incomprehensible

Facts once again proved that Ye Xuehuan was indeed a man of his word; Lan Qi developed a low-grade fever early the next morning and really couldn't get out of bed.

The look in Wen Luo's eyes after taking the pulse was very meaningful, but after all, he didn't say the words "excessive indulgence". He only said that Lan Qi's energy and blood were not strong, and he had been thinking too much for the past few days. It's okay, but you need to rest for a few days.

The word "rest and recuperation" is really vague and intriguing, Ye Xuehuan's look back at Wen Luo is also meaningful, sending him to dispense the medicine.

Lan Qi heard the impersonation of the imperial physician's words clearly, and shrank under the quilt without saying a word.He is definitely not a delicate body. Although his energy and blood are not strong, it is not his own fault, and he seldom gets sick. Before, he ran away in the snow all night in a single suit and was safe, but he didn't think that this bed thing would really happen. With such a waste of consumption, I'm afraid that this time I really can't avoid drinking some weird tonics, my heart is full of mixed feelings, and I have nothing to say for a while.

"It's my fault, and I forced you." Ye Xuehuan stroked his cheek with her fingertips, but there was no guilt on her face, but a face that tried to hold back a smile, "It seems that you should take good care of him." keep."

Lan Qi was sore all over, and his head hurt badly, he didn't want to talk to him at all, curled up in a ball under the blanket.Ye Xuehuan looked amused, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "After I eat and drink my medicine, I'll go and clean up what happened last night first, and I'll come back to accompany you later, okay?"

Hearing Lan Qi's reply, he pecked him on the lips again, and whispered: "You also know the style of Yunque, and you will do it here to avoid suspicion for Zhao Ying. I'm afraid there will be no clues left in this station. , It’s useless to stay for a long time. Now the whole station is in turmoil, and Xuanfeng didn’t all follow, and there are no one to protect you. You sleep obediently, and you are not allowed to go out to spy, do you hear me?”

Feeling slightly surprised, Lan Qi couldn't help but look up, and fell into a pair of bright phoenix eyes, the sharp eyes made him feel guilty for no reason.

"I knew you were restless." Ye Xuehuan saw that his eyes were dodging, and she knew what she expected, so she slapped his butt lightly through the quilt, "Be obedient, or I will spank your little ass."

"...I won't." Lan Qi replied with a hoarse voice, "I have no strength."

Ye Xuehuan laughed, tucked the quilt for him, and teased: "It's better if you don't have the strength. Next time if you don't obey me, I'll make you unable to get out of bed for three days."

Lan Qi turned a deaf ear, closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.Ye Xuehuan stayed with him for a while, saw that he was sleeping soundly, and then took Tong Xuan to the meeting hall, let Xuanfeng's guards guard at every level, calling people in one by one, questioning those who should ask questions, and those who should settle accounts settle accounts.

The first one to report was naturally Tong Xuan.The assassin's body has been examined by Wu, and there are no clues on the body to determine the identity, but as Lan Qi said, the brains in the head were eaten away; After an hour, it slowly turned into pus.

The arrow was not poisonous, which meant that Skylark really wasn't trying to take his life.

The only thing that gained something was Zhao Ying's hidden guard, who said that in the middle of the night, a woman in red went to Zhao Ying's room in the brothel behind the barracks.

Ye Xuehuan sneered, if he wants to catch big fish with a long line, he really can't move too much now, so the skylark is confident; but if he wants to punish some small fish and shrimps, he can still do it.

So Wei Yan and Chu Changyue were called over and asked about the thorough investigation last night.Wei Yan searched the entire resident, but found nothing, so he felt that the situation was a bit serious, and his face was very serious; unexpectedly, Ye Xuehuan didn't care at all, and smiled and said: "It's right if you can't find out."

Wei Yan was confused, but Ye Xuehuan called Chen Tong over without explaining.

In order to avoid suspicion, Chen Tong could not participate in the investigation. He didn't know what the situation in the residence was like, and he was in a state of anxiety all night; when he heard the summons, he could only enter the meeting hall tremblingly, and saw the third prince smiling at him pleasantly, with cold sweat dripping down his back And down, kneeling on one knee, waiting to be dealt with.

