose his temper a little before he would forgive him.After that, he will tell Qi Changfeng that he likes him - he doesn't want to guess anymore, and he doesn't want to beat around the bush anymore.Even...even if Qi Changfeng didn't mean that, but his unrequited love is not a mistake, right?

He knew that Qi Changfeng would definitely come to him.He knew that Qi Changfeng was most afraid of him being angry.

He waited until night, when Bi Tao was so angry that he turned off all the lights.Qi Changfeng didn't come.

The little prince thought, it seems that Qi Changfeng's military affairs are really troublesome.Just wait and see.

So he tossed and turned and waited until it was dawn, when Kang Ning heard the palace people outside the palace pulling aside heavy curtains.Cui Hai lightly pushed aside the bed curtain and glanced at him, originally wanting to see if he was sleeping well, but met the little prince's eyes and was startled.

"Why are you awake now?" She said softly in a breathy voice, "It's still early, you can still squint if you close your eyes."

"I've had enough sleep," the little prince told her, "I'm a little bored. Get up, I want to sit by the window."

He sat for many days straight.One day during the period, he even asked Bitao if Qi Changfeng was okay recently.How are you doing?

Bi Tao seemed to give him a very strange look, and then immediately denied: "What are you talking about, master! I'm not busy, what can General Qi be busy with! He's still going to court as usual!"

So Corning really started to get mad at him.

He thought: OK, Qi Changfeng, you are really brave!This time you come to me to apologize and see how I deal with you.

——Anyway, he will never see him again.

Until this afternoon, the second emperor brother came to see him in the palace.

Contrary to the silly and happy look he saw last time, Li Chengyu was extremely listless.Like a big dog that has been kicked, he squatted on the Eight Immortals table in his younger brother's palace aggrieved: "What do you mean by Qi Changfeng! The friendship we played together since we were young is not counted." How could he treat me like this!"

Kang Ning frowned strangely and pushed his brother, "What are you talking about? Qi Changfeng is the most emotional person, don't slander him casually!"

"Wow! Both of you are biased!" Li Chengyu yelled loudly, "I knew you wouldn't go after me! You little heartless thing—but tell me, you know that the second brother likes it." Afan? I don’t believe Qi Changfeng can’t see it! How could he pry into my corner?!”

"You really like Sister Meng!" The little prince was slightly happy at first, and then surprised, "What do you mean prying your corner? What's wrong with him?"

"You are so good with him, why don't you know? There have been rumors in Beijing recently that the eldest daughter of the Meng family is going to marry General Qi." Li Chengyu covered his face, "I didn't believe it at first. But my friend Tell me, that day—you remember, the day we went to see the puppet show together, Qi Changfeng didn’t want to deal with any important military affairs at all! He took Afan to Meng’s house together!”

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and so.

So he won't come.

Kang Ning was obediently supported by Bitao all the way into the inner hall, and sat down on the soft bed.

"Be good today. The master just needs to go to bed early, get up on time, and eat well, so that the body can slowly recover!" Bi Tao's emotions had already calmed down, and he began to mutter again.

Kang Ning silently washed and drank medicine under the service of the palace servants, untied his hair and changed his clothes, and then lay down in the warm bedding.Seeing Bi Tao tuck him in the quilt and turn around to leave, he even grabbed her and told her:

"Let's reduce the charcoal basins in the outer hall by two. I'm afraid that when I get up tomorrow morning, I'll see a fire bubble at the corner of your mouth."

"Got it!" Bitao replied with a smile before putting down the curtain.

His body is so sad, he still has to worry about what he shouldn't worry about!Bi Tao stood blankly outside the bed curtain for a while, then raised his hand and wiped his face vigorously, then walked away.

Inside the curtain, Kang Ning stared blankly at the dark phantom above, his mind was emptied for a moment, and he didn't think about anything.I don't know how long time passed, or just for a moment, boundless tiredness suddenly swept up and swallowed him whole.He lost all consciousness in an instant, and fell into a dark and silent sleep.

He didn't rest well during this period of time, and it was true that he could no longer withstand the damage from the two kinds of strange poison in his body.Weakness does not come slowly, it is like a cunning and ferocious beast that ebbs and flows with one's own functional state.

So when Corning finally dispelled the expectation that had been supporting him all the time, he immediately felt too tired.The sleep that had been missing for several days suddenly found him, completely wrapping him in the embrace of darkness.

At the same time, Qi Changfeng is like a black shadow in the autumn night, hiding in the palace walls and treetops for a long time, and then waiting for the opportunity to quickly shuttle, trying his best to get close to the palace where his sweetheart lives.The relationship between him and Kang Ning has always been encouraged by the emperor and he is happy to see it succeed. Qi Changfeng has never tasted the taste of being blocked by the parents of his sweetheart.

But why?

Could it be that His Majesty has already detected his intentions, so he obstructed it?

The excuse that he was afraid that his arm was hurt and Kang Ning was worried was too bad.Qi Changfeng took the injury as a routine, and he was confident that he would never let Kang Ning see it.

But even he himself had just found out what he was thinking--and he hadn't talked to the little thing yet.How could His Majesty know?

Qi Changfeng himself actually has the privilege of entering the palace at night.He had also been to Wangshu Palace many times at night.

But at this moment, he is no longer in the category of entering the palace at night, he is entering the palace at night!If someone gets it to the surface and says, he is a certain death penalty.

He couldn't bear it anymore - he even made a move with Wu Yiwei who stopped him the night before.

The reason why he made such a bad plan tonight is because he will be leaving early tomorrow—there is the whereabouts of Du Pogen in the martial arts world, but this news involves several sects, big and small.If Zhao Yunxia is now in Beijing, he can assist in this matter, but Zhao Yunxia has already followed other news to the northwest Tianshan Mountains last month.Qi Changfeng had to go there himself.

So before you leave, you have to let him take another look at you, right?

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"Your Majesty, General Qi is almost at Wangshu Palace."

In the Qinghe Hall, Wu Yiwei was kneeling and waiting for instructions.

"Forget it. Tell him to go in." Emperor Hui waved his hand wearily.