The happy life of the devil and the devil

look at each other.

Yuan Shao blinked.

Ling Yucheng also blinked.

In the two pairs of eyes that looked at each other, there was another pair of black and white clear pupils, and there was no trace of sleepiness.

Yuan Shao still had one hand on Ling Yucheng's waist, neither stretching it forward nor retracting it at this moment.Ling Yucheng propped one elbow on his side, ready to make a gesture, but before he could exert his strength, his whole body froze there.The two of you looked at me, and I looked at you, but after Ling Yucheng said "Your Majesty", they could only hear each other's quiet breathing.

"……woke up?"

After a moment of silence, Yuan Shao spoke first.While speaking, he retracted his hand as if nothing had happened, held Ling Yucheng's wrist, sent a wisp of true energy, and searched carefully along his meridians.

Ling Yucheng had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his mouth.Yuan Shao withdrew his true energy, let out a sigh of relief, turned over and lay flat, and then stretched comfortably:

"It's better, it's better.—Why, can't sleep?"

... Your Majesty, did you just pretend to be asleep, or pretend to be asleep, or just pretend to be asleep?

This sentence rolled on the tip of Ling Yucheng's tongue seven or eight times, but in the end he swallowed it silently.There still seemed to be a scorching heat on the wrist, and the body temperature seeping into the back also reminded the hug that was so close that there was almost no gap at that moment.However, what shocked him the most was that when leaning in Yuan Shao's arms, even though he was embarrassed and irritable, he didn't feel disgusted at all...

Some things, if Yuan Shao doesn't mention it, it's better for him to pretend to be confused.It's not good for Yuan Shao, let alone himself, to pierce the window paper!

"If you wake up, you won't be able to sleep." He calmly got up and put on his clothes, stuffing his arms into the sleeves, and replied. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

Lying with heads side by side is really not a suitable posture for a monarch and his ministers to play right. Yuan Shao is still lying down, and he is already sitting up, so it is even more inappropriate.Ling Yucheng had no choice but to turn his body to the side, trying to face Yuan Shao as much as possible, so that his arm would not pass over Yuan Shao's head when he tucked in the other sleeve - just like this, it is disrespectful not to bow his head in front of the lord, bowing his head ...You are sitting and he is lying down, and you are looking down at him, okay?

As a last resort, I had no choice but to put my tone more relaxed and natural: "I get up at this time every day, and I want to sleep late, so I don't have this blessing. - Besides, thinking about the delays in so many official duties before, I wish I didn't have to sleep at all. To spend twelve hours a day on work."

"..." It's really awkward to look at him like this... Yuan Shao inevitably got up too.Speaking of it, it was all because of Xiao Shiyi's illness. For more than a month, Ling Yucheng devoted all his attention to his disciples, and even entrusted the affairs of Qingzhou to his subordinates to deal with them together, so he had no time to take care of them.As for state affairs, ahem...

"Speaking of which, the martial arts hall for the orphans of the martyred soldiers has been built, and the money, food and equipment will be allocated soon. What do you think of the person in charge?"

"I thought that..."

When it came to business, Ling Yucheng became brighter.While fast-handed and quick-footed, the whole body is packed tightly and neatly, while talking freely.He had already had a plan for this matter, and had discussed it with Yuan Shao more than once, but later he was really not in the mood to delay it.At this time Yuan Shao asked again, and naturally answered very smoothly.

This conversation reached the point where the morning morning was about to begin.After watching the court together, the two of them started to go about their own business. Yuan Shao reviewed the performances, received ministers, and took time to have lunch with his youngest son; Ling Yucheng simply left the city and performed Xuanjiawei as usual.After training, he had to take a closer look at the affairs accumulated in Qingzhou.

