AFDPIRAB Chapter41

After finishing a bowl of medicine, the little prince had completely lost the ability to think.

 

He had never thought that medicine could be fed like this? He was a little embarrassed…

 

Yun Jiangli fed the little prince a bowl of medicine without changing his expression and put the empty medicine bowl on the table behind him, holding the little prince in his arms without letting go.

 

Until now, he remembered the youth’s sudden loss of consciousness in his arms an hour ago, and he was still very scared. At that moment, his heart seemed to stop beating, and his mind was buzzing and blank.

 

“Xiao Qi, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?” Yun Jiangli asked softly.

 

The little prince saw the big beauty suddenly become unnaturally gentle, as if a higher voice would scare him. He shook his head in confusion and nodded.

 

Could it be that…

 

Yan Muning suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, staring with his eyes and trembling, and asked, “What’s wrong with me? What about the baby! Is the baby fine?”

 

“He’s fine! Don’t worry.”

 

Yun Jiangli hugged him and comforted him, “Xiao Qi, you can’t be too emotional now. You just fainted because of anger. You will scare the baby.”

 

He paused for a moment and continued, “It scared me too.”

 

Yan Muning was relieved to hear that the baby was fine. He leaned softly in Yun Jiangli’s arms, folded his hands, and protected his slightly bulging belly.

 

“Third brother really didn’t make it difficult for you, did he?”

 

After a moment of silence, the little prince asked in a low voice.

 

When Yun Jiangli was guarding the unconscious youth just now, he had already thought it through. No matter what happened in the future, he must explain it to Xiao Qi in detail so that this little thing would not figure it out on his own and tire himself out.

 

Not only did he tire himself out, but he also scared him half to death.

 

He doesn’t know if it’s because a man’s physique makes pregnancy more stressful, or if it’s because the youth got pregnant after being seriously injured, but this little guy, who is not even three months old, has grown quite strong, and Yan Muning is a little weak.

 

In addition, since he got pregnant, his life has always been a mess, and there are only a few days of peace. Yun Jiangli just watched over the youth, repeatedly checking his pulse, and has listed some warm and nourishing medicinal recipes and asked Lao Qi to send them to his father to see if they are suitable.

 

Yun Jiangli made up his mind to nourish his little prince, and it would be best if he could be fatter and more comfortable to hold.

 

“Xiao Qi, Prince Yi’s poison has been cured, Jian Shuang stays there to watch over him, and I will not take care of the rest.”

 

Yun Jiangli hugged the person and explained, “I promised you not to go to Prince Yi’s mansion, this is my fault. When you are better, you can punish me however you want, alright?”

 

“But now, everyone in the capital knows that I, the young hall master of Renji Tang, am in your Prince An’s mansion. If I didn’t go to Prince Yi’s mansion, what would others say about you…”

 

The little prince drooped his head and listened listlessly.

 

Not sure when his hands had been pulled out from the quilt. At this moment, he was secretly braiding a strand of Yun Jiangli’s hair.

 

He grew up in the royal family. Although he did not fight or compete with others, it did not mean that he did not understand. He understood all the truths that Yun Jiangli said, and he even knew how terrible the four words “people’s words are scary” were.

 

But worry cannot deceive people, and neither can the heart.

 

When he knew that Yun Jiangli was going to Prince Yi’s mansion, he was not only anxious but also hated himself for not being strong enough to protect Yun Jiangli.

 

“I understand.”

 

Yan Muning muttered softly, sniffing a little aggrievedly, “I didn’t want to scare you or the child, I wanted to protect you.”

 

“But… but I’m not good enough.”

 

The little prince felt more and more aggrieved, his eyes were red, and his eyelashes were covered with water drops when he blinked.

 

The little prince, with a nasal tone and aggrieved voice, poked the cold, hard, firm, and strong heart of Master Yun into a sieve with just two sentences.

 

Yun Jiangli tightened his arms around the youth and kissed him directly, not for anything else, just because if this little mouth said one more word, Young Hall Master Yun’s heart would be crushed into powder.

 

The little prince was frightened by the sudden kiss from the big beauty. He widened his eyes, but his eyes could not focus, and he could not see the eyes and expressions of the person in front of him.

 

“Xiao Wangye, stop stabbing me in the heart.”

 

Yun Jiangli pressed his lips against the youth’s, speaking vaguely, their lips gently rubbing against each other, intimately and tightly.

 

Yan Muning’s head became even more dizzy, his eyes began to blur, and he protested in a small voice without much momentum, “You, you let me go first.”

 

“No, Xiao Wangye is angry. As the future princess consort, shouldn’t I comfort you properly?”

 

Yun Jiangli not only did not let him go but also kissed his small nose tip.

