The man in black and the cub were both stunned when they heard Chu Xiang's words, but the movement outside was getting closer and closer, so they didn't have time to think about it.
The man in black held the edge of the bed and jumped to Chu Xiang's side. When he landed on the bed, his movements became sluggish. The bed in the Cold Palace was too small. If he wanted to hide, he could only stick close to Chu Xiang and hide under her quilt, which was too intimate.
Chu Xiang glanced at him. "Do you want to be caught?"
The man in black regretted it. He shouldn't have followed this woman to the Cold Palace. However, it was too late to leave at this time. He could only get under the quilt and stick close to Chu Xiang.
Chu Xiang smelled a faint smell of blood when he approached and frowned. "Are you injured?"
"Injured." The man in black's voice came from under the quilt. It was probably uncomfortable to hide under the quilt, so he didn't speak much.
Chu Xiang thought for a while, then lifted the quilt and handed him a handkerchief. "Get some blood from your wound on the handkerchief. The more, the better. Hurry up."
The man in black instantly understood what she meant. He pulled open his collar and pressed the handkerchief on his right shoulder. The plain white handkerchief was immediately stained with a lot of blood.
Chu Xiang took back the handkerchief and leaned against him. There was no distance between them. The cub hurriedly covered them with the quilt, tucking them tightly. Then, it took its own quilt to cover them, making them look like one person.
The sound of the door being unlocked came from outside. The cub's face turned pale, and it looked outside at a loss. "Master …"
"Take a wet handkerchief and put it on my forehead. Remember, I'm dying." Chu Xiang calmly ordered, not nervous at all.
The cub calmed down, soaked the handkerchief in the gourd, and quickly folded it and put it on Chu Xiang's forehead. Chu Xiang wiped a little water on her face, held the bloody handkerchief to her mouth, and coughed weakly. The cub was shocked and found that Chu Xiang's face was covered in cold sweat. She looked haggard and listless, as if she was about to die!
Zi Yu said in surprise, "Master, are you still not feeling well? You haven't recovered yet, you can't do this! "
"Go," Chu Xiang said in a low voice before coughing again.
Zi Yu's heart ached for its master, but it couldn't think of any other way. With tears in its eyes, it turned around and ran out. It ran past the leading guard and grabbed the eunuch guarding the cold palace. "Call the imperial physician, I beg you. Master has been coughing up blood. She really can't make it. I beg you to save her. I'll do anything to repay you …"
The eunuch fiercely shook her off, and she took the opportunity to kneel on the ground and kowtow, crying, "I beg you, I beg you, please save my master. She hasn't eaten or drunk anything for two nights. Master is so sick, if we don't call for an imperial physician, he won't be able to survive … "
Her actions annoyed the guards, but they subconsciously didn't think that the man in black would be here. Otherwise, the palace maid wouldn't have reacted like this. However, they still had to search. The leading guard waved his hand, and the guards broke into the room.
The guard stood at the door and looked around the room, letting the other guards search the cabinet, under the bed, and other places. He asked coldly, "Did anyone suspicious come here just now?"
Zi Yu shook its head. "No one has come here for two days." Zi Yu eagerly walked to the bed and looked at Chu Xiang. She knelt on the ground and cried, "Daren, I beg you. Master coughed up blood. Please save her. Let the imperial physician come and take a look. I beg you."
Zi Yu had an idea. She covered her mouth and coughed a few times. Everyone who saw this scene thought of one thing. Chu Xiang wouldn't have contracted a fatal infectious disease, right? Several guards unconsciously moved away from the bed. Chu Xiang weakly opened her mouth, "Water …"
Her raised arm fell weakly to the side of the bed, and the handkerchief in her hand fell on the floor. The blood was very dazzling.
Zi Yu's tears fell down, and she staggered to the table to pick up the gourd ladle. "Water, water is here, Master." Zi Yu suddenly stopped and knelt down again to look at the eunuch. "Please give me a few mouthfuls of water. This rainwater is very dirty. Master, she, she drank rainwater and ate wild grass. It must be because of this that she got sick. Please give me some water."
The guard looked at the eunuch, and the eunuch said awkwardly, "Imperial Concubine Hui ordered it."
The guard understood. Since Imperial Concubine Hui wanted Chu Xiang to die, then of course, he didn't care about anything. He held the knife and asked coldly, "Have you searched everywhere?"
"Yes, there is no Ying."
The guard nodded and turned to leave. "Quick, go to the front yard. The assassin is injured and can't run far."
Zi Yu anxiously rushed out to chase after them. Her gourd ladle fell to the ground. She shouted, "Don't go. Save my master. Please, let me call the imperial physician. You …"
The door was tightly closed. Zi Yu cried and shouted for a long time before she stopped. She hurriedly ran back to the room and whispered, "Master, they're gone."
Chu Xiang's hand under the quilt instantly pulled off the black cloth and face scarf. She lifted the quilt and sat up!
The black-clothed man's appearance was suddenly exposed in front of Chu Xiang and Zi Yu. He frowned and got up. "What are you doing?"
"I don't know who you are. How can I ask you for a reward?" Chu Xiang threw away the face scarf and narrowed her eyes to look at the black-clothed man. She said coldly, "You are not an assassin sent by the rebel army. You are a member of the imperial family. The only person I haven't seen in the imperial family is Qin Wang, who just returned to the capital from the encampment. You are Qin Wang, Li Bohan. "
"Qin, Qin Wang?" Zi Yu looked at the black-clothed man in surprise, not knowing how to react.
