Lanling Ji

Chapter 60 [Dark Fragrance]

It was just dawn, and there were no insects and birds singing in the valley in the early morning in Zhou Guo's palace.Ye Lanling lightly turned to his side, but he felt a sense of coolness, he frowned slightly, and slowly opened his eyes, not seeing the person from last night.

Ye Lanling curled up her cold hands and feet, slowly got up, and looked at a palace lady standing with her head bowed not far from the dim palace.The maid noticed that the person on the dragon couch had woken up, and immediately stepped forward and knelt down on the ground.

"The servant came to serve the young master according to the emperor's order."

"Please get up quickly." Seeing the maid kneeling on the cold ground, Ye Lanling hurriedly said.

"Thank you, my lord." The maid stood up, leaned against the side of the couch, showing the same smile of the servants in the palace, and asked softly, "Does your lord need water for your servants to wash up?"

Ye Lanling looked at the emptiness beside him, raised his head slightly, and said to the respectful maid, "What about him?"

After hearing the question, the court lady was stunned for a moment, then she replied in a well-regulated manner, "The emperor is in the early court."

"Is that so..." Ye Lanling glanced aside, grabbed his green shirt on the bed and put it on.He was a little flustered, he didn't know why he asked the man's whereabouts, and he didn't think too much about this sentence, it was like a casual question, which made him a little at a loss.

Seeing that Ye Lanling was about to get out of bed, the maid hurriedly took the prepared clothes and put them in front of her, "Please wear this clothes, my lord, this is the emperor's servant..."

Ye Lanling frowned and listened to the maid's order from the emperor, and interrupted with a little resistance, "I don't want to wear it."

Hearing Ye Lanling's refusal, the court lady knelt down with a "plop", held up the clothes in her hands, and said tremblingly, "The emperor... the emperor has orders, if... if the young master doesn't like this clothes, slaves... slaves and the clothes maker All the people in the room will... have to be punished."

"This..." Ye Lanling frowned as he looked at the frightened maid.This emperor is really narrow-minded, to convict someone for a piece of clothing.Ye Lanling stared at the clothes in front of him, which were both white inside and green outside, but with a few extra gold-rimmed clothes, and raised his trembling hands, "Girl, please get up, I'll just wear it."

"Ah! Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!" With Ye Lanling's permission, the maid excitedly clacked her head three times.Seeing him throwing off the quilt, sitting on the edge of the bed, hurriedly putting on the clothes in his hand, and brushing up his long black hair.

"Thank you, miss." Ye Lanling adjusted his warm clothes and was about to get off to put on his shoes, but the maid immediately took out a pair of white boots from the side. He frowned, and she helped to dress them neatly.

Ye Lanling stretched out his hands and tied up his long hair behind his shoulders, and the scars that were instantly exposed shocked the maids beside him.He smiled slightly aware of it, "Sorry, I scared the girl."

"Slave... Slave..." The maid lowered her head in panic, and replied uneasily, "Young Master...Young Master didn't scare the slave, slave..."

Seeing the palace maid who seemed to be in great trouble, Ye Lanling smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I won't randomly convict someone like someone."

"Ah?" The maid was taken aback, and after understanding the meaning of this sentence, she wanted to laugh but didn't dare, she lowered her head and whispered, "Your...Young Master, the eyes and ears in the palace are complex, if...if someone... ..." The maid's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally fell silent.

"I see." Ye Lanling looked at the court lady who kindly reminded him, and smiled, "I don't know what the girl's name is."

"Slave...my name is Bai Zhi." The maid replied tremblingly.

"Bai Zhi..." Ye Lanling muttered, looking around the dark palace, "Miss Bai Zhi, can you light the lamp, I want to get out of bed and walk."

"It's good for you to call your servants." Bai Zhi said while picking out the four large oil lamps in the hall, and they were very bright in an instant.

"I prefer to call other people by their names. A servant is just a collective term, but a name is a person." Ye Lanling looked at the crutch with a dragon's head that was still leaning against the bed, stretched out his hand to hold it, and slowly stood up.

Bai Zhi turned her head, and for the first time saw this unique person in front of her, who was different from anyone she had ever seen before. Her delicate and handsome face was partially hidden by the leftover hair, and she was half sad. Her limping right leg was supported by the "Dragon Rod" to support her whole body. His smiling face set off those clear eyes that were alluring.I don't know why, this person has a natural affinity, and has a different temperament from this dynasty. No wonder the emperor admires him. Even my servant will feel uneasy when he sees him.

"Miss Bai Zhi?" Ye Lanling woke up the dazed palace maid.

