The cloth bag was not light, and some rice grains fell out of the gaps. It can be seen that the old man not only makes a living by selling firewood, but also does farming at home and grows some rice.
In the cold winter months, it was the most precious food for his family. Such a big bag was enough to show his sincerity.
Zhou Hongyan lowered his eyes and focused on the rice grains in the gap. After a moment of silence, he raised his eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, "I thought you..."
The old man raised his head and looked at him, his eyes full of gratitude, and he was still listening to him carefully.
"I was not the one who saved you that day." Zhou Hongyan couldn't help but avoid his sight, "I went to look for you in the evening, but I didn't find you. Where did you go?"
"Ah, in the evening." The old man didn't mind his words and carefully recalled the situation that day, "In the evening, I was taken to the hospital by the people ordered by the young prince."
Speaking of this, the old man squeezed out wrinkles from the corners of his eyes, and smiled with some shame: "There are too many stubborn illnesses in the past, and they won't be cured in a while. No, as soon as I could get out of bed, I thought about coming to see the young prince as soon as possible. I know I can't repay my life-saving kindness, but I still hope you can send me a message. If the young prince is of any use to me in the future, please speak up!"
Zhou Hongyan held the bag of rice and completely froze on the spot.
The young prince did not refuse to save him...
He never thought that the problem that had troubled him for so long was just a misunderstanding.
With soreness in his throat, Zhou Hongyan struggled to clear his thoughts, "I will do it."
"Oh, thank you so much, sir, he is such a kind person!"
Before the old man could raise his head and say anything, Zhou Hongyan had already turned around and walked into the Prince's Mansion, his steps hurried and he looked quite anxious.
"What's the matter? You're so anxious..." The old man shook his head and walked slowly away with his back hunched over.
Zhou Hongyan had no intention of staying and talking anymore. His head was now full of the young prince.
He wants to find the young prince, to see him...
On the other side, there was singing and dancing in the main hall, and cups and glasses were exchanged. The young prince was just half drunk when he was called up by the system to do a task.
With a pretty face, Li Yingchi called the maid beside him and said softly: "Take me to find, uh... Lin Qiyun."
When she heard the young prince calling the third prince by his name, the maid couldn't help but trembled, her expression was shocked for a moment, then she respectfully lowered her body and held the young prince's hand, and said, "Yes, prince, please come with me."
She calmed down her expression and thought to herself, who at the emperor's feet would be disrespectful when meeting the royal heirs, for fear of offending them and causing their lives to be in danger.
It is estimated that only the young prince, who has such a noble status and has been pampered by the people in Prince Shun's palace since he was a child, dares to live like this and live so wantonly.
The maid helped the young prince walk in from the side of the main hall, and people passing by looked sideways.
Seeing that the young prince was walking a little unsteadily, someone stood up to talk to him and wanted to help him. The erratic hand wanted to put it on the slender waist. The maid lowered her head and took the young prince slightly sideways, apologizing: "Thank you all, gentlemen..."
"I'm not drunk! Why don't you help me? Walk faster!" Before he finished speaking, Li Yingchi's eyes were dim and he interrupted the conversation impatiently.
What he said was a classic drunkard's speech, not very convincing, but the person who spoke was the Prince Shun, and he looked eagerly at the people here who wanted a piece of the pie, so he had to look away.
Before Li Yingchi could drag his shaky steps a few more steps, Lin Qiyun suddenly appeared in front.
When he was still sitting on the main seat, his eyes never left Li Yingchi, and he didn't miss a single move. He even knew the frequency of the trembling eyelashes hidden behind the white gauze by heart.
It can be said that Lin Qiyun couldn't sit still as soon as Zhou Hongyan left, but there were too many people to socialize with, and he couldn't get away for a while.
When he saw the young prince walking towards him, he immediately got up and came to look for the young prince.
The maid watched helplessly as the third prince held the young prince's hand and half-hugged him into his arms in an intimate posture. She was silent for a second and then immediately lowered her head as if she hadn't seen anything.
Lin Qiyun asked in a gentle tone, "Is the young prince here to see me?"
Only then did Li Yingchi realize that the person next to him had turned into the third prince. Thinking of the bad things he was going to do next, he nodded his little head and buried his head in Lin Qiyun's arms. He was extremely well-behaved and said, "Looking for you. I, I want to toast you."
How could Lin Qiyun miss this rare show of goodwill from the young prince.
At the noisy banquet, under the gaze of many diners, the third prince's eyebrows were gentle and soft. When he turned around, he looked a little apologetic, with a light smile on his lips, gentle and with an innate sense of alienation.
"Excuse me for a moment. Don't be restrained. Please enjoy the banquet."
Li Yingchi took a seat at the third prince's seat, saying he wanted to make a toast, but at this moment he was still sitting very upright, his soft white face bulging, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
And the third prince of Qingfeng Mingyue was pouring wine for him.
A glass of wine was poured and put into Li Yingchi's hand. The coolness was a bit freezing. He shuddered slightly and licked his lips nervously. The soft pink tip of his tongue appeared for a moment and then disappeared quickly, leaving some crystal water.
Lin Qiyun's eyes curled up, and he sat aside, holding his face and looking at the young prince intently. His drinking voice was low and lazy, with a careless smile: "Didn't you say you wanted to toast me? Prince."
Li Yingchi's little head didn't remember what to say in the toast at all, but there was still some bad water in his stomach, and he was clearly thinking about how to pour the wine on the third prince seemingly casually.
