Cheng Yan sat on the edge of the bed, looked down at Lin Mo who was lying on the bed intently, and lightly traced his eyebrows and eyes with his fingertips. After a long time, when the old housekeeper wanted to knock on the door again to remind him to enter the palace, Cheng Yan got up and left.
"Shadow Seven, don't let anyone in."
"Yes, master." Ying Qi's voice came from the darkness.
After Cheng Yan left and closed the door, the room fell into silence. Lin Mo, who was lying flat on the bed, suddenly trembled with his fingers, and then stopped responding.
After Cheng Yan changed his clothes, he rode to the palace.
The people on the street heard the sound of horseshoes not far away, and hurried to avoid it. After avoiding the danger, the others looked up, thinking of remembering the person and then reporting to the government that someone was riding a horse in the street.
You know, no one is allowed to ride a horse in the street in the imperial city, even if it is a son of a powerful person, as long as he commits a crime, he will be punished.
However, after seeing the iconic mask on the face of the man on the horse, those people's thoughts completely disappeared. Then they bowed their heads and went about their own business, no one discussed the horse-riding incident just now.
In Yu Country, apart from the current Holy Master, the highest status is the God of War, King Cheng. In addition, he is the emperor's younger brother, who has the guts to report to the government? The prohibition of riding horses in the street does not include Cheng Wang.
Not long after, Cheng Yan rushed to the palace. After leading the horse to the eunuch who had been waiting at the gate of the palace early in the morning, Cheng Yan strode in.
"His Royal Highness Cheng, His Majesty and His Royal Highness Jin Yuan are waiting for you at Qinghua Palace." The eunuch behind him gave the reins to the guards guarding the palace gate, and hurried to catch up.
"Um."
Before the guards at the palace gate recovered from the shock of seeing King Cheng with their own eyes, the reins of the war horse were stuffed in their hands. The guard looked up at the black horse standing aside, trembling in his heart, hoping that the horse would not be as moody as its owner.
Cheng Yan walked all the way in without any hindrance. The maids passing by saw His Highness Cheng Wang, and they all stopped to salute, and they got up and left after they walked away.
When he reached the gate of Qinghua Palace, Cheng Yan stopped and looked up at the plaque of the palace. There was no movement for a long time.
Finally home.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is waiting for you inside." Eunuch Yu, who was waiting in front of the door, reminded him aloud.
"En." Cheng Yan heard it, came back to his senses, took a deep breath in his heart, raised his hand and knocked on the door, opened the door and walked in without waiting for a response from inside.
"Fifth brother!"
Before Cheng Yan could take a few steps inside, he heard his younger brother's sobs. An Jinyuan got up and walked quickly, and stopped a few steps away from Fifth Brother, her eyes were red.
Emperor An Chenglin, Cheng Wang An Chengyan, and His Royal Highness An Jinyuan, the three are brothers from the same mother. Ever since Cheng Yan went to the border, An Jinyuan had rarely seen his fifth brother, and learned the news of his disappearance from the third brother a year ago. Now that Fifth Brother came back safely, An Jinyuan was naturally very excited.
"What? Are you unfamiliar with Fifth Brother?" Cheng Yan walked over, reached out to touch his head, and slightly raised the corner of his mouth.
"No... It's just that I'm so happy to see Fifth Brother." An Jinyuan raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and smiled into her red eyes.
"Okay, you two have to stand and talk all the time?" The emperor, who was drinking tea at the side, put down his teacup and said in a cold voice.
"Brother Huang..." Cheng Yan looked at Brother Huang who was sitting on the side, hesitantly said.
"If I hadn't called you into the palace, when would you want to wait to see me?"
"... Forgot it for a while." When Cheng Yan thought of Momo who was still lying in his room, his originally relaxed mood became a little heavy again.
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Lin Mo accompanied his elderly parents to bask in the sun in the garden. The warm sun shone on his body, making him drowsy.
"Momo, you are thirty years old, don't you plan to find someone to marry?" Mother Lin asked aloud.
"Hmm... Married? I'm already married, I don't need to get married again..." Lin Mo said in a daze.
"Already married? Why didn't you tell mom? Which girl is it?" Mother Lin asked in surprise.
As soon as Lin Mo heard the word girl, he immediately woke up. The blurry figure in my mind slowly became clear.
"What's the matter? Which girl is it? You don't tell your parents when you get married." Mother Lin laughed.
"...Sorry, mom, I'm marrying a man... Also, I should go back..." After Lin Mo finished speaking, he took a last look at his father and mother, got up and left.
I should go back, otherwise Cheng Yan will be worried.
I have lived with you in my dream for more than ten years, and I am also satisfied.
As Lin Mo's thoughts appeared, the surrounding scenes slowly dissipated, revealing the dark foggy forest.
Lin Mo, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, his eyelashes trembling slightly, then frowned slightly. After a long time, Lin Mo opened his eyes, and what he saw was a blurry scene.
Lin Mo frowned and closed his eyes again, then opened them again, and repeated several times before he could see the scene in front of him clearly. On the top was a dark curtain, Lin Mo moved his stiff neck and turned his head to look to the side.
There are not many furnishings in the house, but it can be seen that the owner of the house is not short of money. But Lin Mo didn't have the heart to care about these things at this time. The only thought in his mind at this moment was that Cheng Yan was not there, a strange place.
"Cheng Yan..." Lin Mo's throat was dry at this moment, and he couldn't shout much, only breath sounds.
