Linque

Ling Ye was answering a secret letter from Changzhou with a pen in his hand. He felt the eyes fixed on him. He didn't look up and kept writing. He only asked in a gentle voice, "What's wrong?"

Chu Heng remained silent.

It took a full half a cup of tea before he came back to his senses from the message revealed in this line in the ceremonial notes.

In the eighth year of Xuanxi, the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Chu Heng thought back to that day blankly, wondering how Ling Ye would be so angry.In my impression, it was the biggest fire that Ling Ye had ever sent, and it was also the only time since they met each other that they were alone behind closed doors, without even seeing him.

He always thought it was caused by the chaos in the inner city of the imperial capital that was under his nose-the bandits were so presumptuous, and the captains did nothing.

Now that I read the notes, I realize that it turns out, it turns out...

The "culprit" was actually himself.

Chu Heng's mood was ups and downs, and he couldn't calm down for a long time. The truth of his identity that he had never dared to confess, Ling Ye actually knew two years ago.Facing his constant deception, Ling Ye never forced him to admit in the past two years...

Chu Heng knew how much he liked Ling Ye and how much he loved him.He was afraid of losing him because of himself, as long as there was a slight possibility of this, it was enough to make him panic.The haze of losing his close relatives twice has always lingered in Chu Heng's heart, making it difficult for him to believe in himself as Dongjun.What's more, Ling Ye didn't have much affection for Ji Wuyue on a daily basis, so he didn't dare to say it.

As time went by, the love grew deeper, and later he was no longer worried that Ling Ye would not want him, but he kept it a secret for too long, and in the end he mustered up the courage, and he didn't know where to start.

If he hadn't read the notes in the ceremony, Chu Heng might never have known about his worries and fears, but in fact, he had the answer two years ago.For a moment, Chu Heng didn't know whether he underestimated his importance to Ling Ye, or underestimated Ling Ye's love for him.

After Ling Ye finished reading the secret book, when he looked up, he saw Chu standing beside the dragon chair and staring at him steadfastly. Ling Ye raised his eyebrows, put down his pen and opened his hands, and said with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Chu Heng's eyes were slightly hot, and he stretched out his hand to put the Queen's Ritual in his arms on one side of the case, then took Ling Ye's hand, straddled him with one leg, and hugged his waist tightly.

Chu Heng's silk gauze clothes were only a thin layer covering his body, but now that his legs are separated, the spring light is even more unobstructed.

This is nothing like the previous bargaining for a change of clothes.

Ling Ye raised his brows lightly, stretched out his hand to clasp Chu Heng's waist, felt his slightly hot breath blowing against his ear, and after a while, he spoke again: "What's wrong?"

Chu Heng rubbed against the side of Ling Ye's neck, his voice was muffled: "Your Majesty..."

"Ok?"

He raised his head and looked into Ling Ye's eyes. His lips parted, but he couldn't make a sound. After a long while, he said with difficulty, "Did you...know it a long time ago?"

Ling Ye glanced at the ceremonies on the imperial case, and he knew it in his heart. He looked back at him, nodded and said, "Yes."

Chu Heng's eyes turned red suddenly, and he asked an obvious question again: "...were you very angry at that time?"

"Yeah." Ling Ye nodded without hesitation, moved his palm down and patted Chu Heng's buttocks lightly, "I was very angry, so angry that I wanted to drag this villain who bullied you out to beat him, but I couldn't bear it."

"...Why didn't you expose it?" Chu Heng said in a low voice.

Ling Ye bent his eyes and laughed, and said, "Because I like you, it has nothing to do with whether you are Dongjun or not."

He paused, "Don't tell me, I don't want to force you, no matter what the reason is, time will heal and prove everything. How long can you hide it from me? Three years or five years? When we are together, you will always be with me." I confess."

Ling Ye lowered his eyes, looked at the person lying on his shoulders and neck, and gently stroked his hair with his fingers, "Did you want to tell me the night before the spring hunt in Shanglinyuan, after the banquet in Zichen Palace?"

"I thought about it," Chu Heng nodded, hot tears rolled down from the corner of his eyes and hit Ling Ye's neck, "but I still didn't say it."

"I know." Ling Ye's lips curled up unabated, and he leaned over to kiss the tears from the corners of Chu Heng's eyes.