"General Chen, there's no need to be like this." Ye Xuehuan said slowly, "I was just speaking out of anger last night. The Youling garrison is not under my jurisdiction, so naturally it's not my turn to punish. Besides, General Wei has already investigated It's clear, this assassin is indeed not in your army."

What he said stunned Wei Yan and Chu Changyue, and they cast puzzled looks at him.Ye Xuehuan just smiled, and said leisurely: "This assassin sneaked into the brothel in your barracks, so he can wait for the opportunity. Isn't it, General Wei?"

Wei Yan secretly rolled his eyes, but still nodded solemnly in cooperation: "Not bad."

Chu Changyue also rolled his eyes, all of them are so good at acting, it really is that the world is declining and people's hearts are not old.

Ye Xuehuan sighed deeply, and there was actually a bit of pain in his tone: "It's always been like this in the Southern Border Army. It's not your Youling family, so I can't say anything. I will truthfully report this matter to the Ministry of War and let them come to deal with it That's right. Although some things are natural, they are hidden dangers. This time, I have Lan'er by my side. If someone else comes next time, I'm afraid it will not be so easy to deal with. General Chen, take care of yourself."

How could Chen Tong not know that he was making use of the problem, but after all, something happened in his own battalion, and there was nothing wrong with being found fault, so he could only take the initiative to accept the punishment, expressing that he would definitely learn from the pain, strictly rectify the military style, and notify the whole army in the southern border, as a warning to others .Ye Xuehuan nodded in satisfaction, and waved him off.

Until Chen Tong backed out, Chu Changyue still couldn't believe it, and said in shock, "That's it..."

Ye Xuehuan spread his hands together: "Otherwise?"

Chu Chang took a deep breath, and the anxiety and anxiety that had been in the past few days suddenly broke out, and he almost shouted: "The prince was assassinated, so he should be dealt with lightly, where is the power of heaven?"

"I don't deal with it myself, but it doesn't mean I don't deal with it." Ye Xuehuan said with a smile, "If I don't intervene, the people in the military department will have a chance to perform. Don't worry, no one who deserves to be punished will escape."

Chu Changyue snorted, and said coolly: "It's a high-sounding statement. I think it may involve Lan Qi. You are afraid that he will be exposed."

Wei Yan frowned secretly when he heard that, he could vaguely guess that Lan Qi's identity was sensitive, that's why Chu Changyue couldn't let go of his guard against him; but if he said something so ugly, even Zhan Li would be annoying.

Chu Changyue has been like this since he was a child. He is usually courteous and courteous, but when he drinks too much, he will talk endlessly, and when he is impatient, he will speak without choice. He can't change it after so many years.

Fortunately, Ye Xuehuan knew him very well, so he didn't feel annoyed at all. He explained, "Chang Yue, you need to be clear. Lan'er was indeed involved, but it wasn't because of him. On the contrary, if it wasn't for him, I would I can't see the whole picture of this matter clearly. Do you know what the Liu family has done in the past few years in collusion with Yunque?"

"Skylark?" Wei Yan's expression changed, "You mean the Liu family colluded with Yi Guo?"

Ye Xuehuan didn't answer, but took out the accounts translated by Lan Qi and explained them roughly.Several people were all speechless and didn't know how to react for a while.

Tong Xuan said in a deep voice: "The collusion between Yunque and the Liu family is probably far more than five years. The training A Yao received in the Liu family since he was a child, according to him, the training method of the Liu family is very different from that of the Zhongyang family. .Now that I think about it, I should have learned it from Lark."

Ye Xuehuan chuckled: "It is impossible for Yunque to give the real training method to the Liu family, so Lu Yao is just a half-assed person. Maybe he was given some strange medicine and his brain was ruined."

Chu Changyue said tremblingly: "What exactly does the Liu family want to do?"

"I have some guesses, but I can't tell right now." Ye Xuehuan restrained her smile and lowered her voice extremely low, "But if my guess is correct, the current situation of the Liu family... probably stems from the fact that they are courtiers of the Feng family. Lan'er also judged before that the original intention of Liu's collusion with Yunque was not with me. I only thought that they wanted to help the eldest brother secure the throne, but now it seems that the eldest brother is nothing more than them It's just a pawn in your hand."

