Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 192

"The prime minister doesn't need to be too polite."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After some etiquette, Xu Yunjiao brought tea.

Li Xuanye finally let go of her hand, and sat down at the table.

Zhao Ziyi half leaned on the bed, quietly watching Xu Yunjiao pour tea.

From the moment Li Xuanye entered the door, he understood his purpose, so his expression was much calmer than anyone else's.

Zhao Xiwei also took a seat beside Li Xuanye.

At this time, with my father's mind, I'm afraid I can guess everything without asking.

Thinking of this, it didn't matter how nervous she was, so she raised her head and looked at her father.

Rao was mentally prepared, but when she raised her eyes, she was still stunned.

The last time I saw my father, he was still unconscious and unable to speak.

But this time, although he woke up and could talk, he was not optimistic.

In the copper basin next to the bed, there was bloody gauze, probably Xu Yunjiao had just changed his medicine.

His face was bloodless, even the corners of his lips were blue and white, his whole face was thinner, his eye sockets were sunken, but his eyes were still so clear, like the last sliver of life from the withered grass.

Fortunately, at least he survived.

Even if you can't get up, you can't move, but you have woken up.

Apart from this, she doesn't want to ask for anything else, does she?

Zhao Xiwei felt sour in his heart, and the circles of his eyes suddenly turned red.

The emotions that had been suppressed for a day suddenly surged.

From the moment her father died, the fear of loss haunted her.

At that moment, she understood that many things in life cannot be forced or escaped.

Parting from life to death is what fate has already written, and she has no power to change it.

It was this sense of powerlessness that frightened her and made her helpless.

She just wants her father to live well.

As long as he is still alive, she can ignore everything she has suffered.

Her tears fell uncontrollably, and she heard her voice trembling, sobbing: "Father..."

"It's all right, dad is all right." Zhao Ziyi wanted to comfort her daughter, but coughed again uncontrollably.

His body was too weak after the serious injury, but a series of coughs had caused the blue veins on his forehead to burst out, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

With such a fragile appearance, how could he still see his former handsomeness?
Xu Yunjiao hurriedly brought hot water over, soaked the towel and wrung it dry, and wiped his face.

She was half bent, and didn't care about the wet tears on her haggard side face, she just wiped away the cold sweat on his face bit by bit with all her heart.

For most of her life, she has always been pampered, and has never done the work of taking care of others.

Zhao Ziyi's illness, she kept watch over every step of the way, from cleaning the wound to bandaging and changing dressings, to diet and daily life, she has learned a lot.

Although the movement of wiping his face was still clumsy, there was an intimacy of an old married couple.

Xu Yunjiao is sincere to her father.

At this time, with her taking such good care, my father's injury may recover faster.

Zhao Xi stared blankly, forgetting to wipe away the tears on his face.

A big hand covered the back of her hand.

It was Li Xuanye.

Zhao Xiwei came back to his senses, halfway across the table, he held the tea in one hand and tasted it calmly.

No one knew that his other hand, hidden in his sleeve, was actually holding her hand.

Zhao Xiwei was so nervous that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and he subconsciously raised his eyes to look at his father, but saw that his eyes were half-closed, as if he was very tired, and had no time to take care of these small movements.

After Xu Yunjiao cleaned up, she carefully touched Zhao Ziyi's forehead.

"You guys go down first, I have something to talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Zhao Ziyi regained his composure for a moment before opening his mouth hoarsely.

Xu Yunjiao showed a hesitant expression.

This time he escaped from the sea of ​​fire, he has no feeling in his legs until now, judging from the current situation, the hope of being able to stand up is almost zero.

The physical pain and the psychological torment drained his energy and spirit, and he was drenched in cold sweat even to speak a complete sentence.

Now discussing important government affairs with the crown prince, can he cope with his physical condition?
Zhao Xiwei also said worriedly: "Father, you are not in good health, can you talk about it in a few days?"

"No..." Zhao Ziyi shook her head lightly, her voice was so low that it was almost a whisper, "This matter cannot be delayed."

Zhao Xiwei's eyes dimmed. She was sensitive and caught the helplessness and regret in her father's words.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw a deep gaze looking over, it was Li Xuanye.

He nodded slightly at her, without saying anything, but it seemed like a solemn promise, inexplicably giving her a kind of stability.

"Okay." Zhao Xi let out a breath, and smiled at Zhao Ziyi: "My daughter is going out to make medicine for you first."

"Well, let's go." Zhao Ziyi half-closed her eyes and replied weakly.

It wasn't until Xu Yunjiao and Zhao Xiwei's footsteps faded away that Zhao Ziyi slowly opened his eyes, looked at Li Xuanye and said, "Has your Highness finally made up his mind?"

Smart people don't need much nonsense.

From the moment Li Xuanye led Zhao Xiwei in, the two had already had a silent exchange.

As a courtier, it is a great honor and an irresistible favor for a daughter to marry the prince.

But as a father, he has his own selfishness.

Some words do not need to be said, but some attitudes must be shown.

Li Xuanye got up and stood still in front of Zhao Ziyi's sick bed, looking directly at him with firm and honest eyes: "Prime Minister can rest assured, you were seriously injured for disaster relief, how could Gu let you fall into such a situation? "

"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhao Ziyi took a breath and stretched out a hand, "It's just..."

"I don't know what you're worried about."

Li Xuanye interrupted him, holding his wrist which was so weak that it might hang down at any time: "Don't worry, Gu will be responsible to Zhao Xiwei, just like he is responsible to you, the prime minister."

He has always been calm and indifferent, and it is rare for him to show a soft and warm side to his subjects.

"Chendai Wei'er thanked Your Highness." Zhao Ziyi uttered such a sentence with difficulty, a tinge of blood appeared on his withered face, and a gleam of gratitude gradually appeared in his eyes.

The empress dowager has done such a cruel thing, he can't afford this illness, if he can't stand up again, how can he protect his Wei'er?
At this point, the only way to protect Wei'er is to hand over Wei'er to the crown prince.

In other words, if the crown prince doesn't have this ability, then no one in the world will be able to.

It's just that he didn't expect that the prince would agree so decisively this time.

Thinking of the way the two came in holding hands just now, he suddenly felt a little relieved...

Perhaps, apart from conflicts of interest, the prince also has some selfishness towards Wei'er!

Seeing his flickering expression, Li Xuanye knew that he was thinking about something, but he didn't point it out. He just bent down slightly and said word by word: "The matter has come to this, you and I should work together to solve the problem together. Go against the party. If you are loyal to Gu, Gu will not let you down."

The sound is very low, but the weight is not light.

Zhao Ziyi stared at the young prince without saying a word for a long time.

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Father Zhao: You have the strength to swear, tell Wei'er!I am an old man, what oath do you want!

(End of this chapter)