Mikago

In early summer, the thick shade deep in the woods is like a barrier of green jade, locking in a beautiful scenery.

Until the breeze picked up, a corner of skylight was blown among the high branches and leaves, and the sound of sneaky footsteps was also blown to Lu You's ears.

...someone is nearby!

The short-lived sweetness came to an abrupt end, and Lu Youji took a step back, keeping a safe distance from Tang Ruilang.Then he asked loudly: "Who is here? Come out!"

The sneaky footsteps stopped immediately, and a moment later, a soft voice replied: "Your Highness, it's time to eat."

"Dining at this time?" Tang Ruilang whispered into Lu You's ear.

"It's nothing, it's just that King Xuan wants to see me."

Lu You didn't want to make him worry, so he gently pushed him away, "You go and rest first, and see you at the Hongwen Museum tomorrow."

After parting with Rui Lang, Lu You hurriedly turned around and walked towards the secret courtyard in the inner courtyard of Huiqing Hall.

Entering the dimly lit inner room, amidst the strong scent of medicinal juice, the real Xuan Wang Zhao Yang was still lazily leaning on the bed.

The weather these past few days was cloudy and humid, and he was weak and afraid of the cold, so he asked someone to burn a pot of charcoal fire and put it at the end of the bed, making the room hot and stuffy.

Lu You entered the room, and stood at the end of the bed with his head bowed as usual.He saw that besides the tongs, there was another slender metal object inside the charcoal basin.He had seen this thing in Ye Ting Prison before, it was a branding iron.

Who is Zhao Yang trying to torment again?

Could it be that the intimacy between me and Rui Lang was reported by someone just now...

Lu You's heart sank, but he couldn't leave, he just prayed secretly that no bad things would happen to him.

Looking at the bed again, Zhao Yang was chewing a half-cooked leg of lamb.This bloody way of eating comes from the barbarian cooks of Dianshan.After suffering from yin disease, Zhao Yang had to eat a lot of yang-strengthening food every day.Sometimes it is stewed purple river car with Cordyceps, and sometimes it is stewed quail with epimedium.However, these did not seem to help his condition.

In just one cup of tea, Lu You was dizzy from the charcoal fire, and sweat trickled down his cheeks and back.He squinted his eyes, and finally saw Zhao Yang finished eating the red, white and white leg of lamb, and turned his gaze to this side.

"Who is the real King Xuan?"

"It's you, you are the real King Xuan."

Lu You replied as if he had written a book, and his tone was much more respectful than before.He didn't even dare to lift his head, letting the sweat slide down his eyelashes into his eyes, making him feel bitter and uncomfortable.

However, Zhao Yang's troubles had just begun.

"Come here and kneel down for me."

Lu You cautiously took a few steps forward and walked to the head of the bed.As soon as he lowered his body, something cold, greasy and hard suddenly pressed against his lips.

It was the leftover mutton bones that Zhao Yang ate.

Lu You hated and vomited in his heart, but he had to pretend to open his mouth obediently, letting the half-baked hard object drive straight in.

Zhao Yang poked Lu You indiscriminately twice before letting go and throwing the bone on the ground.He asked Lu You again: "What's the taste?"

Lu You whispered: "... Lu You has never been so lucky to be able to taste the delicacies of the Western Regions."

"Humph!"

Zhao Yang sneered, his eyes glowed viciously but excitedly: "Then what is Tang Ruilang's 'thing' like?!"

Lu You was stunned for a moment before he understood the obscenity in these words, and he was immediately ashamed and angry, his cheeks burned like fire.

He knows...Zhao Yang really knows that the hidden worry just now has suddenly become a reality!

For a moment, Lu You seemed to be hit on the head by someone, and he was stunned, his whole body was limp, as if he had lost his mind.

Zhao Yang's identical face became bigger and bigger in his eyes.Immediately afterwards, there were two crisp "cracks", which slapped him hard on the cheek.

"You are so brave! How dare you put on this king's face and wear this king's clothes to seduce the sons of the minister's family. Tell me! How do you want me to punish you?!"

Lu You was beaten to the ground, and a stream of warm liquid gurgled down his nostrils.

He covered it with his hand, and his palm was blood red.

But this was just the beginning, at the same time he fell to the ground, Zhao Yang also jumped out of bed, and kicked Lu You's back with his bare feet.

"Bitch slave! Bitch slave! I knew you were not a good guy! That brat Qi Yunchu brought you into the palace, he deserves to die! And that Tang Ruilang, who dared to take a fancy to this king's substitute, deserved to die too! Damn everything!! "

Lu You crouched in a corner, silently bearing the rain of punches and kicks.

Until Zhao Yang was tired from the beating, he coughed loudly, and sat on the bed again, panting heavily.

Gritting his teeth, Lu You turned around and looked up at Zhao Yang in distress.

"My lord... Lu You has always been loyal to my lord, and never has the slightest intention of presumptuousness. Today's incident was indeed caused by my absurdity, so whether you want to beat or scold, Lu You will be willing to do so... But now that your body is still unhealed, really You shouldn't be angry. Lu You is a middle-aged person, and he can't escape this heavy imperial city. If you really want to punish Lu You, my lord, no matter when, Lu You will die without complaint..."

Having said that, he took a deep breath, suddenly coughed twice violently, and vomited blood from his mouth.

Seeing his miserable appearance, Zhao Yang seemed satisfied, and asked slowly: "Be honest, when did you and Tang Ruilang get married?!"

Fortunately, Lu You was well prepared: "It was when I was studying in the Hongwen Library..."

Zhao Yang seemed to believe it, he only hummed, and then asked again: "Does Tang Ruilang know that you are not me?"

"..."

Lu You was taken aback for a moment.

After all, the question is by no means simple.

If the answer is "know", it is undoubtedly telling Zhao Yang that Tang Ruilang also knows his secret.Then Zhao Yang will probably regard Tang Ruilang as a thorn in his side, and even want to get rid of it quickly...

But what if the answer is "don't know"?Lu You no longer had time to think deeply.

"No, he doesn't know anything. Tang Ruilang... the person he admires is not me, but you, my lord!"

This time, the person who was stunned finally became Zhao Yang.

"You mean, Tang Ruilang, he likes me?"

"……Yes."

With the matter at this point, Lu You had no choice but to nod silently.

The house was quiet for a while.Just when Lu You felt guilty, an earth-shattering manic laughter burst out from above his head.

"Hahahahahahaha... His grandson of the Tang family actually made an idea to attack me. Okay, very good! Then I will play with him, take off his human-like painted skin little by little, and watch him The Tang family, what face is there to still gain a foothold in the court at that time!"

Having said that, he suddenly stared at Lu You again.

"As for you lowly slave, I have the right to spare you today, and do your duty honestly! If you dare to leak half a word of what I told you today to Tang Ruilang, I will cut off your neck with my own hands. Take the head! As for now, take off my clothes immediately!"

"..." Lu You was startled, and immediately thought of the pot of charcoal fire at the end of the bed.

"Take it off!"

Sure enough, Zhao Yang gave a clearer instruction: "Then put that basin of charcoal fire on your head, and kneel in front of this king!"