The night is getting darker, and the shadow of the moon is slightly drunk.The footsteps of the eunuchs and maids were fast but light. Looking down from the top, holding bright yellow palace lanterns in their hands, they meandered like soft snakes, crawling from the Qiankun Palace to the side study.

Ji Chengyu leaned on the table with his forehead propped up, and with his right hand, he held a thin wolf hair stained with red ink, and circled dots on the paper.He is the acting prince, even if Ji Yao is not in the palace, he can't enter the imperial study to deal with official business, so the side study has become the place where he often stays these days.

Eunuch Xia entered the room with a bowl of soup that was still hot, and tapped on the wide-open wooden door a few times, "My lord, your majesty sent someone to bring the soup cup." The palm print eunuch, the master who served naturally became His Royal Highness King Yu who handled government affairs on behalf of the emperor.

"Oh, let's put it here." Ji Chengyu raised his head slightly, pointed at the small table beside him, then lowered his head to continue fighting.

Eunuch Xia put down the soup cup, hesitated for a long time at Ji Chengyu's table, and finally couldn't help but say, "My lord."

Ji Chengyu didn't raise his head, and continued to write vigorously in his hand, and sneakily replied, "Is there anything else?"

"Your Majesty, how long will it take for the Emperor to come back?"

Ji Yao left the palace in secret, but Ji Chengyu acted on behalf of the government in an upright manner, so he could only declare to the outside world that Ji Yaolong was ill, and the only one who knew the real situation was Eunuch Xia.There was nothing wrong with Ji Yao's usual vivaciousness, but the sudden announcement made a large group of ministers outside panic-stricken.Ji Chengyu was in the mood to reply one by one before, but after approving several notebooks asking about Ji Yao's condition and expressing his concern for his loyalty to the Lord, he was so annoyed and helpless that he threw away such notebooks when he saw them again.But the ministers were concerned, and there was no reason to prevaricate, and Ji Chengyu couldn't hold on any longer.

Ji Chengyu slowed down his pen and sighed deeply, "I really don't know about Tan'er's condition." People from the Jingbing Company would come to report from time to time a few days ago, but they have disappeared these days, which makes people very anxious.Ji Chengyu waited passively for their reply every time, but he didn't know how to get in touch with them.

My sister really threw him a mess this time, although the formation of this mess has something to do with him.Before leaving, Ji Yao gave him a letter, in which he briefly talked about the affairs of Beixiao Country and Ronghao Villa, and asked him to send someone to cast a stone exactly like the strange stone in the imperial garden, and then secretly Change the bag in the imperial garden.Ji Yao might have guessed that the target of Ronghao Villa was this stone, and he was afraid that Bei Xiao Wang Jianxing was also a running dog of Ronghao Villa, and he was not in the palace, so he had to ask his brother to pay more attention.

Hey, it would have been nice if I hadn't taken back that troublesome rock back then.Ji Chengyu blamed himself, and he didn't know what was going on. At that time, the feet didn't seem to be his own, and he just walked up the small mountain road with his consciousness.The attendants did not dare to disobey his orders, and followed his footsteps to protect him.Not long after walking along the small mountain road, he saw a small cave. Just as Ji Chengyu wanted to raise his head to take a closer look at the plaque on the entrance of the cave, an inexplicable heavy rain fell on that day.A group of people hid in the cave in embarrassment, only then found the big rock.

Looking back now, it seemed like there was a guide in the dark. It was really strange for him to find that stone.

Ji Chengyu shook his head, his thoughts returning to the cage.A few days ago, the real big stone was hidden in the secret room of the royal family by his elite soldiers, just under the ground of Qiankun Palace.No one except the royal family knew about the underground secret room, so it should be safe now.

Ji Yao told him not only to exchange stones, but also to keep an eye on Jian Xing. He had already sent people to surround the already heavily guarded dungeon outside. He was afraid that Jian Xing would use some tricks to escape. .Since Ronghao Villa is related to Bei Xiao, and the target of Ronghao Villa is that stone, Jian Xing will always try to steal the stone, and there are guards at the Imperial Garden, so there should be no problem with so many protections.

"The emperor hasn't appeared for a long time, and there are already rumors in the palace. Say, say yes..." Eunuch Xia paused, "Say it was you..." Ji Chengyu didn't need him to say the following words I can understand.

He was under a lot of pressure, although there was an edict written by Ji Yao himself, but he always refused to let the ministers feel at ease.After all, he has done very well in his homework since he was a child, and his temper is calmer than Ji Yao's. If it weren't for his biological father's humble background, he might really be able to compete with Ji Yao for the crown prince.

Ji Chengyu's expression turned cold, and he suppressed his anger, "Who passed these words on?"

Eunuch Xia saw his appearance, turned his eyes, and quickly knelt down pretending to be in a hurry, "My lord, calm down, these words are probably from those little maids and eunuchs who are itching their mouths and chatting like gossip. ..It's just that the emperor hasn't shown up for a long time, no wonder they!"

