phoenix jiuxiao

Chapter 22

"Your Highness, can you stop asking?" Haoyue put down her hands helplessly and sighed softly.

"No!" Su Hailing glared at him and said, "Also, don't use honorifics to me, call me by my name!"

"I..." Haoyue looked at her embarrassedly.

"You..." Su Hailing sighed, pulled him to sit on the edge of the bed, picked out some ointment, and gently rubbed it on his wound.

"Your Highness...I'm sorry." Haoyue whispered.

"Sorry for what?" Su Hailing said angrily, "Sneakily go to see Her Majesty the Empress?"

"Your Highness!" Haoyue's face turned pale, and she knelt down with a "plop".

"I didn't even say a word, kneeling in such a hurry?" Su Hailing pulled him up with a stern face, and continued to apply the medicine, but the strength in his hand was obviously a lot heavier.

Haoyue lowered her eyes, not daring to look at her expression, and endured the pain in silence.

Originally wanted to scare him again, but seeing his appearance, Su Hailing couldn't bear it anymore, so he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Although you are my servant, you are also the bodyguard appointed by His Majesty to protect me , just to report back, do you need to be so guilty?"

"Your Highness, you... believe me?" Haoyue suddenly opened her eyes wide, unable to believe it.

"Didn't I say that? Trust also needs to be taken care of by both parties." Su Hailing finished taking the medicine, put the jade bottle on the desk, and stretched out his arms to hold him in his arms.

Haoyue hesitated for a moment, then slowly hugged her back, and buried her head in the crook of her neck.

"Yue, I trust you, so please give me more trust, okay?" Su Hailing stroked his long hair and sighed.

"Yeah." After a while, only an inaudible light response was heard, and the skin on the neck felt slightly damp.

"Why are you crying?" Su Hailing asked in surprise.

I thought...a man like Haoyue would not shed tears easily.

"I haven't." Haoyue raised her head and wiped her eyes vigorously.

"Okay, okay, don't move! You wiped off the ointment." Su Hailing quickly grabbed his hand, then took a silk scarf, gently wiped away his tears, and said, "Why did she hit you? "

"Your Majesty... I want to know if you did anything else after you helped me out during the banquet," Haoyue said.

Su Hailing's heart shuddered, Su Xueling was so sensitive, she had obviously concealed it very well, yet she was still suspected, wondering if the secret book was stolen?
"Your Highness has been with me obviously." Haoyue said again.

"Huh?" Su Hailing was stunned, and couldn't help laughing out loud, "Did she believe it?"

"I don't know." Haoyue shook her head and said, "Your Majesty is actually very pitiful. She has never trusted anyone. She...is very lonely."

"That's her fate." Su Hailing said mercilessly, "Everyone chooses their own path, but the path of an emperor is inherently lonely."

"Where is the path chosen by Your Highness?" Haoyue stared at her closely and said, "Is the sky high and the sea wide and free from now on, or... the same loneliness?"

Su Hailing was startled, looked at his serious and eager eyes, and smiled indifferently.

Feel free and at ease, she only thinks that is the path chosen by incompetent and cowardly people, not her Su Hailing.Xiaoyao, in her capacity, if she is not protected by absolute power, she will definitely die without a place to die!And the road to the emperor... She never believed in fate!

"Your Highness needless to say." Haoyue sighed.

"Yue, as long as you don't betray, I will live up to you in this life." Su Hailing said as if swearing.

Haoyue didn't answer, just took his hand and pressed it to her heart.

Su Hailing understood what he meant, smiled warmly, kissed his lips, and stood up: "You have a good rest, I'll ask Hong Chen to bring you some light food. Also, tell me what's going on in the future, Seeing how restless you are, even a person who doesn't know martial arts can follow you, where is your vigilance!"

Haoyue was stunned, but before he could speak, Su Hailing had already opened the door and left.

She is still angry... Haoyue gave a wry smile, turned her head to look, and saw that the face reflected in the bronze mirror was full of embarrassment.She wasn't pretty in the first place, maybe it's even harder to catch her eyes now...

I don't know how long I sat there, only to hear the door "squeak" open.

