Edited: 10.18.2023
In the end, Gu Yan’s patience was exhausted as he picked up Gu Xu by the collar and tossed him out of the manor.
Poor little Gu Xu didn’t dare to be angry or say anything. He constantly looked back at Ye Zi with aggrieved eyes. Seeing the child’s aggrieved look, Ye Zi couldn’t bear it and promised that he could come and play with him some other day.
Only then did Gu Xu become happier and was carried onto the carriage by the young eunuch.
However, when Gu Yan saw this, the anger in his heart suddenly grew stronger.
Until they went back to their room, Gu Yan didn’t talk to Ye Zi.
Ye Zi peeked at Gu Yan’s expression and leaned closer to him, testing the water: “Your Majesty, are you angry?”
Gu Yan glanced at him but ignored him as he took off his robe and placed it on a rack.
Ye Zi pursed his lips and reached out to tug on his sleeve: “Don’t be angry, I didn’t promise A Xu that I would teach him martial arts.”
Gu Yan glared at him: “Did you want to?”
“As expected, you’re angry.” Ye Zi looked down at Gu Yan, who sat down by the bed, and gently pinched his face with both hands: “Gu Zicheng, grow up, A Xu is only seven years old!”
Gu Yan was silent for a moment: “When I first met you, I was also only seven years old.”
Ye Zi was stunned.
Gu Yan reached out and pulled Ye Zi over by his waist, holding him in his arms: “What’s wrong with being seven years old? Do you think a seven-year-old child really doesn’t understand anything? He understands a lot.”
Ye Zi leaned into his arms, allowing him to do as he pleased, and muttered: “All I hear is jealousy, how embarrassing.”
Gu Yan didn’t answer as he quietly held his princess consort. Gu Yan’s hair had become undone and Ye Zi was playing with a strand of it hanging in front of his chest. Gradually, he realized a hidden meaning in his words just now.
Ye Zi looked up at him: “So you’ve been interested in me since you were seven years old?”
Gu Yan’s eyes moved slightly and he turned his gaze away: “Of course not, what nonsense is going through your mind?”
“Then why are you so sensitive when you see A Xu clinging to me?” Ye Zi asked with a smirk, “Are you afraid that he will follow the same path as you did in the past?”
Gu Yan was so exasperated that he pushed the person away and walked into the restroom to freshen up. Ye Zi wasn’t shy and followed him in: “That’s it, isn’t it? Come on, tell me, is that the case?”
Gu Yan didn’t back down either: “No.”
Ye Zi leaned against the restroom door and looked at him: “Just admit it, it’s nothing to be ashamed of, I won’t laugh at you. Tell me, have you fallen in love with me since then? Do you think I was particularly amazing at that time and admired me a lot?”
Gu Yan washed his face with water, raised his head, and said softly: “You were indeed very amazing back then.”
Droplets of water slid down his face. Gu Yan took a handkerchief from the side and dried himself carefully as he responded in a soft voice: “Handsome and graceful whilst standing proudly. I have never seen such a person before.”
Gu Yan turned to look at him: “……..Better than anyone I’ve ever seen.”
The original Huaiyuan was like a ray of warm sunshine in the harsh Winter, breaking through the layers of darkness and melting the ice and snow. He was so dazzling that people couldn’t take their eyes away from him.
He couldn’t remember exactly when he started to care about the person next to him, but it was undeniable that he was attracted by the light around this person as early as their first meeting.
It was just that he didn’t want to admit it at first nor did he want to believe it.
Gu Yan’s words were so straightforward that Ye Zi felt a little uncomfortable with his gaze. He tilted his head and said awkwardly: “O-Only in the past? Am I no good now?”
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“You are amazing, even now.” Gu Yan walked out of the restroom, took Ye Zi’s wrist, and said warmly: “It’s just that I discovered later on that this person turned out not to be what I thought he was. The little fool was not invincible. He is soft-hearted and kind, and will run away in fear. He can also be stubborn, but many times, he doesn’t dare to show it. After all, he is here to protect me.”
“……It would have been better if I had noticed earlier so that I could have been the one to protect him.”
Ye Zi’s heart twitched, feeling sad and heartwarming.
