incomprehensible

Ye Xuehuan was really exhausted these two days, he fell into a deep sleep almost as soon as he closed his eyes, slept until it was bright, and woke up refreshed.

Lan Qi woke up earlier than him, but just nestled quietly in his arms, and when he saw he woke up, he leaned over and kissed him on the chin.Ye Xuehuan reached into the back of his shirt and touched the sweat on his hands, but his body temperature finally returned to normal.

"When did you wake up?" He propped up his upper body, wrapped Lan Qi in his arms, and played with his hair casually, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Lan Qi glanced at him, and reluctantly replied: "Inside..."

Ye Xuehuan laughed, and took the medicine jade inside with one hand.After soaking it overnight, the medicine juice has been completely absorbed, and the inside is dry and tight, no wonder it feels uncomfortable.

Lan Qi blushed a little, and Ye Xuehuan wanted to tease him, but as soon as he put his fingers in, he knew why Lan Qi blushed.

It was obviously buried very deep last night, but now it's much shallower, and it only took one knuckle in to touch the hot medicinal jade.

"My kitten is really capable." Ye Xuehuan clamped Yaoyu with two fingers, pulled out half of it, and pushed it in very badly, playing back and forth, "If I wake up later, you Did it just squeeze out by itself? Huh?"

"Don't do it..." Lan Qi hooked his neck to beg for mercy, "I don't have the strength..."

The soft voice made Ye Xuehuan's heart itch, but after all, he cared about his illness, and then stopped after teasing him for a while, ordered the waiter to bring him hot water, wiped his body carefully, changed his clothes, and fed him again After eating breakfast and medicinal soup, he stuffed him back into the bed.

More than half of the servants serving in the palace followed him to the southern tour, and they have long been familiar with the strangeness, and they did not dare to neglect Lan Qi in the slightest. When to enter and when to retreat, they were extremely precise.

Ye Xuehuan instructed the servant inside and out to ask the imperial physician to come for a follow-up visit later, and finally ordered Lan Qi to stay in bed and rest before going out.

When others are in the palace, if there is no special situation, they cannot bring their own guards according to the rules of etiquette, so Tong Xuanxiumu was simply released again and asked him to wait for news in the city. There is really no need for him to tell everything to his mouth.

Thinking about it carefully, he actually didn't spend much time in the palace.Entered the Taixue Academy at the age of six, and went to the frontier at the age of 15. In his life so far, almost only the most ignorant and ignorant childhood was spent in the palace. It is no wonder that he has no sense of belonging to the most majestic and luxurious imperial city in the world.

He sat on the soft chair and first went to the emperor's bedroom, Taiwei Palace.

Ye Xueji's throat was cut by Fang Jing. Although he skillfully avoided the trachea and vocal cords, the bleeding was severe, and he was unconscious now because of excessive blood loss.

The leading old doctor reported to him the current situation: "Your Majesty is already weak, and he has lost too much blood this time, which has already hurt his foundation. The lost blood can hardly be recovered by himself, and the ministers dare not use strong medicines. , I can only take nourishment slowly. Judging from the situation in the past two days, His Majesty has not improved, and I am afraid that it will take some time to wake up. But if it is delayed for a long time, I am afraid that His Majesty's body will become weaker and there will be some sequelae... ..."

He rambled on for a long time, expressing his meaning very euphemistically, but Ye Xuehuan still understood it—whether the emperor could wake up or not, it was already abolished.

"I understand." Ye Xuehuan interrupted the old doctor, "I will make the preparations that need to be done, you just do your best."

Hearing that the third prince was so clear and transparent, a group of imperial physicians secretly breathed a sigh of relief and saluted to thank him.The current situation of the emperor will only get worse and worse. It is true that they should prepare for the worst, but they dare not tell the truth; Ye Xuehuan gave them a reassurance that even if the emperor is really bad, at least they will Will not implicate them.

Everyone knows that the third prince is currently in charge of the imperial city. With his words, these old doctors dare to let go of their courage and take the risk of trying some powerful medicines; Wake up and explain all the wills.

"You, what are you preparing for?"

