Ye Shu had a dream.
In the dream, it was cloudy and rainy, and he was holding a boy who was thinner and smaller than him.
Water droplets seeping from the roof formed puddles on the ground, and thunder and lightning flashed outside the window, and every time there was a sound, the boy in his arms trembled.
"So timid."
Ye Shu smiled, and slowly rubbed the boy's cold fingers and cheeks: "A Yuan will be the emperor in the future, and there is no emperor in this world who is afraid of thunder."
The boy raised his head, revealing a pair of bright eyes: "...can't the emperor have something to be afraid of?"
"Of course not." Ye Shu said, "As a king, you have to be strong yourself in order to make the country strong and the people submit. Any trace of cowardice or fear on your part will become a fatal weakness."
The young man stared blankly at Ye Shu, a thunderbolt exploded in the sky, and the young man shrank back.
"Then... just be afraid of this one time." The boy grabbed Ye Shu's clothes tightly, and said in a vague voice, "One last time."
Ye Shu smiled and hugged him tightly.
The scene changes, the clouds break and the sun rises.
Ye Shu leaned on the side of the Jiuqu corridor, drowsy from the warm sunshine.
"I'm too busy with all the messy things about the enthronement ceremony. It's good for you to hide and relax here." The clear youthful voice came, and Ye Shu narrowed his eyes, and saw a figure walking towards him in the distance.
The young man was tall and straight, his handsome eyebrows were slightly frowned, but he was still very good-looking.
Ye Shu grinned: "The enthronement ceremony is called shit, but be careful not to be overheard by those old things."
The young man didn't answer, and walked slowly to Ye Shu's side.
"I asked you what kind of official position you want," the young man stood beside Ye Shu, his tall figure blocking most of the sunlight, "Have you figured it out?"
Ye Shu asked back: "Really, anything is fine?"
"You are not joking."
Ye Shu was silent for a long time.
No one knew what he was thinking in this silence, and after a long time, he said slowly: "A prime minister in the court, center and left is vacant, is your majesty willing to give it?"
A trace of surprise flashed in the young man's eyes.
After a while, the young man laughed: "Of course I'm willing."
Under the bright red palace wall, two young men walked away side by side.
"I still thought you would ask for a title and enjoy life in peace."
"Who made me a hard worker." Ye Shu hooked the young man's neck, smiling in his eyes, "I have to help my Majesty unify the world."
"That's what you said, it's a deal."
"Well, it's a deal."
When Ye Shu woke up, the morning light was dim.
When he opened his eyes, he met an extremely handsome face.
Jin Wang was still in a deep sleep, his crow-blue eyelashes drooped down tightly, covering the sharp and long tails of his eyes. He frowned slightly, leaving a faint trace.
A Yuan in the dream is him.
The monarch of Changlu, surnamed Jin, famous, styled Lingyuan.
It's the first time Ye Shu has dreamed about the past after traveling for so long.
The past of the original owner in his mind is very vague, and most of the information he knows comes from books or some fragments of memory.
Like today's dream...
The tyrant of emotion used to be a soft, coquettish little dumpling.
Why in the past three years, the emperor has become more and more like a dog.
"What are you thinking?" Someone asked softly next to his ear.
Ye Shu didn't even think about it, and responded casually: "I miss you so much—"
The word "dog" was about to be blurted out, and Ye Shu broke out in a cold sweat when he met Shang Jinwang's gaze.
Ye Shu smiled dryly: "Good morning, Your Majesty."
"Morning." Jin Wang's voice was hoarse, with a half-smile, "Ai Qing just said, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking… "
Ye Shu rolled his eyes, thinking out of a hurry: "I was wondering why His Majesty is so talented, and I am astonished as a heavenly man, and I am amazed!"
Jin Wang: "?"
Ye Shu's tone was Chen Ken: "Your Majesty was heroic and mighty last night. I have never experienced such an experience in my life. It's really amazing... amazing..."
"You don't feel that at all?" Jin Wang was expressionless, "Gu didn't touch you last night, don't make it up."
Ye Shu: "... huh?"
He lowered his head, and he really saw that the two were neatly dressed and their bodies were in normal condition, they didn't look like they had done that.
Didn't you agree to let him go to bed
Fortunately, he spent so long in the bath by himself!
Isn't this the dog emperor? ?
If Jin Wang knew that he was crying out for a thief in his heart, he would inevitably be severely punished.
Last night, Jin Wang got carried away for a moment and released too much incense.
But he just forgot that the person in front of him poured a glass of wine, fell asleep when he touched the wine, and fainted when he smelled it.
It's fine to sleep, and he still holds his thing to sleep, and he can't even pull it out.
It was the first time that the majestic Changlu Monarch was held by his lifeblood to sleep, and he held it for most of the night, causing him to lose his energy for a while, and almost made himself really bad.
When Jin Wang thought of this, he became angry, snorted coldly, lifted the gauze curtain and got up.
Ye Shu poked his head out: "What His Majesty promised..."
"Promise?" Jin Wang looked back and responded, "What's the matter with you?"
"cat… "
You still have the face to mention cats.
Jin Wang said indifferently: "No."
"Your Majesty..."
"No, don't even think about it."
"Why are you like this?" Ye Shu knelt on the bed and said displeasedly, "Didn't you agree yesterday that as long as I promise... you will agree to my going home? You are not joking, how can you not count your words?"
Whoever is talking is not talking.
Gu didn't touch you again.
