After returning to the palace, it was already very late. Cheng Yan carried Lin Mo back to his room, and after a while, someone came in with hot water.
After helping Lin Mo wipe his face, Cheng Yan just wanted to get up and wash up, when Cheng Yan felt his clothes being pulled and looked down.
"Cheng Yan..." Lin Mo, who closed his eyes tightly, felt that the familiar aura was getting farther and farther away from him, and subconsciously reached out to grab it.
"Turn off the lights when you go out." Cheng Yan handed the wet towel in his hand to the maid waiting at the side, and ordered.
"Yes." One of the maids took it and said respectfully in a low voice, and then everyone withdrew.
Cheng Yan took off his coat and lay down next to him, Lin Mo seemed to feel it, turned over and shrank into his arms.
Seeing this, the last maid who stayed behind carefully lowered the curtain, then turned off all the lights before leaving lightly.
Throughout the night, Lin Mo could not sleep soundly. He had many dreams, and the scenes changed quickly, Lin Mo only felt very tired.
And Cheng Yan, who was always paying attention to him, naturally stayed up all night, every time Lin Mo had a sign of being awakened, he quickly coaxed him back to sleep. It wasn't until dawn that Cheng Yan saw that he had fallen asleep, so he followed him to sleep.
When Lin Mo woke up, his consciousness was still a little confused, but he also knew who the person beside him was as warm as a small stove, and subconsciously rubbed his head against his chest.
Lin Mo's small movements made Cheng Yan, who was already asleep, think that he was startled by a nightmare again. Before he woke up, the palm placed on Lin Mo's back was patted regularly to coax him. This series of subconscious reactions was due to Cheng Yan not sleeping all night.
Lin Mo opened his eyes and looked up at Cheng Yan, only to see that his eyes were still closed, but Lin Mo was still being patted regularly by a hand on the back.
Lin Mo blinked and kept his original movement motionless. Sure enough, the hand behind him stopped moving after a while.
When Cheng Yan woke up, he lowered his head to see if Momo was awake, but he didn't expect that he was already looking at him with his eyes open. Looking at the clarity in his eyes, Cheng Yan knew that he must have been awake for a long time.
"Why didn't you call me when you woke up?" Cheng Yan put his hand on his head and rubbed it lightly, and said in a low voice.
"I don't want to get up..." Lin Mo muttered in a low voice.
"Does the eye still hurt?" Cheng Yan asked softly. If you don't think about it, you can't afford it, anyway, he has nothing to do.
"... A little bit." Lin Mo was silent for a while, and said honestly.
"In a while, I will ask the imperial doctor how to get rid of it." Cheng Yan gently touched the end of his eyes with his fingertips, seeing that his eyes were still red and swollen, he said with some distress.
The swelling got worse yesterday, I hope Momo won't cry anymore, Cheng Yan can't stand his sad appearance. However, Cheng Yan still didn't ask what happened yesterday. He knew that Lin Mo didn't want to mention that matter now.
"The exam is only a few days away, so I will go out with my second brother to get some fresh air and relax." Cheng Yan said.
Cheng Yan knew that he valued his family, so he went out to play with the excuse of letting his second brother relax, and Lin Mo definitely agreed.
"Oh, are you going?" Lin Mo visibly raised his spirits and asked, raising his head.
"Momo, of course I will follow." Cheng Yan kissed his forehead lightly and said with a smile.
"It's spring, and it's time to fly a kite. What shape does Momo want?"
"... Eagle." Lin Mo reached out and touched Cheng Yan's eyes. Cheng Yan's eyes are as sharp as an eagle's, which suits him very well.
"After the trial, grandfather and cousin will come back from the border, and I will take you to meet them then." Cheng Yan said as he hugged him tightly and stroked his back.
I have met the emperor and younger brother before, and then I will take Momo to see his grandfather's family, so that he has finished meeting his family. However, after they hold their wedding ceremony, they will take Momo to the mausoleum to pay homage to their mother and concubine.
"General Zhen Guo? Your cousin is also a general?" Lin Mo was immediately distracted when he heard this, and asked.
When Cheng Yan introduced his family and those in the palace to him before, he only said a few words to his grandfather's family. Because his elder brother is a soldier, Lin Mo had an inexplicable affection for the generals and soldiers who defended the country since he was a child.
In Lin Mo's eyes, soldiers who defend the country and the people seem to feel the most secure.
Before Lin Mo was tricked into the research institute by others, he was rescued several times by a small military team. Although later, he escaped from the research institute and was ambushed by a group of soldiers with supernatural powers.
"Well, my cousin was my lieutenant before, but he should have taken over during my disappearance to appease the soldiers at the border." Cheng Yan explained.
Cheng Yan went to Guanwai with his grandfather and his cousin. His cousin is a few years older than him, and has a much calmer personality than him, but his martial arts talent is slightly inferior to his. My grandfather would use this to educate his grandson every time, and his tone is even more hateful.
However, Cheng Yan felt that his grandfather was too strict with his cousin, and his cousin's talent was much better than the average person, but his grandfather wanted to use him as an example. At that time, Cheng Yan was anxious to hold the military power in his own hands, so that the emperor's brother would have an extra guarantee when he ascended the throne in the future.
So Cheng Yan didn't have time to communicate with his cousin. When Cheng Yan was crowned king and had the title of God of War, Cheng Yan found that his cousin became more and more silent.