 

Yan Muning was too ashamed to look at the person in front of him. His eyes drifted around and fell on the small red mole on the big beauty’s earlobe. He raised the hand that was still pulling his hair and gently touched the tempting little red dot with his fingertips.

 

Yun Jiangli’s breathing suddenly stagnated, and he stretched out a hand to hold the dishonest claw in his palm: “Xiao Wangye, in this situation, don’t provoke the fire.”

 

“Does Wangye know how hard it is for me to look at you every day, en?”

 

The little prince’s face was so red that it could be used to bake sweet potatoes. He simply closed his eyes and ignored him.

 

 

From that day on, Yan Muning was asked by Yun Jiangli to stay in bed for ten days.

 

The guards around the little prince had witnessed the pale and fragile appearance of the little prince when he fainted in the front hall that day. Now the whole Prince An’s mansion treated their own prince like a glass figurine, fearing that the little ancestor would accidentally bump into something.

 

They followed the instructions of Young Hall Master Yun and firmly refused to let the little prince get out of bed and wander around, not even leaving him a shoe.

 

When Yuchi Zhao came that day, he happened to see Yan Muning in a bad temper.

 

The little prince sat cross-legged on the bed angrily and glared at Xiao Jiu, who was standing in front of the bed.

 

“Ah Ning, I’m here!”

 

Yuchi jumped to Yan Muning’s side, kicked off his boots in a few seconds, and sat cross-legged on the bed.

 

“Aiya, who is this ah? He looks so ugly with his frown and pout.”

 

Yuchi Zhao was so angry that he wanted to move his Prince’s mansion to Prince An’s mansion. Naturally, he rushed to Prince An’s mansion the day after hearing that Prince Yi was poisoned.

 

Yuchi was also very clear about Yun ‘vinegar jar’ Jiangli’s order to let the little prince stay in bed, so he came to the mansion to accompany him every day.

 

Although Yun Jiangli felt sour when he saw the crown prince, but the little prince was angry with him because he couldn’t walk around these days, so he was happy when Yuchi Zhao came.

 

Young Hall Master Yun had no choice but to suppress his jealousy and reluctantly accept that this Shizi ye was hanging around his youth every day.

 

“We agreed on ten days, and today is the tenth day, and he still won’t let me go out!”

 

The little prince pouted and complained, “I’m about to grow hair[mfn]Cuz he’s too bored, fyi[/mfn]!”

 

Chen Tan poked his head out from behind Xiao Jiu and whispered, “Today is the tenth day, and Your Highness can’t get out of bed until tomorrow.”

 

Yan Muning was rebuked and looked around the bed for something soft to throw over to vent his anger.

 

How could he not know!

 

Isn’t he just… trying to cheat?

 

“You, what’s your name?”

 

The usually eloquent Yuchi Zhao suddenly stuttered for some reason, “I, I, I’ve been here many times, why haven’t I seen you before?”

 

Chen Tan then stepped out from behind Xiao Jiu and saluted politely, “Answer Shizi ye, the subordinate is Chen Tan. Prince Cheng transferred the subordinate here, and the subordinate was always outside in the dark before, so it’s reasonable that Shizi ye has never seen the subordinate.”

 

Yan Muning saw his friend staring at Chen Tan, who was so absorbed that he forgot to speak, and he quickly tried to smooth things over: “Chen Tan, get up. You guys go wait outside. I’ll talk to Shizi ye.”

 

“Hey, you’re back to your senses.”

 

Watching Xiao Jiu and Chen Tan leave, Yan Muning raised his hand and waved it in front of Yuchi Zhao.

 

Yuchi then responded, “Is Chen Tan from Fifth Brother’s mansion?”

 

“En, the youngest one.”

 

Yan Muning nodded: “Maybe you didn’t meet him when you came here before. It’s too cold these days. Those secret guards felt sorry for him because he was too young and were afraid that he would freeze to death. So they changed his position and let him follow me.”

 

Yuchi Zhao pinched his fingers thoughtfully, raised his eyes, and asked in a low voice, embarrassedly, “How old is he, he?”

 

“En?”

 

Since the little prince fell in love, his brain, which was originally clueless about emotions, has become much more sensitive.

 

He squinted his eyes and smiled like a cunning little cat and asked, “Ah Zhao? Why are you suddenly so concerned about my little guard?”

 

Yuchi Zhao scratched his fingertips with guilt and said stubbornly, “No, I just, just asked casually.”

 

“Oh—”

 

The little prince dragged out his voice and looked at him meaningfully: “Just asking, Xiao Jiu has been with me for so many years, do you know how old he is this year?”

 

Yuchi was exposed by his friend, and he said, “Ah Ning! Don’t make fun of me.”

