The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

Emperor Sheng Zhao was unwell and had not bathed for three days, and all officials did not attend court. Thanks to this, Qi Jin held Lu Shi and slept until dawn. When he woke up, it was already Si time. After a good sleep, he opened his eyes and met Lu Shi's eyes with a look of despair.

Because Qi Jin held him tightly, he couldn't move after waking up. As long as he moved a little, Qi Jin would instinctively increase his strength, even putting his legs on his body like an octopus.

He remembered that Qi Jin was not so strong before?

"It seems that your poison has been cured, and your body has recovered very well. You have gained a lot of strength."

Feeling something strange in his body, Qi Jin stiffened and his face flushed red. He immediately released his restraints on Lu Shi and turned his back to Lu Shi, facing the wall and reflecting on his mistakes.

So embarrassing.

After Lu Shi got up and finished dressing, he found someone still curled up in the quilt on the bed, unwilling to show his head out. He must have been embarrassed by the situation just now. Lu Shi didn't care.

"This is a normal physiological phenomenon, you don't need to worry too much." He paused and said, "We are all men, you..."

"Don't say anymore..." Qi Jin's voice came out from under the quilt, buzzing and unclear, not sure if it was because of shyness or the quilt.

Lu Shi shrugged. As a woman dressed as a man, he didn't care at all. What on earth was Qi Jin shy about? She was like a quail.

Lu Shi laughed and said, "I won't say anything more, but you'd better get up early. It's getting late."

What's more, this guy sleeps in his bed.

Qi Jin finally recovered, lifted the quilt and stuck his head out. Having been cooped up for a long time, his face was rosy, his eyes seemed to be filled with autumn water, and he was full of affection.

"Do you have any plans today?"

"...I have a day off today and have no plans." Lu Shi turned his head. The vivid scene just now seemed to have left no trace in his mind, but was it really not?

no one knows.

"Then let's continue drinking tonight." Qi Jin straightened up and looked at Lu Shi with sparkling eyes. He was going to continue sleeping in his bed tonight. Although the unbearable experience in the morning was still vivid in his mind, he still didn't want to miss the opportunity to have close contact with Lu Shi.

It's still so hard to find excuses these days.

No, no, no, Lu Shi made a big gesture of rejection. He forced a stiff smile and said with difficulty, "Qi Qi was looking for you just now, and he was in a hurry. He must have something urgent to talk to you about. Let's talk about drinking first."

"Qi Qi is looking for me?"

Qi Jin seemed to remember something and got up immediately.

"Then let's get together next time."

Say goodbye...

Watching someone leave in a hurry, Lu Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief. In view of someone's inappropriate behavior after being drunk twice, he decided to stay away from alcohol and ask someone to stay away as well. He didn't want to be used as a human pillow again. He didn't sleep well that night. This feeling of being bound was like the red thread that Yue Lao had tied for him before. He was helpless and couldn't break free. He woke up in the morning with a sore back.

He didn't want to experience a similar situation a second time.

Qi Jin, who had no idea that he had been rejected by his lover, was on his way to the palace.

In the Qianqing Palace, the father and son sat opposite each other, with the eldest prince sitting in between them.

Sheng Zhaodai raised his teacup and slowly took a sip before speaking first. An air of authority filled his nostrils. "Prince, have you not found any clues about Mu Yu yet?"

"Reporting to His Majesty, I have discovered that it was Cao Yan, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue. She was bewildered after a verbal argument with Mu Yu and acted in a moment of confusion."

"So you believe it?" Emperor Sheng Zhao raised his eyes and looked at Qi Jin.

"I naturally don't believe it, but the person behind this is very cautious, and I don't have any other evidence."

"Then who, in your opinion, is the person behind this?"

Qi Jin raised his head and met Emperor Sheng Zhao's gaze, "Wise King."

The silence factor floated in the space, and no one spoke.

Then a burst of laughter broke the quiet atmosphere, and Emperor Sheng Zhao raised his hand and drank another cup of tea and laughed heartily.

"It wouldn't be bad if that old guy could give up an arm."

The serious atmosphere disappeared at this moment, and the three of them returned to a normal father-son relationship. A relaxed and warm atmosphere slowly surrounded the three of them.

After finishing the business, the father and son began to chat about family matters. The eldest prince Qi Qian took out a bag of golden melon seeds from his pocket, poured it on the table and immersed himself in the pleasure of counting gold, with a smile on his face all the time.

"Xiao Jin, you are not young anymore. Do you have a girl you like?" It was an old question. Emperor Sheng Zhao was concerned about his child's life-long affairs like an ordinary father.

Qi Jin sighed, "Father, I'm not in a hurry now." Besides, the matter between him and Lu Shi couldn't be resolved in a hurry.

"Are you still not in a hurry? You're almost thirty years old, and you're still acting like a child."

"No..." Qi Jin got anxious. He was only twenty-three, which was the prime time for a man. No matter how exaggerated it was, he couldn't enter his thirties. Wouldn't that make him a generation behind Lu Shi, who was just a young man?

"If your Majesty is anxious to have a grandson, you can worry about your brother's marriage first." I'm sorry, your Majesty. I didn't mean to pull you in to attract attention.

Qi Jin silently lit a candle for Qi Qian in his heart. As the saying goes, a friend dies, but a poor Taoist dies. Besides, he might not even have children, so how could he let his father hold a grandson?

Upon hearing this, Emperor Sheng Zhao slammed the table and said, "If I could rely on your brother, why would I need to look for you?"

Emperor Sheng Zhao was so disappointed with Qi Qian that he slapped his palm on the head as he was counting gold melon seeds. "Go away, you're counting your father's head!"

Qi Qian covered the back of his head in confusion, his eyes filled with bewilderment as he had not yet reacted.

"Cough cough cough..." Looking at Qi Qian squatting on the side holding a stool and still counting golden melon seeds, Emperor Sheng Zhao couldn't catch his breath and coughed heart-wrenchingly.

Emperor Sheng Zhao drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and his pale face looked much older in an instant.

Qi Jin patted Emperor Sheng Zhao's back to calm him down, then asked worriedly, "Has the imperial physician come to see him? What did he say?"

"Same old, trying to smooth things over. Don't I understand? I'm just old, and there's no cure for old diseases. I took a lot of medicine, but in the end, I'm still waiting to die!"

Emperor Sheng Zhao is not even 50 years old yet, but he considers himself old. It's because he worked too hard when he was young and developed a chronic illness.

This was all due to the mess left behind by the late emperor. The two of them were tacitly aware of this.

Qi Jin was silent for a while and then said to Emperor Sheng Zhao, "Let Lu Shi take a look at it for you."

"Lu Shi?" Emperor Sheng Zhao raised his eyes. "The new number one scholar, the Lu Shi from Changping Village? It seems he was the one who saved Mu Yu. You two have a good relationship. You stayed at his house last night, didn't you?"

"……Yes."

"Hahaha," Emperor Sheng Zhao slapped his thigh, so excited that he even forgot to call himself "I knew my child had good taste. You must seize this talent. He is good at literature, martial arts, and medicine. Don't let that old fellow, the Xian Wang, snatch him away."

"Your Majesty, don't worry about it. I will naturally keep a close eye on him." Qi Jin curled his lips. How could he let go of Lu Shi?