incomprehensible

Chapter 4

Chongyang can't help being masculine. Same-sex marriages are not uncommon in the folk, and they are even more violent in the aristocratic circle, but this should not be a matter of the table after all.During the reign of the former Feng Dynasty, masculinity was prevalent, and it was even more exaggerated in the final period, and the court was in chaos.Ye Xueshi took this as a lesson from the past, and suppressed it for a while at the beginning of the dynasty, but what people want, they are always blocked rather than sparse, and the spring breeze blows quietly to regenerate.

Although the third prince is not greedy for beauty, it is not that he is not close to beauty. There is never a shortage of people to serve in bed, and it is said that men and women are not taboo; but he is self-denying and cautious. Never leave anyone to spend the night in his own room, let alone hold and play with it openly in his arms.

This is what Zhao Yuan was afraid of.The third prince was originally a Weifu, drinking and listening to the theater with his friends and cronies, of course it can't be called "open" when he is romantic; but if he bumps into him, it becomes "open".He was just a small city governor of Luanyang, but he rushed forward by himself and broke the scene of the third prince's arrogance and lust, and he didn't know if he would be silenced.

"After all, I made the noise. It's not bad for Mr. Zhao to come to me to inquire about the situation." Ye Xuehuan seemed not to care that he saw her warm and soft in his arms, and said slowly, "But you put the whole The officials from Luanyang have brought them here, and now even the common people know about it, do you really want me to stay in Luanyang?"

Zhao Yuan tried his best to swallow his saliva, and said with difficulty: "I dare not, it's because I didn't think carefully, Your Highness forgives me."

Ye Xuehuan sighed pretendingly, "Forget it, anyway, I planned to go to Youling to celebrate the new year in a few days, but I just left a few days earlier. Mr. Zhao must remember to tell Uncle Ling this time, just pretend it's nothing Did you see me?"

The third prince's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and his smile was extremely kind, but Zhao Yuan looked terrified.He put down the wine cup in his hand, and Lan Qi in his arms obediently picked up the wine jug to pour wine for him, secretly glanced at Zhao Yuan while pouring.Zhao Yuan was swept away by those deliberately wide almond eyes, and for no reason, he felt a tightness in his throat and a heat in his lower abdomen. He even forgot to answer the words of the third prince, and he was immediately attracted.Eyes met, Lan Qi felt as if he was being scalded, and with a shake of his hand, he poured wine onto the hands of the third prince.

"what!"

I was nervous again, and even dropped the jug.Fortunately, there was not much wine left, so I didn't spill it on my body.Lan Qi rushed to help him up, but was pushed into Ye Xuehuan's arms by Ye Xuehuan, who patted his head comfortingly, and said with a smile: "You said you are so timid. Master Zhao just glanced at you, is it scary? so."

"Your Highness... I'm sorry..."

The voice was timid and soft, biting his lip pitifully, as if he was about to cry.Ye Xuehuan didn't care, shook off the liquid on his hand, grabbed Lan Qi's hand and looked at it, "Did you hit it?"

"Your Highness, I'm sorry... I'm too stupid... Your Highness, please punish me..."

Lan Qi covered his face, looking annoyed that he had no face to see people anymore, and there was even a tear in his voice, he was so shy, I felt pity.Ye Xuehuan took his hand off his face in a funny way, scratched his nose, and said in a gentle voice that almost squeezed out water: "Aren't you spilling too much on my hand? When did I punish him?" You? If you really want to be punished...you have to wait until you get back to your room."

"..."

Zhao Yuan was dumbfounded.

Chu Changyue, Mo Ran, Tong Xuan, and Mo Yangui were all dumbfounded.

The guards of Xuanfeng in the private seat were all watching their eyes, nose, nose, nose and heart, pretending that they were blind, deaf and stupid.

——What kind of penetrating and miraculous performance is this!What kind of sensual and luxurious lines are these!

Chu Changyue almost fainted. Is this still the indifferent Lan Qi?Is this still his family's ruthless Third Highness?When did the two discuss the plot?What do you think of acting like this?

If he hadn't known the truth in advance, he would have almost accepted the setting of this dissolute prince and shy male favorite.