Chu Changyue felt chills all over his body. If this was the case, it would be obvious what a layout that had lasted for more than a hundred years was trying to figure out.He swallowed hard and asked, "Is this also Lan Qi's deduction?"

Ye Xuehuan shook his head and said: "The key information was indeed given by Lan'er, but some things involve the secrets of the previous dynasty, not to mention him, even I can only know a little bit, most of them rely on guesswork, so I can only go to the end first The bad ones may come to mind.”

After a pause, he turned to Wei Yan again: "I told you this because you are wearing a golden feather now, and the safety of the royal family is in your hands. If the Liu family really has this heart, there may be dangers in the imperial city at any time. There are changes, and you have to be prepared.”

He looked at Wei Yan, his phoenix eyes flickered, and asked in a low voice, "Maybe I believe you?"

Although the voice is light, it is the weight of a promise.

Wei Yan also looked directly at him, nodded solemnly: "Don't worry."

Chu Changyue pursed his lips and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Ye Xuehuan was silent for a moment, then sighed: "I'm not sure either. The Liu family is hard to catch, so I have to catch the Lark first, I'm afraid it will fall on Lan'er in the end. I'll talk about the specifics later, and I'll go back to Youling first." Say it again."

He raised his eyes to look at Chu Changyue, and seeing that he was hesitant to speak again, he raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you think about Lan'er now?"

"What else can I say?" Chu Changyue replied angrily, "I can only hope that you don't get too deep."

Ye Xuehuan said: "I have a measure."

Chu Changyue scoffed in his heart. People who are drunk will say that they are not drunk, and saying "I have a sense of proportion" means that they have lost their sense of proportion.No matter how shrewd a person is, he will still plant when it is time to plant.

After the discussion was settled, Ye Xuehuan ordered Wei Yan to prepare to leave the camp and return to Youling immediately, not to stay here any longer.Wei Yan and Chu Changyue came out together, and asked in a low voice, "Is this Lan Qi... from Skylark?"

"It's not but, it's still the top among the skylarks." Chu Changyue couldn't help but sighed again, "Do you think it's a crime?"

Wei Yan didn't take it seriously, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "You don't know that it's not a bright future. Believe in Rongcai, he has a sense of propriety."

Chu Changyue shook his head and said, "You haven't seen... oh, that's all. Now we have to deal with the matter of the southern tour first."

It was already afternoon when the preparations were completed, and Lan Qi's fever hadn't subsided yet, but Ye Xuehuan didn't want to delay.Instead of spending time in this garrison camp, why not go back to Youling and take care of him.So he took a thick fox cloak, wrapped it up and carried it to the carriage.

Lan Qi was held in his arms, half asleep and half awake, unable to open his eyes in a daze, only to hear him keep calling people to come into the carriage, and first ordered Tong Xuan to send people to Luanyang to monitor the Guixin Building, and investigate its medicinal herbs and spices Then he traced the traffickers under him according to several locations in the account; he called Chu Changyue to come, and asked him to contact the Ministry of War through the Chu family, so that he could make a fuss about the assassination.Finally, I called Wei Yan, and discussed with him the upcoming southern tour itinerary and deployment issues.

He didn't think that Skylark would launch a second assassination, but this time, the situation in the entire southern border would be turbulent, and many things were unpredictable, so he could only hope to be prepared.

Wei Yan discussed with him for a long time, from the overall situation of the southern border to the specific combat strength of the Habayashi Army, and even the topography of the official residences along the way, everything was clear.With such meticulous thought and thorough consideration, even Ye Xuehuan couldn't help sighing: "Although I feel sorry for Chang Yue, I still have to say that I really regret not choosing you as a companion."

Wei Yan laughed: "You can't say that. People are lazy. Chang Yue always follows you, and you decide everything. It's inevitable that you don't exercise less. What's more, you have such a temper. He is caught between you and the Chu family. In the middle, the two ends are not human, it’s pitiful to think about it. Seeing how worried he is now, it’s not because of you, thank you for not choosing me back then.”