The two hugged each other quietly for a while, listening to each other's heartbeats, Chu Heng's mood gradually returned to calm, he leaned on the side of Ling Ye's neck and rubbed it, his eyes inadvertently touched the golden chains piled up next to the dragon chair, Chu Heng Heng suddenly remembered something, and looked straight at Ling Ye: "Wait—"

He belatedly asked: "You already knew, so didn't you just watch me pretend all the time?"

Ling Ye looked back at him, but smiled and said nothing.

Chu Heng gradually blushed, shy and angry, and slapped Ling Ye twice in anger, "Are you embarrassed to laugh? As long as I mention 'Ji Wuyue', you will pretend to be angry with a straight face. Toss me once, and make me really think you don't want to see him!"

Ling Ye didn't feel wrong at all, and said straightforwardly: "If you don't lie to me first, why don't I ask for some interest?"

"..." Chu Heng was stunned for a while, and finally had no choice but to lightly punch Ling Ye again, annoyed: "Look at my joke!"

Ling Ye suppressed a muffled laugh.

Chu Heng: "I'm still addicted!"

After embracing for a while, Chu Hengfu raised his head again, looked into Ling Ye's eyes, and said seriously, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry."

"Well, I forgive you." Ling Ye responded, rubbed the waistline under the tulle with his fingertips, put his lips up and kissed his mouth, and smiled in his ear: "I will wear this silk for a few more days. ,I want to see."

"What if Ayan comes to greet you?"

"Don't let him come, and send an order to the officials of the East Palace later. Children should practice their calligraphy well. I will check it in a few days. If the writing is not good, the candy will be deducted."

"...Does Ayan know that his father is so unreasonable?"

All the notebooks on the imperial case were pushed to one side, Chu Heng was turned over by Ling Ye, and his upper body was lying on the large desk.

"Ayan never thought that Master would deceive children that much. When he finds out that 'Dongjun's Junior Brother' is Dongjun, let's see if he doesn't make trouble with you."

"Worried man, after coaxing the big ones and the young ones." Chu Heng said to himself, "Why don't you try coaxing some more candies? Doesn't he like the one in the box the most... Hiss... ...Hmm..." Chu Heng let out a groan from his throat.

Ling Ye panted and increased his strength, "I knew you would lead him to steal candy."

"Easy, light... ah..."

The imperial case was wide and smooth, Chu Heng leaned on it, there was nothing for him to grasp in his hands, not only did he not dare to touch the memorials stacked on the side, he also had to guard against them being brought to the side due to his own shaking In the inkstone—then the ministers will definitely say that serving ink in front of the imperial court is not doing their duty.

Chu Heng pressed his fingers hard on the imperial case, his fingertips were slightly white, his eyes were fixed on the stack of memorials for a long time, which caused the people behind him to be a little dissatisfied, and while increasing his strength, he said: "Queen, in the ceremony Didn’t write it? Be attentive when serving the bed.”

"..." Chu Heng was speechless, his palms were entangled by Ling Ye's ten fingers, and he had no time to care about those memorials. The sound of gold chains colliding echoed in his ears, and his consciousness gradually sank into the sympathy woven by emotions. in the big net.

……

The lingering noise in the inner room lasted for a long time. At the end, Chu Heng was lying on the imperial case unable to move, waiting panting for Ling Ye to carry him down.

He seemed to have just stepped out of the water, his whole body was covered with a fine layer of sweat, and the silk gauze was not soaked in the water. Heng's blushing brows and eyes became even more charming.

Ling Ye thought to himself, this dress will have to be cut by Shangyi Bureau later.

……

Chu Heng followed Ling Ye and wore the thin silk gauze for several days shamelessly, unable to escape from the Ming Cheng Palace, serving the pen and ink and letting him do whatever he wanted.It was not until after the last rain in late spring that the imperial capital officially entered early summer that Chu Heng came out of the bedroom.

The last time Imperial Attendant Mo appeared in the front court was during the night banquet of Zichen Hall on March [-]th, and it has been almost a month. The news from Wuying Hall is that Chu Heng has been away on business during this period of time. .

No one knew what the business was, but when Chu Heng returned to the Hall of Martial Arts this morning to get the duty token, everyone who saw him thought that Chu Shimo's foreign business trip must be very rewarding. His complexion looked better than before, and his eyebrows were picturesque, especially seductive.