Jin Wang didn't bother to pay attention to him, Ye Shu got out of bed with two knees, stepped on the soft carpet with bare feet and chased after him: "Your Majesty, just promise me. I'll just go back and have a look, and don't do anything else."
"Please... A Yuan."
Jin Wang paused for a while.
Ye Shu took the opportunity to turn to the front and eagerly helped him get dressed.
Jin Wang looked at him without saying a word, Ye Shu dressed him neatly, and raised his head to meet his gaze.
The two looked at each other for a moment, Jin Wang suddenly raised his hand to grab Ye Shu's chin, and smiled: "I haven't heard this name Gu for many years, it seems that you really want to go back."
His gentle but dangerous smile made Ye Shu's scalp tingle.
What's the matter, didn't the original owner call it that before, why is this tyrant... angry? ?
So moody
Jin Wang had learned martial arts, so he didn't have any strength in his hands, and Ye Shu was in pain when pinched.
Ye Shu frowned in pain and said, "Your Majesty..."
Jin Wang loosened his grip.
He stroked the red marks on Ye Shu's face with his fingertips, and said in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, Gu can allow you."
"But... Gu will go with you."
Ye Mansion is located in the most affluent area of Kyoto. It was built and completed three years ago under the personal supervision of the monarch.
Ye Xiang was favored for a while, and Ye's mansion was also a place where famous families and hard-working students from all over the capital visited and sought refuge.
The crowd is like a market, and the limelight is the same.
But now, a brand-new seal was pasted in front of the door of Ye Mansion, and the plaque with the word "Ye Mansion" was cut in half, and it was randomly discarded in front of the stone steps, already turning ashes.
Pedestrians didn't even dare to look more, for fear of being implicated.
Anyone who looks at it can't help but sigh that the world is impermanent.
…except Ye Shu.
Ye Shu didn't feel any fluctuations in his heart, and even wanted to return to the palace quickly.
Jin Wang held him tightly in his arms, with a half-smile: "Where is the cat that Ai Qing mentioned?"
"..." Ye Shu moved away calmly, and was pulled back by Jin Wang forcefully, bowed his head and said obediently, "Ping, I'm here usually, let's wait."
"Well, wait."
Both of them changed into folk attire, Jin Wang was dressed in black, with a black-bone bamboo fan pinned to his waist, which gave him the charm of a romantic gentleman.
Ye Shu, on the other hand, was wearing a green shirt, making her look even more gentle and frail.
From the back door of Ye Mansion is a narrow alley, few people pass by and overgrown with weeds.
The two waited in the alley for a while, and finally heard a shallow meow.
"Meow~"
Ye Shu looked around, and saw a yellow and white kitten squatting in the grass, showing a pair of wet eyes.
Just as he was about to step forward, the kitten shrank back into the grass in fear.
Ye Shu thought for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, they dare not come out while you are here. Can you...can you go out and wait for me first?"
Jin Wang didn't answer.
He looked down at him, and nodded slowly after a long time: "Okay, I'll wait for you in the carriage alone."
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the alley, Ye Shu watched Jin Wang leave, and sighed silently.
At this moment, the kitten suddenly turned around and ran into the depths of the alley.
Ye Shu quickly caught up.
Not far from the back door of Ye Mansion, there is an abandoned courtyard. Ye Shu chased the kitten into the yard, and saw the kitten squatting outside a tuft of grass in the corner, meowing at him.
Ye Shu lifted the grass.
—inside was a litter of newborn kittens.
The kittens have just opened their eyes, their fluff is soft and sparse, and they are very cute.
Ye Shu's heart trembled because of the cuteness, and just about to touch it, there was a strange noise in the courtyard.
The door of the hut next to Ye Shu creaked open.
A damp and cold breath came from the door, Ye Shu raised his eyes and looked over, his brows were slightly tightened.
He only hesitated for a moment, then got up and walked in.
The house was covered with cobwebs, and there was a smell of corruption that had been dusty for a long time.
As soon as Ye Shu stepped into the house, he felt a gust of wind blowing.
The next moment, his neck felt cold.
A sharp knife was at his throat.
Ye Shu's eyelashes trembled slightly, but her voice was calm and unfazed: "You are indeed here."
"No way, there are people chasing us everywhere outside. If we don't hide here, there is nowhere to hide." The voice came close to his ears, and a tall man's figure appeared on the ground in front of him.
Ye Shu spread out his hands: "I didn't betray you."
The man behind him smiled softly: "Ye Xiang, who should have been executed, appeared here, do you think I will believe it?"
Ye Shu was speechless, thinking that he didn't expect him to come back here anyway.
The ghost knows what the dog emperor is thinking every day.
Ye Shu said: "If I really did it, the ones who came here today are the imperial guards."
"That makes sense."
The force holding Ye Shu loosened, he turned his head, and the man slowly put away the dagger.
The man standing behind him was extremely tall, with extremely deep facial features, and a pair of eyes were surprisingly bright in the dark, as if he had some exotic blood.
Ye Shu remembered this person.
The original owner planned the assassination by cooperating with this person.
Xixia Kingdom, Mu Jiuqing.
"Jin Wang is outside, let's cut a long story short." Ye Shu said, "I want to leave Changlu."
Unexpectedly, the man didn't ask much, but nodded directly: "Yes, I will take you away, but you have to exchange something."
Ye Shu asked, "What do you want?"
"Emperor Changlu killed many of my subordinates, causing us to fall short in business success for many years." The man stared at Ye Shu with deep eyes.
"I want his life."