Chapter 291 General Zhou, can there be a marriage?
In an instant, Qi Yu almost killed Shen Cangzhu directly, and only calmed down again at the last second. He had to use Shen Cangzhu to ensure his own safety.
Qi Yu tortured Shen Cangzhu like this, and Chu Xingchen wanted to cut him into pieces, but just like Qi Yu couldn't kill Shen Cangzhu, she couldn't touch Qi Yu for Shen Cangzhu.
Qi Yu was so frightened by Chu Xingchen's eyes that he directly threatened him.
"Don't even think about touching me. If I get hurt a little, I will pay him back a little!"
"Walk!"
Chu Xingchen gritted his teeth and left with Shen Cangzhu first.
Returning to Mingxuan Hall, Shen Cangzhu asked Baopu and the others to go down and kneel down to apologize to Chu Xingchen.
Things were already like this. Shen Cangzhu was covered in cold sweat, and the wounds on his body were not treated. He was still kneeling. No matter how angry Chu Xingchen was, he couldn't say anything.
"Get up quickly."
Shen Cangzhu did not get up, "Your Majesty, I really have no intention of harming you. I really had no choice but to hide it from you this time."
Chu Xingchen took a deep breath, "When did it happen?"
"The night I replaced Xiao Wang, that is, the night when Beidi attacked, I changed the medicine I gave you to a tranquilizing medicine."
"No wonder I couldn't wake up that day." Chu Xingchen closed his eyes, "I changed my medicine several times and lied to me so many times."
"It was my idea, Your Majesty. I...I had no ill intentions. At that time, I just wanted you to ascend the throne. I couldn't make any mistakes. This matter must not be leaked. I couldn't let you take risks..."
"So many things happened later, and I didn't have the chance to talk about it."
"How is this done?"
"Voodoo bugs cannot be killed, but they can be lured to another person, but the person who needs to be lured is willing to drink the poison that can attract the voodoo bugs, and then they can be attracted."
Shen Cangzhu was willing, but he knew that if Chu Xingchen knew this method, he would definitely not agree, so he let her fall asleep.
He drank the medicine he had prepared in advance to lure the poisonous insect before the attack, and finally succeeded.
That was also the only time he and His Majesty were intimate.
"Your Highness, I think you may be thinking about whether you can lure him back now, but if it doesn't work, you only have one chance."
Chu Xingchen took a deep breath and asked, "Why do you do this?" He knew how scary the Gu bugs were.
"Just think of me as... atonement."
Shen Cangzhu looked at Chu Xingchen, "Whether you think I am using it as a trick or having ulterior motives, my heart for you has always been sincere."
"I may make mistakes and express myself unclearly, but I never adulterate."
Chu Xingchen saw Shen Cangzhu's face covered in cold sweat and was about to faint at any moment, but he kept looking at her stubbornly and could only nod his head.
"I understand. When the doctor comes, let's deal with the wound first."
Shen Cangzhu breathed a sigh of relief and sighed.
The wound on Shen Cangzhu's arm was deep and bleeding a lot, but the most troublesome thing was the Gu.
In such a situation, medicine should have been used, but Shen Cangzhu had drank the medicine that made the Gu insects fall asleep before. Now that there was only one last chance left, Shen Cangzhu said it would be better to keep it.
Without medicine and no other way, Shen Cangzhu had no choice but to suffer.
Qi Yu was very angry that the Gu insect had arrived at Shen Cangzhu's place, and made up his mind to take revenge. Shen Cangzhu hardly slept that night.
Shen Cangzhu endured the pain on her behalf, and Chu Xingchen couldn't sleep, so he could only stay in Mingxuan Palace.
Shen Cangzhu didn't shout, but he was sweating layer after layer. Everyone could see his pain.
After struggling until the middle of the night, Qi Yu probably fell asleep, Shen Cangzhu finally stopped feeling the pain and slowly fell asleep.
But Chu Xingchen couldn't sleep.
In Shen Cangzhu's opinion, it may be public or private, and the poisonous insects are better with him than with her. She is not an ungrateful person, but seeing others suffer on her behalf makes her feel more uncomfortable than her suffering.
It's better to suffer yourself.
On this day, too many things happened to Chu Xingchen, which brought together all kinds of emotions including joy and sorrow.