After swallowing, Li Yingchi raised his wine glass with both hands, "I'll toast you!"
The wine glass was still tilted. Before the system could remind him, Lin Qiyun took Li Yingchi's hand and changed his position so that it was facing him.
"Why do you respect me?" Lin Qiyun asked.
Li Yingchi was stunned. Is there any reason for the toast?
His cheeks, which were already pink from the alcohol, turned even redder. Li Yingchi racked his brains for a while and said, "Because, because of you...because you are hosting today's banquet?"
Lin Qiyun chuckled, not knowing whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied, and whispered: "You little idiot."
Li Yingchi didn't hear clearly and asked him: "Can I make a toast?"
"Well, of course."
The system stared at the background data and commanded: "Host, from this angle, pour forward."
It is obvious that you should drink the toast by yourself, but now Li Yingchi is asked to pour it forward. Li Yingchi may hesitate when he is sober, but when he is drunk, he seems to have completely integrated into the character. He held the wine glass, moved his fingers without concealment, tilted the wine glass, and the transparent wine poured out, and was about to spill on the third prince's gorgeous robes.
But when his fingers slipped, the cup tilted too much, and the wine spilled out, with most of it falling onto his own clothes.
The young prince's white clothes were instantly soaked by the wine, and it was so wet that a large area was obviously darkened, while the third prince only got a few drops.
Time seemed to suddenly stand still, and the system watched silently, not knowing what to say.
Before Li Yingchi could react, Lin Qiyun chuckled, "Why are you so careless?"
Only then did Li Yingchi slowly realize that something was wrong with his leg. He reached out to touch it and felt a patch of moisture.
His whole body froze, and his face turned pale with fright.
Li Yingchi's voice trembled and he felt aggrieved, and he looked for the system in a panic: "What should I do? The system, all the wine that should have been poured on the third prince has been poured on me."
The system was helpless and quickly came to the rescue:
"Host, don't worry too much. It doesn't matter. You can ask the third prince to take you to change clothes. Same thing, as long as you complete the final task."
Lin Qiyun pulled the wet piece of clothes for the young prince. He didn't seem to see through his little trick and showed no signs of anger. He even took out a handkerchief to wipe it for him.
"Third Prince, can you take me to change my clothes?"
The young prince's white and delicate fingers rested softly on Lin Qiyun's arm, which was wiping his clothes, and his voice was soft.
Probably because she had done something wrong and felt guilty, she was afraid that he would not agree, so she even tilted her face to one side unconsciously, with a few strands of hair falling on the side of her face.
He looks innocent, yet somewhat unknowingly seductive.
Lin Qiyun looked at him quietly with a pair of black eyes. For a moment, he held Li Yingchi in his big hands and said, "Call my name."
"...Lin Qiyun, take me to change clothes."
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On the way, the young prince was afraid that others would see him doing bad things, so he refused to follow the maid because he felt embarrassed and did not want to be seen by others.
Lin Qiyun wanted to carry Li Yingchi away, but Li Yingchi frowned and pushed him away, saying that he was no longer a child.
Lin Qiyun looked him up and down, then his eyes gradually shifted downwards, "Really? Then show me."
When his eyes touched the jade pendant on the young prince's waist, he suddenly paused for a moment.
He had seen this jade pendant before on Zhou Hongyan.
Li Yingchi didn't understand what he meant and thought he was inexplicable. He turned his head and didn't want to pay attention to him.
Lin Qiyun wanted to say something more, but when he saw Li Yingchi staggering towards the grass ahead, he stopped talking and quickly put his arm around his shoulders, "Do you really not want to hug me?"
The young prince said angrily: "My prince can't see, but it's not like he can't walk!"
"Okay, okay, then let me support you." Lin Qiyun had no choice but to lead the young prince to the yard where he was changing clothes, as if accepting his fate.
The young prince snorted softly and stopped talking.
There is still some distance from the main hall to that courtyard. The only way is a bluestone path. There are many lanterns lit on the side of the road, which drift vaguely when the wind blows. There are also plum trees planted on both sides, with their branches extending freely. It was hanging, and there were dots of red plums on it, adding some subtle plum blossom fragrance to the cold air.
As soon as the cold wind blew, Li Yingchi's originally confused head suddenly became much clearer.
The fragrance in the air floated into his nose. Li Yingchi couldn't see it but could smell it clearly. Although the smell was light, it was very present, so he asked: "I seem to smell something? What is it?"
"It's a plum blossom." Lin Qiyun asked him with a smile, "Why is your nose so sharp?"
Li Yingchi had never seen plum blossoms before. He raised his head and wanted to see it, but unfortunately all he saw was darkness. He pursed his lips and finally said, "Can I touch it if I want to?"
The branches shook violently. After a while, Lin Qiyun broke off a plum blossom and gently put it into the hands of the young prince.
"Don't just touch it, Yingchi, if you want a plum garden, I should build one for you."
Then Li Yingchi suddenly felt a chill in his ears. He was a little strange and asked, "What is this?"
Lin Qiyun did not answer immediately.
The young prince likes to raise his head when talking. Today, his eyes are covered with white gauze. He can't see the feather eyelashes that fluttered like butterflies in the past, but he has a bit more aloof indifference. The shape of his lips is beautiful, and his cheeks are The cold whiteness that seems to have never been exposed to sunlight.
Lin Qiyun began to imagine what it would look like if he put one next to Li Yingchi's ear.