He laughed softly and said as if nothing had happened: “What a pity, I wish I knew what you were thinking, then it would have been very interesting bullying the not-yet-ten-year-old little Prince Rui.”
Gu Yan raised his eyebrows: “You still want to bully me?”
Ye Zi felt the hair on his back stand up as he instantly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and braced himself: “So? Only you can bully me but I am not allowed to bully you back?”
“That’s not what I meant.” The corner of Gu Yan’s mouth slowly raised into a smile and he softly said, “If you hadn’t brought this up, I wouldn’t have remembered it. Did I not say earlier that if you dare change back to your original form and run away in front of me again, I will punish you severely?”
Ye Zi’s fingers trembled, subconsciously wanting to pull his hand away. However, Gu Yan was prepared and grabbed his other hand tightly as well, pressing him against the wall outside the restroom. Ye Zi was now trapped by Gu Yan and completely unable to move.
Unable to escape, Ye Zi looked up at him and begged pitifully: “Your Majesty……I won’t do it again, please let me go this time.”
Gu Yan narrowed his eyes and whispered in his ear: “Let you go this time? If this was your first offense, I would have believed you, but do the math yourself, how many times have you done this?”
Ye Zi’s legs were weak and he couldn’t stand firmly. He pressed his back against the cold wall and tried to keep himself sane.
Knowing that he would not be able to escape today, Ye Zi was left with no other choice: “Gu Zicheng, don’t force me.”
Hearing him say this, Gu Yan’s interest was piqued and he asked rhetorically: “So what if I force you?”
“If you force me, I-I’ll……” Ye Zi went out on a limb and threatened: “I’ll change back to my original form. I will live outside and never come back again, leaving you a widow!”
Gu Yan looked at him calmly with no annoyance in his eyes.
Ye Zi said: “I really will change!”
Ye Zi closed his eyes and a faint white light gradually wrapped around his body.
At the same time, Gu Yan suddenly reached into his bosom, took out something, and clasped it around Ye Zi’s wrist. Only a clear bell chime could be heard before the white light surrounding Ye Zi’s body faded away, leaving him still in his human appearance.
Ye Zi was stunned for a moment: “What did you do to me?”
Gu Yan smiled and gently flicked something on Ye Zi’s wrist.
It was a small and exquisite silver bell, tied with an extremely thin red rope that automatically tightened when it was fastened on Ye Zi’s wrist. It created a stark contrast against his pale wrist.
Gu Yan explained: “It was a trinket that Taoist Priest Guangxu gave me before he left, saying that it could help enhance our relationship. After putting this on, you won’t be able to change back to your original form. Moreover, you won’t be able to take it off unless I agree.”
Ye Zi: “……”
Enhance their relationship? ?
That chatterbox Taoist Priest was deliberately trying to screw him over, right?
Ye Zi’s plan was to only change back to his original form and hide for a few days so that he could scare Gu Yan and force him to promise not to bully him again, or else he would never come back. But who would have thought that even though Guangxu Zi had left, he still dug a pit for him to fall in.
Ye Zi instantly wanted to cry but had no tears.
Since his last escape route was blocked, Ye Zi was completely frightened and called out in a low voice: “Zicheng, I was wrong.”
Gu Yan refused to take the bait: “Oh, so now you know you’re in the wrong? But weren’t you still very capable when you threatened me just now?”
Ye Zi didn’t dare to respond to that and quickly changed the topic: “Can you let go of me first? You’re hurting me.”
Gu Yan glanced at him and released him. Ye Zi pretended to rub his wrist and quietly tugged on the red rope on his wrist. As he said, it had no intention of coming off. Between his movements, the silver bell on his wrist shook, emitting a clear and pleasant ringing sound.
Gu Yan smiled playfully: “This silver bell matches you very well, it looks good on you.”
Ye Zi was angry but didn’t have the guts to speak out. He muttered something in a low voice but didn’t dare to talk back to Gu Yan anymore.
Who knew how many things Guangxu Zi had left for Gu Yan.
As the night progressed, Gu Yan swept Ye Zi onto the bed and gave him a long goodnight kiss before going to bed as usual.
Ye Zi’s cheeks burned from his kiss and he remembered what he had read earlier in the book. He wriggled a little with impatience, but Gu Yan did nothing more. He simply hugged him and closed his eyes.
