sick man

The man in front of him was tall and strong, with an air of calm and prestige in his handsome brows. Compared to him, the man beside him seemed a bit thin, but he was also tall, tall and graceful.Even though the silver mask on his face covered his appearance, through the bright eyes that were exposed, one could guess that the man had a good appearance.

The two are the monarch Situ Lang and queen Yunyao of Dongyi Kingdom.According to the tradition of Dongyi Kingdom, no matter men or women, as long as they are married as wives or concubines, they must wear a mask when they go out to cover their appearance and show their devotion and loyalty to their husbands.

As the empress of Dongyi, Yun Yao naturally visited Yunze wearing a mask.

Although Yuan Xi was in the palace, he didn't close his eyes and listen. He had heard of Dongyi's custom before, and he was not surprised when he saw Yunyao.

The only thing that puzzled him was that this Empress Dongyi, who had set foot in Yunze Palace for the first time, insisted on meeting Yunze's monarch.

This is already the fifth time in the past few days.

Early in the morning, Situ Lang waited outside the Chaoyang Hall with Yunyao, and the eunuch who came to pass the transmission returned without success, begging Yuanxi to find a way with a bitter face.

Yuan Xi stuffed back the valuable jade that he had stuffed in, and said with a wry smile,

"I'll give it a try."

What is there to try?

Li Chengyan was ill in bed for several days in a row, he refused to eat well, and he refused to drink medicine. How could he meet people easily?What's more, even though Dongyi had a good relationship with Yunze, it was only a small country, and its status and power were far from Yunze's, so there was no need for Li Chengyan to entertain him personally.

Yuan Xi's attempt was nothing more than to see the little eunuch in a difficult situation and to go through the motions.

When Yuan Xi turned back, Li Chengyan was already awake.He leaned slumped against the bed rail, his thin cheeks were bluish white, his whole body looked sluggish and sickly, and he couldn't find the majestic aura that an emperor should have.

"Your Majesty, do you feel better today?"

Yuan Xi bowed and walked up to him, making routine inquiries.

Li Chengyan glanced at him lazily, stroked his head and frowned,

"Why was it so noisy outside just now?"

The non-questioned response just saved Yuanxi the effort of bringing the topic to the king of Dongyi to ask for an audience.I saw him kneeling on the ground with his knees bent, and replied in fear,

"Only outside the palace was Xiao Yunzi from Chunhe Palace talking with her servants. I didn't expect to disturb His Majesty. Please forgive me!"

Li Chengyan closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said,

"Isn't the Spring Harmony Palace specially used to receive envoys from other countries? Why do people there seek you for no reason?"

Yuan Xi was a little surprised and replied,

"Your Majesty, don't you remember, a few days ago the King of Dongyi and his empress and prince visited our country, and they lived in the Spring Harmony Palace..."

"Ah……"

Li Chengyan curled his index finger, tapped hard on the painfully painful temple, and said with a smile,

"I was really sick and confused, and I forgot about it."

Even though he said that, he couldn't hear any regret, and he didn't ask Xiao Yunzi what he said to Yuan Xi, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

The words are rolling on the tip of the tongue, is there any reason not to say it?

Yuanxi bit the bullet and called Li Chengyan to open his eyes, and asked cautiously,

"Your Majesty, the King of Dongyi has sent Xiao Yunzi many times to communicate, saying that he must see you, and today he is waiting outside the palace early in the morning. Look..."

Although Yuanxi's tone was as humble as possible, Li Chengyan was still a little impatient, and waved casually,

"not see."

"Yes... Your Majesty."

With the expected answer, Yuan Xi didn't dare to persuade, and it was not his turn to persuade.Standing in Li Chengyan's position, of course he is not afraid of offending Dongyi Kingdom.

"Is he still refusing to see me?"

Yuan Xi tactfully conveyed Li Chengyan's refusal to Yun Yao. Even through the mask, one can imagine from Yun Yao's listless voice that at this moment he must have a very disappointed expression on his face.

"Please forgive me. Your Majesty's dragon body is ill and has been ill for more than half a month. Really..."

"Is he so sick?" Yun Yao interrupted Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi nodded solemnly. Although Li Chengyan didn't want to see them because he was sick, he was indeed seriously ill.

"His Majesty……"

After hearing this, Yun Yao stretched out his hand to hold the hand of Situ Lang who was standing behind him, and looked at him beggingly.

Situ Lang shook his hand helplessly, nodded and said,

"Do what you want."

Yun Yao paused, the begging in his eyes turned into gratitude, Yuan Xi listened to the conversation between the two without thinking, Yun Yao suddenly stopped him and said,

"Eunuch Yuan, please take me in."

Yuan Xi looked at him with wide eyes in disbelief, this man is so courageous!Even though he is the queen of Dongyi, he can't enter and leave the palace of Monarch Yunze casually, and it's still without His Majesty's permission!

How could Yuan Xi dare to agree to him, he cupped his hands in embarrassment and said,

"Yuanxi is just a slave, how can he be the master? Please hold your hands high and spare the servant."

"Oh... After so many years, you really haven't changed at all."

Yun Yao looked at Yuan Xi who was short and kneeling, and suddenly let out a sigh.

Yuan Xi was shocked by his words, Yun Yao's tone seemed to have known him for many years.But Yuanxi was sold into the palace by his parents when he was young, and he has been with Li Chengyan for so many years, and he rarely even stepped out of the palace gate, let alone Dongyi who is far away on the border of Yunze.How could he have met Yun Yao?

