When Gou Liang and his party were about to arrive in Yangzhou, King An also bid farewell to the refugees affectionately and embarked on the road back to Beijing.
Ten miles away, the people knelt down and obeyed.
The scene when King An left was sent to the emperor's desk, and the Ninth Five-Year Lord gradually frowned in the flickering candlelight.
The eyes of the court and the public were all fixed on King An, and everyone knew that the capital city would change when he came back.
East Palace.
Li Yan's complexion was withered and yellow, his expression was anxious, and he lost a lot of weight. It looked like he had really suffered a serious illness.
"Chonghui, the matter has come to this, do you have a countermeasure?"
All outside news channels were blocked. As the prince of the Eastern Palace, he was not only imprisoned by the emperor, but all the attendants were replaced by the emperor's staff. Now he has no one he can trust except Zhong Yue.
A month is about to pass, and he doesn't even know how many followers he gathered at the beginning are left.
Or, those people have already betrayed him.
Thinking of this, Li Yan felt as if he was being tormented by fire oil, his eyes were full of hostility.
Before Zhong Yue opened his mouth, he started coughing, and after a long while, he stopped coughing and said, "Yan Lang doesn't need to be so anxious. Things are not at their worst yet. The more impatient you are, the more you will lose your balance."
Compared to Li Yan, Zhong Yue's complexion was even worse - on the first night of moving to the East Palace, all the secret medicines of the Zhong family that he carried with him were stolen.
He knew that this must be a good thing done by the emperor, but now he is not even allowed to leave this palace, let alone ask someone for an explanation, so he can only endure this embarrassing loss. Without the secret medicine of the family, his depleted body could not be nourished and healed, and his heart ached unbearably, which made him sleepless at night and miserable.
But Li Yan couldn't calm down, "When will this be considered a desperate situation? Chonghui, I know you still have a way out. When will you be willing to help me!"
Zhong Yue felt angry when he heard the words, but before he could refute, he coughed again in embarrassment.
A trace of impatience flashed in Li Yan's eyes, he still got up and walked to his side, absently helping him to breathe and pour water.
He said: "Chonghui, I know that what I said violated the taboo of your Zhong family. But now Wang An is back, and this time there is the Zhang family leading the army to relieve the disaster, with outstanding achievements. Do you want to look at the two of them like this?" Are you on the rise?"
If Li Yan was still the prince who was oppressed by the fake prince who stood up to righteousness, he would not be as impatient as he is now. It's just that, climbing high and falling heavily, losing the taste of supreme rights again is far more torturous than not getting it.
In the short month of ups and downs in the Eastern Palace, his patience was exhausted.
"Cough cough cough..."
Zhong Yue tightly closed his eyes, hiding the deep disappointment and hatred in his eyes.
How did Li Yan know that the Zhong family didn't dare to give him any help in order to let him survive the calamity of life and death and inherit the destiny smoothly.
Even if he had a way out, at this moment, he would not foolishly offer both hands to Li Yan.
During this month's confinement, not only Li Yan was awakened from the scorching power, but Zhong Yue was also awakened. He finally saw the true face of this man, lost that glamorous appearance, lost his identity as His Royal Highness, and Li Yan, who was not admired and followed by thousands of people, became selfish, incompetent and ugly.
At this moment, Li Yan's every word stabbed his heart hard.
Wang An and the Zhang family, these are the people he hates so much, they are the people who have given him infinite humiliation, but at this time, they have become a bargaining chip in Li Yan's mouth... Does he care about and feel sorry for himself at all!
Zhong Yue wished to kill this man, but he also felt that this would not save him from the catastrophe, but would make him forever trapped in the love for Li Yan.
Besides, he is not reconciled... Even if this man dies, he can only belong to Zhong Yue!
The cough finally calmed down, the last trace of blood on Zhong Yue's face disappeared, and his lips were as pale as paper.
He sneered and said, "What are you afraid of? No matter how powerful King An is, as long as the emperor dies, as long as you are still the prince, the world will naturally belong to you. Even if King An wants to usurp the throne, it would be treason, and I have my own way." , Let him die without a place to bury him!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Li Yan's face changed drastically, he shouted loudly, and at the same time got up vigilantly to check the doors and windows, and he was relieved to make sure that no one was watching them outside at this time.