Everyone in the Hall of Martial Arts agreed that except for being unable to fight, Chu Heng really excelled in everything, but he was originally the "decoration" of the Emperor's Guards Camp, so he just had to look good.As for strength or something, that's not something that "vase" should worry about at all.

Chu Heng took the token on duty, and when he went out, he happened to see Lu Jiyan coming in with his head drooping, so he couldn't help asking a few questions.

Although Lu Ji felt that it was useless to talk to Chu Heng, but probably he was really unhappy, so after thinking about it, he decided to talk to Chu Heng.

Some time ago, the imperial guards of the imperial city mobilized young elites from various ministries to form a guard team of about a hundred people. It was obvious that they wanted to fight their emperor's guard battalion.Every time I was on duty, I would go to the university field to discuss with His Royal Highness Wu Ying and the South Highness for a few times.

The North Hall was alright, there were a few masters from Wuling Daozong, and they didn't fall behind every time.But their Nandian...the bearers Su Lang and Ye Xinghui have all gone to Changzhou, and Han Chengmiao has been busy recently, so he often doesn't see anyone, and finally caught him once, this kid has to see his fiancée.So among the most able to fight, only Lu Ji and the others are outnumbered.When confronting the elite imperial guards outside, the North Palace will naturally help, but after closing the door and returning home, their dignity and status in the South Palace, in short...

After Lu Ji vented his frustration, seeing that Chu Heng's expression didn't change, he didn't mind, so he waved his hand and prepared to go inside to get the token.

Unexpectedly, Chu Heng stopped him, "Where are you competing, I will go and see with you when I have time."

Lu Ji hesitated for a moment, but thought that although Chu Heng was not skilled, he was still a member of their South Palace, not to mention that the brothers had a good friendship, so Lu Ji nodded and agreed.

While talking, Commander Xie Chu came in from the outside, raised his eyes and saw Chu Heng, glanced up and down at him, coughed lightly, and signaled Chu Heng to come with him.

In the secluded part of the study, Xie Chufang asked, "Where have you been all this time?"

It’s okay to deceive others with the excuse of foreign business, but it’s obviously unrealistic to face Commander Xie who knows the inside story, Chu Heng’s earlobes flushed, and he staggered his eyes: “I…”

He was hesitating and speechless, Xie Chu had a rough guess in his mind when he saw this.

The unclear relationship between Chu Heng and His Majesty was discovered by Xie Chu by accident. At the beginning, he tossed and turned and worried for a while.However, there have never been any bad rumors from Yuqian.

Lishan's family has a pure and upright style, and the apprentices Ye Jianwei and Mu Xiyun taught by hand will naturally not be bad in character.When Chu Heng first entered the Hall of Martial Arts, Ye Jianwei sent a special letter asking him to help take care of her.Xie Chu saw Chu Heng's vase, and he really didn't have any martial arts attainments. He was afraid that he would be bullied by the group of brats in the Hall of Martial Arts who only knew how to look at faces and fight, so he went to the hall three times a day to inspect, and repeated orders not to allow his colleagues to privately fight.

After getting along for more than two years, Xie Chu saw that except for his poor skills, Chu Heng was very good in other aspects, and he was by no means a sycophant.As the imperial servant Mo, he can always be with His Majesty, but no matter when and where, the imperial court has never neglected government affairs because of love.In addition, Chu Heng's elder brother, Ji Wuyue, Jun Ji Wuyue of Lishan Mountain, has helped His Majesty a lot when she came to the imperial capital several times, no matter how you look at it, Lishan doesn't seem to have a different intention.

Xie Chu's worries did not go in this direction, but in the other direction.

Your Majesty is a sage and heroic lord. In the eyes of his courtiers, Emperor Xuanxi is indifferent, his emotions and anger are invisible, and he has always been pure and ascetic. It seems that there is nothing that can fascinate him.Chu Heng is a man again, so when he is with His Majesty, it will inevitably make people feel empty.But according to Chu Heng, Mu Xiyun already knew about this matter, and he also had plans to come to Lishan Mountain.

Xie Chu didn't say anything when he heard the words, but said: "It's good that you know what's in your heart." After a few words of advice, he asked Chu Heng to go on duty.

Chu Heng responded, turned around and exited the study, and headed towards the Hall of Jingcheng.

