Ye Zi has been in a trance since Gu Yan appeared, he stared at Gu Yan in a daze, and didn't even pay attention to what the people around him said later.

He thought that Gu Yan was infected with the plague, so he hurried here.

But Gu Yan's complexion is rosy, and he looks more energetic than him. Doesn't he look like he is seriously ill?

Ye Zi didn't want to understand what was going on for a while, until Gu Yi tilted his head and called him, and he suddenly came back to his senses.

A group of people went to his mansion with Mr. Ge from Zhixian County.

Ever since the plague broke out in Yi'an, inns, restaurants and other densely populated places have closed their doors to thank guests. Gu Yan has been in Yi'an for the past few days, and he has always lived in a separate garden in the city of Mr. Ge.

Mr. Ge is now over half a hundred years old, and he has been a county magistrate in Yi'an for decades, and this is the first time he has seen such a big man.The arrival of King Rui had already made him panic, but now a higher senior Prince Jing has also come.

Mr. Ge hurriedly invited the two princes back to the mansion, and took out the best tea in the mansion to entertain them, it must be called hospitality.

The three of them sat in the main room, Ye Zi followed behind Gu Yi, their confused thoughts gradually became clear.The current situation cannot help him to think wildly, no matter what is wrong with the previous news, at least Gu Yan is still fine, that is enough.

What is more difficult now is the young master Li he met.

Li Yi, Gu Yi.

He never thought that the person he met outside Guangling City would be Gu Yi.

Gu Yi is the sixth prince of the late emperor and also the youngest son of the late emperor. He is not a few years older than Gu Yan and has not yet married.Since Emperor Jinghe came to the throne, King Jing Gu Yi, like his elder brothers, went to the fief to live a stable life.

But Ye Zi still remembered that His Royal Highness King Jing would plot rebellion in the future.

How could he suddenly appear here?

Ye Zi was lost in thought for a while, but Gu Yi suddenly said: "By the way, the servant next to me has a relative who is also in Yi'an. I brought him here this time, and I also intend to find relatives for him. Little Ye'er, don't you?" Tell Mr. Ge the name of the relative you are looking for, and let him find it for you?"

Gu Yan sat quietly drinking tea at the side, except for a slight frown when he heard Gu Yi addressing Ye Zi, other than that, he didn't show any abnormality, as if he didn't care.

Ye Zi looked at Gu Yan with a guilty conscience, then quickly lowered her head, and said cowardly, "I dare not bother you."

Master Ge immediately replied: "No trouble, why trouble."

For Gu Yi to specifically raise this matter, this young man should be quite favored by Prince Jing's side.

Mr. Ge consciously understood Gu Yi's attitude, and he had a plan in mind, and he said to Ye Zi courteously: "Young master, you are welcome, you can tell the name of your relatives. In Yi'an County, there are [-] people in total. There are more than [-] people, and every family has a register, and the officials of each family know everything about it. Even if you tell me, the young master, the officials will definitely be able to find you."

Seeing that he was so eager, Ye Zi didn't know how to refuse, he hesitated for a while, and finally made up a name: "The person I'm looking for is named Liu, named Liu Sheng."

Mr. Ge had never heard of this name before, and his face showed a bit of embarrassment.But he had talked too much just now, so it was inevitable that he couldn't come down now, so he had to prevaricate: "This Liu Sheng... I remember that there are several people with this name in the county, otherwise I will invite them here, and the young master will look at it later. Is there anyone you're looking for?"

Ye Zi was about to refuse, but Gu Yi said again: "That's fine, then please trouble Mr. Ge."

Mr. Ge quickly waved his hand: "No trouble, no trouble, it's just a matter of raising your hands. By the way, His Royal Highness King Jing is tired from the journey, do you want me to take you to rest first?"

Gu Yi nodded: "Thank you."

Gu Yan, who had never opened his mouth, suddenly said: "Master Ge is busy with affairs, so I should take the Sixth Uncle there."

"This……"

Gu Yi said: "Alright, it just so happens that I haven't seen my uncle and nephew Zicheng for a long time, and I just want to talk alone."

Hearing what he said, Mr. Ge no longer insisted, and respectfully sent the two of them out of the main room.Gu Yan led Gu Yi and Ye Zi towards the inner courtyard.