"Ahem..." Lin Mo swallowed hard, trying to get rid of the itching in his throat, but it didn't seem to help.
Where's Cheng Yan
Lin Mo turned over with difficulty, stood up on the bed with his elbows propped up, opened the bed curtain and thought about leaving here.
"Cheng...cough...cough..." Lin Mo's arms were weak, and his whole body fell on the bed, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Ying Qi, who was guarding in the dark, knew he was awake when Lin Mo called out his master's name. Ying Qi hurried out to explain the situation to Ying Yi, and then went back to the house. As soon as he came in, he heard the muffled sound of flesh hitting the bed, Ying Qi's heart trembled.
"Wang Fu, are you alright?" Ying Qi appeared and stood beside the bed, and asked.
"Where is Cheng Yan...cough...cough cough..." Lin Mo was startled when he heard the sudden voice.
"The master is in the palace, and has already sent someone to send the news that you have woken up to the master." Ying Qi responded, thinking of the importance of the king's husband to the master, Ying Qi added.
"Well... is there any water?"
In the imperial study room, Cheng Yan and the emperor were having a conversation.
"You said you suspected that it was Prince Jing who did it?" The emperor sat on the dragon chair with a serious expression on his face.
"Well, and on the way back to Beijing, three of the five assassinations I suffered were by the emperor's uncle." Cheng Yan nodded.
"What about the other two?" asked the emperor.
"Prime Minister."
"I've only collected some evidence from the Prime Minister." As for Prince Jing's... The emperor never thought that there would be some evidence of Prince Jing's handwriting in it.
Before Cheng Yan could say anything, there was a knock on the door of the imperial study, "His Royal Highness, the palace sent a message that Mrs. Cheng is awake." Eunuch Yu's voice sounded outside the door.
"!!"
"Brother Huang, I'm leaving first, and I'll explain this matter to you later." After Cheng Yan finished speaking, he turned around and left quickly.
Just as Eunuch Yu, who was standing outside the door, finished speaking, the door of the imperial study room was opened. Before Eunuch Yu could react, His Royal Highness Cheng Wang had already walked away.
Eunuch Yu walked into the imperial study, "Your Majesty..."
"Yu Ming, do you think Ayan has enlightened?" An Chenglin stared at the door and asked.
"Looking at how anxious His Highness King Cheng is, I think so." Eunuch Yu replied while grinding the ink as he walked over.
Eunuch Yu was originally a person next to Concubine Yuan, just like Steward Fu who was next to King Cheng, he watched the three brothers grow up. Later, after Concubine Yuan died of illness, one followed the emperor and the other followed Cheng Wang.
Eunuch Yu knew more or less about the characters of the two brothers, and also knew that His Majesty really cared about King Cheng.
"That's it... Then I'm relieved." An Chenglin nodded, and then continued to correct the memorial.
Before, An Chenglin was a little worried that with his brother's reputation as a terrifying person, he would not find someone he liked. Moreover, Chengyan has a bad temper and has no patience with other people. Fortunately, he came back this time and brought back a brother.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness has already found the husband, and you should also look for it. There is no concubine in the harem. After a long time, the ministers of the court may bring this matter up again." Eunuch Yu couldn't help persuading.
"What dare they say? Don't mention this matter again." An Chenglin said in a cold voice.
"Yes, it's the old slave who overstepped." Eunuch Yu knew that His Majesty was not angry with him, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. With His Majesty like this, it is very difficult to have a concubine in the harem.
Your Majesty still can't let go of that matter.
On Cheng Yan's side, he was riding fast towards the palace. Cheng Yan's eyes were astonishingly bright at this moment, and his heart was beating rapidly.
Momo woke up!
Cheng Yan hurried back to the palace, got off his horse and used lightness kung fu to rush to his bedroom. Shadow One hidden in the dark caught the mask of the master, and then led the horse back to the special stable.
However, when he rushed to the door, Cheng Yan didn't dare to open the door and go in. He was worried that the news he got was false, and when he went in, his Momo was still lying on the bed with his eyes closed.
Cheng Yan, who was nervous, never thought, who would have the guts to lie to him
Inside the house, Lin Mo was lying on the head of the bed, and the maid carefully fed him water.
"Cough cough... cough..." Lin Mo drank a little anxiously and accidentally choked.
"Wang Fu, please drink slowly." The maidservants at the side felt tense when they heard Wang Fu's cough, and their faces were a little nervous. They have seen how nervous the prince is these days.
"Wang..." As soon as the maid finished speaking, she felt a gust of wind blowing, and then she saw the prince appearing in the room, and she was already sitting by the bed.
"go out."
Cheng Yan sat beside Lin Mo, holding him in his arms with one hand, and took the bowl from the handmaid's hand.
"Yes." The maid's face turned pale, but she still pretended to be calm and respectful, and then walked away quickly.
"Cheng...cough cough...Cheng Yan?" Lin Mo raised his head, his eyes were reddened just after he coughed hard.
"Well, I'm here, do you still want to drink water? Are you hungry? I'll ask someone to cook some porridge."
"Well, I'm hungry." After getting the answer, Lin Mo's body softened, he hugged Cheng Yan's waist, buried his head on Cheng Yan's chest, and said in a muffled voice.
"Momo, don't sleep for so long in the future, okay?" Cheng Yan put down the bowl, tightened his arms and hugged her tightly, and said in a low voice.
"good."