"Yuanxi, do you still recognize me?"

Seeing his confusion, Yun Yao stretched out his arm and hooked it, and the mask covering his face fell into his hands, revealing the face he deliberately concealed.

It was a very pretty face.

It is inappropriate and quite disrespectful to describe a man as beautiful.

But all Yuanxi could think of at the moment was this word.

The pure and white skin glowed with a radiant luster like suet jade, and under the moderately shaded and gracefully shaped eyebrows were a pair of lacquer-like almond-shaped eyes. This young man has added a childish innocence that does not match his age.

So many years have passed, time has changed so many people and things, but only him has been forgotten.

Xue Xiaoyun.

So you didn't die.

Not only is he not dead, but he is still alive...

Yuan Xi raised his head and knelt stiffly on the spot. Although his face was calm, his hands hidden in his sleeves had already unconsciously usurped into a ball.

"Xue, Young Master Xue?! Are you really... Young Master Xue?"

After being frightened and angry, Yuan Xi quickly regained his reason.He pretended to be unbelievable, and took a closer look at Yun Yao.

Xue Xiaoyun, whose pseudonym was Yunyao, nodded and sighed,

"I didn't expect you to remember me."

How can I forget?

Even if you turn into ashes, I can still recognize you!

Yuan Xi hid his resentful eyes, lowered his head, pretended to cry with joy,

"Great, really great! Mr. Xue, you are still alive, live well, if His Majesty knows, he will be very happy!"

Hehe, Li Chengyan, you are trying everything to get rid of that person in order to avenge Xue Xiaoyun.Now that Xue Xiaoyun appears in front of you perfectly, what will you do?

"Yuanxi, I must meet the emperor, can you take it with me?" After revealing his identity, Xue Xiaoyun was quite sure about meeting Li Chengyan.

Sure enough, without even thinking about it, Yuan Xi hurriedly wiped away tears, nodded and said,

"Your Majesty has read Young Master Xue for so many years, how could he not see you?"

Go, go and give him a fatal blow, let him know what he missed and what he lost back then!

Yuan Xi looked forward to it maliciously.

Xue Xiaoyun didn't know the twists and turns, and followed Yuan Xi anxiously and excitedly, thinking that he would see Li Chengyan soon, his palms were sweating from nervousness.

The two had their own concerns, and they had nothing to say along the way, stopping and walking, Li Chengyan's bedroom was right in front of them.Xue Xiaoyun would be able to see him again just by pushing open the hollow carved door in front of him.

Xue Xiaoyun raised his hand and put it on the door, as if to push it, but he hesitated again as soon as he tried hard, and slowly lowered his hand in a daze.This happened a few times, Yuan Xi didn't say anything, but he argued a little embarrassedly,

"I haven't seen him for a long time, and I really don't know how to speak. I'd better trouble Eunuch Yuan to pass it on to me."

Yuan Xi nodded in response, pushed the door softly and went in. Li Chengyan maintained the posture of leaning against the bed rail before, still staring at the top of the bed in a daze.Yuan Xi walked slowly to the bed, bent his knees and called out,

"His Majesty."

"What's the matter with you?" Li Chengyan asked without looking back.

Yuan Xi bowed deeply to him, and said in an excited voice that he couldn't hold back,

"Your Majesty, outside the palace...an old friend asks to see you."

"Old man?"

Li Chengyan's indifferent expression finally loosened a bit, he slowly turned his body sideways, with a few gleams of hope burning in his eyes,

"Is it Old General Su who is back?"

He was still thinking about the purpose of pardoning the Su family and recalling Su Jian. Although Su Jian refused to come back, when he heard the word "old man", he immediately thought of it.

"no……"

Yuan Xi was also taken aback by his conjecture, and shook his head hesitantly.

Li Chengyan laughed at himself, and also felt that he was dazed.Su Hongrui is Su Jian's most cherished son. How could Su Jian be willing to see him if he failed him so much?

"Tell me, who is it?"

Li Chengyan lay back slowly and asked without interest.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, it is Young Master Xue!"

The joy in Won Hee's voice really puzzled Lee Seung Yeon.He raised his eyebrows and wondered,

"Master Xue? Is it Xue Yunshu? What is he doing here to see me?"

"no no!"

Yuan Xi quickly shook his head and said repeatedly,

"It's not that young master Xue Yunshu, it's young master Xue Xiaoyun!"

"What!? You said...it's...it's Xiaoyun?" Li Chengyan sat up straight suddenly, staring at Yuan Xi.

"Yes, it is Young Master Xue Xiaoyun. He is waiting outside the hall, waiting for His Majesty to summon him!" Yuan Xi nodded while wiping away tears.

Li Chengyan was shocked and almost rolled off the bed.Yuan Xi hurriedly stepped forward to support his swaying figure, and Li Chengyan stood up in embarrassment.But in the next second, he pushed Yuanxi away vigorously, and ran towards the door in a stumbling manner.

impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Xiaoyun is dead!Already dead!

This fact that Lee Seung-yeon had believed in for more than 20 years suddenly collapsed when he saw a strange yet familiar figure outside the door.

"Are you... are you really... Xiaoyun?"

Li Chengyan approached him step by step, his questioning tone was cautious and nervous, as if standing in front of him was not a person, but an illusion.Just like the Su Hongrui he finally dreamed of, even a hazy figure from his back would be wiped out because of his approach.

But Xue Xiaoyun laughed. He even stepped over the threshold, walked up to Li Chengyan, and spoke to him.

"Chengyan, it's really me, I'm back."