Yun Jiangli held the jade pendant in his hand and pondered it for a long time, thinking of picking a good moment to confess his other identity to the little prince and taking the jade pendant to talk to the little prince about their childhood engagement.
The days passed quickly, and before Yun Jiangli could find an opportunity to confess, Old Prince Yuchi had come to the capital.
On the first day that Old Prince Yuchi came to the capital, Yuchi Zhao only greeted his old man, and then without hesitation, he rolled up his luggage and ran to Prince An’s mansion overnight, as if he would not return to his Prince’s mansion until the old prince returned to the western border.
Not only that, Yuchi Zhao also took over the seat beside Yan Muning and forced Yun Jiangli to go back to Jiayue Pavilion unwillingly.
Yun Jiangli coldly looked at this troublesome Yuchi, who stuck to his little prince every day and even said that he was thinking about them—
Distance creates beauty. He’s afraid that if the two of them stay together all day, the initial love will fade over time.
It was obvious that he was afraid that his old man would catch him and take him back to the prince’s mansion for training, but he spoke in a very conscientious manner, fooling the little prince into believing it to be true.
Young Hall Master Yun felt mixed emotions when he saw his little prince obeying Yuchi’s nonsense.
This youth is really clever when he needs to be clever, but he often appears to be not very clever as well. Yun Jiangli feels that he should keep a closer eye on him in the future, for fear that if he is not careful, the youth will be abducted by a villain like Yuchi.
Ever since Yuchi Zhao came to Prince An’s mansion, it has become several times more lively than before, and Yan Muning is in a very good mood.
It’s just that Yun Jiangli is in trouble because he can’t find any chance to reveal his identity.
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Yuchi Zhao had only been living in the mansion for a few days when the two young men both caught a cold, and the little prince’s cough and asthma, which had not yet been completely cured, became even more severe.
On this day, Yun Jiangli was in Renji Tang checking the situation of the whole year reported by branches from all over the country. He had been there for less than half an hour when Chen Mo hurriedly called him back to the mansion.
At this moment, he was sitting by the couch in the bedroom, checking Yan Muning’s pulse, his brows knitted tightly.
He’s been taking good care of the little prince these days, but now he is back to square one.
He was already feeling a little unhappy because he hadn’t been able to take care of his little youth for several days. Now that he hadn’t kept an eye on him and the little thing got sick, Yun Jiangli was even more unhappy.
Yan Muning looked at the undisguised cold emotion on the big beauty’s face and felt a little aggrieved.
The little prince had long been accustomed to having the big beauty by his side. No matter how restlessly he slept, the big beauty would always cover him with a quilt carefully, and he would never be so careless as to forget to close the window tightly at night.
What’s more, the big beauty’s embrace is always warm. Every time he wakes up, he is held tightly in his arms and sleeps very comfortably.
But it was different when Yuchi Zhao was around. The two of them would always play together until they were extremely tired and then fall asleep.
This has been going on for several days in a row, and last night was even worse. Not only did he forget to close the window before going to bed, but maybe he felt cold at night, and the unreliable Yuchi even snatched his quilt!
Now, when they woke up, they both caught a cold.
Yuchi Zhao was usually in good health, and although he had a stuffy nose and a headache, it did not affect his vigor and vitality. Now Yun Jiangli forced him to drink a bowl of medicine and asked him to leave the bedroom without any courtesy. He was probably going to look for his Xiao Chentan and pretend to be pitiful.
The little prince thought that his cold was not serious and was not a big deal. He was about to act coquettishly in front of the big beauty but was stopped by his cold look.
Yan Muning, who was lying on the bed, snorted angrily, then closed his eyes and refused to pay any more attention to Yun Jiangli.
After taking his pulse and listening to the youth’s nasal hum, Yun Jiangli sighed helplessly, “Why are you throwing tantrums at me? I’ve only been away for a few days, and you’ve made yourself sick, huh? Don’t you know how much I’m worried about you?”
