Reborn as a King in the Hand

suffocate you...

What is suffocating you?

Mu Rugui carefully pulled Xia Chaosheng into his arms, pursed his lips and thought for a moment, but he couldn't figure out why, and then reached out to tuck the corner of the quilt for him.

Xia Chaosheng took a few breaths comfortably in his dream, and habitually hugged Uncle Jiu's arm. Even though he was not awake, he chose the position he thought was the most comfortable.

Mu Rugui instantly put his dream talk behind him, and An Xin closed his eyes.

A good night's dream.

The next day, when Xia Chaosheng woke up, he saw Eunuch Changzhong in the mansion.

Chang Zhong appeared in the palace without hesitation, he seemed to have come here privately behind Liang Wang's back, and tremblingly said: "My lord, what are you talking about..."

Just as he was talking, Xia Chaosheng walked into the main room.

Chang Zhong hurriedly saluted: "Princess."

"Grandpa, please get up." He asked puzzledly, "Today is not a big day on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, so why is your father-in-law free from the palace?"

"If there is no urgent matter, the slave would not dare to leave the palace. It is really... the prince, the concubine, the fifth prince went to see the former prince yesterday!" Chang Zhong took a deep breath, "The servant said something disrespectful, the former prince Since he is a madman, if His Royal Highness Fifth Prince listens to those crazy things he said, I am afraid that he will be supercilious!"

Mu Rugui received news from the palace the night before, and now that Chang Zhong mentioned the fifth prince's life experience again, his face remained unchanged: "Don't worry, father-in-law. Mu Ruxu said that he really did something disrespectful. As an uncle, of course he has to take care of it."

As for how to manage it...it's hard to say.

Chang Zhong pretended not to hear the murderous intent between Mu Rugui's words, and nodded frequently: "With Wang Ye's words, the slave will feel at ease, as for His Majesty... Wang Ye can rest assured."

The internal guard didn't speak clearly, but the three people present knew it in their hearts.

"Eunuch Changzhong is someone arranged by you, Uncle Jiu?" Xia Chaosheng asked curiously after waiting for the guard to leave, "Won't Your Majesty doubt it?"

"I didn't arrange him." Mu Rugui shook his head, "He's just a smart guy."

Chang Zhong saw Mu Rugui's ambition and the prince's incompetence prematurely, and stood up decisively.

However, as long as Mu Rugui takes a wrong step, Chang Zhong will also be the first to turn against him.

"A companion is like a tiger. If he was not smart, he wouldn't have been by the emperor's side for so many years."

Xia Chaosheng nodded.

After Mu Rugui finished speaking, he stared at his face for a while, feeling all right, and then asked: "The weather is nice today, do you want to go out for a walk?" "I want to swim in the lake." "Xia Huaxin made a lot of snacks, I can take them all with me."

Mu Rugui couldn't help scratching his nose, and sighed softly, "Little greedy cat."

Xia Chaosheng's cheeks were slightly drunk, he wanted to say that he was in a special situation, and he was concerned about Mu Rugui's concealment, so he walked out of the courtyard with his clothes on: "Then Uncle Nine just help me eat more."

But how could Mu Rugui steal his food?

In the end, Xia Chaosheng brought a big basket of pastries, and ate them happily from the carriage to the cruise ship.

Different from the boat that the Fifth Prince took at the Lantern Festival, Mu Rugui only found a small boat, punted the boat himself, and took Xia Chaosheng on a boat on the lake.

Xia Chaosheng was half full after eating, lying on the side of the boat, reaching out to touch the cool water of the lake.

Mu Rugui's eyelids twitched, fearing that he would fall, so he simply threw the penny and hugged him in his arms.

Xia Chaosheng fell down, leaning on Uncle Jiu's strong chest, squinting his eyes to appreciate the spring scenery in the distance.

The beautiful day is beautiful, but the words in his mouth are dark and beautiful.

"Uncle Jiu, when I just came here, I saw our carriage passing Qianjin Building."

Mu Rugui understood what he meant, and said helplessly, "I'll take you there later."

He said again: "I don't know if Chai Wenxuan will be free..."