Presumably Zhao Yuan must be in a very exciting mood right now.Chu Changyue suddenly felt very sympathetic.

"..."

Lan Qi opened the head himself, but now he can't continue acting.Ye Xuehuan's mouth was tender and sweet, but his eyes were full of teasing and provocation, with a posture of "I see how you will take it".Of course he couldn't take this kind of obviously nasty words, so he simply buried his face in Ye Xuehuan's arms.Ye Xuehuan caressed his back with a smile, and even kissed him on the top of his hair, with an obsessive and shameless face.

Zhao Yuan said: "...The lower officials will leave first."

I don't even bother to find an excuse to quit.

Ye Xuehuan smiled and said: "It's really getting late, and I can't stay longer. I also ask Mr. Zhao to do a good job of comforting me. I really just came here to sneak in. Don't scare these people."

Zhao Yuan nodded stiffly and said yes, Ye Xuehuan ignored him, stood up with Lan Qi in his arms.Mo Ran gave him a meaningful look, and walked out first.

When I came here, I took advantage of the clutter and no one was paying attention, but as soon as I went out, those dark blue eyes immediately attracted the attention of the whole Guixinlou.The protagonist of the story told by the storyteller just now appeared in front of his eyes, and these little people who had never seen the world didn't know whether to worship or fear, they huddled together and whispered.

Seeing a few noble young men stepping out of that inconspicuous private seat, followed neatly by a group of black-clothed guards with cold eyes and solemn expressions, they suddenly felt imposing, and each of them fell silent again. , I dare not take a breath.

Although the local officials waiting on the first floor did not put on a kowtow again, they still bowed and saluted, their faces could not wait to stick to their thighs; as for the one held by the third prince, they dared not even look at it , I am afraid that the eyeballs will not be protected.

The gate of Guixin Building was opened, and the wind and snow brought in the cold air, but there was no more lively voices of people to resist the cold, and it was quiet, which was even more chilling.Tong Xuan took the cloak and put it on Ye Xuehuan's shoulders, and Lan Qi consciously stretched out his hands to fasten it for him, as if he was used to it.

"Just now I told Mr. Zhao, don't be cautious." Ye Xuehuan smiled warmly and spoke softly, completely approachable, "If it prevents you from enjoying the festival, it will be my fault."

Mo Ran looked at his fake smile and got goosebumps all over her body.

Hong Ji knelt on the ground trembling, and said: "I don't know if it's Your Highness coming here, please forgive me..."

Ye Xuehuan's tone became softer and softer: "It's okay. Your wine here is good."

Hong Ji was flattered and hurriedly bowed her head in thanks.

Lan Qi was hugged by him very cooperatively, and her face was buried in his neck. Originally, she was thinking of leaving the scene just like that, but when she heard Hong Ji's voice, she was startled suddenly, and she glanced at the ground out of the corner of her eye. , lips tightly pursed together.

"Okay, I'm leaving now." Ye Xuehuan squinted his eyes, looked at Zhao Yuan meaningfully and said, "Lord Zhao, see you again on the southern tour."

All the officials looked at each other in blank dismay. The people brought by the third prince had all left Guixin Building, but they still dared not move for a long time.Zhao Yuan hurriedly ordered a few subordinates who were usually the most efficient in handling things, and asked them to appease the people, while he himself took the opportunity to pull Hong Ji aside.

"Let you keep an eye on it, and don't come and tell me if something goes wrong."

The two hid in the dark back hall of the restaurant, Zhao Yuan changed his previous obedient and shrinking appearance, his face was full of anger and viciousness, "It's all right now, the person fell into the hands of the third prince, let me see how you explain it !"

Hong Ji let out a snort, leaning against the door rail, with her hands folded in front of her chest, lazily, enchantingly and calmly, she was completely different from before, and said leisurely: "What are you, you want me to help you spot people? "

Zhao Yuan was so choked that he couldn't speak, Hong Ji glanced at him lightly, her voice was soft and charming, obviously the content wasn't romantic at all, but it made people's bones crumble, "The only thing we want to catch is jade. Wushuang, the others ran away as soon as they ran away, and they couldn’t make a storm. This one had some skills and was able to escape to Luanyang, but he couldn’t escape completely after all. Yu Wushuang was seriously injured, but even a hair If we didn’t even catch the slightest trace, that’s the real power.”