Gu Yi's other attendants had already been sent to pack their bags. Ye Zi originally wanted to find a chance to slip away, but Gu Yi refused to let him do so and insisted on keeping him by his side.It was good that Mr. Ge was in the main room before, but now there are only three of them left, Ye Zi anxiously followed behind them, feeling chills down his spine.

He originally thought that Gu Yan was ill, so he didn't have time to send a letter to ask him, so he rushed here impatiently.Meeting Gu Yi was purely accidental, but Gu Yan didn't know the truth.

That man was stingy and jealous in his affairs, and he didn't know how angry he would become.

However, Gu Yan didn't seem to be unusual, he was calm and concerned about Gu Yi's recent situation, the two chatted casually, and then walked to the courtyard arranged by Lord Ge for King Jing and his entourage.

Gu Yan said: "Uncle Liu Huang is too tired to travel, so my nephew won't bother me."

Gu Yi responded: "Okay."

Gu Yan bowed to Gu Yi, turned his head and left the courtyard, without looking at Ye Zi from the beginning to the end.

Ye Zi couldn't help showing a bit of disappointment in his eyes.

This person... Even if he pretended not to care about him, he was pretending too well.

Gu Yi brought Ye Zi into the house.

After closing the door, Gu Yi suddenly turned to look at Ye Zi: "Do you have anything you want to ask me?"

Ye Zi hesitated for a moment, and said, "I never thought that your identity would be His Royal Highness Prince Jing. The grass-roots offended you a lot earlier, so please don't blame me, my lord."

Gu Yi didn't take it seriously: "You didn't offend me, and if it wasn't for you, I would have lost money outside Guangling City. You helped me, and I promised to help you go to the city to find relatives as a reward."

Ye Zi pursed her lips, but said nothing.

Gu Yi looked around his face thoughtfully, took a step forward, and said in a low voice, "If you don't ask me, I will ask you."

"... Who is the relative you are looking for?"

This Prince Jing looks gentle and elegant on the outside, very bookish, giving him a kind and kind feeling.But he was so pressing at this moment, but he unconsciously revealed a sense of oppression, which almost made people breathless.

Perhaps the royal family is born with the ability to make others surrender.

Ye Zi settled down, and said, "I have already told the county magistrate just now."

Gu Yi stared at him closely, and curled his lips: "No, I want to ask, who is that person?"

"My..." Ye Zi closed his eyes and said truthfully, "It's the one I love in my heart."

"The love in your heart?" Gu Yi repeated it lightly, and then asked forcefully, "How long have you known him, why do you fall in love with him so much, and does he treat you the same way?"

This person's continuous questioning made it difficult for Ye Zi to deal with, she turned her head and said in a blunt tone: "My lord, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with you."

Surprise flashed across Gu Yi's eyes, and then he actually smiled.

He took half a step back, turned his head and sat down at the table, took a moment to say: "Why doesn't it matter, isn't it reasonable for the person this king likes to ask a few more questions?"

Ye Zi was startled, and said, "My lord, stop joking."

"You're kidding." Gu Yi said, "Go and rest, you have come all the way from Chang'an, you haven't had a good rest for a long time, right?"

Ye Zi didn't say anything, got the consent, and immediately left Gu Yi's bedroom as if fleeing.There are quite a few courtyards in this other garden, Ye Zi wanted to find Gu Yan, but he didn't know where the man lived, and was worried that Gu Yi would find out, so he had to give up temporarily.

Ye Zi returned to the house listlessly, and just as he closed the door, someone pulled him from behind.

The familiar aroma of herbs came over in an instant, Ye Zi took half a step back and bumped his back against the door panel.

The hands holding him trembled slightly, whether it was nervousness or excitement, Ye Zi was in a daze, and the other party kissed his lips hard.

The kiss was urgent and strong, without any rules, but it was so strong that it made people breathless.

Ye Zi was so dazed by the kiss that she forgot to breathe for a moment.

After a while, Gu Yan let him go.

Gu Yan took a deep breath, calmed down his restless heartbeat, pressed Ye Zi's forehead, and said softly, "You miss me so much, why are you chasing me here?"

After more than a month of separation, Gu Yan missed his little princess no less than Ye Zi.

He couldn't remember at all how he endured the time without this person before Ye Zi transformed from the fairy grass.

God knows how much perseverance he had to use to force himself not to look at him, to force himself not to hold him in his arms immediately when he saw this man outside the county government office.