After hearing what the big beauty said, the little prince’s temper had mostly dissipated. He curled his lips and defended himself, “It’s all Ah Zhao’s fault. He stole my quilt last night, but I didn’t even bother with him.”
Yun Jiangli’s eyebrows throbbed when he heard this. He gritted his teeth and asked, “You slept with him? And you shared the same blanket with him as well?”
The vinegar smell was so strong that even Yan Muning’s nose, which was blocked by a cold, could smell it.
Yun Jiangli looked at his youth smiling heartlessly and said coldly, “I will move back today, and you are not allowed to share a bed with him anymore.”
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Although he was no longer allowed to sleep in the same bedroom with Yan Muning, Yuchi Zhao still lingered in Prince An’s mansion and refused to return to his own prince’s mansion no matter what.
Yan Muning also had no idea what progress he had made in catching up with Chen Tan. Whenever he asked about it, he would just perfunctorily say that it would be soon.
It was not until the afternoon of this day that Yuchi Zhao finally caught Yun Jiangli away from the mansion. He ran to the warm pavilion and asked the little prince in a mysterious and stammering voice, “Your, your first time with… with that icy Yun…”
He was already speaking vaguely, and his voice was getting lower and lower, which made the little prince confused.
“Ah Zhao, speak louder, I can’t hear you clearly.” Yan Muning said helplessly.
Yuchi blushed, gritted his teeth, and said directly, “I want to ask, when you and Yun Jiangli did that intimate thing for the first time… did you make any preparations? Also, also… did you feel, feel good when you did that thing on the below…”
“Puff—”
Yan Muning just took a sip of the warm tea from Shiyi and then spit it out.
Not to mention him, even Shiyi, who was standing beside him, was stunned.
The little prince was surprised for a long time before he came to his senses. For some reason, his cheeks turned red, and he asked stutteringly, “Ah Zhao, what, what do you mean? Could it be that you and Xiao Chentan…”
“Ai!”
Yuchi Zhao interrupted Yan Muning and said hurriedly, “No! Not yet… I’m just asking casually.”
Yan Muning looked at his friend hesitantly, thinking, I know you too well, this is not just a casual question.
The gossip fire in Shiyi’s heart was already burning. He really didn’t expect that Xiao Chentan would have such courage. At such a young age, he pushed down Shizi ye! What a courage!
“You have a lot of pictures… Why are you asking me?” The little prince muttered.
Yuchi Zhao confidently said, “The picture is not alive, how can it be as convincing as your personal experience?”
Yan Muning was confused.
Damn you, Laozi only experienced it once, and it was after I was drunk as well…
It was obvious that Yuchi Zhao had made up his mind to get something out of Yan Muning today. He moved closer and asked in a low voice, “Does it hurt? Are you really… feeling good? Is there anything I should be careful about?”
The little prince’s face turned even redder, and he moved closer and whispered, “It, it feels good… You, you should be gentler… Don’t be too, too indulgent.”
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When Yun Jiangli stepped into the warm pavilion, he saw the two young men, their faces flushed, their eyes evasive, and they were whispering to each other.
“Xiao Qi.”
Yun Jiangli, possessive as he was, pulled the youth into his arms and gave Yuchi a cold glance at the same time.
When the two youths saw him come in, they looked at each other, both of them showing guilty looks as if they were caught doing something bad, which made Yun Jiangli clench his fists secretly.
The next moment, the little prince suddenly thought of something, leaned over to the big beauty, and whispered a few words in his ear.
Although Yuchi did not hear what he said, he found that Young Hall Master Yun, who was trembling from head to toe just now, suddenly felt visibly relieved.
Yun Jiangli raised his hand and rubbed the youth’s hair, saying gently, “Alright, I’ll get some for him later, don’t worry.”
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Although it is almost the end of the year, as the emperor, he has no time to rest.
