By decree and pro

swan palace

Since Usman led Saha away, Yan lay in a daze on the gorgeous big bed. In the middle of the night, he wanted to sleep for a while, but couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning.

Yan opened a pair of bloodshot dry eyes, watching the morning sun projected from the balcony onto the magnificent carpet in the room, and watching it gradually turn into the glaring light of noon, this complicated mood is still being cut and confused.

Outside the closed door, Shen Fangyu came twice, probably to pay his respects, but left again when he heard no movement inside the door.

That's good too, Yan thought secretly, he doesn't want to see anyone now, he just wants to calm down the restlessness in his heart.

When he was upset in the past, he only needed to think about Brother Huang and his beautiful appearance, and he could forget about any troubles.

But now it doesn't work to think about Brother Huang, probably because he is too far away.

Today is a brand new day after he resumed his status as a prince. He has many things to do, including formally submitting the "official document of the emperor's pen" to the King of Xiliang. "Special Envoy Princess Yongxin".

And this official document fabricated and copied by Shen Fangyu said "Special Envoy Prince Yonghe".

Shen Fangyu's imitation was very detailed, and Usman should not have noticed it.

Then, on behalf of Emperor Dayan, he would present gifts to Xiliang, which included everything from Buddhist scriptures to silk.

Next, he also expressed Emperor Dayan's desire to form a permanent alliance with Xiliang.

Finally, he wants to discuss business with Xiliang, including the introduction of their excellent stone lacquer refining technology, gemstone, weapon forging technology, etc. Similarly, Dayan also has many things that Xiliang does not have. exchange.

Yan knew that there were a lot of tedious things waiting for him to do, so he had to recharge his batteries and concentrate on official duties.

But he can't even fall asleep, so how can he recharge his energy?

Yan felt extremely dejected and lay prone on the bed, burying his face in the pillow embroidered with honeysuckle.In a soft, incense-scented goose down pillow, force yourself to settle down.

He has to show his face at noon, so let's take a break while there's still time.

Yan closed his eyes and murmured softly: "One dumpling, two dumplings... three dumplings..."

This is the mantra for falling asleep that Brother Huang taught him when he was a child. Of course, Brother Huang heard it from Jing Tingrui. Brother Huang said that Jing Tingrui is very magical, and he can really fall asleep quickly by reciting this formula. He was still young at that time. , I also felt that Jing Tingrui was very godly, and only realized it after growing up. Isn't that a homonym for "sleep"?I kept thinking about going to sleep, so I fell asleep.

The two brothers were fooled by Jing Tingrui in this way, and they were angry when they thought about it.

Thinking of those childhood memories, Yan smiled unknowingly, and continued to read, "Four dumplings... huh?"

There was movement outside the door, it should be that Shen Fangyu came again, probably because he was worried that the prince would not get up until noon, so he would visit the door three times, but he was worried about disturbing His Royal Highness's rest, so he guarded the door silently.

It's really hard for him.

Yan thought, Shen Fangyu was probably the most sorry person along the way, and the crime of forging official documents with imperial pens was enough for him.

When we return to Dayan, we must reward him well.

Yan took a deep breath and continued to count the dumplings with a sullen head: "Five dumplings, six dumplings... eighteen dumplings..."

As the drowsiness grew stronger, the dumplings of various flavors gradually faded away, Yan suddenly woke up, "Which one is the first?"

"37 of them." Someone answered for him beside the pillow.

"What?!" Yan raised his face, and was surprised to see Usman resting on the edge of the bed with his elbows and jaw propped up, looking at him with a smile.

"Why do you..." Yan closed his dry eyes vigorously, thinking that he was hallucinating from exhaustion.Shen Fangyu has been guarding the door, how could the "extremely delicate" Usman get in.

"Hush." ​​Usman quickly covered Yan's mouth, "There are people outside, it's not good to disturb your guards."

Feeling Usman's warm palm covering his lips, this touch is so real, telling him that the Usman in front of him is real.He really broke into his bedroom carelessly, and reclined beside him.

Yan immediately rolled his big eyes, grabbed Usman's hand, and asked in a low voice, "How did you get in?"

"Every floor of the balcony of the Swan Palace is staggered up and down, just like a series of wall ladders." Usman still smiled and gestured, "I let Shuangfang lead me to climb along the balcony railing and window came up."