Ye Zi was hugged tightly by Gu Yan, and the other party's rapid and powerful heartbeat was transmitted through the chest.Ye Zi opened his mouth, and suddenly his eyes blurred: "Zi Cheng..."

There was some crying in that voice.

Gu Yan was stunned, and quickly let go of him: "What's the matter, why are you crying so well?... Did you get wronged in Chang'an City? Be good, don't cry, tell me well."

Ye Zi tilted her head and wiped her face, then shook her head: "No, I haven't been wronged, it's just... seeing you happy."

Gu Yan pulled him to the side of the bed and sat down, and gently wiped the tears off his face: "I'm so happy to cry like this, you think I'm so easy to lie to a seven-year-old child?"

"I'm really happy." Ye Zi took Gu Yan's hand and said softly, "I'm really happy to see that you're fine."

Gu Yan keenly sensed something from his words, and asked, "What do you mean seeing me is fine?"

Ye Zi pursed her lips and didn't answer any more.

Gu Yan wiped his tears for him calmly, and instead of pressing the question, he changed the subject: "Why did you come here with my Sixth Emperor?"

Ye Zi told him what happened outside Guangling City.

After listening to it, Gu Yan pondered for a moment, and taught a lesson: "Are you so credulous when you are away from home? When you are cheated by someone later, do you still have to count the money for others?"

Ye Zi pursed her lips, and retorted in a low voice: "I couldn't come in at the time. He said he could help me, so I believed it. Anyway...he can't beat me."

Gu Yan couldn't laugh or cry: "Do you think high martial arts is enough? He is Prince Jing, even if he doesn't do it himself, there are countless ways to make you suffer."

"I'm not..." Ye Zi tugged at Gu Yan's sleeve and explained, "I know there will be danger, and I'm also on guard. But apart from this, I really don't know how to find you, I'm too anxious , I am worried that something will happen to you, and I don’t have time to find other ways..."

Gu Yan's eyes moved slightly: "Are you worried that something will happen to me?"

Ye Zi paused, bit her lip and did not answer.

Gu Yan wiped his face clean, poured a glass of water for him, and asked unhurriedly, "What do you think will happen to me? Who told you?"

Ye Zi sipped his tea, his eyes wandering.Gu Yan looked at him calmly, quietly waiting for his answer.

Ye Zi couldn't bear his scrutiny, so he had to give up on himself and said, "Okay, I'm stupid. The third prince told me that he received the news that there was a plague in the south of the Yangtze River. He never went out again. He also said...and said that you were also infected with the plague."

Gu Yan immediately understood the cause and effect, and sighed, "That's why you hurried over from Chang'an?"

Ye Zi nodded.

"Fool, if I dare to bring people into this place, I'm naturally on my guard. If I can't do this well, am I too useless?" Gu Yan stroked Ye Zi's hair and said in a low voice, "Why are you so stupid? Stupid, people believe everything they say.”

Ye Zi lowered her head and said aggrievedly, "I can't help it. Miss Wan'er said that if she really got the plague, it would only last a month at most. I can't wait..."

"You still asked Miss Wan'er?" Gu Yan frowned slightly, and asked, "What did she tell you?"

Ye Zi didn't dare to look at him, and said in a low voice, "All... all told."

Gu Yan took a deep breath, completely lost his temper by Ye Zi.Since Pei Wan'er told him everything, he should also know that his leaves can be used as medicine.

Gu Yan thought for a while, and reminded: "Pei Ge is trying to find a way to cure the plague, so don't mess around."

Ye Zi hurriedly said flatteringly, "I won't do anything foolish. There are so many people, how many leaves do I have to pluck... If I pluck out the leaves, you shouldn't like me."

Gu Yan chuckled lightly: "What a mess, I like whatever you become."

He hugged Ye Zi tightly, and said: "But one thing is another thing. I didn't tell you that thing, just because I was afraid that you would be stupid. I want to save those people, and I will try my best to save them, but I You will never be allowed to do things that hurt yourself, understand?"

Ye Zi nodded obediently: "Understood."

Ye Zi leaned against Gu Yan's arms, and once his tense spirit relaxed, exhaustion and drowsiness suddenly overwhelmed him.Sensing that the person in his arms gradually quieted down, Gu Yan lowered his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Zi couldn't even open his eyes, and said in a daze, "Zi Cheng, I'm so tired..."

