Chapter 95 Affectionate
Le Zhi was stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Huo Du looked at her with a smile and asked in a low voice, “Don’t believe me?”
The heater in the room was burning brightly, and Le Zhi felt that her body was getting hotter and hotter, and her head was a little dizzy. Not sure whether it was because of the fever, or because of his words.
Was not it really a hallucination caused by her burning confusion?
She nodded confusedly, then shook her head again.
The color in Huo Du’s eyes gradually deepened, he sighed softly and pulled Le Zhi into his arms. He brushed her soft hair with his palm and pressed his warm lips to the tips of her ear, “I can say it once every day.”
His breath was warm, and Le Zhi finally felt the real feeling. She buried her cheeks in his neck.
“You scared me today.”
Her voice was muffled, with a lot of grievances.
“It’s my fault.” Huo Du caressed her back, and assured her in a warm voice, “Never again.”
After a long time, Le Zhi finally rubbed his neck with her soft cheek and “en” softly.
Huo Du’s eyes gradually got a smile, and he asked, “Forgive me? Hmm?”
Le Zhi withdrew from his arms, did not answer, only snorted softly. Then she raised her hand to rub her red and swollen eyes, and whispered, “It hurts.”
Crying for nearly a day, could it not hurt? Huo Du picked up the wet handkerchief on the side, got up, and walked towards the hot water basin.
But his wrist was tightly held, he turned to look at the person with red eyes, and smiled, “Be good, I’ll give you a hot compress.”
However, Le Zhi shook her head, reached out to take the handkerchief in his hand, and threw it aside, “Don’t want this.”
“Just kiss me.”
Her voice fell, and her cheeks flushed.
Then she looked away embarrassedly, not daring to look directly at the person in front of her.
In an instant, the world was spinning.
When she regained her senses, the whole person was already lying on the soft bed. He blocked all the candlelight in front of her.
“Close your eyes.”
Le Zhi curved her lips unconsciously when his warm lips touched her eyelids.
How nice!
Gradually, Huo Du’s kiss fell on her lips, and at the moment when the lips entangled, Le Zhi felt that the missing corner of her heart was filled up.
The two indulged in the sweetness and embraced each other to sleep.
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Overnight, the Emperor and Empress of Great Qi both collapsed and passed away. The whole imperial court was greatly affected, and the whole country was in turmoil.
But Taizi seemed to have made preparations long ago. The soldiers and generals guarded the imperial palace, and the city without leaking any news, and there was no change in the border areas. More importantly, at this time, the neighboring countries had no intention of invading the territory.
The entire Great Qi seemed to be stronger than when the late emperor was there.
In this way, the courtiers were relieved.
And under the careful care of Huo Du, Le Zhi got better very quickly. Although the high fever was due to the cold this time, it was basically caused by depression. Now that the knot in her heart was untied, the illness would naturally heal.
“Le Zhi.”
Huo Du dressed her familiarly, and when the last knot was tied, he asked her in a low voice, “Are you ready to meet an old friend in a while?”
Le Zhi was slightly startled, but instantly understood what he meant. An old friend… it was time to meet him.
The reason why Huo Xu was not dealt with immediately that day was naturally to leave him to Le Zhi. The debt owed by Huo Xu should be paid.
Le Zhi nodded firmly, “Yes.”
Huo Xu was locked in Xia Feitai.
The prison where Great Li’s imperial relatives were imprisoned in the past was now empty, with only him imprisoned.
Indeed ironic.
There was a wide-open space in Xia Feitai, on which stands a prison column covered with fine thorns, which had never been used before. Now, Huo Xu had been tied to it for several days.
The thorns were very short and could not kill people, they could only make the person bleed all over.
Huo Xu’s back, legs, and arms were oozing with blood, and his face was completely bloodless. He hung his head dejectedly, and his eyes were dead silent.
To this day, he still could not figure out why his imperial father chose Huo Du. Even if he chose Huo Du, he would not treat him like this, would he?
No, it can’t be Imperial Father.
It must be Huo Du!
The pain in his body merged with the resentment in his heart, causing Huo Xu to clench his fists and grit his teeth. Suddenly, a gentle sound of footsteps came to his ears.
Someone is coming.
Huo Xu raised his eyes, and his first reaction was that Huo Du was coming. But the footsteps were a little soft, not like the footsteps of a man.
Huo Xu’s heart was a little stifled until the familiar figure came into view. The light pink skirt matched her as always, showing her gentle beauty to the fullest.
His thoughts drifted back to the day when she reached the marriageable age, and she was also wearing a pink palace dress that day.
At the time, they were all so happy.
“Zhizhi…” Huo Xu called to her weakly, his heart full of softness.
Through adversity, he saw the truth. His Zhizhi came to save him.
Then Huo Xu saw Le Zhi walking towards him slowly. When she walked in front of him, she curved her lips and smiled at him as before.
Then, she put her hand on his shoulder.
Suddenly, a deep hatred appeared in Le Zhi’s eyes. She pressed Huo Xu hard towards the prison column.
“Ah…”
The shrill cry resounded throughout Xia Feitai, and the flesh was deeply embedded in the thorns. Huo Xu’s whole body trembled with pain.
And his heart hurt even more.
When he looked up, Le Zhi had already walked away from him. Huo Xu could not believe it, why?
Why does Zhizhi want to…
At this time, Huo Du came in with a knife and walked slowly toward Le Zhi.
“Why are you walking so fast?”
Huo Du turned his head and glanced at Huo Xu, then turned to look at Le Zhi again. He bent his lips, handed the knife in his hand to Le Zhi, and said with a smile, “Kill him. You can stab as many times as you want.”