It wasn't until he pinned the plum blossom into the hair next to the young prince's ear that he finally realized that those imaginations were not as colorful as the young prince's.
Next to the white jade-like cheeks are delicate and small ears and dark-black hair, but at this moment, a bright red plum blossom that looks like blood suddenly falls.
The extreme color contrast creates a strong visual impact, and the ink painting-like fairy figure seems to be pulled into the mortal world by him.
Lin Qiyun was almost fascinated by it.
It wasn't until the young prince wanted to reach out and touch him that he answered as if he had just woken up from a dream:
"It's plum blossom."
Li Yingchi fiddled with the plum blossom for a few times, and decided that for the sake of Lin Qiyun giving him the plum blossom, he would not care if he pinched the plum blossom next to his ear.
The two of them walked on the road in silence. The atmosphere was a bit strange, but no one felt awkward.
The young prince was hiding something in his heart and was too nervous to speak. Lin Qiyun was staring at the young prince closely, not knowing what he was thinking.
For a moment, the system broke the silence.
"Host, take two more steps and you will reach the pond. Your last task is to push the third prince Lin Qiyun into the water."
Li Yingchi blinked and said "hmm" softly, indicating that he knew.
Lin Qiyun noticed that the person in his arms suddenly stopped. He lowered his body with some concern, "What's wrong? Did you walk too slowly and got cold? Otherwise, I'd better hold you."
The two of them were standing by the pond at this time. The position where Lin Qiyun was standing now required a push from Li Yingchi to directly complete the task.
"Lin Qiyun, are you and Zhou Hongyan hiding something from me?"
The fingers on his shoulders were opened by Li Yingchi, and he took a half step back somewhat coldly, his tone was polite and aggressive.
In the original text, at this point in time, Zhou Hongyan and Lin Qiyun had already joined forces and were ready to teach this young prince a lesson. Although the young prince was naughty, he was not a complete fool. He had some clues about the two of them.
He could have avoided it and cut his losses in time, but on the day of the banquet, he was drunk and suddenly wanted to harm the third prince beyond his own control.
What Li Yingchi said now was also what the young prince said at that time.
Lin Qiyun was stunned and quickly recalled the exchange between himself and Zhou Hongyan.
Then, he remembered what he had done that night after breaking into the young prince's bathroom.
Lin Qiyun's throat tightened, his eyes wandered, and he felt guilty unconsciously, "No, how could I hide it from you?"
"You're lying!" Li Yingchi took a step forward, and the distance between the two suddenly shortened. He held Lin Qiyun's chest with his hand, "Neither you nor Zhou Hongyan are good people!"
Before Lin Qiyun could come up with something nice to say, the system's cold electronic voice came from Li Yingchi's head, "Right now, push!"
Li Yingchi used both hands to push the third prince into the pond.
But suddenly, he found that the little strength in his limp arms had no effect at all.
Not only did it fail to move the third prince's steps, it actually caused him to step on the wet soil beside the pond.
Li Yingchi suddenly felt bad. The next moment, his foot slipped and he fell straight into the pond.
"Plop!" With a sound, Li Yingchi fell into the water in the blink of an eye before Lin Qiyun could react.
The winter water was so cold that it swallowed him up in an instant.
Li Yingchi's consciousness was blurry, and he seemed to hear another sound of falling water.
There was also a very faint voice that seemed to be coming from far away, calling for something.
It seems...is it his name?
"Host!"
"Li Yingchi!"
"Little Prince!"
Without enough time to distinguish, Li Yingchi gradually closed his eyes. The last moment he was still conscious, he was still worried.
What should I do? It seems like the mission was messed up by him.
Chapter 18 The Blind Prince (18)
As soon as he entered the main banquet hall, Zhou Hongyan found that the person who was supposed to be sitting and eating obediently was missing.
When he looked up again, it was good, Lin Qiyun was gone too.
He casually placed the bag of rice in his hand on the table, grabbed the maid beside him, and asked her, "Where is the Crown Prince? Did he follow the Third Prince?"
Her tone was firm, as if she already knew what happened before. The maid did not dare to hide it and said hurriedly: "The prince just made a fuss about going to toast the third prince, and then he accidentally knocked over the wine glass during the toast and wet his clothes. Now the third prince has taken the young prince to the side courtyard to change clothes."
"Pianyuan?"
Zhou Hongyan frowned, murmured softly, turned around and walked out.
The pace was so fast that the maid couldn't help but take a look. Almost in the blink of an eye, Zhou Hongyan disappeared.
She was puzzled. There were rumors that the young general and the prince were not on good terms, so why were they so anxious to find someone? But judging from the behavior of the two people at the banquet today, it didn't seem like they were at odds with each other. Rather, it seemed that the young general was willing to do so.
Could it be...
The little maid's eyes widened and she quickly covered her mouth with her hands, as if she knew some terrible secret.
This was not Zhou Hongyan's first visit to the Third Prince's Mansion. He had attended several banquets with the general before, and he knew a little about the structure of the Third Prince's Mansion.
Therefore, there was no need for anyone to lead the way. As soon as he heard that the young prince was in the side courtyard, he was ready to look for him by himself.
Today there was a banquet in the Third Prince's Mansion. The main hall was full of people. All the servants in the house went to the main hall and the kitchen to help. The whole way to the side courtyard was eerily silent.
On the way, Zhou Hongyan's usually calm heart was now filled with worry.
It wasn't that he was afraid that the young prince would get into trouble, but that he was worried that he would be bullied by Lin Qiyun.