Ye Zi didn’t feel sleepy at all. After a while, he called softly: “Zicheng?”
Gu Yan opened his eyes: “What’s wrong?”
Ye Zi pursed his lips, not daring to say it to him: “……Nothing.”
Gu Yan said: “If there’s nothing, then go to sleep. I have to get up early tomorrow for court.”
Ye Zi mumbled and realized that it was indeed quite late. If they were to do anything else, Gu Yan would definitely miss morning court tomorrow. Inexplicably, he felt a little disappointed but he didn’t dwell on the topic anymore and said softly: “Good night.”
A few moments later, Ye Zi’s breathing gradually calmed down. Gu Yan opened his eyes, smiled helplessly, and wrapped his arms around the person a little more tightly.
For the next few days, Ye Zi treated Gu Yan more and more attentively and did everything as told, not daring to show any disobedience. Gu Yan knew what he was thinking and accepted his kindness as if nothing was out of the ordinary. Not once did he mention anything else.
This day, as Gu Yan went to morning court, Ye Zi didn’t feel at ease staying at home. He called for a carriage and went to the palace gate early in the morning to wait for him.
In the past few days, while Gu Yan was busy with affairs, Ye Zi snuck into the study several times to reread that storybook carefully. He even asked Qiu Tang to find some other ones for him. Ye Zi endured the shame as he read the books, but he was confident that he now had enough “experience” to perform these acts and decided to find an opportunity to practice them.
Tomorrow happened to be a day off and Gu Yan also had nothing more to do. After morning court, he would be able to return home. Ye Zi waited patiently in the carriage and soon felt a little sleepy.
He was well taken care of by Gu Yan during this period of time and his originally injured vitality was basically replenished, but he was still a bit prone to sleepiness.
Ye Zi drank two cups of tea and suppressed his drowsiness when he heard someone calling him from outside the carriage.
The person who came to look for him was the eunuch beside Emperor Jinghe. Ye Zi had seen him a few times and still had some lasting impressions. He secretly wondered what the old thing was up to this time as he got off the carriage.
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The eunuch said: “His Holiness has just finished with morning court. When he heard that Princess Consort Rui had been waiting at the entrance of the palace for a long time, he wanted you to come in for a talk.”
Ye Zi responded: “Then please lead the way.”
No one dared to refuse Emperor Jinghe’s summon. Ye Zi had to tell the servants, who followed him, to notify Gu Yan that he had gone to meet with Emperor Jinghe as he followed after the eunuch.
Emperor Jinghe had just finished with morning court and was reading through some reports in the Imperial study.
The eunuch led Ye Zi to the Imperial study and pushed the door open for him without entering. Ye Zi paused in his steps and stepped into the room.
Warm incense was burning in the Imperial study and the incense burner on the table was blowing out curls of green smoke. Emperor Jinghe sat behind the desk, quietly looking through the reports. Ye Zi walked up to the desk and knelt down, saluting Emperor Jinghe: “Greetings, Your Holiness.”
Emperor Jinghe put down the reports and looked up at him: “You may rise.”
“Yes.” Ye Zi got up and lowered his head to wait for Emperor Jinghe’s next words.
Emperor Jinghe narrowed his eyes at him: “We heard that you……were not feeling well some time ago?”
Ye Zi instantly remembered that during the short period of time when he used his leaves to make medicine for Gu Yan, rumors of his pregnancy were widely spread inside and outside the manor, and Emperor Jinghe probably heard some of those rumors.
Ye Zi calmed down his thoughts and responded: “A few days ago, I felt a little sick, but now I have recovered, thank you for your concern.”
Emperor Jinghe nodded: “That’s good. You and Yan’er have been sick one after another, especially Yan’er. Not only was he injured, but it also caused his old illness to resurface. We are really worried. We have been looking for a chance to see him some time ago, but We were afraid that he was still ill and that it would disturb his recovery.”
In front of Ye Zi, he played the role of a loving Imperial uncle to the fullest.
Ye Zi paused and said in a low voice: “Thanks to Your Holiness’s blessing, His Majesty he has also gotten much better. The doctor said that if he takes his medicine properly, he should be cured soon.”