It's another year's autumn harvest.The reason why the Ministry of Industry is called the Winter Official is because no matter whether it is water conservancy of ditches or road city defense, it has to be carried out within a few months after the autumn harvest.One is the slack in farming, and the other is that with the confidence of taxes after the autumn grain is put into the warehouse, the local officials know which tasks should be stepped up and which tasks might as well be put on hold for a while, right?

Naturally, there is no need for Ling Yucheng to intervene in small matters, but if he does not seal and approve the overall planning of Qingzhou this winter, there is no way to build half a brick.In the few days after Xiao Shiyi recovered from his illness, Ling Yucheng spent almost all day and night on it.

Hmm...should I request to inspect Qingzhou for a period of time?He hasn't been back this year.It's just that if he returns to the fiefdom, he won't worry about putting Xiao Shiyi in the palace, and if he must take it away, it's too ostentatious...

Until he sat down at the same table with Yuan Shao, and the dinner dishes were all over the table, Ling Yucheng looked at the little guy's carefree smiling face, but still didn't make up his mind.

Even Yuan Shao could see his absent-minded attitude.After the meal, Xiao Shiyi bid farewell and went back. Yuan Shao watched Ling Yucheng's gaze towards the door that he hadn't looked back for a long time, suddenly became narrow-minded, and stretched out his hand to shake in front of his eyes.

"--!" Ling Yucheng involuntarily leaned back, instinctively raised his hand, and patted down hard. There was a crisp sound of "pa", and the two people looked at each other, and they were both stunned there.

Yuan Shao looked down, there were a few finger marks on the back of his hand, reddened to the naked eye.And Ling Yucheng stared at the slowly rising red mark on the back of Yuan Shao's hand, and couldn't believe that it was actually his own masterpiece - he would actually slap it on the master's hand!After only being stunned for a while, he stood up straight in a panic:

"minister--"

"Sit down, sit down." Before he could say the second word, Yuan Shao had come back to his senses, put his palm on Ling Yucheng's shoulder, and sat him down as he was.The back of the shoulder touched by the palm was tense, Yuan Shao just patted it, and Ling Yucheng sprang up as if hit by an arrow:

"I'm going to get the ointment!"

"..." In fact, this level of "injury" doesn't need ointment at all, okay?

Having said that, seeing Ling Yucheng rushing into the bedroom without looking back, Yuan Shao still didn't stop him.It would be a great thing for Ling Yucheng to come to his door and apply medicine for him. Pushing it out, is he stupid?

This wait is half a day.Yuan Shao felt that he was about to turn his head behind his back, so Ling Yucheng took a blue and white porcelain jar, lowered his head, and walked back step by step.Unscrewing the lid of the porcelain jar, Ling Yucheng dipped some ointment with a flat porcelain spoon in the jar with one hand, took Yuan Shao's hand with the other hand, gently applied a layer on the back of his hand, and then rubbed it carefully open.Covered with thin calluses, the somewhat rough fingertips rubbed against the delicate and smooth skin of the back of the hand, but the force was very gentle, as if afraid of touching his wound, and the slight itch went straight to the bottom of his heart.

"you……"

"Your Majesty, wait a moment, it will be fine in a moment."

The person in front of him lowered his head, not daring to look at his face at all, but one hand held his fingers tightly when he wanted to withdraw.Yuan Shao had no choice but to keep still, and after Ling Yucheng finished applying the medicine and let go, he said leisurely:

"Actually, what I want to say is that you made a mistake."

"..."

There was such an episode, when Ling Yucheng finished applying the medicine again and returned to the bedroom, Yuan Shao waited longer and longer.After finally waiting for him to come back and sit down, when he looked up again, Yuan Shao's posture was upright, his eyes were looking straight ahead, as if he hadn't moved at all just now - only his lips were tightly pressed, even slightly distorted.At first glance, I thought I was angry, but when I looked carefully, I could see the smile that was about to burst out.

"His Majesty……"

"What were you thinking just now? You were so preoccupied, I thought you were sitting here, and your soul had already followed Xiao Shiyi!"