Turning back, Li Yan lowered his voice and scolded: "Now there are father's eyeliner everywhere, how can you speak so inappropriately."
Zhong Yue glanced at him lightly.
The disdain in his eyes made Li Yan angry, but he could only bear to sit back beside him, comfort him again, and asked in a low voice: "Chong Hui, you said so, did it have been arranged... Could it be that you gave the royal father a seat?" The secret medicine offered?"
"Emperor Wudi of Liang is insatiable. If he stole my medicine just to guard against me, that's fine. But if he has the slightest bit of greed... Heh, how can a mere mortal be able to withstand God's gift? I'm afraid he will eat it at that time. It's not a panacea, but a reminder!"
Zhong Yue said harshly.
The torture of the past month has already made him hate the emperor, and he wished he could return to the West as soon as possible.
Li Yan was overjoyed, but then he said worriedly: "My father is always cautious, and I am afraid that if I want to use those medicines, I will not be in a hurry. Now that Li Mu has returned to Beijing, if my father is obsessed with ghosts and wants to abolish me, I will change him to be the king." Prince—"
"Do not worry."
Zhong Yue interrupted him, and said with a sneer: "I've already calculated for him, in this life, he won't have that fate!"
Li Yan was overjoyed, he hugged Zhong Yue into his arms again, and asked him how he felt in a low voice.
They leaned on each other and didn't see the disgust in each other's eyes, nor did they know how ugly their expressions were at this moment.
[Gou Liang: Didn't everyone say that a bitch deserves a dog forever? It's so easy to break up a partner, there is no challenge at all.]
[System: Then leave them alone, and focus on the task progress, master! =v=]
[Gou Liang: Speaking of which, they are really a match made in heaven, they only love themselves, otherwise they wouldn't even be able to withstand such a little test.]
[System: Master, master, mission progress! Mission progress! Almost a year has passed and only 10% are you worthy of your record in fighting dogs!]
[Gou Liang: Well, it seems that we have to do something for them, otherwise how boring the Zhong family has been hiding in the turtle shell?]
[System: ... Ignoring the system will result in retribution, T ^ T.]
"Master, the Lin family has arrived."
Zhong Quan's reminder made Gou Liang, who leaned on him and closed his eyes to rest his mind, escape from the sea of consciousness.
A lonely lonely mountain outside Yangzhou City, where there was a mass grave next to it, is very unlucky, but more than 30 years ago, the Lin family, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, unexpectedly chose to build a residence here. It is said that the excess descendants of the Lin family could not bear it, so they were often sick and short-lived, so they found a town house in a private place. After that, they really enjoyed the life span of ordinary people and regained their health.
At this moment, the Lin family's mansion, which had always been clean, became extremely lively. Everyone in the Lin family stood guard in front of the main entrance with respectful expressions. The closer the carriage got, the straighter their backs became.
Gou Liang was carried out of the carriage by Zhong Quan, when someone shouted loudly: "Lin Annan and his family welcome the distinguished guests!"
He looked around and saw hundreds of respectful people standing on the ground. Among them was a curious little boy who wanted to look up at him, but was suppressed by the woman beside him in fear. His head won't allow him to peek.
Gou Liang: "..."
"You don't need to be too polite, you won't bother the family."
After hearing this, Lin Annan dared to straighten up and say, "You are too polite, you are here to make the Lin family flourish!"
Seeing Gou Liang sitting in a wheelchair, Lin Annan hurriedly lowered his waist, not daring to let Gou Liang look up at him. If he did this, other people would not dare to straighten their backs.
After entering the courtyard specially set up for Gou Liang, Lin Annan hurriedly knelt down and said, "Quu Qi has seen the master and the leader."
"Get up."
Gou Liang took a look at the chubby man in front of him, and said calmly.
Jiangnan Linfu, a major base of Cangya, whether these people are publicizing father-son couples or any other relationship, they are just a cover. The Lin family is not a family business, and there is no blood relationship in the true sense, and each generation of patriarchs are dog-toothed shadow guards, who change every twenty years, so as to prevent people from being greedy for glory and giving birth to alienation.
