He looked to the side and saw that Hai Ruyue was distracted. She didn't even notice that he had walked to her side. He asked, "What are you thinking about?"
His tone of speaking to her had also changed. Originally, it was full of coercion, playfulness, and playfulness.
When he was coercion, he was talking about business. When he was playful and playful, he was playing with this woman's charm and beauty. Now, that feeling had passed. No matter how charming Hai Ruyue was, it was difficult for him to have the desire to possess and play with her.
His tone had become ordinary. There was no covetous, playful, or possessive tone. It had become a way of communicating with family members instead of outsiders.
Hai Ruyue came back to her senses. She stood up and asked, "Has Eunuch Zhao left?"
"Yes." Li Wuhua nodded.
Hai Ruyue's gaze fell on the box that he was holding with one arm. "What is this?"
"Zhao Sen sent a congratulatory gift on behalf of the Empress Dowager. One box is filled with tonics. I don't understand the other box," Li Wuhua said as he opened the box in his hand.
The two boxes had been carefully checked and found no problems. As for the box containing tonics, it was temporarily thrown aside. He didn't dare to let Hai Ruyue take things from the capital.
In this open box, there were crystal balls, amber with frozen insects, small and exquisite wooden dolls, exquisite wind chimes, and so on. It was filled with a dazzling array of trinkets.
Li Wuhua was a little puzzled. "Is it for children to play with? Children are so young. They don't understand these things. "
Seeing the things in the box, Hai Ruyue's eyes became dull. Her eyes gradually turned red. She reached into the box and touched the things with her fingertips. She murmured, "It's not for children to play with. It's what I played with when I was young."
"…" Li Wuhua was speechless.
Hai Ruyue took out a piece of silk. She opened it and saw crooked flowers and plants embroidered on it. There were two ugly butterflies on the flowers and plants. Seeing this, hot tears instantly came out of her eyes. She covered her mouth and looked at the child. It seemed that she would wake up the sleeping child.
Li Wuhua was surprised. "What's wrong?"
Hai Ruyue choked. "This is what I embroidered when I first learned embroidery. Mother …"
Li Wuhua expressed his understanding and sighed, "Could it be that she wants to move you with her emotions and use these to entice you to return to the capital?"
Hai Ruyue shook her head with tears in her eyes. Her expression was unbearable. "I'm no longer the little girl from back then. Imperial Brother is no longer the young man from back then. Imperial Mother can't control him or me. Can we still go back? We can't go back! "
It's good that you understand this principle! Li Wuhua stretched out his hand and gently stroked her back. "Since it's some childhood memories, you should keep them by your side."
The box was in Hai Ruyue's hands. She hugged it and sat to the side. She took out the items one by one and placed them on the table.
Every piece was a memory of hers, and every time she played with one, she would wipe away her tears.
Not only was there a masterpiece from her first embroidery, but there was also a piece of calligraphy left behind from her first painting. The paper had already withered and turned yellow, but it was still neatly folded inside. Seeing that ugly painting, Hai Ruyue couldn't help but smile through her tears.
Looking at it now, it was hard to imagine that this was something he had drawn himself.
But at a glance, he knew that it was drawn by himself.
Li Wuhua stood at the door and looked back at her for a while. Finally, he stepped out …
The next day, Hai Ruyue's body was a little strange. She started to have a slight fever and cough from time to time.
Perhaps it was because he had seen something from his childhood that he felt sad. Li Wuhua didn't care about this and immediately took away the box along with the items inside, isolating them from this place.
What made Li Wuhua even more panicked was that his child also started to have a fever and was crying non-stop.
As a cultivator, he constantly used elixirs and magic arts to treat the mother and child.
The mother and child's body temperature dropped and their coughing stopped. But not long after, they relapsed again. Li Wuhua kept treating them, and it kept repeating.
Whether it was using magic arts or medicine, there was no real effect. Instead, the mother and child's blood Qi gradually weakened.
The adult was fine because he had the ability to control himself.
But the child didn't understand this. He couldn't bear it if he kept crying. Li Wuhua had no choice but to hit his acupuncture points and make him fall into a coma. Only then did he stop crying.
Li Wuhua panicked a little. He urgently sent a message to the sect, asking for help.
The envoys from various countries also couldn't see Hai Ruyue. Li Wuhua found an excuse to stop them …
The two of them rode into the city. Niu Youdao and Guan Fangyi arrived unhurriedly. They didn't disguise themselves and entered the city with their faces exposed.
After entering the city, they met up with Fang Zhe, who came to welcome them. The three of them went to the Provincial Governor's Mansion together.
As for Old Wu, he had already entered the city and secretly arrived at the liaison office set up by Nanzhou.
After arriving at their destination, the three of them waited at the entrance of the Provincial Governor's Mansion. Not long after the guard went in to report, someone came out to lead the three of them in.
Zhu Shun appeared at the door to welcome them. This steward looked much older and haggard.
"Steward Zhu, did you not rest well?" Niu Youdao asked casually.
Zhu Shun smiled and didn't say anything. He extended his hand and invited the three of them to follow him.
On the way deep into the mansion, Niu Youdao gradually discovered that something was wrong. None of the servants bowed to Zhu Shun when they saw him.
Niu Youdao could vaguely tell that this steward seemed to have lost his power in the Provincial Governor's Mansion.
Zhu Shun couldn't tell outsiders in Gold Province about his difficulties.
The true descendants of the Xiao Family had been weak in Gold Province for too long.