Emperor Jinghe sighed: “That child is very stubborn. He pushes the perfectly good Imperial doctors away and prefers to believe in that clinic opened by a commoner. How can a commoner doctor be as good as those in the palace?”
Ye Zi’s eyes moved, but he didn’t say anything.
Emperor Jinghe scrutinized his complexion and continued: “We heard that you guys went boating on the lake outside the city earlier and happened to save Little Five[1], so your body is probably fully recovered. Speaking of which, We haven’t thanked you for saving the Fifth Imperial Prince. What kind of reward do you want, don’t hesitate to tell Us.”
Ye Zi kneeled down: “His Majesty and I only went to the countryside to relax. We just so happened to encounter someone falling into the water, which was why we rescued him. I don’t dare to ask for any reward.”
“Even so, a reward is still a must.” Emperor Jinghe said, “Since you are unwilling to take the initiative, then why don’t we do it this way. We will ask someone to check if there is anything new and interesting and then pick a few of them to send back to the Prince’s manor. You won’t refuse this time, right?”
“Many thanks, Your Holiness.”
Emperor Jinghe didn’t say anything else. He casually flipped through two of the reports and suddenly said with a smile: “Speaking of Little Five, among Our three sons, he is the youngest, but also the most sensible.”
Ye Zi did not respond and Emperor Jinghe added: “We still remember when he was a child, he would call out ‘Father’ as soon as he could speak. And as soon as he could walk, he would stumble his way to the Imperial study. Didn’t he go to the manor the other day? He said he wanted to go and thank you. No one taught him to do this, but he just knew. “
Ye Zi said: “His Fifth Imperial Majesty truly is intelligent.”
“Yes, he’s too intelligent.” Emperor Jinghe sighed softly, “When We see him, We are reminded of Yan’er when he was a child; that child also used to be extremely smart and understanding.”
Emperor Jinghe added: “We heard that Little Five wants you to teach him martial arts. Practicing martial arts can strengthen his body and allow him to protect himself. We think it is a good thing, what do you think?”
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Edited: 10.18.2023
In the end, Gu Yan’s patience was exhausted as he picked up Gu Xu by the collar and tossed him out of the manor.
Poor little Gu Xu didn’t dare to be angry or say anything. He constantly looked back at Ye Zi with aggrieved eyes. Seeing the child’s aggrieved look, Ye Zi couldn’t bear it and promised that he could come and play with him some other day.
Only then did Gu Xu become happier and was carried onto the carriage by the young eunuch.
However, when Gu Yan saw this, the anger in his heart suddenly grew stronger.
Until they went back to their room, Gu Yan didn’t talk to Ye Zi.
Ye Zi peeked at Gu Yan’s expression and leaned closer to him, testing the water: “Your Majesty, are you angry?”
Gu Yan glanced at him but ignored him as he took off his robe and placed it on a rack.
Ye Zi pursed his lips and reached out to tug on his sleeve: “Don’t be angry, I didn’t promise A Xu that I would teach him martial arts.”
Gu Yan glared at him: “Did you want to?”
“As expected, you’re angry.” Ye Zi looked down at Gu Yan, who sat down by the bed, and gently pinched his face with both hands: “Gu Zicheng, grow up, A Xu is only seven years old!”
Gu Yan was silent for a moment: “When I first met you, I was also only seven years old.”
Ye Zi was stunned.
Gu Yan reached out and pulled Ye Zi over by his waist, holding him in his arms: “What’s wrong with being seven years old? Do you think a seven-year-old child really doesn’t understand anything? He understands a lot.”
Ye Zi leaned into his arms, allowing him to do as he pleased, and muttered: “All I hear is jealousy, how embarrassing.”
Gu Yan didn’t answer as he quietly held his princess consort. Gu Yan’s hair had become undone and Ye Zi was playing with a strand of it hanging in front of his chest. Gradually, he realized a hidden meaning in his words just now.
Ye Zi looked up at him: “So you’ve been interested in me since you were seven years old?”
Gu Yan’s eyes moved slightly and he turned his gaze away: “Of course not, what nonsense is going through your mind?”
“Then why are you so sensitive when you see A Xu clinging to me?” Ye Zi asked with a smirk, “Are you afraid that he will follow the same path as you did in the past?”
