Quick Wear: Don't come over here, you are looking for trouble

Xu Bai couldn't tell what he felt, it was very complicated, but he didn't show any joy when Xie He came.

Seeing him staring at Lily in a daze, Xie He remembered what Li Da had reported to him. The corners of his lips curled up a little, and he came over to his cheek and helped to smooth out the clothes that were piled on his elbows. "Are you so engrossed?"

"...Your Majesty?" The young man turned around, "Where's Xiao Tao? Why didn't you report it?"

"I wanted to come and see you." The emperor pulled the young man's slender wrist, which was as slender as snow, and let him sit on his lap. His arms encircled him completely, "Niannian, have you seen all the portraits sent to you?"

The two of them were too close. Xu Bai twisted his body uncomfortably, turned his head slightly, and whispered, "I saw it."

"How about it?"

Of course Xu Bai knew that this bastard was testing whether he was jealous, but Gu Nian didn't quite understand what Xie He meant by this question. No one taught him these things when he was young, so the young master's likes and resistance were very pure, and he couldn't detect the roundabout temptation.

So he answered very seriously and officially, "Those women are very beautiful. Although the book says that the night of love is short, Your Majesty should focus on state affairs."

Xie He stared at him steadily, then laughed, "Nian Nian ah Nian Nian, you are so cute."

[Liu Er! Quick! Record this sentence! ]

Xu Bai was quite proud, [This is the highest praise the emperor has given me. If anyone attacks me again in the future, please throw this in his face! ]

Liu'er remained silent, thinking in his heart that you didn't mention any of the nonsense and dirty words I said before.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xie He simply reached out and took the portrait, "Have you finished reading it?"

The young master was already a little annoyed, his eyebrows moved slightly, and he turned his face away, "Your Majesty is going to hold an election, why do you still show these to me?"

Xie He flipped through the pictures one by one. His mind was not on the portraits. In his eyes, those girls all had the same face that was hungry for power.

"Not happy?"

Xu Bai said nothing.

Xie He was happy. He thought the boy was jealous of his election, so he lowered his body, leaned forward and kissed Xu Bai on the face, "Don't worry, my words always count. As long as you are willing, that position will always be yours."

...When it comes to emotions, Xie He is too confident.

【Xie He’s Favorability: 75】

The emperor was very satisfied with the result of this test, and soon the portraits were taken away by Li Da again.

……

"Sir." Compared to Xu Bai, Xiao Tao was worried, "The election has already begun, there are so many beauties, I'm afraid our future life will be--"

After all, although His Majesty often comes here and Xu Bai is closest to him, he is a man, and it is said that beauty fades with love, not to mention that men cannot have children, which makes Xiao Tao even more worried.

But something that made her even more worried happened - after the election, Xie He didn't come to Xu Bai for half a month, and what was even worse was that she began to clearly feel that the attitude of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Hospital had changed.

When Xu Bai was well taken care of by the imperial physician, his health was pretty good. It took a long time of careful treatment to suppress his cough, and he felt much more energetic. But these days, medicine was no longer delivered to him on his own initiative, and even the allowance of silver had decreased. Without rewards, even the gorgeous flowers in the palace had withered.

"Cough..." Xu Bai began to cough intermittently again. Perhaps it was because the vomiting of blood before had injured his throat. This time, it was not just a dry cough. Instead, every time it seemed as if a cough was pulled from his lungs to his throat, causing a pain like a knife cutting him.

There is also a wound on the arm. The scab has completely fallen off, and the pink new flesh is eye-catching, but the scar removal medicine has been used up.

What should I do?

Xiao Tao wanted to ask Xie He for help again and again, but was stopped by Xu Bai. "Don't, ahem... You don't have to go. I think it's more relaxing this way. Ahem, this way..." He took out a jade bracelet and said, "Find someone you can trust and exchange it for silver. If anyone is making things difficult for you, give him some money."

"This is a reward from His Majesty—"

Xu Bai waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. I need to rest."

After midnight, there were lightning and thunder, and the sound of heavy rain completely covered up everything. Xu Bai couldn't sleep well. His cold body seemed to be wrapped in a warm embrace, so his hands and feet uncontrollably wrapped around the heat source, and he even sniffed and buried his cheek in the embrace.

The man sighed, cupped Xu Bai's hair with his hands, and pulled him deeper into his arms.

……

When he woke up the next day, the young master felt a little dazed. His originally cold hands and feet were now warm, and his whole body was filled with comfort from a good sleep.

But he actually hadn't slept so soundly for many days. After he stopped taking the medicine, he would be woken up by the cold every night.

Yesterday... Xu Bai vaguely remembered that someone seemed to hold him in his arms...

"Xiao Tao! Last night..." He paused, "Did anyone enter the palace?"

"Yesterday?" The little girl was stunned for a moment. "No, His Majesty didn't come, and it's even more impossible for others to come."

No one? Was it just a dream?

For the next three days, Xu Bai felt as if someone had entered the hall every night, and every day when he woke up he felt his hands and feet were warm, completely different from the coldness during his nap.

This is not right!

On the fourth night, Xu Bai pretended to be asleep. After waiting for a long time, he heard the window creak, followed by light footsteps.

Getting closer and closer, and then there was the sound of a man's breathing.

Xu Bai clutched the quilt tightly, his body shaking uncontrollably like a frightened animal. He was wondering why this man came. His body wrapped in the quilt was cold, without any warmth at all.

The man walked to the bed with ease, wanting to gently lift the corner of the quilt and slip in to warm Xu Bai's body as usual, but this time he failed to pull it open twice. Not only did he fail to pull it open, but he also heard a trembling question. Xu Bai was obviously extremely frightened but still pretended to be calm, "You... who are you? You are so brave... cough cough, you are so brave!"

Once you show your weakness, you will no longer be a deterrent. The tall man in front of you said with a strange smile, "The current emperor loves you so much? I'm here to have a taste of you today."

[My buddy’s acting is pretty good.] Xu Bai was glad that he played a young man who wasn’t very smart, [otherwise, I would have recognized him as Su Shi just by looking at his figure.]

I heard Liu'er's doubtful "Oh?"

[The most important thing is, if he really had bad intentions, he would have done anything in these three days, so he must be an acquaintance. In addition, he was full of resentment when he mentioned Xie He, so it must be Su Shi who came.]

But Gu Nian, who didn't know the truth, was terrified. His lips trembled and his eyes were red. He wanted to call Xiao Tao but no sound came out. Finally, he closed his eyes and crystal tears rolled down his pale face.

Su Shi didn't expect Xu Bai to cry so hard, nor did he expect that his heart would soften when he cried like this. He didn't care about scaring him, and just wanted to hold him in his arms and comfort him. So he stopped pretending and quickly pulled off the mask, "Don't be afraid, it's me."

The crying sound suddenly stopped, and the surroundings seemed to be still. Xu Bai stared blankly at the man in front of him with wide eyes.

He was very familiar with him - it was Brother Su.