Ye Xuehuan also smiled and said, "I don't think he has anything to worry about, but he just can't believe it, and neither can I."

Wei Yan glanced into his arms, the meaning was very obvious.Ye Xuehuan smiled knowingly, and put Lan Qi on his body again, jokingly said: "Why, you want to scold me too?"

Wei Yan shrugged, "I'm not the kind of kid who grows up, and I don't want to see other people make out. It's just that your third highness is famous, and it's a bit scary to change so suddenly."

Ye Xuehuan smiled, "Since I like it, I have to hold on to it."

Wei Yan glanced at him with a little surprise, seeing him holding Lan Qi tightly, thoughtful for a moment, and seemed to be deeply moved.Seeing this, Ye Xuehuan found it quite interesting, and teased, "Looking at General Wei's expression, could it be that someone is in his heart?"

Wei Yan twitched his mouth, shook his head and said, "Don't mention it."

Ye Xuehuan knew it well, so he didn't ask too much, and said happily, "I don't ask, I just wait for your wedding wine."

Wei Yan's expression became even weirder, and there was a bit of sarcasm in his smile, "It's just my unrequited love. You can't force this kind of thing."

Ye Xuehuan's teeth were sour when he heard it, and he didn't take it seriously: "You are a dignified commander of the Habayashi Army, if you really like it, you can ask your father to marry him with an imperial decree. How can you be so bitter? One or two are love saints. No?"

"Your old man really doesn't hurt your back when you stand and talk." Wei Yan glanced at Lan Qi meaningfully, "Or... did you come here by force?"

Ye Xuehuan said disdainfully: "What do I call forcing? Nuan Wen was so omnipotent back then. It's not like you don't know how Mo Ran behaved when he was in Taixue Academy, and it's not that he has lost his temper now."

Wei Yan rolled his eyes and said, "I have nothing to say to you princes who don't know the sufferings of the people."

Ye Xuehuan became more and more curious, but seeing that Wei Yan didn't want to talk more, he gave up and lowered his head to see Lan Qi's situation.

Lan Qi had been asleep before, but now his eyes were half-opened, looking a little confused.

"Arguing with you?" Ye Xuehuan pinched his cheek, but when he touched his hand, he felt that it was terribly hot, and his face immediately changed, "Why did it burn like this?"

Stretching his hand into the hem of his clothes, the thick fox cloak was so thick that he couldn't sweat a single drop, and his whole body was scalded like a piece of red-hot coal.He didn't answer when he called, because he was so feverish that his reaction was dull.

Wei Yan also sensed something was wrong, got out of the carriage, and passed Wen Luo over for him.Wen Luo said that low-grade fever is easy to repeat, and there must be a process, which can only be endured by himself.Although Ye Xuehuan was in a hurry, he had no choice but to order someone to take a handkerchief and cold water and apply it to his forehead to cool him down.

Among the several princes in Chongyang, the fourth prince was covered with heat and poison, and the second prince was blinded by a high fever when he was young. Therefore, Ye Xuehuan had some shadows about fever since he was a child, and he was afraid that Lan Qi would also suffer from fever. , panicked for a moment, kept wiping his forehead, and whispered his name softly.

Fortunately, Lan Qi was only confused for a while, and soon came back to his senses, begging for water with a hoarse voice.Ye Xuehuan took the teacup, brought it to his lips, frowned and said, "You're not feeling well, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Lan Qi drank a few sips with his hand, then shook his head and said, "I'm not very uncomfortable, it's just like that when I wake up."

He knew the cause of this high fever, but he couldn't explain it clearly, he could only beg weakly: "I'm uncomfortable... hug me, okay..."

Ye Xuehuan unbuttoned the fronts of their shirts, and pressed their skins against each other, "Isn't this more comfortable?"

Lan Qi suddenly pressed against such warm and cool skin, sighed in comfort, wrapped his hands around his back, and burrowed into his arms.Ye Xuehuan hugged him tightly, and was sweating after a while, but Lan Qi was still hot and trembling slightly, looking very fragile.

"It's my fault." Ye Xuehuan sighed softly, "I shouldn't force you like this."