Lin Qiyun has never been considered a gentleman in his heart. Everyone in the palace has at least 800 bad intentions. How can an heir to the throne be a pure and good person.
In recent times, Lin Qiyun has never concealed his interest in the young prince. As both men, how could he not know what Lin Qiyun meant.
Normally, the young prince is enough to attract bees and butterflies, but now the young prince is still in a drunken state, and becomes even cuter after drinking.
Even when he saw it, he couldn't restrain himself. There was no guarantee that Lin Qiyun, a hypocrite, wouldn't do something bad to the young prince.
Just thinking about this, the anger in Zhou Hongyan's eyes almost burst out.
On the quiet path, the originally gentle footsteps became more and more rapid.
There was no wind at night, but Zhou Hongyan's cloak never fell off for a long time. In the end, he was almost running to find someone.
Finally, the young prince's moon-white clothes appeared in his field of vision.
From Zhou Hongyan's perspective, the young prince was standing by the pond talking to Lin Qiyun. It seemed that nothing happened.
He relaxed slightly, fearing that his shortness of breath would reveal his stupid behavior of looking for someone in a hurry, so he deliberately slowed down and walked towards the two of them.
But the next moment, Zhou Hongyan's pupils suddenly tightened, and the reflection of the young prince fell in his eyes.
"Li Yingchi!"
At that moment, Zhou Hongyan seemed to be in the water, his hands and feet were as cold as a corpse.
The tall man couldn't help but tremble at this moment.
He had never been so scared, wishing that he was a goblin in a fantasy novel, with extraordinary powers, able to exchange places with the young prince, so that the young prince could stand on the shore properly.
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Lin Qiyun immediately jumped into the pond after reacting.
It is said to be a pond, but it is actually no different from a small lake, wide and deep. Fortunately, Lin Qiyun reacted quickly and didn't let the young prince suffer too much.
The lake water was freezing cold on a cold winter night. The young prince was weak and choked on the water. When he was picked up, his face was cold and pale, and he had already fainted.
Zhou Hongyan no longer knew how he ran towards the young prince. He and Lin Qiyun looked at each other and finally realized what he was doing. He hurriedly took off his outer robe and covered the young prince.
Lin Qiyun carried the young prince and walked towards the nearest room, his steps were fast and steady, and he did not forget to tell Zhou Hongyan, "Go and call the imperial doctor quickly!"
Zhou Hongyan rushed out again.
A maid came in response, walking in and out of the room. After quickly lighting up several pots of golden charcoal, he brought a thick new quilt and some changes of clothes from the warehouse, and then stood quietly outside the door waiting for help.
Lin Qiyun, the noble prince, had rarely lost his grace. He was soaked and in a state of embarrassment, but he had no time to care about himself now.
After arriving at the house, Lin Qi moved very quickly.
First, he helped the young prince change out of those soaked clothes, then put him into clean and comfortable underwear, and finally covered him with a thick quilt.
He put the young prince into a warm nest he had made with his own hands.
After doing everything he could, Lin Qiyun looked at the sleeping face of the young prince and stood by the bed in a daze for a long time.
He is not as calm and rational as he seems. Yan Shan listens
As early as the moment Li Yingchi fell into the water, his mind was blank.
How could he stay calm.
How could he remain calm in the face of the unconscious little prince's pale face and lips that were no longer as rosy as before.
Even if he likes to tease the young prince, this is definitely not the scene he wants.
A chill came from the clothes soaked by the lake water, freezing Lin Qiyun's whole body to the point of being bloodless, but he seemed not to notice it.
In a daze, Lin Qiyun gently touched the side of Li Yingchi's face and murmured: "How could I not know what I want..."
The door was pushed open violently, and Zhou Hongyan walked in with an old doctor.
Lin Qi moved for a moment and withdrew his hand.
Zhou Hongyan first glanced at Lin Qiyun's irregular hands with a serious look, and then nodded respectfully to the imperial physician: "The young prince is right there. He fell into the water and passed out. Please, imperial physician, please take a look."
"Hey, I'll go right away." The old doctor didn't respond and went in carrying the medicine box.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Hongyan looked at Lin Qiyun and said, "Third Prince, you'd better go change your clothes first."
Lin Qiyun then lowered his head and looked at himself. His clothes were stained with water and were still falling drop by drop. He twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "The young general is interested."
"After changing clothes, let's come out and talk later."
Hearing this, Lin Qiyun raised his eyes and met Zhou Hongyan's gloomy gaze. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay, I happen to have something to ask you."
The imperial doctor was sitting in the room taking the pulse of the young prince.
In addition to catching a cold after falling into the water, Zhou Hongyan also specifically told him to see how the injury on the young prince's eyes was recovering.
He closed his eyes and felt the pulse of the young prince, with a serious look on his face. His white beard trembled on his old and kind face, as if he was thinking about something.
Some distance away, behind the screen, Zhou Hongyan and Lin Qiyun were sitting at the coffee table.
The two of them each held a cup of hot tea, without tasting it. They just watched the mist drift away, blurring each other's faces.
After a long time, Zhou Hongyan put the tea cup to his mouth, took a sip, and asked: "My young prince, why did you fall into the water today?"
"Didn't you see it?" Lin Qiyun lowered his gaze and focused on the tea. "The soil next to the pond is too soft. I didn't take good protection. The young prince probably stepped on the soft mud and his feet were unstable."
He thought of the last words the young prince said, and his fingers couldn't help but rub the edge of the cup over and over again.
