Wu Qing saw the intricate and gorgeous clothes, the pattern of which looked familiar. She looked up and saw the face that made her heart beat faster every time she saw it.

That's right, she couldn't go back. She had decided not to be his concubine, but to have a serious romance with him. How could she leave before they even started dating?

"What's going on?" The pleasant bass voice instantly pulled Wu Qing's thoughts from vagueness to reality. It was so beautiful.

Wu Qing was stunned for two breaths. The man was against the light, and his outline looked even more powerful, as if he had been cut by a knife or chopped by an axe.

She thought she was hallucinating, so she raised her hand and rubbed her eyes before she was sure that it was really Helian Han himself.

Helian Han saw that Wu Qing's clothes were disheveled and torn. When she looked up at him again, her face was even more unbearable to look at. Her eyes were bloodshot, her cheekbones were bruised, and her broken mouth was still bleeding. His face suddenly turned cold.

Wu Qing wanted to say something but her mouth hissed as soon as she opened it, then she said, "Ninth Prince." Her voice was hoarse.

Her eyelashes trembled and drooped as she looked at the ground. Her pale skin no longer had the sunlight she had when they first met. Now, under the palace lanterns, it looked fragile, as if it would break at the slightest touch.

Wu Qing's body swayed slightly against the wall. Helian Han reached out to steady her and leaned over to her. "Speak."

"Wu Qing! You don't want to live in this palace anymore? How dare you act so wild here?!" Aunt Xu came to her senses and rushed out of Qiushi Gate, cursing, "I asked you to drink with Eunuch Shi, and that was a compliment to you. You are such a shameless little bitch..."

The words came to an abrupt end after that.

The people present had seen it all, and hearing this was enough to make them understand. So there was no need for Wu Qing to say anything more.

Qi Renzi walked from behind Helian Han to the front, blocking Aunt Xu's way. He stared at Aunt Xu with a ferocious smile and said, "You're quite arrogant!"

Qi Renzi, the eldest son of the third branch of the Qi family, a family of military generals, was a small fifth-rank official in the Ministry of War. Although this was not a high enough position in the capital where "fourth-rank officials were easy to get into, and fifth-rank officials were not in the mainstream", he was the only scholar in a family of military generals for generations, and the Qi family was full of loyal and brave people. Although he was a small fifth-rank official, the emperor never left him out of his banquets.

He had been a tutor to the ninth son of the late emperor since childhood, and when he grew up he became the best friend of the ninth prince. In addition, he also held the empty title of imperial guard, but because he had never held the position, he was not given a rank.

This time he came here to dig up the private affairs of his best friend and brother Helian Han. He didn't care about his rank, he just wanted to be the imperial guard. Because of his relationship with Helian Han as a tutor since childhood, he was naturally arranged to stand guard outside the Prime Minister's Office. He stood there peacefully for three days. Today, seeing that Helian Han was not busy, he took someone to go out of the palace to drink. He thought that he couldn't get anything wrong just by standing guard, and it would be easier to get him drunk.

Cai and Helian Han were walking on the way out of the palace. Both of them had good hearing. When they heard something wrong, they thought of coming over to take a look, but they encountered this kind of thing.

Aunt Xu took a look at the person walking in front of her. She didn't know Qi Renzi, but she felt that this person was wearing a guard's uniform, but he also had a noble temperament. It was obvious at first glance that he was not an ordinary person.

There were no children from ordinary families among the imperial guards, and this man looked particularly different.

This person blocked her eyes, preventing her from seeing that the person standing in the shadow was the Ninth Prince. Otherwise, she would have been kneeling on the ground by now.

In the silence, Helian Han said, "Are you being bullied?" His voice was as cold as an icicle.

"I just arrived at Zichen Palace, I didn't expect it." Wu Qing felt wronged, and her voice was nasal, which was really pitiful: "Besides, it's useless to bully me, a palace maid."

Aunt Xu was confused...

Qi Renzi clicked his tongue and shook his head. This little thing, swaying in the wind and rain and being ravaged, really made people feel pity for it. I just don’t know what this familiar tone of voice has to do with Helian Han?

Aunt Xu's eyes almost popped out. Who was that ruthless person who had just shown that he would drag everyone with him to be buried with him? That wolf-like eunuch had been beaten by her until his face was covered in blood!

He chased out after her with his eyes covered and blood still dripping from his nose. He was furious and pushed away Aunt Xu who was blocking his way. He screamed, "Where's that bitch Wu Qing? I'm going to kill you today!"

Helian Han, who had been looking at Wu Qing with his eyes downcast, raised his eyelids and looked at her with a sharp gaze.

He just frowned, and two secret guards jumped out from the darkness and picked up Shi Chen.

The anger on Shichen's face hadn't dissipated yet. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a look of confusion, and then a look of panic, and he opened his mouth to beg for mercy. Although he only had one eye, he recognized it was Prince Yi at a glance.

"I'll go with you to the Ministry of Punishment." Qi Renzi said, "You take..." Judging from her attire, she looked like a palace maid, but seeing that Helian Han's attitude was not that simple, Qi Renzi skipped the title and said, "Let's go and check on the injury."

It’s not too late to dig out the details after the incident. After all, Wu Qing looked like she was about to die, and she might have internal injuries.

