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The bright moon is in the sky, and the people in the six palaces are silent.

Li Fu personally served a bowl of soup and medicine and walked through the dark corridor. The palace people holding the palace lanterns bent down and saluted neatly like ingenious ornaments. into the inner sanctum.

This medicine is precious, and he has always suffered it himself, and the temperature was still hot when he brought it into the hall.But Emperor Wu had already fallen asleep, Xiao Lingming was the only one wearing loose pajamas in front of the large [-]-fold hundred-flower screen, lighting two lamps and carefully looking at the book.

Li Fu put down the medicine lightly, then took a cloak from the hem and gently covered Xiao Lingming. Xiao Lingming looked up at him subconsciously, "You are back."

When he raised his head, that pale and delicate neck was stretched out in a seductive soft arc, which also made the tooth marks and blood marks on it more obvious and shocking.

"Want to wake up the saint?"

Li Fu shook her head, "This medicine cures the root cause, but not the root cause. It just suppresses the cough and is not good for the body. Use as little as you can. It doesn't work if I say it. Please persuade Your Majesty more."

Xiao Lingming sighed, but didn't say anything, just nodded.

Although he didn't say anything, Li Fu also knew what he meant.Emperor Wu had made great achievements all his life, and he was an extremely strong character, how could he bear to show his weakness in front of his courtiers and servants.

Li Fu lowered her head and cut the candle wick for him, and when she looked up again, she caught a glimpse of the mark on his shoulder and neck, pursed her lips and said, "I'm going to get some plaster for you to wipe."

"It's nothing, it will disappear in a few days." Xiao Lingming didn't lift his head.

Li Fu couldn't help but add another word, "Don't blame Your Majesty, His Majesty still values ​​you in his heart."

"..." Xiao Lingming was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "What I know... is that I could still get a little bit of his thoughts in the past few years, but even I can't see him clearly these years." He said As he spoke, he smiled relievedly, "It is said that the emperor wants to be kind and unpredictable."

Li Fu listened with lowered eyebrows, and the tall black hat that belonged only to eunuchs cast a long and narrow black shadow on the screen painted with gold and emerald green because of the candlelight.

He is the shadow of the emperor, he shouldn't have half of the emotions and desires that belong to ordinary people, but after all, he watched the person in front of him grow up, so he couldn't help being soft-hearted and wanted to say something.

"There is a saying, I have said it before, you will pass it after you listen to it."

Li Fu raised her eyes slowly, "You don't need to see the saint clearly, a courtier has to let the saint see you clearly."

The eunuch's voice was hoarse and soft, and it fell into Xiao Lingming's ears.

Xiao Lingming held Zhu Xuan's wrist and didn't write for a long time. The jade pen was full of vermilion ink, and the nib was so bright red that it hung like a sharp knife on the innocent warm-colored paper.

After a while, a plump piece of vermilion ink fell from the tip of the pen, and a ball of dazzling vermilion was blurred on the fine silk surface of alluvial gold.

"...Thank you."

Xiao Lingming put down his pen and rubbed the dirty tissue paper away.He hooked his lips gently, "I'm going with His Majesty. I'm alone and have nothing to worry about except Your Majesty. I'm just a broken child by my side. Please take care of me at that time."

Li Fu didn't make a sound, just clasped her hands and stretched forward, bent down and bowed deeply.

There was no court on the second day, but the sage had to meet with important ministers as usual, so he got up early, and Xiao Lingming also got up early because he was tossed and turned all night.

Li Fu waited on the saint's clothes, Xiao Lingming just stood by and gave his hand, and he didn't need to be busy.

Emperor Wu seemed to be not feeling refreshed since the morning, always frowning, Xiao Lingming saw that his complexion was not good, so he asked: "Why don't you rest today."

The emperor waved his hand, but before he could open his mouth, he coughed violently, the sound came from the heart, and he almost couldn't stand still.

His illness has improved a bit for a while, but at the moment when he suddenly had a severe attack, even Li Fu's face changed slightly.

"Hurry up and pass on the medical order." Xiao Lingming ordered urgently, and helped the coughing Emperor Wu to sit on the couch.

Emperor Wu coughed for half a stick of incense before he barely stopped, and he took Xiao Lingming's hand and reluctantly swallowed a mouthful of warm tea.

Only then did the emperor take a deep breath, "It doesn't matter, let him go back."

It just so happened that at this time the head of the Royal Hospital had already followed behind Li Fu, "I'd better have a look first." Xiao Lingming persuaded.

The head of the Royal Hospital received the order, and walked up to him and asked for the pulse respectfully.

"Your Majesty..." He hesitated in choosing his words, "The sage is still suffering from the chronic illness he suffered back then."

"You need to rest and rest, and don't use too much soup to hang your spirits. This will not benefit your body, Your Majesty."

Emperor Wu was used to this kind of rhetoric, he waved his hand to signal him to back down, and said to Xiao Lingming: "I said it's nothing to look at, it's just delaying time."

"You are the Son of Heaven! You should live forever!" Xiao Lingming suddenly raised his voice.

Emperor Wu was suddenly interrupted by him, he didn't seem to be angry, he just turned his head and looked at Xiao Lingming steadily.

Xiao Lingming's heart pounded when he saw it, but he still didn't change his words.

In the end, the Son of Heaven didn't say anything, but raised his hand and tapped Xiao Lingming's eyebrows lightly, then got up and walked out.

After returning to Hanyuan Hall, meeting all the important ministers, and finishing discussing state affairs, Emperor Wu closed his eyes and leaned on the high seat tiredly, thinking about his secret thoughts that no one knew about.

"Li Fu." The Son of Heaven called out suddenly after a long silence.

Li Fu, as always, took two steps forward and responded respectfully.

"Tomorrow..." the emperor stopped talking after finishing speaking.

Li Fu knew what the emperor wanted to say in his heart, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty has been in love with you since childhood, and she has always been delicate and thoughtful. Last night, for a moment of feeling, I actually wanted to entrust my slave with a broken future. "

After hearing this, Emperor Wu snorted and snorted, "You misread him."

"He seems to be weak and kind all these years, but in fact he is very thoughtful. Brothers and sisters of the same mother can't raise two temperaments."

"Li Fu, just look at Concubine Hui back then and you will know. It's just that I have taken good care of her all these years, and no one can force him to come to him anymore."

The emperor paused at this point, "—but this is a matter of life and death."

Li Fu quietly looked at the face of the emperor, and then stepped forward and nodded, "Is this a smart thing?"

Emperor Wu glanced at him, "Say."

Li Fu thought about it and answered, "This person has never lived for himself in the world. He always seeks fame and fortune for the rise and fall of his family. But the little nobleman has taken care of you since he was born."

"To put it bluntly, the little nobleman is a man of no scruples raised by the world. He has seen all kinds of good things, even the saint's seal was played with when he was young. The little nobleman has no intention of Power and position, and no family encumbrance..."

"—His life and death, honor and disgrace, love and hatred, don't all depend on you, the saint."

Li Fu bowed slightly at this point, "You really don't have to worry."