Hou Ye's palm heart is a black lotus

Chapter 539: Thousand Layers of Snow (Part )
So mysterious?

Ye Chutang stood up and walked to the wooden box. There was no lock on the box, only a gilded copper buckle. It was simple and elegant, and exuded a noble air.

This box is already extremely precious, and I don’t know what’s inside…

Click.

Ye Chutang opened the copper buckle and opened the box.

In an instant, a chill hit me.

A whole piece of ice as clear and clean as glass was quietly placed in the wooden box.

Ye Chutang opened his eyes slightly.

Why would Shen Yanchuan give her a piece of ice...wait!
Her eyes focused and she noticed that there seemed to be something frozen in the middle of the ice.

Light and delicate, with soft branches and vines.

"This is……"

This is actually a flower?!
Ye Chutang looked back at Shen Yanchuan, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and lowered his eyes again to look at the flowers frozen in ice in the wooden box.

The flower is as white as jade, with layers of petals stacked on top of each other and a red stamen in the middle, which is particularly rich and vivid.

Ye Chutang murmured in disbelief: "...Qian Chongxue?"

She immediately closed the box, turned around and asked, "How did you get this?"

Shen Yanchuan smiled even more: "You really do know."

Of course Ye Chutang knew!
This Thousand Layers of Snow is an extremely precious medicinal herb that only grows in the crevices of rocks on the top of snowy mountains and is extremely difficult to find.

Because it is covered with thick snow all year round and the snow-white petals are layered, it is named "Thousand Layers of Snow".

It has excellent medicinal effects. Even if you only have one breath left, you can still survive by relying on this thing.

But firstly, Thousand Snow is extremely difficult to pick, and secondly, once the rhizome is broken, it will quickly wither and its medicinal effect will be greatly reduced, so it is extremely rare.

It has almost become a rare object that only exists in legends.

Ye Chutang really couldn't have imagined that the wooden box contained such a "big gift"!
"Ke Yizhang said that you have had a cold for a long time, and the accumulation of time has already damaged your roots. Qianchongxue grows in extremely cold places and has an extremely hot nature. If you use it as medicine, it may have a miraculous effect on your cold."

Shen Yanchuan's brows relaxed.
"Fortunately, I found this plant on the Keya Mountain. After picking it, I poured cold water on it and froze it into ice. Then I rushed it back to the capital at full speed over a thousand miles. Fortunately, the weather has been cold recently, so the ice didn't melt on the way."

Ye Chutang took a deep breath.

He spoke lightly in just a few words, but she understood how much hardship she would experience along the way!

Keya Mountain is far away at the northwestern border. The mountain range is undulating, with peaks and ridges overlapping, and is covered with snow.

It is extremely difficult to get up there, let alone find such a herb in the snow.

And to send this thing back intact from such a far place... How difficult it is!
Just for this flower and this herb, I wonder how much manpower and resources are consumed!
He actually just sent her away like this?
Ye Chutang caught a glimpse of the black cloak from the corner of his eye and seemed to be able to smell the cold wind coming from it.

Her eyelids twitched slightly.

"So, the reason why the prince went out today is for this matter?"

Shen Yanchuan nodded: "In fact, I have received a message by carrier pigeon before, saying that the things will arrive in Beijing today, but there are many things going on in Beijing recently, and because the Wazhen envoys are about to arrive, the city defense has been strengthened a lot. I was afraid of wasting time, so I went out of the city to pick it up."

His thin lips raised up in a lazy smile.

"Fortunately, there was no delay."

Ye Chutang was speechless for a long time.

She wanted to say something, but she felt as if something was blocking her chest, making it feel stuffy and sour.

Shen Yanchuan looked at her, his smile gradually fading: "Why, what's the problem with this thing?"

"No."

Ye Chutang shook his head, his fingertips still lingering with a hint of coldness, yet vaguely there seemed to be a burning heat.

The heat almost spread from the fingertips to the bottom of the heart.

She paused.

"It turns out that Mr. Ke is not in Beijing during this period. He is busy with this matter."

She had indeed not seen him for a long time, but she did not think much about it. She could not have expected that it was for this. Shen Yanchuan said, "He said that he found this method after searching through ancient books. We must try it no matter what."

She and he both knew who was going to try.

Ye Chutang was silent for a long time, then raised his eyes to look at Shen Yanchuan.

Eyes facing each other.

She asked softly, "What if this doesn't work?"

Shen Yanchuan didn't seem to be bothered by this question and said directly: "Then find another way."

Ye Chutang frowned slightly: "But isn't this a waste of too much energy?"

Shen Yanchuan's tone was calm and natural:
"As long as it's your business, no matter how much, it's worth it. There's no such thing as a waste."

Ye Chutang suddenly became hoarse.

She had never met anyone like this.

Spare no effort, try your best, just for a tiny "possibility".

But he said it was just "a small gift".

"Your Majesty, I have such a deep friendship with you, I am afraid I cannot repay you—"

"I don't want your reward." Shen Yanchuan just looked at her quietly, his deep phoenix eyes seemed to be burning with passion, and he was extremely straightforward.

"You should know what I want."

Ye Chutang blinked slightly and his fingertips accidentally brushed across the wooden box.

The room was silent, as if an ambiguous warm current was flowing in the silence.

Many thoughts flashed through Ye Chutang's mind.

The past is full of things, and the future is heavy.

Of course she knew what Shen Yanchuan wanted.

From Jiangling to the capital, they protected each other so much that even a fool could understand his intentions.

but……

Ye Chutang had indeed not thought about this question.

Ever since she started living again with this identity, and ever since she experienced that bloody snowy day three years ago, she had decided to raise Ayan, Afeng, and Xiaowu, and then she would be free to live the life she wanted.

There was never any thought of another person in this plan.

But now, she suddenly found that she seemed to be a little shaken.

Seeing that Ye Chutang didn't reply for a long time, Shen Yanchuan was not disappointed.

On the contrary, he discovered the hesitation hidden in the silence.

He never expected Ye Chutang to agree immediately. Today, to receive her "hesitation" was extremely rare for him.

Shen Yanchuan's heart relaxed a little, and he flexed his tense knuckles without making a sound.

He said:

"You don't have to give me an answer now. If you haven't thought it through, I can wait."

Just then, a slight sound suddenly came from outside.

Shen Yanchuan and Ye Chutang looked outside together and saw Lian Zhou coming towards them quickly.

"Master." He stopped outside the door, his expression slightly stern, "Something happened in the Ministry of Justice."

Shen Yanchuan frowned slightly: "What?"

Lian Zhou said: "Those Nanhu swordsmen died suddenly. The Ministry of Justice has blocked the news, and the bodies of those people have been secretly preserved and are waiting for autopsy."

Ye Chutang's heart skipped a beat.

Those Nanhu swordsmen are actually all dead! And at this time!?

Shen Yanchuan said in a cold voice: "Have you found out who did it?"