Cherish the other side

"Li Xi..." Ying Yan looked at the person who came to salute her, and continued, "No, I should call you Li Qing now."

Li Qing looked at King Qinan in front of him, it was indeed the face he had seen in Fancheng last time, but due to the emergency at that time, Li Qing could not look at the face of the other party as carefully as now.In Li Qing's memory, Ying Yan should be about the same age as him, but the person in front of him looked haggard, sallow and weak, and only his delicate facial features made Li Qing able to match him. Shadow of the past.

"I haven't seen you for many years. I really didn't recognize you that day in Fancheng." Li Qing said with a smile.

"Yeah, ever since I found out what happened to your family, I have been sending people to investigate your whereabouts, and I finally got a clue, but you escaped." Ying Yan got up and took Li Qing's hand, letting him sit next to her .

Li Qing followed Ying Yan's instructions without resisting, and said, "It's not because of fear," and then smiled self-deprecatingly, "If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have run away."

"I'm very happy that you took the initiative to contact me this time." Ying Yan thought of Li Qing's previous secret letter.

"I would like to thank you for this incident. If it weren't for you, Dongqiu's coup would not have gone so smoothly." Li Qing took a sip of the tea in front of him.

"I didn't expect that after so many years, you still inherited your father's last wish and helped King Li ascend the throne."

"This can only be said to be forced by the current situation." Hearing Ying Yan mentioned this matter, Li Qing asked the question that was most in his heart at the moment, "Have you retreated?"

Ying Yan looked at Li Qing and smiled, and replied: "When you stepped into the palace, my army was ordered to return to Qinan."

"With all due respect, this time you have put in so much effort to ask me to come, what is the purpose? You can't just catch up with me." Li Qing got straight to the point.

"Reminiscing about the past is of course also one aspect. I haven't seen you for so many years, and I miss you almost every day." Ying Yan took the initiative to help Li Qing fill up tea, "Of course, there is another reason."

Li Qing didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Ying Yan's gourd, so he stared at him without saying a word.

"I want you to help me manage Qinan." Ying Yan also looked back at Li Qing.

"What are you talking about? Are you crazy!" Li Qing couldn't believe his ears, this was Ying Yan's purpose!

"I'm not crazy, but I'm sick."

Ying Yan's eyes suddenly dimmed, and Li Qing looked at the King of Qinan in front of him, as lonely as an ordinary man.

"Ying Yan, just tell me what's wrong, if I can help, I will do my best to help you."

"Qinan seems to be peaceful at present, but it is actually undercurrents. I only have one child, but he is still young, and his mother died early. Now I am the only one who can take care of him. However, my illness can no longer make me grow up. I have stayed in the world." Ying Yan paused, then continued, "If I leave and my child succeeds, then the entire imperial court will be ruled by the courtiers. If there is a power dispute, if it is good, the real power will be controlled; The whole Qinan will destroy the country. So, I hope you, before he grows up, help me govern Qinan. "

"What are you talking about! I am from Dongqiu, how can I rule Qinan?! Even if I agree, will your civil and military officials accept it?" Li Qing was a little unbelievable at this time, what did he think of the current situation? I didn't expect it either.

"In our country, whoever has the tiger talisman has the military power. They dare not raise any objections. Besides, you are only helping me to stabilize this blank period and not be taken advantage of by traitors. When the time is right, my child will succeed me." , Qinan will be kept." Ying Yan tried to persuade Li Qing.

"You are pushing me to the top of the storm. I saved you before, so you repay me like this?" Li Qing's voice was a little cold.

"Li Qing, since you were young, you have been wise, kind and benevolent. I am dying now, but I really can't let Qinan go, and I will die with regret."

"I'm sorry, even if you have all kinds of difficulties, I won't help you with this favor." Li Qing was very firm, "You'd better let me go, I don't want to get involved in government affairs anymore, I just want to go back to Fancheng now."

"Is it because of King Fan?" Seeing Li Qing's attitude, Ying Yan couldn't help asking.

"You know?" Li Qing didn't expect the person in front of him to be so clear about his affairs.

"I won't let you go, you will definitely help me." Ying Yan played with the porcelain cup in his hand, as if he could see the future with certainty.