 

Then he lowered his voice and whispered in Yan Muning’s ear, “Just now, just now when he spoke, his big eyes made my heart beating really fast. I, I also don’t know what happened.”

 

The little prince was very excited: “Really?”

 

Yuchi Zhao blushed and nodded: “Really, I haven’t recovered yet. If you don’t believe me, feel it.”

 

After saying that, he took the little prince’s hand and covered his chest.

 

“Cough, cough—”

 

Ah Xiao coughed violently from the door.

 

Yan Muning and Yuchi Zhao quickly turned their heads and saw Yun Jiangli, who had come in out of nowhere, standing next to the screen with Ah Xiao. Ah Xiao was holding two soup bowls and was coughing so hard that his face turned red.

 

As for Yun Jiangli…

 

The look in his eyes was so complicated that it was hard to describe.

 

He can’t be blamed for this either. Originally, Yun Jiangli wanted to thank Yuchi Zhao for accompanying Yan Muning every day recently, so he specially stewed two cups of milk bird’s nest for the two little brothers today.

 

Who would have thought that when he entered the door, he would see his youth’s hand covering Yuchi’s chest, and the Yuchi’s face was red, the two of them looking at each other with affection…

 

Yuchi Zhao’s heart skipped a beat: It’s over, this time the vinegar pot has upgraded to a big vinegar jar.

 

Yan Muning was also shocked. After Yuchi said that the big beauty would be jealous of him, he observed carefully and found that it seemed to be true, but there was nothing that could be misunderstood, so he never mentioned it to Yun Jiangli.

 

But this… the current situation…

 

The little prince turned his head with a stiff neck and looked at Yuchi Zhao, then looked at his claws that were still on Yuchi’s chest and was instantly petrified.

 

If he took his claws away now, it would seem that he was guilty and was trying to hide his guilt.

 

But if he didn’t take them away, the temperature in the room would not be able to withstand the cold air released by the big beauty.

 

In Yun Jiangli’s eyes, Yan Muning’s actions and reactions were like pouring fuel on the fire.

 

This brat is so bold ah. It’s fine if he touches other wild men’s hands and feet, but he doesn’t let go of his hands even though he’s standing here. He even dares to look at the wild man’s face!

 

Yun Jiangli’s eyes became colder and colder, and a strong chill emanated from his body.

 

“Young Hall Master Yun… Don’t misunderstand me, I just feel a little stuffy in my chest.” Yuchi Zhao was the first to react and started to talk nonsense: “Ah Ning just helped me to calm down.”

 

The little prince trembled and retracted his claws, then nodded.

 

Yun Jiangli narrowed his eyes and took two steps forward slowly: “Shizi ye feels chest tightness? Why don’t you send someone to call me? How about I check it for you?”

 

Not to mention that Yuchi Zhao didn’t really feel chest tightness, but he felt that he would have to take out a handful of acupuncture needles and stab him with them after hearing the young hall master’s tone.

 

Yuchi was frightened and desperately tried to ask the little prince for help with his eyes.

 

Yan Muning swallowed his saliva, and a light bulb suddenly came to his mind, and he rushed out: “Ah Li!”

 

The rage that was burning in the big beauty’s heart “puffed” and turned into a small flame.

 

The little prince found that it worked and continued, “Come here, I’ll tell you.”

 

As he spoke, he knelt down beside the bed and waved at Yun Jiangli.

 

After Yun Jiangli walked in, the little prince grabbed his neck and whispered in his ear, “Ah Zhao may already have a lover!”

 

The little flame in the big beauty’s heart swayed and turned into a small spark.

 

Finally, the little prince used the ultimate move—

 

“I’m hungry.”

 

The big beauty was stared at by the youth with his coquettish and flickering round eyes, his heart softened, and the little sparks were completely extinguished.

 

“I stewed some bird’s nests, let’s have some together, Shizi ye.” After saying that, he picked up one of the bowls and began to feed the little prince.

 

Yan Muning, with his mouth full, did not forget to consolidate his previous achievements, pointed outside, and said vaguely, “Ah Zhao, he is still young, he’s sixteen. It seems that his birthday is in winter, and he will be seventeen next year.”

 

“Eat properly, don’t speak.”

 

Yun Jiangli raised his hand and rubbed the milk on the corner of the youth’s lips affectionately, “Shizi ye is also not young anymore, you should pay more attention to it.”

 

Yuchi Zhao was eating happily on the side, and he was complaining in his heart: Bah, you are so young, you just hope that I will get married tomorrow, so you can feel relieved.

 

 

Time flies, and it is almost the end of the year. Renji Tang is very busy, and Yun Jiangli has to go there from time to time.