Zhou Hongyan didn't answer, and Lin Qiyun added: "It's really my fault. If I had known it was so dangerous, I should have surrounded him with more wooden stakes and tightened the young prince's hand."
"There is no need to trouble the third prince so much." Zhou Hongyan put down the tea cup and said in a calm tone, "I will ask the young prince to come to the prince's residence less often."
They say they come here less often, but in fact they mean they won't come again.
Zhou Hongyan and Lin Qiyun both knew what this meant.
Lin Qiyun chuckled with no meaning, and then spoke again, but it was about another matter, "The young prince's dress today seems to be different from what I saw when I went to the palace that day."
He raised his eyes lightly, and the figure of Zhou Hongyan was reflected in his beautifully curved phoenix eyes, "Last time I told you to change the jade pendant, and the young general did. However, why does the jade pendant on the prince's body look so familiar? ?"
"It's normal for the third prince to look familiar. The jade pendant originally belonged to me. The young prince thought it was suitable, so he put it on." Zhou Hongyan's back was tense, his fingers moved slightly, he squeezed the teacup tightly, and looked at Lin Qiyun opposite.
"Oh." Lin Qiyun nodded slightly, "But I remember that when the young prince wanted this jade pendant on the street, the young general refused to let go. Even later, when the young prince fell and injured his eye, he asked your father for it. , you never agreed."
"Why are you letting go so easily now? Major General, I don't understand."
Zhou Hongyan picked up the tea cup and took another sip of tea. After a while, he said: "It's just a jade pendant. It's not worth your highness's effort."
"But as far as I know, this jade pendant seems to have an extraordinary meaning." Lin Qiyun suppressed his smile, his eyes dark and deep, "It is better for the Major General to keep such a precious thing by himself."
The tea cup was placed heavily on the table by Zhou Hongyan, and he said in a bad tone: "No need, that is my gift to the young prince."
Lin Qiyun's eyes were filled with unclear emotions, and his gaze fell on Zhou Hongyan's face. After a long time, he shook his head and sneered: "I'm meddling in other people's business."
He leaned back slightly and sat in the chair with a relaxed posture, "I will go to the palace tomorrow."
What else could Lin Qiyun do when he entered the palace besides looking for the emperor? Zhou Hongyan couldn't think of anything else. His throat tightened and he asked, "Are you going to report the prince?"
Zhou Hongyan actually knew everything about what happened by the pond at that time.
He saw the young prince reaching out to push someone, and saw the young prince falling into the water after losing his balance.
He couldn't imagine that Lin Qiyun's proposal to enter the palace now was for nothing other than to report the young prince in front of the emperor.
Lin Qiyun opened his eyes in surprise, "Why do you think so?"
He chuckled softly and then said: "Did the young prince do something? Why should I report him? Of course I have important things to do when I enter the palace. For the young prince, it should not be a bad thing."
At this time, the imperial doctor happened to come out with his medicine box. Lin Qiyun stood up, looked at Zhou Hongyan condescendingly, and said slightly, "You can look forward to it, Major General, but you should know tomorrow."
The old doctor has many years of experience in medicine. She was originally a person who stayed in the imperial doctor's room in the palace all year round, but when she got a little older, she was sent to the third prince's residence.
He had seen all kinds of illnesses, big and small. With just a pulse, he knew that the young prince was just cold after falling into the water, nothing serious. It was just that he observed the injured eye area for a while, which took a little longer.
After the old doctor tucked the little prince into bed, he walked out of the screen with the newly prescribed medicine. He raised his head and met the smiling eyes of the third prince. The old doctor lowered his head and bowed respectfully, "Third prince."
Lin Qiyunxu helped the old doctor and took the prescription from him, with a worried look on his face, "You're welcome, doctor, how is your prince's health?"
"The young prince is not seriously ill, he just suffered a little cold, and as his body is a little weak, he may develop a high fever later. Just drink more water and keep warm." The old doctor replied.
"If that's the case, then this medicine...?" Lin Qiyun looked at the prescription, a little confused.
The old doctor did not answer Lin Qiyun's question first. Instead, he asked: "After the prince injured his eye, did he usually take medicine?"
As the person who had the most contact with the young prince, Zhou Hongyan suddenly received two glances. He stood up blankly, "The young prince has never taken medicine." When he was in the house, he had never seen the young prince taking medicine.
"Hey, the young prince's eyes are almost healed. Although there was no need to take medicine originally, the recovery would be slower, but now that he has caught a cold, his eyes may also be affected. It is best to take medicine as it will heal faster. "
The old doctor shook his head, pointed to the medicines on the prescription, and explained: "These medicines are for treating the eyes, and the remaining medicines are helpful in reducing fever. If you survive the fever tonight, the little prince's eyes will It's probably going to be fine soon."
"Thank you!"
The old doctor waved his hand, bowed and left.
Afraid that the young prince would be sick and uncomfortable, Lin Qiyun quickly called a maid with the prescription and asked her to instruct the pharmacy to boil the medicine according to the medicinal materials and precautions written on it, and no mistakes were allowed.
At the coffee table, Zhou Hongyan was still standing there, his eyes as black as paint looking in one place, and his eyes seemed to fall on the young prince through the screen.
For some reason, after hearing what the imperial doctor said, Zhou Hongyan suddenly felt a sense of loss that would not go away.
Why is this happening?
He wondered why he felt a sense of loss when he heard that the young prince's eyes were about to heal.
