After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

The lightning struck the dark sky, and it suddenly became bright...

Dazzling...

Everyone hurriedly covered their eyes with their hands for fear of being stabbed.

Shangguan Shu narrowed his eyes and pulled the little guy into his arms to block the light.

The bright light gradually faded away.

Everyone slowly opened their eyes...

The three people who had looked so glamorous on the rain-praying platform now looked no different from beggars on the street.

His hair was blown up like a chicken coop, with black smoke coming out of it, his fair face was pitch black, and his clothes had several holes burnt on them. The three of them had dull eyes, as if they had been struck dumb.

[It's a typical look of being struck by lightning. Even makeup can't make it look like this. 】

[The heroine and her brother Qiyu suffered the biggest setback in their careers. I wonder if they will quit this business in the future.]

[That would be the best! If they hadn't stolen the rain from Lingnan, Lingnan wouldn't have had no rain for a year or two.]

[Everything has its destiny... Well, today is a bad day for me to preach the Dharma! ]

Shangguan Shu: ...

Zhao Ying rushed to Shangguan Shu and asked anxiously, "Where's the child?"

[I'm here, mother! ]

Shangguan Qingyue poked her head out from Shangguan Shu's arms with an innocent smile on her face.

Shangguan Shu felt a tingling sensation on his back.

She thought to herself that Zhao Ying had been competing with her for so many days, and she really gave him a lot of face by not asking him to be struck by lightning...

Who is Yueer?

Zhao Ying hugged Shangguan Qingyue over, and physical contact was inevitable between her and Shangguan Shu. The two looked at each other for a while, and then tacitly pretended as if nothing had happened.

Turn your eyes to the rain-praying platform.

Everyone looked at the rain-praying platform in a daze.

What? You prayed for rain and got yourself struck by lightning?

Did the two spiritual children misunderstand your majesty's meaning and think it was praying for thunder?

Although... I have to say... He is indeed a spirit boy. He was fine after being struck by such a huge thunder! !

Awesome! !

Wang Hongyin took out his small notebook and recorded the scene vividly.

"Zihua! Ziyin!" Zhao Yao ran forward holding up her skirt and yelled heartbreakingly.

Emperor Jianxi was helped down from the throne by Chief Steward Wu. The old man's voice was trembling, "Go call the imperial physician! Go call the imperial physician!"

The two imperial doctors present were also confused until they were reminded by the people next to them. Then they reacted and rushed to the rain-praying platform to treat Zhao Zihua and his sister.

Zhao Yao hugged Zhao Zihua and frowned as she asked the imperial physician, "Is my child okay?"

The imperial physician knelt down and said, "Princess Minghua is fine, but Prince Mingyin is..."

The two imperial doctors didn't dare to speak any more.

Zhao Yao's pupils widened when she heard this, and she asked sternly, "What do you mean?!"

"Is there something wrong with Ziyin?"

She let go of Zhao Zihua, stumbled forward and hugged Zhao Ziyan, her eyes filled with unprecedented collapse and fear, her pupils were full of bloodshot, and she looked a little scary.

The imperial physician lowered his head and dared not say a word. Next to him, the hairless wizard, who was chopped to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, came over, closed his eyes, counted with his fingers, and finally, shook his head in the face of Zhao Yao's dazed and hopeful gaze.

Zhao Yao seemed to have all her strength drained away in an instant. After making two unpleasant, dry, choking sounds from her throat, she fell straight down.

"Huai'an!"

"Princess Huai'an!"

Zhao Ying looked at the man beside her who had already taken a step forward but then retracted his legs, shook his head and smiled.

Shangguan Shu...

Zhao Ying said calmly, "This is the result of you not wanting to divorce. Your lover fainted in front of you, but you couldn't show any concern."

Shangguan Shu's tall body stiffened, and then his dark eyes fell on Zhao Ying.

Shangguan Shu looked at her quietly and asked softly, "Princess, why do you say that?"

"Princess Huai'an and I are already a thing of the past..."

"Shangguan Shu, let me give you a choice."

"It seems that Huai'an's son will not survive. I know you have always valued her children. You know, I have a life-saving golden elixir in my hand, which was left to me by my mother. As long as you present the divorce letter..." Zhao Ying looked at the "chaotic" rain-praying platform.

"Zhao Ziyin can be saved."

After saying that, Zhao Ying smiled faintly and left holding Shangguan Qingyue.

……

Zhongcui Palace.

Concubine Shu and Zhao Yao were about to cry to death.

Groups of imperial doctors were called in, and then driven away...

The whole palace was filled with Concubine Shu and Zhao Yao's hysterical curses, "If you can't save Ziyin, I want you all to be buried with him!"

Emperor Jianxi was watching in Zhongcui Palace, but by midnight, he could no longer hold on.

After all... he didn't love these two children that much...

He was just glad that although one spirit boy was gone, there was still another one...

Then for the Great Chu, the loss is not that big!

Chief Steward Wu reminded in a low voice, "Your Majesty, do you want to inform the Queen Mother?"

The Queen Mother loved Zhao Ziyan the most.

If the Queen Mother knew that she had not seen Zhao Zinyin for the last time, she would surely be furious.

Emperor Jianxi obviously had this concern as well. After pondering for a while, he waved his hand and said, "My mother is old and can't stand the stimulation."

After saying this, Emperor Jianxi returned to the palace.

Zhao Yao stared at Emperor Jianxi's departing back and bit her lips tightly.

Jealousy and hatred filled his eyes.

eccentric!

How can my father be so partial?

If it was Zhao Ying's child who got into trouble today, then the emperor would probably have a different attitude!

Zhao Yao suddenly perked up. Yes, how could she have forgotten about Zhao Ying's child...

Ziyin is saved, Ziyin is saved!

Master Wufa had not left yet and was performing a ritual for Zhao Ziyin in the outer hall. Zhao Yao suddenly stood up, ran to Master Wufa and grabbed his Taoist robe.

"What's up Princess?"

Zhao Yao dismissed everyone around him, "All of you get out!"

Then he said to the hairless mage: "Master, can you lend me your life?"

Under the flickering candlelight, Zhao Yao's face was as pale as paper, and his expression was as vicious as a ghost.

……

In the study of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

There was a piece of paper on the table.

Shangguan Shu sat quietly without saying a word.

Shangguan Zhu was so anxious that he ran around, "Brother, don't hesitate! If you hesitate any longer, Ziyin won't be able to be saved!"

"He is your biological son!"

"Since Princess Chengqian knows about you and Princess Huai'an, why not just do as she wishes? We don't need her as a chess piece anyway, so why keep her around?"

Seeing that Shangguan Shu was indifferent, he didn't even move his eyes.

Shangguan Zhu shook his head in disbelief. "Brother, are you going to ignore your own son just for a woman like Zhao Ying?"

"Don't forget that it was she who forcibly separated you and Princess Huai'an, forcing Princess Huai'an to marry those barbarians who ate raw meat and drank blood. She ruined your life and Princess Huai'an's life!"

"That year, when you watched Princess Huai'an's wedding convoy leave, you swore to make the entire Zhao Dynasty pay the price... Big brother, have you forgotten everything?"

Shangguan Shu raised his head, closed his eyes and sighed.

Of course he didn't forget.