"Yes... yes, the servant is here." Bai Zhi replied in a panic, biting her own tongue.It's really terrible, if the emperor knows what I just wanted, he will definitely cut me into pieces and kill me all over the house. I really...

"Can I trouble Miss Baizhi to fetch some water for me?" Ye Lanling smiled and looked at the maid who bowed her head and blushed.

"Slave... I'll go get it now, my lord, please wait for a moment." Bai Zhi didn't look up, and bent down to leave the bedroom after speaking, she didn't want to look into that person's eyes again, she was afraid that she would lose her life.

"Thank you, Miss Baizhi." Ye Lanling watched the palace maid close the palace door, leaving only himself and his shadow for a while.He shook the cane in his hand, looking at the dragon case where the man reviewed the memorials last night, there were still piles of yellow notebooks on the case.

Ye Lanling hesitated for a moment, then walked slowly towards the dragon case, the sound of "tap-tap" knocking on the crutches echoed in the spacious bedroom.He didn't know if he would be punished for tampering with the four treasures of the emperor's study, and he didn't know if he would be beheaded if he read the emperor's memorial. He only knew that his handwriting was beautiful and he was very responsible to the people of the country.Ye Lanling stretched out his white and slender fingers, and slowly stroked the rows of strong and powerful handwriting, a strange feeling spread in his heart, just like stroking his warm hands.

Ye Lanling put down the memorial and frowned slightly.He was a little confused, confused by this familiar emotion, confused by this gradual change from fear.He shook his head with a wry smile, and decided not to force himself to remember, although he was hesitant because he wanted to touch the truth but was afraid of the truth.

Ye Lanling looked at the neat pile of pamphlets, and his eyes inadvertently flicked across the two opened memorials. He was taken aback by the big bright red circles on each of them.He picked it up slowly and carefully read the things mentioned above.It turned out that winter and spring intersected each other, and the south of Zhou State was flooded, while the north suffered from a hundred-year drought. The memorial did not propose a solution.Ye Lanling carefully compared the two memorials, and after thinking for a moment, he said to himself, "South-to-North Water Diversion..." After hearing this unfamiliar yet familiar word, Ye Lanling's heart shook, he didn't understand where he got it from. Know the word, but understand its meaning.

"What is the South-to-North Water Diversion?"

Hearing the low and deep voice that suddenly entered, Ye Lanling dropped the memorial in his hand in shock, raised his head, stared at Yong who had already stood in front of him with wide eyes, and remained silent.

Yong looked at the startled Ye Lanling, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.He walked past the dragon case, went to his side, gently embraced his shoulders, let him lean on himself, and said softly, "It's still early, why get out of bed."

Ye Lanling didn't resist Yong's support, he lowered his eyes and said slowly, "I'm not used to getting up late."

"Hehe, you have a lot of discomforts." Yong gently brushed Ye Lanling's long hair on his forehead, "I think Yu Wenxian can heal your face and feet."

Ye Lanling raised his head, his dark eyes looked at Yong's loving gaze, "I want to wait until I recover my memory before treatment."

"Okay." Yong looped Ye Lanling's waist, bringing him closer to him.

Ye Lanling felt the man's love, closed his eyes slightly, and said softly, "I miss Ah Zhu."

"She went home." Hearing Ye Lanling say the names of other women, Yong suppressed the displeasure in his heart, "I won't come back again."

Ye Lanling raised his head abruptly, staring at the emperor in front of him, "I just want to know if she is alive or not."

Yong stared at Ye Lanling's slightly angry eyes, and frowned slightly, "She's still alive, but she's just in the 'Phantom Peak'."

"'Phantom Peak'?" Ye Lanling heard the familiar place name, "Where is that?"

"You don't need to know." Yong put his arms around Ye Lanling's shoulders, looked into his dark eyes, and said seriously, "The first and last time..."

"What?" Ye Lanling looked strangely at Yong who seemed to be angry.

"The first and last time I was questioned because of someone else."

Hearing Yong's aggrieved words, and seeing his childish appearance, Ye Lanling suddenly turned his face to the side, rolled his eyes, and chuckled lightly.

Knowing that Ye Lanling was making fun of him, Yong Yin darkened his face, "How dare you make fun of me."

"Hehe..." Ye Lanling turned his head and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "No...no, I didn't mean to make fun of you, hehe..."

"Still laughing..." Yong stared at Ye Lanling, who was still chuckling, and narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you still laugh, don't blame me..." Yong stroked his slender waist, gently stroking Grasp.