Lin Annan stood up and said respectfully: "Bifengyuan has been rebuilt according to the leader's wishes. If the master is not used to it or something is missing, the subordinates will make changes and add more."
His tone was excited and cautious, this was his first contact with the master, so he was unavoidably nervous.
"Well, I got it. I told him to go down and serve Mr. Jiang carefully. Don't stop him from doing what he wants to do. If there is anything missing, try to do it for him. Do you understand?"
"Yes, this subordinate obeys!"
Gou Liang nodded, "Retire if you have nothing to do, you don't have to come and serve often."
Lin Annan didn't dare to stay long after hearing the words. As soon as he left, Gou Liang pinched his brows wearily, Zhong Quan knelt down and said, "I'm tired from running around today, master, why don't you rest first?"
Gou Liang didn't agree, and asked him to get the crutches. Today's rehabilitation task has not been completed yet.
After he left, he was sweating profusely and exhausted, so Zhong Quan carried him to the bathroom in the penthouse.
The richest man has his own way of life, and this bathroom alone is incomparably luxurious—the bathtub is made of white jade, which not only draws hot spring water, but even the floor is paved with jade. Exquisite carved nanmu screens are very valuable, and a couch for rest is polished from a single piece of jade, even the imperial palace may not have such enjoyment.
Gou Liang sighed comfortably after being undressed and put into the water.
"No wonder I heard before that there are not as many people competing for your position as the leader." Gou Liang took a sip of the warm water he handed over, and asked him with a smile: "With your ability, the position of Quan Qi It's so easy to get, how did you ask for such a hard job?"
Zhong Quan glanced at his dimples, and from the corner of his eye glanced at the white color of his chest, the two dimples were not as gorgeous as the ones he had pinched between his fingers, the faint pink dotted his chest, it was really pretty ... His voice was a little tense: "It's just a joke. Whether it's the leader or Quanqi, both belong to the master. And... the subordinates only want to protect the master."
"I know you are faithful."
Gou Liang put down the water glass, dialed the hot spring water, and said with some regret: "How can a hot spring be without wine, it's boring like this right now."
Zhong Quan persuaded: "You are still taking medicine, don't drink alcohol, master please put your body first."
"Whispering." Gou Liang glanced at him, seeing his eyes glued to his face, couldn't help but smile deeper, and said, "Go and get some wine."
"Owner."
Zhong Quan didn't move, and looked at him disapprovingly.
Gou Liang raised his hand and splashed the water on his face, and said unhappily: "Since I can't drink it, is it appropriate for you to drink it for me? Go, or do you dare not listen to me?"
Only then did Zhong Quan leave, not daring to leave Gou Liang here alone, he hurried back and forth, and it took only a few breaths.
Gou Liang rested his arm on his pillow, watching him drink lazily.
He didn't call for a stop, so he just took one cup after another, not like drinking, but like drinking cows.
"tasty?"
Gou Liang asked him.
Zhong Quan said, "It's acceptable."
Gou Liang raised his hand and asked him to pass the wine glass over to smell it for himself. The faint scent of plums was mixed with the aloes of rice wine. He had long heard that Jiangnan's plum wine was different, and it smelled really interesting, so Gou Liang became a little moved. He said, "It looks like water, no wonder you don't feel drunk at all after drinking so much." He smiled deeply at Zhong Quan.
Taking advantage of Zhong Quan's loss of consciousness under the attack of the dimples, Gou Liang quickly lowered his head, and kissed Zhong Quan's tiger's mouth with one mouthful.
This guy has been guarding against him for a long time. It's a pity not to go to the casino to cheat at the speed of changing the wine glass!
Gou Liang glared at him bitterly.
Zhong Quan's heart skipped a beat, seeing that he was still holding on to his hand, his palms could not help but sweat a little, and said in a low voice, "Master, don't be greedy."
"I haven't drank it yet. What are you greedy for? It's just a taste. Will you give it?"
His almond-shaped eyes were wide open, with a dignified look, but he pouted with a bit of a coquettish attitude.
Zhong Quan couldn't bear it immediately.
Except when he was on the bed, Gou Liang had never shown such an attitude to him, and he was never indifferent or harsh. The itching in Zhong Quan's heart was trembling and trembling. Looking at the looming dimples, he couldn't hold back, but in the end, he still sent the wine glass and wine pot away, and said seriously: "Drinking alcohol hurts the body, Conflict with drugs, don't mess around."
