Quick Wear: The Sickly Boss Is Addicted to Spoiling Me

Chapter 815: The Scheming Little Emperor x the Cruel and Merciless Regent 4

Although he left decisively.

But when he was discussing things with the ministers at night, he saw the thunder and lightning outside the window and decided to take a look.

Those slaves would not be as loyal to Shen Xi. After all, in this palace, anyone with a discerning eye would know that Shen Xi was just a puppet of Qi Zhi to control the world.

They have no real power, and apart from fulfilling his requests and delivering meals, they don't do anything else on other days.

He would not accompany the young Shen Xi in this thunderstorm.

Of course, this rain did not come naturally. Just like before, it cost 2000 points to get it.

Therefore, the rain was so heavy that it was a bit abnormal. The noise was also very loud, and there were flashes of lightning.

But in fact, it is better to say that it is hail than rain. The temperature outside the window is a little too low, so the raindrops have turned into frost before reaching the ground.

The candle in Shen Xi's room was also blown out by the wind. He was wearing a white inner garment and curled up in a corner of the bed, hugging a pillow.

"Brother, it's cold now. How about we cover ourselves with the quilt?"

Shen Xi shook his head.

'No. Today's favorability increased because I showed that I needed him very much, so it increased.

When he comes over later and sees me like this, he will be very scared. He will think that I am very dependent on him, and his trust in me will increase, and his favorability towards me will increase.'

Still listening to his particularly firm tone, she swallowed the doubts in her heart.

'How can we be sure that he will come?'

But in the end, he was slapped in the face. After he finished thinking about it, about two or three minutes later, the door was pushed open.

Isn’t the person coming Qi Zhi?

Qi Zhi stepped into the house. Strong winds carrying raindrops rushed in. He closed the door behind him, blocking out some of the noise from the wind and rain.

With the occasional flash of lightning outside the window, he saw Shen Xi sitting in the corner of the bed like a frightened bird.

"Your Highness..."

Qi Zhi called softly, his tone unconsciously softening, with a tenderness that he himself was not even aware of.

Shen Xi seemed to be startled by the voice. His whole body trembled. He slowly raised his head, his eyes wet in the darkness, like a wounded deer.

"Uncle...I'm scared."

As he spoke, he threw the pillow in his hand aside.

He wanted to get up, but the frostbite on his feet stopped him.

Qi Zhishang took a few steps forward, arrived beside him, and sat on the bed: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Qi Zhi gently helped Shen Xi up, and slowly let him lie back on the bed.

Then, he picked up the quilt beside him, gently covered Shen Xi with it, tucked in the corners of the quilt, and wrapped Shen Xi tightly, leaving only a little face with a bit of fear exposed.

"Your Highness is already so old, why are you still afraid of the sound of thunder and rain?"

He said this with a smile, and his tone was somewhat teasing.

But the reason he laughed might be that he thought Shen Xi was afraid of even this, and being so timid, he would be able to control him better.

But what Shen Xi said the next second made him feel guilty for the second time.

“It rained really hard the day my mother died, just like today.

I had no money, so I asked the villagers to help me, but they were unwilling. I could only bury my mother in a pit I dug randomly in the rain.

I dug that pit for a whole day and was caught in the rain for a whole day.

I didn’t have anything to wear, so I had to wear wet clothes. It took two or three days for the rain to stop.

I also got seriously ill, and although I recovered in the end, I have been afraid of rain ever since then.”

His tone was very calm when he said this, without deliberately pretending to be himself, as he was afraid of appearing to be unable to care.

He said this very calmly, but it was this calmness that made Qi Zhi feel a surge of guilt and heartache.

'Is his body so weak because of the heavy rain? '

"Uncle, will you stay with me tonight?"

While Qi Zhi was thinking, Shen Xi reached out and gently tugged at Qi Zhi's sleeve.

Qi Zhi looked at Shen Xi's eyes full of expectation and caution, and his heart softened. He nodded involuntarily: "Well, the emperor's uncle will accompany you tonight."

A barely perceptible hint of joy flashed across Shen Xi's eyes, but was then concealed. He shrank into the quilt, leaving only his eyes exposed as he looked at Qi Zhi.

The thunderstorm outside was still raging, and the strong wind was howling and hitting the windows, as if trying to break through this barrier.

Qi Zhi sat on the edge of the bed in the room, but felt that the whole room was not that warm.

"Is there nothing in the room to keep warm?"

He looked at the stove beside him. Normally, there should be some charcoal in that place, but now the stove was empty.

A trace of anger slowly rose in Qi Zhi's heart.

So he, the emperor, was just a puppet, but not everyone could step on his head.

He originally wanted to leave and deal with this matter immediately.

But he found that Shen Xi had fallen asleep holding his hand.

'I fell asleep pretty quickly.'

He had no intention of staying, and seeing him fall asleep, he could just leave.

But I thought it was only a short while, maybe he was not sleeping soundly. If I left now and woke him up again, that would be bad.

"Never mind, wait a little longer."

But the sudden rise in favorability broke the lie in his heart. It was not because she was afraid of trouble, but because she really felt sorry for him.

'It's already 10% so quickly, it seems we are heading in the right direction.'

Qi Zhi thought of waiting for a while, but he didn't leave until dawn.

It was already late at night, and he was afraid that if he punished those ignorant servants now, he would be woken up again.

Just stayed here.

But they did not sleep in the same bed. Shen Xi slept in the main hall, but there was an ear room next to the main hall, which also had a bed, so Qi Zhi lived there.

The next day, the sleet had stopped.

And the sun was shining brightly, which was rare. Although it was still cold, it was much better than last night.

Shen Xi was awakened by the noise outside. With Qi Zhi's company yesterday, he slept more peacefully, but it was only noon now.

According to usual habits, it is impossible to wake up now.

Qi Zhi was sitting on a chair outside the door drinking tea, with the nanny and eunuch who were the leaders of the entire courtyard kneeling in front of him.

And behind those two were the entire yard, the servants who stood on both sides yesterday.

"It seems that everyone has forgotten what I told you yesterday?"

Even though Qi Zhi was sitting, his aura of pressure was particularly heavy.

He just sat there, and those people didn't dare to raise their heads.

"We have followed all the orders of the prince. I wonder what the prince is talking about?"

The one who broke the silence was the chief eunuch, who had served the late emperor and was his most trusted assistant, so he was a little bolder.

Qi Zhi swept his eyes across him, but wherever his eyes went, there was a hint of coldness.

"Your Highness is weak, and it is winter now, so we cannot let you get cold or hurt. Your Highness just came back yesterday, and it snowed so heavily last night.

There wasn’t even an incense burner in the room, let alone a kang.”

His tone was calm, but it made everyone present feel an unspeakable pressure.

The eunuch's forehead suddenly became covered with beads of sweat. He lowered his head hastily and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, please forgive me. It was our negligence. We thought that Your Highness has always..." Halfway through his words, he suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly shut his mouth.

Qi Zhi sneered: "Do you think that His Highness has no power and influence, so you can bully him at will?" He glanced at the people kneeling on the ground with a sharp gaze.

He looked at the eunuch in the lead and winked at Yu Yu who was standing behind him.

Yu Yu walked over and helped the man up.

Qi Zhi looked at him with a smile, but this smile inevitably made people feel cold. At this moment, he became his usual smiling tiger self again.

“But Eunuch Xia also served the late emperor, so he must know the rules of this palace.

This prince rarely lives in the palace, so I would like to ask the eunuch, what is the crime of offending the superior?"