The little concubine Chu at the side immediately blushed when she heard his words, with a sad and mournful expression, and even wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

In terms of appearance, the little Concubine Chu is actually somewhat similar to the Empress Chu, but she frowns and lowers her eyes all the year round, and when she talks with people, she looks particularly timid and delicate, gentle and graceful; Standing there shrunk, it really does feel a little pity to me.

Ye Xuehuan said indifferently: "Mother and concubine don't have to worry about it, the minister will handle it properly."

Little Concubine Chu was choked by him, and she resentfully stopped talking.

She was actually not a few years older than Ye Xuehuan, and she couldn't help but hear him talk about "mother and concubine" and "children".

She and Ye Xuehuan are from the same background of the Chu family, and according to her mother's seniority, she is still Ye Xuehuan's distant cousin, and has always been actively trying to establish a good relationship with him; but Ye Xuehuan has always been like this to her A neither salty nor light, lukewarm attitude, except for polite greetings, there is almost no communication.She is also savvy, and has always been low-key and humble, acting indifferent to the world; but Ye Xuehuan's eyes are so vicious, it is impossible for her to see through her thoughts.

The fifth prince, Ye Xuejing, poked his head out from the inner hall, saw Ye Xuehuan, sniffled, and ran over.

He was young, and was arrested by his mother and concubine in the Taiwei Palace in the past two days. He suddenly saw the emperor lying lifeless on the bed, watched a group of imperial doctors sighing around the dragon couch, and saw his mother and concubine anxious. Worried, I was terrified in my heart, I didn't dare to go up to make trouble, I didn't even dare to say a word, the airy look I had when I was in the Taixue Academy was gone.

In fact, he was a little apprehensive about Ye Xuehuan, but at this moment, he only felt that the emperor's brother was tall and steady, much more reliable than those old imperial doctors and his mother and concubine, as if seeing a savior, he held him cautiously He asked in a low voice, "Brother Sanhuang, father, will he...will die?"

It was also Tong Yan Wuji who said the word "death" so easily.

Concubine Chu's complexion changed, and she scolded sharply: "What nonsense!"

Ye Xuejing shrunk her neck and pouted her mouth, and hid behind Ye Xuehuan aggrievedly, daring not to speak out.

Ye Xuehuan said, "Everyone is bound to die, it's just a matter of time."

Ye Xuejing gave a half-understood oh, and then heard him say: "Just now the imperial physician also said that the father may not be able to wake up for a few days, so you don't need to waste time here. The palace is so busy these days, you If you don't go to the Taixue Institute to stay, you can still ask the Taifu to give you a small stove."

Ye Xuejing's eyes lit up, and he obviously didn't want to waste time here, but his mother and concubine had the final say on this matter, so he could only look at little Concubine Chu eagerly, like a little milk dog begging for meat, almost Stretched out his tail and shook it.

Little Concubine Chu's gentle face could hardly be stretched anymore, but she still forced a smile, nodded and said, "In that case, you can go to the Imperial Academy in the afternoon."

Ye Xuejing almost wanted to cheer, but due to the heavy atmosphere in Taiwei Hall, she held back, saluted in a proper manner, and happily followed a few servants out.

Little Concubine Chu was so angry that the older princes all had negative attitudes. Now is the best opportunity for this little prince to show off. She just wanted the emperor to open his eyes and see this youngest son; Even if the throne is not fantasizing, at least it can give him more love.But Ye Xuehuan mercilessly mocked her for "wasting time", and Ye Xuejing, a foolish boy, was sent away happily like this; good.

Ye Xuehuan ignored her, and turned to discuss the specific medication situation with the imperial physician; it happened that Ye Xuexun also came to pay her respects at this time, and the two entered the inner hall together.

On the dragon couch, Ye Xueji's eyes were closed tightly, her face was like gold paper, her neck was wrapped with thick gauze, and the dazzling bright yellow brocade quilt made her even more desolate and miserable. What is the so-called real dragon emperor? majesty.

The two pretended to say something like "I hope the father will recover soon", and the expression and tone were extremely perfunctory.

Coming out of the Taiwei Hall, Ye Xuexun curled her lips very impolitely, leaned over and asked in a low voice: "Third brother, do you think the father is dying?"

Ye Xuehuan asked back: "Do you think he still looks good?"

