Ch. 100 - Extra Chapter - Follow up

Xiao Nong woke up.

The dark clouds that had been hanging over the heads of the court officials seemed to have returned again. The capital was suddenly filled with a gloomy fog. The nobles were terrified, fearing that the capital, which had finally returned to stability, would be thrown into chaos again by His Royal Highness Prince Ding.

Although the capital was indeed saved by His Royal Highness Prince Ding, it was clear that the Black Armor Army was just outside the city. Xiao Nong stayed in the palace and refused to leave. What if he got excited and suddenly wanted to be the regent?

However, it was different from what the officials had speculated.

After His Royal Highness Prince Ding woke up, he obviously had no interest in being the regent.

The Lanqing Palace had not been renovated yet, and Zhong Yansheng was still staying in the Minghui Palace where he was temporarily staying. The floor of the warm room was covered with thick cashmere blankets. Xiao Nong lazily held his chin, his clothes were slightly open, his chest was wrapped in a bandage, his black hair was loose, and there was also a bandage around his forehead.

It was hard for His Royal Highness Prince Ding to be so calm and composed in this posture. He leaned against the side of the desk, and stared at Zhong Yansheng, who was neatly dressed and kneeling in front of the desk with his deep blue eyes.

The young emperor who had just ascended the throne was exhausted from reading the memorials, but he still tried very hard to read them seriously. His profile was elegant and his long eyelashes blinked, which made people feel itchy.

Xiao Nong's voice was drawn out, and he called Zhong Yansheng for the thirteenth time today: "Yuan Yuan."

Zhong Yansheng immediately put down his pen, moved to Xiao Nong's side, stretched out his hand and rubbed his head carefully, his eyes full of worry: "Is it painful again? Ask Doctor Lou to come back and take a look later."

Since Xiao Nong woke up the day before yesterday, he has been in pain all day.

The medicine prescribed by the imperial physician and Lou Qingtang is useless. He must be kissed and touched by Zhong Yansheng to get better.

A moist and hazy breath blew over him. Xiao Nong squinted his eyes slightly in enjoyment and nodded his head: "Headache."

Zhong Yansheng lowered his head and kissed him on the forehead through the straps.

Xiao Nong sat up: "My chest hurts."

Zhong Yansheng lowered his head and kissed his collarbone again.

Xiao Nong: "My legs too..."

Taxue, who was lying on the other side, seemed to be unable to bear it and let out a low roar, interrupting Xiao Nong's pain.

Zhong Yansheng reacted, blushed and gently hit him, and with a stern face imitated Xiao Nong's tone: "Don't act like a spoiled child."

Xiao Nong was amused and grabbed Zhong Yansheng, who wanted to run away after saying that, into his arms. His strength was not strong, but Zhong Yansheng was afraid of his injuries and didn't dare to move. He could only lie in his arms obediently and let Xiao Nong caress him.

"Your Majesty is so heartless," Xiao Nong stroked the back of his neck and rubbed it slowly, "A few days ago, while I was unconscious, you kissed and touched me countless times. As soon as I woke up, you pretended that nothing happened."

Zhong Yansheng's ears suddenly became hot and he stammered, "You, you know..."

"I also know that Your Majesty often buried his head in my chest and cried secretly at night," Xiao Nong stroked his eyes with his fingertips, "He soaked my bandages and didn't even change them."

Zhong Yansheng's face immediately burned badly, and he buried his head and dared not say a word.

The capital was really too chaotic during that time. Even with the assistance of several regents, he was very tired. Xiao Nong was still unconscious and his condition was not very good.

He forced himself to meet outsiders during the day, and when he came back, he couldn't help but curl up in Xiao Nong's arms and cry. The next day, he wiped his eyes and forced himself to go out to meet people again.

So many things happened in more than a month. When Zhong Yansheng recalled it now, he felt that it was just like a dream. He couldn't remember the specific feelings.

Xiao Nong lowered his head while speaking, and kissed the boy's red eyelids with a smile: "You have grown up, dear."

Zhong Yansheng was a little embarrassed, but was praised by Xiao Nong, and felt happy. He secretly raised his eyes to look at Xiao Nong, and heard a low laugh in his ears. His lips were separated, and a heavy wet kiss fell, as always full of possessiveness.