"Just you and me." Mu Rugui quickly interrupted Xia Chaosheng, "Don't call him."

Xia Chaosheng suppressed a smile and let out an "oh", pretending not to hear the sourness in Uncle Jiu's words, turned around slightly, and looked at the scenery in the distance.

Outside Shangjing, the scenery is picturesque, the clear lake water reflects the blue sky, and there are mountains and mountains in the distance, and the mist is transpiring.

"If summer comes, you can pick lotus pods and eat them." Xia Chaosheng looked back and muttered to himself.

Mu Rugui recalled that he had his own flesh and blood in his stomach, and his eyes softened: "When the weather gets hot..."

Mu Rugui originally wanted to say, bring him again, but then thought that Xia Chaosheng's belly was getting bigger in summer, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to move around, so he immediately pursed his lips in distress.

Xia Chaosheng also noticed this.

He quietly suppressed the disappointment in his eyes, and briskly changed the subject: "Uncle Jiu, look, there is also a boat coming over there."

The two-story cruise ship broke through the clear lake water and came slowly from a distance.

The sound of melodious music floated in the wind.

"Which family chartered the boat?" Xia Zhaosheng guessed, "Uncle Jiu, let's avoid it."

He came to swim in the lake just to find peace.

The same is true for Mu Rugui.

Mu Rugui rolled up his sleeves, revealing a smooth forearm, then supported the bamboo pole with one hand, and slowly rowed the boat towards the shore.

However, they wanted to dodge, but the people on the big boat chased after them step by step.

"Uncle Jiu, stop for a while." Xia Chaosheng frowned, "Look at what they want to do."

Mu Rugui also noticed that the big boat was chasing him intentionally, put down the penny, walked into the cabin again, and put his arms around his waist.

The water of the lake rippled, and the big boat stopped beside them.

The sound of singing and dancing stopped at some point, and two familiar voices floated into Xia Chaosheng's ears.

"Brother, he swims well in the lake, what are you doing to disturb him?"

"You don't understand now. Except for them, I didn't see anyone else who came to swim in the lake today... This is not fate, what is it?"

"But... But people don't want to see us, what should we do?"

"My good sister, our father is a high-ranking member of the court, even if he doesn't want to see us, after he declares his family, he has to give us a little favor, right?"

"In case someone...is richer than us..."

"Impossible! Wealthier than our family, how can you not be a relative of the emperor? Who would rent such a shabby boat?"

Xia Chaosheng: "..."

Mu Rugui: "..."

Xia Chaosheng's tense heartstrings relaxed, he lazily leaned back in front of Mu Rugui, and yawned: "It's true that Cao Cao is here, and Cao Cao will be there."

Those on the big boat were obviously two brothers and sisters, Chai Wenxuan and Chai Shu.

Mu Rugui brushed away the broken hair on his forehead for him: "If you don't want to see it, just don't see it."

"See, why don't you see him?" Xia Chaosheng smiled and shook his head, "It's better to scare him."

There is still a bit of stubbornness in his temperament, and Mu Rugui would have a headache just looking at it.

Chai Wenxuan didn't know that the flood had washed up on the Dragon King Temple, so he lay down on the side of the boat and asked loudly: "Friends on the boat, I am from Chaifu, the capital city. We met on the lake today. It is really a fate. Would you like to come to my boat to talk about it?" ?”

The boat floated quietly on the lake, and the people in the boat didn't react at all to Chai Wenxuan's words.

Chai Wenxuan blinked in surprise, looked at his sister with a broken face, and said loudly: "I am Chai Wenxuan from the Chai family!"

Chai Shu: "..."

"Chai Wenxuan is really..." Xia Chaosheng, who was hiding in the boat, was speechless for a moment, took Mu Rugui's hand, and muttered, "Uncle Jiu, get out quickly, he will definitely fall off the boat in fright!"

Mu Rugui: "..."

Mu Rugui rubbed Xia Chaosheng's head, and then got out of the cabin as he said.

the other side.

Chai Wenxuan on the big boat shouted dryly: "My father is a first-rank official...you, why don't you..."