"That's hard to say, what if it's just pretending?" Ye Xuexun snorted, "I still find it strange that Fang Jing suddenly turned against him?"

Ye Xuehuan said lightly: "Everything that should be caught has already been caught. It doesn't make any sense for him to pretend to be injured now, and there is no need to use Fang Jing's life for a play."

After a pause, he said again: "You don't have to worry about it, just take care of yourself."

Ye Xuexun laughed and said: "I never worried about anything, but you, third brother, seem to be more lively than the previous two days. Is Xiao Lanlan better?"

Ye Xuehuan glanced at him, but couldn't help curling the corners of her lips, "The fever is gone. If you have free time, just take care of it for me."

Ye Xuexun narrowed her eyes and said happily, "It's easy to say."

The two of them came late today, Ye Xueyuan and Ye Xuequan had already come to say hello, and before they greeted each other again in the evening, this Taiwei Hall would be desolate and solemn, without a chance of life.

——The majestic emperor, the Ninth Five-Year King, is nothing but a loner.

After completing the morning routine, Ye Xuehuan went to Xuanzheng Hall to discuss matters, while Ye Xuexun happily went to Yinghuang Hall to tease Lan Qi.

Lan Qi put on a robe and tied his hair casually, leaning crookedly on the edge of the bed, with a plate of candied fruit in his hand, holding a book of stories, reading with gusto.

It was the first time Ye Xuexun saw him like this, and it was fresh for a while. She sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed his head, and said with a smile: "Xiao Lanlan, are you better? I heard that you have made great contributions this time, the queen mother I was still saying yesterday that I want to invite you to have some snacks."

Lan Qi put down the notebook in his hand, and said slightly surprised: "I heard that the empress is also sick."

"She has always been weak, and she was frightened, but it's not a serious problem." Ye Xuexun shrugged her shoulders with an extremely disdainful expression, "She is calling her sick to the outside world, but she is actually not too lazy to go to the father to deal with it."

Lan Qi couldn't help laughing, this really seemed like something Nangong Yayu could do.

He replied honestly and solemnly: "Rong Cai won't let me get out of bed."

Ye Xuexun: "..."

Mo Ran is the first person in this world who can make Ye Xuexun unable to hold back her smile, and Lan Qi is probably the second.

"...Then I'll come back after third brother tells you to get out of bed."

The molestation failed but she was stunned, Ye Xuexun rolled her eyes, turned her head and left.

He clearly remembered how he looked when he saw Lan Qi for the first time. He remembered that he blushed when he heard him say a few things about the bed, but now he can speak the words of tigers and wolves lightly. Huan's nature is still exposed when the belt is broken.

Lan Qi raised his eyebrows slightly, picked up the book and continued reading.

——This little story was originally sent to him by Lu Yao. It is about a little fox fairy who fell into the mortal world and was taken care of by a irascible little prince. Counter-control, but accidentally deceived a sincere heart, the affection was too deep to be overwhelmed, and he repeatedly fled and was arrested and punished for training... I don't know which ghost made up the story, it was really vivid and interesting, and he couldn't help watching it. Can't put it down.

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Ye Xuehuan has been busy for two days without touching the ground, sorting out the chaos in the imperial city, and after restoring order, today is much more relaxed.The emperor has not woken up, and there is no way to discuss rewards and punishments for the time being. Apart from daily operations, the main issue is the disposal of the remaining members of the Liu family.

Ye Xueyuan is personally responsible for this matter, no one will fight him.

The Liu family only ran away with a few of the most core direct descendants, and most of the rest have been detained. However, the power of the Liu family is in the southern border after all, and it is not easy to suppress them. A few hard thorns in the army have been pulled out, so we can slowly liquidate them.Ye Xuehuan sent an urgent letter to Nanfu, asking Dingnan King to assist secretly, and the north and south attacked to completely defeat the Liu family.

This urging talisman is still on the way, and Danlu's side is also calm, waiting for the best time.

Ye Xuehuan didn't want to interfere too much with the affairs of the Liu family, and returned to Yinghuang Palace early before the day and night.It's not that he has nothing to do, it's just that after the turmoil in the palace subsided, those courtiers had more leisure time and began to inquire about the person he was hiding in Yinghuang Palace.