In the teasing tone, Ling Yucheng lowered his head slightly, a little embarrassed, but his gaze couldn't help but slipped to the back of Yuan Shao's hand.Seeing him like this, Yuan Shao didn't take it to heart at first, but deliberately shined the back of the hand that had just been smeared with ointment -- of course, he must pretend to be casual -- and continued to make fun of:

"It's a good thing to live in Jinshentang, which is next door, and surrounded by your guards three floors outside. After the New Year, we will go to catch swans by the Duck River, which is thousands of miles away from here. You can't twist your neck?"

He just said it casually, but Ling Yucheng's whole body shuddered.If it is said that he went to Qingzhou by himself and left Xiao Shiyi in the capital without worrying about his father looking at him, the two of them toured east together, thousands of miles away from the capital, and the only one who can make the decision in the capital is the crown prince. Put people in the wolf's den!Although there must still be a few of his guards in the palace, what's the use of a few guards!

The current Little Eleven is not the little prince who was ignored in the corner of the harem when he was not handed over to him two years ago!

Thinking of this, he stretched his body slightly, and replied leisurely:

"Then take him with you. Anyway, Lang'er is getting older, and it's time to go out to see the world. A few years older, I still want to take him to the battlefield. -- By the way, His Majesty is going to the battlefield for the first time. How old are you?"

This sentence seemed to be blurted out unintentionally, but it was actually the result of his careful consideration.There is no doubt that such things as privileges should be used sparingly. Compared with going to Qingzhou, of course it is safer to take the apprentice with you when you go to Yazihe.As for the fiefdom, I haven't been there for more than a year, and it doesn't matter if it takes another half a year. At worst, I ask His Majesty to part ways when I come back, and just go to Qingzhou for a while.

Although he didn't want to, he had to admit that compared to Qingzhou, the capital city, where Yuan Shao and Xiao Shi were there, had become more and more tied to him...

Yuan Shao glanced at him quickly.Ling Yucheng's upper body leaned forward slightly, the corner of his mouth was smiling, his eyes were half expectant, half curious, obviously he was very concerned about the answer to this question.Yuan Shao smiled, leaned back on purpose, and raised his chin:

"you guess?"

"This is the first time I've been on the battlefield at the age of 14..." Ling Yucheng mentioned that he wanted to take his apprentice with him, but it was just a test, as long as Yuan Shao didn't explicitly express his objection, he would be satisfied, and at this moment he was happy to go along with him and bypass the conversation.While talking, he looked at Yuan Shao's expression and saw that his face was pale, as if he didn't care, so he said slowly:

"Your Majesty must have been earlier than me. All the people in Great Liang are soldiers, and the people are brave and brave. I once heard that any man who can swing a knife on a horse can go to the battlefield. Your Majesty has practiced martial arts since childhood. I think... ten years old." ?”

"Seven years old." The corner of Yuan Shao's mouth twitched, his complacent expression was beyond words, obviously very proud of Ling Yucheng's failure to guess correctly. "It was seven years old when I sat in front of my father's imperial horse and saw the battlefield. As for you, I was ten years old. At that time, I had already charged into battle on horseback and killed my first enemy with my own hands."

Of course, the guards and companions around the horses are indispensable... But there is no need to say this, is it?

Seeing him proud, Ling Yucheng also cooperatively gave him an amazed look.In any case, being able to go into battle at the age of ten is already quite a feat. Judging by Yuan Shao's appearance, he probably wasn't chopped up and deliberately released for him to kill: "When I was ten years old, I was still detained by my master to study..."

"It's not easy for you. When you are 14 years old, you are on the battlefield alone. You are really born to be a general!" Of course, judging from the current situation, she was born to be my queen...

The author has something to say: the little spoon in the medicine jar...

In fact, what I made up for was the mask stick (from pia)

But it should actually be cylindrical, with a small dimple at the end.