Mu Rugui stood at the bow of the boat amidst the chatter of the young master of the Chai family.

Chai Wenxuan's remaining words instantly turned into screams.

Chai Shu was also taken aback, but she always acted calmer than her elder brother: "Greetings to the lord."

Just as he was talking, Xia Chaosheng raised the curtain on the cabin, and looked at Chai Wenxuan who was still screaming with a smile: "Young Master Chai is in a good mood."

"Xia... Xia... Xia..." Chai Wenxuan stared at Xia Chaosheng's face, realizing that he must have been snickering in the cabin when he was shouting just now, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Princess."

"Excuse me, excuse me." Xia Chaosheng raised his hand with a smile, "You and I still salute, it's so strange."

Chai Wenxuan was so angry that he was about to faint.

However, Xia Chaosheng was still laughing and teasing: "Besides, I dare not sit on the boat chartered by Master Chai's son."

"My brother uttered wild words, and I hope the prince and princess will forgive me." Chai Shu quickly confessed.

He didn't really want to embarrass Chai Wenxuan, so he just said: "Today, the prince and I heard Brother Chai's words. We can take it as a joke and laugh it off. If someone else..."

"The princess is right." Chai Wenxuan also realized that his behavior was inappropriate, and saluted dejectedly, "It really comes from the mouth."

Xia Chaosheng went back to the cabin again: "It's getting late, you should go back earlier."

When Chai Wenxuan heard this, he hurriedly asked: "Aren't you going to sit on the boat?"

He paused slightly: "My lord and I are going back to the residence too."

Only then did Chai Wenxuan give up, and bowed his hands again to salute. Who knew that his foot slipped, and he fell headlong from the boat into the water just as Xia Chaosheng had just joked about.

- Pfft!

Chai Shu covered her mouth and screamed in a low voice, and the attendants of Chai's mansion rushed to the side of the boat in panic, took off their clothes one after another, and jumped into the water.

In the chilly spring, after Chai Wenxuan fell into the water, he broke down and shouted: "Help, help!"

Xia Chaosheng, who got into the cabin, followed the sound and ran out in a panic: "Why... why did you fall into the water?"

While talking, Chai Mansion's servants had already dragged Chai Wenxuan back to the big ship.

Chai Wenxuan, who was drenched all over, was stunned from the cold, and sat blankly on the bow of the boat. He waited for Chai Shu to bring the blanket, and shivered belatedly: "It's so cold..."

"It's true, brother." Chai Shu hurriedly ordered the servants to get the stove, and muttered angrily, "Why did you fall into the water?"

"Sure...it must be Xia Chaosheng who made fun of me...to harm me..."

"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? That's the Ninth Princess."

"Why, he... he married into the palace and became... a princess, so I can't call him by his name?" Chai Wenxuan muttered unwillingly, "I only... only recognize him as Xia Chaosheng."

Chai Shu sighed dumbfoundedly: "Fortunately, the princess is kind and kind, and I recognize you as a friend."

"That's... That's, Chaosheng and I met when we were young... If it wasn't for..." Chai Wenxuan slowed down, his tone became low, "If he didn't follow the former prince..."

"Brother, don't bring up the old things." Chai Shu thought carefully, and she had already seen the affection between Xia Chaosheng and Mu Rugui, and quickly reminded, "Now that the Ninth Concubine is close to the Prince, the relationship between the Prince's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion is naturally good. Father always said that in the future, the country of Daliang will only be guarded if it is in the hands of the prince... Brother, you must always remember that one day, they will be kings and we will be ministers.

Chai Wenxuan sniffed and lowered his head embarrassingly: "Daddy also said that if you are a man and become an official, the Chai family will be glorious for a hundred years."

There was a trace of pain in Chai Shu's eyes: "As a woman, I can't show my ambitions like my brother, so I have to be more careful, and I can't live my life as a playboy."

Chen Wenxuan nodded quickly: "What my sister said is that my brother will definitely keep what my sister said today in my heart."

"Okay, go into the cabin and change your clothes, be careful not to catch a cold."