Gu Yan said: "When I saw you just now, I felt that your expression was not right. You haven't had a good rest for a few days?"

Ye Zi felt ashamed when he thought of those stupid actions before, and didn't want to say it, so he buried his head in Gu Yan's chest, trying to confuse the past: "...I don't remember."

Gu Yan's heart twitched, and he asked, "Don't tell me, you have never slept since you came out of Chang'an City?"

Ye Zi made up his mind not to answer, closed his eyes and said softly, "I'm fine, just sleep for a while. Leave me alone, in case King Jing doesn't find out..."

Gu Yan was suddenly angry, angry and distressed, but seeing Ye Zi like this, he couldn't bear to get really angry at him, and said patiently: "Do you think my uncle is easy to deal with? He probably has seen it for a long time. There are clues."

Ye Zi didn't respond at all, Gu Yan looked down and saw that the latter was breathing smoothly and fell asleep peacefully in his arms.

He didn't notice it just now, but now Gu Yan noticed that this person has lost more than a circle of weight compared to a month ago.

Ye Zi's lips were a little pale, and she was taken care of by Gu Yan before, the little flesh she had managed to grow on her body fell off completely, and her waist was too slender to hold.

In the past, Ye Zi always taught Gu Yan to ruin his body, but this person ruined his body much more than he did.

Gu Yan was so distressed that he took a few deep breaths, closed his eyes, and gently hugged him up.

With Ye Zi's appearance, how could Gu Yan let him be here.

Gu Yan gently opened the door, carried Ye Zi out of the house, and saw Gu Yi sitting in the yard at a glance.A pot of tea was simmering on the stone table, and Gu Yi was playing with a folding fan in his hand, and he didn't know how long he had been sitting there.

Gu Yan glanced at him, said nothing, and carried Ye Zi out of the yard.

Gu Yan put Ye Zi back on the bed in his bedroom, gently removed his shoes, socks and coat, covered him with the quilt, bowed his head and kissed him lightly on the forehead before turning his head and going out.

When Gu Yan returned to the yard, Gu Yi looked up at him and poured him a cup of tea: "Sit down."

"Thank you, uncle."

Gu Yi smiled, and asked: "Zicheng took the man away from my yard, does he still see me as the emperor's uncle?"

Gu Yan said lightly: "Uncle Huang, don't make fun of me."

Gu Yi said: "It's the first time I've seen you care so much about someone. But I heard that you just married the princess not long ago, and you love her very much. There are still rumors in Chang'an that your princess Rui is a cannibal The little bone monster has seduced you to death."

He paused, and then said: "Why, you just left for two days, and you're looking at a new one again? As the saying goes, first come first, first come first, I picked this little beauty from outside Guangling City, you can't win her love with a knife .”

Gu Yan frowned, and said with a smile: "Uncle Huang has already deduced in his heart, so don't deliberately joke with Zicheng here. He is indeed my princess. Thank you Uncle Huang for taking care of him for me."

"It should be." Gu Yi nodded, "This young man is kind-hearted and helped me out of Guangling City. I saw that he is very skilled in martial arts, so I wanted to keep it for my own use, but I didn't expect that someone would be there first."

Gu Yan lowered his eyes and didn't answer.

Gu Yi immediately said: "Just kidding, I never take people's love, let alone he is my niece."

Gu Yan didn't want to talk about this matter with him anymore, so he changed the topic and said, "Don't talk about that. Uncle Liu Huang sent me a letter earlier, saying that he can help me eradicate the plague here. I wonder what you can do?"

Gu Yi said: "The plague here is not a disease, but a kind of flower and plant in the Western Regions called 'Wild Orchid'. When the Wulan is in full bloom, it will emit a kind of fragrant pollen. Once this pollen is dissolved in water, it will become It is colorless and tasteless, and makes the person who eats it seriously ill. This disease is very similar to the usual typhoid fever, but it is different. This disease is very contagious, ranging from persistent coughing to severe heart palpitations and fever, difficulty breathing, and severe symptoms. In seven days you will die."

"I heard that you brought a doctor into Yi'an to try to cure this stubborn disease, so I came here to help you." Gu Yi took out a small, slender wooden box from his sleeve and handed it to Gu Yan, "This is the box I have been using since my childhood. A kind of herbal medicine found in the Western Regions is ground into powder, you give this to the doctor next to you, and use it as medicine to cure the plague in this place."