Aunt Xu was in disbelief for a moment. "Treat injuries? What injuries?!" In this palace, is there an imperial physician who would treat a palace maid's injuries? How powerful was Wu Qing's background?

Before she could figure it out, Qi Renzi waved his hand, and someone came over and grabbed her by the collar and walked away, "Aren't you looking for someone to drink with? I'll make sure you guys have enough to drink today."

All four of them were taken away in the blink of an eye.

Qi Renzi didn't know this palace maid. This was the first time he saw her. It wasn't that he was willing to help her unconditionally after just one look, but he felt at first glance that this palace maid was someone related to Helian Han, and might even be the person he was about to expose.

No matter what her current status is, no one else can bully her, let alone her being his brother's person or even his brother's dog.

Moreover, these rootless slaves dared to bully others in his brother's territory. It was truly lawless. In every way, they had to understand who was the master and what the rules were.

Besides, Helian Han is already angry. How can you filthy things make him angry? Is he someone you can mess with?

"Wu Qing? Wu..." Aunt Xu was really scared and actually wanted Wu Qing to plead for her. She called out in a trembling voice, and Qi Renzi raised his hand to untie her jaw.

Wu Qing didn't even give her a glance. This Aunt Xu was not a good person at all. Qinghe said she was a good person in vain. That Qinghe... She saw Qinghe talking to Aunt Xu. Now, who was the one who really sold herself out?

As soon as the people who forced her were taken away, Wu Qing, who had been holding on to her stubbornness, suddenly lost her temper. She became limp and had no strength left, collapsing on Helian Han's chest.

She felt weak, but she could feel his body pressed against her, his bulging muscles beneath his thin clothes. She had promised to pursue him, and now was the best opportunity, so Wu Qing would not let it go.

She rubbed against Helian Han and said in a nasal voice, "Ninth Prince, it hurts!"

Helian Han snorted coldly: "It hurts less!"

Looking at Wu Qing's expression, he knew that she was not completely pretending, but the fact that she could still rub against his chest made him know that there was some pretense in her fragile and fragile appearance. Helian Han was not stupid.

But when she went limp, I subconsciously held her waist. She gasped and it looked like she was in real pain. Her face turned pale in an instant, which was enough to show that there was an injury there.

Originally, Qi Renzi took Helian Han out of the palace to play, and they agreed that he would not come back after locking up the palace gates tonight and would stay at Qi's house. Now it seems that he can't go, so he turned around and went to the Imperial Hospital to send Wu Qing.

Wu Qing was in real pain, but she could bear it. It was far worse than the pain from her previous life when she had to rely on pethidine for pain relief. So she didn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After taking only two steps beside Helian Han, Wu Qing's legs went limp with a hiss and she fell to the side.

Helian Han reacted almost instinctively, reaching out and holding her, and Wu Qing leaned over.

She clearly felt the man's muscles stiffen. He was already giving her enough face by not pushing her out, but Wu Qing didn't care and just couldn't get up.

There was nothing to be afraid of. She was already exhausted, and even though Helian Han had grabbed her wrist with one hand, she still leaned on Helian Han's shoulder.

The heavy woody scent mixed with the unique cold smell of Helian Han rushed into Wu Qing's nose. She curled the corners of her mouth at an angle that Helian Han could not see.

Helian Han could tell from Wu Qing's pulse that this person was really weak and was about to faint at any time.

Can someone else carry this woman away? No, she is his woman after all, how can I let someone else move her?

Helian Han bent down and picked up Wu Qing horizontally, continuing to walk forward.

The only difference was that he did not go to the Imperial Hospital again. He still lived in the side courtyard of the Empress Dowager's palace. Bringing a woman there would alarm the Empress Dowager, so Desheng Hall was the best choice.

He knew that Wu Qing had lived in Xifeng Pavilion before, and it was with his third brother's tacit consent, so he took her there directly.

Under the horrified gazes of the imperial guards, palace maids, and secret guards, Helian Han calmly held Wu Qing in his arms and ordered, "Call the imperial physician."

Wu Qing felt weak and powerless, but she could still raise her hands. She nestled in Helian Han's arms and placed one hand on Helian Han's chest muscles.

Helian Han's mind suddenly twitched as he thought of that night when this woman pinched his chest muscles... His face became even more stiff, "You're looking for death?"

Wu Qing said softly, "To die at the hands of His Majesty the Ninth Prince? I'd love to!"

The palace maids beside them wanted to step aside and pretend that they didn't hear anything.

Helian Han's voice was quiet, but it was cold: "Chop off your hands!"

Wu Qing pretended not to hear. After all, it wasn't the first or second time that Helian Han had threatened her, so she continued, "Ninth Prince, today's incident isn't just about the few people present here. Someone is trying to harm me."

She had no evidence, but she just felt that in addition to the people present, there was a hand behind them. She couldn't be sure who it was, but she suspected it was Qinghe. Maybe Qinghe knew that it was her fault that she couldn't climb onto the dragon bed. Maybe not. Just based on the look Qinghe gave her during dinner tonight and the words Aunt Xu accidentally said, she felt that this incident was most likely the work of this person.

Without hearing Helian Han's answer, Wu Qing looked up at his face: "You don't believe it?" Her eyes went dark again...

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