"Don't... don't touch there..." Ye Lanling, who was already very aggressive and ticklish, was scratched by Yong, and his body dodged involuntarily, and finally lay on his back on the dragon table, and the memorial fell to the ground.

Ye Lanling opened his eyes and looked at the pair of eyes above him that were also looking at him, and stopped laughing instantly.He knew how ambiguous and inappropriate the situation was at the moment, he turned his head sideways, gasped, and said intermittently, "I...I won't laugh anymore, stop laughing, you...you let me go..."

Yong looked at Ye Lanling's bright red cheeks, at the fair and rosy neck exposed to the light, where he once left his mark.He was a little dazed watching, and the hands holding Ye Lanling couldn't help but tighten quietly.He was a little disturbed, and he couldn't help arousing lust when he smelled his unique smell.He wants to hug him now, he wants to possess him right now, and never let him leave him again, but...

Ye Lanling became nervous when he didn't get the words from the person above.He caught a glimpse of the memorial in front of him in a panic, which happened to be the flooded brochure, and remembered what he asked himself just now, and hurriedly said, "Didn't you just ask me about the South-to-North Water Diversion? I...I'll tell you now."

Yong looked at Ye Lanling who was eager to "escape", slowly stretched out his hand, and caressed his neck. When he obviously felt the other person's body vibrate, he pulled up the outer clothes and wrapped up the love in his heart.Yong helped Ye Lanling who was a little surprised, let him lean on his chest, and said softly, "What is the south-to-north water diversion?"

Ye Lanling stabilized the confusion in his heart, and explained, "The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is to draw water from the south to the north. On the one hand, it can alleviate the flood disaster in the south, and on the other hand, it can relieve the drought water in the north."

"But the north and the south are far apart."

"If there is flooding in the south and drought in the north all the year round, then this plan can be implemented. If it is only for a short while, this case will not be feasible, because the south-to-north water diversion requires a lot of money and manpower to open up the canal between the north and the south."

"I see." Yong heard Ye Lanling's unprecedented method, and frowned slightly, "Unfortunately, I have not fully grasped the imperial power, and I cannot complete this task with my current strength."

Hearing the helplessness that Yong never said, Ye Lanling raised his head, looked at his frowning brows, and felt distressed, "I will help you. As long as it is something I can do, I will definitely help you."

Staring at Ye Lanling with pity, Yong suddenly curled the corner of his mouth, and said softly, "As long as you are by my side, that's fine."

Ye Lanling lowered his eyes, looked at the transparent jade belt around his waist, and said softly, "I don't know why I'm afraid of you, but I don't know why I don't hate you."

"Hehe." Yong hugged the lost and recovered person in his arms, and laughed in a rare low voice, "Come and have dinner with me."

"Dinner?" Ye Lanling looked up, only then did he see Yong's tired expression, remembering that he slept according to the case last night, and this huge pile of memorials.He couldn't help stretching out his hand slowly, caressing Yong's haggard face, and said softly, "I promise you to have dinner with you in the future, but you have to promise me that you will go to bed on time in the future."

Listening to Ye Lanling's unthinking words, Yong gently embraced this lovely person, buried in the scent of black-haired orchids, and whispered, "Okay, I promise you."

After receiving Yong's answer, Ye Lanling smiled.He slowly stretched out his arms and was just about to hug the older child in front of him, but he heard the other party say so.

"I promise you that I will warm your bed every day."

"Eh!" Ye Lanling's hands froze in the air, and he gritted his teeth.He angrily wanted to punch this person, but he caught a glimpse of Bai Zhi standing not far away.Ye Lanling struggled away, and said to Yong in a low voice, "There...someone, Miss Baizhi is back."

Yong slowly let go of Ye Lanling, and after being suspicious of the girl he was talking about, he saw a palace maid holding a copper basin at the door.He glanced at his confidant Bai Zhi who had been secretly arranged, and said coldly, "Clean up immediately, I want to eat here."

"Of order." Bai Zhi walked quickly to the side of the dragon couch, and after putting down the hot water and the large and small utensils, Yong came to the bedside with Ye Lanling in his arms.

"Go and pack those memorials." Yong ordered coldly.

"Follow the order." Bai Zhi left quickly, quickly sorting out the messy dragon case.

Ye Lanling looked at Bai Zhi's quick movements and Yong's cold face, and couldn't help frowning, "You should be gentler to them."

Hearing Ye Lanling's same words as before, Yong's eyes became darker, he was a little hesitant and even more uneasy, he was afraid that after recalling all the past, he would hate him as much as he did back then.But he couldn't stop him from remembering, because that was him too, the one he loved deeply.

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