He was probably afraid that after the young prince's eyes healed, they would separate just like the original agreement, and they would never meet again.
I don't know since when, the shackles that the young prince used to trap him became his only way to get close to the young prince.
This is the only place where he is better than Lin Qiyun.
Zhou Hongyan opened the door, and the wooden door creaked, revealing the dark and gloomy night sky, as dark as if the night could cover all his unsightly thoughts.
He stepped out.
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As early as when Li Yingchi fell into the water, the system activated the protection mechanism as quickly as possible, closing his consciousness and minimizing his pain.
But the system could not intervene to adjust the host's body. In the middle of the night, Li Yingchi still developed a high fever.
The most important banquet was put aside. Lin Qiyun dismissed all the servants and took care of the young prince alone.
He sat beside Li Yingchi's bed, with a bucket filled with cold water at his feet. He wetted the towel over and over again and applied it to Li Yingchi's forehead.
The dim candlelight swayed with light and shadow. Li Yingchi was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, his expression as delicate as a porcelain doll without saying a word.
The hand held by Lin Qiyun was obviously extremely cold, but his cheeks were burning red.
After the medicine that had been prepared was brought to the right temperature for the mouth, Lin Qiyun carefully lifted Li Yingchi up and let him lean into his arms. Then he picked up a spoon and filled some medicine with it, slowly feeding it in small sips.
He thought that since Li Yingchi fell asleep, it would be extremely difficult to administer the medicine, but when he gently placed the spoon on Li Yingchi's lips, the lips opened a small opening on their own, and the medicine entered his stomach smoothly.
This kind of well-behaved appearance is rare, but Lin Qiyun hates his current well-behaved appearance.
He would rather Li Yingchi lose his temper with him, call him shameless...anything is fine, as long as he is healthy.
All he wanted was for Li Yingchi to stay by his side.
Chapter 19 The Blind Prince (19)
Li Yingchi fell into the water and fell ill this time. He fell asleep and fell asleep for a long time. Fortunately, the high fever came and went quickly. During his sleep, his body temperature had gone down.
When he woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
The warm afternoon sun generously sheds a few rays of sunlight into the window. Birds flew from nowhere and landed on the branches, chattering about dinner. There was a warm and lively atmosphere spreading.
In the room, feeling the soft but obviously unfamiliar pillow, Li Yingchi didn't quite understand what was going on at this time.
"System, are you there?"
He called in a low voice, his tone cautious and timid, obviously still remembering that his task was not done well.
The system responded to him: "I'm always here, host."
"Where am I now?"
"You are currently in a room in the third prince's residence."
After hesitating for a while, Li Yingchi finally plucked up the courage to speak and asked the question he was most worried about: "Am I not completing my mission?"
The system was checking the background data at this time and answered quickly: "All the tasks of hosting this world have been completed, and it has been done very well."
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Li Yingchi seemed to be able to hear a comforting tone from the plain electronic sound.
"Are there any penalties for failing to complete the task?"
Li Yingchi actually didn't quite believe what the system said.
Because he now clearly remembers that he fell into the water without even touching anyone, how could he...complete the mission.
He calmly shrank back into the quilt, lowered his eyes, his fan-like eyelashes trembled, and the emotion on his face was uncontrollably depressed.
"If you fail to complete the task, you will need to go to another world." How could the child-like movements escape the eyes of the system? It felt helpless in its heart, but still patiently explained:
"But the host has completed the mission. Although the host did not push the third prince into the water that night, he jumped into the water himself, and Zhou Hongyan also saw this scene, thus meeting the conditions for completing the mission."
"Well done, host."
The man huddled in the quilt paused, revealing half of his face, and asked blankly: "Can this also be counted?"
"Of course, how could I lie to you."
The system's words successfully made Li Yingchi frown. He sat up holding the quilt, with dimples on his cheeks, and said excitedly: "Then will I be able to leave this world soon?"
Li Yingchi made a lot of noise. The maid who came in to clean the room noticed that he was awake. She hurriedly approached the screen and asked softly:
"My lord, are you awake?"
Li Yingchi hurriedly lay back down, his face tensed, and he pretended to have done nothing, "Well, I just woke up."
The maid didn't say anything more. Li Yingchi heard her footsteps gradually getting quieter, and it seemed that she was leaving the house.
Originally, Li Yingchi was still immersed in the joy of completing the task, but the maid's intrusion suddenly brought him back to reality. Li Yingchi remembered that he was staying in Lin Qiyun's house at the moment, and last night, he had done so many bad things to Lin Qiyun... He bit his lip, not knowing what to do.
Before Li Yingchi could think of how to face Lin Qiyun, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and footsteps gradually approached.
"How do you feel? Is there anything else that feels uncomfortable?"
Lin Qiyun bent down and placed his hands on the pillow of the young prince. His warm breath fell on Li Yingchi's ear, and his voice was warm and clear.
He didn't sound angry about last night.
"I'm not uncomfortable." Li Yingchi felt guilty, turned his head unnaturally, and muttered: "Last night, last night, thank you very much."
"Ah, the prince is so polite." Lin Qiyun raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't expect to hear such kind words from the young prince's mouth.
He raised his hand to signal, and after a while, a maid came over carrying a bowl of steaming porridge. This had been prepared a long time ago and had been kept hot on the pot, for fear that the young prince would not be able to eat hot food and would get upset.
Lin Qiyun helped the young prince up and let him lean on the bed while he held the bowl of porridge and blew it gently.
Seeing that the temperature was about right, he scooped out a little bit with a spoon and put it to the young prince's mouth.