Gou Liang was discouraged, splashed water on his face, leaned on the back of the chair and said, "Come and serve me!"
Zhong Quan wiped his face, and wiped his front and back without complaint.
Gou Liang held his arm, sniffed it close to his mouth, and said with crooked eyes: "Mijiu Liuxiang, yes, but I don't know how it smells... Zhong Quan, close your eyes."
Zhong Quan stopped washing his back and closed his eyes.
"Look down."
Zhong Quan lowered his head.
Gou Liang raised his head and kissed his lips. The positive soul power of the rich orange fragrance had already seduced him out of his mind. Now that he was so close, he couldn't help it even more, stuck out his tongue and licked it lightly.
Zhong Quan froze.
The breath sprayed on his face was entangled with his, the soft touch on his lips, the wet and warm soft tongue was hovering tentatively between his lips little by little, as if hesitating. Zhong Quan's heart beat like a drum, he couldn't help opening his eyes, and saw Gou Liang was closing his eyes, his eyelashes were trembling, as if he was enduring something...
He squeezed the handkerchief tightly, hugged Gou Liang into his chest forcefully, and kissed him deeply.
"Ok… "
Gou Liang groaned, scolding him vaguely for his presumptuousness, Zhong Quan lifted his stroking hand on his back and clasped the back of his head, not allowing him to escape, and sucked his lips fiercely.
This is the most intimate contact they have outside the bed, or outside Gou Liang's poisonous hair. Once he let go of what Xiao had thought about for a long time, he would be completely unsatisfied.
Gou Liang's tongue was numb from being sucked by him, and he couldn't take care of it, let alone taste the food carefully, so he opened his eyes and stared at him dissatisfied.
Zhong Quan froze and stopped his movements.
He is really presumptuous, today is the fifth day of the new year, he should hold back...
Gou Liang's eyes were full of embarrassment, but he didn't push him away, bit his lip and said sharply: "Whoever allowed you to open your eyes, close them!"
Zhong Quan shuddered and looked into his eyes, only to see the same eagerness in his eyes as his own, but he was shy and brave and refused to show it. His heart skipped a beat, and he kissed him fiercely again while closing his eyes.
Gou Liang's voice was shattered by him, and he mumbled to let me go, but he didn't have any prestige at all.
[Ding, the task progress bar is advancing, the current task progress: 11%!]
"Slow, slow down... I haven't... tasted... uh..."
Not only did Zhong Quan not listen, but he pressed harder and deeper, kissing him urgently and quickly, as if he wanted to eat his whole body into his mouth.
Gou Liang had no choice but to give up, and let go of the fist that beat him, and fell down and hugged his neck, with a gesture of letting him ask for it.
Zhong Quan hugged him tightly, no matter how he kissed him, he couldn't kiss him enough. Gou Liang was also provoked by him, habitually sinking, habitually raising his legs to clamp his waist and leaning on him with his whole body. But when his legs moved, Zhong Quan immediately woke up—
He pressed Gou Liang's legs, let go of his lips and said, "Master, don't hurt your legs."
Gou Liang's eyes were blurred, and he was still holding him, so Zhong Quan lowered his head and took a deep breath on his lips, and stood up from the bath with him in his arms.
"The hot springs should not be soaked for too long, this subordinate should take the master back to rest."
Gou Liang seemed to have suddenly come to his senses, and withdrew his hand, turned his head and coughed, trying to pretend that nothing happened just now, and said, "That's fine."
Zhong Quan hugged him up, lowered his head and kissed his dimple.
Gou Liang glared at him angrily, "If you dare to be presumptuous again, I will not spare you!"
Zhong Quan laughed softly, "Master, don't spare me, Quan is willing to be punished."
He took Gou Liang to sit on the jade couch, and pulled the cloth wrapped in him from the screen to wipe his body. Gou Liang was placed on his lap, moved awkwardly, and accidentally bumped into a hot hard object... He froze suddenly, and suddenly his face flushed.
Zhong Quan looked down at him, and after a long while, he wrapped the flushed master into his arms, tightly, never wanting to let go.