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Kudo Shinichi took the bowl unhappily, drank the porridge in a few mouthfuls, and placed it on the bedside table next to him: "How is it, did you find the Medicine Buddha statue?"
"found it."
Chu Ming told Kudo Shinichi that Hattori's first love token suddenly turned into stolen goods, and complained to him that he had worked hard to match him and Kazuha, but he messed it up again.
Hattori retorted weakly: "It's not my fault. I just wanted to lay the groundwork first and then confess to Kazuha, but I didn't expect her to react so strongly. How could I confess to her under the atmosphere at that time... I hope that in the future she will think of confession as a beautiful scene, instead of thinking of the quarrel between us before I confessed..."
Chu Ming and Kudo looked at him speechlessly. Wow, this burden is quite heavy.
Kudo Shinichi couldn't help showing off a bit, and gave Hattori some advice as a person who had experienced it: "Don't think too much, it's actually not that hard to say I like you, you have to be bolder."
Chu Ming crossed his arms and looked down at the two of them, "You two are the same. Have you even forgotten how stuttered Kudo was when he confessed? If it weren't for me and Hattori, you would have left Xiaolan to solve the case. If you really had to solve the case, and you turned back into Conan before you could confess after the case was over, just imagine how sad Xiaolan, who had anticipated your confession, would be when she heard you leave again."
Then he turned to look at Hattori: "You too, demand perfection in everything. It's true that you want to give Kazuha an unforgettable confession scene, but your face is always more important than confession. Sometimes you have to force yourself to argue after you've said it. This will only make Kazuha doubt your feelings for her. Just like you didn't cherish the good environment yesterday. When Kazuha asked you back, you should have kissed her!! And then confessed. In the future, when Kazuha really wants to recall, she will only think of your sweet kiss. How can she think of a quarrel?"
Chu Ming kept on talking and scolding, and he made Kudo and Hattori look so depressed. Only then did he stop talking with satisfaction.
Kudo Shinichi sat on the bed and stared at him dimly: "But you have so many theories, but you haven't brought a girlfriend to show us."
Chu Ming waved his hand: "What do you know? Women will only slow down my sword-drawing speed. I'm not like you. I'm not interested in women."
Hattori suddenly took a step back in a funny way and hugged himself: "What, are you coveting men?"
???
Chu Ming casually picked up the apple he had just brought and threw it at him: "Heh, I don't like dark skin."
Hattori pretended to be sad and covered his chest with one hand. He took the apple thrown to him with the other hand and winked at Kudo Shinichi: "You mocked me again, so you like a pretty boy like Kudo?"
Chu Ming's mouth curled up even more sarcastically: "Oh, I don't refine copper."
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The three of them chatted for a while, and then Haibara Ai also came over. She came alone.
Professor Agasa took the children back first. If Xiaolan asks about Conan, just say that Conan and the children went back with Dr. Agasa to play games.
As for Haibara Ai, she was going to see why Kudo Shinichi was able to maintain his physical condition this time, and to remind him that it would be better to stay out of the spotlight and not appear in front of everyone like last time.
Finally, she secretly drew a tube of Kudo Shinichi's blood, and told him to go to the doctor's house after Kudo Shinichi returned and let her check his body carefully to find out what component had kept him unchanged this time.
Kudo Shinichi also wanted Haibara Ai to develop an antidote as soon as possible so that he could restore his original identity. Upon hearing this, he nodded hurriedly in agreement.
When Xiaolan and the others came back, they were followed by a resentful Maori Kogoro and a smiling Officer Otaki: "You left without telling me. I stayed in the temple to solve the mystery. It was not until the Buddha statues were sent back that I realized you had found the murderer's lair..."
Well, they really seem to have forgotten about Kogoro Mori.
Officer Otaki said he wanted to pick up Hattori Kazuha and take him back. It happened that Kudo Shinichi's cold symptoms had already recovered last night, so they parted ways. Chu Ming was not willing to drive again, so he just left the car in front of Sannoji Temple and sent a message for someone to come and drive it away. He then got into Mouri Kogoro's car.
When they returned to Tokyo, Chu Ming got off the car at the intersection. Looking at Kudo Shinichi, who was still lingering in the car and should have gotten off with him, Chu Ming did not remind him.
