Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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In November, everyone kept their troops on hold.
The emperor no longer trusted Zhao Ne and Shan Hengxin, but he showed no intention of punishing them.
Zhao Ne was still as steady as a rock in his position as the commander of the Jinyiwei, and Shan Hengxin was still leading troops in the northwest, as if nothing had happened.
Li Yuebai was a little uneasy.
“Sir.” Murong Nan smiled and looked at Li Yuebai: “Why are you so impatient?”
“According to my idea, the sooner things take place the better, so that they don’t continue to do evil.” Li Yuebai said: “If the two continue to kill innocent people and frame virtuous people during this period, isn’t it our fault?”
“If it were me.” Murong Nan said in a low voice, almost inaudible: “Of course I would do what you said…”
Unfortunately, he was not the emperor now.
The emperor still needed Zhao Ne to kill a few people for him, so he had not taken action against Zhao Ne.
“So till when do we have to wait?” Li Yuebai suppressed his resentment.
“About December 14th.” Murong Nan said, “By then, Zhao Ne will have killed all the people he should kill, and Shan Hengxin will also return to the capital to report.”
“December 14th?” Li Yuebai choked, “By that time… I’m afraid Concubine Hui’s plan to frame me will have begun to be implemented.”
“Yes.” Murong Nan said, “Sir, haven’t you already made all the necessary preparations?”
“I’m indeed prepared, but I’m just afraid of the worst.” Li Yuebai smiled bitterly.
Since he came here, he only wanted to complete the mission, to keep everyone in his camp safe, and to nip all signs of frame-up in the bud.
However, looking at the current situation… he was afraid he would really have to fight Concubine Hui head-on.
“Isn’t this a good thing?” Murong Nan raised his eyebrows: “If my father had punished Zhao Ne and Shan Hengxin early, Concubine Hui would naturally be frightened and would not dare to frame my mother, and we would lose the opportunity to defeat her completely.”
“Oh?” Li Yuebai smiled bitterly: “So His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes adventure.”
“Are you praising me, sir?” Murong Nan came over, put his arm around Li Yuebai’s shoulders, and said with a smile: “With you here, what am I worried about?”
“…”
“Don’t panic, don’t panic, don’t panic.” Murong Nan hugged Li Yuebai’s shoulders and shook them.
He knew that he had won, his eyes were full of smiles, and he exuded a strong smell of alcohol.
“Did you drink?” Li Yuebai reached out and touched the other’s forehead.
“Just a few glasses…” Murong Nan rubbed his forehead, yawned, and leaned on Li Yuebai’s shoulder.
“I’ll ask someone to make you some sobering tea.” Li Yuebai wanted to get up, but was pulled back by Murong Nan, and pressed down on the blanket.
The weather was getting colder, and the bamboo mats were replaced by blankets. They were soft and warm, and with the brazier in the room, they were extremely comfortable.
“Don’t go.” Murong Nan murmured to Li Yuebai’s ear: “Stay here, accompany me…”
“…” Li Yuebai was pressed by him like this, and his mind went blank. Just as he was about to speak, he felt a hot and soft thing pressing on his lips, and it was still prying open his teeth, attacking and robbing, making ambiguous sounds.
“Hmm…” Without the strength to resist, Li Yuebai let Murong Nan lick him like candy. He thought vaguely in his heart-this is the limit, right? This kid was just impulsive, he wouldn’t really do anything. Last time at Zijing Pass, he was just kind enough to help me apply medicine, and he didn’t want to bully me at all. Don’t misunderstand him… Otherwise, what if he is sad?
As if in response to his thoughts, there was a clear sound of cloth tearing, and his clothes were stripped off by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again, and in the most violent way.
The eunuchs had long been dismissed, and there was no one in the Qingxin Pavilion.
“System…” Li Yuebai asked vaguely for help: “We can’t do this… We will be discovered and caught…”
“Host, don’t worry, it won’t happen.” The system actually gave such an answer: “No one will come at this time.”
“…” Li Yuebai didn’t know whether to be happy or sad for a moment.
Murong Nan was sixteen or seventeen years old this year. In the ancient background, he was already a man, but in his concept, he was still a child, still a minor. Having sexual relations with minors was against the moral code… No, absolutely not.
But then again, Murong Nan was a time traveller, maybe his actual age… was thousands of years old?
At the same time, his waist felt numb and itchy. Murong Nan scratched there maliciously and bit it. Then, his chest was also bitten.
The sky was getting darker and darker. In winter, it got dark early. There was no light in the Qingxin Pavilion yet. Soon, darkness enveloped everything.