It had only rained yesterday, and some low-lying places on the bluestone ground still had stagnant water.At Chenshi, the sun was rising in the east, and the sun was shining on Chu Heng. Xie Chu caught a glimpse of his back from the corner of his eyes, and was about to look back, when his eyebrows moved, and he turned his head subconsciously, looking straight at Chu Heng.

For a moment just now, Xie Chu felt an unfathomable strangeness.

Chu Heng was about to walk out the door, Xie Chu stared at his back, from head to toe, Xie Chu's ears moved slightly, and suddenly found that Chu Heng was walking very lightly.

Martial arts practitioners have keen ears, and Xie Chu has profound internal skills, but he listened intently, but it was difficult to detect the sound of Chu Heng stepping on the watery ground. It is not an exaggeration to say "Treading the snow without a trace".This kind of daily walking agility is not like what a martial arts beginner should have - even if he can do light work.

Chu Heng had already stepped out of the door, Xie Chu frowned.

……

The sunset was hanging in the sky, Lu Ji swept away the gloom of the past few days, and while walking towards the Hall of Martial Arts, he asked happily: "Hey, Chu Heng, how do you know that he used that move, where is the empty door? "

Chu Heng said nonsense: "Haven't you ever eaten pork, haven't you seen pigs running? You have watched swords a lot in Lishan Mountain, so you will naturally feel a little bit better."

He paused and said again: "The avenue is as simple as it is simple, and it evolves as it is complex. Everything remains the same. Let me help you see this time and think about it next time."

"Okay! Thank you brother!"

When they were talking, they had already reached the entrance of the Hall of Martial Arts, just as Grand Commander Xie Chu came out of the hall, the two of them saluted and said hello, Xie Chu nodded calmly, and his eyes stopped on Chu Heng for a moment.

He heard the conversation between Chu Heng and Lu Ji just now.Being able to see through the flaws of the elite Forbidden Army at a glance, and then thinking about the scene he saw in the morning, Xie Chu had a premonition that the strangeness was not an illusion.

His heart gradually sank.

Looking at the back of Chu Heng going to Mingcheng Hall, Xie Chu hesitated for a moment, but still felt that he should inform the Emperor's Shadow Guard.Chu Heng has a special status in front of the imperial court, and he is also the person next to His Majesty's pillow. His background cannot tolerate any carelessness.

……

Rong Shan was in charge today, and Ling Qi happened to be there when Xie Chu arrived at the shadow guard's residence, and he was a little surprised to see him coming at this time.

They have known each other for many years, Xie Chu closed the door, did not say much, straight to the point and said: "You saw Chu Heng in front of the emperor, did you notice something was wrong?"

Ling Qi slightly paused the hand holding the teapot, and glanced at Xie Chu, "What's the matter?"

Xie Chu pondered for a moment, and explained the strangeness he found.

As the master of the Hall of Martial Arts, Xie Chu's skill is so profound that it's definitely not a small person who can make him feel unfathomable. This is suspicious.

Ling Qi knew in his heart that in the past, Chu Heng was oppressed and his internal strength was limited, so he would not be able to "walk on the snow without a trace" when walking.Today is not what it used to be, he has returned to the state he was in his heyday, and now that His Majesty knows the truth, the others, Chu Heng, don't care anymore, he no longer carefully pretends to be acting, it is not surprising that Xie Chu saw the clue .

Holding the pot and pouring tea, Ling Qi said calmly, "You said Chu Heng, His Majesty has checked him."

"...Have you checked it?" Xie Chu looked suspiciously.

Ling Qi handed over the poured tea, nodded and said, "His master called him Ah Yue in Lishan Mountain."

Xie Chu wiped the froth on the tea with the lid of the cup, "Ayue..." He repeated, mentioning Lishan, and the word "moon", reminded him of a person involuntarily.

And the next moment, Xie Chu heard what he was thinking from Ling Qi's mouth——Ling Qi said casually: "So His Majesty found out that Chu Heng also has a name called Ji Wuyue."

Xie Chu was also thinking about Mr. Lishandong, he took a sip of tea and nodded, these two seniors, both of them have different names, really... wait!

What the hell?

What else does Chu Heng have?

Xie Chu's eyes widened, the corners of his mouth twitched violently, and he spit out a mouthful of tea in an instant.

Ling Qi glanced at him sympathetically, thinking that this was bigger than my original reaction.