They say it's sick

Chapter 18

Yun Zhi raised her head and looked at the tall man in the corridor not far away.

Even at a distance, you can still clearly feel the sense of oppression on the opponent.

Xiao Duo snorted lightly when he heard Li Yan's words, and turned his gaze to Yun Zhi: "Young Master Yun?"

Yun Zhi stood up slowly, met that sharp gaze, and gave a salute: "I'm Yun Zhi, I've met the King of Huai'an."

He had heard a lot of rumors about the capital city in Youzhou——the Yun family had been stationed in Youzhou since the founding of the country, and the status of Yunye's generation had become very delicate.

Although Yun Ye had no dissatisfaction, he did not dare to be unprepared, so not only did Chaozhong keep an eye on Youzhou, but the Yun family also kept inquiring about the situation in the capital.

In the past two years, the Huai'an King Xiao Duo accounted for most of the news about the capital.

Xiao Duo's ancestor was originally a relative of the former emperor. Because of his contribution to helping the emperor found the country, he was named a king with a different surname, and he was given the iron certificate of the alchemy book, which is hereditary.

The Xiao family runs the family in a low-key manner. It can be said that it has nothing to do with the world and rarely participates in government affairs. However, it was never expected that Xiao Duo's father, King Xianhuai'an, would be involved in the case of the rebellion of the late emperor and the third prince. .

But it didn't take long for the king of Huai'an to die of illness in prison, and the princess soon followed, and the Huai'an palace has since declined.

Xiao Duo was only over ten years old at the time, and was sentenced to exile in Lingnan, but he escaped by some unknown means, and when he showed up a few years later, he became the adopted son of Han Li, a powerful eunuch favored by the late emperor, named Han Luo.

Rumor has it that Han Luo has a eccentric and ruthless personality, beautiful appearance, and strong martial arts skills. Later, because he led the army to quell the Southwest Rebellion, he was reused by the late emperor.

A few years later, the late emperor passed away, and the princes of the late emperor were arguing for the throne, and the court situation was in chaos.

Han Luo first got rid of his adoptive father Han Li, and then sent Yuan Jing, the youngest brother of the late emperor's concubine, to the throne, and became the first Huaian Wang Zhaoxue in the following year.

Afterwards, Han Luo, the eunuch's adopted son, no longer had power in the court, only Xiao Duo, king of Huai'an who covered the sky with one hand.

Xiao Duo slightly raised his eyebrows, his eyes swept over Yun Zhi: "Yun Zhi?"

He laughed, and turned to Li Yan, "Or else it has to be a hairpin tassel from generation to generation. The ability to pick a name alone is far worse than that cheap old man from a groom background of yours."

Li Yan shrugged, didn't care about this kind of ridicule, and continued to drink tea slowly.

"I'll just take it as a compliment..." Yun Zhi laughed, "Thank you, my lord, on behalf of my father."

"You are better than..."

"My lord..." After speaking halfway, he was interrupted by Li Yan, he put down the teacup and looked at Xiao Duo, "The steward is alone outside the mansion to welcome guests, why don't you go and see?"

Xiao Duo squinted his eyes, gave Li Yan a meaningful look, and curled his lips: "Then you can treat Young Master Yun well, and don't lose face of this king."

After speaking, he really turned around and walked towards the front yard.

The oppressive aura gradually dissipated with Xiao Duo's departure, Yun Zhi's tense nerves relaxed, and she reached for the teacup, but was preempted by the other hand.

Li Yan picked up the teacup, poured out the cold tea inside, added another cup, and handed it to Yun Zhi: "Drink this..."

The newly added hot tea was steaming, just like the rain curtain outside, blurring people's vision for a while.

Yun Zhi picked up the teacup and blew away the heat, and Li Yan's face on the opposite side became clear again.

That is really a pretty face, especially in the current scene, Yun Zhi, who was still full of confusion just now, suddenly calmed down.

In fact, from the first time we met, he knew that this guy in front of him was not a simple or even kind person. When we meet again today, he doesn't really care about the relationship between this person and Huai'an Palace.

Although the conversation just now was brief, it was not necessarily without precautions and temptations.

But at this moment, he didn't want to say anything more.

There are countless intrigues and tricks waiting for him in the capital city, but it is hard to find such a sound of pattering rain, the smell of bitter tea, and a thoughtful and meticulous young man sitting quietly across from him.

It's better not to think about what will happen in the future, but to sip the cup of tea in front of me.

The rain gradually lightened, the surroundings became quieter, and the noise in the front yard gradually became clearer.

"It's almost time..." Li Yan listened carefully, then turned his gaze away, and looked at Yunzhi, "The banquet is about to begin."

Yun Zhi raised his eyes, and his eyes were almost fixed on Li Yan's face. After a long while, he glanced towards the front yard, and slowly put down the teacup in his hand: "This tea is really good, I'm not familiar with the capital, I don't know Where can I buy it?"

"I can't buy it, the imperial offering..." Li Yan put down the teapot in his hand, "I like to bring you some when I leave later."

"Then I won't be polite..." Yun Zhi looked at him with a smile, "Let's go..."

The two walked along the long corridor all the way to the main hall, and not far away they met a young servant who came in a hurry.

Li Yan's footsteps paused slightly: "What's the matter?"

Seeing that he was obviously relieved, the young man glanced at Yun Zhi again, and then whispered back: "Your Majesty has arrived, and the steward ordered me to invite Mr. Yun to meet the saint."

Li Yan pursed his lips slightly: "Understood, I will take him there."