Huo Xu stared blankly at this scene, unable to think in astonishment.
But Huo Du grabbed Le Zhi’s hand holding the handle of the knife, and suddenly became playful. He reversed the tip of the knife pointed at Huo Xu and pointed directly at his heart.
Isn’t his little fox unbelievable?
She should believe like this.
He handed his life to her genuinely.
His smile deepened, and glanced at Huo Xu again, said slowly on purpose, “Or do you want to kill me first? That’s fine too.”
Huo Xu’s pupils tightened, hard to believe. Did he hear it wrong, or was Huo Du crazy?
Or was he in a dream at this time?
Le Zhi did not like Huo Du’s casual joking about his life, and her face sank suddenly, “Have you played enough?”
Seeing her displeased, Huo Du hurriedly let go, and immediately softened, “I’m not playing anymore.”
Le Zhi glared at him faintly, and the meaning in her eyes was obvious.
I’ll settle the account with you later!
The eye movements and interactions between the two fell into Huo Xu’s eyes. It turned out that they had already…
“Why! Even you chose him instead of me?” Huo Xu was heartbroken and could not accept it, “You were forced, right? Zhizhi, tell me that this is not true. We have known each other since childhood, how can there be someone else in your heart.”
“Huo Xu, I really regret not seeing through you earlier.” Le Zhi looked at him coldly and said word by word, “You are a complete animal.”
Animal? Zhizhi said he was an animal? Huo Xu suddenly felt that something exploded in his head, and the pain was unbearable.
He did not know why Le Zhi hated him, but…
“You said before that you can understand my difficulty. You clearly said that everything was in the past!”
How can you lie to me?
Le Zhi turned her head, not wanting to look at this person again.
She felt sick.
And her appearance fell into Huo Xu’s eyes, which aroused his emotions even more.
That’s not the case. Zhizhi must have been bewitched by Huo Du.
It’s all his fault!
He took away his taizi position and took away Zhizhi which belonged to him.
“I’m an animal?” Huo Xu suddenly laughed, “Hahaha, do you think the person beside you is good?”
He laughed louder and louder and was about to burst into tears. But his eyes were filled with hatred, staring at Huo Du closely, “I really regret letting you go when I was a child.”
Huo Du’s eyes moved slightly, his heart sank, and he immediately raised his hand to cover Le Zhi’s ears.
“Hahaha, you should be like Huo Xiao, be eaten by wild animals with nothing remains! Hahaha…”
“Bang.”
It was the sound of the tip of the knife hitting the ground.
Huo Du’s heart trembled, knowing that she must have heard it.
He let go of his hand and walked in front of her, watching her eyes gradually turn red. He suddenly regretted letting her come.
He should have cut Huo Xu’s body into ten thousand pieces!
“He’s talking nonsense.” Huo Du comforted her softly, “Don’t listen.”
Le Zhi stared at him in a daze, and her heart was stabbed again and again. After a while, she took a deep breath, walked to the place where the torture instruments were placed, and took a crossbow.
Facing Huo Xu, she succinctly detailed his crimes.
“Huo Xu, you massacred my Great Li, killed my relatives, humiliated my eldest sister, and hurt my husband. This debt should have been repaid long ago.”
Then, without hesitation, she aimed at his leg and shot the silver arrow out.
After the cry out in pain, Huo Xu had sharp arrows pierced in both legs, and blood flowed all over the place.
Le Zhi suddenly did not want to kill him. Death was too cheap for him.
He should live, live in pain, the longer the better.
Huo Du had suffered from the pain of his disabled leg for more than ten years, and he needed to pay it back hundreds of thousands of times.
After throwing away the crossbow, Le Zhi turned around and took Huo Du’s hand, interlaced her fingers with him, and walked out.
Huo Xu was at the death’s door, he kept looking at the corner of the pink dress that was getting further away, with tears in his eyes. Gradually, he closed his eyes and hid the wetness.
Zhizhi, I really want to, really want to start all over again…
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The two remained silent all the way back to the Taizi Mansion.
Until Huo Du carried the weak Le Zhi to the bed, she was still wilting.
“If I knew this would happen, I won’t let you go.” Huo Du sighed softly.
Le Zhi had been holding back her tears, dyeing the corners of her eyes red. She did not want to cry, because if she cried, he would be sad too.
She did not want to make him sad again. Therefore, she did not cry.
Huo Du felt even more uncomfortable seeing her holding back her tears. He touched her head and said, “Just cry.”
Le Zhi’s tears came out all of a sudden, she raised her hand and wiped it casually, “I, I didn’t cry…”
But the more she wiped, the more tears streamed down.
Huo Du took her into his arms and stroked her back, again and again.
After a long time, the person in his arms finally stopped crying.
All of a sudden, Le Zhi hugged his neck tightly, put her lips to his ear, and apologized softly, “I’m sorry.”
How many wounds do you have in your body and mind since you were a child?
It must be hurtful.
And that day, I deliberately made you hurt.
“Fool.” Huo Du hugged her tightly, tilted his head, and kissed her neck, “It doesn’t hurt anymore.”
With you.
There will be no more pain.
“But I feel hurt…” Le Zhi’s voice was as thin as a mosquito buzzing.
She felt distressed.
This time, Huo Du immediately understood what she meant.
He gently placed the baby in his arms on the soft bed and pulled her clothes down a bit. A gentle gaze fell on the corners of her red eyes, and said, “With your husband kissing, you won’t hurt anymore.”
Then, he leaned over and placed a kiss on her heart.
A deep kiss.
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Kiss! Kiss all night!