Li Yingchi pursed his lips tightly, feeling that it was so awkward and he didn't want to eat it.
His eyes fell on the young prince's red ears. Lin Qiyun understood that this was because he was shy. He raised the corners of his mouth, suppressing a smile and coaxing: "You have been sleeping for too long. How can you not eat something?" Yanshanting
"Be good, open your mouth, ah..."
Lin Qiyun fed him like a child, and Li Yingchi actually ate most of the bowl.
Putting down the bowl, Lin Qi gently wiped the corners of the young prince's mouth with a handkerchief, and said as if unintentionally: "I went to the palace this morning."
Li Yingchi's originally relaxed body stiffened when he thought that in the original plot, Lin Qiyun had reported him to the emperor and ended up with a miserable end.
Li Yingchi speculated in his mind that he might have entered the palace this time because of what happened last night.
"What did you tell me when you came into the palace?"
"I'm going to recommend someone to the emperor." Lin Qiyun didn't know that Li Yingchi was thinking so much, so he just chuckled, "Do something that can give him and me the best of both worlds."
This was said in a vague way, and Li Yingchi couldn't understand it clearly and didn't dare to answer easily.
He pursed his lips and said nothing, looking uninterested. His eyebrows were drooped, and his long and thick eyelashes cast a shadow on his pale cheeks. He looked fragile and transparent, as if he would disappear from this world in the next moment.
Lin Qiyun's heart tightened, and an indescribable feeling of emptiness filled his heart.
He suddenly held the young prince's hand tightly, as if this would make him feel better. The strength suddenly lost control, and Li Yingchi was caught in pain, and he couldn't help but whimper in his throat. The end of his eyes were instantly stained with mist, and wetness hung on that place, showing his pity.
"Sorry...I just lost my mind." Lin Qiyun hurriedly let go of his hand and gently rubbed the spot where he had just held it. "I just suddenly felt that you should eat more, you are too thin now."
Inexplicably, Li Yingchi thought to himself.
He withdrew his hand forcefully. After a while, he still couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "What's the best of both worlds?"
Lin Qiyun did not answer, but turned to look at the sky, "You should know soon."
The winter sun always seems to set earlier. The two of them just sat and chatted for a while, and the sunlight outside the house disappeared.
Li Yingchi felt that if he continued to lie down in the third prince's house like this, he might be carried out of Yandu in his dream tonight without waiting for the emperor's decree.
He decided to get up and take a few steps.
Lin Qiyun couldn't resist him, so she had to help him get some clothes.
"Where are my original clothes?" The young prince touched it and noticed something was wrong.
Lin Qiyun explained: "I took it to be washed, and it should still be drying now."
He thought the young prince liked that piece of clothing, so he joked with a smile: "What's wrong? Are you worried that the clothes will be damaged in the wash?"
Li Yingchi shook his head.
Of course it couldn't be for this reason. How could he be reluctant to part with a piece of clothing, but it was just empty around his waist, which was a bit unaccustomed to him.
He still remembered that the jade pendant was a very important thing to Zhou Hongyan. He only borrowed it for his own use. It would be difficult to lose it.
The young prince frowned slightly, put his hand on his waist, and asked warmly, "Have you ever seen, um... an emerald jade pendant? It's the one that was hanging on my waist before."
"Oh, that jade pendant." Lin Qiyun's smile gradually turned cold, and he turned around and took out the jade pendant and put it into Li Yingchi's hand. "At this."
The young prince fumbled with the jade pendant for a while, and then prepared to hang it back on his waist.
The tender white palms were in sharp contrast with the jade pendant. Lin Qiyun lowered his eyes and looked at it, and suddenly said: "This jade pendant looks like I have seen it on General Zhou."
"Well, General Zhou lent it to me."
Lin Qiyun raised his eyebrows at the word "borrow" and secretly thought that Zhou Hongyan had a great idea, but it was just a daydream.
The jade pendant was taken back by Lin Qiyun. Li Yingchi stretched out his hand to grab it, but was shocked by Lin Qiyun's next words.
"Do you know the meaning of this jade pendant?"
"This is a token of love passed down to him by his mother. It can be said that this jade pendant is for his future daughter-in-law."
"Li Yingchi, do you understand?"
Lin Qiyun's eyes were blazing, as if asking, do you understand, do you understand what Zhou Hongyan has in mind for you?
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him fell silent. Li Yingchi's beautiful, round eyes were widened in shock at the sudden information, clearly reflecting the appearance of Lin Qiyun in front of him.
If Li Yingchi could really see it, he might be frightened by the hot emotion in Lin Qiyun's black eyes that was about to overflow, but it was a pity that he couldn't see it.
He was stunned for a second, and when he spoke again, his tone was hesitant: "Isn't that particularly precious?"
Li Yingchi knew that the jade pendant should be extremely important, otherwise Zhou Hongyan would not rather be his servant than give it to him, but he did not expect that it would be so valuable.
What is the difference between a love token passed down from parents in this era and a family heirloom?
If he had known it was so important, no matter how much Zhou Hongyan coaxed him that night, he would never have agreed.
Thinking of this, Li Yingchi still complained about Zhou Hongyan's arrival. If he hadn't been so generous suddenly, he would not have worn this jade pendant to the banquet.
If someone saw him, he might be accused of robbing Zhou Hongyan's things.
Although, although he did want to rob it at first.
The white and soft little face quietly bulged, and Li Yingchi secretly said bad things about Zhou Hongyan in his heart.
