"I said, let me take you away from this place," Shen Lingyun looked into her eyes and emphasized again.
Su Qingwen swallowed a mouthful of saliva. She still thought this was unreliable. She had come here to pass the trials. How could she just leave? After a moment of thought, she declined, "Forget it. I still have my own business to attend to. I can't leave."
"I see," Shen Lingyun didn't expect her to refuse so firmly. He was a bit stunned, and a hint of embarrassment crept over him. However, he quickly recovered and changed the subject, saying, "It's okay, Qingwen. Take your time to consider. I'm willing to wait for as long as it takes."
"Hehe," Su Qingwen forced a smile that didn't reach her eyes. She lowered her head and quickly picked up a chopstick full of vegetables and put them in her bowl.
She inexplicably felt that Shen Lingyun was acting strange, as if he was hiding a huge secret.
"Um, I never thought you knew martial arts," Su Qingwen blinked her eyes, changed the topic, and looked back at the man in front of her.
"Well..." Shen Lingyun's eyes flickered. He coughed and said, "I just like to exercise in my spare time. It's not really martial arts. You're overestimating me. Hurry up and eat."
After saying that, he took out a medicine bottle and placed it on the table. "This medicine will help you recover quickly. Drink it right after you finish your meal."
"Thank you so much," Su Qingwen nodded. She was so touched that tears were about to well up in her eyes. After all, she was on the verge of collapse. If it weren't for Shen Lingyun's timely rescue, she would surely have been doomed today.
"It's okay. I just hope you'll think well of me," the man stared at her affectionately with his deep eyes, his gaze filled with boundless tenderness.
But even so, Su Qingwen, being as obtuse as she was, didn't show the slightest reaction. She blinked her eyes and simply nodded slightly. "Don't worry. From now on, you'll be like family to me!"
Family? Shen Lingyun raised his eyebrows. He didn't want to be just her family!
Oh well, there would be plenty of time in the future for them to get to know each other better. His gaze softened a bit. He lowered his head and looked at her, a faint smile playing on his lips.
From that day on, Shen Lingyun would secretly bring her food and drinks every night. He would also chat with her and bring her some interesting little trinkets from outside the palace.
Su Qingwen had always been a sucker for such things. Once she was happy, her illness quickly got better.
Originally, people thought that Su Qingwen wouldn't last long. But unexpectedly, she remained safe and sound. On the contrary, Concubine Ka had become all dazed and stupid overnight, as if she had been greatly shocked.
Li Ruhua thought this was all very strange. So that night, she deliberately waited outside Su Qingwen's palace to see if she could find out anything.
As the night grew deeper, a gust of cold wind blew. Li Ruhua couldn't help but shiver. The cold seeped into her bones. She felt that she couldn't hold on any longer and was about to go back home. Just then, a black figure suddenly flashed into Su Qingwen's palace.
"My goodness!" Li Ruhua covered her lips. She never expected that Su Qingwen was really having a secret tryst with a man in the harem.
She covered her lips in shock. Then, a malicious look appeared on her face. Good. This was exactly the result she wanted. If Emperor Huayueye found out, he would surely be so angry that he'd depose Su Qingwen.
Thinking of this, Li Ruhua quickly rushed towards Emperor Huayueye's palace.
"Your Majesty, I've just made an unexpected discovery!" At this critical moment, Li Ruhua didn't care about the etiquette anymore. Without even announcing herself, she rushed directly in front of Emperor Huayueye.
"What's going on?" Emperor Huayueye was a bit annoyed by her rudeness. He frowned slightly and asked impatiently.
"Su Qingwen is really having a secret tryst with a man," Li Ruhua widened her eyes and put on a heart - broken expression. "I didn't believe that Concubine Xian was such a person at first, but I just saw it with my own eyes. I have no choice but to believe it."
"What did you say?" Emperor Huayueye's face suddenly turned deathly pale. His fingers curled up one by one. He stood up and asked.
"I just passed by Concubine Xian's palace and saw a man's figure go in. Your Majesty, why don't we go and check it out now?" Li Ruhua rolled her eyes and stepped forward to persuade Emperor Huayueye. "If it's true, we mustn't let her off lightly. But if it's not, it'll just clear Concubine Xian's name."
Hearing this, Emperor Huayueye lowered his eyes, as if he was deep in thought. He clenched his fists and then shook his head. "No need. We don't need to make a big deal out of this."
"Why?" Li Ruhua widened her eyes in shock. At this moment, shouldn't Emperor Huayueye be furious and go to catch the adulterers?
Thinking further, she seemed to understand something. Emperor Huayueye's action was to protect Su Qingwen. If it was really found that Su Qingwen was with a strange man, she would surely not be able to escape punishment.
Unexpectedly, even now, Emperor Huayueye was still thinking about her. Thinking of this, Li Ruhua's eyes couldn't help but turn red. She bit her lips tightly, and her eyes became moist.
"Wait here. I'll go over," Emperor Huayueye narrowed his eyes. A cold glint flashed across his eyes, but upon closer inspection, his hands were slightly trembling. It seemed that he was trying to control his out - of - control emotions.
Li Ruhua composed herself and chased after him. "Your Majesty, let me go with you. Don't worry. Concubine Xian is my good friend. I definitely won't talk nonsense."
"Okay," Emperor Huayueye gave her a meaningful look, then retracted his gaze and walked forward quickly.
At this time, Shen Lingyun just came back from outside and gave a picture book to Su Qingwen. "The Emperor still won't let you out, so I can only bring you these little things to keep you from getting too bored."
"Hahaha, this is perfect. I like reading novels, but reading books is tiring. It's better to look at something with pictures," the ancient version of the comic was really good. It was so vivid that Su Qingwen liked it very much.
Just as she was about to take it and enjoy it carefully, Su Qingwen's right eyelid suddenly started to twitch. As the saying goes, a twitching left eyelid means good fortune, while a twitching right eyelid means bad luck. It seemed that disaster was about to strike. Usually, she wasn't such a superstitious person, but this time, Su Qingwen's heart suddenly started beating faster. Her face turned a bit pale, and she reached out to cover her chest.
"I suddenly have a bad feeling," Su Qingwen narrowed her eyes and said. "It seems that something bad is about to happen."