It was February, the floor heating had stopped, and the charcoal basin was removed, but Zhong Yansheng was still kissed so hard that his whole body was hot and dry, and he became dazed until he heard voices and footsteps outside the warm room.

Zhong Yansheng had just summoned someone to the palace at noon. When he heard the voice, he panicked and wanted to crawl out of Xiao Nong's arms, but Xiao Nong seemed to be teasing him. He bit the tip of his tongue and stretched out his hand to rub his waist. In a hurry, Zhong Yansheng accidentally bit his tongue tip. When he parted his lips, he was still panting heavily. His soft lips were as red as if they were smeared with rouge.

Xiao Nong narrowed his eyes and licked the corner of his lips. Looking at him, his eyes showed a familiar deep color.

Zhong Yansheng blushed and turned his head away.

The footsteps outside stopped, and Feng Ji's voice rang out immediately: "Your Majesty, Xiao Wenlan, Lou Qingtang and the son of Huai'an Marquis request to see you."

Zhong Yansheng steadied his breathing, quickly reached out to pull up Xiao Nong's loose collar, then coughed and said: "Come in."

A group of people entered the room and were about to salute, Zhong Yansheng raised his hand: "No need to be polite, there are no outsiders here, everyone don't need to be restrained."

Xiao Wenlan, who was originally a little restrained, immediately let go, ran to Xiao Nong and howled: "Brother!"

Xiao Nong didn't even raise his eyelids, used Taxue as a cushion, leaned lazily on Taxue, and played with the little tit wood carving on the table: "Shut up."

Xiao Wenlan shuddered twice and shut up honestly.

Lou Qingtang knew what Zhong Yansheng had asked him to do, so he stepped forward to check Xiao Nong's pulse, twisting his eyebrows and revealing a strange expression: "Your Majesty, is His Royal Highness Prince Ding in pain again?"

Zhong Yansheng nodded, holding his breath nervously: "Are there any sequelae?" Lou Qingtang opened his mouth to speak, but Xiao Nong glanced at him indifferently, paused, and said loudly: "No! His Royal Highness Prince Ding is in better health than ordinary people. He has been lying in bed for more than a month, and his daily energy is very good. Take good care of it, and no matter how big the wound is, it will heal quickly. I'll leave you a few needles. If he says it hurts somewhere again, just stab him there!"

Xiao Nong: "..."

Lou Qingtang quickly stepped away, with a fake smile: "Your Highness Prince Ding, I can't commit the crime of deceiving the emperor."

Zhong Yansheng's suspicious eyes fell on Xiao Nong.

Xiao Nong was calm: "Your Majesty, do you believe me or him?"

Zhong Yansheng thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to Lou Qingtang: "Give me the needle."

Xiao Nong sighed softly, then turned to look at the eager Xiao Wenlan: "I heard from Zhan Rong that you shot Prince An to death?"

Xiao Wenlan was not very confident, and he would still sweat nervously in front of his brother, and his tongue was tied: "Well, it seems... It was me."

"Second uncle's archery skills were also excellent back then. "

Xiao Nong stood up. With his long hair loose and only a pale blue robe covering him, he looked very casual, but his tone was very serious: "If he knew, he would be very pleased."

This was the first time in so many years that Xiao Wenlan was praised by his adoring and reverent cousin. He scratched his head embarrassedly and chuckled.

Xiao Nong looked at Xiao Wenlan and was slightly absent-minded for a moment. He remembered the year when he was nine years old and was escorted back to Beijing by his personal guards at the risk of their lives. The young Xiao Wenlan hugged his legs and cried loudly for his daddy.

He patted Xiao Wenlan on the shoulder and smiled: "Do you like that bow?"

Xiao Wenlan was shocked by the pat. It took him a while to react and quickly replied: "I like it!"

"Give it to you."

Xiao Wenlan did not expect Xiao Nong to say this at all. He was surprised and happy: "Really, really? Brother? Are you really giving it to me?"

Xiao Nong retracted his hand and raised his eyebrows: "Forget it if you don't want it."

"Yes, yes! Thank you, cousin! "

Lou Qingtang and Xiao Wenlan were talking back and forth, and the atmosphere in the warm room soon became lively.

Only Zhong Sidu stood silently on the side, never speaking.