Chai Wenxuan nodded hurriedly, returned to the cabin, took a bath and changed clothes, but a few days later, Xia Chaosheng in the palace still heard the news that the Chai family's young master had contracted a cold and couldn't get out of bed.

Xia Chaosheng laughed to himself for a long time, Mu Rugui was afraid that his stomach would hurt from laughing, so he stretched out his hand to gently press his lower abdomen: "Be careful not to hurt your body."

"Uncle Jiu, tell me... tell me, why is Chai Wenxuan so funny?" Xia Chaosheng rubbed his eyes, and ordered Xia Hua, who was holding back his laughter, "Go, pick some wild ginseng from the warehouse, no matter what year it is, as long as it's ginseng That’s fine, wrap everything in a box and send it to Chaifu.”

"The servant knows."

"Also, give Chai Wenxuan a word for me, just say... the lake is cold in spring, Mr. Chai should take good care of himself." After Xia Chaosheng finished speaking, he laughed again in Mu Rugui's arms.

Mu Rugui continued to rub his stomach without complaint.

Xia Chaosheng finished laughing, drank some water, was quiet for a while, and acted like a demon again: "Uncle Nine, do you feel that I have gained weight recently?"

Mu Rugui tensed up all over: "Huh?"

He pretended to press his lower abdomen: "Uncle Jiu, don't you feel it?"

Mu Rugui became more and more nervous: "Maybe... Maybe you ate too many sweet cakes."

After saying that, she really called Qiu Chan: "From today on, don't give the concubine sweet cakes."

Xia Chaosheng: "..."

Xia Chaosheng threw a rock at his own foot, and snorted coldly, "If you are fat, you must be fat, you always have to eat sweet cakes."

"But you've eaten a lot..."

"I want to eat." He said recklessly, "Uncle Jiu, I don't have a good appetite, so I just want to eat sweet cakes to make me feel better."

Mu Rugui immediately agreed, and even hired another chef who specializes in making sweet cakes, kept them in the palace, and cooked them for Xia Chaosheng in different ways.

Xia Chaosheng's life here is comfortable, but Mu Ruxu in the prince's mansion is not so comfortable.

When Mu Ruxu learned of his background, he also realized that all the efforts he had made over the years were in vain.

No matter what, the King of Liang would not appoint a prince with the blood of the Di people as the heir apparent.

No matter how well he did, it was impossible for him to inherit the throne.

"Why..." Mu Ruxu muttered to himself, "Because the blood of Di Ren is flowing on my son's body? But... Keerchen is also your own flesh and blood..."

The little eunuch who had served Mu Ruxu for many years couldn't bear it, so he knelt down: "Your Highness, if you still have great ambitions in your heart, why are you trapped in a mere prince's mansion?"

The fifth prince pushed all the objects on the table to the ground: "What do you want to say?!"

"Your Highness!" The little eunuch kowtowed heavily, "You are a nobleman, His Majesty's own prince, so what if you have Di Ren's blood on your body? Do you want a disabled person like a slave to ascend to the throne? ? Could it be that His Highness is willing to succumb to the yellow-mouthed child?"

"Of course I'm not reconciled!" The fifth prince laughed at himself, "But what can I do? If the emperor makes an imperial edict, I will never be able to stand up again in this life."

He is just a prince without real power, even if he is unwilling to succumb to fate, so what?

But the little eunuch didn't think that Mu Ruxu had no room to resist: "This servant said something disrespectful. Your Majesty has been taking the so-called elixir all year round, and the inside has already been exhausted. If His Highness tampers with the elixir..."

"Presumptuous!" Mu Ruxu suddenly raised his voice, interrupting the little eunuch, "How dare you...how dare you..."

The little eunuch knelt on the ground, trembling.

Mu Ruxu's angry reprimand suddenly stopped.

He looked out of the window at the withered spring, and at the end of his line of sight was the majestic palace wall of the imperial city. The desire/thought in his heart finally overwhelmed his reason.

"Go...to check..." Mu Ruxu's voice trembled, and cold sweat dripped from the corners of his forehead, "Father...when will Father use the elixir?"

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