 

At the end of the year, officials in various places in the capital are gradually moving around frequently. Although Yan Muning is an idle prince who does not hold an official position in the court, but his title as the younger brother of the current emperor means that he is destined to be restless at this time of year.

 

The child in his belly is already three months old. Yun Jiangli said that this period should be the most stable period of pregnancy, and the little prince’s belly has become more round and cute.

 

But recently, Yan Muning has had to vomit every morning. It has been a torment for a while since his appetite has improved, but he has started to not like to eat again.

 

Yun Jiangli is so distressed every day, and he wishes he could take this pain for him. However, after trying many methods, this morning reaction has never improved.

 

The guards were all senior officials with no experience, so they could only worry.

 

The day before yesterday, they specially invited the old hall master to come and take a look, but the old hall master had no good solution either.

 

This physician is not a god and does not have magic medicine. If one is sick, they can still take medicine to relieve it.

 

But pregnancy has a lot of dietary restrictions, so they can avoid using medicine, then don’t. The reaction during pregnancy is different for everyone, and it is even more different for men and women. Women usually have this reaction when they are two months pregnant, but it is uncertain for men. The little prince can only rely on himself to get through this period.

 

It was still dark after the twilight hour.

 

The little prince’s suppressed groaning could be heard from his bedroom. Shiyi was beside him, feeling distressed, passing him water, and patting his back.

 

Yan Muning relaxed for a while, leaning against the head of the bed with his eyes closed. His eyes were red, but his lips were so pale that one couldn’t tell what color they were.

 

He held his stomach in discomfort, his stomach was churning inside, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

 

“I’ll go call Young Hall Master over, he can give you two acupunctures. Won’t it make you feel a little better?”

 

Shiyi squatted beside him with a frown on his face.

 

A few days ago, in the middle of the night, Yan Muning vomited violently, and the whole person was about to pass out. He was shaking violently, which scared a group of servants. He didn’t care about the time and hurriedly called Yun Jiangli.

 

Afterwards, Yun Jiangli gave the little prince three consecutive acupuncture treatments, which slightly relieved the discomfort he had felt for the next few days. However, he didn’t know why the pain recurred again today.

 

“Don’t…”

 

The little prince slowed down and whispered, “There is something going on in Renji Tang today. Jian Shuang came yesterday. Young Hall Master Yun should have gone out at this time.”

 

“I feel better now. I want to sleep for a while.”

 

After saying that, Yan Muning lay back on the bed with the quilt in his arms.

 

When he woke up again, it already past Sishi[mfn]9-11am[/mfn].

 

The little prince was much more energetic. The first thing he did when he opened his eyes was to poke his belly and scold the child.

 

It is said that the child can understand what he said now. The little prince had tried to talk to the child in a nice way a few days ago, asking him to stop bothering him, but it didn’t work.

 

In the past two days, the little prince changed his tactics and started scolding the child fiercely, but… it seemed to work?

 

Not long after, a servant from the front yard came in and said that Prince Huai had sent someone to pick up Prince An to have lunch at Pingshui Lou in Fengyang Fang.

 

“Your Highness, do you want me to go and tell him?” Shiyi asked as he poured tea.

 

Yan Muning was eating a piece of cake and shook his head when he heard this: “Every year when the moon is approaching, Prince Huai has to invite me a few times. It’s not appropriate to go every year and suddenly not go this year.”

 

Shiyi nodded.

 

The little prince was right. Prince Huai was the Sixth Prince of the late emperor, and he was indeed the most mediocre among his brothers.

 

He was only a county king[mfn]So here YMN’s position as a prince was higher than his sixth brother’s even though he’s the youngest.[/mfn] until now, and he was not good at either civil or military affairs. He did not interact with other brothers on weekdays, but at the end of each year, he would take the initiative to invite the princes and sons of similar age in the capital to gather together a few times.

 

Yan Muning asked Shiyi to get him clothes and said to the servant who came to deliver the message, “Go ask Prince Huai’s people who else they invited today.”

 

Soon, the little prince had changed his clothes, and the servant came back and reported, “It’s the same as in previous years.”

 

“Prepare the carriage, I’ll be out soon.”

 

Yan Muning put on his cloak, and without asking any more questions, he led Shiyi and Chen Tan out.

 

Bringing Chen Tan with him was also to give Yuchi Zhao more opportunities to spend time with him. If it was the same as in previous years, then Yuchi would definitely go as well today.

 

But no one expected that this ordinary banquet, which no one suspected, was actually a trap set by Prince Huai.

 

An hour after Yan Muning left the mansion, something went wrong in Prince An’s mansion—

 

Prince An went missing.

 

The author has something to say:

Yuchi: I’m moved!

Chen Tan: But, but I’m still young…