Zhong Sidu was coerced by Pei Hong and did some wrong things, but it was also he who sent the secret passage map and secretly sent a letter to Taiyuan for help, which made up for his mistakes.

Zhong Yansheng did not reveal those past things, but there is no wall that is impenetrable in the world. If you do something, people will know about it. When the news spread, Huai'an Hou was furious and twisted Zhong Sidu to kneel down at the ancestral temple. He copied the family rules for several days and wrote a letter to Zhong Yansheng. Yansheng, request for a reduction in punishment.

Zhong Yansheng had been putting off dealing with Zhong Sidu because he was thinking about the best solution.

Although Zhong Sidu had harmed him, that was in the past. After Prince Jing and Prince An entered the capital, Zhong Sidu had risked his life to help him.

But if Zhong Sidu was not dealt with, there would be dissatisfaction in the court, thinking that he was shielding the Zhong family. Marquis Huai'an personally requested for a reduction in punishment because he did not want to bring disaster to the Zhong family and Zhong Yansheng.

After the excited Xiao Wenlan and Lou Qingtang, who had taken advantage of the situation, left a needle in the ointment, Zhong Yansheng spoke: "Zhong Sidu."

Zhong Sidu lowered his eyes, knowing that Zhong Yansheng was probably going to announce how he would deal with him: "Your Majesty."

Zhong Yansheng said: "Are you ready for the Spring Examination on the ninth day of the second month? "

Zhong Sidu was stunned for a moment, and finally raised his head.

Zhong Yansheng had already thought about it. With Zhong Sidu's ability, even if he could not enter the palace examination, he could still pass the imperial examination and be selected into the Hanlin Academy, but he was not going to let Zhong Sidu enter the Hanlin Academy.

By then, "punishing" Zhong Sidu to a remote place to be a prefect would be able to shut up most people.

Xiao Nong leaned on the side with his hands folded, and did not speak to disturb Zhong Yansheng from doing things, with a smile in his eyes.

When they first met last year, Zhong Yansheng fell into his yard in panic, covered with petals, confused, like a weak and beautiful little bird, who needed someone to carefully protect him in the palm of his hand.

Now the little bird he protected in his palm can flap its wings and fly.

Xiao Nong didn't want to interfere.

He just needed to wait quietly where he was, and his little bird would fall back and roll around in his arms intimately.

Zhong Yansheng brought out the cold look he learned from Xiao Nong: "I know you are talented, so don't disappoint me in the spring examination. "

Zhong Sidu opened his mouth and responded dryly, "Yes."

Zhong Yansheng didn't need to finish his words. With Zhong Sidu's quick mind, he had probably guessed what Zhong Yansheng meant through these few words.

Zhong Yansheng coughed, and saw Zhong Sidu turned and left. Suddenly, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Do you really think I'm stupid and don't want to be my brother?"

Zhong Sidu's footsteps suddenly stopped.

Zhong Yansheng tilted his head and considerately didn't embarrass him anymore: "Go down."

Xiao Nong raised his eyebrows slightly, and seeing that Zhong Sidu seemed to leave in a hurry, he stretched out his hand and rubbed Zhong Yansheng's soft head, and said in an inexplicable tone: "Yuan Yuan, you have both brother king Jing and brother Sidu, how many brothers do you have? "

Zhong Yansheng's scalp tingled, and he felt guilty for a moment: "I, of course I only have you, my brother!"

Xiao Nong sighed leisurely: "My head starts to hurt again."

Zhong Yansheng raised the needle that Lou Qingtang left for him: "Do you want me to give you a shot?"

Xiao Nong pinched him: "You are not obedient at all."

Zhong Yansheng smiled secretly, tiptoed and quickly kissed Xiao Nong on the cheek softly: "There are still many memorials to be processed. Forget it if you don't help, brother, don't make trouble."

Xiao Nong touched his cheek, curled the corners of his mouth, and then sat down, watching Zhong Yansheng start to flip through the memorials with a sad face.

Xiao Nong smiled and helped: "The Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi sends a letter like this every month. It's a mess. Just skip it."

Zhong Yansheng breathed a sigh of relief, put down the troublesome memorial, and picked up another one.