It was only one day, but it seemed like a long time.
A complicated day passed, and the next day was Chu Xingchen's first day in court after he ascended the throne.
When the time came, Chu Xingchen, who had not slept all night, glanced at Shen Cangzhu, who was still sleeping, and left quietly.
On the first day of the court, Zhou Buyan also appeared.
Chu Xingchen's eyes were bloodshot, he looked at Zhou Buyan from afar, and then looked away.
The court hall was in harmony, discussing the upcoming departure of the envoys from various countries, and no one could tell that Chu Xingchen was in a bad mood.
Only Zhou Buyan was sensitive enough to notice that she was a little depressed. He glanced at Chu Xingchen uncontrollably several times, but she didn't even look at him.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, Chu Xingchen was busy, and Zhou Buyan was pulled away. The envoy of Wu State was very interested in Zhou Buyan for some reason, and asked someone to introduce them to him. He also wanted to drag Zhou Buyan Go and have a meal.
Zhou Buyan remembered General Qin's advice and told him to be careful with his envoys, saying that they would try their best to bribe their generals.
Zhou Buyan kept in mind the old man's teachings and was not interested in connections, so he refused directly.
The envoys of Wu State were choked, but they did not give up. He could not find out more information from Zhou Buyan, so he had to ask him face to face.
"Don't worry, General Zhou. I don't have any ill intentions. I just want to make some friends when I see a young talent like you. I wonder where General Zhou is from? How many people are there in his family?"
Zhou Buyan glanced at the Wu envoy and felt that his next sentence was going to be, 'Is there a marriage?'
Zhou Buyan didn't understand why Wu's envoy had the air of a matchmaker. Naturally, he couldn't tell Wu's envoy this, so he found an excuse and ran away.
The envoy of Wu State looked at Zhou Buyan stamping his feet without food and salt, and couldn't help but feel proud, "Sure enough..."
"I have to go back quickly and bring back the news."
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Chu Xingchen went back at noon and went to see Shen Cangzhu first.
Shen Cangzhu was already awake, with thick sweat on his face. Chu Xingchen knew that he was in pain again without asking.
Chu Xingchen closed his eyes, thinking all the time about tearing Qi Yu into pieces.
"Your Majesty, are you done with your work?" Shen Cangzhu stood up and said proactively, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Compared with last night, this morning is much better. It's just a dull pain."
"Are you hungry, Your Majesty? I'll ask the chef in the imperial kitchen to pass on the food."
Chu Xingchen's stomach was already empty, and he nodded, "Whatever you want to eat, let the kitchen staff prepare it at any time."
"Yeah." Although Shen Cangzhu was in pain, he was still satisfied to see Chu Xingchen caring about him again.
The lunch was very sumptuous, and the imperial kitchen went to great lengths to make it delicious and delicious. Unfortunately, Chu Xingchen was not in the mood to taste it, and ate just for the sake of eating.
Shen Cangzhu had no appetite and didn't even use his chopsticks.
"Is there anything you want to eat in particular?" Chu Xingchen asked with his eyes on it.
Shen Cangzhu thought for a while and suddenly said, "Cake."
"cake?"
"Well, I didn't think about it before, but I suddenly remembered that I haven't made my wish for this year yet."
Chu Xingchen realized that when Shen Cangzhu's birthday happened to be during the war, he didn't care about the birthday at all, let alone the celebration.
"Then eat, and let the imperial kitchen cook it in the evening, just as a way to celebrate your birthday."
Chu Xingchen was busy a little late. When she came back, it was already dark. She hurried to Mingxuan Hall and the cake had already been served.
"There was a delay, I'm late."
Chu Xingchen handed over the gift in his hand, "This is a replacement gift."
The gift was a calligraphy and painting by a painter that Shen Cangzhu loved very much, so Chu Xingchen got it back.
Chu Xingchen lit the candle himself and said, "Make a wish."
Shen Cangzhu made a wish seriously. Perhaps because of her happiness, her face turned a little rosy, and she rarely ate a large piece of cake.
"Today's cake seems softer than before."
While Shen Cangzhu was commenting, Qiu Lai came in and whispered to Chu Xingchen, "Your Majesty, Tianliu will report that General Zhou is here."