Some people have been playing Conan for so long that they really treat the detective agency as their own home.
After Chu Ming returned, he simply started updating his article which had been discontinued for a long time and posted the sequel.
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After being informed by Hideko, Nami was detained in a small dark room behind the cold palace.
The room was pitch black, and even colder at night. She huddled in a corner, hugging her knees, and felt that Hideko looked more and more familiar the more she thought about it.
——It’s her!
When Bozi was still a little palace maid, he had actually been to the cold palace. At that time, he met his best friend, Gezi. They talked about everything. Gezi was generous, gentle and considerate, and helped her a lot.
Before entering the palace, Bozi was just a child from an ordinary family. It was impossible for her to learn dancing, calligraphy and painting from a young age like the concubines in the palace.
At that time, she followed Gezi and learned a lot of knowledge that only aristocrats could learn. Her piano skills, dancing, and even her excellent cooking skills were all taught by Gezi. This was also the reason why she was favored as a palace maid later.
Gezi was a gift from a neighboring country to the general, but the general did not trust her. After favoring her for a while, he threw her into the cold palace because of a small mistake.
However, Gezi did not feel sorry for herself because of this. Instead, she treated life positively and lived happily even in the cold palace.
She also advised Bozi that it would be nice for the two of them to stay in the cold palace for the rest of their lives. Even if he was in the cold palace, he could protect a palace maid.
Although the general's wife rarely showed up and didn't care about the jealousies among the concubines, she was very strict with her subordinates and even the supplies in the cold palace were rarely withheld.
But Bozi was unwilling to do so. She also told Gezi about her ambition. She wanted to become the general's favorite concubine. At that time, she would ask the general to release Lanzi back to the neighboring country and let her go back to her hometown.
After all, she has seen a lot in the palace. If you are not favored, anyone can step on you. Who says that the cold palace is a comfortable home?
Take Lan Zi from the palace next to Gezi, for example. She is not someone that is easy to get along with.
Lan Zi's parents were the general's trusted subordinates. After the two sacrificed themselves to save the general, the general brought them into the palace. However, because they were too arrogant and willful, the general arranged them to live in a palace not far from the cold palace.
But Lanzi seemed to know that the general would not do anything to her. Even though she was in a side palace, she was still arrogant and domineering. From time to time, she would run around in the cold palace to show her presence, tease cats and dogs, smash the windows of this palace, and kick the door of that palace...
She even slandered Gezi as a spy from a neighboring country, allowing the people around her and those in the cold palace at that time to bully Gezi.
At that time, the person who bullied me the most was Hideko!!
In order to protect Bozi, a palace maid, Gezi eventually died in the dark cold palace.
She couldn't hold on, couldn't wait for her best friend to gain favor, and couldn't return to her hometown that she missed day and night. Her life ended in the cold palace of a foreign country.
If it weren't for Hideko, Gezi wouldn't have died!
Damn it! I didn't recognize this woman before!
I'm actually still friends with her!
Hideko must have been laughing at herself at that time, laughing at herself for making a friend of a thief.
Bozi held his breath and his heart completely turned cold in the cold palace.
Afterwards, she went to Lan Zi's palace with a smile on her face and humbled herself to her, enduring her bullying and ridicule. She offered her advice and suggestions, which made Lan Zi curb her arrogance and regain the general's favor. At the same time, she followed Lan Zi out of the cold palace.
After going out, he took advantage of Ranko's power to suppress Hideko and drove her out of the palace.
The foreign dancer before was cold in character and didn't like to compete for favor. When the general was annoyed by the quarrels among the concubines, he would go to her to enjoy a moment of peace. Nami gave Ranko some advice and slandered Kotoko, saying that she was indifferent to the general because she had a lover when she was in a foreign land.
The general could not bear this humiliation, so he immediately had Kotoko sent away.
There are also Aizi, Feizi, Tezi...
In the early days, when her own power was not yet established, she relied on Lan Zi and gave him advice on how to deal with several concubines who were favored by the general. In the later days, she took advantage of the general's favor to win over several allies, kicked Lan Zi away, and started to compete with her from then on.