"If I don't go back, Dong Qiu will definitely call, are you not afraid?" Looking at the calm Ying Yan, Li Qing felt a little uneasy.

"At that time, I have my own way." Ying Yan stood up, ready to leave the palace, "I'll give you time to think about it, here, you can do as you like in Fancheng."

At this time, Li Qing was a little weak, and the deviation appeared on the way he originally planned.Now that he has lost the initiative, he can only wait for Lu Beiyuan to pick him up and return to Fancheng's home.

And in Dongqiu.

Everything is repeating, what Lu Beiyuan does every day is to bring Li Qing back earlier.Because of this, he almost gave up on sleeping.

If we talk about changes, it happened to Ling Yu.Ling Yu always creates chance encounters by himself, he wants to know Lu Yun's attitude towards him now.But to my disappointment, every time Lu Yun saw him, he greeted him gently, sometimes patted his head, and then left.

It's the same today, obviously wanting to talk to Lu Yun more, but was easily called away by the minister.So Ling Yu decided to do something special to get close to Lu Yun and let him know how he felt.

After returning to his bedroom, he asked his attendants to bring some fresh ingredients from the imperial dining room, and then he started messing around in the small kitchen.He finished the homework in hand happily, wondering if Lu Yun would be happy to see him later.

However, what Ling Yu didn't know was that there was always someone following him these days, watching his movements.What he didn't even know was that today's heart made him sow thorns with his own hands.

At this time, Ling Yu was walking on the path in the palace with the food box, and the direction he was going was Lu Yun's bedroom.Suddenly, one didn't pay attention, but bumped into a court lady at the corner, and the food box was knocked to the ground.

"It's a servant girl's fault, please calm down, Young Master Ling." Saying that, the maid moved forward to pack up the food box.

"It's okay, it's fine if it wasn't spilled on the ground." After finishing speaking, Ling Yu also leaned over to clean up, and found that there was no serious damage, so he waved his hand to signal the maid to leave.

Along the way, Ling Yu was in a very good mood. He was thinking that today, no matter what, he had to resolve the previous misunderstanding with Lu Yun.So when he came to the emperor's bedroom, he smiled and threw himself at Lu Yun.

"Why is Yu'er here?" Lu Yun looked at Ling Yu happily.

"I learned how to cook today, and I want you to try it." Ling Yu raised his hand, motioning Lu Yun to look at the things in his hand.

"Thank you Yu'er, I'm looking forward to it." After finishing speaking, he asked the attendants to place the dishes on the table.

After the two sat on the chairs, Lu Yun looked at Ling Yu's expectant eyes, a little spoiled: "Since it was made by Yu'er, then I have to taste it." Then he put a chopstick into his mouth.

"Is it delicious?" Ling Yu couldn't wait.

"Yu'er cooks, of course it's delicious. I've never eaten such delicious dishes, so I'll have to trouble Yu'er to cook more for me in the future."

Hearing what Lu Yun said, Ling Yu's heart blossomed. After hesitating for so long, he finally decided to speak his mind to Lu Yun.

"Lu Yun..." Ling Yu spoke slowly.

"Huh?" Hearing Ling Yu calling his name, Lu Yun had a premonition that Ling Yu had something to say.

"I didn't treat you very well before, I'm sorry, but I've thought it through recently, whether you are King Li or the Emperor, or... my father-killing enemy..." Ling Yu said with his head down. After brewing for a long time, he didn't find anything wrong with the person sitting opposite him.

At this moment, Lu Yun already felt that the blood in his body had flowed into his mouth, but he didn't make a sound. At this moment, he just wanted to listen to Ling Yu's words, which should be the words he had been waiting for all his life.

"I still like you... No, Lu Yun, I love you."

Looking at the young man in front of him, Lu Yun's heart softened. He tried his best to keep his voice calm, and responded, "Yu'er, I love you too."

Ling Yu instantly raised his head to look at the person who said the words he had been thinking about, but saw that the corner of the person's mouth was bloody red.

"What's wrong with you?!" Ling Yu hurriedly stood up and landed on Lu Yun.

Feeling that there was a weight to support him, Lu Yun finally managed to lie down in Ling Yu's arms, gasped and said softly, "Thank you... Yu'er..."