Gu Yan looked down at the wooden box, but didn't reach out to pick it up, but asked, "Why did Uncle Six suddenly help me?"

Gu Yi smiled nonchalantly: "All the people in the world are my subjects. I am not helping you, but helping them."

"Then let me ask another question." Gu Yan said, "Uncle Liu Huang came here at the risk of risking his life, just to deliver this medicine to me?"

Ye Zi fell asleep for a full day and night. Gu Yan was anxious to find Pei Ge several times, and repeatedly took Ye Zi's pulse, but each time the conclusion was that the princess was just too tired to wake up.

Ye Zi didn't wake up until the afternoon of the second day.

He slept for too long this time, and when he woke up, he only felt a little more tired, and his body was so sore that he couldn't even lift a finger.It took Ye Zi a long time to realize where he was now, he turned his head and saw Gu Yan who was close at hand.

Gu Yan supported his forehead with his hands, leaned against the bed, and was taking a nap.

Ye Zi stared at him blankly for a long while, reluctant to look away.

When they were together before, he wished he could get tired of being with this person all the time, now that he hadn't seen him for a long time, he was even more reluctant to take a look away.

I miss him so much.

As if feeling something in Gu Yan's heart, he frowned and opened his eyes.He looked at Ye Zi with a soft look in his eyes: "You can be regarded as awake, how do you feel now?"

Ye Zi said softly, "...so hungry."

"After sleeping for a day and a night, can you not be hungry?" Gu Yan poured Ye Zi a cup of warm water, helped him up to feed him a sip of water, and then said, "I'll have someone cook some porridge for you, drink some first."

Ye Zi nodded: "Okay."

Gu Yan turned his head and went out, ordered a few words to the servants outside the courtyard, and quickly entered the house with a small pot of rice porridge.

The rice porridge is boiled until it is fragrant, glutinous and soft. It should be simmered over a low fire, and it is warm and palatable.Gu Yan helped Ye Zi up, took a cushion and placed it behind him, filled a bowl of porridge from the pot, and fed it to him spoon by spoon.

Ye Zi didn't eat well for a few days, and was so hungry that he drank two bowls in a row, and wanted more, but Gu Yan refused to give it.He watched Gu Yan take away the rest of the rice porridge, and watched the man come back empty-handed, feeling extremely wronged.

Gu Yan took out a silk handkerchief and wiped Ye Zi's mouth meticulously, and said angrily, "You almost starved yourself to death, are you going to starve yourself to death now?"

Ye Zi pursed her lips, not daring to talk back to him.

Gu Yan couldn't see how wronged he was, so he explained: "Your stomach can't stand it if you eat too much, bear with it for a while, and when you recover, I'll ask someone to do something else for you."

Ye Zi didn't insist anymore, and said, "Okay."

Gu Yan helped him to lie down: "Lie down a little longer, you are really messing around this time, you rushed here from Chang'an on the [-]th, are you dying?"

Ye Zi hid half of her face in the quilt, and said in a weak voice, "But... if something happens to you, what will I do?"

The anger in Gu Yan's heart dissipated, she bent down, and gently pressed a kiss on his lips.

After a while, Gu Yan let go of Ye Zi, and asked softly, "Shall I lie down with you?"

Ye Zi couldn't wait for it, so she hurriedly stepped aside.Gu Yan folded his clothes and lay down beside him.

Ye Zi asked softly: "Why did you bring me back to the house, King Jing..."

"I originally wanted to keep it a secret for two more days, lest more people find out and cause some trouble." Gu Yan sighed, "But when a certain little fool sees me, his eyes almost fall on me. I couldn't hide it, so I simply recruited him."

Ye Zi retorted weakly: "I didn't..."

Gu Yan raised his eyebrows: "No?"

Ye Zi shrank her neck and said resentfully, "...Yes."

Ye Zi asked again: "Then what should we do now? Is there any movement in Chang'an?"

Gu Yan said lightly: "I heard that Emperor Jinghe knew that you left Gu Xu and ran away. He was so angry that he wanted you to be arrested and punished for your crime of deceiving the emperor. Princess Rui, you have caused a lot of trouble this time. You Say, what should I do now?"

Ye Zi buried her head in Gu Yan's arms and said, "Whatever you want, whatever you do, anyway, I will never leave you half a step, even if you kill me."

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