"No matter how high the level is, as long as the surname is not Yu, you will not be able to get in touch with the most important key points. What is the use? You, the third prince, is such a ruthless character, and you will protect him for the rest of his life?"

Zhao Yuan's face paled, he snorted, and warned again: "If something goes wrong inside you, don't delay our affairs."

Hong Ji giggled: "Zhao Ying dare not talk to me like that, you are a watchdog barking like hell."

Zhao Yuan became angry from embarrassment, staring at the woman in front of him with red eyes, but he knew clearly what was going on, so he didn't dare to attack.Seeing how aggrieved he dared not speak, Hongji laughed even more happily.

Zhao Yuan suppressed it for a while, and finally calmed down a bit, recalling the danger just now in front of the third prince, he still had lingering fears, and couldn't help asking: "What is the origin of that young man, he is not very good-looking, but he just glanced at me just now , my heart... unexpectedly jumped!"

With a puff, Hong Ji sneered mercilessly: "He is a person from the eye department, and at most you can only learn a little bit of charm, and that's all you can do. If it really comes from our feather department, you can't... ..."

As he spoke, he pressed his body against Zhao Yuan's body, his plump and soft chest was crushed and deformed on Zhao Yuan's body, his delicate red lips brushed against his neck, his eyes were like silk, his breath was like orchid, soft as if boneless , like a beautiful snake spewing letters.

It seems that except for the more and more mellow charm, the years have not left the slightest trace on this middle-aged woman, and her every move has a fatal charm.Zhao Yuan's heart was beating wildly, the seductive body fragrance hit him everywhere, knowing that he couldn't touch it, but his body was very honest and didn't want to move, he swallowed wildly, his eyes wandered.

"You seem to be looking forward to it?" Hong Ji narrowed her eyes, her voice became more and more sexy, and her appearance became more and more intoxicating. She stretched out her hands profligately to grab Zhao Yuan's lower abdomen, and even flicked the slightly protruding crotch with her fingers, then giggled , "If it's really worthless, I haven't done anything yet."

Zhao Yuan's face turned blue, white, and red, and he retreated in embarrassment, until he stuck to the corner of the wall, just wanting to get as far away from this woman as possible.

"Go back and tell your master." Hong Ji still had a coquettish smile on her face, but her eyes were cold and gloomy, "The cooperation was proposed by you, but up to now, not only can't help you, but you, the third prince, have even made it difficult for you. Don't expect us to help you take risks if you are so insincere."

She stretched out a slender white finger, the fingertips were as red as blood, "Get lost."

…………

"That red princess belongs to Skylark."

Lan Qi was hugged in front of Ye Xuehuan, sitting sideways on the horseback, and whispered in his ear: "Her name is Hong Ling, she is the head of the previous Yubu, and she disappeared a few years ago after leaving office. , I didn’t expect it to be lurking here.”

This posture is actually very unstable, and the force-receiving surface is very narrow; Ye Xuehuan's hands seem to be around his sides, but in fact he is only holding the rein, without any strength from him. Thanks to his years of training, his waist and abdomen are flexible, Limbs are strong, otherwise you can't sit still at all.He knew that the third prince was trying his best to test him, but he didn't care about it right now.

Ye Xuehuan raised her eyebrows, she didn't seem particularly surprised, she just asked, "Did you recognize me?"

Lan Qi shook his head: "I haven't looked up just now, and she doesn't seem to have much interest in me. A person of Yushou's level, who has been in charge, has either been lurking for many years, or he is eye-catching."

He sighed softly, and he was relieved without realizing it, "It seems that the eyes should not be captured yet."

Ye Xuehuan was noncommittal, and chuckled lightly: "It is said that the owner of Guixinlou is a member of the Southwest Governor Zhao Ying. I was thinking that the Southwest Governor is so interested and it takes so much effort to find a concubine. thing."

After thinking about it for a while, my interest became even higher. "The Liu family is really bold and fat. It's fine to play at home. How dare you collude with foreign thieves. Dogs can't change eating shit."

