Feeling my whole body trembling, Pei Yuanhao looked down at his hand, and his eyes flashed slightly.

I thought he was going to say something, but he didn't say anything. He just slowly let go of my hand, then closed his fingers, clenched it into a fist, and placed it on one side of his body.

This is not a concealment or explanation, it is just like this, and I have to pass this matter.

Both of them fell silent for a moment.

I looked at him for a while, thought for a while, but didn't ask. I just lowered my head, reached out to gently sort out my clothes, and then said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty just woke up and saw a covered in blood. I'm afraid I'm scared, do you need a rest? Then, the folk girl will tell you something."

He looked at me: "Do you think I was scared?"

“…”

"Or do you think I can't accept what you want to say?"

“…”

I thought for a while and said softly: "The young lady just thinks that this may make His Majesty uncomfortable."

As soon as I said this, I heard him take a deep breath - it was him clenching his fist, probably the wound in his palm was cracked deeper, which really made him feel pain in his bones, but he took that breath, gritted his teeth, held on for a while, and then said, "You said."

"..." I was silent for a while and said, "There is another person who rebels this time, besides the ones the civilian girl told Her Majesty just now."

He had a calm face.

"Shangshu Nangong."

“…”

"He should be among the people who rebel this time, but he has not shown up. However, from some clues, the female speculated that he has been giving advice for them."

Before saying these words, I thought he would have some reaction. Even if he was not furious, he would have some emotional fluctuations. And he did, but did not do anything, and even said nothing, just clenched his hand tightly, and the mattress under his hand was filled with a blood-red color.

I said softly: "Your Majesty."

“…”

He didn't say anything, but I saw that his finger bones were almost white, and the bright redness blew even more open, and I immediately said hurriedly: "Your Majesty!"

He looked up at me.

Then, he looked at his hand again and suddenly chuckled. The laughter was full of ridicule, as if there was a sense of coldness that had seen through.

After a while, he said, "It seems that some people are like this. They have to go all the way to the dark, and even nine cows can't be pulled back."

“…”

"If that's the case, then it's better to send him away."

“…”

Hearing this, my heart suddenly jumped. My hand, which was originally holding the corner of my clothes, also used a little force. He looked up at me, as if he felt something, and said calmly: "Do you still think I am too ruthless to him?"

I shook my head: "No."

"and you--"

"Your Majesty," I also looked at him, with a little sad look in my eyes: "Your Majesty has asked so many people and so many things, why didn't you ask only one person?"

Speaking of this, his breathing stopped suddenly.

It seemed like a wound that had been engraved in my heart for a long time, but because it had scabbed and deliberately did not look at it, it seemed that it did not exist. But the wound was so weak that it was bloody again in front of me just a sentence.

Even if not mentioned, the name Nangong Lizhu is like a haze that covers people's hearts.

He was silent for a while, and did not look at me, only saying, "What are you going to tell me?"

"Does Your Majesty really don't care about her?"

“…”

"Or, Your Majesty is afraid of knowing her?"

“…”

He lowered his head and slowly raised his hand.

The hand, which had been completely stained with blood, had its wound on the palm of the palm that had cracked to the edge of the palm. I didn't know if there was any bone. I just looked at the blood-red wound and felt shocking. I even had cold sweats in my palm for no reason.

He looked at it for a long time, as if even the corners of his eyes were stained with blood in his palms, and then he slowly said, "Tell me."

“…”

I took a deep breath and said, "In fact, the folk girl was not sure of the rebellious people. Among the people who rebel, there was Nangong Shangshu. Until half an hour ago, they came to negotiate with us and asked us to hand over two people, otherwise, they would immediately attack Jixian Palace and kill the people here."

He looked at me: "Who, and who?"

"I, and the Imperial Concubine."

His eyes flashed suddenly and he stared at me, as if he was afraid that the next moment, in the blink of an eye, I would disappear from his eyes, and said hurriedly: "Then you--"

I said calmly: "Jixian Palace is not a place to be held in, and the manuscripts and historical materials here are probably the last efforts of Mr. Fu. I cannot let them destroy the place again. So, I agreed to their conditions."

His eyes were a little more cruel.

"However, we cannot fully agree. Otherwise, if we all leave Jixian Palace, they will be even more unscrupulous."

"so what?"

"So, I decided to let someone go out first, delay them for a while, and we are here, waiting for reinforcements outside the palace."

He looked at me: "You—"

I looked into his eyes, without dodging, without any cover, and said calmly: "The Imperial Concubine, I have gone out."

“…”

Next, the entire side hall became quiet.

I could feel his breathing stop, as if his heartbeat stopped. The hand he raised in front of him was obviously not moving, but blood suddenly gushed out of his palm and dripped down. After a while, he said that a large piece of blood red appeared on his long gown.

I didn't speak, just sat there silently, waiting for him quietly.

...

I don't know how long it took, but his hand slowly closed and clenched into a fist.

Blood, down his wrist, almost dyed most of his arms red.

There was a pale pale blood loss on his face, but it could not hide the slight redness in his eyes. After a while, he slowly said, "You do this-"

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“It’s right.”

“…”

"At this time, only by stabilizing them can we find a glimmer of hope."

He said, looking at me, his eyes showing a little unconcealed appreciation, but there seemed to be a thick haze behind that appreciation, and he said, "Light, you can always make the most calm judgments and decisions when the situation is at its worst. No one in the world is as good as you."

“…”

When I heard his words, I smiled bitterly in my heart for some reason.

I don't have the leisure to receive such praise, and even say that I am not happy to receive such praise - after all, no one wants to have too many "worst times" in his life.

However, I didn't expect that he would say such things to me.

Even before, I was not worried that he would be furious because I handed over Nangong Lizhu first. After all, he is such a person. At critical moments, he will not make the most situation and the most favorable judgment and choice for himself, just like the last time in the Juma River Valley. However, when I heard his words like letting go, I felt a little unspeakable and my heartbeat sank.

He looked at me slowly lowering his head, only showing his eyelashes, and said, "She agreed to go too?"

"yes."

"Did she say anything?"

"..." I thought about it and said softly: "She wants to live and die with His Majesty."

“…”

"But, in order to give His Majesty a glimmer of life, she let go of His Majesty's hand."

“…”

As I said that, I glanced at his blood-red palm.

This time, his breathing became heavier.

I subconsciously said, "Your Majesty."

He said, "I want to be quiet."

“…”

I should know that even if this matter would be the same choice for him, it does not mean that he will be indifferent.

So, I said softly: "The girl who is young is back first-"

I said, and I wanted to stand up, but before I could finish my sentence, he suddenly reached out and grabbed my wrist.

The stickiness brought by the blood and the touch of the wound in his palm made me tremble.

I stared at him with wide eyes, but when I saw him, he didn't look up, and just said in a low voice: "You stay with me."
To be continued...