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It was getting dark quickly in autumn. After dinner, Qiao Yu wasn't as lively as usual, she didn't eat much, and lay down on the table sleepily, not talking.

Jing Yan cleaned up the table and asked casually, "What's wrong? Is there something uncomfortable?"

Qiao Yu buried her face in her arms, and replied in a low voice, a little weakly, "It's nothing, I just ate too much, and I seem to be full."

Jing Yan seemed to really believe it, maybe he didn't care, turned around and went back to his room with the lantern in his hand.He sat on the chair and recited the Buddhist scriptures silently. In fact, he had reorganized the situation in the court. When he closed his eyes, he could see the map of Dazhou in his mind, thinking about the precarious situation in the capital, northern Saibei and southern Xinjiang.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was established for more than [-] years, and the country was rich and powerful. It can be said that the world is peaceful, but it is unavoidable that there are barbarian intrusions in the north, Japanese pirates in the south, and poisonous insects all over the frontier. Southern Xinjiang, where the remnants of the previous dynasty breed, there are constant wars.Now that the Chen family has collapsed, the northern part of the border is in turmoil, and the southern border is not peaceful.

It's not that Emperor Yuande didn't know, how did he plan to clean up this mess?

Jing Yan thought for a while about the secret reports sent these days, and found it interesting, but he had already made secret arrangements, and any further changes in the absence of major changes in the outside world would only increase the risk of exposure, and what he was thinking now was just planning for a rainy day , just in case.

After thinking about it, it was already night, Jing Yan opened the window, took off the lantern, and went to Qiao Yu's house to have a look as usual.

Qiao Yu seemed to have fallen asleep. He was lying on the pillow, curled up in the thin quilt, and he could see the outline of the ball, only a small ball, like a small animal that was wronged and frightened. in the cave.

Jing Yan closed the window for him, and looked around again, but Qiao Yu was still motionless.This is very different from usual, Qiao Yu has a childish temper, she usually wants to be coquettish, and reluctantly pokes her head to watch Jing Yan leave, and then rolls up the quilt and falls asleep timidly.

Jing Yan frowned slightly, and asked, "Xiaoyu, what's wrong?"

The dumpling moved a little to the side, but did not speak.

Jing Yan got closer and saw that Qiao Yu's fingers seemed to be tightly grasping the quilt, trying hard to cover her whole body, but accidentally exposed a section of lotus-white calf and ankle, the bones were covered with thin The flesh was stretched so tight that it looked extremely thin.

It was no longer possible to pretend that he didn't hear, so Qiao Yu had no choice but to pull the quilt over his head tighter, and said in a muffled voice, "It's nothing, I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep."

He added intermittently, "Your Highness, go to bed too."

Jing Yan was not so easy to fool, he stopped, walked towards the bed, and stretched out his hand to lift Qiao Yu's quilt.

Qiao Yu seemed to be aware of it, and tried to dodge to the side with all her strength, slipped off the pillow, and her long hair spread out.

It is rare for such a big child to have such long hair, but he is different.This can be traced back to when Qiao Yu was born. He came out of Feng Jiayi's stomach at the age of seven months. He was weak since he was a child. If you want to grow up safely, you have to have long hair, which is a blessing from the womb.Since then, no one has dared to touch Qiao Yu's precious hair. When she was young, her grandmother loved to braid Qiao Yu's hair and wear flowers to tease him.Later, Qiao Yu came to the palace, and soon became acquainted with Jing Yan, and told him everything, and her hair was only slightly trimmed, instead of growing as long as ordinary children.Fortunately, the little eunuch usually wears a hard headband, and Qiao Yu tied her hair tightly inside so that no one noticed.

Jing Yan ignored Qiao Yu's slight struggles, and forcefully lifted his quilt, probably too much, a gust of wind blew up from the undulation of his wide sleeves, causing the faint light of the paper lantern to flicker and almost go out.

Qiao Yu's forehead was covered with sweat, her long black hair stuck to her head, her face was as white as paper, and the tips of her fingernails holding on to the quilt were a little unnaturally red.

Jing Yan leaned down and asked, "Is this yours?"

Qiao Yu's eyes were watery, and seemed to contain tears, but also seemed not to, because if it was normal, his eye sockets couldn't hold so many tears.He looked at Jing Yan, his body trembled in fright, and went to grab the quilt again, but Jing Yan held his hand down.

No one can break free from Jing Yan's grasp.

Qiao Yu was probably driven into a hurry, and she slithered to the side like a fish, crying already in her voice, "I won't show you, don't look at me, I'm going to sleep."

He was in severe pain and nervous, but there was only one thought in his mind, and he couldn't cry, at least, at least not in front of the prince.

Seeing him struggling like this, Jing Yan was afraid that he would be startled and terrified, and then his spleen and stomach would be disturbed, so he actually closed his eyes, hugged Qiao Yu by feeling, held him in his arms, and gently stroked his back Back, slowly said: "I don't look at you, my eyes are closed, I can't see you."

He and Qiao Yu have been together for more than three years, and he understands his petty temper very well, so he proposed an exchange condition, "I promise and I won't look at you, Xiaoyu, then you should tell me what's going on, where is it?" uncomfortable?"

Jing Yan paused, frowning tightly, "Is it the stomach?"