"Hongchen, just put the things outside." Haoyue said hastily.Please, don't let anyone see his ghostly appearance now!Even when he came back from the imperial study room just now, he slipped back by performing lightness kung fu.

"Yes." Hong Chen's footsteps paused, followed by the sound of dishes being placed on the table.

Until the door was closed again, Haoyue sighed softly, and slowly walked out from behind the screen.

On the table is a simple five dishes and one soup, accompanied by a bowl of fragrant millet porridge. Although it looks light and plain, it is very delicately made.

Although he had no appetite, he hadn't eaten for a day after all. For the sake of his aching stomach, he still managed to stuff a lot.

Vaguely, there was only a noise coming from outside.

After hesitating for a while, Haoyue found out a gauze to put on her face, pushed the door open and went out.

"Master Commander." A guard saw him and immediately came up to him.Even though he has become Su Hailing's Yueshijun, the group of subordinates brought out by him have been stubbornly refusing to change their words.

"What's going on?" Haoyue asked.

"Prince Jin and Master Liu are here. They were fine at first, but just now they quarreled with the princess for some reason." The guard replied.

"Where's Lu Tong?" Haoyue asked strangely, unable to see her adjutant around.

"The deputy commander is guarding the outside of the flower hall, so as not to cause accidents to the two nobles inside." The guard smiled wryly.

"I'll go and have a look." Haoyue frowned and walked towards the flower hall.

At this moment, Su Hailing could hardly hold back her anger. Originally, she wanted to go back to have dinner with Haoyue after changing the clothes stained with ointment, but Lu Tong came to report Jin Wang Su Jinling and Minister of Rites Liu Yan to visit together. In desperation, had to welcome.

However, the two chattered a lot, one was full of romance, and the other kept making insinuations to promote his son, without getting to the point for a long time.She didn't believe that a dignified prince and a minister came to visit Chaoyang Palace when they were bored.

Haoyue should wait anxiously, just leave him alone in the room like this, with his introverted but delicate temperament, he might as well think of some messy things.

"Fourth sister, if there is nothing important, I want to rest." Su Hailing finally lost his patience, and put the teacup heavily on the tea table.

"Don't stop, isn't this the end?" Su Jinling smiled and pushed her back into the chair, "Actually, it's like this, Mr. Liu offended you this morning, Master Liu came to make amends because he was afraid of you Angry, so I brought my fourth sister to accompany me."

apologize?Liar!Su Hailing rolled his eyes towards the sky.

"My child is naughty, I hope His Highness doesn't take it to heart." Liu Yan said with a stiff smile.

"Don't dare, Mr. Liu is serious, this morning was just an accident." Su Hailing said with restraint.

"That being said, they will all be your husbands from now on, so it's not good to have trouble with birth control." Su Jinling interjected, "How about this, the king of Japan will be the host tomorrow, please invite Hailing, Young Master Situ, Young Master Liu, and Hailing How about going to the suburbs to enjoy the flowers with Xinna's Moon Attendant?"

"That's good, that's a good idea." Liu Yan immediately said, "Young people, you still need to spend more time with each other to have feelings."

Su Hailing frowned and didn't speak for a long time.

How could Su Jinling show affection to her for no reason?As for Liu Yan, it was obvious that she didn't want to come, and her smile was genuine...

"Your Highness, Lord Yue, please see me." At this moment, Lu Tong's report came from the entrance of the hall.

"In this case, I have received the kindness of Fourth Sister." Su Hailing thought for a while, suppressed his anger, and smiled calmly.

"Then, this king and Master Liu will not disturb Hailing's 'rest'." Su Jinling winked at her, and walked out with a big smile.

"Lu Tong, send off the prince and Lord Liu." Su Hailing said loudly.

"Yes." Lu Tong replied outside.

"Your Highness, is it not the time for me to come?" Haoyue walked in, a little uneasy.

"It's none of your business." Su Hailing smiled, pulled him to his side, lifted his veil to check the wound, and said with satisfaction, "As expected of the royal medicine, it seems that the swelling will subside tomorrow, and it won't affect going out gone."

"Your Highness is leaving the palace?" Haoyue was taken aback.

"No, we are leaving the palace." Su Hailing smiled at him.

(End of this chapter)