"......What?"
Lin Qiyun never expected that Li Yingchi's focus would be this, and he didn't understand what he meant at all.
It was a token of love. Zhou Hongyan hung it on the young prince like this. Didn't this clearly tell others that Zhou Hongyan was happy with the prince?
It was the first time that Lin Qiyun found that the young prince was so slow. Lin Qiyun was almost speechless by his questions.
The gentle and elegant mask of the past could no longer be maintained. Lin Qiyun spoke almost without hesitation: "Do you know what this means? Li Yingchi, this means Zhou Hongyan..."
"Lin Qiyun!"
The unfinished words were suddenly interrupted, and Lin Qiyun looked at him coldly.
The curtain covering the room was roughly opened, and what followed was a dusty Zhou Hongyan, and an extremely offensive roar.
The maids passing by quickly quickened their pace, fearing that the gods would be angry and bring disaster to Chiyu.
Oh my God, someone directly called His Highness by his name again.
Chapter 20 The Blind Prince (Twenty)
The transparent beads on the curtain collided with each other as they rushed in, swaying gently behind Zhou Hongyan, making a thin and shattering sound.
Although the sound is small, it disturbs people's hearts.
Zhou Hongyan was obviously in a hurry today. He was wearing an official uniform. His hair was tightly tied up at the front and messy at the end. Some strands even stuck to his cold face and the boots on his feet. It was also stained with mud and water, but he had no time to care.
It was obvious that Zhou Hongyan came in a hurry as soon as he left the palace.
Lin Qiyun's hand holding the jade pendant tightened, and he turned to look at the person coming, his eyes filled with coldness.
Lin Qiyun still didn't care about Zhou Hongyan's furious look. He looked directly into Zhou Hongyan's red eyes, raised a curve in his mouth, and continued the interrupted words word by word:
"This means that Zhou Hongyan is pleased with you."
His voice was cold and low at this time, but his tone was somewhat provocative and playful. The words spoken were clear to the ear, but the content was a secret that could not be made public.
No matter how open and bold this era is, Long Yang's goodness is never something that can be put on the table.
Rumor has it that the young prince often visited Fengyue places, but had never entered the Nanfeng Pavilion. Zhou Hongyan thought about this point many times, and finally found that no matter where he looked, the young prince never showed any sign of being as good as Long Yang.
When the prince lies in bed with him, he will obediently lean into his arms. When he kisses her hard, he will not struggle, but will only make people whimper. When holding the slender waist, Zhou Hongyan felt that they fit so well.
But even so, he did not dare to conclude that the young prince liked men, or that the young prince would fall in love with him.
Zhou Hongyan froze, he couldn't help but look at the expression of the young prince.
At that moment, his bones seemed to be rusty, and Zhou Hongyan seemed to hear his neck twisting stiffly, making a harsh friction sound.
The major general, who had never been timid even in the face of millions of troops, had the idea of retreating for the first time when he saw those unfocused but moist and bright eyes looking at him.
Facing the two of them, Zhou Hongyan opened and closed his lips, as if his throat was blocked and unable to speak.
Li Yingchi actually hadn't reacted yet. What Lin Qiyun just said was too ridiculous for him, and it was completely beyond the scope of his seriousness.
In this strange atmosphere, Li Xiaozhinan Yingchi blinked his watery eyes and finally spoke to break the silence.
"Did you make a mistake? Did you misunderstand?"
He couldn't see the expressions of the two of them, and naively thought that they had a good relationship just like in the original world line.
Even Li Yingchi was still trying to make amends for them, feeling that Zhou Hongyan was speaking loudly just because he was anxious to find Lin Qiyun.
Seeing that neither Zhou Hongyan nor Lin Qiyun spoke, and the atmosphere was silent, Li Yingchi was afraid that Lin Qiyun would misunderstand his relationship with Zhou Hongyan, so he had to purse his lips and explain seriously: "He doesn't like me."
"He just lent me this jade pendant for a while, don't think too much about it."
"Ha." Lin Qiyun sneered, without saying whether he believed it or not. He shook the jade pendant slightly and looked at Zhou Hongyan with a half-smile, "Really, Major General?"
Zhou Hongyan ignored him, only looked at the young prince standing there, walked over and helped him to sit on the bed.
The young prince was still ill and felt uncomfortable after standing for a long time. Zhou Hongyan happened to come to help him, so he followed suit obediently.
After a while, Zhou Hongyan took the jade pendant back from Lin Qiyun and asked without answering, "Did you do it?"
The two stood facing each other, their dark eyes dark. One of them is wearing regular clothes, with a rather elegant posture like bamboo, and the other is wearing an official uniform, with broad shoulders and long legs, which is impressive. When they stand together, no one loses to the other.
Lin Qiyun just smiled: "What did the young general say?"
"Don't pretend to be stupid. You know what you did when you entered the palace today." Zhou Hongyan didn't want to go around in circles with him, he just wanted to make it clear.
"Oh." Lin Qiyun pretended to suddenly realize, "Did the Major General talk about going to the border to provide support?"
"I didn't do anything. I just heard that the major general and the general mentioned that they wanted to go to the front line some time ago. I was very urgent."
"Is it right?"
Lin Qiyun approached Zhou Hongyan and looked at the faintly visible veins on Zhou Hongyan's face, with a smile on his lips: "I have always liked the beauty of adults. No, I just told you yesterday that I got up early today and went to the palace to recommend you to my father. ."