Gu Yan was so exasperated that he pushed the person away and walked into the restroom to freshen up. Ye Zi wasn’t shy and followed him in: “That’s it, isn’t it? Come on, tell me, is that the case?”
Gu Yan didn’t back down either: “No.”
Ye Zi leaned against the restroom door and looked at him: “Just admit it, it’s nothing to be ashamed of, I won’t laugh at you. Tell me, have you fallen in love with me since then? Do you think I was particularly amazing at that time and admired me a lot?”
Gu Yan washed his face with water, raised his head, and said softly: “You were indeed very amazing back then.”
Droplets of water slid down his face. Gu Yan took a handkerchief from the side and dried himself carefully as he responded in a soft voice: “Handsome and graceful whilst standing proudly. I have never seen such a person before.”
Gu Yan turned to look at him: “……..Better than anyone I’ve ever seen.”
The original Huaiyuan was like a ray of warm sunshine in the harsh Winter, breaking through the layers of darkness and melting the ice and snow. He was so dazzling that people couldn’t take their eyes away from him.
He couldn’t remember exactly when he started to care about the person next to him, but it was undeniable that he was attracted by the light around this person as early as their first meeting.
It was just that he didn’t want to admit it at first nor did he want to believe it.
Gu Yan’s words were so straightforward that Ye Zi felt a little uncomfortable with his gaze. He tilted his head and said awkwardly: “O-Only in the past? Am I no good now?”
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“You are amazing, even now.” Gu Yan walked out of the restroom, took Ye Zi’s wrist, and said warmly: “It’s just that I discovered later on that this person turned out not to be what I thought he was. The little fool was not invincible. He is soft-hearted and kind, and will run away in fear. He can also be stubborn, but many times, he doesn’t dare to show it. After all, he is here to protect me.”
“……It would have been better if I had noticed earlier so that I could have been the one to protect him.”
Ye Zi’s heart twitched, feeling sad and heartwarming.
He laughed softly and said as if nothing had happened: “What a pity, I wish I knew what you were thinking, then it would have been very interesting bullying the not-yet-ten-year-old little Prince Rui.”
Gu Yan raised his eyebrows: “You still want to bully me?”
Ye Zi felt the hair on his back stand up as he instantly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and braced himself: “So? Only you can bully me but I am not allowed to bully you back?”
“That’s not what I meant.” The corner of Gu Yan’s mouth slowly raised into a smile and he softly said, “If you hadn’t brought this up, I wouldn’t have remembered it. Did I not say earlier that if you dare change back to your original form and run away in front of me again, I will punish you severely?”
Ye Zi’s fingers trembled, subconsciously wanting to pull his hand away. However, Gu Yan was prepared and grabbed his other hand tightly as well, pressing him against the wall outside the restroom. Ye Zi was now trapped by Gu Yan and completely unable to move.
Unable to escape, Ye Zi looked up at him and begged pitifully: “Your Majesty……I won’t do it again, please let me go this time.”
Gu Yan narrowed his eyes and whispered in his ear: “Let you go this time? If this was your first offense, I would have believed you, but do the math yourself, how many times have you done this?”
Ye Zi’s legs were weak and he couldn’t stand firmly. He pressed his back against the cold wall and tried to keep himself sane.
Knowing that he would not be able to escape today, Ye Zi was left with no other choice: “Gu Zicheng, don’t force me.”
Hearing him say this, Gu Yan’s interest was piqued and he asked rhetorically: “So what if I force you?”
“If you force me, I-I’ll……” Ye Zi went out on a limb and threatened: “I’ll change back to my original form. I will live outside and never come back again, leaving you a widow!”
Gu Yan looked at him calmly with no annoyance in his eyes.
Ye Zi said: “I really will change!”
Ye Zi closed his eyes and a faint white light gradually wrapped around his body.
At the same time, Gu Yan suddenly reached into his bosom, took out something, and clasped it around Ye Zi’s wrist. Only a clear bell chime could be heard before the white light surrounding Ye Zi’s body faded away, leaving him still in his human appearance.
Ye Zi was stunned for a moment: “What did you do to me?”
Gu Yan smiled and gently flicked something on Ye Zi’s wrist.