Lan Qi didn't answer, slowly rubbed his left shoulder, and suddenly opened his mouth and bit down.Ye Xuehuan was in pain, but he only thought it was physical pain, so he let him bite himself to vent his anger.

This bite was extremely heavy, and Lan Qi's mouth was full of fishy and sweet breath when he was neutral.He stretched out the tip of his tongue to lick away the oozing blood, and felt that he had found some comfort, so he simply put the wound in his mouth and started to suck gently.

"... Lan'er." Ye Xuehuan lowered her head and bit the tip of his ear, her voice was low and hoarse, "Do you know what you're doing?"

Lan Qi hummed in a low voice, feeling the palms moving between his waist and abdomen, and couldn't help trembling slightly.

"You really are getting worse and worse at learning." Ye Xuehuan chuckled in his ear, "Knowing that I don't want to touch you now, you still dare to play with fire like this."

Lan Qi's cheeks were flushed, and he buried his face, covering some inexplicable colors in his eyes.He caressed that broad back, felt the strong and firm texture, his heart was filled with stability and a sense of belonging, and those fleeting uneasiness and misery disappeared.

When he touched the position of the back of his heart, he stopped suddenly.

—There's a scar there.

Even without looking, the sensitive fingertips can tell what a hideous scar it is.It once tore apart the muscles, hurt the inside, made the back bloody, and even threatened life; I don't know how long it will take to heal before it becomes the uneven and ugly appearance it is today.When the wound heals, it will hurt first and then itch, which is equally painful and unbearable; the wound is in such a place that I can't even touch it, and I know what kind of suffering it will be.

"If you touch it any more, I'm really going to rape you."

Ye Xuehuan's deliberately low voice was full of ambiguity, but Lan Qi didn't have any charming thoughts, biting his lower lip, and said in a low voice: "...Bianman's spike."

"You know quite a lot." Ye Xuehuan seemed a little surprised, and then laughed again, "It was shot by the border man. I have been in the Northwest for nine years, and this is the most useless arrow."

Bianman's spiked arrows are the most famous. The arrowheads are made of beast spines and claws. They are thick, sharp and have barbs. hole.Many frontier soldiers died under such spiked arrows, and Chong Yang tried to imitate them, but the arrowheads of spiked arrows were much heavier than ordinary feathered arrows, top-heavy, and did not have the bear-like arm strength of Bianman. Not far away, it is not suitable for the central army, it can only be exclusive to the border barbarians.

And the Spike Arrow, which made the whole world frightened, actually pierced the third prince's body, and it was still in such a dangerous place on the back of the heart.

Lan Qi stopped stroking the scar, and only hugged his back tightly, "...is it the time when the border guards besieged His Highness?"

"Ah."

Ye Xuehuan sneered nonchalantly, "The military doctor said that if I go in half an inch, there will be no way to recover. The group of barbarians all thought that I would die, so they happily surrounded the foot of the mountain, singing and dancing, as if I was already dead. When I led people to kill, the expression on the face of the barbarian over there was simply wonderful. The barbarian is a barbarian, extremely stupid. If it were me, I would definitely celebrate after killing him."

He spoke softly, with his usual calmness and pride, as if it was a victory without suspense.The outside world described that battle as earth-shattering and miraculous, saying that the third prince was so brave, one against ten, and invincible, but there was never news that he was so seriously injured in that battle.If it weren't for Bian Man's carelessness and underestimation of the enemy, if it wasn't for his determination and perseverance, how could he have survived that catastrophe.It was clear that such a narrow escape, but in the end it only became a calm and unworthy talker, which he dismissed.

Lan Qi pressed his scorching forehead against his neck, breathing a little short of breath, "If I could get to His Highness sooner..."

Ye Xuehuan laughed when he heard the words: "No matter how powerful your light and concealed skills are, they are useless on the battlefield. So what if you were by my side back then? You can still give me your life."

He was just joking, but Lan Qi was silent for a moment, and said softly: "If possible, I am willing to change."

The voice in the high fever seemed weak and ethereal, but unwavering.

"...I really wish I could take your life now, so that your little mouth won't be able to say anything good."

Ye Xuehuan rested her chin on the top of his head, and said in a low voice with a bit of inexplicable cruelty, "Listen well. You are mine, and your fate is up to me. If I have to die one day, I allow you to die with me, but not for me."