"What, Frost Fang is here too?" Yan looked under the bed, Frost Fang lay flat on the ground with all four limbs spread out, its red tongue was pulled out of the teeth, and the saliva was puddling. Wolf skin.

Although Usman said that climbing the balcony was as simple as walking the stairs, judging from Shuangfang's appearance, it was not that easy to climb at all, and this was halfway up the mountain, so falling down was no joke.

"Yanyan, don't look at it, it's fine, just take a rest." Usman said coquettishly, "Look at me, my fingers are all hurt."

Yan looked at Usman's outstretched right index finger, it was really bright red, even the nails were broken, it looked horrible.

"What's going on in your head!?" The heat was so intense that his head ached, the majestic Xiliang monarch actually did something like climbing a balcony and touching someone else's bedroom!

If you say this, you can't laugh at other people's big teeth, and this is like a secret meeting with a lover, which will definitely cause them to spread all kinds of unsavory scandals.

"Yanyan..." Usman looked at Yan aggrievedly, "I want to see you alone, so even if I go through all kinds of difficulties, I will..."

Now that Yan is a prince, when the two meet, they will definitely be accompanied by a group of people. It is really inconvenient to talk alone.

"Shut up!" Yan got out of bed to get the debridement medicine, and when he came back, he found that Usman's finger had miraculously healed, and it looked like there was no injury at all.

"What's going on?" Yan squeezed Usman's index finger in astonishment, just now with a miserable appearance of "blood flowing across the river".

"It's Melaleuca." Usman confessed with a smile, "I was afraid you would drive me out, so when I passed by a balcony, there was a pot of Melaleuca. Its petals can bleed when crushed The red juice like red juice, when you smear it on your hands, it looks like you have been injured at first glance...Ah! It hurts!"

Yan pinched Usman's index finger joint, and said with a smile: "What kind of flower juice to apply, it's so troublesome. If you want to be injured and pretend to be pitiful, I will do it for you, and break it all for you."

"Yanyan, spare me..." Usman bowed in pain to beg for mercy. At this moment, there was a noise outside the door, Yan immediately covered Usman's mouth, and warned him to keep quiet with his eyes.

Shen Fangyu was probably listening, so that he could knock on the door and come in at any time to wait for the prince to wash and change clothes.

After Yan and Usman were quiet for a while, Shen Fangyu left the door and stood in the corridor.

Yan heaved a sigh of relief, and withdrew his hand. There was still Usman's saliva in his palm, and he wiped Usman's gorgeous robe twice in disgust.

"We've kissed several times, why do you still dislike me..." Usman muttered softly.

"Don't talk nonsense, what are you doing here?" Yan didn't want to be wasted by Usman anymore, it was almost noon.

"I came here because I thought you should have something to say to me." Usman sat up straight and looked at Yan.

"I have nothing to say to you." Yan frowned, and said simply, "Please go back."

"If you really don't have one, Yanyan, you won't be tossing and turning," Usman said with a concerned look on his face, "You are obviously very tired, but you still count dumplings to sleep, and you don't even notice that Shuang and I are so tired." The intrusion of the tooth shows how restless you are."

Yan shook his head and denied, "I was asleep, so I didn't hear anything."

"Yanyan, you can talk to me no matter what you want." Usman said sincerely, "For the sake of my climb up all the way regardless of face, you can tell me."

"You know it's embarrassing." Yan gave Usman a hard look, and then said in a Xiliang language, "Usman, listen carefully, I won't marry you, not only you, I won't marry you." I will marry anyone. So don't worry about it, even if you launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night and bring a large group of people here to propose marriage and give gifts, I will not agree."

"Yanyan," Usman looked at Yan and smiled softly, "Do you know that I came to propose marriage last night?"

"You can tell the gift and the battle at a glance." Yan still frowned, "Regardless of whether Saha came out to disturb your situation last night, my answer is no."

Yan was worried that Usman would vent his anger on Saha because of this. Although he said that he would not forgive him, he still had room in his heart, and he didn't want even Saha to die.

In addition, Yan also felt that Usman would not execute Saha so soon. After all, he was in the old department, and he might be imprisoned before making plans.

"Are you pleading for him?" Usman smiled, "Yanyan, you are always so soft-hearted."