It was a small and exquisite silver bell, tied with an extremely thin red rope that automatically tightened when it was fastened on Ye Zi’s wrist. It created a stark contrast against his pale wrist.
Gu Yan explained: “It was a trinket that Taoist Priest Guangxu gave me before he left, saying that it could help enhance our relationship. After putting this on, you won’t be able to change back to your original form. Moreover, you won’t be able to take it off unless I agree.”
Ye Zi: “……”
Enhance their relationship? ?
That chatterbox Taoist Priest was deliberately trying to screw him over, right?
Ye Zi’s plan was to only change back to his original form and hide for a few days so that he could scare Gu Yan and force him to promise not to bully him again, or else he would never come back. But who would have thought that even though Guangxu Zi had left, he still dug a pit for him to fall in.
Ye Zi instantly wanted to cry but had no tears.
Since his last escape route was blocked, Ye Zi was completely frightened and called out in a low voice: “Zicheng, I was wrong.”
Gu Yan refused to take the bait: “Oh, so now you know you’re in the wrong? But weren’t you still very capable when you threatened me just now?”
Ye Zi didn’t dare to respond to that and quickly changed the topic: “Can you let go of me first? You’re hurting me.”
Gu Yan glanced at him and released him. Ye Zi pretended to rub his wrist and quietly tugged on the red rope on his wrist. As he said, it had no intention of coming off. Between his movements, the silver bell on his wrist shook, emitting a clear and pleasant ringing sound.
Gu Yan smiled playfully: “This silver bell matches you very well, it looks good on you.”
Ye Zi was angry but didn’t have the guts to speak out. He muttered something in a low voice but didn’t dare to talk back to Gu Yan anymore.
Who knew how many things Guangxu Zi had left for Gu Yan.
As the night progressed, Gu Yan swept Ye Zi onto the bed and gave him a long goodnight kiss before going to bed as usual.
Ye Zi’s cheeks burned from his kiss and he remembered what he had read earlier in the book. He wriggled a little with impatience, but Gu Yan did nothing more. He simply hugged him and closed his eyes.
Ye Zi didn’t feel sleepy at all. After a while, he called softly: “Zicheng?”
Gu Yan opened his eyes: “What’s wrong?”
Ye Zi pursed his lips, not daring to say it to him: “……Nothing.”
Gu Yan said: “If there’s nothing, then go to sleep. I have to get up early tomorrow for court.”
Ye Zi mumbled and realized that it was indeed quite late. If they were to do anything else, Gu Yan would definitely miss morning court tomorrow. Inexplicably, he felt a little disappointed but he didn’t dwell on the topic anymore and said softly: “Good night.”
A few moments later, Ye Zi’s breathing gradually calmed down. Gu Yan opened his eyes, smiled helplessly, and wrapped his arms around the person a little more tightly.
For the next few days, Ye Zi treated Gu Yan more and more attentively and did everything as told, not daring to show any disobedience. Gu Yan knew what he was thinking and accepted his kindness as if nothing was out of the ordinary. Not once did he mention anything else.
This day, as Gu Yan went to morning court, Ye Zi didn’t feel at ease staying at home. He called for a carriage and went to the palace gate early in the morning to wait for him.
In the past few days, while Gu Yan was busy with affairs, Ye Zi snuck into the study several times to reread that storybook carefully. He even asked Qiu Tang to find some other ones for him. Ye Zi endured the shame as he read the books, but he was confident that he now had enough “experience” to perform these acts and decided to find an opportunity to practice them.
Tomorrow happened to be a day off and Gu Yan also had nothing more to do. After morning court, he would be able to return home. Ye Zi waited patiently in the carriage and soon felt a little sleepy.
He was well taken care of by Gu Yan during this period of time and his originally injured vitality was basically replenished, but he was still a bit prone to sleepiness.
Ye Zi drank two cups of tea and suppressed his drowsiness when he heard someone calling him from outside the carriage.
The person who came to look for him was the eunuch beside Emperor Jinghe. Ye Zi had seen him a few times and still had some lasting impressions. He secretly wondered what the old thing was up to this time as he got off the carriage.
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The eunuch said: “His Holiness has just finished with morning court. When he heard that Princess Consort Rui had been waiting at the entrance of the palace for a long time, he wanted you to come in for a talk.”