In the past, he hid in his own mansion, and no one could control him; but now he was brought into the palace, and he had to ask the imperial physician to take care of him when he fell ill, which was really crossing the line.The tactful ones advised him not to act on his will in the current situation, and the blunt ones were full of "big order" and "children", which annoyed him so much that he simply moved the rest of the papers back to Yinghuang Hall to deal with.

Wen Luo came earlier and said that Lan Qi was fine, but the stuffy nose and sore throat didn't get better for a while, just pay attention to keeping warm in the past two days.The bandage on the left hand has also been removed, but I was still told not to get wet or use force, and I also mixed some ointment for promoting muscle growth and removing scars.During the southern tour, the conditions were limited, and the scars on Lan Qi's knees had always made Ye Xuehuan worry about him; now in the palace, with the best medicine, this little ancestor can't be left with scars anymore.

So when Ye Xuehuan came back, he saw Lan Qi lying on the bed obediently for a whole day, with his left hand neatly placed by his side, he was very satisfied, hugged him and kissed him twice, and finally let him get out of bed.

Lan Qi accompanied him to review the remaining papers from yesterday, but he was still holding the set of novels in his hand, reading them extremely fascinated.Ye Xuehuan couldn't help being curious, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Lan Qi smiled and said, "Mo Shizi and His Highness the Fourth Highness are talking about it."

Ye Xuehuan raised his eyebrows, and grabbed it with his hands. On the vulgar rose red cover was written an even vulgar title - "My Little Vixen and Me".

"..."

The corners of his eyes twitched, he flipped through it casually and threw it away, and scolded with a smile: "This article is full of obscenities, don't read it!"

Lan Qi refused, and wanted to turn over to pick it up, but was pressed and spanked again.While laughing and making trouble, the servant suddenly came to report that the prince was visiting.

When Ye Xueyuan entered, he saw the two sitting side by side solemnly, but Lan Qi's face was still flushed, and he knew what he was doing just now.

He felt slightly annoyed in his heart, the shameless act of teasing his lover while sneaking back from his busy schedule was second to none, the main reason was that he still had a thorn in his heart, and he couldn't see others being intimate at all.

He sat down opposite Ye Xuehuan coldly, cut straight to the point without talking nonsense, "You have seen the situation of the father, right?"

He has a filial piety, he is dressed in plain white, his face is bloodless, his whole body is extremely pale, the sword pattern between his eyebrows seems to have been carved on his skin, even when his eyebrows and eyes are stretched, he can see a Shallow traces.

"You and I have made an agreement a long time ago, so I will naturally not break my promise." Ye Xuehuan replied in a deep voice, "You can handle the affairs of the Liu family by yourself, and I will also handle the Chu family well."

Ye Xueyuan didn't seem to want such an answer from him, but just sighed: "Rong Cai...I'm very tired."

Ye Xuehuan also breathed a sigh of relief, and said lightly: "If you really make a decision, I will respect your choice. But you have to think clearly, if I don't become the emperor, I will still be handsome in the northwest, and no one can help me." What about me? And if you don't become emperor, you can only be a helpless prince with only a title. How can you still not know the faces of those people in the court? You must be trampled into the ground. Now there is no After leaving the Liu family, it's time for you to prove yourself."

"Prove?" Ye Xueyuan grinned, as if he had heard a joke, "What else can I prove?"

Ye Xuehuan said word by word: "Prove that you are the blood of my Ye Xue family. You are worthy of the legacy of your ancestors and have the ability to swear to guard the land."

Ye Xueyuan was stunned for a moment, his eyes flickered for a moment, then he glanced at Lan Qi again, and said with a sneer, "You are only doing it for your own selfishness."

Ye Xuehuan smiled and said: "You can think so, I don't deny it; but at least I'm not using you, am I?"

After a pause, he said again: "You didn't come to see me today to say something depressing to me, did you?"

Ye Xueyuan was silent for a long time, finally raised her head, looked straight at him, her eyes were clear and deep, "I want you to help me."

Ye Xuehuan also looked at him: "How do you want me to help?"

Ye Xueyuan said: "I need manpower."