When Xiao Bieshan was alive, his body was weak, so it was Hai Ruyue who managed the family.
Xiao Bieshan had passed away, and Xiao Tianzhen was young and weak, so it was Hai Ruyue who managed the family.
Hai Ruyue had always been the representative of the Xiao Family in Gold Province. From start to finish, Hai Ruyue had been in charge of Gold Province for nearly twenty years.
The old people who were loyal to the Xiao Family had basically changed. If nothing had happened, he wouldn't have felt anything. But once something happened, Zhu Shun realized that those who were loyal to the Xiao Family had changed under Hai Ruyue's conciliatory methods. The Xiao Family was Hai Ruyue, and Hai Ruyue was the Xiao Family. Even if the Xiao Family was gone, it didn't matter as long as Hai Ruyue was there.
As a result, this incident didn't cause any waves in Gold Province. Hai Ruyue easily changed her identity.
The Xiao Family had already become the past in Gold Province. Since the matter had already been done, the Ten Thousand Heavenly Caves Manor didn't want the Xiao Family to have any influence. They didn't want any disputes or troubles to arise in Gold Province. After all, the Xiao Family still had a son with the Ghost Doctor.
Li Wuhua had originally wanted to kick him out of the Xiao Family. It was Hai Ruyue who remembered his hard work all these years and made him stay.
Although he stayed, he didn't have any authority. Now, the one managing the Provincial Governor's Manor was one of Li Wuhua's disciples.
When he saw Li Wuhua in the courtyard, Niu Youdao was also a little surprised. He realized that Li Wuhua, this cultivator, also had a haggard appearance.
Before he could be polite, Li Wuhua already glared at him and said, "What are you here for?"
He really couldn't be polite to this guest. How could he easily forget about capturing Xiao Tianzhen to threaten the Ten Thousand Heavenly Caves Manor?
Niu Youdao smiled and said, "Elder Li, please forgive me for not being able to come and congratulate you on your wedding. I heard that Elder has a son, so I specially came to congratulate you. "
Li Wuhua had married Hai Ruyue after the war in the Southern Prefecture. He was in hiding and didn't want the Heavenly Jade School to find him, so he didn't come.
Li Wuhua waved his sleeves and said, "There's no need for you to come and congratulate me. I don't welcome you here!"
Li Wuhua didn't give him any face. He was a little shameless. Niu Youdao raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a heavy tone, "Elder Li, from what you said, could it be that you want to represent the Ten Thousand Heavenly Caves Manor to end the alliance between the Gold and Southern Prefecture? If that's the case, I'll leave. But I'll say the ugly words first. The Ten Thousand Heavenly Caves Manor better not regret it after I leave! "
Li Wuhua was already upset. Now that he was being threatened, he really wanted to yell at the other party to get lost!
But he wasn't muddle-headed. He knew that the current Southern Prefecture wasn't the same as before. Even the Heavenly Jade School was kicked out of the Southern Prefecture by this person. Now, this person had absolute influence over the Southern Prefecture. He didn't have the authority to represent the Gold Prefecture to end the alliance, but this person had the authority to represent the Southern Prefecture to end the alliance.
He couldn't bear such a huge responsibility. Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed Niu Youdao to enter the clan.
Li Wuhua's disciple, Guo Wanjin, was also the person who had taken over Zhu Shun's affairs. He quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and gave his master a way out. "My master's mood has been affected recently. Brother Niu, please don't take it to heart."
Niu Youdao didn't want to fall out with Li Wuhua either, so he went along with it. He asked with a smile, "You're such a beautiful woman, and you've even gotten a son. You should be happy right now. What made Elder Li in such a bad mood?"
Guo Wanjin didn't know whether he should say it or not. Currently, this matter was still being kept a secret. He was afraid that the news would cause chaos in the Gold Prefecture if it got out.
Just then, the faint sound of a child crying could be heard from inside.
Li Wuhua suddenly turned his head. His expression was anxious. He knew that it was time for the child to eat.
He couldn't let the child sleep without eating. But the child would cry the moment he woke up. Li Wuhua became upset when he heard his son crying.
Guo Wanjin couldn't help but frown.
Niu Youdao was keenly aware of something. Slowly, he said, "I want to see the Princess Royal."
Li Wuhua turned his head. "She just gave birth. It's not good for her to meet people. You can tell me if there's anything."
Niu Youdao said, "Elder Li, I don't want anything to affect the relationship between our allies. Something seems to have happened to you! I repeat, I want to see the Princess Royal! "
He couldn't stop him. The more he tried to stop him, the more Niu Youdao realized that something had happened to Hai Ruyue.
It was nonsense to say that it was not good for her to meet people after giving birth. It had already been a few days after giving birth. Women from ordinary families could already meet people. He didn't believe that a group of cultivators would help her recover so slowly that she couldn't meet people.
Since he couldn't stop him, Niu Youdao was determined to see him. He didn't care about falling out with him.
In the end, Li Wuhua had no choice but to bring him to see her.
As soon as they entered the room where Hai Ruyue was resting, a disciple of the Ten Thousand Heavenly Cave Mansion happened to be recuperating Hai Ruyue's blood and Qi.
It wasn't just one disciple who was recuperating. Throughout the day, several disciples took turns to recuperate. It was the same on the child's side.
At this point, they couldn't care less about the rules of men and women touching each other.
When two maidservants helped Hai Ruyue lie down, Niu Youdao saw Hai Ruyue's face. Her eyes were lifeless and her face was pale.
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