In this regard, Cheng Yan had to sigh with emotion for the way his grandfather educated his son and grandson. Uncle was just taciturn, but unexpectedly, my cousin who loved to laugh when he was young was also taught by his grandfather to have cold eyes and an unchanged expression all year round.
Afterwards, Cheng Yan also planned to hand over the border affairs to his cousin. The ability of the cousin is about the same as his, and now the neighboring countries dare not go to war with them. In the next few years, the several countries should live in peace.
Moreover, now that he has Momo, Cheng Yan has no way to go back to guard the border.
Although Lin Mo never told him, Cheng Yan realized very early on that without him by his side, Lin Mo probably wouldn't be able to sleep all night.
In Daling Village, after the two of them got married, Cheng Yan discovered that something was wrong with Lin Mo's state. He slept most of the day, but this was when Cheng Yan was by his side. If Cheng Yan left, he would wake up soon.
Cheng Yan only found out after observing for a long time, now that he finally changed Momo's bad habits and adjusted to a normal routine, Cheng Yan dared not disrupt this.
As for the time when he must go to the border in the future, let's wait until then. Maybe at that time, Momo would no longer have the habit of not being able to sleep without him.
If it doesn't work, maybe he has to take Momo to the border, but this is a last resort.
"Will Yu country still fight with other countries?" Lin Mo asked nervously.
"Not for a few years."
Not in these few years? Does that mean that Cheng Yan has to go to the border? Are they still going to be separated for a long time
"Cheng Yan...can the family members follow?" Lin Mo looked up at him, hesitantly asking.
Of course Lin Mo knew that when the general led the troops to fight outside the pass, his family members would be 'protected', or more precisely controlled. With family members around, those generals who want to rebel or rebel have to weigh it carefully.
Although he knew that if he went with Cheng Yan, the emperor's brother would probably not refuse, but that might not be the case with the court ministers. Perhaps, Cheng Yan would be the first to refuse. After all, outside the Great Wall, if he was not careful, he would lose his life, not to mention his poor health.
But Lin Mo still couldn't help asking, thinking that he would be separated from Cheng Yan for a long time, and during that time he might continue to drink the spirit spring water to refresh himself, Lin Mo felt a little uncomfortable.
"You want to come with me?" Cheng Yan paused when he heard that, and finally rubbed his head.
Why did you think of going with him
"Just so reluctant to part with me?" Cheng Yan buried his head in his neck and took a deep breath. Why is it so painful
"Reluctance." Lin Mo put his arms around his head and said in a low voice.
"Okay, when the time comes, I'll tie you on the waistband and take you with you. Don't cry in fear." Cheng Yan turned over and lay down on his back, hugged the person on his body, and laughed softly.
"You're the one who's crying..." Lin Mo muttered in a low voice, lying on his side.
"Are you going to wake up? You have your favorite crab soup dumpling for breakfast." Cheng Yan ran his fingers through his hair and said as he combed it slowly.
"There are shrimps and crabs in this season?" Lin Mo asked doubtfully.
"Brother Tian Huang sent some here, if you like it, I will ask Brother Huang to bring some over."
Cheng Yan didn't care how rare the shrimps and crabs were in this season, since Momo was wronged in the palace yesterday, regardless of whether he had anything to do with the imperial brother, Cheng Yan had to make him bleed.
Or, move all the tribute from the palace back to the mansion? Anyway, Brother Huang doesn't like to eat these.
"Yes, I like it." Lin Mo nodded decisively.
Cheng Yan and Lin Mo got tired of lying on the bed for a while before getting up. The maids and servants guarding the door heard the voice of the prince calling them, so they hurriedly opened the door and went in.
After washing and getting dressed, Lin Mo and Cheng Yan went to the lobby to have breakfast. It was not early at this time, Lin Xiu got up early in the morning and continued to read after breakfast, and now he was sitting in the gazebo in the garden.
There are not many people in Cheng Wang's mansion, only maids and guards. During this period of time, the garden was Lin Xiu's resident place. Sometimes he would stop and go to the garden to relax when he got bored from reading.
And Lin Mo would often go over to make some tea for him and chat with him.
At other times, Lin Xiu would stay in the study and read a book, or in his own yard.
However, there are still a few days before the test, and Lin Xiu plans to go to Yu Yange to chat with other students in the next few days. Chatting with them, Lin Xiu will always get different opinions.
After breakfast, Lin Mo went to the garden to find his second brother.
"Second brother, I'm going to have a test in a few days, let's go out to play and relax." Lin Mo sat aside and suggested.
"Cheng Yan is going too?" Lin Xiu asked.
"That's right, I plan to call A Yuan and Ling Yi." Lin Mo nodded.
When Lin Xiu heard this, his hand that was about to turn the pages of the book paused, and An Jinyuan also went
"Zero One? Your new friend?" Lin Xiu asked.
For the fourth brother, Lin Xiu is still very concerned. Lin Mo had no friends in Daling Village, so it was a good thing to make friends in the Imperial City.
"That's right, I will be the emperor's husband in a few months." Lin Mo nodded and said, although because of his father, Lin Mo didn't know how to face Ling Yi. But he still likes Zero One's character.
What Cheng Yan said was indeed correct, it will be fine after waking up.
"..."
Husband? ! Well, my younger brother is the husband of the king, so it's okay to make friends with His Highness and the future husband of the emperor.
"Second Brother, you can also ask your friends to come and play together. We'll go fly a kite to relax tomorrow. Cheng Yan will take care of the kite."
"good."