Zhang and Emperor Yuan Jing had arrived for a while, and after being greeted by the officials who came to the banquet, they went into the side hall to sit down alone. When Yun Zhi followed Li Yan into the room, he was holding a book and reading intently.

Yun Zhi looked up at the book, and found that it was the famous "Gu's Painting Book".

Zhang Hedi Yuan Jing was originally the younger brother of the former emperor. His mother had a low status and died of illness early, so he was raised by a wet nurse.

The later emperor succeeded to the throne, pitying him for his youth and loneliness, so he was granted the title of King Rui, and a mansion was built on the edge of the imperial city.

King Rui's personality is quite introverted and withdrawn. He neither participates in political affairs nor makes friends with courtiers. He likes writing and painting in the mansion most of his daily life.

Until the death of the first emperor, the princes were involved in various incidents, King Rui climbed all the way to a high position and became the lord of the world, but his preferences did not change much.

"See Your Majesty."

Li Yan saluted first, interrupting Yuan Jing's concentration. He raised his eyes and saw Li Yan: "The King of Huai'an just said that you went to hide for leisure. I didn't believe it, but now it seems to be true."

After finishing speaking, he turned his eyes and saw Yunzhi who was half a step behind, and slightly opened his eyes: "You..."

Although Yunzhi and Yunji are more than ten years apart, they are brothers of the same father and mother. They are quite similar in appearance, especially their eyes.

For a moment, Yuan Jing thought that he saw Yunji again.But the similarity is not after all, he soon came back to his senses, put down the drawing book in his hand, and smiled gently: "You are Youhuai, right?"

Yun Zhi raised his eyes slightly, as if he was a little surprised that the current sage knew his own words. The moment he met Yuan Jing's eyes, he sensed such impoliteness again, quickly lowered his head, and knelt down to salute: "Yun Zhi sees Your Majesty."

"Get up..." Yuan Jing's tone was gentle, and his attitude was the same as that of Li Yan when he met the saint for the first time. "This is the Huai'an Palace. Today, like you, I am here to celebrate the birth of Huai'an Wang, so there is no need to be polite."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to the armchair beside him: "Sit down..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yun Zhi stood up, raised her head slightly to glance at Yuan Jing, quickly withdrew her gaze, turned around and sat down on the armchair.

Li Yan calmly took every tiny reaction on his face into his eyes, and slightly curled his lips.

The performance of this person when he met the saint for the first time was somewhat similar to his own that day.But back then, I really didn't know anything about the court situation and the emperor in front of me. Although there was a disguise, curiosity and awe were also true.

The bandit didn't change his expression when he died in front of his eyes. The young master Yun, who can talk and laugh with an old cunning like Li Xuan, is probably doing it on purpose.

As if aware of the gaze that had been falling on her face, Yun Zhi raised her eyes and looked over, Li Yan had no time to react, and met his eyes.

Those eyes were as clear and bright as they were when they first met, and the tails of the eyes were slightly raised, with a little confusion, as if he was really just a naive and even a little cute little prince of the Hou family.

Li Yan blinked lightly, and turned to Yuan Jing: "There are a lot of foreigners in the mansion today, I will help the steward, so I won't bother His Majesty and Young Master Yun."

After speaking, he bowed to Yuan Jing, turned and left.

Yuan Jing frowned slightly as she stared at Li Yan's leaving back, and smiled again when she turned her face: "I was planning to call you into the palace, but it was just in time for Huai'an Wang's birthday, so I borrowed the place of the palace to chat casually." Talking... Before, I always heard Yun Qing mentioning his brilliant, naive and cute little brother. He thought that he would call you to meet him when he was crowned, but he didn't expect to see him, but it was this scene .”

Mentioning that Yunji must hit Yunzhi's mind, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and his throat was a little choked: "Brother, did your majesty mention me?"

"Yunqing and I are called monarchs and ministers. They are actually teachers and students, and they are like close friends. He not only teaches books and lectures for me, and reads them every day, but also talks about poetry and painting with me, and occasionally chats about daily trivial matters and past experiences... "

Yuan Jing's eyes wandered a little, as if he was talking to Yun Zhi, but also as if he was remembering.

"Your Majesty, if you continue talking, Young Master Yun is going to cry when he meets the Holy Spirit for the first time!"

The door of the side hall was half-closed, Xiao Duo pushed the door in without making any sound.

He was leaning against the door frame, holding in his arms a young child who seemed to be only two or three years old, the corners of his lips were raised, and he smiled faintly, as if he didn't notice that the atmosphere in the hall became inexplicably tense because of his appearance .

"It's mine, isn't it..." Yuan Jing glanced at Yunzhi's face, saw the bright red eyes, and couldn't help but sighed, "I heard that you were ill before, how are you recovering now?"

Yun Zhi rubbed her eyes and raised her head: "Your Majesty, thank you, I have recovered."

"After the banquet is over, ask the imperial doctor to visit your house..." Yuan Jing said, "You have been in Liaobei for a long time, and you may not be used to the capital for a while. If you need anything, just ask."

Yunzhi didn't shirk, but just politely thanked her.

Xiao Duo glanced at him, looked away, reached out and pinched the face of the child in his arms, making the child giggle.

"Why do you take care of Yin'er..." Yuan Jing glanced into his arms, her expression softened, "Where's the queen?"

"The front hall..." Xiao Duo's gaze was still on the young boy in his arms, "The banquet is about to start and they saw that I was idle, so they asked me to invite Your Majesty and Young Master Yun."