He kissed Lan Qi's heart, as if declaring his ownership, and as if giving the most solemn oath, "As long as I live, you will live. Do you understand?"

Lan Qi didn't respond, and opened his mouth to bite his shoulder again, biting Cai Cai's tooth marks deeper, forming a neat circle, the blood was mixed with transparent saliva, shining brightly.

After doing such a rebellious thing as leaving tooth marks on the prince's body, he buried his head and said nothing as if he had been wronged.

"Do you know that those who have left me with injuries will end up with nothing good." Ye Xuehuan indulged his occasional temper, tilted his head and whispered in his ear, "The border barbarian left me With such a big scar, I cut off his head and hung it on the top of Jilei Pass; unless the barbarians can break through my Jilei Pass, they will never take it down."

"You left such a tooth mark on me, why should I give you one back. You said... Where should I leave it?"

His hand reached in from the hem of his shirt, caressing the slender waist.This area is Lan Qi's itchy flesh, once it is touched, it will twist and turn unbearably, while struggling and dodging needlessly, while limply letting it be slaughtered.At this time, he had a high fever, unable to struggle and dodge, so he could only lean on his shoulders, panting and moaning, the heat from his breathing almost burned his skin.

Ye Xuehuan didn't dare to really pick him up, just kissed the corners of his eyes lightly, felt a thin layer of sweat on his back, felt a little relaxed, pulled the fox cloak to wrap him tightly, and said with a low smile : "Hey, sleep a little longer. I'll settle the score slowly after I raise you well."

Lan Qi shrank into his arms again, found a comfortable position, and slowly relaxed her body.The sweat that gradually came out took away the heat from his body, and he no longer felt anxious and uncomfortable, so he slept more soundly.

When they woke up again, both of them were sweating profusely, and most of their clothes were wet.Lan Qi's hair was disheveled, sticking wetly to his own neck and Ye Xuehuan's chest, sticky and uncomfortable.Ye Xuehuan didn't dislike him at all, and kept holding him, tightly hugging her body, for fear that he would repeat it again.

Although it's not the first time that they hugged each other sticky like this, but the illness is obviously different from any other time, and that kind of tenderness is even more commendable.

It was already night, and the outline of the city wall of Youling was faintly visible in the night. Before long, Ye Xuehuan woke him up when he was about to enter the city.Lan Qi's fever has subsided, but he still has no energy and refuses to move.It was rare for Ye Xuehuan to see him act like a spoiled child, and his mumbled appearance was also very cute, so he pulled him over and kissed him hard.

After finally returning to the governor's mansion, Ye Xuehuan got out of the carriage with Lan Qi in his arms, and walked leisurely to his residence.Seeing it, Wei Yan somewhat understood what Chu Changyue hadn't said before, and couldn't help laughing, but then felt pain in his heart.

Ye Xuehuan didn't know why, with his own identity and Lan Qi's identity, it was difficult to have any good results, but he was not afraid.He can spoil Lan Qi so unabashedly and is willing to let go to fight for it because he has the confidence to fight and the capital to gamble.He is determined to win Lan Qi, and once he shows this willingness, no amount of obstacles can make him back down.

Ye Xuexun was even more exaggerated back then, doing everything for Mo Ran, and let a flower bush like Prince Yanbei's mad bee house three thousand weak water, only planted on his ladle.Up to now, almost everyone in the powerful circle of Zhongyang knows the relationship between the two of them tacitly, but whether it is Queen Nangong, King Yanbei and his wife, or even the current emperor, whether they want it or not, they can only acquiesce.

The members of the Yexue family seem to have such courage in their bones, they will never turn back when they decide on something, and if they really start to be ruthless, the gods and demons of heaven and earth will retreat three points.Wei Yan admires such persistence, but there are some things that cannot be achieved with courage and hard work alone.Even if he is willing to jump into the flames and be desperate, some endings are already doomed.

——The lofty prince will never be able to understand the helplessness of ordinary people who cannot get what they want.

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Small description: Urgent (qì) Thunder Pass

Urgent (qì): repeatedly

It means that it often thunders~