Ji Chengyu couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed the paper pressing stone on the table with one hand and threw it at Eunuch Xia's back, "Eunuch Xia is also an old man in the palace, and he speaks so thoughtlessly!" How can I stay?It's just that Eunuch Xia is a palm print eunuch, and he is a high-ranking eunuch. Ji Yao is not around, and Ji Chengyu can't get rid of him, but he can only touch some insignificant people.Ji Chengyu gazed sharply at Eunuch Xia's trembling back for a week, "Arrest those who spread rumors, and pull out their tongues!"

Eunuch Xia responded loudly, then bowed his body tremblingly and retreated.

Sighing again, the brush was heavily buckled on the pen holder, and Ji Chengyu's chest was extremely stuffy. Being so misunderstood, no one could breathe a sigh of relief after hearing this. He obviously never thought of arguing with Ji Yao for anything.When he was a child, his younger sister was clearly holding a bag of candied fruit in her hand, but she still wanted to eat it from him, so he gave in; the mother asked them what kind of kung fu they wanted to learn, and he originally wanted to answer swordsmanship, but because his younger sister wanted to learn it first, he also refused. He practiced sword skills at the next best thing; when he was young, the two brothers and sisters were attracted by Wu Shen almost at the same time, and he retreated silently.Because he is an elder brother, he is four years older than Ji Yao, so he should love his younger sister, right?As for the throne, he is a bastard, and he always knew that he would not be the heir apparent, so naturally he had no intention of fighting.But these bad mouths who corrupt Ji Gang are just afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they want to watch the brothers and sisters fight to the death.

If you upset your heart just because of such a few gossips, you will be in their way!

Reinvigorated, Ji Chengyu picked up the brush again, and was about to continue to struggle, but his left hand was suddenly touched softly, "The soup is cold, why didn't you drink it?" There was a trace of gentle blame in the words.

Know who it is without looking up.

"I don't have time to drink yet." Ji Chengyu withdrew his seriousness, softened his expression, leaned his head on the man's hand, and rubbed it coquettishly, "Qiqiao, I'm so tired."

Qiqiao tactfully stopped worrying about whether the soup was enough or not. She raised Ji Chengyu's head with both hands, and gently rubbed on both sides of his temples, "Then take a rest, is that okay?"

"Okay." He closed his eyes, leaned on her lower abdomen, and stroked her lightly as if thinking of something, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

Qiqiao smiled softly, her face was full of maternal submissiveness, "The imperial doctor said they are twins." She was thin and thin, and the imperial doctor said that the twins might have to bear more hardships, and told her to rest in peace for the first few months.She was not as active as Ji Yao, and it was impossible for the house to require her to do heavy physical work, so she could get through it safely by reading, writing and writing in the house.

"Really?!" Ji Chengyu raised his head abruptly, his face was full of joy, as if all the fatigue of the day had been swept away, he put his arms around Qiqiao's waist and kissed her lightly on her lower abdomen a few times, " Great, Qiqiao, thank you!"

"Really, thank me for what I did." Qiqiao turned to hold Ji Chengyu's shoulders again, "I can't give birth alone."

Ji Chengyu buried his head in her arms, his voice was muffled, as if he couldn't say anything, "Qiqiao, let me discuss something with you, okay?"

"Well, you said."

"These two children, can I adopt them to my younger sister?" Ji Chengyu raised his head and looked at Qiqiao, his eyes were full of pleading.

Although Ji Yao has a restless temper, he is also a person with deep affection. After Wu Shen is determined to be the leader, he will never marry again. Therefore, there will be no heirs after the big marriage, but the throne cannot be inherited by no one. , the first emperor had only one son and one daughter, and Ji Yao had no offspring, so he could only rely on himself.Ji Chengyu was most afraid that Qiqiao would not agree. After all, his child was still the first-born, and Qiqiao would always feel reluctant, because he himself was extremely reluctant.

Qiqiao's face, which was still smiling, turned pale. She was silent for a while, sighed, and finally nodded slightly, with a hint of disappointment in her tone, "I've been mentally prepared, just waiting for you to speak." That's all." As smart as she is, how can she not consider her husband's wishes, she is married to the prince of the royal family, what needs to be considered is not just Ji Chengyu, but the entire Nanling Kingdom.The emperor has no heirs, and adoption will happen sooner or later.

Ji Chengyu blamed himself extremely, and hugged her even tighter, "Qiqiao, I love you."

"You don't need to blame yourself, and it has nothing to do with you." Being born in the royal family, this is beyond his choice, and his sister loves a woman, let alone his decision, how can she bear to blame him.Qiqiao fondled the orange crown on Ji Chengyu's head, "I only have one request. When the time comes, I will name the child, is that okay?"

Ji Chengyu nodded hastily, "Of course, my cousin will definitely think so too!"

"En." Qiqiao replied softly thoughtfully, this Ji Chengyu, is the adoptive child for Ji Yao or Wu Shen?

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