Qiao Yu's body softened, and he slowly fell into Jing Yan's arms. He covered his stomach, tilted his head, trying not to let tears fall, and slowly and weakly let out a "hmm".

Soon after eating the persimmons, he felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach.He couldn't stand the pain very much, so he hid himself aside and didn't dare to tell Jing Yan.If he said it, acted coquettishly, and Jing Yan coaxed him, he couldn't help crying.

In the afternoon, he was indeed frightened. He was afraid that the prince would be angry and sad. He wanted to treat the prince very well.

Qiao Yu felt that she had endured it for a long, long time before going to bed in the dark, secretly thinking that today is finally over, he can sleep, and when he falls asleep, there will be no more pain, nor will he want to cry anymore.

But Jing Yan caught him straight.

Jing Yan held Qiao Yu tightly in his arms, stretched out his hands for a few breaths, and rubbed them to get hot again. He groped and lifted Qiao Yu's outer clothes, leaving only a layer of inner lining, and began to rub it for him. little belly.

Recently, she ate well and had additional supplements. Qiao Yu was nourished again and became smooth and smooth. Even her stomach was soft and she had gained some flesh.

Jing Yan's hands were scalding, rough and strong. He had learned some medical skills and knew which acupoints could make Qiao Yu feel comfortable. Qiao Yu used to be in a cold sweat from the pain, but now he has calmed down a lot. But the tears in my eyes were getting more and more, almost unable to hold them, and they were overflowing.

After suffering from pain for a long time, he suddenly felt better. Qiao Yu was enjoying himself humbly, but he felt the moisture in the corners of his eyes and the tears that were about to fall. No more, no more, no more kneading."

Jing Yan's movements didn't stop, his eyes were still closed, he could only perceive a little light, and touched Qiao Yu's head with one hand, his tone was gentle and appropriate, "What's the matter? Rub it to make it more comfortable, after a while Will drink hot water again."

He is so gentle and kind, he is the best prince in the world.

Qiao Yu was pushed into a panic by Jing Yan, his eyes were filled with tears, but they hadn't fallen yet, and he just covered his ears, "Don't coax me, and don't coax me, the more you coax me, the more I want to cry, I don't want to cry, It’s clear that it’s all agreed, so don’t cry.”

Jing Yan was startled, and the strength in his hand was loosened.

Because of that agreement.

For Yu Jingyan, pain is never a difficult thing, but a lesson worth remembering.

He originally wanted to make Qiao Yu hurt for a while, to teach him a lesson.Qiao Yu's spleen and stomach are weak, and he can't stand the cold, but he can't listen to persuasion. He shouldn't be gluttonous, nor should he not listen to his own words.

That's why there was that agreement, and Qiao Yu was asked to remember it very clearly.

But now, he couldn't bear it.Qiao Yu also grew up in the beautiful pile, and has never felt pain or discomfort.

And in order to abide by that agreement, Qiao Yu didn't even dare to cry, and didn't even want to be coaxed.

Jing Yan still closed his eyes, held Qiao Yu tighter, and gently whispered on his earlobe: "I regret it, I shouldn't have made that agreement. No matter when Xiaoyu cries, I won't be angry, because Xiaoyu is You will cry when you are sad, I will coax you, always, always, I will coax you."

Qiao Yu finally couldn't hold back, gritted his teeth, tears soaked Jing Yan's shoulder.

Jing Yan gently coaxed Qiao Yu.There are so many burdens on him, so many that he can't count them. Interest disputes, life and death enmity, everyone has their own goals.

But only Qiao Yu was different.

From the moment Qiao Yu stepped into the Taiqing Palace regardless of life and death, and was willing to accompany the deposed prince in this long night, Qiao Yu was Jing Yan's responsibility.Jing Yan shoulders this responsibility and should not shirk it to anyone, not even Qiao Yu herself.

It should be so.

Xiao Shishi stood in the dark and watched the scene from beginning to end. He should have told Jingyan about important things today, but now he couldn't.

In the dim light, Xiao Shishi vaguely saw Jing Yan comforting Qiao Yu, his lips moved slightly, and he said a word.

"Come again tomorrow."

Xiao Shishi had no choice but to back down, jumping among the treetops on the roof of the palace, and soon arrived at the dark room of the Daming Hall. He removed all weapons from his body and knocked on the secret door three times. Liang Changxi opened the door for him when he heard the sound.

Today is the day when Emperor Yuande told the abolished prince about ordinary things.

Xiao Shishi knelt down on one knee, and sternly said the lies mixed with the truth, "The deposed prince is not the same as usual, and has nothing to do. He sleeps for seven or eight hours every day, and when he wakes up, he can only chant sutras. It’s just for the former Empress Chen. Recently, I’m teaching the little eunuch on the other side to speak. I don’t have any paper, so I just paint on the red bricks, and there’s nothing else.”

Emperor Yuande was reviewing the memorial, but nodding his head when he heard the words, he let Xiao Shishi and Liang Changxi retreat together.

He faintly sighed, the only person he has ever been moved by in his life was Empress Chen when he was young, and it was also love at first sight.

She used to be such a lively beauty. On the night of weddings and candles in the bridal chamber, she had a delicate face and gave herself to him carefully, but now she has become a cold dead body, buried outside on an unknown hillside. superior.

But things are fooling around.