The situation in the central government is so complicated that it cannot be explained clearly in a few words.If you insist on summarizing it in one sentence, it is the power ministers in charge.The concubine Liu of the crown prince, the concubine of the third prince Chu, and the concubine Nangong of the fourth prince represent the three most powerful families in the court today.The three families are all founding elders, powerful and deeply entrenched, pulling each other, but instead sandwiching the royal family in the middle, with their hands tied and nowhere to exert their strength.The dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years, and now it is the fifth generation of monarchs. Generations of generations want to change this situation. However, although these three families do not like each other, once the royal family makes a move, they immediately huddle together, often making the royal family care about one and lose the other , tired of coping.

It is really helpless that it will develop into this way.Chongyang's road to establishing a dynasty is extremely bumpy. The former Feng Dynasty has gone through thousands of years. Although it has been extremely decayed at the end, it is dead but not dead. Even after the country is destroyed, wildfires will not burn out. Xue's also spent a lot of money.After finally being stable for a few years, another prince rebelled and supported his troops south of the Fenghui River to stand on his own, cutting off nearly one-third of the territory.

At that time, the imperial court was really unable to fight any more, so it could only bear the humiliation and bear the burden of humiliation and bide its time, and agreed to become king on its own.When the country was first established, the name of the country was originally called Dayang. After it was divided into two, it was called Shangyang and Xiayang respectively. It was ruled by the river for more than ten years.

Later, the fortunes in Xiayang were not good. For two consecutive years, there were severe droughts and severe floods. There was no harvest, and the people were in dire straits.The Shangyang took advantage of the vacancy and joined forces with the courtiers of the Xiayang. After many years of operation, they gradually divided and eroded, and finally sent troops to the south.

Until now, the territory of Chongyang still retains some of the geographical divisions at that time. The south of the Fenghui River is called the Southern Territory, and the north of the Yinlong Mountains is called the Northern Territory. The mountains and rivers are almost all vast and fertile plains. , called the Great Central Plains.Danlu, the capital city, is located at the intersection of Yinlong Mountains and Fenghui River, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a magnificent momentum.

And throughout the whole process, the Chu family was the absolute founding father of the country, and they followed the Ye Xue family from the beginning of their army. It is no exaggeration to say that half of this country was brought down by the Chu family.The family style of the Chu family is strict, generations have produced elites and good generals, and their followers have gone on and on. There are many ministers and their forces spread throughout the entire army, so they are also the most powerful.Ye Xuehuan was able to successfully take over the Northwest Frontier Army as a prince, and he also borrowed some strength from the Chu family.

The Nangong family rose from the business world. In the former Feng family period, they were the richest households in the three counties of Jiangdong. The Ye Xue family did not know how much military rations and salaries they provided when they raised their troops. The top of the hall.With confidence in the DPRK and China, the family in the East China Sea can make more money, and the business can reach the other side of the sea. The family property is comparable to the national treasury, and the real wealth can rival the enemy.According to the words of the local people, all the oil flowing in the East China Sea is the Nangong family's oil.

And the Liu family—the leader of the courtiers in the lower central government who cooperated with the upper central government at that time.

This family has always been very knowledgeable about current affairs. They were former courtiers of the Feng clan at the beginning. They provided help to the Yexue clan after the Feng clan was gone. After the world changed hands, they were not reused, so they went with the rebellious prince back then. At the end of the day, he returned to Chongyang's court after going round and round, but his social status was not the same.

The Liu family naturally contributed a lot to being able to regain the southern border; but it is also because of this that almost the entire southern border is the resource of the Liu family.Among the eight counties in the southern border, except for Nanqiu County, which is the fiefdom of King Dingnan, [-]% to [-]% of the officials in the other seven counties are from the Liu family. Even the commander of the Southwest Frontier Army is named Liu, and the royal family has no control over it. negligible.Although it was the Liu family who sold Xiayang to the Yexue family, in fact they became the real controllers of the southern border and played a good game of chess.

The three families looked down on each other. The Chu family and the Liu family looked down on the Nangong family as rich landowners, the Liu family and Nangong family looked down on the Chu family as soldiers, and the Chu family and Nangong family looked down on the Liu family as traitors.Especially the Chu family and the Liu family are in a state of crisis; although the Nangong family has no military power, they have the key to the economic lifeline, and no one will have trouble with money.The Chu family and the Liu family confronted each other everywhere, and the Nangong family fanned the flames to fish in troubled waters. Such dramas were played out in the court every day.