Ye Xuehuan asked with great interest: "My people, do you dare to use them?"

"What else do I have to fear now?" Ye Xueyuan raised his head, his expression arrogant, but there was a bit of helplessness and sadness hidden deep in it, "Apart from your people, who else can I borrow?"

This was a bit self-defeating, but Ye Xuehuan didn't bother to comfort him, and only asked, "How many people do you want?"

Ye Xueyuan had obviously considered this question carefully, and replied without hesitation: "I only want Lu Yao."

Ye Xuehuan was a little surprised, but then relieved.Lu Yao has not only his intelligence network, but also all his contacts in Danlu; information may not necessarily need to be shared, but connections are indeed extremely important to Ye Xueyuan today, and his request is considered to be considered clever.

"Yes." Ye Xuehuan nodded, "As long as you let that kid earn money, he will help you."

Ye Xueyuan also nodded. He seemed very tired. After achieving his goal, he didn't want to talk any more. He got up and wanted to leave, but Lan Qi suddenly stopped him.

"His Royal Highness... how do you plan to deal with Yu Tian?"

Ye Xueyuan froze for a moment, then turned around and said with a smile, "So her name is Yu Tian."

He looked at Ye Xuehuan with burning eyes: "You already knew it, didn't you?"

Ye Xuehuan said frankly, "That's a problem between you and your husband."

The word "husband and wife" sounded extremely ironic, and the corners of Ye Xueyuan's lips became sharp in an instant.

"If His Highness the Crown Prince has this determination, he should continue to be husband and wife with her." Lan Qi said lightly, "The real Yu Feihua is dead, and Yu Tian is your Crown Princess. If her identity is revealed, the entire Yexue clan They will all lose face and cannot clean up."

Ye Xueyuan sneered and said, "Then tell me, what is her identity?"

"You can go back and ask her yourself." Ye Xuehuan answered for Lan Qi, "If you can trust her and accept her, she will be willing to tell you everything."

He seemed to be touched, his expression softened for a moment, he held Lan Qi's hand in his palm, and asked him meaningfully: "Lan'er, do you think so?"

"Hasn't she lied to me enough? Why should I trust her?!"

Ye Xueyuan was enraged, and the bloody scene of that day flashed before his eyes again. Liu Ting's ridicule and Concubine Liu's weeping were still lingering in his ears, ruthlessly pronouncing how ignorant and incompetent he was.The wife who thought he was happy with each other and depended on each other was actually a counterfeit. The five-year relationship between husband and wife was nothing but a scam. How could he believe and accept it?

"Because she is someone you can rely on." Lan Qi was not afraid of his suddenly cold eyes, and went straight to meet him, "Rongcai's people are all lent to you after all, but she is truly yours. "

He spoke very bluntly and did not give His Royal Highness any face; but what was even more frustrating was that he was not wrong.

Ye Xueyuan took a deep breath, and after slowly exhaling it, the anger had disappeared and turned into a bit sluggish.No one knew how much he had turned his mind at this moment. He clenched and loosened his hands in his sleeves several times, and finally laughed at himself, muttering to himself: "Why should she belong to me?"

Even he himself didn't know how lonely and confused he looked at this moment.

How could he not like such a smart woman.Even though she exposed her true nature in front of her, that nature was noble and calm, glorious and dazzling; even though he didn't want to admit it, Yu Tian, ​​who was so arrogant and life-threatening, fascinated him even more.

He subconsciously agrees with Yu Tian's bravery and strategy, but it is precisely because of this that he can't believe that such a woman who is one in a million will really have his heart for him.This kind of distrust stems from his lack of self-confidence, which is why it is an intractable knot; he has lived too hard for more than [-] years, so he has become more and more shadowy, worrying about gains and losses, and always feels that he is alone and helpless. Trust anyone around you who tries to show kindness.

"...Because she is your wife."

Lan Qi's voice was very soft, but Ye Xueyuan was shocked suddenly.

Yu Tian has also emphasized the same sentence many times.

He remembered the whisper that Yutian whispered in his ear that day before he fell into a coma.

- "I am your wife... always will be."

