After the subjugation of the country, she became the favorite concubine of the enemy

In a remote palace, Zhao Jihe was lying by the window and looking outside.

There was a lot of noise outside earlier, there were voices shouting to catch the assassin, and voices shouting to pass the doctor to the imperial doctor quickly, he was also curious about what happened, but no one asked him here, so he had to hold back.

Every day in Zhao Jihe's place, only the cleaners come over to do a simple cleaning in the morning, and then someone comes to deliver food to him at meal times, and he and them occasionally talk a few words, and he is alone the rest of the time.

At the beginning, there were four soldiers guarding him outside the palace every day, but later it was reduced to two, and then there were still two soldiers during the day, and only one person would be on duty at night.But even so, he still didn't think about escaping. It's not that he didn't want to go out, but because he was average in skill, and because of his young age, he was a little smaller than those soldiers, so he was able to escape. where to go

Seeing that the outside world seemed to have calmed down, Zhao Jihe silently walked back to the bedside to undress and go to bed.

To make such a big commotion, could it be that Shen Chen was assassinated?

Just as Zhao Jihe was thinking, there was a sound of something falling to the ground in the next room.

Zhao Jihe suddenly became nervous, and listened intently, as if nothing happened again.Just as he relaxed, there were some small sounds from the next door.

After struggling again and again, he bravely opened the door and went out, tiptoed to the next door, put his ear on the door and listened inside, as if he could hear someone panting heavily.

Just when Zhao Jihe was hesitating whether to go in next, the door opened suddenly, and he was dragged inside and pressed against the wall to cover his mouth.Zhao Jihe's mouth was covered and he couldn't shout, so he punched and kicked to resist. The opponent seemed to be injured, and Zhao Jihe didn't know where he punched. He let go of his hand in pain, and let Zhao Jihe counter it Live pressed against the wall.

"who are you?"

The man looked at Zhao Jihe with a chill in his eyes, "Little brother, are you Zhao Jihe, the crown prince of Ye Kingdom who was imprisoned in Duan Kingdom?"

"none of your business!"

He sneered, "Little brother, have you ever heard the saying that the enemy of an enemy is a friend?"

Zhao Jihe's heart was moved by the assassin's appearance of wanting to negotiate terms with him. He has been here for so long, and every day is like yesterday. The arrival of this assassin may be a turning point.

Let go of him and said, "Be clear, who are you? And whose enemy is it?"

"I am the head of Zhao Kingdom's royal guard, and of course I am an enemy of Duan Kingdom."

Zhao Guo......

Yes, Zhaoguo might be able to help him avenge his country's subjugation, maybe he could get him out of this predicament.

"Okay, I'll help you, then you have to help me too."

"I try my best."

At this time, there were imperial guards coming here from outside, Zhao Jihe hurriedly took the assassin back to his room, let him hide under his bed, climbed onto the bed by himself, took off his top, bottom, and socks, He also hung half of the quilt on the ground just to block the assassin under the bed.

The imperial guards broke into the door, Zhao Jihe rubbed his eyes and lifted the quilt and sat up, as if he was woken up, "Is something wrong?"

Seeing that he was naked and wearing nothing, the imperial guards all turned their heads, "Naked at all, how decent is he?"

"I'm used to sleeping without clothes, so I don't even have the freedom to sleep now? You also have to control me?"

Several Imperial Guards looked at each other, and he was still sleeping peacefully. It can be seen that the assassin is not here, and the Imperial Guards didn't want to look at him anymore, so they all retreated and searched outside for a while. The small yard left.

In Chenle Palace, even though it was late at night, Ling Xiche was still sitting beside Shen Chen's bed and guarding him.

The drowsy Shen Chen didn't sleep well, his breathing was not steady all the time, as if he was tormented by the pain of the wound.There was cold sweat on his forehead all the time, Ling Xiche could only wipe it off for him over and over again.

Ling Xiche reached into the bed and touched it, and his body was already soaked in sweat.

Turning around, Chun'er and Xiao Mingzi were waiting nearby.

"Can you get another charcoal stove now?"

"My lord wants that, of course there is."

"Okay, then help me get another charcoal stove, get me some hot water, and help the emperor get some clean clothes."

"Yes."

Soon, the charcoal stove he wanted arrived, and Ling Xiche waited until the room was warm enough, then untied Shen Chen's clothes, wiped his body for him, and helped him change with Xiao Mingzi.

After doing all this, Ling Xiche still guarded Shen Chen quietly, until it was getting dark, and he heard someone knocking on the door of the side room to report, and then went out.

When going out, the leader of the imperial army had just finished talking to Shen Yu about the night's search and left, Ling Xiche walked over quickly.

"My lord, have you been caught?"

Shen Yu looked at Ling Xiche and didn't know what to call him. He always felt that it was awkward to call him anything, so he simply didn't call him, and said bluntly, "I haven't found it yet. I searched all the palaces last night, and there was no trace of the assassin. But this morning, we have already started searching from house to house in the imperial city, and the assassin will definitely not be able to escape."

Ling Xiche nodded, "He was also injured. No matter how strong his martial arts skills are, it will not be as easy to get out of the palace as it was when he came in. I think the palace can check again, maybe he is still in the palace."

"Okay, then I will notify you now."

Shen Yu just walked forward a few steps, then turned around again, "By the way, you remember that you are wearing women's clothes these days."

"what?"

"The queen mother may come to see the emperor at any time, so if you are wearing men's clothes, it's hard to explain. You'd better change your clothes now."

After Shen Yu left, Ling Xiche returned to the bedroom, looked at the concubine's clothes hanging on the hanger at the side, and felt a little funny.