There are many daily affairs to attend to. There are many things to do at the end of the year. In addition, the military system needs to be reformed. How to properly deal with the Wu family in the northern border? And who should take over the military power that Prince Yi had previously held…
The young emperor had been suffering from these things for several days in a row. It snowed in the capital in the past two days. The emperor seemed to have been blown by a cold wind at night and had a headache the next day.
The old men in the Imperial Medical had been hesitant for quite some time, but it was of no use. They kept repeating the same old things every day. The Emperor could no longer control his temper and directly ordered Prince Cheng to ask Yun Jiangli if he had any ideas.
Prince Cheng heard the day before yesterday that Yan Muning had caught a cold, and he had been thinking about going to see him. Coincidentally, he received the Emperor’s instructions and went to Prince An’s mansion after the morning court.
When he arrived at the mansion, he heard that the little prince had eaten breakfast and went back to sleep, so he went straight to find Yun Jiangli.
“His Majesty has been busy lately and has a headache. He asked me to ask Young Hall Master if you have any useful solutions.”
Prince Cheng and Yun Jiangli stood side by side in the corridor outside the warm pavilion.
After listening to Prince Cheng’s description, Yun Jiangli nodded slightly and said, “Your Highness, please follow me.”
The two entered Jiayue Pavilion one after the other. Yun Jiangli took a box from the medicine cabinet and handed it to Prince Cheng: “This is Ding Ningxiang made by Renji Tang. Please ask His Majesty to burn it for a few days first. If there is no improvement, you can summon me to the palace for another consultation.”
Prince Cheng took the small box and put it into his sleeve pocket, then he lowered his eyes and saw the jade pendant placed on a silk handkerchief on Yun Jiangli’s desk, and he squinted his eyes to examine it carefully.
“This… jade pendant belongs to Young Hall Master Yun?”
Prince Cheng pointed at the jade pendant, his tone filled with surprise.
Yun Jiangli nodded and said, “Yes, Your Highness, why do you asked this?”
Prince Cheng smiled and said, “It’s really strange. I’ve seen a jade pendant very similar to this one at my mother’s place. If I look closely at the one Young Hall Master has, it actually looks like a pair with that one.”
Yun Jiangli picked up the jade pendant and handed it to Prince Cheng: “Your Highness has a good eye. This jade pendant should be a pair with the one you have seen.”
After hearing Yun Jiangli’s explanation of the origin of the jade pendant, Prince Cheng was even more surprised and delighted. He laughed and patted Yun Jiangli on the shoulder: “What a coincidence! The jade pendant is still in Lao Qi’s hands. It’s really a wonderful fate for the two of you! I must tell this to Imperial Brother.”
“That’s right.”
Prince Cheng continued to ask, “Has Young Hall Master told Lao Qi about the ‘Xuezhu’ matter?”
Speaking of this, Yun Jiangli was also worried. How could there be a chance!
It was a great honor that Yuchi Zhao did not live with the little prince for the past two days, but Yan Muning always coughed violently at night. As the baby in his belly grew bigger day by day, the youth always had back pain. These past few days, he had to be held by Yun Jiangli before he could fall asleep.
The youth had already had an uneasy sleep, and Yun Jiangli didn’t dare to mention the matter.
In addition, at the end of the year, Renji Tang had more things to do than usual, and he also had to investigate the whereabouts of Chao Shang, so he rarely had the chance to stay in the mansion during the day.
“Shizi is always by Xiao Wangye’s side, and I have never found a suitable opportunity.”
Yun Jiangli frowned.
Prince Cheng nodded: “We should be more cautious about this matter. But I heard from Imperial Brother that the Yuchi family knew about the existence of ‘Xue Zhu’ as well. Emperor Father must have mentioned it to the old prince and the current chief minister. Now, apart from me and Lao Qi, these people are the only ones who know about it.”
Yun Jiangli understood: “So Your Highness means that we don’t need to avoid Shizi?”
“If you really can’t avoid it, then don’t avoid it.”