This sentence was imprinted in his mind like a spell, and he could not get rid of it no matter what; the gentle and peaceful tone seemed to be telling an indisputable fact, but also carried a bit of hidden unwillingness and sadness.Although he was too busy to think about it these days, as long as there was a slight gap, these words would always echo unexpectedly, and it always made him feel like a knife pierced his heart.

Appearance can be changed, identity can be forged, but how can such a word of love be easily faked?

Before his wedding, he didn't know the real Yu Feihua, and Yu Tian was always with him day and night during these five years.If it was said that she was deceiving on purpose, she was indeed the one who helped him advise and guard against the Liu family all these years. If it were the real Yu Feihua, I'm afraid she might not be able to have her wit and wisdom.But if it is said that she intends to help, so many years of pretending and deceiving is also a fact before her eyes. Yu Tian also does not completely trust him, and she also has her own selfishness.

He didn't want to think about it anymore, let alone argue with Lan Qi, he sighed deeply, turned and left silently.

It wasn't until the servant in charge of sending them off returned to the palace that Ye Xuehuan shook his head and said to Lan Qi, "You have become more and more soft-hearted lately."

He really didn't expect that Lan Qi would speak for Yu Tian. Although she is indeed one of the few people available to Ye Xueyuan at present, this kind of excuse is still too pale and powerless in front of the word "wife".

There are too many deceptions and estrangements between Yutian and Ye Xueyuan, and the situation is different from the two of them at the beginning, but there are many similarities.Lan Qihui felt emotional because of this, and even felt some sympathy for Yu Tian, ​​which Ye Xuehuan felt was justifiable.

Lan Qi insisted, "It's all for you to get used to."

"Little white-eyed wolf." Ye Xuehuan laughed, grabbed him and spanked him again, "It was wrong for me to pet you."

The powerless slap quickly turned into wanton kneading, and Lan Qi accepted it obediently, his bones all over his body were softened, he groaned and squished up to ask for a kiss, he was tired and crooked It took half a day to separate.

"...Rong Cai." Lan Qi clasped his shoulders with both hands, and unconsciously touched the back of his chest with his fingers, "So... is it a good result?"

Ye Xuehuan stroked the top of his hair, and said in a low voice: "I said earlier that the success or failure of this time can only be determined by God, and no one can control it. Liu Ting saved a little foundation for the Liu family by fighting to the death. Huang Man thought he could kill two birds with one stone, but in the end he shot himself in the foot, and now he doesn't know if he can wake up, whoever you say wins?"

After a pause, he smiled again: "At least we have tried our best, and God still favors us."

Lan Qi pursed his lips, still unable to let go.Although Liu Ting deserved what he deserved, Ye Xueji did nothing but suffer on his own, but Ye Xueyuan was the most innocent, but he was hurt the most.Liu Ting used him as a tool, and Ye Xueji dispatched the Yulin Army to the East Palace, in order to take his life if necessary, so as to defeat Liu Ting's plot.Grandpa wanted to use him, his father wanted him to die, his mother died in front of his eyes, his first wife murdered and disfigured him in front of him without changing his face, yet he was able to maintain his composure to talk about future conditions with Ye Xuehuan. It is indeed very accessible.

Ye Xuehuan once said that the Ye Xue family has no mediocrity, and it is true.

"It's not a bad thing if you don't break or stand." Ye Xuehuan chuckled, "This kind of situation... I haven't experienced it before."

He was only 15 years old when he went to the Northwest. He was unaccompanied and concealed his identity as a prince. I respect him very much, that is the reputation he has worked out bit by bit.

"Brother Dahuang is actually stronger and calmer than me, and he is much more open-minded." Ye Xuehuan stroked Lan Qi's cheek with his fingertips, "I have a small mind and a lot of selfishness, so I can't control the world, but Brother Dahuang can .”

Lan Qi tilted his head, "What do you say?"

Ye Xuehuan sighed: "In order to protect his reputation, Liu Ting has instilled in him a lot of righteousness for the common people over the years, and he has always taken it as his own responsibility. Unlike me, who has seen too many sinister people and the fragility of human life, he has no empathy anymore. If you are worried, naturally you will not be able to understand the sufferings of the people."

His voice was low and deep, shaking in his chest, "It's not that I gave him the throne, but that I'm really not suitable."