Ye Zi responded: “Then please lead the way.”
No one dared to refuse Emperor Jinghe’s summon. Ye Zi had to tell the servants, who followed him, to notify Gu Yan that he had gone to meet with Emperor Jinghe as he followed after the eunuch.
Emperor Jinghe had just finished with morning court and was reading through some reports in the Imperial study.
The eunuch led Ye Zi to the Imperial study and pushed the door open for him without entering. Ye Zi paused in his steps and stepped into the room.
Warm incense was burning in the Imperial study and the incense burner on the table was blowing out curls of green smoke. Emperor Jinghe sat behind the desk, quietly looking through the reports. Ye Zi walked up to the desk and knelt down, saluting Emperor Jinghe: “Greetings, Your Holiness.”
Emperor Jinghe put down the reports and looked up at him: “You may rise.”
“Yes.” Ye Zi got up and lowered his head to wait for Emperor Jinghe’s next words.
Emperor Jinghe narrowed his eyes at him: “We heard that you……were not feeling well some time ago?”
Ye Zi instantly remembered that during the short period of time when he used his leaves to make medicine for Gu Yan, rumors of his pregnancy were widely spread inside and outside the manor, and Emperor Jinghe probably heard some of those rumors.
Ye Zi calmed down his thoughts and responded: “A few days ago, I felt a little sick, but now I have recovered, thank you for your concern.”
Emperor Jinghe nodded: “That’s good. You and Yan’er have been sick one after another, especially Yan’er. Not only was he injured, but it also caused his old illness to resurface. We are really worried. We have been looking for a chance to see him some time ago, but We were afraid that he was still ill and that it would disturb his recovery.”
In front of Ye Zi, he played the role of a loving Imperial uncle to the fullest.
Ye Zi paused and said in a low voice: “Thanks to Your Holiness’s blessing, His Majesty he has also gotten much better. The doctor said that if he takes his medicine properly, he should be cured soon.”
Emperor Jinghe sighed: “That child is very stubborn. He pushes the perfectly good Imperial doctors away and prefers to believe in that clinic opened by a commoner. How can a commoner doctor be as good as those in the palace?”
Ye Zi’s eyes moved, but he didn’t say anything.
Emperor Jinghe scrutinized his complexion and continued: “We heard that you guys went boating on the lake outside the city earlier and happened to save Little Five[1], so your body is probably fully recovered. Speaking of which, We haven’t thanked you for saving the Fifth Imperial Prince. What kind of reward do you want, don’t hesitate to tell Us.”
Ye Zi kneeled down: “His Majesty and I only went to the countryside to relax. We just so happened to encounter someone falling into the water, which was why we rescued him. I don’t dare to ask for any reward.”
“Even so, a reward is still a must.” Emperor Jinghe said, “Since you are unwilling to take the initiative, then why don’t we do it this way. We will ask someone to check if there is anything new and interesting and then pick a few of them to send back to the Prince’s manor. You won’t refuse this time, right?”
“Many thanks, Your Holiness.”
Emperor Jinghe didn’t say anything else. He casually flipped through two of the reports and suddenly said with a smile: “Speaking of Little Five, among Our three sons, he is the youngest, but also the most sensible.”
Ye Zi did not respond and Emperor Jinghe added: “We still remember when he was a child, he would call out ‘Father’ as soon as he could speak. And as soon as he could walk, he would stumble his way to the Imperial study. Didn’t he go to the manor the other day? He said he wanted to go and thank you. No one taught him to do this, but he just knew. “
Ye Zi said: “His Fifth Imperial Majesty truly is intelligent.”
“Yes, he’s too intelligent.” Emperor Jinghe sighed softly, “When We see him, We are reminded of Yan’er when he was a child; that child also used to be extremely smart and understanding.”
Emperor Jinghe added: “We heard that Little Five wants you to teach him martial arts. Practicing martial arts can strengthen his body and allow him to protect himself. We think it is a good thing, what do you think?”
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The author has something to say:
Little Leaf, who has read all the little NSFW books: I’m a veteran who has plenty of “experience,” what is there to be afraid of?
Little Leaf, now that he was going to do it for real: Crying.jpg