In the morning, when Li Yuebai woke up, he felt pain all over his body, all kinds of numbness and swelling, which were hard to describe. Thinking about what happened last night, he wished he could go back to the classroom and die again.
The bedside was empty, and the culprit, the Crown Prince, had disappeared.
Li Yuebai sat up, propped up his right hand to support his forehead, and his mind was in a mess.
At first, he was very cautious of Murong Nan, but Murong Nan always pretended to be obedient and sensible. When he completely believed that he was obedient, he suddenly took off his mask, turned into a little wolf cub, and ate him.
It was really… too scary.
Just when he was in a mess, the door opened.
The Crown Prince was back again.
The Crown Prince had changed into a military uniform and a black cloak and walked in from outside with a cold wind all over his body. There was no guilt on his face like a culprit. Instead, he came to the bed, bent his left leg, and asked with concern: “Sir, are you awake?”
“…” Li Yuebai didn’t know what to say.
“I was reckless last night. Please forgive me, sir.” Murong Nan lowered his voice and leaned close to Li Yuebai’s ear, his breath tickling his ears: “But I am sincere to you, sir.”
Without waiting for a reply, Murong Nan said again: “Life and death are uncertain. I don’t know if I will be able to come back to see you in a few days.”
“?” Hearing him speak as if it was a parting between life and death, Li Yuebai couldn’t help but be stunned.
“My father sent me to lead thousands of elite soldiers of the Beijing Guard to Zijing Pass.” Murong Nan said: “Train at Zijing Pass for several days, wait for Shan Hengxin to pass by, and capture him in one fell swoop… Then, I have to come back to fight Zhao Ne… Now, I have to set off.”
Swords had no eyes. Even if Murong Nan’s martial arts were better than Shan Hengxin, accidents were inevitable. What’s more, there was still Zhao Ne, the old fox, to deal with.
Li Yuebai forgot to question Murong Nan for a while and was full of worry.
Seeing that he didn’t say anything, Murong Nan thought he was still angry, so he whispered: “Sir, you can blame me, but you must protect yourself well.”
He kissed Li Yuebai on the cheek, then turned and left.
After Murong Nan left, Li Yuebai sat alone with the brocade quilt for a long time before he drove away all the messy thoughts in his mind and concentrated on thinking about the next task.
December 14th… This day was really special.
In the original plot, Concubine Hui chose this day to frame the Empress.
On December 14th 20 years ago, the eldest prince died.
The eldest prince was the first child of the Empress and the emperor and was very favored by the emperor. After his death, the emperor unconsciously blamed the Empress for not taking good care of him.
So every December 14th, the emperor rarely met with the Empress. Over time, people in the palace became more and more afraid of this day, which made this day have a little taboo.
Li Yuebai packed everything up and waited quietly for the arrival of this day.
On December 14th, the weather was gloomy, and it was almost noon when it started to snow.
Concubine Hui suddenly fell ill and was bedridden. This disease was very strange. No matter how good the imperial physician was, he could not diagnose the cause and prescribe the right medicine.
When the news came out, the whole harem was in a panic.
First, the Empress came to Concubine Hui’s bedroom to visit, and then the emperor came in person after finishing his work in the court.
It was common for the emperor and the Empress to meet, but it was somewhat inappropriate on this special day and in a special place.
The Empress planned to leave tactfully to avoid a dispute with the emperor and involve old things, which would never end. Unexpectedly, the emperor nodded lightly and said, “The Empress should stay.”
After a year of hard work by Li Yuebai, the emperor’s favorability towards the Empress increased to 50%, and his favorability towards Concubine Hui decreased to 50%. Therefore, he was no longer as biased as in the original plot.
“Your Majesty…” Behind the bed curtain, Concubine Hui struggled to get up and salute, but she really couldn’t do it. She usually acted vigorously and admirably. Now she was so sick, contrary to her usual behavior, her face was pale, her hair was messy, and she had a bit of morbid beauty, which made her more charming and distressed.
The emperor couldn’t help but comfort her a few words and let her not salute.
“Why?” Even the emperor felt that there was something fishy about Concubine Hui’s condition.
“I don’t know… I have always been in good health, and I have been doing well recently…” Concubine Hui replied weakly.
After asking for a long time, everyone said that Concubine Hui’s food, clothing, housing and transportation were all normal.
The symptoms were so strange that no one believed that she was sick anymore, and they all turned their thoughts to another direction – this must be a case of evil spirits, and I’m afraid someone has cast a witchcraft…
The only suspicious thing was that Concubine Hui went to Qingxin Pavilion yesterday and listened to a song played by Musician Yun.
The emperor frowned slightly.
After receiving the order, the eunuchs immediately went to Qingxin Pavilion in a mighty manner.
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