The black-clothed man looked at Chu Xiang expressionlessly and said in a deep voice, "How did you recognize me?"
Chu Xiang's gaze fell on his face, and she said matter-of-factly, "Because you and the emperor have similar eyebrows. Moreover, the rebel army has not yet formed. If they had the ability to enter the palace, the emperor would have been dead long ago. "
"You are very smart, but you exposed my identity like this. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you to silence you? After all, only the dead can keep secrets. "The black-clothed man took out a dagger and played with it in his hand. His eyes were still looking at Chu Xiang, as if he was waiting for her answer.
Zi Yu stood by the bed, ready to block the knife for its master at any time. It didn't even dare to breathe, afraid that Li Bohan would really kill it.
Chu Xiang looked at Li Bohan calmly. "Of course you can kill me, but it doesn't make any sense. Since I took the risk to save you today, I won't betray you. You are Qin Wang, so it is more advantageous for me. Qin Wang entered the palace in this attire late at night. Presumably, you are not loyal to the emperor. "
Chu Xiang paused and said, "Rumor has it that Qin Wang is even more absurd than the emperor. He has a one-track mind and has infinite vitality. He is a reckless man who even dares to contradict the emperor. Unfortunately, he was to the emperor's liking and received a lot of rewards. Seeing you today, I'm afraid that none of the rumors are true. Qin Wang must have a plan. If you save me, I will definitely give my father a hand. How about it? "
Li Bohan raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "You want me to save your family as well?" He looked at Chu Xiang's face and said with a smile, "Beautiful face, calm in the face of danger. You have the demeanor of a noble family, but you are still so miserable. Presumably, you are Prime Minister Chu's daughter, Imperial Concubine Xian. "
Chu Xiang said, "Right now, I am just an abandoned concubine in the cold palace. Wangye, using my family and my life in exchange for your saving grace is not too much, right? My father Chu Yi Ru is a capable minister. With him assisting Wangye, Wangye will be like a tiger with wings. I believe that this is very easy for Wangye to do. Why would Wangye not do it? "
How could it be easy to save the prime minister and take Chu Xiang out of the palace? If it was easy, he wouldn't have been injured and almost caught today.
However, it wasn't impossible. Li Bohan didn't refuse and seriously considered the possibility. It wasn't that he didn't think of recruiting Chu Yi Ru, but Chu Yi Ru was very loyal and patriotic, so it wasn't easy to recruit him. Now that Chu Xiang was his guest, he could give it a try.
Chu Xiang saw his hesitation and said, "Wangye, let Zi Yu bandage your wound. No one will come here. After searching, nothing will happen. Wangye can rest in peace."
Zi Yu found a dry handkerchief and Li Bohan moved to the bed and pulled open his clothes, revealing half of his body. There was an arrow wound on his shoulder. Fortunately, it only grazed his shoulder and didn't pierce his flesh, so it wasn't serious.
After Zi Yu knew this person was Qin Wang, she became more careful. Especially since Qin Wang might be able to save them, Zi Yu's attitude became very respectful.
Li Bohan looked at Zi Yu and said to Chu Xiang, "Your palace maid is very loyal to you. She acted very well in front of those people."
Zi Yu looked at Chu Xiang with lingering fear. "Master, you acted well. Master, your appearance just now really scared this servant to death. Your illness just got better, do you feel any discomfort? "
Chu Xiang sat on the wooden stool and shook her head, "I was just pretending, I'm fine."
Zi Yu was still worried. While bandaging, she looked at Chu Xiang from time to time. Li Bohan looked at Chu Xiang in surprise and said with a smile, "It turns out that Imperial Concubine Xian is a master of acting. I didn't expect Prime Minister Chu to have such a daughter."
"Wangye is overpraising me. I can't compare to Wangye's ability to deceive servants." Chu Xiang was a little hungry. Seeing there were a few fruits left on the table, she walked over and took one to eat.
Li Bohan was puzzled and asked, "With your ability and wisdom, you should be able to coax my nephew. How can you be banished to the cold palace and implicate your family?"
Chu Xiang casually asked, "Why should I coax him? Competing with Huiyun all day long, just to make the incapable emperor smile? "
Li Bohan was speechless for a moment. Why coax the emperor? Didn't all the concubines in the harem compete for the emperor's favor? Was it possible that they would rather die than be willing to put down their status? Li Bohan thought of his encounter with Chu Xiang and her casual behavior. He denied this idea in his heart and guessed, "If benwang didn't come today, would you find another way to escape from the palace to save Prime Minister Chu?"
"Of course." Chu Xiang answered without hesitation. She saw that Zi Yu had finished bandaging her wound and gave the remaining three fruits to Zi Yu, "Eat some, fill your stomach. Tomorrow, we'll roast the pigeon to eat."
Li Bohan felt that she really didn't take him seriously. She wasn't reserved in front of him at all. Ying was clearly waiting for him to save her, but it was as if she didn't care whether he saved her or not. Could it be that she really could find another way to escape?
Li Bohan put on his clothes and lay down. Who knew that as soon as he touched the pillow, he would smell a strong musty smell on the quilt next to him. He frowned and sat up again. When he was hiding under the quilt before, there was no musty smell.
His gaze fell on Chu Xiang. Thinking that he was hiding close to Chu Xiang and could only smell the fragrance on Chu Xiang's body, he inexplicably felt a little uncomfortable. He had never been so close to a woman before. This Chu Xiang didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She didn't avoid him when he was bandaging her wound. She really wasn't an ordinary woman.
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