I thought I would never wear this kind of clothes again in my life, but I didn't expect to wear them for a few days in a row.Walking over to touch the fine silk and satin, he smiled self-deprecatingly, almost getting used to it.

Chun'er and Xiao Mingzi came in with hot water, Chun'er saw Ling Xiche standing beside the clothes, and asked, "My lord, do you want to change?"

Ling Xiche withdrew her hand, "No, I think the Queen Mother must have stayed up all night last night, and she probably won't be here today. How about you? What is this for?"

Xiao Mingzi replied, "Isn't the emperor sweating all the time, the young master should go to rest for a while after serving you all night, and the servant will come next."

"No. You put it there, I'll do it."

"Sir..."

"It's okay, I'll be fine. Go out and watch for me. In case the Queen Mother comes over, please come and notify me."

"Yes."

Chun'er and Xiao Mingzi retreated after putting down the water.

Ling Xiche twisted a handkerchief with hot water and sat down beside the bed, helping Shen Chen wipe it gently.

"You are really, you used to be able to shoot me so hard, but now you are here to help me block some knives."

Shen Chen snorted softly and opened his eyes.

"Shen Chen, are you awake?"

Shen Chen said weakly, "The arrow I shot at you missed the point, but this time, the knife killed you. It's different..."

Ling Xiche asked softly, "How are you doing now?"

Shen Chen didn't answer him, but just stared at him, a slight smile appeared on his pale lips due to excessive blood loss.

Looking at this smile, Ling Xiche felt a strange feeling in his heart, and he didn't know how to describe this feeling, it was a little itchy in his heart, a little bit like being picked up, and a little crispy. Crunchy.

Not only does it feel strange in my heart, but also I feel a little headache looking at him now.

Ling Xiche looked away, stood up and poured him a cup of hot tea.

"You bled a lot last night, you should be thirsty now, right? I'll help you get up and drink some water."

"Ah."

Ling Xiche put the cup on the side, and slowly helped Shen Chen to sit up.Just as he lifted him up on the pillow, he groaned in pain.

"Did you pull the wound?"

"A bit."

Ling Xiche sat behind him and hugged him, slowly helped him up, let him lean on his body, then picked up the teacup next to him and handed it to him.

"Are you strong enough to hold the glass?"

After being asked such a question, Shen Chen felt a little uncomfortable, hummed softly, and took a sip from his cup.Ling Xiche was still worried that he might not be able to hold it steadily, so he held his hand holding the cup to drink tea.

Shen Chen put down his cup after taking two sips, and frowned.Ling Xiche thought that his wound hurt, so he put his hand lightly on his wound.

"Does it still hurt?"

"No, this tea tastes weird."

"This tea is brewed with some medicinal materials, which is good for your recovery."

Seeing that he stopped drinking, Ling Xiche took the cup from his hand and put it aside, and continued to let him lean against him.Holding Shen Chen at the moment, Ling Xiche seemed to feel that his body temperature was a little high, touched his forehead, then touched his own for comparison, heaved a sigh of relief, it was okay.

"Shen Chen, I asked Chun'er and Xiao Mingzi to help me out to prevent the Queen Mother from coming over suddenly, so now I will take care of you alone. Just tell me if you have anything, don't be shy. Do you want to change clothes now? "

"Do not want to."

I didn't think it at first, but Shen Chen really started to feel a little embarrassed when he said that.

"Well, then continue to lie down and rest."

After gently laying Shen Chen flat on the bed again, Ling Xiche got up to put down the cup, and when he turned around, Shen Chen stared at him again.

Ling Xiche smiled and walked back to the bed, covering his eyes, "Don't look."

Shen Chen took his hand and moved it down, placing it on his chest.

"I thought you were gone."

Ling Xiche smiled and said, "You blocked this sword for me. If I leave, wouldn't I be too heartless? Do you think I am such a heartless person?"

Shen Chen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled self-deprecatingly.

When I woke up just now, I saw him there, and then he took care of himself so considerately. I thought it was because I expressed my heart to him, and I thought it was because he wanted to accept it.

It turned out that he was still being self-indulgent.

He obviously already knew what he wanted, so instead of saying anything, he even said that he took care of himself because he blocked the sword for him. This was obviously trying to pretend that he didn't know anything.

He really still can't accept it?

"Shen Chen, are you okay?"

Shen Chen looked up at Ling Xiche, who was looking at him worriedly.

"What's wrong with you? Your complexion has become so bad."

Ling Xiche touched his forehead again, feeling that the temperature of his forehead seemed to be a little higher than before.

"Lie down and don't move around, I'll get someone to call the imperial doctor over."

"Xi Che."

When Ling Xiche heard Shen Chen calling him, she stopped and went to the bed and sat down again.

"what happened?"

Shen Chen forced a smile, "There's no need to call the imperial doctor, I'm fine, it's just my wound that hurts."

Ling Xiche touched his wound through the quilt, "If you really can't stand the pain, the imperial doctor said you can drink some poppy soup, but this kind of drinking is harmful to your body, so if you can sleep, try to Just get more sleep and don’t use poppy. Of course, if you can’t sleep because of the pain, then I’ll ask the imperial doctor to prescribe some.”

"It's okay, I can bear it."

Shen Chen closed his eyes and opened them again after a while.

"Xi Che..."

"what happened?"

"Will you go?"

Ling Xiche smiled, "No. Don't worry, I will watch over you. I promise that I will be the one you see when you wake up. Go to sleep, you need more sleep now."

Shen Chen closed his eyes, he could feel Ling Xiche sitting beside the bed, very relieved.