Prince Cheng pondered and said, “Now that you mention it, it reminds me that I should ask the old prince about Chao Shang’s matter. Maybe we can get more people to search.”
Yun Jiangli nodded: “The news sent back yesterday was that Chao Shang has not been found yet, but another escaped secret guard seems to have appeared in the Pingzhou area. ‘Xuezhu’ has already sent someone who is good at tracking to Pingzhou…”
“Bang—”
The door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and the two people stopped talking.
Yun Jiangli and Prince Cheng turned around with cold expressions, and as soon as they saw Yan Muning standing at the door angrily, their expressions changed instantly.
“Lao Qi… you are awake…”
Prince Cheng laughed dryly and spoke first.
Yan Muning looked back and forth at the two of them with his round eyes filled with inquiry.
Just when he woke up, he heard Xiao Jiu say that Prince Cheng had come. He did not disturb his sleep and was currently chatting with Young Hall Master Yun in Jiayue Pavilion.
The little prince, who had not seen Prince Cheng for many days, happily put on a cloak and ran to Jiayue Pavilion to find his big beauty and his fifth brother.
Who knew that just as he was about to enter the room, he heard two people inside the room talking about Chao Shang and the old prince… investigating something?
Thinking that the two were discussing serious matters and not intending to cause any trouble, the little prince was about to turn around and return to his warm pavilion, but suddenly he heard Yun Jiangli say that he had sent someone from “Xuezhu”…
“What did you two mean by that?”
Yan Muning’s voice still had a hint of nasal noise from just waking up.
Prince Cheng and Yun Jiangli looked at each other. The two men who were not afraid even in the face of a huge army were now extremely frightened when they saw this fierce-looking youth who was holding his lower back with one hand and holding the door frame with the other.
Prince Cheng desperately signaled Yun Jiangli with his eyes: Quick, confess and you’ll be forgiven!
Yun Jiangli took a deep breath, thinking that he was going to say it anyway, so let’s just say it—
“Xiao Qi, listen to me.”
Yan Muning snorted coldly. What kind of standard scumbag’s cunning opening statement is this?
Yun Jiangli took two steps closer, pulled the youth into the room, and closed the door.
“Xiao Qi, I’m sorry, but I didn’t know you knew about the existence of ‘Xuezhu’.” Yun Jiangli said awkwardly, “I really didn’t mean to hide the things about me and ‘Xuezhu’ from you.”
Yan Muning stared at Yun Jiangli: “What is your relationship with ‘Xuezhu’!”
Yun Jiangli answered honestly, “Young Master.”
Yan Muning: “!!”
Prince Cheng was watching from the sidelines and was somewhat surprised.
He really didn’t expect that the way these two get along would be like this. It seems that his youngest brother has Yun Jiangli under his control!
Prince Cheng, who was still in a daze, was suddenly affected by the war next door. The little prince tilted his head, narrowed his eyes, and asked him, “Fifth Brother? Did you know that he was the Young Master of ‘Xuezhu’?”
“Eh, Fifth Brother has already taught you not to point at others like that.” Prince Cheng raised his hand and pressed down Yan Muning’s claws that were pointing at Yun Jiangli.
As soon as the little prince heard this, he knew that his fifth brother was admitting that he had known about it for a long time already, and he became even angrier.
Yan Muning glared at the two men angrily and cursed, “Villains collude together[mfn](idiom); to work hand in glove with sb.[/mfn]!”
As if he was still not satisfied, he raised his leg again and “bang—”
He kicked Yun Jiangli swiftly and shouted angrily, “Yun Jiangli! You are done!”
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[Today’s mini-theater]
The next day, Yuchi Zhao and Chen Tan each received an exquisite little medicine box sent by Young Hall Master Yun.
However, at the bottom of the medicine boxes, one had “Before” written on it, and the other had “After” written on it.
Chen Tan: “??”
Yuchi: “!!”
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Well, Big Beauty Yun, I’m afraid this year will be hard.
(Someone shakes their legs)
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