Xiao Nong used to stay in Wenyuan Pavilion and read memorials with other cabinet ministers. Although he rarely spoke, he kept everything in mind and was very experienced.

With Xiao Nong's assistance, Zhong Yansheng's speed was a little faster, and he didn't notice that he had been pressed into Xiao Nong's arms unconsciously.

Xiao Nong's chin rested on his head, his chest trembled slightly when he spoke, and he played with a strand of his hair casually, talking freely and calmly. Zhong Yansheng couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment, and picked up another memorial. After opening it, he didn't hear Xiao Nong speak, and then he noticed what was written on it.

It was a memorial from the Minister of Rites, begging Zhong Yansheng to establish a queen and concubines as soon as possible, and to have children.

It was not the first time that Zhong Yansheng received such a memorial, but he had always dealt with it quietly before. It was the first time that it fell into Xiao Nong's sight. He was immediately as if on fire and slammed the memorial onto the table, feeling anxious in his heart: "Brother..."

After a long while, a sigh came from above his head: "Your Majesty is going to abandon me, your wife of poverty and hardship."

Taxue's big furry head also came over, and his gray-blue eyes seemed to be full of resentment. He nodded at Zhong Yansheng twice. Zhong Yansheng hurriedly pushed Taxue away, his face flushed: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Xiao Nong put his arms around his waist, his voice low and soft, as if he was very disappointed: "Otherwise, why has Your Majesty been delaying the engagement? I have been waiting to be married for many years, and no one remembered our engagement. How dare you submit such a memorial?"

The old man from the Ministry of Rites, you want to die, don't you?

Zhong Yansheng was also confused by his messy words. He picked up the pen and promised in a daze: "I, I will solve this matter right away, and tell them not to submit such memorials in the future..."

Xiao Nong had a headache, leg pain, chest pain, and hand pain in the morning, but now it seemed that he didn't hurt anywhere. He exerted a little force with his arms, picked up the person in his arms, and put him on the kang/bed in the warm room.

He lowered his tall nose and touched it intimately with Zhong Yansheng's nose. His blue eyes were like deep lakes. His voice was hoarse, and he coaxed in a low voice: "Why deal with them? Your Majesty, why don't you deal with me first?"

Zhong Yansheng's belt had loosened at some point. He grabbed his sleeve, but his body was limp in the familiar breath. Only his slender fingertips were so tight that they turned white. He bit his watery red lips, breathing short, and after a long while, he trembled and said: "Your injury..."

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Nong looked at him gently, but his eyes had already revealed extreme greed and possessiveness. He licked and kissed his earlobe, breathing heavily: "Be good, relax."

"There are still memorials to be dealt with..."

Xiao Nong continued to coax him: "Just a short while, it will be quick."

Zhong Yansheng's eyelashes were wet: "Really..."

"Really, when has brother ever lied to you?"

Zhong Yansheng hesitated. He had never been able to refuse Xiao Nong's request for love.

When Xiao Nong held him in his mouth, it was like a beast holding its prey, holding it in its mouth, unwilling to let go.

After a moment, he nodded with a blushing face: "Well, then just for a while."

However, Zhong Yansheng soon regretted it.

Xiao Nong had been in a coma for many days, and he was so worried that he forgot how bad Xiao Nong's nature was. In other aspects, His Royal Highness Prince Ding was indeed a man of his word, but in some aspects, there were few truths at all.

How could the beast, which had been hungry for a long time, let go of the meat in its mouth? It was a pity not to eat Zhong Yansheng until there was nothing left.

He was covered in sweat and leaned on the big pillow. His consciousness had been scattered in his mind. He felt vaguely that the roof seemed to be shaking. After a while, he realised that it was not the house that was shaking.

Zhong Yansheng felt wronged and angry, and bit his shoulder hard with tears in his eyes.

The pair of deep blue eyes were so deep that people could not help but indulge in them. His handsome face was charming. His long hair was loose, like a monster that sucked people's energy. He smiled and encouraged him: “Yuan Yuan, try harder."

In a daze, Zhong Yansheng finally figured it out.

The court officials were all worried that Xiao Nong would take the initiative to become the regent.

But Xiao Nong didn't want to be the regent at all. He thought it was troublesome.

His Royal Highness Ding Wang's current wish was obviously just to be the vixen of His Majesty!

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