But just when the two were competing for favor in full swing, the Beizi, who had always ignored the struggles in the harem, suddenly summoned everyone in the harem.
After everyone arrived, Beizi announced a piece of news that shocked all the young ladies.
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When Beizi summoned everyone in the harem, it was definitely not just to find someone to chat with and relieve her loneliness. She dropped a big bomb in the harem.
She announced that the shogun was now old but had no children. The shogun needed an heir, and she also needed a child in her name.
However, her own health was damaged in her early years, and now she can no longer give birth to children for the general. So today she summoned all the general's concubines to announce that whoever can give birth to the general's eldest son first will not only have the child registered under her name, but the child's biological mother will also be promoted to the general's concubine, and the child will be able to inherit the general's position in the future.
As soon as these words came out, the group of concubines were in an uproar, and Bozi's eyes lit up instantly. This was an opportunity! For her, an opportunity that came right to her doorstep!
She had been feeling low and sleepy recently, and had a premonition that she might be pregnant. Now, she heard the good news. She touched her belly without leaving a trace and slowly revealed a gentle smile.
This baby must be a boy, no matter what!
After leaving the Beizi Palace, Bozi secretly sent someone to invite a medical officer over. After some complicated confirmation operations, the medical officer Watanabe Fite congratulated Bozi with a happy face. He confirmed that Bozi was really pregnant.
Bozi's face was also full of joy, but she knew that this news could not be made public, otherwise she would become a target.
She gave Watanabe Fate some money and told him not to spread the news for the time being.
Unfortunately, Watanabe was neutral on the surface, but in fact he was Ranko's man, and he immediately revealed the news to Ranko.
So just when Bozi was preparing to keep a low profile and wait for the menstrual period to stabilize, the news of her pregnancy had already spread among the concubines.
Because Bozi and Lanzi had been fighting fiercely before, everyone was waiting for Lanzi to make the first move.
When Bozi learned that the news had leaked, she immediately took precautions, fearing that Lan Zi would tamper with her food or any other items. However, her precautions were in vain, as Lan Zi showed no signs of taking any action.
At this time, Lan Zi was planning to fake a pregnancy and then snatch Bo Zi's child on the day of delivery.
But Lanzi's plan did not succeed. She never thought that Langzi, who had always been friendly to her and even treated her like a sister, would actually unite with Bozi. Langzi had been cheated by Bozi before, but how could she let bygones be bygones? ! !
Lan Zi originally believed that Lang Zi was a member of her camp and was not on guard against her. However, she was stabbed in the back by Lang Zi and revealed the fact that she was faking her pregnancy in front of the general and his wife.
The general, who originally knew that Lan Zi and Bo Zi were pregnant, had been particularly fond of them recently. However, after learning that Lan Zi's pregnancy was false news, he became furious and completely banished Lan Zi to the cold palace and stripped her of her title. If nothing unexpected happens, Lan Zi will never be able to get out of the cold palace in her lifetime.
Bozi became the biggest winner in this game because she was the only one in the entire harem who was pregnant.
With the joint protection of the general and his wife, Beizi, Bozi safely reached the day of delivery.
Originally, Bozi had already arranged someone. If she didn't give birth to a son this time, she would directly arrange for someone to come and replace the baby boy prepared in advance.
But now the general and his wife were waiting outside, and it was difficult for her to do anything behind the scenes. She could only leave it to fate and pray in the delivery room to give birth to a baby boy.
"Ma'am, come on - try harder -"
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In the midst of the severe pain, Bozi vaguely heard the crying of a baby.
She relaxed and forced herself to sit up: "Let me see the child."
However, the midwife who was helping with the delivery was cleaning the baby and ignored her. Instead, she walked out carefully holding the baby.
Someone was trying to steal her baby? Who sent them?
Bozi endured the pain and opened his mouth to call for help: "Someone, someone, please catch that thief for me. She stole my child. Someone, please - someone -"
The weak cry did not attract any attention, or rather, no one paid attention to this tool who had completed his mission.
She struggled to get up and slowly crawled to the door, only to see a scene that made her eyes water.
The general who had always doted on her was now looking tenderly at the prince holding the child with a doting smile that she had never seen before.
Isn't that her child?
Isn’t it only recorded under the name of Beizi?