Chapter 690 - Sent to Cold Palace. (1/2)

Ji Cheng carried Zhao Ming to their chamber and placed her on the bed carefully. He was scared and worried seeing her pale complexion. He remembered about the night when he failed to save her in time and she fell into a coma.

He was staring at the scratch marks on her neck when his gaze fell on the hairpin that she was holding onto. He carefully took the hairpin and placed it on the side table.

He was coming after checking his horse at the stable when he saw the maids who were coming from the direction of Xiao Li's chamber and were looking shocked and panicked. They got scared of seeing him but came to him to ask for help.

She recounted how Xiao Li tried to strangle Zhao Ming and Empress Dowager went to save Zhao Ming. She ran out for help as soon as Xiao Li attacked Zhao Ming while Wen Xu went to deal with Xiao Li herself.

He called the women soldiers who were reserved to deal with such a situation and by the time they reached Xiao Li's palace, she was already strangling Wen Xu.

He caressed her cheeks which were pale and cold. He sighed and murmured, ” I am sorry...I am sorry for being late again.”

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Zhao Ming knitted her brows and felt her head was splitting into two. She frowned and slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes felt heavy as boulders. However, when she opened her eyes, she found herself engulfed in a pair of strong arms.

Her lips parted a bit as she turned to her side and smiled seeing Ji Cheng's sleeping face. He was sleeping while holding her tightly in his embrace.

She stared at his sleeping face and wondered if everything was a dream. She would have believed that it was a dream if she didn't feel any pain around her neck.

She touched her nape unconsciously and cursed Xiao Li under her breath.

She strangled her quite strongly. This time she has to thank Wen Xu. If she hadn't reached in time, she would have died for the second time now.

She looked at his face and reached her hand to touch his nose when he caught her wrist.

” Oh.” She was startled when he caught her in an act.

” You woke up.” He said.

Zhao Ming nodded. She tried to sit up but her body was quite weak, so he helped her sit on the bed with her back against the headrest.

She looked around and frowned seeing the curtains covering the windows. The outside seems to have gotten dark already.

Ji Cheng also got off the bed and took a glass of water to pass her.

” You have slept through the whole day. It's midnight now.” He spoke.

She blinked and was surprised that she slept for this long.

” Erm…. about what happened in the morning…” she started but he cut off again.

” Don't talk about it. You need to rest. Also, don't worry about anything. I will deal with it properly.” He smiled at her.

She nodded and relaxed.

However, her eyes dimmed when she remembered something, ” Oh, that hairpin. My hairpin…” she suddenly remembered about that hairpin.

After getting that hairpin, she hasn't even looked at it properly yet. If she loses it now, it would be great trouble.

She tried to get off the bed but he stopped her and said, ” Don't worry about that. That hairpin is with Aunt Shen Jia right now. You can take it from her later.”

” Oh.” She calmed down hearing that Aunt Sheng Jia took it with her. If it is with her, then she can be at ease.

She stared at him and felt that he was acting a bit strange. He was taking care of you but something was amiss.