The court hall was filled with gunpowder smoke, and there was another battlefield in the harem.The three families all have a place in the harem, and each has a prince. The scene is simply horrible, no knife or gun is used, the whole place is bloody.When the former Chu and Empress were alive, their methods were very sophisticated. With one enemy against two, both the Liu family and the Nangong family could not hold their heads up, and even reached the point where the harem interfered in politics.The Chu family was in full swing at the time, and Ye Xuehuan was once considered a candidate for the reserve position.

However, such a queen of Chu also fell under the evil disease after all.

After the death of Empress Chu, the court and harem went through several bloody storms, and finally the throne went to the Nangong clan, but the reserved throne went to Ye Xueyuan, the eldest prince born by Concubine Liu.The Chu family didn't seem to gain any benefits from this struggle, but they took the opportunity to send Ye Xuehuan into the Northwest Army, becoming the only prince with a large army in his hands. Clearly showing the meaning of fighting for the reserve, but his existence alone has already made the prince and the Liu family feel like they are on their backs.Not to mention a few years in advance, the Chu family sent another person to the harem, who is now the little concubine Chu, who gave birth to the fifth prince, Ye Xuejing.Although the age difference is far from that of the elder brothers, but after all, there is one more possibility and one more layer of protection.

The three parties check and balance each other, and it seems to be peaceful until now, but the secret mutual harm has never stopped.Empress Nangong lingered on the sick bed at a young age, and she never left her body with medicine; Concubine Liu received all the blessings in her early years, but she had nothing to do except the prince.Not to mention the serious illness of Empress Chu, so far there is no clear explanation.Little Concubine Chu is currently gentle and indisputable, but if one day the third prince has an accident and the Chu family switches to the fifth prince, it is hard to say whether she will accumulate a lot of money.

The relationship between the princes is also extremely delicate. The prince and the third prince naturally dislike each other, but after receiving the seal of the Northwest Commander, Ye Xuehuan didn't bother to talk to him. Chic and cheerful, calm and calm, it made the prince more and more restless.

The fourth prince has been plagued by heat and poison since he was a child. When the weather is hot, he can only go to the extremely cold place in the north to rest in peace. At present, he has no intention of fighting for his reserve, but after the battle in Mobei, he has made military achievements and gradually emerged; not to mention He spends more than half of the year in the northern border, getting close to the third prince, naturally became a thorn in the prince's eyes.

The second prince is out of the struggle. His mother, concubine Wen, was born as a female historian in the imperial medical school, and has no family background. He was blinded by a high fever when he was young. From the beginning, he has never thought about it. , the other brothers took good care of him.But the Wen family died early, the second prince actually grew up under the empress of Chu, and was close to the third prince since childhood; the fifth prince is also from the Chu family background, it seems that all the other princes are on the side of the third prince , only the prince was isolated.

Several princes are free and easy, only those in the reserve position are sitting on pins and needles.The prince and the Liu family tried every means to cheat Ye Xuehuan, and it was not a matter of a day or two.

The Southern Territory was originally the territory of the Liu family, and the prince was originally scheduled to come to the south for a tour; Ye Xuehuan rarely returned to Danlu early this year, and the prince fell off a horse for some reason and was injured. The right minister Liu Ting blatantly begged the third prince On behalf of the Southern Tour, Ye Xuehuan's temperament of knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and preferring to go to the Tiger Mountains is also accurate.

Ye Xuehuan's beard was stroked, and although he was smiling, he held his breath in his heart, and made up his mind to give the Liu family a good look through the southern tour.The early departure of the tour was originally due to the whereabouts of the Skylark team. Unexpectedly, after a long circle, it finally landed on the Liu family.

Zhao Ying, governor of Southwest China, is the uncle of Zhao Yuan, the governor of Luanyang City, and the Zhao family has been subordinate to the Liu family for generations.If the Zhao family really colluded with Yunque, the Liu family will definitely not be able to escape.That's why Ye Xuehuan said that the Liu family "can't be changed to eat shit", and they are the most willing to sell the owner for glory.