"This is seeking truth from facts, I did not intercede for him." Yan said stubbornly.

"Don't worry." Usman obviously saw Yan's thoughts, and smiled slightly, "I didn't execute him, and I didn't lock him up."

"Is this true?"

"Yeah." Usman nodded slightly, "I let him go."

"Gone?" Yan was stunned, "Where did you go?"

"I don't know. Since he was let go, there is no need to ask." Usman said softly, "Yan Yan, you don't have to worry about him, there is always a place for him."

Yan was a little surprised, because last night Saha was still crying and wanted to go back to his side to forgive the sin, and now he simply left, maybe Usman reprimanded him heavily.

"Forget it," Yan couldn't help sighing, "It's fine to leave."

At least Saha began to live his own life, no longer used to walk in the conspiracy.

"Yanyan, let's get back to business." Usman pulled Yan's attention back.

"Oh, you said the official document..." Yan immediately thought of this matter.

"No, it's about the treasure box."

"Treasure box?" Yan's thoughts were all on Saha, fearing that he would be executed by Usman in a fit of anger, so he forgot about it.As soon as Usman mentioned the treasure box at this moment, he immediately said happily, "Did you get the key?"

Usman shook his head regretfully.

"That's... no key?"

"I have the key, it's in the drawer of my royal study."

"Then why not bring it?"

"This..." Usman showed embarrassment, "In the ancient tomb, there were both assassins and poisonous snakes. I didn't have time to explain it to you, but..."

"Don't hesitate, just say something!" Yan was about to get angry.

"This treasure box was unearthed in the ancient city of Linze, so it belongs to the secret treasure of Xiliang, and foreigners are not allowed to touch it." Usman explained, "This is the law of Xiliang, no matter how much I like you, I can't change it for you. Law."

"You mean, I can't open this treasure box to see?" Yan directly skipped the word "like" and asked, "Even if the contents of this treasure box may record the origin of Wuque?"

"Yes, no matter what is stored in it, you can't look at it," Usman nodded, "and you can't enter places like ancient tombs and ancient cities."

"Is it also the law?!"

"Yes. But don't worry, listen to me first," Usman said, "There are many ancient cities and towns buried in sand in Xiliang, and 57 of them were excavated and recorded by the Privy Council; there are records in the book but There are nearly a hundred of them that haven’t been excavated yet, and there are more than a hundred places where there may be ancient temples that are not clearly recorded. Linze City is just one of them, but foreigners are not allowed to visit any ancient city. This is in the law of Xiliang There are not only express regulations, but also nearly a thousand rules related to it, so it is difficult for you to take advantage of loopholes in the law."

"Wait," Yan digested the bad news with his tired head, "Then if I want to go to the ancient city to find the origin of Wuque, it is also impossible?"

"Yeah." Usman nodded, "It's all impossible."

"Then you still ask me to bring the treasure box back!" Yan was extremely upset.

"It seems... I didn't ask you to bring it back..." Usman said in a low voice, "You didn't let go of the treasure box after you got it."

"This..." Yan blushed, he never let go.

"Then there is no way to solve it?" Yan was a little anxious, "I still want to write to Brother Huang and tell him that I found this magical treasure box in Xiliang..."

"Yanyan, I told you about the solution to this problem, but it seems that I have evil intentions..."

"You told me?" Yan was taken aback, "When?"

"That's... if you become the queen of Xiliang..." Usman snapped his fingers and said tentatively, "You can look at any secret treasure, whether it's an ancient tomb or a forbidden area of ​​the palace. There's no hindrance."

After Usman finished speaking, he secretly took a look at Yan from the corner of his eye, and found that he was neither angry nor staring at him, but fell into deep thought.

Usman gained confidence, looked at Yan with great enthusiasm, and then said: "Even if I have read a lot of books, I have never seen the Wuque clan in ancient books. I think it will cost a lot of money to explore the origin of the Wuque clan." A lot of money and manpower. If you seek supplies from Emperor Dayan, it will be a long journey, and it will definitely delay time, but I am different. Once you become the queen of Xiliang, my people will be your people, and I Your money is your money, you can spend it however you want... I can get whatever I want, but the most important thing I need is money."

"Usman," Yan stared at Usman's face suddenly, "you're plotting against me again, aren't you?"