"It has been more than five years since Hongling stepped down as Yushou. If she has always been the boss of Guixinlou, it means that the Liu family and Yunque have long colluded."

Lan Qi frowned and pondered, "But the question is... why have we colluded with each other for so many years?"

Seeing his preoccupied expression, Ye Xuehuan felt amused: "Are you afraid? It's too late to regret it now."

Lan Qi looked up suspiciously, and heard him say softly: "These crap around me are much more dangerous than you in Skylark."

The tone of indifference, but it seemed extraordinarily heavy.Lan Qi was silent for a while, shook his head, and replied in a low voice: "Big boats can withstand big waves. For me now, there is no safer place in the world than by your Highness's side."

One sentence stunned Ye Xuehuan.I was used to flattery, and I was already flattered and flattered, but I was so touched by such a simple and straightforward sentence, I felt proud and excited for no reason.

He lifted Lan Qi's chin, hooked the corners of his mouth, and the two thin lips sharpened instantly, "You can even say such flattery with your small mouth."

"...This is the truth."

Lan Qi turned his head to dodge a little uncomfortably, his movements were a little bigger, his waist was a little unstable, and he instinctively stretched his legs to maintain balance, but when he moved, the wound on his knee was involved, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.Ye Xuehuan keenly caught his forbearance expression, freed a hand to support his back, and put the belt around himself.Lan Qi resisted a little, and just after struggling twice, his waist was pinched severely.

"Don't move around." Ye Xuehuan said with a low smile, "If you don't take good care of this injury, you will lose all your abilities."

Lan Qi insisted, "It's not that strict..."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Xuehuan flicked the wound with his fingers, causing his calf to tremble.

"So you know it hurts too."

The fingers that had done evil before turned into gentle caresses at this moment, and even through the pants and gauze, the heat on the fingertips could be felt.

"Just pour the wine on top, even those veterans in the Northwest are not as bold as you." Although Ye Xuehuan was smiling, there was an imperceptible sigh in his tone, "I'm afraid your knees will grow It's been a while."

A strange feeling lingered around his knees, Lan Qi bit his lips, and his voice became softer: "I won't drag Your Highness down."

Ye Xuehuan's fingers paused, and he simply covered his wound with his entire palm.The warmth spread slowly, and it actually took away some of the pain, and it started to itch slightly.

Lan Qi's mood was surging, and he really wanted to escape, but this unsteady sitting position made him dare not move. The whole back was shaking slightly, and he didn't know whether it was because of nervousness or the cold.

Ye Xuehuan bent over his knees, shook off the cloak on her body, wrapped him in her arms, and kissed him lightly on the forehead.

Lan Qi couldn't even breathe.

"Good boy. Be honest with me, and I won't hurt you again."

The voice is low and gentle, so it is extraordinarily gentle.

It is said that the third prince is ruthless and cold, his emotions are invisible, and his emotions are unpredictable. When he was in the northwest, he had a reputation of only killing but not surrendering. Marriage age, many people want to marry him, but he himself has no intention of marrying a wife so far, so no one dares to mention it.

——The more such a person is, the more difficult it is to resist when he becomes gentle.

He is a prince, a natural conqueror, he has countless ways to teach people to submit, and his Huairou kung fu is perfect.

Outsiders may not know it, but as the top golden eye of Skylark, Lan Qi naturally has enough sources of information.There is also an intelligence department "Spy Bee" within Xuanfeng. The queen bee of Spybee, Lu Yao, was originally an undercover agent placed next to the third prince, but he effortlessly instigated rebellion and followed him for so many years.

And Lu Yao's ostensible identity is the boss of Danlu Zhiyuelou, the famous number one beauty in Danlu.

Ye Xuehuan is indeed a perceptive person, always attacking people's weaknesses from the subtleties, his inadvertent tenderness and consideration seem extremely real, but they are also the most hypocritical.

However, the scary thing is that even knowing that it is a method of being gentle and false, it is enough to give people the illusion of being pitied and loved.

Lan Qi closed his eyes, gave up resistance, and let his body temperature invade his limbs.

He knew he couldn't resist it.

As early as many years ago, he was doomed not to escape from this person's side.